Functional Location

What is SAP PM Functional Location?

A PM Functional Location represents an organizational unit that structures the maintenance objects of a company according to the following three types: 

• Functional
• Process-oriented
• Spatial

. The objects that can be installed at functional locations are called pieces of pieces of equipment.

Eg. BICL-MWS = BICL Mechanical Workshop is a Functional Location, where several objects 
(Equipment) Like  Shape Machine, Lathe Machine, Drill Machine can be installed.

Purpose of Functional Location:

• Equipment installation and monitoring.
• Execution of maintenance tasks.
• Recording of maintenance tasks.
• Data collection over long periods of time.
• Cost monitoring by area.

Criteria of Functional Location :

You should use functional locations to structure your systems if:

-You want to represent the structures of the technical systems in your company
according to functional criteria.

-Maintenance tasks have to be performed for the individual parts of your technical
system and this work must or should be recorded.

-Technical data for certain parts of your technical system has to be collected and
evaluated over a longer period of time.

-The costs of maintenance tasks have to be monitored for certain parts of your
technical system.

-You want to perform analyses regarding the influence of usage conditions on
damage susceptibility for the pieces of equipment installed.

T-Code :

IL01 = Create
IL02 = Update
IL03 = Display
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IH01 = Structural Display