Configuration Control 

Purpose

One of the top priorities of our customers is being able to ensure the safe condition of their assets and technical objects at all times. In the maintenance process, maintenance technicians and technical planners work with objects that are characterized by extremely complex product structures. The Configuration Control component allows configuration checks for these very diverse products. One of the aims is to provide the roles involved in the maintenance process with information on valid parts. The whole product structure can also be validated. The asset or a part of the asset must have a valid configuration when it is released for operation.

At present, the functions integrated in the Configuration Control component are mainly affected by the numerous maintenance activities that are performed during the operation of an asset  (for example, for an aircraft during an overnight stopover or during a stopover at the departure gate).

Integration

The following SAP components are integrated in the Configuration Control component:

·        Plant Maintenance (PM) - Technical Objects

·        Inventory Management (MM-IM)

·        Integrated Product and Process Engineering (LO-MD-PPE)

·        Variant Configuration (LO-VC)

·        Classification System (CA-CL)

·        Engineering Change Management (LO-ECH)

Features

The Configuration Control component covers the following functions:

·        Configuration Control Workbench

·        Change of the Actual Configuration