Integrating With the Logistics Application Component

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to identify the master data processed by the Logistics application component.

Integration with the Logistics Application Component

Diagram illustrating the relationship between regional, business, scheduling, and technical master data components to organize infrastructure and customer processes efficiently.

Before you create a new business partner and corresponding contract accounts and contracts, you enter technical master data in the system. First you enter the connection object, which is linked to the regional structure via the address. The connection object here has two apartments (premises), each with one device location. A separate installation is required for each contract concluded in move-in processing. In our business scenario this means that a total of four installations must be created:

One electricity installation per apartment for private electricity consumption.
One electricity installation for shared electricity consumption.
One water installation for shared electricity consumption.

Illustration of relationships between logistical elements and technical structures in a system, emphasizing integration, locations, equipment, and connections for effective management.

The device corresponds to a piece of equipment in the Plant Maintenance (PM) application component. The device location and connection object correspond to the functional location in PM. The functional location and the equipment have been enhanced to meet the requirements of SAP S/4HANA Utilities.

Illustration of streamlined integration between Plant Maintenance and CR&B systems, linking functional locations to service connections and device installations for operational clarity.

The functional location in the Plant Maintenance (PM) application component is created automatically when you create a connection object or a device location in SAP S/4HANA Utilities. Both data objects have the same key. Once you have created a connection object, you can display the functional location in PM under Logistics→Plant Maintenance→Management of Technical Objects→Functional Location→Display.
In SAP S/4HANA Utilities, the connection object and the device location are enhanced to contain utilities-specific data.
The logistics object functional location is enhanced to contain utilities-specific data and can be used as a connection object or device location in SAP S/4HANA Utilities.
Only SAP S/4HANA Utilities relevant data is shown in the SAP S/4HANA Utilities transactions. Plant maintenance relevant data is shown in the functional location display transaction.

Illustration of data flow between plant maintenance and customer relationship processes, highlighting connections between equipment, service, devices, and technical installations.

The equipment record in Plant Maintenance is created automatically when you create the device and technical installation objects in SAP S/4HANA Utilities. The equipment record and the device or technical installation have the same key. Once you have created a device or technical installation, you can display the functional location in PM under SAP Fiori app, on Home page→User Profile icon→App Finder→SAP Menu→Search in SAP Menu→Display Equipment.
In SAP S/4HANA Utilities, the device is enhanced to contain utilities-specific data.
The logistics object equipment is enhanced with utilities-specific data and is used as a device in SAP S/4HANA Utilities.

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