Availability checkConfguring Availability CheckBy
SantoshAvailability check1. Availability check is an integral part
of the business process that determines if therequired delivery
quantity can be met on a required delivery date. For this purpose
thesystemtakes intoaccount predeliveryactivities
suchasschedulingfor pickingorpacking times and the time taken to
produce or obtain the material. !t also performsseveral
backgroundfunctions suchas Backorder processing"
reschedulingandA#$quantities.%. Backorder processing&
processing of a sales order that has not been fully confrmed ornot
confrmed at a certain delivery date.'. (escheduling& is a
proposal of ho) * confrmed quantities already assigned to a
salesorder can be reassigned to other sales orders that have a
higher priority.+. Availabletopromise,A#$-& isaprocessof
checkingtheavailablequantitiesof amaterial. #he A#$ quantity
consists of )arehouse stock . planned receipts ,incomingstock- *
planned issues ,outgoing stock-. to e/amine stock on hand ,C012-
proceed tologistics * sales 3 distribution * sales * environment *
availability overvie).4. (eplenishment lead time ,(5#-& is the
time taken for the material to become availableeither internally
,in house production- or e/ternally ,from a vendor-. #he most
importantthings to consider during an e/ternal procurement are
purchasing and 6($%,procurement- vie)s of 66( )here the processing
time for purchasing" planned deliverytimeandgoodsreceipt
processingtimearetakenintoaccount. 0ntheotherhandinternal
procurement is based on in house production time ,6($ % vie)- goods
receiptprocessing time or alternatively (5# time" )hich is found on
6($ ' vie).7. (5# ,(eplenishment 5ead #ime- is the time taken for
the material to becomeavailable. (5# is only used )hen doing an A#$
check ,Available #o $romise-. #he value of(5# for a material is
specifed on material master record.8. #here are three types of
availability checks *9 Check on basis of A#$ quantities.9 Check
against product allocation.9 Check against planning.Confguring
Availability check through Checking :roups 1. #he checking group .
checking rule determine ho) the availability check is to
beperformed.%. #hecheckinggroupdetermines)hether
andho)thesystemchecks thestockavailability andgenerates
requirements for material planning. #hecheckinggroupdefnes)hat
typeof requirements)ill bepassedoni.e. summari;edrequirements,daily
)hen you >0 =0# )ant the system to carry out A#$check.2.
>efningmaterial
blockforotherusers*theblockcheckbo/isanindicatorthatenables you to
block material master records of a particular material
duringtheavailabilitycheckandrestrict other
usersfromaccessingsamemaster recordandreserve the material. !f the
block is not set" t)o users can confrm the same material atthe same
time for t)o diDerent orders" not kno)ing if the stock is available
or not. !f youselect this feld" the material is blocked during the
availability check and other userscannot& a- 6ake changes in
the material master record. b- Create purchase orders forthe
material. C- Create orders for the material.11. >efning default
values for checking groupsChecking groups are introduced intothe
sales order based on the setting in the material master
record.Eo)everifthereisnoentrypresentinthematerial
masterrecordforthecheckinggroup" a default value can be set here"
depending on material type and plant.#his default value )ill be
used by the system depending on the material type mentionedin 66(
and plant in sales order. !f an entry e/ists" this default value is
over )ritten by66(.11. Controlling Availability Check * in this
section" you tell the system )hat stock onhand and )hat in)ard and
out)ard movements of stock it must take into account )henperforming
the availability check in addition to )hether or not to consider
thereplenishment lead time.1%. #hese settings are based on the
checking group that is assigned to the materialmaster record and
the checking rule that is predefned and assigned to the sales
anddistribution transaction.1'. #hese settings carry out control
both for sales order and delivery as )ell. #his is dueto the fact
that you may )ant to include specifc stock or incoming stock for
the salesorder" yet at the time of the delivery only include
physical stock on hand )aiting to beshipped.1+. !t is possible to
indicate to the system that you )ould like the availability check
=0##0 CEFCG the stock at the storage location level. #his indicator
is used to set the scopeof the availability check.14. !t is used to
s)itch oD the check at storage location level. Bou create a
reservationfor a particular storage location. Eo)ever" the scope of
the availability check is set insuch a )ay as to e/clude the
storage location. !n this case" the system carries out thecheck at
plant level only and does not take the storage location into
account that isspecifed in the reservation.17. Should you not )ant
the system to automatically check (5#" you may indicate sohere. (5#
is the time taken for amaterial to become available.!t is only
used)hendoing an A#$ check and is taken from 66(.18.
defningtheelementsintheavailabilitycheckentirelydependsonthebusinessneeds"
but a fe) tips are given under
*HhencontrollingtheAvailabilitycheckat thetimeof thesalesorder"
apurchaserequisition does not necessarily indicate by it is going
to come into the plant.Ashippingnotifcationontheotherhand
aconfrmedpurchaseorder*isagoodindicator of receiving stock on a
specifed date. !t is al)ays recommended not to selectthe shipping
notifcations for the delivery requirements type as you may not
actuallyreceive the stock into plant or )arehouse for )hich you are
creating a delivery.Flow of Billing DocumentChecking the Flo) of
Billing >ocuments
IseBoucanusethisfunctiontocomparetheactualdatainC0$Atothecorrespondingpostings
made in Financial Accounting ,F!-. #his makes it possible to
analy;e the Ao) ofvalues from billing documents in Sales and
>istribution ,S>- to C0$A and understandho) any diDerences
arose bet)een the diDerent
applications.BoucanfndthisfunctioninCustomi;inginthe#oolsJAnalysissectionandintheapplication
menu under #ools J Analy;e Kalue Flo)s.FunctionsKalues in billing
documents are assigned to condition types in S>" accounts in F!
andvalue felds in C0$A. #his function sho)s you a list of the
values posted in C0$A valuefelds" along )ith those posted in F!
,proft and loss accounts- and S> ,condition types-.!t also sho)s
any diDerences bet)een the values in C0$A and S> ,>elta C0$A-
andbet)eenS>andF! ,>eltaS> and F!. #he delta bet)een S>
and F!therefore may not be the same as the actual diDerence bet)een
the S> and F! values.5ist Structure#helistisarrangedinblocks"
eachof)hichcontainslogicallyrelated" hierarchicallystructured
information. Fach block typically contains a value feld" the
condition typesassigned to it" and the proft and loss accounts
linked to these condition types.!f t)o condition types post to the
same account" they appear together )iththecorresponding value felds
and accounts in one block. At the top of this block" you see
aseparate total for all the values in that block. Accounts that
receive postings from morethan one condition type are listed
separately again at the end of the block. Hhereverpossible" the
system lists a C0$A value" an S> value and an F! value for each
valuefeld" condition type" or account.#he goods issue posting for a
billing document is assigned to the condition type of thecategory :
,such as condition type K$(S-. Condition types of this category are
speciallymarked as such. At the account level belo) condition types
of the category :" you cansee the accounts of the goods issue
postings" and any categories of billing documentsthat do not
require a goods issue are sho)n )ithout an F! value.Inder
Additional condition types you can fnd the follo)ing values&9
Conditiontypes that are notassigned to a value feld ,the
corresponding accountsappear under Additional accounts-9
=onstatistical conditions that are not posted to an account )ith
cost element type 11or 1% are not transferred to C0$A.Inder :oods
issue" you can see goods issue postings for )hich the billing
documentdoes not contain a condition type of the category :.For
thepurposes of reconciliation" t)ovalues aresho)n. #heseprincipally
causediscrepanciesbet)eenC0$AandF!. !f yourestrict
thebillingdateintheselectionscreen ,for e/ample" to a period-"then
the follo)ing values are displayed&9 :oods issue in earlier
periods& #hese are the goods issue values for billing
documentsthat have a billing date falling )ithin the selection
interval but for )hich goods issueprecedestheselectioninterval.
#hesevalues)erethereforepostedinC0$Ainthecurrent period but )ere
posted in F! in an earlier period.9 =onbilled goods issue& #his
applies to goods issue values that" frstly" have a goodsissue date
falling )ithin the selection interval" but" secondly" that )ere not
billing at theend of the interval ,or )ere not billed at all-.
#hese values )ere therefore posted in F!but not until later in
C0$A" if at all.Signs#he signs of the S> values are changed to
match those of the C0$A values so that youcan easily compare the
values directly )ith one another.#he values for these S>
condition types consequently need to have their signs reversedagain
before they can be compared )ith the F! values. Any change in sign
is sho)n ateach level of the hierarchy )ith a L.L or LL.!n some
Customi;ing constellations it may not be possible to compare t)o
hierarchicallevels that lie belo) the same level.Pricing Procedure
Confguration!n S>" the steps to confgure $ricing procedure are
as under&Step 1&Condition table& !f e/isting condition
table meets the requirement" )e need not create ane) condition
table. Considering the requirement for ne) condition table"
theconfguration )illbe done in S$(0 as follo)s& !6: M Sales 3
>istribution M BasicFunction M $ricing Control M Condition #able
,select the required felds combination")hich )ill store condition
record-.Step %&AccessSequence& !f
e/istingaccesssequencemeetstherequirement"
)eneednotcreateane)accesssequence. Consideringtherequirement for
ne)sequence" theconfguration )illbe done in S$(0 as follo)s&
!6: M Sales 3 >istribution M BasicFunctionM$ricingControl
MAccessSequence,AccesssequenceismadeupofAccesses ,#ables- 3 the
order of priority in )hich it is to be accessed. Eere )e assignthe
condition table to access sequence.Step '&Condition #ype&
!f e/isting condition type meets the requirement" )e need not
create ane) condition type. Considering the requirement for ne)
condition type" theconfguration )illbe done in S$(0 as follo)s&
!6: M Sales 3 >istribution M BasicFunction M $ricing Control M
Condition #ype. !t is al)ays recommended to copy ane/isting similar
condition type 3 make the necessary changes. Eere )e assign
Accesssequence to Condition type.Step +&$ricing $rocedure&
!t is recommended to copy a similar pricing procedure 3 make
thenecessary changes in ne) pricing procedure. $ricing $rocedure is
a set of condition type3 arranged in the sequence in )hich it has
to perform the calculation. Considering therequirement for
ne)$ricing$rocedure" theconfguration)ill bedoneinS$(0asfollo)s&
!6: M Sales 3 >istribution M Basic Function M $ricing Control M
$ricing$rocedure M 6aintain $ricing $rocedure.b.
$ricing$rocedure& After maintainingthepricingprocedurethene/t
step)ill bedetermination of pricing procedure. Confguration for
determining pricing procedure inS$(0 is as follo)s& !6: M Sales
3 >istribution M Basic Function M $ricing Control M$ricing
$rocedure M >etermine $ricing $rocedure.Step 4& Condition
record& Condition record is a master data" )hich is required to
be maintainedbyCoreteam< personresponsiblefromtheclient.
>uringne)implementation" thecondition records can be uploaded
using tools like SCA#" 5S6H" etc.Steps to transport a Confguration
e!uest1) You carry out config. changes in "Golden Master" client ,
(say100) in DEVserver.) !hen you save, syste" #ro"#ts a $rans#ort
re%uest dialogue, &hich is generally, saved 'yin#ut
ofadescri#tionthat identifiesthe(indof)onfigcarriedout.
*serna"ea##ears'ydefault &ith the )onfig re%uest descri#tion
&hen saved.+) $his is re%uired to 'e tested in (*nit) $est
)lient say 10, 'y )lient )o#y of the ,e%uest using$code -
.))1./)0nsuccessful test results, &eneedtoreleasethere%uest
($code1.E01or.E10). 2ere)olla#se the re%uest line once. $hen clic3
on .u'-tas3 and #ress $rans#ort 'utton.. $hen, )lic3on Main tas3
and again #ress $rans#ort 'utton .yste" gives success
"essage.4).u'se%uentlythe56.7.Guycantrans#ortthere%uestto8*697$Y
and:,0D*)$70;)lients"hird Party Sales$rocess Flo) for 'rd $arty
SalesCustomi;e the third party sales in summary&1. Create
Kendor NG11%. Create 6aterial * 6aterial #ype as L#rading :oodsL.
!tem category group as LBA=SL.'. Assign !tem Category #AS to 0rder
type that you are going to use.+. A sale order is created and )hen
saved a $( is generated at the background 4. Hith reference to S0 a
$0 is created ,6F%1=-. #he company raises $0 to the vendor.7.
Kendor delivers the goods and raises bill to company. 66 receives
the invoice 6!(0 8. :oods receipt 6!:0 C. :oods issue2. #he item
cat #AS or Schedule line cat CS is not relevant for delivery )hich
is evident from the confg and" therefore" there is no delivery
process attached in the )hole process of #hird party sales.11.
Billing 9 Seema >harS>'rd party sales order Create Sales
0rderKA110rder #ypeSales org" distr chnl" divFnterSold to$0
O6aterialPuantityFnterSaveS>'rd party sales order Kie) the $(
that is created )ith a third party sales orderKA110rder =umber:oto
!tem 0vervie)!tem MSchedule !temS>'rd party sales order Kie) the
$( that is created6F4%=Gey in the $( numberSaveS>'rd party sales
order Assign the $( to the vendor and create $06F48Gey in the $(
number#oggle the LAssigned $urchase (equisitionLF/ecuteCheck the
bo/ ne/t to the materialAssign Automatically buttonClick on
LAssignmentsL buttonClick on L$rocess assignmentL#he L$rocess
Assignment Create $0L bo/ " enter>rag the $( and drop in the
shopping basketSaveS>'rd party sales order (eceive
:oods6!:0Q:($0 =umber>= =umberBatch tab " click on
classifcationSerial =umbers tab>ate of $roductionFlag !tem
0GCheck" ?ust in case$ostSaveS>'rd party sales order Create
!nvoice6!(0!nvoice >ate5ook for the $0 " state the vendor and
the 6aterialCheck the bo/Clilck on LCopyL$urchase 0rder =umber
,bottom half of the screen-AmountState the baseline dateSimulate 3
$ost!nvoice =umber9!nvoice blocked due to date varianceS>'rd
party sales order Create a delivery orderK511=!n the order screen "
go to the menu Sales >ocument " select L>eliverL:o to
LpickingL tabState the qty and saveS>'rd party sales order
Create a billing documentKF11Fnsure that the delivery document is
correct in theFnter:o to edit M 5ogSave66BF C(FA#F S#0CG 6671
6A#F(!A5 5!S# K>17 F5A: F0( >F5F#!0= KG11 6A!=#A!=!=: $(!C!=:
KG1A ASS!:= :FF C0660= >!S# CEA=F5 K0(% >FF C0660= >!K
K0K7 >FF!=F SCEF>I5F 5!=FS K0KC >FF!=F SA5FS >0C #B$F
K0FA C(FA#FFF!=F !=C06$5F#F=FSS SCEF6AS F0( F0(F!:= #(A>F K1+2
ASS!:= !=C06$5F#F=FSS SCEF6AS F0( C0I=#(B C0>F CA11 C(FA#F
(0I#!=: CA1% F>!# (0I#!=: CA1' >!S$5AB (0I#!=: CS11 C(FA#F
B06 CS1% CEA=:F B06 CS1' >!S$5AB B06 0KG1 >FF!=F #AN >F#
(I5FS 0KG' >FF #AN (F5 0F 6AS#F( (FC0(>S CIS#06F( #ANFS 0KG+
>FF #AN (F5 0F 6AS#F( (FC0(>S 6A#F(!A5 #ANFS 0K(7 >FF
5F:A5 S#A#ISFS 0KS2 >FF CIS#06F( :($ 0K(A 6A!=# S#A#!S#!CS :($S
F0( CIS#06F(S 0K(F 6A!=# S#A#!S#!CS :($S F0( 6A#F(!A5 0KNC ASS!:=
SE!!$!=: $0!=# #0 $5A=# 0KN7 ASS!:= $5A=# #0 S.0 A=> >!S#
CEA=F5 0K5G >FF!=F >F5!KF(B #B$F 0KS: >FF!=F !=C0#F(6S
0K5E >FF!=F (0I#FS 0KN6 ASS!:= SA5FS 0FF #0 SA5FS A(FA 0KNR
ASS!:= SA5FS :($ #0 SA5FS 0FF!CF 06S% 6A#F(A!5 I$>A#F 0K5$
>FF!=F !#F6 CA#F:0(B F0( >F5!KF(B 0N11 ASS!:= >F5 $5A=#S
F0( #AN >F# 0FF!=F SF(!A5 =0 $(0F!5F 0FF!=F CF=#(A5 C0=#(05
$A(A6F#F(S F0( S( =0 0BBC >FF!=F #F(6S 0F $AB6F=# 0GG$
AC#!KA#!0= 0F C06$0=F=F#S KC!S$5AB CIS#06F( E!F(A(CEB KF18
>!S$5AB F(06 A(CE!KF KF11 CA=CF5 B!55 KFN' B50CGF> B!55!=:
>0C KF(B (F#(0 B!55!=: KF1+ 6A!=#A!= B!55 >IF 5!S# KF17
BACG:(0I=> $(0CFSS!=: KF++ 6A!=# (FKF=IF 5!S# KF+4 (FKF=IF
(F$0(#S KF+7 6A!=# CA=CF55A#!0= 5!S# KF'1 !SSIF B!55!=: >0C KF$1
SF# B!55!=: >A#F KA(( A(CE!KF >0CI6F=#S K!#!0= ,$(
$(0CF>I(F- K!# 5!6!# F0( CIS#06F( S61% #0 (F60KF 50CG F=#(B S6'1
K>42 5!S# CIS#06F( 6A#F(!A5 !=F0 KB1F I$>A#F B!55
>0C>efne Sales >ocument
#ypes#hisconfgurationsettingenablescreationor modifcationof
salesdocument type.Sales document type is an indicator )hich
enables system to process diDerent businesstransactions in diDerent
)ays. Karious document types are preconfgured in system andcanbe
used forvarious scenarios.#here arethreeoptions forconfguring ne)
salesdocumenttypes&SSChangee/istingsalesdocument
typeSSCopye/istingsalesdocument type and change it to ne)
requirements. SS Create a ne) sales documenttype. >efnition and
confguration of sales document type can be divided in three parts1.
>efnition of Sales document type itself ,)ith key e.g. P#
etc.-%. >efnition of additional sales functions ,like number
ranges etc.-'. Confguration for general S> functions ,like
pricing etc.- He )ill study theconfguration of SA$ provided sales
document type for standard order T0(U. !nstructionsFollo) 6enu
$ath& !6: Sales and >istribution Sales Sales >ocuments
Sales>ocument Eeader>efneSales >ocument #ype1.
ClickEerethethreeoptionse/plainedinbackgroundareapplicable. d. !f
e/istingSalesdocument typeistobemodifed"
choosethedocumenttypefromlistandclickontogetintodetailse.
Forcopying e/isting sales document type to ne) one select the sales
document type to becopied and click on or F%. f. For creating a
ne)sales document type click onEere)e)ill
follo)optionVaWandselectordertype0(andclickon. #osearchforcorrect
order type click on and enter the key. Follo)ing screen is
displayed #he controlsare grouped in various blocks like =umber
Systems" :eneral Control" #ransaction Ao)etc. %. 6aintain the felds
as e/plained belo)& #he e/planation is provided block )iseField
=ame Field >escription and Kalue Sales >ocument #ype +
character key for thesalesdocument type. >escriptionisne/t toit
S>document categ. ClassifcationofdiDerent types of documents in
S>" used by system to determine ho) processing is tobe carried
out. $redefned follo)ing entries e/ist !ndicator Sales document
indicator forfurther classifcationif required. Salesdocument
block>eterminesif salesorder isblocked for creation or allo)s
only automatic creation. Gey felds are e/plained belo)&Field
=ame Field >escription and Kalue =o (ange int. assgnt =o range
to be used forsalesdocument numbers if assigned internally =o (ange
e/t. assg. =o range to be used forsalesdocument numbers if assigned
e/ternally !tem no. increment !ncrement of item no insalesorder
like 11" %1 etc. Subitem increment !ncrement of item no
automatically by systemGey felds aree/plainedbelo)&
Field=ameField>escriptionandKalue(eferencemandatoryControl if
referenceismandatory)hilecreatingsalesdocument. 5eaveblank Check
division Control on check if division diDers at item 3 header
level. 5eaveblank $robability $robability of customer confrming
inquiry or quotation in sales order.CheckCredit 5imit Specifesif
systemrunscredit checkandbehavior. Credit groupAssignment of credit
group defned in credit management0utput Application =ormally K1 for
sales 6aterial entry type Control on material entry insales order.
!tem division Check this if division is to be determined from
material masterrecord at item level (ead !nfo record Check this if
Customer material info records are toberead. Checkpurchorderno.
!fCustomerpurchaseordernoistobecheckedforduplication maintain TAU
Gey felds e/plained belo)" rest are system copied. Field =ameField
>escription and Kalue #ransaction group :rouping that controls
certaincharacteristics of sales doc processing. >oc. pric.
$rocedure Gey specifying pricing procfor sales document type. !nput
for pricing procedure determination Puotation messagesControl to
check if system should check for e/isting open quotations.0utline
agrmt messages Control to check if system should check for open
agreementslikecontracts. Gey felds e/plainedbelo)&
Field=ameField>escriptionandKalue>elivery type >efault
delivery type for this sales document type >elivery block
>efault>eliveryblockforsalesdocumentShippingconditions>efaultshippingconditionforsales
document type. 6aintained if it is diDerent fromcustomer master
record.!mmediate delivery #o be Aag TNU if immediate delivery is
required after sales order issaved. F/ample!n Cash Sales and (ush
order scenarios. Gey felds e/plained belo)&Field =ame Field
>escription and Kalue >elivery rel. billing type >efault
billing type
thatsystemproposes)hilecreatingbillingdocumentsfromdelivery0rderrelatedbillingtype
>efault billing type that system proposes )hilecreating billing
documents fromorder !ntercompany billing type >efault billing
type that system proposes )hile creatingbilling documents for
intercompany. Billing block #o >efault billing block in sales
orderlike Credit memo etc. Billing plan type Billing plan type if
used like 6ilestone or $eriodicbilling $aymt guarant. proc
$rocedure type for payment guarantee $aymt card plan type$ayment
plantypeforpayment cardsCheckinggroupCheckinggroupfor paymentcards
Gey felds e/plained belo)& Field =ame Field >escription and
Kalue 5ead time indays =o of days from current date forproposal of
requested delivery date of items. $ropose deliv. >ate Check bo/
controls ifcurrent date is to be proposed as delivery date. 0ther
controls like Schedulingagreement andContract arerelevant for
onlythosesalesdocument typesandnote/plained here. FDect of
Confguration Sales document type confgured here )ould beused for
creating sales order in specifc scenario.Si# Common
$ob%&nterview 'uestions0ne of the easiest )ays to build
confdence before a ?ob intervie) is to prepare
ans)erstoquestionsyoumight beasked. HhetheryouXreapplyingfor
apositionasa)ebprogrammer" accountant" or legal secretary"
intervie)ers often use some generalquestionstoassesscandidates"
soyouXll increaseyour chancesfor successif youprepare for them in
advance.Si/common questions are listed belo)"along )ith insights
from severalrecruitmentprofessionals about ho) to ans)er. As part
of your intervie) preparation" take the timeto formulate ans)ers to
each question" focusing on specifc tasks and accomplishments.LHhat
are your strengths and )eaknessesYL#his is one of the most
)ellkno)n intervie) questions" and intervie)ers often ask
itindirectly" as in" LHhat did your most recent boss suggest as
areas for improvement inyour last performance revie)YL5indsay
0lson" founder of $aradigm StaZng Solutions" a frm speciali;ing in
hiring publicrelationsprofessionals" suggeststailoringyour
LstrengthsL ans)er toskillsthat )illbeneft the prospective
employer. #hough you may have a knack for buildinggingerbread
houses" it might be of little value for the ?ob at hand.Hhen it
comes to )eaknesses" or areas of gro)th" 0lson recommends building
on yourans)er to include Lho) you have improved" and specifcs on
)hat you have done toimprove yourself in those areas.LLHhy did you
leave your last positionYLL!ntervie)ers)ill al)ays)ant
tokno)yourreasoningbehindleavingacompanyYparticularly short
stints"L says 0lson. LBe prepared to tell the truth" )ithout
speakingnegatively about past employment.LLCan you describe a
previous )ork situation in )hich you ...
YL#hisquestioncomesinmanyforms" but)hat
theintervie)erislookingforisyourbehavior onthe?ob. Bour ans)er
couldfocus onresolvingacrisis" overcominganegotiationdeadlock"
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theory behind this type of question is that past behavior is the
best predictor offuture behavior" according to Bves 5ermusi" CF0 of
Checkster" a company that oDerscareer andtalent checkuptools.
L#hekeytoresponding)ell ispreparingreal
?obe/amples"describingyourbehaviorinspecifcsituationsthatdemonstrateimportantskills
that the ?ob requires.LLHhat is your ideal )ork environmentYL#his
question is not about )hether you prefer a cubicle or an oZce" so
think broadly toinclude ideas about supervision" management styles"
and your )orkday
routine.BobEancock"seniorrecruiterforvideogamepublisherFlectronicArts"
saysthatheuses this question )ith candidates because it can give La
sense of their )ork habits"ho) Ae/ible they are )ith their
schedules" and ho) creative they are.LLEo) do you handle
mistakesYL#he best strategy for this general question is to focus
on one or t)o specifc e/amples inthe past and" if possible"
highlight resolutions or actions that might have relevance tothe
?ob youXre intervie)ing for.LFmployers )ant to kno) theyXre hiring
someone )ith the maturity to acceptresponsibility and the
)here)ithal to remedy their o)n mistakes"L says
>ebra>avenport" amaster professional mentor andcolumnist for
theBusinessRournal in$hoeni/.LHhat is your most notable
accomplishmentYL$aradigm StaZngXs 0lson suggests that candidates
think of three or fouraccomplishments and quantify )hat their
actions meant in terms of increasingrevenues" saving resources" or
improving resources.LBeing able to quantify yourachievements in
your career )ill launch you ahead of the rest"L she says"
Landdemonstrate your ability to do the same as a future
employee.L&nterview tips!mportant #ips for !ntervie) for SA$
S>5et me share some important tips for intervie) for SA$
S>&1. $lease be through )ith the pro?ects you have mentioned
in your resume. %. (emember all the versions you have )orked upon.
'. !f your pro?ects are in !ndian scenario be thorough )ith
C!=uration of the pro?ect.Eardly the team of the sd )ill be + to 4
and entire team of the pro?ect )ill be around %1%+ ,all modules
like focument $rocessingBasics[ Sales >ocument #ypes[ !tem
Categories and Schedule 5ine Categories[ Copy Control[ $artner
Control[ Availability CheckBasics[ 0utline Agreements[ Special
Business #ransactions[ !ncompleteness Control[ Free :oods and
FreeofCharge !tems[ 6aterial >etermination" 5isting and
F/clusion[ (eportingBasics+. Shipping ,..-[ >elivery
$rocessingBasics[ >elivery #ypes and !tem Categories[ $icking"
$ackaging and :oods !ssue[ Scheduling[ (outing and (oute
>etermination4. $ricing ,..-[ $ricing $rocessingBasics[
Condition #echnique[ Condition (ecords[ Bonus $rocessing7. Billing
,..-[ BillingBasics[ Billing #ypes[ Complaint >ocuments[ Billing
$lan[ Account >etermination[ !nterface S> ,.-[ #e/t
$rocessing[ 0utput Control[ !nterface $ersonali;ationC. Solution
6anager ,.-[ Solution 6anager 0vervie)2. F/perience from
!mplementation ,Case Study or $ro?ect-9 ,.-[ Construction of
Business Structures ,0rgani;ational Inits in mySA$.com-[
!ntegration and >ependenciesSA$ F! (esume#here are many things
that make an SA$ (esume stand out. Hhen you are doing up your
resume" you need to indicate the follo)ing to let the hiring
manager take notice of your resume. !f you are a certifed SA$
Consultant" it is important that you include the SA$ logo on your
resume or cv. !f you donXt indicate the SA$ logo on your resume"
youXrelosing out big time.#here are a number of things that E(
F/ecutive or Eiring 6anager looks out in your SA$ (esume. Bou need
to indicate the follo)ing&9 Eo) many years e/perience you have
on SA$9 Hhich modules of SA$ have you )orked on9 Eave you been
)orking as a SA$ Consultant doing confgurations and
implementation"or taking on the role of SA$ support.9 Are you a SA$
Certifed ConsultantY9 Are you a SA$ Consultant" SA$ #echnical
Consultant or an SA$ #echnoFunctional ConsultantY9 Are you a SA$
!mplementer" SA$ #eam 5ead" SA$ $ro?ect 6anager doing SA$ $ro?ect
!mplementationsY9 Eo) many SA$ pro?ect life cycles have you
completed. Are they full SA$ implementation cycles or ?ust partial
SA$ modules.9 Eave you implemented SA$ (ollouts for the region. SA$
(ollout means implementing similar SA$ modules 3 confgurations for
other countries.9 Hhat are the pro?ects that you )ere involved inY9
For each individual pro?ect" indicate the number of SA$ Consultants
involved and your role in the SA$ pro?ect9 Hhere )as the pro?ect
delivered9 Hhich SA$ modules are you trained and certifed in9 Hhich
SA$ modules are you competent in9 Hhich version of SA$" is it SA$
'//" SA$ +.1" SA$ +.1" SA$ +.7A" SA$ +.7B" SA$ +.7C" SA$ +.81"
mySA$ C(6" mySA$ F($" mySA$ F!= ...etc9 SA$ modules involved in
each pro?ect. F.g SA$ 66" SA$ S>" SA$ F!C0 )ith SA$ ABA$" SA$
Basis" SA$ BH.9 6ost SA$ pro?ects are implemented by SA$ Consulting
frms" therefore it is also important to indicate )hich company )ere
you )orking )ith. ,F.g. ! )as )orking as a SA$ E( Consultant and
)as tasked to do implementaion for Inilever for their SA$
(ollout-.SA$ F! (esume0ther SA$ (esumesSA$ (esumes9 SA$ F! (esume \
SA$ F! (esumes9 SA$ C0 (esume \ SA$ C0 (esumes9 SA$ F!C0 (esume \
SA$ F!C0 (esumes9 SA$ S> (esume \ SA$ S> (esumes9 SA$ 66
(esume \ SA$ 66 (esumes9 SA$ E( (esume \ SA$ E( (esumes9 SA$ $$
(esume \ SA$ $$ (esumes9 SA$ A$0 (esume \ SA$ A$0 (esumes9 SA$ ABA$
(esume \ SA$ ABA$ (esumes9 SA$ Basis (esume \ SA$ Basis (esumes9
SA$ BH (esume \ SA$ BH (esumes9 SA$ $6 (esume \ SA$ $6 (esumes9 SA$
H6 (esume \ SA$ H6 (esumes9 SA$ $ro?ect System (esume \ SA$ $ro?ect
System (esumes9 SA$ 5ife Cycle Asset 6anagement (esume \ SA$ 5ife
Cycle Asset 6anagement (esumes9 mySA$ S(6 (esume \ mySA$ S(6
(esumes9 mySA$ F($ Financials (esume \ mySA$ F($ Financials
(esumes9 SA$ 6endocino (esume \ SA$ 6endocino (esumesComplete SA$
6odules&SA$ Basis9 (emote Function Calls ,(FC-9 Common $rogram
!nterface Communications ,C$!C-9 Flectronic >ata !nterchange
,F>!-9 0b?ect 5inking and Fmbedding ,05F-9 Application 5ink
Fnabling ,A5F-9 Customising ,BCCIS-9 Client Server #echnology
,BCCS#-9 =et)ork !ntegration ,BC=F#-9 ABA$ $rogramming and (untime
Fnvironment ,BCABA-9 Basis Services< Communication !nterfaces
,BCS(K-9 Computing Center 6anagement System ,BCCC6-9 Ipgrade
:eneral ,BCI$:-9 Change and #ransport System ,BCC#S-9 0perating
System $latform,BC0$-9 >atabase !nterface" database platforms
,BC>B-9 Front Fnd Services ,BCFFS-9 ABA$ Horkbench ,BC>HB-9
>ocumentation and #ranslation #ools ,BC>0C-9 Security
,BCSFC-9 Controls and Control Frame)ork ,BCC!-9 Business 6anagement
,BCB6#-9 6iddle)are ,BC6!>-9 Computer Aided #est #ool ,BCCA#-9
(eady to (un (iDerences bet)een Stock #ransport 0rders ,S#0- and
#ransfer $ostings ,#$-6ovement types are diDerent'41 3 111 for
S#0'1' 3 '14 for #$Stock types at receiving plants are diDerent !n
#ransfer ,6A(CI656C- for #$ Stock in #ransit ,6A(C#(A6F-for S#0For
S#0" '41 and 111 is group together )here for #$ there is no link
bet)een '1' and '14S#0 requires more transactions than #$S#0 must
be confgured for the sending plant < receiving plant )here no
plant specifc confguration e/ists for #$S#0 is based on Stock
#ransport 0rder ,type of $urchase 0rder-. Hhere no purchasing
document is used for #$S#0 can be initiated )ith a $lanned 0rder or
$urchase (equisition$lanning ,6($- can be used to initiate
movements" but only S#0UsConfguration requiredto use S#0Confg&
66 M $urchasing M $urchase 0rder M Set up Stock #ransport 0rder
MAssign >ocument #ype" 0neStep $rocedure" Inderdelivery
#oleranceEere the source plant" destination plant and allo)ed S#0
document type is specifed.!tem category is determined automatically
by the system based on the follo)ing criteria&!tem category ]
Sales Document type . !tem category group ,in material master- .
Isage indicator ,ABA$- . Eigh 5evel !.Cat!t can be changed manually
,if confgured-.Sales >ocument types are confgured at!6:&
Sales and >istribution M Sales M Sales >ocuments M Sales
>ocument !tem M >efne !tem Categoriestransaction
K0K8Confguration of Sales Document Schedule (inesSA$ version used
in this post& SA$ F($ Central Component ,FCC- 4.1Schedule 5ine
catagory is automatically determined in an order ,but may be
changed manually if set up- based on the follo)ing& Schedule
5ine category ] &tem category . 6($ #ype of
material.F/ample& !f !tem category is #A= and 6($ #ype is KB"
then the Schedule 5ine category isCKSchedule 5ine Categories are
confgured at&!6:& Sales and >istribution M Sales M Sales
>ocuments M Schedule 5ine M >efne Schedule 5ine
Categoriestransaction K0K75ets look at Schedule 5ine Category CK#he
key felds here are& 6ovement #ype ,711-& #his is the
movement type that )ill take place )hen a :oods !ssue is done. (eq.
Assembly& (equirement visible in 66 ,e/ample in tcode 6>1+-
Availability& Availability check to take place)ser *#its in SAP
SDSuppose )e )ant to see the available sales module user e/its. :o
to transaction SFC1. Click on S>" then click LeditL on the menu
bar and choose select subtree. Click on Linformation system"L 0pen
Fnvironment node" customer e/its" and enhancements. $ress FC to get
all the user e/its for that module. !n brief& SFC1MS>MSelect
subtreeM!nformation SystemMFnvirMF/it #echniquesMCustomers
e/itsMenhancementsMF/ecute,FC-ISF(FN!#Iser/its allo) us to add our
o)n functionality to SA$ standard program)ithout modifying it .
#hese are implemented in the form of subroutines and hence are also
kno)n as F0(6 FN!#s. #he usere/its are generally collected in
includes and attached to the standard program by the SA$.All
Isere/its start )ith the )ord ISF(FN!#Q...F0(6
ISF(FN!#Q..;..F=>F0(6.#he problem lies in fnding the correct
usere/it and ho) to fnd it if one e/ists for the purpose. 0nce the
correct usere/it is found the necessary customer code is inserted
in the customer include starting )ith the ;.. in the form
routine.e.g. ISF(FN!#QSAKFQ>0CI6F=#Q$(F$A(FCertain application
like S> still provide this form of enhancement using usere/it
but this practice is no longer being follo)ed for ne)er
e/tensionsinstead they are using FN!#s )hich come bundeled in
enhancement packages . =everthiless e/isting ISF(FN!#S )ill be
supported by SA$ an all the ne)er versions of SA$.E0H #0 F!=>
ISF(FN!#SIsere/its can be found in number of )ays&1- #o fnd
usere/its in S> module " goto ob?ect navigator,SFC1- and
selectdevelopment class from the list and enter K60> in it. All
of the usere/its in S> are contained in the development class
K60>. $ress enter and you )ill fnd all the includes )hich
contain usere/its in S> for diDerent functions like $(!C!=:"
0(>F( $(0CFSS!=: etc. Select the usere/it according to the
requirement and read the comment inserted in itand start coding
.Some e/amples of usere/its in S>,SA5FS 3 >!S#(!BI#!0= -
are&1-A>>!=: 0F =FH F!F5>S != $(!C!=:!n $ricing in
S> the felds on the basis of )hich pricing is done are derived
from the F!F5> CA#A50: )hich is a structure G06: .#his structure
is used to transfer transaction data to the pricing procedure in
S> and is also kno)n as communication structure.#his structure
G06: consists of t)o tables G06G for Eeader related felds and G06$
for itemrelated felds.#he felds )hich are not in either of the t)o
tables G06G and G06$ cannot be used in pricing. Sometimes a need
arises )hen the pricing is to be based on some other criteria )hich
is not present in the form of felds in either of the t)o
tables.#his problem can be solved by using ISF(FN!#S )hich are
provided for pricing in S>.$ricing takes place both )hen the
SA5FS 0(>F( , #ransaction KA11- is created as )ell as )hen
!=K0!C!=: , #ransaction KF11- is done.Eence SA$ provides %
usere/its "one for sales order processing )hich
isISF(FN!#Q$(!C!=:Q$(F$A(FQ#G06$
orISF(FN!#Q$(!C!=:Q$(F$A(FQ#G06G>epending upon )hich table ,G06G
or G06$- the ne) felds )ere inserted )e use eitherof the above t)o
usere/its. #hese usere/its are found in include +,-.AF// of the
standard SA$ sales order creation program SAP+,-.A.!n the case of
usere/it )hich )ill be called )hen invoicing is done "theseare
provided in the include ,01AF// )hich is in the standard SA$program
SA$6K+4A. #he name of the usere/its are same.
i.eISF(FN!#Q$(!C!=:Q$(F$A(FQ#G06$
orISF(FN!#Q$(!C!=:Q$(F$A(FQ#G06G#hese usere/its are used for
passing the data from the communication structure to the pricing
procedure" for this )e have to fll the ne)ely created feld in the
communication structure G06: for this )e fll the code in the above
usere/it using the 60KF statementafter the data that has to be
passed is taken from the database table by using the SF5FC#
statement. #he actual structure )hich is visible in these usere/its
and )hich is to be flled for that particular feld is #G06$ or
#G06G.Before the coding for these usere/its is done" it is
necessary to create a ne) feld in either of the t)o tables G06G or
G06$ .For this purpose includes are provided in each ofthem .#o
create the feld in header data,G06G- the include provided is
G06GA^and to create the feld in item data,G06$- the include
provided is G06$A^.0ne possible e/ample for the need of creating
ne) felds can be e.g. Frieght to be basedupon transportation ;one
"for this no feld is available in feld catalog and hence it can be
created in G06G and then above usere/its can be used to fll the
transportation data to it.%-#he other method of fnding usere/it is
to fnd the )ord ISF(FN!# in theassociated program of the
transaction for )hich )e )ant to determine usere/it using
SF'C.'-#he other method of fnding usere/its is to fnd the include
in case of S>selecting the enhancement e.g. K+4A111% and
selecting the component,one )hich fulflls our need- i.e the e/it
)hich )ill be implemented in S60> and after coding has been done
the pro?ect has to be activated.An e/it can be coded only
once.FI=C#!0= FN!#S#hese are used to add functionality through ABA$
code . #hese start from the )ord FN!#QprogramnameQ=== ending in a '
digit number. =o access code is required to implement any tupe of
e/it including function e/its.#he function e/its are called from
the standard SA$ program in the formof ABA$ statementCA55
CIS#06F(FI=C#!0= X===X#his is in contrast to ISF(FN!#s )here
$F(F0(6 statement is used to callthe required usere/it.#o implement
the FI=C#!0= FN!#s frst of all the pro?ect is created and a
suitable enhancement package is selected and from its compnents the
function e/it to be implemented is selected and on double clicking
it the e/it code )ill appear in ABA$ F>!#0(,se'C- )here a ^
include )ill be found and the customer code should be enteredin
this include.e.g.A>>!=: A >FFAI5# S05>#0$A(#B in Sales
0rder Creation#o sho) a default soldtoparty in this feld )hen the
user creates a sales order ,KA11- )e can use a function e/it .#his
function e/it is locatedin enhancement no K+4A111% . Before )e can
choose the e/it )e have tocreate a pro?ect in C60> after that
enter K+4A111% in the enhancement feld and click on the components
. !n the components you )ill see thee/it FN!#QSA$6K+4AQ11% . #his
e/it is used for our purpose.>ouble clicking on this e/it )ill
takes us to function builder ,SF'8- . #hisfunction e/it has one
e/porting parameters and t)o importing parameters" )e are
interested in e/porting parameter )hich is FQGI==(of type G=A1GI==(
i.e if )e move the desired customer name to thisstructure,FQGI==(-
it )ill be sho)n in the feld as the default value )hen )e create
the sales order.#his function also contains a customer include
^NKKA1+ . #his include)ill be used to )rite our custom code
.>ouble clicking on this include and it )ill prompt us that this
include does not e/ists do you )ant to create this ob?ect "select
yes and the include )ill be created .!n this include )e can )rite
our o)n code that )ill fll the feld FQGI==(.e.g. FQGI==( ]
'11.Activate the include and Activate the pro?ect. =o) )hen ever
the SA5FS 0(>F( )ill be created " soldtoparty feld )ill come up
)ith a predefnedcustomer .F!F5> FN!#S#he feld e/its are managed"
created" activated through program (S60>$(F. #he feld e/it is
associated )ith a data element e/isting in ABA$ dictionary and
hence to the screen feld using that data element.#he format of feld
e/it is &F!F5>QFN!#QdataelementQA^ or 12!f a particular
screen and program name is not specifed than the feld e/it )ill
eDect all the screens containing that data element.#he function
module associated )ith feld e/it sho)s t)o parameters!=$I# and
0I#$I#. !nput parameter contains the data passed to the feld e/it
)hen the feld e/it )as invoked by the (CASF. F=>CASF.
