C_S43_2022 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Asset Management Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

 To set up a scenario for regular maintenance, the first event should take place after 1 year, and after that, it is a regular cycle of 6 months, you have to use the maintenance package offset parameter to map this in the system. The maintenance package offset is used to define the time interval between the start of the maintenance plan and the first call date of the maintenance package1. A maintenance package is a set of data that defines the frequency and scope of the maintenance tasks2.

For example, if you want to create a maintenance plan with two maintenance packages, one for annual inspection and one for semi-annual inspection, you can use the following settings:

Maintenance package 1: Cycle length = 12 months, Offset = 0 months, Scheduling indicator = Time-based

Maintenance package 2: Cycle length = 6 months, Offset = 12 months, Scheduling indicator = Time-based

This means that the first maintenance package will be called at the start of the maintenance plan, and then every 12 months thereafter. The second maintenance package will be called after 12 months from the start of the maintenance plan, and then every 6 months thereafter.

The other parameters that are not relevant for this scenario are:

Package hierarchy: This is used to define the relationship between different maintenance packages within a maintenance plan. It allows you to create nested or parallel maintenance packages that are dependent on each other3.

Scheduling indicator: This is used to define the type of scheduling for the maintenance package, such as time-based, performance-based, or condition-based4.

Cycle modification factor: This is used to modify the cycle length of the maintenance package by a certain percentage or factor5.

References: 1: SAP Help Portal - Maintenance Package Offset 2: SAP Help Portal - Maintenance Package 3: SAP Help Portal - Package Hierarchy 4: SAP Help Portal - Scheduling Indicator 5: SAP Help Portal - Cycle Modification Factor

To set up a general maintenance task list for inspection rounds using the overall time confirmation as a simplified way to record measurement documents, you need to do the following steps:

Assign a piece of equipment with an allocated measuring point to a task list operation. This will allow you to inspect the equipment and record the measurement readings for the measuring point during the inspection round. You can assign the equipment either manually or automatically using the object list in the task list header1.

Assign a measuring point as a production resources/tools (PRT) to a task list operation. This will allow you to inspect the measuring point and record the measurement readings for it during the inspection round. You can assign the measuring point either manually or automatically using the PRT category 0010 (Measuring Point) in the task list operation1.

You do not need to assign an inspection lot to the task list header, as this is not required for inspection rounds. Inspection lots are used for quality inspections that are triggered by events such as goods receipt, production order, or sales order2.

You do not need to assign an inspection document as a PRT to the task list operation, as this is not supported for inspection rounds. Inspection documents are used for quality inspections that are based on inspection plans and inspection characteristics2. References: PM - General maintenance task list and Set up your SAP S/4HANA system for EAM Inspection Checklists in SAP Help Portal.

Changing the primary key of a functional location means changing the label of the functional location. The label is the unique identifier of the functional location and it consists of a structure indicator and a functional location identification. The structure indicator defines the allowed characters and the hierarchy levels of the functional location structure. The functional location identification is the actual name of the functional location. When you change the primary key of a functional location, you can either change the structure indicator or the functional location identification, or both. If you change the structure indicator, you need to adjust the functional location identification accordingly. If you change the functional location identification, you need to decide whether the functional location is assigned to a new superior functional location or not. A superior functional location is the functional location that is directly above the current functional location in the hierarchy. For example, if you have a functional location FL-01-02-03, where FL is the structure indicator, 01 is the first level, 02 is the second level, and 03 is the third level, you can change the primary key to FL-01-02-04, which means changing the functional location identification within the same level. In this case, you need to decide whether the functional location is still assigned to FL-01-02 as the superior functional location or not. Alternatively, you can change the primary key to FL-01-03, which means changing the functional location identification to a different level. In this case, you need to decide whether the functional location is still assigned to FL-01 as the superior functional location or not.

The user does not need to define a new labelling system for the new primary key, as the labelling system is defined by the structure indicator, which can be reused for different functional locations. Therefore, answer A is incorrect. The functional location can be assigned to a new superior functional location when the new label is entered, as long as the new label is consistent with the structure indicator and the hierarchy rules. Therefore, answer B is also incorrect. Changing the superior functional location via alternative labeling is possible, as alternative labeling allows you to assign different labels to the same functional location. Therefore, answer C is also incorrect. References: Explaining Technical Asset Structures - SAP Learning, Organizational Elements and Structures | SAP Help Portal, and SAP Alternative Labeling of Functional Locations.

 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

 A maintenance plant is the organizational unit in which the technical objects to be maintained are physically present. A maintenance plant can be directly assigned to the following objects:

A maintenance work center, which is a location where maintenance tasks are performed. A maintenance work center can be a person, a group of persons, or a technical object, such as a machine or a vehicle. A maintenance work center is defined by its capacity, availability, and cost rates1

A storage location, which is a place where spare parts and materials are stored within a plant. A storage location can be a warehouse, a bin, or a shelf. A storage location is defined by its address, stock type, and valuation area2

The other options are incorrect because:

A maintenance planner group, which is a group of planners who are responsible for planning maintenance activities in a maintenance planning plant. A maintenance planner group is not directly assigned to a maintenance plant, but to a maintenance planning plant. A maintenance planning plant is the organizational unit in which maintenance requirements are planned3

An organizational unit, which is a generic term for any unit of an organization that performs a specific function or task. An organizational unit can be a company code, a plant, a sales organization, a purchasing organization, etc. An organizational unit is not directly assigned to a maintenance plant, but to a higher-level organizational unit, such as a company code or a controlling area.

References: 1: Maintenance Work Center | SAP Help Portal 2: Storage Location | SAP Help Portal 3: Maintenance Planner Group | SAP Help Portal : Organizational Unit | SAP Help Portal

After a maintenance order is technically completed, the responsible person can perform the following operations1:

Lock or unlock the order: This prevents or allows further changes to the order data, such as actual costs, settlement rule, or confirmation data.

Change the settlement rule: This allows the responsible person to adjust the distribution of costs to the relevant receivers, such as cost centers, assets, or orders.

Post goods movements: This allows the responsible person to record the consumption or return of materials that were used for the maintenance work.

Enter measurement documents: This allows the responsible person to record the measurement readings of the technical objects that were maintained.

The responsible person cannot perform the following operations after a maintenance order is technically completed1:

Update the estimated costs: This is only possible before the order is released or during the execution phase.

Change the planned costs: This is only possible before the order is released or during the execution phase.

Change the order type: This is only possible before the order is released.

Change the order status: This is only possible before the order is technically completed or after it is reversed.

Therefore, the correct answers are A and C. References: 1: Maintenance Order Types | SAP Help Portal

The structure indicator is a key that defines the allowed characters and the hierarchy levels of the functional location structure. It consists of an edit mask and a hierarchy indicator. The edit mask defines the allowed characters for each position of the functional location identification. The hierarchy indicator defines the hierarchy levels of the functional location structure and the number of characters for each level. For example, a structure indicator with the edit mask ANNNN-NNNN and the hierarchy indicator 5-4 means that the functional location identification can have up to 9 alphanumeric characters, divided into two levels with 5 and 4 characters respectively, separated by a hyphen. The structure indicator does not limit the types of characters to alpha and numeric, as it can also include special characters, such as hyphens, slashes, or dots. Therefore, answer A is incorrect. The structure indicator also does not restrict the number of hierarchical levels to no more than 6, as it can have up to 10 levels. Therefore, answer B is also incorrect. References: Explaining Technical Asset Structures - SAP Learning and Organizational Elements and Structures | SAP Help Portal.

Non-stock materials are materials that are not kept in stock, but are procured externally as required1. They can be maintained in the material master as service products (product type SERV). You can add non-stock materials to an operation or suboperation as a component. The system creates a purchase requisition and a purchase order in the same way as for non-stock materials that you procure externally1.

Among the given options, the following are possible for non-stock materials in a released maintenance order:

A purchase requisition can be created automatically as soon as the order is saved. This is the default behavior for non-stock materials, unless you change the configuration settings2.

The maintenance order can be set to TECO (technically completed) before the invoice is created. This is possible if you use the compatibility mode for external procurement, which allows you to technically complete the order even if there are open purchase requisitions or purchase orders2.

A goods receipt can be posted after the maintenance order is technically completed. This is possible if you use the enhanced mode for external procurement, which allows you to post goods receipts for non-stock materials after the order is technically completed2.

The following options are not possible for non-stock materials in a released maintenance order:

A purchase order is created automatically as soon as the order is saved. This is not possible, as the purchase order requires manual processing and approval after the purchase requisition is created2.

A purchase requisition will ALWAYS be created as soon as the order is saved. This is not always true, as you can change the configuration settings to create the purchase requisition manually or at a later point in time2.

Therefore, the correct answers are A, B, and C. References: 1: What’s New in SAP S/4HANA 2021 - SAP Online Help 2: How to Configure SAP S/4HANA Asset Maintenance Subcontracting - SAP PRESS

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

 The Report and Repair Malfunction app is a Fiori app that uses SAPUI5 as the UI technology. SAPUI5 is a modern, HTML5-based, JavaScript UI library that enables developers to create rich and responsive web applications. Web Dynpro, SAP GUI for HTML, and Business Server Pages are older UI technologies that are not used for Fiori apps. References:

Report and Repair Malfunction | SAP Help Portal

First Fiori App for Maintenance Technician: “Report and Repair Malfunction” for SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1708 and 1709 | SAP Blogs

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

The inspection checklist process is an end-to-end process from the creation of inspection plans to results recording and follow-up actions in Plant Maintenance. The necessary steps of the inspection checklist process are:

Generate object lists for the maintenance order, which contain the technical objects to be inspected.

Generate inspection checklists for the maintenance order, which contain the inspection lots based on the inspection plans assigned to the technical objects.

Record the inspection results for the inspection characteristics in the inspection lots.

Record the usage decision for the inspection lots, which determines whether the technical objects are accepted or rejected.

Therefore, option A (Generate Inspection Lots within the checklists view) and option C (Record the usage decision for an Inspection Lot) are correct, while option B (Link PM task list with assigned inspection point type to a maintenance item) and option D (Generate Inspection Lots assigned to maintenance order headers) are not part of the inspection checklist process.

References:

Explaining Inspection Checklists

Set up your SAP S/4HANA system for EAM Inspection Checklists

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

 The visible tiles for a specific user in SAP Fiori Launchpad are determined by the PFCG roles that are assigned to the user. The PFCG roles contain the SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups that define the available and visible tiles for the user.

The steps to set up the visible tiles for a specific user are:

Create or use an existing PFCG role in the backend system that contains the SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups that are relevant for the user. The catalogs and tile groups can be created or copied from the SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer app. The catalogs contain the tiles and target mappings that represent the apps that can be launched from the launchpad. The tile groups are collections of tiles that are displayed on the launchpad home page.

Assign the PFCG role to the user in the backend system. The user can have multiple PFCG roles assigned, depending on their business needs and authorizations.

Log on to the SAP Fiori Launchpad with the user credentials. The user will see the tiles that are assigned to them through the PFCG roles on the launchpad home page. The user can also personalize the launchpad by adding, removing, or rearranging the tiles and groups.

The other options are incorrect because:

Portal roles are not used to assign SAP Fiori catalogs and tile groups. Portal roles are used to assign portal content, such as iViews and pages, to users in the SAP Enterprise Portal.

Assigning the tiles directly to the user is not possible. The tiles are part of the catalogs and tile groups that are assigned to the user through the PFCG roles.

References:

Setting Up Launchpad Content | SAP Help Portal

Creating and Configuring Tiles | SAP Help Portal

SAP Fiori Launchpad Tiles Setup - Go Coding

How to create Fiori Catalog, Group and custom Fiori tiles

 Linear data is used to describe the location and extent of linear assets, such as pipelines, roads, or cables. Linear data can be stored in the master data of technical objects, such as functional locations and equipment, as well as in the transactional data of maintenance processes, such as notifications, orders, and confirmations. The objects that have been enhanced with linear data in maintenance processes are:

Work order confirmation: You can record the processing status of a maintenance order by entering linear data in the confirmation. You can also use the linear data from the order operation or the notification item as a default value1

Maintenance plan item: You can define inspections and maintenance tasks in linear assets by creating and managing the maintenance items in maintenance plans with linear data. You can also use the linear data from the technical object or the task list as a default value2

Notification item: You can describe the condition of your linear asset or report a malfunction by entering linear data in the notification item. You can also use the linear data from the technical object as a default value3

References: 1: Linear Data in Maintenance Order Confirmation 2: Linear Data in Maintenance Plan Item 3: Linear Data in Maintenance Notification Item