Preface

13

Target Audience

13

Structure of the Book

13

Practice Questions

15

Summary

16

Introduction: The Path to Certification

17

Who This Book Is For

18

Certifications for Which This Book Is Designed

19

Format of the Certification Exams

20

Scope of the Certification Exams

21

SAP Training and Adoption Courses

24

Standard Certification C_TS452_1909 and C_TS451_1809

24

Upskilling Certification C_TS451_1809 and C_TS451_1909

24

Ways to Learn

25

Tips for Taking the Certification Exam

26

Some General Considerations

26

The Questions Types

27

Tips and Tricks

29

Additional Learning Resources

29

Summary

30

1 SAP S/4HANA Essentials

31

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

32

Key Concept Refresher

32

Intelligent Enterprise Framework

33

SAP HANA and Simplification of the Data Model

34

SAP S/4HANA

35

SAP Fiori

36

Important Terminology

42

Practice Questions

43

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

45

Takeaway

46

Summary

46

2 Procurement in SAP S/4HANA

47

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

48

Key Concept Refresher

48

Overview of the Procurement Processes

49

Organization Structure

58

Material Master Data

64

Business Partner Master Data

69

Important Terminology

74

Practice Questions

75

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

78

Takeaway

81

Summary

81

3 Procurement of Stock Material

83

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

84

Key Concept Refresher

84

Material Master Record for Stock Material

85

Purchase Order for Stock Material

88

Goods Receipt with Reference to a Stock Material Purchase Order

89

Invoice Receipt with Reference to a Stock Material Purchase Order

99

Value Flow and Valuation Basics

100

Important Terminology

104

Practice Questions

105

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

108

Takeaway

111

Summary

112

4 Procurement for Direct Consumption

113

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

114

Key Concept Refresher

114

Procurement for Direct Consumption

115

Purchase Order for Direct Consumption

115

Account Assignment Category

118

Combination of Item Categories and Account Assignment Categories

125

Goods Receipt with Reference to a Purchase Order for Direct Consumption

126

Invoice Receipt with Reference to a Purchase Order Item Assigned to an Account

129

Value Flow

131

Self-Service Procurement

134

Blanket Purchase Order

137

Important Terminology

139

Practice Questions

141

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

144

Takeaway

147

Summary

147

5 Sources of Supply

149

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

150

Key Concept Refresher

151

Purchasing Info Record

151

Contracts

160

Scheduling Agreements

165

Important Terminology

175

Practice Questions

176

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

180

Takeaway

183

Summary

183

6 Purchasing Optimization

185

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

186

Key Concept Refresher

187

Purchase Requisition with Source Determination

187

Source Lists

190

Maintaining Source Lists

194

Quota Arrangements

197

Collective Assigning of Purchase Requisitions

204

Converting Purchase Requisitions into Purchase Orders

205

Important Terminology

209

Practice Questions

209

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

214

Takeaway

217

Summary

217

7 Special Functions in Purchasing

219

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

220

Key Concept Refresher

221

Output Management

221

Release Procedure for Purchasing Documents

234

Procurement Process Monitoring

242

SAP S/4HANA Innovations in Procurement

247

Important Terminology

248

Practice Questions

249

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

252

Takeaway

254

Summary

254

8 Consumption-Based Planning

257

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

258

Key Concept Refresher

258

Introduction to MRP

259

Planning Level in the Organizational Structure

263

Material Master Data for Reorder Point Planning

265

Executing a Planning Run

273

Source Determination

288

Important Terminology

289

Practice Questions

290

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

293

Takeaway

295

Summary

295

9 Inventory Management

297

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

298

Key Concept Refresher

299

Managing the Material Stock on a Quantity and Value Basis

299

Planning, Posting, and Monitoring Goods Movements

301

Conducting Physical Inventory

324

Important Terminology

327

Practice Questions

328

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

332

Takeaway

335

Summary

336

10 Valuation and Account Determination

337

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

338

Key Concept Refresher

339

Valuation Basics

339

Automatic Account Determination

341

Account Determination for Special Cases

355

Split Valuation

358

Important Terminology

363

Practice Questions

364

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

368

Takeaway

370

Summary

371

11 Logistics Invoice Verification

373

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

374

Key Concept Refresher

375

Processing Incoming Invoices

375

Verifying Invoices on a Purchase Order or Goods Receipt Base

395

Dealing with Deviations

398

Releasing Blocked Invoices

405

Automating Invoice Posting: Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)

407

Maintaining GR/IR Clearing Account

409

Important Terminology

411

Practice Questions

412

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

416

Takeaway

419

Summary

420

12 Configuration Cross Topics

421

Objectives of This Portion of the Test

422

Key Concept Refresher

422

Document Types in Purchasing

423

Screen Layout for Purchasing Documents

425

User Parameters

429

Document Types in Inventory Management

431

Movement Types

432

Customizing for Material Master Data

435

Important Terminology

440

Practice Questions

441

Practice Question Answers and Explanations

443

Takeaway

444

Summary

444