Introduction
General Notes and Information It is strongly recommended that you read through the entire exercise prior to starting. Not all instructions
can be provided in a linear manner.
The following symbols are used to indicate important information as described below:
An arrow highlights an important instruction that must not be overlooked.
A text box prompts you to type-in an important piece of information.
Each student or group will be assigned a unique three digit identifier. This identifier is used in all
exercises to uniquely identify your data. Whenever you see ### in these exercises, replace it with your
identifier.
Always work with your data – your vendor, your materials, your general ledger accounts, etc.
Business Process Overview The procurement process allows GBI to acquire or purchase material from a vendor. This process can
be used to purchase trading goods as well as raw material.
In this exercise you will review the master data relevant to purchasing.
Chapter 04: The Procurement Process
Exercise 04-01: Review Procurement Master Data
Single Company Code
Rev: 08/25/2010
Name(s):
Course & Selection:
Identifier:
Client:
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Exercise Prerequisites None
Exercise Workflow
Exercise Deliverables Deliverables are consolidated into one answer sheet at the end of this exercise. For this exercise
you will need the following deliverables.
In the System:
None
On the answer sheet:
Answers to the Questions
Fill out answer sheet and submit to your instructor
You may be assigned additional deliverables. Be sure to check with your instructor!
Review material
master
Review vendor
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Review material
inventory
Review account
balance
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Step 1: Review Material Master
Step 1.1: Navigate to the transaction to display material master:
Q1: What is the transaction code to display (current) a material: ---------------
Q2: What is the transaction code to create (general) a material: ----------------
Q3: What is the transaction code to change (immediately) a material: ---------
Step 1.2: In the “Display Material (Initial Screen)” enter the following information:
Field Name Data Entry
Material Code for your ELBOW PADS
In order to search for your Elbow Pads, click on the search box next to the text field. In
the search window, enter *### in the Material field. This will bring up all of your materials.
(ENTER)
Step 1.3: In the “Select View(s)” window highlight the following options:
Basic Data 1
Purchasing
Accounting 1
The first time you go through the above step, click on the Default Setting icon
on the dialog box. This will save these selections as defaults so that they will automatically be
selected the next time through. In subsequent iterations of this step, just click ENTER
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Step 1.4: Next, in the “Organizational Levels” window, specify the desired organization
levels.
Field Name Data Entry
Plant Code for the Miami Distribution Center
Valuation Type Leave Blank
The first time you go through the above step, click on the Default Setting icon
on the dialog box. This will save these selections as defaults so that they will automatically be
selected the next time through. In subsequent iterations of this step, just click ENTER.
(ENTER)
You are now in the “Display Material EPAD1### (Trading Goods)” screen.
Step 1.5: Using the information in the material master, fill in the Table 1. You will have to
navigate between tabs in order to find all the information. Once you are done
with your elbow pads, exit from the Display Material screen and repeat the steps
for the four materials listed below and complete the following table. Each row in
the table is for one material:
Your Road Helmet
Your Repair Kit
Your Off Road Helmet
Your Knee Pad
You can use the navigation arrows in the upper-right to find all of the views. The simplest
way to access each selected view it to press enter- this will move you through each of the selected
views. Be sure to look at the data in each view; scroll down as well.
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Your
Material
Number
Base unit
Of measure
Gross
weight and
Unit of
Weight
Material
Group
Purchasing
Group
Moving
Price
Price
Control
Valuation
Class
EPAD1###
RHMT1###
RKIT1###
OHMT1###
KPAD1###
Table 1 – Material master data
Exercise Deliverables
In the system:
None
On the answer sheet:
Answers to the Questions
The table with data for your materials
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Step 2: Review Vendor Master
Step 2.1: Navigate to the transaction to display vendor master:
Q4: What is the transaction code to display a vendor:---------------------------
Q5: What is the transaction code to create a vendor:----------------------------
Q6: What is the transaction code to change a vendor:---------------------------
Step 2.2: In the “Display Vendor: Initial Screen” screen, enter the following information
Field Name Data Entry
Vendor Code for your Olympic Protective Gear
Company Code Code for the GBI US
Purchasing Organization Code for the US Purchasing Organization
To find your version of Olympic Protective Gear, click on the search box next to the text
field. ( ) In the search window, enter *### in the vendor field and press enter. This will
bring up all of your vendors.
Select the following check boxes:
Under General Data: Address
Under Company Code Data: Accounting info
Under Purchasing Organization: Purchasing data
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inventory
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Step 2.3: Scroll through the different screens using the previous screen and next
screen icons at the top and answer the following questions:
Q7: What is the postal code for this vendor: -------------------------------------
Q8: What is the reconciliation account number for this vendor: ----------------
Q9: What are the payment terms: ------------------------------------------------
Q10: What is the order currency: --------------------------------------------------
Q11: What is the minimum order value: ------------------------------------------
Exercise Deliverables
In the System:
None
On the answer sheet:
Answers to the Questions
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Step 3: Review Material Inventory
Step 3.1: Navigate to the transaction to display material inventory:
Q12: What is the transaction code to display a material’s inventory level: ------
Step 3.2: In the “Display Warehouse Stock of Material” screen, enter the following:
Field Name Data Entry
Material Number for your elbow pads
(EXECUTE)
Q13: How many of your elbow pads are there in the Miami plant: --------------
Exercise Deliverables
In the System:
None
On the answer sheet:
Answers to the Questions
Review material master
Review vendor master
Review material
inventory
Review account balance
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Step 4: Review Account Balance
Step 4.1: Navigate to the transaction to display vendor account balances:
Q14: What is the transaction code to display a vendor’s balance: ---------------
Step 4.2: In the “Vendor Balance Display” screen, enter the following:
Field Name Data Entry
Vendor Number for your Olympic Protective Gear
Company Code Code for GBI US
Fiscal Year Current Year
(EXECUTE)
Q15: What is the vendor number for your Olympic Protective Gear: ------------
Q16: What is the current account balance for your Olympic Protective
Gear: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you get a message “No data read for fiscal year ……” this means that there are no
transactions in the system for your vendor. Therefore the vendor balance is zero.
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master
Review
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master
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material
inventory
Review
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In the System:
None
On the answer sheet:
Answers to the Questions
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Attachment 1: Exercise Answer Sheet
Name(s): --------------------
Course & Selection: -------
Identifier: ------------------
Client: ----------------------
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Q1: What is the transaction code to display a material: -------------------------
Q2: What is the transaction code to create a material: --------------------------
Q3: What is the transaction code to change a material:-------------------------
Q4: What is the transaction code to display a vendor:---------------------------
Q5: What is the transaction code to create a vendor: ---------------------------
Q6: What is the transaction code to change a vendor: --------------------------
Q7: What is the postal code for this vendor: ------------------------------------
Q8: What is the reconciliation account number for this vendor: ----------------
Q9: What are the payment terms: ------------------------------------------------
Q10: What is the order currency: --------------------------------------------------
Q11: What is the minimum order value: -------------------------------------------
Q12: What is the transaction code to display a material’s inventory level: ------
Q13: How many of your elbow pads are there in the Miami plant: -------------
Q14: What is the transaction code to display a vendor’s balance: ---------------
Q15: What is the vendor number for your Olympic Protective Gear: -------------
Q16: What is the current account balance for your Olympic Protective
Gear: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Base unit
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Gross
Weight and
Unit of
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Material
Group
Purchasing
Group
Moving
Price
Price
Control
Valuation
Class
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RHMT1###
RKIT1###
OHMT1###
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