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Unit 5 - Purchase to Pay Business Process
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05/09/2012

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Term
False (SAP ECC also affords the possibility of a decentralized maintenance of a vendor master record. The purchasing and accounting views can be maintained separately)
Definition
When you create a master record for a vendor, you must enter all relevant data for purchasing and accounting in one single step. (true/false)
Term
False (a plant can be assigned to only one company code)
Definition
A plant can be assigned to several company codes. (true/false)
Term
Movement type (The movement type determines the kind of goods movement. It is also an important factor influencing the stock of consumption posting made in accounting)
Definition
You cannot enter a goods movement without specifying a ____
Term
b. accounting document can be generated
d. the PO history is updated for each item of the PO
e. a material document is generated
Definition
What are the effects of the entry of a goods receipt against a purchase order? (choose all that apply)
a. purchase order is deleted
b. accounting document can be generated
c. a material document is generated for each item
d. the PO history is updated for each item of the PO
e. a material document is generated
f. A credit memo is automatically generated for the vendor for the amount of the delivery value
Term
False (the assignment of a purchasing organization to a company code is dependent on the purchasing scenario(s) used within an organization.
Definition
A purchase organization must always be assigned to a company code (true/false)
Term
plant, storage location (data at the client level: general data that applies to the entire enterprise. Data at the plant level: all data that is valid for a plant. Data at the storage location level: All the data that is valid for a certain storage location)
Definition
Client, _____ and _______ are examples of organizational levels that play a role in the maintenance of material master records.
Term
I. Company Code - 6. Smallest org. unit of external accounting for which a complete, self-contained bookkeeping system can be replicated.

II. Plant - 2. Org. unit within logistics that subdivides an enterprise from the viewpoints of production, procurement, and materials planning

III. Purchasing Organization - 1. Org. Unit within logistics that subdivides the enterprise according to the purchasing requirements.

IV. Client - 4. Self-contained both in legal and organizational terms and in terms of data, with separate master records and an independent set of tables.

V. Storage Location - 5. Organizational unit that facilitates the differentiation of stocks of materials within a plant.

VI. Purchasing Group - 3. Key for who is/are responsible for certain purchasing activities.
Definition
Match each of the organizational levels with their respective definitions:
I. Company Code
II. Plant
III. Purchasing Organization
IV. Client
V. Storage Location
VI. Purchasing Group

1. Org. Unit within logistics that subdivides the enterprise according to the purchasing requirements.
2. Org. unit within logistics that subdivides an enterprise from the viewpoints of production, procurement, and materials planning
3. Key for who is/are responsible for certain purchasing activities.
4. Self-contained both in legal and organizational terms and in terms of data, with separate master records and an independent set of tables.
5. Organizational unit that facilitates the differentiation of stocks of materials within a plant.
6. Smallest org. unit of external accounting for which a complete, self-contained bookkeeping system can be replicated.
Term
1. cross-company - Do not assign a plant to any company codes, but rather enter company codes at each purchase
2. cross-plant - assign multiple plants to a single company code
3. plant-specific - assign a single plant to a single company code
Definition
Describe the different types of purchasing organizations. (3 kinds)
Term
specific user department
Definition
THE data in a material master record is subdivided according to a _____
Term
1. purchasing data for ordering purposes
2. inventory management data for posting goods movements and physical inventory management
3. accounting data for material valuation
4. materials planning data for material requirements planning
Definition
The data stored in the material master is required for many activities, including...(4 things mentioned in book)
Term
Centrally (as opposed to decentralized)
Definition
One of the best ways to prevent inconsistencies in master data is by maintaining it _______
Term
1. The currency used for transactions with the vendor
2. terms of payment
3. names of important contacts
4. accounting data (reconciliation account)
Definition
The Vendor master record contains basic information (name/address) as well as these four other things:
Term
1. general data (valid for a single client)
2. accounting data (maintained @ company code level, includes reconciliation account and payment methods for auto payment transactions)
3. purchasing data which includes PO currency, incoterms, control data)
Definition
Name and describe the three ways the data in the vendor master record is subdivided categorically.
Term
Purchasing
Definition
Before you can order anything from a vendor, you must have previously maintained the _____ data.
Term
1, current and future prices and conditions
2. delivery data
3. vendor data
4. number of the last PO
5. Texts
Definition
What can you define in an info record?
Term
- generally acceptable data (single client)
- purchasing organization-specific data
- plant-specific data
Definition
The following text types are store














How must a purchasing info record be divided? (3 ways)
Term
Conditions
Definition
These are agreements about prices, surcharges, and discounts. They can be maintained when entering quotations, info records, outline agreements and purchase orders. The net and effective prices in a purchasing document are determined on the bases of this.
Term
True (despite having identical storage location numbers or names in the plants concerned, storage locations are completely independent organizational units with separate inventory management.
Definition
You may use the same storage location number in more than one plant. (true/false)
Term
All false
Definition
A purchasing organization can procure material or services for only one client.
A purchasing organization is always assigned to exactly one point.
a purchasing group is always responsible for only one purchasing organization. (true/false for each statement)
Term
Client, company code, purchasing organization
Definition
For which organizational levels do you enter data in the vendor master record? (3 of them)
Term
purchase requisition
Definition
If you have set a MRP procedure for a material in the material master. the SAP system automatically generates this document
Term
Determination of requirements > source of supply determination > vendor selection > purchase order handling > purchase order monitoring > goods receipt > invoice verification > handling of payments
Definition
What are the stages to the purchase to pay business process? (8 steps)
Term
Direct, indirect
Definition
_____ means that a purchase requisition is created manually in the department that made the request while _____ means that the purchase requisition from another SAP component is created automatically.
Term
1. in MRP
2. w/ maintenance orders
3. w/ production orders
4. w/ networks
Definition
Purchase orders can be created automatically in these ways: (4)
Term
1. determining the source of supply
2. converting the purchase requisition into a PO or request for quotation.
Definition
The purchasing department is responsible for, in the end, of these two things:
Term
Consumable Materials
Definition
____ are materials or services that are procured DIRECTLY for an account assignment object. The value is settled using the cost element accounts or the asset accounts.
Term
Consumable materials
Definition
In the case of ____ with a master record: there is no value-based inventory management and consumption is automatically updated in the material master record (although one is not required.
Term
1. Non-valuated material (UNBW) - subject to inventory mgt on a quantity basis
2. Non-stock material (NLAG) - inventory mgt not possible
Definition
There are two types of material that exist by default for consumable materials. What are they?
Term
1. if you order a material that is not subject to value-based inventory management and post its value directly to consumption
2. if you order an article that does not have a material master record
3. if you order a service
Definition
You MUST enter an account assignment for an item under these three circumstances
Term
1. account assignment object category that is to be charged
2. which account assignment data you must provide
3. which accounts are debited when the goods receipt or the invoice is posted
Definition
The account assignment category determines these things: (3 of them)
Term
Stock Material
Definition
This type of material:
- it is necessary to enter the material number
- no account assignment category
- GR mandatory
- posting to stock accounts
- Quantity, value, and consumption updated in material master record
- adjustment of moving average price
Term
consumable material
Definition
This type of material:
- entry of material number not necessary but possible
- account assignment category mandatory
- GR optional
- posting to consumption accounts
- NO value update, quantity and consumption update in material master record possible
Term
Header
Item Overview
Item Detail
Document Overview
Definition
The single-screen transaction is divided into these four screen areas:
Term
- unrestricted-use stock (only post withdrawals for consumption only)
- quality inspection stock (available from an MRP perspective, but no withdrawals are possible for consumption)
- blocked stock (not available from MRP and no withdrawals possible for consumption)
Definition
In what ways (3) can you post a goods receipt for the warehouse?
Term
Movement Type
Definition
The ____ determines which stock or consumption accounts are updated in financial accounting (among other things) This also determines the layout of the screen for document entry or the updating of the quantity fields.
Term
are not, are
Definition
Stock to stock postings ____(are/are not) relevant for valuation. Material to material postings ____(are/are not) relevant for valuation
[valuation=update in FI]
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