How to create functional location in SAP PM
In this activity, you create a functional location in SAP PM. A functional location is a SAP technical object, upon which information can be stored and maintenance can be carried out. The requirements for a functional location comes from the necessity to have equipment associated with sites for maintenance planning.
Functional locations should be installed in a hierarchy level. The user creating the functional location manually assigns functional location labels using the relevant structure code.
Prerequisites
Navigation
Transaction code | IL01 |
SAP Menu Path | Logistics > Plant Maintenance > Management of technical objects >Functional location > Create |
Configuration steps
Perform the following configuration steps to create the functional location in SAP.
Step 1 : – Execute t-code “IL01” in command field from SAP easy access screen.
![SAP IL01 - funcation location tcode](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SAP-IL01-funcation-location-tcode.png)
Step 2 : – On create functional location initial screen, update the following details.
- FunctLocCat : – Enter the functional location key based on the edit mask hierarchy structure.
- StrIndicator : – The structure indicator defines the type of hierarchy structure of the numbering system for the type of functional location.
- Copy from : – You can also create functional location by choose existing functional location.
After updating the correct structure indicator and functional location category, press enter to continue.
![SAPa create functional location initial screen](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SAP-create-functional-location-initial-screen.png)
Step 3 : – On Create Functional location: master date screen, choose general tab and update the following details.
- Description : -Update the descriptive text of functional location in SAP.
- General date : -Under general date, update the all the required details of Size/Dimension, Reference data (Acquistion date) and manufacturer date.
- Object type : Object type as functional location can be a production location, or it can be a machine or any longer assembly line, where which part can be designed as a separate location. So you can choose type of sort functional location that is being created.
![Create Functional location master date SAP](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Create-Functional-location-master-date-SAP.png)
Step 4 : – Choose the location tab and update the following details.
- MaintPlant : – Update the maintaining planning plant key for an functional location.
- Work Center : – Work center is defined that any activity done in this functional location will be done by this resource.
![](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/functional-location-in-SAP-location-details.png)
Step 5 : Choose organization tab and update the required details like business area, cost center, WBS elements, planner group, planning plant, responsibilities, etc.
![functional location organization SAP](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/functional-location-organization-SAP.png)
Step 6 : Choose structure tab and update the required details as per requirements of project.
![Create Functional Location in SAP structure](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Create-Functional-Location-in-SAP-structure.png)
Choose save icon and save the configured functional location in SAP.
Successfully we have created functional location in SAP PM.
![functionl location created in SAP](https://www.tutorialkart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/functionl-location-created-in-SAP.png)