S4520 - Purchasing in SAP S/4HANA

Unit 1: Purchasing Master Data

Creating Material Master Records for Purchasing

• Maintain purchasing data in the material master record

Creating Business Partners

• Maintain purchasing data for business partners

Using Partner Functions in Purchasing

• Use partner roles in purchasing

Unit 2: Sources of Supply and Conditions

Analyzing Price Determination Basics

• Use conditions and calculation schemas

Working with Purchasing Info Records

• Manage purchasing info records

Creating Special Info Records

• Create special types of info records

Adjusting Prices Collectively in Info Records

• Carry out price changes

Working with Contracts

• Manage contracts
• Get to know analytics for contracts

Creating Contracts for Material Groups

• Create contracts for material groups

Working with Scheduling Agreements

• Manage scheduling agreements

Creating Scheduling Agreements Without Release Documentation

• Create scheduling agreements without release documentation

Creating Scheduling Agreements with Release Documentation

• Create scheduling agreements with release documentation

Unit 3: Source Determination

Controlling Source Determination with Source Lists

• Understand and manage source lists

Maintaining Source Lists

• Maintain source lists

Controlling Source Determination with Quota Arrangements

• Create and maintain quota arrangements

Executing the Planning Run with Quota Arrangements

• Use quota arrangements for source determination in the planning run

Identifying Additional Aspects of Source Determination

• Identify priorities in source determination

Blocking Sources of Supply

• Block sources of supply

Using Catalogs in Sourcing

• Use catalogs in purchasing

Unit 4: Optimized Purchasing

Processing Unassigned Purchase Requisitions

• Assign and process purchase requisitions

Processing Assigned Purchase Requisitions

• Process assigned purchase requisitions

Monitoring Purchase Orders

• Monitor order confirmations and deliveries

Deploying Situation Handling

• Introduce Situation Handling
• Understand the key concepts and features in Situation Handling

Unit 5: Document Release Procedure

Releasing Purchase Requisitions

• Release blocked purchase requisitions

Releasing Purchasing Documents

• Release blocked purchase orders

Configuring Release Procedures in Customizing

• Check Customizing settings for release procedures

Creating Release Procedures

• Create release procedures for purchase requisitions

Setting Up Flexible Workflows in Purchasing

• Set up flexible workflows in purchasing

Unit 6: Specific Procurement Processes

Using Invoicing Plans

• Identify differences between periodic and partial invoice plans

Creating Blanket Purchase Orders

• Create blanket purchase orders

Working with Subcontracting

• Procure goods using subcontracting

Purchasing with Manufacturer Part Numbers (MPNs)

• Execute a purchasing process with MPNs

Deploying Additional Special Functions

• Examine special functions for procurement

Unit 7: Supplier Evaluation

Evaluating Suppliers Using Logistics Information System

• Process supplier evaluation

Setting Up Vendor Evaluation Using Logistics Information System

• Set up vendor evaluation

Explaining KPIs in Supplier Evaluation

• Explain KPIs in supplier evaluation

Unit 8: Selected Additional Topics

Customizing Document Types in Purchasing

• Change settings for document types

Setting Up Field Selection in Purchasing Documents

• Customize screen layouts for purchasing documents

Deploying Version Management in Purchasing (Optional Lesson)

• Activate version management for purchasing documents

Analyzing Special Aspects in Customizing

• Maintain system messages and user parameters in Purchasing

Defining Function Authorizations for Buyers

• Check the EFB user parameter