Dean Fitt

This presentation will focus on the new and enhanced functionality for Linear Asset Management (LAM) and Operation Account Assignment (OAA) that will be shipped with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 5.

The new Linear Asset Management functionality will allow users to define an asset e.g. roads, pipelines and rail tracks, in terms of linear attributes like start point, end point, length, unit of measure and to assign perpendicular and vertical offsets. These attributes will also be part of orders, notifications, maintenance items and measurement documents; so that when work is performed on a linear asset, like repairing a section of pipeline, the work and cost involved in that repair is attributed to the specific segment of the asset rather than the entire asset.

With the Operation Account Assignment functionality, the costs associated with orders can be assigned and reported at the operation level of the order.

Topics to be covered include:

• Linear Asset Modeling
• Inspection and Work Management for Linear Assets
• Reporting for Linear Assets
• Operation Account Assignment