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SAP S/4HANA QM Configuration Guide [80 Pages PDF]

This document serves as a comprehensive configuration guide for SAP S/4HANA Quality Management (QM). Quality Management in SAP encompasses all processes to manage and control the quality of materials and processes, from procurement to production and sales. The guide details the necessary steps to set up and customize the QM module, ensuring proper integration with other SAP modules and effective quality control throughout the supply chain.

Key Topics/Steps Covered:

  1. Basic Settings: Configures fundamental QM settings at the client and plant levels, which are essential for controlling various QM functionalities.
  2. QM in Logistics: Defines control keys for procurement, certificate processing, number ranges for certificate receipts, and delivery blocks. These settings manage quality requirements within the procurement process.
  3. Quality Planning: Covers the configuration of defect classes, catalog types, code groups, codes, and selected sets for defining and categorizing quality-related issues and data.
  4. Inspection Characteristics: This section details the setup of default values for control indicators, characteristic weights, number ranges, and sample determination for inspections which are the basis of all inspection planning.
  5. Inspection Planning: Addresses the assignment of task lists to material types, task list usages, status, planner groups, default value profiles, parameters, number ranges, inspection points and control keys for inspection operations in order to perform inspection lot.
  6. Quality Inspection: Configures inspection types, inspection lot origins, number ranges, default values, goods movement inspections, manufacturing order inspections, confirmation parameters, and plant maintenance inspections. It provides all configuration that has to be set in order to perform quality inspections.
  7. Quality Notification: Establishes notification types, catalogs, catalog profiles, and the linkage between catalog profiles and notification types, which allows recording quality issues with specific characteristics.

This configuration guide provides a systematic approach to setting up the SAP QM module. By following the outlined steps, businesses can effectively manage and maintain quality throughout their operations, ensuring consistency and compliance.

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SAP S/4HANA PP Basics Configuration Guide

This document, prepared by Akshay Kulkarni, provides basic configuration requirements of SAP PP module starting from master data setup to order execution and integration touchpoints. Major topics covered in the document are;

  • BOM and routing master data configuration
  • Work center and resources configuration
  • Material master and MRP parameters definition
  • Production order types and integration points
  • Planning runs like MRP and scheduling
  • Production order creation, scheduling and costing
  • Confirmations, valuations and settlements

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SAP S/4HANA SD End User Training Manual

This end user training manual provides instructions for key sales and distribution processes in SAP. The manual covers creating customer master records, pre-sales order processing for export, local commercial, and local institutional sales, sales reversal/diversion procedures, and accessing reports.

The key transactions covered in the manual are:

  • Creating Customer Master Records – instructions for setting up new customer master data in SAP using BP transaction code.
  • Pre-Sales Order Processing – detailed steps for export sales (quotation, contract, sales order, delivery, billing), local commercial sales (contract, delivery, shipment, billing), and local institutional sales (contract, delivery, shipment, billing)
  • Sales Reversal/Diversion Procedure – steps to cancel invoice, reverse goods movement, and close sales order in case of refusal to receive goods
  • Reports – accessing standard SAP reports for sales and distribution

The manual provides end users with detailed, step-by-step guidance on executing essential SAP SD transactions and processes. It covers the order-to-cash cycle for different sales scenarios. The instructions allow users to efficiently create customer masters, process sales orders, deliveries, shipments, and billing documents in the SAP system.

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AATP Backorder Processing (BOP) Configuration Guide in SAP S/4HANA

Backorder processing BOP is the process of re-performing availability checks to change order confirmations based on business priorities and available stock. This document provides an overview of configuration steps required for BOP in Advanced Available-to-Promise (AATP) of SAP S/4HANA.

The key sections covered in the document are:

  • What is Backorder Processing
  • Configuration Basics
  • SAP Fiori Applications
  • Configure BOP Segment
  • Configure BOP Variant
  • Schedule BOP Run
  • Monitor BOP Run
  • Global Filter
  • Examples and Business Scenarios
  • Integration with ATP, AATP, and SAP ERP

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SLED in SAP MM: Configuration and End User Guide

This document provides an overview of shelf life expiration date (SLED) configuration and functionality in SAP Materials Management (MM) module. It covers how to set up and activate SLED checks, define minimum and total shelf life in material master records, and enter SLED dates during goods receipt. Four scenarios are explained with examples to illustrate system behavior based on whether minimum and total shelf life values are maintained.

  • Introduction to shelf life expiration date and its importance for perishable goods inventory management
  • Prerequisites for enabling SLED checks such as configuration settings and material master data
  • Explanation of total shelf life vs minimum remaining shelf life fields and how they impact SLED calculations
  • Four case studies analyzing system behavior when minimum/total shelf life values are blank or populated in material master
  • Step-by-step configuration guide with screenshots for activating SLED checks and period indicators
  • Examples of SLED entry during goods receipt and resulting system validations for each case study scenario
  • Conclusion summarizing learnings on how minimum and total shelf life settings impact GR process

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SAP HCM Organizational Structure Configuration Guide

This eBook, created by Faisal Iqbal, provides a comprehensive guide to setting up and maintaining organizational structure in SAP HCM. Step-by-step instructions make it easy for anyone, regardless of experience, to implement the system. List of topics covered in the book are:

  • Set-up a Simple Organizational Structure
  • Find and edit Organizational Objects
  • Maintain important Organizational Details
  • Support Recruiting and Hiring Process
  • Simulate Changes in Organizational Structure
  • Control Creation of Organizational Structure
  • Find Details on Organizational Objects

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Difference Between MTS and MTO in SAP: Process Overview and Configurations

This document provides an overview of the differences between make-to-stock (MTS) and make-to-order (MTO) production strategies. It outlines the purposes, processes, and configuration considerations for each approach. The key tradeoffs between maintaining stock inventory versus producing on demand are discussed.

Key sections of the document are:

  • Introduction explaining MTS and MTO at a high level
  • Details on MTS including uses, process flow, and SAP configuration
  • Details on MTO including uses, process flow, and SAP configuration
  • Comparison of challenges between MTS and MTO
  • Step-by-step overview of executing MTS and MTO in SAP using transaction codes
  • Summary of key transactions for MTS and MTO

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