C_TS452_2022 Sample Questions Answers

A subcontracting procurement process involves sending components to a vendor who provides a service and returns an assembled or processed product. Some features of this process are:

• You can maintain the components to be provided in a bill of material (BOM), which specifies the quantity and type of components required for each finished product.
• You can have subcontracting purchase requisitions created by MRP (material requirements planning), which calculates the demand for finished products and components based on various planning parameters.
• You can customize the control parameters for the subcontracting item category (L), which determines whether a goods receipt or an invoice receipt is required, whether account assignment is possible, and whether a material number is mandatory. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 4, Lesson 1.

When using split valuation for your refurbishing process to differentiate between materials based on the condition of the material, you must consider that for each possible valuation type, the price control must be moving average price (MAP). This means that each valuation type has its own moving average price that is updated after each goods receipt or invoice receipt. You cannot use standard price for split valuation because it would not reflect the different values of the materials with different conditions. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 3, Lesson 2.

A goods issue posting to a production order allocates actual costs to the production order and reduces the inventory of the issued materials. A goods issue can be posted as a backflush, which means that the system automatically issues the components that are required for production based on the bill of material (BOM) and the quantity produced. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 3, Lesson 1.

Supplier consignment is a special procurement process in which the materials are stored at your premises but are still owned by the vendor. What you must do when using supplier consignment are:

• Create consignment info records, which contain information about the conditions and delivery data for a consignment material from a specific vendor.
• Settle liabilities resulting from consignment stock withdrawals, which means that you pay the vendor for the materials that you have consumed from the consignment stock. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 4, Lesson 1.

The quota base quantity is the total quantity of a material that is to be procured over a certain period of time from various sources of supply. The quota arrangement specifies how this quantity is to be distributed among the sources of supply. If a new supplier is added to an existing quota arrangement, the quota base quantity must be updated to reflect the new situation. This way, the new supplier will be considered as if they had been part of the quota arrangement from the beginning. The other options do not ensure this, as they only affect the existing sources of supply or the source list. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Community]

The confirmation control key determines the sequence of required confirmations and whether a confirmation is a prerequisite for a goods receipt. It also controls the output type and the transmission medium for the confirmations1 References: SAP Help Portal - Confirmation Control Key

An access sequence is a search strategy that determines how the system finds an output condition record for a message type. An output condition record contains information such as output medium, output time, and output partner for a message type. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 7, Lesson 1.

A stock transport order is a special type of purchase order that allows you to transfer stock between two plants. Compared to a stock transfer posting, a stock transport order has some advantages, such as:

• You can create stock transport requisitions via MRP, which means you can plan the stock transfer based on the demand and supply situation of the plants1.
• You can post goods receipt to consumption, which means you can directly consume the transferred stock without updating the inventory2.
• You can plan delivery costs, which means you can include the transportation costs in the valuation of the transferred stock. References: SAP Help Portal, SAP Community, [SAP Blogs]

A business partner master record for a supplier is a central data record that contains information about the general data, accounting data, and purchasing data for a supplier. You must maintain a business partner master record for a supplier at the following organizational levels:

• Client, which is the highest level in the SAP system hierarchy and contains data that is valid for all organizational units.
• Purchasing organization, which is an organizational unit that is responsible for procuring materials or services for one or more plants and negotiating prices and conditions with vendors.
• Company code, which is the smallest organizational unit for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

To implement split valuation, you must do the following:

• Customize valuation categories and valuation types, which are the key elements of split valuation. A valuation category defines the criteria for splitting the valuation of a material, such as origin or quality. A valuation type is a subdivision of a valuation category that represents a specific stock type, such as country of origin A or B. You can customize valuation categories and valuation types in Customizing under Materials Management -> Valuation and Account Assignment -> Split Valuation -> Configure Split Valuation.
• Create additional accounting data for the relevant materials, which means that you must maintain the valuation data for each valuation type at valuation-area level. The valuation data includes the valuation price, total stock quantity, and total stock value for each valuation type. You can create additional accounting data for the relevant materials in the material master under Accounting 1 view. References: Split Valuation in Inventory Management | SAP Help Portal

Some characteristics of the material ledger are that it is used to valuate materials in different currencies, it is mandatory in SAP S/4HANA, and it is used to calculate different prices for material valuation. The material ledger is not used to calculate the standard price or must be activated per controlling area. References: [SAP Help Portal - Material Ledger Overview]

An open item on the GR/IR clearing account indicates a difference between the goods receipt and the invoice receipt for a purchase order item. This can occur when the invoiced quantity is more than the delivered quantity (over-invoicing) or when the delivered quantity is more than the invoiced quantity (under-invoicing). References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4515, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

Authorization object M_EINK_FRG for the release of purchasing documents contains the following fields:

• Release strategy, which defines the release codes and release indicators that are required for releasing a purchasing document.
• Release group, which groups together purchasing documents that have similar release characteristics such as document type or value limit. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

You use an invoicing plan in this scenario. An invoicing plan is a method of creating invoices automatically at predefined intervals or dates without referring to any service entry sheets or goods receipts. You can use an invoicing plan for blanket purchase orders or contracts that have a fixed amount and validity period. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4520, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

The conditions in an already created purchasing info record can be automatically updated by selecting the Info Update indicator when maintaining a quotation from a vendor. This indicator tells the system to update or create purchasing info records with the conditions from the quotation when saving it. The other options do not update the conditions in an existing purchasing info record, as they either create new purchasing info records or do not affect them at all. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Community]

The Purchase Requisition Touch Rate card in the Procurement Overview app shows the percentage of all purchase requisition items that require manual intervention during processing. A high touch rate indicates that there are many exceptions or errors that prevent the automatic conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders. You can use this card to analyze the reasons for manual intervention and take actions to improve the process efficiency. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The organizational structure for procurement consists of various organizational units that are related to each other. Some properties of this structure are:

• A plant can only belong to one company code, which is the smallest organizational unit for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up.
• Several storage locations may be assigned to a plant. A storage location is the place where materials are physically stored within a plant.
• A storage location key must be unique in a plant, but not in a company code. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A manually created reservation is a document that reserves a certain quantity of a material for a specific purpose or account assignment object. Some properties of a manually created reservation are:

• You can assign different account assignment objects per item, which means that you can allocate the costs for each reserved material to a different cost center, order, project, or asset.
• You can set the Movement Allowed indicator per item, which means that you can specify whether you want to allow goods movements for each reserved material or not. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

Situation Handling is a feature that helps users deal with situations that require their attention or action. A situation template is a predefined configuration that defines the rules and actions for a specific type of situation. For the following business scenarios, a situation template exists in Situation Handling:

• A supplier confirmation is pending, which means that a vendor has not confirmed a purchase order or has confirmed it with different conditions than expected.
• A contract is ready as a source of supply, which means that a contract has been released and can be used as a valid source of supply for purchase requisitions or purchase orders. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 8, Lesson 1.

During reorder point planning, the system performs a net requirement calculation for every material included in the planning run and carries out a lot-size calculation for every material with net requirements. The system does not flag materials that have been subject to an activity relevant to MRP or perform backward scheduling to determine the availability dates of purchase requisitions2 References: SAP Help Portal - Reorder Point Planning

When you create a blanket purchase order for several minor repairs that may occur during the year, you must enter the following data:

• An account assignment category, which determines how the costs for the repairs are allocated to an account assignment object such as cost center or order.
• An overall limit value, which specifies the maximum amount that can be invoiced for all items within the validity period of the blanket purchase order. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

Centrally agreed contracts are contracts that are created by a central purchasing organization and can be used by multiple purchasing organizations within a company. Some of the characteristics of centrally agreed contracts are:

• You can use centrally agreed contracts in a procurement hub scenario, which means that you can leverage the central purchasing organization’s negotiation power and expertise to procure materials or services for other purchasing organizations.
• You cannot specify plants in centrally agreed contracts, which means that the contracts are not plant-specific and can be used by any plant that belongs to the purchasing organizations that are assigned to the central purchasing organization. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]

Contract leakage is a key performance indicator that measures the percentage of purchase orders that do not have a contract reference, although an existing contract could have been used. It indicates how well the procurement organization is utilizing its contracts and avoiding unnecessary spending. Off-contract spend is a similar concept, but it measures the absolute value of purchase orders that are not covered by contracts. Unused contracts are contracts that have not been used at all or have been used below a certain threshold. Purchase order value is the total value of purchase orders created in a given period. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]

The SAP Smart Business key performance indicator (KPI) tiles are interactive dashboards that provide real-time insights and analytics for purchasing processes. Some of the key features of these tiles are:

• Insight to Action: This feature allows the user to drill down into the details of the KPI and perform appropriate actions based on the analysis. For example, the user can view the purchase requisitions that are overdue and create purchase orders for them directly from the tile.
• Smart alert thresholds: This feature allows the user to set different thresholds for the KPI values and change the color or icon of the tile accordingly. For example, the user can set a red alert if the purchase requisition-to-order cycle time exceeds a certain limit. The tile will display a red icon and notify the user of the critical situation.

You can create MRP areas to plan materials differently within a plant. An MRP area is an organizational unit that represents a separate area of material requirements planning within a plant. You can use MRP areas to plan materials according to different criteria such as storage location, subcontractor, or sales area. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4525, Unit 1, Lesson 1.