1st Edition

The SAP Materials Management Handbook

By Ashfaque Ahmed Copyright 2014
    444 Pages 640 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    Although tens of thousands of global users have implemented Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) for enterprise data processing for decades, there has been a need for a dependable reference on the subject, particularly for SAP materials management (SAP MM).

    Filling this need, The SAP Materials Management Handbook provides a complete understanding of how to best configure and implement the SAP MM module across various types of projects. It uses system screenshots of real-time SAP environments to illustrate the complete flow of business transactions involved with SAP MM. Supplying detailed explanations of the steps involved, it presents case studies from actual projects that demonstrate how to convert theory into powerful SAP MM solutions.

    • Includes tips on the customization required for procurement of materials and inventory management
    • Covers the range of business scenarios related to SAP MM, including the subcontracting cycle and consignment cycle
    • Provides step-by-step guidance to help you implement your own SAP MM module
    • Illustrates the procure to pay lifecycle
    • Depicts critical business flows with screenshots of real-time SAP environments

    This much-needed reference explains how to use the SAP MM module to take care of the range of business functions related to purchasing, including purchase orders, purchase requisitions, outline contracts, and request for quotation. It also examines all SAP MM inventory management functions such as physical inventory, stock overview, stock valuation, movement types, and reservations—explaining how SAP MM can be used to define and maintain materials in your systems.

    Introduction to SAP Materials Management and Navigation
    Introduction
    What Is SAP?
    Importance of Enterprise Resource Planning
    What Is SAP MM?
    SAP Is Not Easy
         Complexity Issues for End Users
         Complexity Issues for SAP Consultants 
         Typical Nature of SAP Transactions
         Typical SAP User Screens 
         Difficult Language
    Navigation 
         Log On 
         User Screen Elements 
              Menu 
              Standard Tool Bar 
              Title Bar 
              Application Tool Bar 
              Screen Body 
              Status Bar 
         Standard Tool Buttons
    Personalization
    Transaction Codes
    Help Functions

    Business Mapping in SAP Materials Management and Job Advice
    Introduction
    Business Function Mapping in SAP MM
         Purchase Requisition 
         Purchase Order 
         Request for Quotation
         Contract 
         Scheduling Agreement 
         Invoice 
         Material Requirement Planning 
         Reservation 
         Material Document 
         Financial Document
    Core and Central Functions
    Minimal Customization Required in SAP MM
    Real World and SAP
    Job Advice
    How to Learn SAP
    Project Management and SAP Responsibilities

    SAP MM Masters and Organizational Structure
    Introduction
    Material Master 
         Material Master Setup Information 
         Material Master Views
         Basic Data View 1
         Basic Data View 2
         Sales Organization Data View 1
         Sales Organization Data View 2 
         Sales: General Plant Data View 
         Purchasing View 
         MRP Views 
         General Plant Data Views 
         Accounting Views 
         Costing Views
    Material Types 
         Important Material Types 
         Additional Material Types
    Material Group
    Plant
    Storage Location
    Purchasing Organization
    Purchase Group
    Purchasing Value Key
    Vendor Master
    Source List
    Info Records 
         Info Record at Plant or Purchasing Organization Level
         Info Record Structure 
         Procurement Types in Info Record 
         Info Record Net Price and PO Net Price 
         Creating Info Records 
         Net Price Simulation
    Conditions 
         Condition Groups
         Variant Conditions
    Pricing (Condition Technique)
    Quota Arrangement 
         Quota Arrangement Calculation

    SAP MM Purchasing Management
    Introduction
    Integration Points
    Make to Stock versus Make to Order
    Complete Purchasing Cycle
    Purchase for Stock versus Purchase for Consumption
    Automatic Account Determination 
         Configuration Steps 
         Account Assignment for Purchase Documents 
         Account Assignment Category
    Similar Names but Different Entities
    Item Category 
         Item Category Characteristics
    Release Procedure 
         Release Procedure for PR 
         Release Procedure without Classification for PR
              Release Codes 
              Release Indicator 
              Assign Release Indicator 
              Release Points (prerequisites) 
              Determine Release Strategy 
         Release Procedure with Classification for PRs
              Create Characteristics 
              Create Class and Assign Characteristics to Class 
              Create Release Groups 
              Create Release Codes 
              Create Release Indicators 
              Create Release Strategies 
              Assign Release Codes to a Release Point (Create Workflow)
    Source Determination 
         Source Determination Sequence
    Purchase Documents 
         Type of Purchase Documents 
         Purchase Document Structure 
         Document Types 
         Purchase Document Numbering 
         Purchase Document Screens 
    Enjoy Interface 
         Features of Enjoy Interface 
         Document Overview
    Purchase Requisition 
         Fund Availability 
         Parts of a PR
    Request for Quotation 
         RFQ Document Structure 
         Prerequisites for RFQ 
         RFQ Creation Manually 
         RFQ Creation Using Reference Document 
         Creating a Delivery Schedule for an RFQ 
         Comparing Quotations 
         Rejecting Quotations 
         Selecting Quotation
    Outline Agreement 
         Structure of Outline Agreement Document 
         Creating Outline Agreement Documents 
         Changing, Cancelling, and Blocking Outline Agreement Document
    Contract 
         Structure of Contract Document 
         Central Contracts 
         Partner Roles 
         Item and Account Assignment Categories in Contracts 
         Distributed Contract 
         How Distributed Contracts Work 
         Contract Distribution with Classification 
         How to Create Contract Distribution with Classification 
         Contract Release Order
    Scheduling Agreement 
         Advantages of Scheduling Agreements 
         Item and Account Assignment Categories in Scheduling Agreements 
         Procurement Types in Scheduling Agreements 
         A Scheduling Agreement Document Structure 
         Creating Scheduling Agreements 
         Time Zones in Schedule Lines in Line Items in Scheduling Agreements 
         Scheduling Agreement Release 
         Messages for SA Release 
         Scheduling Agreement with Centrally Agreed Contract
    Purchase Order 
         Procurement Types in PO
         PO Creation Scenarios
         Prerequisites for Creating PO 
         PO with Zero Value 
         Important Considerations in PO Life Cycle 
         Cancelling a PO
         Blocking a PO
         Monitoring a PO
         Archiving of PO
         PO with Enjoy Interface
         GR-Based Invoice Verification
         Returns 
         Invoicing Plan 
              Periodic Invoicing Plan 
              Partial Invoicing Plan 
              Important Considerations for Invoicing Plans 
              Automatic Settlement of Invoicing Procedure

    SAP MM Inventory Management
    Introduction to Inventory Management
    Inventory Management in a Nutshell
    Integration Points
    Stock Item versus Consumable Item
    Movement Types
    Material Document
    Accounting Document
    Quality Management in Inventory Management
    Material Status
    Goods Movements in SAP MM–IM
    Goods Receipt 
         Planning for GR 
         Planning GR with POs 
         Planning GR with Production Orders 
         Planning GR with Reservations 
         Tracking GRs against POs
    PO Creation for GR 
         Steps to Create GR from PO 
         Steps to Create GR from Shipping Notification 
         Results of GR 
         Under/Over Delivery and Final Delivery 
         Many GRs per PO Line Item 
         GR for Nonvaluated Materials 
         Order Unit of Measure and Unit Price 
         Entering a Freight Supplier 
         Shelf Life and Batch Management in GR 
         Releasing Material from Blocked Stock 
         GR for Production Orders 
         GR for By-Products 
         Other GRs
    Goods Issue 
         GI General 
         Account Assignment
         GI without Reference Document 
         GI for Scrapping 
         Taking Sample 
         GI with Reference to Reservation 
         GI for Production Order
         GI against BOM 
         Results of GI 
         Reversing a Planned GI 
         Return Delivery to Vendor 
         Return Delivery in Goods Delivery-Based Invoice
    Stock Transfer 
         Planning Stock Transfer Using Reservation 
         Storage Location-to-Storage Location Stock Transfer: One-Step Procedure 
         Storage Location-to-Storage Location Stock Transfer: Two-Step Procedure 
              Situation at Issuing Storage Location 
              Situation at Receiving Storage Location 
         Plant-to-Plant Stock Transfer: One-Step Procedure 
         Plant-to-Plant Stock Transfer: Two-Step Procedure 
         Company Code-to-Company Code Stock Transfer 
         Withdrawal Rules 
         Transfer Posting 
              Transfer Posting: Material to Material 
              Transfer Posting: Stock to Stock
    Reservation 
         Type of Reservations
    Batch Management 
         Batch Number Levels 
         Advice on Batch Number Settings 
         Structure of Batch Data 
         Batch Status Management 
         GR for a Batch-Managed Material 
         GI for a Batch-Managed Material 
         Stock Transfer and Transfer Posting of Batch-Managed Materials 
         Batch Classification 
              Batch Determination 
         Batch Search Strategies 
         Goods Movement of Split-Valuated and Batch-Managed Materials
    Stock Determination 
         Create Stock Determination Strategy
    Material Valuation 
         Joint Valuation 
         Implementing Split Valuation
    Serial Numbers in Goods Movements
    Goods Movement via Shipping
    Materials Requirement Planning 
         Safety Stock and Reorder Point

    Customizing in Material Masters
    Introduction
    SPRO and IMG for SAP MM
    Transaction Variants in Material Master
         Field Display Characteristics
    Enterprise-Level Setup 
         Plant and Valuation Area Setup
              Define Valuation Level 
              Define, Copy, Delete, and Check Plant 
              Define Location (for Plant)
              Define, Copy, Delete, and Check Division 
         Storage Location and Purchasing Organization Set Up 
              Maintain Storage Location 
              Maintain Purchasing Organization
         Assigning Plant and Valuation Area 
              Assign Plant to Company Code 
              Assign Business Area to Plant/Valuation Area and Division 
         Assigning Purchase Organization 
              Assign Purchase Organization to Company Code 
              Assign Purchase Organization to Plant 
              Assign Standard Purchase Organization to Plant 
              Assign Purchase Organization to Reference Purchase Organization
    Material Master in Logistics General Setup 
         Field Selection for Changing Material Master View 
              Data Screen for Field Selection Group 
              Field Selection for Data Screen 
              Define Industry Sector and Industry Sector-Specific Field Selection
              Define Plant-Specific Field and Screen Selection 
              Define Lock Relevant Indicator
    Material Master Basic Settings
         Define Output Format of Material Numbers 
         Make Global Settings 
         Maintain Company Codes for Materials Management 
         Define Attributes of System Messages 
         Material Type Setup 
              Define Attributes of Material Types
              Assign Material Types to Special Material Creation Transactions 
              Define Number Ranges for Each Material Type
    Key Material Master Field Settings 
         Define Material Groups 
         Maintain External Material Groups
         Define Divisions 
         Define Material Statuses 
         Extend ABC Indicator 
         Define Laboratories and Offices 
         Define Basic Materials 
         Define Storage Conditions 
         Define Temperature Conditions
         Define Container Requirements
         Define Units of Measures Groups
         International Article Numbers 
              Define Number Ranges for EANs/ Universal Product Codes (UPCs) 
              Define Number Ranges for Perishable EANs (Four Digits) 
              Define Number Ranges for Perishable EANs (Five Digits) 
              Define Prefixes for EANs 
              Define Attributes of EANs 
              Enter Standard Article Numbers 
              Maintain Process Mapping 
         GTIN Mapping 
              Maintain Field Catalog 
              Maintain Condition Tables 
              Maintain Access Sequences 
              Maintain Condition Types 
              Maintain Determination Procedures 
              Assign Procedure to Document Type 
              Maintain GTIN Variant Type
    Materials Management General Settings 
         Set Material Block for Material Movement 
              Exclusive Material Block 
              Late Material Block 
         Set Up Material Block for Invoice Verification 
         Activate Consignment Prices via Info Records

    SAP MM Customizing—MRP
    Introduction
    Consumption-Based Planning 
         Define Parallel Processing in MRP 
         Plant Parameters 
              Carry Out Overall Maintenance of Plant Parameters 
         MRP Groups 
              Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups 
              Define MRP Group for Each Material Type 
         Number Ranges 
              Define Number Ranges for Planning Run 
              Define Number Ranges for Manual Processing 
         Master Data
              Define MRP Controllers 
              Check MRP Types 
              Define Special Procurement Types 
              Maintain Planning Calendar 
              Reference Plant for Access to Central Master Data Tables
    MRP Areas 
         Define MRP Areas
    MRP Planning Settings 
         Activate MRP 
         Define Scope of Planning for Total Planning 
         Define Creation Indicator
         Define Floats (Scheduling Margin Key) 
         Parameters for Determining Basic Dates 
         Activate Runtime Statistics 
         Define the Maximum MRP Period 
         Indicator for Only Firm Transmitted Schedule Lines 
         Maintain Correction Factors for Forecast 
         Define Start Time of Sporadic Background Jobs 
         Define the Storage Location MRP per Plant
    MRP Calculation 
         Define Planning Horizon 
         Define Rescheduling Horizon 
         Define Error Handling 
         Define Range of Coverage Profiles (Dynamic Safety Stock) 
         Define Period Profile for Safety Time/Actual Range of Coverage
    Safety Stock Planning 
         Define Safety Stock Availability 
         Define Stock in Transfer and Blocked Stock Availability
    Lot-Size Calculation 
         Define Lot-Sizing Procedure 
         Maintain Rounding Profile
    Procurement Proposal 
         Define External Procurement 
         Define Line Item Numbers
    Procurement Proposals
         Define Order Profile 
         Define Conversion for Planned Orders into Purchase Requisition 
         Define Conversion of Purchase Requisitions into Purchase Orders
    Evaluations
         Check Texts for MRP Elements 
         Define Receipt Elements for Receipt Days’ Supply 
         Define Screen Sequence for Header Details 
         Define Navigation Profiles 
         Define MRP Views 
         Activate Workflow for Mail to MRP Controller 
         Exception Messages 
              Define and Group Exception Messages 
              Check Exception Group Texts
         Period Totals 
              Define Individual Period Split for Period Totals 
              Define Period Display for Period Totals 
         Filters 
              Define Selection Rules 
              Define Display Filters
    Forecast
         Weighting Groups for Weighted Moving Average 
         Define Splitting of Forecast Requirements for MRP
    Assign Forecast Errors to Error Classes
    Historical Data and Postdistribution Forecast
    Delivery Relationship for External or Internal Material Group
         Control of Alternative Historical Data and Postdistribution Forecast 
         Define Profile for Determining Delivery Relationship
    Delivery Relationship for Plants 
         Profile for Determining Delivery Relationship for Plants 
         Document Types for Delivery Relationship Determination
    Authorization and Performance 
         Material Requirements Planning 
         Check for Performance Settings 
              Check Storage Mode for MRP List

    SAP MM Customizing—Purchasing
    Introduction
    General Purchasing Functions 
         Create Purchasing Groups 
         Maintain Search Help for Purchasing Documents 
         Define External Representation of Item Categories
         Define Default Values for Document Type 
         Define Link to External Documents
    Purchasing Functions: Environment Data 
         Define Attributes of System Messages (SIMG_CFMENUOLMEOME0) 
         Define Default Values for Buyers 
         Define Tax Jurisdiction 
         Maintain Display Type for Date/Period 
         Web Services ID and Description
    Purchasing Functions: Material Master 
         Define Shipping Instructions 
         Define Purchasing Value Keys 
         Define Manufacturer Part Profile 
         Define Reasons for Blocking Approved Manufacturer Part 
         Entry Aids for Items without a Material Master 
         Inventory Managed MPN 
              Define Manufacturer Part Profile 
              Change Characteristics of System Messages
    Purchasing Functions: Vendor Master 
         Define Terms of Payment 
         Check Incoterms
         Define Text Types for Central Texts 
         Define Text Types for Purchasing Organization Texts 
         Info Record 
              Define Number Ranges 
              Define Screen Layout
              Maintain Inspection Certificate Categories 
              Define Price History 
              Maintain Search Helps
         Text for Info Records 
              Define Texts 
              Define Copying Rules
    Source list 
         Define Source List Requirements at Plant Level 
         Maintain Search Helps
    Quota Arrangement
         Define Number Ranges 
         Define Quota Arrangement Usage
    RFQ/Quotation 
         Define Number Ranges 
         Define Document Types 
         Define Screen Layout at Document Level 
         Maintain Quotation Comments 
         Define Tolerance Limit for Archiving 
         Release Procedure for RFQ 
         Edit Characteristics 
         Edit Classes 
         Define Release Procedure for RFQs 
         Check Release Strategies 
         Texts for RFQ/Quotations 
         Define Text Types for Header Texts
         Define Copying Rules for Header Texts 
         Define Text Types for Item Texts 
         Define Copying Rules for Item Texts
    Purchase Requisition 
         Define Number Ranges 
         Define Document Types 
         Purchase Processing Time
         Define Screen Layout at Document Level
         Define Tolerance Limit for Archiving
         Maintain Search Help
         Set Up Authorization Check for G/L Accounts 
         Release Procedure for PR 
              Set Up Release Procedure without Classification 
         Release Procedure with Classification for PR 
              Edit Characteristics 
              Edit Classes 
              Set Up Procedure with Classification 
              Check Release Strategies
    Text for PR 
         Define Text Types 
         Define Copying Rules
    Set Up Stock Transport Requisition 
         Create Checking Rules 
         Define Checking Rule 
         Assign Checking Rule
    Purchase Order 
         Define Number Ranges 
         Define Document Types 
         Set Tolerance Limit for Price Variance 
         Define Screen Layout at Document Level 
         Define Tolerance Limit for Archiving 
         Set Up Subcontract Order 
         Define Reasons for Ordering 
         Define Reasons for Cancelling 
         Set Up Authorization Check for G/L Accounts 
         PO Release Procedure 
              Create Characteristics 
              Create Class 
              Define Release Procedure for POs 
              Check Release Strategies 
         Text for PO
              Define Text Types for Header Texts 
              Define Copying Rules for Header Texts 
              Define Text Types for Item Texts 
              Define Copying Rules for Item Texts 
         Set Up Stock Transport Order 
              Define Shipping Data for Plants 
              Create Checking Rules 
              Define Checking Rules 
              Assign Delivery Type and Checking Rules 
              Assign Document Type, One-step Procedure, under Delivery Tolerance 
              Define Requirement Profile 
              Activate Automatic Delivery Creation and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Billing 
              Activate Automatic Delivery Creation for PO Type and Shipping Point
         Stock Transfer between Storage Locations 
              Activate Stock Transfer between Storage Locations 
              Assign Delivery Type and Checking Rule according to Storage Location 
              Define Shipping Data for Stock Transfer between Storage Locations 
         Invoice Plan 
              Maintain Data IDs 
              Maintain Date Proposal for Partial Invoice Plan 
              Define Rules for Date Determination 
              Define Invoice Blocking 
         Invoice Plan Type 
              Maintain Periodic Invoice Plan Types 
              Maintain Partial Invoice Plan Types 
         Date Categories 
              Maintain Date Categories for Invoice Plan Type 
              Define Default Date Categories for Invoice Plan Type
         Appointment (Door Usage) 
              Maintain Appointment (Door Usage) Profile 
              Assignment of Profile to Warehouse Number 
              Reasons for Date Variance 
         Returns Order 
              Returns to Vendor 
              Store Return/Return Plant to Plant 
         Progress Tracking 
              Define Standard Events 
              Define Event Scenarios 
              Maintain Relationship between Events in a Scenario 
              Assign Default Scenario to Material Group 
              Maintain Profiles for an Event 
              Define Progress Tracking Profile
              Define Status Info Types 
              Number Range Status Information 
              User-Defined Evaluation
         Empties Management 
              Activate Empties Management
    Contract 
         Define Number Ranges 
         Define Document Types 
         Define Screen Layout at Document Level 
         Set Up Authorization Check for G/L Accounts 
         Release Procedure for Contract 
         Texts for Contract 
         Criteria for Archiving Contracts
    Scheduling Agreement 
         Release Procedure for Scheduling Agreements 
         Texts for Scheduling Agreements 
         Criteria for Archiving Scheduling Agreements 
         Set Up Stock Transport Scheduling Agreement
    Confirmations
         Define External Confirmation Categories 
         Define Internal Confirmation Categories 
         Set Up Confirmation Control 
         Set Up Quantity Difference Profiles (Automotive) 
         Define Packaging Material Type
    Conditions 
         Define Condition Control at Plant Level 
         Automatic Document Adjustment 
              Define Extent of Change for Message Category CONDBI
              Activate Change Pointer for Message Category CONDBI 
         Control Document Adjustment 
              Control Purchasing Document Adjustment
         Define Price Determination Process 
              Define Access Sequences 
              Define Condition Types 
              Define Limits 
              Define Exclusion Indicators 
              Define Calculation Schema
              Define Schema Group 
              Define Schema Determination 
              Define Transaction/Event Keys 
              Define Condition Exclusion 
              Maintain Condition Table 
              Extend Field Catalogue for Condition Tables 
              Copy Control for Conditions 
         Scope of List for Conditions 
              Define Sequence 
              Define Scope of List Parameters 
              Assign to Conditions 
         Configure Condition Index 
              Change Condition Types 
              Define Permitted Fields 
              Edit Condition Index Tables 
              Activate Condition Index Tables 
              Rebuild Condition Index Tables 
              Define Overviews 
              Assign Overviews
    Account Assignment 
         Maintain Account Assignment Categories 
         Define Combination of Item Categories/Account Assignment Categories 
         Set Subscreen for Account Assignment Block 
         Assign Default Values for Asset Classes
    Statistics 
         Maintain Purchase Order History Categories 
         Define Update Groups 
         Assign Update Groups to Item Categories 
         Define Grid for Quantity Variances
         Define Grid for Delivery Date Variances
    Messages 
         Assign Output Devices to Purchasing Groups 
         Fields Relevant to Printouts of Changes
    Texts for Messages 
         Define Texts for RFQ 
         Define Texts for PO 
         Define Text for Contract 
         Define Texts for Scheduling Agreements 
         Define Text for Purchasing Organization 
         Define Change Texts
    Forms for Messages
         Adjust Form for Purchasing Documents
         Assign Form and Output Program for RFQ 
         Assign Form and Output Program for PO
         Assign Form and Output Program for Contract 
         Assign Form and Output Program for Schedule Agreement Delivery
         Schedule
    EDI for Messages 
         Set Up Partner Profile
         Profiles for Sending Stock/Sales Data
    Output Control 
         Maintain Requirement for Message Control
    Condition Tables 
         Define Condition Table for RFQ 
         Define Condition Table for Request for PO
         Define Condition Table for Request for Outline Agreement 
         Define Condition Table for Request for Schedule Agreement Release 
         Define Condition Table for Inbound Delivery
    Access Sequence 
         Define Access Sequence for RFQ 
         Define Access Sequence for Request for PO 
         Define Access Sequence for Request for Outline Agreement 
         Define Access Sequence for Request for Schedule Agreement Release 
         Define Access Sequence for Inbound Delivery
    Message Types 
         Define Message Types for RFQ 
         Define Message Types for Request for PO 
         Define Message Types for Request for Outline Agreement 
         Define Message Types for Request for Schedule Agreement Release 
         Define Output Types for Inbound Delivery
    Message Determination Schema 
         Define Message Schemas for RFQ 
         Define Message Schemas for Request for PO 
         Define Message Schemas for Request for Outline Agreement
    Define Message Schemas for Request for Scheduling Agreement Release 
         Define Message Schemas for Inbound Delivery
    Partner Roles per Message Type 
         Define Partner Roles for RFQ 
         Define Partner Roles for Request for PO 
         Define Partner Roles for Request for Outline Agreement 
         Define Partner Roles for Request for Scheduling Agreement Release
         Define Partner Roles for Inbound Delivery
    Source Determination 
         Define Regular Vendor 
         Define Supply Regions 
         Assign Plants to Supply Regions 
         Set Up Determination of Supplying Plant via Availability Check
    Taxes 
         Set Tax Indicator for Material
         Set Tax Indicator for Plant 
         Set Tax Indicator for Account Assignment 
         Assign Tax Indicator for Plant 
         Assign Tax Indicator for Account Assignment
    Subsequent Settlement 
         Define Number Ranges 
         Set Up Condition Techniques for Subsequent Settlement 
         Define Overview Condition for Subsequent Settlement 
         Control of the Subsequent Settlement Process 
         Maintain Company Code for Subsequent Settlement at Purchasing Organization Level 
         Maintain Residence Time for Archiving 
         Agreements 
              Maintain Calendar for Rebate Arrangements 
              Define Business Volume Tolerance Groups 
              Maintain User Groups and Assign Business Volume Tolerance Groups 
              Define Business Volume Comparison Type 
              Maintain Aggregation Level and Sort Sequence 
              Define Text Types 
              Define Rebate Agreement Types for Subsequent Settlement
    Output Determination 
         Define Requirements
    Assign Output Devices and Printer Parameters
    Storing Printouts
    Message Determination for Rebate Arrangement 
         Maintain Condition Tables 
         Maintain Message Types 
         Maintain Access Sequence 
         Assign Partner Roles to Message Types 
         Maintain Message Determination Schema
    Message Determination for Settlement Run 
         Maintain Condition Tables 
         Maintain Message Types 
         Maintain Access Sequence 
         Assign Partner Roles to Message Type
    Note

    SAP MM Customizing—Inventory Management
    Introduction
    General Settings 
         Plant Parameters 
         Define Attributes of System Messages 
         Field Selection for Goods Movement Initial/Header Screens 
         Define Document Life
    Number Assignment 
         Define Number Assignment for Accounting Document 
         Define Number Assignment for Material and Physical Inventory Documents 
         Define Number Assignment for Reservations 
         Define Number Assignment for Goods Receipts/Issue Slips
    Goods Movement Settings 
         Field Selection for MIGO 
         Field Selection per Movement Type 
         Settings for Transactions and Reference Documents
    Goods Issue/Transfer Posting
         Create Storage Location Automatically 
         Set Manual Account Assignment 
         Define Screen Layout 
         Maintain Copy Rules for Reference Documents 
         Set Up Dynamic Availability Check
         Generate Physical Inventory Documents for Goods Movements 
         Allow Negative Stocks
    Goods Receipt 
         Set Tolerance Limits 
         Create Storage Location Automatically 
         Create PO Automatically 
         Set Manual Account Assignment 
         Define Screen Layout 
         Maintain Copy Rules for Reference Documents 
         Set Dynamic Availability Check 
         Set Delivery Completed Indicator 
         Set Missing Parts Check 
         For GR-based Invoice Ver. Reversal of GR Despite Invoice 
         Set Expiration Date Check
         Price Differences for Subcontract Order at Goods Receipt 
         Activate Storage of Incoming Documents
    Movement and Movement Types
         Create Storage Location Automatically 
         Set Manual Account Assignment
         Define Screen Layout 
         Generate Physical Inventory Documents for Goods Movements 
         Set Missing Parts Check 
         Set Expiration Date Check
    Reservation 
         Define Default Values 
         Maintain Copy Rules for Reference Documents 
         Set Dynamic Availability Check
    Physical Inventory 
         Field Selection for Physical Inventory 
         Default Values for Physical Inventory
         Settings for Physical Inventory
         Default Values for Batch Input 
         Maintain Copy Rules for Reference Documents 
         Allow Freezing of Book Inventory Balance in Storage Location 
         Define Tolerances for Physical Inventory Differences 
              Activities 
         Cycle Counting 
         Activate Distribution of Consumption Differences
    Inventory Sampling 
         Create Inventory Sampling Profiles 
         Define Stock Management Levels 
         Define Stock Management Level in WMS
    Movement Types
         Record Reason for Goods Movements 
         Copy Change Movement Type 
         Set Subscreen for Account Assignment (Coding) Block
    Stock Determination 
         Define Strategies for Stock Determination
    Stock Overview 
         Inventory Management 
         Production Order 
         Repetitive Manufacturing 
         Pull List 
         KANBAN 
         Delivery 
         Warehouse Management
    Reporting
         Define Stock List Display 
         Define Field Selection for Material Document List
         Set Up Print Functions for Reporting 
         Group Movement Type for Stock List
    Account Assignment and Valuation
         Define Price Control for Movement Type 
         Configure Price Change in Previous Period 
         Configure Dynamic Price Changes 
         Reasons for Price Changes 
         Set Up Material Price Dispatch 
         Define Document Type and Number Ranges for Price Change 
         Define Document Type and Number Ranges for Material Debit 
         Maintain Number Ranges for Material Ledger Documents 
         Split Valuation 
         Activate Split Valuation 
         Configure Split Valuation 
         Account Determination 
              Account Determination Wizard 
              Account Determination without Wizard 
         Define Valuation Control
         Group Together Valuation Areas 
         Define Valuation Classes 
         Define Account Grouping for Movement Types 
         Configure Automatic Postings

    Business Scenarios
    Introduction
    Standard and Customized Business Scenarios 
         Complete Procurement Process 
         Inventory Management Cycle
    Consignment Cycle 
         Customization, Configuration, and Master Data Setup 
         Process Demonstration
    Subcontracting Cycle 
         Customizing Settings
              Calculation Schema 
              Document Type
              Master Data Setting 
              Info Record 
         Testing the Subcontracting Cycle
    Pipeline Process
    Intercompany Transfer 
         Master Data Setting 
              Sales Area 
              Document Type
              Bill-to Partner 
              Vendor 
              Tax Code and Tax Rate 
              Program Parameters for Invoice Verification 
         Partner Profile for Bill-to and Vendor Partner and Inbound Parameters 
         Billing Document 
         Invoice Document

    Index

    Biography

    Ashfaque Ahmed obtained his bachelor of engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India, in 1988 and his MBA in marketing management from Indira Gandhi National Open University in 1997. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field, including in the steel industry and software application development. He started his career as a management trainee in Steel Authority of India Limited, the largest company in the steel industry in India. He learned production management, inventory management, and marketing management in the Indian steel industry. Later he moved to software industry as a programmer analyst and worked for a Canadian software company based in Montreal. In the software industry, he learned about software programming and how software helps run a brick-and-mortar business. Then he moved to software testing and worked as software testing manager and software project manager.

    In 2005, he learned SAP materials management (SAP MM) module and became a SAP MM consultant. Since then, he has been working with Global Steel Holdings Limited and SAP Nigeria for implementing SAP solutions for their customers. In his career as SAP MM consultant, he has worked on some challenging assignments that involve the implementation of variants of standard business scenarios in the context of local country-specific customizations of SAP MM features.