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.