Question 4102 : MRP Controller

In SAP Production Planning & Execution as at S/4 1909, MRP Controller is Mandatory when creating which of the following in Standard SAP?

(more than one answer)

A)  Creating Material Master with MRP 1 data view with a valid MRP Type for Planning.
B)  Creating a Storage Location master.
C)  Create a Production Supply Area.
D)  Create a Classic Control Cycle for Production Replenishment with Production Order.
E)  All of the above.
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Answer: A, D

Question 4100 : MRP Area

In SAP PP for MRP Area as at S/4 1909,

(more than one answers)

A)  An MRP area can have one or more default "Receiving Storage Location".
B)  An MRP area can have one or more MRP area Storage Locations.
C)  An MRP area for Storage Location must be created with 5 or more Alphanumeric code.
D)  An MRP area must be assigned with an Address for default to Purchase Order Delivery address.
E)  MRP area must be activated in the MRP Plant Parameter before it can be created.
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Answer: B, C

Question 4098 : DMS Document assignment for Production

In SAP PP as at S/4 1909, Documents from DMS can be assigned to which of the following in SAP PP in standard SAP system without Modification or Enhancements ?

(more than one answers)

A) Routing Header.
B) Routing Opeations.
C) BOM Header.
D) BOM item.
E) Production Version.
.

Answer: B, C, D

SAP Document Management System (DMS) documents, specifically Document Info Records (DIRs), can be assigned to a wide variety of SAP business objects using "object links" (table DRAD). This allows for storing technical, production, and operational documentation (e.g., drawings, manuals, certifications) directly against the relevant master data or transactional data. 

Question 4085 : Item Status in the BOM item Detail

In SAP PP as at S/4 1909, note the "Item Status" in the BOM item detail below ?

Which of the following parameter controls the above settings ?

(only one answer)

A) Plant + BOM Usage
B) BOM Alternative
C) BOM Group
D) BOM Usage
E) Plant
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Answer: D

The "BOM Usage" is used to control the "Item Status" in the BOM item detail, Configuration of the "BOM Usage" is in the 2nd screen shot below (IMG - Production - Basic Data - Bill of Material - General Data - BOM Usage - Define BOM Usages) and note the the configuration is Plant independent which means that when creating the BOM for any Plant will use the same set of "BOM Usage" configuration parameters. 

In SAP, the Item Status in a Material BOM controls its usability across different function in a company (like Production or PPDI or PPPI, Sales or SD, Costing or CO, Plant Maintenance or PM), determining if the BOM item is active, inactive, or requires special handling, ensuring only relevant components are used in specific processes in PP, SD, CO, and PM.

See the following link to official SAP resources:

https://help.sap.com/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/BOM item Status/

https://help.sap.com/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/Defining Item Status with BOM Usage/

Question 4077 : Location Types in Advanced Planning

In SAP S/4 1909 for Advanced Planning, which of the following objects can be mapped as Location with Location Types for Advanced Planning ?

(more than one answers)

A) Plant.
B) Business Partner
C) Storage Location MRP Area.
D) Shipping Point.
E) Transportation Planning Point.
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Answer: A, B, C, D

Question no 4055 : Reference Operation Sets

In SAP Logistics as at S/4 1909, Reference Operation Sets can be used for which of the following ?

(more than one answers)

A. Assign to Production Routing.
B. Assign to Production Rate Routing.
C. Assign to Inspection Plan.
D. Assign to Material Specifications.
E. Assign to General Maintenance Task List.
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Answer: A, B, C

As at S/4 1909, Reference Operation Sets are used in:
. PPDI Production Routing
. PPDI Repetitive Rate Routing
. QM Inspection Plan

Question no 4033 : PDS Transfer via CURTOADV_CREATE

In SAP Advanced Planning S/4 1909, which of the following are TRUE for PDS Transfer via CURTOADV_CREATE ?

(more than one answers)

A. A Production Version must be created for the Materials concerned.
B. The Production Version must have a valid Routing and a valid BOM.
C. The Production Version can be with a valid BOM and without Routing.
D. The Assembly must have an Advanced Planning view but MRP views are not necessary in the Material Master.
E. Only Target Version "000" Active Version can be transferred.
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Answer: A, C

A) If a valid BOM with its components were to be transferred to Advanced Planning, not just just assembly but the components must have been activated for Advanced Planning before executing CURTOADV_CREATE.
B, C) As at 1909, A Production Version must exist but only a BOM is necessary and Routing is not mandatory for a successful PDS Transfer.
D) When activating a Material for Advanced Planning, MRP view becomes Mandatory.
E) Target Version other than "000" can be transferred.

Question no 3997 : Product Structure Browser

In SAP PLM Product Structure Browser CC04, object structure can be viewed are which of the following ?

(more than one answers)

A. Functional Location Hierarchy.
B. Equipment Hierarchy.
C. Routing.
D. Recipe.
E. Project Structure.
.

Answer: A, B, C

The Product Structure Browser can display the following:

Materials Management: Material
Document Management System (DMS): Document info record
Engineering Change Management (ECH): Change master record
Production (Master Data): BOM, Routings, Reference operation sets
Class System: Characteristic, Class
Plant Maintenance: Equipment, Functional location

Question no 3989 : Item Category in the BOM item for Stock Scenario

In SAP Production Planning and Execution, which of the following item category in the BOM item are for Stock scenario ?

(more than one scenario)

A. Item category "L".
B. Item category "R".
C. Item category "N".
D. Item category "T".
E. Item category "M".
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Answer: A, B

Item category "L" and "R" (Variable size item) are both Stock scenario.

Question no 3976 : PP objects without a Plant

In SAP Production Planning and Execution, which of the following PP object can be created without a Plant ?

(only one answer)

A. CS01 Create a Bills of Material.
B. CA01 Create a Routing.
C. MM01 Create a Material Master for Planning and Execution.
D. MD61 Create Planned Independent Requirement.
E. CO01 Create a Production Order.

Answer: A

A) A BOM can be created without a Plant which is called BOM Group, which later can be assigned to one or more Plants.
B) A Routing can be created without a Material but must have a Plant, which later the Routing can be assigned to one or more Materials.
C) The MRP view and Work Scheduling data view for Planning and Execution respectively are both at the Plant level.
D) A Planned Independent Requirement must be created for a Plant and Material.
E) A Production Order must be created for a Plant but need to have a Material.

Question no 3936 : Advanced Planning Resource Master naming convention

In S/4 1809, the automatic naming of the Advanced Planning Resource when it is automatically generally due to Advance Planning activation of the Work Center; the naming convention of the APO Resource master includes the following ?

(more than one answers)

A) Plant code.
B) Task List Type.
C) W.
D) Capacity Category.
E) Capacity Planner.
.

Answers: A, C, D

Work Center WC1 created in Plant 1000 with Capacity Category 001 and 002.
In SAP becomes
WWC1_1000_001 and WWC1_1000_002 as APO Resources

Question no 3889 : BOM Categories

In SAP PP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following are valid BOM Categories ?

(more than one answers)

A)  WBS BOM.
B)  Order BOM.
C)  Document Structure.
D)  Equipment BOM.
E)  Functional Location BOM.
.

Answers: A, B, C, D, E

All of the above.

(T-code CS71) WBS BOM or "Work Breakdown Structure " BOM is created with the Project System WBS as the Header of the BOM. The Production Lot is usually an Engineering to Order scenario for a Project and the result is Goods Receipt of the MTO Production Order into special stock with WBS identifier.

Order BOM or "Sales Order BOM" is also a case of MTO scenario with the Sales Order + Order line item as the Header of the BOM. This can result from the "MTO" Manufacturing Strategy in the MRP 3 data view in the Material Master resulting in the Sales Order item tagged with a specific Requirement Type which specifies it to be a MTO Sales Order. 

MRP run recognizes both the WBS BOM and Order BOM as both the header also has a Material Master (other than WBS and Sales Order number).

(T-code CV11) Document Structure comes with the Header and BOM Items all with Document numbers from the DMS system. The purpose is merely to bring related Documents into a Group as a Hierarchy structure. 

(T-code IB11) Functional Location BOM and (T-code IB01) Equipment BOM is used in PM (Plant Maintenance) and CS (Customer Service) with the Header being PM/CS Functional Location or Equipment Respectively. There are no Material Master in the Header BOM, although the BOM items can be Material Masters just like a standard Material BOM or WBS BOM or Order BOM. Standard MRP run as at ECC6 EhP6 does not recognized BOM explosion in the MRP run processing.

Question no 3888 : Not allowed in BOM

In SAP PP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following are possible reasons why a Material are not allowed in a BOM ?

(more than one answers)

A)  Material Type of the Material entered not allowed.
B)  Material was not created with a Work Scheduling data view.
C)  Material Status in the Material Master.
D)  Material Group of the Material entered not allowed.
E)  Material entered does not have a Purchasing data view.
.

Answers: A, C


A) In the IMG, you have to check if the Material Type is allowed for BOM creation.

C) Material Status has indicators that do not allow BOM creation.

B) Work Scheduling view is for Production Order creation and not required as BOM item if it is a Purchasing Material.
D) In the mention version, MRP Group does not control BOM creation.
E) Purchasing view is for Procurement but not for Production and not required as BOM item if it is a Production Material.

Question no 3887 : Item Category in the BOM

In SAP PP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following is the item category in the BOM that allows either with or without Material Master entry ?

(only one answer)

A)  Item Category "L".
B)  Item Category "N".
C)  Item Category "R".
D)  Item Category "T".
E)  Item Category "V".
.

Answer: B

IMG - PM and CS - Master data in PM and CS - BOM - Item Data - Define Item Categories

(the same configuration can be found in the PP IMG)

A)  Item Category "L" set with "+" means Mandatory Material for Stock item.
B)  Item Category "N" set with "." means can be with or without Material for Non-Stock item.
C)  Item Category "R" set with "+" means Mandatory Material for Variable size Stock item.
D)  Item Category "T" set with "-" means NO Material allowed for Text item.
E)  Item Category "V" not delivered in Standard SAP at time of testing.

Question no 3886 : Negative Quantity

In SAPPP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following are indicator of a material with negative quantity in the BOM ?

(more than answers)

A)  Bulk Material.
B)  Scrap Material.
C)  By Product.
D)  Co Product.
E)  Return Material.
.

Answers: C, D

Either By Product or Co Product (but Co Product will have additional settings in the Material Master).

Both By-Product and Co-Product set with -ive Quantity in the BOM and will be Goods Receipt into Stock against the Production Order.

However: 2 main difference for Co-Product

- Setting of Co-Product indicator in Material Master MRP2 view.

- Setting for Joint-Production for Costing for Co-Product (basically Co-Product share costs distributed while By-Product is a waste and therefore is itself a costs).

A) Bulk Material setting is via indicator in Material Master or Bulk indicator in the BOM item.

B) Scrap Factor setting is via Scrap Factors in the Material, BOM item detail, or Operation detail.

E) Return Material for Production can be done by Movement type 262 (if referenced to the Production Order). 

Question no 3885 : Bulk Material

In SAP PP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following is mandatory when the Bulk Material indicator is set for a Material in a BOM ?

(only one answer)

A)  Costing is not relevant.
B)  Quantity must be negative.
C)  Quantity must be fixed.
D)  Item Category must be "N".
E)  Lot size must be periodic.
.

Answer: A

Standard SAP, Bulk Material are not costed.

A bulk material is a material component to which you have direct access at the work center (a loose material, such as grease or washers). You can enter the bulk material indicator in the material master record and the BOM item. This kind of material are usually low costs and maybe high volume. Although the material is in the BOM but it is not costed and not planned by MRP. Bulk Material maybe purchased via manual PO or Reorder Point and the materials received are usually issued directly to the Cost Centers as Indirect Material (and not issue as per Production Orders).

As at ECC6 EhP7, the BOM component with Bulk indicator is not included in the BOM Explosion during MRP run but when the Production Order is created, the Bulk indicator component is copied to the Production Order. However, this component will not have "Movement allowed" indicator even the Production Order is released. It looks like Bulk material in the Production Order is for documentation only.

The Bulk materials when received are directly Goods Issue to the Production Work Centers (not related to Production Orders). 

(for the current Bulk Material feature, make sure to check the documentations of the SAP version, as the features and functions may change over time) 

Question no 3884 : Backflush Material

In SAP PP as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following setting ensure Backflush is executed for a Component assigned to a Work Center in the Routing Operation ?

(more than one answers)

A)  Backflush indicator in the Material Master MRP 2 data view.
B)  Backflush indicator in the BOM item detail.
C)  Backflush indicator in the Work Center Master.
D)  Backflush indicator in the Operation Control Key.
E)  Backflush indicator in the Material Master Work Scheduling data view.
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Answers: A, C

A) Material Master MRP 2 data view Backflush indicator set with "depending on Work Center".
C) The Work Center Master Basic/General data view backflush indicator selected.

Question no 3872 : Material Status

In SAP MM as at ECC6.0 EhP6, which of the following processing functions cannot be controlled via Material Status ?  

(more than one answers) 

A) Purchase Order creation. 

B) Goods movement. 

C) Invoice Verification. 

D) Create Sales Order.

E) MRP run. 

.

 

 Answer: C, D

OMS4 (Transaction code)

IMG - Logistics - General - Material master - Settings for key fields - Define material statuses.
 

Material status can be found in the Material Master in the Basic view as a X-Plant Client level Control field (with a valid from date), it can also be found as Plant-level data control field in MRP view. A control action can be either "Warning" or "Error". Affected areas are some processes in MM, PP, PM, WMS, and CO activities.

Areas of Control including (example t-codes not allowed for the Material):

MM-Purchasing - Create Purchasing Document (ME51N, ME21N, ME31K, ME31L, ME41)

MM-Inventory Management 0 Create Goods Movement (IMGO)

PP-Master data - Create BOM Header (CS01, CS02)

PP-Master data - Create as a BOM item (CS01, CS02)

PP-Master data - Create Material Production Resource Tool

PP-Planning - Planned Independent Requirement Creation (MD61)

PP-Planning - MRP run (MD01, MD02, MDBT etc)

PP-Planning - Forecasting Run (MP30)

PP-Planning - Long Term Planning Run (MS01, MS02, MSBT etc)

PP-Execution - Creation as a Header for a Production Order (CO01)

PP-Execution - Creation as a Component item in the Production Order (CO01, CO02)  

PM-Execution - Creation of Maintenance Order as a Spare Parts (IW31)

WMS-Execution - Create Transfer Requirement (from Goods Movement Integration)

WMS-Execution - Convert TR to Transfer Order (LB01)

CO-PCP - Create Cost Estimate with Quantity Structure (CK11N)