SAP C_S43_2023 Exam Questions

External refurbishment is the process of sending defective or worn-out spare parts to an external vendor for repair or replacement. To carry out this process, you need to create a maintenance order with an external operation that has the subcontracting indicator activated. This indicator allows you to create a purchase requisition and a purchase order for the external service. The external operation also requires an external work center, a control key, and a material component with the valuation type of the defective part. The order type for external refurbishment is not a prerequisite, but a configuration option that can be used to differentiate the process from internal refurbishment. The material group for externally refurbished materials is not relevant for the process, as the material master data is not changed by the refurbishment. The assignment of an external work center to a maintenance order operation is necessary, but not sufficient, for external refurbishment. You also need to activate the subcontracting indicator in the external activity.Reference:

Explaining Refurbishment of Spare Parts, section ''Refurbishing Spare Parts Externally''

Refurbishment of Repairable Spares: Integration between SAP-PM and SAP-MM, section ''4.2 External Refurbishment: Major Steps''

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 to provide advanced insights and recommendations for asset performance3.Reference:1: SAP Service and Asset Manager Overview2: SAP Service and Asset Manager User Guide3: SAP Intelligent Asset Management Overview

The action log is a function that allows you to view the changes that were made to fields during the processing of an order or a piece of equipment. The action log shows you the date, time, user, sub-object, field name, old value, and new value of each change. To enable entries in the action log of a piece of equipment, you need to activate the change documents for the equipment category. The equipment category is a classification of equipment that determines the data that can be maintained for the equipment. The change documents are records of the changes that are made to the data of the equipment. You can activate the change documents for the equipment category in the Customizing for Technical Objects under Equipment Define Equipment Categories . You do not need to define history related fields in the usage period customizing, as this is only relevant for the equipment history. The equipment history is a function that allows you to view the usage periods of the equipment, such as the installation, removal, or transfer dates. The history related fields are fields that are relevant for the equipment history, such as the functional location, the maintenance plant, or the cost center. You can define the history related fields in the Customizing for Technical Objects under Equipment Define History-Related Fields for Usage Periods . You do not need to define or activate the change documents for the equipment reference category, as this is only relevant for the equipment reference. The equipment reference is a function that allows you to link a piece of equipment to another object, such as a material, a serial number, or a document. The equipment reference category is a classification of equipment references that determines the data that can be maintained for the equipment reference. You can define the equipment reference category in the Customizing for Technical Objects under Equipment Define Equipment Reference Categories . You can activate the change documents for the equipment reference category in the Customizing for Technical Objects under Equipment Define Change Documents for Equipment Reference Categories .Reference:

Display of the Action Log, section ''Use''

Equipment Categories, section ''Change Documents''

History-Related Fields for Usage Periods, section ''History-Related Fields''

Equipment Reference Categories, section ''Change Documents''

The Preparation and Scheduling phase within phase-based maintenance is the phase where the maintenance planner divides the maintenance effort into manageable groups, levels out the workload over several weeks, determines the concrete time period for the requested maintenance work, and checks the availability of all the resources, spare parts and services needed1.

Option B (The order moves to the Preparation phase once it is approved and released) is correct, because the approval and release of the order is the last step of the previous phase (Approval phase)2. Once the order is approved and released, it is ready for preparation and scheduling.

Option D (The configuration of the order type decides whether you use Resource Scheduling or not) is also correct, because the order type determines whether the order is relevant for resource scheduling or not2.Resource scheduling is an optional step in the Preparation and Scheduling phase, where the planner can assign and dispatch the orders and operations to the technicians using the Resource Scheduling apps2.

Option A (If you use the Resource Scheduling apps, you always dispatch orders and operations) is incorrect, because the Resource Scheduling apps allow the planner to either dispatch or assign the orders and operations2.Dispatching means that the planner assigns a specific technician and a specific time slot for the order or operation, while assigning means that the planner assigns only a technician or a team, but not a specific time slot2.

Option C (Maintenance Planning Buckets give you a list of non-approved notifications) is also incorrect, because the Maintenance Planning Buckets app gives the planner a list of approved and released orders that are ready for preparation and scheduling2.The non-approved notifications are handled in the previous phase (Screening phase)2.

Phase Model for the Maintenance Process

New Phase Model for the Maintenance Processes in S/4HANA Cloud

Explaining the Phase-based Process

Maintenance Process Phases

The SAP Fiori app ''Create Technical Object'' allows you to create a new functional location and perform the following actions:

Edit classification data and characteristics. You can assign a class to the functional location and enter values for the characteristics of the class.This helps you to categorize and search for functional locations based on their attributes1

Assign documents. You can attach documents to the functional location, such as drawings, manuals, or certificates.This helps you to provide additional information and documentation for the functional location1

Assign a subordinate piece of equipment. You can assign an existing piece of equipment as a subordinate object to the functional location.This helps you to establish a hierarchical structure of technical objects and show the relationship between them1

The SAP Fiori app ''Create Technical Object'' does not allow you to perform the following actions:

Create a task list for functional location. You cannot create a task list for the functional location using this app.You need to use a different app, such as ''Manage Task Lists'', to create and maintain task lists for technical objects2

Change a reference location. You cannot change the reference location of the functional location using this app.You need to use a different app, such as ''Change Functional Location'', to modify the reference location of an existing functional location3