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PLANT MAINTENANCE (PM)COCKPIT

SAP

P L A N T M A I N T E N A N C E C O C K P I T KE Y E N A B L E R S

Streamlined screens to create and

complete PM orders:

• Laborrecording

• Materialmovementsincluding

warehousemanagement

• Catalogcodeentry

• Orderclose

Better documentation of maintenance

work:

• Theeasieritistodocument,

themorelikelyitwillbedone

consistently

• Betterreportingcapabilityusing

catalogcodes

Simplify SAP Plant Maintenance

a single point of entry for all maintenancemechanics’ SAP needs

S I M P L E , O N E - S C R E E N U S E R I N T E R FA C E

Suchquotesarerepeatedlyheardfromourclientsinone

formoranother,areextremelycommoninSAPPlant

Maintenance(PM)implementations.Whilerobustand

fullyintegratedwithSAPECCmodules,SAPPMcan

becumbersomeandinefficienttoforevenbasicwork

orderfunctions,basedonthenumberofscreensand

fieldstobeentered.EveninimplementationswherePM

hasbeenfullyimplementedtechnically,alargenumber

ofcompaniesseelittlevalueintheinformationentered

inSAP,becauseoftheperceptionthatthesystemis

actuallyaninconveniencetodoingthe“realjob”,versus

somethingthatcanhelpimprovethebusinessprocess.

“There are too many screens and fields to navigate!”

“Why do I have so many steps to manage a work

order?”

“I don’t understand what I am getting out of the system

in PM by doing all these steps!”

Simplify SAP Plant Maintenance

a single point of entry for all maintenancemechanics’ SAP needs

S I M P L E , O N E - S C R E E N U S E R I N T E R FA C ESTA B L E , R E L I A B L E M E T H O D

InadditiontousingthesametransportmodelasstandardSAP,

thePMcockpitcodehasbeendefinedinasimple,

modularfashion,enablingordisablingkeyfunctionsas

appropriateforthePMdesignbasedontransportable

configurationsettings.

ThismethodofcontrollingSAPbehaviorisalsousedby

standardSAP,asitaddstoflexibilityandcontrolforthedesign,

if,forexample,multiplePMordertypesareused.Thecockpit

designensuresastable,reliablemethodforaccessingtheSAP

functionalitythroughtheuseofstandardSAPBAPIs(Business

ApplicationProgrammingInterfaces):

• Noworriesaboutscreenlayoutchangesforfuturereleases

• AvoidsusingscriptsviaGUIXTtool

• ConsistentchangecontrolwiththerestofSAPdesign

• Easyupdatingcapabilitiesforfuturerequirementsandneeds

throughmodulardesign

• IntegrateduserstatusmanagementwithstandardSAP

functionsdriveprocessenforcementwhilecockpit-specific

configurationtableshelpdrivevaryingSAPPMdesigns

• Deliveredviatransportsandconfiguredbasedonclient

specificdesignanddelivery

TheSAPPlantMaintenance(PM)

Cockpitprovidesasinglepointof

entryforallSAPPlantMaintenance

functionswithintheSAPERP(ECC)

system.ItusesthestandardSAP

functionalityasitsbackbone,but

enablesthestreamliningandeaseof

useofthesefunctionstoprovidea

muchmoreefficientanduser-friendly

systemprocess.Thishelpsmechanics

andotherPMusersquicklyand

efficientlyrecordonlythecritical

information,andrunsalltherequired

SAPtransactionsautomatically

inthebackgroundbasedonthis

entry.Becausethesimplicityof

theprocessusingthistoolhas

greatlyimprovedandthesystem

usagetimehasbeenreduced,

theinformation(timespent,

reasoncodes)ismorereliablefor

reporting,inventory,scheduling

planning,andfinancial

integration.

What is the SAPPlant MaintenanceCockpit?

Technical Backbone

KE Y F E AT U R E S

ST R E A M L I N E D S C R E E N S

TheSAPPlantMaintenance(PM)Cockpit

enablesthecreationandcompletionofPM

ordersforlaborrecording,materialmovements

(includingwarehousemanagement),catalog

codeentry,andorderclose.

I M P R OVE D D O C UM E N TAT I O N

Witheasiermethodstodocumentmaintenance

workcomesanincreasedlikelihoodof

consistency,resultinginbetterreporting

capabilityusingcatalogcodes.

E N F O R C E D B U S I N E S S P R O C E S S E S

Duetostreamlinedscreens,business

processesareenforcedthroughscreen

guidance.

E X P E D I T E D SA P T R A N SAC T I O N S

Emergencyordersarecommonlyneededfor

afterhoursandarethemostsusceptibleto

improperdocumentation.Thecockpitprovides

astreamlinedmethodforexpeditingSAP

systemtransactionsassociatedwith

completingthePMworkordercycle.

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