| ... Acknowledgments | 17 |
| ... Preface | 19 |
| ... ... What You’ll Learn: | 20 |
| ... ... Structure of This Book | 20 |
| ... ... Glimpse into the Exam Structure | 22 |
| ... ... Practice Questions | 23 |
| ... ... Summary | 24 |
| Chapter 1 | 27 |
| ... SAP Global SRM Application Certification Track — Overview | 27 |
| ... Certification Objectives and Benefits | 28 |
| ... Certification Improvements | 29 |
| ... Becoming an SAP Certified Application Associate — SRM 5.0 | 31 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Associate Defined | 32 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Associate Exam Structure | 33 |
| ... Becoming an SAP Certified Application Professional or Master — SRM 5.0 | 35 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Professional Defined | 36 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Master Defined | 37 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Master and Professional Exam Structure | 37 |
| ... Summary | 40 |
| Chapter 2 | 41 |
| ... SRM Courses and Experience | 41 |
| ... SAP SRM Training Courses | 42 |
| ... Experience Expectation | 44 |
| ... Additional Sources of Information | 45 |
| ... Summary | 46 |
| Chapter 3 | 49 |
| ... SAP SRM Implementation Scenarios and ERP Integration | 49 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 51 |
| ... Key Concept Refresher | 52 |
| ... ... Stand-Alone Scenario | 52 |
| ... ... Classic Scenario | 54 |
| ... ... Extended Classic Scenario | 55 |
| ... ... Decoupled Scenario | 57 |
| ... ... SAP SRM and ERP Integration | 59 |
| ... Practice Questions | 64 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 66 |
| ... Take Away | 67 |
| ... ... Tips | 69 |
| ... Summary | 70 |
| Chapter 4 | 71 |
| ... SAP SRM Landscape Concept | 71 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 73 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 73 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Component Overview | 73 |
| ... ... SRM Components per Business Scenario | 76 |
| ... Practice Questions | 81 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 82 |
| ... Take Away | 83 |
| ... ... Tips | 85 |
| ... Summary | 85 |
| Chapter 5 | 87 |
| ... Business Value of SAP SRM | 87 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 89 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 89 |
| ... ... Benefits of SAP SRM | 89 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Value Chain and Common Issues | 94 |
| ... Practice Questions | 98 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 99 |
| ... Take Away | 99 |
| ... ... Tips | 101 |
| ... Summary | 101 |
| Chapter 6 | 103 |
| ... Self-Service Procurement — Processes | 103 |
| ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test | 105 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 105 |
| ... ... Shopping Cart Process | 105 |
| ... ... Direct Procurement | 113 |
| ... ... Confirmation of Goods Receipt | 115 |
| ... ... Invoice Processing | 117 |
| ... ... Procurement Card Integration | 120 |
| ... Practice Questions | 124 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 126 |
| ... Take Away | 127 |
| ... ... Tips | 129 |
| ... Summary | 129 |
| Chapter 7 | 131 |
| ... Service Procurement — Processes | 131 |
| ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test | 133 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 133 |
| ... ... Shopping Carts with Services | 133 |
| ... ... Requests for External Staff | 136 |
| ... Practice Questions | 139 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 141 |
| ... Take Away | 142 |
| ... ... Tips | 143 |
| ... Summary | 143 |
| Chapter 8 | 145 |
| ... Plan-Driven Procurement — Processes | 145 |
| ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test | 147 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 147 |
| ... ... Plan-Driven Procurement Overview | 147 |
| ... ... Selection of Requirements to Transfer | 150 |
| ... ... Plan-Driven Procurement Organizational Model Impact | 152 |
| ... Practice Questions | 153 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 155 |
| ... Take Away | 156 |
| ... ... Tips | 157 |
| ... Summary | 158 |
| Chapter 9 | 159 |
| ... Sourcing — Processes | 159 |
| ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test | 161 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 161 |
| ... ... Sources of Supply | 161 |
| ... ... Process Purchase Order | 163 |
| ... ... Sourcing Application | 166 |
| ... ... Vendor Evaluation | 169 |
| ... Practice Questions | 173 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 174 |
| ... Take Away | 175 |
| ... ... Tips | 177 |
| ... Summary | 177 |
| Chapter 10 | 179 |
| ... SAP Bidding Engine and Auction Processes | 179 |
| ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test | 181 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 181 |
| ... ... Bidding Process Overview | 181 |
| ... ... Auction Detail Overview | 189 |
| ... ... Supplier Interaction | 194 |
| ... Practice Questions | 199 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 200 |
| ... Take Away | 201 |
| ... ... Tips | 203 |
| ... Summary | 203 |
| Chapter 11 | 205 |
| ... SAP Supplier Self-Services — Processes | 205 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 206 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 207 |
| ... ... SAP SUS Scenarios | 207 |
| ... ... Supplier Registration | 213 |
| ... ... SAP SUS Concept Refresher | 215 |
| ... Practice Questions | 217 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 219 |
| ... Take Away | 221 |
| ... ... Tips | 222 |
| ... Summary | 223 |
| Chapter 12 | 225 |
| ... SAP SRM Catalog Concept Plus SRM-MDM and SAP CCM Basics | 225 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 226 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 227 |
| ... ... SRM Catalog Overview | 227 |
| ... ... SAP SRM-MDM Basics | 229 |
| ... ... SAP CCM Basics | 233 |
| ... Practice Questions | 238 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 239 |
| ... Take Away | 240 |
| ... ... Tips | 242 |
| ... Summary | 242 |
| Chapter 13 | 243 |
| ... SAP SRM Server Contract Management | 243 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 245 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 245 |
| ... ... SAP SRM Server Contract Basics | 245 |
| ... ... SRM Server Contract Extended Functionality | 254 |
| ... Practice Questions | 256 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 258 |
| ... Take Away | 259 |
| ... ... Tips | 260 |
| ... Summary | 260 |
| Chapter 14 | 261 |
| ... SAP E-Sourcing and SAP CLM | 261 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 263 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 263 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing Basic Concepts | 264 |
| ... ... Workbench | 266 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing Supplier Management | 267 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing Project Management | 269 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing RFx | 269 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing Auctions | 271 |
| ... ... Contracts | 272 |
| ... ... SAP E-Sourcing and SAP CLM Integration with SAP ERP Overview | 275 |
| ... Practice Questions | 278 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 280 |
| ... Take Away | 281 |
| ... ... Tips | 282 |
| ... Summary | 282 |
| Chapter 15 | 285 |
| ... System Communication RFC, ALE, Number Ranges, and Documents Types | 285 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 287 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 287 |
| ... ... SRM Basic Settings | 287 |
| ... Practice Questions | 296 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 298 |
| ... Take Away | 299 |
| ... ... Tips | 300 |
| ... Summary | 300 |
| Chapter 16 | 301 |
| ... Organizational Structure and User Management | 301 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 303 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 303 |
| ... ... Organizational Structure Basics | 303 |
| ... ... Organizational Structure Inheritance and Maintenance | 307 |
| ... ... Detailed Look at Organizational Structure | 309 |
| ... ... Attribute Details | 313 |
| ... Practice Questions | 317 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 318 |
| ... Take Away | 320 |
| ... ... Tips | 321 |
| ... Summary | 322 |
| Chapter 17 | 323 |
| ... Workflow Implementation and Features | 323 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 325 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 325 |
| ... ... Workflow Basics | 326 |
| ... ... Workflow Customizing | 327 |
| ... ... Workflow Extended Functionality | 330 |
| ... ... Delivered Workflow Overview | 334 |
| ... ... Important Terminology and Definitions to Remember | 340 |
| ... Practice Questions | 341 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 343 |
| ... Take Away | 344 |
| ... ... Tips | 346 |
| ... Summary | 346 |
| Chapter 18 | 349 |
| ... Master Data Synchronization | 349 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 350 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 351 |
| ... ... Master Data Basics | 351 |
| ... ... Vendor Master and Replication | 352 |
| ... ... Middleware and Material Master Replication | 357 |
| ... ... Other Procurement Master Data | 360 |
| ... Practice Questions | 364 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 365 |
| ... Take Away | 366 |
| ... ... Tips | 367 |
| ... Summary | 367 |
| Chapter 19 | 369 |
| ... Connecting OCI Catalogs | 369 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 371 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 371 |
| ... ... OCI Basics | 371 |
| ... ... Catalog-Specific Information | 379 |
| ... Practice Questions | 384 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 385 |
| ... Take Away | 386 |
| ... ... Tips | 386 |
| ... Summary | 387 |
| Chapter 20 | 389 |
| ... Scenario Determination | 389 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 390 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 391 |
| ... ... Scenario Determination Overview | 391 |
| ... Practice Questions | 395 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 396 |
| ... Take Away | 397 |
| ... ... Tips | 398 |
| ... Summary | 399 |
| Chapter 21 | 401 |
| ... Possibilities of Sourcing Transactions and How to Configure Them | 401 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 402 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 403 |
| ... ... Sourcing Transaction Basics | 403 |
| ... ... Sourcing Configuration Considerations | 406 |
| ... Practice Questions | 410 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 411 |
| ... Take Away | 412 |
| ... ... Tips | 413 |
| ... Summary | 414 |
| Chapter 22 | 415 |
| ... Bidding with Weighting | 415 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 416 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 417 |
| ... ... Dynamic Attributes and Standard Fields | 417 |
| ... ... Weighting and Valuation Factor Basics | 420 |
| ... Practice Questions | 425 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 427 |
| ... Take Away | 428 |
| ... ... Tips | 429 |
| ... Summary | 429 |
| Chapter 23 | 431 |
| ... Monitoring Documents | 431 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 433 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 433 |
| ... ... Methods to Monitor Documents | 433 |
| ... ... Troubleshooting | 438 |
| ... Practice Questions | 443 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 444 |
| ... Take Away | 445 |
| ... ... Tips | 446 |
| ... Summary | 446 |
| Chapter 24 | 447 |
| ... Accounting and ERP Integration | 447 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 448 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 448 |
| ... ... Account Assignment Category Basics | 449 |
| ... ... General Ledger Basics | 453 |
| ... ... Account Validation | 454 |
| ... Practice Questions | 458 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 459 |
| ... Take Away | 460 |
| ... ... Tips | 461 |
| ... Summary | 462 |
| Chapter 25 | 463 |
| ... Business Add-In Concepts | 463 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 464 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 465 |
| ... ... Business Add-In Basics | 465 |
| ... ... BAdI Example | 469 |
| ... Practice Questions | 472 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 473 |
| ... Take Away | 474 |
| ... ... Tips | 475 |
| ... Summary | 475 |
| Chapter 26 | 477 |
| ... SAP NetWeaver MDM Catalog Repositories and Technology | 477 |
| ... Techniques You’ll Master: | 477 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 478 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 479 |
| ... ... MDM Catalog Console Basics | 479 |
| ... ... MDM Catalog Repository | 483 |
| ... ... SAP NetWeaver MDM Catalog Security | 488 |
| ... Practice Questions | 491 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 492 |
| ... Take Away | 493 |
| ... ... Tips | 494 |
| ... Summary | 495 |
| Chapter 27 | 497 |
| ... Upload of Different Files and Mapping in the MDM Import Manager | 497 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 498 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 499 |
| ... ... MDM Import Manager Basics | 499 |
| ... ... MDM Import Manager Mapping and Import Features | 504 |
| ... Practice Questions | 511 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 512 |
| ... Take Away | 514 |
| ... ... Tips | 515 |
| ... Summary | 515 |
| Chapter 28 | 517 |
| ... Manage Data in MDM Data Manager and Utilize Workflow | 517 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 519 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 519 |
| ... ... MDM Data Manager Basics | 519 |
| ... ... MDM Data Manager Record Comparison | 521 |
| ... Check In/Out Functionality | 522 |
| ... ... Masks and Named Searches | 524 |
| ... ... Validations and Workflow | 525 |
| ... ... MDM Data Manager Feature Highlights | 526 |
| ... Practice Questions | 529 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 530 |
| ... Take Away | 531 |
| ... ... Tips | 533 |
| ... Summary | 533 |
| Chapter 29 | 535 |
| ... SAP NetWeaver MDM Web User Interface Configuration and OCI Interface | 535 |
| ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test | 536 |
| ... Key Concepts Refresher | 537 |
| ... ... MDM Web User Interface Basics | 537 |
| ... ... Open Catalog Interface Configuration | 543 |
| ... Practice Questions | 546 |
| ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations | 547 |
| ... Take Away | 548 |
| ... ... Tips | 549 |
| ... Summary | 549 |
| ... The Author | 551 |