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What differences are there between the decoupled and classic scenarios?
In the decoupled scenario, it was possible to determine via the purchasing Correct
organization whether documents should be created locally or in the
backend.
In the decoupled scenario, production-linked goods and services are Correct
procured in the materials management system of the backend.
With EBP 3.0, the classic scenario is replaced with the extended classic Incorrect
scenario.
The purchase requisitions from the backend are visible to the purchaser Incorrect
in the decoupled scenario in EBP but he can only process these further in
the backend.
In the decoupled scenario, a commitment is always generated for Correct
purchase orders in the backend even if you do not work with backend
product categories.

Which components of the communication between different systems are used in the
Enterprise Buyer environment for which system?
Only the ITS for communication with the Internet. Incorrect
The Business Connector for exchange of data between EBP and the Correct
catalog.
RFC to carry out asynchronous data exchange of encapsulated BAPIs Incorrect
between EBP and the backend.
ALE to carry out asynchronous data exchange of IDocs and BAPIs Correct
between EBP and the backend.
Middleware, to guarantee master data from the backend to EBP and from Correct
EBP to the backend.

Which statements concerning the distribution model are correct?

The distribution model is used to control cross-system message flow. Correct
In order to guarantee message flow, distribution models have to be Incorrect
created in both EBP and the relevant backend systems.
In order to guarantee message flow, a distribution model has to be Correct
created in EBP and distributed to the relevant systems
In the distribution model, you only configure the message types that are Correct
required for handling of backend processes.
The message types and BAPIs that are defined in the distribution model Incorrect
are later transferred to the backend in either synchronous or
asynchronous fashion, according to type.

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What functions do BADIs fulfill?
BADIs are used to carry out customer-specific modifications. Incorrect
Customer-specific program changes can be carried out with BADIs in Correct
order to prevent modifications.
Customer-specific program changes can be performed using BADIs in Correct
multi-level system landscapes, thereby preventing modifications.
BADIs are message types that can be exchanged cross-system Incorrect
encapsulated in IDocs.
Using a BADI, it is possible to change the control that uses the product Correct
category to decide whether a local or backend process occurs.

Which Customizing steps have to be carried out for the technical configuration of
the EBP System?
RFC destinations have to be defined. Correct
Configure logical systems and assign a client. Correct
Assign backend systems to a client. Incorrect
Configure the spooler and the time intervals at which the spooler Correct
attempts to contact the backend system .
Define EDI distribution for IDoc exchange. Incorrect

What is an ITS and what purpose does it serve?

An ITS is an upstream Web server that converts http requests into DIAG. Incorrect
The ITS ensures that the communication between the EBP system and Incorrect
the non-SAP system is guaranteed.
The ITS is required to call the catalog components in EBP. Incorrect
Using the ITS, it is possible to call EBP system transactions in the Correct
browser

What exactly do the jobs “BBP_GET_STATUS” and “CLEAN_REQREQ_UP” do?

The “CLEAN_REQREQ_UP” job updates obsolete entries in the REQ Correct
tables.
The “BBP_GET_STATUS” fetches the current documents from the Incorrect
purchase order history of the backend system.
The “BBP_GET_STATUS” updates existing document histories. If no Incorrect
further documents were created in the backend, “BBP_GET_STATUS”
updates only local follow-on documents in Enterprise Buyer.
The jobs can be configured in cross-client fashion so that they only need Incorrect
to be scheduled once in one system.
In order that the jobs can refresh the document histories correctly, they Incorrect
need to be assigned to RFC users who can log in to the backend system
to transfer table entries.

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What structure must a user have in the organization?
He needs to have assignment to an organization ID, to a business partner Correct
number, and to a user ID.
There must be an assignment between the user and the organization and Correct
an assignment between the user and the business partner.
A user with just one organization key represents a position. Incorrect
The central person represents a contact person of the vendor. Correct
The contact person of a vendor only requires a business partner number Incorrect
to exist in EBP.

What statements related to the organizational unit are correct?

An organizational plan is required, amongst other things, to facilitate the Correct
self-services scenario for creation of user master records.
An organizational plan is required, amongst other things, to replicate Correct
vendor master records from the backend.
The inheritance administration of attributes from ppoma can be Correct
configured in table T77OMATTR.
A backend purchasing organization has to be assigned to a purchasing Incorrect
organization for backend processes on the “Type” tab in ppoma. If
another purchasing organization is responsible in the backend for this
product category it is overwritten by the configuration from ppoma.
In order that shopping carts are forwarded to the correct organization for Incorrect
further processing, a definite relationship has to exist between the user
and a certain purchasing organization.

Which elementary steps are definitely associated with workflow Customizing?

Which statements are correct?
The organization buffer of the organizational plan has to be refreshed Incorrect
first using the transaction SWU_OBUF.
The workflow templates that are to be used have to be activated in Correct
Customizing.
A workflow template consists of multistep and substep tasks. The Correct
individual substeps are either indicated as background tasks or as
“General Tasks”. This activity is located in Customizing under “Assign
Processor Tasks”.
As an alternative to the workflows supplied in the standard system, you Correct
can use the SLAPPROVER workflow to ensure more flexible assignment
of users. Employees and superiors have an overall limit and an approval
limit, and the approver is assigned to individual organizational levels and
where possible, individual users in PPOMA_BBP.
“General Task” means that all superiors that have an organizational level Incorrect
assigned in PPOMA_BBP for the attribute SLAPPROVER are used as
approvers for approval workflows and receive a work item if a shopping
cart is waiting to be approved.

What does the transaction “bbpgetvc” do?

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You can use this transaction to transfer vendor data from the backend. Incorrect
All vendor master records are transferred from the backend and the Incorrect
business partner numbers are entered for these vendors in EBP.
The terms of payment of the vendors from the backend are transferred Correct
into EBP.
The terms of payment and the purchasing info records for these vendors Incorrect
are transferred from the backend into the EBP system.
Replicates the vendors from the backend system into the vendor Incorrect
organization (ppoma)?

Which statements pertaining to the OCI interface are correct?

The OCI interface ensures that the EBP system can access the catalog Incorrect
remotely.
The OCI interface consists of inbound and outbound parameters. Correct
Via the OCI interface, it is possible to transfer the XML data maintained Incorrect
in the catalog into EBP.
Using parameters in the OCI interface, you can ensure that the user is Correct
informed if he tries to use a saved shopping cart containing old catalog
data.
The OCI is the Open Content interface that ensures that the correct Incorrect
content is transferred to EBP from the catalog.
If only those products are contained in the catalog that are already Incorrect
maintained in the product master, EBP does not require any inbound
parameters for transfer of the product data, since this data is already
known in EBP.

What requirements are there for calling of a catalog in EBP from the Internet?
The catalog has to be called via the Web server and the ITS in EBP. Incorrect
The catalog has to be defined in EBP Customizing (catalog ID, catalog Correct
name).
The catalog attributes have to be mapped to the attributes in the set types Incorrect
(Commpr01).
The outbound parameters have to be defined in the call structure in EBP. Incorrect
The inbound parameters have to be defined in the catalog and mapped to Correct
the catalog attributes.

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What happens if the vendor that is taken from the catalog has no business partner
number in our EBP system?
Errors occur during the transfer of the product data from the catalog into Incorrect
EBP.
EBP automatically allocates a business partner number because the Incorrect
system recognizes a new vendor.
The product cannot be transferred from the catalog into EBP. First the Incorrect
vendor has to be entered as business partner in EBP.
The vendor is transferred but the purchaser has to map this vendor to a Incorrect
known business partner during processing of the purchase order.
The item is transferred but the source of supply is not transferred. An Correct
incomplete purchase order results from this shopping cart.

In which cases can the EMPLOYEE delete an item from the shopping cart?
The shopping cart has been approved but not yet output as a purchase Incorrect
order.
The shopping cart has not yet been approved. Correct
The purchase requisition has not been converted into a purchase order in Correct
the backend.
The goods receipt has not yet been posted. Correct
Deletion of items in the shopping cart is always possible for local Incorrect
purchase orders as long as no invoice has been created.
As long as no follow-on documents have been created (purchase orders, Correct
reservations, and so on).

You can define default settings in the shopping cart. What is the function of these
default settings?
Default settings serve to overwrite the relevant data as default. Incorrect
Default settings only have influence in the case of catalog data. If some Incorrect
of this product data information is missing, it is transferred from the
default settings.
The default settings are transferred for all products for which no data is Correct
maintained. Otherwise the maintained information is transferred from the
product data.
You make default settings for a shopping cart, for example, if you always Incorrect.
want to use cost center 1000 in the shopping cart.

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How can you prevent a user posting an incorrect amount for an invoice?
His authorizations are taken from the role. Incorrect
A workflow is activated that prevents a posting of the invoice that Incorrect
deviates from the purchase order amount.
An approval workflow can be activated for certain users, that always Incorrect
engages an approver in the process to check the entries of the invoice
again.
You enter a tolerance variant in the user’s authorizations. Incorrect.
You define a tolerance group to be checked in the start conditions in the Incorrect
workflow.
You define a tolerance group with the appropriate keys and maintain this Correct
tolerance group in ppoma.

When do you use ERS procedure?

If you have reached an agreement with CPD vendors regarding the Incorrect
procurement of large quantities of indirect materials and do not want to
create invoices for this.
If bulk products are to be procured for which no individual purchase Incorrect
orders are to be triggered.
You use ERS for automatic settlement of the confirmation on the basis of Correct
the purchase order and the goods receipt.
If you do not want to post a confirmation or an invoice for the handling Incorrect.
of indirect materials.

Which authorizations are contained in the role of the professional purchaser?

Business partner maintenance. Correct
Call up of evaluations. Correct
Creation of templates for the shopping carts. Correct
Approval of shopping carts. Incorrect.
Output of XML purchase orders. Correct

Which differences are there between MRO contracts and direct materials?
Direct material contracts are entered for certain plants. Correct
Both contracts can refer to a purchase order. Incorrect
With contracts for indirect materials, products can be transferred from the Incorrect
product master.
Contracts for direct materials are, in the case of SAP APO, integrated in Correct
the system landscape and replicated to SAP APO.

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Which statements pertaining to the account assignment check are correct?
A realtime validation occurs in the backend system. Correct
A local validation is not possible. The backend is required. Incorrect
A validation in the backend is not absolutely necessary. Correct
A G/L account has to be assigned to the product category for the Correct
validation of the accounts.
A local validation in Enterprise Buyer independent of a backend system Correct
is also possible.

In which order does pricing occur in the shopping cart?

The manual value that is entered by the purchaser during triggering of the Incorrect
purchase order is always overwritten by contract prices, catalog prices, or
interlinkages.
The catalog price is always overwritten by contract prices. Incorrect
The product price in the material master is always overwritten by an Incorrect
interlinkage.
An interlinkage is always overwritten by an info record. Incorrect
The contract price always overwrites a manual value of an employee. Correct

Which settings have to be made for direct material procurement?

You need to create product master records in Enterprise Buyer and set Incorrect
them as active in order that they can be used for direct material
procurement.
You need to replicate plants from the backend in order to maintain the Correct
attribute REQUESTER in <ppoma>.
A transaction type has to be maintained in Enterprise Buyer that matches Correct
the document type in the backend.
The number ranges for local purchase orders have to be maintained and Correct
there must be an identical number range in the backend for purchase
orders.
The attribute DP_PROC_TY in <ppoma> has to be maintained. Correct

Which process is behind tactical direct procurement?

A contract is replicated from EBP to APO and a requirement coverage Incorrect
request is transferred to EBP.
A requirement coverage request due to stock shortage is sent from APO Incorrect
to EBP so that a purchase order can be generated there.
A contract for direct materials is created in EBP and a shopping cart is Incorrect
created with reference to this contract.
A requirement coverage request from APO triggers a bid invitation Correct
process in EBP.

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Which statements pertaining to component planning are correct?
The component planner creates the orders in EBP and can procure for Incorrect
these new components.
The component planner can access orders in the backend and procure for Correct
these components.
Component planning is only feasible if the component planner has access Correct
to a catalog or can add components manually.
Manually entered items cannot be transferred into the component list in Incorrect
the backend since these become local incomplete purchase orders.
Manually entered items are added to the component list in the backend Correct
where a purchase requisition is triggered for them.

What function does the procurement card have and how does the procurement
process work with the shopping cart?
Using procurement cards is the only way to carry out budget controls in Incorrect
EBP.
Transfer of the settlement file to the Enterprise Buyer system and transfer Correct
of the invoice from the Enterprise Buyer system to the backend system
occurs via the ALE interface.
Postings in financial accounting can be controlled using the procurement Correct
card details and the procurement card numbers can be validated in the
settlement file of the bank.
In workflow, you can stipulate that a manager receives a work item if an Correct
employee exceeds a certain budget when shopping using the procurement
card.
In the above case, the manager cannot reject the work item. The invoice Correct
was definitely created and organizational measures are required.

What exactly is behind MarketSet Procurement and EBP as OnRamp?

You require a MarketSet Connector to access MarketSet OnRamp from Incorrect
EBP.
To transfer data between EBP and MarketSet you require a Business Correct
Connector with a special package.
MarketSet Procurement is an Enterprise Buyer desktop. Incorrect
MarketSet Procurement is an Enterprise Buyer without backend Correct
integration.
A backend integration with MarketSet Procurement is only possible via Correct
transfer of IDOC/XML files

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Which statement pertaining to EBP 3.0 is correct?
Everything will work better with EBP 3.0! Correct

Good luck!

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