In SAP S/4HANA Asset Management (formerly Plant Maintenance), measuring points are master data records used to document the condition of a technical object at a specific point in time. They are fundamental to condition-based and performance-based maintenance strategies. The system is designed to allow the creation of measuring points for the two primary technical objects: functional locations and pieces of equipment. This enables the tracking of measurements like temperature, pressure, or operating hours for either a specific physical asset (equipment) or a spatial area/system (functional location).

B. Serial numbers: A serial number is used to uniquely identify an item. While linked to equipment, it is not the technical object for which a measuring point is directly created.

D. Material: A material master defines a type of product, not an individual, maintainable asset. Measuring points are created for instances of a material, which are represented as equipment.

1. SAP S/4HANA - Official Documentation: On the SAP Help Portal

the section on "Measuring Points and Counters" explicitly states: "You can create measuring points or counters for the following technical objects: Functional locations

Equipment."

Source: SAP Help Portal

S/4HANA 2023

Asset Management (PM)

Technical Objects (PM-EQM)

Measuring Points and Counters (CS-IB-MC).

2. SAP S/4HANA - Official Documentation: The process for creating a measuring point confirms the object types. "To create a measuring point for a piece of equipment

choose Logistics -> Plant Maintenance -> Management of Technical Objects -> Equipment -> Measuring Points -> Create from the SAP Easy Access screen. To create a measuring point for a functional location

choose Logistics -> Plant Maintenance -> Management of Technical Objects -> Functional Location -> Measuring Points -> Create."

Source: SAP Help Portal

S/4HANA 2023

Asset Management (PM)

Creating Measuring Points and Counters.

3. University Courseware: In course materials covering SAP Enterprise Asset Management

the structure of technical objects is a foundational topic. Lecture notes consistently identify Equipment and Functional Locations as the master data objects to which measuring points can be assigned to facilitate condition monitoring.

Source: California State University

Chico - College of Business

Course: BSIS 421 - ERP Configuration

Module: Plant Maintenance

Section on Technical Objects. (Illustrative example of typical university course content).