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1) Explain What Is SAP MM?

SAP MM is a module that deals with procurement and material management. It contains master data, system configuration, and transactions to complete the procure-to-pay process. The essential components include determining requirements, sourcing, vendor selection, order processing, order follow up, goods receipt, invoice verification, and inventory management. Special stock types include subcontracting, consignment, project, pipeline, sales order, and stock transfer. Critical purchasing view fields include base unit of measure, order unit, purchasing group, material group, valid from, tax indicator, manufacturer part number, and manufacturer.

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1) Explain What Is SAP MM?

SAP MM is a module that deals with procurement and material management. It contains master data, system configuration, and transactions to complete the procure-to-pay process. The essential components include determining requirements, sourcing, vendor selection, order processing, order follow up, goods receipt, invoice verification, and inventory management. Special stock types include subcontracting, consignment, project, pipeline, sales order, and stock transfer. Critical purchasing view fields include base unit of measure, order unit, purchasing group, material group, valid from, tax indicator, manufacturer part number, and manufacturer.

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1) Explain what is SAP MM?

SAP MM (Material Management) is a functional module in SAP that


deals with procurement handling and material management. The MM
module contains master data, system configuration and transactions
to complete the procure to pay process.

2) What are the essential components in SAP MM?

Determine requirements
Source determination
Vendor Selection
Order Processing
Order follow up
Goods receipts and Inventory management
Invoice Verification

3) Mention what are the types of special stock available?

The types of special stock available are subcontracting, consignment,


project, pipeline, sales order, stock transfer, returnable packaging with
customer, etc.

4) List out important field in purchasing view?

The critical fields in purchasing view are

Base unit of measure


Order unit
Purchasing group
Material group
Valid from
Tax indicator for material
Manufacturer part number
Manufacturer, etc.

5) Explain the importance of the batch record?

A batch tells about a quantity of a particular product, which is


processed or produced at the same time with the same parameters.
The materials produced in such batch have the same values and
characteristics. While, the batch record gives the information about a
particular batch product and helpful in knowing whether the product
has gone through GMP (Good Manufacturing Process).

6) Explain how you can link a document to a vendor master


record?

To link the document with the vendor master record by using the
XK01 transaction code or by using the following menu path

SAP Menu > Logistics > Material Management > Purchasing >
Master Data > Vendor > Central > XK01- Create.

7) Mention what are the major purchasing tables? List the


transaction codes for them?

Purchase requisition > EKBN


Purchase requisition account assignment > EBKN
Release documentation > EKAB
History of purchase documents > EKBE

8) Mention what are the data contained in the information


record?

The information record contains data related to the units of


measurement, such as the products, vendor price, materials used by
specific vendors, etc. It also contains information on the tolerance limit
of the under delivery of data, vendor evaluation data, planned delivery
time, availability status for goods.

9) Mention what is the transaction code to delete a batch?

The transaction code MSC2N is used to delete a batch. By flagging


the batch master record, you can delete a batch record alternatively.

10) Mention what is the transaction code used to extend the


material view?

To extend the material view transaction, code MM50 is used.

11) Explain how you can change the standard price in the master
material?
The standard price for the material data cannot be updated or
changed directly. However, to change the standard price you can
perform the following steps

Fill in the future fields price ( MBEW-ZKPRS ) and the effective


data ( MBEW-ZKDAT) for the materials
Select Logistics > Material Management > Valuation > Valuation
Price Determination > Future Price

12) What is Source List and what is the transaction code for
creating Source List?

To identify sources of supply for materials a source list is used. To


create a source list the transaction code used is ME01.

13) For creating a purchasing info record what are the pre-
requisites?

The pre-requisites for creating a purchase info record are

Material Number
MPN ( Manufacturer Part Number )
Vendor Number
Organizational level code

14) Explain the terms Planned delivery and GR processing time?

Planned delivery means number of calendar days required to obtain


the material, and GR processing means number of workdays required
after receiving the material for inspection and placement into storage.

15) What is purchase requisition as related to SAP? Mention the


document types that are used in purchase requisition?

Purchase requisition in SAP determines both stock and non-stock


items to the purchasing department. It can be done either manually or
automatically, the document types used in purchase requisition are

RFO ( Request For Quotation )


Outline Agreement
PO ( Purchasing Order )

16) Explain how consignment stocks are created?


In the normal purchase order or requisition, consignment stocks are
created. While creating consignment stocks things to be considered is
that you must enter K category for the consignment item. As a result,
the goods issued are posted to consignment stores and invoice
receipt is not generated.

17) Explain how is the vendor return processed without a


purchase order reference?

First you have to observe the return column and then select -- Item
Detail > MIGO_GR > Goods Receipt for Purchase Order. Use
movement type 161 if the intention is to deduct the stock otherwise,
162 is used to undo the changes. In the end, you have to ensure that
the document is a return purchase order, and then the document is
saved.

You can also use transaction code M21N for this purpose

18) Explain how you can create a vendor account group in SAP?

To create vendor account group in SAP

Select display IMG > Financial Accounting > Accounts


Payable/Receivable >Vendor Accounts > Master Records >
Preparation of creating vendor master records > Define
Accounts groups with Screen Layout

19) Explain what are the accounts created in SAP MM?

Assignment of account is necessary for the purchase order item, it is


important in SAP MM as it determines following things

Account assignment type


Account that will be charged when you post the invoice or goods
receipt
Account assignment data that you should provide

20) Explain what MRP (Material Requirement Planning) list is and


what is the transaction code to access MRP list?

MRP list is the initial working document from which the MRP controller
starts working, and it consists of planning results information for the
material. For an individual item, you can access the MRP list by using
the transaction code MD05. You can also access the MRP list by
navigation path

SAP Menu > Logistics > Materials Management > MRP > Evaluations
> MRP List- Material

21) Explain what is CBP? What is the difference between CBP


and MRP?

CBP is the past consumption values of stock; it is used to forecast


future requirements. On the basis of past consumption values, the net
requirement of goods is calculated.

The difference between CBP and MRP is that when you plan
materials using MRP, you have to predict the materials requirement
based on sales and operations planning (SOP). While in CBP you
have to predict the material requirement based on historical demand
for materials.

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