SAP PM Certification - Plant Maintenance Certification

To find out the latest certification topics or where to attend your SAP PM Certification course at your country, refer to the SAP Education site: http://www.sap.com/services/education/index.epx

The certification test for becoming an application consultant for the SAP Plant Maintenance area is intended to provide candidates with the opportunity of proving that they have a fundamental knowledge of this particular area of the PM component as well as that they are able to apply this knowledge within a project environment. 

The examination questions are based on the functionality and features of the SAP PM.  The possible topics covers are:

1. Organizational Units and Master Data in Plant Maintenance 

  • Organizational Units

    •       - Maintenance Plant and Planning Plant
          - Work Centers
          - Storage Locations 
  • Functional Locations

    •       - Structure Indicator
          - Reference Location and Functional Location
          - Creation Options
          - Data Transfer 
  • Equipment

    •       - Installation/Dismantling at Functional Locations
          - Equipment Hierarchy
          - Change Documentation
          - Equipment Category 
  • Material and Serial Numbers

    •       - Serial Number Profile
          - Goods Movement and Warehouse Stock
          - Valuation Batches 
  • Bills of Material (BOM)

    •       - Assemblies
          - BOM Categories
          - Item Categories
          - Change Documentation 
  • Additional Functions

    •       - Configuration
          - Classification
          - Measuring Points and Counters
          - Partners and Addresses
          - Document Link
          - Status Management
          - Permits and Warranties
          - Data Transfer 

    2. Maintenance Processing 

  • Breakdown Maintenance 
  • Preventive Maintenance Processing

    •       - Notification Types
          - Objects and Object Information
          - Catalogs and Catalog Profiles
          - List Viewer for Notifications and Orders
          - Order Type
          - Object List
          - Operation List 
          - Relationships
          - Material List
          - Availability Check
          - Order Release and Printing
          - Material Withdrawal
          - Completion Confirmation in Time
          - Technical Completion Confirmation
          - Technical Completion
          - Action Log and Document Flow 
  • Processing External Services

    •       - External Services as Individual Purchase Order
          - External Services with External Work Centers
          - External Services with Service Entry Sheets 
  • Processing Refurbishment Tasks

    •       - Valuation Type and Valuation Category in the Material Master
          - Refurbishment Without Serial Numbers
          - Refurbishment with Serial Numbers
          - Inventory Management and Controlling 
  • Processing Maintenance Projects

    •       - Planning and Executing Maintenance Projects
          - Completion, Settlement, and Monitoring of Maintenance Projects 
  • CATS - Cross-Application Time Sheets

    •       - Data Entry Profile
          - Data Entry Sheet
          - Data Transfer 
  • Capacity Planning

    •       - Scheduling
          - Work Center and Available Capacity
          - Capacity Leveling
          - Employee Assignment 

    3. Controlling Functions in Plant Maintenance 

  • Plant Maintenance in the Organizational Structures of Accounting 

    •       - Budget Planning and Monitoring
          - Cost Estimation
          - Planned/Actual Cost Determination
          - Order Settlement
          - Logistics Information System (LIS)
          - Plant Maintenance Information System (PMIS)
          - Enhancement Options 

    4. Preventive Maintenance

  • Task List Management

    •       - Task List Types
          - Profile and User Fields
          - Component Assignment
          - Task List and Order 
  • Single Cycle Plan

    •       - Structure
          - Scheduling Indicator
          - Deadline Monitoring 
  • Strategy Plan

    •       - Maintenance Strategy
          - Task List and Maintenance Strategy 
  • Performance-Based Maintenance Planning

    •       - Counters and Measurement Documents
          - Maintenance Plan Scheduling 
  • Maintenance Planning with Several Counters

    •       - Cycle Sets
          - Link Type                                                                      *-- Joshua

    SAP PM Books
    SAP Plant Maintenance Certification, Interview Questions, Configurations Reference Books

    SAP PM
    SAP PM Tips and Plant Maintenance

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