Question Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM? in Enterprise Resource Planning Q&A

SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

jos_mm — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:22:34 GMT

Dear alls,

I am SAP ECC/S4 MM and SD consultant.

I would like to learn a new SAP solution such as PM, EAM or PM/EAM.

According to SAP, PM is an SAP logistic solution and EAM is an SAP Asset Management. However, I cannot understand if PM, EAM or PM/EAM are the same.

Someone told me the following:

- SAP PM: it is run under ECC or S4 (no aggregates in S4). PM works with Fiori, however it did not have much evolution in S4 because SAP has bet on EAM and Maintenance 4.0.

- SAP EAM: it is asset management, includes sale of services and equipment rental, and link to PM from S4. Therefore, EAM is different to PM. Even, EAM works stand alone.

- SAP PM/EAM: I don't have any idea. Is it a combination of solutions such as PM and EAM? or is it another industry solution or an addon?

Could you please give me some feedbacks?

They will be very important for me in order to decide which solution study.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Jose

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

peter_atkin — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:00:53 GMT

Jose,

I agree, this is all very confusing - and its a question I'm often asked by clients and contract agencies. So here's my understanding...

Plant Maintenance (PM) is the SAP module and has been around since about 1995 in the then new R/3 system. Before that it was called RM-INST in the older R/2 systems.

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is the current acronym used globally for plant maintenance activities. So this is SAP's way of linking the current global term with their module(s). They also add a little additional functionality to satisfy the EAM term.

PM used to sit under Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) and before that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

So essentially PLM/ALM/EAM are all about global branding and marketing. Next year the PM module could well sit under a new name..

PeteA

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

jos_mm — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:57:09 GMT

Hi Peter,

Thank you very much for your answer.

If PM is part of EAM (60% aprox.), then, should I do the EAM training instead of PM?

Could you please advise me?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

José

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

peter_atkin — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:09:54 GMT

José

Which EAM training are you looking at?

PeteA

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

jos_mm — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:39:08 GMT

Peter,

It is a good question. I understand that PM, CS, as well a little part of asset management are part of EAM like a SAP solution.

I don't know what is the focus of EAM in asset management. Maybe, Logistics or Finances, I don't know?

I think that a good option probably is PM solution. However, I don't know if it is the best.

José

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

peter_atkin — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:38:07 GMT

Here are the links to the SAP training for PM:

SAP ERP (note the old "PLM" reference in the course name)

HANA S/4

PeteA

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

jos_mm — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:57:02 GMT

Peter,

Thank you very much.

Regards,

Jose

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

former_member813395 — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 02:06:19 GMT

In earlier versions SAP has PM for maintenance of Assets of a company and CS is mostly used to by customers who are doing service/maintenance to customer assets. EAM is a S4 product which has both the features and can be a standalone product if required. It’s from Starting of anAsset to Scrapping an Asset.

Re: SAP PM, EAM or PM/EAM?

sumedhaa — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:31:59 GMT

Refer to the below Course ID & Course Title for EAM - S4EA1 - SAP S/4HANA Asset Management - Functions and Innovations S4131 - Managing Technical Objects S4132 - Preventive Maintenance in SAP S/4HANA S4133 - Customizing in S/4HANA Asset Management Regards Sumedha