SAP S4/HANA MM Configuration Guide [149 Pages PDF]

This SAP S4/HANA MM configuration guide provides end-to-end implementation steps for configuring Materials Management module for a steel sheet tools & components manufacturing company. The document covers the necessary documentation and methodology used in SAP implementation projects. Upon completion of guide, you will be able to identify and analyze the business requirements of steel manufacturing company for the Procurement to Payment process cycle, and configure the SAP MM module accordingly.

  • Enterprise Structure Definition
  • Enterprise Structure Assignments
  • General Logistics Configurations
  • Materials Management – Configuring Purchasing
  • Materials Management – Configuring External Services Management
  • Materials Management – Configuring Inventory Management & Physical Inventory
  • Business Partner Customization
  • Material Master Field Length
  • Business Rule Framework Plus for PO Output Determination
  • Business function activation
  • Subcontracting Configuration
  • Version Management in PO
  • Material Ledger Configuration

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Enterprise Structure in SAP MM: Brief Overview Presentation

In SAP all modules have their own enterprise structure. Enterprise structure in SAP MM is defined during implementation phases (Business Blueprint Documentation phase) and it helps in building a hierarchy and structure to streamline the business processes. It requires thorough analysis of how an organization currently runs and how the business wants to run the company after implementation of SAP.
In this presentation, following list of SAP MM organizational units are covered:

  • Company Code
  • Plant
  • Storage Location
  • Purchasing Organization
  • Purchasing Groups

This presentation can be used as reference for your Business Blueprint (BBP) during your SAP MM Project Implementation activities.

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Configuration Guide to EANs/UPCs in SAP

In SAP Materials Management, EAN (full form:European Article Number), which is typically 12 digits, is a standard which describes barcode numbering systems used in global trade to uniquely identify a specific product.
In this document author provides required steps for configuration that needs to be in place for generating and assigning EANs to materials in SAP.

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Business Partner in SAP S/4HANA: Concept Presentation

The Business Partner (BP) in SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management is used as leading object for centrally maintaining customer/vendor master data and is the single point of entry to create. With introduction of BP transaction code in SAP S/4HANA, traditional ECC transactions have been deactivated.
In this PPT presentation document, you will get a clear understanding of Business Partner functionality in HANA EM (Enterprise Management);

  • Business Partner Concept in SAP S/4HANA
  • Business Partner Configuration Steps
    • BP Roles & Category
    • BO Role Grouping
    • Number Ranges & Synchronization
    • Account Groups
    • Partner Functions
  • Key Business Partner BP Tables in S/4HANA

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Consultant’s Guide to SAP S/4HANA CVI Configuration

With SAP S/4 HANA customer master data functionality changed and a new tool of Customer Vendor Integration (CVI) is introduced for new brownfield/greenfield implementations.
The following document explains the steps required to configure Business Partner and CVI in SAP S4HANA;

  • Define Number Ranges for Business Partner (BP)
  • Define Account Group and Assign the Number Range to the Account Group for BP Data
  • Create a New Account Grouping for Customer
  • Define Number ranges and Assign the Number range to the Account Group for Customer Data
  • Customer Vendor Integration Configuration
    • Check if Synchronization Objects have been maintained
    • Check for the Active Synchronization Objects
    • Role settings for BP
    • Settings for Customer Integration with BP

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