SAP PP Master Data: Sample Key User Guide for Agriculture Industry

This training document provides an overview of production planning master data in SAP, specialized for agriculture industry. Master data forms the foundation for production planning and execution. In this guide Production Planning Master Data is explained under 5 key master data elements as below;

  • Material Master: Used to catalog all materials, provides central source for product information.
  • Bills of Material (BOM): Displays list of materials and quantities needed to produce a product.
  • Resource: Refers to work centers or machines used in production.
  • Master Recipe: Lays out production process steps and resources required.
  • Production Version: Combines BOMs and master recipes needed for production.

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Source List in SAP MM: Step-by-Step Guide to Preferred Vendors & Time-Bound Ordering

This training document provides an overview and instructions for using the Source List functionality in SAP. The purpose of a source list in SAP MM is to specify the possible sources of supply for a material. A source list can contain one or more sources, such as vendors, contracts, or scheduling agreements. A source list helps to streamline the procurement process by enabling automatic source determination, quota arrangement, and source selection. A source list also helps to ensure compliance with purchasing policies and contracts. Key sections covered include:

  • Overview: Explains what a Source List is and what it is used for in SAP purchasing.
  • Source List Transactions: Covers transactions like creating/changing source lists (ME01), displaying (ME03), generating (ME05), analyzing (ME06) and deleting (ME07).
  • Source List Reporting: Discusses generating source list reports by material (ME0M).

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Advanced ABAP Debugger Scripting Techniques in SAP S/4HANA

This document provides a comprehensive guide to using ABAP debugger scripting to customize and automate debugging in SAP S/4HANA. It outlines key capabilities like adding conditional breakpoints, automating repetitive tasks, and enabling user interactivity. Practical examples demonstrate leveraging scripts to trace virtual sort behavior, validate RFC call data, and log custom traces.

List of main topics covered in the document:

  • Introduction to ABAP debugger scripting and benefits
  • Script components and methods like PROLOGUE, INIT, SCRIPT, END
  • Configuring script triggers based on breakpoints, watchpoints, debugger steps
  • Example script to trace internal table changes from virtual sort
  • Script to validate data returned from RFC calls
  • Explanations of code snippets and complete script examples
  • Conclusions on automating debugging with ABAP debugger scripts

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Predictive Maintenance Process in SAP S/4 HANA: End User Manual

This document provides a comprehensive business user guide and training manual for Predictive Maintenance functionality in the SAP S/4HANA system. It covers the end-to-end predictive maintenance process flow, explaining how to leverage IoT-connected assets to anticipate equipment failures and minimize costly downtime through data-driven insights.

List of content covered in the document are:

  • Creating Measuring Points to define critical assets parameters and acceptable threshold ranges
  • Capturing Sensor Measurement Readings in the system via Measuring Documents
  • Configuring the system to automatically generate Notifications when thresholds are breached
  • Converting Notifications into Predictive Maintenance Orders to schedule preventative work
  • Executing Order Planning, Material Reservations, Settlement & Completion workflows
  • Leveraging Fiori interfaces for streamlined measuring point and document creation

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SAP S/4HANA PM Calibration Maintenance: End User Manual

This document provides training on the calibration maintenance process in SAP PM (Plant Maintenance). It outlines the steps for scheduling, executing, recording, and settling calibration orders to ensure equipment accuracy meets specifications. The guide covers how to assign master instruments, record inspection results, make usage decisions, settle orders, and obtain calibration certificates. It aims to equip SAP PM users to effectively perform calibration upkeep.

List of content covered in the Calibration Maintenance training manual:

  • Maintenance Scheduling Overview: Checking scheduled calibration orders
  • Master Instrument Assignment: Linking equipment to master gauges needed for calibration
  • Releasing and Executing Orders: Releasing orders and recording results versus master standards
  • Usage Decision: Deciding whether equipment passes or fails calibration
  • Settlement: Settling order costs to cost centers after calibration complete
  • Completion and Reporting: Completing orders and generating calibration certificates
  • FIORI Overview: Brief overview of FIORI tile to display master inspection characteristics

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Month-End GL Closing Process in SAP S/4HANA: Key Steps and Configuration Activities

This PDF training document provides an overview of the month-end closing procedures in SAP S/4HANA for the General Ledger module. It outlines the primary transactions and reports that are key parts of performing period-end tasks such as opening/closing periods, intercompany reconciliations, posting accruals and deferrals, clearing accounts, foreign currency valuation, and income tax accruals. The document aims to equip users with the knowledge to efficiently execute month-end close responsibilities for the general ledger.

Key topics covered in the document are:

  • Process Overview: High-level summary of activities involved in month-end close such as clearing accounts, posting adjustments, running valuations, creating reports.
  • Opening and Closing Posting Periods: Using transaction FAGL_EHP4_T001B_COFI to open next periods for posting and close previous periods.
  • Intercompany Reconciliation: Using FBL1H, FBL5H, and FBL3H transactions to reconcile AR/AP between group companies.
  • Accruals and Deferrals: Posting accruals and deferrals with FBS1 and reversing with F.81.
  • Automatic Clearing and GR/IR Clearing: Using F.13 for automatic clearing and F.19 for GR/IR clearing accounts.
  • Foreign Currency Valuation: Steps for performing currency valuation of open AP/AR.
  • Corporate Income Tax Accruals: Overview of accruing income tax expenses.
  • Financial Statements and Reports: Reviewing various GL reports and statements for closing.

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Warranty Configuration in SAP: 11 Step Guide

This PDF document provides an overview of the warranty management configuration in SAP to enable automated tracking of products and services under warranty. It outlines the scope of warranty solutions in SAP, including identifying warranty-covered items, validating claims, defining warranty pricing and invoicing impacts, and monitoring warranty expenses. A typical warranty claim process flow is explained for the automotive industry.

The document then provides a step-by-step guide to configuring warranty claim management in SAP, including defining claim types, assigning number ranges, setting up decision codes, pricing conditions, action matrices to control claim processing statuses, account determination procedures, validations/substitutions, and output determinations for credit notes. Key configuration transaction codes and paths in SAP are listed for each step.

Following step-by-step configuration to be carried out for warranty claim management in SAP:

  1. Define Warranty Claim Type
  2. Assign Number Range for Claim Type
  3. Define Decision Codes
  4. Define Pricing for warranty claim
  5. Maintain Pricing Condition Records
  6. Define Action Matrix for Claim Processing
  7. Define GL Account Determination Procedure for Claim Processing
  8. Assign Pricing, action matrix and GL Account Determination Procedure to Claim Type
  9. Implement Validation/Substitution for claims (Optional)
  10. Define Output Determination for claim credit note
  11. Maintain Output Condition Records

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