What is 'material confirmation' in SAP PM - Plant Maintenance?

material confirmation - Overview

• Component: PM

• Component Name: Plant Maintenance

• Description: A means to report the material consumption for a service order. This includes planned and unplanned material consumption for the service order.

material confirmation - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Material Confirmation is a process in SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) that allows users to confirm the receipt of materials for a particular maintenance order. This process is used to ensure that the right materials are received and used for the maintenance order. It also helps to track the cost of materials used in the order. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use Material Confirmation, users must first create a maintenance order and assign it to a responsible person. The responsible person will then enter the material details into the system and confirm the receipt of the materials. Once the material is confirmed, it will be added to the maintenance order and its cost will be tracked. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using Material Confirmation, it is important to ensure that all materials are correctly entered into the system and that they are received in a timely manner. This will help to ensure that all costs associated with the maintenance order are accurately tracked. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Material Confirmation is part of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM). Other related processes include Equipment Maintenance, Service Order Management, and Workforce Management.