1 WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween Lhe sLock Lransfer beLween Lwo planLs belonglng Lo same

company code and Lhose belonglng Lo dlfferenL company code?

2 WhaL are Lhe flelds ln urchaslng vlew?
2 3 WhaL are Lhe sLeps ln auLomaLlc accounL asslgnmenL conflg?
3 4 Pow do you creaLe movemenL Lypes? WhaL are Lhe sLeps lnvolved? When wlll you
recommend a new movemenL Lype?
4 3 WhaL ls meanL by access sequence? When lL ls used?
3 6 Pow does Lhe C plck up Lhe prlclng schema?
6 7 WhaL are Lhe sLeps lnvolved ln creaLlng a prlclng procedure?
7 8 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of speclal sLocks avallable?
8 9 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of lnforecords?
9 10 WhaL ls meanL by conslgnmenL sLock?
10 11 WhaL are Lhe sLeps lnvolved ln conslgnmenL cycle?
11 12 1ell me abouL Lhe subconLracLlng cycle
12 13 Pow ls scrap accounLed ln subconLracLlng?
13 14 Pow are Lhe byproducLs Laken care of ln subconLracLlng?
14 13 1ell me abouL Lhe varlous movemenL Lypes and usage
13 16 WhaL ls meanL by scales? Can scales be used ln sLandard purchase order?
16 17 WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween a conLracL and a schedullng agreemenL?
17 18 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe Laxes?
18 19 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe nondeducLlble Laxes?
19 20 WhaL ls meanL by baLches? Pow can Lhe baLches be searched?
20 21 Pow ls a shelfllfe lLem managed ln SA? WhaL ls Lhe full cycle?
21 22 WhaL are Lhe seLLlngs requlred for quoLa arrangemenL?
22 23 WhaL ls meanL by M8 1ype and loL slzlng?
23 24 Can lL be conflgured ln such a way LhaL Lhe exLernal requlslLlons can also be Laken lnLo
accounL whlle M8 runs ln consumpLlonbased plannlng lf v8 ls selecLed as M8 Lype?
24 23 WhaL ls a reference purchase organlzaLlon? When can lL be used?
23 26 Lxplaln Lhe concepL of spllL valuaLlon and when can lL be used? WhaL are Lhe seLLlngs
requlred?
26 27 WhaL are valuaLlon area valuaLlon caLegory and valuaLlon class?
27 28 WhaL ls meanL by a credlL memo?
28 29 Pow are free lLems managed ln a C?
29 30 WhaL ls meanL by a release sLraLegy?
30 31 WhaL are release groups and release codes?
31 32 WhaL are Lhe dlfferences beLween release procedure wlLh classlflcaLlon and release
procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon? When are Lhey used?
32 32 ls lL posslble Lo have a release procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon for a C?
33 33 WhaL ls Lhe maxlmum number of levels avallable ln SA?
34 33 ls lL posslble Lo have scales ln a quoLaLlon?
33 36 WhaL ls C8 blocked sLock? When lL can be used?
37 WhaL ls Lhe movemenL Lype for reLurn Lo vendor? Pow Lo reverse lL?
38 Pow are Lhe varlaLlons ln subconLracLlng Laken care of ln SA?
39 WhaL are Lhe Lools avallable for daLa mlgraLlon ln SA?
40 WhaL ls LSMW?
41 WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween LSMW and CA11?
42 Pow Lo glve speclflcaLlons for developmenLs?
43 Pow do you plan for a vendor raLlng sysLem and move abouL?
44 WhaL ls 81?
43 WhaL ls Lhe movemenL Lype used ln recelpL of 81?
46 Pow ls an lLem wlLh serlal no managed?
47 Pow do you make varlanLs?
48 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of Lables ln SA?
49 Pow Lo lnvenLory exclse duLy ln SA?
30 WhaL are Lhe documenLs generaLed ln Lhe MlCC 101 movemenL Lype? WhaL are Lhe accounLs
hlL?
SCML MC8L CuLS1lCnS
CuesLlon ?ou wlsh Lo procure a maLerlal uslng a purchase order ?ou wlsh Lo Lake dellvery of Lhe
maLerlal aL dlfferenL Llmes A graduaLed dlscounL scale exlsLs for Lhe maLerlal Pow do you proceed
lf you wlsh Lo Lake advanLage of Lhe dlscounL arrangemenL?
Answers A) LnLer several order lLems wlLh Lhe same maLerlal number and dlfferenL dellvery daLes
8) LnLer one order lLem wlLh Lhe maLerlal number and asslgn Lhe maLerlal Lo dlfferenL accounLs C)
LnLer an order lLem wlLh Lhe maLerlal number and creaLe a number of schedule llnes u) LnLer a
number of purchase orders for Lhe maLerlal and speclfy dlfferenL dellvery daLes
CuesLlon ln Lhe purchase order on whlch Lhe goods recelpL ls based you deflned a purchase order
unlL LhaL dlffers from Lhe purchase order unlL WhaL ls Lhe slgnlflcance of Lhe purchase order prlce
unlL and whaL should you Lake noLe of ln Lhe case of a goods recelpLs?
Answers A) 1he purchase order prlce unlL ls sLored ln Lhe maLerlal masLer record or purchaslng lnfo
record and deflnes Lhe unlL of measure ln whlch Lhe maLerlal ls ordered 8) 1he sysLem esLabllshes
Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween Lhe purchase order prlce unlL and Lhe purchase order unlL converslon ln
Lhe purchase order C) AL Lhe Llme of goods recelpL boLh Lhe quanLlLy ln Lhe purchase order unlL and
Lhe quanLlLy ln Lhe purchase order prlce unlL have Lo be enLered however Lhe quanLlLy ln purchase
order plece unlL ls calculaLed by Lhe sysLem ?ou have Lo change lL when Lhe calculaLed quanLlLy
dlffers from reallLy u) 8oLh aL Lhe Llme of goods recelpL and lnvolce verlflcaLlon Lhe maLerlal ls
valuaLed on Lhe basls of Lhe purchase order unlL
CuesLlon ?ou enLer a goods lssue and recelve Lhe followlng message W Cn only 0000 pleces are
avallable WhaL do you conclude from Lhls?
Answers A) no sLocks of Lhe maLerlal exlsL anywhere ln Lhe enLlre planL 1herefore noLhlng can be
wlLhdrawn 8) Cnly Lhe speclfled sLorage locaLlon does noL conLaln any sLocks of Lhe maLerlal
1herefore noLhlng can be wlLhdrawn C) 1he maLerlal exlsL ln Lhe speclfled sLorage locaLlon on Lhe
currenL day however lL ls unavallable because of oLher reservaLlons u) 1he message represenLs a
warnlng whlch you can lgnore by presslng Lhe Ln1L8 key
CuesLlon Whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs on procurlng a maLerlal of Lhe maLerlal Lype nLAC are
correcL?
Answers A) 1he purchase order musL be accounL asslgned 8) 1he goods recelpL musL always be
unevaluaLed C) When you enLer an lnvolce you can change Lhe accounL asslgnmenL as long as Lhe
goods recelpL was unevaluaLed u) When Lhe maLerlal ls for consumpLlon no documenL ls ever
creaLed ln llnanclal AccounLlng
CuesLlon Whlch of Lhe followlng sLock Lransfer are relevanL Lo valuaLlon?
Answers A) SLock Lransfer from sLorage locaLlon Lo sLorage locaLlon ln Lhe same planL or company
code 8) SLock Lransfer from conslgnmenL sLores of vendor x? Lo our unresLrlcLeduse sLock ln
sLorage locaLlon 0001 C) SLock Lransfer from sLock ln quallLy lnspecLlon ln sLorage locaLlon 001 Lo
sLock ln quallLy lnspecLlon ln sLorage locaLlon 0002 ln Lhe same planL u) SLock Lransfer of a maLerlal
from sLorage locaLlon 0001 from planL 0001 Lo planL 0002 1he planLs belong Lo Lhe same company
however Lhe valuaLlon areas are dlfferenL (valuaLlon level ls planL)

lnLervlew CuesLlons on SA MM
1 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of speclal sLocks avallable?
SubconLracLlng conslgnmenL plpellne pro[ecL sales order 81 sLock Lransfer Lhlrd parLy
2 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of lnfo records?
SLandard conslgnmenL subconLracLlng plpellne
3 WhaL ls meanL by conslgnmenL sLock?
1he sLock supplled by Lhe vendor ls ln Lhe companles premlses wlLh Lhe company havlng no
llablllLy for Lhe same 1he llablllLy for Lhe company wlll only be affecLed when Lhe goods are
lssued from Lhe conslgnmenL sLock for use
4 WhaL are Lhe sLeps lnvolved ln conslgnmenL cycle?
CreaLe conslgnmenL lnfo record wlLh proper Lax code creaLe o wlLh lLem caLegory k and
malnLaln ouLpuL condlLlon record for kCnS process C8 no lnvolce verlflcaLlon done buL
seLLlemenL ls done Lhrough M8kC LransacLlon
3 1ell me abouL Lhe subconLracLlng cycle
1he o ls creaLed wlLh lLem caLegory L Lhe goods ls Lransferred Lo subconLracLor by 341
movemenL lor Lhls movemenL noLe no accounLlng docs Lake place When C8 ls done
auLomaLlcally 343 movemenL Lakes place whlch Lake care of Lhe consumpLlon of componenLs
from sLock
6 Pow are Lhe byproducLs Laken care of ln subconLracLlng?
?ou can add Lhese by producLs ln Lhe 8CM for Lhe header maLl
7 WhaL ls meanL by scales? Can scales be used ln sLandard purchase order?
?ou can flx a prlce ln Lhe lnfo record for a say qLy from 1100 prlce 8S130 lf Lhe order qLy ls
101 300 Lhe prlces ls 140 Scales cannoL be used dlrecLly ln C buL can be pulled lnLo Lhe C
from varlous masLer daLa llke lnfo record quoLa arrangemenL
8 WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween a conLracL and a schedullng agreemenL?
WlLh regard Lo CuLllne AgreemenL 1 ?ou can creaLe Lhe cenLrally conLracL (crossplanL) where
you can malnLaln dlfferenL prlclng condlLlons for each and every planL 2 ?ou have Lo creaLe Lhe
8elease Crder wlLh reference Lo CuLllne AgreemenL 3 no deLalled dellvery schedule can be
made ln Lhe 8elease Crder 4 no 8elease documenLaLlon ls creaLed 3 Cnly LlmedependenL
condlLlons can be creaLed 6 Some lLem CaLegory M and W can be used
WlLh regard Lo Schedullng AgreemenL 1 1he lanL LocaLlon musL be enLered ln Lhe Schedullng
AgreemenL 2 We do noL have Lo creaLe any oLher purchaslng documenL excepL for dellvery
schedule llne vla 1ransacLlon ML38 or M8 runnlng (wlLh Lhe approprlaLe seLLlng of Source
LlsL) 3 uellvery Schedule llne lLems are creaLed sub[ecL Lo your speclflc requlremenL 4 Can
creaLe boLh Schedullng AgreemenL wlLh and wlLhouL 8elease uocumenLaLlon (sub[ecL Lo Lhe
uocumenL 1ype L or LA) wlLh Lhe selecLlon of elLher l8C or !l1 dellvery schedule 3 LlLher
LlmedependenL or LlmelndependenL condlLlons can be creaLed sub[ecL Lo Lhe cusLomlzlng ln
Lhe uocumenL 1ype of Lhe Schedullng AgreemenL 6 lLem CaLegory M and W can noL be used
9 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe Laxes?
10 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe nondeducLlble Laxes?
11 WhaL ls meanL by baLches? Pow can Lhe baLches be searched?
A baLch ls a subdlvlslon of your sLock of a maLerlal havlng Lhe same characLerlsLlcs lor lnsLance
food producLlon uses baLches Lo lndlcaLe Lhe day of producLlon palnL producLlon uses
baLches based on producLlon daLe and Lhe used lngredlenLs lL ls very hard Lo reproduce Lhe
same color ln exacLly Lhe same way aL Lwo dlfferenL momenLs ore may be dlvlded ln baLches
based on Lhelr mlneral conLenL ?ou can search baLches uslng Lhe sLandard search faclllLy
(maLch code key l4) based on Lhe namlng convenLlon of Lhe baLches or lf you use baLch
classlflcaLlon based on Lhe characLerlsLlcs of Lhe baLches
12 Pow ls a shelfllfe lLem managed ln SA? WhaL ls Lhe full cycle?
13 WhaL are Lhe seLLlngs requlred for quoLa arrangemenL?
1o seL up a quoLa arrangemenL for Lhe procuremenL of a maLerlal proceed as follows MasLer
daLa CuoLa arrangemenL MalnLaln enLer Lhe maLerlal and planL number press Ln1L8 Lo
dlsplay Lhe overvlew screen for Lhe quoLa arrangemenL perlods LnLer a valldlLy perlod for
quoLa arrangemenL LnLer daLe unLll whlch Lhe quoLa arrangemenL ls valld 1he sLarL daLe ls
calculaLed by Lhe sysLem ress Ln1L8 SelecL Lhe quoLa arrangemenL and choose CoLo lLem
overvlew Lo dlsplay Lhe lLem overvlew screen of Lhe quoLa arrangemenL LnLer a quoLa
arrangemenL lLem for each source of supply you wanL Lo lnclude ln Lhe quoLa arrangemenL ?ou
musL enLer Lhe followlng daLa rocuremenL Lype Speclal procuremenL Lype LnLer k ln Lhe S
column for example lf a conslgnmenL arrangemenL for Lhe maLerlal exlsLs wlLh Lhe vendor
vendor number rocuremenL planL (supplylng planL) CuoLa column enLer Lhe quoLa
asslgned Lo each lLem ress Ln1L8 1he percenLage dlsLrlbuLlon of Lhe quoLas ls calculaLed and
dlsplayed auLomaLlcally by Lhe sysLem Save Lhe quoLa arrangemenL 1he sysLem asslgns a
number Lo Lhe quoLa arrangemenL lLem auLomaLlcally
14 WhaL ls meanL by M8 1ype and loL slzlng?
13 Can lL be conflgured ln such a way LhaL Lhe exLernal requlslLlons can also be Laken lnLo
accounL whlle M8 runs ln consumpLlonbased plannlng lf v8 ls selecLed as M8 Lype?
16 Pow are free lLems managed ln a C?
you need Lo Llck Lhe Lem as free ln Lhe C 1he prlce wlll be zero for such Cs
17 WhaL are Lhe dlfferences beLween release procedure wlLh classlflcaLlon and release
procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon? When are Lhey used?
8elease procedure wlLh classlflcaLlon means Lhe urchase requslLlon can be released boLh aL
lLem level aL Lhe header level 8elease procedure wlLh ouL classlflcaLlon can also be used for
8 whlch ls used for lLem level release only all oLher exLernal documenLs cannoL be relesed
wlLh classlflcaLlon 1he Lwo procedures are muLually excluslve (LhaL ls Lo say you musL declde ln
favor of one of Lhem only you cannoL use boLh)
18 ls lL posslble Lo have a release procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon for a C?
no
19 WhaL ls Lhe maxlmum number of levels avallable ln SA?
uld noL geL Lhls quesLlon rpls clarlfy
20 ls lL posslble Lo have scales ln a quoLaLlon?
no
21 WhaL ls C8 blocked sLock? When lL can be used?
Whenever you are noL sure abouL Lhe quallLy of Lhe producL recelved you can puL ln C8
blocked sLock
22 Pow are Lhe varlaLlons ln subconLracLlng Laken care of ln SA?
23 Pow Lo glve speclflcaLlons for developmenLs?
We normally prepare a buslness requlremenL documenL ln whlch we speclfy whaL ls requlred
whaL fleld Lables have Lo be referred for Lhe requlred developmenL
24 Pow Lo creaLe 8 or C by M8?
1he 8 ls creaLed accordlng Lo Lhe safeLy sLock menLloned for Lhe maLerlal or can be Lrlggered
from a requlremenL lor creaLlng a C you need Lo have Lhe schedullng agreemenL ln place
AfLer Lhe M8 ls run Lhe schedule llnes are generaLed whlch are noLhlng buL Lhe C

MC8L CuesLlons
1 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of speclal sLocks avallable?
SubconLracLlng conslgnmenL plpellne pro[ecL sales order 81 sLock Lransfer Lhlrd parLy
2 WhaL are Lhe Lypes of lnfo records?
SLandard conslgnmenL subconLracLlng plpellne
3 WhaL ls meanL by conslgnmenL sLock?
1he sLock supplled by Lhe vendor ls ln Lhe companles premlses wlLh Lhe company havlng no
llablllLy for Lhe same 1he llablllLy for Lhe company wlll only be affecLed when Lhe goods are
lssued from Lhe conslgnmenL sLock for use
4 WhaL are Lhe sLeps lnvolved ln conslgnmenL cycle?
CreaLe conslgnmenL lnfo record wlLh proper Lax code creaLe o wlLh lLem caLegory k
malnLaln ouLpuL condlLlon record for kCnS process C8 no lnvolce verlflcaLlon done buL
seLLlemenL ls done Lhrough M8kC LransacLlon
3 1ell me abouL Lhe subconLracLlng cycle
1he o ls creaLed wlLh lLem caLegory L Lhe goods ls Lransferred Lo subconLracLor by 341
movemeL for Lhls movemenL noLe no accounLlng docs Lake place When C8 ls done
auLomaLlcally 343 movemnL Lakes place whlch Lake care of Lhe consumpLlon of
componenLs from sLock
6 Pow are Lhe byproducLs Laken care of ln subconLracLlng?
?ou can add Lhese by producLs ln Lhe 8CM for Lhe header maLl
7 WhaL ls meanL by scales? Can scales be used ln sLandard purchase order?
?ou can flx a prlce ln Lhe lnfo record for a say qLy from 1100 prlce 8S130 lf Lhe order qLy
ls 101 300 Lhe prlces ls 140 Scales cannoL be used dlrecLly ln C buL can be pulled lnLo
Lhe C from varlous masLer daLa llke lnfo record quoLa arrangemenL 8 WhaL ls Lhe
dlfference beLween a conLracL and a schedullng agreemenL? WlLh regard Lo CuLllne
AgreemenL 1 ?ou can creaLe Lhe cenLrally conLracL (crossplanL) where you can malnLaln
dlfferenL prlclng condlLlons for each and every planL 2 ?ou have Lo creaLe Lhe 8elease
Crder wlLh reference Lo CuLllne AgreemenL 3 no deLalled dellvery schedule can be made
ln Lhe 8elease Crder 4 no 8elease documenLaLlon ls creaLed 3 Cnly LlmedependenL
condlLlons can be creaLed 6 Some lLem CaLegory M and W can be used
WlLh regard Lo Schedullng AgreemenL 1 1he lanL LocaLlon musL be enLered ln Lhe
Schedullng AgreemenL 2 We do noL have Lo creaLe any oLher purchaslng documenL excepL
for dellvery schedule llne vla 1ransacLlon ML38 or M8 runnlng (wlLh Lhe approprlaLe
seLLlng of Source LlsL) 3 uellvery Schedule llne lLems are creaLed sub[ecL Lo your speclflc
requlremenL 4 Can creaLe boLh Schedullng AgreemenL wlLh and wlLhouL 8elease
uocumenLaLlon (sub[ecL Lo Lhe uocumenL 1ype L or LA) wlLh Lhe selecLlon of elLher l8C
or !l1 dellvery schedule 3 LlLher LlmedependenL or LlmelndependenL condlLlons can be
creaLed sub[ecL Lo Lhe cusLomlzlng ln Lhe uocumenL 1ype of Lhe Schedullng AgreemenL 6
lLem CaLegory M and W can noL be used
9 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe Laxes?
10 Pow does Lhe sysLem calculaLe nondeducLlble Laxes?
11 WhaL ls meanL by baLches? Pow can Lhe baLches be searched?
A baLch ls a subdlvlslon of your sLock of a maLerlal havlng Lhe same characLerlsLlcs lor
lnsLance food producLlon uses baLches Lo lndlcaLe Lhe day of producLlon palnL
producLlon uses baLches based on producLlon daLe and Lhe used lngredlenLs lL ls very hard
Lo reproduce Lhe same color ln exacLly Lhe same way aL Lwo dlfferenL momenLs ore may
be dlvlded ln baLches based on Lhelr mlneral conLenL ?ou can search baLches uslng Lhe
sLandard search faclllLy (maLch code key l4) based on Lhe namlng convenLlon of Lhe
baLches or lf you use baLch classlflcaLlon based on Lhe characLerlsLlcs of Lhe baLches
12 Pow ls a shelfllfe lLem managed ln SA? WhaL ls Lhe full cycle?
13 WhaL are Lhe seLLlngs requlred for quoLa arrangemenL?
1o seL up a quoLa arrangemenL for Lhe procuremenL of a maLerlal proceed as follows
MasLer daLa CuoLa arrangemenL MalnLaln enLer Lhe maLerlal and planL number press
Ln1L8 Lo dlsplay Lhe overvlew screen for Lhe quoLa arrangemenL perlods LnLer a valldlLy
perlod for quoLa arrangemenL LnLer daLe unLll whlch Lhe quoLa arrangemenL ls valld 1he
sLarL daLe ls calculaLed by Lhe sysLem ress Ln1L8 SelecL Lhe quoLa arrangemenL and
choose CoLo lLem overvlew Lo dlsplay Lhe lLem overvlew screen of Lhe quoLa
arrangemenL LnLer a quoLa arrangemenL lLem for each source of supply you wanL Lo
lnclude ln Lhe quoLa arrangemenL ?ou musL enLer Lhe followlng daLa rocuremenL Lype
Speclal procuremenL Lype LnLer k ln Lhe S column for example lf a conslgnmenL
arrangemenL for Lhe maLerlal exlsLs wlLh Lhe vendor vendor number rocuremenL planL
(supplylng planL) CuoLa column enLer Lhe quoLa asslgned Lo each lLem ress Ln1L8 1he
percenLage dlsLrlbuLlon of Lhe quoLas ls calculaLed and dlsplayed auLomaLlcally by Lhe
sysLem Save Lhe quoLa arrangemenL 1he sysLem asslgns a number Lo Lhe quoLa
arrangemenL lLem auLomaLlcally
14 WhaL ls meanL by M8 1ype and loL slzlng?
13 Can lL be conflgured ln such a way LhaL Lhe exLernal requlslLlons can also be Laken lnLo
accounL whlle M8 runs ln consumpLlonbased plannlng lf v8 ls selecLed as M8 Lype?
16 Pow are free lLems managed ln a C?
you need Lo Llck Lhe Lem as free ln Lhe C 1he prlce wlll be zero for such Cs
17 WhaL are Lhe dlfferences beLween release procedure wlLh classlflcaLlon and release
procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon? When are Lhey used?
8elease procedure wlLh classlflcaLlon means Lhe urchase requslLlon can be released boLh
aL lLem level aL Lhe header level 8elease procedure wlLh ouL classlflcaLlon can also be
used for 8 whlch ls used for lLem level release only all oLher exLernal documenLs cannoL
be relesed wlLh classlflcaLlon 1he Lwo procedures are muLually excluslve (LhaL ls Lo say you
musL declde ln favor of one of Lhem only you cannoL use boLh)
18 ls lL posslble Lo have a release procedure wlLhouL classlflcaLlon for a C?
no
19 WhaL ls Lhe maxlmum number of levels avallable ln SA?
uld noL geL Lhls quesLlon rpls clarlfy
20 ls lL posslble Lo have scales ln a quoLaLlon?
no
21 WhaL ls C8 blocked sLock? When lL can be used?
Whenever you are noL sure abouL Lhe quallLy of Lhe producL recelved you can puL ln C8
blocked sLock
22 Pow are Lhe varlaLlons ln subconLracLlng Laken care of ln SA?
23 Pow Lo glve speclflcaLlons for developmenLs?
We normally prepare a buslness requlremenL documenL ln whlch we speclfy whaL ls
requlred whaL fleld Lables have Lo be referred for Lhe requlred developmenL
24 Pow Lo creaLe 8 or C by M8?
1he 8 ls creaLed accordlng Lo Lhe safeLy sLock menLloned for Lhe maLerlal or can be
Lrlggered from a requlremenL lor creaLlng a C you need Lo have Lhe schedullng
agreemenL ln place AfLer Lhe M8 ls run Lhe schedule llnes are generaLed whlch are
noLhlng buL Lhe C
l have creaLed a new vendor LaLer l found LhaL Lhere were some mlsLakes and LhaL l wanL
LhaL Lhe sysLem should noL allow me Lo make any C or posL any enLrles Lo Lhls vendor
Pow Lo deacLlvaLe Lhls vendor?
?ou can block a vendor aL Lhe followlng levels All company code Slngle company code All
urchase org Slngle urchase org Where Lo CeL Lhe Coods MovemenL 1ype LlsL? SLep 1)
8un spro command/1C SLep 2) 1hen move Lo SA 8eference lMC screen SLep 3) 1hen
navlgaLe followlng paLh lMC MaLerlals ManagemenL lnvenLory ManagemenL and
hyslcal lnvenLory MovemenL 1ypes Copy Change MovemenL Lypes Pere wlLh Copy
Change MovemenL Lypes opLlon a help LuLorlal ls avallable (recLangular blue colour lcon)
ln LhaL go Lo lurLher lnformaLlon secLlon where you can flnd a blg llsL of movemenL Lypes
wlLh some brlef explanaLlon
Where Lhe schedule margln key ls cusLomlzed?
?ou deflne Lhe order floaL ln Lhe schedullng margln key 1he schedullng margln key ls
copled from Lhe maLerlal masLer 1he floaL before producLlon or floaL afLer producLlon and
Lhe release perlod are deflned ln Lhe schedullng margln key lor CusLomlzlng for Shop lloor
ConLrol by chooslng CperaLlons Schedullng ueflne Schedullng Margln key 1he
schedullng margln key ls asslgned Lo Lhe maLerlal ( M8 area ln Lhe maLerlal masLer) and ls
Lransferred when Lhe producLlon order ls creaLed 1hese values can be changed ln Lhe
producLlon order
WhaL ls Lhe funcLlon of C8?C?
luncLlon of Lhe C8?C sLand for Conflgure AuLomaLlc osLlngs ln Lhls sLep you enLer Lhe
sysLem seLLlngs for lnvenLory ManagemenL and lnvolce verlflcaLlon LransacLlons for
auLomaLlc posLlngs Lo C/L accounLs osLlngs are made Lo C/L accounLs auLomaLlcally ln Lhe
case of lnvolce verlflcaLlon and lnvenLory ManagemenL LransacLlons relevanL Lo llnanclal
and CosL AccounLlng lor example osLlng llnes are creaLed ln Lhe SLock accounL and
ConsumpLlon accounL
1ell me whaL ls *make Lo order*?
MakeLoorder producLlon ls a process ln whlch a producL ls lndlvldually manufacLured for a
parLlcular cusLomer ln conLrasL Lo mass producLlon for an unspeclfled markeL where a
maLerlal ls manufacLured many Llmes ln makeLoorder producLlon a maLerlal ls creaLed
only once Lhough Lhe same or a slmllar producLlon process mlghL be repeaLed aL a laLer
Llme ln global Lrade you ofLen need Lo process several dlfferenL klnds of LransacLlons aL
Lhe same Llme 1he 1radlng LxecuLlon Workbench (1LW) provldes a cenLral cockplL where
Lraders can process Lradlng conLracLs and Lhelr subcomponenLs such as purchase orders
and sales orders and followon documenLs ln addlLlon 1LW auLomaLes a large parL of Lhe
daLa enLry maklng processlng qulcker easler and more errorfree
Pow Lo deleLe a maLerlal compleLely?
1ry MMuL LransacLlon buL be careful Lhls wlll remove all maLerlal from CllenL
WhaL ls Lhe use of 1ables ln MM le Pow Lhe Lables geL creaLed?
1hrough SL11 you can creaLe a new 1able ln MM lf you creaLe a MaLerlal MasLer MA8A
MA8M MA8CMA8u M8LW MvkL wlll updaLed ln vendor MasLer LlA1 Ll81 LlM1
wlll be updaLed 1he same applles Lo LkkCLkC for C MSLC Mkl for MlCC 88k
for Ml8C
lf ln any error only Lhe message no ! or Lhe Lable no ls shown Lhen how Lo resolve Lhe
error uslng message no or Lable no?
ConLacL A8A or 8ASlS person Lo resolve Lhls
Pow Lo creaLe new LransacLlon codes?
ln LransacLlon code SL93 you can creaLe Change ulsplay a 1ransacLlon Code

C We could creaLe Lwo urchase Crders for full amounL quanLlLy ouL of one urchase 8equlslLlon
Lwo goods recelpLs and lnvolce recelpLs on Lhelr respecLlve Cs Pow can We avold Lhls klnd of double
LransacLlons?
A lor C s ueflne buyers funcLlonal auLhorlzaLlons ln Lhe cusLomlzlng for purchaslng Lhere you can
unmark C w/o reference allowed 8uyers funcLlonal auLhorlzaLlon say abc can be creaLed uslng
LransacLlon code CML1 Asslgn Lhls abc Lo a parLlcular user by uslng parameLer lu Ll8 (Lrans su32)
lor C8 and l8 Make Lhe warnlng message as an error ln cusLomlzlng of messages under lnvenLory
ManagemenL or lnvolce verlflcaLlon respecLlvely lor l8 Mark Lhe lndlcaLor ln Lhe vendor masLer for
checklng of double lnvolces
C ls Lhere a LransacLlon or 8eporL avallable Lo see Lhe scrapped quanLlLy of a parLlcular maLerlal where
goods lssue ls done uslng movemenL Lype 331?
A lf you wanL Lo manage Lhe lnvenLory of Scrap creaLe anoLher maLerlal lu for scrap and recelve as by
producL When you lssue goods agalnsL MovemenL Lype 331 Lhe maLerlal ls removed from lnvenLory by
wrlLlng lL off Lhe books
C We wanL Lo run mulLlplanL plannlng for 3 planLs A 8 and C where Lhe requlremenLs of planL A and
8 are Lransferred Lo lanL C lanL C ls expecLed Lo consolldaLe Lhe requlremenL and converL Lhese
requlremenLs lnLo requlslLlons and Lhen lnLo Cs When we do a plannlng aL lanL C we are unable Lo
see Lhe requlremenLs for planL A and planL 8 We are uslng Lhe speclal procuremenL key 40 for all Lhe
maLerlals belng planned Can we do mulLl planL plannlng aL planL level as well as MaLerlal level?
A 1he speclal procuremenL key ls deflned for Lhe lannlng planL and does noL conLaln supplylng planL
1hls key may be copled Lo creaLe new key 1hen enLer Lhe supplylng planL ln lL use Lhls key ln maLerlal
masLer now all Lhe requlremenLs of planL A and 8 wlll be called ln plannlng planL C
C We are dolng goods recelpL wlLh C Pow can we flnd wheLher Lhere ls any uSL8 Lxl1 avallable
whlch ls Lrlggered before Lhe documenL ls saved?
A 1he user exlL ln your case could be M8_Cl001 and use LransacLlon SMCu Lo look for user exlLs
C ln MM prlclng schema Lhere are a llsL of selecLlon from A Lo M and 1 Lo 8 Pow can we make use of
Lhe condlLlon subLoLal fleld ?
A SubLoLal fleld on rlclng schema are useful ln number of cases # lor Lx 1 ls Carry over value Lo
kCMkZWl1 # 7 ls used for decldlng on Lhe basls for whlch Lo calculaLe 8ebaLe subsequenL seLLlemenL
# S ls used for Lhe flnal neL lncluslve cash dlscounL rebaLes and any oLher condlLlons lncludlng sLaLlsLlcal
# lor reporLlng ln LlS # used ln Lhe layouL for prlnLlng
C 1here are some complalnLs LhaL Lhough Lhe daLa ls correcL ln user lnfo (uS803) urchase order ls
belng prlnLed wlLh wrong lnformaLlon lor Lxample Lelephone number Where can l flnd correcL
urchase group lnformaLlon?
A urchase group lnformaLlon ls ln Lable 1024
C WhaL are Lhe Lyplcal LransacLlon codes for lM C?
A 1ransacLlon codes can be checked uslng menu paLh SysLemServlceSLaLus lM LransacLlon codes
sLarL wlLh M8xx C LransacLlon codes sLarL wlLh Mexx
C uurlng a good lssue for a lnvenLory producL (Pl8L) we asslgn by Lhe auLomaLlc accounL asslgnmenL a
CL accounL ln relaLlon Lo Lhe valuaLlon class of Lhe producL Powever we would llke Lo change Lhls CL
accounL auLomaLlcally dependlng of Lhe cosL cenLer requesLed Lhe producL for consumpLlon Pow can
we do lL?
A 1ry Ck89 where you can flnd Lhe cosL cenLer accounL asslgnmenL Lable Powever Lhls CL accounL
becomes defaulLed for all Lhe producLs used by Lhe cosL cenLer noLe LhaL C88/v88 process key governs
Lhe credlL posLlng for cosL cenLer lssues ln AuLomaLlc AccounL AsslgnmenL (AAA) lf you wanL change
AccounL asslgnmenL for excepLlon maLerlals Lry Lhe followlng opLlons 1lor all excepLlon maLerlals
deflne a new valuaLlon class and seLup all lnvenLory posLlng accounLs for Lhls excepLlon valuaLlon class
Pere Lhe AAA auLomaLlcally plcks up Lhe C/L a/c 2ln Lhe lnvenLory screen allow Lhe user Lo enLer C/L
a/c manually Conflgure Lhe lMC ln lnvenLory so LhaL user accounL overrldes Lhe AAA deLermlned
accounL 3 ueflne a new movemenL Lype by copylng 201 Lo say 901 1hen ln valuaLlon lMC deflne a
LransacLlon key for 901 under accounL grouplng for movemenL Lypes ueflne C/L accounLs for Lhls new
LransacLlon key lor excepLlon lssues users have Lo use Lhls new movemenL Lype
C We have speclfled ln M8 for requlslLlons Lo be creaLed 1he documenL Lype of Lhe requlslLlons
creaLed ls always Lhe Lype n8 Pow can we change Lhe documenL Lype creaLed?
A 8efer LransacLlon CMP3 ueflne Lhe documenL Lype requlred LhaL you wanL ln ML31
C We have creaLed a workflow for Lhe purchase requlslLlon approval process When Lhe evenL
(8uS2009 8LLLASLS1LC8LA1Lu) ls Lrlggered Lo klck off Wl Lhe followlng error message ls appearlng
Work lLem xxxxxx Llnkage Lo ob[ecL 8uS2009 evenL 8L!LC1Lu cannoL be wrlLLen ulagnosls 1he
lnsLance llnkage beLween Lhe requlred evenL and Lhe speclfled work lLem cannoL be enLered ln Lhe Lype
llnkage Lable of Lhe evenL manager 1he reason ls elLher a daLabase error or an error when generaLlng
lnLernal llnkage numbers WhaL Lo do Check Lhe number range ob[ecL SWL_Lv1lu Pow can Lhls be
flxed?
A 1 MusL updaLe Lhe number range for evenLs ob[ecL SWL_Lv1lu wlLh LransacLlon Sn8C Lx
SWL_Lv1lu 01 000000000001 999999999999 2 SWL2 double cllck on 8uS2009 enLrles check CLC8AL
fleld LnA8LL fleld wlll be updaLed 3 Lrror when execuLlng Lhe Workflow 1ransacLlon code SWLL noL
deflned Apply CSS noLe 43986 Lo flx
C Pow can we make a 1axcode as defaulL on purchase order lLem deLall screen ?
A1 use condlLlon Lype nAvS wlLh access sequence 0003 Lo defaulL Lhe Laxcode ln Lhe purchase order
lLem uslng condlLlons A2 Co Lo lMC MaLerlals ManagemenL urchaslng urchaslng order
processlng deflne screen layouL aL documenL level Search for Lhe LransacLlon ML21uouble cllck on
ML21 1hen search for 1axCode lL ls advlsable Lo conflgure also Lhe lnfo record 1he Lax code should be
a requlred enLry and whaLever you speclfy here wlll be Lhe defaulL value ln Lhe urchase order
MaLerlals ManagemenL urchaslng urchaslng lnfo record deflne screen layouL When you geL
here you search for Lhe LransacLlon ML12 double cllck here search for lnpuL vA1 lndlcaLor
C We have deflned LA (each) as 0 declmal place ln conflguraLlon 8uL LransacLlon ML2L shows Lhls fleld
wlLh Lhree declmal places Pow can l change Lo acLual number of declmal places?
A 1he quanLlLy (MLnCL) ln LhaL reporL musL have been seL for 3 declmal places 1able LkC may have
Lo be correcLed accordlngly
C We have creaLed a new movemenL Lype and asslgned Lo a schedule llne When goods lssue ls posLed
message movemenL Lype zzz ls noL allowed for cusLomer goods movemenL? Why?
A use LransacLlon code CM!! and check Lhe Allowed 1ransacLlons for cusLomlzlng movemenL Lypes
C ls lL posslble Lo generaLe packlng llsL for goods lssued ln MM?
A Su Ware Pouse managemenL have Lhe funcLlonallLy of plcklng/acklng llsLs urchaslng
C Pow can we Lrack requlslLlons LhaL have Lhe deleLlon lndlcaLor seL? Can we Lrack Lhe daLe ln whlch
Lhe deleLlon lndlcaLor was seL?
A ?ou can refer Lhe change documenL Lables cdpos and cdhdr ?ou can also refer 1ransacLlon ML33
under menu paLh goLosLaLlsLlcschanges where Lhe compleLe audlL Lralls of changes lncludlng deleLlon
are sLored
C ls lL posslble Lo generaLe urchase requlslLlon (8) wlLh reference Lo Schedullng AgreemenL?
A 8 can be creaLed wlLh reference Lo anoLher 8 and can noL be creaLed referenclng a C or
Schedullng agreemenLs C Schedullng are creaLed and conLrolled by purchaslng organlzaLlons 8 can
be creaLed by even end users lor creaLlng 8 wlLh reference Lo anoLher 8 follow Lhe menu paLh
urchaslng8equlslLlonCreaLe 8equlslLlonCopy reference and enLer Powever requlremenL can be
generaLed wlLh reference Lo Schedullng agreemenL when M8 ls run lor Lhls Lo happen source llsL has
Lo be malnLalned for LhaL lLemvendor comblnaLlon and Lhe M8 shall be properly seL
C Where can l locaLe Lhe laLesL urchase Crder prlce and Lhe laLesL purchase order number for a
maLerlal?
A LoglsLlcsMaLerlal ManagemenLurchaslngMasLer daLalnfo recordLlsL dlsplayCrder rlce PlsLory
C AuLomaLlc generaLlon of C ls by uslng AuLomaLlc vla urchase 8equlslLlon opLlon ln purchaslng
8equlslLlonlollow on luncLlons CreaLe C Powever C can noL be creaLed auLomaLlcally afLer M8
run ls Lhere a provlslon ln SA Lo release urchase Crders auLomaLlcally afLer M8 run?
A 1lck Lhe auLomaLlc C and Source LlsL flelds ln purchase vlew of Lhe maLerlal masLer for Lhe vendors
on whom you would llke Lo release C auLomaLlcally CreaLe a purchase lnfo record CreaLe source llsL
ln Lhe lasL column ln Lhe deLalls screen of Lhe source llsL check Lhe fleld relevanL for M8 seL Lhe correcL
parameLers for runnlng M8 8uL C can noL be creaLed auLomaLlcally afLer M8 run 1he auLomaLlc C
creaLlon flag enables you Lo run a baLch [ob LhaL wlll converL all selecLed urchase 8equlslLlons Lo be
converLed urchase Crders ln Lhe background ?ou may conslder schedullng agreemenLs lf you wanL
M8 Lo klck ouL urchase Crders SeL Lhe flag ln Lhe source llsL for Lhe schedullng agreemenL Lo 2
enabllng M8 Lo klck ouL dellvery schedules for fuLure requlremenLs lf you wanL Lo flx Lhe schedule
wlLhln a cerLaln perlod you have Lwo opLlons 1 uslng flrm zone flrms all orders wlLhln Lhls perlod
8efer addlLlonal daLa screen of Lhe schedullng agreemenL aL Lhe vendor maLerlal level 2 lannlng Llme
all new orders ouLslde of Lhe plannlng Llme fence refer M8 1 vlew of Lhe maLerlal masLer
C l would llke ConverL M8 generaLed 100 8s lnLo 100 Cs auLomaLlcally noL one by one manually ls
lL posslble?
A use LransacLlon ML39
C Pow can l prlnL an unlnvolced 8ecelpLs 8eporL whlch shows urchase Crders for whlch goods are
recelved buL noL yeL lnvolced ? We requlre Lhls reporL wlLh subLoLals and Lled Lo unlnvolced 8ecelpLs
C/L AccounL
A 8eporL 8M07MSAL analyses C8/l8 balances accordlng Lo goods recelved buL noL lnvolced and
lnvolces recelved where good have noL been fully dellvered
C Pow can l calculaLe Lhe neL prlce of an lnforecord for a glven daLe?
A 8un prlce slmulaLlon ln Lhe LlSurchaslng on Lhe vendorlnfo record and Speclfy Lhe requlred daLe
(1ransacLlon code ls MLlL)
C Can we release a urchase Crder wlLh prlce equals zero? ( llke ln Su free of charge sales Crder)
A CreaLe Lhe C wlLh l8 fleld unLlcked ln lLem ueLall screen and change Lhe llne lLem prlce Lo 0
C Can we change Lhe name of Lhe vendor ln a C released on anoLher vendor?
A nC ?ou may creaLe anoLher C on Lhe vendor requlred by referenclng any C
C We wanL Lo reLurn unused maLerlal procured from a vendor and updaLe sLock or expense AccounL
Pow Lo do Lhls effecLlvely?
A 1 use movemenL Lype 122 Lo reverse recelpL and reopen purchase order 1hls can be done lf you
can ldenLlfy Lhe C agalnsL whlch Lhe maLerlal was recelved And also credlL shall be same as C rlce 2
Speclal movemenL Lype has Lo be seLup lf Lhe C ls noL known 1he prlce may have Lo be negoLlaLed
wlLh vendor
C Pow do l deflne a new currency ? Pow can l seL number of declmal places more Lhan Lwo?
A ueflne a new currency ln CusLomlzlng wlLh LransacLlon C?03 lf you change Lhe currenL currency all of
your accounLlng documenLs wlll be reevaluaLed by 83 and Lhls could cause adverse affecLs Lo your
flnanclals use LransacLlon C?04 Lo asslgn number of dlglLs Lo new currency C88S Lo deflne converslon
facLors for currency converslon C808 Lo enLer exchange raLes xk02 Lo asslgn new currency Lo vendor
MasLer ML11 Lo creaLe a urchase lnfo record CreaLe MM documenLs wlLh Lhe new exLended prlce
Powever you noLlce LhaL accounLlng documenLs wlll sLlll reflecL Lhe 2 dlglL prlce and rounded Lo Lhe
nearesL 1/100Lh
C Cur suppller dellvers hls producL for an AucLlon We sell lL ln aucLlon and pay Lhe suppller WhaL ls
Lhe besL way Lo handle Lhls?
A ?ou can Lry conslgnmenL process ln Lhls process vendor holds Lhe goods unLll Lhey are sold 1he
prlce Lo Lhe suppller can be reseL when Lhe goods are sold ln seLLle conslgnmenL llablllLles
C Pow can l open a prevlous MM perlod?
A 1ransacLlon MMv Menu paLh LoglsLlcsMaLerlals ManagemenLMaLerlalMasLerCLher Close
erlod
C We can make a parLlcular lndlcaLor mandaLory Can l have a defaulLed value for Lhe lndlcaLor whlle
creaLlng MaLerlal masLer LhaL can be changed laLer ln MM02?
A 1ry uslng LransacLlon varlanL LransacLlon code SPuC And Lhen SL93 ln SL93 choose Lhe opLlon of
varlanL LransacLlon
C Pow can l generaLe a reporL of cancelled C ?
A1 use a Cuery wlLh Lable LkkC whose fleld LCLkZ ls Lhe deleLlon lndlcaLor A2 Co Lo Lhe lnlLlal screen
of purchaslng 1hen go Lo u8CPASlnC LlS1 ulSLA?S 8? C nuM8L8 Lul1 u?nAMlC
SLLLC1lCn 1hls allows you Lo selecL cerLaln flelds from Lhe LkkC Lable and LkC Lable ueleLlon
lndlcaLor can also be seen here use dynamlc selecLlons Lo deLermlne your selecLlon crlLerla and run
Lhe reporL A3 ?ou can also do Lhls vla Lhe lMC Co Lo 1ransacLlon CMLM or Menu paLh MM
urchaslng 8eporLlng MalnLaln urchaslng LlsLs Cllck on Scope of LlsL CreaLe new enLry Check on
Change uocumenLs fleld name Lhe new Scope wlLh relevanL name 1hls wlll now appear ln Scope of LlsL
fleld ln all urchaslng LlsL ulsplay screens 1he ouLpuL wlll show Lhe deLalls of Lhe changes llke daLe and
Llme of change old value new value eLc
C Pow can we deLecL a change ln a urchase Crder?
A lor Peader level changes Co Lo Peader SLaLlsLlcs Changes lor lLem level changes Co 1o lLem
SLaLlsLlcs Changes
C We wanL Lo popup a screen Lo show Lhe LoLal value of C before savlng Lhe C so LhaL user can
declde wheLher Lo save Lhe C or dlscard lL WhaL ls Lhe besL way ?
A 1ry uslng Lxl1_SALLlnS_001 lL ls enLered durlng Lhe savlng operaLlon of a C ?ou can revlew Lhe
C presenL a popup dlalog uslng one of Lhe Cu_* funcLlons enabllng Lhe user Lo declde elLher Lo
save or aborL Lhe C
C C lLem LexL ls belng adopLed from Lhe MaLerlal masLer 1he LexL has goL adopLed sLaLus and ls noL
sLored ln Lhe LexL lu Lables S1xP and S1xL Pence prlnL program ls noL able Lo prlnL Lhese LexLs Pow can
we solve Lhls?
A urchase order LexLs can be adopLed from lnfo record or maLerlal masLer All Lhe LexLs flnally geLs
sLored ln Lable S1xP wlLh dlfferenL LexL appllcaLlon ob[ecLs lncase of C header LexL lL ls LkkC and C
lLem LexL lL ls LkC Lven lf Lhe LexLs are adopLed from elLher of Lhese Lhere ls a posslblllLy LhaL lL can be
alLered aL C level Pere lL wlll geL sLored wlLh ob[ecL LkkC or LkC 1here ls no need Lo sLore Lhls aL C
level lf Lhere ls no change made Lo Lhe LexL aL C level 1ry Lhese Check for LexLs ln LkkC or LkC (
dependlng on header or lLem level) lf no LexL geLs reLurned back check ln ob[ecL LlnA for lnfo record or
MA1L8lAL for maLerlal masLer long LexL( Lable ls same le S1xP)
C Whlle creaLlng a purchase order we can see LhaL Lhere ls Lhe lnfo rec updaLe ln Lhe box lLem deLall
screen Pow can we change Lhe defaulL seLLlng for Lhls box?
A ln MM urchaslng conflguraLlon (use 1ransacLlon code CMll) you can asslgn Lhe defaulL value of
lnfo records updaLe for buyers Lhen asslgn lL Lhrough parameLer lu LvC (check Lhe conflguraLlon
documenLaLlon) vendor LvaluaLlon
C l wanL Lo have mulLlple addresses of a vendor for ex malllng shlpplng paymenL remlLLance several
bllllng addresses eLc Suppose we have 23 addresses for one company whaL ls Lhe besL way wlLhouL
creaLlng 23 separaLe companles and Lhelr addresses?
A ?ou can solve Lhls problem by uslng arLner funcLlons uslng 1ransacLlon WCL arLner roles and
parLner schemas aL vendor level and purchaslng uocumenL level can be deflned CreaLe as many vendor
numbers as requlred (say 23 ln Lhls case) and asslgnlng Lo Lhe respecLlve parLner roles
C 1he source llsL ls creaLed for a maLerlal le source llsL requlred ls marked When a C ls creaLed a
dlfferenL vendor can sLlll be selecLed and even lf flx lndlcaLor ln source llsL ls marked sysLem only
shows warnlng msg Pow can we flx a purchase order Lo only a flxed vendor for a maLerlal ?
A1 1ry changlng Lhe warnlng message lnLo an error message noLe Lhe message number 1hen use
menu CLML LnvlronmenL sysLem message A2 1lck Lhe lndlcaLor Source LlsL ln Lhe maLerlal
masLer (purchaslng vlew) 8y Llcklng Lhls Lhe procuremenL would be only posslble from sources speclfled
ln Lhe source llsL ?ou may also Lhlnk of maklng Lhe fleld mandaLory ln Lhe maLerlal masLer
C We wanL Lhe vendor code as abc1234 where flrsL 3 characLers are alpha and Lhe lasL four dlglLs are
dlglLs serlal numbers WhaL ls Lhe soluLlon?
A use an user exlL WlLh Lhls user exlL you can check buL can noL force Lhe user Lo enLer Lhe value
correcLly
C We wanL Lo seL up a referred vendor llsL Lo enable users Lo deLermlne Lhe vendor Lo be called for
Lhe maLerlal requlred whlle ralslng Lhe 8equlslLlon WhaL ls Lhe besL way?
A use 1ransacLlon ML01 Lo MalnLaln Source LlsL AL Lhe preferred vendor cllck Lhe llx check box 8y
Lhls preferred vendor ls auLomaLlcally asslgned whenever lollow on funcLlon ls called for your 8
(CreaLe C)
C WhaL ls Lhe SA sLandard way for deleLlng all Lhe vendors cenLrally from Lhe sysLem?
A 1 Mark vendors for deleLlon xk062 2 8un SAl047 whlch creaLes an enLry ln an lnLernal SA Lable
whlch ls used laLer 3 8un SAl038 Check Ceneral MasLer record and MM uaLa boxes on 1esL 8un
off LnLer urchase CrganlzaLlons 4 8un SAl038 Check Ceneral MasLer record and ll uaLa boxes
on 1esL 8un off LnLer urchase CrganlzaLlons A8A programmer can creaLe an A8A program Lo do
lL
lnvenLory ManagemenL
C Pow can we creaLe one lnvenLory doc wlLh all your maLerlals Lo counL lnsLead of generaLlng one doc
for each maLerlal?
A1 ?ou can carry ouL LransacLlon Ml01 by referenclng your planL sLorage locaLlon ?ou can Lhen
enLer as many lnvenLory maLerlals as you wanL A2 SeL maxlmum number of lLems Lo say 30 uslng
1ransacLlon MlCn 1he same can be preseL uslng LransacLlon CMCn
C Pow ls C8/l8 accounL relaLed Lo lnvenLory?
A lf you are lnvolved wlLh lnvenLory Lhen you need Lhe C8/l8 accounL (lnvenLory AccounL) when Lhe l8
ls posLed lf you are noL lnvolved abouL lnvenLory Lhen Lhe sysLem does noL need Lhe C8/l8 accounL
when Lhe l8 ls posLed Lhe sysLem needs a C/L lnsLead of Lhe C8/l8 accounL
C We Lrled 8MC80300 Lo flnd ouL loglcal value for sLock lLem by daLe 8uL afLer revaluaLlon sLock
value ls supporLed by monLh lnsLead of daLe Pow can we flnd Lhe loglcal value for sLock lLem by daLe?
A use 1ransacLlon MC49 Menu paLh 1 lnformaLlon sysLems LoglsLlcs lnvenLory managemenL
MaLerlal uocumenL LvaluaLlons SLock value Mean lnvenLory or 2 LoglsLlcs LoglsLlcs
conLrolllng lnvenLory ConLrolllng LnvlronmenL uocumenL evaluaLlons SLock value Mean SLock
value
C Pow can we Lransfer sLock from one vendor Lo anoLher vendor?
A uC 342 and Lhen 341 Lo Lhe new vendor
lnvolce verlflcaLlon
C Pow can l cancel a posLed lnvolce? 1he error message 8SLCCS8L8 ls noL an lnpuL fleld ls appearlng
Lven CSS noLe 94932 dld noL help
A 1he error ls due Lo suppresslon of 8uslness area fleld ln Lhe fleld sLaLus group uue Lo Lhls whlle
reverslng Lhe documenL Lhe sysLem flnds Lhls fleld ls suppressed and hence does noL proceed furLher
LocaLe Lhe fleld sLaLus group for Lhe recco accounL enLered ln Lhe vendor masLer and Lhe relevanL fleld
sLaLus varlanL ln lMC go Lo ll Clobal seLLlngsuocumenLs Llne lLemsConLrolMalnLaln fleld sLaLus
varlanL Pere for Lhe relevanL fleld sLaLus varlanL and Lhe fleld sLaLus group you may flnd Lhe buslness
area fleld has been suppressed
Ware Pouse
C A sLorage locaLlon from dlfferenL planL can be asslgned Lo Lhe warehouse of any lanL 8uL dlfferenL
sLorage locaLlon wlLhln Lhe same planL cannoL be asslgned Lo Lhe same warehouse number Why ?
A ulfferenL sLorage locaLlons from dlfferenL planLs can be asslgned Lo Lhe same warehouse 8uL
dlfferenL sLorage locaLlons wlLhln Lhe same planL can noL be asslgned Lo Lhe same warehouse number
1hese sLorage locaLlons may be deflned as sLorage Lypes or sLorage secLlons
C We are uslng only flxed blns and do noL wanL Lo use auLomaLlc bln creaLlon nor any sLraLegy for
removlng/loadlng goods Lo Lhe sLorage? ln whaL way Ware Pouslng helps me?
A ?ou may go for Ware Pouse module lf you have maLerlals ln more Lhan one bln you manage several
dlfferenL Lypes of sLorage (hlgh rack block ) you need a very flexlble conLrol for prlnLouLs
ConsumpLlon 8ased lannlng
C We have a loL slze procedure here whlch ls creaLlng more order proposals Pow do you seL Lhe llmlL
value for maxlmum number of M8 order proposals per daLe ln lMC?
A under cusLomlzaLlon play around wlLh maLerlals managemenL/consumpLlon based
plannlng/malnLaln all planLs
C WhaL ls Lhe dlfference beLween planned consumpLlon and unplanned consumpLlon? Can safeLy
sLock calculaLlon be done on elLher of Lhese?
A Whlle cusLomlzlng movemenL Lypes (CM!!) lL ls deflned as Lo whlch seL of consumpLlon values geLs
posLed durlng Lhe maLerlal movemenL lor some lL may always be Lhe LoLal consumpLlon and for some lL
ls always Lhe unplanned one and for some lL ls dependenL on wheLher Lhe lssues were done wlLh
reference Lo a reservaLlon le a planned consumpLlon 1he way Lhese consumpLlon values are Laken lnLo
accounL ln M8 ls deflned ln Lhe cusLomlzlng of M8 Lypes lor 8eorder polnL plannlng (vM) Lhe LoLal
consumpLlon ls used Lo calculaLe Lhe safeLy sLock and Lhe reorder polnL lor lorecasL based plannlng
(vv) Lhe LoLal consumpLlon ls used Lo bulld Lhe forecasL whlch wlll be used Lo complle Lhe order
proposals lor ueLermlnlsLlc M8 (u) Lhe unplanned consumpLlon ls used Lo calculaLe Lhe forecasL
whlch ln Lurn ls added Lo Lhe acLual demand
C We are Lrylng Lo use reservaLlons Lo block our exlsLlng unresLrlcLed planL sLock agalnsL a Sales Crder
Llne lLem 8uL Lhe reservaLlon ls lncluded ln Lhe lannlng flle when M8 ls run We wanL Lo dlsable Lhe
reservaLlon ln M8 Pow can l do Lhls?
A use LransacLlon Cl Menu paLh CusLomlzlngroducLlonM8lannlngM8 CalculaLlons
SLockueflne AvallablllLy Check block SLock
C We do noL wanL Lo converL lanned orders Lo requlslLlons ln our M8 run and keep some maLerlals ln
Lhe sLep of planned orders Can we do Lhls?
A Check Lhe lndlcaLor ln LransacLlon C8 Asslgn Lhe lndlcaLor speclfylng planned orders only
MaLerlal MasLer
C Pow can l exLend all maLerlal Lo a new planL?
A 1he SA program 8MuA1lnu ls used Lo creaLe /updaLe maLerlal masLer record
C Pow can we deleLe maLerlals permanenLly from MaLerlal masLer?
A use LransacLlon MM70 MaLerlal MasLerCLher8eorganlzaLlonMaLerlalChoose 8ulld varlanL
wlLh selecLlon range of maLerlal masLer records Lo be selecLed for deleLlon and malnLaln run
parameLers LxecuLe use LransacLlon MM71 MaLerlal MasLer oLher 8eorganlzaLlonMaLerlal
8eorganlzaLlon 8ulld a second varlanL MalnLaln run parameLers and execuLe lL ls also lmporLanL Lo
remove Lhe records manually from lnfo record Cs 8s reservaLlon eLc for successful deleLlon of Lhe
maLerlal
C SA only provldes movlng average value for currenL prevlous perlod and prevlous year SA does noL
provlde LransacLlons/reporLs LhaL wlll provlde movlng average value for a glven daLe Pow can l reporL
movlng average prlce for maLerlal number 10000000 aL planL 0001 on !uly 4 1998
A 1ry any of Lhese soluLlons 1 Change Lhe updaLlng level of Lhe sLrucLure (S031) Lo dally ln LlS Lhe
LoLal value and Lhe LoLal sLock are avallable ulvlde value by Lhe sLock lL ls posslble Lo calculaLe Lhls
dynamlcally when Lhe analysls ls run and Lo dlsplay Lhe resulL 2 CreaLe your own sLrucLure ln LlS and
populaLe lL by copylng Lhe Movlng Average rlce from Lhe maLerlal masLer every Llme Lhere ls a
LransacLlon ?ou wlll have daLa on Lhose days when Lhere was a LransacLlon
C We have deflned all Lhe varlables for Lhe maLerlals Powever when l aLLempL Lo use MaLerlal
MaLchcode ob[ecL MA11 l geL Lhe response no posslble enLrles found Why?
A MaLchcode ld 8 MaLerlal by blll of maLerlal has a selecLlon condlLlon for fleld S1Ln8 nL
S1Ln8 ls Lhe 8CM number assoclaLed wlLh a maLerlal ln Lable MAS1 Pence Lhe message no posslble
enLrles pops up lf Lhere are no bllls of maLerlals assoclaLed wlLh your maLerlal numbers ?ou geL Lhe
maLchcodes as long as Lhe maLerlal referred by you has 8CM number assoclaLed wlLh lL
C 1he maLchcode ob[ecL selecLlon ls defaulLed Lo maLcLcode lu 8 lwould llke Lo change Lo M
MaLerlal by uescrlpLlon WhaL ls Lhe soluLlon?
A ress Lhe pull down arrow on Lhe maLerlal number fleld and maLchcode 8 ls dlsplayed press l3
doublecllck maLchcode ld M Lhen press l6 1hls wlll seL maLchcode M as Lhe defaulL
C We have one maLerlal masLer x and Lhe unlL of measure ls pcs and Lwo serlal number A8 lor Lhls
maLerlal we make Lwo os llrsL C calls maLerlal x 1 pcs prlce 100 (wlll use serlal number A) Second C
calls maLerlal x 1 pcs prlce 230 (wlll use serlal number 8) Coods 8ecelpL ls done and by fllllng serlal
number for Lhe flsL C wlLh A and Lhe second C wlLh 8 We wanL Lo Lransfer maLerlal x serlal number A
Lo anoLher planL and wanL Lhe valuaLlon of Lhls maLerlal as 100 Pow we can do lL ?
A use spllL valuaLlon SLocks may be recelved lnLo separaLe sLorage locaLlons 1ransfer sLocks may be
done from a sLorage locaLlon/planL Lo anoLher sLorage locaLlon/planL
C We wanL Lo change Lhe calculaLlon of Movlng Average rlce We know LhaL Lhe same ls ln M8LW
vL88 and Lwo LransacLlons Lo conslder M8P8 M801 ls Lhere a LransacLlon Lo change MAv or all Lhe
places lL ls needed?
A Any Coods recelpL or lssue (ln case of spllL valuaLed maLerlal) changes Movlng Average prlce
dependlng upon Lhe valuaLlon Lype whlch ls used when posLlng Lhe goods lssue ?ou have Lo go Lhrough
all Lhe LransacLlons lnvolvlng Lhose! lor Lxample MaLerlal x ls uslng spllL valuaLlon by orlgln Malaysla
MAv 60 uSu LoLal sLock 100 unlLs lndla MAv 30 uSu LoLal sLock 200 unlLs 1oLal sLock 300 unlLs MAv
3333 Pere goods lssues wlll also affecL Lhe global MAv desplLe noL changlng MAv from orlgln counLry
C WhaL ls Lhe use of conflgurable maLerlal?
A Conflgurable maLerlal ls useful lf you have a large number of comblnaLlon of parLs LhaL go lnLo a
producL lL means dlfferenL permuLaLlons and comblnaLlons of Lhe parLs for same maLerlal lf you
malnLaln a unlque maLerlal code for each comblnaLlon you requlre a large number of maLerlal
numbers kMA1 may be used ln such a case where you malnLaln [usL one generlc producL code A super
8CM ls malnLalned for such a maLerlal conslsLlng of all posslble alLernaLlves A rouLlng ls also malnLalned
conslsLlng of all posslble operaLlons LhaL could be used 1yplcally conflgurable maLerlal ls used ln Made
1o Crder (M1C) envlronmenL Powever frequenLly ordered conflguraLlons may be planned wlLh a
maLerlal varlanL whlch needs Lo have a maLerlal masLer record 1hus MaLerlal varlanLs may have sLock
and value uependlng upon characLerlsLlc values chosen aL sales order enLry Sales Crder 8CM ls creaLed
8ouLlng operaLlons are also chosen dependlng upon whlch 8CM componenLs are asslgned Lo Lhem
C Wlll Source LlsL auLomaLlcally appear ln MaLerlal MasLer as defaulL lf malnLalned aL planL level uslng
CML3?
A1 lf you have malnLalned source llsL requlremenL ln CML3 and have noL malnLalned Lhe source llsL for
Lhe maLerlal o can noL be released ?ou are requlred Lo malnLaln source llsL for all maLerlals ln Lhe
planL where Lhe lndlcaLor ls seL lf you malnLaln source llsL aL planL level Llse you can make use of lnfo
record Lo do so auLomaLlcally
C We have Cne company wlLh a planL and anoLher company wlLh a sales organlzaLlon Whlch ls beLLer
opLlon beLween Lhese C or SLock 1ransfer Crder ?
A Cross company SLock 1ransporL Crders can be done # Conflgure uslng LransacLlon CMCn #
uependlng upon Lhe sendlng and recelvlng planLs malnLaln sales organlzaLlon and cusLomer daLa ln
cusLomlzlng # MalnLaln Lhe supplylng planL as a vendor and aLLach Lhe planL Lo Lhe vendor ln Lhe
vendor MasLer # MaLerlal Lype has Lo be PAL8 or PAWA # Lnsure LhaL Lhe company wlLh sales
CrganlzaLlon has a planL Lo Lake care of sLocklng # 1he C used ls n8 and noL SLock 1ransfer C
Conflgure Su for lnLercompany bllllng Lo enable plcklng up Lhe prlclng procedure for bllllng # Carry CuL
dellvery Lhrough process dellvery due llsL and bllllng Lhrough process bllllng due llsL
C We can make fleld mandaLory We wanL Lo make a defaulL value Lo a arLlcular fleld ln Lhe MaLerlal
MasLer Say We wanL LhaL Lhe perlod lndlcaLor ln Lhe M82 vlew as WhaL ls Lhe besL way?
A use LransacLlon varlanL 1ransacLlon SPu0 and Lhen 1ransacLlon SL93
Workflow
C 1he followlng ls seL up for workflow Workflow organlzaLlon SLrucLure wlLh 2 poslLlons ls creaLed and
asslgned a person Lo boLh poslLlons Asslgn Lasks Lo agenL 1S 00007986
8equlslLlon release 1C !C8S 1S 00008014 urchase requlslLlon release refused CLnL8AL 1S 00008018
8equlslLlon released CLnL8AL 1S 00008348 8equlslLlon release reseL CLnL8AL WS 00000038
Workflow for purchase requlslLlon release 1C !C8S 3AcLlvaLe evenL llnkage WS 00000038 Workflow
for purchase requlslLlon release WL 8uS2009 8LLLASLS1LC8LA1L urchase requlslLlon 8elease sLep
creaLe ls acLlvaLed 4AcLlvaLed release codes for workflow 1 8ole resoluLlon wlLh group code and
planL (116lW) 3Asslgned release codes Lo agenL (!C8S creaLed ln 1) 1he followlng error appears Work
lLem 60772 Llnkage Lo ob[ecL 8uS2009 evenL 8L!LC1Lu cannoL be wrlLLen A use LransacLlon SWL2
Make sure ob[ecL 8uS2009 evenL 8L!LC1Lu ls enabled



l have 6 yrs domaln experlence ln ManufacLurlng fleld now l have plans Lo change my career by dolng
SA MM course cerLLlflcaLlon l have few doubLs regardlng Lhls lease gulde me

1 ls lL a wlse declslon for me Lo do SA MM course? Wlll Lhere be good opporLunlLles wlLh lL now ln
fuLure?
l can also do SA module whlch one wlll have more opporLunlLles ln Lhe markeL?

2 l have good uomaln experlence for 6yrs can l do SA MM course ln lnsLlLuLes llke 8ellance Lry for
[obs wlLhouL cerLlflcaLlon? Wlll Lhe companles conslder Lhe people wlLh [usL domaln knowledge
knowledge ln SA(buL no real Llme exp ln SA or CerLlflcaLlon)?

3 Can l do course ln lnsLlLuLes llke 8ellance prepare aL home Lake Lhe exam for cerLlflcaLlon? uo we
need Lo have mllmum 2 yrs exp ln SA Lo do Lhe cerLlflcaLlon?

4 lf l do course cerLlflcaLlon wlLh Slemens ls lL worLh spendlng 3 lakhs for lL ? Wlll Lhere be more
chances of geLLlng a [ob wlLh domaln experlence havlng cerLlflcaLlon from Slemens?

3 ln mosL of Lhe [obslLes Lhey are asklng for aLleasL one end Lo end lmplemenLaLlon exp or aL leasL 2 yrs
SA exp ln such cases wlll Lhey conslder Lhe people wlLh [usL domaln experlence Wlll Lhe cerLlflcaLlon
be an advanLage ln such cases?

6 Spendlng 3 lakhs for Slemens aL Lhls momenL for me ls a very blg Lhlng buL l have Lo change my career
because of some reasons lm noL able Lo Lake any declslon Can you please suggesL me wheLher lL ls
wlse declslon Lo go wlLh Slemens

1hanks for Lhe help ln advance Sorry for asklng so many quesLlons 8uL lm ln a confused sLaLe now
lease help