SAP ERP CONFIGURATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
QUESTION; 1. What is a business process? - ANSWER-"1. A cross-functional set of tasks, initiated by a
trigger, where data flows through functional areas to create a desired outcome."
QUESTION; 2. What is a controlling area? - ANSWER-2. An organizational unit within a company used to
represent a closed system for cost accounting purposes. A controlling area may be used in 1 or many
company codes.
QUESTION; 3. Explain the document concept in SAP. - ANSWER-3. Documents are created and used to
record transactional data. Documents can only be created in the system and can never be deleted.
QUESTION; 4. What are the four types of documents used in SAP ERP? - ANSWER-"4. Transaction
Documents, Financial Accounting Documents, Management Accounting Documents, and Material
Documents."
QUESTION; 5. How are material groups different from material types? - ANSWER-5. Material groups are
groups of materials that are categorized with respect to how the customer will view the materials.
Material types are groups of materials that are categorized with respect to how the company will use the
materials.
QUESTION; 6. In SAP Business Suite Customer Relationship Management connects to ___________. -
ANSWER-6. Supplier Relationship Management
QUESTION; 7. All FI exists at the ________________ level. - ANSWER-7. Company Code
QUESTION; 8. All master data is created at the ____________________ level. - ANSWER-8. Client
QUESTION; 9. A sales area is comprised of what three key organizational elements? - ANSWER-"9. Sales
Organization, Distribution Channel, and Division."
,QUESTION; 10. What is the difference between a purchasing organization and a purchasing group? -
ANSWER-"10. A purchasing organization can be assigned to anything, a client, company code, plant, etcÉ
POÕs negotiate purchases and set pricing conditions, set contracts, and engage in strategic purchasing.
Purchasing groups are assigned to a material on the material master and are not assigned to any specific
organizational entity. Purchasing groups are responsible for actual buying execution."
QUESTION; 11. How many dimensions of data handling are used within an ERP system? - ANSWER-11. 2
QUESTION; 12. Which process is the primary role of ERP? - ANSWER-12. OLTP
QUESTION; "13. As a financial manager - ANSWER-what is the objective of Governmental
Reporting?",13. To present a companyÕs current financial situation.
QUESTION; 14. What is the equation used to interpret the balance sheet? - ANSWER-14. Assets =
Liabilities + Equity
QUESTION; "15. What type of data is used in several different processes and may include material # -
ANSWER-description, and weight?",15. Material Master
QUESTION; 16. What type of account consolidates data from related sub-ledgers before posting in the
General Ledger? - ANSWER-16. Reconciliation Account
QUESTION; 17. Which system of the ES application suite should be used to document processes related
to purchasing materials? - ANSWER-17. Supplier Relationship Management [SRM]
QUESTION; 18. What part of an organization is responsible for actual buying execution? - ANSWER-18.
Purchasing Group
QUESTION; 19. What set of financial regulations is used in the United States? - ANSWER-19. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
, QUESTION; "20. Using T-accounts - ANSWER-a long-term bank loan would be posted as a _______
balance. Which side of the T-account would it typically be posted?",20. Credit. Right Side.
QUESTION; 21. Cross-functional processes - no single group or function is responsible for their execution.
It provides ______________________ among many functional areas. - ANSWER-21. Shared
Responsibility
QUESTION; 22. The fundamental concept behind SOA (Service-Oriented architecture) relates to the
technical capabilities that allow systems to connect with one another through standardized interfaces
called ___________________________. - ANSWER-22. Web Services
QUESTION; 23. The most commonly used master data in an organization is the
_____________________. - ANSWER-23. Material master
QUESTION; "24. Transactional data reflect the consequences of executing process steps or transactions.
Thus transaction data are a combination of _______________, _______________, and
________________."," - ANSWER-24. Organizational data, master data, situational data"
QUESTION; "25. OLTP (Online transaction processing) is used to generate______________________ -
ANSWER-while OLAP (Online Analytic processing) generates ______________________________.","25.
Simple lists and reports, detailed data analysis."
QUESTION; "26. A _________________________ - ANSWER-which is a work list, identifies all customer
orders that must be prepared for delivery so that they can be shipped in a timely manner.",26. Picking
due list
QUESTION; "27. Accounts within account groups in SAP are segregated into number ranges and share
the same ______________________________ settings (which fields are suppressed required, displayed
or optional). - ANSWER-27. Field status variant
QUESTION; 28. ________________________ accounts CANNOT be posted to directly. - ANSWER-28.
Reconciliation
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
QUESTION; 1. What is a business process? - ANSWER-"1. A cross-functional set of tasks, initiated by a
trigger, where data flows through functional areas to create a desired outcome."
QUESTION; 2. What is a controlling area? - ANSWER-2. An organizational unit within a company used to
represent a closed system for cost accounting purposes. A controlling area may be used in 1 or many
company codes.
QUESTION; 3. Explain the document concept in SAP. - ANSWER-3. Documents are created and used to
record transactional data. Documents can only be created in the system and can never be deleted.
QUESTION; 4. What are the four types of documents used in SAP ERP? - ANSWER-"4. Transaction
Documents, Financial Accounting Documents, Management Accounting Documents, and Material
Documents."
QUESTION; 5. How are material groups different from material types? - ANSWER-5. Material groups are
groups of materials that are categorized with respect to how the customer will view the materials.
Material types are groups of materials that are categorized with respect to how the company will use the
materials.
QUESTION; 6. In SAP Business Suite Customer Relationship Management connects to ___________. -
ANSWER-6. Supplier Relationship Management
QUESTION; 7. All FI exists at the ________________ level. - ANSWER-7. Company Code
QUESTION; 8. All master data is created at the ____________________ level. - ANSWER-8. Client
QUESTION; 9. A sales area is comprised of what three key organizational elements? - ANSWER-"9. Sales
Organization, Distribution Channel, and Division."
,QUESTION; 10. What is the difference between a purchasing organization and a purchasing group? -
ANSWER-"10. A purchasing organization can be assigned to anything, a client, company code, plant, etcÉ
POÕs negotiate purchases and set pricing conditions, set contracts, and engage in strategic purchasing.
Purchasing groups are assigned to a material on the material master and are not assigned to any specific
organizational entity. Purchasing groups are responsible for actual buying execution."
QUESTION; 11. How many dimensions of data handling are used within an ERP system? - ANSWER-11. 2
QUESTION; 12. Which process is the primary role of ERP? - ANSWER-12. OLTP
QUESTION; "13. As a financial manager - ANSWER-what is the objective of Governmental
Reporting?",13. To present a companyÕs current financial situation.
QUESTION; 14. What is the equation used to interpret the balance sheet? - ANSWER-14. Assets =
Liabilities + Equity
QUESTION; "15. What type of data is used in several different processes and may include material # -
ANSWER-description, and weight?",15. Material Master
QUESTION; 16. What type of account consolidates data from related sub-ledgers before posting in the
General Ledger? - ANSWER-16. Reconciliation Account
QUESTION; 17. Which system of the ES application suite should be used to document processes related
to purchasing materials? - ANSWER-17. Supplier Relationship Management [SRM]
QUESTION; 18. What part of an organization is responsible for actual buying execution? - ANSWER-18.
Purchasing Group
QUESTION; 19. What set of financial regulations is used in the United States? - ANSWER-19. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
, QUESTION; "20. Using T-accounts - ANSWER-a long-term bank loan would be posted as a _______
balance. Which side of the T-account would it typically be posted?",20. Credit. Right Side.
QUESTION; 21. Cross-functional processes - no single group or function is responsible for their execution.
It provides ______________________ among many functional areas. - ANSWER-21. Shared
Responsibility
QUESTION; 22. The fundamental concept behind SOA (Service-Oriented architecture) relates to the
technical capabilities that allow systems to connect with one another through standardized interfaces
called ___________________________. - ANSWER-22. Web Services
QUESTION; 23. The most commonly used master data in an organization is the
_____________________. - ANSWER-23. Material master
QUESTION; "24. Transactional data reflect the consequences of executing process steps or transactions.
Thus transaction data are a combination of _______________, _______________, and
________________."," - ANSWER-24. Organizational data, master data, situational data"
QUESTION; "25. OLTP (Online transaction processing) is used to generate______________________ -
ANSWER-while OLAP (Online Analytic processing) generates ______________________________.","25.
Simple lists and reports, detailed data analysis."
QUESTION; "26. A _________________________ - ANSWER-which is a work list, identifies all customer
orders that must be prepared for delivery so that they can be shipped in a timely manner.",26. Picking
due list
QUESTION; "27. Accounts within account groups in SAP are segregated into number ranges and share
the same ______________________________ settings (which fields are suppressed required, displayed
or optional). - ANSWER-27. Field status variant
QUESTION; 28. ________________________ accounts CANNOT be posted to directly. - ANSWER-28.
Reconciliation
