You can assign one purchasing organization to several company codes, one purchasing organization to one company code, or one purchasing organization to several plants across company codes in Customizing for the enterprise structure. These assignments determine the scope and level of purchasing activities. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

When setting up a cross-company-code purchasing organization, you do not need to maintain the assignment of plant to purchasing group. A purchasing group is an organizational unit that is responsible for the day-to-day purchasing activities for one or more materials or services. A purchasing group can be assigned to one or more plants, but it is not mandatory. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

Purchase-order-based invoice verification is a process of verifying and posting an invoice with reference to a purchase order. Some key features of this process are:

• The system proposes the quantity to be invoiced as the difference between the total delivered quantity and the total quantity already invoiced. This ensures that you do not pay more than what you have received.
• Partial deliveries for a purchase order item are NOT flagged as individual invoice items. This means that you can post one invoice for multiple partial deliveries of the same purchase order item. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4515, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

When you enter a supplier invoice for a purchase order that has already been delivered, you can use the following documents as a reference:

• Delivery note, which is a document issued by the vendor that confirms the delivery of goods and contains information such as delivery date, quantity, and weight.
• Goods receipt, which is a document posted by you that records the receipt of goods from a vendor and updates the stock and inventory data. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4515, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

To set up the Situation Handling use case for Quantity Deficit in Supplier’s Delivery, you must use the Monitor Situations app and the Manage Situation Types app. The Monitor Situations app allows you to view and process situations that require your attention, such as delivery delays or quantity deficits. The Manage Situation Types app allows you to configure the settings and rules for different types of situations, such as defining the threshold values and actions for quantity deficit situations. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 8, Lesson 1.

To have MRP generate a procurement proposal for 1000 pieces for each supplier, you must maintain the following:

• Set a maximum lot size in the quota arrangement item and activate the lx checkbox, which means that MRP will split the total requirement quantity according to the quota allocation and create one procurement proposal per quota arrangement item.
• Set a maximum quota quantity in the quota arrangement item for each supplier, which limits the total quantity that can be procured from each supplier within a validity period. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4525, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

To enable automatic generation of the purchase order at the time of goods receipt without a corresponding purchase order, you must meet the following prerequisites:

• Automatic purchase order generation is activated for the movement type in Customizing, which means that the system will create a purchase order automatically when you post a goods receipt with movement type 501 (Goods receipt without purchase order).
• A default purchase order type is specified for the goods receipt, which determines the document category and number range for the purchase order.
• A valid purchasing info record exists for the material and supplier combination, which contains information about the conditions and delivery data for a material from a specific vendor. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

Time-dependent conditions are conditions that have different values depending on the validity period. For example, you can have different prices or discounts for different time intervals within a contract or a scheduling agreement. You can configure the usage of time-dependent conditions for these two documents in Customizing for Materials Management under Purchasing -> Conditions -> Define Price Determination Process -> Define Schema Determination -> Determine Schema for Standard Purchase Orders -> Assign Schema Group to Purchasing Organization. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 5, Lesson 1.

To enable the ability to personalize the home page, you must configure it in the SAP Fiori launchpad. The SAP Fiori launchpad is a role-based, personalized, and real-time access point for SAP applications and services. You can configure the personalization settings for the home page in Customizing under SAP Fiori -> Launchpad -> Personalization Settings. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A movement type is a key that determines how goods movements are updated in inventory management and accounting. When defining a new movement type, you can configure some of the following aspects:

• The value string for account determination, which means that you can define which accounts are posted during the goods movement based on the valuation area, valuation class, account category reference, transaction/event key, etc.
• The allowed transactions, which means that you can define which transactions (such as goods receipt, goods issue, transfer posting, etc.) are possible with the movement type.
• The field control, which means that you can define which fields are mandatory, optional, or hidden in the material document for the movement type. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]

To manually post an initial entry of stock for a material in SAP S/4HANA, you can use the following options:

• On the SAP Fiori launchpad, use the Post Goods Movement app, which allows you to post various types of goods movements such as goods receipts, goods issues, transfers, or returns. You can enter both a quantity and an amount for the initial entry of stock.
• In the SAP GUI, use transaction MIGO (Goods Movement), which is similar to the Post Goods Movement app but with a different user interface. You can also enter both a quantity and an amount for the initial entry of stock. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

To determine the safety stock during automatic reorder point planning, the system requires the following data:

• Service level, which is the probability of avoiding a stockout situation during the replenishment lead time.
• Mean absolute deviation, which is a measure of the forecast accuracy based on the historical consumption data.
• Replenishment lead time, which is the time required to procure or produce a material. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4525, Unit 1, 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.

SAP Fiori achieves the role-based design principle by using the following methods:

• By giving end users exactly what they need for their work, which means that SAP Fiori apps are tailored to the specific tasks and processes that users perform in their roles.
• By decomposing big transactions into several discrete apps suited to the user’s role, which means that SAP Fiori apps are focused on one or a few activities that users can complete quickly and easily. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

A business partner is a person or organization that has a business relationship with your company. When creating a new business partner, you can choose from the following categories:

• Organization, which represents a legal entity such as a company, corporation, or institution.
• Person, which represents an individual such as an employee, customer, or contact person.
• Customer, which represents a business partner who purchases products or services from your company. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4500, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The account category reference is a grouping of material types that have a similar account determination. By assigning the same account category reference to different material types, you can control that they use the same valuation class for account determination. The valuation class is a key factor that determines which general ledger accounts are posted during inventory transactions. Therefore, if you want to set up the same account determination for raw materials (material type ROH) and operating supplies (material type HIBE), you can group them by assigning the same account category reference to these material types. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]

When you post an invoice with invoice reduction, two accounting documents are created: one for the invoice posting and one for the credit memo posting. A message is also created that can be issued to the supplier as a notification of a credit memo posting. The invoice is not blocked for payment until the supplier confirms the credit memo receipt, and only one accounting document is not created, containing both the invoice and the credit memo postings. References: [SAP Help Portal - Invoice Reduction]

 You can perform an item-wise release in the flexible workflow for purchasing for a purchase requisition. A purchase requisition is an internal document that requests the procurement of a material or service. An item-wise release means that you can release each item in a purchase requisition separately according to different criteria such as amount, material group, or plant. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

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.

Document parking is a function that allows you to save incomplete or incorrect documents temporarily without carrying out any postings or checks. You can use document parking in the following situations:

• Account assignment information is missing for an invoice item, which means that you do not know how to allocate the costs for the invoice item to an account assignment object such as cost center or order.
• An EDI invoice containing variances is received, which means that there are differences between the invoice data and the purchase order or goods receipt data that need to be resolved before posting the invoice. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4515, Unit 1, 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 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.

If you want to implement production planning and product costing in your company, you must choose plant as the organizational level for stock valuation. This means that each plant has its own valuation area and valuation class for each material. This allows you to valuate materials differently in different plants and calculate production costs accurately. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4550, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

The field that you can use to prevent a discontinued material from being procured is Material Status. This field allows you to block or restrict certain functions for a material, such as purchasing, production, sales, etc. You can define different material statuses in Customizing and assign them to materials in the material master record. For example, you can define a material status that blocks purchasing and sales for a material and assign it to a discontinued material. This way, you can prevent any further procurement or sales of that material.

The different types of SAP Fiori apps are analytical, fact sheet, and transactional. Analytical apps provide real-time insights into key performance indicators, fact sheet apps display contextual information and key facts about central objects, and transactional apps allow users to perform transactions or change settings. KPI report and interactive are not valid types of SAP Fiori apps. References: [SAP Help Portal - Types of SAP Fiori Apps]

When you post a goods receipt to stock with reference to a purchase order, you can perform the following actions:

• Post a goods receipt for part of the order quantity, which means that you can receive multiple partial deliveries for the same purchase order item.
• Split the quantity received to multiple storage locations, which means that you can distribute the goods receipt quantity among different places where materials are physically stored within a plant.
• Post the quantity received to quality inspection stock, which means that the materials are subject to a quality inspection before they can be used or sold. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4510, Unit 2, Lesson 1.