C_TS452_2022 Questions and Answers

A manually created reservation is a document that reserves a certain quantity of a material for a specific purpose or account assignment object. Some properties of a manually created reservation are:

• You can assign different account assignment objects per item, which means that you can allocate the costs for each reserved material to a different cost center, order, project, or asset.
• You can set the Movement Allowed indicator per item, which means that you can specify whether you want to allow goods movements for each reserved material or not. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

You maintain the purchasing value key in the material master at plant level. The purchasing value key contains parameters that influence the purchasing process for a material, such as order unit, rounding value, minimum order quantity, and delivery tolerance. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 3, Lesson 2.

When creating an invoice with purchase order reference, unplanned delivery costs can occur if the invoice amount exceeds the order amount. These costs can be posted automatically by selecting one of two options in Customizing: distribute costs or post to separate account. If distribute costs is selected, the costs are distributed proportionally among the invoice items according to their net value. If post to separate account is selected, the costs are posted to a separate general ledger account that is determined by account determination. The other options are not available for automatic posting of unplanned delivery costs. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Community]

SAP Smart Business is a framework that provides real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs) and allows users to take actions based on the data. Some SAP Smart Business KPIs available for purchase requisitions are:

• Purchase requisition-to-order cycle time, which measures the average time from the creation of a purchase requisition to the creation of a purchase order.
• Overdue purchase requisitions, which shows the number and value of purchase requisitions that have not been converted to purchase orders by their delivery date.
• Purchase requisition average approval time, which measures the average time from the submission of a purchase requisition to its approval or rejection. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 8, Lesson 1.

To enable the ability to personalize the home page, you must configure it in the SAP Fiori launchpad. The SAP Fiori launchpad is a role-based, personalized, and real-time access point for SAP applications and services. You can configure the personalization settings for the home page in Customizing under SAP Fiori -> Launchpad -> Personalization Settings. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

You can use the valuation grouping code to group together plants assigned to company codes with the same chart of accounts. This reduces the effort to configure account determination because you only need to maintain one set of valuation classes and account assignments for each valuation grouping code instead of each plant. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4550, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A subcontracting process involves sending components to a vendor who provides a service and returns an assembled or processed product. Some steps that can be part of this process are:

• Post subsequent adjustment of component consumption, which means that you can correct the actual quantity of components consumed by the vendor after receiving the finished product.
• Create an outbound delivery for components to be provided, which means that you can ship the components from your plant to the vendor’s location using the shipping functionality.
• Purchase components for direct delivery to the subcontractor, which means that you can order components from another vendor and have them delivered directly to the subcontractor without storing them in your own plant. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4520, Unit 4, Lesson 1.

To completely block a material for procurement in a plant, you can use the following methods:

• Create an entry in the source list with a blocking indicator and NO supplier, which means that you prevent the system from finding any valid source of supply for the material in the plant.
• Use a relevant plant-specific material status in the material master, which means that you restrict the procurement transactions that are allowed for the material in the plant. For example, you can use material status 01 (Procurement blocked) to block all procurement transactions. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 3, Lesson 2.

Situation Handling is a feature that helps users deal with situations that require their attention or action. A situation template is a predefined configuration that defines the rules and actions for a specific type of situation. For the following business scenarios, a situation template exists in Situation Handling:

• A supplier confirmation is pending, which means that a vendor has not confirmed a purchase order or has confirmed it with different conditions than expected.
• A contract is ready as a source of supply, which means that a contract has been released and can be used as a valid source of supply for purchase requisitions or purchase orders. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 8, Lesson 1.

One difference between the SAP Fiori launchpad and the classical SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI) is that the SAP Fiori launchpad is role-based, while SAP GUI often offers single complex transactions for many user roles. This means that the SAP Fiori launchpad provides a user-friendly and personalized access to the applications and tasks that are relevant for a specific user role, while SAP GUI often requires users to navigate through menus and screens that are not relevant for their role. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The Procurement Overview app is a SAP Fiori app that provides an overview of the procurement activities and key performance indicators. You can personalize the app by using the following options:

• Filter the contents of all cards according to a specific supplier, which means you can narrow down the information displayed on the cards based on a supplier name or number.
• Use your user settings to define which cards to show and hide, which means you can customize the app layout by selecting or deselecting the cards that are relevant for you.
• Use the drag-and-drop functionality to rearrange cards, which means you can change the order and position of the cards by dragging and dropping them on the app screen. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]

The organizational structure for procurement consists of various organizational units that are related to each other. Some properties of this structure are:

• A plant can only belong to one company code, which is the smallest organizational unit for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up.
• Several storage locations may be assigned to a plant. A storage location is the place where materials are physically stored within a plant.
• A storage location key must be unique in a plant, but not in a company code. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The SAP Fiori launchpad is a role-based, personalized, and real-time access point for SAP applications and services. Some personalization options of the SAP Fiori launchpad are:

• Add new tile groups, which are collections of tiles that represent different applications or tasks. You can create your own tile groups and arrange them according to your preferences.
• Add tiles to existing tile groups, which means that you can add more applications or tasks to the tile groups that are already available on your launchpad. You can also remove tiles from tile groups or move them to different tile groups. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A business partner master record for a supplier is a central data record that contains information about the general data, accounting data, and purchasing data for a supplier. You must maintain a business partner master record for a supplier at the following organizational levels:

• Client, which is the highest level in the SAP system hierarchy and contains data that is valid for all organizational units.
• Purchasing organization, which is an organizational unit that is responsible for procuring materials or services for one or more plants and negotiating prices and conditions with vendors.
• Company code, which is the smallest organizational unit for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

To enable automatic generation of the purchase order at the time of goods receipt without a corresponding purchase order, you must meet the following prerequisites:

• Automatic purchase order generation is activated for the movement type in Customizing, which means that the system will create a purchase order automatically when you post a goods receipt with movement type 501 (Goods receipt without purchase order).
• A default purchase order type is specified for the goods receipt, which determines the document category and number range for the purchase order.
• A valid purchasing info record exists for the material and supplier combination, which contains information about the conditions and delivery data for a material from a specific vendor. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

To determine the safety stock during automatic reorder point planning, the system requires the following data:

• Service level, which is the probability of avoiding a stockout situation during the replenishment lead time.
• Mean absolute deviation, which is a measure of the forecast accuracy based on the historical consumption data.
• Replenishment lead time, which is the time required to procure or produce a material. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4525, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

SAP Fiori achieves the role-based design principle by using the following methods:

• By giving end users exactly what they need for their work, which means that SAP Fiori apps are tailored to the specific tasks and processes that users perform in their roles.
• By decomposing big transactions into several discrete apps suited to the user’s role, which means that SAP Fiori apps are focused on one or a few activities that users can complete quickly and easily. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A scheduling agreement is a long-term agreement with a vendor for the supply of materials or services according to a predefined delivery schedule. Some features of a scheduling agreement are:

• A material master record is optional in a scheduling agreement item. You can use item category M (Material unknown) to enter a short text and material group instead of a material number.
• A scheduling agreement can be used for a consignment process. You can use item category K (Consignment) to indicate that the materials are stored at your premises but are still owned by the vendor until you consume them.
• A scheduling agreement item is always plant-specific. You must specify a plant for each scheduling agreement item and you cannot change it afterwards. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 5, Lesson 1.

When you manually create a purchase requisition, the system will list all valid records and the user needs to select one. The system will not choose the most recent info record, the info record with the lowest price, or the info record from the last purchase order. References: [SAP Help Portal - Creating Purchase Requisitions Manually]

You can configure the workflow for purchasing for a purchase requisition. A workflow is a sequence of tasks that are performed by different agents according to predefined rules and conditions. A workflow for purchasing can automate and streamline the approval process for a purchase requisition, which is an internal document that requests the procurement of a material or service. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The account assignment category determines whether you can change the account assignment data for a consumable material during invoice receipt. You can set this parameter in Customizing for Materials Management under Purchasing -> Account Assignment -> Maintain Account Assignment Categories. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 3, Lesson 2.

Automatic conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders is a process that allows you to create purchase orders automatically from purchase requisitions without manual intervention. The prerequisites for this process are:

• The Automatic Purchase Order indicator is set in the purchasing data of the business partner master record, which means that the vendor is authorized for automatic purchase order creation.
• A source of supply containing valid conditions is assigned to the purchase requisition, which means that there is an agreement or an outline agreement with the vendor that specifies the price and other terms for the material.
• The Automatic Purchase Order indicator is set in the plant-specific purchasing data of the material master record, which means that the material is suitable for automatic purchase order creation. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]