Sap Mm Purchasing Simplified For Beginners

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Easy Introduction into Purchasing Processing in SAP ERP

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.4

- To know the process Procure to Pay and its documents in SAP MM
- To maintain master data especially for purchasing
- To perform standard purchasing activities for materials and services

What you'll learn

To know the process Procure to Pay and its documents in SAP MM
To maintain master data especially for purchasing
To perform standard purchasing activities for materials and services
To know all other purchasing documents and some features in purchasing processing

* Requirements

* Have basic knowledge of SAP ERP.
* Be familiar with the SAP GUI and the SAP Easy Access Menu.
* Have a basic understanding of Purchasing terminology.

Description

All companies need to procure something and many large or medium-sized businesses use SAP solutions. It is therefore advantageous to acquire appropriate knowledge. And with this course, you get a head start on purchasing processing in SAP ERP.

Get familiar with the various steps involved in procurement. Get to know the essential data and documents for purchasing in SAP. You'll see, it's not that difficult to operate in the SAP system. At the end of the course you will know all the necessary master data and purchasing documents to confidently start working in SAP's Purchasing component.

Who this course is for:

  • Enduser with basic knowledge who want an introduction into purchasing processing in SAP ERP

Course content

6 sections • 33 lectures

Your instructor and course content Preview 02:34

Welcome to the course, presentation of the course content and course structure.

Preview Preview 00:57

Short preview of the lectures in this section.

Purchasing as Part of Logistics Preview 05:32

This video will show you the big picture, meaning where Purchasing fits into SAP ERP Operations.

Procurement Cycle or P2P Preview 06:22

It's about the procurement process and the possible or required documents in Materials Management.

Organizational Units in Purchasing Preview 05:43

The necessary organizational units for Purchasing will be presented.

Master Data Overview Preview 06:38

Short overview of the relevant master data in Purchasing.

Review Purchasing Basics Preview 02:43

Summary of the section's content.

Just one question ...

Preview Preview 00:44

Short overview of the section's content.

Create Vendor Master Preview 05:44

How to create a Vendor Master using the transaction MK01.

Extend and block Vendor Master Preview 05:54

How to add the purchasing view to an existing Vendor Master, how to block or unblock a Vendor Master and how to call a list of Vendors.

Display and Extend Material Master Preview 08:39

In this video I'm going to demonstrate how to display a material master, how to extend it and how to create a materials list.

Maintain Purchasing Info Record Preview 07:31

You're going to learn about the functions and structure of Info Records, but also how to manually create one.

Maintain Service Master and Service Conditions Preview 07:38

How to handle service masters and service conditions.

Review Master Data in Purchasing Preview 03:11

Summary of the section's content.

Preview Preview 00:50

Short overview of the section's topics.

Create Standard Purchase Requisition Preview 09:11

Ultimately, you're able to use the transaction ME51N to create a Standard PR. This Purchase Requisiton will contain three items, one for stock material, one for consumption and one for services.

Process Standard Purchase Requisition Preview 08:18

By the end, you know how to display a worklist using the Document Overview within the change transaction ME52N, how to assign a source of supply and run a price simulation and how to use the Follow-on Functions ME56 Assign or ME57 Assign and Process.

Convert Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order Preview 07:53

By the end you know the transaction screen of ME21N, how PR-items are converted to a Purchase Order and how the documents PR and PO are thus connected in the system.

Create and Print Standard Purchase Order Preview 07:39

How to create and print a Purchase Order without a preceding document.

Vendor Confirmations Preview 05:59

After the PO has been send to the vendor, the actual order processing would thus be terminated. But else, there's the Order Acknowledgement by the vendor, which will be explained in this lecture.

Review Purchasing Processing Preview 04:01

Summary of the section's content.

Preview Preview 01:08

Short preview of the lectures in this section about More Purchasing Processing.

Request for Quotation Preview 09:03

By the end you're able to use the transaction ME41 to create RFQ's, to use the transaction ME47 to maintain the quotations and finally, the transaction ME49 to run a price comparison report.

Quantity Contract Preview 09:56

In this lecture I'm going to demonstrate a complete purchasing process including a quantity contract.

Value Contract and Scheduling Agreement Preview 07:34

To complete the subject outline agreements, the value contract and the scheduling agreement will be presented.

Blanket Purchase Order Preview 05:13

To simplify and accelerate such business transactions, a Blanket Purchase Order, also called Framework Order, is appropriate. And in this lexture I'm going to explain to you this special form of simplified procurement.

Automations using Source Lists and Quota Arrangements Preview 05:45

You're getting to know in which order the system looks for possible sources of supply, how to maintain a Source List using the transaction ME01 and how a Quota Arrangement works.

Release Strategies and Commitments Preview 04:50

In Purchasing, users create documents that represent commitments to other companies. For that reason, it’s recommended to check and monitor the documents in terms of content and value.

Special Procurement Types Preview 03:41

You're going to get an overview of other possible types of procurement such as consignment, subcontracting, third-party processsing and stock transfer using stock transfer order.

Other SAP Solutions for Procurement Preview 03:14

In addition to the Purchasing component in SAP ERP, there are other SAP solutions for the procurement of goods and services.

Review of More Purchasing Processing Preview 05:07

Summary of the section's content.

End of the course Preview 01:44

The last video in the course.