Object List
Definition
A list of objects which are assigned to a particular maintenance item.
These objects can be:
Functional locations
Pieces of equipment
Assemblies
Materials
Material and serial numbers
You can assign several technical objects to a maintenance item. The maintenance operations that you define for a maintenance item, using the link to a maintenance task list, are due for all the technical objects assigned.
For more information about the significance of the object list in maintenance orders (PM orders), see
PM - Maintenance Orders
.
Use
By using an object list, you can create logical groups of similar or interlinked technical objects which can then be linked with a group of maintenance activities. This has the advantage that the data entry requirement is reduced and order processing is facilitated considerably. Another advantage is the reduction in paper used as a result.
These advantages are particularly clear when planning a small preventive maintenance task for a technical system, for example, a general view control. Instead of creating a maintenance order for each object at which the view control should be performed, you create one common maintenance order for all objects listed in the object list.
Note
No cost update takes place for objects in the object list. You cannot perform an evaluation for the reference object that you have directly specified in the maintenance item in the Plant Maintenance Information System (PMIS).
Structure
The structure of the object list depends on:
The choice of reference object for the maintenance item
The view setting in the section
Reference object
in the maintenance item
Integration
If the system generates a maintenance call object, for example, a maintenance order, for a maintenance plan, and the maintenance item has an object list, the system copies the object list into the order. You can extend it there as necessary.