Overview

This course provides a comprehensive insight into purchasing processing with SAP S/4HANA. You will learn how to configure and use the relevant master data and the specific purchasing functions.

What you'll learn

Explain, configure, and maintain purchasing master data

Explain, configure, and execute procurement processes

Skills you'll gain

Procurement

Content

Master data in purchasing

Material master
Business partner supplier (including partner determination)

Sources of supply and conditions

Purchasing info records
Contracts
Scheduling agreements

Source determination

Source lists and quota arrangements
Special aspects of source determination
Blocking of sources of supply
Self-Service requisitioning using a catalog

Purchasing optimization

Processing unassigned and assigned purchase requisitions
Monitoring purchase orders
Situation handling

Document release procedure

Releasing purchase requisitions and purchase orders
Configuration of release procedures
Setting up flexible workflows in purchasing

Specific procurement processes

Invoice plan
Blanket purchase order
Subcontracting
Additional special functions for procurement

Selected additional customizing topics

Configuration of document types and field selection
Special aspects in customizing

Supplier evaluation

Explanation of KPI based supplier evaluation

Audience

Application Consultant
Super / Key / Power User
Project Manager

Course Based on Software Release

SAP S/4HANA 2023

Notes

This course builds on the content of course S4500 (Business Processes in SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement). Participation in the course only makes sense if you have the relevant prior knowledge.

Pre-requisite Learning

Knowledge about business processes in SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement (comparable to S4500 content)

Basic knowledge in Customizing

Purchasing in SAP S/4HANA