FAQs

• Explain how SAP GUI handles output screen for the user.

  The SAP front-end s/w can either run on the same computer or on different computers provided for that purpose. User terminal input is accepted by the SAP terminal program SAP GUI, converted to SAP proprietary format and sent to the SAP disp...

• I would like to know which users have access to particular transactions. Is this possible?

  Yes. There are several ways. I think the easiest one is for you to run transaction /nSUIM. In this transaction (User Information System), drill down to: Infosystem authorization -User -Users by complex selection criteria -By transaction...

• How do I set up SAP Basis?

  Run "disp+work -version". If you do NOT see anything saying, "compiled with 64-bit libraries," then your system is running the 32-bit R/3 kernel version. Also, I encourage you to take a look at SAP Note 192822 titled, "FAQ: 32-bit/64-bit R...

• Does Basis administration involve the J2EE and ABAP engines?

  Yes, Basis administration does involve the J2EE and ABAP engines, but not necessarily both at once. The most common is the administration of the Web Application Server (Web AS ABAP system). The J2EE applies to environments where Web develop...

• What is the difference between Basis and the Application Server?

  Basis is part of the application server. But, think of Basis as the foundation of the SAP system. "Basis" has to do with the installation and configuration of components that make the system work. About the ABAP/4 language: programs are com...

• How does the customer service portion of CRM help a business grow?

  Customer satisfaction is a key element of customer loyalty. Loyal and satisfied customers become long-term customers. Loyal customers are also your best advocates. Word of mouth recommendations create the most persuasive marketing for your...

• Does CRM require dedicated IT support staff?

  Traditional CRM does; Hosted CRM does not. Traditional CRM requires in-house IT resources to install and maintain the software and hardware. Hosted CRM providers manage all software upgrades, data security, data privacy, hardware maintenanc...

• Is CRM easy to use?

  A good CRM solution should be easy to use. Hosted CRM solutions are no more complex than the web applications that most people are already familiar with. CRM solutions drawing on proven, familiar web services such as online banking, online...

• Is CRM expensive?

  Traditional CRM systems will cost more than Hosted CRM solutions, especially given the IT overhead of traditional systems. Traditional CRM systems require dedicated computing hardware, software installation, maintenance, and the staff to ma...

• Is CRM difficult to set up?

  CRM should not be difficult to set up, however, sometimes it is. This is because some traditional CRM implementation requires hardware and software installation, followed by a long period of customization for the requirements of a particula...

• I run a small business and I don't have that many customers. Why do I need special software to manage them?

  CRM can benefit a small business by consolidating customer data into a single system. As a business grows, keeping a record of all transactions can become overwhelming. CRM tools allow you to manage your customer interactions more efficient...

• Can we combine a non-inventory item with an inventory item in one invoice?

  Make the non-stock material deliverable, but not pickable. Both items will carry into the delivery, and therefore appear on the same invoice.

• How can we price by material and pref?

  The field used to look up at the price is defined in Access sequence. You may find a step with PMATN as material number. If you insert a step with MATNR then the system will first look for the material, if not found (use the exclusion tick...

• Is there an user exit to copy the data into planning table?

  Use user exit MCP20001 and include ZXSOPU01.

• How can we make the Customer Group 1 (or 2, 3, 4, 5) a mandatory field?

  Logistic General-> Logistics Basic Data: Business Partners -> Customers -> Control -> Define account groups and field selection for customer.

• We want to explode Bill of Material automatically at time of Order entry and explode an Equipment BOM in the sales order?

  Use an item category that is configured for bills of material for having a sales BOM to explode automatically. Standard SAP item categories are : TAQ - Pricing and inventory control take place at the BOM header level TAP - Pricing and i...

• How can we set up to have the VAT# be accepted in the Ship-To Master File Data Control screen?

  IMG->Fin. Acct.->AR and AP ->Customer acct->Master Record -> Prepare to Create Customer-> Define Acct. Group.

• we have to enter a shipping point while creating a delivery. Is it possible to create delivery without shipping points?

  When you are releasing a sales order, choose Sales document -> Subsequent functions-> Create delivery, then the shipping point will be brought in from the sales order. In all other scenarios you have to key in the shipping point. The above...

• The PL00 condition is fine in delivery.

  In order to use the Packing list PL00 (packing slip in delivery) you must do 'Packing' in the delivery note (edit->packing)

• Will Source List automatically appear in Material Master as default if maintained at plant level using OME5?

  If you have maintained source list requirement in OME5 and have not maintained the source list for the material , Po can not be released. You are required to maintain source list for all materials in the plant where the indicator is set if...

• What is the use of configurable material.?

  Configurable material is useful if you have a large number of combination of parts that go into a product. It means different permutations and combinations of the parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each comb...

• The matchcode object selection is defaulted to matctcode ID "B". Iwould like to change to M "Material by Description" What is the solution?

  Press the pull down arrow on the material number field and matchcode "B" is displayed, press F5 double-click matchcode i.d. "M", then press F6 . This will set matchcode "M" as the default.

• We have defined all the variables for the materials. However, when I attempt to use Material Matchcode object MAT1, I get the response "No possible entries found". Why?

  Matchcode i.d. "B", "Material by bill of material" has a selection condition for field STLNR NE ' '. STLNR is the BOM number associated with a material in table MAST. Hence the message - "no possible entries..." pops up if there are no bill...

• Have any one you done this in IM: Inactivating the standard Movement Types. Say for eg. I don't want to end user to use this MType 501- Receipt without ref to PO.

  You can delete the accounts assignments which are used for 501 movement type, in T030 table. Transaction code is OBYC.

• When I want to settle Framework order. On Information Text, I had a message "Invoicing plan: No message was found for partner 100454/company code 2000"

  According to SAP Notes, when an invoicing plan is settled, you can create a document/e-mail or etc to notify your supplier or internal personnel. The IMG setting (SAP 4.7) can be set in Material Mgmt --> Logistic Invoice Verification --> Me...

• Why system giving me only warning message instead of error message when I am trying to make GR with a material which already tick for deletion flag. Is there any configuration mistake ?

  Through OMCQ , set message no M7 430 for error.

• What is the difference between Blanket Purchase Order and the Framework Order.

  In general the Blanket POs are used for consumable materials such as Xerorx papers with a short text (does not need to have Master Record) with Item Category ' B' i.e.limit, where in the PO validity period as well as the limits are to be me...

• How to add an attachment to a Purchase Order in SAP?

  You can attach manually any document to PO without using Document Management System ( DMS ) in SAP 4.6C. But you cannot attach document while you create PO in T/Code ME21N

• Can any one tell me what is MM closing and what is FI closing? How can I know if period is closed?

  MM closing means that you can not post materials document. In MM area you have two open periods current and previous. If you do not set other in MMRV - here you can check which are the open MM periods for company code. If you check Allow...

• Uploading Edited Shapefiles into BI Systems

  Prerequisites You have completed the following steps: Created a local copy of the shapefile Downloaded BI master data into a dBase file Maintained the SAPBWKEY column Procedure The last step is to attach the shapefile set (.shp, .shx, .dbf)...

• Delivered Geo-Characteristics BI InfoObject

  Definition With Business Content, SAP NetWeaver BI delivers a range of geo-characteristics. Structure The following are the most important delivered geo-characteristics: Static geo-characteristics Technical Name Description 0COUNTRY Country...

• Shapefiles Static and Dynamic Geo-Characteristics SAP BI Info Object

  Definition ArcView GIS software files from ESRI that contain digital map material of areas or polygons (shapes). Shapefiles define the geometry and attributes of static geo-characteristics. Note that shapefiles have to be available in the f...

• Mapping Geo-Relevant Characteristics SAP BI InfoObject

  Definition To display BI data geographically, a link between this data and the respective geographical characteristic must be created. This process is called Mapping Geo-Relevant Characteristics. Structure The geographical information abou...

• SAP BI Creating InfoObjects: Characteristics

  Procedure ... 1. In the context menu of your InfoObject catalog for characteristics, select Create InfoObject. 2. Enter a name and a description 3. Specify a reference characteristic or a template InfoObject. If you choose a template InfoOb...

• SAP BI InfoObject Naming Conventions

  Use As is the case for other objects in BI, the customer namespace A-Z is also reserved for InfoObjects. When you create an InfoObject, the name you give it has to begin with a letter. BI Content InfoObjects start with 0. For more informati...

• SAP BI Additional InfoObject Catalog Functions

  Documents This function allows you to display, create or change documents for your InfoObject catalog. See: Documents. Info Functions There are various info-functions on the status of the InfoCube Catalog: · the log display for activation a...

• SAP BI Creating InfoObject Catalogs

  Prerequisites Ensure that all the InfoObjects that you want to transfer into the InfoObject catalog are active. If you want to define an InfoObject catalog in the same way as an InfoSource, then the InfoSource has to be available and active...

• SAP BI InfoObject Catalog

  Definition An InfoObject catalog is a collection of InfoObjects grouped according to application-specific criteria. There are two types of InfoObject catalogs: Characteristic and Key figure. Use An InfoObject catalog is assigned to an InfoA...

• SAP BI InfoObject

  Definition Business evaluation objects are known in BI as InfoObjects. They are divide into characteristics (for example, customers), key figures (for example, revenue), units (for example, currency, amount unit), time characteristics (for...

• Today is a holiday, and is paid, where do I do specify such type of things?

  Using Holiday Class and Day Type.

• What is meant by work schedule rules?

  WSR is used to define your WS for a defined period. It Comprises your EE Subgroup,PWS, HC. We can default the WSR using the Feature SCHKZ for your grouping.

• What are dynamic actions? Where do you configure them?

  Dynamic Actions are automatically trigerred by the system when certain actions met. Eg: If you enter no of Child as 2 in IT0002, the system automically triggers the IT0021, subtype Child to enter the details, Otherwise it wont trigger the I...

• What is the IT store employee's previous industry sector?

  IT0023.

• What is the IT to store educational establishment types? Why do you need them? Do educational certificates and branches of studies come under the same IT?

  IT0022. To maintain the educational details of the employee.

• How many co.codes can you assign to a personnel area? How many pers. Areas can be assigned to a company code? Explain.

  Co Code can contain any number of PA, but one PA must contain One Co Code. Because Co Code is the legal entity of the company, using which the FI people draw various statements like BS, PL account.

• What is meant by an enterprise structure? (I said it comprises of Company code, Personnel Area and Personnel Subarea, but the panelist says, he's not satisfied with the answers. Do I need to add anything else to this answer?)

  You have to explain the full concept of Enterprise Structure and how it related to Employee Structure and where we assign this to Employees, and for what purpose we defining the Ent structure.

• What do you mean by assigning priorities to positions in recruitment? In orgn. Mgmt.?

  In which Priority the applicant can apply for Position.

• Can you assign a job to another job, and a position to another position? Explain.

  We have to assign Position to Job. Because Job is General (Eg: Manager) and Position is Specific (Manager -Hr). We can relate two Positions like Reports to, subordniate...

• How can you create new objects in org. mgmt?

  To create a new object go to OM -> Basic Settings -> Data Model enhancement - > Create Objects their relationship and TC.

• What is the difference between end-of-page and end-of-selection?

  End-of-page : is footer of the page. End-of-selection: is triggered At the end of the processing block.