Enterprise Asset Management Part 2

Technical Data

Technical name of the business function	LOG_EAM_SIMP
Type of business function	Enterprise Business Function
Available as of	SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0
Technical usage	Central Applications
Application component	SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) SAP Customer Service (CS) Business Package for Maintenance Technician (EP-PCT-MAN-MT) Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor (EP-PCT-MAN-MS) Business Package for Maintenance Planner (EP-PCT-MAN-MP)
Directly dependent Enterprise Extension requiring activation in addition	EA-PLM
Directly dependent business function requiring activation in addition	LOG_EAM_CI_1

Use

You can use this business function to simplify the use of maintenance processes for your users:

Configuration control
Mass changes for equipment and functional locations
Basic order view

This business function provides you with new and enhanced roles in the enterprise portal, as well as a simplified maintenance process for damage processing in the enterprise portal.

Business Package for Basic Maintenance Processing 1.2 (Basic Maintenance Processing)
Business Package for Maintenance Technician 1.2
Business Package for Maintenance Planner 1.2
Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor 1.2
Business Package for Common Parts 1.2

Enhancements in Business Intelligence Content are also available.

Integration

This Business Function is integrated with Business Function LOG_EAM_CI_1.

Restrictions and Limitations

Note the following interdependencies between this business function and the Enterprise Extension Defense Forces & Public Security (EA-DFP) : if you run plant maintenance with the EA-DFPS software component, do not activate business function LOG_EAM_SIMP.

Currently a range of checks is implemented in software component EA-DFPS. Not all of these checks have yet been implemented for the new user interfaces that are introduced with the activation of business function LOG_EAM_SIMP. This may lead to inconsistent data if you run software component EA-DFPS and the roles maintenance technician, maintenance planner, and maintenance supervisor.

For more information, see SAP Note 1410106.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following components as of the version indicated:

Type of component	Component	Is required for the following functions only
Software component	SAP_APPL 602, EA-APPL 602
Business Intelligence content	SAP NW 2004s BI Content Add-On 3 SP06	Enhancements for Business Intelligence content
Portal content	Business Package for Basic Maintenance Processing 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Technician 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Planner 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor 1.2 Business Package for Common Parts 1.2	Business Package for Basic Maintenance Processing 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Technician 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Planner 1.2 Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor 1.2 Business Package for Common Parts 1.2

Features

Configuration Control

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 multivariant products.

For more information, see Configuration Control .

Mass changes for equipment and functional locations

For more information, see Mass Changes for Equipment and Functional Locations .

Basic order view

You can use additional screen areas in the basic order view. This means that you can determine which fields appear on the tab pages of an order. For example, you can define the screen areas for the cost overview and cost details.

Basic Maintenance Processing

You can use Basic Maintenance Processing to run basic plant maintenance processes using a simple Web Dynpro interface. This process is fully integrated in the Plant Maintenance (PM) component.

For more information, see Basic Maintenance Processing and Business Package for Basic Maintenance Processing 1.2 .

Business Package for Maintenance Technician 1.2

You can use this business function to use enhancements to the maintenance technician role.

For more information, see Business Package for Maintenance Technician .

Business Package for Maintenance Planner 1.2

The maintenance technician role is available in the enterprise portal. This role with the work area Maintenance Planning contains many functions for the daily tasks of a maintenance planner. The planner can find all the information he or she needs to do his or her job quickly and easily.

For more information, see Business Package for Maintenance Planner .

Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor 1.2

The maintenance supervisor role is available in the enterprise portal. This role with the work area Maintenance Monitoring contains many functions for the daily tasks of a maintenance supervisor. The supervisor can find all the information he or she needs to do his or her job quickly and easily.

For more information, see Business Package for Maintenance Supervisor .

Business Package for Common Parts 1.2

You can use this business function to use enhancements to the Business Package for Common Parts.

For more information, see Business Package for Common Parts .

Enhancements for Business Intelligence content

New and enhanced Business Intelligence Content is available for the Plant Maintenance (PM) and Customer Service (CS) components.