How to Automate Period Opening for FI, CO & MM in SAP ?

In this document, you will find required procedures to automate period opening & closing for FI, CO & MM
periods in SAP. By doing this so, you will be able to eliminate the risk arising out of manual intervention involved for period opening.

  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Material Management [MMPV]
  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Financial Accounting [OB52]
  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Controlling [OKP1]

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SAP HR Personnel Management User Guide

This document provides step-by-step guide to commonly used important transactions for Personnel Management in SAP HR (HCM) module. See below content of the document:

  • [PA10] – Personnel file – It will display all the data of employee available in the system
  • [PA20] – Display HR Master Data – It will only display data
  • [PA30] – Maintain HR Master Data – It will view and edit data
  • [PA40] – Personnel Events – To run various actions
  • [PA41] – Change Hiring Data
  • [PA42] – Fast Data Entry for Events

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2 Days Training to SAP BASIS WAS 7.0

Find below links to very extensive, in-depth documentation to SAP Basis Web Application Server 7.00 module.

SAP Basis Day 1 Training Content:

  • Define and analyze Enterprise Resource Planning:

    • Define an ERP, Relate SAP to an ERP, Understand the evolution of SAP, Identify the components of SAP, Understand SAP Netweaver Concept, Understand the various kinds of Client-Server Architecture from SAP perspective., Know SAP’s Release and Maintenance Strategy

  • Identify the different phases of SAP Project Lifecycle
  • Explain SAP Basis Administration:

    • Recognize the basic tasks related to SAP basis administration, Interpret how to navigate though the SAP Interface, Explain SAP GUI Frontend
    Describe a logon group, Explain how to access help in SAP, Categorize the important SAP administrative tasks

SAP Basis Day 2 Training Content:

  • Interpret the fundamentals of SAP WAS:

    • Interpret the architecture of SAP Web Application Server (WAS), Describe ABAP and JAVA Processes, Identify the different types of SAP WAS

  • Describe Work Processes and SAP Directory Structure:

    • Identify the various components of an SAP ABAP work process, Describe work process multiplexing, Put in your own words the concept of update processing, Put in your own words the concept of logical locks, List the various OS level directories in an SAP system

  • Analyze start and stop of SAP system:

    • Describe the start sequence of an ABAP+JAVA System, Analyze how to start and stop an SAP system using SAP MMC, JAVA MC or command line argument, Recall the JAVA instance from ABAP interface

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MRP in SAP: Introductory Document

MRP is required to procure or produce the required quantities on time for internal purpose or for sales in SAP. In this document you will find definitions of MRP usage in SAP. See the content below;

  • What is MRP: Why MRP, MRP Process Flow in SAP
  • Master data for MRP in SAP
  • MRP Procedures; Material requirements planning, Master production scheduling, Consumption based planning, Re-order Point Planning, Planning file [MD20]
  • Planning Process: Stock requirement list [MD04], Create PIR [MD61], MRP RUN [MD02], Lot sizing Procedure,
  • Traffic lights
  • ATP (Available to Promise)

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SAP MM User Manual: Purchasing

Find below link to a very comprehensive Purchasing manual for most commonly used proccesses in SAP MM. Content of this step-by-step guide is as following;

  • Purchase requisition: Create Purchase Requisition for Account Assignment, Asset, Non Valuated materials, Stock materials [ME51N], Change Purchase Requisition [ME52N], Display Purchase Requisition [ME53N], Assign source of supply to requisitions [ME56]
  • Request for Quotation: Create Quotation [ME41], Maintain Quotation [ME47], Display Quotation [ME48], RFQ Comparison [ME49], Message Output RFQ [ME9A]
  • Contract/APO: Create Contract with reference to PR [ME31K], Create Contract with reference to RFQ [ME31K], Change Contract [ME32K], Display Contract [ME33K]
  • Purchase Order/Release Order: Create Purchase Order for Account Assignment Asset, Non Valuated materials, Stock materials, Subcontracting & Repair [ME21N], Change Purchase Order [ME22N], Display Purchase Order [ME23N]

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Step by Step Manual to Purchase Requisition in SAP

Purchase requisitions are SAP-internal documents created in requirements planning to request the purchasing department to procure a particular quantity of a material or service for a particular date.

The purchase requisition can be created either manually by the department in charge or automatically by material requirements planning (MRP). The SAP system transfers data from the material master to the purchase requisition when creating a purchase requisition. The purchasing department converts the purchase requisition in either a request for quotation (RFQ) or a purchase order.

This document provides step-by-step documentation with screenshots & descriptions to Purchase Requisition process in SAP:

  • Purchase Requisitions – Customizing your Desktop Settings
  • Creating A Purchase Requisition Use Transaction ME51N
  • Searching for “des vendor” in Item Overview portion of screen
  • Finding Vendor Address
  • Ordering for grant or project accounts
  • Creating purchase requisitions with more than 1 line item
  • Saving Your Purchase Requisition
  • Using Document Overview (Transaction ME53N)
  • Ensuring Correct Settings to Use Document Overview
  • Adding Additional Data Fields To Your Document Overview
  • Duplicating A Purchase Requisition
  • Checking the Status of a Purchase Requisition using Document Overview
  • To View History of All Your Purchase Requisitions
  • Viewing Purchase Order History for Specific Cost Center or WBS Element

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