Learn SAP MM With Functional Changes in S/4 HANA - Part 3

Mastering Material Management (MM) in SAP S/4HANA: A Comprehensive Guide

Organizational Structure & S/4HANA Activation

Understand the foundational MM enterprise structure in SAP S/4HANA. This section covers:

• MM Organizational Units: A detailed overview of the core organizational units within MM.
• S/4HANA Change: Learn how to effectively activate Material Ledger for enhanced financial integration.
• Client Configuration: Essential steps to define your SAP client, including:
  • Company Code Definition: Setting up your financial entity.
  • Plant Definition: Establishing your operational locations.
  • Storage Location Setup: Defining physical storage areas.
  • Address Management: Maintaining accurate vendor and customer addresses.
• Purchasing Organization Configuration: Tailor your purchasing processes with:
  • Plant Specific Purchasing Organization: Setting up purchasing for individual plants.
  • Cross Plant Purchasing Organization: Managing purchasing across multiple plants.
  • Cross Company Purchasing Organization: Managing purchasing across multiple company codes.
  • Standard Purchasing Organization: The foundational purchasing unit.
  • Global and Reference Purchasing Organizations: Establishing global purchasing strategies.
• Key Configuration Tasks:
  • Purchasing Group Creation: Defining groups of buyers.
  • Activate Material Ledger: A step-by-step guide to activating Material Ledger in S/4HANA (OMX).
  • Production Startup of Material Ledger: Initiating Material Ledger processes (CKMSTART).

Document Type Configuration: Streamlining Procurement

Optimize your procurement processes with robust document type configuration. This includes:

• Document Type Controls: Implementing controls for document creation and modification.
• Field Selection Group Hierarchy: Defining field layouts for different document types.
• PR Document Type Configuration: Detailed configuration and controls for Purchase Requisitions.
• Item Interval & Number Range: Managing item numbering and number ranges (internal/external).
• Field Selection: Configuring fields for various document types.
• Control - STO / Outline Agreements: Managing stock transport orders and outline agreements.
• Release Strategy Configuration: Setting up release workflows for documents.
• Link Item Categories / Document Types: Establishing relationships between item categories and document types.
• RFQ Document Types: Configuring Request for Quotation document types.
• Time Dependent Conditions: Implementing conditions based on time intervals.
• Scheduling Agreement Document Types: Configuring document types for scheduling agreements.
• Releases Allowed Config: Defining allowed release levels.
• Time Dependent Conditions Config: Configuring time-based conditions.
• Processing Time for Purchase Requisitions: Setting processing time limits.
• Screen Layout Configuration: Customizing screen layouts at various levels (Level 1-5).
• Purchase Requisitions Text Types & Copying Rules: Managing text types and copying rules.
• Tolerance Limits for Archiving: Defining archiving tolerance limits.
• Purchase Order Tolerance Limits for Price Variance: Setting tolerance limits for price variance.
• PE - Price Variance - Purchasing Configuration: Configuring price variance settings.
• SE - Max. Cash Discount Deduction Configuration: Setting maximum cash discount deductions.
• Config - Reason for Ordering / Cancellation: Defining reasons for ordering and cancellation.

Release Strategy Configuration: Automating Procurement Approvals

Automate and control your procurement process with effective release strategy configuration. Learn about:

• PO Release Strategy Overview: Understanding the basics of Purchase Order release strategies.
• Release Strategy for Internal Documents: Configuring release strategies for internal procurement documents.
• Release Strategy for External Documents: Configuring release strategies for external procurement documents.
• Structure of Release Strategy with Classification: Using classification for structured release workflows.
• Configuration Steps for RS with Classification: Step-by-step guide to configuring release strategies with classification.
• Key Points in Release Strategy / Transactions: Important considerations and transactions for release strategy management.
• Communication Structures in Release Strategy: Defining communication paths within the release process.
• Configuration Nodes for Document Release Strategies: Understanding the different configuration nodes.
• S/4HANA Change - Flexible Workflow for Outline Agreements: Leveraging flexible workflows for outline agreements.
• Configure Release Strategy for Purchase Order: Setting up release strategies for purchase orders.
• Create Characteristics: Defining characteristics for release criteria.
• Create Class: Creating classes for grouping characteristics