Livre BOB Chapitre 6 Procurement Questions Flashcards
At which org levels can stock be viewed?
Storage Location
Plant
Client
Company code
What elements represent valid assignments of the purchasing organization?
Cross company Code
Cross plant
Dedicated to a single plant
A storage location may be assigned to how many plants?
1
How many storage locations can be assigned to a single plant?
Many
A plant may be assigned to how many company codes?
1
How many plants can be assigned to a company code?
Many
Can more than one plant be assigned the same company code?
No
What combination is required to uniquely identify a storage location
Plan number and storage location number
What are the org levels where the material master data is defined?
Plant - Client - Storage Location
What are the roles of the vendor business partner?
General
FI Vendor
Supplier
Which of the following represent organization levels at which the vendor business partner is defined?
Client
Company code
Puchasing organiation
Which master data contains information about the combination of a material and a vendor?
Purchasins Info REcord
Which of the following is not part of the standard procurement process?
Invoice verification Good receipt Good Issue Supply source determination Purchase order monitoring
Good issue
Which of the following is not a valid scenario in SAP procurement?
Procuring a stock item with a material master record
Procuring a stock item without a material master record
Procuring an item with a material master record for consumption
Procurement an item without a material master record for consumption
Procuring a stock item without a material master record
What are the ways a purchase req can be created in SAP?
Manually
Automatically via MRP
VIA SAP SCM
VIA SAP SRM
For what reason would one maintain a material master record for a material that is being managed in inventory on a quantity base but not a value base?
A consumable such as office supplies ( pen, markers, post-it notes) is an example. For many of these items, inventory management on a quantity base is helpful for purposes of reordering.
A description is entered manually in the material description in the PO when?
When there is no material master
An account assignement object is mandatory for procuring?
Any material that is not subject to a value-based inventory management
Any material without a material master record
What are examples of valid account assignment categories?
Cost Center
Project
Asset
Order
What is the difference between an account assignment category and an account assignment object
AAC: Reprensents the general types of cost objects that can ve used as account assignment objects while purchasing for consumption.
AAO: The actual object that is serving as the cost collector.
For example, Cost center is an account assignement category. The cost Center 1000 is an account assignment object.
How does the procurement of a stock item differ from that of a consumable?
From a stock item, the balance sheet inventory account is debited at the goods receipt posting, with no impact to controlling.
For a consumable, an expense is incurred as soon as the goods receipt is posted. This posts to an expense in FI and a primary cost elements linked to that expense account will be used to debit the account assignment object in CO.
What type of purchase order is used when materials are puchased from another plant?
Stock Transport Order
TRUE OR FALSE:
While cheking the status of a purchase order , SAP supports status checking for the entire orders as well as individual items in the order .
TRUE
Which of the following is not part of purchase order?
Header
Item overview
Item detail
Schedule lines
Schedule lines
Which item category is used for vendor owned inventory? This is inventory that is ordered and received but is still owned by the vendor until it is used.
Standard
Consignment
Stock Transfer
Third party
Subcontracting
Consignment
Which of the following is not an effect of a goods receipt of materials for a PO?
Creation of a material document
Creation of an accounting document
Update purchase order
Posting to a vendor account
Posting to a vendor account
A company wants to select a specific stock type for a material in a PO. How is this set?
This can be set during the goods receipt on the line item or item detail for each material.
When material is received into a stock type: quality inspection , will the value of stock increase before it clears inspection.
Yes
The Stock overview is said to be a static view. Why?
The stock overview shows only the current stock situation and does not automatically update or refresh should there be any goods movements.
A material was in a storage location, awaiting quality inspection. After it was inspected , it was changed to unrestricted use stock. Is this good movement is an example of stock transfer or transfer posting?
Transfer posting
Will a transfer of material from one storage location to another within the same plant have any financial impact?
No
All good movements result in the creation of a material document? Yes or No?
Yes
If a warehouse management is active, how does a goods-receipt impact warehouse management?
If the storage location/plant comination assgned for the goods received is linked to a warehouse number, then the goods receipts creates a Transfer Request for Warehouse Management and the materials are booked into an interim storage area.
Does a goods-receipt for a PO impact the material master?
If the material received is a stock item, at the time of the goods receipt, the material master will show an increase in stock level and stock value.
What is the impact of a a goods receipt if QM is active?
An inspection lot is created.
What step completed the logistics portion of the procurement process.
Posting of the vendor’s invoice ( invoice verification)
Under what conditions would an invoice posting result in the update of the moving average price in the materials master record?
If the price on the invoice differs from the price on the PO, then the difference is applied , updating the moving average price
