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What are the steps in the procurement cycle? (8) |
1. Determination of requirements
2. Determination of source supply 3. Vendor selection 4. Purchase Order processing 5. Purchase order monitoring 6.Goods Receipt 7.Invoice verification 8.Payment processing |
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Name the organizational units relevant to purchasing? (6) |
1. Client
2. Company Code 3. Plant 4. Storage Location 5. Purchasing Organization 6. Purchasing Group |
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What is the difference between purchase organizations and purchasing groups? (2) |
1. Purchasing Organization – an organizational level that negotiates conditions of purchase with vendors for one or more plants or companies. It is legally responsible for completing purchasing contracts.
2. Purchasing Group – The key for a buyer or group of buyers responsible for certain purchasing activities. |
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What master data is relevant for procurement? (5) |
1. Basic Data – Applicable to the entire company -> Client: Product description, material #, material group, unit of measure. |
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Name the vendor master data views. (3) |
1. Client – General Data: valid for the whole corporate group (address, bank account, etc.).
2. Company – Company Code Data: Accounting data, payment transactions, tax 3. Each Purchasing Org – Purchasing Organization Data (payment conditions, etc.) |
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Can a plant belong to more than one company code? |
1. No, a plant is always assigned to only one company code.
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Can you use the same storage location number in more than one plant? |
1. Yes, despite having identical storage location numbers or names in the plants concerned, storage locations are completely independent organizational units with separate inventory management.
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T/F - A purchasing organization can procure material or services for only one plant. |
False |
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T/F – A plant is assigned to exactly one purchasing organization. |
False |
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T/F – A purchasing group is always responsible for only one purchasing organization. |
False |
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What forms the link between a vendor and FI? |
Reconciliation Account |
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What is the purpose of the purchasing info record? (2) |
1. Contains concise information on a vendor and the material you procure from this vendor.
2. Important for buyers because if allows them to find out at any time which vendors offer a particular material. |
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What are the methods for creating purchasing requisitions? (2) |
1. Manually by the department responsible
2. Automatically by MRP |
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What is a consumable material? (3) |
1. Materials or services that are procured specifically for an account assignment object. Examples: Office supplies (cost center) and Computer systems (Assigned to an asset)
2. It does not have to have a material master. 3. If it does have a master record, i.There is no value-based inventory management ii.Consumption is automatically updated in the material master record. |
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What field is necessary on a purchase order item when the item is a consumable? (1) |
1. Account Assignment
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List some account assignment categories? (5) |
1. Asset
2. Cost Center 3. Project 4. Prod. Order 5. Sales Order |
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What is the structure of a purchase order? (2) |
1. Header – Doc #, Terms of payment, PO date, Vendor, Curreny
2. Items – Material #, Short Text, Order Quantity, delivery date, PO price |
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What are the options for creating a PO? (2) |
1. With Reference
2. Without Reference |
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What field on a line item on a PO controls the purchasing process? (1) |
1. Item Category
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What is the Movement Type and what are the effects of goods receipt? (1) (3) |
1. Movement Type 101
2. WM: Transfer Requirement is created along with the goods being placed into the warehouse. 3. MM: Quantity of the stock is increased 4. FI: Value of the stock is increased (except for material types without value updating) |
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In general, what is a goods movement? |
1. A transaction that causes a stock change
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What step in the procurement process provides the integration point between MM and FI? (1) |
1. Invoice Verification
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What are the GL postings that result from the steps in the procurement process? (4) |
1. Debit to Stock
2. Credit to GR/IR 3. Debit to GR/IR 4. Credit to vendor subledger |
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What transaction gives you a static overview of all the stock in inventory by organizational level? (1) |
1. Stock Overview
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Define movement type? (1) |
1. A three digit key to differentiate between goods movements in the system. |
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What are the three stock types? (3) |
1. Unrestricted-use Stock |
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Can you view the accounting document created by a goods movement from the material document? (1) |
1. No. They are independent
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What are the effects of invoice verification? (3) |
1. The provisions in the GR/IR clearing are reversed.
2. The purchase order history is updated. 3. An open item is created in the vendor’s account. |
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What are the two types of invoice verification and what are |
1. Purchase-order-based Invoice Verification: You can settle all items, irrespective of whether there have been partial deliveries.
2. Goods-receipt-based Invoice Verification: You use the goods receipts as the basis of the invoice entry. Invoices for quantities greater than the goods receipt quantity cannot be posted. |
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What FI accounts are updated during the procurement process? (3) |
1. Stock
2. GR/IR 3. Vendor Subledger |
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T/F – When you create a master record for a vendor, you must enter all relevant data for purchasing and accounting in one single step. |
False: SAP ERP also affords the possibility of a decentralized maintenance of a vendor master record. The purchasing and accounting views can be maintained separately. |
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T/F – A plant can be assigned to several company codes. |
False: A plant can be assigned to only one company code. |
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You cannot enter a goods movement without specifying a _______ |
Movement type: The movement type determines the kind of goods movement. It is also an important factor influencing the stock or consumption posting made in accounting. |
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What are the effects of the entry of a goods receipt against a purchase order? (3) |
1. A material document is generated
2. An accounting document can be generated 3. The PO history is updated for each item of the purchase order |
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T/F – A purchase organization must always be assigned to a company code. |
False: The assignment of a purchase organization to a company code is optional. |
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Client, _______ and _______ are examples of organizational levels that play a role in the maintenance of material master records. (2) |
1. Plant: All data that is valid for a plant.
2. Storage locations: All the data that is valid for a certain storage location. |
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What are the views that make up the vendor master record? (3) |
1. General data which has data relevant at the client.
2. Accounting data relevant for the company code 3. Purchasing data on the vendor is managed separately for each purchasing organization. |
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Which G/L accounts are updated at goods receipt when purchasing a stock material? (2) |
1. Stock account
2. GR/IR |
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You can create a purchase order with reference to? (3) |
1. RFQ
2. Purchase Requisition 3. Source List |
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What accounts are affected during invoice verification and how are they affected? (2) |
1. Debit to GR/IR
2. Credit to vendor subledger account. |
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What organization data is included on all purchase orders?(3) |
1. Company Code
2. Purchasing Group 3. Purchasing Organization |
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An account payable is posted to accounting upon creation of what document? (1) |
1. Invoice Verification
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Purchasing in which the purchasing organization is not assigned to any company code is called _____. (1) |
1. Cross-company code
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T/F – Invoice verification is the final step in the procurement cycle. |
False: It is payment |
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T/F - Upon invoice verification, the system automatically carries out the payment process. |
False |
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The purchasing view of the material master is relevant at what organizational level? (1) |
Plant |
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What are the advantages of posting good receipt by referencing to purchase orders? (3) |
1. Accounting document relating to Good Receipt transaction is automatically posted.
2. Material Document is automatically created containing material information and quantity. 3. The AD and MD are generated simultaneously. |
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T/F –A material master record is required to purchase a material. (1) |
False |
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What are the account assignment categories? (4) |
1. Cost Center
2. Asset 3. Production 4. Sales order |
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Name the item categories on purchase orders. (6) |
1. Standard |
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Computer systems for an asset, Blueberries for a production order, and Office supplies for a cost center are examples of what? (1) |
1. Consumables |
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What movement type (#) is used to receive goods from a purchase order? (1) |
1. 101
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What are the advantages of the SAP List Viewer and ALV Grid Control? (3) |
1. Uniform design of all lists and tables
2. Cross-application, standard function with uniform icons 3. Simple creation and changing of layouts |
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What organizational levels are required to create a purchase order? (3) |
1. Plant
2. Purchasing organization 3. Purchasing Group |
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What business integration processes within SAP ERP occur with the completion of logistic invoice verification? (3) |
1. The provisions in the GR/IR clearing account are reversed
2. The purchase order history is updated 3. An open item is created in the vendor’s account |
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What happens when the invoice is posted in SAP ERP? (1) |
1. The GR/IR account within the general ledger is debited.
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What are four examples of Data Views of the material master record? |
1. Purchasing Data for ordering.
2. Inventory Management Data for posting goods movements and managing physical inventory. 3. Accounting Data for material valuation upon goods movements or in invoice verification. 4. Material Planning Data for material requirements planning. |
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The Vendor master contains information about a vendor from a ______________ and __________ perspective. |
1. Purchasing
2. Accounting |
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What are four examples of Purchasing Info Record data? (4) |
1. Current and future prices and conditions (i.e., freight and discounts).
2. Delivery data (i.e. planned delivery time and tolerances) 3. Vendor data. 4. Texts |
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What is the main purpose of Conditions when used in purchase orders? |
1. Determine price.
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What are two company organizations that can be the source of a Purchase Requisition? (2) |
1. SCM (APO) – Supply Chain Management (Advanced Planning and Optimization).
2. SRM (EBP) – Supplier Relationship Management (Enterprise Buyer Professional) |
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Before converting the purchase requisition into a purchase order, the buyer has to define what? |
1. The source of supply
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When procuring consumable materials that do not have a material master record, what three A have to be entered, as well as the account assignment category. (3) |
1. Short Text (description).
2. Material Group. 3. Order Unit. |
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What is the difference in configuration between Non-stock and Non-valuated consumable materials? (2) |
1. Non-stock (NLAG): Quantity and value are not updated.
2. Non-valuated (UNBW): Quantity is updated, but value is not. |
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A PO can be created without reference , or with reference to: (3) |
1. Purchase Requisition
2. Request for Quote (RFQ). 3. Another PO. |
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What is a Purchase Order? |
1. A formal request to a vendor to supply you with goods or services at the conditions stated in the PO.
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What is an Item Category? |
1. It defines the process used to procure a material or service.
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A Goods Movement includes both external and internal movements. What are four types of GM? (4) |
1. Goods Receipt (GR): Receipt of goods from both an external vendor and from production is posted, which increases warehouse stock.
2. Goods issue (GI): When a material withdrawl, goods issue, material consumption, or goods shipment is posted to a customer. 3. Stock Transfer: Removal of materials from a particular storage location and placement into another storage location within the same plant or between two plants. 4. Transfer Posting: A stock transfer that changes the stock identification or qualification of a material, regardless of whether the posting is linked to a physical movement or not. |
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The __________ plays a central role in automatic account determination in Inventory Management. |
1. Movement Type
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What are the six Stock-to-stock Transfer Posting. (6) |
1. 322: Unrestricted to Quality Inspection
2. 350: quality Inspection to Blocked 3. 349: Blocked to Quality Inspection 4. 321: Quality Inspection to Unrestricted 5. 344: Unrestricted to Block 6. 343: Blocked to Unrestricted |
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T/F – The material and accounting document for a goods movement are created simultaneously. |
1. True
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What are the five elements of the Payment Transaction? (5) |
1. Select payment method and bank
2. Select items for payment 3. Calculate the payment amount, taking account of cash discount periods. 4. Post the payment document. 5. Print payment medium. |
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Materials Management (MM) integrates with what seven business processes? (7) |
1. FI
2. Manufacturing 3. Sales Order Management 4. Plant Maintenance 5. Production Planning 6. Management Accounting 7. Human Capital Management |
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How is MM integrated in FI? |
1. Purchasing maintains data on the vendors that are defined in the system jointly with Finance.
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How is MM integrated in S&D? (2) |
1. For materials planning and control, a requirement that has arisen in the Sales area can be passed on to Purchasing.
2. A requisition can be directly assigned to a sales order |
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How is MM integrated in Production Planning? |
1. MM is closely linked to Production Planning through inventory needs.
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How is MM integrated in Plant Maintenance? (2) |
1. MM and Plant Maintenance are linked by BOM.
2. Serial numbers are activated in MM but used within Plant Maintenance. |
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How is MM integrated in Logistics? |
1. While Inventory Management manages the stock quantity and value, the Warehouse Management System handles and monitors storage.
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What are the three basic types of information found in information structures, like PURCHIS? (3) |
1. Characteristics: Criteria which is specified to collect data on a certain subject.
2. Period Unit: Criterion used in information structures 3. Key Figure: Performance measures |
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For the Balance Sheet, what are the two effects of procurement (AP) into the warehouse? (2) |
1. Material stock increase
2. Bank account reduction |
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During the AP Payment Run, the system does what three things? (3) |
1. Posts payment documents
2. Clears open items 3. Prepares data for the printing of payment media. |
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What is the purpose of Accounts Payable? (2) |
1. It records all business transactions that have to do with the relationship to suppliers.
2. It takes much of its data from Purchasing (MM Material Management). |
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T/F - An automatic payment run can be defined for multiple vendors and company codes. 248 |
1. True
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T/F - The GR/IR account is used in the accounts payable payment process. |
1. False
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Identify the organization units (5) |
1. Client |
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Which organization unit structure represents the legal entity?
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Company code
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Which organization unit structure negotiates the general conditions of purchasing?
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Purchase Organization
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Which organization unit structure is responible for purchasing activities?
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Purchasing Group
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Purchasing is organized centrally or de–centrally, what are the three ways? (3) |
Plant specific
Cross Plant Cross company–code |
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The Vendor Master record can be maintained by
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Accounting and Purchasing
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Can a plant belong to more than one company?
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No
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Can you use the same storage location number in more than one plant? |
Yes
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A purchasing organization can procure material or services for only one plant? (T/F) |
False
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Steps to the procurement environment (8 steps)
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1. Requirement determination
2. Determination of source of supplier 3. Vendor selection 4. Order processing 5. PO monitoring 6. Good receipt 7. Invoice verification 8. Payment processing |
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The purchase requisition can be created by: (2) |
1. Manually or 2. Automatically if the material is set for MRP |
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Good receipts compares quantity or price? |
Quantity
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Invoice verification checks the accuracy of?
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Price and Content
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Purchasing converts the purchase requisition into a (2) |
Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Purchase Order |
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Consumable materials are materials or service that are procured specifically for
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Account Assignment Object
i.e. Office Supplies assigned to cost center and Computer assigned to an asset |
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When is a material master record not necessary during procurement?
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Purchasing a consumable material such as computers and office supplies
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What are examples of Account Assignment Objects? (5) |
A: Asset |
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The consumable materials _____ different account assignment objects of the account assignment category specified. |
Debits
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What are the require fields for procuring consumable materials that do not have a material master record? (5) |
Account Assignment Category |
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A purchase order is a? |
formal request to a vendor for services or goods under a stated condition
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A purchase order is either sent to a ______ or a _______.
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Vendor
Stock Transport Order |
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The item category defines? (6) |
The process used to procure a material or service. |
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Which two documents are created when posting Goods Receipt? |
Material document (quantity) |
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A goods receipt is a goods movement from? (2) |
1. Vendor or |
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A goods issue is a goods movement from? (2) |
1. Material consumption or |
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What are 3 basis of stock types for a goods receipt? (3) |
1. Unrestricted–use stock |
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Where can you preplan to have stock in quality inspection? (2) |
1. Material , if it is generally subject to inspection. |
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Where is the stock type found on the Purchase Order? |
In the item details on the Delivery tab
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Where is the stock type found on the Production Order? |
On the Goods Receipt tab
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Movement type # of good receipt into warehouse/stores? |
101
Note: 122 is return to vendor |
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The movement type determine which stock or consumption accounts are updated in Financial Accounting? (T/F) |
True. Also, the movement type determines the structure of the screen when you enter documents and updating of the quantity fields. |
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Due to a damaged water pipe in the warehouse, a certain material can no longer be used and is transferred to? |
Blocked Stock |
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In addition to Material (quantity) and Accounting (values) documents being created, what other areas are affected by goods receipt? (4) |
1. Purchasing (History Updated) |
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Invoice verification creates a link between MM (Material Management) and |
Accounting |
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An invoice items can be posted with reference to a ? (3) |
1. Goods receipt |
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When posting an invoice, what accounts are debited and credited? |
Debit – (Gross Receipt / Invoice Receipt) GR/IR clearing account
Credit – Vendor's Accounts Payable Note: Price difference the stock value and moving average is updated in MM. |
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In Purchasing Reports, the selection parameter determines: |
Which documents are analyzed by the report. |
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In Purchasing Reports, the scope–of–list parameter determines: |
Which data is displayed for a selected document. |
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SAP List Viewer and ALV Grid Control can be summarized as: (3) |
1. Uniform design |
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Information structures contain 3 basic types of information. (3) |
1. Characteristics |
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A vendor has just delivered materials to you. The materials were received directly into Blocked Stock. As a result, SAP performed which of the following? |
Material management document
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Your project team is involved in implementing the MM module for procurement. You need to explain the organization levels relevant to procurement. Which of the following will you describe to your team? |
Client
Plant Storage Location Purchasing organization Purchasing group |
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A colleague is asking a question about purchase organizations and purchase groups. While explaining purchase organizations to him/her, you include which of the following? |
The unit legally responsible for purchasing contracts
Negotiates prices and conditions with vendors |
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Your company has agreed to purchase materials from a new supplier. Master data must be created for this supplier. While creating this master data, you can create which of the following? (2) |
1. General data which has data relevant at the client level |
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A client calls you asking about purchasing a new vehicle needed for transportation. This vehicle will be put into use immediately upon receipt. Your client wants to know how to handle this. Which of the following options are correct regarding this vehicle?
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1. No material master record
2. With a master record with no value based inventory but with quantity based inventory |
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You are explaining consumable materials to a client. When purchasing a consumable material, you explain the importance of account assignment objects. Which of the following can be used as account assignment objects?
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Cost center
Asset Production order Sales order |
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A raw material just arrived from one of your vendors. You perform a GR with reference to the PO. Which of the following are effects of this receipt?
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1. Update quantity in material master
2. Debit stock account for a stock item 3. Transport request if WM activated |
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While explaining PO creation to your client, you emphasize the importance of organizational levels. During your explanation, you identify which of the following as required to create the PO?
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1. Plant
2. Purchasing organization 3. Purchasing group |
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Logistic invoice verification, in SAP ERP, is the process whereby a vendor's invoice is compared to the goods receipt document and the purchase order. What business integration processes, within SAP ERP, occurs with the completion of logistic invoice verification?
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1. The provisions in the GR/IR clearing account are reversed.
2. The purchase order history is updated. 3. An open item is created in the vendor's account. |
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Within SAP ERP Procurement, the procurement process is completed by logistics invoice verification. What accounts is debited when the invoice is posted in SAP ERP?
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The GR/IR account within the general ledger is debited. |
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A vendor has just delivered materials to you. The materials were received directly into Blocked Stock. As a result, SAP performed which of the following? (one correct answer)
a. Material management document b. Financial document c. Inventory account is debited d. Transfer requirement if WM is activated |
a. Material management document
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Your project team is involved in implementing the MM module for procurement. You need to explain the organization levels relevant to procurement. Which of the following will you describe to your team? (4 correct answers)
a. Client b. Plant c. Purchasing organization d. Shipping point e. Warehouse f. Purchasing group |
a. Client
b. Plant c. Purchasing organization f. Purchasing group |
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A colleague is asking a question about purchase organizations and purchase groups. While explaining purchase organizations to him/her, you include which of the following? (2 correct answers)
a. A group of employees who process purchasing for a group of materials b. The unit legally responsible for purchasing contracts c. Negotiates prices and conditions with vendors d. The location where materials are stored |
b. The unit legally responsible for purchasing contracts
c. Negotiates prices and conditions with vendors |
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Your company has agreed to purchase materials from a new supplier. Master data must be created for this supplier. While creating this master data, you can create which of the following? (2 correct answers)
a. General data which has data relevant at the client level b. Purchasing data relevant for the company code c. Accounting data relevant for the company code d. Accounting data relevant for the purchasing organization |
a. General data which has data relevant at the client level
c. Accounting data relevant for the company code |
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A client calls you asking about purchasing a new vehicle needed for transportation. This vehicle will be put into use immediately upon receipt. Your client wants to know how to handle this. Which of the following options are correct regarding this vehicle? (2 correct answers)
a. No material master record b. With a master record with no value based inventory but with quantity based inventory c. With a master record with no quantity based inventory but with value based inventory d. With a master record with both quantity and value based inventory |
a. No material master record
b. With a master record with no value based inventory but with quantity based inventory |
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You are explaining consumable materials to a client. When purchasing a consumable material, you explain the importance of account assignment objects. Which of the following can be used as account assignment objects? (4 correct answers)
a. Cost center b. Asset c. Production order d. Stock account e. Sales order f. Purchasing organization |
a. Cost center
b. Asset c. Production order e. Sales order |
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A raw material just arrived from one of your vendors. You perform a GR with reference to the PO. Which of the following are not effects of this receipt? (2 correct answers)
a. Update quantity in material master b. Debit stock account for a stock item c. Debit GR/IR account d. Transport request if WM activated e. Price variances posted |
c. Debit GR/IR account
e. Price variances posted |
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Your accounting department is about to enter a vendor’s invoice for materials into SAP. As a result, SAP will perform which of the following? (2 correct answers)
a. Credit to revenue b. Debit to GR/IR c. Credit to stock account d. Credit to vendor subledger e. Debit to vendor subledger |
b. Debit to GR/IR
d. Credit to vendor subledger |
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While explaining PO creation to your client, you emphasize the importance of organizational levels. During your explanation, you identify which of the following as required to create the PO? (3 correct answers)
a. Plant b. Purchasing organization c. Storage location d. Vendor e. Purchasing group |
a. Plant
b. Purchasing organization e. Purchasing group |
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Logistic invoice verification, in SAP ERP, is the process whereby a vendor's invoice is compared to the goods receipt document and the purchase order. What business integration processes, within SAP ERP, occurs with the completion of logistic invoice verification? (3 correct answers)
a. The vendor master record is updated. b. The provisions in the GR/IR clearing account are reversed. c. The on–hand quantity in the material master is updated. d. The purchase order history is updated. e. An open item is created in the vendor's account. |
b. The provisions in the GR/IR clearing account are reversed.
d. The purchase order history is updated. e. An open item is created in the vendor's account. |
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Within SAP ERP Procurement, the procurement process is completed by logistics invoice verification. What happens when the invoice is posted in SAP ERP? (one correct answer)
a. The payment is applied to the vendor's account. b. The standard price in the material master is recalculated. c. An accounting document is generated which posts directly to the Accounts Payable account within the general ledger. d. The GR/IR account within the general ledger is debited. |
d. The GR/IR account within the general ledger is debited. |