For those of you who are either current users of the SAP maint. module or will be implementing it:
1.) what industry are you in?
2.) how would you characterize your asset portfolio?
3.) was SAP already in use in your org. to support other areas?
4.) how would you characterize how you manage maintenance as a business? High central control, distributed among facilities/plants with corp. oversight?
If I answered the questions above, I would say:
1.) Bi-state agency responsible for transportation infrastructure in metropolitan region. Responsible for capital investments and state of good repair of existing infrastructure.
2.) diverse portfolio. Terminals, tunnels and bridges, linear (roadway, aeronautical), physical plant infrastructure
3.) Used by Comptrollers to manage ledger and financial reporting
4.) Distributed.

1. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry
2. Two multibuilding facilities, large number of plant equipment, utilities equipment, facilities, grounds.
3. Implemented SAP R/3 about 3 years ago to serve Plant Maintenance, Production Planning, Materials Management, Finance, Human Resources needs.
4. High central control (One maintenance manager has authority over the two plants, several supervisors/engineers reporting to him).

Hi Everyone.
We are an Gas Distribution Company and already have SAP modules supporting the finance, Procurement and HR areas. We now are implementing SAP PM module. We have our operations divided in 3 major cities. Also we have equipments like compressors, transformers, AC plants, RO plants, Pr. regulators, MS & PE pipelines, electronic equipments & others. So what strategy should we decide upon during fixing out the functional locations???

Pls be specific in your question. I don't get what your question wants?

Rahul:
We set up our FL in four levels.
* First Level: Site - when implementing the system we had operations in three sites, now just two. a code name was given to each site.
* Second Level: Building or main site subdivision. a code name was given to each building
* Third level: Defined areas within building (Process (PROC), warehouse (WHSE), support areas (SUPP) like offices, conference rooms, cafeteria, etc.), technical areas (TECH)(mechanical rooms, roofs, elevator room, etc.)
* Fourth level: Rooms or other subdivision of the defined area at third level.

A FL does not have to have all levels defined.

Example:
* C001: Is the FL to describe the complete site Coruscant.
* C001-BD23-PROC-R205: Is the FL for Room 205 within the Production Area at Building 23 located at site Coruscant.