Organizational Structure - SAP PM

 

Must-Know: SAP EAM Organizational Levels

Here’s how the hierarchy is structured:

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1. Client – The Big Picture
The top-most level. Think of it as the entire corporate group (common database, common system).

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2. Company Code – The Subsidiary
Each legal entity or subsidiary—has its own financial statements and balance sheets.

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3. Controlling Area – The Budget Boss
Groups one or more company codes for cost accounting and internal controlling.

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4. Maintenance Plant – Where Assets Live
Represents the actual site where machines, equipment, and systems are installed and maintained.

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5. Maintenance Planning Plant – Where Maintenance is Planned
Handles maintenance requirements—either for its own assets or for other plants.
Sometimes, one plant handles both execution and planning.

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6. Location & Plant Section – The Micro-Level View
• Location: Buildings, coordinates, site-wise view.
• Plant Section: Responsibility-based (e.g. team-wise or department-wise).

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7. Maintenance Work Centers – The Execution Engine
These are the workshops or technician groups that perform actual maintenance work.

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8. Maintenance Planner Groups – The Brains Behind Planning
Define teams or individuals responsible for planning maintenance tasks and orders.

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9. Organizational Unit (HR) – Structure Meets People
Links HR structure with logistics.
Each work center can have its own org unit for efficient role and responsibility mapping.

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10. Personnel Number – The Individual Identity
Used to represent employees in the system—assigned to work centers and planner groups.

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11. Business Partner – The New Way
Every person, employee, vendor, or customer is now a Business Partner in S/4HANA.
Even a personnel number must be linked to a BP.

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Final Thought:
You don’t just “configure” SAP PM.
You architect it.
And understanding this hierarchy is the first blueprint.