and Operations
Purpose   Addresses the unique requirements of sef performing construction companies, !uiding
contractors and equipment distri!utors !" handing the industr"#specific !usiness processes
such as equipment panning, #processing, #settement and e$auation of resources
%equipment and materias& incuding performance measurement'
Benefits (mpro$e the a$aia!iit" and trac)ing of equipment
*anage the increasing administrati$e +or)oad
educe handing and administration cost
(ntroduce most fe-i!e prices and account determination
Optimi.e equipment utii.ation
(mpro$e the $isi!iit" of profita!iit", CO and return on asset and equipment
Ke process flows covered ime!ased Equipment Process
ime!ased Equipment Process incuding rd Part" enta Equipment
Performance Based Equipment Process
Consuma!e *ateria Process
Compan roles involved in process flows Equipment Administrator  Pro6ect *anager 
S#P #pplications "equired!
Time$%ased Equipment Process
his !usiness process descri!es the panning, dispatching and settement of time !ased
equipment' ime !ased equipment can !e singe# or mutipart equipment, +hich are shipped
$ia an E* shipping document and are setted due to time/days the" ha$e !een on a
recipient/ocation and its quantity' he shipping document ao+s the trac)ing of each
equipment %singe# and mutipart&' A time !ased equipment is setted periodica" +ith a fi-ed
price, +hereas it is not ree$ant, ho+ often an equipment has !een used %in operation&' A
t"pica time !ased equipment is a crane'
he time !ased equipment process starts +ith an equipment request of a pro6ect manager or
foreman' 7e needs a crane +ith a certain specification %e'g' 7oo) high ma-' 20 mtr'& for a
certain period' he pro6ect manager or foreman can either enter an E* requisition note
direct" !" himsef or he cas the equipment manager/administrator %responsi!e for a
equipment& and he than +i enter the requirement in the s"stem' After the equipment
manager has assigned the request to an equipment, it +i !e send out to the pro6ect'
"pica" month end the settement and !iing run ta)es pace'
&etailed Process &escription!
Scenario Overview
Performance Based Equipment Process his !usiness process is used to record performed equipment hours, used amount of fue and oi
%e'g' iter&, amount of )iometers etc' for a pro6ect and to sette performance !ased equipment
%PBE&' PBE9s are setted due to its performed hours respecti$e" its quantit"' Performance
!ased equipment # most" $er" e-pensi$e singe equipment : are send out to a construction
side $ia a shipping document %for trac)ing&, !ut parae to this a performance !ased
equipment document %PBE document& is entered to contro the usage of singe equipment' A
t"pica performance !ased equipment is an e-ca$ator'
he performance !ased equipment process starts anaogue to the time !ased equipment process
+ith an equipment request of a pro6ect manager or foreman' 7e needs an e-ca$ator +ith a
certain specification %e'g' Po+er 80 );& for a certain period' he pro6ect manager can either
enter an E* requisition note direct" !" himsef or he cas the equipment
manager/administrator %responsi!e for a equipment& and he than +i enter the requirement
in the s"stem' After the equipment manager has assigned the request to an equipment, it +i
!e send to the pro6ect'
4ai" or +ee)" : depending on organi.ation rues # the performed equipment hours are entered
$ia a PBE document to the pro6ect/recipient' After a PBE documents for the period ha$e
!een entered, the settement can run, +hich +i recogni.e, that !eside the shipping
document for the same time a PBE document e-ists and +oud treat it dependent'
 After the settement ist has !een created and chec)ed for its correctness through the pro6ect
manager or foreman the !iing run ta)es pace'
&etailed Process &escription!
'on$Consuma%le Material Process
his !usiness process is used if standard materia, caed non#consuma!e materia e'g' site
faciities, adders etc' has to !e shipped from a +arehouse to a recipient %de!tor master +ith
enhanced E* $ie+& together +ith equipment in one E* shipping document or  has to !e
ta)en out of a maga.ine
(n !oth +a"s, non#consuma!e materia is gi$en !ac) to the maga.ine or the +arehouse $ia E*
shipping document after it has !een used' his sa$es time and costs for transports and
administrati$e effort' *aga.ines are a )ind of <itte pro6ect +arehouses < on !ig construction
sites/pro6ects'
he process in E* is caed <saes and repurchase of non consuma!e materia= to and from a
recipient/pro6ect # to and from a +arehouse' his means, construction sites <!u"= non
consuma!e materia for a fi-ed price and after the non consuma!e materia is gi$en !ac) to
either the maga.ine or the +arehouse a reduced $aue +i !e credited to the pro6ect
%automated repurchase process&'
;hen the periodica" settement ta)es pace, pro6ects get de!ited for the recei$ed materia and
credited for the returned materia' So the pro6ect pa"s a )ind of pro$ision fee for the usage of
the materia'
>enera" the settement of non consuma!e materia is !ased on quantit" and not on the time
period i)e time !ased equipment?
he cost charging and automated repurchase of non#consuma!e materia is fu" automated
handed $ia E*?
Consuma%le Material Process
his !usiness process is used for shipping standard materia, caed consuma!e materia %e'g'
concrete or nais& together +ith equipment in one E* shipping document to reduce
transport# and handing costs for pro6ects in construction industr"'
he cost charging is done !" SAP standard Saes and 4istri!ution %S4& and *ateria
*anagement %**&' E* on" o$erta)es # ogistica" seen # the dei$er" of consuma!e
materia'
o settement ta)es pace in E* for consuma!e materias?
&etailed Process &escription!
 
S"m!o 4escription sage Comments
Band !dentifies a user role" such as #ccounts Payable ler$ or %ales Representati&e' This b and can also identify an oraniation unit or roup" rather than a specific role'
The other process flow symbols in this table o into these rows' *ou ha&e as many rows as required to co&er all of the roles in the scenario'
Role band contains tas$s common to that role'
E-terna E$ents ontains e&ents that start or end the scenario" or influence the course of e&ents in the scenario'
5o+ ine %soid& +ine indicates the normal sequence of steps and direction of flow in the scenario' 5o+ ine %dashed& +ine indicates flow to infrequently-used or conditional tas$s in a scenario' +ine can also lead to documents in&ol&ed in the process flow'
onnects two tas$s in a scenario process or a non-step e&ent
Business Acti$it" / E$ent  !dentifies an action that either leads into or out of the scenario" or an outside Process that happens durin the scenario
,oes not correspond to a tas$ step in the document
nit Process !dentifies a tas$ that is co&ered in a step-by-step manner in the scenario
orresponds to a tas$ step in the document 
Process eference !f the scenario references another scenario in total" put the scenario number and name here'
orresponds to a tas$ step in the document 
Su!#Process eference !f the scenario references another scenario in part" put the scenario number" name" and the step numbers from that scenario here
orresponds to a tas$ step in the document 
Process 4ecision !dentifies a decision / branchin point" sinifyin a choice to be made by the end user' +ines represent different choices emerin from different parts of the diamond' 
,oes not usually correspond to a tas$ step in the document Reflects a choice to be made after step e.ecution
S"m!o 4escription sage Comments
o ne-t / 5rom ast 4iagram  +eads to the ne.t / pre&ious pae of the ,iaram
low chart continues on the ne.t / pre&ious pae
7ardcop" / 4ocument !dentifies a printed document" report" or form 
,oes not correspond to a tas$ step in a document instead" it is used to reflect a document enerated by a tas$ step this shape does not ha&e any outoin flow lines
5inancia Actuas !ndicates a financial postin document 
,oes not correspond to a tas$ step in a document instead" it is used to reflect a document enerated by a tas$ step this shape does not ha&e any outoin flow lines
Budget Panning !ndicates a budet plannin document 
,oes not correspond to a tas$ step in a document instead" it is used to reflect a document enerated by a tas$ step this shape does not ha&e any outoin flow lines
*anua Process o&ers a tas$ that is manually done 
,oes not enerally correspond to a tas$ step in a document instead" it is used to reflect a tas$ that is manually performed" such as unloadin a truc$ in the warehouse" which affects the process flow' 
E-isting ersion / 4ata This bloc$ co&ers data that feeds in from an e.ternal process 
,oes not enerally correspond to a tas$ step in a document instead" this shape reflects data comin from an e.ternal source this step does not ha&e a ny incomin flow lines 
S"stem Pass / 5ai 4ecision This bloc$ co&ers an automatic decision made by the software 
,oes not enerally correspond to a tas$ step in the document instead it is used to reflect an automatic decision by the system that is made after a step has been e.ecuted' 
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