Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

SAP - Midterm > Midterm > Flashcards

Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Global Bike Inc. is the _____________ in the SAP structure?

A

Client

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The order in the organizational data is?

A

Enterprise, Companies, Plant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The three layers of the client-server architecture are?

A

Application layer, Presentation layer, and Data layer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

A service-oriented architecture is composed only of a web service.

A

False, it is composed of web services and composite apps.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

A composite applications connects multiple application via web services.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Web services are used to expose Enterprise Systems and other systems functionality.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning systems

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

An ERP system focus primarily on the external operations of an organization

A

False, it focuses on the internal ops.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The higherarchical data in an ERP system is:

A

Organizational data

Master data

Transaction data

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

The organizational data

A

Defines the structure of the enterprise in terms of legal or business purposes.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The organizational data will change from time to time.

A

False, it rarely changes.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The client is the first in the organiational level

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

The client represents the enterprise; comprise of two companies.

A

False, many companies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

The company code is part of the organizational level

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

A company code is the central organizational element in production.

A

False, it is in financial accounting.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The company code also identifies the legal entities in an enterprise.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

The company code is legally dependent from other companies in the enterprise.

A

False, it is legally independent.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

A client can have multiple company codes.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The company code can be assing to multiple clients.

A

False, must belong to only one client.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

The plant in the organizational level performs multiple functions.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

A plant is used by many processes

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

A plant represents factory, warehouse, office, distribution centers, etc.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Master data is long term data that represents entities associated with various processes such as:

A

Customer

Vendor

Material

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Material master data is used in numerous processes such as:

A
  1. Procurement
  2. Fulfillment
  3. Production
  4. Material Planning
  5. Asset management
  6. Project systems
  7. Lifecycle data manangement
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Material master data are grouped based on:

A

Process

Material type

Organizational element

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Some of the material types consists of:

A

Raw

Semi-finished

Finished goods

Trading goods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Finished goods is expressed in SAP as

A

FERT

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

The short name for trading goods in SAP is:

A

HAWA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

The short name for raw materials in SAP is:

A

ROH

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

The short name for semi-finished goods in SAP is:

A

HALB

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

The same material can only be used in one organizational level.

A

False, can be used differently by different org levels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Transaction data is generated during execution of process steps

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Transaction data requires:

A

Organizational data

Master data

Situational data

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

The organizational data is comprised of

A

Client

Company code

Plant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Situational data is comprised of

A

Who

When

Where

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Master data is comprised of

A

Customer

Vendor

Material

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Examples of transaction documents are:

A
  1. Requisition
  2. Purchase Order
  3. Invoice
  4. Delivery document
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

The oder in the procurement process integrations is:

A
  1. Purchase requisition
  2. Purchase order
  3. Goods receipt
  4. Invoice receipt
  5. Payment to vendor
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

A client is and independent environment in the system.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

A company code is the smallest organization unit for which you can not maintain a legal set of books

A

False, you can maintain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

The plant is an operating area or branch within a company

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

A storage location is an organizational unit allowing differentiation between the various stocks of a material in a plant.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

A purchasing organization is the unit responsible for procuring services and materials

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

The purchasing organization can negotiate conditions with vendors

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

The purchasing group is the channel of communication for vendors

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

The vendor master data contains all the necessary information needed to do business with an external supplier

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

The vendor master is used and maintained primarily by the Customer Service and Purchasing departments.

A

False, it is maintained by the Purchasing and Accounting departments.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Every vendor must have a master record

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

The client level in the vendor master view which are under the general data are:

A
  1. Address
  2. Vendor number
  3. Preferred communication
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

The material master data contains all the information a company needs to manage about a material

A

True

47
Q

Material master data is stored in functional segments called views.

A

True

48
Q

The framework for purchase order contains the relationship between a vendor and a material

A

True

49
Q

The purchasing information record can be created:

A
  1. Manually
  2. Automatically - Quotations
  3. Automatically - purchase orders
50
Q

The purchasing information record allows buyers to quickly determine which vendors have offered or supplied specific materials

A

True

50
Q

A purchase requisition is an internal document instructing the production deparment to request a specific good or service for a specific time.

A

False, it instructs the procurement deparment

50
Q

Requisitions can be created two ways:

A
  1. Directly (manually) - the person determines what, how much, and when
  2. Indirectly (automatically) - MRP, Production , Maintenance, and Sales Orders
51
Q

Once a requisition has been assigned a source of supply it can be released for processing.

A

True

52
Q

If an internal source is identified the requierement is covered by an internal procurement transaction called:

A

Stock transport order

53
Q

A source list is a record that specifies the allowed means for procuring a material for a plant within a given period.

A

True

54
Q

A RFQ is an invitation to a vendor by a purchase organization to submit a bid only for the supply of materials

A

False, it is for the supply of materials or services

55
Q

An accepted quotation will generate:

A

Purchasing Information Records

55
Q

In an RFQ process

A
  1. Perform quotation comparisons
  2. Select a quotation
55
Q

The quotation received by your company is not a legally binding offer until the contract is signed.

A

False, it is a legally binding offer if you decide to do business with that vendor

56
Q

In SAP the RFQ and the Quotation are two separate documents.

A

False, will become a single document once you enter the vendor’s response in the RFQ you created.

57
Q

The vendor evaluation helps purchasing evaluate vendors for sourcing

A

True

58
Q

Vendor valuation also enables the company to monitor vendor relationships through:

A

Performance scores and criteria you put in place

59
Q

A purchase order is a formal request to a vdndor for a specific material or serice under the stated conditions/

A

True

60
Q

Purchase orders can be created manually by:

A
  1. Reference a purchase order
  2. Reference a puchase requisition
  3. Reference a RFQ/Quotation
  4. Without reference
61
Q

A puchase order can only be created automatically

A

False, they can also be created manually

62
Q

The procurement type (item category) defined in the PO will dictate the use of the order and the process that the order will follow.

A

True

63
Q

The procurement type in a PO can be

A
  • Standard
  • Services
  • Subcontracting
  • Third-party
  • Consignment
64
Q

The item overview on a PO contains

A
  • Materials
  • Quantities
  • Delivery date
  • Price/Unit of Measure
65
Q

Once a PO has been created the vendor needs to be notified either via:

A
  • Printed
  • E-mail
  • EDI
  • Fax
  • XML
66
Q

Goods movements against a purchase order will determine if we got what we ordered.

A

True

67
Q

During a goods movement against a PO, the PO history is updated with the receipt.

A

True

68
Q

A goods movement will update the physical inventory but not the purchase order

A

False, it will update both

69
Q

A goods movement will aslo update the inventory GL account

A

True

70
Q

Some destinations for receipt of goods are:

A
  • Wareshouse - unrestricted
  • Quality
  • Goods receipt blocked stocked
71
Q

What are the documents created when a goods movement for GR is done?

A

Material and accounting documents

72
Q

Incoming invoices are reference against a PO to verify:

A

Content, price and arithmetic.

72
Q

Once the invoice is posted, the verification process is completed and…

A

payment process is initiated within Financial Accounting

73
Q

In a GR account reconciliation

A

Inventory is debited and GR is credited.

73
Q

In an Invoice Receipt account reconciliation

A

GR / IR are debited and Vendor AP is credited

74
Q

The GL entry for a vendor payment is

A

Bank is credited and Vendor AP account is debited

74
Q

A work center locations in the production planning org. structure are:

A
  • Org. unit that defines where and when an operation is performed
  • can be machines, people, production lines or groups of craftmen
75
Q

The master data in the production planning are:

A
  • Material
  • Bill of materials (BOM)
  • Routing
  • Work Center
  • Product Group
76
Q

The BOM contains

A

A list of components that make up the product or assembly

77
Q

Routings enable you to plan the production of materials (products)

A

True

78
Q

Routings can be used a template for production orders but not to run schedules

A

False, and to run schedules

79
Q

Routings are also used as basis for product costing

A

True

79
Q

Routings contains:

A

What, where, when, and how

80
Q

A work center is a location within a plant where value added work (operations or activities) are performed.

A

True

81
Q

Work centers are used to define capacities for:

A
  • Labor
  • Machine
  • Output
  • Emmissions
82
Q

Work centers captures and use the following:

A
  • Basic data
  • Scheduling information
  • Costing data
  • Personnel data
  • Capacity planning
  • Default data
83
Q

A product group is an aggregate planning that groups together materials or other product groups (product families)

A

True

84
Q

The Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) provides a method for feasibility

A

True

85
Q

In a detailed planning

A

MPS →MRP→

86
Q

The players in strategic planning are:

A

CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, Controller, Marketing Director

87
Q

Players in a detailed planning are

A

Line managers, production scheduler, MRP, controller, and capacity planners

88
Q

The players in an execution planning are

A

Line workers and shop floor supervisors

89
Q

Forecasting is the foundation of a reliable SOP

A

True

90
Q

An accurate forecast are essential in the procurement sector

A

False, in the manufacturing sector

91
Q

Some forecast models are:

A

Trend, seasonal, trend and seasonal, and constant

92
Q

For an SOP meeting to occur, you need information from:

A
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Manufacturing
  • Accounting
  • HR
  • Purchasing
93
Q

A flexible forecast and planning tool usually consists of 3 steps:

A
  1. Sales plan
  2. Production plan
  3. Rough cut capacity plan
94
Q

Demand management is a link between:

A

Strategic planning (S&OP) and detail planning (MPS and MRP)

95
Q

Planning strategies represent the business procedures for:

A

Planninig of production quantities and dates

96
Q

There are multiple types of planning strategies based upon environment

A
  • Make-to-stock (MTS)
  • Make-to-order (MTO)
  • Configurable materials
  • Assembly orders
97
Q

The planning strategy for make-to-stock

A

Takes place using independent requirements

97
Q

The planning strategy for make-to-order

A

Takes place using customer orders

98
Q

The master production scheduler (MPS) allows a company to distinguish planning methods between materials…

A

That have a strong influence on profit

98
Q

In the material requirement planning (MRP), the system calculates the net requirements while considering available

A

Warehouse stock and schedule receipts from purchasing and production.

99
Q

During MRP, all levels of the bill of materials are planned

A

True

100
Q

The MRP is used to ensure the availability of materials based on the need generated by MPS or the demand program

A

True

101
Q

There are 5 logical steps in the creation of an MRP

A
  1. Net requirement calculations
  2. Lot size calculations
  3. Procurement type
  4. Scheduling
  5. BOM explosion
102
Q

A request created in the planning run for a material in the future…

A

Converts to either a production or purchase order

103
Q

Productions orders can defined the following

A
  • material produced
  • Quantity
  • Location
  • Time line
  • Work involved
  • Resources used
  • How the costs are set
104
Q

A schedule

A

Calculates the production dates and capacity requirements for all operations within an order

105
Q

When a product order is created it references a BOM to

A

Determine the necessary components to produce the material.

106
Q

Confirmations are used to monitor and track the progression of an order through

A

Its production cycle.

107
Q

What are the 3 documents created when you post GR?

A
  1. Material
  2. Accounting
  3. Crontrolling
108
Q

Effects of GR

A
  • Updates stock quantity
  • Updates stock value
  • Price stored for future valuation changes
  • Production order is updated
109
Q

Order settlement consists of the

A

Actual costs incurred in the order to one or more receivers cost objects.

110
Q

A settlement rule is automatically is…

A

assigned on creation of order

SAP - Midterm (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions