About the Tutorial

SAP is an enterprise resource planning software that was basically designed to

manage resources, information and activities that are required to complete
business processes such as procurement and managing orders, billing of orders
and management of human resources. SAP applications work with real-time
data. It has the ability to be configured according to the needs of the business.
It allows a business to make rapid changes in its requirements through a
common set of programs.
This tutorial adopts a step-by-step approach to acquaint the readers with the
SAP MM environment and how to make good use of its features. It will also help
learners to perform procurement of stock materials in SAP.

Audience
This tutorial has been designed for beginners without prior exposure to materials
management. With the customer demands changing rapidly, this tutorial will be
especially useful for those who want to learn how to manage the supply chain
management side of the business using SAP so that market demands can be met
in the shortest possible time.

Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of ERP concepts will help you in understanding the concepts
of SAP Material Management System described in this tutorial.

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Table of Contents
About the Tutorial i
Audience i
Prerequisites i
Copyright & Disclaimer i
Table of Contents ii

1. OVERVIEW 1
SAP Business Process 1
Features of SAP MM 1

2. SCREEN NAVIGATION 2
Login Screen 2
Standard Toolbar Icons 2
Standard Exit Keys 3

3. PROCUREMENT PROCESS 6
Basic Procurement 6
Special Procurement 10

4. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE 12
SAP Implementation Guide 12
SAP IMG Path 12
SAP IMG 14
Menu path for MM Configuration 15

5. ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE 16
Client 17
Company Code 17
Plant 18

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Storage Location 18
Purchasing Organization 18
Purchasing Group 19

6. DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 20

Create Company 21
Create Company Code 23
Create Plant 25
Create Storage Location 27
Create Purchasing Organization 29
Create Purchasing Group 31

7. ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS 33
Plant to Company Code 34
Purchasing Organization to Company Code 35
Purchasing Organization to Plant 37
Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant 38

8. MASTER DATA 40
Material Master Data 40

9. PURCHASE INFO RECORD 61

Creation of Purchase Info Record 61

10. SOURCE DETERMINATION/LIST 65

Automatic Creation of Source List 65
Manual Creation of Source List 66

11. PROCUREMENT CYCLE 69

Determination of Requirement 69
Creating Purchase Order 69

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Posting Goods Receipt 71

Posting Invoice 73

12. PURCHASE REQUISITION 75

Create Purchase Requisition 75
Creating Purchase Order from Purchase Requisition 77

13. REQUEST FOR QUOTATION 80

Manual Creation of RFQ 80
Automatic Creation of RFQ from Purchase Requisition 83

14. OUTLINE AGREEMENT 85

Contract 85
Scheduling Agreement 88

15. QUOTA ARRANGEMENT 93

Create Quota Arrangement 94

16. POSTING PERIOD 97

Maintain Fiscal Year Variant 97
Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year Variant 99
Define Variants for Open Posting Periods 101
Assign Variant to Company Code 102
Open and Close Posting Periods 103

17. PURCHASE ORDER TYPES 106

Subcontracting Purchase Order 107
Consignment Purchase Order 108
Stock Transfer Purchase Order 109
Service Purchase Order 110

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18. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 112

Movement Type 112
Goods Receipt 114
Reservation 119
Goods Issue 122

19. INVOICE VERIFICATION 126

Posting of Invoice 126
Blocked Invoice 128
Evaluated Receipt Settlement 130

20. SERVICE MANAGEMENT 134

Service Master Record 134
Service Purchase Order 137
Service Entry Sheet 139

21. VALUATION 142

Split Valuation 142
Split Valuation Configuration 144

22. ACCOUNT DETERMINATION 150

Define Valuation Control 150
Group Together Valuation Areas 152
Define Valuation Classes 153
Configure Automatic Posting 158

23. CONFIGURATION 161

Assign Fields to Field Selection Groups 161
Maintain Field Selection for Data Screens 163
Maintain Company Codes for Materials Management 164

Define Attributes of System Messages 166

Define Number Ranges Purchase Requisition 168
Define Document Types Purchase Requisition 170
Define Number Ranges RFQ/Quotation 172
Define Document Types RFQ/Quotation 173

24. TRANSACTION CODES 176

24. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 180
What is Next? 183

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1. OVERVIEW

SAP MM

SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a commercial software that integrates

all the information in a single software, considering various factors such as time
and cost. Organizations can easily meet their business demands with the help of
SAP.

SAP Business Process

SAP MM is the short form for SAP Material Management system. The roles of SAP
MM in a business process are as follows:

A business process in SAP is termed as a module.

SAP MM is a part of logistics functions and it helps in managing the

procurement activities of an organization.

It supports all aspects of material management (planning, control, etc.).

It is the backbone of logistics that incorporates modules such as Sales and

Distribution, Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems,
and Warehouse Management.

Features of SAP MM
The features of a SAP MM system are as follows:

SAP MM is one of the modules of SAP that deals with material

management and inventory management.

Material Management as a process ensures no shortage of materials or

any gaps in the supply chain process of the organization. SAP MM speeds
up the procurement and material management activities, making the
business run smoothly with complete time and cost efficiency.

It deals with managing the materials (products and/or services) and

resources of an organization with the aim of accelerating productivity and
reducing costs. At the same time, SAP MM is quite versatile to
accommodate changes that are frequent in any business environment.

It deals with the Procurement Process, Master Data (Material & Vendor
Master), Account Determination & Valuation of Material, Inventory
Management, Invoice Verification, Material Requirement Planning, etc.

2. SCREEN NAVIGATION

SAP MM

The first step to understand SAP is to have a basic knowledge of its various
screens. The following sections describe how to navigate through the screens
available in SAP and how to use the functionalities of the standard toolbar.

Login Screen
Log on to the SAP ERP server. The SAP login screen will prompt you for the User
ID and the Password. Provide a valid user ID and password and press enter. The
user id and password are provided by the system administrator. The login screen
appears as follows:

Standard Toolbar Icons

The following screenshot shows the toolbars available on the SAP screen.

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Given below is a brief description of the available toolbars:

Menu Bar - Menu bar is the topline of the dialog window in the SAP
system.

Standard Toolbar This toolbar includes standard functions such as

save, top of page, end of page, page up, page down, print, etc.

Title Bar - Title bar displays the name of the application/business process
you are currently in.

Application Toolbar Application-specific menu options are available on

this toolbar.

Command Field - To start a business application without navigating

through menu transactions, some logical codes are assigned to the
business processes. Transaction codes are entered in the command field
to start an application directly.

Standard Exit Keys

Exit keys are used to exit the module or to log off. They are used to go back to
the last accessed screen. The following screenshot highlights the standard exit
keys used in SAP:

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New Session Icon

For creating a new session, we use the following keys shown in the screenshot
below:

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Log Off
It is a good practice to log off from the SAP system when you finish your work.
There are several ways to log off from the system, but it can be done using the
following instructions as shown in the screenshot below:

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3. PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Every organization acquires material or services to complete its business needs.

The process of buying materials and obtaining services from vendors or dealers
is called procurement. Procurement should be done in such a way that materials
are ordered in correct quantity, with a proper value at the proper time. It is
subdivided into following parts:

Basic Procurement

Special Procurement

Basic Procurement
Basic procurement is a process of acquiring goods or services in the right
quantity, at the right price, and at the right time. However it is critical to
maintain a right balance between quantity, price, and time. Consider the
following example:

Organizations try and keep inventory levels at a minimum, due to the

prices associated with high levels of inventory; at the same time, it can be
detrimental to stop production due to shortage of raw materials.

Getting the minimum price for a product or service is often necessary,

however it is equally important to maintain a balance between the product
availability, quality, and vendor (seller) relations.

Procurement Lifecycle
Procurement in most modern organizations follow some sequential steps which
are described below:

Requirement and Information Gathering

Procurement process starts with gathering information about a product and its
quantity. Then for the required products and services, it is necessary to look for
suppliers who can satisfy the requirements.

Supplier Contact
After gathering the requirements, one looks for the suppliers who can fulfill
those requirements. Based on that, quotation requests or information requests
are sent to the suppliers or they are contacted directly.

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Background Review
Once the supplier is known, the product/service quality is checked, and any
necessities for services such as installation, warranty, and maintenance
parameters are investigated. Some samples of the products can be obtained for
quality examination.

Negotiation
Some negotiations with suppliers is made regarding the
delivery schedule of the products/services. Thereafter, a
is a binding legal document between the supplier and
contract will include all necessary information such as
material, delivery date, etc.

price, availability, and

contract is signed that
the ordering party. A
price and quantity of

Order Fulfillment
Ordered material is shipped, delivered to the ordering party, and the supplier is
paid accordingly. Training and installation of product or services may also be
included.

Consumption, Maintenance, and Disposal

As the products/services are consumed, the performance of the products or
services is evaluated and any follow-up service support, if required, is analyzed.

Contract Renewal
Once the products or services are consumed or the contract expires and needs
to be renewed, or the product or service is to be re-ordered, the experience with
the vendors and service providers is reviewed. If the products or services are to
be re-ordered, the company decides whether to order from the previous supplier
or think about new suppliers.

Basic Procurement Activities

The following figure illustrates the flow of basic procurement activities:

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A brief introduction of the procurement activities is given below:

Procurement Activities

Description

Determination of requirement

It is the logical subdivision where it is

determined what material or services
are required, and which supplier can
fulfill the requirements.

Creating purchase requisition

It is the phase in which the purchasing

department is informed about the
requirement of items or services. A
requisition is an internal document.

Creating purchase order

It is the phase when an order is created

from requisition and it is approved and
assigned to a supplier.
It is the phase in which the material is
received by the company and its
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Goods receipt/ Invoice received

Invoice verification/Vendor Payment

condition and quality are being

inspected. In this phase, an invoice is
received from the vendor (seller).
It is the phase in which the vendor
(seller) is paid from the company and
reconciliation of the invoice and PO is
accomplished.

Type of Basic Procurement

There are two types of basic procurement:

Procurement for Stock vs Consumption

External vs Internal Procurement

Procurement for Stock vs Consumption

The following points show the difference between Procurement for Stock vs.
Consumption:

Procurement for Stock - A stock material is a material that is kept in

stock. These materials are kept in stock once received from the vendor.
The stock of this material keeps on increasing or decreasing based on the
amount of quantity received or issued. To order a material for stock, the
material must have a master record within the system.

Procurement for Direct Consumption - When the procurement is for

direct consumption, i.e., it will be consumed as soon as it is received, the
user should specify the consumption purpose. To order a material for
consumption, the material may have a master record within the system.

External vs Internal Procurement

The following points show the difference
Procurement:

between External vs Internal

External procurement - It is the process of procuring goods or services

from external vendors. There are three basic forms of external
procurement generally supported by the purchasing component of the IT
system.
o One-time orders are generally used for material and services that are

ordered irregularly.
o Longer-term contracts with subsequent issue of release orders -

For materials that are being ordered regularly and in large quantities,
we can negotiate a deal with the vendor (seller) for pricing or conditions
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and record them in a contract. In a contract, you also specify the

validity date.
o Longer-term scheduling agreements and delivery schedules - If a

material is ordered on an everyday basis and is to be delivered

according to an exact time schedule, then you set up a scheduling
agreement.

Internal Procurement - Large corporate organizations may own multiple

separate businesses or companies. Internal procurement is a process of
getting material and services from identical companies. So, each of these
companies maintain a complete bookkeeping system with separate
Balance, Profit and Loss Statements, so that when any trade occurs
between them, it will be recorded.

Special Procurement
Special stocks are the stocks that are managed differently, as these stocks do
not belong to the company. Special stocks are kept at some particular location.
Special procurement and special stock types are divided into the following
categories:

Consignment Stocks
Consignment stocks are those material that is available at our store premises,
however it still belongs to the vendor (seller) of the material. If you utilize the
material from consignment stocks, then you have to pay to the vendor.

Third-party Processing
In third-party processing, a company passes on a sales order to the associate
external vendor (seller) who sends the goods directly to the customer. The sales
order is not processed by the company, but by the vendor (seller). Third-party
items can be entered in purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and sales
orders.

Pipeline Handling
In pipeline handling, the company need not order or store the material involved.
It is obtainable as and when required via a pipeline (for example, oil or water),
or another style of cable (such as electricity). The material that is consumed is
settled with the vendor (seller) on a regular basis.

Returnable Transport Stock

The company orders goods from a vendor (seller). The goods are delivered with
returnable transport packaging (pallets, containers) that belongs to the vendor
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(seller) and is stored at the customer premises until they return it to the
company.

Subcontracting
The vendor (the subcontractor) receives components from the ordering party
with the help of which it produces a product. The product is ordered by your
company through a purchase order. The components required by the vendor
(seller) to manufacture the ordered product are listed in the purchase order and
provided to the subcontractor.

Stock Transfer Using Stock Transport Order

Goods are procured and supplied within a company. One plant orders the goods
internally from another plant (receiving plant/issuing plant). The goods are
procured with a special type of purchase order the stock transport order. You'll
be able to request and monitor the transfer of goods with a stock transport
order.

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4. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Organization structure is the framework of a company according to which

business is conducted in every company. Organization structure consists of
many levels having direct or indirect relationship with one another. Organization
structure is also referred as enterprise structure. Enterprise structure is made up
of many organizational units having relationship with one another.

SAP Implementation Guide

When a client purchases SAP, it comes in a CD in the form of a software. When
SAP is first installed, it has its standard setup that needs to be configured
according to the needs of the client, i.e., organization.
Configuration of SAP is done with the help of an implementation guide, known as
IMG. It is used to add fields, to change field names, to modify dropdown lists,
etc. to adjust according to the functionality of an organization. IMG is where we
define the enterprise structure and other settings that are required for the
functioning of SAP according to the requirements of an organization.

SAP IMG Path

To perform any type of configuration according to the requirements of an
organization, the first step is to reach the implementation guide (IMG) screen.
We can reach the implementation guide in two ways:

Menu path

Transactional code

Menu Path
We can navigate through the following path to reach out to IMG:
SAP Easy Access => Tools => Customizing => IMG => Execute Project

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Transactional Code
The best and simple way to reach out any SAP screen is the TCode, i.e.,
transactional code. Transactional code is used to reach out to IMG: SPRO (SAP
Project Reference Object). Enter the transaction code in the command field and
then click on enter.

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SAP IMG
IMG screen can be reached out just by following the steps given below:
After SPRO, on the next screen, click on SAP Reference IMG.

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The next screen will appear as follows. This is the final screen from where we
can do configurations.

Menu path for MM Configuration

The main menu paths for MM area are as follows:

SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) => Enterprise Structure

=> Definition

SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) => Enterprise Structure

=> Assignment

SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) => Logistics => General

=> Material Master

SAP Customizing Implementation Guide (IMG) => Materials Management

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5. ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE

Every organization has some framework or structure according to which the

whole business runs. An enterprise structure is the structure that represents an
enterprise in the SAP ERP system. It is subdivided into various organizational
units which, for legal reasons or business-related reasons, are grouped together.
An enterprise structure defines various levels in an organization. These levels
are placed according to some hierarchy. Each level has some specific
functionality associated with it, which in a combined way describes the working
of an organization. In addition, an enterprise structure defines various
organizational units that are present in an enterprise. The organizational
structure in MM consists of the following organizational levels:

Client

Company Code

Plant

Storage Location

Purchasing Organization

Purchasing Group

The following diagram depicts one such organizational structure that describes
the levels incorporated in an organization. It puts the client at the topmost,
followed by multiple company code, followed by multiple plants, plants having
multiple storage location with their own or centralized purchasing organizations.

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In the following sections, we will look into each of the units that constitute an
enterprise structure.

Client
A client has the following attributes:

Client is a commercial organizational unit in R/3 system.

It has its own set of master data with independent table sets.

According to hierarchy, a client occupies the highest level in a SAP

system.

Data that is maintained at the client level is valid for all organizational
levels.

Company Code
A company code has the following attributes:

Within client, a company code is an independent accounting unit.

It is a legal entity that has its own profit, loss and balance statement.

It is the smallest unit in an organization for which a complete independent

account set can be replicated.
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Plant
The basic points to be noted about a plant are as follows:

Plant is an organizational unit within a company where activities take

place. A plant will produce goods and make goods available for the
company.

It is a unit having manufacturing facility, warehouse distribution center, or

a regional sales office within logistic. It subdivides an enterprise in
different aspects.

Storage Location
A storage location has the following attributes:

Storage location is an organizational unit, which actually differentiates

between different material stocks in a plant.

Storage location is a place where stock is kept physically.

A plant can consist of multiple storage locations. All data is stored at

storage location level for a particular storage location.

Purchasing Organization
The points to be noted about a Purchasing Organization are as follows:

A purchasing organization is an organizational unit under a company or a

plant that is responsible for the procurement activities according to
requirements. It is responsible for external procurement.

A purchasing organization can be at the client level, which is known as a

centralized purchasing organization.

A purchasing organization can also be at the company or plant level,

which is known as company-specific or plant-specific purchasing
organization.

Different forms of purchasing can be described as follows:

Centralized Purchasing
Purchasing organization is not assigned to any company code. It procures for all
company codes belonging to different client.

Company-Specific Purchasing
Purchasing organization is assigned to a company code only. The plant belonging
to the company code can purchase through this purchasing organization.
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Plant-Specific Purchasing
Purchasing organization is assigned to a plant. Only this specific plant can
purchase through this purchasing organization.

Purchasing Group
The attributes of a purchasing group are as follows:

Purchasing group is an organizational unit responsible for the everyday

procurement activities within an organization.

It is a buyer or a group of buyers responsible for the procurement

activities in a purchasing organization.

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6. DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE

An organization structure can be defined as the framework of a company that

describes the entire structure and functioning of the company. Organization
structures are split into different levels and each level is placed according to a
hierarchy. These levels have direct or indirect relationship with one another. The
various levels in a standard organization are as follows:

Company

Company code

Plant

Storage location

Purchasing organization

Purchasing group

All the Definitions in SAP are given through the Display IMG screen as shown
below:

Path to reach Definition: IMG => Enterprise Structure => Definition

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Create Company
Company is the topmost organizational unit after client, which incorporates
individual financial accounting statements of several company codes. A company
can have many company codes. In SAP, it is optional to create a company. The
following steps will take you through the procedure of creating company.

Path to Create Company:

IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Financial Accounting=> Define Company

TCode: OX15
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Company execute icon by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.

Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details such as name of the company, address of
the company with street number, city, country, and postal code.

Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling the required information. A new company
will be created.
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Create Company Code

A Company Code is the smallest organizational unit after company, for which the
standalone financial accounting's profit and loss statements can be withdrawn.
Many company codes can be assigned to one company. The following steps
depict how to create a company code.

Path to create Company Code:

IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Financial Accounting=> Edit,
Copy, Delete, Check Company Code
TCode: OX02
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company
Code execute icon, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries button.

Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details like Company code, company name along
with city, country, currency, language.

Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling the required information. A new company
code will be created.

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Create Plant
A Plant is an organizational unit within a company where activities take place. A
plant will produce goods and make goods available for the company. The
following steps will take you through the procedure of creating a plant:

Path to create Plant:

IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Logistic General=>Define, Copy,
Delete check plant
TCode: OX10
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define, Copy, Delete check plant
execute icon, by following the above path.
Select Define Plant icon to create a new plant.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.

Step 3: Fill in all necessary details like plant name along with detailed
information like Language, House no., city, country, region, postal code.

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Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling the required information. A new plant will
be created.

Create Storage Location

A Storage Location is an organizational unit, which actually differentiates
between the different material stocks in a Plant. Storage location is a place
where stock is kept physically. A plant can consist of multiple storage locations.
All data is stored at a storage location level for a particular storage location.
Follow the steps given below to create a Storage Location:

Path to Create Storage Location:

IMG => Enterprise Structure => Definition => Materials Management =>
Maintain Storage Location
TCode: OX09
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Storage Location execute
icon, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Enter the name of the plant for which you want to create the storage
location.

Step 3: Click the New Entries icon.

Step 4: Enter the name of the storage location along with its description. Click
the Save icon after filling the required information. A new Storage Location will
be created.

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Create Purchasing Organization

A Purchasing Organization is an organizational unit under Company or Plant that
is responsible for procurement activities according to requirements. It is
responsible for external procurement. A purchasing organization can be specific
to a plant or a company. Following the steps given below to create a Purchasing
Organization:
Path to Create Purchasing Organization:
IMG => Enterprise Structure=> Definition=> Materials Management=> Maintain
Purchasing Organization
TCode: OX08
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Purchasing Organization
execute icon, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.

Step 3: Enter the name of the purchasing organization along with its
description.

Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling the required information. A new
Purchasing Organization will be created.
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Create Purchasing Group

A Purchasing Group is an organizational unit that is responsible for the everyday
procurement activities within an organization. The steps given below depict how
to create a Purchasing Group:

Path to Create Purchasing Group:

IMG =>Materials Management => Purchasing =>Create Purchasing Group
TCode: OME4
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Purchasing Group execute
icon, by following the above path.

Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.

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Step 3: Enter the name of the purchasing group along with its description.

Step 4: Click the Save icon after filling the required information. A new
Purchasing Group will be created.

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7. ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS

All the organizational units combined together form the framework of a

company. These organizational units can be considered as different levels that
describe the structure of an enterprise. Every level has a particular functionality
associated with it. Also, every level in one or the other way is related to each
other. These levels are placed according to some hierarchy, Company being at
the top.
To establish a relationship between these levels, we have to assign them to one
or other in such a way that they still lie in the same hierarchy. For example: As
Company is at the top level and plant is below it, it is necessary that the plant
has some relation with the company. As the plant is a sub-part or a smaller
division of the company, it will be assigned to the company. A standard SAP has
the following four basic and essential assignments:

Plant to company code

Purchasing organization to company code

Purchasing organization to plant

Standard purchasing organization to plant

All the assignments in SAP are done through the Display IMG screen, as shown
in the following screenshot.

Path to Reach Assignment: IMG => Enterprise Structure => Assignment

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Plant to Company Code

Plant is one level below the company code. So, we need to assign a plant to a
company code. Follow the steps given below to assign a plant to a company
code:

Path to assign plant to company code:

IMG => Enterprise Structure => Assignment => Assign plant to company code
TCode: OX18
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign plant to company code
execute icon, by following the above path.

Step 2: Click the New Entries icon.

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Step 3: Enter the name of the plant and company code. Click the Save button.
Plant is now assigned to company code.

Purchasing Organization to Company Code

A purchasing organization can be set at company code level; it is called a
centralized purchasing organization. So we need to assign this purchasing
organization to the company code. The following steps take you through the
procedure of assigning a purchasing organization to a company code:

Path to assign purchasing organization to company code:

IMG => Enterprise Structure => Assignment => Materials Management =>
Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code
TCode: OX01
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Purchasing Organization to
Company Code execute icon, by following the above path.

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Step 2: We can view an existing assignment and can change it accordingly.

Click the Save button after making changes. Purchasing organization is now
assigned to the company code.

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Purchasing Organization to Plant

A purchasing organization can be plant specific, i.e., it can be set at the plant
level. In such cases, we need to assign the purchasing organization to a plant.
Follow the steps given below to assign a purchasing organization to a plant:

Path to assign purchasing organization to plant:

IMG => Enterprise Structure => Assignment => Materials Management =>
Assign Purchasing organization to Plant
TCode: OX17
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Purchasing Organization to
Plant, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries button.

Step 3: Enter the name of the plant and the purchasing organization. Click the
Save button. Purchasing organization is now assigned to plant.

Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant

Standard purchasing organization is the default purchasing organization. We can
sometimes assign the standard purchasing organization to some specific plant if
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we want to have the default purchasing organization for that plant. Follow the
steps given below to assign the standard purchasing organization to a plant:

Path to assign standard purchasing organization to plant:

IMG => Enterprise Structure => Assignment => Materials Management =>
Assign Standard Purchasing Organization to Plant
TCode: OX15
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Standard Purchasing
Organization to Plant, by following the above path.

Step 2: We can view the existing assignment and can change it accordingly.
Click the Save button after making changes. Standard purchasing organization is
now assigned to plant.

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SAP R/3 works on real-time data, i.e., there is no time lag between data entry
and data availability. The important thing while creating any data is to maintain
data integrity. SAP R/3 data is categorized into two:

Master data - Data that is created centrally, and is valid for all
applications. It remains constant over time but we need to update it on a
regular basis. For example: Vendor is a type of master data that is used
for creating purchase orders or contracts.

Transactional data - Data that is associated with processing of business

transaction is transactional data.

SAP Master Data is of the following two types:

Material Master Data

Vendor Master Data

Material Master Data

The key points to note about material master data are as follows:

This is the enterprise main source of material-specific data. This data will
include information on the materials that a company can procure,
produce, store, or sell.

Since there are different departments in an enterprise and each

department works on some specific material, they will enter different
information regarding their material. So, each user department has its
own view of the material master record. The data screens that are used to
create material master can be divided into two categories:
o

Main Data: It includes basic data (base unit of measure, weight),

purchasing data (over tolerance and under tolerance), and accounting
data (standard price, moving price).

Additional Data: It includes additional information such as short

description about material, currency, etc.

Material master has four characteristics, which we will discuss one by one in the
following sections.

Material Types
Materials with some common attributes are grouped together and they are
assigned to a material type. It differentiates the materials and allows
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organizations to manage different materials in a systematic manner in

accordance to a companys requirement. For example, raw material and finished
products are some of the material types. Material type can be created by
following the steps given below.

Path to create material type:

IMG => Logistics General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Material
Types => Define Attributes of Material Types
TCode: OMS2
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Attributes of Material Types,
by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries button.

Step 3: Fill in the required information such as name of material type and
description. Click on Save. A new material type will be created.

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Material Groups
Material group is a wider range of material type. Materials with some common
attributes are taken together and they are assigned to a material group. For
example: We have some materials that are to be packaged, so the material type
can be electrical or food products, but we can group these material types and
put them in the packaged material group. Follow the steps given below to create
a Material Group.

Path to Create Material Group:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Settings for Key Fields =>
Define Material Groups
TCode: OMSF
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Material Groups, by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries button.

Step 3: Enter the name of the material group along with its description. Click
the Save button. A new material group will be created.

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Number Range
When we create a material master record, every material is recognized by a
unique number that is known as the material number. We can assign a number
to a material through two ways:

External number assignment - While creating a material, you have to

enter your own number (containing alphabets or digits), and that should
be unique.

Internal number assignment - While creating a material, you need not

enter any number. The system automatically generates a unique number
to that material.

Define Number Range

Internal number range can be defined by following the steps given below:

Path to Create Number Range:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Material
Types => Define Number Range for Each material Type
TCode: MMNR
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Number Range for Each
Material Type, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the Intervals button.

Step 3: We can define a number range here and EXT (external tab, if it is
checked, then an external number can be assigned in that material). Click the
Save button. Number Range is now defined for the material.

Assignment of Number Range

After defining, we need to assign it to a material group. Follow the steps given
below to assign a number range.
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Step 1: On the same screen, select the Groups tab.

Step 2: For a particular material group, we can assign a number range here.
Click on Save. The number range is now assigned to the material group.

Material Master Creation

Material master contains information on all materials that a company procures,
produces, or sells. It contains central data that is available at all the levels.
Follow the steps given below to create a material master:

Path to Create Material Master:

Logistics => Materials Management => Material Master => Material => Create Material

TCode: MM01
Note: For any create transaction, we use 01, for edit 02, for display 03 as suffix.
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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, click the create button by following the above
path.

Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as material number (if external
number assignment), material type, industry sector, etc.

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Step 3: Select the views you want to maintain for your material.

Step 4: Enter the name of the plant and the storage location.

Step 5: Enter the required information in your material views such as unit of
measure, currency, standard price, moving price, etc. Click on Save. A new
material will be created.
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Vendor Master Data

The key points about vendor master are as follows:

Vendor Master Data is the enterprise main source of vendor-specific data.

It includes information on vendors from which a company can procure, or
can sell.

A vendor master record contains information such as vendor's name,

address, etc.

Data in a vendor master record is divided into three categories:

o General Data: General data is maintained at the client level and it is

valid for all organizational levels.

o Accounting Data: Accounting data is maintained at the company level

and it is valid for all plants belonging to that company.

o Purchasing Data: Purchasing data is maintained at the purchasing

organization level.
Vendor master has three characteristics, which we will discuss one by one in the
following sections.

Vendor Account Group

Vendors are categorized according to their requirements. Some of the vendors
having similar characteristics are grouped together and placed in one category.
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For example, all local vendors can be placed under one account group. Create a
Vendor Account group by following the steps given below.

Path to create Vendor Account Group:

IMG => Logistic General => Business Partner => Vendors => Control =>
Define Account group and field selection(vendor)
TCode: OBD3
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Account Groups and Field
Selection (Vendor), by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the New Entries button.

Step 3: Fill in all necessary details such as name of account group, general data,
and field status. Click the Save button. A new Vendor Account Group will be
created.

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Number Range
When we create a vendor master record, every vendor is recognized by a unique
number known as the vendor number. As in the case of material master, we
have external as well as internal number assignments for vendor master.

Define Number Range

Number range can be defined by following the steps given below:

Path to create Number Range:

IMG => Logistic General => Business Partner => Vendors => Control =>
Define Number Range for Vendor master record
TCode: XDN1
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Number Range for Vendor
Master Record, by following the above path.

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Step 2: Click the Intervals button. It will create a number range for the
customer account.

Step 3: Click the Insert button.

Step 4: We can define a number range here and EXT (external tab, if it is
checked, then external number assignment can be done in that vendor). Click on
Save. A new Number Range will be created.

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Assignment of Number Range

After defining a number range, we need to assign it to a vendor group. Follow
the steps given below to assign the number range.
Step 1: On the same screen as shown above, select the Number Range tab.

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Step 2: For a particular vendor group, assign a number range here. Click on
Save. Number range is now assigned to the vendor group.

Creation of Vendor Master

Vendor Master contains a list of vendors from where a company can procure or
sell goods. A Vendor Master can be created by following the steps given below:

Path to create Vendor Master:

SAP Menu => Logistics => Material Management => Purchasing => Master
Data => Vendor => Central => Create
TCode: XK01

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Create for Central Vendor Data, by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as company code, purchasing org,
and vendor number (if external number assignment).

Step 3: Fill in all the details of vendors address such as street name, postal
code, country.

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Step 4: Fill in the necessary bank details of the vendor.

Step 5: Fill in the necessary accounting information of the vendor.

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Step 6: Fill in the terms of payment that are defined between the company and
the vendor. Click on Save. A new vendor master will be created.

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9. PURCHASE INFO RECORD

SAP R/3 works on all real-time data that includes material master and vendor
master. Material and vendor master are separate data records for keeping
information of materials and vendors from where material is procured. The
combined information of material and vendor altogether is kept in a record that
we call as purchase info record. The key points about purchase info record are
as follows:

Purchasing info record stores information on material and vendor,

supplying that material. For example, a vendors current price of a
particular material is stored in info record.

Purchase info record can be maintained at the plant level or at the

purchasing organization level.

Info record can be maintained for four procurement types, which are as
follows:
o Standard: Standard info record has information on standard orders

(orders include details of vendor and material). This info record will
include vendors price for supplying a particular material.
o Subcontracting: Subcontracting info record has the information on

subcontract orders. It includes price for assembling the raw material

that is supplied by the ordering party.
o Pipeline: Pipeline info record has information on material that is

provided by vendor through pipes. For example, water, electricity, etc.

o Consignment: Consignment info record has information on material

that is kept at the premises of the ordering party. It contains vendors

price that is to be paid for withdrawing material from a consignment
stock.

Creation of Purchase Info Record

Follow the steps given below to create a Purchase Info Record.

Path to create Info Record:

Logistics => Material Management => Purchasing => Master Data => Info
Record => Create
TCode: ME11

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create icon, by following the above
path.

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Step 2: Enter the vendor number. In the info category, select standard or
subcontracting, or pipeline or consignment, according to the requirement.

Step 3: Fill in the required details such as material group, 1st/2nd/3rd

reminder, vendor material number, personal details, order unit, origin data, and
sort term.

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Step 4: Provide the info record note that can be called as info record
description. Click on Save. A new info record will be created.

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10. SOURCE DETERMINATION/LIST

The combined information of material and vendor is kept in a record that is
known as purchase info record. But a particular material can be ordered from
different vendors in different time intervals. This information can be maintained
in a list that is called as the source list. The key points to note about a source
list are as follows:

Source list includes a list of possible sources of supply for a material over
a given framework of time.

Source list specifies the time period of ordering a particular material from
a given vendor.

Source list can be copied from one plant to another plant.

Source list can be created by the following two ways:

Automatically

Manually

Automatic Creation of Source List

Source list can be automatically created by changing a few settings in the
material master. Automatic source list can be created by following the steps
given below.
Step 1: Go to MM02 (Edit mode of material master for which you want to create
source list automatically). Select all the views.

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Step 2: Inside purchasing view, check the box for source list. Click on Save.
Source list will be created automatically for the material.

Manual Creation of Source List

Source list can be created manually by following the steps given below:

Path to Maintain Source list:

Logistics => Material Management => Purchasing => Master Data => Source
List => Maintain
TCode: ME01

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, click Maintain by following the above path.

Step 2: Enter the material number for which you want to maintain the source
list and respective plant details.

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Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details such as valid periods, name of vendor,
purchasing organization, etc. Click on the Save icon. Source list for the material
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11. PROCUREMENT CYCLE

Every organization acquires material or services to complete its business needs.

The process of buying materials and obtaining services from vendors or dealers
is called procurement. The steps required to procure material forms the
procurement cycle. Every organization performs some common sequential steps
to procure material in the right quantity at the right price. The important steps
in a procurement cycle are as follows:

Determination of Requirement

Creating Purchase Order

Posting Goods Receipt

Posting Invoice

Determination of Requirement
This is the first step in a procurement cycle. It is the logical subdivision, where it
is determined what material or services are required by the company, and which
supplier can fulfill the requirement. A list of requirements is made and then it is
approved by a senior authority within the organization. After approval, a formal
list is made that is known as the purchase order with one more level of approval
which is sent to the vendor.

Creating Purchase Order

Purchase order is the formal and final confirmation of the requirements that is
sent to the vendor to supply material or services. A purchase order includes
important information such as name of the material with its corresponding plant,
details of purchasing organization with its company code, name of vendor, and
date of delivery. A purchase order can be created by following the steps given
below:

Path to Create Purchase Order:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchase Order =>
Create => Vendor/ Supplying Plant Known
TCode: ME21N
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Create Vendor/Supplying Plant Known
by following the above path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the necessary details such as name of the vendor, purchasing
organization, purchasing group, company code, and details of the material, for
example, material number, price, currency, and plant.

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Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details under Item, by selecting the tabs as
shown in the following screenshot:

Invoice/Delivery Tab (Provide the tax code, Payment terms and

conditions, and incoterms)

Assignment Tab (Provide a valid G/L code, business area, and WBS
element)

Click on Save. A new Purchase Order will be created.

Posting Goods Receipt

After processing the purchase order, the vendor delivers the material to the
ordering party and this process is called Goods Receipt. It is the phase where
the material is received by the ordering party and its condition and quality are
verified. Once the material is verified against the predefined quality, a goods
receipt is posted. Goods receipt can be posted by following the steps given
below.

Path to Post Goods Receipt:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory management => Goods
movement => Goods movement
TCode: MIGO

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Goods movement (MIGO) by following
the above path.

Step 2: Fill in all the necessary details such as movement type (101 for goods
receipt), name of the material, quantity received, details of storage location and
the plant where the material will be placed. Click on Save. Goods Receipt is now
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Posting Invoice
Invoice is received from the vendor after goods receipt, and then the invoice is
verified by the ordering party. This is the phase where the vendor (seller) is paid
from the company and reconciliation of the invoice and PO is accomplished. An
invoice can be posted by following the steps given below:

Path to Post Invoice:

Logistics => Materials Management => Logistic Invoice verification =>
Document Entry => Enter Invoice
TCode: MIRO
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Enter Invoice by following the above
path.

Step 2: Fill in all the necessary details such as invoice posting date, amount that
is paid to the vendor along with the quantity for which the amount is paid. Click
on Save. Invoice is now posted for the goods receipt.

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12. PURCHASE REQUISITION

Procurement in every organization starts with gathering requirements. Once

requirements are gathered, we need to inform the purchasing organization. A
Purchase Requisition is a document that contains a list of requirements. The key
points to note about a purchase requisition are as follows:

A purchase requisition is a request that is made to the purchasing

organization to procure a certain list of materials.

It is an internal document and remains within the organization.

Purchase requisition needs approval from the purchasing organization.

If a purchase requisition has already been approved, then it can be

modified only to a limited extent.

Purchase requisition can be created for the following procurement types:

o Standard: Getting finished material from vendor.
o Subcontracting: Providing raw material to vendor and getting finished

material.
o Consignment: Procuring material that is kept in companys premises

and paying to vendor for that.

o Stock transfer: Getting material from within the organization.
o External service: Getting services like maintenance from a third-party

vendor.

Create Purchase Requisition

A Purchase Requisition can be created by following the steps given below:

Path to Create Purchase requisition:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchasing Requisition
=> Create
TCode: ME51N
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create execute icon by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as name of the material, quantity,
delivery date, material group, and plant. Click on Save. A new Purchase
Requisition will be created.

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After creating a purchase requisition, we need to send our requirements to the

vendor. It is done through a document that is known as the purchase order. A
purchase order can be directly created from a purchase requisition.

Creating Purchase Order from Purchase Requisition

Follow the steps given below to create a purchase order from a purchase
requisition.
Step 1: Enter TCode to go to the purchase order home screen. Select Purchase
Requisition as shown in the following screenshot.
TCode: ME21N

Step 2: Provide the purchase requisition number for which you want to create a
purchase order. Then select the execute icon.
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Step 3: Drag the standard reference Purchase Requisition to the cart next to the
NB Standard PO.

Step 4: Verify the details of the purchase order and do the necessary changes
as per requirement. Click on Save. You now have a purchase order from the
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13. REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Vendor selection is an important process in the procurement cycle. Once

requirements are gathered, we start looking for possible suppliers who can fulfill
the requirements at the best possible price. So, a request is made to the
vendors to submit their quotations indicating the price of the material along with
their terms and conditions. This request is known as the request for quotation
(RFQ). Listed below are the key points to note about a request for quotation:

Request for quotation is a form of invitation that is sent to the vendors to

submit a quotation indicating their pricing and terms and conditions.

It contains details about goods or services, quantity, date of delivery, and

date of bid on which it is to be submitted.

Quotation is a reply by a vendor in response to a request for quotation.

An RFQ can be created by the following two ways:

Manually

Automatically from a Purchase Requisition

Manual Creation of RFQ

An RFQ can be created manually by following the steps given below:

Path to Create RFQ:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => RFQ/Quotation =>
Request for Quotation => Create
TCode: ME41
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create execute icon by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as type of RFQ (if standard, then AN),
language, date of RFQ, purchasing organization, and group.

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Step 3: Provide the name of the material, quantity of material, material group,
and quotation deadline date.

Step 4: Provide the quantity and delivery date for the material.

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Step 5: Provide the vendor address (street number, city, country, pin code) to
which you are addressing the RFQ. Click on Save. A new Request for Quotation
will be created.

Automatic Creation of RFQ from Purchase Requisition

RFQ can also be created with reference to purchase requisition by following the
steps given below:
Step 1: On the home screen of RFQ, select Reference to PReq tab.

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Step 2: Enter the requisition number for which you want to create an RFQ. Click
on Save. A new Request for Quotation will be created with reference to Purchase
Requisition.

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14. OUTLINE AGREEMENT

Vendor selection is an important process in the procurement cycle. Vendors can

be selected by quotation process. After having shortlisted a vendor, an
organization enters into an agreement with that particular vendor to supply
certain items with certain conditions. Typically when an agreement is reached, a
formal contract is signed with the vendor. So, an outline agreement is a longterm purchasing agreement with a vendor.
The key points to note about an outline agreement are as follows:

An outline agreement is a long-term purchasing agreement with a vendor

containing terms and conditions regarding the material that is to be
supplied by the vendor.

The terms of an outline agreement are valid up to a certain period of time

and cover a certain predefined quantity or value.

An outline agreement can be of the following two types:

Contract

Scheduling Agreement

Contract
A contract is a long-term outline agreement between a vendor and an ordering
party over a predefined material or service over a certain framework of time.
There are two types of contracts:

Quantity Contract: In this type of contract, the overall value is specified

in terms of the total quantity of material to be supplied by the vendor.

Value Contract: In this type of contract, the overall value is specified in

terms of the total amount to be paid for that material to the vendor.

Follow the steps given below to create a contract.

Path to Create Contract:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement =>
Contract => Create
TCode: ME31K

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create execute icon by following
the above path.

Step 2: Provide the name of the vendor, type of contract, purchasing

organization, purchasing group, and plant along with the agreement date.

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Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details such as the agreement validity start date,
end date, and pay terms (i.e. terms of payment).

Step 4: Provide material number along with the target quantity. Click on Save.
A new Contract will be created.

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Scheduling Agreement
A scheduling agreement is a long-term outline agreement between the vendor
and the ordering party over a predefined material or service, which are procured
on predetermined dates over a framework of time. A scheduling agreement can
be created in the following two ways:

Creating scheduling agreement

Maintain scheduling lines for the agreement

Creating Scheduling Agreement

Follow the steps given below to create a scheduling agreement.

Path to Create Scheduling Agreement:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement =>
Scheduling Agreement => Create => Vendor Known
TCode: ME31L
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create execute icon by following
the above path.

Step 2: Provide the name of the vendor, agreement type (LP for scheduling
agreement), purchasing organization, purchasing group, plant along with
agreement date.
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Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details such as the agreement validity start date,
end date, and pay terms (i.e. terms of payment).

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Step 4: Provide material number along with the target quantity, net price,
currency, and material group. Click on Save. A new Scheduling Agreement will
be created.

Maintain Scheduling Lines for the Agreement

Schedule lines can be maintained for a scheduling agreement by following the
steps given below.

Path to Maintain Schedule Lines:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Outline Agreement =>
Scheduling Agreement => Delivery Schedule => Maintain
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Maintain execute icon by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Provide the scheduling agreement number.

Step 3: Select the line item. Go to Item tab. Select Delivery Schedule.

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Step 4: Provide the delivery schedule date and the target quantity. Click on
Save. Schedule lines are now maintained for the scheduling agreement.

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15. QUOTA ARRANGEMENT

A particular material can be procured from different vendors depending upon the
requirement. In this way, the total requirement of a material is distributed to
different vendors, i.e., the quota is assigned to each source of supply. This is
known as quota arrangement. The key points to note about quota arrangement
are as follows:

Quota arrangement divides the total requirement of material among

certain sources of supply, i.e. vendors, and then assigns a quota to each
source.

This particular quota specifies the portion of material that is to be

procured from an assigned vendor or source.

Quota rating is used to determine the amount of material that is to be

assigned to a particular source or vendor. The source with the lowest
quota rating represents a valid source.

Quota rating can be calculated by using the following formula:

Quota rating = (Quota Allocated Quantity + Quota Base Quantity)/Quota
where Quota Allocated Quantity is the total quantity from all orders that is
procured from a particular source. Quota Base Quantity is the quantity
from a new source of supply. Quota is the total requirement of material
that is given to a particular source of supply.

The mandatory setting before creating a quota is that the info record and
the source list should be maintained for the particular material. Also, in
the material master, the source list and quota arrangement usage check
boxes should be checked. This setting can be made in the material master
by going to TCode MM03. In purchasing view, check the quota
arrangement usage and the source list. Setting is now maintained for
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Create Quota Arrangement

Quota arrangement divides the total requirement of a material among certain
sources of supply, i.e., vendors. Follow the steps given below to create a quota
arrangement.

Path to Create Quota Arrangement:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Master Data => Quota
Arrangement => Maintain
TCode: MEQ1
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Maintain execute icon by following
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Step 2: Enter the material number and plant for which quota arrangement
needs to be maintained.

Step 3: Provide dates in valid from and valid to and value in quantity split.

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Step 4: Enter the name of vendors and the assigned allocated quantity to them.
Click on Save. Quota arrangement is now maintained for the particular material.

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SAP ERP systems were designed so that business can be conducted in an

efficient way. Documents such as purchase order, request for quotation, goods
receipt are essential elements in a business. These documents need security,
i.e., if any of the documents is posted incorrectly, then the business can get
affected at various levels. In order to secure these documents, we have a
concept known as the posting period.
A posting period allows one to post and make changes in the documents only in
a specific time period. Sometimes you will get errors like posting allowed only in
this time period for a certain company code. It means for a particular company
code, a posting period is maintained and posting to that document is only
allowed within that period. A posting period for a company can be defined using
five fields which are as follows:

Maintain Fiscal Year Variant

Assign Fiscal Year Variant to Company Code

Define Variants for Open Posting Periods

Assign Variant to Company Code

Open and Close Posting Periods

Maintain Fiscal Year Variant

Fiscal year variant is the time period during which financial statements are
withdrawn for a company. Different companies have different fiscal years. Fiscal
year variant can be maintained by following the steps given below.

Path to Maintain Fiscal Year Variant:

Financial accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Ledgers =>
Fiscal Year and Posting Periods => Maintain Fiscal Year Variant
TCode: OB29
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Fiscal Year Variant by
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Step 2: Click New Entries.

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Step 3: Provide the name of the fiscal year variant along with the description
and number of posting. Click on Save. A new Fiscal Year Variant will be created.

Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year Variant

Follow the steps given below to assign company code to the fiscal year variant.

Path to Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year Variant:

Financial accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Ledgers =>
Fiscal Year and Posting Periods => Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year Variant
TCode: OB37
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Company Code to Fiscal Year
Variant by following the above path.

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Step 2: We can view the existing assignment and change it accordingly. Click on
Save. Fiscal Year Variant is now assigned to company code.

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Define Variants for Open Posting Periods

Follow the steps given below to define variants for open posting periods.

Path to Define Variants for Open Posting Periods:

Financial accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Ledgers =>
Fiscal Year and Posting Periods => Posting Periods => Define Variants for Open
Posting Periods
TCode: OBBO
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Variants for Open Posting
Periods by following the above path.

Step 2: Click New Entries.

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Step 3: Enter the name of the variant. Click on Save. A new Variant will be
created for open posting periods.

Assign Variant to Company Code

Follow the steps given below to assign a variant to company code.

Path to Assign Variant to Company Code:

Financial accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Ledgers =>
Fiscal Year and Posting Periods => Posting Periods => Assign Variants to
Company Code
TCode: OBBP
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Variants to Company Code by
following the above path.

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Step 2: We can view the existing assignment and change it accordingly. Click on
Save. Variant is now assigned to company code.

Open and Close Posting Periods

Posting period allows you to post and make changes in the documents only in a
specific time period. Open and close posting periods can be maintained by
following the steps given below.

Path to Open and Close Posting Periods:

Financial accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Ledgers =>
Fiscal Year and Posting Periods => Posting Periods => Open and Close Posting
Periods
TCode: OB52
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Open and Close Posting Periods by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Click New Entries.

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Step 3: Provide the name of variant, account details, and the year allowed for
posting. Click on Save. Posting Period is now maintained for the variant.

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17. PURCHASE ORDER TYPES

SAP ERP was introduced so that procurement can be done efficiently in terms of
time and cost. Procurement can be done for various types of goods and services.
Procurement starts with creating a purchase order, i.e., a formal document
given to vendors and it includes a list of goods and materials that are to be
procured. Accordingly, purchase orders can be created for different types of
procurement. The type of procurement can be maintained in a field that is
known as item category as shown below.

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For different procurement types, there are four types of purchase orders, which
are as follows:

Subcontracting Purchase Order

Consignment Purchase Order

Stock Transfer Purchase Order

Service Purchase Order

Subcontracting Purchase Order

In subcontracting, the vendor (the subcontractor) receives components from the
ordering party with the help of which it produces a product. The product is
ordered by your company through a purchase order. The components required
by the vendor (seller) to manufacture the ordered products are listed in the
purchase order and provided to the subcontractor.
Follow the steps given below to create a subcontracting purchase order.
TCode to create Purchase Order: ME21N
Subcontracting Item Category: L
1. Provide the TCode in the command field.
2. It will take you to the purchase order screen.
3. Provide all the necessary details such as the name of the vendor, item
category, name of material, plant for which material is procured, and the
date of delivery.
4. Click on Save. Subcontracting Purchase order will be created.

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Consignment Purchase Order

In consignment, material is available at the organization store premises,
however it still belongs to the vendor (seller)/Owner of the material. If you
utilize the material from the consignment stocks, then you have to pay to the
vendor.
Follow the steps given below to create a consignment purchase order.
TCode to create Purchase Order: ME21N
Consignment Item Category: K
1. Provide the TCode in the command field.
2. It will take you to the purchase order screen.
3. Provide all the necessary details such as the name of the vendor, item
category, name of material, plant for which material is procured, and the
date of delivery.
4. Click on Save. Consignment Purchase order will be created.
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Stock Transfer Purchase Order

In stock transfer, goods are procured and supplied within a company. One plant
orders the goods internally from another plant (receiving plant/issuing plant).
The goods are procured with a special type of purchase order known as the
stock transport order.
Follow the steps given below to create a stock transfer purchase order.
TCode to create Purchase Order: ME21N
Stock Transfer Item Category: U
1. Provide the TCode in the command field.
2. It will take you to the purchase order screen.
3. Provide all the necessary details such as the name of the vendor, item
category, name of material, plant for which material is procured, and the
date of delivery.
4. Click on Save. Stock Transfer Purchase order will be created.
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Service Purchase Order

In service, a third party provides services to a company. These services include
maintenance functions such as electricity and oiling of machines. Follow the
steps given below to create a service purchase order.
TCode to create Purchase Order: ME21N
Service Item Category: D
1. Provide the TCode in the command field.
2. It will take you to the purchase order screen.
3. Provide all the necessary details such as the name of the vendor, item
category, name of material, plant for which material is procured, and the
date of delivery.
4. Click on Save. Service Purchase order will be created.
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18. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Procurement process starts with gathering requirements and ends with procuring
goods from vendors. Once the goods are procured from a vendor, they need to
be placed in the companys premises in correct place so that they can be
consumed when required. Inventory management deals with placing and
handling the stock received from the vendors in correct place within the
companys premises.
Listed below are the points to note about inventory management:

Inventory management deals with the management of stock, either on

value or quantity basis.

It includes planning, entry, and keeping records of all the movements of

goods.

Goods movement creates a document that updates all the stock quantity
and value in the inventory that is known as the material document.

A material document is referred by a document number and document

year.

One normally
management:

comes

Movement Type

Goods Receipt

Reservation

Goods Issue

across the

following

terms

while

doing

inventory

Movement Type
Movement type describes the type of stock posting in inventory. It represents
whether the posting in stock is against goods receipt or goods issue. The
important movement types in SAP MM are as follows:

101 - Goods receipt for purchase order or order.

103 - Goods receipt for purchase order into GR blocked stock.

201 - Goods issue for a cost center.261 - Goods issue for an order.

301 - Transfer posting plant to plant in one step.

305 - Transfer posting plant to plant in two steps - placement in storage.

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311 - Transfer posting storage location to storage location in one step.

313 - Stock transfer storage locations to storage location in two steps removal from storage.

Movement types can be reached out by following the steps given below:

Path to Reach Movement Type:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Goods
Movement => Goods Movement (MIGO)
TCode: MIGO
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Goods Movement (MIGO) by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Select GR Goods Receipt drop-down. You will get a lot of standard
movement types and you can choose one according to your requirement.

Goods Receipt
Goods receipt is the phase where the material is received by the ordering party
and its condition and quality are verified. Depending upon the movement type,
stock is posted in inventory with the help of goods receipt. Goods receipt will
show the increase in warehouse stock. Goods receipt has two scenarios:

Creation of Goods Receipt

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Cancellation of Goods Receipt

Creation of Goods Receipt

Goods receipt can be posted by following the steps given below.

Path to Post Goods Receipt:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Goods
Movement => Goods Movement (MIGO)
TCode: MIGO
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Goods Movement (MIGO) by following
the above path.

Step 2: Goods receipt can be posted against various documents. Select the
required document from the drop-down. In this case, we are selecting purchase
order. Select the movement type according to the requirement.

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Step 3: It will fetch all the details from the selected reference document such as
material, quantity, plant, etc. Select check tab to check the document. Then
click on Save. A material document number will be generated. Goods receipt is
now posted against a purchase document.

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Cancellation of Goods Receipt

Sometimes a goods receipt is not posted correctly, in which case, it is to be
cancelled. Follow the steps given below to cancel a goods receipt.

Path to Cancel Goods Receipt:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Goods
Movement => Goods Movement (MIGO)
TCode: MIGO

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Step 1: On the MIGO screen, select Cancellation against a Material Document

Number from the drop-down. Provide the material document number.

Step 2: It will fetch all the details from the material document. Select the check
tab to check the document. Then click on Save. A material document number
will be generated. Goods receipt is now cancelled.

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Reservation
Sometimes, stocks are to be blocked in advance so that they can be made
available at a particular point of time. This is known as reservation.
Reservation ensures that availability of stock at a particular time. Reserved
quantity can be viewed by TCode MMBE. Provide the material number and plant.
Reserved quantity can be seen in the reserved tab as shown below.

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Follow the steps given below to create a Reservation.

Path to Create Reservation:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Reservation
=> Create
TCode: MB21

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Create execute icon by following
the above path.

Step 2: Enter the date, movement type, and the plant for which reservation is
to be made.

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Step 3: Enter the order number against which you want to make a reservation.
Provide the details of material and the quantity that is to be reserved. Click on
Save. Reservation is now made for the order.

Goods Issue
Goods issue means moving a stock out of inventory that may be due to several
reasons like withdrawing of material for sampling or returning the goods back to
the vendor. A goods issue results in a decrease in quantity in the warehouse.
Follow the steps given below to post a goods issue.

Path to Post Goods Issue:

Logistics => Materials Management => Inventory Management => Goods
Movement => Goods Movement (MIGO)
TCode: MIGO

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Goods Movement (MIGO) by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Select goods issue from the drop-down. Goods issue can be posted
against various documents. Select the required document from the drop-down.
For example, in this case, we are selecting purchase order. Select the movement
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Step 3: It will fetch all the details from the selected reference document such as
material, quantity, plant, etc. Select the check tab to check the document. Then
click on Save. A material document number will be generated. Goods Issue is
now posted against a purchase document.

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19. INVOICE VERIFICATION

Every organization acquires goods or services to complete its business needs.

Once goods are procured from a vendor and placed in companys premises
through goods receipt, we need to pay to the vendor for the acquired goods and
services. The amount to be paid along with the details of the material is
provided by the vendor in the form of a document that is known as the invoice.
Before paying to the vendor, we need to verify the invoice. This process of
verifying the invoice before making a payment is known as invoice
verification. The key points to note about invoice verification are as follows:

Invoice verification marks the end of procurement, after purchase order

and goods receipt.

Invoice posting updates all the related documents in financials and

accounting.

Blocked invoice that vary from actual invoice can be processed through
invoice verification.

One normally comes across the following terms in invoice verification:

Posting of Invoice

Blocked Invoice

Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)

Posting of Invoice
Posting of invoice is done after having received the goods from the vendor and
after having completed the goods receipt. The invoice received from a vendor is
verified against cost, quantity, and quality by the ordering party, and then the
invoice is posted against that purchase order.
This is the phase where the vendor (seller) is paid from the company and
reconciliation of the invoice and PO is accomplished. Follow the steps given
below to post an invoice.

Path to Post Invoice:

Logistics => Materials Management => Logistic Invoice Verification =>
Document Entry => Enter Invoice
TCode: MIRO

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Enter Invoice by following the above
path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the necessary details such as invoice posting date, amount that
is paid to the vendor along with the quantity for which the amount is paid. Click
on Save. Invoice is now posted for the goods receipt.

Blocked Invoice
Sometimes the accounting department may not be able to pay a vendor as per
the invoice raised. This may happen in the following scenario. You try to post an
invoice, however the system expects certain default value against the purchase
order or the goods receipt and the posted invoice differs from the default value.
This may lead to invoice blocking. Invoice blocking is caused due to:

Variance in amount at item level.

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Variance in quantity at item level.

It is difficult to analyze small variances in invoice. So, tolerance limits are set up
in the system and if the variance in the invoice is within the tolerance limit, then
the system accepts the invoice. If the variance exceeds the tolerance limit, then
it may lead to invoice blocking. In such cases, we need to manually unblock or
release the blocked invoice if it has to be processed. Follow the steps given
below to unblock an invoice.

Path to Release Blocked Invoice:

Logistics => Materials Management => Logistic Invoice verification => Further
Processing => Release Blocked Invoice
TCode: MRBR
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Release Blocked Invoices by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Provide necessary details such as company code, invoice document

number, vendor, posting date, and purchasing group. Then click the execute
button. The blocked invoice will be released.

Evaluated Receipt Settlement

Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) is an easy method of settling goods receipt
automatically. If the ordering party has agreed with the vendor on all financial
terms and condition, then it need not verify the invoice. Invoice will be posted
automatically from the information present in the purchase order and the goods
receipt. Given below are the advantages of having an ERS:

Purchase orders can be settled and closed quickly.

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It reduces human efforts, as there is no need to verify the invoice.

Amount and quantity variances in invoice can be avoided with the help of
ERS.

To implement ERS, some mandatory settings are to be done in the vendor

master.
1. Go to XK02 (Change mode of vendor master).
2. Select Control data tab.
3. Check the AutoEvalGRSetmt Del. and AutoEvalGRSetmt Ret box.
4. Click on Save. Now the particular vendor is enabled for ERS.

Follow the steps given below to create an ERS.

Path to Create ERS:

Logistics => Materials Management => Logistic Invoice verification =>
Automatic Settlement => Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)
TCode: MRRL
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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Fill in all the necessary details such as company code, plant, goods
receipt document number and date, vendor, and purchasing document. Click on
Save. ERS will be created for the corresponding purchase order and goods
receipt.

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20. SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Besides procurement of goods, an organization may occasionally require some

kind of services. Such services include small maintenance tasks such as
changing the lights, painting, and housekeeping. These services are carried out
by external contractors and hence the whole process of procurement of services
is known as service management. The key points to note about service
management are as follows:

Services are meant for direct consumption instead of keeping them in

inventory.

Service description along with its unit of measure is stored as master data
in a record that is known as the service master record.

The system stores the services that have been procured as a record in a
sheet that is called as the service entry sheet.

Service procurement can be of the following two types:

o Planned Services - In planned services, at the time of procurement,

specifications like quantity and price are known. It means the nature
and scope of service is clear before the procurement.
o Unplanned

Services - In unplanned services,

procurement, specifications like quantity and price
means the nature and scope of service is not
procurement. These services can be extended as per

at the time of
are not known. It
clear before the
requirement.

Service management deals with the following terms:

Service Master Record

Service Purchase Order

Service Entry Sheet

Service Master Record

Service master record contains the details of all the services that can be
procured from an external vendor within an organization. It contains the
description of services along with their unit of measure. Service master record
serves as a reference for creating service purchase order, but it is not necessary.
Service purchase order can also be created manually without reference. Follow
the steps given below to create a service master record.

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Path to Create Service Master Record:

Logistics => Materials Management => Service Master => Service => Service
Master
TCode: AC03
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Service Master by following the above
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Step 2: Click the Create New Service icon as shown below.

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Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details such as service category, base unit of
measure, and valuation class. Click on Save. A new Service will be created.

Service Purchase Order

In SAP MM, services are accomplished with the help of service purchase order.
The requirement of service with its description along with quantity is given to a
third party in the form of service purchase order. In a service purchase order,
the most important field is item category. For service, item category will be D.
Follow the steps given below to create a service purchase order.

Path to Create Purchase Order:

Logistics => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchase Order =>
Create => Vendor/ Supplying Plant Known
TCode: ME21N
Service Item Category: D

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Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select Vendor/ Supplying Plant Known by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Provide all the necessary details such as the name of the vendor, item
category, name of material, plant for which material is procured, and the date of
delivery. Click on Save. Service Purchase order will be created.

Service Entry Sheet

A service entry sheet stores a record of all the services that have been procured.
In case of goods procured, we maintain a goods receipt document; whereas in
case of services, we maintain a service entry sheet. It accommodates the
charges that we need to pay to the vendor. Follow the steps given below to
create a service entry sheet.

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Path to Create Service Entry Sheet:

Logistics => Materials Management => Service Entry Sheet => Maintain
TCode: ML81N
Step 1: On the SAP Menu screen, select the Maintain execute icon by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Provide all the necessary details such as purchase order number,
service number, quantity, and price. Click on Save. A new Service Entry Sheet
will be created for the corresponding purchase order.

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SAP MM

Procurement process starts with creating a purchase order and ends with invoice
verification. In the whole process, one of the important parts is material
valuation. While creating purchase orders, material price is a mandatory field
and it is automatically determined. It happens because material valuation is
maintained in the SAP system in the material master. Material valuation
represents integration between MM & FI (Financial Accounting) modules, since it
updates the general ledger accounts in financial accounting. The key points to
note about material valuation are as follows:

Material valuation helps in determining the price of the material, and in

which general ledger account it needs to be posted.

Material valuation can happen at company code level or plant level.

Material can be valuated based on different types of procurement; it is

known as split valuation.

Split Valuation
Split valuation helps in valuating the stocks of a material in the same valuation
area (company or plant) differently. Some of the examples where split valuation
is required are as follows:

Stock that is procured externally from a vendor has a different valuation

price than the stock of an in-house production.

Stock obtained from one vendor is valuated at a different price than the
stock obtained from another vendor.

Same material having different batch may have different valuation prices.

Split Valuation needs to be activated before setting any other configuration.

Follow the steps given below to activate split valuation.

Path to Activate Split Valuation:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment => Split
Valuation => Activate Split Valuation
TCode: OMW0

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Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Activate Split Valuation by following
the above path.

Step 2: Click the option Split Material Valuation Active. Click on Save. Split
valuation is now activated.

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Some important terms under split valuation are as follows.

Valuation Area: Material may be valuated at plant level or at company

code level. The level at which materials are valuated is known as valuation
area.

Valuation Category: Valuation category is the criteria on which material

is split valuated.

Valuation Type: Valuation type specifies the features of a valuation

category.

Split Valuation Configuration

Follow the steps given below to do split valuation configuration such as defining
valuation category and valuation type.

Path to Configure Split Valuation:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment => Split
Valuation => Configure Split Valuation
TCode: OMWC
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Configure Split Valuation by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Click Global Types to create valuation type.

Step 3: Click the Create button.

Step 4: Provide the name of the valuation type. Click on Save. A new Valuation
Type will be created.

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Step 5: Now go to the same screen and click Global Categories to create
valuation category.

Step 6: Click the Create button.

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Step 7: Provide the name of the valuation category. Click on Save. A new
Valuation Category will be created.

Step 8: Now go to the same screen and click Local Definitions to map valuation
type and valuation category.

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Step 9: Click the Cats. -> OU button.

Step 10: Provide valuation type, valuation category, and set the status as
active, and then click the Activate button. Valuation category and valuation type
are now mapped and both are activated.

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After maintaining the valuation type and valuation category, you can mention
them in the material master as shown below.
Go to mm02 (Change screen for material master). Here you can maintain the
valuation category and valuation class in accounting view. On this basis,
valuation of the material will be done in a purchase order.

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22. ACCOUNT DETERMINATION

In SAP MM, procurement process involves the cost of goods and services that
needs to be paid to the vendor by an organization. The cost being paid must be
posted in an organization necessarily in a correct general ledger (G/L) account.
It is quite impossible to recollect and feed the correct G/L account every time
during procurement. To avoid this inconvenience, the SAP system can be
configured so that the system will automatically determine the correct G/L
account that needs to be posted. G/L account is posted when goods receipt is
done as well as during clearing the invoice verification. Account determination
deals with the following terms:

Define Valuation Control

Group together Valuation Areas

Define Valuation Classes

Configure Automatic Posting

Define Valuation Control

Valuation areas can be grouped together and can be assigned to one grouping
code, if they belong to the same G/L account. For example, different plants
under one company code can be assigned the same valuation grouping code and
vice versa. Before this, valuation grouping code must be activated and this can
be done by following the steps given below.

Path to Activate Valuation Grouping Code:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment =>
Account Determination => Account Determination without Wizard => Define
Valuation Control
TCode: OMWM

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Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Valuation Control by following
the above path.

Step 2: Select Valuation grouping code. Click on Save. Valuation grouping code
is now activated.

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Group Together Valuation Areas

In valuation grouping, valuation area and valuation grouping code are assigned
to the company code. This can be done by following the below steps.

Path to Define Valuation Area and Valuation Grouping Code:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment =>
Account Determination => Account Determination without Wizard => Group
Together Valuation Areas
TCode: OMWD
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Group Together Valuation Areas by
following the above path.

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Step 2: Here you can define a valuation area with grouping code, and assign
them to a company code. Click on Save. Valuation area and valuation grouping
code are now defined for a company code.

Define Valuation Classes

Valuation class categorizes the G/L account on the basis of material type. For
example, raw material will have different G/L account than the finished material,
as the costs will be different in both the cases. Account reference is also
maintained along with the valuation class. Account reference and valuation class
can be defined by following the steps given below.

Path to Define Account Reference and Valuation Class:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment =>
Account Determination => Account Determination without Wizard => Define
Valuation Classes
TCode: OMSK
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Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Valuation Classes by following
the above path.

Step 2: Click the Account Category Reference button.

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Step 3: Click New Entries.

Step 4: Provide the name of ARef (Account reference) along with its description.

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Step 5: Now go to same screen and click Valuation Class.

Step 6: Click New Entries.

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Step 7: Provide the name of valuation class, ARef (Account reference), and
description of valuation class.

Step 8: Now go to the same screen and click Material Type/Account Category
Reference.

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Step 9: Here you can map material type with ARef (Account reference). Click on
Save. G/L account can now be posted for different material types.

Configure Automatic Posting

G/L account is automatically determined for each of the transactions. It happens
so because automatic postings are configured in the SAP system. Automatic
posting can be configured by following the steps given below.

Path to Configure Automatic Posting:

IMG => Materials Management => Valuation and Account Assignment =>
Account Determination => Account Determination without Wizard => Configure
Automatic Postings
TCode: OMWB

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Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Configure Automatic Postings by

following the above path.

Step 2: Click Account Assignment.

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Step 3: Here you can maintain the transaction for which automatic account
determination is there. Click on Save. Automatic posting for transactions is now
configured.

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SAP MM

SAP MM is flexible enough to allow its configurations to be modified in the

background to suit the business requirements of an organization. Configurations
help in making custom enhancements in the structure. This chapter describes
some of the important configurations in SAP MM.

Assign Fields to Field Selection Groups

This configuration allows one to make some fields optional, hidden, or
mandatory in the master record. Follow the steps given below to set this
configuration.

Path to Assign Fields to Field Selection Groups:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Field Selection => Assign Fields
to Field Selection Groups
TCode: OMSR
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Assign Fields to Field Selection
Groups by following the above path.

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Step 2: Select the entry in which you want to make the changes.

Step 3: Here you can change the properties of the fields as hidden, display,
required entry, or optional entry. Click on Save. Field Groups are now set with
the desired field entries.

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Maintain Field Selection for Data Screens

This configuration allows one to make some data screens in the master data as
optional, hidden, or mandatory. Follow the steps given below to set this
configuration.

Path to Maintain Field Selection for Data Screens:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Field Selection => Maintain
Field Selection for Data Screens
TCode: OMS9
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Field Selection for Data
Screens by following the above path.

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Step 2: Select the field selection group in which you want to make changes.
Here you can make changes in the field reference as hidden, display, required
entry, or optional entry. Click on Save. Field selection for data screens is now
maintained.

Maintain Company Codes for Materials Management

This configuration allows one to maintain company codes with a period along
with the fiscal year. Follow the steps given below to set this configuration.

Path to Maintain Company Codes for Materials Management:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Maintain
Company Codes for Materials Management
TCode: OMSY

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Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Maintain Company Codes for
Materials Management by following the above path.

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Step 2: Provide details such as name, company code, along with the fiscal year
and the period for that. Click on Save. Company code is now maintained for
materials management.

Define Attributes of System Messages

Sometimes the system does not allow us to save a document when its
information is incomplete. In such cases, the system issues some messages to
indicate the probable cause of error. These system messages can be set up by
following the steps given below.

Path to Define Attributes of System Messages:

IMG => Logistic General => Material Master => Basic Settings => Define
Attributes of System Messages
TCode: OMT4
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Attributes of System Messages
by following the above path.

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Step 2: Here you can maintain type of message (warning or error), message
number along with the description of message. Click on Save. System messages
are now maintained.

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Define Number Ranges Purchase Requisition

When we create a purchase requisition, every requisition is recognized by a
unique number that is known as the purchase requisition number. We can define
a number range manually, otherwise the system can automatically assign the
same. Follow the steps given below to define a number range for purchase
requisition.

Path to Define Number Ranges:

IMG => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchase Requisition =>
Define Number Ranges
TCode: OMH7
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Number Ranges by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Select edit mode of Intervals tab.

Step 3: Here you can maintain a number range accordingly. Then click on Save.
Number range for purchase requisition is now maintained.

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Define Document Types Purchase Requisition

Different types of documents are created for purchase requisition. Follow the
steps given below to maintain document types for purchase requisition.

Path to Define Document Types:

IMG => Materials Management => Purchasing => Purchase Requisition =>
Define Document Types
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Document Types by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Click New Entries.

Step 3: Provide details such as the name of the document type with its
description. Click on Save. Document types for purchase requisition are now
defined.

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Define Number Ranges RFQ/Quotation

When we create RFQ/Quotation, every quotation is recognized by a unique
number known as quotation number. We can define a number range manually,
otherwise the system can automatically assign the same. Follow the steps given
below to define a number range for RFQ/Quotation.

Path to Define Number Ranges:

IMG => Materials Management => Purchasing => RFQ/Quotation => Define
Number Ranges
TCode: OMH6
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Number Ranges by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Select edit mode of Intervals tab.

Step 3: Here you can maintain a number range accordingly. Then click on Save.
Number range for RFQ/Quotation is now maintained.

Define Document Types RFQ/Quotation

Different types of documents are created for RFQ/Quotation. Follow the steps
given below to maintain document types for RFQ/Quotation.

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Path to Define Document Types:

IMG => Materials Management => Purchasing => RFQ/Quotation => Define
Document Types
Step 1: On the Display IMG screen, select Define Document Types by following
the above path.

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Step 2: Click New Entries.

Step 3: Provide details such as document type with its description. Click on
Save. Document types for RFQ/Quotation are now defined.

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SAP MM provides some shortcuts to save time and effort. These are known as
transaction codes. Transaction codes are the shortcut codes that take us directly
to the screen desired. These codes are provided in the command field. Some of
the important transaction codes are as follows.
T-Code

Description

OX15

Create Company

OX02

Create Company Code

OX10

Create Plant

OX09

Create Storage Location

OX08

Create Purchasing Organization

OME4

Create Purchasing Group

OX18

Assign Plant to Company Code

OX01

Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code

OX17

Assign Purchasing Organization to Plant

MM01

Create Material

MM02

Change Material

MM03

Display Material

MB51

Material Document List

MMDE

Delete All Materials

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MMNR

Define Material Master Number Ranges

XK01

Create Vendor

XK02

Change Vendor

XK03

Display Vendor

ML33

Create Vendor Conditions

ME11

Maintain Purchasing Info Record

ME01

Maintain Source List

ME51N

Create Purchase Requisition

ME52N

Change Purchase Requisition

ME53N

Display Purchase Requisition

ME41

Create RFQ/Quotation

ME42

Change RFQ/Quotation

ME43

Display RFQ/Quotation

ME31L

Create Scheduling Agreement

ME32L

Change Scheduling Agreement

ME33L

Display Scheduling Agreement

MEQ1

Create Quota Arrangement

MEQ2

Change Quota Arrangement

MEQ3

Display Quota Arrangement

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ME21N

Create Purchase Order

ME22N

Change Purchase Order

ME23N

Display Purchase Order

ME29N

Release Purchase Order

ME59N

Automatic generation of Purchase Order

MIGO

Post Goods Movement

MB1A

Goods Withdrawal

MB1B

Transfer Posting

MB1C

Post Other Goods Receipts

MB01

Post Goods Receipt for Purchase Order

OMJJ

Customizing: Define New Movement Types

MIRO

Enter Incoming Invoice

MIRA

Fast Invoice Entry

MR8M

Cancel Invoice Document

MRBR

Release Blocked Invoices

OMR6

Tolerance limits: Invoice Verification

MIR5

Display List of Invoice Documents

MIR6

Invoice Overview

MIR7

Park Invoice
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MRIS

Settle Invoicing Plan

AC02

Service Master

ML81N

Create Service Entry Sheet

MRRL

Evaluated Receipt Settlement

MMB1

Create Semi Finished Product

MMF1

Create Finished Product

MMG1

Create Returnable Packaging

MMH1

Create Trading Goods

MMI1

Create Operating Supplies

MMK1

Create Configurable Material

MMN1

Create Non-Stock Material

MMBE

Stock Overview

MB52

List of Warehouse Stocks on Hand

MB21

Create Reservation

MBST

Cancel Material Document

MB5T

Stock in Transit

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24. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Dear readers, these SAP MM Interview Questions have been designed

especially to get you acquainted with the nature of questions you may encounter
during your interview for the subject of SAP MM. As per our experience, good
interviewers hardly plan to ask any particular question during an interview.
Normally questions start with some basic concepts on the topics and later, they
continue based on what you answer.
Q: What do you know about SAP?
A: SAP is an enterprise resource planning software that was produced by a
German corporation. It was basically designed to manage resources,
information, and activities that are required to complete business processes such
as procurement and managing orders, billing of orders, and management of
human resources.
Q: What are the organizational levels in SAP R/3?
A: The top level of the organizational structure is the client, followed by
company code, which represents a unit with its own accounting unit. The next
level down is plant where procurement activities take place. A plant produces
goods and makes goods available for the company. The purchasing organization
is legally responsible for the procurement transactions. This group is further
subdivided into purchasing groups.
Q: What are the important steps in the procurement life cycle?
A: Procurement starts with gathering requirements, then creating a purchase
requisition, followed by creating a purchase order that has to be sent to the
vendor. After this, goods will be supplied by the vendor and goods receipt is
done along with invoice verification. Then the vendor is paid for the supplied
goods and services.
Q: What do you mean by special stocks?
A: Special stocks are stocks that are managed differently, as these stocks do not
belong to the company and these are being kept at some particular location.
Q: How stock is being transferred from one plant to another plant?
A: Stock within plants is transferred with the help of stock transport order. One
plant orders the goods internally from another plant (receiving plant/issuing
plant) with the help of stock transport order.
Q: What are some of the movement types for stock transport order?
A: One step transfers of materials can be posted using movement type 301.
Other movement types are 303, 351, 641, or 643 in the stock transport order.
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Q: What is the difference between purchase requisition and purchase

order?
A: Purchase requisition is an internal document; it is a request that is made to
the purchasing organization to procure a certain list of material. Purchase order
is a formal document that is given to the vendor containing the list of items to
be procured from the vendor.
Q: What is an RFQ and how is it different from quotation?
A: RFQ is a request for quotation and it is a form of invitation that is sent to the
vendors to submit quotations indicating their pricing and terms and conditions,
while quotation is a reply by a vendor in response to the request for quotation.
Q: What are the transactions that cause change in stock?
A: Goods receipt and goods issue will cause change in stock, as goods receipt
will increase the warehouse stock and goods issue will decrease the warehouse
stock.
Q: What do you mean by reservation?
A: Sometimes, a stock has to be blocked in advance so that it can be made
available at a particular point of time. This is known as reservation. Reservation
ensures availability of stock and it can be used when required. Reserved
quantity can be viewed by tcode MMBE.
Q: Can you manually create a purchase requisition with reference to
documents such as purchase order or scheduling agreement?
A: No, purchase requisition cannot be created with either of these, as it is an
internal document which is controlled by the purchase organization.
Q: Is material and vendor data available at all organizational levels?
A: Yes, material and vendor data is available at all levels, as it is normally
created for company and it is valid for the levels below company.
Q: What do you mean by release procedure?
A: Release procedure means approval of documents like purchase orders and
purchase requisition manually by the criteria defined in the configuration.
Q: If you have multiple line items in a purchase order, can you release
that purchase order line by line?
A: No, release is done only at the header level in a combined way for all the line
items in case of purchase order.
Q: What do you mean by material type?
A: Materials with some common attributes are grouped together and they are
assigned to a material type. This will differentiate materials and allow an
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organization to manage different materials in a systematic manner in accordance

to the companys requirement.
Q: What is a source list?
A: Source list includes a list of possible sources of supply for a material over a
given framework of time. A particular material can be ordered from different
vendors in different time intervals. This information can be maintained in a
source list.
Q: What do you mean by consignment stock?
A: In consignment, material is available at the companys premises, however it
still belongs to the vendor (seller)/Owner of the material. If we utilize the
material from consignment stocks, then we have to pay to the vendor.
Q: What is invoice verification?
A: Once goods are procured from the vendor and placed in companys premises
through goods receipt, we need to pay to the vendor for the acquired goods and
services. The amount to be paid along with the details of material is provided by
the vendor in the form of an invoice. Before paying to the vendor, we need to
verify the invoice. This process of verifying the invoice and paying to the vendor
is known as invoice verification.
Q: What do you mean by outline agreement?
A: Outline agreement is a long-term purchasing agreement with the vendor
containing the terms and conditions regarding the material that is supplied by
the vendor. Outline agreement is valid up to a certain period of time and covers
a certain predefined quantity or value.
Q: What is the difference between contract and scheduling agreement?
A: Contract is a long-term outline agreement between the vendor and the
ordering party over a predefined material or services over a certain framework
of time. Scheduling agreement is a long-term outline agreement between the
vendor and the ordering party over a predefined material or service, which are
procured on predetermined dates over a framework of time.
Q: What is the difference between planned and unplanned services?
A: In planned services, at the time of procurement, specifications like quantity
and price are known. It means the nature and scope of service is clear before
the procurement, whereas in unplanned services, specifications like quantity and
price are not known at the time of procurement. It means the nature and scope
of service is not clear before the procurement. These services can be extended
as per requirement.
Q: What is quota arrangement?
A: A particular material can be procured from different vendors depending upon
the requirement. So, the total requirement of a material is distributed among
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different vendors, i.e. quota is assigned to each source of supply. This is known
as quota arrangement.
Q: What do you understand by posting period?
A: Documents such as purchase order, request for quotation, goods receipt are
essential in a business. These documents need security, i.e., if any of these
documents is posted incorrectly, then the business can get affected at various
levels. In order to secure these documents, we have a concept of posting period.
Posting period allows us to post and make changes in the documents only in a
specific time period.

What is Next?
Further, you can go through the examples which you have practiced with the
subject, and make sure you are able to speak confidently on them. If you are a
fresher, then the interviewer does not expect you to answer very complex
questions, rather you have to keep your fundamentals strong.
Secondly, it really doesn't matter much if you could not answer a few questions,
but it matters how you answer the ones that you do. Be confident during your
interview. We at tutorialspoint wish you all the very best.

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