C_S43_2023 Practice Exam Questions with Answers SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition Asset Management Certification

Phase-based maintenance is a new concept introduced in SAP S/4HANA Cloud that allows you to track the life cycle of the maintenance processes using nine predefined phases and sub-phases. These phases are set up by SAP and you cannot change them. However, you can control the transition of phases using phase control codes. Phase-based maintenance is only applicable to the new order types Reactive Maintenance and Proactive Maintenance,which are delivered with the relevant Best Practices scope items. It is not mandatory for breakdown and preventive maintenance, nor can it be used with any existing order type. References: New Phase Model for the Maintenance Processes in S/4HANA Cloud, Phase Model for the Maintenance Process, Maintenance Process Phases, Explaining the Phase-based Process

The Technical Object Breakdowns and Technical Object Damages app use SAP Lumira Designer to display data in a user-friendly and interactive way. SAP Lumira Designer is a tool that allows you to create analytical applications and dashboards based on SAP S/4HANA Core Data Services (CDS) views. SAP Asset Strategy and Performance Management and SAP Predictive Analysis are not components used to display data in this app, but they are other solutions that can help you optimize your asset management strategy and performance. References:

Technical Object Breakdowns

Technical Object Damages

[SAP Lumira Designer]

 The visible tiles for a specific user in SAP Fiori Launchpad are determined by the PFCG roles that are assigned to the user. The PFCG roles contain the SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups that define the available and visible tiles for the user.

The steps to set up the visible tiles for a specific user are:

Create or use an existing PFCG role in the backend system that contains the SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups that are relevant for the user. The catalogs and tile groups can be created or copied from the SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer app. The catalogs contain the tiles and target mappings that represent the apps that can be launched from the launchpad. The tile groups are collections of tiles that are displayed on the launchpad home page.

Assign the PFCG role to the user in the backend system. The user can have multiple PFCG roles assigned, depending on their business needs and authorizations.

Log on to the SAP Fiori Launchpad with the user credentials. The user will see the tiles that are assigned to them through the PFCG roles on the launchpad home page. The user can also personalize the launchpad by adding, removing, or rearranging the tiles and groups.

The other options are incorrect because:

Portal roles are not used to assign SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups. Portal roles are used to assign portal content, such as iViews and pages, to users in the SAP Enterprise Portal.

Assigning the tiles directly to the user is not possible. The tiles are part of the catalogs and tile groups that are assigned to the user through the PFCG roles.

References:

Setting Up Launchpad Content | SAP Help Portal

Creating and Configuring Tiles | SAP Help Portal

SAP Fiori Launchpad Tiles Setup - Go Coding

How to create Fiori Catalog, Group and custom Fiori tiles

 The Report and Repair Malfunction app is a Fiori app that uses SAPUI5 as the UI technology. SAPUI5 is a modern, HTML5-based, JavaScript UI library that enables developers to create rich and responsive web applications. Web Dynpro, SAP GUI for HTML, and Business Server Pages are older UI technologies that are not used for Fiori apps. References:

Report and Repair Malfunction | SAP Help Portal

First Fiori App for Maintenance Technician: “Report and Repair Malfunction” for SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1708 and 1709 | SAP Blogs

 To set up a scenario for regular maintenance, the first event should take place after 1 year, and after that, it is a regular cycle of 6 months, you have to use the maintenance package offset parameter to map this in the system. The maintenance package offset is used to define the time interval between the start of the maintenance plan and the first call date of the maintenance package1. A maintenance package is a set of data that defines the frequency and scope of the maintenance tasks2.

For example, if you want to create a maintenance plan with two maintenance packages, one for annual inspection and one for semi-annual inspection, you can use the following settings:

Maintenance package 1: Cycle length = 12 months, Offset = 0 months, Scheduling indicator = Time-based

Maintenance package 2: Cycle length = 6 months, Offset = 12 months, Scheduling indicator = Time-based

This means that the first maintenance package will be called at the start of the maintenance plan, and then every 12 months thereafter. The second maintenance package will be called after 12 months from the start of the maintenance plan, and then every 6 months thereafter.

The other parameters that are not relevant for this scenario are:

Package hierarchy: This is used to define the relationship between different maintenance packages within a maintenance plan. It allows you to create nested or parallel maintenance packages that are dependent on each other3.

Scheduling indicator: This is used to define the type of scheduling for the maintenance package, such as time-based, performance-based, or condition-based4.

Cycle modification factor: This is used to modify the cycle length of the maintenance package by a certain percentage or factor5.

References: 1: SAP Help Portal - Maintenance Package Offset 2: SAP Help Portal - Maintenance Package 3: SAP Help Portal - Package Hierarchy 4: SAP Help Portal - Scheduling Indicator 5: SAPHelp Portal - Cycle Modification Factor

Orders with Operation Account Assignment (OAA) are a special type of PM/CS orders that allow the detailed planning, capture and reporting of costs at the order operation level. The operations have their own settlement rules enabling more accurate cost updating of multiple assets maintained using a single PM/CS order. The mandatory characteristics of OAA orders are:

A technical object must be assigned to an order operation. This ensures that the operation is linked to a specific asset and can be settled accordingly. The technical object can be an equipment, a functional location, or a material.

Costs are stored only for the operation object. This means that the order header does not have any costs associated with it. The costs are allocated to the operations based on the actual postings of goods movements, confirmations, and invoices.

Purchase requisitions have the operation as account assignment. This means that the purchase requisitions created from the order components are assigned to the operation instead of the order header. This allows the tracking of costs at the operation level.

The characteristics that are not mandatory for OAA orders are:

Overall costs are dynamically summed up on the header level. This is an optional feature that can be activated by using the business function LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_2. This allows the display of the total costs of the order operations on the order header level.

The settlement rule is maintained on the header level. This is not a characteristic of OAA orders, but rather a limitation. The settlement rule for OAA orders can only be maintained on the operation level, not on the header level. This means that each operation has its own settlement rule and can be settled to different receivers.

References:

Operation Account Assignment

Operation Account Assignment 2

SAP Service and Asset Manager is a predictive asset management application that supports both maintenance and service technicians. Using this app, you can manage work orders, notifications, condition monitoring, material consumption, time management, and failure analysis1.

Some of the standard functionalities of SAP Service and Asset Manager are:

Technical objects: You can view and edit technical objects such as functional locations, equipment, and measuring points. You can also create new technical objects or link existing ones to work orders or notifications2.

Work orders and operations: You can view and edit work orders and operations assigned to you or your team. You can also create new work orders or operations, or confirm them as completed2.

ESRI Maps: You can view the location of your work orders, notifications, and technical objects on an interactive map powered by ESRI. You can also use the map to navigate to your destination or search for nearby assets2.

The other options are not standard functionalities of SAP Service and Asset Manager. Cost analytics and breakdown analytics are features of SAP Intelligent Asset Management, which is a cloud-based solution that integrates with SAP Service and Asset Manager toprovide advanced insights and recommendations for asset performance3. References: 1: SAP Service and Asset Manager Overview 2: SAP Service and Asset Manager User Guide 3: SAP Intelligent Asset Management Overview

The Resource Scheduling for Maintenance Planners app allows you to monitor important KPIs for your work centers, such as utilization, priority of due maintenance orders, and unconfirmed maintenance orders. You can also use filters to show the information that you are interested in. By clicking a card, you can access the Manage Work Center Utilization app, where you can dispatch maintenance order operations to your work centers. You cannot schedule and dispatch maintenance operations by shifts or print job papers from a maintenance order in this app. These functions are available in other apps, such as the Maintenance Scheduling Board app and the Print Job Papers app. References: Resource Scheduling for Maintenance Planners | SAP Help Portal and Resource Scheduling for Maintenance Planners | SAP Blogs

 A Maintenance Service Plan is a type of Maintenance Plan that is used to schedule periodic services for external customers. When a Maintenance Service Plan is scheduled, a Maintenance Service Call is generated, which contains a Customer Service Order Header and a Maintenance Order. The Maintenance Order is linked to a Service Order Item, which represents the serviceable material or asset. The Maintenance Order contains the technical details of the service, such as operations, components, and confirmations. The Service Order Item contains the commercial details of the service, such as pricing, billing, and credit check. The Maintenance Order and the Service Order Item are integrated through the Dynamic Item Processor (DIP), which transfers the costs and revenues between them. References: Maintenance Service Plan and Maintenance Service Order in SAP Help Portal.

A. An Inspection Plan and a technical object must be assigned to the same class. This is true because the inspection plan and the technical object must have matching classification characteristics for the inspection checklist generation. The class defines the characteristics that are relevant for the inspection plan and the technical object1.

B. A PM task list with inspection point type must be assigned to the maintenance order. This is false because the inspection checklist generation does not depend on the PM task list. The inspection checklist is based on the QM inspection plan, which is a different type of task list2.

C. An object list must have been generated manually or automatically. This is true because the object list contains the technical objects that will be checked for matching inspection plans. The object list can be generated from the header object of the order, and objects from the maintenance plan item3.

D. A checklist type must be assigned to the maintenance order header. This is false because the checklist type must be assigned to the maintenance order operation, not the header. The checklist type defines the inspection lot origin and the inspection type for the inspection checklist4. References: 1: Explaining Inspection Checklists 2: Inspection Lot 3: Object List and Inspection Checklist 4: Checklist Type in Task List Operation

A cycle set sequence is a feature that allows you to combine several multiple counter plan cycles in a set and determine the order in which the system considers the cycle sets for scheduling. A multiple counter plan is a maintenance plan that is based on one or more performance-based or time-based cycles1.

In this case, you can create a cycle set sequence with two cycles:

Cycle 1: Every 3 MON: pump inspection

Cycle 2: Every 24 MON: pump replacement

You can assign a different maintenance item and task list to each cycle, and specify the repetition factor for each cycle. The repetition factor determines how many times the cycle is repeated before the next cycle in the sequence is considered. For example, if you set the repetition factor of cycle 1 to 8, the system will schedule the pump inspection 8 times before scheduling the pump replacement.

By creating a cycle set sequence, you can achieve the requirement that when replacing the pump, the operation pump inspection will be ignored. The system will only generate a call object for the maintenance item that is assigned to the current cycle set. Therefore, when the pump replacement is due, the system will not generate a call object for the pump inspection.

The other options are incorrect because:

Assign different hierarchy levels: Hierarchy levels are used to structure the task list operations into groups and subgroups. They do not affect the scheduling of the task list operations.

Set the lead float: Lead float is a time buffer that is added to the start or finish date of a task list operation. It does not affect the scheduling of the task list operations.

Create a task list hierarchy: A task list hierarchy is a structure that contains several task lists that are linked together by a superior task list. It does not affect the scheduling of the task list operations.

References: 1: Cycle Set Sequence in Multiple Counter Plan - SAP Help Portal

A personnel number is a unique identifier for an employee in the SAP system. A personnel number can be directly assigned to the following objects:

C. Work center. A work center is a location where maintenance activities are performed. A work center can have one or more personnel numbers assigned to it, which represent the employees who work at that location. The personnel numbers can be used for capacity planning, scheduling, and confirmation of maintenance orders1.

D. Business partner. A business partner is a person or an organization that has a business relationship with the company. A business partner can have one or more roles, such as customer, vendor, or contact person. A personnel number can be assigned to a business partner role, which allows the system to identify the employee who is responsible for the business partner or who acts as a contact person for the business partner2.

A personnel number cannot be directly assigned to the following objects:

A. Planner group. A planner group is a group of employees who are responsible for planning and processing maintenance orders. A planner group is assigned to a maintenance order header, but not to a personnel number. A planner group can have one or more work centers assigned to it, which in turn can have personnel numbers assigned to them3.

B. Maintenance plan. A maintenance plan is a document that defines the frequency and scope of preventive maintenance activities for technical objects. A maintenance plan is assigned to a maintenance item, which contains the technical object and the task list for the maintenance activities. A maintenance plan does not have a direct assignment to a personnel number, but it can have a planner group assigned to it, which can have work centers and personnel numbers assigned to it. References: 1: Work Center 2: Business Partner 3: Planner Group : [Maintenance Plan]

 This is required to define the inspection scope and the checklist type for the technical object. The inspection plan must be classified with the same class as the technical object and have matching characteristic values1.

Classification data assigned to a technical object: This is required to identify the relevant inspection plan and checklist type for the technical object. The technical object must be classified with the same class as the inspection plan and have matching characteristic values1.

The other options are not correct because:

Inspection point type assigned to the task list header: This is not a prerequisite for inspection checklist processing, but an optional setting that allows the user to define inspection points for the checklist items2.

Master inspection characteristics assigned to PM task list operations: This is not a prerequisite for inspection checklist processing, but an optional setting that allows the user to use master inspection characteristics as checklist items2.

References:

1: Explaining Inspection Checklists - SAP Learning 2: Generating Inspection Checklists | SAP Help Portal

The Maintenance Planning Overview app allows the planner to analyze critical factors in a chosen reference period, such as outstanding notifications, maintenance orders, purchase requisitions, and purchase orders. The app displays the data in multiple cards that show the number of objects and their status. The planner can use the default filters or adapt them according to their needs.

The activities that the planner can perform by using the app with the default filters are:

Display approved purchase requisitions for which NO purchase orders have been generated. This is shown in the card “Purchase Requisitions Not Released” which displays the number of purchase requisitions that have been approved but not converted into purchase orders. The planner can navigate to the list of purchase requisitions and take further actions, such as creating purchase orders or changing the requirement date.

Analyze overdue maintenance orders that have NOT been finally confirmed. This is shown in the card “Overdue Orders” which displays the number of maintenance orders that have been released but not completed within the planned end date. The planner can navigate to the list of overdue orders and check the status of the operations, confirmations, and goods movements.

Analyze maintenance orders that are still in planning and have NOT been released. This is shown in the card “Orders in Planning” which displays the number of maintenance orders that have not been released for execution. The planner can navigate to the list of orders in planning and complete the planning activities, such as assigning task lists, materials, and resources.

The activities that the planner cannot perform by using the app with the default filters are:

Display approved purchase requisitions for which purchase orders have been generated. This is not shown in any of the cards in the app. The planner can use the app “Manage Purchase Requisitions” to display this information.

Analyze confirmed maintenance orders that have NOT been settled. This is not shown in any of the cards in the app. The planner can use the app “Maintenance Order Costs Analysis” to display this information.

References:

SAP S/4HANA : New app in Plant Maintenance (Asset Management) – Maintenance Planning Overview

Highlights for Asset Management in SAP S/4HANA 2021

Maintenance Management | SAP Help Portal

Serializing a piece of equipment means assigning a unique serial number to identify and track the equipment throughout its lifecycle. The prerequisites for serializing a piece of equipment are:

Assign a serial number profile to the equipment category. This defines the rules for creating and managing serial numbers for the equipment, such as the number range, the check digit, and the serial number usage. The serial number profile is assigned in the Customizing activity Define Equipment Categories under Plant Maintenance and Customer Service -> Master Data in Plant Maintenance and Customer Service -> Technical Objects -> Equipment -> Equipment Categories.

Assign a serial number profile to the related material master. This ensures that the material and the equipment have the same serial number profile and that the serial number is automatically copied from the material to the equipment. The serial number profile is assigned in the material master data in the Plant Data/Stor. 1 view under Serial Number Profile.

Maintain a serial number for an existing equipment master. This can be done either manually or automatically. Manually, you can enter the serial number in the equipment master data in the Serial Data view under Serial Number. Automatically, you can link the equipment with a serialized material and the serial number will be copied from the material to the equipment. This linking can be done either with a goods movement or manually.

The options that are not prerequisites for serializing a piece of equipment are:

Add a serialized material to the equipment serial data view. This is not a prerequisite, but rather a possible way to link the equipment with a serialized material and copy the serial number from the material to the equipment. However, this can only be done if the serial number profile is already assigned to both the equipment category and the material master.

Assign a serial number profile to an additional business view for equipment category. This is not a valid option, as the serial number profile is assigned to the equipment category itself, not to any additional business view.

References:

Serial Number Management

Explaining Refurbishment of Spare Parts