CH2 - Master Data

Question 1

The foundation for all data within SAP

Answer 1

Org Structure

Question 2

Materials, Vendors, G/L accounts, Customers, Cost Centers, etc.

Answer 2

Master Data

Question 3

All activities that use or generate data within SAP

Answer 3

Transaction

Question 4

Data in SAP can be categorized one of 3 ways:

Answer 4

• Transaction Data
• Master Data
• Configuration Data

Question 5

____ contains the record that remain in the database over an extend period of time

Answer 5

Master Data

Question 6

______ is centrally stored (shared across application modules) and processed to eliminate data redundancy. In this way, the multiple storage (redundancy) of data is avoided

Answer 6

Master Data

Question 7

Common across client

Answer 7

General Data

Question 8

unique to company

Answer 8

Accounting data

Question 9

unique to purchasing organization

Answer 9

Purchasing Data

Question 10

The ____ contains all data required to define and manage material

Answer 10

Material master

Question 11

It integrates data from sales and distribution, purchasing, accounting, production and other departments

Answer 11

Material Master

Question 12

____ js used as a soure of data for purchase order processing throughout the procurement cycle

Answer 12

Material master

Question 13

Relevant levels in material masters

Answer 13

• Client
• Plant
• Storage Location

Question 14

• Allows easy management of information
• Prevents redudant storage of data

Answer 14

Hierarchical structure

Question 15

These are the screen for each user-department, such as basic data, materials planning, and so on

Answer 15

Main work level

Question 16

These are screen you use to maintain additional information, such as units of measure, material descriptions, consumptionn values, forecasting data, and administrative data

Answer 16

Additional data level

Question 17

Most data in the material master record can be maintained directyl by the ____

Answer 17

user

Question 18

An organization unit serving to subdivide an enterprise according to production, procurement, maintenance, and materials planning aspect. It is a place where either materials are produced or goods and services provided

Answer 18

Plant (mandatory)

Question 19

It is responsible for selling materials and services

Answer 19

Sales organization (mandatory)

Question 20

A ____ determines the distribution channel used by a sales organizztion to sell a division’s product

Answer 20

Sales area

Question 21

An organizational unit allowing the differentiation of material stocks within a plant. All data referring to particular storage location is stored at storage location level. This applies mainly to storage location stocks

Answer 21

Storage Location

Question 22

An alphanumeric key defining a complex warehousing system consisting of different organizational and technical units (storage areas). All material data specific to warehouse management and relating to a particular warehouse number is stored at warehouse number level

Answer 22

Warehouse Number

Question 23

A physical or logical storage area that canbe defined for a warehouse in the warehouse management system.

Answer 23

Storage Type

Question 24

It consists of one or more storage bins.

Answer 24

Storage type

Question 25

Number uniquely identifying a material master record, and thus a material. For every material that your company uses, you must create a material master record in the material master.

Answer 25

Material numbers (mandatory)

Question 26

If your company uses mnemonic keys (normally alphanumeric), you enter the character string you want to use as the material number when you create the material master record

Answer 26

External Number Assignment

Question 27

If your company uses nonmnemonic keys, you do not enter a material number when creating a material master record. Instead, the system assigns a consecutive number to the material. This number is visible when you maintain the material master record

Answer 27

Internal number assignment

Question 28

When you create a material master record, you are required to classify the material according to industry sector and material type

Answer 28

Industry sector (mandatory)

Question 29

Materials with the same basic attributes are grouped together and assigned to a ____. This allows you to manage different materials in a unifrom manner in accordance with your company's requirement.

Answer 29

material type

Question 30

____ are records in which descriptions of all services that may need to be procured can be stored

Answer 30

Service master

Question 31

_____ are suitable for certain combinations of services that are likely to be referenced again and again in various business transactions

Answer 31

Master records

Question 32

- Services specified down to the lowest level day rate for inspector - Applies to contract agreement items - Data cannot be overwritten

Answer 32

Actual Service Master

Question 33

- Used for services generic in nature where specification to the lowest level is impractical - Short texts can be overwritten and long texts can be utilized for detailed specifications

Answer 33

Generic Service Master

Question 34

What are the principal information for the unique description in service master record?

Answer 34

- Service Number - Service Category - Descriptive texts - Base unit of measure - Service Group - Valuation class

Question 35

Consists of short text and long texts. The short texts allows the input of 40 characters which will be sufficient for the majority of servie masters.

Answer 35

Descriptive texts

Question 36

___ is an alphanumeric description for a group of similar services.

Answer 36

Service group

Question 37

Each service master will be allocated a ____ in SAP whihc links directly to a corresponding General Ledger Account

Answer 37

Valuation class

Question 38

___ contains all required information on a vendor. It is maintained by Financial Accounting and Purchaing department

Answer 38

Vendor master

Question 39

the ____ is regarded as the company's crediting business partner.

Answer 39

Vendor

Question 40

This data is valid for the whole client. This includes vendor's address, bank details & communications data

Answer 40

General data

Question 41

This data is maintained separately for each purchaing organization. It includes the purchase order currency, incoterms, and the vendor's tax data

Answer 41

Purchasing data

Question 42

This data is mainted at company code level, for example, PO currency, incoterms, vendor tax data, the number of the control accounts

Answer 42

accounting data

Question 43

Every ___ is managed under an account group

Answer 43

Vendor

Question 44

___ defines the control functions for vendor master record maintenance

Answer 44

account group

Question 45

___ is maintained as a source of informatio for Purchasing. It contains some of the information from material master and some of the information related to its supplier/vendor

Answer 45

Purchasing info

Question 46

Types of information record

Answer 46

- Info record with material master record - Info record without material master recor

Question 47

A purchasing information record can be maintained at following organizational levels

Answer 47

- Purchasing Organizatio Specific (All plants within a purchasing organization) - Plant Specific (single plant within a purchase organization) -

Question 48

A purchasing information record can be maintained for the following procurement types:

Answer 48

- Standard - Subcontracting - Pipeline - Consignment