SCM520 - Purchasing

Unit 1: Purchasing Master Data

Creating Material Master Records for Purchasing

• Maintain purchasing data in material master

Creating Vendor Master Records for Purchasing

• Maintain purchasing data in vendor master

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

Creating Purchasing Info Records

• Create organizational levels of purchasing info records

Creating Special Info Records

• Create special types of info records

Using Special Functions in Info Records

• Use buyer negotiation sheets to carry out price changes

Creating Central Contracts

• Create central contracts

Creating Scheduling Agreements Without Release Documentation

• Create and maintain 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

• Create source lists

Maintaining Source Lists

• Use the source list in the planning run

Controlling Source Determination with Quota Arrangements

• Create and maintain quota arrangements

Executing the Planning Run with Quota Arrangements

• Create purchase requisitions in the planning run

Identifying Additional Aspects of Source Determination

• Identify priorities in source determination

Blocking Sources of Supply

• Block sources of supply

Creating Purchase Orders with Source Determination

• Use source determination in purchase orders

Unit 4: Optimized Purchasing

Processing Unassigned Purchase Requisitions

• Assign and process purchase requisitions

Processing Assigned Purchase Requisitions

• Process open purchase requisitions

Monitoring Purchase Orders

• Monitor order confirmations and deliveries

Assessing the Buyer Role

• Assess the buyer role

Unit 5: Document Release Procedure

Releasing Purchasing Documents

• Release blocked purchasing documents

Converting Released Purchase Requisitions

• Convert released purchase requisitions into purchase orders

Configuring Release Procedures in Customizing

• Check Customizing settings for release procedures

Creating Release Procedures

• Create release procedures for purchase requisitions

Unit 6: Specific Procurement Processes

Creating Invoices Using Invoice Plans

• Identify differences between periodic and partial invoice plans

Creating Blanket Purchase Orders

• Create blanket purchase orders

Deploying Subcontracting

• Procure goods using subcontracting

Purchasing with Manufacturer Part Numbers

• Execute a purchasing process with Manufacturer Part Numbers

Deploying Additional Special Procurement Processes

• Examine special procurement processes

Unit 7: Vendor Evaluation

Evaluating Vendors

• Process vendor evaluation

Setting Up Vendor Evaluation

• Set up vendor evaluation

Unit 8: Purchasing Document Types

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

• 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 user parameter EFB

Unit 9: Integrated Procurement Scenarios

Purchasing with SRM and Catalogs

• Examine integrated purchasing processes

Integrating SAP Components

• Examine purchasing functionality in SRM