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SAP Task List

In PP and PM modules, SAP task list contains general information like operation details, component required for an operation/activity, etc.

General Structure of SAP Task List

In Plant Maintenance, the following SAP PM task lists are available.

General maintenance task list (A) describe a sequence of individual maintenance activities which must be performed repeatedly within a company. Equipment task list will be used in SAP PM Orders which are created for an equipment and similarly functional location task list will be used in PM orders created for functional location.

In Quality Management, task list is called Inspection Plan and it contains characteristics that are to be inspected for each inspection operation and test equipment to be used during inspection.

In Production Planning, SAP task lists are categorized into different types and each of them used in different production process.

In Project System, SAP task list is known as a standard network will be used as a template when creating other standard networks or operative networks.

SAP Task List Transactions

Here is a list of transaction codes that are used for creation of different types of SAP task lists.

SAP Task Lists and Transactional Data

SAP task lists are copied to transactional data (e.g., orders) when creating it. For example, when we create a production order for a material, SAP task list type N (Routing) will be copied and values are calculated according to the production order quantity. Similarly, when an inspection lot is created, a relevant inspection plan will be copied.

SAP Task List Selection

Which task list has to be copied for each transactional data is defined in SAP customizing. For example, here are the setting for creating a production order of a particular order type.

SAP Task List Usage

When creating machines/resources in SAP, a task list usage can be assigned. This ensures that a particular work center or machine will only be used in task lists corresponding to this usage. For example, work centers created for maintenance purposes cannot be used for production purposes.

As shown on the screenshot above, if usage 001 is assigned to this particular work center, then it can be only used in PP routings and cannot be used for PM or QM task lists. Similarly, usage 009 can be used for all type of task lists.

SAP Task List Application

SAP uses information from task lists to calculate capacity, schedule and costing of work, activities or machines. Every activity, work item or instruction in SAP task list is linked with a control key which defines calculation that needs to be done against this activity/operation (i.e., capacity, scheduling, costing, etc.).

Here is a standard control key used in PM:

When control key PM01 is assigned to a particular operation, this operation becomes relevant for scheduling, capacity requirement calculation and costing.

Here is a standard control key used in QM:

Similarly, when control key QM01 is specified, SAP system will not calculate schedule, capacity and costing but will expect QM inspection characteristics against the operation. That is, inspection characteristics are required to be assigned against the operation.

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6 thoughts on “SAP Task List”

Is a SAP task list the equivalent of a Standard Job in Ellipse?

Can a network task list can be called in refurbishment order .

How to check quantity consumed & produced for production order in COOIS

Hi Dheeraj,

in COOIS double click on PO and then open folder “Goto” and click on “Documented Goods Movements” there you can adjust layout and see amount of consumed material + material which you had produced according to this PO.

Regards, Martin Š.

if you know the production order where it is consumed then go to MB51 enter production order in order tab and plant click execute it will show your material is consumed or not.

Hi please help me. we have one material that some times is purchased and some times produced in our plant. as you know, when it is purchased, we use inspection type 01 and when it is produced, we use inspection type 04. The characters we use to inspect the purchased goods are different from the inspection characters in the manufactured goods. My question is, can I assign two different task lists for each of the inspection types?

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• MAPL - Assignment of Task Lists to Materials

SAP Table MAPL

Assignment of task lists to materials.

MAPL (Assignment of Task Lists to Materials) is a standard table in SAP R\3 ERP systems. Below you can find the technical details of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

Additionally we provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link MAPL to other SAP tables.

MAPL table fields

Mapl foreign key relationships.

Managing Service Order Templates and Task Lists

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• Work with Service Order Templates and Task Lists

Service Order Template

Recurring services: overview.

Recurring Services can be categorized as follow:

• Time based: In time-based recurring services, service tasks are triggered after a specific time period has elapsed (for example, every six months).
• Performance based: In performance-based recurring services, service tasks are triggered when a specific target value (counter reading) is reached (for example, after every 10,000 km).
• Condition based: In condition-based preventive maintenance, maintenance tasks are triggered when a condition is outside a specified value range (for example, thread depth below 15 mm, or temperature higher than 85°C).
• Predictive Maintenance: In Predictive Maintenance, you can control machines with a cloud-based SAP solution in real time and predict machine failures based on collected data (IoT application - Internet of Things).

Recurring Services: Process steps

The process for recurring services includes the following steps for the planning and execution of recurring inspections and service activities:

Step 1: The Service Order Template defines services to be performed, including the relevant spare parts.

Step 2: The Maintenance Plan is created for the specified technical object(s) and automatically generates Service Orders in accordance with specific guidelines. In addition to Time-Based and Performance-Based Maintenance Plans, it is possible to create Multiple Counter Plans. Using Multiple Counter Plans, it is possible to plan regular service tasks based on counter readings as well as on time intervals, for example, every two years or every 10000 operating hours.

Step 3: Scheduling is responsible for the regular call-up of service orders and the recalculation of planned dates.

Step 4: The Service Order is automatically generated by scheduling the Maintenance Plan.

Step 5: The completion marks the Service Orders and the corresponding planned date in the Maintenance Plan as finished. The date of the completion is used in the Maintenance Plan for calculating the next planned date.

Concept of Service Order Templates

Service Order Templates describe a series of individual service activities. You can use Service Order Templates to standardize recurring activities. If you have a Service Order Template, you can create Service Orders and Maintenance Plans with minimal effort by referencing the items and processes that were created in the Service Order Template.

You can link Reference Objects (such as pieces of Equipment, Functional Locations, Serial Numbers, and Products) to Service Order Templates.

Service Order Templates also specify the spare parts that are required for routine service tasks, and the time needed to perform the work.

For example, if you create a Service Order for routine work for which all the individual items are already described in a Service Order Template, you only need to specify the Service Order Template and the required dates in the Service Order. You do not need to enter the individual items because they are copied from the Service Order Template.

Structure of Service Order Templates

The following assignments are made using the Service Order Details :

• General Data: Description, Employee Responsible, and Service Employee Group
• Processing Data: Search Term and Status

The following assignments are possible for items:

• Products: services and spare parts
• Item Category: Service Items, Service Parts Items, and Sales Items
• Service Type, for example, Weekend
• Valuation Type, for example, Senior
• Reference Objects, for example, pieces of Equipment

Additional parameters

Create a Service Order Template

In the following you will find out how to create a Service Order Template.

When you are using the Maintenance Service process in your company, the inspection and maintenance tasks that must be performed at regular intervals are defined in maintenance task lists.

Maintenance task lists describe a series of individual maintenance activities. You can use the task lists to standardize recurring activities, plan them more effectively, and save time when you create maintenance orders and maintenance plans.

Task lists can be object dependent (such as equipment plans and plans for a functional location) and refer to only one technical object.

Object-independent task lists (such as general maintenance task lists) can be used for multiple objects of the same type. Maintenance task lists can be used for routine and planned maintenance tasks.

Task lists also specify the spare parts and tools that are required for operations, and the time needed to perform the work.

If you have created maintenance task lists, you can create maintenance orders and maintenance plans with minimal effort by referencing the operations and processes that were created in the maintenance task list.

For example, if you create a maintenance order for a task for which all the individual operations are already described in a maintenance task list, you only need to specify this task list and the required dates in the maintenance order. You do not need to enter the individual operations, because they are copied from the maintenance task list.

Maintenance Task List Structure

The following assignments are made in the task list header:

Maintenance planning plant

Planner group

Maintenance strategy

Some additional parameters

The following assignments are possible for operations:

Work center

Components (material)

Display a Task List

In the following you will find out how to display a Task List.

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