The "SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Maintenance & Repair with ERP 6.0 EHP7" certification exam verifies that the candidate possesses basic knowledge in the area of SAP Plant Maintenance. This certificate proves that the candidate has the required understanding within this consultant profile of the ERP solution, and can implement this knowledge practically in projects under guidance of an experienced consultant. It is recommended as an entry-level qualification to allow consultants to get acquainted with the fundamentals of SAP Maintenance & Repair.

Plant Maintenance (SAP ECC) or Enterprise Asset Management (S4 HANA) is a tool for planning, scheduling and controlling the repair/ maintenance activities which plays very important role in a Lifecycle of a Technical Asset.

The primary business objective of Plant Maintenance / Enterprise Asset Management is to ensure the optimum availability of a Technical Asset at all times by focusing on

• Inspection -  To determine actual condition of an object
• Prevention – To maintain target condition of an object
• Repair – To restore target condition of an object

It is the backbone of logistics that integrates with other modules such as Materials Management, Production and Planning, Quality Management and Controlling etc.

Some of the sub-components of SAP Plant Maintenance / Enterprise Asset management are

• Master data
• Preventive Planning
• Multi Resource Scheduling
• Inspection /Maintenance Processing
• Completion Confirmation
• Work Clearance Management, etc.