Test Your SAP Knowledge with These Quizzes

Test Your Knowledge
1.Youcanonlyworkinonewindow(session)atatimeinanSAPsystem.
Determinewhetherthisstatementistrueorfalse.
True
False
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaccuratelydescribeaclientinanSAP
system?
Choosethecorrectanswer(s).
AAclientrepresentsacompletelyindependentbusinessentity.
BAclienthasitsowndatabase.
CAclientcorrespondstoacustomer.
DAclientmayrepresentanentirecompany.
3.Thefollowingstringsarevalidentriesinthecommandfield:
A/nend
B/nex
C?SM04
D/nsm04
EFromSAPEasyAccess:SM04
FFromSAPEasyAccess:search_sap_menu
4.YoucanusetheF1keyto:
ADisplayanexplanationofafield.suses
BDisplayalistofpossibleinputvalues
CChangeyouruserdata(forexample,thelogonlanguage)
DEndthesessionyouarein
EDisplaydetailedtechnicalinformationonafield
AStartanothersession
BDisplaydetailedtechnicalinformationonaprogram
CCalltheSAPLibrary
DDisplaypossibleentriesforaninputfield
ECreateaprintrequestofthescreencurrentlydisplayed
6.YoucanalsocallthecontextsensitiveSAPLibraryusingtheF1key.
True
False
7.ThefollowingpersonalizationoptionsareavailableintheSAPGUI:
AYoucanchangethefontsize(withinlimits)intheSAPGUI
BYoucanhavesystemmessagesdisplayedinadialogbox
CYoucanchangethesizeofinputfields
DYoucansuppressthedisplayofpicturesintheSAPGUI
EEveryusercandisplayapictureoftheirchoiceontheSAP
EasyAccessscreen
FYoucanuseapersonalinputhistoryonyourfrontend
Answers
1.Youcanonlyworkinonewindow(session)atatimeinanSAPsystem.
Answer:False
Youcanworkinupto6windows(sessions)simultaneouslyperlogon.
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaccuratelydescribeaclientinanSAP
system?
Answer:A,D
ThedataforallclientsinanSAPsystemisstoredwithinasinglecommon
database.Thisdataisneverthelessdividedbyclientsothatdifferent
companiescanbeadministeredandcontrolledindifferentclients.A
clientisnotacustomerwithinanSAPsystem.
3.Thefollowingstringsarevalidentriesinthecommandfield:
Answer:A,B,D,E,F
YoucanentervalidtransactioncodesdirectlyontheSAPEasyAccess
screen.Ifyouareinanotherfunction,youneedtoenter/n infrontof
thetransactioncode./nend and/nex aretwodifferentlogoffoptions.
?SM04 isnotavalidentry.search_sap_menu isavalidentry;itcreates
asearchscreenforentriesintheSAPmenu.
Answer:A,E
TheF1helpprovidesdocumentationandtechnicalinformationonafield.
Answer:D
TheF4keyprovidesalistofpossibleentriesforaselectedfield.
6.YoucanalsocallthecontextsensitiveSAPLibraryusingtheF1key.
Answer:True
YoucancallthecontextsensitivehelpusingtheApplicationHelp
pushbuttonintheF1helpwindow.
7.ThefollowingpersonalizationoptionsareavailableintheSAPGUI:
Answer:A,B,D,F
Numerouspersonalizationoptionsareavailable,usingtheExtrasmenu,
theCustomizingoflocallayoutpushbutton,thestatusbarandHelp
Settings....Enduserscannot,however,changethesizeofinputfields.
YoualsocannotusetheSAPGUItodisplayapictureofyourchoiceon
theSAPEasyAccessscreen.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Supplychainplanningisanareaofthe
solutionandyoucanperformitbyusingtheSAPR/3mySAPcomponent.
Fillintheblankstocompletethesentence.
2.Atwhatleveldoesoperativeplanningalongthesupplychainoccur?
3.Productionplanningiscompletedwhentheplannedordersare
convertedintoor
.
Answers
1.SupplychainplanningisanareaofthemySAPSCMsolutionandyou
canperformitbyusingtheSAPR/3mySAPcomponent.
Answer:mySAPSCM
2.Atwhatleveldoesoperativeplanningalongthesupplychainoccur?
Answer:DemandPlanningfordemandforecastsataggregatedlevel,
simulativeplanning,materialrequirementsplanning,productionand
capacityplanningintheproductionplants.
3.Productionplanningiscompletedwhentheplannedordersare
convertedintomanufacturingordersorpurchaseorders.
Answer:manufacturingorders,purchaseorders
Test Your Knowledge

1.Supplychainplanningisperformedinthelocations,
,and
.
2.Supplychainplanningoccursatthelevelofmaterials.Materialmasters
containanddata.
3.Theflowofmaterialsinthesupplychainisdeterminedusing
.Forexample,a
productionplantcanusetoprocurefora
distributioncenter.
4.Theproductionofamaterialinaplantisdescribedby
and.Theindividual
workstepsareexecutedat.
Answers
1.Supplychainplanningisperformedinthelocationsplant,distribution
center,customerandvendor.
Answer:plant,distributioncenter,customer,vendor
2.Supplychainplanningoccursatthelevelofmaterials.Materialmasters
containgeneralandlocationspecificdata.
Answer:general,locationspecific
3.Theflowofmaterialsinthesupplychainisdeterminedusing
procurementrelationships.Forexample,aproductionplantcanuse
stocktransferstoprocureforadistributioncenter.
Answer:procurementrelationships,stocktransfers
4.Theproductionofamaterialinaplantisdescribedbybillsofmaterial
androutings.Theindividualworkstepsareexecutedatworkcenters.
Answer:billsofmaterial,routings,workcenters
Test Your Knowledge

1.WhatarethemaintasksofDemandPlanning?
2.Whatdoesconsistentplanningmean?
3.WhatarethetwocoreelementsofSales&OperationPlanningandhow
dotheydiffer?
4.WhatiscreatedwhentheSales&OperationPlanningisreleased?
Answers
1.WhatarethemaintasksofDemandPlanning?
Answer:
.Thecreationofdemandand/orproductionplans
.Theconsolidationofproductionplans
.Theuseofstatisticalforecastingtechniquesbasedonhistoricaldata
.Eventplanning
2.Whatdoesconsistentplanningmean?
Answer:Consistentplanningmeansthattheplanningdataisheldin
aconsistentmanneratallplanninglevels,thatis,itisautomatically
aggregatedanddisaggregatedatruntime.
3.WhatarethetwocoreelementsofSales&OperationPlanningandhow
dotheydiffer?
Answer:ThecoreelementsofSales&OperationPlanningare,onthe
onehand,flexibleplanning,whichallowsahighdegreeofconfiguration
bytheuser,andontheother,standardSOP,whichislargelypreset.
4.WhatiscreatedwhentheSales&OperationPlanningisreleased?
Answer:Plannedindependentrequirements,whicharedisplayedin
demandmanagement.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Describethemaketostockproductionprocess.
2.Thedemandprogramcomprises
,
and,ifrequired,
.
3.Withstrategiesforsalesorderrelatedproduction,the
isthepeggedrequirement.
4.WithR/3strategy20,anetrequirementscalculationisexecutedbetween
individualsalesordersorwiththemaketostockinventory.
True
False
5.Whichstrategyshouldbeusedifalargepartofthevalueaddedprocess
occursatfinalassembly?
6.Whatarethetwotypesofavailabilitycheckcalled?
7.Wheredoyouusuallydeterminethetypeofavailabilitychecktobeused?
Answers
1.Describethemaketostockproductionprocess.
Answer:Inmaketostockproduction,productionistriggeredand
warehousestockiscreatedusingaforecast.Requirementsarecovered
usingthewarehousestock.
2.Thedemandprogramcomprisesplannedindependentrequirements,
salesordersand,ifrequired,stocktransferrequirements.
Answer:plannedindependentrequirements,salesorders,stocktransfer
requirements
3.Withstrategiesforsalesorderrelatedproduction,thesalesorderisthe
peggedrequirement.
Answer:salesorder
4.WithR/3strategy20,anetrequirementscalculationisexecutedbetween
individualsalesordersorwiththemaketostockinventory.
Answer:False
ThereisnonetrequirementscalculationwithR/3strategy20.Eachsales
orderisplannedseparatelyandmanagedinaseparatesegmentinthe
MRPlistorinthecurrentstock/requirementslist.
5.Whichstrategyshouldbeusedifalargepartofthevalueaddedprocess
occursatfinalassembly?
Answer:Strategy50Planningwithoutfinalassembly
6.Whatarethetwotypesofavailabilitycheckcalled?
Answer:Theforecastcheck(orcheckagainstplannedindependent
requirements)andthecheckwithATPlogic.
7.Wheredoyouusuallydeterminethetypeofavailabilitychecktobeused?
Answer:Inthecustomerrequirementsclassofthestrategy.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Whataretheobjectivesoflongtermplanning?
2.Theparametersforthesimulationaredefinedinthe.
3.Youmustcreatespecialmaterialmasterrecordsforlongtermplanning.
True
False
4.Whichreceiptscanbetakenintoaccountinlongtermplanning?
5.Whatistheprerequisitefortheresultoflongtermplanningtobe
transferredtooperativematerialrequirementsplanning?
Answers
1.Whataretheobjectivesoflongtermplanning?
Answer:
.SimulationofademandprogramatallBOMlevels
.Reconciliationofcapacities
.Reconciliationofcostcenterplanning
.Purchasingforecast
.InventoryControllingforecast
2.Theparametersforthesimulationaredefinedinthescenario.
Answer:scenario
3.Youmustcreatespecialmaterialmasterrecordsforlongtermplanning.
Answer:False
Longtermplanningcanbeexecutedusingoperativemasterdata:BOMs,
routings,workcentersandmaterialmasters.Therefore,youdonothave
tocreateanynewoperativedata.
However,ifyouwanttosimulatesituationsbasedondifferentmaster
data,youcanalsocreatespecialmasterdata(BOMsandroutings)for
longtermplanning.
4.Whichreceiptscanbetakenintoaccountinlongtermplanning?
Answer:
.Fixedreceipts
.Purchaseorders
.Productionorders
.Reservations
.Firmedpurchaserequisitions
.Firmedplannedorders
5.Whatistheprerequisitefortheresultoflongtermplanningtobe
transferredtooperativematerialrequirementsplanning?
Answer:Theplannedordersoftheplanningscenariomustbefirmed.
Test Your Knowledge

1.AparticularlysimpleMRPprocedureis
,whichis
controlledbythe.
2.InMRP,a
isexecutedduringtheplanningruntodeterminewhetheramaterial
shortageexistsforacertainmaterial.
3.Youcanusetheprocurementtypetoallowbothinhouseproductionand
externalprocurementtobeused.
True
False
4.Thespecialprocurementtypedefinestheprocurementtypemore
precisely.Givesomeexampleofspecialprocurementtypes.
5.Multilevelrequirementsplanningisexecutedformaterialsproduced
inhouse.Theavailabilityofthecomponentsrequiredforproductionis
ensuredby.
6.MRPgenerallyusesforwardscheduling.
True
False
7.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthestock/requirementslistandtheMRP
list?
8.Materialrequirementsplanningandcapacityplanningoccur
simultaneously.
True
False
Answers
1.AparticularlysimpleMRPprocedureisreorderpointplanning,which
iscontrolledbythereorderpoint.
Answer:reorderpointplanning,reorderpoint
2.InMRP,anetrequirementscalculationisexecutedduringtheplanning
runtodeterminewhetheramaterialshortageexistsforacertainmaterial.
Answer:netrequirementscalculation
3.Youcanusetheprocurementtypetoallowbothinhouseproductionand
externalprocurementtobeused.
Answer:True
OntheMRP2screenofthematerialmasterrecord,selectprocurement
type.X..
4.Thespecialprocurementtypedefinestheprocurementtypemore
precisely.Givesomeexampleofspecialprocurementtypes.
Answer:
.Inhouseproduction
.Productioninanotherplant
.Withdrawalinanotherplant
.Externalprocurement
.Stocktransferfromanotherplant
.Subcontracting
.Consignment
5.Multilevelrequirementsplanningisexecutedformaterialsproduced
inhouse.Theavailabilityofthecomponentsrequiredforproductionis
ensuredbydependentrequirements.
Answer:dependentrequirements
6.MRPgenerallyusesforwardscheduling.
Answer:False
MRPgenerallyusesbackwardscheduling,wherebytherequiredstart
datesarecalculatedonthebasisofagivenfinishdate.Ifanorder
startdatethatisinthepastiscalculatedduringbackwardscheduling
ofmaterialsplannedusingMRP,thesystemautomaticallyswitchesto
forwardscheduling.
7.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthestock/requirementslistandtheMRP
list?
Answer:Thecurrentstock/requirementslistisadynamiclistthatshows
thecurrentlevelsofstock,requirementsandreceipts.
TheMRPlistdisplaystheresultofthelastplanningrunandistherefore
static:Changesmadeaftertheplanningrunarenotdisplayed.
8.Materialrequirementsplanningandcapacityplanningoccur
simultaneously.
Answer:False
InSAPR/3,capacityplanningoccursaftermaterialrequirements
planning.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the production types that are supported within the mySAP Business
Suite.
Answers
1. Name the production types that are supported within the mySAP Business
Suite.
Answer:
. Order-related production with production order
. Order-related production with process order
. Repetitive manufacturing:
- Period and quantity-oriented production
- Not order-related
. Kanban:
- Replenishment-controlled using stock transfer, external
procurement, in-house production via self-controlled control cycle
. Project-oriented production with production lot
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name some application areas for production orders.
2. Name some basic functions of the production order.
3. Name the master data for the production order.
4. Name the main steps in the processing of a production order.
Answers
1. Name some application areas for production orders.
Answer:
. Special design
. Make-to-order
. Production by lot size
. Assemble-to-order
. Period-based manufacturing
. Mass production
2. Name some basic functions of the production order.
Answer:
. Status management
. Scheduling
. Calculating capacity requirements
. Costing
. Availability checks (material, PRT, capacity)
. Printing shop floor papers
. Material staging using reservations
. Confirmation of Quantities, Activities, Time Events (Variable
Confirmation Procedure)
. Goods Receipt (To Stock)
. Period-end closing (Process Cost Allocation, Overhead Cost Rates,
WIP Determination, Deviation Determination, Order Settlement)
. Archiving and retrieval
. Mass processing
3. Name the master data for the production order.
Answer:
. Material
. BOM
. Work center
. Routing
. Production resources/tools
4. Name the main steps in the processing of a production order.
Answer:
1. Order Request
2. Order Creation
3. Availability checks (can be automated)
4. Scheduling
5. Order release (can be automated)
6. Download to BDE system
7. Order printing (can be automated)
8. Material staging
9. Material consumption posting/withdrawal (can be automated)
10. Upload from PDC system
11. Confirmation (can be automated)
12. WIP determination
13. Goods receipt (can be automated)
14. Variance calculation
15. Order settlement
16. Archiving/Deletion
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name some application areas for process orders.
2. Name some basic functions of the process order.
3. Name the master data for the process order.
4. Name the main steps in the processing of a process order.
5. Name some of the functions for mapping a GMP-compliant production.
Answers
1. Name some application areas for process orders.
Answer:
. Production by customer request
. Make-to-order production
. Batch production
. Production campaigns
. Mass production
2. Name some basic functions of the process order.
Answer:
. Status management
. Production by production versions
. Scheduling
. Costing
. Batch number assignment
. Manufacture of co-products
. Availability checks
. Material quantity calculation
. Active ingredient management
. Batch determination
. Resource network
. Resource selection
3. Name the master data for the process order.
Answer:
. Material master records and batch master records (integration with
batch management)
. Resources
. Production versions with master recipes and material BOMs
4. Name the main steps in the processing of a process order.
Answer:
1. Order request
2. Process order creation
3. Availability check
4. Resource/line scheduling
5. Resource selection
6. Batch determination
7. Material quantity calculation
8. Process order release
9. Order print
10. Send control recipes
11. Edit PI sheet
12. Process messages to various destinations
13. Material staging/material withdrawals
14. Order confirmations
15. In-process quality checks
16. Material receipts

18. Process order settlement
19. Batch record
20. Archiving/deletion
5. Name some of the functions for mapping a GMP-compliant production.
Answer:
. Material reconciliation
. Digital signature
. Material identification
. Approved recipe
. Approved process order
. Batch record
. Approved inspection plan
. Quality management
. Batch management
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name some basic functions of repetitive manufacturing.
2. List the basic processing steps in repetitive manufacturing.
Answers
1. Name some basic functions of repetitive manufacturing.
Answer:
. Scheduling
. Calculation and monitoring of capacity requirements
. Costing
. Printing of dispatch list and operational method sheet
. Material staging (without reservations)
. Goods issue: Component backflushing by default
. Goods receipt: Closely linked to final confirmation (quantities and
activities)
. Period-end closing
2. List the basic processing steps in repetitive manufacturing.
Answer:
1. Requirements
2. Line loading planning and capacity monitoring
3. Availability check
4. Printing the operational method sheet
5. Printing the production list
6. Material staging
7. Production execution
8. WIP calculation (optional in the case of reporting point backflush)
9. Final confirmation and stock receipt with component backflushing
10. Settlement using the product cost collector
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the objectives of the KANBAN procedure?
2. What is used to organize the material flow in the KANBAN procedure?
Choose the correct answer(s).
A Material buffers
B Stock
C Containers
D Replenishment
E Vendors
F Cards
3. How is replenishment initiated in the KANBAN procedure?
4. The supply source for the required material can be
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
5. What is the main KANBAN master data?

6. Setting the = Triggering
Procurement
7. Setting
8. When is the goods issue typically posted in KANBAN?

9. When is the goods receipt typically posted in KANBAN?
Answers
1. What are the objectives of the KANBAN procedure?
Answer: The following objectives can be achieved by controlling the
production process in Production itself and by reducing the manual posting
effort required:
. Shortened lead times
. Reduced stock
2. What is used to organize the material flow in the KANBAN procedure?
Answer: C, F
In KANBAN, the material flow is organized using containers that are kept
directly at the appropriate work centers in production. Each contains the
quantity of material that work center personnel need for a certain period
of time.
Scanning the barcode on the KANBAN card is sufficient to transmit all the
data required for procurement. This card describes which material is to be
delivered where and the quantity to be delivered.
3. How is replenishment initiated in the KANBAN procedure?
Answer: In the KANBAN procedure, replenishment is initiated when the
demand source empties the container.
4. The supply source for the required material can be another place in the
production , an external supplier or a warehouse.
Answer: another place in the production , an external supplier or a
warehouse.
5. What is the main KANBAN master data?
Answer:
. Supply areas
. Control cycles
6. Setting the KANBAN to Empty = Triggering Procurement
Answer: KANBAN to Empty
7. Setting KANBAN to Full = Posting Goods Receipt
Answer: KANBAN to Full = Posting Goods Receipt
8. When is the goods issue typically posted in KANBAN?
Answer: In KANBAN, goods issues are typically backflushed when an
order is confirmed (or when a goods issue is posted manually for an order).
Emptying a KANBAN does not result in a goods issue posting.
9. When is the goods receipt typically posted in KANBAN?
Answer: If the demand source sets the status to Full, the system
automatically posts the goods receipt for the material with a reference to the
procurement element.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the functions of project-oriented production.
2. What are the four essential steps in a project-oriented production process:
3. Outline the steps involved in processing a production lot.
Answers
1. Name the functions of project-oriented production.
Answer:
. Production lot creation
. Process BOMS and routings related to the production lot and work
centers
. Production lot costing
. Production lot planning for a certain period
. MRP for the production lot
. Production of individual production lot
. Progress check for production lot
. Assignment of the production lot to incoming sales orders
. Storage (valuated project stock)
. Sales order delivery
. Settlement
. Project-oriented cost accounting
2. What are the four essential steps in a project-oriented production process:
Answer:
1. Planning for each production lot
2. MRP for each production lot
3. Production of individual production lots
4. Consumption of production lot (for example, delivery for sales orders)
3. Outline the steps involved in processing a production lot.
Answer:
1. Production planning
2. Create a production lot
3. Enter a planned independent requirement
4. Stage master data for each production lot
5. Cost a production lot
6. MRP
7. Material staging
8. Execute an order
9. Receive a sales order
10. Confirmations
11. WIP determination
12. Goods receipt
13. Create a delivery
15. Order settlement
Test Your Knowledge

1. You only transfer customer locations to SAP SCM if you
want to map a scenario. A vendor location is used
to for the purchase.
2. Supply Chain Planning takes place at product and location level. Product
masters contain and -specific data.
3. The production of a material in a plant is depicted using and . Individual steps

are carried out at . You need a
in SAP ECC for transfer as a PPM
or PDS.
4. What are the properties of the product data structure when compared to a
plan (PPM)?
A With the PDS you can plan configurable products.

B PDS supports engineering change management
C You can transfer an SNP PDS directly from SAP ECC to SAP
SCM
D PDS does not support dummy assemblies
E With the PDM you can plan configurable products.
F PPM supports engineering change management
5. The master data required for planning in SAP SCM is transferred from SAP
ECC to SAP SCM using the .
6. Which objects do you need to create in SAP ECC to transfer master data to
SAP SCM?
7. The material flow in the supply chain is defined by
. For example, a production plant
can use to procure for a distribution center.
8. Which SAP ECC master data cannot be transferred to SAP SCM using the
CIF interface?
A Material master records

B Source list
C Quota arrangement
D Transportation lanes
E PP/DS production process models
F SNP production process models
9. Which parameters in the standard system are not transferred from SAP ECC
using CIF?
A Plnd del. time

B Production horizons
C Material type
D Company code
E Volume, weight
F Procurement type
10. The must be active to allow transaction
data to be exchanged between SAP ECC and SAP SCM.
11. You need
or
to plan receipt elements.
12. Goods movements between the locations of the user's procurement network
can be planned using .
13. In-house production is planned using ,

and external procurement is planned using
. The corresponding executable elements are and
.
Answers
1. You only transfer customer locations to SAP SCM if you want to map a
VMIscenario. A vendor location is used toselect a vendorfor the purchase.
Answer: VMI, select a vendor
2. Supply Chain Planning takes place at product and location level. Product
masters contain global and location-specific data.
Answer: global, location
3. The production of a material in a plant is depicted using BOMs and routings.
Individual steps are carried out at work centers. You need a production
version in SAP ECC for transfer as a PPM or PDS.
Answer: BOMs, routings, work centers, production version
4. What are the properties of the product data structure when compared to a
plan (PPM)?
Answer: A, B, C
PDS is the newer and more flexible structure for BOMs and routings.
5. The master data required for planning in SAP SCM is transferred from SAP
ECC to SAP SCM using the CIF or Core Interface.
Answer: CIF or Core Interface
6. Which objects do you need to create in SAP ECC to transfer master data to
SAP SCM?
Answer: Integration models
7. The material flow in the supply chain is defined by transport lanes. For
example, a production plant can use stock transfers to procure for a
distribution center.
Answer: transport lanes, stock transfers
8. Which SAP ECC master data cannot be transferred to SAP SCM using the
CIF interface?
Answer: B, C, D, F
Sources in Purchasing are determined in SAP ECC using the source list.
Quota arrangements and transportation lanes must be created in SAP SCM.
Procurement relationships can be transferred to the transport relationship
using the CIF. SNP production process models are generated from PP/DS
production process models.
9. Which parameters in the standard system are not transferred from SAP ECC
using CIF?
Answer: B, C, D
The production horizons distinguish SNP planning from PP/DS planning and
do not exist in SAP ECC. SAP SCM has no material types. The company
code is not needed for planning quantities but is important in SAP ECC
for creating stock transfers.
10. The integration model must be active to allow transaction data to be
exchanged between SAP ECC and SAP SCM.
Answer: integration model
11. You need planned independent requirements or sales orders to plan receipt
elements.
Answer: planned independent requirements, sales orders
12. Goods movements between the locations of the user's procurement network
can be planned using stock transport requisitions.
Answer: stock transport requisitions
13. In-house production is planned using planned orders, and external
procurement is planned using purchase requisitions. The corresponding
executable elements are production orders and purchase orders.
Answer: planned orders, purchase requisitions, production orders, purchase
Orders
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is the purpose of Demand Planning?
2. What are the advantages of SAP SCM DP compared with flexible planning
in SAP ECC?
A Consistent planning
B BW extraction instead of SAP ECC update
C Integrated exception handling
D Budget planning
E Variable drilldown
F Flexible macros
3. Where is the historical data for SAP SCM DP demand planning stored?
.
Consistent planning means
that
4. You can execute Interactive Demand Planning from the planning table.
Forecasts are usually executed using .
5. Which transaction produces planned independent

requirements from planning data in Demand Planning?
Which
of these planned primary requirements are satisfied in
PP/DS? The planned independent requirements within the
. Are the planned
independent requirements transferred back to SAP ECC?
Answers
1. What is the purpose of Demand Planning?
Answer: You use Demand Planning to calculate future sales quantities on
the basis of historical data.
2. What are the advantages of SAP SCM DP compared with flexible planning
in SAP ECC?
Answer: B, C, E, F
Consistent planning is also possible in flexible planning in SAP ECC.
Integrated exception handling is not available in SAP ECC. Budget planning
is possible in both components.
3. Where is the historical data for SAP SCM DP demand planning stored? In
InfoCubes in the internal SAP BW. Consistent planning means thatplanned
data can be changed on all planning levels and the changes relayed
automatically to all other levels.
Answer: In InfoCubes in the internal SAP BW, planned data can be changed
on all planning levels and the changes relayed automatically to all other
levels.
4. You can execute Interactive Demand Planning from the planning table.
Forecasts are usually executed using mass processing.
Answer: mass processing
5. Which transaction produces planned independent requirements from
planning data in Demand Planning? Release from DP to SNP Which of
these planned primary requirements are satisfied in PP/DS? The planned
independent requirements within the PP/DS production horizon. Are the
planned independent requirements transferred back to SAP ECC? No.
Planned independent requirements are only transferred back to SAP ECC
when you carry out the transfer to SAP ECC in mass processing for demand
planning .
Answer: Release from DP to SNP, PP/DS production horizon, No. Planned
independent requirements are only transferred back to SAP ECC when you
carry out the transfer to SAP ECC in mass processing for demand planning
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name some of the advantages of Supply Network Planning in SAP SCM.
2. What planning scenarios are possible in SNP?
3. Which tool can you use to display the distribution network for cross-plant
planning in SAP SCM and what comprises the distribution network?
4. Supply Network Planning is a rough-cut planning process in the
horizon. Production
Planning/Detailed Scheduling then takes place in the
horizon.
5. What SNP master data for production called?

6. Which SNP master data for production can be transferred from SAP ECC?
7. Which planning methods can you use to execute Supply Network planning?
8. Which of the following statements about SNP are correct?
A Heuristics is the most frequently used planning method

B You can use heuristics to check your long-term capacity load
C Heuristics produces a feasible plan
D CTM finds the best solution
E Quotas control the Optimizer
F With CTM and the Optimizer you can plan alternative work
centers
9. What is the task of deployment?
A Deployment confirms stock transfers planned by SNP short term.

B Deployment can create deliveries in SAP ECC.
C Deployment carries out an availability check
D Deployment can create stock transfers in SAP ECC.
E Deployment controls product distribution to the distribution
centers.
F Deployment groups products together
Answers
1. Name some of the advantages of Supply Network Planning in SAP SCM.
Answer:
. Cross-plant medium-term rough-cut planning
. Simultaneous material planning and finite capacity planning of
production, storage and transport resources.
. Effects of bottlenecks on the supply chain
. Planning of critical components that use bottleneck resources
. Cross-plant optimization of resource utilization
. Prioritizing of requirements and receipts
. Internet-based collaborative supply planning
. Detailed distribution planning (deployment)
. Collective conversion of stock transport requisitions
2. What planning scenarios are possible in SNP?
Answer:
. Cross-plant finite planning
. Alternative resources
. Finite supplier planning
. Scheduling agreements
. Aggregate planning
. Subcontracting
. (No make-to-order production)
. (No variant configuration)

3. Which tool can you use to display the distribution network for cross-plant
planning in SAP SCM and what comprises the distribution network?
Answer: You can display the distribution network for cross-plant planning
using the Supply Chain Engineer. The distribution network comprises
locations and their reciprocal supply relationships.
4. Supply Network Planning is a rough-cut planning process in the
medium-term to long-term horizon. Production Planning/Detailed
Scheduling then takes place in the production horizon.
Answer: medium-term to long-term, production
5. What SNP master data for production called?
Answer: Mixed resources, bucket resources, SNP-PPMs and SNP-PDSs
6. Which SNP master data for production can be transferred from SAP ECC?
Answer: Mixed resources, bucket resources, and SNP-PDSs SNP PPMs are
generated from PP/DS PPMs in SAP SCM.
7. Which planning methods can you use to execute Supply Network planning?
Answer:
. Heuristic
. CTM
. Optimizer
8. Which of the following statements about SNP are correct?
Answer: A, B, F
.
Answer: A, C, D, E
Only the TLB groups together products.
Answer: Deployment confirms stock transfers planned by SNP short term.
Test Your Knowledge

1. List some of the benefits of Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
in SAP SCM PP/DS.
2. Production Planning in SAP SCM can be executed for
or production.
3. What is the difference between PP and DS in PP/DS?

4. What is the role of heuristics in PP/DS?
5. Where are planned orders usually converted into production orders?
6. What is the difference between an SAP SCM production order and an SAP
SCM planned order?
Answers
1. List some of the benefits of Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
in SAP SCM PP/DS.
Answer:
. Requirements planning with exact times (hours and minutes) - even
for dependent requirements
. Enhanced options for capacity planning
. Multilevel sales order planning possible with CTP
. Multilevel view of material availability and capacity availability
possible (pegging)
. Comprehensive standard heuristics for flexible design of planning
processes such as a bottom-up heuristic for bidirectional planning for
example
. Optimization procedures within Detailed Scheduling (minimize
setup times, setup costs, scheduling delays, alternative resource
selection and so on)
. Dynamic exception messages (alerts)
2. Production Planning in SAP SCM can be executed for make-to-stock or
make-to-order production.
Answer: make-to-stock, make-to-order
3. What is the difference between PP and DS in PP/DS?
Answer: Planning orders are created in PP, and in DS the capacity for the
orders is optimized or rescheduled based on setup times, lead times and
delays.
4. What is the role of heuristics in PP/DS?
Answer: Heuristics solve planning problems for certain objects such as
products, resources and orders using a particular planning algorithm. You
can use heuristics in interactive planning and in the production planning run.
5. Where are planned orders usually converted into production orders?
Answer: The conversion of planned orders into production orders usually
takes place in SAP SCM.
6. What is the difference between an SAP SCM production order and an SAP
SCM planned order?
Answer: The only difference between an SAP SCM production order and
an SAP SCM planned order is the conversion indicator. If you set the
conversion indicator in SAP SCM, a corresponding SAP ECC production
order is created in SAP ECC.
Test Your Knowledge

1.SupplyChainPlanningtakesplaceinthe,
,and
locations.
2.SupplyChainPlanningtakesplaceatmateriallevel.Materialmasters
containandspecificdata.
3.Theproductionofamaterialinaplantisdepictedusing
and.Individualstepsarecarriedoutat
.
4.ThemasterdatarequiredforplanninginAPOistransferredfromR/3to
APOusingthe.
5.Thematerialflowinthesupplychainisdefinedby
.
Forexample,aproductionplantcanuseto
procureforadistributioncenter.
6.Theisusedtoexchange
transactiondatabetweenR/3andAPO.
7.Independentrequirementsintheformof
ortriggerprocurementinthenetwork.
8.Stocktransfersbetweenthelocationsoftheuser.spro
curementnetworkcanbeplannedwiththehelpof
.
9.Inhouseproductionisplannedusing
and,whileexternalprocurement
isplannedusingand
.
Answers
1.SupplyChainPlanningtakesplaceintheplant,distributioncenter,
customerandsupplierlocations.
Answer:plant,distributioncenter,customer,supplier
2.SupplyChainPlanningtakesplaceatmateriallevel.Materialmasters
containgeneralandlocationspecificdata.
Answer:general,location
3.TheproductionofamaterialinaplantisdepictedusingBOMsand
routings.Individualstepsarecarriedoutatworkcenters.
Answer:BOMs,routings,workcenters
4.ThemasterdatarequiredforplanninginAPOistransferredfromR/3to
APOusingtheAPOCoreInterface(CIF).
Answer:APOCoreInterface(CIF)
5.Thematerialflowinthesupplychainisdefinedbyexternalprocurement
relationships.Forexample,aproductionplantcanusestocktransfersto
procureforadistributioncenter.
Answer:externalprocurementrelationships,stocktransfers
6.TheAPOCoreInterfaceisusedtoexchangetransactiondatabetween
R/3andAPO.
Answer:APOCoreInterface
7.Independentrequirementsintheformofplannedindependent
requirementsorsalesorderstriggerprocurementinthenetwork.
Answer:plannedindependentrequirements,salesorders
8.Stocktransfersbetweenthelocationsoftheuser.sprocurementnetwork
canbeplannedwiththehelpofstocktransportrequisitions.
Answer:stocktransportrequisitions
9.Inhouseproductionisplannedusingplannedordersandproduction
orders,whileexternalprocurementisplannedusingpurchase
requisitionsandpurchaseorders.
Answer:plannedorders,productionorders,purchaserequisitions,
purchaseorders
Test Your Knowledge

1.WhatisthepurposeofDemandPlanning?
2.DemandPlanninginAPODPallowsforamoreflexiblesetupthanwithin
SAPR/3SOP,asitisbasedonthedatastructuresof.
3.YoucanexecuteInteractiveDemandPlanningfromtheplanningtable.
Forecastsareusuallyexecutedusing.
4.Theplannedindependentrequirementsareusuallyreleasedusing
.
Answers
1.WhatisthepurposeofDemandPlanning?
Answer:YouuseDemandPlanningtocalculatefuturesalesquantities
onthebasisofhistoricaldata.
2.DemandPlanninginAPODPallowsforamoreflexiblesetupthan
withinSAPR/3SOP,asitisbasedonthedatastructuresofSAPBW.
Answer:SAPBW
3.YoucanexecuteInteractiveDemandPlanningfromtheplanningtable.
Forecastsareusuallyexecutedusingmassprocessing.
Answer:massprocessing
4.Theplannedindependentrequirementsareusuallyreleasedusingmass
processing.
Answer:massprocessing
Test Your Knowledge

1.NamesomeoftheadvantagesofSupplyNetworkPlanninginSAPAPO.
2.WhatplanningscenariosarepossibleinSNP?
3.Whichtoolcanyouusetodisplaythedistributionnetworkforcrossplant
planninginSAPAPOandwhatcomprisesthedistributionnetwork?
4.SupplyNetworkPlanningisaroughcutplanningprocessinthe
horizon.
ProductionPlanning/DetailedSchedulingthentakesplaceinthe
.
5.WhatistheresultofSupplyNetworkPlanning?
6.WhichplanningmethodscanyouusetoexecuteSupplyNetwork
planning?
Answers
1.NamesomeoftheadvantagesofSupplyNetworkPlanninginSAPAPO.
Answer:
.Crossplantmediumtermroughcutplanning
.Simultaneousmaterialplanningandfinitecapacityplanningof
production,storageandtransportresources.
.Effectsofbottlenecksonthesupplychain
.Planningofcriticalcomponentsthatusebottleneckresources
.Crossplantoptimizationofresourceutilization
.Prioritizationofrequirementsandreceipts
.Internetbasedcollaborativesupplyplanning
.Detaileddistributionplanning(deployment)
.Collectiveconversionofstocktransportrequisitions
2.WhatplanningscenariosarepossibleinSNP?
Answer:
.Crossplantfiniteplanning
.Alternativeresources
.Finitesupplierplanning
.Schedulingagreements
.Hierarchicalplanning
.Subcontracting
.(Nomaketoorderproduction)
.(Novariantconfiguration)
3.Whichtoolcanyouusetodisplaythedistributionnetworkforcrossplant
planninginSAPAPOandwhatcomprisesthedistributionnetwork?
Answer:Youcandisplaythedistributionnetworkforcrossplant
planningusingtheSupplyChainEngineer.Thedistributionnetwork
compriseslocationsandtheirreciprocalsupplyrelationships.
4.SupplyNetworkPlanningisaroughcutplanningprocessinthe
mediumtermtolongtermhorizon.ProductionPlanning/Detailed
Schedulingthentakesplaceintheproductionhorizon.
Answer:mediumtermtolongterm,productionhorizon
5.WhatistheresultofSupplyNetworkPlanning?
Answer:Feasibleproductionandprocurementplans.
6.WhichplanningmethodscanyouusetoexecuteSupplyNetwork
planning?
Answer:
.SNPheuristic
.CTM
.Optimizer
Test Your Knowledge

1.ListsomeofthebenefitsofProductionPlanningandDetailedScheduling
inAPOPP/DS.
2.ProductionPlanninginSAPAPOcanbeexecutedfor
or
production.
3.Theproductionplancanbeoptimizedaspartof
.
4.Whereareplannedordersusuallyconvertedintoproductionorders?
5.WhatisthedifferencebetweenanAPOproductionorderandanAPO
plannedorder?
Answers
1.ListsomeofthebenefitsofProductionPlanningandDetailedScheduling
inAPOPP/DS.
Answer:
.Requirementsplanningwithexacttimes(hoursandminutes);for
dependentrequirementsalso
.Enhancedoptionsforcapacityplanning
.MultilevelsalesorderplanningpossiblewithCTP
.Multilevelviewofmaterialavailabilityandcapacityavailability
(pegging)
.OptimizationprocedureswithinDetailedScheduling(minimize
setuptimes,setupcosts,schedulingdelays,alternativeresource
selectionandsoon)
.Dynamicexceptionmessages(alerts)
2.ProductionPlanninginSAPAPOcanbeexecutedformaketostockor
maketoorderproduction.
Answer:maketostock,maketoorder
3.Theproductionplancanbeoptimizedaspartofcapacityplanning.
Answer:capacityplanning
4.Whereareplannedordersusuallyconvertedintoproductionorders?
Answer:Theconversionofplannedordersintoproductionorders
usuallytakesplaceinAPO.
5.WhatisthedifferencebetweenanAPOproductionorderandanAPO
plannedorder?
Answer:TheonlydifferencebetweenanAPOproductionorderand
anAPOplannedorderistheconversionindicator.Iftheconversion
indicatorhasbeensetinAPO,acorrespondingproductionorderis
createdinR/3.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Why does the release of the target system have to be entered for data transfer?
Answers
1. Why does the release of the target system have to be entered for data transfer?
Answer: Since the system performs the integration in different ways for
different APO releases, you must also enter the APO target system release.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is APO-relevant master data?
Answers
1. What is APO-relevant master data?
Answer: All master data that is contained in an active integration model is
called APO-relevant master data.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the necessary requirements for producing a complete production data
model for material in the APO system?
A The MRP type must be set to X0 in the material master.

B The material master must contain a valid production version with
an alternative plan and BOM.
C All materials and work centers must be included in an active
integration model.
D Only operations with standard values are transferred.
E Only operations with a control key that is relevant to scheduling
are transferred.
Answers
1. What are the necessary requirements for producing a complete production data
model for material in the APO system?
Answer: B, C, D, E
Test Your Knowledge

1.WhatisthesoftwarethatisusedtoconnectyouSAPR/3systemtoother
mySAPcomponents?
2.WhatisthenameofthecomponentthatwillallowSAPR/3totalkto
SAPSCM?
3.Whatisthenameofthetoolthatuserswillinterfacewithtotrigger
integrationbetweenSAPR/3andSAPSCM?
4.WhatarethetwowaysthatOLTPsystemscaninterfacewithSAPSCM?
5.TointegrateyourSAPR/3SystemtoSAPSCM,itisassimpleasPlug
andPlay.
True
False
6.ALogicalSystemNamecanbeassignedtooneourmoreclients?
True
False
7.AlogicalsystemnamecanhavemorethanoneRFCDestination
True
False
8.Explainthedifferencebetweeninboundandoutboundqueues?
9.IfintegratingwithonlyoneSAPR/3client,nobusinesssystemgroup
(BSG)isneeded.
True
False
10.WhatisSAPSCMrelevantdata?
11.Theactualselectionofdatabyanintegrationmodeltakesplacewhen
themodelis
12.Listthe2stepsinvolvedinintegratingdatabetweenSAPR/3andSAP
SCM.
13.TheNameandTargetSystemuniquelyidentifiesanintegrationmodel.
True
False
14.WhyisitbettertouseagenericselectioncriterialikeMRPTyperather
thanspecificmaterialnumberstoselectdatainanintegrationmodel?
15.WhichofthefollowingisabenefitofusingMRPTypeX0asaselection
criteriaforSAPSCMrelevantmaterials?
AItexcludesthematerialfromMRPplanninginSAPR/3.
BItensuresalldependentrequirementsarecreatedevenfor
nonSAPSCMrelevantcomponentsbyexplodingtheBOM
duringthenextMRPplanningruninSAPR/3.
CItautomaticallycausesaproducttobeplannedinSAPSCM.
DIt.sagoodgenericselectioncriteriaforanintegrationmodel
whichminimizesmaintenance.
Answers
1.WhatisthesoftwarethatisusedtoconnectyouSAPR/3systemtoother
mySAPcomponents?
Answer:SAPR/3Plugin
2.WhatisthenameofthecomponentthatwillallowSAPR/3totalkto
SAPSCM?
Answer:CIF(CoreInterface)
3.Whatisthenameofthetoolthatuserswillinterfacewithtotrigger
integrationbetweenSAPR/3andSAPSCM?
Answer:IntegrationModels
4.WhatarethetwowaysthatOLTPsystemscaninterfacewithSAPSCM?
Answer:ForSAPR/33.1IandhighertheSAPR/3Plugin.FornonSAP
systemsorSAPR/33.1Handlower(R/2also)willusetheBAPI(Business
ApplicationProgramingInterfaces)
5.TointegrateyourSAPR/3SystemtoSAPSCM,itisassimpleasPlug
andPlay.
Answer:False
No,youfirstneedtoinstalltheplugin.Followthesevensteps.
6.ALogicalSystemNamecanbeassignedtooneourmoreclients?
Answer:False
No,alogicalsystemnameisauniqueidentifierthatisassignedtoonly
oneclientonanyofyourSAPinstances.
7.AlogicalsystemnamecanhavemorethanoneRFCDestination
Answer:True
AsofSCM4.0,companiescanuse"flexible"RFC.Thisallowscompanies
tosetdifferentauthorizationstodifferenttypesoffunctioncalls.
8.Explainthedifferencebetweeninboundandoutboundqueues?
Answer:Whenusingandinboundqueuethesendingsystemcontrols
howthedataissaved.Outboundqueuesallowtherecievingsystemto
managethedatarecordingprocess.
9.IfintegratingwithonlyoneSAPR/3client,nobusinesssystemgroup
(BSG)isneeded.
Answer:False
AminimumofoneBSGisneeded.MultipleBSGsareonlynecessaryif
youhavemaserdatanumberrangesthatoverlapondifferentinstances.
Thisallowscompaniestheopportunitytoeasilydefineuniquedatasets.
Answer:SAPSCMrelevantdataisanydatathatiscontainedinanactive
integrationmodelwithSAPSCM.
11.Theactualselectionofdatabyanintegrationmodeltakesplacewhenthe
modelisgenerated.
Answer:generated.
SCM.
Answer:
.Generatetheintegrationmodel.Thisconsistsofcreatingandsaving.
.Activatetheintegrationmodel.Thisconsistoftheactivationand
initialtransfer.
Answer:False
TheintegrationmodelisuniquelyidentifiedbytheName,TargetSystem,
andApplication.
Answer:AgenericselectioncriterialikeMRPTypecanhelp
automaticallyincludenewproductswithoutaddingaspecificmaterial
numbertotheselectioncriteria.
Answer:A,B,D
MRPTypeX0byitselfdoesnotcausetheproducttobeplannedinSAP
SCM.OnlyifyouuseMRPTypeasaselectioncriteriainyourintegration
modeldoesitthenbecomeanSAPSCMrelevantmaterial.Additional
settingsmayneedtobedoneinSAPSCMinorderforthematerialtobe
includedinSAPSCMplanning.
Test Your Knowledge

1.WhatarethelocationtypeswithwhichthefollowingSAPR/3master
dataisrepresentedinSAPSCM?MRParea:Customer
Vendor:
2.WhenTransferringvendorsandcustomerstoSAPSCMwhattoyou
havetoensure
3.PlantsandDC.sarerepresenteddifferentlyinSAPSCMbecausethey
eachhavespecificfunctionalitytorepresent?
True
False
4.FreightcarriersarerepresentedinSAPR/3asvendors?
True
False
5.TransportationZonesaremasterdatainSAPR/3?
True
False
6.WhatisthestandardlengthoftheSAPSCMproductmasternumber
inSAPSCMcustomizing?
A10digits
B12digits
C15digits
D18digits
7.WhatmaterialtypesaresupportedinSAPSCM?
8.IfthereisnostrategygroupintheSAPR/3MaterialMaster,whatwill
thestrategybesettoinSAPSCM?
9.WhiletransferringlotsizingprocedurestoSAPSCMtheCIFreadsthe
SAPR/3inordertosettheSAP
SCMfieldparameters.
10.Whiletransferringperiodiclotsizingprocedures,tosetavailability
date=requirementsdate,theavailabilitydateindicatoroftheproduct
isleft.
Answers
1.WhatarethelocationtypeswithwhichthefollowingSAPR/3master
dataisrepresentedinSAPSCM?MRParea:1007Customer1010Vendor:
1011___
Answer:1007,1010,1011___
2.WhenTransferringvendorsandcustomerstoSAPSCMwhattoyou
havetoensure
Answer:Thatthenumbers,ornumberrangesareunique.Ifnotyouwill
havetouseauserexittoseparatethetwoinSAPSCM.
3.PlantsandDC.sarerepresenteddifferentlyinSAPSCMbecausethey
eachhavespecificfunctionalitytorepresent?
Answer:False
Plant.sandDC.sarerepresenteddifferentlyinSAPSCMonlytoidentify
thatdifferentactivitiestakeplaceatthesedifferentlocationtypes.There
isnofunctionaldifferencebetweenthem.
4.FreightcarriersarerepresentedinSAPR/3asvendors?
Answer:True
FreightcarrierarevendorsinSAPR/3,howevertheyhaveadifferent
accountgroupthenvendorsfromwhichweprocureproducts.In
additionwemodelthemasadifferentlocationtypeinSAPSCMand
haveFunctionalitytosupportcarrierselection.
5.TransportationZonesaremasterdatainSAPR/3?
Answer:False
Transportationzonearedefinedinconfigurationwithnoother
supportingdata.TheyarethenassignedtoeachCustomerMasterasa
wayofgroupingcustomersinageographicalmanner.
6.WhatisthestandardlengthoftheSAPSCMproductmasternumber
inSAPSCMcustomizing?
Answer:D
InSAPR/3,an18digitproductnumberisused.
7.WhatmaterialtypesaresupportedinSAPSCM?
Answer:All!ThereisnosuchthingasmaterialtypeinSAPSCM.
8.IfthereisnostrategygroupintheSAPR/3MaterialMaster,whatwill
thestrategybesettoinSAPSCM?
Answer:Itdepends!IfthereisanMRPgroupsetintheSAPR/3material
master,theCIFwillreadtheMRPgroupforthestrategy.Ifnostrategyis
setthenthesystemwilltransfera.blank.toSAPSCM.
9.WhiletransferringlotsizingprocedurestoSAPSCMtheCIFreads
theSAPR/3CustomizingvaluesinordertosettheSAPSCMfield
parameters.
Answer:Customizingvalues
10.Whiletransferringperiodiclotsizingprocedures,tosetavailabilitydate
=requirementsdate,theavailabilitydateindicatoroftheproductisleft
blank.
Answer:blank
Test Your Knowledge

1.ModelrepresentstheActivemodelwhichisupdatedbythe
CIFfromSAPR/3.
2.InnSAPSCM,userscanactivatemorethanonemodel?
True
False
3.ModelConsistencychecksareonlyapplicableforthe"active"model?
True
False
4.ThepurposeoftheSCEistoreviewyourplanningsituationandmake
adjustmentsasnecessary?
True
False
5.SelectthefollowingitemsthatcanbecreatedintheSCE:
AQuotaArrangements
BProducts
CTransportationLanes
DPPMs
EResources
Answers
1.Model000representstheActivemodelwhichisupdatedbytheCIF
fromSAPR/3.
Answer:000
2.InnSAPSCM,userscanactivatemorethanonemodel?
Answer:False
Model000istheonlyallowed"Active"model.Allothermodelsare
simulationmodels.
3.ModelConsistencychecksareonlyapplicableforthe"active"model?
Answer:False
Modelconsistencychecksareapplicabletoallmodels.It.spurposeis
toensurethatanydependentmasterdataisassignedtothemodelto
supportthenecessaryplanningfunctions.
4.ThepurposeoftheSCEistoreviewyourplanningsituationandmake
adjustmentsasnecessary?
Answer:False
ThepurposeoftheSCEistoreviewandmanageyourmasterdatamodel
Itallowsasusertographicallyreviewalltheinterdepenciesthatallow
thesupplyanddemandtoflowupanddownthesupplychain.
5.SelectthefollowingitemsthatcanbecreatedintheSCE:
Answer:A,C
Products,Resources,andPPMscanbechangesoraddedtomodel,but
cannotbecreated.TransportationlanesandQuotaArrangementsare
ModelDependentData.
Test Your Knowledge

2.Theactualselectionofdatabyanintegrationmodeltakesplacewhen
themodelis
SCM.
True
False
AItexcludesthematerialfromMRPplanninginSAPR/3.
BItensuresalldependentrequirementsarecreatedevenfor
nonSAPSCMrelevantcomponentsbyexplodingtheBOM
duringthenextMRPplanningruninSAPR/3.
CItautomaticallycausesaproducttobeplannedinSAPSCM.
DIt.sagoodgenericselectioncriteriaforanintegrationmodel
whichminimizesmaintenance.
Answers
Answer:SAPSCMrelevantdataisanydatathatiscontainedinanactive
integrationmodelwithSAPSCM.
2.Theactualselectionofdatabyanintegrationmodeltakesplacewhenthe
modelisgenerated.
Answer:generated.
SCM.
Answer:
.Generatetheintegrationmodel.Thisconsistsofcreatingandsaving.
.Activatetheintegrationmodel.Thisconsistoftheactivationand
initialtransfer.
Answer:False
TheintegrationmodelisuniquelyidentifiedbytheName,TargetSystem,
andApplication.
Answer:AgenericselectioncriterialikeMRPTypecanhelp
automaticallyincludenewproductswithoutaddingaspecificmaterial
numbertotheselectioncriteria.
Answer:A,B,D
MRPTypeX0byitselfdoesnotcausetheproducttobeplannedinSAP
SCM.OnlyifyouuseMRPTypeasaselectioncriteriainyourintegration
modeldoesitthenbecomeanSAPSCMrelevantmaterial.Additional
settingsmayneedtobedoneinSAPSCMinorderforthematerialtobe
includedinSAPSCMplanning.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is the software that is used to connect you SAP ECC system to other
mySAP components?
2. What is the name of the component that will allow SAP ECC to talk to
SAP SCM?
3. What is the name of the tool that users will interface with to trigger
integration between SAP ECC and SAP SCM?
4. What are the two ways that OLTP systems can interface with SAP SCM?
5. What is SAP SCM relevant data?
6. The actual selection of data by an integration model takes place when the
model is
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence
7. List the 2 steps involved in integrating data between SAP ECC and SAP
SCM.
8. The Name and Target System uniquely identifies an integration model.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
True
False
9. Why is it better to use a generic selection criteria like MRP Type rather than
specific material numbers to select data in an integration model?
10. Which of the following is a benefit of using MRP Type X0 as a selection
criteria for SAP SCM relevant materials?
A It excludes the material from MRP planning in SAP ECC .

B It ensures all dependent requirements are created even for
non-SAP SCM relevant components by exploding the BOM
during the next MRP planning run in SAP ECC .
C It automatically causes a product to be planned in SAP SCM.
D It.s a good generic selection criteria for an integration model
which minimizes maintenance.
Answers
1. What is the software that is used to connect you SAP ECC system to other
mySAP components?
Answer: SAP ECC Plug-in
2. What is the name of the component that will allow SAP ECC to talk to
SAP SCM?
Answer: CIF (Core Interface)
3. What is the name of the tool that users will interface with to trigger
integration between SAP ECC and SAP SCM?
Answer: Integration Models
4. What are the two ways that OLTP systems can interface with SAP SCM?
Answer: For SAP ECC 3.1I and higher the SAP ECC Plug-in. For non-SAP
systems or SAP ECC 3.1H and lower (R/2 also) will use the BAPI (Business
Application Programing Interfaces)
5. What is SAP SCM relevant data?
Answer: SAP SCM relevant data is any data that is contained in an active
integration model with SAP SCM.
6. The actual selection of data by an integration model takes place when the
model is generated.
Answer: generated.
7. List the 2 steps involved in integrating data between SAP ECC and SAP
SCM.
Answer:
. Generate the integration model. This consists of creating and saving.
. Activate the integration model. This consist of the activation and

initial transfer.
8. The Name and Target System uniquely identifies an integration model.
Answer: False
The integration model is uniquely identified by the Name, Target System,
and Application.
9. Why is it better to use a generic selection criteria like MRP Type rather than
specific material numbers to select data in an integration model?
Answer: A generic selection criteria like MRP Type can help automatically
include new products without adding a specific material number to the
selection criteria.
10. Which of the following is a benefit of using MRP Type X0 as a selection
criteria for SAP SCM relevant materials?
Answer: A, B, D
MRP Type X0 by itself does not cause the product to be planned in SAP
SCM. Only if you use MRP Type as a selection criteria in your integration
model does it then become an SAP SCM relevant material. Additional
settings may need to be done in SAP SCM in order for the material to be
included in SAP SCM planning.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The object used to connect the various sources and targets of material flows
is the
2. Which of the following SAP SCM components use transportation lanes?

A GlobalATP
B Supply Network Planning
C Network Design
D Demand Planning
E Production Planning/Detail Scheduling
F Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling
3. Transportation lanes are considered SAP SCM master data.
True
False
4. Purchasing info records, contracts and outline agreements can be transferred to SAP SCM as
5. External procurement relationships are used in TP/VS.

True
False
6. Name the five ways transportation lanes can be created.
7. Carrier assignments to transportation lanes are required for SNP.
True
False
8. Transportation costs, distances and shipment durations are defined in the
transportation lane using the also
called the .
Answers
1. The object used to connect the various sources and targets of material flows
is the transportation lane.
Answer: transportation , lane.
The transportation lane is vital to the definition of the supply chain network
and its planning functions.
2. Which of the following SAP SCM components use transportation lanes?
Answer: A, B, C, E, F
All components with the exception of Demand Planning, use Transportation
Lanes
3. Transportation lanes are considered SAP SCM master data.
Answer: True
Transportation lanes are SAP SCM master data. Transportation lanes can
be created manually or through the CIF by transferring Purchasing info
records or the Special Procurement Key.
4. Purchasing info records, contracts and outline agreements can be transferred
to SAP SCM as external procurement relationships
Answer: external , procurement , relationships
This data if supplied is used by the Supply Network Planning component of
SAP SCM.
5. External procurement relationships are used in TP/VS.
Answer: False
External procurement relationships are used only by SNP.

6. Name the five ways transportation lanes can be created.
Answer:
1. Using the transportation lane maintenance screen
2. Using the Supply Chain Engineer (SCE).
3. Transportation lane mass maintenance.
4. Transferring Purchasing Info Records
5. Transferring the Special Procurement Key
7. Carrier assignments to transportation lanes are required for SNP.
Answer: False
Carrier/transportation service providers are only used by the TP/VS
component of SAP SCM.
8. Transportation costs, distances and shipment durations are defined in the
transportation lane using the means of transport also called the transportation
method.
Answer: means , of , transport, transportation , method
As of SCM 4.0, transportation duration and distance can be created through
the use of the GIS (Geographic Information System).
Test Your Knowledge

1. Vehicle resources must be created for Supply Network Planning (SNP).
True
False
2. The following are examples of resource categories that are used to represent
capacities in APO planning.
A Production
B Trucks
C Transportation
D Storage
E Rail
F Handling
3. A used in SNP has a quantity-oriented
capacity.
4. A transport/shipment resource is assigned to a transportation method within

a transportation lane.
True
False
5. Explain, briefly, how vehicle resources are used and assigned in TP/VS
planning.
Answers
1. Vehicle resources must be created for Supply Network Planning (SNP).
Answer: False
Vehicle resources are used only by the APO component Transportation
Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS).
2. The following are examples of resource categories that are used to represent
capacities in APO planning.
Answer: A, C, D, F
Trucks and Rail are examples of transportation modes/methods not resource
categories.
3. A bucket resource used in SNP has a quantity-oriented capacity.
Answer: bucket, resource
4. A transport/shipment resource is assigned to a transportation method within
a transportation lane.
Answer: True
After a transport/shipment resource is created it is assigned to the
transportation method in the transportation lanes where it is to be used to
represent a capacity.
5. Explain, briefly, how vehicle resources are used and assigned in TP/VS
planning.
Answer: In TP/VS planning, a vehicle resource is assigned by the optimizer
to a specific planned shipment. The resource is committed to that shipment
for the duration of the shipment process and cannot be assigned to any other
shipment during this period.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Model represents the Active model which is updated by the CIF
from SAP ECC .
2. Inn SAP SCM, users can activate more than one model?
True
False
3. Model Consistency checks are only applicable for the "active" model?
True
False
4. The purpose of the SCE is to review your planning situation and make
adjustments as necessary?
True
False
5. Select the following items that can be created in the SCE:
A Quota Arrangements
B Products
C Transportation Lanes
D PPMs
E Resources
Answers
1. Model 000 represents the Active model which is updated by the CIF from
SAP ECC .
Answer: 000
2. Inn SAP SCM, users can activate more than one model?
Answer: False
Model 000 is the only allowed "Active" model. All other models are
simulation models.
3. Model Consistency checks are only applicable for the "active" model?
Answer: False
Model consistency checks are applicable to all models. It.s purpose is to
ensure that any dependent master data is assigned to the model to support
the necessary planning functions.
4. The purpose of the SCE is to review your planning situation and make
adjustments as necessary?
Answer: False
The purpose of the SCE is to review and manage your master data model
It allows as user to graphically review all the interdepencies that allow the
supply and demand to flow up and down the supply chain.
5. Select the following items that can be created in the SCE:
Answer: A, C
Products, Resources, and PPMs can be changes or added to model, but can
not be created. Transportation lanes and Quota Arrangements are Model
Dependent Data.
Test Your Knowledge

1. SCM can be divided into many steps, all of which can be executed in SAP SCM.
True
False
2. Demand Planning enables collaborative planning over the internet.
True
False
3. What is Collaborative Planning?
4. The SCM Demand Planning and SNP modules have a uniform user interface, the
.
5. What are the elements that are necessary to run live reports for order and time
series?
6. The Croston method allows you to model .
Answers
1. SCM can be divided into many steps, all of which can be executed in SAP SCM.
Answer: False
Some steps can be executed by components in SAP R/3 Enterprise.
2. Demand Planning enables collaborative planning over the internet.
Answer: True
You can make each planning book accessible to customers or suppliers over the
Internet to exchange data quickly and easily.
3. What is Collaborative Planning?
Answer: Collaborative planning involves comparing your own forecast results
with those of your customers.
4. The SCM Demand Planning and SNP modules have a uniform user interface, the
Planning Table.
Answer: Planning Table
5. What are the elements that are necessary to run live reports for order and time
series?
Answer: A planning area in SCM, an extraction structure for the planning area,
an InfoSource, and the SAP Remote Cube
6. The Croston method allows you to model sporadic demand.
Answer: sporadic demand
Test Your Knowledge

1. The demand planner uses the selection ID to quickly display selected objects
that are accessed frequently.
True
False
2. To display the data of multiple objects in the work area, select all the objects
and click the load data icon.
True
False
3. You can use Switch columns/rows to display an overview of all the members in
your work area.
True
False
4. When you start to plan, the selected data is unlocked by default .
True
False
5. You can fix the value of a key figure in Interactive Planning only after you
run the forecast.
True
False
6. Which of the following options can you use to arrange the same periods below
one another?
A Details (all)
B Switch columns/rows
C Synchronize table/graphic
D Pivot sorting
7. You select your planning books and data views in the
area.
8. You use the icon to choose which planning

view key figures are to be displayed in the work area.
9. allows the sequence of key figures and characteristic

values to be set in the all details view.
10. You have to specify the version, key figure, and for automatic
calculation.
11. To enter data over the Internet, choose the button at the bottom
right of the planning table.
12. What are the various steps that you need to perform when you analyze data
using aggregation and disaggregation?
13. What are the various tasks that you can perform by right-clicking on cell on the
top left of the planning table?
14. What are the main purposes for which you use notes?
15. What are the two prerequisites for fixing?
16. What are the planning prerequisites for Collaborative Planning?
Answers
1. The demand planner uses the selection ID to quickly display selected objects
that are accessed frequently.
Answer: True
The demand planner uses the selection ID to quickly access frequently used
selections.
2. To display the data of multiple objects in the work area, select all the objects
and click the load data icon.
Answer: True
To display the data of selected objects in the work area, double-click the selected
object. If you have selected more than one object, select Load data.
3. You can use Switch columns/rows to display an overview of all the members in
your work area.
Answer: False
You can use Switch columns/rows to arrange the periods vertically.
4. When you start to plan, the selected data is unlocked by default .
Answer: False
When you start to plan, the selected data is locked. The other planners can
use only the other characteristic values and versions from the same InfoCube
at this time.
5. You can fix the value of a key figure in Interactive Planning only after you
run the forecast.
Answer: True
You can fix the value of a key figure in Interactive Planning before running the
forecast. After the value is fixed, it will not change when you change the other
values of this key figure at the other planning levels.
6. Which of the following options can you use to arrange the same periods below
one another?
Answer: C
Synchronize table/graphic is used to arrange the same periods below one another.
7. You select your planning books and data views in the Planning book/data view
area.
Answer: Planning book/data view
8. You use the magnifying glass icon to choose which planning view key figures
are to be displayed in the work area.
Answer: magnifying glass
9. Pivot sorting allows the sequence of key figures and characteristic values to
be set in the all details view.
Answer: Pivot sorting
10. You have to specify the version, key figure, and horizon for automatic
calculation.
Answer: horizon
11. To enter data over the Internet, choose the change button at the bottom right
of the planning table.
Answer: change
12. What are the various steps that you need to perform when you analyze data
using aggregation and disaggregation?
Answer: You use the following steps to perform aggregation and disaggregation:
1. Select your characteristic values and planning version. 2. Load the data for
one or more characteristic values. The key figures are aggregated and displayed
for the characteristic values contained in your selection. 3. Create or change
your plan. The key figures are disaggregated automatically according to the
characteristic combinations.
13. What are the various tasks that you can perform by right-clicking on cell on the
top left of the planning table?

Answer: When you right-click the cell on the top left of the planning table, you
can switch columns with rows, synchronize the table and graphic, change units
of measurement, and perform pivot sorting.
14. What are the main purposes for which you use notes?
Answer: You can use notes to explain the reasons for an occurrence and
navigate between levels.
15. What are the two prerequisites for fixing?
Answer: The two prerequisites for fixing are: You have created an APO key
figure in the Administrator Workbench and assigned it a fixed key figure. If you
want to fix the values at aggregated levels, you must define an aggregate for this
level in your planning object structure.
16. What are the planning prerequisites for Collaborative Planning?
Answer: The planning prerequisites for collaborative planning are: You have
assigned a planning book and authorizations to the user. You have assigned
selection variants to the user. You have configured the planning table header
information for the user, if drill-downs are required.
Test Your Knowledge

1. If you execute the forecast at a high level, the historical data is automatically
aggregated up to this level.
True
False
2. You can use the same master profile if you want to forecast different key figures.
True
False
3. A forecasting model creates a completely accurate statistical forecast for both
mature slow-moving products and new products.
True
False
4. You can create statistical forecasts for any key figure in any version.
True
False
5. The forecast can be calculated using the original historical data or the
data.
6. Where do you define the aggregation level if you need to run the forecast in
the background?
7. What are the advantages of creating a forecast profile with a unique name when
you save the Demand Planning data for a selection ID?
8. What are the various uses of automatic adjustment of corrected history?
9. Time series models develop forecasts by assessing the patterns and trends
of past sales.
True
False
10. In automatic model selection, if the system cannot detect any clear time series
patterns in the historical data, it automatically selects the constant model.
True
False
11. Seasonal models determine the basic value of future sales data.
True
False
12. You can use the outlier correction in the univariate forecast profile to
automatically correct outliers in the historical data on which the forecast is based.
True
False
13. The number of workdays in the period is determined by the value entered in the
Average number of days field in the planning area.
True
False
14. If you run the forecast in Interactive Planning, the univariate measures of fit are
displayed on the Forecast errors tab page.
True
False
15. Which forecasting models are used to determine the basic, trend, and seasonal
values?
A Constant model
B Trend model
C Seasonal model
D Seasonal trend model
16. Univariate models are called .
17. In the trend test, the system performs a analysis of the

historical values and checks if there is a significant trend pattern.
18. The defines the width of the tolerance range for

automatic outlier correction.
19. You can only use the key figure for

univariate forecasting.
20. prevent positive errors from being canceled by

negative errors.
21. The promotion key figure is used to create historical value markings to correct
the outlier and use past promotions to adjust the actual data.
True
False
22. Multiple Linear Regression enables you to analyze the relationship between a
single dependent variable and several independent variables.
True
False
23. The business analyst.s goal in combining the forecasts is to develop the best
forecast possible.
True
False
24. Planning books are typically based on the data and not on the planning tools
required by users for their roles in the organization.
True
False
25. The field is used to smooth seasonal regression.
26. uses the ordinary method of the

least squares for MLR.
27. combines forecasts created

independently using different forecasting methods for the same data on the basis
of specific brands, individual products, or product families.
28. supports participants in

consensus meetings.
Answers
1. If you execute the forecast at a high level, the historical data is automatically
Answer: True
If you make the forecast at a high level, the historical data is automatically
2. You can use the same master profile if you want to forecast different key figures.
Answer: False
If you want to forecast different key figures, you need master profiles for each of
the key figures.
3. A forecasting model creates a completely accurate statistical forecast for both
mature slow-moving products and new products.
Answer: False
A forecasting model should be matched to the group of products for which
it is most appropriate. One forecast model is typically not appropriate for all
products.
4. You can create statistical forecasts for any key figure in any version.
Answer: True
Statistical forecasts can be created for any key figure in any version.
5. The forecast can be calculated using the original historical data or the corrected
historical data.
Answer: corrected historical
6. Where do you define the aggregation level if you need to run the forecast in
the background?
Answer: If you run the forecast in the background, you define the aggregation
level in the mass processing job.
7. What are the advantages of creating a forecast profile with a unique name when
you save the Demand Planning data for a selection ID?
Answer: The advantages are: The next time you work with this selection ID,
the system automatically uses the uniquely named forecast profile to create the
forecast. If you modify the forecast configuration, the system retains the new
settings without overwriting the original forecast profile.
8. What are the various uses of automatic adjustment of corrected history?
Answer: Automatic adjustment of corrected history has the following uses: You
can use automatic adjustment of corrected history to base your forecast on the
corrected history key figure. For periods where there is no corrected history
in the database, the system uses the original history. If you have not created
any forecasts over a certain time period, the corrected history from the time
period contains manual corrections that you do not want to lose. To prevent
inaccuracies, you can set the automatic adjustment of the corrected history key
figure. The system then uses the original historical values for the time period for
which you did not create forecasts.
9. Time series models develop forecasts by assessing the patterns and trends
of past sales.
Answer: True
Time series models can develop forecasts by assessing the patterns and trends
of past sales.
10. In automatic model selection, if the system cannot detect any clear time series
Answer: True
In automatic model selection, if the system cannot detect any clear time series
11. Seasonal models determine the basic value of future sales data.
Answer: False
Constant models determine the basic value of future sales data.

12. You can use the outlier correction in the univariate forecast profile to
automatically correct outliers in the historical data on which the forecast is based.
Answer: True
Outlier correction can be used in the univariate forecast profile to automatically
correct outliers in the historical data on which the forecast is based.
13. The number of workdays in the period is determined by the value entered in the
Average number of days field in the planning area.
Answer: False
The number of workdays in the period is determined by the factory calendar
in the planning area.
14. If you run the forecast in Interactive Planning, the univariate measures of fit are
displayed on the Forecast errors tab page.
Answer: True
If you run the forecast in Interactive Planning, the Forecast errors tab page
displays the univariate measures of fit.
15. Which forecasting models are used to determine the basic, trend, and seasonal
values?
Answer: D
Constant models determine the basic value of future sales data, trend models
determine the basic and trend values, seasonal models determine the basic and
seasonal values, and trend and seasonal models determine the basic, trend, and
seasonal values.
16. Univariate models are called time series models.
Answer: time series models
17. In the trend test, the system performs a regression analysis of the historical
values and checks if there is a significant trend pattern.
Answer: regression
18. The sigma factor defines the width of the tolerance range for automatic outlier
correction.
Answer: sigma factor
19. You can only use the corrected forecast key figure for univariate forecasting.
Answer: corrected forecast
20. Absolute errors prevent positive errors from being canceled by negative errors.
Answer: Absolute errors
21. The promotion key figure is used to create historical value markings to correct
the outlier and use past promotions to adjust the actual data.
Answer: True
The promotion key figure is used to create historical value markings for
correcting the outlier and using past promotions to adjust the actual data.
22. Multiple Linear Regression enables you to analyze the relationship between a
Answer: True
Multiple Linear Regression enables you to analyze the relationship between a
23. The business analyst.s goal in combining the forecasts is to develop the best
forecast possible.
Answer: True
The business analyst.s goal in combining the forecasts is to develop the best
forecast possible.
24. Planning books are typically based on the data and not on the planning tools
Answer: False
Planning books are typically based on the data and not on the planning tools
25. The Persmo field is used to smooth seasonal regression.

Answer: Persmo
26. APO Demand Planning uses the ordinary method of the least squares for MLR.
Answer: APO Demand Planning
27. Composite forecasting combines forecasts created independently using different
forecasting methods for the same data on the basis of specific brands, individual
products, or product families.
Answer: Composite forecasting
28. APO Demand Planning supports participants in consensus meetings.
Answer: APO Demand Planning
Test Your Knowledge

1. You can use Promotion Planning to model only one-time events, such as an
earthquake.
True
False
2. A single promotion has a positive influence on the sales of products from one
cannibalization group.
True
False
3. It is advisable to use like profiles for new products and products with long
lifecycles.
True
False
4. Which parameters do you need to enter for defining a promotion?
A End date
B Time series variable
C Number of periods
D Threshold values
E Forecast values
5. The profile for Lifecycle Planning controls the launch of
new products.
6. In SAP SCM Demand Planning, you can use the phase-in and phase-out profiles
to represent the launch, growth, and phases.
Answers
1. You can use Promotion Planning to model only one-time events, such as an
earthquake.
Answer: False
You can use Promotion Planning to model one-time events or repeated events.
2. A single promotion has a positive influence on the sales of products from one
cannibalization group.
Answer: False
A single promotion has both a positive and negative influence on the sales of
products from one cannibalization group.
3. It is advisable to use like profiles for new products and products with long
lifecycles.
Answer: False
Like profiles should be used for new products and products with short lifecycles.
4. Which parameters do you need to enter for defining a promotion?
Answer: C
When you define a promotion, you need to enter the following parameters: start
date, number of periods, version, and key figure to which the promotion signifies.
5. The phase-in profile for Lifecycle Planning controls the launch of new products.
Answer: phase-in
6. In SAP SCM Demand Planning, you can use the phase-in and phase-out profiles
to represent the launch, growth, and discontinuation phases.
Answer: discontinuation
Test Your Knowledge

1. If the Demand Planning planning area contains the Location characteristic, the
sales quantities are disaggregated to the locations automatically.
True
False
2. In the Transfer profile, if the SAP R/3 requirements type is not entered, it is
taken from the main strategy in the R/3 material master.
True
False
3. Before you can create a planning activity, you need to have at least one of
the following factors: an existing macro, forecast profile, transfer profile, or
profile.
4. Which of the indicators in the release specifies that the released amount can be
added to the existing planned requirements?
A Add
B Data
C Location
D Add location
E Adddata
5. In the Transfer profile, the key figure you release must be a
key figure.
6. What are the steps performed for mass processing?
Answers
1. If the Demand Planning planning area contains the Location characteristic, the
sales quantities are disaggregated to the locations automatically.
Answer: True
If the Location characteristic is contained in the Demand Planning planning area,
the sales quantities are disaggregated to the locations automatically.
2. In the Transfer profile, if the SAP R/3 requirements type is not entered, it is
taken from the main strategy in the R/3 material master.
Answer: True
If you do not enter anSAP R/3 requirements type, it will be taken from the main
strategy in the R/3 material master.
3. Before you can create a planning activity, you need to have at least one of the
following factors: an existing macro, forecast profile, transfer profile, or release
profile.
Answer: release
4. Which of the indicators in the release specifies that the released amount can be
added to the existing planned requirements?
Answer: E
The Add data indicator means that the released amounts can be added to the
planned independent requirements that may already exist.
5. In the Transfer profile, the key figure you release must be a quantity key figure.
Answer: quantity
6. What are the steps performed for mass processing?
Answer: The steps performed for mass processing are:
. Creating a profile
. Defining an activity
. Creating a job
. Scheduling a job
Test Your Knowledge

1. are used to store the actual data and archive the planning
data.
2. Administrator Workbench is the tool used to maintain InfoCubes, InfoObjects,

and all the system extraction tools to retrieve external data.
True
False
3. InfoCubes are the data repository for .
4. What is a source system?

5. You need not make preliminary settings to use information structures as source
tables.
True
False
6. What is an extract structure?
7. When a data source is generated, both the transfer structure and communication structure are generated in the
.
8. The data mart uses the same extraction as .

9. An InfoCube does not allow the user to slice and dice the data in different ways.
True
False
10. In a test system, you have to create a new source system each time you upload.
True
False
11. To configure the LIS environment, you can call up transaction
in the R/3 Enterprise.
12. InfoObjects can be transferred from the communication structure into an

Answers
1. InfoCubes are used to store the actual data and archive the planning data.
Answer: InfoCubes
2. Administrator Workbench is the tool used to maintain InfoCubes, InfoObjects,
and all the system extraction tools to retrieve external data.
Answer: True
Administrator Workbench is used to maintain InfoCubes, InfoObjects, and all
the system extraction tools to retrieve external data.
3. InfoCubes are the data repository for Demand Planning.
Answer: Demand Planning
4. What is a source system?
Answer: A source system is one that provides data for the data mart.
5. You need not make preliminary settings to use information structures as source
tables.
Answer: False
You need to make preliminary settings to use information structures as source

tables.
6. What is an extract structure?
Answer: You use an extract structure to transfer the data from the source system
to the InfoSource in the Demand Planning data mart.
7. When a data source is generated, both the transfer structure and communication
structure are generated in the SAP SCM data mart system.
Answer: SAP SCM data mart system
8. The data mart uses the same extraction as SAP BW.
Answer: SAP BW
9. An InfoCube does not allow the user to slice and dice the data in different ways.
Answer: False
An InfoCube allows the user to slice and dice the data in different ways.
10. In a test system, you have to create a new source system each time you upload.
Answer: False
You can use the same source system several times to upload data.
11. To configure the LIS environment, you can call up transaction SBIW in the
R/3 Enterprise.
Answer: SBIW
12. InfoObjects can be transferred from the communication structure into an
Infocube
Answer: Infocube
Test Your Knowledge

1. A version is always uniquely assigned to one model.
True
False
2. How do you initialize the planning area?
True
False
5. What is the path to release the demand plan online as planned independent
requirements?
6. What is the Add Data indicator?
Answers
Answer: True
A version is uniquely assigned to one model.
Answer: To initialize the planning area, right-click the planning area and select
Create time series objects.
Answer: True
A version is uniquely assigned to one model.
Answer: To initialize the planning area, right-click the planning area and select
Create time series objects.
5. What is the path to release the demand plan online as planned independent
requirements?
Answer: The path is: Advanced Planning and Optimization Demand
Planning Planning Release to Supply Network Planning.
6. What is the Add Data indicator?
Answer: The Add Data indicator means that the released amounts can be added
to the planned independent requirements that might already exist.
Test Your Knowledge

1. You need at least one view for planning.
True
False
2. A planning book has both user-specific views and
views.
3. The planning buckets profile defines the

of the periods in the planning table.
4. What are advanced macros and what advantages do they offer as compared to
spreadsheet formulae?
5. List the various functions of advanced macro functions.
6. List the four levels at which macros are maintained and what each level contains.
Answers
1. You need at least one view for planning.
Answer: True
You need at least one view for planning.
2. A planning book has both user-specific views and SAP-defined standard views.
Answer: SAP-defined standard
3. The planning buckets profile defines the display sequence of the periods in
the planning table.
Answer: display sequence
4. What are advanced macros and what advantages do they offer as compared to
spreadsheet formulae?
Answer: Advanced macros are formulae that the user can define and execute
within the planning table of a planning book. They are similar to spreadsheet
formulae, but provide more flexibility and function than typical formulae in
spreadsheets.
5. List the various functions of advanced macro functions.
Answer: You can use the advanced macro functions to control how macro steps
are to be processed, build a macro that consists of one or more steps, control
how macro results are to be calculated using control statements and conditions,
select from a wide range of functions and operators, define offsets that enable
the results of one period to be determined by a value from the previous period,
restrict the horizon in which the macro is executed to a specific period or
periods, write macro results to either a row, a column, or a cell, write the results
of a macro step to a row, column, cell, or variable, and only use the results in
subsequent iterations, macro steps, or macros, make ad hoc analyses of forecast
or transaction data using specific icons, create context-specific and user-specific
planning views, and trigger an alert in the Alert Monitor to inform the planner of
specific company situations.
6. List the four levels at which macros are maintained and what each level contains.
Answer: Macros are maintained on four levels. The first level contains the
different macros. In the second level, you can subdivide the calculation
operations within a macro into different steps. This corresponds to compounding
in mathematical formulae. The third level contains the interim and final results.
In the fourth level, you define the operands and calculation operations.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is a planning area?
2. What are the requirements for running live reports for orders and time series?
Answers
1. What is a planning area?
Answer: A planning area is the central data structure of Demand Planning and
Supply Network Planning. It groups the parameters that define the scope of
the planning activities. It also determines where and how the planning results
are to be saved.
2. What are the requirements for running live reports for orders and time series?
Answer: You need the following to be able to run live reports for orders and
time series:
A planning area in APO
An extraction structure for the planning area
An InfoSource
An SAP RemoteCube that reflects the liveCache data
Test Your Knowledge

1. Supply Network Planning with SAP SCM helps in cross-plant optimization of
.
2. You can use SAP SCM to link several OLTP systems to one SCM
planning server for cross-system planning of procurement, distribution, and
.
3. Which among the following is an SAP ECC master data object in SNP?
A Transportation lane
B Stock order
C Distribution Center
D Process model
4. In SCM, transaction data is stored in .
5. is used for medium to long-term planning across the entire supply

chain.
6. The allows planners to make an

integrated analysis of supply chain transactional data.
7. The can be used for rapid cross-plant distribution and supply

planning.
8. CTM is an order-based planning method that uses to match

demand to supply.
9. You can transfer the results of as planned

independent requirements to the OLTP systems.
10. The final SNP plan consists of purchase requisitions, SNP stock transfers, and
.
11. The Integration of with SNP and PP/DS

supports efficient Sales and Operations Planning (SOP).
12. During infinite planning, you need to check the availability of capacities in a
second step.
True
False
13. A acts as a filter to give users access to frequently used
objects. It becomes the basis for executing queries in the Supply Chain Engineer
and the Supply Chain Cockpit.
14. Supply Network Planning is a bucketed, short-term, cross-plant planning process

for planning production outside of the SNP production horizon.
True
False
15. Which SNP planning method involves finite planning based on costs?
A Heuristic
B CTM
C Optimizer
D Time Series Propagation

16. Which of the following functions are performed by the TLB?
A Determines how inventory should be deployed to distribution centers

B Groups together product stock transfers for a transportation planner
C Determines how inventory should be deployed to customers
D Generates optimized replenishment plans
17. Which of the following are not created by an SNP planning run?
A Planned orders
B Purchase requisitions
C Stock transfer requisitions
D Production orders
18. is designed to replenish a customer location with a minimum amount
of human intervention.
19. When you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, SNP optimization,
or you get a medium-term production
and distribution plan.
20. The Integration of with SNP and PP/DS

supports efficient Sales and Operations Planning (SOP).
21. During , the availability of capacities and

components required for production is checked when receipts are created.
22. You can transfer the results of to an online transaction processing

system in the form of production orders.
23. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling is used for short-term, order-based
planning within the PP/DS horizon.
True
False
24. The Supply Chain Engineer is used to:
A Create supply chain models

B Collect alerts in the system
C Analyze supply chain data
D Create views of supply chain data
25. When you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, you get a/an
A Medium-term production and distribution plan

B Demand Plan
C Independent requirements plan
D Stock transfer order
26. The deployment function in SNP:
A Groups together product stock transfers

B Determines how and when supply should be deployed to distribution
centers
C Splits stock orders
D Generates sales orders
27. What is the role of the heuristic?
28. Which SNP planning results can be transferred to the OLTP system?
Answers
1. Supply Network Planning with SAP SCM helps in cross-plant optimization
of resource utilization.
Answer: resource utilization
2. You can use SAP SCM to link several OLTP systems to one SCM planning server
for cross-system planning of procurement, distribution, and production.
Answer: production
3. Which among the following is an SAP ECC master data object in SNP?
Answer: C
A distribution center is a master data object which is used by SNP and which is
transferred as a plant from SAP ECC.
4. In SCM, transaction data is stored in versions.
Answer: versions
5. SNP is used for medium to long-term planning across the entire supply chain.
Answer: SNP
6. The Supply Chain Cockpit allows planners to make an integrated analysis of
supply chain transactional data.
Answer: Supply Chain Cockpit
7. The heuristic can be used for rapid cross-plant distribution and supply planning.
Answer: heuristic
8. CTM is an order-based planning method that uses priorities to match demand to
supply.
Answer: priorities
9. You can transfer the results of Demand Planning as planned independent
requirements to the OLTP systems.
10. The final SNP plan consists of purchase requisitions, SNP stock transfers, and
SNP planned orders.
Answer: SNP planned orders
11. The Integration of Demand Planning with SNP and PP/DS supports efficient
Sales and Operations Planning (SOP).
12. During infinite planning, you need to check the availability of capacities in a
second step.
Answer: False
You need to check the availability of capacities and components required for
production during finite planning. Infinite planning does not take the resource
load into account.
13. A work area acts as a filter to give users access to frequently used objects. It
becomes the basis for executing queries in the Supply Chain Engineer and the
Supply Chain Cockpit.
Answer: work area
14. Supply Network Planning is a bucketed, short-term, cross-plant planning process
for planning production outside of the SNP production horizon.
Answer: False
Supply Network Planning is used for medium- to long-term planning. The other
statements about SNP are true.
15. Which SNP planning method involves finite planning based on costs?
Answer: C
The SNP optimizer is a cost-based, cross-plant planning method that takes into
account constraints such as available capacity and materials during the planning
run (finite planning).
16. Which of the following functions are performed by the TLB?
Answer: B
The TLB groups stock transfer orders, thus ensuring the most efficient use of
transportation capacities.
17. Which of the following are not created by an SNP planning run?
Answer: D
Production orders are not created by an SNP planing run.
18. VMI is designed to replenish a customer location with a minimum amount of
human intervention.
Answer: VMI
19. When you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, SNP optimization, or
Capable-to-Match you get a medium-term production and distribution plan.
Answer: Capable-to-Match
20. The Integration of Demand Planning with SNP and PP/DS supports efficient
Sales and Operations Planning (SOP).
21. During finite planning, the availability of capacities and components required
for production is checked when receipts are created.
Answer: finite planning
22. You can transfer the results of PP/DS to an online transaction processing system
in the form of production orders.
Answer: PP/DS
23. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling is used for short-term, order-based
planning within the PP/DS horizon.
Answer: True
Answer: A
The Supply Chain Engineer is used to create supply chain models.
25. When you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, you get a/an
Answer: A
When you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, you get a medium-term
production and distribution plan.
26. The deployment function in SNP:
Answer: B
The deployment function determines how and when supplies should be deployed
to distribution centers and VMI customers.
Answer: The heuristic's role is to:
. Plan supply to meet demand without taking into account constraints such
as available capacities and materials (infinite planning).
. Plan receipts for purchasing, production, and distribution within the supply
network on a cross-plant bucket-oriented basis.
. Synchronize activities and plan the flow of material throughout the supply
chain.
28. Which SNP planning results can be transferred to the OLTP system?
Answer: The SNP planning results that can be transferred to the OLTP system
are planned orders, purchase requisitions, and stock transport requisitions.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The master data record of a transportation lane consists of two main views.
What are they?
2. Master data objects for the supply chain are usually created in:
A SAPECC
B SAPSCM
C OLTPsystems
D APO Core Interface
3. Transportation lanes enable you to:

A Define product procurement parameters.

B Create an SCM time stream.
C Transfer customer master records to SAP SCM.
D Define the locations where material is to be stored.
4. Which of the following is used to determine a source of supply.
A Quota arrangement
B Prioritization
C Costs
D Delivery Date
E All of the above
5. Time streams are the same as a factory calendar.
True
False
6. Which of the following methods cannot be used to create transportation lanes in
the SAP SCM system?
A Create them directly in SCM.

B Transfer a transportation lane that already exists in SAP ECC to SCM.
C Copy an existing transportation lane in SCM.
D Transfer a purchasing info record from ECC to SCM, whereby a
transportation lane is created automatically.
E Create them in mass using one existing lane in SCM as a template.
7. Location-specific product master data in SNP includes information on:
A Lot-sizing methods for a product

B Storage capacity of the plant
C Physical attributes of the product
D Quota arrangements for several products in the location
8. Resources can be defined as single-activity, multi-activity and
.
9. Which resource types can be used in SNP?

10. Bucket resources must be created directly in SAP SCM.
True
False
11. In SAP SCM, the optimizer considers as
normal capacity.
12. In SAP SCM, the and are grouped

together for the PP/DS plan in a production process model (PPM).
13. A can be used in the production process model of

an SNP plan to control scheduling.
14. Operations and activities in the SNP plan correspond exactly to those in the
PP/DS plan.
True
False
15. How does the SNP PPM generation determine which products to include in the
SNP PPM?
A All components in the PP/DS PPM

B Those components that are SCM-relevant
C You mark them in the SDP Relevance field in the product master.
D None of the components from the PP/DS PPM
16. Which of the following are ways to create an SNP PPM?
A Create it manually.
B Copy an existing SNP PPM.
C Convert a PP/DS PPM.
D Transfer it from the BOM and routing in ECC.
17. When automatically determining the source of supply, the system treats the
as a hard constraint.
18. The demand program consists of

and/or
.
19. SAP SCM planned orders can be converted to SAP ECC manufacturing orders.
True
False
Answers
1. The master data record of a transportation lane consists of two main views.
What are they?
Answer:
. Procurement view
. Transport view for stock transfer
2. Master data objects for the supply chain are usually created in:
Answer: A
Master data objects are normally created in SAP ECC.
3. Transportation lanes enable you to:
Answer: A
Transportation lanes enable you to define the product procurement parameters
such as lot sizes, cost functions, unit costs, and lane priorities.
4. Which of the following is used to determine a source of supply.
Answer: E
You can use quota arrangements, prioritization, costs, and delivery dates to
determine a source of supply.
5. Time streams are the same as a factory calendar.
Answer: False
A time stream is a combination of a factory calendar together with specific
working times for each day.
6. Which of the following methods cannot be used to create transportation lanes in
the SAP SCM system?
Answer: B
Transportation lanes do not exist in ECC, so it is not possible to transfer them
to SAP SCM.
7. Location-specific product master data in SNP includes information on:
Answer: A
Location-specific product master data includes information on lot-sizing
methods used for a product.
8. Resources can be defined as single-activity, multi-activity and bucket resources.
Answer: bucket resources
9. Which resource types can be used in SNP?

Answer: The resource types that can be used by SNP are:
. Single/multi-mixed resources
. Transportation resources
. Bucket resources
10. Bucket resources must be created directly in SAP SCM.
Answer: True
Bucket resources do not exist in ECC and only single, single mixed, multi-, and
multi-mixed resources are transferred through the CIF. Therefore, you must
create bucket resources directly in SCM.
11. In SAP SCM, the optimizer considers capacity variant 01 as normal capacity.
Answer: capacity variant 01
Normal capacity is also known as standard available capacity.
12. In SAP SCM, the bill of material and routing are grouped together for the PP/DS
plan in a production process model (PPM).
Answer: bill of material, routing
13. A bucket offset can be used in the production process model of an SNP plan
to control scheduling.
Answer: bucket offset
14. Operations and activities in the SNP plan correspond exactly to those in the
PP/DS plan.
Answer: False
Operations and activities in the SNP plan do not necessarily correspond exactly
to those in the PP/DS plan. The plans used for SNP are usually less detailed.
15. How does the SNP PPM generation determine which products to include in the
SNP PPM?
Answer: C
You mark them in the SDP Relevance field in the product master.
16. Which of the following are ways to create an SNP PPM?
Answer: A, B, C
You can create an SNP PPM manually, copy an existing SNP PPM, or convert a
PP/DS PPM. Only PP/DS PPMs can be transferred from SAP ECC.
17. When automatically determining the source of supply, the system treats the
due dates as a hard constraint.
Answer: due dates
If the source of supply that was chosen according to quota arrangement, priority,
and costs cannot deliver on time, the system selects the next best procurement
alternative in terms of quota arrangement, priority, and costs, and checks whether
the due dates will be met at this source of supply.
18. The demand program consists of planned independent requirements and/or
sales orders.
Answer: planned independent requirements, sales orders
19. SAP SCM planned orders can be converted to SAP ECC manufacturing orders.
Answer: False
SNP planned orders cannot be converted to SAP ECC manufacturing orders
from SAP SCM. You can convert a PP/DS planned order to an SAP ECC
manufacturing order from SAP SCM by setting the conversion indicator.
Test Your Knowledge

1. A is the central data structure of Demand Planning
(DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP).
2. A planning area contains .

3. Order are stored in LiveCache and distinguished by .

4. ATP categories are combined

.
The system reads all orders with the ATP categories of the ATP category group
and displays the sum total of these orders in the to which
this category group was assigned in the planning area.
5. You cannot create your own planning book to be used in SNP and must use the
standard SNP planning book.
True
False
6. If you set the status of a planning view to , other users
cannot change the view, but they can use it for planning.
7. How many levels are there in a macro?

8. Some macros execute automatically in the planning book. How are these macros
classified in the MacroBuilder?
9. The time buckets profile defines the sequence in which the buckets appear in
the planning table.
True
False
10. How can a user view alerts from the planning table?
Answers
1. A planning area is the central data structure of Demand Planning (DP) and
Supply Network Planning (SNP).
Answer: planning area
2. A planning area contains key figures.
Answer: key figures
3. Order are stored in LiveCache and distinguished by ATP category.
Answer: ATP category
4. ATP categories are combined in an ATP category group. The system reads all
orders with the ATP categories of the ATP category group and displays the sum
total of these orders in the key figure to which this category group was assigned
in the planning area.
Answer: in an ATP category group, key figure
5. You cannot create your own planning book to be used in SNP and must use the
standard SNP planning book.
Answer: False
If the standard SNP book does not meet your needs, you can copy it and add to it.
6. If you set the status of a planning view to Protected (2), other users cannot
change the view, but they can use it for planning.
Answer: Protected (2)
7. How many levels are there in a macro?
Answer: Four levels:
. Level 1 contains the macro name.
. Level 2 contains the step or steps.
. Level 3 contains the interim or final result.

. Level 4 contains the mathematical operations.
8. Some macros execute automatically in the planning book. How are these macros
classified in the MacroBuilder?
Answer:
. Default macros
. Level change macros
. Start macros
. End macros
9. The time buckets profile defines the sequence in which the buckets appear in
the planning table.
Answer: True
10. How can a user view alerts from the planning table?
Answer: An alert profile must be assigned to that user through the planning
table menu.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The final SNP plan consists of purchase requisitions, SNP stock, and
.
2. The is the quantity-based, rapid, multi-site planning method

of SNP.
3. The heuristic planning run uses the

at the DC location to split requirements.
4. The heuristic plans only the selected products in the selected

locations.
5. The heuristic plans only the selected products in all locations.

6. The indicator Take into account found components during planning run allows
you to do heuristic planning.
7. You can evaluate capacity loads interactively in SNP using the standard view
.
Answers
1. The final SNP plan consists of purchase requisitions, SNP stock, and SNP
planned orders.
Answer: SNP planned orders
2. The heuristic is the quantity-based, rapid, multi-site planning method of SNP.
Answer: heuristic
3. The heuristic planning run uses the incoming quota arrangements at the DC
location to split requirements.
Answer: incoming quota arrangements
4. The location heuristic plans only the selected products in the selected locations.
Answer: location
5. The network heuristic plans only the selected products in all locations.
Answer: network
6. The indicator Take into account found components during planning run allows
you to do multilevel heuristic planning.
Answer: multilevel
In previous releases it was not possible to do multilevel planning for selected
locations.
7. You can evaluate capacity loads interactively in SNP using the standard view
SNP94(2).
Answer: SNP94(2)
Test Your Knowledge

1. CTM is based on a set of and
.
2. The first field the CTM planning run considers when choosing a transportation
lane is:
A Quota Arrangement
B Priority
C Costs
D None of the above
3. The CTM planning method uses the relationships in the order
network to determine which orders are to be included in the CTM run.
4. In SNP and CTM, the system selects active production process models (PPMs)
with a minimum lot size that is smaller than the demand to be produced.
True
False
5. You can use alternative plans (PPMs) in SNP and CTM to model
.
6. The airline strategy used in the CTM run sets demands that cannot be met on
time to the end of the .
7. By integrating the CTM planning run with GATP, the CTM results are influenced
by .
Answers
1. CTM is based on a set of prioritized demands and categorized supplies.
Answer: prioritized demands, categorized supplies
2. The first field the CTM planning run considers when choosing a transportation
lane is:
Answer: A
CTM first checks the location that has a higher quota arrangement or higher
priority. If both priorities and quota arrangements have been configured, the
system considers the quota arrangements only unless you have selected Ignore
quota arrangements in the control parameters.
3. The CTM planning method uses the pegging relationships in the order network
to determine which orders are to be included in the CTM run.
Answer: pegging
4. In SNP and CTM, the system selects active production process models (PPMs)
with a minimum lot size that is smaller than the demand to be produced.
Answer: True
5. You can use alternative plans (PPMs) in SNP and CTM to model alternative
resources.
Answer: alternative resources
6. The airline strategy used in the CTM run sets demands that cannot be met on
time to the end of the priority list.
Answer: priority list
7. By integrating the CTM planning run with GATP, the CTM results are influenced
by specific attributes of demands.
Answer: specific attributes of demands
Test Your Knowledge

1. The finitely schedules materials and
production, transportation, and storage resources globally in the supply chain.
2. Which of the following can be constraints in the optimization run?

A Production capacity
B LotSize
C Safety Stock
D Customer priority
E All of the above
3. Which of the following will prioritize dates in the optimization run?
A Transportation capacity
B Storage costs
C Delay penalty costs
D Production costs
4. What will be the effect if storage costs are low in the production plant?
A The planned order will be created early

B The stock transport will be created early
C The planned order will be created late
D The production capacity will be ignored
5. The finitely schedules materials and
production, transportation, and storage resources globally in the supply chain.
6. Which of the following can be considered as constraints in the optimization run?

A Production capacities
B Lot sizes
C Safety stock
D Transportation capacities
E All of the above
7. Identify the method to be adopted in the optimizer profile to determine
integer-based solutions or use lot sizes and cost profiles.
A Basic Solve
B Discretization
C Time decomposition
D Product decomposition
8. Which of the following is the fastest SNP planning method?
A Optimizer
B Heuristic
C CTM
D All of the above
7. Identify the method to be adopted in the optimizer profile to determine
integer-based solutions or use lot sizes and cost profiles.
Answer: B
To determine integer-based solutions or use lot sizes and cost profiles, you
need to select the discretization options in the optimizer profile. This method
is similar to Basic Solve, except that you can use profiles to make some of
the integer-based variables discrete.
8. Which of the following is the fastest SNP planning method?
Answer: B
The heuristic is the fastest SNP planning method.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the product interchangeability methods supported by SCM 4.0.
Answers
1. Name the product interchangeability methods supported by SCM 4.0.
Answer:
. Product discontinuation - forwardly interchangeable only
. Supersession chain - fully interchangeable
. Form-fit-function class (FFF class) - fully interchangeable
Test Your Knowledge

1. Manual methods of safety stock planning include the following:
A Safety stock in the location product master

B Safety days' supply in the location product master
C The maximum of safety stock and safety days' supply in the location
product master
D All of the above
2. Both uncertainty of demand and uncertainty of supply can be taken into account
in the safety stock calculation.
True
False
3. Name the two prerequisites for safety stock planning using model-based
calculation.
4. Identify the calculation method to be selected if you need to have complete
deliveries and the fixed costs for late deliveries are high.
A Alpha
B Beta
C Gamma
D Delta
5. You specify a service level of 95% in the location product master record.
The alpha calculation calculates a safety stock level that guarantees complete
delivery in 95%of .
6. Model-based safety stock planning takes into account forecast accuracy.

True
False
7. Replenishment lead time variability can be calculated using two key figures:
planned replenishment lead time and actual replenishment lead time.
True
False
Answers
1. Manual methods of safety stock planning include the following:
Answer: D
There are several manual methods of safety stock planning:
. Safety stock in the location product master
. Safety days' supply in the location product master
. The maximum of safety stock and safety days' supply in the location
product master
2. Both uncertainty of demand and uncertainty of supply can be taken into account
in the safety stock calculation.
Answer: True
3. Name the two prerequisites for safety stock planning using model-based
calculation.
Answer:
. Regular demand
. Late deliveries allowed
4. Identify the calculation method to be selected if you need to have complete
deliveries and the fixed costs for late deliveries are high.
Answer: A
The alpha calculation should be used if you need to make full deliveries and
if the fixed costs for late deliveries are high. The alpha calculation generally
calculates more safety stock than the beta calculation.
5. You specify a service level of 95% in the location product master record.
The alpha calculation calculates a safety stock level that guarantees complete
delivery in 95% of the time buckets.
Answer: the time buckets
The alpha calculation considers time buckets; the beta calculation considers
demand quantities.
6. Model-based safety stock planning takes into account forecast accuracy.
Answer: True
7. Replenishment lead time variability can be calculated using two key figures:
planned replenishment lead time and actual replenishment lead time.
Answer: True
Test Your Knowledge

1. generates optimized distribution plans based on
constraints.
2. You can execute deployment using the or the

.
3. The deployment method focuses on the entire network and

aims to maximize coverage and minimize costs.
4. Fair share rules are used if .

5. Which of the following are fair share rules in the SCM system?
A Proportional to demand
B Percent of target stock level
C Outbound quota arrangement
D Priority
E All of the above.
6. Push deployment takes into account only stock on hand within
.
7. Describe some of the push rules for deployment.

8. Deployment must be executed before the TLB can be executed.
True
False
9. The TLB profile is assigned to the in the
.
10. The primary purpose of the TLB is to use the results of the deployment run to
create multiproduct transport orders.
True
False
Answers
1. Deployment generates optimized distribution plans based on constraints.
Answer: Deployment
2. You can execute deployment using the Heuristic or the Optimizer.
Answer: Heuristic, Optimizer
3. The Optimizer deployment method focuses on the entire network and aims to
maximize coverage and minimize costs.
Answer: Optimizer
4. Fair share rules are used if demand exceeds supply.
Answer: demand exceeds supply
5. Which of the following are fair share rules in the SCM system?
Answer: E
The SCM system offers a number of fair share rules:
. Quantities are deployed in proportion to the original demands in the
distribution centers.
. The system increases stock on hand at all demand locations to
approximately the same percentage of target stock levels.
. Stock is distributed according to the outbound quota arrangements of the
source location products.
. Stock is distributed according to the priorities of the outbound
transportation lanes from the souce location to the target locations.

6. Push deployment takes into account only stock on hand within the push
deployment horizon.
Answer: the push deployment horizon
7. Describe some of the push rules for deployment.
Answer:
. Pull only, no push - demands within the pull deployment horizon must
be fulfilled by the due dates (' ').
. Push stock immediately so that demands within the pull deployment
horizon are fulfilled ('P').
. Push stock immediately so that all demands are fulfilled, not only those
within the pull deployment horizon ('X').
. Push demand according to the outbound quota arrangements of the
transportation lanes ('Q').
. Push so that demands are fulfilled within the safety stock horizon of the
source location ('S').
. User-defined rule ('U').
You make this setting in the Push Distributn field of the product location master
record or the Push field of the SNP deployment profile.
8. Deployment must be executed before the TLB can be executed.
Answer: True
9. The TLB profile is assigned to the means of transport in the transportation lane.
Answer: means of transport, transportation lane
10. The primary purpose of the TLB is to use the results of the deployment run to
create multiproduct transport orders.
Answer: True
Using the results of the deployment run to create multiproduct transport orders
within predefined parameter limits is the primary purpose of the TLB.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Propagation planning takes place in
A liveCache
B Time Series liveCache
C Order Based liveCache
D All of the above
2. To refresh any changes to master data for the time series, you need to reinitialize
the planning area.
True
False
Answers
1. Propagation planning takes place in
Answer: B
Propagation takes place in time series liveCache.
2. To refresh any changes to master data for the time series, you need to reinitialize
the planning area.
Answer: True
Test Your Knowledge

1. You can perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, SNP optimization,
or results in a medium-term production
and distribution plan.
2. Aggregated actual data can be transferred from Business Information Warehouse,

, andMicrosoft Excel to SCM and saved in
InfoCubes.
3. Integration with Supply Network Planning (SNP)

and Demand Planning (DP) supports efficient
.
4. During , you need to check the availability of

capacities and components required for production when receipts are created.
5. You can transfer the results of medium-term SNP to

an Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) system as
6. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling are used for short-term,

order-based planning within the PP/DS horizon.
True
False
A Edit supply chain models

B Collect alerts in the system
C Analyze supply chain data
D Create views of supply chain data
8. If you run the SNP heuristic, you get
A A medium-term production and distribution plan

B A sales plan
C An independent requirements plan
D Stock transport orders
10. What is the function of Deployment in SNP?
11. Which SNP planning results can be transferred to OLTP system?
8. If you run the SNP heuristic, you get
Answer: A
If you perform the SNP run using the SNP heuristic, is a medium-term
production and distribution plan is created.
Answer: The heuristic's role is to:
. Plan supply to fulfill demand without taking into account constraints such
as available capacities and materials (infinite planning).
. Plan receipts for purchasing, production, and distribution within the entire
supply network on a cross-plant bucket-oriented basis.
. Synchronize activities and plan the flow of material through the entire
supply chain.
10. What is the function of Deployment in SNP?
Answer: The deployment function in SNP determines how and when inventory
and planned supplies should be deployed to distribution centers, customers, and
Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) accounts.
11. Which SNP planning results can be transferred to OLTP system?

Answer: The SNP planning results that can be transferred to the OLTP system
are planned orders, purchase requisitions, and stock transport requisitions.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Define Sales and Operations Planning?
2. Standard SOP is the only functionality provided to support this process.
True
False
3. How may demand be provided to the SOP tool?
A Statistical forecast
B Manually entered
C Copy from COPA
D Copy from Sales info System
E All of the above
4. Why is shop floor control important in the planning process?
Answers
1. Define Sales and Operations Planning?
Answer: SOP is typically a monthy process where representatives from
various areas of the company meet and review the supply and demand
situation from a very high level (typically at the product group level).
2. Standard SOP is the only functionality provided to support this process.
Answer: False
Flexible planning may also be used.
3. How may demand be provided to the SOP tool?
Answer: E
All of the above are valid.
4. Why is shop floor control important in the planning process?
Answer: It provides the latest information to the planning tools as to what
has actually occured.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What does it mean to say the stock requirements list and the MRP list are
split into various planning segments.
2. Where can you see many pieces of master data for the material in the MRP
list ?
3. If I wished to look at only those materials for which I was responsible as the
MRP controller, how can I do so?
4. Can I control what data is displayed and in what order in the variable header?
5. What is the purpose of exception messages?
What exception messages should be displayed generated and displayed to
the planner?
7. How can the number of rescheduling exception messages be reduced or
limited?
A Net Change planning

B Tolerance Values
C Planning time fence
D Reduce all lead times to 1
8. What is the purpose of the receipt days. supply?
Answers
1. What does it mean to say the stock requirements list and the MRP list are
split into various planning segments.
Answer: This means that the MRP elements that are linked with each other
are also displayed together.
2. Where can you see many pieces of master data for the material in the MRP
list ?
Answer: In the detailed (variable) header.
3. If I wished to look at only those materials for which I was responsible as the
MRP controller, how can I do so?
Answer: Using the collective display of the MRP or stock requirements list
and limit the selection accordingly.
4. Can I control what data is displayed and in what order in the variable header?
Answer: Yes. Through customizing for MRP type.
5. What is the purpose of exception messages?
Answer: Exception messages alert the planner that a planning situation has
occured that the system could not resolve completely and therefore should
require manual intervention.
6. What exception messages should be displayed generated and displayed to
the planner?
Answer: Too many exception messages will lead to the planner ignoring all
of them. In general the only exception messages that should be displayed
are the exceptions that will have action taken against them. IE: only the
ones you will do something about.
How can the number of rescheduling exception messages be reduced or
limited?
Answer: B, D
Tolerance values can be set to limit the exception messages generated.
Although reducing the lead time will reduce the exception messages; it.s not
a feasible solution. Adding a planning time fence would actually increase the
number of rescheduling messages.
8. What is the purpose of the receipt days. supply?
Answer: The receipt days. supply provides you with information about
when the material shortage will occur if certain firmed receipts are delivered.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is the overall purpose of MRP?
2. What supplies will MRP create to offset shortages?
A Planned Independent Requirements

B Sales Orders
C Production Orders
D Planned Orders
E None of the above
F
3. Sales orders are dependent demand.
True
False
4. Requirements for a screw needed to manufacture a pump are dependent
demand.
True
False
5. What is a planned independent requirement used for?
If you wish to run single-item MRP for an item designated as MRP type
.M1., what will happen?
7. Why is a planning time fence used?
8. What is the difference between .firming. and .fixing. when dealing with
MRP types?
9. Explain the relationship between the PTF and MRP TYPE.
10. If both the PTF and the manual firming date are maintained, which takes
precedent?
11. Can a manual firming date be assigned in MRP, MPS and long-term
planning?
What is the .MRP Group.
13. Material Master settings can override settings in the MRP group, which in
turn can override settings in the plant parameters.
True
False
14. What field can be configured to control the transactions that may take place
for a material?
15. What is the danger of not allowing inventory movements?
16. What is the MRP Controller?
17. One planner may only be responsible for one MRP controller.
True
False
18. What are the three levels on which a planning run can be carried out?
19. The low level code is calculated by the system and saved at the client level
during BOM maintenance.
True
False
20. What is the main advantage of using Scope of Planning?
21. Parallel Processing must be active to use scope of planning.
True
False
22. If MRP Areas are used, all materials in the given storage location are planned
at the MRP area level.
True
False
23. Explain .net change planning.
24. Give some examples of changes .relevant to MRP.
25. How does R/3 know what materials have undergone a change relevant to
production?
26. What is the reason an MRP controller would likely choose to run net change
in the planning horizon as opposed to net change in the total horizon?
27. What is the danger in running NETPL only ?
28. You have activated MRP and set up the planning file, yet you are unable to
include a material in the planning run. Why may this happen?
Answers
1. What is the overall purpose of MRP?
Answer: The purpose of MRP is to assure material is available when
needed. To accomplish this it must balance supply versus demand. If a
shortage occurs MRP must create more supply to offset the shortage. This
is done through all levels of the Bill of Material.
2. What supplies will MRP create to offset shortages?
Answer: D
MRP will create planned orders.
3. Sales orders are dependent demand.
Answer: False
Sales orders are independent demand.
4. Requirements for a screw needed to manufacture a pump are dependent
demand.
Answer: True
Dependent demand because the quantity required is dependent on the
number of pumps to be manufactured.
5. What is a planned independent requirement used for?
Answer: Planned independent requirements represent a projection of what
the demand will be. Another term might be forecast. These requirements are
used to drive planning in a proactive manner so that materials are available
when needed.
6. If you wish to run single-item MRP for an item designated as MRP type
.M1., what will happen?
Answer: You will get a message stating you cannot carry out this transaction.
(you can, however, run MPS on an MRP item)
7. Why is a planning time fence used?
Answer: The planning time fence delineates the time frame for which
MPS/MRP will not automatically make changes to the plan.
8. What is the difference between .firming. and .fixing. when dealing with
MRP types?
Answer: Nothing.
9. Explain the relationship between the PTF and MRP TYPE.
Answer: The MRP Type , through .firming type. controls how and if
the MRP run will firm existing and new order proposals in relation to the
firming period.
10. If both the PTF and the manual firming date are maintained, which takes
precedent?
Answer: The later in time of the two.
11. Can a manual firming date be assigned in MRP, MPS and long-term
planning?
Answer: yes
12. What is the .MRP Group.
Answer: A material master field with which you can assign special planning
control parameters to materials.
13. Material Master settings can override settings in the MRP group, which in
turn can override settings in the plant parameters.
Answer: True
Material master take the higher priority
14. What field can be configured to control the transactions that may take place
for a material?
Answer: The Material Status field
15. What is the danger of not allowing inventory movements?
Answer: Excess material may not be disgarded.
16. What is the MRP Controller?
Answer: The MRP Controller field defines who is responsible for a specific
material in a plant.
17. One planner may only be responsible for one MRP controller.
Answer: False
MRP controllers should be structured by logically grouping materials.
Therefore one physical person may be responsible for more than one MRP
Controller.
18. What are the three levels on which a planning run can be carried out?
Answer: Single item, Total plant, Product group
19. The low level code is calculated by the system and saved at the client level
during BOM maintenance.
Answer: True
Low level code is calculated following BOM Maintenance.
20. What is the main advantage of using Scope of Planning?
Answer: Multiple plants and/or MRP areas can be selected for the MRP
run. If dependencies exist between the locations; this will be automatically
accomodated for by the planning run. Therefore it isn.t necessary to run the
plants multiple time in a specific sequence.
21. Parallel Processing must be active to use scope of planning.
Answer: True
Parallel processing must be activated.
22. If MRP Areas are used, all materials in the given storage location are planned
at the MRP area level.
Answer: False
Assignment to the MRP area is material specific.
23. Explain .net change planning.
Answer: This is the planning of only those materials that have undergone a
change relevant to MRP since the last planning run.
24. Give some examples of changes .relevant to MRP.
Answer: BOM changes, sales orders, goods movements, etc.
25. How does R/3 know what materials have undergone a change relevant to
production?
Answer: R/3 reads the planning file which will contain an entry specific
to plant and material.
26. What is the reason an MRP controller would likely choose to run net change
in the planning horizon as opposed to net change in the total horizon?
Answer: To accelerate MRP.
27. What is the danger in running NETPL only ?
Answer: Requirements that were outside the planning horizon move into
the planning horizon as time marches on. They are not covered until the
next planning run.

28. You have activated MRP and set up the planning file, yet you are unable to
include a material in the planning run. Why may this happen?
Answer: The mrp type and the material status must also be set to allow
MRP for each material.
Test Your Knowledge

1. How does Demand Management interact with the planning tools?
2. There is only one version of planned independent requirements.
True
False
3. Explain the difference between Planned Independent Requirements and
Customer Independent requirements.
4. What are two benefits of using customer independent requirements?
5. In the make to stock environment; procurement can be executed prior to the
actual sales demand being reveived.
True
False
6. In the make to order environment what event must take place before
procurement may be started?
7. MTS planning strategies 10 and 11 do not consider customer orders so they
are not displayed on the stock requirements list.
True
False
8. Explain the term .consumption. from the standpoint of Demand
Management.
9. With MTS strategy 40 (Planning with final assembly) , the final assembly
can not be completed until the receipt of a sales order.
True
False
10. If demand fluctuates, but production is always used to full capacity, what
planning strategy makes most sense?
11. With planning strategy 70 , Planning at Assembly Level, there is consumption
of planned independent requirements by dependent requirements. Explain.
12. If you designate backward/forward consumption with a backward period
of 30 days and forward period of 20 days, the system will consume past
requirements for a period of 30 calendar days before consuming any future
requirements.
True
False
13. With the MTO strategy planning without final assembly, what triggers the
production of the sub-assemblies and components?
14. What is the .stocking level.?
15. This material master field indicates whether or not a component will be
planned collectively or with direct pegging to a requirement.
16. What is the main difference between .assemble-to-order. planning strategies
and .make-to-order. planning strategies?
17. While customizing MRP settings, you assign the strategy group to the
material in the material master record or through the .
18. Choose the true statement (s)

A Strategy groups can contain up to seven main planning strategies.

B A strategy group will contain one main planning strategy.
C The main planning stategy will indicate the .default. requirement
type when entering independent requirements
D Strategy groups are only necessary for the materials for which
independent demand will be placed
19. The configuration of the planning strategy is made up a a requirements
type for independent requirement and a requirements type for
20. The configuration of the requirements types is the assignment of a

Answers
1. How does Demand Management interact with the planning tools?
Answer: Demand management determines what quantities should be
considered as demand.
2. There is only one version of planned independent requirements.
Answer: False
Multiple versions may be maintained. Although usually only one is active.
3. Explain the difference between Planned Independent Requirements and
Customer Independent requirements.
Answer: The difference is how they are treated in the planning run. Planned
independent requirements are projections (forecast). The planning run treats
Customer Independent Requirements exactly as it would a true sales order.
4. What are two benefits of using customer independent requirements?
Answer: 1) They are very efficient for testing.
2) They could be used to model customer demand if the SD module is not
implemented.
5. In the make to stock environment; procurement can be executed prior to the
actual sales demand being reveived.
Answer: True
True, procurement may take placed simply based on planned independent
requirements.
6. In the make to order environment what event must take place before
procurement may be started?
Answer: Actual sales demand must be entered.
7. MTS planning strategies 10 and 11 do not consider customer orders so they
are not displayed on the stock requirements list.
Answer: False
They can be displayed for information only.
8. Explain the term .consumption. from the standpoint of Demand
Management.
Answer: This is the settling of customer orders against planned independent
requirements. The customer orders .consume. the PIR.s
9. With MTS strategy 40 (Planning with final assembly) , the final assembly
can not be completed until the receipt of a sales order.
Answer: False
In Planning with final assembly, execution may take place prior to an actual
sales order being taken.
10. If demand fluctuates, but production is always used to full capacity, what
planning strategy makes most sense?
Answer: Strategy 10 - Make to stock
11. With planning strategy 70 , Planning at Assembly Level, there is consumption
of planned independent requirements by dependent requirements. Explain.
Answer: PIR are entered for the assembly, triggering production. When
the sales order is received for the finished product, the BOM is exploded
resulting in dependent requirements for the assembly. These dependent
requirements are settled against the PIR for the assembly.
12. If you designate backward/forward consumption with a backward period
of 30 days and forward period of 20 days, the system will consume past
requirements for a period of 30 calendar days before consuming any future

requirements.
Answer: False
The consumption period is in working days.
13. With the MTO strategy planning without final assembly, what triggers the
production of the sub-assemblies and components?
Answer: MRP is carried out for the planned independent requirements of
the final assembly, resulting in dependant req.t and planned orders for the
sub-assemblies and components.
14. What is the .stocking level.?
Answer: The level up until which the material is produced before the sales
order is received.
15. This material master field indicates whether or not a component will be
planned collectively or with direct pegging to a requirement.
Answer: The individual / collective indicator.
16. What is the main difference between .assemble-to-order. planning strategies
and .make-to-order. planning strategies?
Answer: With ATO , production orders are created automatically when sales
orders are received. With MTO , the MRP process must be carried out to
generate planned orders, which are then converted to production orders.
17. While customizing MRP settings, you assign the strategy group to the
material in the material master record or through the MRP group.
Answer: MRP group
18. Choose the true statement (s)
Answer: B, C, D
B,C and D are all true. There may be seven sub strategies.
19. The configuration of the planning strategy is made up a a requirements
type for independent requirement and a requirements type for Customer
requirements.
Answer: Customer requirements.
20. The configuration of the requirements types is the assignment of a
requirements class.
Answer: requirements class.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What purpose does MPS serve?
2. If you do not review the exception messages or capacity prior to planning the
entire BOM, than MPS is not a step you need in your planning process?
True
False
3. If an item is marked as an MPS item you can not plan down to its required
raw material.
True
False
4. The planning time fence is only a function of MPS?
True
False
Answers
1. What purpose does MPS serve?
Answer: MPS allows a planner to limit the bill of material explosion during
a planning run. This is done in order to review capacity and exception
messages in order to make changes prior to planning the balance of the
Bill of Material items.
2. If you do not review the exception messages or capacity prior to planning the
entire BOM, than MPS is not a step you need in your planning process?
Answer: True
Processing exception messages and capacity planning are the two main
reasons for Master Production Scheduling.
3. If an item is marked as an MPS item you can not plan down to its required
raw material.
Answer: False
You can plan down to the raw material by running a single-item, multilevel
MPS run, or Executing total planning and selecting the process MRP
materials, or set all materials down to the raw materials as MPS items.
4. The planning time fence is only a function of MPS?
Answer: False
The planning time fence can be used during an MPS or MRP run. This
controlled by the MRP type and how the firming functionality is configured.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is considered in the net requirements calculation.(What is compared?)
2. Your planners will not attempt to reschedule out a procurement element
(delay) if it.s less than three days early. This will simply cause too much
confusion with vendors. Where would this be defined?
A Schedule Margin Key

B Safety time
C Tolerance value
D Min Queue time
E Vendor delay factor
F Withdrawl period
3. Where is the tolerance value maintained?
4. Dynamic safety stock shows up as an MRP elements throughout the horizon?
True
False
5. If a safety time of 2 days has been specified, the requirement date is brought
forward 2 days.
True
False
6. What are the three different groups of lot-size procedures?
7. If you wish to define the period lot-size other than standard week , month
etc. how can this be accomplished?
8. If , when using lot size procedure, .replenish up to maximum stock level.,
the shortage quantity for a day exceeds the max. stock level , what will
the response of the system?
9. Lot-sizing procedures are defined in the Customizing activity
.
10. For optimizing lot-sizing procedures, what is the formula used to calculate
storage costs?
11. What is the benefit to using a two step stock transfer process?
12. For material planning purposes, what controls the relationship between
plants?
A Plant Master
B GR Processing Time
C Transportation Lanes
D Process Models
E Schedule Margin Key
13. Assume you two buildings on the same physical grounds. Close proximity
to each other. Each building has been configured as a plant. If one plant
produces a component that the other needs for their manufacturing process,
how could this be modelled in SAP ERP?
A Stock transfers between the plants

B Trucks and forklifts
C Withdrawl from another plant
D Set the procurement type to E
14. Non discrete input and output is controlled using the
15. The distribution key is entered on what master data object(s)?

A Material Master
B Production Version
C BOM Header
D BOMItem
E Routing
F Work center
16. If a distribution is used the material must be distributed equally among the
individual time periods.
True
False
Answers
1. What is considered in the net requirements calculation.(What is compared?)
Answer: Stock available for planning, fixed receipts, and firm orders are
compared with requirements plus safety stock.
2. Your planners will not attempt to reschedule out a procurement element
(delay) if it.s less than three days early. This will simply cause too much
confusion with vendors. Where would this be defined?

Answer: C
The tolerance value defines a period for which is necessary to generate
exception messages.
3. Where is the tolerance value maintained?
Answer: Tolerance value is maintained in the MRP Group .
4. Dynamic safety stock shows up as an MRP elements throughout the horizon?
Answer: False
Dynamic safety stock does not have its own MRP element. It pegs to future
requirements and plans the production in advance?
5. If a safety time of 2 days has been specified, the requirement date is brought
forward 2 days.
Answer: False
It is the order proposal that is moved ahead.
6. What are the three different groups of lot-size procedures?
Answer: Static, Periodic and Optimum
7. If you wish to define the period lot-size other than standard week , month
etc. how can this be accomplished?
Answer: Define the periods by a planning calendar.
8. If , when using lot size procedure, .replenish up to maximum stock level.,
the shortage quantity for a day exceeds the max. stock level , what will
the response of the system?
Answer: The system prioritizes a balanced stock/requirements situation over
the lot-sizing procedure so will cover the shortage.
9. Lot-sizing procedures are defined in the Customizing activity Check
Lot-Sizing Procedure.
Answer: Check Lot-Sizing Procedure
10. For optimizing lot-sizing procedures, what is the formula used to calculate
storage costs?
Answer: The formula is:
Storage costs = Requirement x Price x Storage cost interest rate x Time in
storage / 100 / 365.
11. What is the benefit to using a two step stock transfer process?
Answer: With the two step process In-Transit inventory is visable.
12. For material planning purposes, what controls the relationship between
plants?
Answer: E
The schedule margin key (MRP2) identifies a relationship for the specific
material.
13. Assume you two buildings on the same physical grounds. Close proximity
to each other. Each building has been configured as a plant. If one plant
produces a component that the other needs for their manufacturing process,
how could this be modelled in SAP ERP?
Answer: A, C
A and C are both viable options. C is more efficient. However A provides
more visibility.
14. Non discrete input and output is controlled using the Distribution Key.
Answer: Distribution Key.
15. The distribution key is entered on what master data object(s)?
Answer: B, D
The distribution key is entered on the BOM Items or Production Version.
16. If a distribution is used the material must be distributed equally among the
individual time periods.
Answer: False
Proportions may also be used in addition to equal distribution.
Test Your Knowledge

1. If the procurement type allows both in-house production and external
procurement, the MRP is always based on external procurement.
True
False
2. What is the difference between scheduling for in-house production and
external procurement?
3. In basic scheduling, you can trigger lead-time scheduling for the planning
run by using the scheduling indicator .
4. Lead Time scheduling is used when planned orders should generate

5. Planned orders always generate production dates?

True
False
6. If a material had to cure for a specific time period before it could be passed
to the next operation, what time would be most appropriate to model this in
SAP ERP?
A Curing time
B Drying time
C Wait time
D Sit around time
E Queue time
7. For BOM explosion in MRP, you must set the BOM status in the BOM
header so that it is active for MRP.
True
False
8. For selecting an alternate BOM, you can define the procedure to be used for
selecting the BOM in the field of the
MRP data.
9. System can create a production order even if it does not find any selection
version or does not find any appropriate selection version.
True
False
10. While changing BOM status, you can define an explosion date for a BOM
structure by entering a
11. The explosion dates of the BOM and the routing are identical.
True
False
Answers
1. If the procurement type allows both in-house production and external
procurement, the MRP is always based on external procurement.
Answer: False
The MRP is always based on in-house production if the procurement type
allows both inhouse-production and external procurement.
2. What is the difference between scheduling for in-house production and
external procurement?
Answer: Scheduling for both is similar except that the in-house production
time is replaced by the sum of purchasing processing time and planned
delivery time in external procurement.
3. In basic scheduling, you can trigger lead-time scheduling for the planning
run by using the scheduling indicator 2.
Answer: 2
4. Lead Time scheduling is used when planned orders should generate Capacity
requirements.
Answer: Capacity requirements.
5. Planned orders always generate production dates?
Answer: False
Production dates are only generated in planned orders when MRP is run
using scheduling mode "2" or is scheduled manually.
6. If a material had to cure for a specific time period before it could be passed
to the next operation, what time would be most appropriate to model this in
SAP ERP?
Answer: C
Wait time would be most appropriate. Curing, drying and sit around time
don.t ecplicitally exist in SAP ERP.
7. For BOM explosion in MRP, you must set the BOM status in the BOM
Answer: True
To use the BOM in MRP, you must have set the BOM status in the BOM
8. For selecting an alternate BOM, you can define the procedure to be used for
selecting the BOM in the Selection method field of the MRP data.
Answer: Selection method
9. System can create a production order even if it does not find any selection
version or does not find any appropriate selection version.
Answer: False
If the system does not find any selection version or does not find any
appropriate selection version, it cannot create a production order and issues
an exception message.
10. While changing BOM status, you can define an explosion date for a BOM
structure by entering a BOM explosion number.
Answer: BOM explosion number.
11. The explosion dates of the BOM and the routing are identical.
Answer: True
The explosion dates of the BOM and the routing are identical.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the two general categories that define a source?
2. A material may be both In House Production and Procured Externally.
True
False
3. If a material is assigned procurement type = .X. what type of planned order
will be generated by MRP (assuming no quota arrangements exist).
4. Why might multiple in-house production sources exist?
5. What criteria might planning use to determine a BOM for a material
produced in-house?
A LotSize
B Explosion Date
C Alternative BOM
D Production Version
E All of the above
6. If multiple production versions exist (A001 & A002) and there is no
difference in the lot size or validity period; which will planning choose?
Why?
7. What does quota rating define?
8. Quota arrangements may be used to split procurement elements between
what types of sources?
A External vendors
B Other Plants
C In house Manufacturing
D Safety Stock
E All of the above
9. What prerequisite field in the material master must be set for planning to
use quotas?
10. If a new vendor is certified, how would you prevent the new vedor from
getting disproportionate share of the requirements?
11. Quotas always determine a source using the cumulative quantities and not
split strictly based on percentages.
True
False
12. One of two possible items must exist for planning to aotomatically a
purchased source. What are they.
Answers
1. What are the two general categories that define a source?
Answer: Produced In House (manufactured) or Procured Externally
(purchased)
2. A material may be both In House Production and Procured Externally.
Answer: True
Procurement Type = "X"
3. If a material is assigned procurement type = .X. what type of planned order
will be generated by MRP (assuming no quota arrangements exist).
Answer: In House Production
4. Why might multiple in-house production sources exist?
Answer: There may be more than one BOM or Routing.
5. What criteria might planning use to determine a BOM for a material
produced in-house?
Answer: E
All of the above are valid determining factors.
6. If multiple production versions exist (A001 & A002) and there is no
difference in the lot size or validity period; which will planning choose?
Why?
Answer: A001, the version number becomes the determining factor.
7. What does quota rating define?
Answer: Quota rating defines which source of material supply is next in line.
8. Quota arrangements may be used to split procurement elements between
what types of sources?
Answer: A, B, C
All are valid EXCEPT safety stock.
9. What prerequisite field in the material master must be set for planning to
use quotas?
Answer: The quota arrangement usage field must be set.
10. If a new vendor is certified, how would you prevent the new vedor from
getting disproportionate share of the requirements?
Answer: Adjust the quota base quantities.
11. Quotas always determine a source using the cumulative quantities and not
split strictly based on percentages.
Answer: True
Source decisions are based on the cumulative quantities. However splitting
may be permitted.
12. One of two possible items must exist for planning to aotomatically a
purchased source. What are they.
Answer: A source list or quota arrangement must exist.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Discontinuation replaces materials when the demands are from sales orders.
True
False
2. In dependent/parallel discontinuation all materials are replaced when their
inventory levels reah zero.
True
False
3. What are two types of discontinuation?
A Aggregate
B Parallel
C Partial
D Simple
E Disaggregate
4. Would you use discontinuation functionality if you were discontinuing the
use of a material but not replacing it with another material?
5. What must be set in the material master of a material to be discontinued
through simple discontinuation ?
Answers
1. Discontinuation replaces materials when the demands are from sales orders.
Answer: False
Demand from sales orders will not automatically be repositioned. Exception
messages may be generated.
2. In dependent/parallel discontinuation all materials are replaced when their
inventory levels reah zero.
Answer: False
When the inventory of the "lead" material reaches zero, all materials will be
replaced. Although some may still have inventory, everything in the group
must be replaced at the same time.
3. What are two types of discontinuation?
Answer: B, D
Simple and parallel discontinuation are available
4. Would you use discontinuation functionality if you were discontinuing the
use of a material but not replacing it with another material?
Answer: No. Discontinuation would not be appropriate.
5. What must be set in the material master of a material to be discontinued
through simple discontinuation ?
Answer: The discontinued parts indicator must be set to .1.
You must enter a follow-up material.
define an effective out date.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Unrestricted use stoock is the only stock considered in the planning run.
True
False
2. When a quality check is performed, the results are recorded for a specific
3. When a goods receipt is done for a product requiring inspection it is put

into what inventory status?
4. Inventory in the quality inspection stock is available for planning.
True
False
Answers
1. Unrestricted use stoock is the only stock considered in the planning run.
Answer: False
Unrestricted is always considered. However any of the three statuses below
may also be configured for consideration in the planning run.
Stock in Transfer, Blocked Stock, restricted use stock
2. When a quality check is performed, the results are recorded for a specific
Inspection Lot.
Answer: Inspection Lot.
3. When a goods receipt is done for a product requiring inspection it is put
into what inventory status?
Answer: Quality Inspection Stock
4. Inventory in the quality inspection stock is available for planning.
Answer: True
Quality inspection stock is included in the net requirements calculation.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What is the purpose of available to promise checking?
2. The available to promise check is not limited to sales requirements.
True
False
3. In what scenario will ATP not check against existing supplies and inventories.
4. The control setting of what supply and demand elements are considered in
the ATP check are configured in the
5. Determining which scope of check is used is dependent on a combination of

two things. What are they?
Answers
1. What is the purpose of available to promise checking?
Answer: Available to promise check comfirms that the required materials
will be available when requested. If the materials are not available it will
confirm an appropriate date when the material is to be available.
2. The available to promise check is not limited to sales requirements.
Answer: True
Available to promise check can also be done for components of
manufacturing orders (planned or converted). Or for certain inventory
movements.
3. In what scenario will ATP not check against existing supplies and inventories.
Answer: By nature checking existing inventory and supplies wouldn.t make
sense in certain planning strategies. For example: In strategies 50, 52 & 60
the ATP check is done against planned independent requirements.
4. The control setting of what supply and demand elements are considered in
the ATP check are configured in the Scope of Check.
Answer: Scope of Check.
5. Determining which scope of check is used is dependent on a combination of
two things. What are they?
Answer: Which Scope of check that is used is dependent on the availablility
check field in the material master and the checking rule.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Where are the settings for long-term planning defined?
2. Identify the true statements:
A Sales orders must be included in the simulated plan.

B The PTF can be deactivated for the long term plan.
C Dependant requirements for Kanban and bulk materials can be
created in the planning scenario.
D Using the current stock level is optional
E Planned Independent requirements can be transferred to the
operative plan
3. The principle of long-term planning is to simulate different versions of the
demand program.
True
False
4. On which level are the capacity data calculated while executing long term
planning?
5. Operative data that is used in the long-term plan (ex. sales orders, Production
orders, firm purchase requisitions and firm planned orders) can be changed
in the simulative planning area.
True
False
Answers
1. Where are the settings for long-term planning defined?
Answer: Settings are made in the planning scenario.
2. Identify the true statements:
Answer: B, C, D, E
Sales orders do not have to be included. Setting in the planning scenario.
3. The principle of long-term planning is to simulate different versions of the
demand program.
Answer: True
The principle of long-term planning is to simulate different versions of the
demand program. It can optimize the demand program.
4. On which level are the capacity data calculated while executing long term
planning?
Answer: Capacity data is calculated on detailed scheduling level while
executing long term planning.
5. Operative data that is used in the long-term plan (ex. sales orders, Production
orders, firm purchase requisitions and firm planned orders) can be changed
in the simulative planning area.
Answer: False
Only firmed planned orders can be changed in the simulation.
Test Your Knowledge

1. APO always refers to a system.
True
False
2. The main features of PP/DS planning can be seen in...
A Demand forecasts
B Cross-location, period-based planning
C Location-related material requirements planning
D Location-related capacity planning
Answers
1. APO always refers to a system.
Answer: False
APO is an independent system up to and including Release 3.1. From
Release 4.0, APO is included as a function in the SCM system.
2. The main features of PP/DS planning can be seen in...
Answer: C, D
PP/DS is aimed at material requirements planning and capacity planning
within the production location.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Changes to master data must always be made in ECC.
True
False
2. Changes that are made with mass maintenance in APO are automatically
transferred back to ECC.
True
False
3. Available shift capacity is always transferred from SAP ECC to SAP APO.
True
False
4. The PDS supports - unlike the PPM...
A Variant configuration
B Engineering change management
C Multiple modes
D Transfer without production version
Answers
1. Changes to master data must always be made in ECC.
Answer: False
This statement is essentially correct, as it specifies the system in which
master data maintenance should be carried out as far as possible. However,
there is APO master data that cannot be maintained from ECC (PP/DS
production horizon, for example) because this master data does not have any
equivalent in ECC. This data must be maintained in APO.
2. Changes that are made with mass maintenance in APO are automatically
transferred back to ECC.
Answer: False
As a rule, changes to APO master data that are made with the APO mass
maintenance are not transferred back to ECC. Such a transfer back to the
ECC is not intended, only APO-relevant master data should be maintained
with the mass maintenance.
3. Available shift capacity is always transferred from SAP ECC to SAP APO.
Answer: False
Available shift capacity cannot be transferred. However, external capacity
can be used to reference shift programs from SAP ECC work centers. The
shift program is maintained in SAP ECC in this case (until any downtime
occurs).
4. The PDS supports - unlike the PPM...
Answer: A, B
Engineering change management and variant configuration are not supported
by the PPM, but by the runtime object or production data structure. Multiple
modes are supported by both applications, a production version is generally
always a requirement for both master data objects.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The Core Interface (CIF) is not used to transfer planned independent
requirements to ECC that were created in APO.
True
False
2. In some requirements strategies there is the option of absorbing planned
independent requirements from sales orders for planning. What is this
situation called and which parameters control it?
3. Which settings are required if you also want to plan a certain assembly
contained in the pure make-to-order production of a finished product?
4. Which of the following is true of the availability check?
A ATP checks only against planning quantities.

B The ATP quantity is the confirmed quantity.
C The forecast check is based on the dynamic consumption situation.
D The forecast check checks only against the stock and receipts.
Answers
1. The Core Interface (CIF) is not used to transfer planned independent
requirements to ECC that were created in APO.
Answer: True
It is possible to transfer key figures created in APO Demand Planning to
ECC as planned independent requirements, but this is done with a transfer
report to be initiated separately.
2. In some requirements strategies there is the option of absorbing planned
independent requirements from sales orders for planning. What is this
situation called and which parameters control it?
Answer: Consumption is the topic. It is set specific to the material with
consumption mode and period(s). The assignment indicator must be in the
relevant check mode and the associated requirements strategy must be as
big and not .blank..
3. Which settings are required if you also want to plan a certain assembly
contained in the pure make-to-order production of a finished product?
Answer: The the assembly's individual/collective indicator must be set to
.Poss. individual customer reqmts..
4. Which of the following is true of the availability check?
Answer: C
ATP checks against receipts and stock. The ATP quantity is the available
quantity. The consumption situation used to check against planned
independent requirements can change as customer requirements are added
and is therefore dynamic.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Which of the following statements relating to planning procedures are
correct?
A The .Cover Requirement Immediately. option is an interesting

alternative to the total planning run of a plant.
B The .Manual Planning with Availability Check. option allows the
immediate, automatic coverage of dependent requirements
C The standard option is .Planning in Planning Run..
D .Manual Planning Without Availability Check. allows
requirements to be covered automatically without checking
availability..
2. The production planning run in APO is always carried out as regenerative
planning.
True
False
3. Which of the following is true about the three types of heuristics?
A Product heuristics plan on more than one level.

B Process heuristics can be used for multi-level planning.
C Service heuristics models the lot-sizing procedure.
D PP heuristics always work on more than one level.
4. Firming using a planning time fence is like firming type 1 in ECC.
True
False
5. Heuristics for assessing requirements are used to evaluate outstanding
planning quantities.
True
False
Answers
1. Which of the following statements relating to planning procedures are
correct?
Answer: C
The .Planning in Planning Run. option is the standard setting for all
materials. Immediate coverage may be permitted is certain exceptional cases
(in CTP, for example) and unlike manual planning, results in the automatic
coverage of new requirement situations.
2. The production planning run in APO is always carried out as regenerative
planning.
Answer: False
The production planning run in APO allows for .Net change. planning. The
.With planning file entry. indicator is set for this.
3. Which of the following is true about the three types of heuristics?
Answer: B
Product heuristics that model the lot-sizing procedure are always single-level.
You can create multi-level planning runs using process heuristics.
4. Firming using a planning time fence is like firming type 1 in ECC.
Answer: True
The firming time fence protects the planned order headers it contains from
being changed by the planning run. New sales orders in the interval can
only be covered outside, not inside the fence. This also applies to firming
type 1 from ECC.

5. Heuristics for assessing requirements are used to evaluate outstanding
planning quantities.
Answer: True
You can use heuristic SAP_PP_014 to evaluate any outstanding planned
independent requirements. You can use the result to ask customers to place
orders.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The Pegging structure created when generating the planned orders in SCM
is transferred to SAP ECC.
True
False
2. Lot-sizing procedures can generally be stored in the location product master
or the procurement planning heuristic.
True
False
3. When selecting master data, source determination uses the costs first and
then the PPM/PDS priority.
True
False
4. If a resource is to behave finitely for certain planning purposes and infinitely
for others, the corresponding must be defined,
both in the and in the .
5. Which of the following is true of pegging?

A Pegging relationships are automatically created in pegging areas

after planning activities (dynamic pegging).
B Fixed pegging cannot be used if a conversion to production orders
takes place.
C Date/time alerts are based on pegging relationships. No date/time
alerts without pegging.
D The availability check can not access pegging.
6. Setup times can be entered directly in the PPM/PDS or stored in a setup
matrix according to the setup status.
True
False
7. Discontinued parts can be controlled easily in APO through the use
of product interchangeability. The requirement is transferred using a
.
Answers
1. The Pegging structure created when generating the planned orders in SCM
is transferred to SAP ECC.
Answer: False
The Pegging relationships that link requirements to requirement coverage
elements are used in SAP SCM only and are not transferred to SAP ECC.
2. Lot-sizing procedures can generally be stored in the location product master
or the procurement planning heuristic.

Answer: True
Which setting is used depends on how the .Use Lot-Size Settings from
Heuristic. indicator is set in the relevant procurement planning heuristic.
3. When selecting master data, source determination uses the costs first and
then the PPM/PDS priority.
Answer: False
Source determination then uses a quota if one exists. The next criterion is the
priority followed by the costs (and type of procurement). The adherence to
due dates is then checked as the decisive criterion for selection.
4. If a resource is to behave finitely for certain planning purposes and infinitely
for others, the corresponding finiteness level must be defined, both in the
resource and in the strategy.
Answer: finiteness level, resource, strategy
5. Which of the following is true of pegging?
Answer: A, C
Dynamic pegging is created automatically after planning activities within the
respective pegging area and adjusts itself to the new situation dynamically.
This fixing of a pegging relationship is retained even when a planned order
is converted to a production order. Pegging relationships are required for
date/time alerts.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The product view provides an overview of the different products and their
key characteristics.
True
False
2. Using various charts, the product planning table can create a number of
different views of the same planning situation.
True
False
3. The product overview provides an outline of the key characteristics of the
different products.
True
False
4. The pegging overview only has a display function that helps you understand
dynamic pegging.
True
False
5. Days' supplies in SAP APO should always be interpreted as exact
(to-the-day) measures.
True
False
6. Alerts or exception messages can be managed centrally in the
.
Answers
1. The product view provides an overview of the different products and their
key characteristics.
Answer: False
The product view is product-specific, that is, it explicitly refers to a specific
product. The product overview provides an outline of the key characteristics
of the different products.
2. Using various charts, the product planning table can create a number of
different views of the same planning situation.
Answer: True
The product planning table is a very versatile tool that can be tailored to each
application. You can use up to three different partial views at any one time.
3. The product overview provides an outline of the key characteristics of the
different products.
Answer: True
The product overview is used to carry out collective display and mass
selections in order to gain an initial overview of (critical) products before
carrying out a product-specific evaluation.
4. The pegging overview only has a display function that helps you understand
dynamic pegging.
Answer: False
With the pegging overview you can - in addition to the display function also process (fix) pegging relationships.
5. Days' supplies in SAP APO should always be interpreted as exact
(to-the-day) measures.
Answer: False
Days' supplies describe the time period before the first shortage or date alert
occurs. Since requirements in SAP SCM are always exact to the minute,
the days's supply display should also be interpreted as exact to the minute.
Example: 3.5 days: Days's supply of 3 full days, at 12:00 noon on the fourth
day, a requirement causes a shortage to occur.
6. Alerts or exception messages can be managed centrally in the Alert Monitor.
Answer: Alert Monitor
Test Your Knowledge

1. When using MRP areas, a material cannot appear in multiple storage
locations that are assigned to different MRP areas.
True
False
2. Sales orders and planned independent requirements can be assigned directly
to an MRP area when it is created.
True
False
Answers
1. When using MRP areas, a material cannot appear in multiple storage
locations that are assigned to different MRP areas.
Answer: False
A material can appear in different storage locations in different MRP areas.
This is an underlying reason for using MRP areas, in particular when
separate planning is desired.
2. Sales orders and planned independent requirements can be assigned directly
to an MRP area when it is created.
Answer: False
A planning requirement can be explicitly assigned to planned independent
requirements. For sales orders, the relationship to the MRP area is made
using the assigned storage location, which is assigned when the MRP area is
created.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Which SAP system components can be used to realize production planning
and control?
2. Name some basic functions of the production order
Answers
1. Which SAP system components can be used to realize production planning
and control?
Answer:
. SAPECC
. SAP SCM(APO)
2. Name some basic functions of the production order
Answer:
. Status management
. Production based on a production version
. Scheduling
. Costing
. Material staging through reservations
. Confirmation of quantities, activities, and time events
. Goods receipt
. Period-end closing (incl. order settlement)
. Archiving and retrieval
. Mass processing
Test Your Knowledge

1. Describe the basic steps involved in processing a production order.
2. Name the basic activities of order creation
3. Describe the basic structure of a production order
4. What information is defined in a production version?
5. What dates are determined within an order scheduling?
6. Name the key cost components of the order
Answers
1. Describe the basic steps involved in processing a production order.
Answer:
. Order creation
. Availability checks (material, capacity, PRT)
. Sequencing and machine commitment planning
. Order release
. Download to PDC system
. Printing of shop floor papers
. Material staging/material withdrawal
. Confirmations
. Goods receipt
. Order settlement
. Archiving and deletion
2. Name the basic activities of order creation
Answer:
. Definition of the material to be produced
. Definition of the production plant
. Definition of the order order type
. Definition of order quantity and dates
. Selection and copying of master data (routing, BOM)
. Lead time scheduling
. Determination of capacity requirements
. Calculation of planned costs
. Assignment of the order number (internal)
3. Describe the basic structure of a production order
Answer:
. Order header
. with the order number and production plant, as well as material,
quantity, date, and status information
. Operation sequence overview
. Operation overview with process and work center information
. Component overview (material usage) with information about material
reservations
. PRT overview per operation
. Document overview
. Cost overviews
. Settlement rule
. Logs
4. What information is defined in a production version?
Answer: A production version defines which routing alternative is to be
used along with which BOM alternative for production.
5. What dates are determined within an order scheduling?
Answer:
. Orderdates
. Start and finish dates
. Scheduled start and finish dates (production dates)
. Operation dates
. Dates for material staging process
6. Name the key cost components of the order
Answer:
. Production costs
. Material costs
. Overhead costs
. Process costs
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the main advantages of planning in the SAP SCM (APO) system?
2. Where can the planning results be evaluated in the SAP SCM(APO) system?
3. Where should planned orders be converted to production orders in APO?
Answers
1. What are the main advantages of planning in the SAP SCM (APO) system?
Answer:
. Planning is carried out in main memory (faster than in ECC)
. Planning is carried out taking available capacity into account
. Several planning algorithms can be run in sequence.
2. Where can the planning results be evaluated in the SAP SCM(APO) system?
Answer: You can evaluate the planning situation by using the product view
in the SAP SCM(APO) system.
3. Where should planned orders be converted to production orders in APO?
Answer: Should you convert orders that were planned in APO to production
orders in the SCM system also?
Test Your Knowledge

1. What types of status does the production order recognize?
2. For which objects of the production order does status management exist?
3. How can you trigger a material availability check?
Answers
1. What types of status does the production order recognize?
Answer:
. System status
. User status
2. For which objects of the production order does status management exist?
Answer:
. Order header
. Operation
. Component
. Production resources and tools
3. How can you trigger a material availability check?
Answer:
. Automatically
-. During order creation
-. During order release
. Manually at any time
-. In mass processing for several orders
-. For an entire order or for individual components of an order
Test Your Knowledge

1. What field of the operation decides whether objects of the production order
will be printed?
Answers
1. What field of the operation decides whether objects of the production order
will be printed?
Answer: Operation control key
Test Your Knowledge

1. What special processing for individual materials does the production order
offer?
2. Using which principal options can material staging be controlled for
production orders?
Answers
1. What special processing for individual materials does the production order
offer?
Answer:
. Use of special stocks
. Manufacture of co-products
. Phase-out control
. Alternative items
. Phantom assemblies
. Pipeline material
. Bulk material
. Batches
. Use of material with differentiated valuation prices
2. Using which principal options can material staging be controlled for
production orders?
Answer:
. Warehouse management using the MM-IM component (Inventory
Management)
. Replenishment control using the Kanban component
. Storage location management and replenishment control using the
MM-WM component (Warehouse Management System)
Test Your Knowledge

1. Using which principal options can machine commitment be planned for
production orders?
2. What standard interface is provided for linking the ECC system with the
process level for production orders?
Answers
1. Using which principal options can machine commitment be planned for
production orders?
Answer:
. Planning using the Capacity Planning module in ECC
. Planning using the APO-PP/DS module in SCM
2. What standard interface is provided for linking the ECC system with the
process level for production orders?
Answer: PP-PDC Interface
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the confirmation procedures available for process orders.
Answers
1. Name the confirmation procedures available for process orders.
Answer:
. Time ticket confirmations (individual procedure)
. Time event confirmations
. Collective backflush
. Milestone confirmations
. Progress confirmation
. Confirmations for entire production order
Test Your Knowledge

1. How can you make goods receipt postings for production orders?
2. Which process steps of the production order can be supported with transport
and packaging units?
Answers
1. How can you make goods receipt postings for production orders?
Answer: Goods receipt postings can be carried out manually using inventory
management transactions or automatically at the time of confirmation
(automatic goods receipt).
2. Which process steps of the production order can be supported with transport
and packaging units?
Answer: Packing processes can be supported in the production order for:
. Material staging and goods issue postings
. Packaging and goods receipt postings
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name information systems for evaluating production orders
Answers
1. Name information systems for evaluating production orders
Answer:
. Order Information System
. Order Progress Report
. Missing Parts Information System
. Business Information Warehouse
. Logistic Information System LIS
. Controlling reports
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the advantages of trigger points?
2. How are the functions of the trigger points triggered?
Answers
1. What are the advantages of trigger points?
Answer: Trigger points can be used to trigger defined, automatic functions.
2. How are the functions of the trigger points triggered?
Answer: Functions can be triggered manually or via the status.
Test Your Knowledge

1. What are the advantages of collective orders?
2. Which element triggers the creation of collective orders?
Answers
1. What are the advantages of collective orders?
Answer: Collective orders are the only option for managing production
orders together at various levels for an entire finished product. They provide
a graphic interface for managing individual orders.
2. Which element triggers the creation of collective orders?
Answer: Special procurement key 52 (SAP standard) in a material
component.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Repetitive manufacturing is always planned on the basis of orders.
True
False
2. Repetitive manufacturing is always planned on a plant-wide basis.
True
False
Answers
1. Repetitive manufacturing is always planned on the basis of orders.
Answer: False
Repetitive manufacturing is generally planned on the basis of quantities and
periods. Reference is only made to a sales order in the case of make-to-order
repetitive manufacturing.
2. Repetitive manufacturing is always planned on a plant-wide basis.
Answer: False
Although the actual demand management of repetitive manufacturing can
precede plant-wide demand planning, the production- and detailed planning
itself is carried out with reference to the plant (use of plant requirements and
production lines in the production plant).
Test Your Knowledge

1. Discrete manufacturing cannot be combined with repetitive manufacturing
in the case of multi-level production (finished product, assemblies,
components).
True
False
2. In repetitive manufacturing, a planned order is not converted to a production
order.
True
False
Answers
1. Discrete manufacturing cannot be combined with repetitive manufacturing
in the case of multi-level production (finished product, assemblies,
components).
Answer: False
The production type can be selected according to material. This means,
for example, that assembly production in repetitive manufacturing can be
combined with final assembly in production order processing.
2. In repetitive manufacturing, a planned order is not converted to a production
order.
Answer: True
Production orders are not used in repetitive manufacturing. There is no
conversion.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Repetitive manufacturers generally group the work centers of a production
line into the "production line" and only monitor this line during planning
and production.
True
False
2. Preliminary costing is always required in repetitive manufacturing.
True
False
Answers
1. Repetitive manufacturers generally group the work centers of a production
line into the "production line" and only monitor this line during planning
and production.
Answer: True
Exceptions occur only in the case of takt-based production or if individual
bottleneck work centers need to be replanned (evenly distributed) within
production lines.
2. Preliminary costing is always required in repetitive manufacturing.
Answer: False
Preliminary costing is only necessary if you are working with a
version-specific cost collector and the production costs that need to be
entered separately at backflush vary significantly.
Test Your Knowledge

1. A significant difference between repetitive manufacturing and discrete
manufacturing is that run schedule quantities are used to trigger production.
True
False
2. The planning table allows you to carry out manual material requirements
planning with simultaneous monitoring of work center capacities.
True
False
3. The wave algorithm creates automatic simultaneous planning of
requirements, line loading, and capacity for several resources and several
products.
True
False
Answers
1. A significant difference between repetitive manufacturing and discrete
manufacturing is that run schedule quantities are used to trigger production.
Answer: True
The use of run schedule quantities makes the conversion of production
orders in the context of repetitive manufacturing superfluous. In repetitive
manufacturing, run schedule quantities authorize production whereas in
discrete manufacturing, they only authorize the production order.
2. The planning table allows you to carry out manual material requirements
planning with simultaneous monitoring of work center capacities.
Answer: True
When carrying out manual requirements and line loading planning, you can
use the material data area of the planning table to simultaneously monitor the
production capacities in use.
3. The wave algorithm creates automatic simultaneous planning of
requirements, line loading, and capacity for several resources and several
products.
Answer: True
The wave algorithm, as an element of repetitive manufacturing, is a
heuristic-based method which enables the system to execute all three aspects
at the same time.
Test Your Knowledge

1. In repetitive manufacturing, only consumption-based material staging
methods are available.
True
False
2. Kanban procedures are managed centrally by the planner, and the employee
is absolved from responsibility.
True
False
3. You can use planning-based storage location MRP to purposefully exclude
storage locations from the (remaining) process planning and plan them
separately.
True
False
4. The pull list enables cross-plant stock transfer
True
False
Answers
1. In repetitive manufacturing, only consumption-based material staging
methods are available.
Answer: False
Planning-based methods are also possible (storage location MRP using MRP
areas, and using the pull list).
2. Kanban procedures are managed centrally by the planner, and the employee
is absolved from responsibility.
Answer: False
Kanban is managed locally, and the employee is given responsibility for
material replenishment in his or her supply area.
3. You can use planning-based storage location MRP to purposefully exclude
storage locations from the (remaining) process planning and plan them
separately.
Answer: True
This is possible when you are using MRP areas, allowing for separate
material requirements planning.
4. The pull list enables cross-plant stock transfer
Answer: False
The pull list supports the flow of material in the plant.
Test Your Knowledge

1. In repetitive manufacturing, yield backflushes are normally quantity- and
period-based, and so they do not reference the planned order that was
produced.
True
False
2. Reversal without a document is not possible in REM backflushing.
True
False
3. There is a separate backflush transaction for performing a sales order-based
backflush.
True
False
Answers
1. In repetitive manufacturing, yield backflushes are normally quantity- and
period-based, and so they do not reference the planned order that was
produced.
Answer: True
Reference is only made to a sales order in the case of make-to-order
repetitive manufacturing. In this case, backflushing is scheduled with
reference to the customer-specific planed order.
2. Reversal without a document is not possible in REM backflushing.
Answer: False
Non-document-related reversal permits a "purely quantity-based" reversal,
i.e. without reference to a previously posted backflush.
3. There is a separate backflush transaction for performing a sales order-based
backflush.
Answer: False
A sales order-based backflush can also be triggered from the general
backflush transaction MFBF - there is a separate tab page.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Actual data must be updated for each transaction call, so that it can
subsequently be evaluated in the LIS system.
True
False
2. The backflushing documents don't make reference to postprocessing
documents
True
False
Answers
1. Actual data must be updated for each transaction call, so that it can
subsequently be evaluated in the LIS system.
Answer: False
Actual data is automatically updated by backflushing. Only planning data
needs to be updated explicitly (for example, via a transaction call).
2. The backflushing documents don't make reference to postprocessing
documents
Answer: False
In backflushing documents, there is a special icon that you can use to
reference existing postprocessing records.
Test Your Knowledge

1.OpenandflexiblearchitectureofthemySAPBusinesssuiteenables
crossenterprisecollaboration.
True
False
2.Processordermanagementcontrolstheinhouseproductionprocess
ofproducts.
True
False
3.SCMPlanningandSCMManufacturingusethefollowingmySAP
components:SapR/3,SAPAPO,andSAPBW.TheinterfacebetweenR/3
andAPOiscalled.
4.Processorderscanbeusedforvariousmanufacturingprocessesthatare
identifiedbythecriteriasuchas
andproductstability.
5.Themasterdataforresourcesdescribesthe
intheproduc
tionprocess.
6.Ifabatchwithspecificationsisrequiredinthesupplychain,the
isusedto
findsuitablebatchesinstock.
7.Whatisthedifferencebetweenbatchmasterrecordandmaterialmaster
record?
8.Inaprocessorder,confirmationsareenteredforphases,secondary
resources,andoperations.
True
False
9.WIPdetermination,deviationdeterminationandsettlementareperiodic
tasksforcostobjectcontrollingandareprocessedintheforeground.
True
False
10.Theoperationandphasestructurewithitsrelationships,assigned
resources,andmaterialcomponentsandprocessinstructionsarecopied
tothe.
11.Youcanevaluatetheplanningsituationortheresultofaplanningrun
usingthestock/requirementslistorintheSAPR/3
System.
12.IdentifythestepsthatneedtobeperformedforeachmaterialforMRP
acrosstheproductstructure.
13.ThestandardSAPsystemdoesnotcontainpredefinedmessage
categories.
True
False
14.Thestandardpostingsforprocessordersare:
AGoodsreject
BGoodsissue
CGoodsreceipt
DConfirmation
Answers
1.OpenandflexiblearchitectureofthemySAPBusinesssuiteenables
crossenterprisecollaboration.
Answer:True
ThemySAPBusinesssuiteunitesbroadbusinessandindustryspecific
experienceswithinaplatformofebusinesssolutions,servicesand
technologies.thesuiteisbasedonanopenflexiblearchitecture
thatenablescrossenterprisecollaborationandsupportsdatabases,
applications,operatingsystemsandhardwareofmajorsuppliers.
2.Processordermanagementcontrolstheinhouseproductionprocess
ofproducts.
Answer:True
Processordermanagementcontrolstheinhouseproductionprocessof
products,andifrequired,togetherwithprocessmanagement.
3.SCMPlanningandSCMManufacturingusethefollowingmySAP
components:SapR/3,SAPAPO,andSAPBW.TheinterfacebetweenR/3
andAPOiscalledAPOCoreInterface(CIF).
Answer:APOCoreInterface(CIF)
4.Processorderscanbeusedforvariousmanufacturingprocessesthat
areidentifiedbythecriteriasuchasproductcomplexityandproduct
stability.
Answer:productcomplexity
5.Themasterdataforresourcesdescribesthemeansofproductioninthe
productionprocess.
Answer:meansofproduction
6.Ifabatchwithspecificationsisrequiredinthesupplychain,thebatch
determinationfunctionisusedtofindsuitablebatchesinstock.
Answer:batchdeterminationfunction
7.Whatisthedifferencebetweenbatchmasterrecordandmaterialmaster
record?
Answer:IntheSAPSystem,batchmasterrecordsalwaysdependon
theircorrespondingmaterialmasterrecords.Batchesarecreatedfora
material.Thedataofamaterialmasterrecordisvalidforallbatches
assignedtoit.Abatchmasterrecordcontainsdatathatuniquely
identifiesabatchandcharacterizesitasanonreproducibleunit.
8.Inaprocessorder,confirmationsareenteredforphases,secondary
resources,andoperations.
Answer:False
Confirmationsareenteredforphasesandsecondaryresourcesbutnot
foroperations.
9.WIPdetermination,deviationdeterminationandsettlementareperiodic
tasksforcostobjectcontrollingandareprocessedintheforeground.
Answer:False
WIPdetermination,deviationdetermination,andsettlementare
generallyperiodictasksforCostObjectControllingandareusually
processedinthebackground.
10.Theoperationandphasestructurewithitsrelationships,assigned
resources,andmaterialcomponentsandprocessinstructionsarecopied
totheprocessorder.
Answer:processorder
11.Youcanevaluatetheplanningsituationortheresultofaplanningrun
usingthestock/requirementslistorMRPlistintheSAPR/3System.
Answer:MRPlist
12.IdentifythestepsthatneedtobeperformedforeachmaterialforMRP
acrosstheproductstructure.
Answer:ThefollowingtasksareperformedforeachmaterialforMRP
acrosstheentireproductstructure:
.Checkingrequirementcoverage
.Creatingplannedorder
.Determiningdependentrequirements
.Enteringcomponentinplanningfile
13.ThestandardSAPsystemdoesnotcontainpredefinedmessage
categories.
Answer:False
ThestandardSAPSystemcontainsvariouspredefinedmessage
categoriesthatenableyoutotransferactualdatafromprocesscontrolto
theR/3System.
14.Thestandardpostingsforprocessordersare:
Answer:B,C,D
Standardpostingsforprocessorders,goodsissues,confirmations,and
goodsreceiptscanbeperformedusingmanualdataentryintheR/3
System,processmessagesfromaPIsheet,oraprocesscontrolsystem.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Youcannotcreateaprocessorderwithoutreferringtoamaterial.
True
False
2.canbeusedforthe
systemaidedassignmentofbatchesrequiredforproduction.
3.Ancontainscontrolinformationrequiredto
manageorders.
4.Ordercategoryisusedforprocessorders.
5.Ifthesystemcannotdetermineavalidproductionversionforaplanned
order,ittriestocreatetheplannedorderwitharandomproduction
version.
True
False
6.TheBOMapplicationparameterdetermineshowthealternativeBOMis
selectedifaprocessorderiscreatedwithaplannedorder.
True
False
7.Basedontheandchargequantityrange,
productionversionsareassignedtoaplannedorderorprocessorder
automaticallyormanually.
8.Inprocessmanufacturing,whatdoesProdVarsindicatorspecify?
9.Whataretheconditionsthatshouldbemettoensureconsistencyof
productionversion?
10.AProcessordercontainsconsistsoflistsforthefollowingterms:
AItemization
BCostcomponentsplit
CPhases
DAnalysis
11.Thefloatbeforeproductionandfloatafterproductiondatesare
thatenableyoutoreacttomalfunctionsin
themanufacturingprocess.
12.Thereleasedateforaprocessorderisdeterminedbysubtractingthe
releaseperiodfromthe.
13.Tocalculatethephaseduration,onemustdefinea
tobeusedastheschedul
ingbasisandaformulaintheresource.
Answers
1.Youcannotcreateaprocessorderwithoutreferringtoamaterial.
Answer:False
Duringmaterialavailabilitycheck,variouscriteriacanbeusedtocheckif
materialcomponentsneededfortheorderareavailable.
2.Batchdeterminationcanbeusedforthesystemaidedassignmentof
batchesrequiredforproduction.
Answer:Batchdetermination
3.Anordertypecontainscontrolinformationrequiredtomanageorders.
Answer:ordertype
4.Ordercategory40isusedforprocessorders.
Answer:40
5.Ifthesystemcannotdetermineavalidproductionversionforaplanned
order,ittriestocreatetheplannedorderwitharandomproduction
version.
Answer:False
Ifthesystemcannotdetermineavalidproductionversionforaplanned
order,ittriestocreatetheplannedorderwithoutaproductionversion.
6.TheBOMapplicationparameterdetermineshowthealternativeBOMis
selectedifaprocessorderiscreatedwithaplannedorder.
Answer:False
BOMapplicationdetermineshowthealternativeBOMisselectedifa
processorderiscreatedwithoutaplannedorder.
7.Basedonthevalidityperiodandchargequantityrange,production
versionsareassignedtoaplannedorderorprocessorderautomatically
ormanually.
Answer:validityperiod
8.Inprocessmanufacturing,whatdoesProdVarsindicatorspecify?
Answer:Itspecifiesthatavalidproductionversionistheselection
criterionformasterdataselectionwhenaprocessorderiscreated
withoutaplannedorder.
9.Whataretheconditionsthatshouldbemettoensureconsistencyof
productionversion?
Answer:Foraproductionversiontobeconsistent,itshouldmeetthe
followingrequirements:
.Thelotsizerangeoftheproductionversionmustbeinthelotsize
rangeoftheassignedrecipeandoftheassignedalternativeBOM.
.TheassignedrecipeandalternativeBOMmustexistduringthe
validityperiodoftheproductionversion.Thedeletionflagmust
notbeset.
10.AProcessordercontainsconsistsoflistsforthefollowingterms:
Answer:A,B,D
Withintheorder,therearelistsforthefollowingterms:Itemization
AnalysisCostcomponentsplit
11.Thefloatbeforeproductionandfloatafterproductiondatesarebuffer
periodsthatenableyoutoreacttomalfunctionsinthemanufacturing
process.
Answer:bufferperiods
12.Thereleasedateforaprocessorderisdeterminedbysubtractingthe
releaseperiodfromthescheduledstartdate.
Answer:scheduledstartdate
13.Tocalculatethephaseduration,onemustdefineacapacitycategoryto
beusedastheschedulingbasisandaformulaintheresource.
Answer:capacitycategory
Test Your Knowledge

1.Thecheckingruleandcheckinggrouptogetherdefinethescopeofthe
.
2.Allreceiptandissueelementsarechecked.
3.Whatistheuseofavailabilitychecksformaterialcomponents?
4.Thesearchprocedureisthestartingpointfor
.
5.Whatistheuseofthebatchentryindicator?
6.Whatistheuseofconditiontables?
7.Whatistheuseofmaterialquantitycalculation?
8.Whatistheprerequisiteforallthemethodsofdetailedscheduling?
9.Isitpossibletopreparedataaccordingtodifferentviews?
10.Whatistheuseofcapacityrequirement?
11.Foreachorder,amaximumoflistsmaybecalledup.
12.Howcanyoulogstatuschanges?
Answers
1.Thecheckingruleandcheckinggrouptogetherdefinethescopeofthe
availabilitycheck.
Answer:availabilitycheck
2.Allreceiptandissueelementsarecheckeddynamically.
Answer:dynamically
3.Whatistheuseofavailabilitychecksformaterialcomponents?
Answer:Availabilitychecksformaterialcomponentsensurethatonly
thoseordersarereleasedforwhichtherequiredmaterialquantityis
availableforthecalculatedrequirementsdate.
4.Thesearchprocedureisthestartingpointforbatchdetermination.
Answer:batchdetermination
5.Whatistheuseofthebatchentryindicator?
Answer:Thebatchentryindicatordetermineswhenbatcheshavetobe
determinedforthematerialcomponentsoforders.
6.Whatistheuseofconditiontables?
Answer:Conditiontablesdefinethecombinationoffieldsrepresenting
thekeyofthebatchsearchstrategy.
7.Whatistheuseofmaterialquantitycalculation?
Answer:Inmaterialquantitycalculation,youdefineformulasto
calculatethematerialquantitiestobeusedorobtainedinaproduction
process.
8.Whatistheprerequisiteforallthemethodsofdetailedscheduling?
Answer:Theprerequisiteforallthemethodsofdetailedschedulingis
longtermormediumtermcapacityrequirementsplanning.
9.Isitpossibletopreparedataaccordingtodifferentviews?
Answer:Dependingupontherequestandthesystem,datacanbe
preparedforvariousviews.Forexample,thecapacitysituationofa
resourceorthecapacitysituationofalltheresourcesrequiredforan
orderanddisplayedinvariouscharts.
10.Whatistheuseofcapacityrequirement?
Answer:Capacityrequirementspecifiesthetimerequiredbyan
operationofanorderregardingaresourcetobeused.
11.Foreachorder,amaximumof20listsmaybecalledup.
Answer:20
12.Howcanyoulogstatuschanges?
Answer:Youcanlogstatuschangesbyactivatingchangedocument
creationforthecorrespondingordertype.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Thedeliveryofmaterialproducedtothewarehouseisrecordedinthe
formof.
2.Youcanusetotriggergoodsissue
postingsfromaprocesscontrolsystemorthePIsheet.
2. Whathappenswhenthebackflushindicatorisset?
Answers
1.Thedeliveryofmaterialproducedtothewarehouseisrecordedinthe
formofgoodsreceipts.
Answer:goodsreceipts
2.Youcanuseprocessmessagestotriggergoodsissuepostingsfroma
processcontrolsystemorthePIsheet.
Answer:processmessages
3.Whathappenswhenthebackflushindicatorisset?
Answer:Whenyouconfirmanorderorphasethathasbeenassigned
componentsforwhichtheBackflushindicatorhasbeenset,thesystem
automaticallypostsagoodsissueforthesecomponents.
Test Your Knowledge

1.canbeusedtotriggerbackflushingand
automaticgoodsreceipts.
2.Whatistheuseofthecollectiveconfirmationfunction?
3.Inwhichofthefollowingrecordscanyoudetermineifamaterialshould
bebackflushed.
AMaterialmaster
BResource
CMasterrecipe
DProcessrecipe
4.Youcanonlyconfirmphasesintheprocessorder.
True
False
Answers
1.Confirmationscanbeusedtotriggerbackflushingandautomaticgoods
receipts.
Answer:Confirmations
2.Whatistheuseofthecollectiveconfirmationfunction?
Answer:Youcanusethecollectiveconfirmationfunctiontoconfirmdata
ofseveralphasesandsecondaryresourcesbelongingtodifferentorders.
3.Inwhichofthefollowingrecordscanyoudetermineifamaterialshould
bebackflushed.
Answer:A,B,C
Todetermineifamaterialshouldbebackflushed,youneedtomake
settingsinthematerialmasterrecord,Resource,Masterrecipe,and
Processorder.
4.Youcanonlyconfirmphasesintheprocessorder.
Answer:True
Youcannotbackflushamaterialifthematerialcomponentisassignedto
anoperationintheprocessorder,becauseyoucanonlyconfirmphases
intheprocessorder.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Atthetimeofthegoods,youdecidethatthematerial
quantitymustbechecked.
2.Whatdoesthedeliverycompletedindicatorspecify?
3.Whatistheuseofsettlementtype?
4.isperiodorientedbasedonthecostsofthe
productcostcollector.
Answers
1.Atthetimeofthegoodsreceipt,youdecidethatthematerialquantity
mustbechecked.
Answer:receipt
2.Whatdoesthedeliverycompletedindicatorspecify?
Answer:Thedeliverycompletedindicatorspecifiesifanorderis
regardedasclosedfromtheperspectiveofthegoodsreceipt.Thismeans
thatnofurthergoodsreceiptsareexpectedfortheorder.Theopen
quantityiszero.
3.Whatistheuseofsettlementtype?
Answer:Thesettlementtypeisusedtodetermineifallthecostsincurred
bytheorderaresettledorifperiodicsettlementistobeperformedfor
theorder.
4.Settlementisperiodorientedbasedonthecostsoftheproductcost
collector.
Answer:Settlement
Test Your Knowledge

1.Whatistheuseoftheretrievalfunction?
2.Whathappensafterasecondresidencetimehaspassed?
Answers
1.Whatistheuseoftheretrievalfunction?
Answer:Youcanusetheretrievalfunctiontodisplayarchivedand
deletedordersinSAPR/3.
2.Whathappensafterasecondresidencetimehaspassed?
Answer:Afterasecondresidencetimehaspassed,theordersaretaken
fromthecorrespondingfilesinSAPR/3andaretransferredtothe
respectiveoperatingsystem.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Whatistheorderinformationsystem?
2.WherecanyoutransferProcessMessageEvaluationResults?
Answers
1.Whatistheorderinformationsystem?
Answer:TheorderinformationsystemisatoolthatoffersReportingand
MassProcessingshopfloorcontrolfunctionsforprocessorders.
2.WherecanyoutransferProcessMessageEvaluationResults?
Answer:YoucantransferevaluationresultstoMSEXCEL,download
themtoyourPCinASCIIformat,orsendthemtotheSAPofficemail
system.
Test Your Knowledge

1.Aftertheprocedurehasbeenreleased,theeditedrecipeismarkedasan
.
2.Identifytheapplicationsforwhichdigitalsignatureshavebeen
implemented?
3.Howdoyoucreateasignaturestrategy?
4.Whichofthefollowingaresystemstatuses?
AAPG
BAPRS
CAPGS
DAWLO
5.IdentifythefunctionsperformedbyMaterialIdentification.
6.WhydoyouuseSequencecheck?
7.WhatformsthebasisforMaterialReconciliation?
8.Ifthecontrolrecipecontainsaninspectionresultsrequest,theRecord
inspectionresultsscrollbarisdisplayedinthePIsheet.
True
False
9.HowdoyoucreateanInspectionlot?
10.Identifythetypicalprocessofbatchrecordcreation.
Answers
1.Aftertheprocedurehasbeenreleased,theeditedrecipeismarkedas
anApprovedrecipe.
Answer:Approvedrecipe
2.Identifytheapplicationsforwhichdigitalsignatureshavebeen
implemented?
Answer:Digitalsignatureshavebeenimplementedforthefollowing:
.QualityManagement(QM)area
.EngineeringChangeManagementarea
.ProductionPlanningforProcessIndustries(PPPI)area
3.Howdoyoucreateasignaturestrategy?
Answer:Tocreateanewsignaturestrategy,youneedto:
.Enterakeyandadescriptionforthesignaturestrategy.
.Assigntheindividualsignaturestobeused.
.Specifythesequenceofindividualsignatures.
.Definethereleasestatuses,whichspecifywhichsignatureor
signaturescancompletethesignatureprocess.
4.Whichofthefollowingaresystemstatuses?
Answer:A,B,C
APG,APRS,APGS,andAPNGaresystemstatuses.
5.IdentifythefunctionsperformedbyMaterialIdentification.
Answer:MaterialIdentificationcomprisesthefollowingfunctions:
.Completenesscheck
.Sequencecheck
.Automaticgoodsissueposting(GIposting)aftersuccessful
completionofsequencecheck
.Automatictransferofdatafrommaterialidentificationtothebatch
record
.Checkthatpickingiscomplete
6.WhydoyouuseSequencecheck?
Answer:Youusesequencechecktoensurethatthesequenceof
componentstobeusediscorrect.
7.WhatformsthebasisforMaterialReconciliation?
Answer:Goodsmovementsfortheprocessorderformthebasisfor
materialreconciliation.
8.Ifthecontrolrecipecontainsaninspectionresultsrequest,theRecord
inspectionresultsscrollbarisdisplayedinthePIsheet.
Answer:False
Ifthecontrolrecipecontainsaninspectionresultsrequest,theRecord
inspectionresultspushbuttonisdisplayedinthePIsheet.
9.HowdoyoucreateanInspectionlot?
Answer:Ininprocessqualityinspection,theinspectionlotiscreatedon
themasterrecipeonwhichtheprocessorderisbased.Inthemaster
recipe,youcancreatetheinspectionlotmanually.Thesystemcreatesit
automaticallywhenyoureleasetheprocessorder.
10.Identifythetypicalprocessofbatchrecordcreation.
Answer:Thetypicalprocessofbatchrecordcreationis:
1.Generatebatchrecord(createheaderrecord)
2.Createanattachmentwithfilesfromexternalsystems
3.Performdeviationanalysis
4.Entercommentsonversion
5.Archivethebatchrecord
6.ApprovethebatchrecordDigitalSignature
7.Deletethebatchrecord(Aftertheavailabilityperiodlapses)
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the main elements of capacity planning.
Answers
1. Name the main elements of capacity planning.
Answer: Capacity planning comprises capacity evaluation and capacity
leveling. These compare the available capacity against the scheduled

requirements. The capacity requirements are created on the basis of
operation confirmations.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the additional functions of the extended capacity evaluation.
Answers
1. Name the additional functions of the extended capacity evaluation.
Answer: The extended evaluation can save selection variants.
In addition to the capacity evaluation, you can display individual capacity
requirements and SOP requirements.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Which procurement proposals can be created for a material procured externally
by a requirements planning run?
A Production order
B Planned order
C Sales order
D Purchase requisition
E Purchase order
F Outline agreement
2. Name the possible planning levels of consumption-based planning.
3. The consumption-based planning procedures are generally only based on the
previous consumptions of the material.
True
False
4. In forecast-based planning, you can consider external requirements.
True
False
5. What is the function of a MRP profile?
6. What is the function of the material status?
7. Outline the principle of reorder point planning.
8. The safety stock should clear errors made by the MRP controllers.
True
False
9. During net requirements calculation of a material planned with reorder point
planning, the warehouse stock available for MRP results from the plant stock and
the on-order stock. Which of the documents below belong to on-order stock?
A Purchase requisitions
B Purchase orders
C Salesorders
D Firm planned orders
E Fixed purchase requisitions
F Planned orders
10. How do you schedule a material planned with reorder point planning?
Answers
1. Which procurement proposals can be created for a material procured externally
by a requirements planning run?
Answer: B, D
For a material with procurement type F for external procurement, a planned
order or purchase requisition can be created during a planning run as a

procurement proposal.
It is therefore also possible to create direct scheduling agreement schedule
lines. Unlike the planned order and purchase requisition, scheduling agreement
schedule lines are fixed, mandatory elements; in the broader sense, they belong
to the procurement proposals.
The purchase order is actually a purchasing document, but cannot be created
directly by a planning run. You must convert the created purchase requisition
into a purchase order in a second step.
2. Name the possible planning levels of consumption-based planning.
Answer:
. Theplant
. A separately planned storage location
. MRP areas
3. The consumption-based planning procedures are generally only based on the
previous consumptions of the material.
Answer: True
As opposed to MRP, consumption-based planning procedures are only based
on material consumption. External requirements such as sales orders, planned
independent requirements, and reservations, are generally not relevant to
planning.
4. In forecast-based planning, you can consider external requirements.
Answer: False
In consumption-based planning, it is only possible to consider external
requirements in reorder point planning and time-phased planning.
As a rule, only the shortfall of the reorder point causes a planning file entry
during reorder point planning; this then triggers net requirements calculation.
Under certain circumstances, you must consider particular external requirements
during reorder point planning in net requirements calculation. In Customizing,
you can indicate the MRP type in reorder point planning that external
requirements are to be taken into consideration.
5. What is the function of a MRP profile?
Answer: A profile is a collection of information for the configuration
of material master records. The information determined in the profile is
standard information that is needed again and again in a similar combination
when maintaining different materials. A profile simplifies maintenance and
administration of MRP data.
6. What is the function of the material status?
Answer: The material status restricts the usability of a material and determines
which functions in Materials Management or Production Planning and Control
result in a warning or an error message. In other words, with the assignment of a
material status, you determine for which business usages the material is intended.
7. Outline the principle of reorder point planning.
Answer: In reorder point planning MRP procedure, procurement is always
triggered when the sum of plant stock and fixed receipts falls short of the reorder
point.
The reorder point should include the expected average material requirements
during the replenishment lead time.
8. The safety stock should clear errors made by the MRP controllers.
Answer: False
The safety stock should cover both excess material consumption during the
replenishment lead time and the additional consumption caused by delayed
deliveries. The safety stock is therefore part of the reorder point.
9. During net requirements calculation of a material planned with reorder point
planning, the warehouse stock available for MRP results from the plant stock and
the on-order stock. Which of the documents below belong to on-order stock?
Answer: B, D, E
During reorder point planning, the available stock at plant level (including the
safety stock) with the scheduled fixed and firm receipts is compared with the
reorder point. The fixed and firm receipt elements are also called on-order stock.
Procurement is always triggered when the sum of plant stock and fixed receipts
falls short of the reorder point.
10. How do you schedule a material planned with reorder point planning?
Answer: Forwards scheduling. During scheduling, the system defines the date
on which the material will be available starting from the date of the planning run.
The availability date is calculated as follows: Starting from the date if the
planning run, add the purchasing department processing time (in workdays),
planned delivery time (in calendar days) and the GR processing time (in
workdays).
Test Your Knowledge

1. What options are there in the SAP system for executing a planning run?
2. Name the individual subprocesses of a planning run.
3. The low-level code is the lowest level in which a material appears in all BOMs.
True
False
4. Name the possible planning process types in a total planning run.
5. The plant parameters have higher priority than the MRP groups.
True
False
6. In which screen areas can you break down a MRP list?
A Header
B Footer
C Items with information about the MRP elements
D Materialtree
E Favorites
F Helparea
7. What are the options for converting a planned order into a purchase requisition?
8. Changes made after the planning date are not considered in the MRP list.
True
False
9. What settings can you define in Customizing for Consumption-Based Planning
for the exception messages?
10. Which of the following procedures belong to the static lot-sizing procedure?
A Replenish to maximum stock level

B Monthly lot size
C Daily lot size
D Lot-for-lot order quantity
E Fixed lot size
F Least unit cost procedure
Answers
1. What options are there in the SAP system for executing a planning run?
Answer:
. Single-item planning (single-level or multi-level)
. Total planning online
. Total planning in background processing
2. Name the individual subprocesses of a planning run.
Answer:
1. Check the planning file
2. Net requirements calculation
3. Lot-size calculation
4. Scheduling
5. Type of procurement proposals
With the corresponding settings, the system determines a source of supply during
a planning run for externally procured materials, and assigns them directly to the
procurement proposal.
3. The low-level code is the lowest level in which a material appears in all BOMs.
Answer: True
The low-level code is the lowest level in which a material appears within all
BOMs. The code determines the sequence in which the materials are planned:
First, the system plans all materials with level 0, then all with level 1, and so on.
The lower the low-level code is, the higher the number assigned to the level.
4. Name the possible planning process types in a total planning run.
Answer: The following planning process types are available in total planning:
. NEUPL for regenerative planning
. NETCH for net change planning in the total horizon
. NETPL for net change planning only within the planning horizon.
The plant parameters have higher priority than the MRP groups.
Answer: False
If a setting is possible on several levels, the setting in the MRP group that is
assigned to the material has priority over the setting in the plant parameters.
In total planning, the system checks for each material whether the material
was allocated a MRP group. If no MRP group is allocated for the material, the
material is planned using plant parameters. If a MRP group is allocated to the
material, the material is planned using MRP group parameters.
6. In which screen areas can you break down a MRP list?
Answer: A, C, D
Each MRP list is divided into a header section and an item section. In the MRP
list header, material data is recorded, for example, the material number, the plant,
and MRP parameters. The item section contains information on the individual
MRP elements (purchase requisitions, planned orders, purchase orders, and so
on). In the left-hand tree in the MRP list, there is a material tree that you can
choose to either show or hide.
7. What are the options for converting a planned order into a purchase requisition?
Answer:
. Individual conversion
. Collective conversion
There is a difference between collective conversion online and collective
conversion in background processing.
8. Changes made after the planning date are not considered in the MRP list.
Answer: True
The system creates MRP lists during the planning run depending on the creation
indicator MRP lists. These lists contain the planning results for the material. The
MRP list always displays the stock/requirements situation at the time of the last
planning run, and provides a work basis for the MRP controller. Any changes
made after the planning date are not considered. The list is static.
In the current stock/requirements list, the most up-to-date development of stocks

and requirements displays. The main difference between the MRP list and the
stock/requirements list is that each time the stock/requirements list is called, the
system re-reads the various MRP elements and displays the most up-to-date
situation. As a result, you always see the most recent availability situation for
the material in the stock/requirements list. Changes made after the planning date
are displayed directly. The list is dynamic.
9. What settings can you define in Customizing for Consumption-Based Planning
for the exception messages?
Answer: Define the following settings in Customizing for Consumption-Based
Planning for the exception messages:
. Whether an exception message should be created
. The priority of the exception messages, if several exception messages were
created during the planning run for an MRP element
. Which exception messages are to be grouped together into an exception
group
. Which exception messages lead to the creation of a MRP list if you set the
creation indicator Create MRP list depending on exception messages
. The exception message text can be changed
10. Which of the following procedures belong to the static lot-sizing procedure?
Answer: A, D, E
The following belong to the static lot-sizing procedure:
. Lot-for-lot order quantity
. Fixed lot size
. Replenish to maximum stock level.
11. Aside from the lot-sizing procedure, name other ways of influencing a lot size
in the material master record.
Answer: Other lot size data in the material master record that influences the
procurement quantity includes:
. Rounding value
. Rounding profile
. Minimum lot size
. Maximum lot size
12. Describe the function of a rounding value.
Answer: If you specify a rounding value in the material master record, this
means that the procurement quantity includes the multiple of a purchase order
unit during lot-size calculation. This may be useful if rounding up to the next
pallet size, as pallets are only delivered if they are complete.
Test Your Knowledge

1. You can execute the forecast for a material without the material master record.
True
False
2. A constant model exists if the consumption flow rises or falls in a trend over
a long period of time.
True
False
3. Whic of the following forecast models exist?
A Seasonal model
B Summer model
C Trend model
D Seasonal trend model
E Constantmodel
F Year model
4. What are the options for executing a forecast in the SAP system?
A Total forecast online

B Individual forecast
C Individual forecast for a material without a material master record
D Total forecast in background processing
E Individual forecast in the material master record
F Interim forecast
5. What is model initialization?
6. Which of the following values in the SAP system can help monitor the selected
forecast model and count towards the error measures of a forecast?
A Traffic light signal

B Error total
C Mean absolute deviation
D Average forecast times for each material
E Forecast runtimes
F Tracking signal
7. For a material planned with forecast-based planning, scheduling always take
place forwards.
True
False
8. The values that are forecast for a material planned with forecast-based planning,
form the forecast for the requirements planning run.
True
False
9. Describe the splitting indicator.
10. Do the planning file entries play a role for a material planned with time-phased
planning?
11. What is the difference between manual and automatic reorder point planning?
12. How do you calculate the reorder point?
13. Based on the historical values, the forecast program determines forecast values
for the future requirements for a material planned with reorder point planning.
The forecasted values are considered in requirements planning as the forecast
requirements.
True
False
Answers
1. You can execute the forecast for a material without the material master record.
Answer: False
You can only execute a forecast for a material with a master record. The forecast
parameters for the corresponding material must be maintained in the material
master record, and historical consumption values must exist for the material.
2. A constant model exists if the consumption flow rises or falls in a trend over
Answer: False
A constant consumption flow exists if consumption values vary from a stable
mean value.
A trend model exists if the consumption flow rises or falls in a trend over
3. Whic of the following forecast models exist?
Answer: A, C, D, E
You can differentiate between the following models:
. Seasonalmodel
. Trend model
. Seasonal trend model
. Constant model
4. What are the options for executing a forecast in the SAP system?
Answer: A, B, D, E
An individual forecast is only executed for a material within a particular plant.
To execute the individual forecast, choose from the SAP Easy Access screen:
Logistics Materials Management Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Materials Forecast Forecast Individual Forecast Execute. You also
have the option of triggering the individual forecast from the forecast screen
in the material master record.
A total forecast is the forecast for all materials in an entire plant or all plants. To
start the total forecast, choose from the SAP Easy Access screen: Logistics
Materials ManagementMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP)Materials
Forecast Forecast Total Forecast. You can choose between the total
forecast online or in background processing.
5. What is model initialization?
Answer: Model initialization is the determination of the model parameters
(basic value, trend value, and seasonal indices) necessary for forecast models.
Initialization takes place automatically with the first forecast. Also, initialization
must be executed if there is a structural interruption, in other words, when the
previous forecast model loses its validity.
If the forecast model is initialized automatically, the system requires a certain
minimum number of historical consumption values for each model.
6. Which of the following values in the SAP system can help monitor the selected
forecast model and count towards the error measures of a forecast?
Answer: B, C, F
The error total is the sum of all forecast errors of a historical data sequence.
In turn, the forecast error is the difference between forecast value and actual
consumption value in the same period.
If the series of consumption values has changed, the error total will no longer be
equal to zero. You must standardize the calculated forecast error in order to set a
limit. The system then determines the error total, but also the mean absolute
deviation. The system then adds the errors (irrespective of the plus or minus
sign) and divides them by the number of consumption values.

Using the quotients from the error total and mean absolute deviation, the system
now defines a statistic, the tracking signal, to compare with the tracking limit
specified in the material master record. If the tracking limit is exceeded by the
tracking signal, the MRP controller receives an exception message in the form of
a note advising that the forecast model should be checked.
7. For a material planned with forecast-based planning, scheduling always take
place forwards.
Answer: False
For materials planned according to forecast-based planning, you know what the
requirements dates in the future are. The materials must be available by these
times. In scheduling, the release date is determined for Purchasing, that is, the
date when the material must be ordered so that it is available by the requirements
date. The system determines the release date of the purchase requisition (the
order start date of the planned order) backwards from the requirements date.
This procedure is called backward scheduling.
Only if backward scheduling determines a start date in the past, does the system
then automatically switch to forward scheduling.
8. The values that are forecast for a material planned with forecast-based planning,
form the forecast for the requirements planning run.
Answer: True
Forecasting tools are used to determine forecast values for future requirements
based on past values. Unlike automatic reorder point planning, these values
form the requirement quantities for the planning run. These forecast values are
effective as forecast values in requirements planning.
9. Describe the splitting indicator.
Answer: You can individually define the period pattern for the forecast (day,
week, month or posting period) and the number of forecast periods for each
material. However, it is possible that the forecast's period pattern is too vague for
material requirements planning. In this case, you can use the splitting indicator
to define for each material that the forecast requirement values for requirements
planning are divided into a more precise period split. If you are using a splitting
indicator, all period splits are reduced proportionally during the reduction of the
forecast requirements. You can also define how many forecast periods are to
be considered in material requirements planning. Define the splitting indicator
in Customizing for MRP for each plant and period unit, and assign it to the
material in the material master.
10. Do the planning file entries play a role for a material planned with time-phased
planning?
Answer: For time-phased planning materials, the planning file entries NETCH
and NETPL in the planning file are not important, so are not set for MRP
changes. Materials that are planned according to a time-phase are provided with
an MRP date in the planning file. This date is reset upon the creation of a new
material master, and then also after every planning run. This date corresponds to
the next day that the material will be planned;the date is calculated on the basis
of the planning cycle specified in the material master. The material will only be
planned on the days that have been specified by the planning cycle.
Time-phased materials planning can be combined with a reorder point. Then the
material is not only planned on the MRP date in the planning file, but also when
the reorder point has a short fall. When the reorder point has a short fall, the
system automatically sets the planning file entry NETCH in the planning file, so
that the material is taken into consideration during the next planning run.
11. What is the difference between manual and automatic reorder point planning?
Answer: During automatic reorder point planning, you determine the reorder
point and the safety stock in the material master. For automatic reorder point
planning, the reorder point and safety stock are automatically calculated by the
system during the forecast run.
How do you calculate the reorder point?
Answer: The reorder point (RP) is comprises the safety stock (SS) and the
average requirement in the replenishment lead time (RLT)
RP = SS + average daily requirement * RLT
13. Based on the historical values, the forecast program determines forecast values
for the future requirements for a material planned with reorder point planning.
The forecasted values are considered in requirements planning as the forecast
requirements.
Answer: False
For a material planned with forecast-based planning, the forecast values are
effective as forecast requirements directly in the requirements planning.
However, for automatic reorder point planning, the system automatically
calculates the reorder point and safety stock during the forecast run.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Name the possible sources of supply for an externally procured material in
the SAP system.
2. Which options for automatic source determination in MRP does the SAP system
offer?
3. What are the advantages of a purchase requisition with an assigned source of
supply in comparison to a purchase requisition without an assigned source of
supply?
4. Name the advantages of automatically creating scheduling agreement schedule
lines with MRP during the planning run.
5. What does the MRP indicator control in the material master record on the MRP 4
view in the Storage location MRP area?
6. You determine the type of procurement for a separately planned storage location
with the special procurement key in the material master record on the MRP 4
view in the Storage location MRP area.
True
False
7. What are the possible types of MRP area in the SAP system?
A MRP areas for company codes

B PlantMRPareas
C MRP areas for subcontractors
D MRP areas for purchasing organizations
E Storage location MRP areas
F Client MRP areas
8. Which preparatory measures must be made in the system for planning with
MRP areas?
Answers
1. Name the possible sources of supply for an externally procured material in
the SAP system.
Answer: A source of supply is a source that represents a procurement possibility
for a material. In external procurement, the sources of supply include the
purchasing information record (info record), contract and scheduling agreement.
2. Which options for automatic source determination in MRP does the SAP system
offer?
Answer: The source list and quota arrangement can be used for automatic
source determination in MRP with theSAP system.
With a source list, you can determine which sources of supply are valid or not
valid for a material in a plant within a particular timeframe. The MRP indicator
in the source list enables you to determine whether a source of supply defined
in the source list record should be considered in MRP, and therefore assigned
directly to the procurement element during the planning run.
If a material is to be procured from several different sources of supply, you can
use a quota arrangement. This enables you to have one quota for various sources
of supply. This quota is valid for a particular period of time and specifies how
deliveries are to be divided up for the various sources of supply.
3. What are the advantages of a purchase requisition with an assigned source of
supply in comparison to a purchase requisition without an assigned source of
supply?
Answer: Purchase requisitions without sources of supply must be converted
manually into purchase orders in Purchasing using an optimization function.
The SAP system can automatically convert purchase requisitions into purchase
orders if the requisitions already have a source of supply assigned to them.
4. Name the advantages of automatically creating scheduling agreement schedule

lines with MRP during the planning run.
Answer:
. Using scheduling agreements enables you to have shorter processing times
and fewer paper transactions in your company, as scheduling agreement
schedules line can replace a multitude of purchase orders or contract
release orders.
. You only need to maintain low warehouse stocks as, by entering the exact
delivery time-spot, you can have just-in-time deliveries (JIT).
5. What does the MRP indicator control in the material master record on the MRP 4
view in the Storage location MRP area?
Answer: With the MRP indicator in the MRP 4 view, you control whether the
storage location stock:
1. is also planned at plant level
2. does not go into MRP
3. is planned separately
6. You determine the type of procurement for a separately planned storage location
with the special procurement key in the material master record on the MRP 4
view in the Storage location MRP area.
Answer: True
You can plan storage locations separately, in other words, plan storage location
requirements independent of plant stock. If a storage location is to be planned
separately, for the corresponding storage location in the material master record
in the MRP 4view, define the MRP indicator 2 (Storage location stock planned
separately). You also have to define a reorder point and a replenishment quantity.
For separately planned storage locations, procurement can take place in many
ways (external procurement, stock transfer from own plant, stock transfer from
another plant). You determine the type of procurement for a separately planned
storage location with the special procurement key in the material master record
on the MRP 4 view in the Storage location MRP area.
7. What are the possible types of MRP area in the SAP system?
Answer: B, C, E
In the SAP system, there are three different types of MRP areas:
. PlantMRPareas
. MRP areas for storage locations
. MRP areas for subcontractors.
8. Which preparatory measures must be made in the system for planning with
MRP areas?
Answer: The following preparations are necessary for planning with MRP
areas in the SAP system:
1. Convert the planning file
2. Activation of requirements planning for MRP areas
3. Define the MRP areas
4. Creation of MRP area segments in the material master records
5. Checking of storage locations in the corresponding master data.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The classification system, all classes, characteristics, and characteristic
values are predefined by SAP and delivered with the system and cannot
be changed by users.
True
False
2. Only material master records can be classified using the classification system.
True
False
3. A batch is a unique homogeneous subset of a material, which is not
reproducible.
True
False
4. Variant configuration uses classification to select specific items on the bill
of material and the corresponding operation on the routing for products that
have many different options.
True
False
5. A new material type can be created by simply clicking New Entries and
entering the data.
True
False
6. Which of the following can be used to influence the screen sequence and
attributes (required, visible, hidden) of the material master record.
A UserID
B Material type
C Plant
D Industry
E Transaction
Answers
1. The classification system, all classes, characteristics, and characteristic
values are predefined by SAP and delivered with the system and cannot
be changed by users.
Answer: False
The classification system is a user-defined way for companies to create their
own classes, characteristics, and characteristic values.
2. Only material master records can be classified using the classification system.
Answer: False
In addition to material master records, the classification system can be used
to classify routings, work centers, PRTs, and documents.
3. A batch is a unique homogeneous subset of a material, which is not
reproducible.
Answer: True
Because each batch has unique characteristic values, it is a unique subset of a
material that cannot be reproduced.
4. Variant configuration uses classification to select specific items on the bill
of material and the corresponding operation on the routing for products that
have many different options.
Answer: True
Variant configuration uses class type 300 and object dependencies in the
BOM and routing to select specific items on the bill of material and the
corresponding operation on the routing for products that have many different
options.
5. A new material type can be created by simply clicking New Entries and
entering the data.
Answer: False
A new material type can be created only by copying an existing material
type and making changes. There are so many underlying dependencies on
a material type that they must be copied to be sure all of the dependencies
are also copied.
6. Which of the following can be used to influence the screen sequence and
attributes (required, visible, hidden) of the material master record.
Answer: B, C, D, E
Material type, plant, industry, and transaction as well as procurement
indicator can all be influencing factors in controlling the screen sequence
and field attributes of a material master record.
Test Your Knowledge

1. A bill of material is a complete, formally structured list of components that
make up a product or assembly.
True
False
2. All of the components are stored in a multilevel bill of material for the
finished goods.
True
False
3. A material BOM is the only BOM category that can be created in the SAP
ECC system.
True
False
4. A material BOM can have many different usages for specific departments
within a company.
True
False
5. Each material BOM is material and plant unique and each material plant
combination BOM has a separate internal number assigned to it.
True
False
6. At minimum a basic data view of a material master record must exist before
you can create a BOM for that material.
True
False
7. The base unit of measure defaults into the BOM item but can be overridden
with the issue unit of measure from the work scheduling view if it is
populated.
True
False
8. Each time a BOM is saved the system calculates the low level code which
is used for planning.
True
False
9. The area of validity is:
A The materials that can use a BOM

B The plants that can use a BOM
C The materials that are used by a BOM as components
D The industry that can use a BOM
10. The validity period is:
A The materials that can use a BOM

B The plants that can use a BOM
C The time during which a BOM can be used to create an order
D The time during which a BOM is created
11. Select each of the following that is not an item category.
A Stock item
B Non-stock item
C Class item
D Non-class item
E Text item
12. Once an item category is assigned to a BOM item it cannot be changed.
True
False
13. A variable sized item category requires you to enter the dimensions of the
item.
True
False
14. A non-stock item category does not require a material number.
True
False
15. A recursive component on a BOM appears twice as a component with two
different item numbers.
True
False
16. Select each of the following that is a reason to use engineering change
management.
A Monitoring and documentation of changes

B Planning and execution at a specific point in time
C You can save several change statuses for the same object.
D Integration in the logical process chain
E All of the above
F None of the above
17. When making a change to a BOM using a change number the validity dates
on the BOM are changed to match the key date in the change number.
True
False
18. Select each of the following that are ways to delete a BOM.
A Delete the entire BOM

B Delete a BOMitem
C Set the deletion indicator
D Delete with a change number
E Archive the BOM
19. Which report would you use to determine which BOMs will be affected by a
component change?
A BOMcomparison
B Level by level BOM explosion
C Multilevel BOM explosion
D Material where-used list
20. Which report would you use to see an overview of all the necessary parts
and materials?
A BOMcomparison
21. Which report would you use to see the differences between two BOMs with
different change statuses?
A BOMcomparison
22. Which of the following are required to be configured before you can create a
BOM?
A BOM usage
B BOMstatus
C Item Categories
D User-specific settings
E None of the above
23. You can control which material types can be used as the header material
when creating a BOM.
True
False
24. A material with any material type can be used as a BOM component and
this cannot be changed in the system.
True
False
25. Which of the following can be set in the user-specific settings?
A Itemincrement
B Default item category for materials
C Default BOM usage
D Default BOM category
Answers
1. A bill of material is a complete, formally structured list of components that
Answer: True
A bill of material is a complete, formally structured list of components that
2. All of the components are stored in a multilevel bill of material for the
finished goods.
Answer: False
All bills of material are stored as single-level BOMs in the system. So the
BOM for the finished goods consists of its direct components, each of which
may have its own single-level BOM in the system. This linkage creates a
multilevel BOM and can be viewed by using BOM reporting.
3. A material BOM is the only BOM category that can be created in the SAP
ECC system.
Answer: False
The BOM categories that can be created in the SAP ECC system are material,
order, document, equipment, and functional location BOMs.
4. A material BOM can have many different usages for specific departments
within a company.
Answer: True
A material BOM can have production, engineering, costing, sales, plant
maintenance usages
5. Each material BOM is material and plant unique and each material plant
combination BOM has a separate internal number assigned to it.
Answer: False
Each material BOM is unique for the material, plant, usage combination and
each of those combinations had a unique internal group number.
6. At minimum a basic data view of a material master record must exist before
you can create a BOM for that material.
Answer: True
At minimum a basic data view of the material master must exist before
you can create a BOM for that material. If only the basic data view exists,
only a group BOM can be created and cannot be allocated to a plant until a
plant specific view exists.
7. The base unit of measure defaults into the BOM item but can be overridden
with the issue unit of measure from the work scheduling view if it is
populated.
Answer: True
The system proposes the base unit of measure from the material master
record as the default unit. However, if the alternative unit of measure unit of
issue is maintained in the Work Scheduling view, this can be used.
8. Each time a BOM is saved the system calculates the low level code which
is used for planning.
Answer: True
When you create a BOM a low level code is automatically assigned to each
material used in MRP and costing.
9. The area of validity is:
Answer: B
The area of validity defines which plants can use a bill of material.
10. The validity period is:
Answer: C
The validity period is the time during which the BOM is valid to create an
order and is defined in the BOM header.

11. Select each of the following that is not an item category.
Answer: D
The BOM item categories are L stock item, N non-stock item, R variable
sized item, T text item, D document item, K class item, I a PM structure
element, and M phantom or intra-material. Non-class item is not an item
category in the SAP ECC system.
12. Once an item category is assigned to a BOM item it cannot be changed.
Answer: True
You cannot change the item category after you have entered the item. You
can only correct an entry for the item category by deleting the item and then
creating a new one.
13. A variable sized item category requires you to enter the dimensions of the
item.
Answer: True
When you enter an item with variable sized item category the system
gives you a chance to enter 3 dimensions for the product and a formula
for calculation.
14. A non-stock item category does not require a material number.
Answer: True
You can create non-stock items both with or without a materials master
record. If you create a non-stock item without entering a material number,
you must enter a descriptive text and purchasing data.
15. A recursive component on a BOM appears twice as a component with two
different item numbers.
Answer: False
A BOM is recursive if the product contains a component that has the same
object number as the product, i.e., when a component and the header
materials have the same material number.
16. Select each of the following that is a reason to use engineering change
management.
Answer: E
All of the above are reasons to use engineering change management.
17. When making a change to a BOM using a change number the validity dates
on the BOM are changed to match the key date in the change number.
Answer: True
The date in the change number becomes the validity date for the BOM item
and header.
18. Select each of the following that are ways to delete a BOM.
Answer: A, B, C, D
You can delete a BOM using the deletion function or the deletion indicator.
You can delete the entire BOM or delete individual items. BOMs can
be deleted without history or with history using engineering change
management. Archiving a BOM is saving a copy of it when you remove
it from the database.
19. Which report would you use to determine which BOMs will be affected by a
component change?
Answer: D
The where-used list provides an answer to the questions, where a material is
used and in what quantity. It can be used to find the products that are affected
by a change to an individual part.
20. Which report would you use to see an overview of all the necessary parts
and materials?
Answer: C
The BOM explosion answers the questions, what a product consists of. To
get an overview of the entire structure of all necessary parts and materials
a multilevel BOM explosion report is available.
21. Which report would you use to see the differences between two BOMs with
different change statuses?
Answer: A
The BOM comparison is useful if two BOMs have different change statuses.
The comparison can be either single-level or multilevel.
22. Which of the following are required to be configured before you can create a
BOM?
Answer: E
Since all of the above can use the default settings delivered with your SAP
ECC system or are optional configuration activities, none of them is required.
23. You can control which material types can be used as the header material
when creating a BOM.
Answer: True
In Materials types for use in BOMs, you can indicate which material types
can be used as the header material in a BOM.
24. A material with any material type can be used as a BOM component and
this cannot be changed in the system.
Answer: False
In material types for BOM items, you can control which material types can
be entered as components on the BOM.
25. Which of the following can be set in the user-specific settings?
Answer: A, B
The item increment and the default item category for materials as well as
several other settings can be set in the user-specific settings. It is not possible
to default the BOM usage and BOM category in the user-specific settings
since these are picked by the transaction or the entry screen prior to BOM
maintenance.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Which of the following is not a way to create routing material assignments in
SAP ERP?
A Create a material specific routing

B Copy a materials master record and the BOM and routing are
automatically copied also
C In the routing header create a material assignment
D Create a production version
2. Which of the following is not a pre-requisite for component allocation?
A Operations in the routing must exist

B Production version must exist
C BOM for the material to be produced must exist
D Backflush indicator must be set
3. Any materials component that is not assigned to an operation in the routing
will default to the first operation.
True
False
4. Each item on the BOM can be assigned to one and only one operation on
the routing.
True
False
5. Component allocation to an operation is the only additional information
which can be maintained with regard to components.
True
False
6. Suboperations can be used for more detailed capacity planning and costing.
True
False
7. When using suboperations costing is automatically done at the operation
level regardless of the control keys.
True
False
8. You can use user-defined fields to assign data fields to an operation or
suboperation for information purposes only.
True
False
9. Which of the following are ways to make changes to routings in SAP ERP?
A Without record of changes

B With change documents
C With history using ECM
D All of the above
10. A where-used list can show you which task lists will be affected by a change
in work center.
True
False
11. It is not possible to make mass changes to routings using an ECM number.
True
False
Answers
1. Which of the following is not a way to create routing material assignments in
SAP ERP?
Answer: B
There are 3 ways to create material assignments in the routing; create a
material specific routing, create a material assignment in the header of the
routing, create a production version. Material master records that are copied
do not copy the BOM and routing also.
2. Which of the following is not a pre-requisite for component allocation?
Answer: B, D
Before you can allocate components to specific operations on the routing
the operations must exist in the routing and the BOM must exist for the
material to be produced.
3. Any materials component that is not assigned to an operation in the routing
will default to the first operation.
Answer: True
Material components in a BOM that are not assigned to an operation in
the routing are automatically assigned (default) to the first operation when
you create a production order.
4. Each item on the BOM can be assigned to one and only one operation on
the routing.
Answer: True
Each item on the BOM can be assigned to only one operation. Items which
have quantities of more than one and need to be assigned to more than one
operation will need to be adjusted in the BOM to allow this type of allocation.
5. Component allocation to an operation is the only additional information
which can be maintained with regard to components.
Answer: False
According to the item category of the assigned components you can make
further decisions about their processing, like backflushing of stock items or
cutting size of variable-size items.
6. Suboperations can be used for more detailed capacity planning and costing.
Answer: True
Suboperations are subordinate to an operation and used for more detailed
planning of the process step that is described in the operation. They are
typically used to carry out more detailed planning for capacity or costing.
7. When using suboperations costing is automatically done at the operation
level regardless of the control keys.
Answer: False
When using suboperations, it is important that you ensure costs and capacity
requirements are not calculated twice by using the appropriate control keys.
8. You can use user-defined fields to assign data fields to an operation or
suboperation for information purposes only.
Answer: False
You can use user-defined fields to assign data fields to an operation or
suboperation. You can enter business information or values for formulas
parameters that are not included in the standard system. The values for
formula parameters could be used for calculating capacity requirements,
scheduling, or costing.
9. Which of the following are ways to make changes to routings in SAP ERP?
Answer: D
Changes to routing can be made without history, with changes documents,
or with history using ECM.
10. A where-used list can show you which task lists will be affected by a change
in work center.
Answer: True
A where-used list can show you which task lists contain a specific work
center and will be affected by a changed in that work center.
11. It is not possible to make mass changes to routings using an ECM number.
Answer: False
You can make changes to routings using mass change and by using an
engineering change number.
Test Your Knowledge

1. A component with a negative quantity exists on a BOM. Select each of the
following that it could be.
A Co-product
B By-product
C Waste product
D Recursive product
2. Co-products, by-products, and waste products are materials on the BOM
which you can choose to produce.
True
False
3. One of the differences between co-products, by-products, and waste products
is their inventory valuation and settlement.
True
False
4. In order to use a material on a BOM as a co-product, you must first enable it
to be used as a co-product in the material master.
True
False
Answers
1. A component with a negative quantity exists on a BOM. Select each of the
following that it could be.
Answer: A, B, C
A component on a BOM with a negative quantity could be a co-product,
by-product, or a waste product.
2. Co-products, by-products, and waste products are materials on the BOM
which you can choose to produce.
Answer: False
Co-products, by-products, and waste products are materials on the BOM that
are created simultaneously with the main product. The main product cannot
be produced in isolation without producing these.
3. One of the differences between co-products, by-products, and waste products
is their inventory valuation and settlement.
Answer: True
Co-products have non-zero inventory valuation and are earmarked for cost
settlement. By-products have a non-zero inventory valuation but are not

earmarked for cost settlement. Waste products have zero inventory valuation
and are not earmarked for cost settlement.
4. In order to use a material on a BOM as a co-product, you must first enable it
to be used as a co-product in the material master.
Answer: True
In order to use a material as a co-product on a BOM you must set the
co-product indicator on the MRP 2 view of its material master record. In
addition, you should also define the apportionment structure under the joint
production button for cost settlement.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Float time that can be modeled in the scheduling of the routing include:
A Float before production

B Float after production
C Setup time
D Queue time
E Teardown time
2. The duration of an operation consists of a maximum of 5 components.
True
False
3. Teardown and wait time are always scheduled simultaneously.
True
False
4. Only the minimum wait time is scheduled.
True
False
5. Move time is defined only in the operation details.
True
False
6. You can only split an operation processing time on a work center with more
than 1 individual capacity.
True
False
7. Operation can be set to overlap so that the next operation starts before the
previous operation has finished.
True
False
8. Reduction measures are applied when the lead time schedule of a routing
does not fit within the basic date schedule.
True
False
9. Which of the following are types of PRT's?
A Material
B Equipment
C Component
D Miscellaneous
E Document
10. PRT is another name for a component that is used in production.
True
False
11. The same PRT can be assigned to more than one operation on the same
routing.
True
False
Answers
1. Float time that can be modeled in the scheduling of the routing include:
Answer: A, B, D
Float time that can be modeled in the scheduling of the routing include the
float before and after production and queue time sometimes referred to as
operation float time.
2. The duration of an operation consists of a maximum of 5 components.
Answer: True
The duration of an operation consists of a maximum of 5 components which
are queue time, setup time, processing time, teardown time, and wait time.
3. Teardown and wait time are always scheduled simultaneously.
Answer: False
Teardown and wait time are scheduled consecutively unless the
teardown/wait simul. indicator is set in the operation details of the routing.
4. Only the minimum wait time is scheduled.
Answer: True
Only the minimum wait time is scheduled, the maximum wait time is used
for information purposes only.
5. Move time is defined only in the operation details.
Answer: False
Move time can be defined in the operation details or by location groups in
the work center.
6. You can only split an operation processing time on a work center with more
than 1 individual capacity.
Answer: True
An operation is split if it is carried out on several machines or by several
persons at the same time.
7. Operation can be set to overlap so that the next operation starts before the
previous operation has finished.
Answer: True
To reduce lead time of a routing or production order you can overlap
operations. This means that an operation starts before the previous operation
has finished.
8. Reduction measures are applied when the lead time schedule of a routing
does not fit within the basic date schedule.
Answer: True
Reduction measures are applied when the lead time schedule of a routing
does not fit within the basic date schedule
9. Which of the following are types of PRT's?
Answer: A, B, D, E
The 4 types of PRT's are material, equipment, document, and miscellaneous.
10. PRT is another name for a component that is used in production.

Answer: False
PRT's like components are needed for production but they are not consumed
like components which makes them much different than components.
11. The same PRT can be assigned to more than one operation on the same
routing.
Answer: True
Unlike components, PRT's are not consumed in the production process and
the same PRT can be assigned to multiple operations on the same routing.
Test Your Knowledge

1.ThecontentsoftheBPRintheSAPSolutionManagerremainthesame
regardlessofthebusinessscenariotowhichitisapplied.
True
False
2.ComparedtoASAP/ValueSAP,whatisthefunctionofroadmapsinthe
SAPSolutionManager?
AProvidesmultipleproceduresforfunctionalandtechnical
aspects
BIncludesmoreproductrelatedinformation
CAlignsservicestoassureGoLiveandsmoothoperationofa
customersolution
DFocusesonprojectmanagementaspects
EProvidesaroadmapforimplementationaspects
3.IdentifythebenefitsoftheSAPSolutionManagerinoperationactivities.
AServicelevelmanagement/reporting
BReductionofoperationalcoststoanacceptablelevel
CAutomatedcustomizingsynchronizationacrossmySAP
components
DApplicationmanagement/monitoring
EBestSAPsupportwithintegratedSupportDesk
4.Identifytheactivitiesperformedduringtherealizationphaseinthe
functionalimplementationoftheSAPSolutionManager.
AConfiguringtheprojectimplementation
BComparinganddistributingcustomizing
CReporting
DSettingupatestsystem
EOrganizingtests
5.ExplainthethreedifferentcomponentsoftheSAPSolutionManager
usedfortechnicalimplementationandoperationsaspects.
6.EachroleintheSAPSolutionManagercomprisesvarious
typicalto
therole.
7.Theauthorizationprofilefortherole,enables
projectteammemberstodisplayrelevantinformation,butnotmake
anychanges.
8.Definethethreetypesofroadmapsthatcanbeimplementedusingthe
SAPSolutionManager.
9.BPRcontentdependson.
10.WhatarethescenariosassociatedwithmySAPCRM3.0and3.1?
AMarketingmanagement
BSales/Fieldsales/eSelling
CIntegratedsalesplanning
DInteractioncenter
ECustomerservice
FFieldserviceanddispatch
Answers
1.ThecontentsoftheBPRintheSAPSolutionManagerremainthesame
regardlessofthebusinessscenariotowhichitisapplied.
Answer:False
ThecontentsoftheBPRintheSAPSolutionManagervaryaccordingto
thebusinessscenariotowhichitisapplied.
2.ComparedtoASAP/ValueSAP,whatisthefunctionofroadmapsinthe
SAPSolutionManager?
Answer:A,B,C
ComparedtoASAP/ValueSAP,roadmapsintheSAPSolutionManager:
.Providemultipleproceduresforfunctionalandtechnicalaspects
.Includemoreproductrelatedinformation
.AlignservicestoassureGoLiveandsmoothoperationofthe
customersolution
3.IdentifythebenefitsoftheSAPSolutionManagerinoperationactivities.
Answer:A,B,D,E
ThereareseveralbenefitsoftheSAPSolutionManagerinoperations,
suchas:
.Servicelevelmanagement/reporting
.Reductionofoperationalcoststoanacceptablelevel
.Applicationmanagement/monitoring
.BestSAPsupportwithintegratedSupportDesk
4.Identifytheactivitiesperformedduringtherealizationphaseinthe
functionalimplementationoftheSAPSolutionManager.
Answer:A,B,D,E
Theactivitiesdoneduringtherealizationphaseinthefunctional
implementationoftheSAPSolutionManagerare:
.Configuringtheprojectimplementation
.Comparinganddistributingcustomizing
.Settingupatestsystem
.Organizingtests
5.ExplainthethreedifferentcomponentsoftheSAPSolutionManager
usedfortechnicalimplementationandoperationsaspects.
Answer:ThethreedifferentcomponentsoftheSAPSolutionManager
usedfortechnicalimplementationandoperationsaspectsareasfollows:
.OperationsPointofaccesstoSAPSupportServices,including
RemoteServices,OnsiteServices,SelfServices,andBestPractice
documents.
.SolutionMonitoringCoverssolutionmonitoringwhichmonitors
thebusinessprocessacrossmultiplecomponents.
.SupportOffersacompleteinfrastructurefororganizingand
operatingasolutionwidesupportorganizationatthecustomer.s
site.
6.EachroleintheSAPSolutionManagercomprisesvariousimplementation
projecttaskstypicaltotherole.
Answer:implementationprojecttasks
7.TheauthorizationprofilefortheroleReadonly,enablesprojectteam
memberstodisplayrelevantinformation,butnotmakeanychanges.
Answer:Readonly
8.Definethethreetypesofroadmapsthatcanbeimplementedusingthe
SAPSolutionManager.
Answer:YoucanimplementthreetypesofroadmapsusingtheSAP
solutionmanager,suchas:
.ImplementationRoadmap:Describeshowtoorganizeandrunan
implementationprojectfromafunctionalperspective.
.SolutionManagementRoadmap:Providesamethodologyforthe
implementationandoperationofthetechnicalinfrastructure.
.GlobalTemplateRoadmap:Providesamethodologyforthe
implementationofglobalcustomersolutions.
9.BPRcontentdependsonscenarios.
Answer:scenarios
10.WhatarethescenariosassociatedwithmySAPCRM3.0and3.1?
Answer:A,B,C,D,E,F
ThereareseveralscenariosassociatedwithmySAPCRM3.0and3.1,
suchasmarketingmanagement,sales/fieldsales/eSelling,integrated
salesplanning,interactioncenter,customerservice,andfieldservice
anddispatch
Test Your Knowledge

1.YoucanusetheSAPSolutionManagertocreatetheimplementation
projectandthe.
2.Priortothedefinitionofaprojectsystemlandscape,products,
systems,andrelatedRFCdestinationsshouldbecreatedin
3.IfaroadmaphasbeenassignedinProjectAdministration
foryourproject,youcandirectlyaccessthe
.
4.Thenavigationstructureconsistsofphases,
,activities,andtasks.
5.Listtheproceduretoaccessaproject.independentimplementation
roadmap.
6.YoucanusetheMessagestabofaRoadmapto:
ACreatenewmessages
BSendmessages
CDisplayorchangemessages
DAttachdocumentstomessages
EGotothestructureelementtowhichyouwanttoassign
Information
7.Whatarethecomponentsofabusinessblueprint?
8.Youcanusethetocreateorchangetheproject
documentstructureinwhichorganizationalunits,masterdata,business
scenarios,processes,andprocesstasksarelisted.
9.Youcanprocessmessagesforwhichyouaretheprocessorusingthe
TransactionBasisMessageWorklist.
True
False
10.The
providesanoverviewofsuccessfulandfailedcustomizingdistributions.
11.Whatisaconfigurationdocumentusedfor?
12.Testcasesarecollectedforthetesterin.
13.Inglobalrolloutscenarios,youdefineaglobaltemplateat
andplacescenarios,Blueprintdocuments,
andconfigurationinthetemplate.
14.Listthetasksintheprojectpreparationphaseofthelocalrolloutproject.
15.Topasstheglobalattributetothesubnodesofa
structureelement,selecttheattributeandchoose
.
16.Duringthegenerationofreportvariants,allselectioncriteriaexcept
canbeselected.
17.Whataretheinputsrequiredforhandovertooperations?
18.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingtasksintheprocessof
migratingValueSAPtoSolutionManager?
1.Starttransaction,MigrateProject/SA_Migration
2.PressImportDatatostartthedataimport
3.UseOpentoselectthefolderinwhichimportfilesarelocated
4.Selecttheprojecttowhichdatashouldbeimported
5.Selectstart.htmlasthefiletoimport
A1>4>3>5>2
B1>2>3>4>5
C1>3>5>2>4
D3>1>2>5>4
E2>1>3>4>5
Answers
1.YoucanusetheSAPSolutionManagertocreatetheimplementation
projectandthetemplateproject.
Answer:templateproject
2.Priortothedefinitionofaprojectsystemlandscape,products,systems,
andrelatedRFCdestinationsshouldbecreatedinSystemLandscape
MaintenanceTransaction.
Answer:SystemLandscapeMaintenanceTransaction
3.IfaroadmaphasbeenassignedinProjectAdministrationforyourproject,
youcandirectlyaccesstheImplementationRoadmapEntryscreen.
Answer:ImplementationRoadmapEntryscreen
4.Thenavigationstructureconsistsofphases,workpackages,activities,
andtasks.
Answer:workpackages
5.Listtheproceduretoaccessaproject.independentimplementation
roadmap.
Answer:Theproceduretoaccessaproject.independentimplementation
roadmapisshownbelow:
1.ChoosethetransactionRoadmap/RMMAINfromthemenuin
theSAPSolutionManager.Ifaroadmaphasbeenassignedin
ProjectAdministrationforyourproject,youcandirectlyaccessthe
ImplementationRoadmapEntryscreen.
2.Iftheselectedprojectdoesnothavearoadmapassigned,theproject
selectorscreenenablesyoutochooseanotherprojectoraccessa
roadmapwithnoprojectassignment(button:NoProject).
3.YougotothestructureviewoftheRoadmap.
4.Choosealinktoastructureelementintheinitialscreentogoto
thestructureviewoftheRoadmap.Backtakesyoubacktothe
initialscreen.
5.Tospecifyifthesystemshowsthestructureviewortheinitialscreen
nexttimeyoucalltheRoadmap,chooseSettingsUserSpecificand
setorresetEnterviaStructure.
6.YoucanusetheMessagestabofaRoadmapto:
Answer:A,B,C,D
IntheMessagestab,youcancreatenewmessages,sendmessages,
displayorchangemessages,andattachdocumentstomessages.
7.Whatarethecomponentsofabusinessblueprint?
Answer:ABusinessBlueprintconsistsofthefollowingstructureitems,
whichareorganizedinahierarchicalstructure:
.Organizationalunits
.Masterdata
.Businessscenarios
.Businessprocesses
.Processsteps
8.YoucanusetheStructuretabtocreateorchangetheprojectdocument
structureinwhichorganizationalunits,masterdata,businessscenarios,
processes,andprocesstasksarelisted.
Answer:Structuretab
9.Youcanprocessmessagesforwhichyouaretheprocessorusingthe
Answer:True
Youcanprocessmessagesforwhichyouaretheprocessorusingthe
10.TheCustomizingDistributionloggingprovidesanoverviewof
successfulandfailedcustomizingdistributions.
Answer:CustomizingDistributionlogging
11.Whatisaconfigurationdocumentusedfor?
Answer:Aconfigurationdocumentisusedtodescribeconfiguration
processesthatdonottakeplaceintheSAPworld.Itdoesnotcontain
descriptionsofIMGsettings.
12.Testcasesarecollectedforthetesterintestpackages.
Answer:testpackages
13.Inglobalrolloutscenarios,youdefineaglobaltemplateatheadquarters
andplacescenarios,Blueprintdocuments,andconfigurationinthe
template.
Answer:headquarters
14.Listthetasksintheprojectpreparationphaseofthelocalrolloutproject.
Answer:Thetasksintheprojectpreparationphaseofthelocalrollout
projectare:
.Createalocalrolloutprojectofthetypeimplementation.
.SelectoneormultipletemplatesandrelatedscenariosintheScope
tabbedpage.
15.Topasstheglobalattributetothesubnodesofastructureelement,select
theattributeandchoosePassOnGlobalAttribute.
Answer:PassOnGlobalAttribute
16.Duringthegenerationofreportvariants,allselectioncriteriaexcept
structuralinformationcanbeselected.
Answer:structuralinformation
17.Whataretheinputsrequiredforhandovertooperations?
Answer:Thefollowinginputsarerequiredforhandovertooperations:
1.Liveproductiveenvironmentconfirmed
2.Completedknowledgetransfer
3.Projectsignoff
4.InformationfromProcessowner
5.InformationfromSystemadministration
18.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingtasksintheprocessof
migratingValueSAPtoSolutionManager?
Answer:A
ThecorrectsequenceofthetasksintheprocessofmigratingValueSAPto
SolutionManagerisshownbelow:
Test Your Knowledge

1.TheobjectiveoftheSAPSolutionManageristocombineallaspectsof
SAPServiceandSupportofferingsinto
facilitatethedeliveryofservices.
2.Therecommendedtechniqueforsolutionmonitoringistodefinean
explicitmonitoringstrategyforcentralsystemmonitoringusingthe
realtimealertsonsatellitesystems.
3.WhatarethetasksperformedbytheSAPSolutionManagerSupport
Deskwhilehandlingcustomerinternalmessages?
AAutomaticcollectionofsystemandcontextdata
BHandlingmessagescreatedwithintheuser.sworkenvironment
CIntegratingSAPsupport
DHandlingthirdpartymessageinterface
Answers
1.TheobjectiveoftheSAPSolutionManageristocombineallaspectsof
SAPServiceandSupportofferingsinacentralportaltofacilitatethe
deliveryofservices.
Answer:acentralportal
2.Therecommendedtechniqueforsolutionmonitoringistodefinean
explicitmonitoringstrategyforcentralsystemmonitoringusingthe
ComputerCenterManagementSystemrealtimealertsonsatellite
systems.
Answer:ComputerCenterManagementSystem
3.WhatarethetasksperformedbytheSAPSolutionManagerSupport
Deskwhilehandlingcustomerinternalmessages?
Answer:A,B,D
ThereareseveraltasksthatareperformedbytheSAPSolutionManager
SupportDeskwhilehandlingcustomerinternalmessages,suchas:
.Automaticcollectionofsystemandcontextdata
.Handlingmessagescreatedwithintheuser.sworkenvironment
.Handlingthirdpartymessageinterface
Test Your Knowledge

1.TheSAPSolutionManagercanbeinstalledonthesameWebApplication
Serversysteminwhichotherapplicationsareinstalled.
True
False
2.TheminimumCPUmemoryrequiredtoinstalltheSAPSolution
Managerwithadvancedsizingis.
3.ThefollowingCDsshouldbeinstalledforuseinoperations:
ASolutionManagerTool
BSupportServices
CBusinessProcessRepository
DRoadmaps
EBasicSettings
4.shouldbemadetocollectsystem
datafordefiningtheProjectSystemLandscape.
5.Whichactivitiesdoyouneedtochecktoconfigureissuemanagementin
messagehandlingfortheSAPSolutionManager?
6.Thefollowingprocedureisusedtoconfiguretestworkbench:
ACalltransactionSTWB_SET
BChooseCentralmanagement
CChooseChange
DSelectLocalinOfficeSystem
ESelectLocalinServiceSystem
7.Listthefactorsthatdeterminethecontextinwhichdocumentationis
storedintheKnowledgeWarehouse.
Answers
1.TheSAPSolutionManagercanbeinstalledonthesameWebApplication
Serversysteminwhichotherapplicationsareinstalled.
Answer:False
TheSAPSolutionManagercannotbeinstalledonthesameWeb
ApplicationServersysteminwhichotherapplicationsareinstalled.
2.TheminimumCPUmemoryrequiredtoinstalltheSAPSolution
Managerwithadvancedsizingis2GB.
Answer:2GB
3.ThefollowingCDsshouldbeinstalledforuseinoperations:
Answer:A,B
TheSolutionManagerToolandSupportServicesCDsshouldbeinstalled
foruseinoperations.
4.Technicalsettingsshouldbemadetocollectsystemdatafordefiningthe
ProjectSystemLandscape.
Answer:Technicalsettings
5.Whichactivitiesdoyouneedtochecktoconfigureissuemanagementin
messagehandlingfortheSAPSolutionManager?
Answer:Youneedtocheckthefollowingactivitiestoconfigureissue
managementfortheSAPSolutionManager:
.DefinemessagetypesfortheSAPSolutionManager
.SetRFCconnectionformessagecollectionsystem
.Createnumberrangeforbasismessage
.Maintainrolesformessagesystem
6.Thefollowingprocedureisusedtoconfiguretestworkbench:
Answer:A,B,C,D,E
Theproceduretoconfiguretestworkbenchincludesthefollowing
activities:
.CalltransactionSTWB_SET
.ChooseCentralmanagement
.ChooseChange
.SelectLocalinOfficeSystem
.SelectLocalinServiceSystem
7.Listthefactorsthatdeterminethecontextinwhichdocumentationis
storedintheKnowledgeWarehouse.
Answer:Thefollowingfactorsdeterminethecontextinwhich
documentationisstoredintheKnowledgeWarehouse:
.LanguageEnhancement
.ReleaseEnhancements
.InSOLAR01/02,youcanidentifytheKWcontextifyouenter
context_infoascommandcode
Test Your Knowledge

1. Which of the following is not part of the information required to log on
to the SAP system?
A Enter a specific client number

B Enter your user ID
C Enter your password
D Customize your settings
2. You can only have one SAP system session open at a time.
True
False
3. What menus are standard on all SAP screens?
A System
B Help
C Both A and B
D None of the above
4. Which of the following provides general information on the SAP system and
transaction or task on which you are working?
A Status bar
B Menupath
C Rolebar
D None of the above
5. In the SAP Easy Access menu, you can create a favorites list containing:
A Web addresses
B Transactions
C Links to files
D All of the above
6. Select all of the following entries that are valid in the command field. If you
are uncertain, try them on the system before you select the correct answers.
A /nend
B /nex
C ?sm04
D /nsm04
E sm04
7. You are about to use a transaction that you have never used before, and you
have already navigated to the transaction. You would like to learn more
about the transaction and see the procedure for completing it. Which of the
following forms of help would provide the information for which you are
looking in the most efficient manner possible?
A F1
B F4
C Application help
D SAPLibrary
E Glossary
F Release Notes
8. List and describe three different types of online help that are available in
the SAP system.
9. You would like to preset a value for a field that you have to enter frequently.
To do this, you need the parameter ID. Which help function will you use to
locate the parameter ID when you are on the field?
A F1
B F4
C Systemhelp
D F11
E Application help
10. Application help, which is available through the Help menu, is
context-sensitive. This means that it will link you directly to the help for
whatever application area of the system in which you are currently working.
True
False
Answers
1. Which of the following is not part of the information required to log on
to the SAP system?
Answer: D
You do not customize your settings until you are already logged on to the
SAP system.
2. You can only have one SAP system session open at a time.
Answer: False
You can create up to 16 sessions. Each session is independent of the others.
3. What menus are standard on all SAP screens?
Answer: C
The System menu contains functions that affect the system as a whole,
such as Create session, User profile, and Log off. The Help menu provides
various forms of online help.
4. Which of the following provides general information on the SAP system and
transaction or task on which you are working?
Answer: A
The status bar contains information on system messages, as well as system
information such as client, user, transaction codes, and response time.
5. In the SAP Easy Access menu, you can create a favorites list containing:
Answer: D
Favorites can consist of Web links, standard and customer transaction codes,
and links to other files such as Microsoft Word documents or PowerPoint
files.
6. Select all of the following entries that are valid in the command field. If you
are uncertain, try them on the system before you select the correct answers.
Answer: A, B, D, E
You can enter any valid transaction code directly on the SAP Easy Access
screen. If you are in another screen, you need to enter /n in front of the
transaction code for the transaction code to work. /nend and /nex are two
different log off options. ?sm04 is not a valid entry.
7. You are about to use a transaction that you have never used before, and you
have already navigated to the transaction. You would like to learn more
about the transaction and see the procedure for completing it. Which of the
following forms of help would provide the information for which you are
looking in the most efficient manner possible?
Answer: C
Although you could locate the information in the SAP Library, the most
efficient method is the application help because it is context-sensitive. Here
you will find comprehensive information about the application.
8. List and describe three different types of online help that are available in
the SAP system.
Answer: Following are the types of system-level help that are available
in the SAP system:
Application help
Application help displays comprehensive help for the current
application. Selecting this menu option in the initial screen displays
help on getting started with SAP.
SAP Library
All online documentation can be found here.
Glossary
You can search for definitions of terms here.
Release notes
This displays notes that describe functional changes that occur between
SAP system releases.
SAPNet
This enables you to log on to SAPNet.
Feedback
Feedback enables you to send a message to the SAPNet front end,
the SAP service system.
Settings
Settings enable you to select settings for help.
F1
F1 is field-level help that provides information about the field.
F4
F4 is field-level help that provides a list of field values or an option to
search for the information in the case of an extensive list.
9. You would like to preset a value for a field that you have to enter frequently.
To do this, you need the parameter ID. Which help function will you use to
locate the parameter ID when you are on the field?
Answer: A
F1 provides help on the purpose of a specific field, and also provides
technical information for the field. Here you will find the parameter ID for
the field in question.
10. Application help, which is available through the Help menu, is
context-sensitive. This means that it will link you directly to the help for
whatever application area of the system in which you are currently working.
Answer: True
This is true. Context-sensitive application help makes it easier for you to
locate assistance with specific applications.
Test Your Knowledge

1. Organizational elements define a company's enterprise structure within the
SAP system either for legal and/or business-related purposes.
True
False
2. Which of the following are examples of organizational elements?
A Company Code
B Client
C Plant
D All of the above
E None of the above
3. Which of the following is a true statement about master data?
A Created centrally and available to all applications and all

authorized users
B Decreases data redundancy
C Organized into views that are assigned to organizational elements
D All of the above
4. Name the two types of master data discussed in this lesson.
A Plant and customer

B Material and customer
C Material and storage location
D None of the above
5. Which of the following is a true statement about customer master data?
A Contains key information that defines the business relationship

between a company and its customer
B Contains material-specific parameters that support execution
of business processes
C Must be created for each company that plans to sell to that
customer
D None of the above
6. Transactions are application programs that execute business processes in
the SAP system.
True
False
7. What is created in the system each time a transaction is executed?
A Report
B Log
C Document
D Inventory
E None of the above
Answers
1. Organizational elements define a company's enterprise structure within the
SAP system either for legal and/or business-related purposes.
Answer: True
A company.s enterprise structure is mapped to the SAP applications using
organizational elements. Organizational elements are the mechanism for
defining a company.s enterprise structure within the SAP system either for
legal and/or business-related purposes.
2. Which of the following are examples of organizational elements?
Answer: D
Organizational elements include legal company entities, plants, storage
locations, sales offices, and profit centers, and may be assigned to a
single application (such as sales organization is assigned to sales order
management), or to several applications (such as plant to procurement and
production planning).
3. Which of the following is a true statement about master data?
Answer: D
Integrating all of the corresponding data (such as customer and material) into
one single database object means that the problem of data redundancy is not
an issue and data integrity is enhanced. All areas can use the stored data,
including sales, purchasing, inventory management, materials planning,
invoice verification, and so on.
4. Name the two types of master data discussed in this lesson.
Answer: B
A customer master contains key information that defines the business
relationship between a company and its customer. A material master contains
all of the key information a company needs to manage a material within
its organization.
5. Which of the following is a true statement about customer master data?
Answer: A
The customer master contains key information that defines the business
relationship between a company and its customer. These customer-specific
parameters support execution of business processes.
6. Transactions are application programs that execute business processes in
the SAP system.
Answer: True
Transactions are application programs that execute business processes in the
SAP system. Whenever possible, master data is copied during transaction
processing, thus avoiding re-entry of data.
7. What is created in the system each time a transaction is executed?
Answer: C
Whenever a transaction is executed in the system, a document is created.
This document provides a data record of the transaction and contains all of
the relevant predefined information from the master data and organizational
elements.
Test Your Knowledge

10. Which of the following processes (applications) is NOT part of the
Production Planning processes?
A Sales and Operations Planning

B Delivery Processing
C Material Requirements Planning
D Manufacturing Execution
E Master Production Scheduling
11. In Sales and Operations Planning, you cannot create sales plans and/or
production plans.
True
False
12. Which of the following pieces of information is available from within the
production order?
A Order components
B Production dates
C Production instructions
D Ordercosts
E All of the above
F None of the above
13. Name the manufacturing execution process step that allows someone to
enter the actual time and activities of the various operations during the
production process.
A Disaggregation
B Confirmation
C Material Requirements Planning
D Costing
E None of the above
14. Name one of the two main components of the mySAP SCM solution.
A Customer Relationship Management

B RFID
C Global Available-to-Promise
D SAP ERP Central Component
15. Supply Chain Collaboration supports supplier-managed inventory.
True
False
16. Order promising, which includes Global Available-to-Promise, is the critical
link between which two solutions?
A SAP NetWeaver and reporting

B mySAP Supplier Relationship Management and SAP Business
Information Warehouse
C mySAP Customer Relationship Management and mySAP Supply
Chain Management
D mySAP Supply Chain Management and SAP NetWeaver
Answers
10. Which of the following processes (applications) is NOT part of the
Production Planning processes?
Answer: B
Delivery processing is part of the functionality of Sales Order Management.
All of the other processes listed (SOP, MRP, MPS, and manufacturing
execution) are part of production.
11. In Sales and Operations Planning, you cannot create sales plans and/or
production plans.
Answer: False
In SOP, you can execute and refine your forecasts and disaggregate them
from a high-level viewpoint down to the product level. SOP can forecast
on any aggregated level of the planning hierarchy, whether production or
sales-related. The system can then automatically disaggregate your forecasts
to generate material-specific requirements.

12. Which of the following pieces of information is available from within the
production order?
Answer: E
The production order, which is the central data object in shop floor control
and manufacturing execution, contains all data relevant to production
objectives, material components, required resources, and costs.
13. Name the manufacturing execution process step that allows someone to
enter the actual time and activities of the various operations during the
production process.
Answer: B
A production order confirmation allows someone to enter the actual time
and activities of the various operations during the production process. For
example, a confirmation can capture information such as quantity produced
by operation, production personnel, production dates, goods movements, and
amount of activity (for example, labor hours).
14. Name one of the two main components of the mySAP SCM solution.
Answer: D
The two main components in the mySAP SCM scenario are SAP ERP
Central Component and SAP Supply Chain Management. While most of
the execution processes are performed in SAP ERP Central Component,
SAP SCM is responsible for optimized planning and delivers additional
functionality for coordination and collaboration.
15. Supply Chain Collaboration supports supplier-managed inventory.
Answer: True
mySAP SCM supports supplier-managed inventory (SMI) by allowing
companies to use the Internet to gain visibility into their suppliers and to
manage the replenishment process. Suppliers can see the status of their
parts at all plants, receive automatic alerts when inventory levels get low,
and respond quickly via the Web. mySAP SCM immediately integrates the
latest inventory and replenishment information with back-end transaction
and planning systems, so all parties remain up-to-date.
16. Order promising, which includes Global Available-to-Promise, is the critical
link between which two solutions?
Answer: C
Order promising is based on the Global Available-to-Promise (Global
ATP) capability. Order promising receives queries from order management
or CRM systems, and determines when a product is available across a
fulfillment network or can be built. It also shows how much the product will
cost, and how long it will take to deliver. Order promising is the critical
link between order management/CRM systems and supply chain planning
systems, providing a window into product availability.
Test Your Knowledge

1. The type of processing typically performed in a SAP ERP system is called
.
2. Data in an OLAP environment is only saved for a short period of time.

True
False
Answers
1. The type of processing typically performed in a SAP ERP system is called

OLTP.
Answer: OLTP
Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) refers to the type of processing
typically performed in a SAP ERP System
2. Data in an OLAP environment is only saved for a short period of time.
Answer: False
The data warehouse area requires comprehensive historical data.
SAP PP Certification Questions

.What are the cutover activities followed for PP module?
I am listing some cut over activities to be followed (for PP - Discrete Manufacturing).
Production Planning / Master data:
For Production planning, only master data shall be migrated to SAP. In the 1st Stage, there is
no master data. Following is the master data elements relevant for PP:
- Bill of materials
- Routing.
- Work Centres.
Transaction data:
As of the cut off date, ideally there should not be any work in process. All the open production
orders should be closed and semi finished goods should be dismantled and should be added
to Raw materials. This strategy should be followed for all production orders where lead time to
complete the production order is not large.
Since, the production orders are for longer duration and it is not possible to dismantle the
product and add it to inventory, following can be the strategy for migrating the data to SAP:
- Create a material master for the work in process and set the standard price as the cost
incurred for that product (ie. Work in process)
- Create a bill of material (which will be used only for this production order) including this
material and other materials still to be consumed.
- Create Routing for rest of the production process.
- Bring the work in process material into inventory as of the cut off date.
- Create the production orders in SAP for the Work in process and issue materials to
production order.
Complete the production process after the cut off date of the project.
Tips by: K.S.Kulkarni
What happens to planned after it has been converted into production order?
When you convert Planned order to Production order. the planned order are offset by
production order. Reference of planned order can be seen in the production order.
How to attach a drawing for a material to BOM? Is it possible?
Yes, you can attach a drawing.
First create a document using Transaction Code "CV01N - Create Document".
Attach your drawing in that document.
The system will generate a document number. Assign this document in the BOM with item
category D.
Report in Long Term Planning - You use long term planning for your customers, what they
need are very simple, just to calculate future requirements for 1 or 2 years.
Are there any reports in SAP to list of material requirement from LTP?
You need a list of material requirement from long term planning result for each item.
Use MS70 then use MCEC.
Scheduling planned order - How can you get planned orders scheduled so that you can do
capacity leveling?
MD11 and then Schedule works fine but ideally you would want the the planned order
scheduled automatically on creation? You have tried setting up an action to schedule the
orders but cannot get that to work either.
When running MRP, try selecting "2" in the scheduling box this will bring planned orders into
CM01 and CM21
Capacity planning CM01 - When you run capacity planning T-code: CM01, you found the plan
orders are not included in the pegged requirement, you checked the profile, the check box for
order and plan order are all actived.
Guess that planned orders have been created without capacity requirement indicator in MRP
("2" - Lead Time scheduling), if this is the case, then when converted to process orders they
will have impact on the Resource. If you want to see them as planned orders, re-run the MRP or
change in every planned order, going to the Menu: Edit --> Scheduling
Another couple of possibilities are to do with the routing/work centres used and whether it
isactually calculates consumption of capacity of the category at the work centre being
displayed in CM01 (it might consume a capacity pool or it might not consume the category).
MPS in Backgound/Online - You want to run MPS for a plant either online or in the background,
but you do not get any results. If you run MPS for a single material/plant, then everything is
100% OK.
You need to run a planning file and a consistency check first, transaction OMDO and MDRE
respectively you'll need to set up two jobs to do it but it is straight forward, once you've done
this set up the background job for MPS to run and do it in NEUPL first time round and then
change to NETCH after that.
What is the output of MPS run?
From MPS run you plan the materials which are of 'A' type in the abc analysis (80% dollar
value) that have to be planned before hand.
MPS is also a type of MRP only in which components just below the materials on which MPS
run is taken place, are planned.
Table for production order status - What is the table for finding status (for Ex TECO ed prodn
orders). We are not able to find from AFKO and AFRU tables the status of production orders or
at least the link tables if known can be mentionned. You are unable to link the structure caufvd
and IOHEADER WITH AFKO and AFRU.
JEST is the table.
Data dictonary table for SOP planning data - You are using Standard SOP (Info structure S076),
in which table can you see the planning values that you maintained in MC93 transaction?
You looked under table "S076" and did not see any values there.
Use T.Code MC95 to display your entries under the version which maintained the the table
S076.
Production order operation's component allocation - How does SAP know that an operation
has components as indicated by the component allocation indicator? Tcode CO08.
Component allocation is done via routing maintenance or BOM maintenance for the assembly.
This is master data maintenance. As soon as a PO is created, the master data is read into the
PO.
How to delete groups of products?
How to delete a group of products that was created in screen MC84?
Delete the members in the product group and then archive the product group in transaction
SARA, object=MM_MATNR.
(The product group is created as a material master record with material type PROD and this
record is deleted in SARA.)
SAP PP Certification Questions

.What are the cutover activities followed for PP module?
I am listing some cut over activities to be followed (for PP - Discrete Manufacturing).
Production Planning / Master data:
For Production planning, only master data shall be migrated to SAP. In the 1st Stage, there is
no master data. Following is the master data elements relevant for PP:
- Bill of materials
- Routing.
- Work Centres.
Transaction data:
As of the cut off date, ideally there should not be any work in process. All the open production
orders should be closed and semi finished goods should be dismantled and should be added
to Raw materials. This strategy should be followed for all production orders where lead time to
complete the production order is not large.
Since, the production orders are for longer duration and it is not possible to dismantle the
product and add it to inventory, following can be the strategy for migrating the data to SAP:
- Create a material master for the work in process and set the standard price as the cost
incurred for that product (ie. Work in process)
- Create a bill of material (which will be used only for this production order) including this
material and other materials still to be consumed.
- Create Routing for rest of the production process.
- Bring the work in process material into inventory as of the cut off date.
- Create the production orders in SAP for the Work in process and issue materials to
production order.
Complete the production process after the cut off date of the project.
Tips by: K.S.Kulkarni
What happens to planned after it has been converted into production order?
When you convert Planned order to Production order. the planned order are offset by
production order. Reference of planned order can be seen in the production order.
How to attach a drawing for a material to BOM? Is it possible?
Yes, you can attach a drawing.
First create a document using Transaction Code "CV01N - Create Document".
Attach your drawing in that document.
The system will generate a document number. Assign this document in the BOM with item
category D.
Report in Long Term Planning - You use long term planning for your customers, what they
need are very simple, just to calculate future requirements for 1 or 2 years.
Are there any reports in SAP to list of material requirement from LTP?
You need a list of material requirement from long term planning result for each item.
Use MS70 then use MCEC.
Scheduling planned order - How can you get planned orders scheduled so that you can do
capacity leveling?
MD11 and then Schedule works fine but ideally you would want the the planned order
scheduled automatically on creation? You have tried setting up an action to schedule the
orders but cannot get that to work either.
When running MRP, try selecting "2" in the scheduling box this will bring planned orders into
CM01 and CM21
Capacity planning CM01 - When you run capacity planning T-code: CM01, you found the plan
orders are not included in the pegged requirement, you checked the profile, the check box for
order and plan order are all actived.
Guess that planned orders have been created without capacity requirement indicator in MRP
("2" - Lead Time scheduling), if this is the case, then when converted to process orders they
will have impact on the Resource. If you want to see them as planned orders, re-run the MRP or
change in every planned order, going to the Menu: Edit --> Scheduling
Another couple of possibilities are to do with the routing/work centres used and whether it
isactually calculates consumption of capacity of the category at the work centre being
displayed in CM01 (it might consume a capacity pool or it might not consume the category).
MPS in Backgound/Online - You want to run MPS for a plant either online or in the background,
but you do not get any results. If you run MPS for a single material/plant, then everything is
100% OK.
You need to run a planning file and a consistency check first, transaction OMDO and MDRE
respectively you'll need to set up two jobs to do it but it is straight forward, once you've done
this set up the background job for MPS to run and do it in NEUPL first time round and then
change to NETCH after that.
What is the output of MPS run?
From MPS run you plan the materials which are of 'A' type in the abc analysis (80% dollar
value) that have to be planned before hand.
MPS is also a type of MRP only in which components just below the materials on which MPS
run is taken place, are planned.
Table for production order status - What is the table for finding status (for Ex TECO ed prodn
orders). We are not able to find from AFKO and AFRU tables the status of production orders or
at least the link tables if known can be mentionned. You are unable to link the structure caufvd
and IOHEADER WITH AFKO and AFRU.
JEST is the table.
Data dictonary table for SOP planning data - You are using Standard SOP (Info structure S076),
in which table can you see the planning values that you maintained in MC93 transaction?
You looked under table "S076" and did not see any values there.
Use T.Code MC95 to display your entries under the version which maintained the the table
S076.
Production order operation's component allocation - How does SAP know that an operation
has components as indicated by the component allocation indicator? Tcode CO08.
Component allocation is done via routing maintenance or BOM maintenance for the assembly.
This is master data maintenance. As soon as a PO is created, the master data is read into the
PO.
How to delete groups of products?
How to delete a group of products that was created in screen MC84?
Delete the members in the product group and then archive the product group in transaction
SARA, object=MM_MATNR.
(The product group is created as a material master record with material type PROD and this
record is deleted in SARA.)
SAP PP Interview Questions 1

.1. Which is the highest organisational level in SAP
a) Plant b) Client c) Storage Location
Ans: b
2. For Material Master record PP Data which is the highest organisational level
a) Plant b) Client c) Storage Location
Ans: a
3. What is the difference between F1 Help & F4 Help.
a) F1 is for possible values and F4 is for application help

b) F1 is for Application Help and F4 is for Technical Help
c) F1 is for Field Help and F4 is for possible entries.
d) None of the above
Ans: c
4. Variant Configuration is typically used in
a) Make to stock Environment
b) Make to Order Environment
c) Spare parts Sale
d) Repetitive Manufacturing Environment
Ans: a
5. Configurable Material check for a material is set in _____________
a) Basic Data b) MRP View
c) Sales View d) Classification
Ans:
6. Basic Data screen contains general data such as
a) Material Number
b) Material description
c) Base unit of measure
d) Technical data
Ans: a, b, c
7. Functions of Classification are
a) To find an appropriate object
b) To find similar objects
c) To establish that no appropriate object exists.
Ans:
8. Entering /o in command field
a) Ends current transaction
b) Ends the current cession
c) Opens new cession
d) Opens new transaction
Ans:
9. For creating Material Master the following Transaction Code is used :
a) md01
b) mm01
c) me01
d) mc01
Ans: b
10. The unit in which the stock keeping is done in a company is called
a) Stock unit of measure
b) Base unit of measure
c) Unit of issue
d) Purchase unit of measure
Ans: b
11. Batch is
a) Same as material code
b) Partial quantity of material managed separately from other quantity of same material in stock
c) A non reproducible homogeneous unit with unique specifications
d) None of above
e) All of above
Ans: b
12. A _____________________________ is a complete, formally structured list of the
components that make up a product or assembly.
Ans:
13. Component in the BOM are allocated to operation in
a) BOM
b) Material Master
c) Routing
d) Work Center
Ans: c
14. BOM contains the following
a) List of Components
b) Qty of Components
c) Operation to which components is attached.
d) Unit of Measure of components
Ans: a, b, d
15. BOMs are always created as
a) Single Level
b) Multi Level
c) Components
d) Along with routings
1. A plant can be a physical plant or a logical section of a plant
a) Yes b) No.
Ans: a
Storage locations are areas where materials are stored within a plant
a) Yes b) No.
Ans: a
A purchasing organization can buy for a number of plants
a) Yes b) No.
Ans: a
A purchasing group is a sub-set of a purchasing organization
a) Yes b) No.
Ans: a
2. Strategy Group is relevant for Material Requirement Planning
a) True b) False
Ans: a
3. MRP can be caried out at :
a) Plant Level
b) All Routings
c) Single item single level
d) Single item multiple level
Ans: a, c, d
4. In Material Requirement Planning
a) Material availability is ensured
b) If shortage exists the corresponding elements are planned
c) Stock transfers are also possible
d) The availability of the components is ensured via dependent requirements
Ans: d
5. With Make to Stock strategy 10
a) MRP run considers only Sales Orders

b) MRP run considers only PIR
c) MRP run considers both Sales Order & PIR
d) Sales Order can consume PIR
Ans: b
6. The Individual / Collective indicator in the material Master determines
a) Whether a component is procured for a special customer requirement in the individual segment
b) Requirement quantities of dependent materials are grouped together during MRP run
c) The Material Requirement Planning
d) The Special Procurement.
Ans: c
7. ATP Available to Promise (Availability check)
a) System checks if all issues are covered by existing receipts
b) Checks if receipts quantity still available to cover newly received issues
Ans: a
8. Availability Check PIRs
System does not check against PIRs
a) True b) False
Ans: b
No ATP quantities, receipts or stocks are included
a) True b) False
Ans: b
Determines if sufficient PIRs are planned to cover a SO
a) True b) False
Ans: b
9. Consumption based planning is usually used for following materials
a) All A & B Class Materials
b) Materials with smooth consumption pattern.
Ans: b
10. For Planning at Phantom Assembly Level planned orders are created for Phantom assembly
a) True b) False
Ans: b
11. Stock Requirements List gives ___________________ situation of stock requirement for the
material
a) Static : of the last MRP Run
b) Dynamic : Existing at current situation
Ans: b
12. Is Sales order A Qty. 15 PC and Sales order B Qty. 25 PC are booked on same date and stock is 0
PC
a) Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if individual indicator is set
b) Only one planned order is created if individual indicator is set
c) Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if Collective indicator is set
d) Only one planned order is created if Collective indicator is set
Ans: a, d
13. Planning can create the following after MRP run
a) Planned Orders
b) Production Orders
c) Purchase Orders
d) Schedule Lines
Ans: a, b
14. NETCH is
a) Used in Demand Management
b) Key to run MRP for Total horizon
c) Key to run MRP for Total Planning horizon
d) Not related to MRP
Ans: c
15. Regenerative Planning
a) Plans all material for a specified plant
b) Plans all material for a specified plant for total planning horizon
c) Stands practical for the first time planning run
Ans:
Question:
The following control parameters can be set in a long-term planning scenario :
Answer:
A Planning period
B Opening stock
C Strategy group
D MRP type
E Version of available capacity
Question:
What is the name of the planning level for the MRP run?
Answer:
A. SOP
B. MP
C. MRP
D. COPA
Question:
What are the main features of the MRP types 'PD' or 'VB'?
Answer:
A. 'PD' can only be used with 'Net Change Planning'
B. 'VM' can only be used in total planning
C. 'PD' triggers a BOM explosion
D. 'VM' can use the forecast for the calculation of the safety stock
Question:
What is the meaning of the planning time fence?
Answer:
A. It determines the planning period for the planning run
B. It determines the period in which the planned orders are to be converted into production
orders
C. It determines the period in which no automatic changes are to be made to the
production plan
Question:
In forecast-based planning, which forecast model does SAP support?
Answer:
A. dynamic model
B. seasonal trend model
C. split trend model
D. Consumption model
Question:
What conditions must be fulfilled in Customizing if a production order is to be checked
for availability?
Answer:
A. Scope of check
B. Checking group
C. checking rule
D. Checking assignment
E. Inspection period
1.
Topic
Sales Business Suite
Your
Total
Points
Points
Your
Correct
Answers Answers
3.
4.
Sales Navigation
x
x
X
X
x
X
5.
Sales Navigation
Answers
2.
Question
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The SAP business strategy is to expand instead

of replace. True or False
(a) True
(b) False
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
NetWeaver technology is based on 3 principals.

Mark the correct answers
People
Information
Reporting
Process
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
How many sessions does SAP allow you the

have?
3
6
9
12
3
(a)
X
(b)
(c)
(d)
6.
Sales Navigation
SAP business solutions have been categorised

in four basic categories. Which one of the
following is not part of the 4 recognised SAP
business solutions
Cross industry
Industry
Technology
Services
Marketing
Which one of the following statements are

correct?
The number of sessions can be limited to ONLY
5 in the Basis module
The number of sessions can be limited in the
Basis module to any number between 1 and 9
The number of sessions can be limited to ONLY
6 in the Basis module
The number of sessions can be limited per user
and can be set in the user defaults.
How can you determine the transaction in SAP
from any screen?
(a) Check the configuration menu

(b) Select status under the Environment menu
(c) Select status under the System menu

(d) Check the help menu
(e) Select Create session under the System menu
7.
8.
Sales Navigation
Sales Navigation
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
9.
10.
Sales Navigation
Sales Navigation
(e)
You can define the date format presentation by:

System
User
Company code
Client
Plant
You can see the following on the status screen.
Mark the correct items
Client, User, Language
Previous logon time, Current logon time, System
time
Program, Transaction code, Screen number,
Server name
Table, Fields
Operating system, Database, Licence number &
Expiry date, SAP Component version,
You can set default data for a user so that the

system fill certain fields that the user might use
regularly. True or False
(a) True
(b) False
The parameters to use for user defaults can be
found where?
(a) By pressing F1 and then select the status screen
11.
Sales Navigation
(b) On the status screen under the system menu

By pressing F1 and then select the technical
(c)
information button
Which of the following are true about the user
interface?
(a)
It is possible to enlarge, move, etc. tabs around

using table settings.
(b)
The adminstrator allows the settings for the

additional data tabs to be updated.
(c)
Tab strips are a key element in the new user

interface.
(d)
Sales document data is primarily presented on

five screens.
(e)
Sales document data is primarily presented on

four screens.
1.
2.
Topic
Solution manager
Solution manager
Your
Total
Points
Points
Your
Correct
Answers Answers
Question
Answers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
x
(b)
(c)
3.
Solution manager
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
4.
5.
Solution manager
Solution manager
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Excluding the Continuous improvement phase,

how many phases are there in the Accelerated
SAP roadmap
4
3
5
6
Which of the following statements are FALSE
(more than one answer may be correct)?
A new busines process procedure can be
created from a standard template
SAP Solution Manager is only used during the
implementation phase of a project
The Knowledge Warehouse contains numerous
accelerators
Any person can access project documentation in
SAP Solution Manager
Which of the following activites would occur in
Phase 2? Select the correct answers
Finalising the project scope
Defining and documenting all business
requirements, both functional and technical
End user training
Cycle and integration testing
Which of the following activites would occur in
Phase 3? Select the correct answers
Configuring the system
Testing the system to ensure that it meets the
specified business requirements
Developing training materials
End user training
Defining the project scope
Which of the following statements are TRUE

regarding SAP Solution Manager?
(a) It is the same toolset as ASAP
It is an integrated platform that controls both
(b)
implementation and operation of the live system
Supports customers in ALL project phases, from
creating a blueprint to configuring business
(c)
processes and testing through support of the live
environment
(d)
6.
Solution manager
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Can only be used to manage business

processes on SAP
Which of the following statements are FALSE.
Select the incorrrect answers
Only Project Managers can use SAP Solution
Manager
Scoping is based on components rather than
processes
Accelerators are found in the Knowledge
Warehouse in SAP Solution Manager in the form
of templates
Test cases cannot be reused
Documentation in SAP Solution Manager is
limited to the documentation types delivered by
SAP

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