SAP Maintenance Course

Lesson 1 • Organisational Structures in SAP

Defines company code, plant, and storage location hierarchies. Provides the structural foundation required for all transactional work.

Lesson 2 • SAP System Architecture and Landscape

Explains three-tier architecture and system landscape design. Connects technical structure to daily user interactions.

Lesson 3 • ERP Concepts and SAP Overview

Covers ERP business value and SAP's role in enterprise operations. Establishes context for all subsequent SAP module learning.

Lesson 1 • Measuring Points and Counters

Teaches setup and use of measuring points for condition monitoring. Enables data-driven maintenance scheduling decisions.

Lesson 2 • Maintenance Task Lists

Defines general, equipment, and functional location task lists. Task lists standardise work steps and drive efficient order creation.

Lesson 3 • Bills of Material in Maintenance

Explains equipment and functional location BOMs for spare parts management. Links BOM data to work order planning and procurement.

Lesson 4 • Plant Maintenance Business Processes

Maps real-world maintenance workflows to SAP PM processes. Grounds technical learning in operational business context.

Lesson 1 • Capacity Planning Basics

Defines available capacity, shift definitions, and capacity categories. Establishes the baseline for all capacity evaluation activities.

Lesson 2 • Work Centre Master Data

Covers work centre categories, basic data, and default values. Accurate master data drives correct scheduling and cost calculations.

Lesson 3 • Scheduling Orders with Work Centres

Applies scheduling types and lead time scheduling to PM orders. Ensures work is planned within realistic capacity constraints.

Lesson 1 • Planning Materials and Resources

Teaches material reservation, external service planning, and PRT assignment. Accurate planning reduces downtime and procurement delays.

Lesson 2 • Creating and Managing PM Notifications

Covers notification types, fields, and status management. Notifications are the entry point for all reactive maintenance processes.

Lesson 3 • Work Order Structure and Creation

Explains order types, header data, and operation setup. Proper order creation ensures accurate cost collection and scheduling.

Lesson 4 • Work Order Reporting and Analysis

Uses standard SAP reports to analyse order history and performance. Reporting skills enable continuous improvement of maintenance operations.

Lesson 1 • Maintenance Plan Monitoring and Optimisation

Uses plan lists and scheduling overviews to monitor and adjust plans. Ensures preventive schedules remain aligned with operational reality.

Lesson 2 • Scheduling and Call Generation

Explains scheduling functions, call horizons, and automatic order creation. Proper scheduling ensures timely preventive work execution.

Lesson 3 • Maintenance Plans and Items

Covers single-cycle and strategy-based plan creation and item configuration. Plans drive automatic order or notification generation.

Lesson 4 • Maintenance Strategy Configuration

Defines strategy types, packages, and scheduling parameters. Strategies are the backbone of all preventive maintenance plans.

Lesson 1 • Maintenance Budget Management

Covers budget assignment, availability control, and budget monitoring. Prevents cost overruns and supports financial planning for maintenance.

Lesson 2 • Cost Reporting and Variance Analysis

Uses SAP cost reports to compare planned vs. actual maintenance spend. Supports data-driven budget management and cost reduction.

Lesson 3 • Cost Elements and Cost Centres

Explains primary and secondary cost elements and their role in PM. Provides the controlling foundation needed for accurate cost tracking.

Lesson 4 • Order Settlement Configuration

Defines settlement rules, receivers, and settlement profiles. Correct configuration ensures costs flow to the right controlling objects.

Lesson 1 • Quality Management in Maintenance

Integrates QM inspection lots and usage decisions with PM work orders. Ensures maintenance quality is formally verified and documented.

Lesson 2 • PM and Production Planning Integration

Covers maintenance impact on production orders and capacity planning. Ensures maintenance schedules align with production availability requirements.

Lesson 3 • External Service Management in PM

Explains service entry sheets, service masters, and contractor management. Enables accurate tracking of outsourced maintenance costs and performance.

Lesson 1 • Custom Reports with SAP Query and ALV

Builds custom maintenance reports using SAP Query and ALV grid tools. Extends standard reporting to meet site-specific analysis needs.

Lesson 2 • Catalogues and Coding for Damage Analysis

Configures damage, cause, and activity catalogues for structured failure data. Enables meaningful failure mode and root cause analysis.

Lesson 3 • Workflow and Notification Automation

Configures workflow triggers and automatic notification routing in PM. Reduces manual coordination and accelerates maintenance response times.

Lesson 4 • PM Order Type and Status Configuration

Covers order type parameters, user statuses, and status profiles. Custom configuration aligns system behaviour with business process requirements.