The statement is false. In SAP S/4HANA Asset Management, a piece of equipment can be directly linked to a material master record. This is a standard and fundamental feature used for several purposes. The two primary methods for this link are:

1. Construction Type: The "Construction type" field on the equipment master record is used to link it to a material. This is beneficial when multiple pieces of equipment are of the same type (e.g., same model of pump), allowing them to share common data from the material master.

2. Material Serialization: When a material is managed with a serial number profile, an equipment master record can be created automatically upon goods movement. This creates a direct link between the specific serial number of the material and the individual piece of equipment, ensuring synchronized data.

The statement claims a link is impossible. This is incorrect because the "Construction Type" field and the process of material serialization are standard functionalities designed specifically to create this link between equipment and material master data.

1. SAP Help Portal - S/4HANA 2020

Equipment Master Record: The official documentation details the fields of the equipment master record. On the "Structure" tab

it explicitly lists the "Construction type" field

which is defined as a link to a material master record.

URL: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAPS4HANAON-PREMISE/3757ad8f954ce247001000000a4450e5/4a64b953d5a24762e10000000a174cb4.html?version=2020.000

Section: Equipment Master Record -> Structure Data. This section describes how the "Construction type" field links the equipment to a material.

2. SAP Help Portal - S/4HANA 2020

Serial Number Management: This documentation explains the integration between serialized materials and equipment. It states

"You can create a piece of equipment for a material with a serial number... The system ensures that the data for the material and the piece of equipment is always synchronized."

URL: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAPS4HANAON-PREMISE/3757ad8f954ce247001000000a4450e5/4a6cb953d5a24762e10000000a174cb4.html?version=2020.000

Section: Serial Number Management (LO-MD-SN) -> Master Data in Serial Number Management. This section details the automatic creation and linking of equipment from serialized materials.

Confidence Level: HIGH