SAP Final Exam 172 Questions with Verified Answers
SAP's client server architecture is based upon 3 layers - CORRECT ANSWER Database layer,
... [Show More] application layer, and presentation layer
SAP Netweaver - CORRECT ANSWER Integrates the enterprise with different applications via the internet
What language may be used when programming is required in SAP? - CORRECT ANSWER ABAP
One of the tabs (screens or views) in the material master includes - CORRECT ANSWER MRP 1
If the MRP elements (supply and demand) for a material are cumbersome what option is available - CORRECT ANSWER Filter
The best way to manage the material master in order to run SAP for maximum benefit is - CORRECT ANSWER Identify which parameters assist your control over the system and which restrict your ability to conduct business
Originally developed for fortune 500 companies, how many industry specific solutions had been developed by the time your book was printed - CORRECT ANSWER 24
Which screen is the most natural partner to the material master - CORRECT ANSWER Stock requirements
Customizing is also known as - CORRECT ANSWER configuring
What is the material group - CORRECT ANSWER It classifies your materials into similar groupings
How are global settings different than plant specific settings - CORRECT ANSWER They apply to all plants within the organization
What is the transaction code for the stock requirements screen - CORRECT ANSWER MD04
The new SAP Hana has replaced the GUI with - CORRECT ANSWER Fiori
ERP software controls all essential departments of an enterprise - CORRECT ANSWER True
If you have recently implemented SAP and your organization let the system generate new sequential material numbers, what field could you use to refer to the legacy data - CORRECT ANSWER Old material number
Why are master data important - CORRECT ANSWER They are the foundation of most organizational activities
To figure out what a field is you might try - CORRECT ANSWER Placing your cursor in the field and press F1
Examples of organizational levels include - CORRECT ANSWER Plant, storage location, sales organization and distribution channel
It is recommended long term to allow the system to assign sequential numbers to your materials - CORRECT ANSWER False
Where can you collect and format information from different systems for reporting? - CORRECT ANSWER Business warehouse
The 3 unique transaction codes (MM01, MM02, and MM03) for the material master allow authorization for which 3 different activities - CORRECT ANSWER Create, change, and display
What is the base unit of measure - CORRECT ANSWER The common denominator to which all alternative units of measure for that material will be converted to
A purchase order requires which of the following organizational units - CORRECT ANSWER Purchasing organization
Company code
Plant
One of the advantages of standard software is - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous optimizations
Enhancements
New technologies
All of the above
The R in R/3 stands for - CORRECT ANSWER real time
SAP was developed in - CORRECT ANSWER Germany
What is a quick way to create materials - CORRECT ANSWER Copy from
Which bar component of SAP screens reminds you what screen you are currently in - CORRECT ANSWER Title
From the Global Bike Case, what 2 locations manufacture - CORRECT ANSWER Dallas and Heidelberg
What channel is their main sales channel - CORRECT ANSWER specialty resellers
Which bar component of SAP screens displays system messages at the bottom of the screen - CORRECT ANSWER Status
Which bar component of SAP screens contains the most commonly used icons - CORRECT ANSWER Standard
Since the status bar is small and out of the way, some users like to have messages pop up in the middle of the screen. Which message notificatitons can be adapted? - CORRECT ANSWER Success
Warning
Error
All of the above
Information in SAP is automatically saved - CORRECT ANSWER False
What is the default number of sessions permitted - CORRECT ANSWER 6
The icon for technical information looks like - CORRECT ANSWER a hammer and wrench
Purchasing departments in SAP must be centralized - CORRECT ANSWER False
Since SAP was developed in Germany, US workers most utilize European decimal notations and date formats - CORRECT ANSWER False
Client-
Company-
Plant- - CORRECT ANSWER Pepsico
Frito Lay, Tropicana, and Sabra
Waco location
Since SAP is a standard off the shelf software, user layouts and data can not be personally customized - CORRECT ANSWER False
Master data is helpful in daily work because - CORRECT ANSWER It pulls information automatically to prevent the need for entering the same information repeatedly
What was one of the main reasons Global Bike adopted SAP - CORRECT ANSWER To reduce costs in a centrally controlled environment
Which planning strategy does Global Bike utilize - CORRECT ANSWER Make to stock
If a field necessary for a transaction is empty, SAP will take the average values of the field from other materials so that the process can be fully executed - CORRECT ANSWER False
When you don't know the correct input, it can often be found if it is in the system already. What would you enter into the search box if you only know part of a term - CORRECT ANSWER *
Which color indicates that data can be entered into a field - CORRECT ANSWER White
Radio buttoms are used when - CORRECT ANSWER Only 1 option should be selected
What is the organizational hierarchy in SAP - CORRECT ANSWER client, company, plant
Which key combination allows you to copy - CORRECT ANSWER Control C
Because the easy access screen is a tree structure, navigation can be cumbersome. What are some alternatives to expanding multiple folders? - CORRECT ANSWER Entering transactions directly into the command field
Adding frequently use transactions to favorites
Although the menu bar changes with various applications which menu items are always available - CORRECT ANSWER System and help
F1 - CORRECT ANSWER field description
F4 - CORRECT ANSWER list of possible input values
HELP tab in the menu bar - CORRECT ANSWER List of information sources
Search window/box - CORRECT ANSWER enter terms to find possible input values
What character can enable wider searches when you don't know the exact term - CORRECT ANSWER *
If you are in the MMBE transaction and you want to go to the stock requirement list (MD04) what would you need to enter into the command field in order to get there directly in 1 step - CORRECT ANSWER /nMD04
EDI exchanges data in a structure called - CORRECT ANSWER IDoc
Which function keys remain constant throughout all of SAP - CORRECT ANSWER F1
F4
Using the abbreviations table in the appendix, what is GUI - CORRECT ANSWER Graphical user interface
A company's authorization concept is based upon both business practices and legal principles and has a technical dimension - CORRECT ANSWER True
Users and the business are better protected when only users with expertise are authorized to create or make changes - CORRECT ANSWER True
How do you select options in SAP - CORRECT ANSWER Checkboxes
Radio buttons
Click on an item from a list
All of the above
The search window is a form of field help - CORRECT ANSWER False
What is a role - CORRECT ANSWER Authorization is assigned to employees based upon the specific tasks of their position
EDI saves time entering information between companies and prevents transfer errors. What are some examples of information that might need exchanged - CORRECT ANSWER Forecast
Purchase orders
Sales orders
Invoicing
All of the above
What is the URL of the help portal - CORRECT ANSWER http://help.sap.com/
What is the best reason some steps of the cash to cash cycle must be distributed across multiple employees - CORRECT ANSWER Sarbanes Oxley compliance with separation of duties
How many languages is SAP available in (as per the printing of the 3rd editions in 2016) - CORRECT ANSWER 41
Authorizations restrict access to: - CORRECT ANSWER Organizational units
Transactions/programs
Database tables
Because the menu bar changes with various applications, the help function is not always available - CORRECT ANSWER False
Using the index at the back of the appendix, which page describes EDI - CORRECT ANSWER 361
Application help - CORRECT ANSWER Topics pertain to the functionality you are currently using
SAP library - CORRECT ANSWER Instructions for individual components in a tree structure
Glossary - CORRECT ANSWER Alphabetical list of terms and explanations
Utilizing the glossary in the appendix, an organizational structure is mapping a users role to the area they work - CORRECT ANSWER False
SAP service marketplace - CORRECT ANSWER Internet access to support and help portals as well as community experts and development networks
If your role does not authorize you to create or modify you may still have access to view a transaction or report - CORRECT ANSWER True
Every field has input help - CORRECT ANSWER False
EDI is an acronym for - CORRECT ANSWER Electronic data interchange
Electronic data interchange (EDI) can exchange data between which systems? - CORRECT ANSWER SAP
Oracle
Navision
Baan
Which planning strategy has the greatest inventory risk - CORRECT ANSWER Make to stock
If the MRP type is set to use MRP planning, what planning process is utilized - CORRECT ANSWER Calculation of the finished good forecast times the usage of each part on the bill of material
Which planning strategy provides the slowest lead time for customers - CORRECT ANSWER Engineer to order
Which field controls the frequency and size of planned orders - CORRECT ANSWER Lot size
The component availability check is set to check components for - CORRECT ANSWER sales orders
Which field accounts for the time it takes to move materials from one work center/warehouse to the next and get work started again - CORRECT ANSWER Interoperation
Because SAP is an off the shelf program, there is only 1 best approach to each issue - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which field represents a person, not a process or strategy - CORRECT ANSWER MRP controller
The heart of materials management is the - CORRECT ANSWER Material master
Which screen allows free text to make and store notes for all plants - CORRECT ANSWER Purchase order text screen
Only manufacturing facilities can be mapped as a plant in SAP - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which description best fits goods receipt processing time - CORRECT ANSWER Number of workdays required after receiving the material for inspection and placement into storage
Which common master data types are used in purchasing - CORRECT ANSWER Vendor
Material
Which field could be used to prevent vendors from shipping extra quantities on purchase orders - CORRECT ANSWER Overdelivery tolerance
Plants are assigned to only 1 company code therefore centralized purchasing for multiple plants is not assigned to a company code - CORRECT ANSWER True
The goal of purchasing is to procure the lowest unit cost materials - CORRECT ANSWER False
What are the 2 procurement types - CORRECT ANSWER external and internal
What technology can be applied to improve the time required for dock to stock transactions - CORRECT ANSWER RFID
Planned requirements (PIRs) are generated from - CORRECT ANSWER forecast
Which field is dynamic or automatically adjusting amount of inventory used to buffer against uncertainty that is very useful for seasonality - CORRECT ANSWER Coverage profile
Which of the following is the best description of JIT schedule indicator - CORRECT ANSWER Determines whether it is possible to generate JIT delivery schedules in addition to forecast schedules for a material specified in a purchase scheduling agreement
Running MRP can create which purchasing elements - CORRECT ANSWER Purchase requisitions
Planned production orders
Delivery schedules
An ABC analysis is a critical element of which material management process - CORRECT ANSWER cycle counting
A source list is basically - CORRECT ANSWER A list of prequalified suppliers
Which process categories utilize material master data - CORRECT ANSWER Materials management, sales & quality
Which purchasing fields in the material master help classify materials for reporting purposes - CORRECT ANSWER Purchasing group and material group
Which setting in the material master do you think must be set up properly in order for procurement elements to be created - CORRECT ANSWER Procurement type
MIGO is the transaction for which type of processes - CORRECT ANSWER Goods movement
Goods reciept - CORRECT ANSWER post the delivery of goods ordered, increasing availability
Goods issue - CORRECT ANSWER Delivery of parts to production or finished goods to a customer, decreasing availability
Stock transfer - CORRECT ANSWER Moving goods from one location to another
Which field is a static or fixed amount of inventory used to buffer against uncertainty that is useful for relatively stable environments - CORRECT ANSWER Safety stock
Static - CORRECT ANSWER Relatively fixed or stable lots including lot for lot
Periodic - CORRECT ANSWER Sums requirement for a given period (days, weeks, shift)
Optimum - CORRECT ANSWER Utilizes an algorithm to optimize certain factors (EOQ)
In a basic purchasing process what triggers a purchase order - CORRECT ANSWER Purchase requisition
In house production is the sum total of which other fields - CORRECT ANSWER Setup
Processing
Interoperation
Total replenishment lead time includes which times - CORRECT ANSWER Planned delivery times
In house production times
Goods receipt times
Which function best describes materials management - CORRECT ANSWER Ensuring the right quantity of the right materials are in the right place at the right time
Demand determination for purchased parts can be automatically conducted by what planning process - CORRECT ANSWER MRP
Unrestricted use - CORRECT ANSWER Goods are available with no restrictions
Quality inspection - CORRECT ANSWER Goods are unavailable until they have been cleared or approved
Which of the following best explains the goods receipt step of the basic purchasing process - CORRECT ANSWER Goods are recieved, checked and posted, increasing availability
Which field could be used to cycle count by a different unit of measure than the base unit of measure - CORRECT ANSWER Warehouse management unit of measure
One of the objectives of SAP is to automate routine functions and eliminate waste so that employees can focus on more important problem solving activities - CORRECT ANSWER True
What is 1 strategy for speeding up the picking process - CORRECT ANSWER Store items together which are commonly used in the same production process
Which fields work together to determine how materials should be packed for loading into storage - CORRECT ANSWER Loading equipment qty, unit of measure for loading equipment, & storage unit type
Select the best reason why inventory management is important - CORRECT ANSWER -Shop floor competition for resources
-Cleanliness and orderliness for safety of components and workers (5S)
-System accuracy for availability and MRP net calculations
-Security of components to prevent misuse
-All of the above
What does the cycle count physical inventory indicator control - CORRECT ANSWER The frequency with which a material is selected to be counted
Which field should you populate if your product is sensitive to expiration - CORRECT ANSWER Maximum storage period
Minimum remaining shelf life
Total shelf life
What is the difference between gross weight and net weight - CORRECT ANSWER packaging
An annual physical inventory is preferable to a cycle count process - CORRECT ANSWER False
Every organization fits neatly into 1 of the 4 common planning strategies - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which screen allows free text to make and store notes for all plants - CORRECT ANSWER Purchase order text screen
Which field should you populate if you want to use RFID - CORRECT ANSWER Label form
Which field is used to select stocking procedures for a given material - CORRECT ANSWER Stock determination group
Customer specific arrangements for pricing, discounts and surcharges are considered what type of data - CORRECT ANSWER Conditional
Sales order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorization to ship finished goods to a known customer requirement
Production order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorization for manufacuring to use parts, labor, & machine time to create
What does pegging production to sales orders help with - CORRECT ANSWER Material lot tracability
Purchasing order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorization for a vendor to deliver and invoice requested parts at an agreed upon price and lead time
Stock transport order - CORRECT ANSWER Authorization to send materials from one location to another within the same organization
What are the divisions in Global Bike Inc. - CORRECT ANSWER Bikes and accessories
What are the basic steps in sales order processing - CORRECT ANSWER Order, delivery and goods issue, invoicing
If the MRP type is set to use MRP planning, what planning process is utilized - CORRECT ANSWER Calculation of the finished good forecast times the usage of each part on the bill of material
Once a sales order is entered the next step is goods are sent to the customer - CORRECT ANSWER False
What is the risk of entering a search term that is too vague and imprecise - CORRECT ANSWER It takes too long to process
Different regions across a country have different preferences and are considered channels - CORRECT ANSWER False
At which point in the sales and distribution process does inventory decrease - CORRECT ANSWER Goods issue
Master data are used in multiple processes and therefore have what benefit - CORRECT ANSWER Avoid redundant data entry and reduce the potential for entry errors
Allocating steps of the sales and distribution process across different users and departments assists with what authorization requirement - CORRECT ANSWER Separation of duties
Which types of master data are commonly used by sales and distribution - CORRECT ANSWER Material and customer
What is the function of the availability check - CORRECT ANSWER Suggest delivery dates and approves deliveries
To avoid redundancies, SAP generates only 1 document for the sales and distribution process - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which of the following best describes backflush - CORRECT ANSWER Relieving inventory when a component is consumed on a production order
What is background processing for - CORRECT ANSWER Automating routine tasks that require no user intervention
With SAP, a firm must choose 1 planning strategy for all products - CORRECT ANSWER False
What 3 documents must match prior to payment of a vendor invoice to comply with separation of duties - CORRECT ANSWER Goods receipt
Vendor invoice
Purchase order
What do workflows control - CORRECT ANSWER The flow of documents usually processed by several people in a specific sequence
EDI information is typically transferred to vendors and customers via which type of task - CORRECT ANSWER background job
Standard reports provide - CORRECT ANSWER Standard information while asking new questions and conducting data analytics provides new insights
Which step of creating a background job is similar to sorting part priorities in an ABC analysis - CORRECT ANSWER job class
What is SAP BW - CORRECT ANSWER A data warehouse where you can collect and format information from different systems to make reports
Which of the following are true of batch processing - CORRECT ANSWER -they run automatically without user intervention
-can be used to transfer data from another system to SAP
-vcan be used to transfer data from SAP to another systemP
When you create a background job it executes immediately - CORRECT ANSWER False
Temperature conditions - CORRECT ANSWER Informs any temperature requirements of materials
Storage condition - CORRECT ANSWER Identifies any restrictions for storage location types
Base unit of measure - CORRECT ANSWER Common denominator to which all units of measure are converted upon its goods receipt to all requirements
Which is a place holder for unknown characters in a search term - CORRECT ANSWER *
SAP Business Workplace has short message functionality similar to email - CORRECT ANSWER True
What is the name of the functionality which defines which information is displayed in the list and the critieria for filtering - CORRECT ANSWER ALV [Show Less]