This document, created by an SAP MM consultant, Khaled Fouda, provides a comprehensive guide on configuring and implementing a release strategy for purchase orders (POs) in SAP ERP. It covers the necessary components, such as characteristics, classes, procedures, and codes, required to establish an approval workflow for POs. The release strategy ensures that POs are blocked until they are fully reviewed and approved by responsible individuals within the company, adhering to predefined criteria and authorization levels. By following the step-by-step instructions outlined in the document, users can effectively control and govern the PO creation and approval process, mitigating risks and maintaining compliance with organizational policies.
Materials Management
Purchase Requisition Release Strategy Settings in SAP MM: Step by Step Guide
This document, created by Ahmet EL Shafay, provides a comprehensive guide for implementing a Purchase Requisition (PR) Release Strategy in an ERP system. It outlines the business rationale, benefits, and step-by-step configuration process for defining approval levels, controlled procurement, and compliance measures for PR processing.
Configuring Lot Sizes for MRP in SAP S4HANA
This document, prepared by Ahmed Shafay, provides a comprehensive guide to the configuration and implementation of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in SAP S/4HANA. It covers the key objectives, working principles, and different lot size types in MRP, along with detailed steps for configuring the necessary MRP settings, including defining MRP groups, special procurement types, and number ranges for purchase requisitions. The document then walks through three end-to-end test scenarios demonstrating the application of fixed lot size, replenishment up to maximum stock level, and exact lot size MRP procedures. This guide serves as a valuable resource for SAP users and consultants seeking to optimize their MRP processes and inventory management.
SAP MM Subcontracting Process Guide
This Subcontracting Process in SAP MM PDF document, prepared by SAP MM Consultant Mohammed Murtuza Siddiqui, provides an in-depth look at the subcontracting procurement process within SAP Materials Management. Subcontracting, where a procuring entity supplies components to a subcontractor for manufacturing a final product, is detailed through a practical scenario involving the ordering, supplying components, and receiving assembled items. The document outlines key steps for executing a subcontracting process, including maintaining stock, creating BOMs, setting up subcontracting POs, and handling material issues, receipts, and invoice verification, accompanied by relevant SAP transaction codes and accounting document verification.
Key topics mentioned in the guide are:
- Subcontracting definition and importance.
- Scenario description.
- Detailed step-by-step execution of the subcontracting process.
- Accounting entries and invoice verification.
Release Strategy Configuration in SAP MM
This PDF document, authored by Mohammed Murtuza Siddiqui, an SAP MM Consultant, provides a comprehensive guide on the release strategy process within SAP Materials Management (MM). The release strategy is essential for managing approval requirements for internal and external documents like purchase requisitions and orders, ensuring that purchase orders are approved by designated roles before proceeding. The document outlines scenarios based on purchase order values and the corresponding approval processes, detailed steps for configuring the release strategy in SAP MM.
Key sections covered in the document include:
- Definition and importance of release strategy in SAP MM.
- Scenario-based approval process for purchase orders.
- Detailed steps for configuring the release strategy, including:
- Copying and configuring standard PO document types.
- Defining characteristics, class, release groups, codes, and indicators.
- Execution of the release strategy with practical testing scenarios for different PO values.
Setting Up Scheduling Agreements in SAP MM
This document provides an overview of how to set up and use scheduling agreements with release documentation in SAP MM for forecast and just-in-time (JIT) delivery schedules. It covers creating the necessary master data, generating the different schedule types, and how creation profiles control schedule aggregation.
Key Sections from the document are:
- Material master data setup with JIT indicator
- Creation profiles for release documentation
- Assigning creation profile to vendor master
- Creating a scheduling agreement with release documentation
- Generating forecast and JIT delivery schedules
- How creation profile controls aggregation of forecast vs JIT schedules
- Reviewing schedule release documents
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