S4550Cross-Functional Customizing in Materials Management

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vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: Solution Manager and Customizing Projects

1 Lesson: Defining Customizing Projects

3 Unit 2: General Settings

3 Lesson: Checking Countries and Currencies3 Lesson: Defining Units of Measurement3 Lesson: Setting Up a Factory Calendar

5 Unit 3: Organizational Units

5 Lesson: Defining Organizational Units in Materials Management5 Lesson: Defining and Assigning Plants

7 Unit 4: Master Data

7 Lesson: Setting Up Material Master Records7 Lesson: Creating Material Types7 Lesson: Setting Up Field Selection for Material Master Records7 Lesson: Defining Field References for Material Master Records7 Lesson: Configuring the Material Master7 Lesson: Defining Settings for Business Partners

9 Unit 5: Valuation and Account Assignment

9 Lesson: Describing Automatic Account Determination9 Lesson: Determining the Relevance of Company Codes and

Valuation Areas9 Lesson: Creating Valuation Classes and Account Category

References9 Lesson: Setting Up Account Determination for Specific Transactions9 Lesson: Subdividing a Transaction with the Account Grouping Code10 Lesson: Adjusting Account Determination for Special Cases10 Lesson: Adjusting Settings for Split Valuation

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11 Unit 6: Purchasing

11 Lesson: Creating Document Types in Purchasing11 Lesson: Using Document Types in Purchasing11 Lesson: Adjusting the Screen Layout of Purchasing Documents11 Lesson: Creating Account Assignment Categories11 Lesson: Defining Text Types and Text Adoption11 Lesson: Specifying Texts for Output Processing12 Lesson: Controlling the Output of Messages in Purchasing12 Lesson: Using Condition Technique for Message Determination12 Lesson: Explaining the SAP S/4 HANA Output Management

13 Unit 7: Inventory Management

13 Lesson: Adjusting Settings for Material and Accounting Documents13 Lesson: Adjusting Settings for Goods Movements13 Lesson: Adjusting the Output of Messages in Inventory Management

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TARGET AUDIENCEThis course is intended for the following audiences:

● Application Consultant

● Super / Key / Power User

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UNIT 1 Solution Manager and Customizing Projects

Lesson 1: Defining Customizing ProjectsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define a Customizing project

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Unit 1: Solution Manager and Customizing Projects

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UNIT 2 General Settings

Lesson 1: Checking Countries and CurrenciesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define countries and currencies

Lesson 2: Defining Units of MeasurementLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define a unit of measurement

Lesson 3: Setting Up a Factory CalendarLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Set up a factory calendar

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Unit 2: General Settings

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UNIT 3 Organizational Units

Lesson 1: Defining Organizational Units in Materials ManagementLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define organizational units in accounting and purchasing

Lesson 2: Defining and Assigning PlantsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define and assign plants

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Unit 3: Organizational Units

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UNIT 4 Master Data

Lesson 1: Setting Up Material Master RecordsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define basic settings for material master records

Lesson 2: Creating Material TypesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create material types

Lesson 3: Setting Up Field Selection for Material Master RecordsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Configure field selection for material master records

Lesson 4: Defining Field References for Material Master RecordsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define field references for material master records

Lesson 5: Configuring the Material MasterLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Configure the material master

Lesson 6: Defining Settings for Business PartnersLesson Objectives

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After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define settings for vendor master records

Unit 4: Master Data

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UNIT 5 Valuation and Account Assignment

Lesson 1: Describing Automatic Account DeterminationLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Introduce automatic account determination

Lesson 2: Determining the Relevance of Company Codes and Valuation AreasLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Determine the relevance of company codes and valuation areas

Lesson 3: Creating Valuation Classes and Account Category ReferencesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create valuation classes and account category references

Lesson 4: Setting Up Account Determination for Specific TransactionsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Set up account determination for specific transactions

Lesson 5: Subdividing a Transaction with the Account Grouping CodeLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● subdivide a transaction with the account grouping code

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Lesson 6: Adjusting Account Determination for Special CasesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust account determination for special cases

Lesson 7: Adjusting Settings for Split ValuationLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust the settings for split valuation

Unit 5: Valuation and Account Assignment

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UNIT 6 Purchasing

Lesson 1: Creating Document Types in PurchasingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create document types in Purchasing

Lesson 2: Using Document Types in PurchasingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use document types in Purchasing

Lesson 3: Adjusting the Screen Layout of Purchasing DocumentsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust the screen layout of purchasing documents

Lesson 4: Creating Account Assignment CategoriesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create account assignment categories

Lesson 5: Defining Text Types and Text AdoptionLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define text types and text adoption

Lesson 6: Specifying Texts for Output ProcessingLesson Objectives

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After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Specify texts for output processing

Lesson 7: Controlling the Output of Messages in PurchasingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust message determination and output control

Lesson 8: Using Condition Technique for Message DeterminationLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use condition technique for message determination

Lesson 9: Explaining the SAP S/4 HANA Output ManagementLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain SAP S/4HANA output management

Unit 6: Purchasing

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UNIT 7 Inventory Management

Lesson 1: Adjusting Settings for Material and Accounting DocumentsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust settings for material and accounting documents

Lesson 2: Adjusting Settings for Goods MovementsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust settings for goods movements

Lesson 3: Adjusting the Output of Messages in Inventory ManagementLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Adjust the output of messages in Inventory Management

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