C_S43_2022 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Asset Management Questions and Answers

 The goal of embedded analytics in SAP S/4HANA is to combine transactional and analytical processing in the same system. Embedded analytics enables real-time operational reporting and decision support within the SAP S/4HANA applications, without the need for data replication or separate data warehouses. Embedded analytics uses the SAP HANA platform capabilities, such as in-memory computing, columnar storage, and calculation views, to provide high-performance and flexible data access. Embedded analytics also leverages the SAP Fiori user interface and the SAP Analytics Cloud to deliver a rich and interactive user experience with predefined and custom analytical apps, dashboards, KPIs, and stories123.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Embedded analytics does not integrate BW Data Store Objects or BW Info Cubes. These are data structures that are used in SAP Business Warehouse, a separate analytical system that can be connected to SAP S/4HANA, but not embedded within it4.
• Embedded analytics does not allow both tactical and strategic analyses within the S/4HANA core. Tactical and strategic analyses are typically performed on historical and aggregated data that may come from multiple sources, not just the S/4HANA core. For these types of analyses, SAP S/4HANA can be integrated with SAP Analytics Cloud or SAP BW/4HANA, which provide more advanced and comprehensive analytical capabilities.

 When you settle a refurbishment order with the batches (valuation types) having price control standard price, the following effects occur:

• The effective costs are posted as a credit memo to a price difference account. This means that the difference between the actual costs of the refurbishment and the standard price of the batch is recorded as a variance in the accounting document. This ensures that the inventory value of the batch is not affected by the refurbishment costs1
• The goods receipt for the batch refurbished is posted with the value of the standard price. This means that the inventory value of the batch is updated with the predefined price that is maintained in the material master. This ensures that the inventory value of the batch is consistent and stable1

The other options are incorrect because:

• The effective costs are not posted to the respective batch (valuation type). The batch valuation is based on the standard price, not the actual costs of the refurbishment1
• The goods receipt for the batch refurbished is not posted with the value of the moving average price. The moving average price is only used for batches with price control moving average price, not standard price1

References: 1: Settlement Receiver | SAP Help Portal

 The Customizing for the functional location category includes the following settings: usage period, object information, and status profile.

• The usage period defines the start and end dates of the functional location’s usage. It can be used to control the validity of maintenance plans and orders, and to calculate the age of the functional location. You can define the usage period in the Customizing activity Define Functional Location Categories1.
• The object information defines the additional data that can be entered for the functional location, such as manufacturer, construction type, serial number, and equipment number. You can define the object information in the Customizing activity Define Functional Location Categories1.
• The status profile defines the user statuses that can be assigned to the functional location. The user statuses can be used to control the business transactions that are allowed for the functional location, such as creating orders, notifications, or measuring documents. You can define the status profile in the Customizing activity Define Status Profile2.

References: 1: Define Functional Location Categories 2: Define Status Profile

When implementing UI technologies in SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, you have to consider the following points:

• Web Dynpro apps can be used in the SAP Fiori Launchpad. This is true because Web Dynpro is one of the UI technologies that are supported by the SAP Fiori Launchpad, along with SAP Fiori apps, SAP GUI for HTML, and WebClient UI12.
• SAP Fiori Launchpad supports only SAPUI5 apps. This is false because SAP Fiori Launchpad supports not only SAPUI5 apps, but also other UI technologies such as Web Dynpro, SAP GUI for HTML, and WebClient UI12.
• SAP GUI for HTML can be used in the SAP Fiori Launchpad. This is true because SAP GUI for HTML is one of the UI technologies that are supported by the SAP Fiori Launchpad, along with SAP Fiori apps, Web Dynpro, and WebClient UI12.
• The cloud version can also use SAP GUI for Windows. This is false because SAP GUI for Windows is only available for the on-premise version of SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, not for the cloud version31.

References: 3: Explaining the Intelligent Enterprise - SAP Learning 1: UI Technology Guide for SAP S/4HANA 1909 - SAP Online Help 2: SAP S/4HANA UI Technology | SAP Help Portal

To set up Inspection Checklist processing, you need to customize the following settings:

• Maintain settings at plant level for usage decisions. This is required to define the default values for the usage decision codes and the follow-up actions for the inspection lots. You can do this by using the customizing activity ‘Default Setting at Plant Level’ under 'Quality Management→Quality Inspection→Inspection Lot Completion→Maintain Default Values for Usage Decisions’1.
• Assign an Inspection Type to a Maintenance Order Type and a Planning Plant. This is required to enable the creation of inspection lots for the maintenance orders. You can do this by using the customizing activity ‘Assign Inspection Type to Maintenance Order Type’ under 'Plant Maintenance and Customer Service→Maintenance and Service Processing→Maintenance and Service Orders→Functions and Settings for Order Types→Assign Inspection Type to Maintenance Order Type’2.

You do not need to create a control key which expects inspection characteristic assignments or assign an Inspection Type to a Maintenance Order Type only. These are not relevant settings for the Inspection Checklist processing. References:

• Set up your SAP S/4HANA system for EAM Inspection Checklists
• Explaining Inspection Checklists - SAP Learning

SAPUI5 apps are web applications that use the SAPUI5 framework to create user interfaces for SAP business applications. SAPUI5 apps can be integrated into the SAP Fiori Launchpad, which is a shell that hosts SAP Fiori apps and provides them with services such as navigation, personalization, embedded support, and application configuration1.

To implement SAPUI5 apps in the SAP Fiori Launchpad, two mandatory elements are catalogs and tile groups.

• Catalogs are collections of tiles and target mappings that define the SAPUI5 apps that can be launched from the SAP Fiori Launchpad. Tiles are the entry points to the SAPUI5 apps, and target mappings define the semantic objects and actions that are used to navigate to the SAPUI5 apps. Catalogs are created and maintained by administrators in the SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer.
• Tile groups are collections of tiles that are displayed on the SAP Fiori Launchpad home page. Tile groups are created and maintained by end users or administrators in the SAP Fiori Launchpad. Tile groups allow users to organize and access the SAPUI5 apps that are relevant for their roles and tasks.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Web Dynpro Apps are web applications that use the Web Dynpro framework to create user interfaces for SAP business applications. Web Dynpro Apps are not SAPUI5 apps, and they require a different integration approach to be launched from the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
• Transactions are executable programs in the SAP system that perform specific business functions, such as creating a sales order or posting a goods receipt. Transactions are not SAPUI5 apps, and they require a different integration approach to be launched from the SAP Fiori Launchpad.

References: 1: SAPUI5 - Overview - Tutorialspoint : SAP Fiori Launchpad - SAP Help Portal : Integrating Web Dynpro ABAP Applications into the SAP Fiori Launchpad - SAP Help Portal : Integrating SAP GUI for HTML (WebGUI) Applications into the SAP Fiori Launchpad - SAP Help Portal

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence is a suite of products that provides data reporting, visualization, and sharing capabilities. The current portfolio of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence includes the following functionalities1:

• SAP Crystal Reports: A tool for creating pixel-perfect reports from various data sources, such as relational databases, OLAP cubes, XML files, and SAP applications. SAP Crystal Reports allows users to design, format, and distribute reports in various formats, such as PDF, HTML, Excel, and Word.
• SAP Lumira: A tool for creating interactive data visualizations, such as charts, maps, infographics, and stories. SAP Lumira allows users to explore, analyze, and share data insights using a drag-and-drop interface and a variety of data sources, such as spreadsheets, databases, SAP applications, and SAP HANA.
• SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: A tool for creating ad hoc queries and reports from various data sources, such as relational databases, OLAP cubes, SAP applications, and SAP HANA. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence allows users to access, analyze, and share data insights using a web browser or a mobile device.
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis: A tool for performing multidimensional data analysis and creating analytical applications from various data sources, such as OLAP cubes, SAP applications, and SAP HANA. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis allows users to slice and dice data, create calculations and formulas, and build interactive dashboards and presentations.
• SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio: A tool for creating professional data visualizations and applications for desktop and mobile devices. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio allows users to design, develop, and deploy applications using a graphical interface and a scripting language. The applications can be embedded in SAP portals, SAP BusinessObjects BI Launchpad, or SAP Fiori launchpad.
• SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards: A tool for creating interactive dashboards and scorecards from various data sources, such as spreadsheets, databases, SAP applications, and SAP HANA. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards allows users to visualize key performance indicators, trends, and alerts using a variety of components, such as charts, gauges, maps, and selectors.

Plant Maintenance Information Systems (PMIS) and SAP Quick Viewer are not part of the current portfolio of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence. PMIS is a component of SAP S/4HANA Asset Management that provides standard reports and analysis tools for plant maintenance processes2. SAP Quick Viewer is a tool for creating simple reports from SAP tables and views without any programming3. References: 1: SAP Help Portal, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - SAP Online Help, Topic: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite Features2: SAP Help Portal, SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, Learning Journey: SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, Topic: Plant Maintenance Information System3: SAP Community, SAP Quick Viewer.

 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 notification item is used to describe a problem, damage, or the activity executed in greater detail. A notification item can be assigned to one or more object parts and one or more causes of damage. An object part is a component of a technical object that is affected by a malfunction or damage. A cause of damage is a factor that leads to a malfunction or damage. You can use catalogs to enter object parts and causes of damage in a coded form. Therefore, the correct answers are B and D.

References:

• SAP Help Portal - Notification Item
• SAP Help Portal - Object Part
• SAP Help Portal - Cause of Damage
• [SAP Learning - Creating Notifications]

The offset within a maintenance strategy is a parameter that allows you to adjust the due dates of the maintenance packages in a maintenance plan. The offset can be used for two purposes:

• To determine the first due date of a maintenance package. For example, if you have a quarterly maintenance package with an offset of 2 months, the first due date will be 2 months after the start date of the maintenance plan, and the subsequent due dates will be every 3 months after that.
• To shift a maintenance package by a one-time amount. For example, if you have a monthly maintenance package with an offset of 10 days, the first due date will be 10 days after the start date of the maintenance plan, and the subsequent due dates will be every month after that. However, if you want to shift the second due date by 5 days, you can enter an offset of 5 days for the second maintenance package, and the due date will be 5 days later than the normal cycle. The offset will only apply to the second maintenance package, and the subsequent due dates will follow the normal cycle. The offset does not affect the call date for the maintenance order, which is determined by the call horizon and the scheduling period. The offset also does not create a preliminary buffer shifting the reference date of the maintenance order, which is determined by the lead float and the tolerance. References: 1: SAP Help Portal, SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, Learning Journey: SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, Topic: Maintenance Planning, Subtopic: Maintenance Strategy2: SAP Community, Maintenance Strategy-offset and float in days3: SAP Blogs, Highlights for Asset Management in SAP S/4HANA 2021, Topic: Maintenance Planning.

 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. References:

• 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”

The Report Malfunction app allows the maintenance technician to perform the following steps when reporting a malfunction of a technical object:

• Display the current location of the technical object. The app shows the geographical location of the technical object on a map, if the Geographical Enablement Framework is activated. This helps the technician to locate the technical object and plan the travel route1
• Add a URL to provide further information. The app allows the technician to attach a URL to the malfunction report, such as a link to a video or a website that shows the problem or the solution. This helps the technician to provide additional information and documentation for the malfunction1
• View details of the technical object by navigating to the Asset Viewer. The app allows the technician to access the Asset Viewer app from the malfunction report, where they can view the technical object details, such as the structure, documents, history, and measurements. This helps the technician to gather information about the technical object and its condition1

The Report Malfunction app does not allow the maintenance technician to perform the following steps when reporting a malfunction of a technical object:

• Select and print the maintenance order shop papers. The app does not provide the option to select and print the maintenance order shop papers. The technician can use a different app, such as “Manage Maintenance Orders”, to print the shop papers2
• Input estimated costs for repair malfunction. The app does not provide the option to input estimated costs for repair malfunction. The technician can use a different app, such as “Manage Maintenance Orders”, to enter the planned costs for the maintenance order2

References: 1: Report and Repair Malfunction | SAP Help Portal 2: Manage Maintenance Orders | SAP Help Portal

An equipment category defines the technical characteristics of an equipment and the views that are available for it. A view profile is a set of views that can be assigned to an equipment category. The views that can be assigned to an equipment category via a view profile are:

• Basic data
• Classification
• Location
• Organization
• Partner
• Status
• Structure
• Warranty
• Manufacturer data
• Measurement document
• History
• Permits
• Documents
• User fields
• Serial data
• Configuration
• Object links
• Time-dependent data
• Linear data
• Geographical data
• Maintenance plan
• Maintenance item
• Maintenance task list
• Maintenance order
• Maintenance notification
• Service order
• Service notification
• Service contract
• Service confirmation
• Service quotation
• Service request
• Service plan
• Service item
• Service task list
• Service product
• Service product allocation
• Service product structure
• Service product location
• Service product partner
• Service product status
• Service product classification
• Service product documents
• Service product permits
• Service product user fields
• Service product serial data
• Service product configuration
• Service product object links
• Service product time-dependent data
• Service product linear data
• Service product geographical data

Among these views, the ones that match the options given in the question are Warranty and Manufacturer data. Therefore, the correct answers are A and D.

References:

• SAP Help Portal - Equipment Category
• SAP Help Portal - View Profile

Orders with Operation Account Assignment (OAA) are a special type of PM/CS orders that allow the detailed planning, capture and reporting of costs at the order operation level. The operations have their own settlement rules enabling more accurate cost updating of multiple assets maintained using a single PM/CS order. The mandatory characteristics of OAA orders are:

• A technical object must be assigned to an order operation. This ensures that the operation is linked to a specific asset and can be settled accordingly. The technical object can be an equipment, a functional location, or a material.
• Costs are stored only for the operation object. This means that the order header does not have any costs associated with it. The costs are allocated to the operations based on the actual postings of goods movements, confirmations, and invoices.
• Purchase requisitions have the operation as account assignment. This means that the purchase requisitions created from the order components are assigned to the operation instead of the order header. This allows the tracking of costs at the operation level.

The characteristics that are not mandatory for OAA orders are:

• Overall costs are dynamically summed up on the header level. This is an optional feature that can be activated by using the business function LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_2. This allows the display of the total costs of the order operations on the order header level.
• The settlement rule is maintained on the header level. This is not a characteristic of OAA orders, but rather a limitation. The settlement rule for OAA orders can only be maintained on the operation level, not on the header level. This means that each operation has its own settlement rule and can be settled to different receivers.

References:

• Operation Account Assignment
• Operation Account Assignment 2

To schedule a performance-based maintenance plan, you need to specify the start counter reading and the estimated annual performance of the equipment or functional location. The start counter reading is the initial value of the counter assigned to the maintenance plan. The estimated annual performance is the expected value of the counter for one year. These parameters are used to calculate the maintenance cycle and the due date for the maintenance plan. The scheduling period and the counter overflow reading are optional