Difference Between Functional And Location

What is the difference between functional location and location?

In functional location master, field location,  what exactly does it means?

Answer:

Functional location

-- An organizational unit in Logistics that structures the maintenance objects of a company according to functional, process-oriented, or spatial criteria.

-- A functional location represents the place at which a maintenance task is performed.
 

Functional location: (Master data)

It is a Technical object for structuring the maintenance object. Can be used a Reference object in Notification ,orders, Report analysis and cost reporting. Several Business transaction can be made with Functional location E.g. Installing Equipment in Functional location.
 

Location 

-- A place in a maintenance plant at which a technical object is physically located.

-- The key in this field indicates a location within a plant

-- A location allows a plant to be classified according to spatial or situation
 

Location: (Organization Element)

Location that is configured in the system to specify the location in Plant. It can be used to any Business transaction as reference object.

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