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What is the further Subdivision of a plant?

Ans: The further subdivision of a plant are the storage locations, which allows stocks of materials to be broken down according to predefined criteria such as the location and materials planning aspects. It can also be subdivided into locations and operational areas. They are further subdivided into locations takes geographical criteria into account, operational areas reflects responsibilities for production is also a subdivision.

In SD, MM, PP, FI/CO which are the highest organizational units?

Ans: The highest organizational units in SD, MM, PP, FI/CO are: y SD: Sales Organization. y MM: Plant. y PP: Plant. y FI: Company Code y CO: Controlling Area.

What is the definition of a Plant according to SAP?

Ans: According to SAP a plant is a place where either material is produced or goods and services provided. Plant is classified into Business Object. In Organizational unit within Logistics, serving to subdivide an enterprise according to production, procurement, maintenance, and materials plan aspects. Coming to the Structure a plant can assume a variety of roles. As a part of maintenance plant, it includes the maintenance objects that are spatially located within this plant. The maintenance tasks that are to be performed are specified within a maintenance planning plant. As a retail or wholesale site, it makes merchandise available for distribution and sale. The plant is the organizational unit for material valuation, according to a rule. For the placement of materials in storage (stock put-away), a storage location is assigned to a plant. The storage location depends on the storage condition and the stock placement situation. The preferred shipping point for a plant is defined as the default shipping point, which depends on the shipping condition and the loading condition. The business area that is responsible for a valuation area is determined as a function of the division. As a rule, a valuation area corresponds to a plant.

Is it possible Sales Organization sell from a plant belonging to a different company code?

Ans: It is possible for a sales organization sell from a plant belonging to a different company code.

For which the distribution channels and divisions are assigned and how many shipping points can be assigned to a plant, sales organization and if there is a warehouse management system active, where is warehouse number is assigned?

Ans: The Distribution Channels and Divisions are assigned to Sales Organization. A plant can be assigned with many shipping points, coming to sales organization there will be shipping points that are assigned to that. When a warehouse management system is active it would be assigned with a Plant and Storage Location in a warehouse number.

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Is it possible to assign two different sales organizations to the same company code?

Ans: Yes, it is possible to assign two different sales organizations to the same company code.

Define to which organizational element is central in shipping?

Ans: Organizational unit at a fixed location that carries out shipping activities is called Shipping Point. A shipping point could, for instance it can be a company's mail department or a plant's rail depot. Each delivery is processed by only one shipping point.

What would make the immediate delivery in cash sales?

Ans: When immediate delivery in cash sales is made the Order type delivery switch on immediately.

Is it possible to create sales order for 40 items if the quotation is sent for 30 items?

Ans: Yes, it is possible to create sales order for 40 items if the quotation is sent for 30 items.

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In Case of Third party Sales what would trigger for the automatic creation of PR or PO?

Ans: It has to be set an item category as automatic PO so that PO and PR will automatically generate after saving the order.

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Briefly explain any three organizational elements make up a sales area and their function?

Ans: An organizational unit that sells and distributes products, negotiates terms of sale, and is responsible for these transactions is known as Sales organization. Channel through which the salable materials or services reach the customers, typical distribution channels include wholesale, retail and direct sales. You can assign a distribution channel to one or more sales organizations are known as Distribution channel. Product groups can be defined for a wide-ranging spectrum of products. For every division you can make customerspecific agreements on, for example, partial deliveries, pricing and terms of payment. Within a division you can carry out statistical analyses or set up separate marketing is known as Division.

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In Access sequence what is the importance of requirement field?

Ans: In access sequence, the system will not go to access condition type system will reply through formula.

What is the relation between credit control area and company codes and explain the credit control area?

Ans: More than one credit control areas is not possible to assign to a company code, since a credit control area can include one or more company codes. Credit control area is a n organizational unit in an organization that specifies and checks credit limits for customers.

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What are the steps included for the sales person as a partner function in the partner determination?

Ans: The steps that are included for the sales person as a partner function in the partner determination, that a partner function sales representative or person responsible for these two we can add through partner function in partner procedure

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What is the central organization element in purchasing and the relationship between sales organization and plants, company codes, plants and company codes?

Ans: The Central Organizational element in purchasing is Purchasing Organization and the relationship between sales organizations and plants is Many to Many, to Company codes its Many to One and for Plants and Company codes its Many to Many to One.

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Which sub module of SAP could make business areas obsolete and can one business area be assigned to several company codes? And what is Z transaction?

Ans: CO is the sub module of SAP that could make business area obsolete and it is possible that one business area can be assigned to several company codes. Z transaction is a copied standard transaction code or objects that rename it by Z which is basically standard name which will stat from Z as user defined.

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What is Business area and how is it used?

Ans: The costs and revenue according to the business area posted by the system is called as Business Area. It is used in Sales Area if the accounts are to be posted according to sales and Plant Division if the accounts are to be posted according to products. The business area is defined in Customizing for Sales. A unit in an enterprise, grouping product and market combinations as homogeneously as possible for the purpose of developing unified business policy. Business Area according to Financial Accounting (FI) defines that the business area is an organizational unit within financial accounting which represents a separate area of operations or responsibilities within an organization. Financial accounting transactions can be allocated to a specific business area.

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What is a delivery group?

Ans: Basic grouping of all individual deliveries for Billing is called Delivery Group. It should have the same Ship to Party, Shipping Point, etc.

Briefly explain the internal organizational elements within a sales organization and their function?

Ans: The Geographical aspects of the organization in business development and sales are defined using the term sales office. A sales office can be considered as a subsidiary. Sales offices are assigned to sales areas. If a sales order is entered for a sales office within a certain sales area, the sales office must be assigned to that area. The staff of a sales office may be subdivided into sales groups. For example, sales groups can be defined for individual divisions. Individual personnel master records are used to manage data about salespersons. A sales person can be assigned to a sales group in the personnel master record.

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What is Cumulative Condition Record?

Ans: Cumulative Condition Record is a field that Condition Update during configuration for a condition type that has anything to do with the cumulative condition records.

How can a company's structure represent by defining and assigning corporate structure elements in R/3 system and what is the purpose of doing that?

Ans: The Enterprise organization chart shows the organizational structure of an enterprise, its organization units and how they are related. A combined structure can be created from the point of view of accounting, MM, SD. This structure forms a framework in which all business transactions can be processed.

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What are the views in a material master?

Ans: The views in a material master are Basic data, Additional basic data, Accounting views, MRP views, Purchasing views, Storage views, forecasting views, sales views and in IS Retail there is also a Listing view and POS view.

What is a sales organization?

Ans: Sales organization is an organizational unit that sells, distributes products, negotiates terms of sales and is responsible for all the transactions involved with a sale.

What is a legacy System and what is cut over strategy?

Ans: Migrating from the existing system on which currently working to the SAP system is called the legacy system. Cutover strategy that depends upon how the organizations design their data load strategies. Normally, it decide the sequence of Data loads for Configuration settings, Master data, Transaction data which follows whom and then it make a copy of the system as a Production system a day before and after checking the successful data loads, you go-live 100% or partial again depending upon organizational setup and policies. Cutover planning is highly site specific. There's no thumb rule. The stock data as on the date of going live should be correctly entered. But stock being a highly dynamic quantity, the strategy for loading should be crystal clear. Then you have to load all the back dated transaction on the stock. Some stock comes into your plant/storage location as return and some stock is actually delivered to your customer through sales orders of various kinds.

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What is the transaction code for creating a material in SAP and what is the transaction code to extend a material?

Ans: The transaction code for creating a material in SAP is MM41. MM01 is the transaction code to extend a material.

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In a material master what is the base unit?

Ans: The base unit is a measure which is used as a basis for all the transactions, all movements of quantities will be converted to that base unit of measure which is specific to an article.

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What happens when a value is not entered for a manual and mandatory condition type and does a header condition type have an access sequence?

Ans: When a value is not entered for a manual and mandatory condition type the pricing procedure will reject the conditions in the sales order. There would be no header condition type to have an access sequence.

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What are the examples of Global settings?

Ans: The examples of Global Settings are Currencies, Countries etc and this data is application independent.

What is a one time customer?

Ans: A general customer that is created for those customers for which it do not want to create separate records is called a one time customer. This customer can be reused.

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In a customer master record who is a payer?

Ans: According to customer master record a Payer is the individual or company who will settle the invoices for products or services sold.

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Who defines the account groups and give some tables in SAP SD for customer master?

Ans: Normally account groups are defined by the finance team and some of the tables in SAP SD for customer master are KNVV, RF02D, KNA 1 etc.
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What is the procedure to know whether the customer is one-time or regular?

Ans: The procedure to know the customer is one-time or regular since one can maintain Account Group for One-time customers.

Is it possible to have specific customer material information entered in SAP?

Ans: Yes, it is possible to have specific customer material information entered in SAP since VD51 is the transaction or inside VA02 also you can add customer material information records.

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Give the transaction code for creating a customer in SAP SD?

Ans: The transaction codes for creating a customer in SAP SD are VD01, VA01 and XD01.

What are inter-company customers?

Ans: This customer represents the sales customers within the same client but between different company codes.

Briefly explain any three organizational elements make up a sales area and their function?

Ans: An organizational unit that sells and distributes products, negotiates terms of sale, and is responsible for these transactions is known as Sales organization. Channel through which the salable materials or services reach the customers, typical distribution channels include wholesale, retail and direct sales. You can assign a distribution channel to one or more sales organizations are known as Distribution channel. Product groups can be defined for a wide-ranging spectrum of products. For every division you can make customer-specific agreements on, for example, partial deliveries, pricing and terms of payment. Within a division you can carry out statistical analyses or set up separate marketing is known as Division.

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What happens when the exclusive field was ticked in the access sequence?

Ans: When the exclusive field of all access sequences is ticked, it will try to get available data from the first. Only in case, data is not available, will it move on to the next one.

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In SAP SD what is a sales office?

Ans: According to SAP SD, a sales office is a geographically located unit of a sales organization.

What is the purpose of partner determination?

Ans: Partner determination is used to find out who is responsible for A/R process and where the products are going.

HOW TO SELL YOUR SELF IN INTERVIEW

How to sell your self in Interview

Are you attending any interview then read these tips on How to sell your self in interview?

When you attend for an interview introduce yourself with a smile and firm handshake. Maintain good eye contact with the employer during conversation. Demonstrate to the recruiter what you want to and can do for the employer today, based on employer research. Show interest in what the interviewer is saying, by nodding your head and leaning toward him/her occasionally. Give positive answers to negative-based questions. Immediately after you leave make notes of important points of discussion

Ask the recruiter prepared questions. Initiate the next step by asking what the next step is.

Ask for the recruiters business card for future contact.

Here is an example about how to answer the first question most interviewers ask. Tell me about yourself It also allows the job seeker to share with the interviewer the most important thing they want to know Why should I hire you?

1. Personal and Education

This part is used to give the interviewer relevant information concerning you personally and about your educational background. This does not include personal information such as marital status, children, etc. This does include information such as: hometown or state and/or personal attribute. The education should be either the latest obtained and/or major field if relevant to job objective.

2. Early Career/Life Experiences

This part is used to share with the interviewer past work and life experiences relevant to the job objective.

3. Recent Work History/Life Experiences

This is the time for the job seeker to relate to the employer two accomplishments/results of the job seeker that indicate why he/she is the best candidate for the position sought.

4. Why you are here

In this part, the job seeker speaks with enthusiasm that he/she is here for the specific position sought.

5. What to Do

Arrive 10-15 minutes early to the interview location for interview.

Use time wisely to review employer research information.

Have pen and paper. Asking to borrow a pen indicates lack of preparation.

Be enthusiastic. Recruiters remember a positive attitude.

Listen carefully to the interviewers complete question before responding.

If needed, pause and take time before answering difficult questions.

Keep going even if you feel you made a mistake.

Carry extra resumes, references, etc. organized in a portfolio

Unless asked, do not discuss salary and benefits.

Leadership Skills

There are leaders and there are followers, as the saying goes, and developing good leadership skills can create the distinction between the two. Many people believe a strong leader is born and not made. This is not necessarily the case. As with anything, educating yourself to encourage become a great leader or a person with superb leadership skills takes time, energy and commitment. A leader is a person who has strong principles, courage and dedication to a clear vision.

In business, possessing high-quality leadership skills are a must for any interested individual to succeed on an executive level. Developing a powerful vision, building a strong team and bringing out the best in those you lead are key facets to experiencing success as a leader in your field or industry. Leadership Skills articles in the Career Series section of tutorials will assist you in becoming a disciplined, successful and effective leader.

People follow a great leader because leader is representative of the beliefs of a group. This person is often a well-principled individual who is focused on a common goal and eliminates excess fear and doubt. The followers of the leader often provide the necessary support for the team to advance and succeed in achieving their goals. An individual with good leadership skills will recognize and reward the team for the greater cause.

The Eleven steps for Leadership Skills

The following steps tell about leadership skills as they are taught within White Stag Leadership Development by those who learned from the program founders.

1. Getting and Giving Information

2. Understanding Group Needs and Characteristics

3. Knowing and Understanding Group Resources

4. Controlling the Group

5. Counseling

6. Setting the Example

7. Representing the Group

8. Planning

9. Evaluation

10. Sharing Leadership

11. Manager of Learning

Leadership Skills Role, Task, Responsibility, and Source of Power

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The role of a leader is to inspire and create followers who are also self-leaders. The task of a leader is to bring about constructive and necessary change. The responsibility of a corporate leader is to bring about the change in a way that is responsive to the true and long-term needs of all stakeholders.

The greatest source of power available to a leader is the trust that derives from faithfully serving followers.

Leadership Style

Leadership style is the pattern of behavior used by a leader in attempting to influence group members and make decisions regarding the mission, strategy, and operations of group activities.

Leadership Positioning of a Leader

Anyone who gets a leadership position has not made it. It is only the beginning. Being a leader doesnt make you one. After you get to be the leader of a group, you are going to have to do a lot to earn the acceptance of the group members and have an influence on their behavior.

To be a leader you have to be first to get into the mind of the prospect and then follow the strategies to stay there. The essential ingredient in securing the leadership position is getting into the mind first. The essential ingredient in keeping that position is reinforcing the original concept.

Resume Writing Tips

The below mentioned points are the tips you should remember while writing a resume. Resume should be well written to increase the chance of being invited for an interview. The candidate should take effort to create a resume that will make him stand among other probable candidates, so resume is the professional reflection of individuals who are applying or looking for a job or employment.

When you are writing a resume arrange all the necessary documents, certificates and gather all the important information you need for writing the resume. List all the significant events and data for quick reference. Recall all your career plans for a good resume format. Regardless of the format, all resume contain the same information that should be presented and stated very well to yield positive result.

Apply for those jobs and positions that would fit on your qualifications and personality. You must first understand what the company is looking for and what you have to offer before you go on with your resume. Identify your significant qualifications that would make you the best candidate for the particular position or job you wish to apply.

Once you know your career path, begin your resume with the Objective Section. Your objective should be based on your career plan and should likewise concede with what the company needs. Establish your objective in such a way that you can convey to the employer that you are just the right candidate theyre looking for. Mention the exact position you are applying on the Objective Section to demonstrate clarity.

Some times a separate Summary Section is recommended; this summary should consist of brief paragraph of your important qualities to answer the question why the company should choose you or hire you over other applicants. Place the Summary Section immediately after the Objective. Once you have finished writing your Objective and Summary, and then write your experience.

In Experience Section you should begin with your job titles, followed by the company name or vice versa, depending which is more remarkable and must stick to it for consistency. Include all your work-related experience under this section including the internships and voluntary works and services. Better to list your experience in reverse chronological order and write the dates after each work you have done excluding the months unless the job is held for less than a year.

Once your have finished your work experience section mention your education. Licenses and degrees must be put ahead of your trainings and certifications. State your major course and awards but dont include other small commendations unless you just graduate recently. Incase if you havent finished your degree put the expected date of completion .After education section list your affiliations and organizations. Mention those are recent and relevant. You can write some of your personal background or interest after the Affiliation Section. Personal Interest, when properly listed demonstrate your versatility. But always write that are somehow relevant on the company or the positioned being applied.

Reference section is the final section of the resume. But name and addresses of your reference must no be listed here. Prepare them in another sheet and present only when being asked by the employer. You can mention as Reference available upon request under the Reference Section. So with these useful tips start writing your resume and apply for the job you are searching.

Top job interview questions

Weve compiled a list of the top 10 job interview questions, before attending for an interview many interview questions are to be expected and prepared before you attend for interview Study this list of top 10 job interview questions and plan your answers ahead of time so youll be ready to deliver them with confidence.

Top Interview question 1:Can you tell us why are you choosing this company ? and why do you want to work for us?

Top Interview question 2:can you explain a situation where you didnt meet your goals or objectives ?

Top Interview question 3:-

Explain a situation where you faced conflict or difficult communication problems ?

Top Interview question 4:If you current manager has to tell about your strengths and weeknesses what would be your strengths and weeknesses?

Top Interview question 5:Where do you see yourself in 1/3/ 5 years time?

Top Interview question 6:Can you justify yourself Why should we give you this job?

Top Interview question 7:Tell us a situation you have faced with a huge challenge or worked to an unreasonable deadline?

Top Interview question 8:Do you prefer working your own or in a team?

Top Interview question 9:If you were to start working with our company what is the first thing you would change?

Top Interview question 10:Have you ever had a conflict with a boss / colleague /professor or with your family members? How was it resolved?

The key in giving right answer for the above mentioned top 10 interview questions is by learning to interpret the interview questions. Tags: job interview questions, Job interview questions and answers, Standard job interview questions