Configuration in SAP Exam 43 Questions with Verified Answers
Configuration in SAP - CORRECT ANSWER the process of tailoring SAP software by selecting
... [Show More] specific functionality from a list of those supported by the software
Master Data - CORRECT ANSWER - describes items or objects used in a business such as G/L accounts, materials, vendors, customers
- remains in the system for a long period of time
Transaction data - CORRECT ANSWER - used for relatively short periods of time, usually to record business transactions
- regularly removed from the system and archived for auditing purposes
When you create a sales order, the system proposes most of the data from the __________ records - CORRECT ANSWER master
What must be created for every G/L account? - CORRECT ANSWER master record
The material management (MM) and financial accounting (FI) are __________ - CORRECT ANSWER integrated
All G/L accounts are described in what? - CORRECT ANSWER FI
All materials are described in what? - CORRECT ANSWER MM
All vendors are described in what? - CORRECT ANSWER MM and FI
All purchasing activities take place in what? - CORRECT ANSWER MM
The relationship between vendors and materials is stored where? - CORRECT ANSWER MM
Master records must be created for every _________ - CORRECT ANSWER vendor
What contains centralized data for both MM and FI for each vendor? - CORRECT ANSWER master records
Vendor Master Data is pulled from database when creating what kind of orders? - CORRECT ANSWER purchase
MRP Type - CORRECT ANSWER how the material is planned
MRP Type: PD - CORRECT ANSWER using MRP logic
MRP Type: VB - CORRECT ANSWER consumption-based planning
Lot Size - CORRECT ANSWER how many units to make in a production order
Lot Size: FX - CORRECT ANSWER fixed
Lot Size: EX - CORRECT ANSWER lot-for-lot, make the exact quantity required
MRP Controller - CORRECT ANSWER controller responsible for this material
The float before production and float after production are used to calculate what? - CORRECT ANSWER scheduled start and finish time
Float - CORRECT ANSWER slack time between two activities
What can be added to planning times to provide for a buffer against uncertainty? - CORRECT ANSWER floats
How are floats organized? - CORRECT ANSWER SAP R/3 system using Scheduling Margin Keys
What are the 4 defined floats? - CORRECT ANSWER - opening period
- float before production
- float after production
- release period
Opening period - CORRECT ANSWER a time period for converting planned orders into purchase requisitions or into production orders
Float before production - CORRECT ANSWER represents the number of workdays that are planned as a float between the start date (planned start date) and the production start date (target start date)
Float after production - CORRECT ANSWER slack time for the production process to cope with any disruptions so that there is no danger that the planned finish date will be exceeded
Release period - CORRECT ANSWER number of workdays that are subtracted from the order start date in order to determine the production order release; only relevant for production order management
What are the two basic methods of production order scheduling? - CORRECT ANSWER - forward scheduling
- backward scheduling
Forward Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER a production order is scheduled to start immediately after it is received and to finish as soon as possible
Backward Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER the scheduling begins at the due date and works backward
What type of scheduling is more common? - CORRECT ANSWER backward
Bill of Material (BOM) - CORRECT ANSWER single level relationships between a "parent material" and its components and sub-assemblies ("children")
Complicated BOMs are built up ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER level by level
Both the ___________ and ____________ for the parent component and for the child component must be entered when creating the BOM - CORRECT ANSWER quantity, unit of measure
In the SAP R/3 system, work centers could represent what? - CORRECT ANSWER machines or groups of machines, production lines, assembly lines, employees or groups of employees
Routings - CORRECT ANSWER specify the work centers a material must be routed through to be produced; specifies the capacity needed to process a production order
Materials are assigned to the ________ operation and via _________ - CORRECT ANSWER first, BOM
Work Centers define their: - CORRECT ANSWER available capacity (of machines and labor)
Routings define: - CORRECT ANSWER the capacity required by a particular production order
Capacity planning involves: - CORRECT ANSWER scheduling production orders so that the capacity required by production orders does not exceed the capacity available at work centers [Show Less]