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Whether you're a consultant who wants to familiarize yourself with materials management (MM) customization, or an end user interested in learning about MM business processes, this book is for you. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the strategies and key processes for materials management, and learn how SAP ERP can be customized to support your business. Practical examples and dozens of timesaving tips are provided throughout to explain the why and how of configuring and customizing MM with SAP ERP Operations.Your Business Needs: Learn how MM fits into various business processes, including procurement, inventory management, invoicing, and more.Step-by-Step Configuration: Master the steps needed to customize key MM processes in SAP ERP Operations to meet specific business requirements.Easy-to-Follow Tips: Use the practical tips included throughout to apply proven, field-tested techniques to your own customization projects.Real-World Scenarios and Best Practices: Find numerous examples of how MM with SAP ERP Operations is applied to real-life business scenarios.Business Overview Diagrams: Understand the ins and outs of materials management through the practical diagrams included throughout.Highlights Organizational Structure Master Data Procurement Processes Inventory Management Processes Invoice Verification Inventory Valuations Material ClassificationAbout the Author(s)Akash Agrawal has over 14 years of experience in SAP, and has worked with Materials Management, SAP WM, and SAP SRM. He’s been a functional consultant, delivery architect, and lead consultant on various projects. He has worked on global implementation projects throughout the US and Europe, and has served as guest faculty at some of the world’s premier business schools.Table of Contents... Who Needs This Book ... 17... How to Use This Book ... 171 ... Introduction ... 21... 1.1 ... Overview of SAP ERP ... 21... 1.2 ... Overview of Materials Management ... 24... 1.3 ... SAP System Environment: Development, Quality, and Production Clients ... 26... ... 1.3.1 ... Client Descriptions ... 29... ... 1.3.2 ... Transport Requests ... 30... 1.4 ... Summary ... 322 ... SAP Organizational Structure ... 33... 2.1 ... Introduction to Organizational Structures ... 33... ... 2.1.1 ... Levels of an Organizational Structure ... 34... ... 2.1.2 ... Business Scenarios and Organizational Structure ... 37... 2.2 ... Setting Up Organizational Structures in an SAP System ... 42... ... 2.2.1 ... Creating Company Codes ... 42... ... 2.2.2 ... Defining Valuation Levels ... 43... ... 2.2.3 ... Creating Plants ... 44... ... 2.2.4 ... Assigning Plants to Company Codes ... 46... ... 2.2.5 ... Creating Storage Locations for Plants ... 46... ... 2.2.6 ... Creating Purchasing Organizations ... 47... ... 2.2.7 ... Assigning Purchasing Organizations to Company Codes and Plants ... 48... ... 2.2.8 ... Assigning Standard Purchasing Organizations to Plants ... 50... ... 2.2.9 ... Assigning Purchasing Organizations to Reference Purchase Organizations ... 51... ... 2.2.10 ... Creating Purchase Groups ... 52... 2.3 ... Summary ... 533 ... Master Data ... 55... 3.1 ... Vendor Master Records ... 56... ... 3.1.1 ... Vendor Account Group ... 57... ... 3.1.2 ... Field Selection ... 59... ... 3.1.3 ... Number Interval ... 61... ... 3.1.4 ... Vendor Status (One-Time Vendor ... 63... ... 3.1.5 ... Reconciliation Accounts for Vendor Master Records ... 64... ... 3.1.6 ... Partner Schemas ... 65... 3.2 ... Material Master Records ... 70... ... 3.2.1 ... Main Attributes ... 72... ... 3.2.2 ... Configuring a New Material Type ... 74... ... 3.2.3 ... Defining a Number Range for a Material Type ... 77... ... 3.2.4 ... Defining Field Selections ... 79... ... 3.2.5 ... Defining Material Groups ... 80... 3.3 ... Purchasing Info Records ... 81... ... 3.3.
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