SAP ERP CONFIGURATION EXAM
WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
6. In SAP Business Suite Customer Relationship Management
connects to ___________. - ANSWER 6. Supplier Relationship
Management
7. All FI exists at the ________________ level. - ANSWER 7. Company
Code
8. All master data is created at the ____________________ level. -
,ANSWER 8. Client
9. A sales area is comprised of what three key organizational
elements? - ANSWER "9. Sales Organization, Distribution Channel,
and Division."
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."
11. How many dimensions of data handling are used within an ERP
system? - ANSWER 11. 2
12. Which process is the primary role of ERP? - ANSWER 12. OLTP
"13. As a financial manager - ANSWER what is the objective of
Governmental Reporting?",13. To present a companyÕs current
financial situation.
14. What is the equation used to interpret the balance sheet? -
ANSWER 14. Assets = Liabilities + Equity
"15. What type of data is used in several different processes and may
include material # - ANSWER description, and weight?",15. Material
Master
16. What type of account consolidates data from related sub-ledgers
before posting in the General Ledger? - ANSWER 16. Reconciliation
Account
17. Which system of the ES application suite should be used to
document processes related to purchasing materials? - ANSWER 17.
Supplier Relationship Management [SRM]
18. What part of an organization is responsible for actual buying
, execution? - ANSWER 18. Purchasing Group
19. What set of financial regulations is used in the United States? -
ANSWER 19. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
"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.
21. Cross-functional processes - no single group or function is
responsible for their execution. It provides ______________________
among many functional areas. - ANSWER 21. Shared Responsibility
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
23. The most commonly used master data in an organization is the
_____________________. - ANSWER 23. Material master
"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"
"25. OLTP (Online transaction processing) is used to
generate______________________ - ANSWER while OLAP (Online
Analytic processing) generates ______________________________.","25.
Simple lists and reports, detailed data analysis."
"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
"27. Accounts within account groups in SAP are segregated into
number ranges and share the same ______________________________
settings (which fields are suppressed required, displayed or
WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
6. In SAP Business Suite Customer Relationship Management
connects to ___________. - ANSWER 6. Supplier Relationship
Management
7. All FI exists at the ________________ level. - ANSWER 7. Company
Code
8. All master data is created at the ____________________ level. -
,ANSWER 8. Client
9. A sales area is comprised of what three key organizational
elements? - ANSWER "9. Sales Organization, Distribution Channel,
and Division."
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."
11. How many dimensions of data handling are used within an ERP
system? - ANSWER 11. 2
12. Which process is the primary role of ERP? - ANSWER 12. OLTP
"13. As a financial manager - ANSWER what is the objective of
Governmental Reporting?",13. To present a companyÕs current
financial situation.
14. What is the equation used to interpret the balance sheet? -
ANSWER 14. Assets = Liabilities + Equity
"15. What type of data is used in several different processes and may
include material # - ANSWER description, and weight?",15. Material
Master
16. What type of account consolidates data from related sub-ledgers
before posting in the General Ledger? - ANSWER 16. Reconciliation
Account
17. Which system of the ES application suite should be used to
document processes related to purchasing materials? - ANSWER 17.
Supplier Relationship Management [SRM]
18. What part of an organization is responsible for actual buying
, execution? - ANSWER 18. Purchasing Group
19. What set of financial regulations is used in the United States? -
ANSWER 19. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
"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.
21. Cross-functional processes - no single group or function is
responsible for their execution. It provides ______________________
among many functional areas. - ANSWER 21. Shared Responsibility
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
23. The most commonly used master data in an organization is the
_____________________. - ANSWER 23. Material master
"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"
"25. OLTP (Online transaction processing) is used to
generate______________________ - ANSWER while OLAP (Online
Analytic processing) generates ______________________________.","25.
Simple lists and reports, detailed data analysis."
"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
"27. Accounts within account groups in SAP are segregated into
number ranges and share the same ______________________________
settings (which fields are suppressed required, displayed or
