COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will give you in depth knowledge and a comprehensive overview of advanced processes in procurement in SAP. After attending this class you will understand the major business processes, functions and configuration in materials management. This SCM500 course is a prerequisite for this curriculum in SCM (Supply Chain Management.)
- In this course, participants will become familiar with options for optimizing and simplifying purchasing processes and their prerequisites.
- They will also learn about additional, special purchasing functions and Customising settings.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
- Application Consultant
- Business Process Architect
- Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User
- Program / Project Manager
- User
PREREQUISITES
Essential
- SCM500 Processes in Procurement, or
- Corresponding SAP knowledge in materials management area
Recommended
- None
Notes
- This course builds on the content of the course SCM500 (Processes in Procurement). Attending this course (SCM520) makes sense only if you have the appropriate prior knowledge and skills.
- The course is also available in a self-paced e-learning format, complete with system demos and simulations under course code SC520E.
Course based on software release
- SAP ERP 6.0 with Enhancement Package 7
Course Outline
- Purchasing Master Data
- Creating Material Master Records for Purchasing
- Creating Vendor Master Records for Purchasing
- Using Partner Functions in Purchasing
- Sources of Supply and Conditions
- Analyzing Price Determination Basics
- Creating Purchasing Info Records
- Creating Special Info Records
- Using Special Functions in Info Records
- Creating Central Contracts
- Creating Contracts for Material Groups
- Creating Scheduling Agreements Without Release Documentation
- Creating Scheduling Agreements with Release Documentation
- Source Determination
- Controlling Source Determination with Source Lists
- Maintaining Source Lists
- Controlling Source Determination with Quota Arrangements
- Executing the Planning Run with Quota Arrangements
- Identifying Additional Aspects of Source Determination
- Blocking Sources of Supply
- Creating Purchase Orders with Source Determination
- Optimized Purchasing
- Processing Unassigned Purchase Requisitions
- Processing Assigned Purchase Requisitions
- Monitoring Purchase Orders
- Assessing the Buyer Role
- Document Release Procedure
- Releasing Purchasing Documents
- Converting Released Purchase Requisitions
- Configuring Release Procedures in Customizing
- Creating Release Procedures
- Specific Procurement Processes
- Creating Invoices Using Invoice Plans
- Creating Blanket Purchase Orders
- Deploying Subcontracting
- Purchasing with Manufacturer Part Numbers
- Deploying Additional Special Procurement Processes
- Vendor Evaluation
- Evaluating Vendors
- Setting Up Vendor Evaluation
- Purchasing Document Types
- Customizing Document Types in Purchasing
- Setting Up Field Selection in Purchasing Documents
- Deploying Version Management in Purchasing
- Analyzing Special Aspects in Customizing
- Defining Function Authorizations for Buyers
- Integrated Procurement Scenarios
- Purchasing with SRM and Catalogs
- Integrating SAP Components