New Release C_S43_2023 SAP Certified Associate Questions

 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

To have several plan dates calculated in a maintenance plan, you use the scheduling period parameter. The scheduling period defines the time interval for which the system calculates the planned dates for the maintenance plan. For example, if you enter 12 months as the scheduling period, the system calculates the planned dates for the next 12 months from the current date. You can also specify the end date for scheduling, which is the last date for which the system calculates the planned dates. The scheduling indicator determines how the system calculates the planned dates based on the cycle, the shift factor, and the tolerance. The call horizon defines the percentage of the cycle that must be expired before the system generates a call object (such as a maintenance order or notification) for the planned date.

References: 1: Scheduling Maintenance Plans - SAP Learning 2: Maintenance Plan Scheduling Parameters - SAP Online Help

A maintenance order with status REL means that the order is released and ready for execution. At this stage, the following characteristics apply:

A. Goods receipts for external services can be entered. This is true because external services are procured through purchase orders that are linked to the maintenance order. The service performer can post service entry sheets to record the executed work andconsumable materials. These service entry sheets can be approved and posted as goods receipts for external services1.

B. The planner can change planned costs at the operation level. This is false because once the order is released, the planned costs are frozen and cannot be changed by the planner. The planner can only change the estimated costs at the header level2.

C. The planner can change estimated costs only at the header level. This is true, but it is not a characteristic of a released order. The planner can change the estimated costs at any time, even before the order is released2.

D. The controller can determine actual cost surcharges. This is true because the controller can use the business function LOG_EAM_CI_7 to calculate and post actual cost surcharges for maintenance orders. This function can be used for orders with status REL or TECO3.

E. The assignment of the notification to the maintenance order header cannot be deleted. This is true because the notification is the source document for the maintenance order and provides the reason for the order. The notification can only be deleted if the order is deleted or set to status CRTD. References: 1: Lean and Limit Value Services in Maintenance Order 2: Maintenance Order Cost Analysis 3: Actual Cost Surcharges for Maintenance Orders : Notification Assignment to Maintenance Order