1. Your Organization is using Planned independent requirement as a planning strategy. Which of following statement are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • It is used generally with make-to-order production •
The stock requirements can be derived from a forecast of future demands (correct answer)
• It is used when a specific sales orders are received •
It is used to spread the burden evenly as possible across your production resources (correct answer)
Feedback: Planned independent requirements are stock requirements that can be derived from a forecast of future demand. It is generally used in made-to-stock production, where we want to start procurement of the affected materials without waiting for specific sales orders. On the one hand this kind of procedure allows us to reduce delivery times, while on the other hand, we can use forecast planning to spread the burden as evenly as possible across our production resources.
2. When do we use Consumption-based planning when we are planning for a material? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • We are planning for high value materials •
It is based on the current and future sales as a reference point for planning the material
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One of the requirement is efficient and up-to-date inventory management (correct answer)
• We are planning for low value materials (correct answer) Feedback: Consumption-based planning is based on historical consumption values and uses forecast or statistical procedures to determine future requirements. Consumptionbased planning is characterized by its simplicity and is mainly used for B and C parts with a low value. One prerequisite of consumption-based planning is efficient-and constantly up-
to-date inventory management. In contrast to consumption-based planning, material requirements planning take current and future sales as a reference point and are executed for the whole BOM structure. The planned requirement quantities trigger the MRP calculation. It produces better planning results than consumption-based planning.
3. How does the system do the detailed planning in MRP? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. The procurement dates and quantities for the required assemblies and components are • determined based on the requirements dates and quantities for the finished product (correct answer) • Scheduling of procurement for in-house products is carried out using the BOM • The assemblies required for production is determined using the routing • Bill of material and routing must be available for the material planned (correct answer) Feedback: In the first step for detailed planning in MRP, the procurement dates and quantities for the required assemblies and components are determined based on the requirements dates and quantities for the finished product (for example, a sales order). Bill of material and routings must be exploded to do this. Scheduling of procurement for in-house products is carried out using the routing. The production operations to be executed and the length of the individual operation are specified in the routing. The assemblies (from the BOM) required for production must be available when production of the finished product is started. Procurement of these assemblies must therefore be initiated earlier. In this way, assuming the dependent requirements date is the availability date, the system determines the order dates of the components by means of backward scheduling using the in-house production time or planned delivery time.
4. Your organization has opted for make-to-stock production strategy. Which of the following are the reasons for choosing this strategy? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The cost of the finished good has to be visible at a sales order level •
The demand for the material is consistent and with less changes in specification (correct answer)
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The material do not have to be stored separately or are assigned to a specific sales order (correct answer)
• Sales order are filled from the production stock Feedback: Make-to-stock strategies are aimed at planning the procurement of components (procurement or purchasing) by planning the finished product. If it is easier to plan at component level, we can use planning at assembly level. We choose make-to-order production strategy if
The materials do not have to be stored separately or are assigned to a specific sales order; The costs have to be visible at material level, in other words not at sales order level.
We use make-to-stock production when we produce stock independently of an order, because we want to supply our customers with goods from this stock later. We may want to produce goods without a sales order if we expect a demand for them in future. Make-tostock strategies thus support very close customer-supplier relationships, since their purpose is to supply the customer with goods from stock as quickly as possible.
5. You have been asked to explain the feature of make-to-stock production with net requirement planning according to strategy 10. Which of the following features are correct? Please choose the correct answer. • Sales order are relevant for MRP • Sales order are fulfilled from stock (correct answer) •
Goods withdrawals against sales order reduce the respective planned independent requirements
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The planned independent requirement is reduced in accordance with the LIFO principle using the requirement date
Feedback: In pure make-to-stock production (“net requirements planning” according to strategy 10), the demand program is determined without reference to sales order Sales orders are not relevant for MRP, but we can display them for information purposes. Sales orders are fulfilled from stock. No consumption with planned independent requirements occurs. We can carry out the availability check with ATP logic in Sales and Distribution. Goods withdrawals against a sales order reduce the respective sales order. Reduction of the demand program, that is, of the planned independent requirements, is carried out at goods issue. The oldest planned independent requirement is reduced first, in according with the FIFO (first in first out) principle using the requirement date. Future planned independent requirements are also reduced by goods issues, provided this is allowed by the “forward consumption period” in the material master.
6. Your organization is using forward/backward consumption mode to determine the direction on the time axis in which incoming sales orders are to consume planned independent requirement. So which consumption you would choose to support this type of consumption mode? Please choose the correct answer. • Consumption mode 1 • Consumption mode 2 • Consumption mode 3 • Consumption mode 4 (correct answer) Feedback: We can use consumption mode to determine the direction on the time axis in which incoming sales orders are to consume planned independent requirements. In backward consumption (consumption mode 1), the sales order consumes planned independent requirements from before the customer requirement. In forward consumption (consumption mode 3), the sales order consumes planned independent requirements from after the customer requirement.
We can combine backward and forward consumption provided that we take the consumption periods into account (consumption mode 2 or 4).
We can define the consumption mode and the consumption periods either in the material master or for each plant and MRP group. If no values have been entered, the system uses the default setting with the backward consumption for 999 days.
7. Which of the following are not the features of make-to-order production strategy. Please choose the correct answer. •
Each sales order is planned separately and managed in own section in the MRP list or the current stock/requirements list.
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The produced quantities can be exchanged between individual sales orders (correct answer)
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The sales order stock and the requirement are reduced by a good issue to the sales order
In make-to-order production, the lot-for-lot order quantity is used as the default setting • for the lot-sizing procedure, regardless of the entry we have made in the material master.
Feedback: For make-to-order production, each sales order is planned separately and managed in its own section in the MRP list or the current stock/requirements list. The system does not perform a net requirements calculation between individual sales orders or with the anonymous warehouse stock. In make-to-order production, the lot-for-lot order quantity is used as the default setting for the lot-sizing procedure, regardless of the entry we have made in the material master. The produced quantities cannot be exchanged between individual sales orders and the manufactured quantities are managed directly for the individual sales orders (in the sales order stock) The sales order stock and the requirement are reduced by a goods issue to the sales order. As soon as the sales order is complete and the make-to-order stock has been used up, the individual customer segment disappears from the current stock/requirements list or MRP list in ECC.
8. Your organization is using assembly processing as a special form make-to-order production. Which of the following features are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The procurement elements are created when a sales order is created (correct answer)
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You need to create a separate planning run in order to create the procurement elements
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In assembly processing if we use dynamic processing it enables us to execute partial deliveries (correct answer)
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Schedule line are not automatically changed in sales order if there are changes in procurement element
Feedback: Assembly processing is a form of sales order processing. The procurement elements are created on creation of the sales order item. In general, the components of the finished product have already been manufactured. Once we have created the sales order, the system checks the availability of the components (for the production order). It also determines a possible delivery date and costs the order. With strategy 82, creating the sales order triggers the creation of a production order. We do not need to carry out a separate planning run. With strategy 81, when we create a sales order, the system creates a planned order for repetitive manufacturing and with strategy 83, it creates a network for engineer-to-order production. The total confirmation date depends on the date of the component which is available last. The confirmation quantity is derived from the available quantity of the component with the lowest confirmed quantity on the requirement date. Assembly processing can either be carried out statically (one assembly order per sales order item) or dynamically (several assembly orders per sales order item). Dynamic processing enables you to execute partial deliveries. In this case, however the direct reference to sales order is lost. Schedule lines are automatically changed in the sales order. Changes have an effect on the assigned production order until an operation has been confirmed or until the order header has the status deleted, locked, or technically completed.
9. In general, planned independent requirements are reduced by goods issue postings in SAP ECC inventory management. In which planning strategy the planned independent requirements are reduced by the good issue via backflush for the production order for the finished product. Please choose the correct answer. • Planning Strategy 59 – Phantom assembly planning (correct answer) • Planning Strategy 70 – Planning with assemblies • Planning Strategy 74 – Subassembly planning without final assembly • Planning Strategy 82 - Assembly processing with production order Feedback: In general, planned independent requirements are reduced by good issue postings in SAP ECC inventory management. The assigned movement type must allow planned independent requirements to be reduced, however for each movement type, we can define whether or not a requirements reduction should take place in inventory management. The default movement types are preset.
With strategy 59, the planned independent requirements are reduced by the goods issue for the production order for the finished product. We must backflush the material components.
With strategies 70 and 74, the assembly’s planned independent requirements are reduced by the good issue for a production order or cost center.
10. The customization settings for the requirement planning are basically controlled at three levels:
Material master MRP group Plant parameters
Which setting takes priority over others? Please choose the correct answer. • Material Master (correct answer) • MRP Group • Plant parameters • Both a and b Feedback: The customization setting for requirements planning are basically controlled at three levels: material master, MRP Group, plant parameters. The MRP group is an organizational object that is used to assign certain control parameter for MRP to a group of materials. This includes the creation indicator for purchase requisitions, schedule lines the planning horizon, and so on. If a setting is possible on several levels, the setting in the material master takes priority over the setting in the MRP group to which the material is assigned. The setting in the MRP group takes priority over the setting in the plant parameters.
11. How the availability check is done against planned independent requirement? Please choose the correct answer. • The system checks against the stock available • The system checks against the receipts • The system checks against the ATP quantities •
The system checks against the open planned independent requirements quantity (correct answer)
Feedback: In the check against planned independent requirements, the system only checks against the open planned independent requirements quantities. This means that no ATP quantities, receipts or stocks are included in the availability check. The check against planned independent requirement assignments determines whether sufficient planned independent requirements have been planned to cover a customer requirement.
12. Which of the following are the features of multilevel requirement planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
It is used when a finished product is made up of assemblies or components (correct answer)
• It is used when a finished product is not made up of assemblies or components The assemblies or components enter the MRP as dependent requirements (correct • answer) •
The system transforms the dependent requirements of the planned order into planned independent requirements
Feedback: In multilevel production, that is, when a finished product is made up of assemblies or components, the corresponding assembly group requirements are mapped by way of dependent requirements. Dependent requirements enter the MRP for the assembly as requirements. This ensures timely staging of the assemblies. When planning is complete, planned orders can be converted into production orders. When this is done, the system transforms the dependent requirements of the planned order into production order reservations.
13. You are trying to make the entry in planning file for a material, but the system is not giving the option to do that, which of the following is the reason? Please choose the correct answer. • The plant parameters has not been maintained • The MRP views for the materials has not been maintained • The Material requirement planning for the plant has not been activated (correct answer) • Both a and b
Feedback: In the customization activity “Activate MRP and set up planning file”, we can specify for which plant an MRP run is to be carried out by activating materials requirement planning. We can only make entries in the planning file once this indicator has been set, which means that: When a material that is relevant for MRP is created, the system copies the material number to the planning file and flags it for planning, Whenever a change relevant to MRP is made, the system flags the material for planning.
14. Your organization is preparing for first MRP planning run with scope of all the materials in the plant. Which processing key will be used? Please choose the correct answer. • NEUPL (correct answer) • NETCH • NETPL • None of the above Feedback: We need to specify several control parameters for MRP when we start the planning run, Processing key is one of them. Processing key NEUPL or regenerative planning, the system plans all the materials in a plant. This is useful for the first planning run and also during day-to-day operation of the plant if data consistency cannot be guaranteed due to technical errors. During day-to-day operation of a plant, it usually makes sense to execute MRP for only those materials which have undergone MRP-relevant changes. We specify the type of planning run to be used in the “Processing Key” field on the initial screen.
15. The planning file entry contains information for material relevant to MRP changes. During the planning run with NEUPL processing key, how will the system behave when it checks the entries for each material in the planning file? Please choose the correct answer. •
The system plans for all the material where changes has been flagged in the planning file
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The system plans for material in the planning horizon where changes has been flagged in the planning file
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The system plans for all the material irrespective of the indicators in the planning file (correct answer)
• None of the above Feedback: The planning file entry contains information such as the following:
The low-level code of the material, Whether the material has been subject to an MRP-relevant change (NETCH or NETPL indicator) Whether the BOM has to be re-exploded or whether all existing orders proposals are to be deleted.
During the planning run, the system checks every entry for a material in the planning file. With regenerative planning i.e. NEUPL, the system plans all materials contained in the planning file without taking the indicators into account. With net change planning, the system only plans those materials that have been flagged with the “NETCH planning” indicator. With net change planning in the planning horizon, the system only plans those materials that have been flagged with the “NETPL planning” indicator.
Once the planning run has been executed, the entry in the planning file is automatically deleted. The NETCH planning and NETPL planning indicators are reset when regenerative and net change planning is used. The system only deletes the NETPL planning indicator for a net change planning run in the planning horizon.
16. In which firming type all the procurement proposal that have not been manually firmed within the time fence are deleted and if new shortages occur within the firming period, they are not covered? Please choose the correct answer. • Firming type “0” • Firming type “1” • Firming type “2” • Firming type “3” • Firming type “4” (correct answer) Feedback: The firming type determines how the procurement proposals (especially planned orders and purchase requisitions) are to be firmed for the planning run and in which order they are to be scheduled within the firming period. We can use firming for materials planned with both master production scheduling and material requirements planning. Corresponding MRP types are available for this in the
standard system.
With firming type “0”, no firming period is effective. With firming type “1” and “2”, “automatically firmed” indicates that any procurement proposals inside the firming period will now be firmed automatically. With firming type “1” the planning run covers all new shortages that have occurred within the planning time fence at the end of the firming period, whereas in firming type “2” any new shortages that have occurred within the planning time fence are not covered during the planning run. With firming type “3”, all procurement proposals that have not been manually firmed within the planning time fence are moved to the end of the firming period. If new shortages occur within the firming period, they are covered at the end of the firming period. With firming type “4”, all procurement proposals that have not been manually firmed within the planning time fence are deleted. If new shortages occur within the firming period, they are not covered.
17. In MRP, a net requirements calculation is executed in the planning run to determine whether a material shortage exists for a certain material. Which of the following stock available for planning are excluded from MRP? Please choose the correct answer. • Blocked stock (correct answer) • Unrestricted-use stock • Stock in quality inspection • Consignment stock in quality inspection Feedback: In MRP, a net requirements calculation is executed in the planning run to determine whether a shortage exists for a certain material. In addition, stock and fixed receipts that currently exist within the rescheduling horizon (purchase orders, production orders, fixed purchase requisitions, and planned orders etc.) are compared with the safety
stock and requirements. The result of this comparison is the quantity available for planning. The stock available for planning combines the following stocks from all storage locations that belong to this plant or MRP area and are not excluded from MRP or planned separately: unrestricted-use stock, stock in quality inspection, unrestricted-use consignment stock and consignment stock in quality inspection, however blocked stock, the restricted stock for batches or stock in transfer from plant-to-plant can be included if we define the same in the customization settings.
18. You are using partially available safety stock as quantity buffer for planning. What are its features? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The safety stock are not available for planning •
If the stock fall below the available stock for planning the system creates a procurement element for each such shortages
• A portion of safety stock is available for planning (correct answer) •
A new order proposal is not created until stock fall below the available portion of safety stock. (correct answer)
Feedback: There are two types of buffer that we can plan in order to take into account uncertainties in the development of demands:
Quantity buffer: Safety stock, partially available safety stock, dynamic safety stock Time buffer: Safety time
In partially available safety stock we can define a portion of safety stock that is available for planning for each MRP group in the customization activity “Define Safety Stock Availability”. It is defined as a percentage of the safety stock level that is specified in the material master. A new order proposal is not created until stock falls below the available portion of safety
stock. This order proposal replenishes stock up to (at least) the safety stock level. This means that no individual order proposals are created for very small material shortages. This reduces the amount of administrative work and planning.
19. We are using lot-for-lot order quantity in static lot sizing procedure for procurement proposal arising due to net requirements calculations. How will the system react in case of shortage quantity? Please choose the correct answer. •
The system creates an order proposal for the amount of the fixed lot size of material shortage
• The system creates an order proposal for the shortage quantity (correct answer) •
The system creates a procurement proposal for the amount defined in the material master record as the maximum stock level.
• The system will not create any procurement proposal Feedback: In the net requirements calculation, the system determines the shortage quantities on the respective requirements dates. These shortage quantities must be covered by receipt elements. The system specifies the number of receipts during a planning run in the lot-size calculation. We can define how lot sizes are calculated by selecting a lot-sizing procedure when maintaining the material master record (MRP 1). The result of the lot-size calculation is the quantity to be produced or procured, which you can change and display in the order proposal. If we select the lot-for-lot order quantity or exact lot size as it is known, an order proposal is created for the shortage quantity. If several requirements exist on one day that cannot be covered, the ECC system still only creates one order proposal covering the total shortage quantity on this particular day.
20. How does the rounding influence the grouping of requirements? Please choose the correct answer. •
By specifying rounding value or profile for the material, the system will always procure the minimum lot size
By specifying rounding value or profile for the material, the system will always procure • the maximum lot size
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By specifying rounding value or profile for the material, the system will always procure the quantity in multiple of an order unit (correct answer)
• None of the above Feedback: We can influence the grouping of requirements into a lot by entering additional restrictions in the material master record. By specifying a rounding value, for example, the system will determine during lot-size calculation that the lot size quantity is a multiple of an order unit (for example, pallet size, if the material is only delivered in complete pallets) In addition to that, we can use rounding profiles. A rounding profile is used to define settings for rounding up or rounding down the order proposal quantity into deliverable units.
21. Which special procurement key would you use in material master to permit subcontracting procurement type? Please choose the correct answer. • 10 • 30 (correct answer) • 40 • 80 Feedback: The procurement type is used to determine whether a material is to be produced in-house or procured externally. The procurement type is predefined by material type in customizing for the material master and is defined in the material master record (MRP 1, Procurement type field). If the procurement type permits both in-house production and external procurement, material requirements planning starts with in-house production. A procurement type other than in-house production or external production can be set using the special procurement key in the material master. You define the special procurement types in the customizing activity “Define special procurement type”; In doing so, special procurement types are assigned to a procurement type, which defines the procurement type more precisely. The Special Procurement keys which are generally used are: Procurement type - External Procurement (F)
30 – Subcontracting 40 – Stock transfer from another plant
Procurement type – In-house Production (E) 80 – Production in another plant
22. During the planning run, the system explodes BOM for every new planned order of an assembly. Which of the following steps are not carried out to determine the valid BOM? Please choose the correct answer. • Checking which BOM Usage has the highest priority •
If there are different BOM alternatives, the system checks which alternative corresponds to the prerequisite of the alternative selection
• Manual selection of BOM is also possible (correct answer) • Selection using production version Feedback: During the planning run, the system explodes the BOM for every new planned order of an assembly. The following steps are carried out to determine the valid BOM:
In the planning run, the system first checks which BOM usage has the highest priority. It then checks if this usage has a valid BOM on the explosion date. If this is not the case, the system creates an exception message. If there are different BOM alternatives, the system checks which alternative corresponds to the prerequisite of the alternative selection. If the alternative selection requires the selection to be made in accordance with the production version, the BOM is already determined by the production version in which it is contained. The change status on the explosion date is determined for the selected BOM alternative, if necessary. The BOM items relevant to production are copied to the planned order for the valid BOM. The dependent requirements quantity is determined by the quantity factor of
the BOM item. The dependent requirements date is determined in accordance with the scheduling of the superior assembly: it is either derived from the basic start date or from the production start date of the operations in the planned order for the superior assembly
23. You have maintained multiple BOMs for a material and during the planning run you want the selection of BOM according to production version only. Which selection indicator you should maintain in material master? Please choose the correct answer. • 1 • 2 • 3 (correct answer) • Not Possible Feedback: If we have multiple BOMs for a material, we have to define which alternative BOM is to be used selected during the planning run. We can define which procedure to be used to select the BOM in the material master record, in the “Selection method” field for the MRP data (MRP 4) Three options are available:
BOM selection using the order quantity (lot size): The order quantity is based on the lot size in accordance with the selected lot-size procedure. Selection according to explosion date: The system uses the explosion date to determine the valid BOM for a planned order. In customizing, we can define whether the order start date, order finish date or fixed key date of the BOM explosion number is selected. Selection according to production version: The production version determines the
different production methods that can be used to produce a material. The production version therefore contains a routing and a BOM. The alternative BOM to be selected, the BOM usage, the lot-size range, and the affectivity period of a BOM can be defined for the alternative selection. With alternative selection indicator 3, the selection is always made according to production version; with indicator 2, the selection is made according to production version when this is possible (if not, then according to lot size).
24. You are evaluating the results of the planning run by using the MRP list and its features are as follows. Which of the below features of MRP list is not correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The MRP list is a dynamic list (correct answer) • The MRP list display the results of the last planning run • Changes made after the planning run is immediately updated (correct answer) • We can able to determine whether an MRP list can be created during the planning run Feedback: We can evaluate the planning situation or the result of a planning run by using the stock/requirements list or the MRP list. We can do this using individual access or collective access. The current stock/ requirements list is a dynamic list that shows the current levels of stock, requirements and receipts. We are able to view any changes as soon as the stock/requirements list is called, or in the stock/requirement list display screen when the elements are read in real time from the database using the “Refresh” function. The MRP list displays the result of the last planning run and is therefore static: Changes made after the planning run are not displayed. We can determine whether an MRP list is to be created during the planning run.
25. Your organization is using discrete manufacturing for planning and manufacturing of materials. Which of the below features are not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • Order-based production • Products produced are unchanged over a longer period of time (correct answer) • Components staged with reference to order • Completion confirmation for individual operations or order Feedback: Discrete manufacturing is generally used for made-to-order scenario, i.e. orderbased production (production in individual production orders). In discrete manufacturing the products changes frequently, so the sequence of work center is varying (complex routings). The semi finished products are often put into intermediate storage. The components are staged with reference to order and completion confirmation is required for individual operations or orders and the cost monitoring is done on order-to-order basis.
26. Which of the following is not indicated by Exception messages? Please choose the correct answer. • Problem with Material master (correct answer) • Problem with BOM • Newly created order proposal from Planning • Dates in the past Feedback: Exception messages draw attention to problem in planning and it is an important tool for the MRP controller. The exception messages are set in such a way that the MRP controller can locate potential problems quickly. Exception messages generally indicates the following:
Newly created order proposals from planning, Dates in the past ( for example, opening dates),
Problems with BOM explosion or scheduling, rescheduling proposals.
27. When we are customizing Exception messages there are certain restriction applied? Which of the following statements are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The description of each exception messages (correct answer) • Priority cannot be set for each exception message • The unique assignment of the message to an exception group (correct answer) • Triggering the creation of an MRP list (correct answer) Feedback: When we are customizing exception messages there are certain restrictions applicable which are as follows:
The description of each exception message The priority of each exception message (high numeric value = high priority) The unique assignment of the messages to an exception group Triggering the creation of an MRP list (if this is agreed in the planning run) The option to hide the relevant exception message
28. Which of the following MRP elements are not used in evaluation of “Order report”? Please choose the correct answer. • Sales Order • Planned independent requirement (correct answer) • Production order • Planned order Feedback: The “Order report” evaluation enables us to gain an overview of the status of all BOM levels from the following MPR elements: Sales order, production order (also collective and process order), and planned order. In this way, we can recognize problems in the production and procurement of assemblies and components at an early stage.
29. “Pegged Requirements” evaluation is available for which of the following requirement elements? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Stock transfer reservations • Stock transfer requirements • Dependent requirements • Order reservations • All the above (correct answer) Feedback: We can use “Pegged Requirements” evaluation, to trace from any BOM level across other BOM levels which requirements have caused an order proposal and which independent requirements (particularly sales orders) are affected by change in date or quantity of an order proposal on a lower date. It is available for the following requirements elements: Dependent requirements Order reservations Stock transfer requirements Stock transfer reservations
30. Which of the following feature of Master production scheduling is relevant in planning of material? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
We cannot plan the master-schedule items and the non-master schedule items in separate planning runs
• We must define the MRP procedure “M” for MPS items (correct answer) •
The master production scheduling run only plans the master schedule items (correct answer)
• Dependent requirements are not created for the next low-level code. Feedback: Master production scheduling (MPS) enables us to plan materials that have great influence on value creation for a company, or that use critical resources and therefore need to be planned more carefully. It is normally the case for these materials that the MPS
is first defined at the level of this critical or important material before the dependent assemblies and purchased parts are planned and procured. This means that changes made to these critical parts must not be passed on to the dependent parts immediately, in order to avoid any disruption during production and procurement of purchased parts. We plan the master schedule items (MPS items) and the non-master schedule items in separate planning runs. We can specify finished products or assemblies for master schedule items provided that we have entered a corresponding MRP type for each plant or each MRP area in the “MRP 1” view of material master. We must define the MRP procedure “M” in this MRP type in customizing for MRP types. The Master production scheduling run only plans the master schedule items. Master production scheduling is executed with the same logic as material requirements planning. Dependent requirements are created for the next low-level code.
31. How is the stock transfer between one plant to another using one step stock transfer procedure handled? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• The goods issue and goods receipt are posted in separate material document •
We must enter all the relevant data, such as material, issuing storage location, receiving plant and receiving storage location in this one step (correct answer)
• The movement type in the standard system is 301 (correct answer) •
This procedure is used if the plants are close together and the transit time and transit costs are high
Feedback: When companies want a very simple process of transferring stock from one plant to another, they can make use of the one step procedure. This procedure is normally used if the plants are close together and the transit time and transit costs are not very high, and therefore do not play a role in planning. In the case of one-step procedure, the goods issue and goods receipt are posted in a single material document. We must therefore enter all relevant data, such as the material, issuing plant, issuing storage location, receiving plant and receiving storage location in this one step. The movement type in the standard system is 301.
32. What are the features of two step stock transfer between one plant to another? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Removing of material from supplying plant is using movement type 303 (correct answer) •
We do not need to specify the receiving plant when issuing material from supplying plant
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We can enter the put away with reference to the material document of the stock removal or can enter all data manually (correct answer)
• Valuation of put away is necessary Feedback: In the case of two-step procedure, when removing the material from storage (movement type 303), we must specify the receiving plant in addition to the material and the issuing organizational levels. This is necessary because valuation of stock transfer
takes place when the material is removed from storage and posted to stock in transfer at the receiving plant. We can either enter the put away (movement type 305) with reference to the material document of the stock removal or enter all data manually. As a result of the put away, the quantity is booked out of stock in transfer and into unrestricted-use stock at the receiving plant. Valuation of the put away is not necessary, since the stock in transfer and the unrestricted-use stock at the receiving storage location belong to the same plant.
33. Which of the following statement correct with reference to stock transfer order without delivery? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
It involves inventory management as well as purchasing in the receiving plant (correct answer)
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A stock transfer order from receiving plant is the starting point of process (correct answer)
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The quantity booked out is initially managed as stock in transit at the receiving plant (correct answer)
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The material is issued using movement type 101 from supplying plant and received in receiving plant using movement type 351
Feedback: This type of stock transfer involves not only inventory management but also purchasing in the receiving plant. The process begins in the receiving plant with the entry of a stock transport order in the purchasing department. A good issue referencing this stock transport order is then entered in the issuing plant. The quantity booked out is initially managed as stock in transit at the receiving plant. The process is ended by the posting of the goods receipt against the stock transport order at the receiving plant.
The goods are issued from issuing plant using movement type 351 and the same is received in the receiving plant using movement type 101.
34. You have been asked to explain the features of stock transport order two step with delivery. Which of the following features are not correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
It is generally used when the two transfer location are far apart and when the shipping quantity is to be monitored effectively
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We create stock transport orders for stock transfer using document type NB in the default (correct answer)
• Stock in transit in non valuated (correct answer) • We use the item category U in the stock transport order Feedback: If two transfer locations are far apart, it is often useful to map the shipping of the material so that the good issue from the shipping center is adjusted. This also applies to the transit quantity and the planned goods receipt. In the two step procedure with stock transport order and shipping processing, stock in transit is created when the goods issue is posted. As a result, stock in transit is monitored. With this action, one can display the stock in transit in the stock overview for the material. Stock in transit is valuated, but not for unrestrictive use. It is stocked at the receiving plant level. We create stock transport orders for stock transfer within a company code using document type UB in the default. In addition to the receiving plant, we also specify the supplying plant here. We also use the item category U (stock transfer).
35. How is the material requirement planning done by default? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
By default the material requirement planning takes place at storage location level of a plant
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All the requirements of a material for all storage location flows into requirements planning together at plant level (correct answer)
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The setting define in the material master of a material for MRP are valid for the entire plant (correct answer)
• All the above Feedback: Without MRP areas, material requirements planning takes place at plant level. This means that all the requirements of a material (such as dependent requirements, planned independent requirements, customer requirements) for all storage location that are not planned separately or excluded from MRP, flow into requirements planning together at plant level. Depending on the procurement type of the material, either in-house production or external procurement is used to cover the requirements.
The settings defined in the material master of the material for MRP are valid for the entire plant (excluding storage locations planned separately or excluded from MRP).
36. Which of the following statements are correct in reference with planning with MRP areas? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Planning takes place separately for each MRP area (correct answer) •
In each MRP area, separate evaluation of the planning results takes place with individual MRP lists or stock/requirements list (correct answer)
• Requirement planning cannot be tailored to the needs of the individual MRP areas. • All the above Feedback: With the introduction of MRP areas, a large degree of differentiation is possible in MRP. Planning takes place separately for each MRP area. It is possible to plan the requirements separately for different production lines, for example. In each MRP areas, separate evaluation of the planning results takes place with individual MRP lists or stock/requirements lists. In the collective display, we can select materials specifically for one MRP area, as well as for all MRP areas of a plant. For each MRP area, we can assign various MRP parameters to a material, so that requirements planning can be specifically tailored to the needs of the individual MRP areas.
37. In order to use MRP with MRP areas, there are certain perquisites which need to be setup? Which of the following options are correct? i) Check storage location ii) Create MRP area segments iii) Activate requirements planning for MRP areas iv) Convert planning file entries v) Define MRP areas Please choose the correct answer. • v, i, ii, iii, iv • iv, iii, v, ii, i (correct answer) • i, iii, iv, v, ii • iii, ii, i, iv, v Feedback: To introduce material requirements planning with MRP areas, the existing planning file entries at plant level must be converted to planning file entries at MRP area level. Material requirements planning for MRP areas can then be activated and we can create MRP areas. The material to be planned in MRP areas other than the plant MRP area must be assigned to these MRP areas by creating the corresponding MRP area segments in the “MRP 1” view of the material master. To ensure consistent planning, it is also important that either the Storage 1 or the Storage 2 view exists in the material master for this storage location.
38. How the materials that are planned in MRP area procured using Special procurement type “stock transfer from plant to MRP area”? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The stock transfer process takes place as in plant MRP area •
A stock transfer reservation is created at MRP area level, and a reservation with reference to this stock transfer reservation is created at plant level (correct answer)
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When procurement in the plant is complete, the transfer posting is carried out in the plant area in inventory management with reference to stock transfer reservation
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The planned delivery time specified in the MRP area segment can be used as the stock transfer time. (correct answer)
Feedback: Materials that are planned in a MRP area can be procured using the special procurement type “stock transfer from plant to MRP area”. For this purpose we have to create a special procurement key in customizing for MRP, which contains procurement type “F”(external procurement), special procurement type “U” (stock transfer), and your own plant as the stock transfer plant. This special procurement key is entered in the MRP area segment of the corresponding MRP area. The stock transfer takes place as in storage location MRP. A stock transfer reservation is created at MRP area level, and a reservation with reference to this stock transfer reservation is created at plant level. When procurement in the plant is complete, the transfer posting is carried out in the MRP area in inventory management with reference to stock transfer reservation. This process can also be mapped using stock transport requisitions. The planned delivery time specified in the MRP area segment can be used as the stock transfer time, if the corresponding indicator has been set. Otherwise, the planned delivery time of the plant is used.
39. Which of the following are types of MRP areas? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Procurement MRP area • Subcontractor MRP area (correct answer) • Plant MRP area (correct answer) • Company MRP area • Storage location MRP area (correct answer) Feedback: We deploy MRP areas if we want to plan materials that are required in different production areas, storage locations, or by subcontractors, separately from each other. MRP with MRP areas is activated at client level and is therefore valid for all plants belonging to this client and it cannot be reversed. There are three types of MRP areas:
Plant MRP areas (mandatory) that are automatically created when we activate planning with MRP areas. This number matches the number of the plant. If no additional MRP areas are defined, the plant MRP area covers the entire plant. Storage location MRP areas that are defined by the storage locations assigned to them. Subcontractor MRP areas that are used in planning the requirement provided for a subcontractor, and are defined by the assignment of this subcontractor. A subcontractor must be assigned to just one subcontractor MRP area and vice versa.
40. We are using gross requirements planning strategy (strategy 11) for make-to-stock production. Which of the following features are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
In case of gross requirements planning, no warehouse stock is taken into account. Only receipt elements are included in the net requirements calculation (correct answer)
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The demand program is determined with reference to sales orders or existing warehouse stock.
• Sales orders are relevant to MRP •
Sales orders are filled from stock and we can carry out the availability check with ATP logic in sales and distribution (correct answer)
Feedback: Gross requirements’ planning is another strategy for make-to-stock production. Planned orders, production orders, purchase orders, and other elements are taken into account as receipts when determining requirements. In case of gross requirements planning, no warehouse stock is taken into account. Only receipt elements are included in the net requirements calculation. The demand program is determined with no reference to sales orders or existing warehouse stock. That is why this production strategy is also referred to as “forced production”. The focus on this strategy is on full capacity production. Sales orders are not relevant to MRP, but can display them for information purposes. Sales orders are filled from stock and we can carry out the availability check with ATP logic in sales and distribution.
41. Which of the following is the main function of material requirements planning? Please choose the correct answer. • Plan material expenses • Control material documents • Guarantee material availability (correct answer) • All the above Feedback: The main function of the material requirement planning is to guarantee material availability to meet the customer requirements. If the MRP run determines shortage quantities, the system creates procurement proposal: purchase requisitions and planned orders are internal planning elements that can be changed, rescheduled, or deleted at almost any time.
42. We must first create the master data in order to able to work with the MRP components. To do this which of the following are required?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Work center • Routings (correct answer) • Inventory management • Material master (correct answer) • Bill of material (correct answer) Feedback: In order to work with MRP components we first need to create the master data in order to able to work with them. So we need to create Material master, Routings, bill of material in order to able to work with the MRP components.
43. How does the system calculate the Quota Rating in Quota Arrangement procedure? Please choose the correct answer. • Quota Rating = (Quota-allocated quantity – Quota base quantity) / Quota • Quota Rating = (Quota-allocated quantity – Quota base quantity) * Quota •
Quota Rating = (Quota-allocated quantity + Quota base quantity) / Quota (correct answer)
• Quota Rating = (Quota-allocated quantity – Quota base quantity) * Quota Feedback: The system assigns a quote rating to each of the sources. The quota rating is calculated as follows:
Quota Rating = (Quota-allocated quantity + Quota base quantity) / Quota
The individual values are as follows: Quota-allocated quantity: Total quantity of all requirements included in the quotaallocated quantity according to the quote arrangement usage indicator in the material master record. The quota-allocated quantity is updated automatically. Quota base quantity: Quantity used to control the quote arrangement manually (for example, when new sources are included) Quota: Number that determines how requirements are distributed among the various sources.
Tn the automatic source determination process, the source with the lowest quota rating s assigned. The formula yields the following truism: The higher the quota, the lower the quota rating and the greater the probability that the relevant source will be determined as the valid source.
44. How the net requirements calculation is carried out in the planning run? Please choose the correct answer. • After the planning file check and at plant level • After the material requirements check and at material level • After the material requirements check and at stock level (correct answer) • After the planning file check and at material check Feedback: The net requirements calculation is the first step that is carried out in material requirements planning and is executed at plant level or at MRP area level. During the process, the system checks whether the requirements can be covered by the available warehouse stock and fixed dispatched receipts. If shortages exist, the system creates a procurement proposal. In MRP, a net requirements calculation is executed in the planning run to determine whether a material shortage exists for a certain material. In addition, stock and fixed receipts that currently exist within the rescheduling horizon (purchase orders, production orders, fixed purchase requisitions, and planned orders etc) are compared with the safety stock and requirements. The result of this comparison is the quantity available for planning.
45. How the net requirement calculation is carried out in Reorder Point planning? Please choose the correct answer. • The stock level has risen above the reorder level • The plant level has risen above the reorder level • The plant level has fallen below the reorder level • The stock level has fallen below the reorder level (correct answer) Feedback: In Reorder point planning the net requirements calculation for material is not replenished during the MRP run until the stock falls below the reorder point.
46. Which of the following groups of procedures in the lot-size calculation are available? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Dynamic lot-sizing procedure • Static lot-sizing procedure (correct answer) • Groff reorder procedure (correct answer) • Periodical lot-sizing procedure • Active lot-sizing procedure • Optimum lot-sizing procedure (correct answer) Feedback: There are three different groups of procedure in the lot-sizing calculation: static lot-sizing procedures, period lot-sizing procedures, and optimum lot-sizing procedures.
47. Which of the following are the parts of optimum lot sizing procedure? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Daily lot size • Part period balancing (correct answer) • Least unit lot procedure (correct answer) • Fixed lot size • Groff reorder procedure (correct answer) • Dynamic lot size creation (correct answer) Feedback: The following are the part of optimum lot sizing procedure:
Part period balancing Least unit lot procedure Groff reorder procedure Dynamic lot size creation
48. What does the Bill of material status specify? Please choose the correct answer. • Whether a Bill of Material was changed •
Whether a Bill of Material is active or inactive for different Organizational Areas (correct answer)
• Whether a Bill of Material has or has not Fixed key date • Whether a Bill of Material belong to Organizational Area or not Feedback: The Bill of material status determines whether a BOM is valid or not, so the status of BOM specifies whether a BOM is active or inactive for different Organizational Areas.
49. In which of the following lot-sizing procedure the system groups several requirements within a time interval together to form a lot? Please choose the correct answer. • In Static lot-sizing procedure • In Periodic lot-sizing procedure (correct answer) • In Dynamic lot-sizing procedure • In Optimum lot-sizing procedure Feedback: In the Period lot-sizing procedure, the system groups together the procurement of requirements quantities within a period in one lot size. The period lengths can be days, weeks, months or user-defined periods in accordance with the planning calendar.
50. In which lot-sizing procedure we group shortages together in such a way that are minimized. These costs include size independent costs (setup or order costs) and storage
costs? Please choose the correct answer. • Static lot-sizing procedure • Dynamic lot-sizing procedure • Optimum lot-sizing procedure (correct answer) • Period lot-sizing procedure Feedback: Optimizing lot-sizing procedures optimize the total costs resulting from ordering (order and setup costs) and storage costs. We enter the ordering costs in the Material master (MRP 1) or, where applicable, in MRP area segment. Based on the first material shortage date determined in the net requirements planning, the system groups together requirements until the optimum cost has been reached.
51. Which of the following Production Types is non order related? Please choose the correct answer. • Make-to-Order production • Process manufacturing • Repetitive manufacturing (correct answer) • KANBAN • Project-oriented production Feedback: The production types that are supported within the SAP Business Suite are as follows:
Order related production with production order (Make-to-order production) Order-related production with process order (Process manufacturing) Repetitive manufacturing
- Period and quantity-oriented production - Not order-related KANBAN - Replenishment-controlled using stock transfer, external procurement, inhouse production via self-controlled cycle Project-oriented production with production lot
So the repetitive manufacturing is a production type which is not order-related.
52. Which of the following functional process are not integrated with production order management? Please choose the correct answer. • Capacity requirements planning • Costing • Financial accounting (correct answer) • Inventory management • Quality management Feedback: Production order management is a central part of a complex process chain starting with an independent requirement (planned or customer requirement) and ending with the goods issue of a finished product. Production order management controls the whole process of in-house production of products and is integrated in the functions of capacity requirements planning, costing and inventory management. Furthermore, there are links and interfaces to Quality Management as well as external systems.
53. Which of the following are the Master data for production order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Material (correct answer) • Work Center (correct answer) • Quantity • Production date • Routing (correct answer)
Feedback: There are several master data for Production orders which are as follows:
Material – The material to be produced must have procurement type in-house production (X, E). BOM – The BOMs are single-level BOMs. A special selection procedure chooses the valid BOM. Routing – The routings are normal routings. A special selection procedure chooses the valid routing. Work center – Work centers are assigned to operations in the routing. PRT – Production resource tools used in the production.
The quantity as well as production date are transaction data which changes for each transactions.
54. Production order goes through many individual activities, which of the following functions cannot be processed via background processing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Order settlement • WIP determination • Good Receipt (correct answer) • Confirmation (correct answer) • Variance calculation Feedback: The production order goes through many individual activities. Many of these activities can run automatically or in the background so that manual processing of orders is minimized. A number of settings available in customizing allow us to successfully perform each step in order processing.
1. These functions can automated via customizing. 2. These functions can be executed via background processing.
WIP determination, variance calculation, and settlement are generally periodic work for cost object controlling and are usually processed in the background.
55. When a good receipt is posted in reference to production order which of the following functions is executed? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Storage location-related update of stock and consumptions fields (correct answer) • Increase of reservations • Determination of actual costs and update of order (correct answer) • Generation of material, accounting and cost accounting documents Feedback: The goods issue posting (GI) is executed for consumption of a material component for a production order. The following functions are executed when a good receipt is posted:
Storage location-related update of stock and consumption fields Reduction of reservations (for planned withdrawal) Determination of actual costs (evaluation) and update of order Generation of material documents, accounting documents, and cost accounting documents The material document describes the goods movement from the materials management (stock) point of view The cost accounting documents are used for various cost analysis purposes When we display the material document, we can branch to the other documents We can print a good issue document
The GI posting is controlled using movement type (261), to which each posting refers and it can take place manually or automatically.
56. Which of the following option for the production order are not correct for the material staging from a warehouse management system? Please choose the correct answer. • Pick parts • Crate parts • Release order parts • Kanban signals (correct answer) Feedback: For the material staging from a warehouse management system, there are three options for the production order. These options are described here:
Pick parts are provided for the production order in exactly the same quantity as the requirements quantity. Crate parts are order manually when a crate is almost empty, Release order parts are ordered manually. The required quantity is calculated using the target quantities of the components in the selected release orders.
57. Which of the following features of confirmations are not true? Please choose the correct answer. • Confirmation can be automatically generated and processed automatically • Confirmation can be performed manually by the user • Confirmation can be executed in SAP SCM component (correct answer) •
Confirmation can be executed via custom-programmed confirmation interfaces and external systems
Feedback: Confirmations are an important basis for entering internal activities performed for the order, for the progress check and subsequent capacity requirements planning. For this reason, exact real-time confirmations are of particular importance. Confirmations are always executed in the SAP ECC component, but can be implemented with various technical procedures. The standard system provides a range of online transactions in SAP ECC. Users of the browser-based Enterprise portal can carry out confirmations as part of the role of a production scheduler. onfirmations from PDC systems are possible using the PP-PDC interface. Confirmations can be automatically generated and processed using automatic process messages which, in turn, are generated from work instructions, using the PI – PCS interface, or using SAP ODA. Confirmations can be generated and updated via an Mii server. Custom-programmed confirmation interfaces and external systems can be linked to the SAP ECC system, using and adapting the following BAPIs: BAPI_PRODORDCONF_PDC_UPLOAD_TE (time-event confirmation), BAPI_PRODORDCONF_PDC_UPLOAD_TT (time-ticket confirmation)
58. When do we use order-related Cost object controlling? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Low setup costs • Manufacture of by-products • Flexible product range (correct answer) • Flexible production environment (correct answer) • Cost management of individual production lots (correct answer) Feedback: The manner in which the order is credited and debited depends on the variant of cost object controlling (COC) selected in controlling. Order settlement credits the order and is usually periodic. It is controlled using a settlement profile. It makes sense to use the order-relate COC if the following condition exists:
Flexible production environment Flexible product range Cost management of individual production lots If cost controlling is required for each order High setup costs Manufacture of co-products
59. When do we use product-related Cost object controlling? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Make-to-stock production (correct answer) • Make-to-order production • Product cost by sales order (correct answer) • Product cost by production order • Repetitive, mass production (correct answer) Feedback: When the production is based on the forecast rather than firm order from customer, i.e. make-to-stock production we tend to use product-related COC. In this case the production process is repetitive and the materials are produced in bulk and the product cost is analyzed by sales order only in the profitability analysis. It makes sense to use the product-related COC if the following condition exists:
Make-to-stock production Repetitive, mass production Product cost by sales order only in the profitability analysis
60. Which of the following features are unique to process orders which are generally less used in Production order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
The material in process manufacturing are typically managed in batches (correct answer)
• Control instruction and work instruction are used for processing of orders •
Control recipe and process instruction are used for processing of orders (correct answer)
• Production version are automatically assigned • Production version must be selected for order creation (correct answer) Feedback: The creation of process orders corresponds in many ways to the creation of production orders. The following basic functions are also supported by production order, although they are usually used in process manufacturing:
1. A production version must be selected for order creation. 2. The materials in process manufacturing are typically managed in batches. There are functions for batch number assignment for the product and for batch determination of material components. 3. After order release, control recipes with parameters for the process control level can be generated and sent to an external system or formatted within ECC in the form of a process instruction (PI) sheet to be processed interactively on the screen.
61. Which of the function are exclusively supported for GMP-compliant production using process order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • In-process quality checks • Batch records (correct answer) • Batch usages • Approved process orders (correct answer) • Logging (audit trial) • Approval procedure for master recipes (correct answer) Feedback: The function for GMP-compliant production (GMP = Good Manufacturing Practice) fulfill special requirements from the pharmaceuticals industry (safe production, production liability, obligation to produce supporting documents). The function flagged with (*) in the below figure are supported exclusively as part of process orders. The other functions, which are not flagged, can also be used as part of production orders.
62. What are the restrictions applicable in batch derivation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • It is possible to transfer from a produced batch to a component batch •
It is not possible to transfer from a produced batch to a component batch (correct answer)
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In the standard system we cannot make derivations in connection with collective orders (correct answer)
• In the standard system we can make derivations in connection with collective orders Feedback: We can use batch derivation to transfer, offer for selection, or display, batch master data and classification data from components batches that went into batches we produced. The batch derivation is performed with the help of the condition technique. We main the receiver-sender relationships in the strategy records of the “batch derivation” application or in the BOM for selected BOM items. Restrictions:
It is not possible to transfer from a produced batch to a component batch i.e. produced batches can be receivers of data whereas a component can be a receiver and a sender. In the standard system we cannot make derivations in connection with collective orders, because the batch where-used list cannot evaluate the links.
63. Which of the following are the basic master data for process-order-controlled production? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Material and batch (correct answer) • Work center • Resource (correct answer) • Production version (correct answer) • Master recipe (correct answer) • Quantity Feedback: The material is the central master record in logistics. A batch is uniquely identifiable partial quantity of a material. The master data for resources describes the means of production in the production process. A production version determines which alternative BOM in combination with which master recipe is used for process order manufacturing. The master data of the master recipes describes the production of one or more materials in one production run without relating to a particular order. Material BOMs describes the structure of products that are produced in company. They are usually created and maintained from the master recipe.
64. Which of the following are the basic master data for Repetitive Manufacturing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Material (correct answer) • BOM (correct answer)
• Routing (correct answer) • Work Center (correct answer) • PRT Feedback: The following master data are required for Repetitive Manufacturing:
To allow the material to be used in repetitive manufacturing, we set the Repetitive Mfg indicator in the material master (in the MRP view). The BOM defines the planned material consumption for the components. Production lines are usually created as simple work centers in the ECC. In repetitive manufacturing, the routing defines the production rates (quantity per time unit) used to produce materials on production lines.
65. When do we use reporting point backflush in repetitive manufacturing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • When we have a long production line (correct answer) • When we have a short production line •
When we have a long lead time between material issued and finished product manufactured (correct answer)
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When we have a short lead time between material issued and finished product manufactured
Feedback: We have a long production line with a long lead time. However the good issues for the first components at work centers 1-1 and 1-2 are to be posted on-time and not by backflushing with final confirmation at the end of the production line. All components used along the production line are usually backflushed during final confirmation. If there are long lead times, the good issues for the components may be posted much later in the system than when they are actually physically withdrawn.
In this case, it makes sense to use the reporting point backflush to post the withdrawal of components (and production activities) at an earlier stage after operations already completed. The below figure contains the three reporting points that are linked to operations 10 (work center 1-1), 20 (work center 1-2), and 40 (work center 1-4). However in order to use this functionality we have to activate the reporting point backflush in repetitive manufacturing profile, and we must also ensure that the relevant work centers exists, the required operations are available in the routing and defined as reporting points using the control key.
66. Repetitive manufacturing is tightly integrated with controlling. Which of the following statement correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Creation of product cost collector for each material (correct answer) • Settlement in repetitive manufacturing is order based •
The material costs, production activities and overhead costs incurred are credited in product cost collector and debited to the stock account
• Period-based variance calculation to price difference account (correct answer) Feedback: Settlement in repetitive manufacturing is always period-based and based on the cost of the product cost collector (product-related cost object controlling). During the confirmation in repetitive manufacturing, the material costs for the components and the production activities (only if a material cost estimate with price update has been carried out in advance) are automatically posted to the product cost collector during backflushing. The product cost collector is debited with the material costs and production activities (in the repetitive manufacturing profile, we can define whether the backflush of the activities is to be made with reference to the material cost estimate or the versionspecific cost estimate). In addition, during the confirmation, the product cost collector is credited with the valuation
price (materials controlled with standard price) or with the moving average price of the assembly (materials controlled with the moving average price). Overheads are not determined with reference to an operation (that is, not for each goods movement or activity confirmation). Instead they are determined periodically during periodend closing in controlling using an overhead structure and are posted to the product cost collector. We can use a separate transaction in the Repetitive Manufacturing menu for this. Components that differ from those planned may be used in production or the overhead costs may change. These results in variances in the product cost collector, a settlement must be carried out. During settlement, the cost not yet credit to the product cost collector are transferred. For a material that is valuated using the standard price, the variant costs are posted to the price difference account.
67. Your organization is going for KANBAN procedure. What has influenced in choosing this procedure? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Shortening the lead times (correct answer) • Increasing stocks • Increase in manual effort • Decrease in stock (correct answer) Feedback: The following objectives can be achieved in many cases by controlling the production process in production itself and by reducing the manual posting effort required:
Shortening the lead times Reducing stock
In KANBAN, the material flow is organized using containers that are kept directly at the
appropriate work centers in production. Each contains the quantity of material that work center personnel need for a certain period of time. As soon as a container is emptied by the demand source, replenishment is initiated in KANBAN. The aim is to control the replenishment process in production itself and to reduce the manual posting efforts for personnel as much as possible. This self-management process and the fact the replenishment elements are created close to the time they are actually consumed means that stocks are reduced and lead times are shortened (replenishment is only triggered when a material is actually required and not before)
68. Which objects are used to organize the material flow in the KANBAN procedure? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Vendors • Containers (correct answer) • Material buffers • Warehouses • Cards (correct answer) • Replenishment Feedback: In KANBAN, material flow is organized using containers that are kept directly at the appropriate work centers (in production). Each contains the quantity of material that work center personnel need for a certain period of time. Scanning the barcode on a KANBAN card is sufficient to transmit all the data required for procurement. This card describes which material is to be delivered where and the quantity to be delivered.
69. Which of the following is not a valid source of supply for required material in KANBAN procedure? Please choose the correct answer. • Consignment agent (correct answer) • External supplier • Warehouse • Another place in production Feedback: The supply source for the required material can be
Another place in production An external supplier A warehouse
The demand source can use material from other containers until the actual container return to full.
70. How does the plan-controlled production differ from KANBAN procedure? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. Short-term to long term requirements forecasts in plan-controlled production whereas • the requirement in KANBAN procedure is demand based and event driven (correct answer) •
Plan driven production uses pull principle whereas KANBAN procedure uses push principle
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Centralized stock responsibility in plan-controlled production whereas decentralized stock and procurement responsibility in KANBAN Procedure (correct answer)
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Lot size calculation/optimization in KANBAN procedure whereas Replenishment quantity= current requirements in plan–controlled production
Feedback: Every production strategy has its own merits as well as demerits, the features
of plan-controlled production and KANBAN procedure is as follows:
71. Which of the following are not the basic data for Project-oriented production? Please choose the correct answer. • Material (correct answer) • BOM • Routing • Production lot • PRT • Work center Feedback: The material to be produced must have a planning strategy group that points to a requirement class in the sales order for which the “Q” account type (engineer-to-order production) is defined. We create production lot-related BOMs for a single-level BOMs and process them. We create production lot-related routings for routings and process them. We create BOMs and routings specifically for a production lot (or, to be more precise, for each WBS element)
72. How are collective stock maintained in Project-oriented productions? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Material components which are managed in collective stock have asynchronous quantity and material flows
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Material components which are managed in collective stock have synchronous quantity and material flows (correct answer)
• Each quantity posting results in a corresponding posting in FI/CO (correct answer) •
Only the costs and availabilities of directly assigned components are not visible for a project
Feedback: Material components which are managed in collective stock have synchronous quantity and material flows. Each quantity posting (for example, goods receipt, material withdrawal from warehouse, delivery) results in a corresponding posting in FI/CO. However, only the costs and availabilities of directly assigned components are of interest and visible for a project.
73. What are the essential steps in a project-oriented production process? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Planning for each production lot • MRP for each production lot • Production of individual production lots • Consumption of production lots • All the above (correct answer) Feedback: Project-oriented production supports costing, planning, external procurement, in-house production, and inventory management of products with reference to a production lot and a deferred assignment of the production lot to the incoming sales orders. The production lot is a WBs element (account assignment object) that creates individual planning segments in MRP. The production orders are produced, confirmed, and delivered, and a project stock (with reference to the production lot) is created. There are four essential steps in project-oriented production process:
Planning for each production lot MRP for each production lot Production of individual production lots Consumption of production lots (such as delivery for sales order)
74. Which production type supports the use of Production/resource tools (PRT) in the manufacturing process? Please choose the correct answer. • Production order (correct answer) • Process order • Repetitive manufacturing • KANBAN Feedback: Only the production order supports the production/resource tools (PRT) in the manufacturing process, other production type i.e. KANBAN, process order, repetitive manufacturing doesn’t use PRT in manufacturing process.
75. Production planning can be done using scheduling. What are the features of lead time scheduling?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • It calculates only basic dates only • It calculates production dates based on basic dates (correct answer) • It is used for order scheduling and routing scheduling (correct answer) • It is used for determining capacity requirements (correct answer) Feedback: Production planning knows two scheduling methods that are used for different purposes and have different results: Planned order scheduling in MRP (calculates basic dates only) Lead time scheduling (calculates production dates based on basic dates).
Only lead scheduling calculates operation-related dates and capacity requirements. Lead time scheduling is used for: Order scheduling Routing scheduling Scheduling in applications PS, PM, and PI
In addition, lead time scheduling can be activated in material requirements planning in order to determine capacity requirements for planned orders.
76. Which of the following is not one of the time elements of duration of an operation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Processing time • Setup time • Queue time • Pick/pack time (correct answer) • Teardown time • Process-specific wait time • Load time (correct answer) Feedback: The duration of an operation comprises a maximum of five time elements: Queue time Setup time Processing time Teardown time Process-specific wait time.
77. You have created a production order, and saved it which of the following additional posting happens when the production order is saved? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Material reservations is created for all non-warehoused components • Transportation requirements are generated • Inspection lots are generated • Costs are determined (correct answer) •
Purchase requisitions are created for non-warehoused components and externally processed operations (correct answer)
Feedback: When we create a production order, a series of additional posting procedures occurs at the time of posting (the data is already formatted online). Some posting occurs
immediately and some are dependent on some step of the order like operation release, releasing order and so on. These automatically generate the required data for stored parts of the system. Material reservations are generated for all warehoused components. We can choose whether these reservations are to be immediately relevant to MRP or not until the time of release. Purchase requisitions are created for non-warehoused and externally processed operations. Costs are determined when we save our data. Capacity requirements are created by means of lead time scheduling and saved in a special capacity planning table. Transport requirements are generated when the operation is released. Inspection lots are generated when the first operation is released. Missing parts records are written for missing parts.
78. We have configured the routing selection option to be automatic. Now which alternative selection indicator option has to be maintained in the material master if we want that the routing selection to be Production version only? Please choose the correct answer. • Indicator = Blank • Indicator = 1 • Indicator = 2 • Indicator = 3 (correct answer)
Feedback: We configure the routing selection options in customizing. The most important tables are:
T399X (order type-dependent parameters) TCA43 (select automatically)
We can determine whether a routing is necessary or not (selection type) With automatic selection, the Alternative Selection indicator in the material master (MRP 4) screen determines the further selection procedure. Indicator = Blank: Routing selection by selection ID Indicator = 1: Same as value = blank i.e. routing selection by selection ID Indicator = 2: The system searches the material master for production versions that fit the lot size. If a valid routing is still not found, the system does not terminate the program, but continues to search using the same procedure as if the indicator were “blank”. Indicator = 3: Same as value = 2. If no valid routing is found here, the system terminates the program and no production order is created.
79. We want the BOM selection to be based on lot size. Which alternative selection indicator has to be maintained in the material master? Please choose the correct answer. • Indicator = Blank (correct answer) • Indicator = 1
• Indicator = 2 • Indicator = 3 Feedback: BOMs contain the material structure and the required quantities of the individual components for a product. These quantities are not dependent on the order. BOM data is copied to the production order and is chosen on the basis of the selection criteria. Only BOM items relevant to production are copied to the order. During BOM selection, the alternative selection indicator in the material master (MRP 4 screen) determines the selection procedure. Indicator = Blank: BOM selection by lot size Indicator = 1: BOM selection by date Indicator = 2: The system searches the material master for production versions that fit the lot size. If a valid BOM is still not found, the system does not terminate the program, but continues to search using the same procedure as if the indicator were “blank”. Indicator = 3: Same as value = 2. If no valid BOM is found here, the system terminates the program and the production order has no components.
80. Which item category in production order always generates a purchase requisition? Please choose the correct answer. • Stock item • Non-stock item (correct answer) • Variable-size item • Text item • Class item
Feedback: Item categories control the data scope and functions of a material component. We cannot make alterations to item categories once they have been set Components with the item category “stock item” or variable-sized item” automatically generate a reservation. Components with item category “non-stock item” automatically generate a purchase requisition. The “class item” stands for a wide variety of different materials. The system uses the “find object function for class” function to specify the class item as a specific stock item. The “document item” is copied to the document list for the production order (document link).
81. You have an alternate operation sequences for a material in a production order and you want to exchange sequences, which can only be possible if certain criteria. Which of the following criteria is not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • The standard sequence has branch and return operations • The operation numbers are within the standard operation • There is overlap with other alternative sequences (correct answer) • Material withdrawals have not taken place Feedback: Alternative and parallel operation sequences are possible in production orders. The alternative sequence allows us to choose alternative operations for a sequence of operations. Alternative sequences are linked to the standard sequence. An alternative sequence can be determined automatically when you create an order or read the master data. We can use Exchange sequences function to replace alternative sequences with a different sequence. This exchange is possible as long as certain functions have not yet been executed. These could be material withdrawals, confirmations or purchase orders. An exchange is only possible in the following instances:
The standard sequence has branch and return operations The operation numbers are within the standard operation
There is no overlap with other alternative sequences
82. When a planned order is converted to production order, which of the following statement is not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • Planned order can be completely converted online individual or collective conversion. •
The dependent requirements and capacity requirements are reallocated to new production order
• The dependent requirements are turned into reservation • Partial conversion is not possible (correct answer)
Feedback: Planned order can be completely or partially converted online individual or collective conversion. When we convert a planned order into a production order, the planned order is deleted. The dependent requirements (material components) and capacity requirements that may exist are reallocated to the new production order. By changing an indicator, the dependent requirements are turned into reservation. In partial conversion, the planned order still exists and is fixed.
83. Which of the following steps in sequence is carried out per material for MRP across the entire product structure? Please choose the correct answer. i. Entering the components in the planning file ii. BOM explosion iii. Checking requirement coverage iv. Creating a planned order v. Determining dependent requirements • iii, iv, ii, v, i (correct answer) • ii, v, iii, iv, i • i, v, iii, iv, ii • iv, iii, i, v, ii Feedback: The following steps are carried out per material for MRP across the entire product structure:
Checking requirement coverage Creating a planned order BOM explosion Determining dependent requirements Entering the components in the planning file
84. Which the following statements describe the features of planned order?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • It is the planned receipt of gross requirements calculation for requirements coverage • It is requirements transfer object for the dependent requirements (correct answer) • Can be used as a pegged requirement for capacity planning (correct answer) • Is not the data source for the production order Feedback: The planned order is: It is the planned receipt of net requirements calculation for requirements coverage It is requirements transfer object for the dependent requirements Can be used as a pegged requirement for capacity planning Is the data source for the production order
85. Your organization is using Planning procedure using SAP SCM (APO). Which of the following statement is not correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Detailed scheduling cannot be performed (correct answer) • To-the-minute material requirements planning • Optimization of order sequence/machine loading • Automatic planning immediately is not possible (correct answer)
Feedback: Several planning procedures can be used in SAP SCM (APO). This provides the following advantages:
Detailed scheduling with the PP/DS module can be performed as simultaneous material and capacity planning. To-the-minute material requirements planning (hours, minutes). Orders and dependent requirements are created with an exact time. Resources can be defined as “finite” in the resource master. Order operations are only scheduled using these resources if sufficient capacity is available for the order quantity on the relevant date. If there is insufficient capacity, the system searches for a date when the order operation can be scheduled, taking the available capacity into account. This search is profile-controlled (strategies). Recommendation: we should only use a small number of finite resources. Optimization of order sequence/machine loading: with the other planning methods, order sequences that are not optimal may be created over time. They can be changed by the optimization run. Bi-directional propagation of order changes Automatic planning immediately
86. We are using both SNP and PP/DS for planning. How do the horizons used to influence these two planning functions? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
If the requirements is within the PP/DS horizon, it can be created by the SNP planning run
• No orders within the PP/DS can be created or changed in SNP (correct answer) • The SNP and PP/DS horizons may overlap (correct answer) •
With automatic production/production planning runs, only orders within the SNP horizon are generated
Feedback: We can use Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) for planning, horizons are used to separate the tasks of these two planning functions (modules). Supply Network Planning is used for medium to long-term planning across the entire supply chain (particularly if there are several plants and distribution centers). Capacity requirements are scheduled roughly (using exact periods). Special PPMs (“S” type), which are usually copied from the PP/DS PPM, have to be created for SNP. Order sequences play no role in SNP planning. PP/DS is used for short-term planning, where orders are scheduled to-the-second and order sequences are taken into account (sequencing, sequencing optimization). With automatic planning/production planning runs, only orders within the PP/DS horizon are generated. If a requirement is within the PP/DS horizon, it is not created by the SNP planning run. Instead, it must be planned by the production planning run in PP/DS. No orders within the P/DS horizon can be created or changed in SNP. In PP/DS, we can create or change orders manually along the entire time axis (regardless of the PP/DS horizon). The SNP and PP/DS horizons may overlap (share planning area).
87. Which of the following are features of APO production orders? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • APO production orders can be created for materials with or without a production version • 1 to n activities are permitted for each operation (correct answer) •
1 to n input components and 1 to n output components can be assigned for each activity (correct answer)
• We cannot assign 1 to n resources to each mode Feedback: As a rule, production orders are created in SAP ECC and transferred to SAP SCM (APO) using the core interface (CIF). Production execution (operative management of production orders) takes place in SAP ECC. APO production orders can only be created for materials with a production version. The underlying PDS or PPM is fixed in the order header. This anchor can be changed, in other words we can change the PDS or PPM. 1 to n activities are permitted for each operation. 1 to n input components (material components) and 1 to n output components (output products) can be assigned for each activity. We can assign 1 to n modes (alternative resources) to each activity, and 1 to n resources (capacities) to each mode.
88. How floats are implemented in SAP APO production orders? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The order float available is a safety days supply (correct answer) • Operation-related float is not available in SAP APO Production order (correct answer) • Interoperation times is available in SAP APO production order • Interoperation times is not available in SAP APO production (correct answer) Feedback: The only order float available in SAP APO production order is a safety days’ supply (product master, Lot size tab). The SAP APO production order does not have operation-related float or interoperation time (work center and operation-related queue times, minimum wait times), because a philosophy of ‘exact scheduling” is assumed in the SAP APO PP/DS component.
89. The material availability check is controlled in both SAP ECC and APO using multipart
checking parameters. Which of the following elements are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Scope of check (correct answer) • Checking assignment • Checking mode (correct answer) • Checking instructions (correct answer) • Checking group (correct answer) • Checking rule (correct answer) Feedback: The material availability check is controlled in both SAP ECC and APO using multipart checking parameters. The checking parameters comprise various elements: Check mode: Assignment in product master (APO, ATP tab page) Check instructions: Determine the checking method in APO Checking group: Assignment in the material master (SAP ECC, MRP data tab3 and APO, ATP tab page) Checking rule: Assignment to the order type Scope of check: Determination of the checking details for each checking rule and checking group
90. Availability checks are controlled using multipart check instructions. These check instruction includes various instructions? Which of the following element is not available for availability check? Please choose the correct answer. • Check profile • Checking times • Checking groups (correct answer)
• Checking variants • Check result • Checking procedure Feedback: Availability checks are controlled using multipart check instructions. We have to define check instructions in customizing for production orders. These check instruction includes various elements:
Check profile: Overall profile for capacity evaluation finite capacity scheduling indicator, assignment in the capacity (capacity header screen). Checking times: to be set manually or automatically (on order creation and /or order release). Checking variants: An order Checking result: An internal indicator is set that at the same time identifies the capacity requirement as belonging to the basic load. Checking procedure: Comparison of the available capacity with the capacity requirements of the basic load.
91. How can we control printing of production order documents? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Manually • Directly (correct answer) • While processing the production order (correct answer) • Using a program (correct answer) • Using the mass processing function (correct answer) Feedback: We can print production order documents online, in the background, or during updating (status update). We can control printing in various ways:
Directly (collective printing) While processing the production order Using a program (job) Using the mass processing function
Document printing can be triggered automatically when the order is released using the production scheduling profile.
92. Time tickets for an operation is not been generated. What are the reasons for time tickets not being generated for an operation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Operation control key Print has not been activated • Operation control key Print Time Ticket has not been activated • The number of time tickets is less than 0 • All the above (correct answer) Feedback: The operation control key determines the print option of an operation. We can deactivate operation control checking in customizing.
An operation is only printed if the Print switch has been activated in the operation control key. This switch decides whether the operation receives the status PRINT. Time tickets are only generated for operations under the following conditions: a) Operation control key Print has been activated b) Operation control key Print Time Ticket has been activated c) The number of time tickets is greater than 0
93. Which of the following setting is necessary in order to generate Confirmation slips for an operation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Operation control key Print has been activated (correct answer) • Operation control key Print Confirmation slip has been activated (correct answer) • The number of complete confirmation slip is less than 0 • The operation control key for confirmation = “1”, “2”, or “blank” (correct answer) • The number of complete confirmation slip is greater than 0 (correct answer) Feedback: An operation is only printed if the Print switch has been activated in the operation control key. This switch decides whether the operation receives the status PRINT. Confirmation slips are only generated for operations under the following conditions:
Operation control key Print has been activated Operation control key Print Confirmation slip has been activated The operation control key for confirmation = “1”, “2”, or “blank” The number of complete confirmation slip is greater than 0
94. In a BOM which of the following indicators can deactivate or override the control proposed in the material master of the components? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Explode phantom assemblies; individual requirement indicator; direct production •
We can control requirements quantities using a lot-size independent indicator (correct answer)
• The bulk material indicator defines a material component as direct material •
Alternative items are transferred by the APO core interface (CIF) with fixed calculated input quantities (correct answer)
Feedback: In a BOM, the following indicators can deactivate or override (by item) the control proposed in the material master of the component.
Do not explode phantom assemblies; individual requirement indicator; direct production We can control requirements quantities using a lot-size independent indicator The bulk material indicator defines a material component as indirect material Special procurement can be controlled for each item Not all functions are available in APO Alternative items are transferred by the APO core interface (CIF) with fixed calculated input quantities Phantom assemblies are exploded using the CIF and only the warehouse components are transferred. Therefore, the APO order does not contain any phantom assemblies.
95. The SAP ECC and SAP SCM systems provide procedures for organizing material staging. These procedures depend on the inventory management type and the stockholding type. Which of the following are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Warehouse management using the MM-IM component (correct answer) • Direct issue • Replenishment control using the KANBAN component (correct answer) •
Storage location management and replenishment control using WMS based on the LEWM or EWM components (correct answer)
Feedback: The SAP ECC and SAP SCM systems provide procedures for organizing material staging. These procedures depend on the inventory management type and the stockholding type: a) Warehouse management using the MM-IM (Inventory Management) component b) Replenishment control using the KANBAN component c) Storage location management and replenishment control using WMS (Warehouse Management system) based on the LE-WM (SAP ECC) or EWM (SAP SCM) components
96. We can split production orders for which the production process has already started. What are the options we have? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • into same production order for different material • into separate production order for same materials (correct answer) • into separate production order for different materials (correct answer) • into the warehouse stock (correct answer) Feedback: We can split production orders for which the production process has already started (we must define from which operation the orders are to be split)
into separate production order for same materials into separate production order for different materials into the warehouse stock (direct posting of a good receipt)
We can use these functions if material components are only partially available, a work center has a capacity shortage, a partial quantity has been produced, and the remaining quantity is to be produced at a later date.
97. Which of the following statements are true in reference to the functionality of process integration? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Unidirectional communication with standard plant data collection system via plant data collection interface
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Communication with the process control level using the PI-PCS interface or using work instructions (correct answer)
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Generating and sending control instructions with variable process instructions from released production orders (correct answer)
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Sending the control instructions to process control computers using the PI-PCS interface and processing them automatically (correct answer)
Feedback: The flexible structure of process integration means we can connect it fully automated, partially automated, and manually operated lines. Process integration comprises the following functions:
Bidirectional communication with standard plant data collection (PDC) systems via plant data collection interface (PP-PDC). Communication with the process control level using the PI-PCS interface or using work instructions. Generating and sending control instructions with variable process instructions from released production orders Formatting the control instructions in natural language in the form of work instructions and their manual processing by the machine operator on screen. Sending the control instructions to process control computers using the PI-PCS interface and processing them automatically Receiving, checking and sending manually or automatically entered process messages with the actual data of the production process from the work instructions or the process control system.
Reading and writing data points and events using the SAP OPC Data Access (SAP ODA) functions by mean of the OPC server of the ECC system.
98. The work instructions have elements and functions, which depends on the process instructions contained in the control instruction. Which of the following elements and function are not correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Sequence definition for determining the processing sequence of the operations • Display of information about the process • Reading and writing data from external applications not possible (correct answer) • Batch determination and batch check • Process data calculation is not possible (correct answer) Feedback: Work instruction enables on-screen maintenance of an order, which means that the machine operator can enter, confirm, report or complete data interactively. The work instructions have the following elements and function, depending on the process instructions contained in the control instruction:
Sequence definition for determining the processing sequence of the operations Display of information about the process (work instructions, notes, and so on) Reading and writing data from internal or external applications Batch determination and batch check Process data calculation Branch to the entry screen for check results (QM)
Comments for documenting and reporting process events
99. Which of the message types are shipped as standard for production orders? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • PP_CONS Goods issue posting (correct answer) • PP_OPCON Time ticket confirmation of an operation (correct answer) • PP_ORDCO Confirmation of an order (correct answer) • PP_PROD Goods receipt posting (correct answer) • a, b, c Feedback: The standard SAP System contains a number of predefined message categories that enables us to transfer current data from production process to the SAP ECC system. The following important message types are standard delivered with SAP for production orders:
PP_CONS Goods issue posting PP_OPCON Time ticket confirmation of an operation PP_ORDCO Confirmation of an order PP_PROD Goods receipt posting
100. What options are available for linking the ECC system to the process level for production orders (process integration)? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • PP-PDC (correct answer) • Execution steps (correct answer) • Process messages (correct answer) • Mii (correct answer) • a, c, d Feedback: The options available for linking the ECC system to the process level for production orders (process integration) are as follows:
PP-PDC (Plant Data Collection) Execution steps (xSteps) Process messages Mii (SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence)
101. Which of the following subsequent transactions automatically executed as a result to confirmation of a production order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • An automatic goods issue is posted with proportional quantities (correct answer) • An automatic goods receipt is posted upon confirmation of the first operation • The reduction of capacity requirements (correct answer) • Actual costs are written to the production order (correct answer) Feedback: When a confirmation is posted against a production order subsequent functions
are executed automatically. The confirmed quantity, CNF status and actual costs are written to the production order. An automatic good issue is posted with proportional quantities (backflushed) when the operation to which the material components are assigned is confirmed. The material components must be prepared for the backflush on the one hand, and staged at the work center for usage on the other. An automatic good receipt is posted upon confirmation of the last operation requiring confirmation (or the operation that has a control key in which this posting is planned) The reduction of capacity requirements. If a scrap or rework quantity is confirmed, a quantity notification can be generated automatically.
102. What are the different variants available in SAP to determine the remaining capacity requirement on confirmation of a production order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Remaining capacities are determined in proportion to the confirmed quantity (correct answer)
• Remaining capacities are determined in proportion to the remaining time to production •
Remaining capacities are determined in proportion to the confirmed activity (correct answer)
• Full reduction of capacity requirements with partial or final confirmation (correct answer)
Feedback: When a confirmation is done for a production order the remaining capacity requirement are determined based on implementations of one or more of the available four variants available in SAP ECC. In proportion to the confirmed quantity – Remaining capacities are calculated on the basis of the remaining quantity using either the standard values for each activity type or a forecast standard value based on the confirmed values (prognosis). The work center formulas are used for this. In proportion to the confirmed activity – With this type of requirement reduction, the remaining requirement is determined by the confirmed activity, not the confirmed quantity. Fully, for partial or final confirmations – In this case, the confirmation status is evaluated and the remaining active capacity requirement is fully reduced.
103. Goods receipt from production can be posted either manually or automatically. What are the options we have in production order to control the various features of the good receipt?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
We can define whether goods receipt can be posted once production has been completed via the Goods Receipt indicator (correct answer)
• We cannot change the storage location of the good receipt •
We can define the stock to which the good receipts from production are to be posted via stock type indicator (correct answer)
• We cannot control the valuation of goods receipt •
We can specify whether an order is regarded as closed from the point of view of goods receipt via the Delivery Completed indicator (correct answer)
Feedback: Goods receipts from production can be posted either manually or automatically. We can able to define how the goods receipt will be affected in production order. We can define the following: The Goods Receipt indicator defines whether a goods receipt can be posted once production has been completed. The proposal for the storage location of the goods receipt comes from the material master, which we can change. The stock type indicator defines the stock to which receipts from production are to be posted. This can be the unrestricted-use, blocked stock or stock in quality inspection. The indicator can be activated at different points: in the material master, in a production order or at the time of the goods receipt. The GR valuation indicator controls whether a valuated or non-valuated goods receipt should be made. This indicator depends on the material type of the product and the account assignment of the production order. The Deliver completed indicator specifies whether an order is regarded as closed from the point of view of goods receipt. This means that no further goods receipt will be expected for this order.
104. When a good receipt is posted it causes a certain posting. Which of the following statement is not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • The delivery quantity is updated in the order • The evaluation of receipt • The debit of the order (correct answer) • The plant activity is updated Feedback: The good receipt posting causes
The delivery quantity is updated in the order The evaluation of receipt The debit of the order The plant activity is updated
105. Which of the following statement correct with reference to product-related costs object controlling? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • All costs are debited and credited to a product cost collector (correct answer)
• Individual production orders have cost segments or settlement rules •
All functions in production and materials management that’s are relevant to costs are executed on the basis of the production order (correct answer)
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All controlling function are carried out at the end of the period on the basis of the product cost collector (correct answer)
Feedback: In product-related costs object controlling, all costs are debited and credited to a product cost collector. Individual production orders do not have cost segments or settlement rules All functions in production and materials management that’s are relevant to costs (material withdrawal, confirmation, goods receipt for the production order and goods receipt from production) are executed on the basis of the production order All controlling functions (process cost allocation, overhead allocation, WIP and variance calculation, settlement) are carried out at the end of the period on the basis of the product cost collector
106. When can a production order be deleted in SAP APO? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • TECO (correct answer) • CLSD • DLV • DLFL (correct answer) Feedback: Production orders have an extensive data structure and thus occupy a large amount of database resources. Therefore, production orders should be archived and deleted after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. The production order has following status after the last operation has been confirmed and order settlement has been done.
TECO – Technically completed CLSD – Closed DLV – Delivered DLFL – Deletion flag
Production orders are deleted in SAP SCM (APO), if they have the status in SAP ECC Technically completed (TECO) or Deletion Flag (DLFL)
107. What are the information systems for evaluating production orders? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Order information systems (correct answer) • Order Progress system (correct answer) • Controlling reports (correct answer) • Missing parts information system (correct answer) • e) Business intelligence • Logistics information system (correct answer) Feedback: The information systems available for evaluating production orders are:
Order Information System Order Progress Report Missing parts information system Business Information Warehouse Logistics information system LIS Controlling reports
108. What are the settings to be done in order to ensure that goods issues are posted automatically? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Backflusing must be activated in the material master (correct answer) • Backflusing must be activated in the work center (correct answer) • Backflusing must be activated in the Sales order •
Backflusing must be activated in the component assignment to the operation (correct answer)
• Backflusing must be activated in the production order (correct answer) Feedback: In order to ensure that good issues are posted automatically we have to activate:
Backflusing in the material master Backflusing activated in the work center Backflusing in the component assignment to the operation Backflusing in the production order
The Backflusing option is not available in sales order
109. How do we ensure that good receipts are posted automatically?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Activate the automatic goods receipt functions in the production scheduling profile (correct answer)
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Activate the automatic goods receipt functions in the operation control key (correct answer)
• Activating the backflushing in material master • Activating the automatic goods receipt in the work center Feedback: In order to ensure that goods receipt is posted automatically we must activate the automatic goods receipt functions in the production scheduling profile or in the operation control key. The automatic goods receipt function in work center is not supported; similarly backflushing is used to post goods issue automatically.
110. Which of the following are not the features of collective order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
A separate subordinate order is created for each bill of material components whose material master has a special procurement key 52
• All order in collective order type can be of different order type (correct answer) • The lot size indicator is not taken into account when individual orders are created •
We can create leading and subsequent orders with either an internal or external number (correct answer)
• Any components of an order can be made into an order for operational purposes Feedback: Collective orders are the only option for multi-level management of production orders and completely integrated in all modules (SD, MM, ….) of the SAP ECC system. A separate subordinate order is created for each bill of material components whose material master has a special procurement key 52 (special procurement type direct production). We can deactivate the special procurement key in the material master using the Explosion Type field in the bill of material item. All order in collective order type can be of different order type Production versions are passed down from the leading order to subsequent orders. The lot size indicator (from the material master) is not taken into account when individual orders are created We can create leading order with either an internal or external number, however we can only create subsequent orders with internal orders. Any components of an order (whether with or without special procurement key “52”) can be made into an order for operational purposes.
111. Which of the following tasks are required for rework order? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Define the operations and material components for the rework is not required • Calculate the costs (correct answer) • Separate cost settlements is not required • Determine the dates and capacity requirements (correct answer) • Document those activities required for rework (correct answer) • Obtain status information (correct answer) Feedback: Supplementary steps required to make improvements to products of substandard quality or to badly manufactured material components are termed rework. The following tasks are required for rework order:
Define the operations and material components for the rework is not required Calculate the costs Separate cost settlements is not required Determine the dates and capacity requirements Document those activities required for rework Obtain status information
112. How the integration of Sales & Operational Planning (SOP) and Capacity planning takes place? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • SOP uses the two-part capacity planning table for capacity leveling (correct answer) In the upper section, we can enter the actual sales, actual production quantity, stock • level and target stock level’s data for a material or for a product group for specific period •
The capacity requirements are generated by the planned figures that are entered in the line of production (the requirements entry line) (correct answer)
The lower section displays the capacity requirements from SOP as well as the available • capacities of the work centers where the material or product group is to be manufactured and its load (correct answer) Feedback: In our company, we want to plan resources for the future. For this purpose, we already need capacity requirements at the planning stage. This is possible if we calculate the capacity requirements in the individual production areas while using a rough-cut routing to create a demand plan. SOP uses the two-part capacity planning table for capacity leveling. In the upper section, we can enter the actual sales, actual production quantity, stock level and target stock level’s data for a material or for a product group for specific period. he capacity requirements are generated by the planned figures that are entered in the line of production (the requirements entry line). The lower section displays the capacity requirements from SOP as well as the available capacities of the work centers where the material or product group is to be manufactured and its load.
Only SOP requirements are displayed on this planning table.
113. The capacity situation or capacity leveling can be called for all planned orders of a material, or just one planned order. Which of the following data displayed for a work center per period is not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • Capacity not available in the work center in a period (correct answer) • Capacity available in the work center in a period •
Overall capacity loads of the work center generated by all of the planned orders and production orders in a period
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Capacity requirements generated by the material for which planning was carried out in a period.
Feedback: In MRP/MPS, two lists are used to display planning periods on a vertical axis:
Capacity leveling – to carry out leveling with changes Capacity situation – only displays data The capacity situation or capacity leveling can be called for all planned orders of a material, or just one planned order.
The following data is displayed for a work center per period Capacity available in the work center in a period Overall capacity loads of the work center generated by all of the planned orders and production orders in a period Capacity requirements generated by the material for which planning was carried out in a period.
By changing the order quantity and the basic order date, it is possible to reduce overloads and shortfall for the work center in question.
114. How do we measure the capacity leveling to cover the available capacity? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Form optimal sequences to increase setup time • Adjust the available capacity (correct answer) • Define an alternative work center with remaining available capacity (correct answer) •
Use scheduling to find a period with sufficient remaining available capacity (correct answer)
Feedback: The main function of capacity leveling is to dispatch operations. Operations are dispatched in order to fix them at a point in time when there is sufficient capacity for them to be carried out Depending on whether finite scheduling is to take place, operations can be dispatched on the basis of unlimited available capacity or existing available capacity. The existing available capacity is equal to the difference between the available capacity maintained in the work center and the capacity requirements already scheduled. If necessary, we can specify a different work center during dispatching.
We can proceed as follows: Adjust the available capacity, either by increasing the standard available capacity for the relevant capacity category, or by inserting a time-restricted interval of available capacity in order to increase the available capacity. Define an alternative work center with remaining available capacity, for example, by using a work center hierarchy to call up the planning table. Use scheduling (either finite scheduling or manual scheduling on the planning table) to find out a period with sufficient remaining available capacity. Form optimal sequences to reduce setup times.
We can only reduce/split the lot, or specify that operations are to be assigned externally, in the production order.
115. Which of the following are the prerequisite and procedure for finite scheduling? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • All the capacity with sufficient available capacity are available for finite scheduling For each operation to be dispatched, the system check if sufficient capacity is available • and of sufficient capacity is available the system dispatches the operation (correct answer) •
If there is insufficient capacity, the system moves the operation to a date when it can be processed without any capacity problem (correct answer)
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We can specify the search direction in the strategy profile using the planning direction forwards indicator (correct answer)
Feedback: When using finite scheduling to dispatch operations, the system takes into
account the current capacity loads of the capacities. In finite scheduling, only those capacities for which the Relevant for finite scheduling indicator has been set are taken into account. By not setting this indicator, we can exclude a capacity with sufficient available capacity from finite scheduling. Conflicts those arise between the operation dispatched and other operations in the order that have been dispatched and/ or with the order itself do not lead to an automatic dispatching correction. For each operation to be dispatched, the system checks whether remaining capacity is available for the operation at the date determined. If the operation has suboperations relevant to scheduling, the system looks for available capacity for those suboperations. If there is sufficient available capacity, the system dispatches the operation. If there is insufficient capacity, the system moves the operation to a date when it can be processed without any capacity problems. We can specify the search direction in the strategy profile using the planning direction forwards indicator. The period for the search for remaining available capacity is specified in the time profile in the Planning period section.
116. How the midpoint scheduling is executed in the system?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Midpoint scheduling is always executed when more than one operation is dispatched •
If only one operation is dispatched, all the operations that precede it are scheduled backwards and all the operations that follow it are scheduled forwards (correct answer)
• If more than one operation was dispatched, all the operation are scheduled backwards With midpoint scheduling, the order is not scheduled starting from the order start or • finish date. Instead, it is scheduled starting from the dispatched operation (correct answer) Feedback: Midpoint scheduling is always executed when at least one operation is dispatched. With midpoint scheduling, the order is not scheduled starting from the order start or order finish date. Instead, it is scheduled starting from the dispatched operation If only one operation is dispatched, all the operations that precede it are scheduled backwards and all the operations that follow it are scheduled forwards. If more than one operation was dispatched, then the scheduling direction between the two dispatched operations depends on the scheduling direction that was selected during the lead time scheduling.
117. Which of the following scheduling/ time elements in an order allows for coverage for disruptions which may occur during an operation or production? Please choose the correct answer. • Order start date • Scheduled start date • Scheduled finish date • Order finish date • Float before production • Float after production (correct answer) Feedback: Float after production i.e. the period between the scheduled order finish date and order finish date is kept as a safety time to take care of delay in orders due to disruptions.
118. How the Rescheduling/Deallocation work in capacity planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
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We can reschedule operations that have already been dispatched by specifying a different date and /or a different work center (correct answer)
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When we deallocate operations, the current dispatching date and the dispatched status are cancelled (correct answer)
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The system cannot close gaps that arise when operations are rescheduled or deallocated.
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Changing the order quantity automatically results in deallocation of the operation (correct answer)
Feedback: We can reschedule operations that have already been dispatched by specifying a different date and /or a different work center. If we specify another work center, we must have selected this work center when we called up the planning table. When we deallocate operations, the current dispatching date and the dispatched status are cancelled. The order is rescheduled. The system can close gaps that arise when operations are rescheduled or deallocated. It does this by moving operations according to the Close gaps key in the strategy profile. Changing the order quantity automatically results in deallocation of the operation.
119. How the planning direction influences the planning strategies in capacity planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
The planning direction determines the search direction for remaining available capacities if the original operation dates are not available (correct answer)
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With automatic scheduling, the system searches in the past for a possible dispatching date within the planning period
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When the change planning direction indicator is not set, dispatching occurs in the past (correct answer)
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When the system dispatches operations at the earliest point in time, it does not take into account the dispatched dates of the operation (correct answer)
Feedback: The planning direction determines the search direction for remaining available
capacities if the original operation dates are not available. With automatic scheduling, the system searches in the future for a possible dispatching date within the planning period. When the change planning direction indicator is set, the system changes the planning direction when searching for remaining available capacity if it does not find any in the planning period in the planning direction. If this indicator is not set, dispatching occurs in the past When the system dispatches operations at the earliest point in time, it does not take into account the dispatched dates of the operation. With this planning strategy, we can achieve a capacity commitment without any gaps by using the Plan. Direction forward setting.
120. What setting is required to check the operation dates and use of all the order floats? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Use operation float (correct answer) • Indicator: Use float before production should be checked (correct answer) • Indicator: Use float after production must be unchecked • Operation date check (correct answer) • The above indicator should be checked in order profile Feedback: To check the operation dates and use all the order floats, the following indicators must be set in the strategy profile:
Operation date check Use operation float. This means that the operations can only be moved within the earliest and latest dates. The queue time is calculated according to the settings in the strategy profile.
Indicator: Use float before production Indicator: Use float after production
The time periods are extended by the duration of the order floats and operation floats.
121. Which of the following profiles not effect mass dispatching when we call the overall profile? Please choose the correct answer. • Control profile (correct answer) • Selection profile • Strategy profile • Time profile Feedback: Mass processing in production planning and control can be used anywhere where large amounts of data are being processed. It is mainly used in the automatic dispatching and deallocation of operations for predefined work centers in the background. For example, we can specify that, for specific work centers, the pool of orders is automatically dispatched at the start of each week. Mass processing is only possible with the capacity planning table. The following profiles may affect mass dispatching when we call the overall profile:
Selection profile Strategy profile Time profile
The requirements grouping and planning do not influence the individual capacities.
122. How the capacity assignments work in Production Planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
We can maintain links to persons, qualifications, and positions even in SAP Human Resources (HR) module has not been implemented
• Assigning individual capacities to a capacity (correct answer) • Linking persons with the capacity (correct answer) • Linking a qualification to a capacity (correct answer) Feedback: We can assign four elements to the capacity, and it depends on the capacity category. We can only maintain links to persons, qualifications, and positions if the SAP Human Resources (HR) module has been implemented. These links can also be assigned to the work center header. Assigning individual capacities to a capacity allows us to carry out more detailed planning within capacity planning. This link allows us to divide up the capacities, for example, into individual machines for which available capacities can also be maintained. Linking persons with the capacity allows us to specify individual employees who are
selected to work at this capacity. This assigned (linked) person must already exist in the personnel system. Linking a qualification to a capacity ensures that only employees with appropriate qualifications will be selected to work at this capacity. We specify which qualifications are required for someone to work at this capacity. If the capacity is linked to a requirements profile, the qualification is determined by the requirements profile.
123. Which of the following are split types used in resource planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
In the case of operations with work elements, we can split either the quantity or the standard values of the capacity requirements (correct answer)
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In the case of operations with work elements, we can split either the work or the duration
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In the case of internally processed operations, we can split either the work or the duration (correct answer)
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In the case of internally processed operations, we can split either the quantity or the standard value of the capacity requirements
Feedback: The data used to define splits depends on the type of operations (operations with work elements or internally processed operations). In the case of operations with work elements (SFC), we can split either the quantity or the
standard values of the capacity requirements. In the case of internally processed operations (PS, PM, PP-PI), we can split the work or the duration. Splitting the quantity corresponds to splitting the duration, and splitting the standard value corresponds to splitting the work. It makes sense to split the quantity if parts of the tasks are to be carried out either by two or more individual capacities at the same or by one or more individual capacities at different times and there are gaps between them. If an operation can be split into two or more partial tasks that can be executed by different individual capacities at the same time and for the whole quantity, it makes sense to use the standard value split.
124. Which of the following parameters cannot be changed during the capacity evaluation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Work center indicator (correct answer) • Planned order indicator (correct answer) • Production order indicator (correct answer) • Date for dispatching Feedback: We cannot change the following parameters during the capacity evaluation:
Date for dispatching the backlog: If remaining requirements are displayed, then all the requirements whose finished dates lie before the date for dispatching the backlog are dispatched to the period that contains this date. Production order indicator: The indicator specifies whether we branch to production orders in display mode or in change mode. Planned order indicator: The indicator specifies whether we branch to planned orders in display mode or in change mode. Work center indicator: The indicator specifies whether we branch to work centers or capabilities in display mode or in change mode.
125. What are the prerequisite to configure the chart with material stock curves on the capacity planning table? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. In Define profile for capacity planning table, we must specify the axis and curve • representation selection (correct answer) • In Define requirements grouping, we must define a grouping with the usage “2” •
In Define layout, we must maintain another chart with an appropriate grouping and sorting for the material stock curves (correct answer)
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In Define chart sequence, we must maintain a chart position for the other chart and activate Use as bar chart
Feedback: For the materials to be produced, we can show and hide a chart with material
stock curves on the capacity planning table. These curves are not automatically updated, but an update can be triggered if order data has been changed. The stock receipts are displayed in a daily period split for the material selected. The material is only displayed as a receipt once the last operation in the order has been processed. In customizing, we can specify the type of stock curve to be displayed (available stock, safety stock, or days’ supply). Prerequisites in customizing: In Define profile for capacity planning table, we must specify the axis and curve representation selection. In Define requirements grouping, we must define a grouping with the usage “1” = material stock curve In Define layout, we must maintain another chart with an appropriate grouping and sorting for the material stock curves. In Define chart sequence, we must maintain a chart position for the other chart and activate Use as histogram
126. What is the functionality of routings in Production Planning module of SAP ERP? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • It defines operations and the sequence in which they are carried out (correct answer) • It defines what materials are needed for each operation (correct answer)
• It defines what tools and fixtures are required (correct answer) • It cannot able to define how long the work should take • It defines where the work is to done (correct answer) Feedback: A routings defines operations and the sequence in which they are carried out. The following is also defined in the routing:
Where the work is to be done How long the work should take What materials are needed for each operation What tools and fixtures are required
A routing shows operations in a sequence and acts as a template for production orders. Each step defines the work center in which specific work will be accomplished. The planned time for each operation is stored in the routing as a standard value. These standard values are the basis for:
Lead time scheduling Product costing Capacity planning
127. What are the settings required for a material master to be created automatically for each storage location? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • •
We have to specify the automatic creation of storage location data is allowed for goods receipts (correct answer) We have to explicitly allow the creation of storage location data for each movement
type (correct answer) • The storage location data is created if the quantity is posted to storage location stock •
The storage location data is created automatically extended the first time a goods receipt is posted for a material. (correct answer)
Feedback: A material can be stored at several storage locations. To store data specific to each storage location, we must create the relevant material master record (or extend an existing material master record) for each storage location. If the material master records already exist, it can be extended to include-location-specific data either manually or automatically. The material master record is automatically extended the first time a goods receipt is posted for the material. All data specific to the storage location is updated in the material master record. In configuration, we specify whether the automatic creation of storage location data is allowed for goods receipts. This is advisable if we want to post a goods receipt without having to maintain the storage location view of the material master record in advance. First, we have to allow automatic creation per plant. We then have to explicitly allow the creation of storage location data for each movement type. The storage location data is only created if the quantity is posted to “standard” storage location stock. It is not created for receipts into a special stock (for example, into sales order stock). The standard system is set in such a way that the storage location data is created automatically for all types of receipts (goods receipts with or without reference, stock transfers, initial entry of stock balances, reversal of goods issues, and so on).
128. The data which we maintain in views of the material master are used by different modules. Which of the following views are not used by production planning (PP) functions? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The basic data view • The accounting view (correct answer) • The materials planning view • The scheduling view
• The classification view • The costing view (correct answer) Feedback: The date that we maintain in the following views is used by production planning (PP) functions:
The basic data view includes general data, such as the material number, material description, base unit of measure, and technical data. The classification view contains user-defined class assignments for a material. The materials planning view contains plant-specific data used in procurement planning. The scheduling view contains plant-specific data used for scheduling materials for production.
The accounting and costing view are not used by production planning functions.
129. Where the MRP and forecast data are stored in which of the following tables? Please choose the correct answer. • MARA • MARC (correct answer) • MARD • MBEW Feedback: Some material data is valid on all organizational levels and other data is only valid for specific levels. So that the material data can be managed centrally in the company without clogging up our data with redundant information, the material master is structured hierarchically, reflecting a company’s structure. In SAP ERP, the only elements that directly impact production planning are client, plant, and storage location. General material data that applies to the whole company is stored on client level. This
includes material descriptions, base unit of measure, and conversion factors for alternative units of measure. This data is contained in the table MARA. All data that applies to a plant and its assigned storage locations is stored on plant level. Examples of this kind of data are MRP and forecasting data. This data is contained in the table MARC. All data that applies to a specific storage location is stored on storage level. This is mainly storage location stock. This data is contained in the table MARD. Material valuation data is contained in the table MBEW.
130. When the first view of material master in created, which of the following fields is not required to be defined? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The material number • The industry sector • The material type • The storage location (correct answer) • The valuation class (correct answer) • The unit of measure • The description Feedback: When we create the first view of each material master record, the following has to be defined:
The material number The industry sector The material type The unit of measure
The description
131. When we create a material master record, the material types does not determines the followings? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Which departments can maintain the material master record • Whether the material number is assigned externally (correct answer) • Which number range interval the material number comes from • Which screens appear and in which sequence • Which department-specific data we have to enter • Whether value changes in the material master record are updated (correct answer) •
Whether quantity changes to financial accounting stock accounts are updated (correct answer)
Feedback: When we create a material master record, the material types determines:
Which departments can maintain the material master record Whether the material number is assigned internally or externally Which number range interval the material number comes from Which screens appear and in which sequence Which department-specific data we have to enter Whether quantity changes in the material master record are updated Whether value changes to financial accounting stock accounts are updated
Additionally, the material type determines the procurement type of a material, for example, whether the material is produced in-house, procured externally, or both. Moreover, the material type determines which accounts are posted to when a material enters or leaves a warehouse.
132. What are the units of measurement supported in SAP system? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Base unit of measure – the unit of measurement for production • Order unit – the unit of measurement for purchasing (correct answer) • Sales unit – the unit of measurement for sales (correct answer) • Unit of issue – the unit of measurement for issue of material from stock (correct answer) Feedback: For every material master, a base unit of measurement must be assigned. This is referred to as the stock keeping unit or the smallest unit of measure a material has consumed. This field is used client-wide and will impact all plants of any company code that uses this material master. All units of measure in the SAP system that are additional to the base unit of measure are grouped together under the title “alternative units of measurement”. The following units of measurements are supported:
Base unit of measure (Basic Data 1): Stock keeping unit. All other units of measure we use are converted to the base unit of measure. If there is no standard formula to convert an alternative unit of measure to the base unit of measure, we must enter the conversion factor for the units of measure in material master maintenance. Order unit (Purchasing): Unit of measure used for ordering the material. This is the default unit for purchasing functions. Sales unit (Sales: sales org 1): Unit of measure used for selling the material. This is the default unit displayed in the sales order. You can also change this unit in the sales order. Production unit (Work scheduling): Unit of measure to be used in the receipt of production. When we create a production order for a material, and a production unit has been entered in both the material master record and in the routing, the system
checks whether the quantity entered in the production order falls within the lot size range in the routing. Unit of issue (Work Scheduling/Whse Mgmt 1): Unit of measure for issuing the material stock. Use this unit for goods issue and stock movement transactions. We can also use this unit for the BOM item quantity.
133. Which of the following class type is used for Batch management in conjunction with the material master? Please choose the correct answer. • 001 • 023 (correct answer) • 200 • 300 Feedback: A class type describes a group of objects that have common or similar specifications. When creating a class, a user must specify a class type. Class types controls how the classification can be used for various objects. The following classes can be used in conjunction with the material master.
001 – Material Class 023 – Batch Management 200 – Material (configurable) 300 – Material (variant configuration)
A class can contain one or more characteristics. Within the class, companies can further restrict the characteristic value. A class will then be attached to the material master to
specify the custom fields that were needed.
134. In which of the following material master views we have to set the Batch Management indicator in order to use that material for production in batches? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Purchasing (correct answer) • MRP • Work Scheduling (correct answer) • Warehouse Management (correct answer) • Classification Feedback: If a material is to be produced in batches and is subject to inventory management, we must set the Batch Management indicator in the material master views Purchasing, Work Scheduling, or Warehouse Management.
135. What is the significance of where-used list in SAP Production Planning module? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • To calculate the requirements for a particular materials • To find the products that are affected by a change to an individual part •
To find the assemblies that will be produced late for example, delivery of raw material is delayed
• To calculate the cost effects of on a product if raw materials costs change • All the above (correct answer) Feedback: The where-used list provides an answer to this question: Where is a material used and in what quantity? This question arises where there are a lot of multiple-use parts and materials. Examples of situations where this information is required:
To calculate the requirements for a particular materials To find the products that are affected by a change to an individual part To find the assemblies that will be produced late for example, delivery of raw material is delayed To calculate the cost effects of on a product if raw materials costs change
136. Which report would we use to determine which BOMs will be affected by a component change? Please choose the correct answer. • BOM comparison • Multilevel BOM explosion • Material where-used list (correct answer) • Level by level BOM explosion Feedback: The where-used list provides the details of where a material is used and in what quantity. It can be used to find the products that are affected by a change to an individual part.
137. Which reports would we use to see an overview of all the necessary parts and materials?
Please choose the correct answer. • BOM comparison • Multilevel BOM explosion (correct answer) • Material where-used list • Level by level BOM explosion Feedback: We use multilevel BOM explosion to get an overview of the entire structure of all the necessary parts and materials which are used in production a finished product.
138. Which report would we use to see the differences between two BOMs with their different change statuses? Please choose the correct answer. • BOM comparison (correct answer) • Multilevel BOM explosion • Material where-used list • Level by level BOM explosion Feedback: The BOM comparison is useful if two BOMs have different change statuses or have several BOMs for a material. The comparison can be either single-level or multilevel.
139. Which of the following task list type is used in repetitive manufacturing (PP-REM)? Please choose the correct answer. • Routing • Rate routing (correct answer) • Master recipe • Inspection plan Feedback: A task-list is a non-order-related process for implementing an activity. Task lists are used throughout the SAP ERP system to define a sequence of activities to produce a specific result. Rate routings describe material-related production using production lines and are used mostly in repetitive manufacturing.
140. What are prerequisite for creating a routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Organizational elements like company code, valuation area (correct answer) • Work center (correct answer) • Production or planned order • Plants (correct answer) Feedback: A routing is independent of an order and is used in the creation of an order. The operations and information from the routing is copied into the order during order creation. This includes planned time for each activity within an operation (standard value), the work center, and the control key. A routing is defined at plant level. This means that the organizational elements for company code, valuation area, and plant all need to be defined prior to creating a routing. A work center is needed to assign to the operation, so a work center must also exist before the routing can be created. The routing integrates with material master data, BOM components, work centers, as well as product costing, capacity planning, production orders, procurement, and planning.
141. How the material assignment is done for routing in production planning? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Create a routing for a specific material (correct answer) • Using the material assignment functionality in routing header (correct answer) • Using a production version (correct answer) • Using a variant configuration
Feedback: The material assignment can be done in three different ways. We can create the routing for a specific material, use the material assignment functionality in the routing header, or we can use a production version. If we create a routing for a specific material the material assignment is automatically done by the system. No further settings are necessary and every order created finds this routing assignment and uses the appropriate routing to create the order. If we have created a non-material specific routing or a group routing we can use the material assignment. In the header of the routing, the material assignment button will show us a list of all materials that are assigned to use this routing for their production. It allows us to assign more materials to the list. The third option is to use a production version. A production version specifies the production technique that can be used to produce a material. It specifies the BOM and routing used for production with date and lot size validities. In this case we must also set the selection method field on the MRP4 view of the material master to select by production version.
142. Which of the following features of suboperations are supported in routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Suboperations are hierarchically structured under an operation and are used to carry out more detailed capacity planning or costing. (correct answer)
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The control key doesn’t have any influence on costs and capacity requirements while using suboperations
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The dates of the suboperations are determined using the start or finish reference for an operation when we specify an offset value (correct answer)
• We can assign material components to an operation • We cannot assign inspection characteristics to a suboperations (correct answer) Feedback: Suboperations are hierarchically structured under an operation and are used to carry out more detailed capacity planning or costing. For example, suboperations are used in a company at manufacturing centers. The control key has an important influence on this process. When using suboperations, it is important that we ensure costs and capacity requirements are not calculated twice. The dates of the suboperations are determined using the start or finish reference for an operation when we specify an offset value We cannot assign material components, production resources/tools nor inspection characteristics to suboperations, only to operations.
143. Which of the following user defined field can be used in the routings? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Up to four general fields for any text (correct answer) • Up to four quantity fields • Up to two value fields (correct answer) • Up to two date fields (correct answer) • Up to two check boxes (correct answer) Feedback: We can use user-defined fields to assign data fields to an operations or suboperations. We define the usage and meaning of these fields ourselves. Depending on the field key, up to twelve data fields with various field formats are available. These are:
Up to four general fields for any text – We can use them to store information about people responsible, substitutes or telephone numbers, for example. Up to two quantity fields – We can assign additional formula parameters to the quantity fields in the field key. Up to two value fields – In addition there is also a field for the unit of each value field. Up to two date fields – Here we can enter internal start dates, for instance. Up to two check boxes – We can use these to indicate whether an operation is to be included in evaluations in the Info Systems, for instance.
144. Which of the following objects can be mass changed with the use of Replace function? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Plant • Work center (correct answer) • PRTs (correct answer) • Reference operation sets (correct answer) Feedback: We can use the Replace function to make mass changes to the following:
Work centers PRTs Reference operation sets
145. Which of the following is not a pre-requisite for component allocation?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Production version must exist (correct answer) • Operations in the routing must exist • Backflush indicator must be set (correct answer) • BOM for the material to be produced must exist Feedback: Component allocation determines when materials are to be made available to productions and consumed in our production process. The following data must already exist in the system: The operations in the routing. The master record for the material to be produced the bill of material (BOM) for the material to be produced.
146. Which of the followings are ways to make changes to routings in SAP ERP? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • With change documents • Without records of changes • With history using Engineering Change Management (ECM) • All the above (correct answer) Feedback: Changes to the routing can be made without history, with changes documents, or with history with ECM. Changes without history – do not have to be documented because they have place during the development stage of the product, for example. Changes with history – changes with history must be documented because they take place during production. Changes with history using ECM – it enables us to fully document changes.
147. A material is manufactured simultaneously with the main products, it has non-zero inventory valuation and it is earmarked for cost settlement at the end of the process order life cycle? What is the type of material is manufactured above? Please choose the correct answer. • Co-products (correct answer) • By-products • Waste products • None of the above Feedback: In ECC a co-product is a material that is manufactured simultaneously with the main product. The main product cannot be manufactured in isolation, without also producing the co-product, for a given production process. Co-products have a non-zero inventory valuation. Co-products are also earmarked for cost settlement at the end of the process order life cycle, and appear in the header settlement rule.
148. What are the settings for a co-products setup in SAP production Planning?
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Co-products are setup as a positive quantity components in the BOM of the Master Recipe
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Co-products are setup as a negative quantity components in the BOM of the Master Recipe (correct answer)
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All of the product masters, and the negative quantity components must have the coproduct indicator fields check marked (correct answer)
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All of the product masters, and the positive quantity components must have the coproduct indicator fields check marked
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The cost apportionment ratios have to be defined in their product masters (correct answer)
Feedback: Co-products are setup as a negative quantity component in the BOM of the Master Recipe. Since co-products have further cost settlements, a series of indicators have to be setup in the product masters and the BOM. All of the product masters, and the negative quantity components must have the co-product indicator fields check marked. Also the cost apportionment ratios for all of the cost components that are involved with the coproducts have to be defined in their product masters.
149. A By-product is being manufactured simultaneously with the main product. Which of the following statements are correct? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • By-products have a non-zero inventory valuation (correct answer) • By-products have a zero inventory valuation •
By-products are not earmarked for cost settlement at the end of the process order life cycle (correct answer)
• By-products are earmarked for cost settlement at the end of the process order life cycle Feedback: By-products is a material that is manufactured simultaneously with the main product. The main material cannot be manufactured in isolation, without also producing byproduct, for a given production process. By-products have a non-zero inventory valuation. By-products are not earmarked for cost settlement at the end of the process order life cycle, and do not appear in the header settlement rule.
150. Which of the following statement is not correct regarding the Simple Discontinuation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The discontinued components are released by a follow-up material as of a certain data •
The follow-up material is used as soon as stock available for MRP of the discontinued component is zero
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The follow-up material cannot be maintained in the BOM as a follow-up material (correct answer)
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If the stock of the discontinued component becomes greater than zero again, the material will be not used again (correct answer)
Feedback: A component that is to be discontinued is replaced by a follow-up material as of a certain date, as soon as the stock available for MRP of the discontinued component is zero. This means that when the stock available for MRP of the discontinued material is zero, the dependent requirements are diverted from the discontinued material to the follow-up material. If the follow-up material is not available for MRP, the follow-up material is then acquired (in place of the discontinued material). The safety stock of the discontinued material is not affected by requirements planning. If the stock available for MRP for the discontinued material becomes greater than zero again, due to a later order for instance, the material is used again. An exception message for goods deliveries subsequent to the discontinued date is also produced.
In the material master record of the discontinued component, the discontinued indicator is set to 1, a follow-up material is entered, and a discontinued date is set. For information
purposes, the follow-up material can be maintained in the BOM as a follow-up material.
151. Which of the following features are correct in Parallel sequences in manufacturing process? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Parallel sequence can only be created in routings •
It is a special type of overlapping operations which enables us to process several operations at the same time (correct answer)
• We can create parallel sequences in reference operation sets • We cannot create parallel sequences in reference rate routings (correct answer) Feedback: Parallel sequences are special types of overlapping operations that can be used in various industries. A parallel sequence enables us to process several operations at the same time. It is carried out at the same time as the corresponding section in the standard sequence. An alignment key defines the start of individual parallel sequences and, consequently, the position of the sequence buffers. We can create parallel sequences in routings and rate routings. We cannot create them in reference operation sets or reference rate routings.
152. What are the features of alternative sequences in the manufacturing process? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
An alternative sequences is linear sequence of operations that is an alternative to a sequence of operations in the standard sequence (correct answer)
• We can create alternative sequences in routings as well as rate routings •
We cannot create them in reference operation sets, reference rate routings (correct answer)
• Alternative sequences is used in modeling complex manufacturing processes Feedback: An alternative sequences is linear sequence of operations that is an alternative to a sequence of operations in the standard sequence. Alternative sequences are linked to the standard sequence. Branch operations in the standard sequences are ignored in the procedure. We can only create alternative sequences in routings. We cannot create them in reference operation sets, reference rate routings, or rate routings. Alternative sequences are used in modeling flexible manufacturing processes.
153. Which of the following features of reference operation sets are not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • It is a standard operation sequence for performing a task that is frequently used • A reference operation set allow parallel sequences (correct answer) •
Material components, PRTs, and trigger points can be assigned to an operation in a reference operation set
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A reference operation set can be created manually, or a routing or reference operation set can be used as a template
Feedback: A reference operation set is a standard operation sequence for performing a task that is frequently used. Creating a reference operation set provides an efficient way to maintain this set of operations. It can be used either as a reference or as a template when we create a routing. The reference to a reference operation set is created in the operation overview. The operations in the reference operation set are renumbered to fit into the routing.
A reference operation set does not allow parallel or alternative sequences. Material components, PRTs, and trigger points can be assigned to an operation in a reference operation set. Any assignment to a reference operation set will be copied into the routing. Any changes made to a reference operation set will update all routings that use it. A reference operation set can be created manually, or a routing or reference operation set can be used as a template. If we copy from a routing, only the basic sequence is coped. If we copy from a reference operation set, there is no reference.
154. How does the lead time scheduling help in the requirement planning process? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Lead time scheduling is used for orders and routings (correct answer) • With lead time scheduling we can plan exactly to the day •
We cannot use lead time scheduling to determine capacity requirements for planned order in MRP
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Lead time scheduling is based on basic dates and it calculates baseline dates (correct answer)
Feedback: To ensure smooth material requirement planning, it is absolutely necessary to schedule a routing and to update the material master with the scheduling results. If material requirements planning (MRP) is carried out without lead time scheduling, capacity requirements are not determined for planned orders. Production orders are always scheduled using lead time scheduling for the operations. A production order always contains both sets of dates (basic dates and baseline dates). Baseline dates are relevant for production. We can also use lead time scheduling to determine capacity requirements for planned orders in MRP. We maintain the in-house production time in the material master. To calculate basic dates correctly in requirements planning, it is very important that the in-house production time in
the material master agrees with the results of lead time scheduling in the routing.
155. Which of the following time components is not part of execution time? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Queue time (correct answer) • Setup time • Processing time • Teardown time • Wait time (correct answer) Feedback: The Queue time is the interval between the earliest and latest dates of the operation. During each scheduling run, the system calculates the earliest and the latest dates for the individual operation segments. We can maintain the queue time in both the work center and operation. However, the system only schedules with the queue time in the work center if we have not maintained the queue time in the operation. The Setup time is the time needed to prepare the work center for operations to perform there. The setup time is part of the lead-time. The Processing time is the time needed to process a material in an operation. The processing time is dependent on the order quantity, and doesn’t contain a setup or teardown time. It is part of the execution time. The Teardown time is the time needed to restore a work center to its normal state after operations have been processed. The teardown time is part of the execution time. The wait time is the time between the end of the execution time and the start of moving time.
156. How the interoperation time in the material master calculated? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Order float (correct answer) • Operation float (correct answer) • Wait time (correct answer) • Move time (correct answer) • Setup time • Teardown time Feedback: The interoperation time in the material master is calculated from:
Order float (float before and after production) Operation float (queue time) Wait time Move time
157. Which of the float time are defined in the scheduling of the routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Float before production (correct answer) • Float after production (correct answer) • Setup time • Queue time (correct answer) • Teardown time Feedback: The float time which are defined in the scheduling of routing are float before production, float after production which are sometime referred as order float, queue time which are sometime referred as operation float.
158. Which of the followings are types of Production resources/tools? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Material (correct answer) • Equipment (correct answer) • Component • Document (correct answer) • Miscellaneous (correct answer) Feedback: The ECC system differentiates between the following types of production resources/tools, according to their properties and business function:
Materials that are accounted for in materials management, for instance in inventory management, requirements planning and procurement. Equipments, for instance measuring instruments or valuable tools, which are serviced. Documents for instance drawings or programs, which use the document management system. Miscellaneous production resource/tools (with a PRT master record), that require less maintenance in the system.
159. Which of the following screen layout element are not available in Engineering Workbench? Please choose the correct answer. • Configuration (correct answer) • Toolbar • Cockpit • Overview screen
Feedback: In the Engineering Workbench the screen layout is divided into three elements: Toolbar Cockpit Overview screen
160. Which of the following sections appears on the Work Overview screen page of PLM control center? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Work Environment (correct answer) • Search (correct answer) • My Contexts (correct answer) • My Objects (correct answer) • Toolbar • Cockpit Feedback: The following sections appear on the Work Overview screen page:
Work Environment – This is where you specify settings and default values for the Control Center. Search – You use the search to find individual objects that are not listed and that we have not yet specified as favorites. My Contexts – This screen area contains the list of access control context to which we are assigned. Depending on our role, we may also display the individual access control contexts and edit them. My Objects – This screen area contains lists of our object favorites and the objects that we have recently accessed and changed. We can display or change all objects directly or display them in the Object Navigator by choosing the relevant pushbutton
on the tab pages. When we click an object, the system opens it in edit mode.
161. In object navigator we can perform several functions. Which of the following are not correct? Please choose the correct answer. • Display specific object data for the central object and the related objects • Cannot display relations between objects (correct answer) • Navigate along the breadcrumb trail to related objects or to the central object • Navigate from the central object to related objects via Structure links • Navigate to the object-type-specific applications Feedback: In the object navigator, we can do the following:
Display specific object data(attributes) for the central object and the related objects Display relations between objects Navigate along the breadcrumb trail to related objects or to the central object Navigate from the central object to related objects via Structure links Navigate to the object-type-specific applications, such as the display or change modes
162. Which of the following components are not available in Product Centric View Please choose the correct answer. • User Interface • Query Management • Search Integration • Analytics (correct answer) • Foundation, Monitoring Feedback: We can use Product Centric View to easily retrieve product-related information originating from various internal and external data sources. The PCV provides one central location to access all data relating to a product. It consists of four components:
User Interface – The software layer of PCV that contains visual presentation. Query Management – The software layer of PCV that processes queries. Search Integration – The software layer of PCV that contains the integration of data source searches in PCV. That data provided to query management in a unique structure. Foundation, Monitoring – The software layer of PCV that contains basic functions for all layers.
163. Where can be MRP run can carried out? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Plant level (correct answer) • Company level • Single item – single level (correct answer) • Single item – multiple level (correct answer) Feedback: Once requirements exist in the system in the form of customer requirements or planned independent requirements, it is the task of requirements planning to plan these requirements with the correct quantities and in good time by creating procurement elements. Requirements planning can be single-level or multilevel (covering all BOM levels). We can execute requirements planning for each material, for the entire plant, or for a particular planning scope. So we can say MRP run is carried out at plant level, single itemsingle level or single item- multiple level.
164. Which of the following statement is correct in reference to material requirement planning? Please choose the correct answer. • If shortage exists the corresponding elements are planned • The availability of components is ensured via dependent requirements (correct answer) • Stock transfers are also possible • Material availability is ensured Feedback: In material requirement planning the availability of components are ensured via dependent requirements. This is accomplished using the scope of planning which can be single item-single level, single level- multiple level or the entire plant.
165. What does the individual/collective indicator in the material master determines? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • The special procurement type • The material requirement planning (correct answer) •
Requirement quantities of dependent materials are grouped together during MRP run (correct answer)
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Whether the component is procured for a special customer requirement in an individual segment
Feedback: The individual/collective indicator in the material master determines how the material requirement planning is to be done for the material. It determines whether the component is procured for a specific customer requirement in an individual segment.
166. We have booked a sales order A for 10 pieces of pumps and a sales order B for 12 pieces of pump and the stock on the order booking date is 0 Pieces. Which of the following statement is correct?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if individual indicator is set (correct answer)
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Separate Planned Order for each Sales Order shall be created if Collective indicator is set
• Only one planned order is created if individual indicator is set • Only one planned order is created if Collective indicator is set (correct answer) Feedback: If ECC indicator 1 has been set in the material master for individual requirements, it means that the material is being specially manufactured or procured for a sales order. An individual segment is specially created for each requirement. An individual requirement is only created if the higher-level material does not generate a collective requirement. If ECC indicator 2 has been set in the material master for collective requirements, it means that the material is produced or procured for various requirements. The requirements are contained in the net requirements segment.
167. Planning can create the following after MRP run? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Planned orders (correct answer) • Purchase orders • Production orders • Schedule lines (correct answer) Feedback: If the MRP run determines shortage quantities, the system creates procurement proposals. With in-house production, the system creates planned orders for planning the production quantities. When planning is complete, planned orders can be converted into production orders. With external procurement, the system either uses a planned order or uses a purchase requisition directly to plan the external procurement quantity. When planning is complete,
the planned order is converted into a purchase requisition, which is subsequently converted to a purchase order. Using the creation indicator for purchase requisitions on the initial screen of the planning run, we control whether the system immediately creates purchase requisition directly or first creates planned orders. If a scheduling agreement exists for a material and is relevant for MRP in the source list, we can also create schedule lines directly using MRP. We control this using the creation indicator for scheduling agreement delivery schedule lines on the initial screen of the planning run.
168. Which of the following Bill of Material is created without plant? Please choose the correct answer. • Master BOM • Reference BOM • Group BOM (correct answer) • Alternative BOM Feedback: A material BOM can manage data that is directly relevant to production. In this case, the area of validity is the plant. The plant is a place of work where all the necessary work scheduling activities are organized. In this case, we create a plant-specific BOM. We can also create a group BOM. This is a BOM without reference to any one plant. This is good idea, for example, when the engineer/designer is maintaining a BOM in the engineering phase. The group BOM can be made effective for individual plants using the plant assignment function.
169. If a header material is used as a Bill of Material item, in the same Bill of Material. What is this Bill of Material referred as? Please choose the correct answer. • Multiple BOM • Alternative BOM • Recursive BOM (correct answer) • Repetitive BOM Feedback: A Bill of Material is recursive if the product contains a component that has the same object number as the product. Recursion may be an error, but in some case it may be intentional. If we want to create a recursive BOM, we have to set the Recursiveness allowed indicator in the BOM item.
170. Alternative BOMs are grouped under one internal number and it is called? Please choose the correct answer. • Variable BOM • Variant BOM • Super BOM • Header BOM • Multiple BOM (correct answer) Feedback: One product may be made of different combinations of components, depending on the quantity (lot size) to be manufactured or the date. This type of product is often represented by alternative BOMs (alternatives) and is called Multiple BOM. These alternative BOMs differ only slightly from one another, usually in terms of the component quantity. The field BOM group can also be used as an external BOM number. All alternatives for a multiple BOM are saved under one internal BOM number. We can assign one name to all the alternatives in a multiple BOM by entering a BOM group in the BOM header.
171. Which of the following are not valid BOM categories? Please choose the correct answer. • Material BOM • Order BOM • Equipment BOM • Inspection BOM (correct answer) • Functional location BOM Feedback: BOM categories define the connection to an object.
Material BOMs are used in SCM to represent the structure of products that are manufactured. Order BOMs are used to produce a product for a specific sales order. Equipments BOMs are used in plant maintenance to describe the structure of a piece of equipment and to assign spare parts to the piece of equipment for maintenance purposes. Functional location BOMs are used in plant maintenance to link equipment to specific locations.
172. Which of the followings are information are not contained in a routing? Please choose the correct answer. • Material components • Operations • Inspection characteristics (correct answer) • Capacity of work center Feedback: Routings are more complex and pull the other pieces of master data together. Routings define the operational steps required to produce the item, along with the time required, work center where the work is done, and other manufacturing control data. A routing shows operations in a sequence and acts as a template for production orders. The planned time for each operation is stored in the routing as standard values. These standard values are the basis for:
Where the work is to be done How long the work should take What materials are needed for each operation What tools and fixtures are required
Routings are critical to a number of functional activities within SAP ERP. These form the basis for: Lead time scheduling Product costing Capacity planning
173. Where the Work Center is used? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Material master • BOM • Routing (correct answer) • Inspection plans (correct answer) Feedback: A work center is a location that defines where production activities take place according to order requirements. In different companies, work centers are also called machine centers or capacity centers. Work centers are used in routings (routings, standard networks, inspection plans, maintenance task lists, and rough-cut planning profiles) and in orders. Work centers can also be used to collect capacity for statistical evaluations.
174. Which of the following conditions is not required in Customizing if a production order is to be checked for availability? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Scope of check • Checking group • Checking rule • Checking assignment • Routing (correct answer) • Inspection period (correct answer) Feedback: The material availability check is controlled using multipart checking parameters. The checking parameters comprise various elements:
Check mode: Assignment in product master (APO, ATP tab page) Check instructions: Determine the checking method in APO Checking group: Assignment in the material master (SAP ECC, MRP data tab 3 and APO, ATP tab) Checking rule: Assignment to the order type Scope of check: Determination of the checking details of each checking rule and checking group
We need to define these checking parameters for the individual applications (such as MRP, sales and Distribution, order management). We do this in customizing.
175. How the Alternative Sequences in routing are created with reference to? Please choose the correct answer. • Parallel Sequence • Exchange Sequence • Standard Sequence (correct answer) • Master Sequence • Reference Sequence Feedback: The alternative sequence allows us to choose alternative operations for a sequence of operations. Alternative Sequences are linked to standard sequence. An alternative sequence can be determined automatically when we create an order or read the master data.
176. In Customization of Material Master we can able to do customize screen? Which of the following statement are not correct?
Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Create and maintain screen sequences • Maintain logical screens •
We cannot able to maintain the order of logical screens in a screen sequence (correct answer)
• Assign influencing factors for field selection to a screen sequence • We cannot able to assign a user group to a screen sequence (correct answer) •
Preset the default organization level, default industry sector, and logical screens for a user or group of users
Feedback: Customized material master records support efficient data maintenance by letting us create entry screens that suit our company’s data requirements. The material master record is a set of logical screens which appear in a specific sequence if more than one view is selected. This is referred as a screen sequence. Each logical screen consists if several related field groups. In ECC these are referred to as subscreens. The fields assigned to each screen module cannot be changed in customizing. In customizing for the material master, we can: Create and maintain screen sequences Maintain logical screens Maintain the order of logical screens in a screen sequence Assign influencing factors for field selection to a screen sequence Assign a user or user group to a screen sequence Preset the default organization level, default industry sector, and logical screens for a user or group of users
The views of the material master record correspond to the logical screens in Customizing. The logical screen is the visible data screen.
177. Where do we maintain the Validity of the Bill of Material?
Please choose the correct answer. • BOM header (correct answer) • BOM item • Both BOM header and BOM item • None of the above Feedback: We maintain the validity of the BOM at the header level. In the group box for validity, engineering change management (history requirement) for bills of material is defined. The low date setting means the BOM validity is set to the earliest processing date when it is created by the system, that is, 01.01.1900. The low date cannot be changed. The valid-from date is a default value and can be changed by the user. If the low date is not activated (checkbox blank), the system proposes today’s date as the valid-from date.
178. You have a requirement that a BOM cannot be exploded in MRP or released for a planned order. Where do we maintain that? Please choose the correct answer. • BOM Header • BOM item • BOM status when customizing the system (correct answer) • None of the above • Both a, b Feedback: The BOM status control BOM processing in different application area. When we configure our system in customizing under Bill of material → Define BOM status, we define the statuses for different indicators that allow or disallow BOM processing. Example: BOM A: A BOM with status 1 can be exploded in MRP and released for a planned order. BOM B: A BOM with status 2 cannot be exploded in MRP or released for a planned order.
179. Which of the following functions are controlled by item category in Bill of Material? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Whether a material must, can, or cannot be entered (correct answer) • Whether quantities can be negative, or positive, or both (correct answer) • Whether BOM is valid or not • Whether subitems are allowed (correct answer) • Whether item detail screens are required for specific item categories (correct answer) Feedback: The item categories controls:
Whether a material must, can, or cannot be entered
Whether quantities can be negative, or positive, or both Whether subitems are allowed Whether item detail screens (ItmCtrl) are required for specific item categories. Example: A variable-size item requires variable-size item data.
180. Which of the following functionality are defined in the routing status? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Whether a reference operation set can be used in routings (correct answer) • Whether the operation are subject to inventory • Whether the routing is released for costing (correct answer) • Whether a consistency check is run before saving (correct answer) Feedback: We define the following in the routing status:
Whether a reference operation set can be used in routings (Released indicator) Whether the routing is released for costing Whether a consistency check is run before saving
181. How can we minimize the maintenance of task list data using task list profiles in routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Data from the material master is proposed (correct answer) • Data from the work center can be referenced or copied (correct answer) • Data from the profile is proposed (correct answer) • Data from the Operations are copied Feedback: A task list profile is a collection of default values for task list headers and operations. We can minimize the maintenance of task list data as follows: Data from the material master is proposed Data from the work center can be referenced or copied Data from the profile is proposed
182. Which of the following cannot be used to influence the screen sequence and attributes (required, visible, hidden) of the material master record? Please choose the correct answer. • Transaction • Material type • Industry • Plant • User ID (correct answer) Feedback: Transactions, material type, industry and plant can all be the influencing factors in controlling the screen sequence and field attributes of a material master record.
183. You are asked to create a BOM, so which of the following are required to be configured before a BOM can be created? Please choose the correct answer. • BOM usage • BOM status • Item Categories • User-specific settings • Both a and b • None of the above (correct answer) Feedback: The all the above, i.e. BOM usage, BOM status, item categories, user-specific settings can use the default settings delivered with the SAP ECC or are optional configuration activities, so none of the above configuration activity is required before creating the BOM.
184. Which of the following can be set in the user-specific setting while configuring BOM? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Default item category for materials (correct answer) • Default BOM usages • Default BOM categories • Item increments (correct answer) Feedback: The item increments and the default item category for materials as well as several other settings can be set in the user-specific settings. It is not possible to default the BOM usage and the BOM category in the user-specific settings since they have to be
picked by the transaction or the entry screen prior to maintenance of BOM.
185. You are using make-to stock production according to strategy 10. Which of the following statement is correct? Please choose the correct answer. • MRP run considers only Sales Orders • MRP run considers only PIR (correct answer) • MRP run considers both Sales Order & PIR • Sales Order can consume PIR Feedback: In pure make-to stock production (“net requirements planning” according to strategy 10), the demand program is determined without reference to sales orders. Sales orders are fulfilled from stock. We can carry out the availability check with ATP logic in Sales and Distribution. Goods withdrawals against sales order reduce the respective sales order. Reduction of the planned independent requirements is carried out at goods issue.
186. Which of the following statement is correct about NETCH? Please choose the correct answer. • Key to run MRP for total horizon • Key to run MRP for total planning horizon (correct answer) • Used in Demand management • Not related to MRP Feedback: We need to specify certain control parameters for MRP when we start the planning run. The processing key is one of them. We define the planning type as regenerative planning or net change planning within the total horizon or within the planning horizon only.
We use NETCH which stand for “Net change for total horizon” for planning for all materials to which an MRP-relevant change has been made.
187. Which of the following control parameters can be set in a long-term planning scenario? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Planning period (correct answer) • Opening stock • MRP type (correct answer) • Version of available capacity (correct answer) • Strategy group Feedback: When we care planning using long-term planning scenario we have to set certain control parameters, which are:
Planning period MRP type Version of available capacity
188. Which of the following statement in reference to planning time fence? Please choose the correct answer. • It determines the planning period for the planning run •
It determines the period in which the planned orders are to be converted into production orders
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It determines the period in which no automatic changes are to be made to the production plan (correct answer)
• None of the above
Feedback: We can use the firming period to protect the master production schedule for a material from being automatically changed in the near future. Procurement proposals within the firming period are no longer changed automatically during the MRP run. We can define firming period using the planning time fence.
189. In forecast-based planning, which of the following forecast model does SAP Support? Please choose the correct answer. • Dynamic model • Seasonal trend model (correct answer) • Split trend model • Consumption model Feedback: In forecast-based planning, SAP uses season trend model to forecast the future requirement based on the trends of past requirements and consumptions which has been the base for the forecast based planning.
190. Which of the following is the reason for the requirement of formulas for Work center? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Cost estimate using activities (correct answer) • Scheduling (correct answer) • Capacity requirements (correct answer) • Move time Feedback: Work center requires formula for the following:
Scheduling Capacity requirements Cost estimates
Formulas can be assigned to each capacity in work center to calculate the capacity requirements, scheduling and subsequently used for the purpose of product costing also.
191. Which of the following configuration step is mandatory in material master before we can use? Please choose the correct answer. • Setting up material type (correct answer) • Material status • Material number • Screen sequences control/ field selection Feedback: In order to use material master in any transaction, we have to first configure the material type which is a mandatory configuration step, before the use of material master.
192. Which of the following statement not correct in relation to the control key in a work center? Please choose the correct answer. • Whether an operation is read in scheduling • Whether an operation is read in costing • Whether an operation is read in capacity planning •
Automatically posting a goods receipt is not possible if a confirmation is entered for this operation (correct answer)
Feedback: The control key is the central control element of the process. The control key is a required field for the process. The control key can originate from the work center, either as a reference or as a proposal. We use to define whether an operation (also suboperation, activity element, phase or a secondary resource): Is read in scheduling Is read in costing Is read in capacity planning Is read in worklists in quality management(inspection characteristics) Automatically posts a good receipt if a confirmation is entered for this operation Prints related shop floor paper Is processed externally Can be considered in scheduling Supports confirmation
193. You have created a material and after sometime you have been asked to change the material type. Which of the following statement are correct?Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. •
We can change the material type without restriction if no stocks, reservations, or purchasing documents exist. (correct answer)
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If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the same G/L is used (correct answer)
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If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the different G/L is used
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If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the same quantities and values are updated (correct answer)
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If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the different quantities and values are updated
Feedback: After a material master has been created, there may be a need for changing the material type. This may be a problem if transactions have already been posted.
We can change the material type without restriction if no stocks, reservations, or
purchasing documents exist. If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the same G/L is used If stock, reservations, or purchasing documents exist, the material type can be changed if the same quantities and values are updated
194. Which report we can use to see the differences between two BOMs with different change statuses? Please choose the correct answer. • BOM comparison (correct answer) • Level by level BOM explosion • Multilevel BOM explosion • Material where-used list Feedback: The BOM comparison is useful if two BOMs have different change statuses. The comparison can be either single-level or multilevel
195. Which of the following is the usage of routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question.
• Lead time scheduling (correct answer) • Product costing (correct answer) • Capacity planning (correct answer) • Material consumption Feedback: Routings are critical to a number of functional activities within SAP ERP. These form basis for:
Lead time scheduling Product costing Capacity planning
196. How the work center is integrated with the Costing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Assign a work center to only one cost center (correct answer) • Assign a work center to more than one cost center •
Maintain the cost center activity types that are relevant to costing in a work center (correct answer)
• All the above Feedback: For operating costing, it is necessary to assign the work center to a cost center. Additionally, activity types with cost unit rates are required because multiple work centers can belong to one cost center. We can assign a work center to only one cost center in a time period. A cost center, however, can contain several work centers. We must enter the cost center activity types that are relevant to costing in a work center. There must be an activity type master for the activity types used. The activity types maintained in the work center are used as default values for the operation. If no reference indicator has been set for the activity type in the work center, we can change the activity type in the operation.
197. Which of the following are correct with reference to integration of routing? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Routing is defined at company level • Routing is defined at plant level (correct answer) • A work center must exist before a routing is created (correct answer) •
While creation of routing the planned time for each activity within an operation, the work center and the control key are copied from routing to order (correct answer)
Feedback: A routing is independent of an order and is used in the creation of an order. The operations and information from the routing is copied into the order during order creation. This includes the planned time for each activity within an operation (standard value), the work center, and the control key. The routing information in the order becomes the basis for lead time scheduling, product costing, and capacity planning. A routing is defined at the plant level. This means that the organizational elements for company code, valuation area, and plant all need to be defined prior to creating a routing. A work center is needed to assign to the operation, so a work center must also exist before the routing can be created. The routing integrates with material master data, BOM components, work centers, as well as product costing, capacity planning, production orders, procurement, and planning.
198. How the material assignment to routing done? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Create the routing for a specific material (correct answer) • Use material assignment functionality in the routing item • Use material assignment functionality in the routing header (correct answer) • We can use production version (correct answer) Feedback: The material assignment can be done three different ways. We can create the routing for a specific material, use the material assignment functionality in the routing header, or we can use a production version. If we create a routing for a specific material the material assignment is automatically done by the system. No further settings are necessary and every order created finds this routing assignment and uses the appropriate routing to create the order. If we have created a non-material specific routing or a group routing we can use the material assignment. In the header of the routing, the material assignment button will show us a list of all materials that are assigned to use this routing for their production. It allows us to assign more material to the list. The third option is to use a production version. A production version specifies the production technique that can be used to produce a material. It specifies the BOM and routing used for production with date and lot size variables. In this case we must also set the selection method field on the MRP4 view of the material master to select by production version.
199. Which of the following objects can be changed by using Replace function? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • Work centers (correct answer) • Routings • PRTs (correct answer) • Reference operation sets (correct answer) • BOM Feedback: If we want to replace an object in several routings with another object (for example, an old work center with a new one) we can use the mass replace function. We do not have to generate a where-used list in order to replace each work center individually. Instead, we can use the mass replace function to quickly and completely replace work centers in all routings where they are used. We can use the Replace function to make mass change to the following:
Work centers PRTs Reference operation sets
200. Which of the following is a pre-requisite for component allocation? Note: There are more than one correct answers to this question. • BOM for the materials to be produced must exist (correct answer) • Backflush indicator must be set • Production version must exist • Operations in the routing must exist (correct answer) Feedback: Before we can allocate components to specific operations on the routings the operations must exist in the routing and the BOM must exist for the material to be produced. The backflush indicator and the production version is not a pre-requisite for component allocation.
