SAP SD Month End Closing

Month End Closing is the first litmus test of successful Go Live in an SAP Project. Most modules and especially SD, MM and FI are involved in this intense practice as the figures in the reports should be reconciled to give an accurate picture of results. After one month of post implementation support , when the month ends a certain date is announced by the client as per their business practice to reconcile figures in Sales and FI , for example and the SAP SD month end closing activities start in full swing. Subject to the business practices of the SAP Customer, the following steps are recommended as SAP SD month-end closing Activities:
 
1)    All those deliveries for which Goods Issues has been posted should be invoiced.
 
2)    Use SAP Solution of Billing Due List (Transaction code: VF04) to display all the outbound deliveries for which PGI has been done but Billing is pending.

3)    All Credit Memos (Return Billing Documents) should be created w.r.t Return Orders.

4)    Warehouse Personnel should confirm Picking for Open Deliveries.

5)    The Open deliveries, for which Stock was allocated but by mistake Stock transfer has been done, should be reversed so that PGI can be done for those open deliveries. Note that the reversal of Stock transfers should be done by MM.

6)    Deliveries should be created for Open Orders.

7)    SD-FI reconciliation should be performed by comparing SIS and FIS figures.

WM Organisational Hierarchy

The Organisational Structure is the most important element in SAP WM. It is the link between the Inventory Management in MM and WM. It helps you understand all the movements whether they are internal Warehouse movements, Goods Placements or Stock Removal etc.






The warehouse structure in Warehouse Management is hierarchical. The following are the important elements in WM Hierarchy.

Warehouse Number
It is used to define a complex warehouse complex in WM. This Number is used in all warehouse movements.

Storage Type

Each of the warehouse consists of areas that make up the warehouse complex. These areas called storage type. A Warehouse can have physical as well as logical storage types. Each storage type is divided into storage sections. A storage section generally includes all bins that have certain characteristics in common depending upon their use.

Storage Bin  

Each storage type and storage section consists of a row of storage spaces which are called storage bins in WM. The coordinates of the bins tell us what materials need to be stored in them.

Quant  
 
The quant is the combination of a material and a storage bin.

Batch Management

The following information is very useful in case you have to configure the functionality of Batch Management in your organization.

 User Exits used to Maintain No. Range Assignments in Batch Master

                1. EXIT_SAPLV01Z_001

2. EXIT_SAPLV01Z_002

3. EXIT_SAPLV01Z_003

4. EXIT_SAPLV01Z_004

Standard Characteristics for Classification in Batch Master Record:

1. LOBM_ZUSTD   : Status

2. LOBM_LVORM   : Deletion Flag

3. LOBM_VFDAT    : Expiration Date

4. LOBM_VERAB   : Availability Date

5. LOBM_LFDAT    : Delivery Date

6. LOBM_RLZ         : Remaining Shelf Life

      Batch Tables

1. MCHA

2. MCH1


  EXIT_SAPLMHD1_001      Used to Calculate and Check SLED

      EXIT_SAPLCHVW_001     Used for Batch where-used list. 



Batch master record
Logistics ® Central Functions
® Batch Management ® Batch
® Create|Change|Display
or
Logistics ® Materials Management ® Material Master ® Batch ® Create|Change|Display
Class
Logistics ® Central Functions ® Classification ® Master Data ® Classes
or
Logistics ® Central Functions ® Batch Management ®Environment ® Classification System ® Master Data ® Classes
Characteristic
Logistics ® Central Functions ® Classification ® Master Data ® Characteristics or
Logistics ® Central Functions ® Batch Management ® Environment ®Classification System ® Master Data ®Characteristics

      Customizing related to Batch Management


Activity
Menu Path
 
Tools ® Accelerated SAP ® Customizing
® Edit Project
Implementation Projects ® SAP Implementation Guide (IMG)
Main menu paths for setting up Batch Management
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Specify Batch Level and Activate Status Management
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Number Assignment
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Creation of New Batches
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Valuation
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Status Management

Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Where-Used List
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch-Specific Material Units of Measure
Batch Determination
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Condition Tables
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Access Sequences
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Strategy Types
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Batch Search Procedure Definition
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Batch Search Procedure Allocation and Check Activation
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Activate Automatic Batch Determination in SD
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Define Selection Classes
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Define Sort Rules
Logistics - General ® Batch Management ® Batch Determination and Batch Check ® Maintain Batch Allocation Strategy Number Ranges

 

SAP SD Certification

This is a sample of SAP SD Certification Exam. All those who are preparing for the Certification might find it useful and orient their study on the lines which could enable them to answer the MCQ's correctly.
  

#Question#Correct Answer

In the customer order cycle inventory is reduced during:ASales
1BPicking

CDelivery

DGoods Issue

EBilling





The following happens at post Goods Issue:ABilling Doc created
2BFI Doc created

CBilling doc due list performed automatically

DSales doc status are updated

EDelivery requests and inventory updated





Which of the following are true of a Sales Organisation:ACan be assigned to one or more plants
3BCan be assigned to one controlling area

CCan be assigned to only one company code

DCan be assigned to many shipping points

EIs part of the Sales Area





Standard Customer order management process consists of:ASales order, delivery, billing, complaints
4BSales order, GI, billing, complaints

CSales order, Delivery, complaints

DSales order, delivery, billing, payment

EQuote, Sales order, delivery





Which of the following are true of Customer Master DataABill to party, payer, ship to party, sold to party
5BExists in a Sales Area

CExists in a Plant

DCritical to the customer order management cycle

ENot Critical to the customer order management cycle





A plant in the Sales Order is proposed in the sequence:ACustomer, Material, Customer material info record
6BMaterial, Customer, Customer material info record

CCustomer material info record, customer, material

DCustomer material info record, material, customer

ECustomer, customer material info record, material





The following happens when customer master data is changedAAll existing Sales Orders are updated
7BOnly open Sales Orders are updated

CAll existing Invoices are updated

DOnly open Invoices are updated

ENone of the above





Sales between company code A and company code B is called:ASales area
8BIntra-company Sales

CInter Company Sales

DIndirect Sales

EThird Party Sales





The shipping process supports the following:ACreation of delivery documents
9BBilling

CReturns order

DPacking

EGoods Issue





The following are true about a Sales Order:AContains customer and material data
10BOnly contains header and item

CContains header, item and schedule lines

DCreated in a Sales Area

EAllows revenue posting of documents to FI





Linked documents are called:ACustomer order management process
11BGoods Issue

CDocument Flow

DCopy Control

ESales Order





The following are true about Schedule Lines:AAre assigned to a sales document type
12BAre assigned to an item category

CContain the movement type

DControls transfer of requirements and ATP checks

EContains delivery dates and quantity





Schedule lines are created during the creation of:ASales Order
13BDelivery

CTransportation

DBilling

EGoods Issue





The following are true about the Item Category:Ahave pricing relevancy
14Bhave billing relevancy

CItem number counter

DSchedule lines

EDelivery relevance





Item Category determination is done using:AOrder type, Item category usage, Item category group, item category
15BOrder type, MRP type

COrder type, Item category group, Item usage, High level item

DItem category, Item category group, High level item

EItem category, MRP type





Schedule Line determination is done using:AOrder type, Item category group, Item Category
16BOrder type, MRP type

COrder type, Item category group

DItem Category, Item Category group

EItem Category, MRP type





The Sales document type controls the following:APlant determination
17BNumber assignment

CRelevancy for picking

DDefault billing document type

EDefault delivery document type





Which of the following statements are TRUE:AA sales office can only be assigned to one sales area
18BA plant can be assigned to only one company code

CA distribution channel is assigned to many sales organisations

DCustomer master data is only created for SD

EA sales document type can only have an internal number range





A movement type is assigned to:ASales Document
19BItem Category

CSchedule Line

DDelivery

EGoods Issue





In a Sales Order a dilivery block can be assigned to:ASales Document
20BItem Category

CSchedule Line

DDelivery

EGoods Issue