What is SAP Plant Maintenance Module (SAP PM)

SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) is one of the core ERP SAP modules, which is designed to streamline and optimize the maintenance of the physical assets of an organization and customer services.

SAP PM module helps organizations to manage assets, equipment, and machinery effectively within a company.

Components of SAP PM Module:

The key components of SAP Plant Maintenance Modules are:

  • Maintenance Planning
  • Maintenance Execution
  • Maintenance Processing
  • Technical Objects
  • Costs and Budgets
  • Warranty claim management
  • Mobile maintenance

SAP PM - Plant Maintenance components

Benefits of PM Module

Implementing the PM module enables the following advantages to the business:

  • It helps to schedule and track the maintenance of equipment and enables to improve the reliability of assets.
  • It helps in timely maintenance and repairs.
  • Reduces the downtime and helps to prevent unexpected breakdowns.
  • PM Helps optimize the utilization of resource allocations and spare parts.

SAP PM Integrated with other modules?

The Plant Maintenance module can be integrated with the following modules:

  • SAP FICO (Financial Accounting & Controlling)
  • SAP MM (Material Management)
  • SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)
  • SAP HCM (Human Capital Management)

Important Transaction codes and Tables of PM module

When you are learning or working with a plant maintenance module, knowing all the important SAP transaction codes and tables helps you to improve your work productivity.

PM Transaction Codes

Transaction CodeDescription
IL01/IL02/IL03Create/Change/Display Functional Location
IE01/IE02/IE03Create/Change/Display Equipment
IW21/IW22/IW23Create/Change/Display Maintenance Notification
IP01/IP2/IP03Create/Change/Display Maintenance Plan
IK01/IK02/IK03Create/Change/Display Measuring Point
IK11/IK12/IK13Create/Change/Display Measuring Document
MM01/MM02/MM03Create/Change/ Display Materials
IB01/IB02/IB02Create/Change/Display Bills of Materials (BOM)

Important Tables of PM

TableDescription
EQUIEquipment Master Data
ILOAPM object location and account assignment
AFIHMaintenance order header
AFKOOrder header data for PM order
QMELNotification header
TQ80Notification type
MPOSMaintenance Item
IPRKMaintenance plan header
IPLMMaintenance plan item
IMPTTMeasuring Point