Trilha SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement (MM): tudo o que estudar, tópico por tópico

Organizational units relevant to MM: client, company code, plant, storage location, purchasing organization, purchasing group, and assignment relationships between them

Material master record structure: organizational levels, data views (MRP, purchasing, accounting, plant/storage), industry sectors, and maintenance transactions

Business Partner master record for vendors in S/4HANA: BP roles, BP grouping, vendor account groups, purchasing data at purchasing-org level, and one-time vendors

Info record as the link between material and vendor: categories (standard, consignment, subcontracting, pipeline), price and condition storage, and automatic update from purchase orders

Source list maintenance: defining valid sources of supply for a material, fixed and preferred sources, source list requirement flag, and automatic source determination

Quota arrangement for distributing procurement quantities across multiple sources: quota rating, quota base quantity, quota-allocated quantity, and interaction with MRP source determination

Condition technique in purchasing: condition types, calculation schema (pricing procedure), condition records, access sequences, and manual vs automatic price determination

Material type configuration: quantity and value update settings, allowed views, account category reference, internal vs external number assignment, and standard material types (ROH, HALB, FERT, NLAG, DIEN)

Purchase requisition creation (manual and MRP-generated), item categories, account assignment categories, requisition release strategy, and conversion to PO

Purchase order creation and structure: header, item, and schedule line levels; item categories, account assignment, delivery and invoice tabs, PO output, and the ME21N/ME22N/ME23N transaction family

Request for quotation process: creating RFQs (ME41), vendor quotation entry (ME47), price comparison list (ME49), and rejection letters to unsuccessful vendors

Contract types (value contract MK and quantity contract WK) and scheduling agreements: creation, release orders against contracts, delivery schedules, and agreement release documentation

Release strategy configuration for purchase requisitions and purchase orders: release groups, release codes, release indicators, classification, and workflow integration

Goods receipt against purchase order (movement type 101) using MIGO: document structure, quantity and delivery note entry, partial GR, over-delivery tolerance, automatic account postings, and GR-based invoice verification indicator

Logistics Invoice Verification using MIRO: three-way match (PO/GR/invoice), tax handling, variance types, payment block logic, and the parked vs posted invoice

GR/IR clearing account mechanics: how GR and IR postings offset each other, regrouping of GR/IR balances at period-end, analysis via MR11, and handling of invoice before goods receipt

Classification of goods movements by movement type: goods receipts (101), goods issues (201/261), transfer postings (311/312), and reversals (102); movement type configuration and account determination impact

Stock types in SAP MM: unrestricted-use, quality inspection, blocked, in-transit, and restricted-use stocks; transfer between stock types and stock overview via MMBE

Physical inventory procedures: annual inventory, cycle counting, continuous inventory; physical inventory document (MI01), count entry (MI04), difference posting (MI07), and inventory sampling

Goods reservation (MB21/MB22): reserving stock for cost centers, orders, or projects; reservation monitoring, automatic reservation from production orders, and goods issue against reservations

Material valuation approaches in SAP: standard price (S) and moving average price (V); price control settings, price differences, revaluation, and impact on G/L account postings

Split valuation for valuating partial stocks at different prices: valuation category and valuation type, configuration steps, business scenarios (country of origin, batch-specific costing), and reporting

Batch management in MM: batch level (client, plant, material), batch master record, batch classification, shelf-life expiration, batch search strategy, and batch where-used list

Special stock types managed in SAP MM: vendor consignment stock, customer consignment, subcontracting stock (material provided to vendor), and project stock; processes, account postings, and settlement

Self-service procurement (SSP) in S/4HANA: Fiori-based shopping cart, internal catalog, external catalog punchout, approval workflow, and conversion to purchase order

Central Procurement hub scenario: central purchase contracts, central purchase requisitions, decentralized execution in connected systems, and the Central Procurement Fiori apps

Supplier evaluation in SAP MM: evaluation criteria (price, quality, delivery, service), automatic and manual scoring, weighting, overall score calculation, and integration with source determination

Automatic purchase order creation from purchase requisitions: automatic sourcing using source list, info records and outline agreements; auto-PO indicator, and background scheduling via ME59N

MRP planning in the context of MM: MRP types, planned orders vs purchase requisitions, MRP controller, reorder point planning, and converting planned orders to procurement documents

Embedded analytics for procurement in S/4HANA: real-time spend analysis, purchasing KPIs, SAP Analytics Cloud integration, query browser, and CDS-view-based reporting for procurement

Integration of SAP Ariba and guided buying with S/4HANA Procurement: Ariba Network supplier connectivity, guided buying catalog, integration scenarios (SCC, PO flip), and data flow between Ariba and S/4HANA

LIV scope and process variants: standard MIRO posting, evaluated receipt settlement (ERS), consignment settlement, pipeline settlement, credit memos, and subsequent adjustments

Tolerance keys in LIV (BD, ST, PP, VP, DQ, WE, etc.): upper and lower tolerance limits, automatic payment block on variance, manual release, and tolerance group assignment to company code

Subsequent debit/credit postings in LIV: adjusting an already-settled invoice for additional charges or credits, price difference postings, and effect on moving average price

Planned delivery costs in LIV: freight, customs, and other delivery costs planned on the PO; settlement via MIRO, account determination for delivery cost condition types, and unplanned delivery costs

ERS process: automatic invoice creation based on goods receipt without a vendor invoice; ERS flag on vendor and PO, MRRL transaction, prerequisites, and account postings

Automatic account determination for MM transactions via OBYC: transaction keys (WRX, BSX, GBB, PRD, etc.), valuation class linkage, account modifier, and chart of accounts assignment

Settlement of vendor consignment stock withdrawals (MRKO) and pipeline material withdrawals: automatic liability creation, account postings, consignment price from info record, and pipeline price

S/4HANA simplification of inventory management: MATDOC as the single source of truth replacing MKPF/MSEG, universal journal integration for goods movements, and elimination of totals tables (MARD, MSKA, MSSL, etc.)

Mandatory Business Partner adoption in S/4HANA MM: migration from vendor master (LFA1/LFB1) to Business Partner, BP-vendor synchronization, FLVN00/FLVN01 roles, and the BUP_LOCATOR transaction

Key SAP Fiori apps for procurement: Manage Purchase Orders, Manage Purchase Contracts, Create Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order Fulfillment Monitor, and the Fiori role concept for buyers and approvers

Key S/4HANA MM simplification list entries affecting procurement: material ledger mandatory, inventory single valuation area, obsolete transactions (ME2M replaced), and changes to purchasing document archiving

SAP Situation Handling framework for proactive procurement alerts: situation templates for overdue POs and expiring contracts, notification channels, user-specific subscriptions, and alert handling in Fiori

Procurement KPI reporting in S/4HANA: purchasing spend by category, contract leakage, on-time delivery rate, invoice accuracy, CDS-based analytical apps, and SAP Analytics Cloud integration for procurement

Comparison of SAP GUI and SAP Fiori interfaces for procurement: which classic MM transactions are replaced by Fiori apps, co-deployment scenarios, Fiori extensibility, and the recommended UX strategy for S/4HANA