SAP ABAP

SAP FI Certification paper -1

2011-05-08T23:30:00.002-07:00

1. Which of these statements on document principles are correct?
R/3 can assign the document numbers always

A business event triggers only one document within R/3

Each business event creates an accounting document within R/3

R/3 will link related documents in the system

2. In the payment process, automatic options to the users are
select open invoices to be paid/collected, post payment document

post payment documents/print payment media

select open invoices to be paid or collected, post payment document, print payment media

3. Which of the following are true.
any payment block can be removed in payment proposal edit

only line item payment block is removed during the payment proposal

items that cannot be paid are detailed in the exception list

4. Which of these statements on payment program are correct
there are four steps in payment process, viz., parameters, proposal, program, print

once the parameters have been specified, the print program is scheduled to generate payment media

5. Every run of the payment program is identified by two fields
run date

identification

6. Which of the following statements are true
The run date is recommended to be the actual date when the program is executed

The field identification is used to run print program

7. Which of the following statements are correct
the G/L account name for house banks must match the names given to the house bank in the bank directory

the G/L account names for house banks are user definable

the G/L account names for house banks could be the bank name and account number

the G/L account names for house banks are defined in bank directory

at company code level, G/L account names for house banks can be different from those in chart of account

8. Which of the following statements are true in respect to payment program configuration in all codes area
sending company code and paying company code are same always

by specifying the vendor/customer special G/L transaction to be paid, we can process specified special G/L transaction only

by activating payment method supplement, we can print and sort payments

9. Which of the statements are true in respect to configuration of payment program bank determination area
without ranking order, system will not process the payment

bank/payment method combination is must to define ranking order

without maintaining the value date in bank selection, system will not process the payment

10. If we are using check management, which of the statements is true
define check lots in order to print checks

check lots are used only for automatic payments

11. True/false
all company codes in the payment run parameters must be in the same country

a payment method can only be used if it is entered in the account master record

the payment proposal can only be edited, deleted and recreated as often as desired

the exception list is a part of the payment proposal

12. When running the dunning program
we can edit proposal

we cannot delete the proposal

we can recreate the proposal until the dunning clerk is satisfied with the result

after completing the dunning proposal list, dunning data is updated in master records

13. Which of the following statements are true
one time accounts cannot be dunned

we can assign two dunning procedures to customer master records

dunning procedure can process only standard transactions

interest can be posted at the time of dunning

14. The maximum dunning level can be defined in the dunning procedure is
four

six

nine

15. An item whose days in arrears are smaller or identical to the grace periods, dunning program will consider for the dunning notice. TRUE/FALSE

16. Which of the following statements are false
we cannot specify per dunning level that interest is to be calculated

we cannot print a dunning notice in a legal dunning procedure, although no further account movements have occurred

we can set a minimum amount for the dunning charges on each dunning level

17. What information does a dunning run change?
the date of the last dunning run in the customer master record

the dunning level in the customer master record

the dunning level in documents for which dunning notices are created

from (layout set) specifications in the customer master record for the text in the next dunning letter

the dunning procedure in the customer master record for the next dunning run

18. Which of these statements are true
we can calculate interest on G/L accounts under interest on arrears method

each interest id must be assigned on interest calculation type

19. Two steps to define financial statement versions are
enter it in the directory of financial statement version

define hierarchy levels and assign accounts

20. Which of the following statements are true
a financial statement version consist of maximum 9 hierarchy levels

we cannot assign account group according to balance

drill down report is a tool that enables to analyze sub ledger transaction figures only

21. Individual value adjustment for doubtful receivables are possible
through special G/L transactions

through normal transactions

both of the above

22. Foreign currency valuation is possible
only vendor/customer open items

only balance sheet items

both of the above

23. Which of the statements are true
when we are valuating open items without update for reversal of the adjustment posting after key date, user can define another posting date in place of key date +1

when we have regrouped the receivables/vendors, system carries out adjustment postings

allocating costs to financial accounting through external settlement, the G/L is updated online/realtime

24. Depreciation posting can be executed
through batch input session

direct FI postings

any one of the above

25. To set up the financial statement version in your company, maximum limit is 9. TRUE/FALSE

KEY - T (True), F (False)

A-T, B-F, C-F, D-T
A-T, B-T, C-T
A-T, B-T, C-T
A-T, B-F
A-T, B-T
A-T, B-F
A-F, B-T, C-T, D-F, E-F
A-F, B-T, C-T
A-F, B-T, C-F
A-T, B-F
A-T, B-F, C-T, D-T
A-T, B-F, C-T, D-F
A-F, B-F, C-F, D-F
A-F, B-F, C-T
FALSE
A-F, B-F, C-T
A-T, B-T, C-T, D-F, E-F
A-F, B-T
A-T, B-T
A-F, B-T, C-F
A-T, B-F, C-F
A-T, B-T, C-T
A-T, B-T, C-T
A-T, B-T, C-T
FALSE

SAP FI Certification paper - 2

2011-05-08T23:30:00.001-07:00

1. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to business area
one business area can be used for many company codes

business areas must be assigned to company code in the IMG

they are used for internal P&L and balance sheets

a company code can have many business areas

2. Which of the following statements are correct
a plant is assigned to only one company code

a company code must be assigned to one chart of accounts only

a chart of accounts can be assigned to multiple company codes

a plant can be assigned to many company codes

3. What are true with respect to business area
a company code can have many6. business areas

a business area can be across company codes

use of business area is not optional in R/3 system

balance sheets and profit and loss statements can be drawn up for business areas

4. Which of the following statements may be false with respect to a business area
the use of business area is optional

a company code can have many business areas

business area balance sheet will always balance

none of the above

5. The standard delivery clients in a R/3 system are
client 000, 001 and 002

testing client 777 and training client 999

client 001, 000,002 and training client 999

client 000 and 001

client 001, 000 , testing client 777 and training 999

6. What are all the possible meanings of the word ‘client’ that have been used
a customer implementing R/3 system

an individual PC in which batch inputs are done for uploading to SAP at a later date

the highest technical entity in R/3

the data server

the front end presentation PC which interacts with SAP system
7. The three tier in R/3 system is represented by
client, customer and application

data, user and application

user, data base, programs

presentation client, R/3 application and data base

application, data base and customer of R/3

8. The entity in R/3 to provide financial statements and results at the lowest level is
company

company code

controlling area

plant

enterprise controlling

9. Which of the following statements is always false with respect to a company code
a company code can have many plants

a company code can have many companies

a company code can be linked to only one controlling area

a company code need not be linked to an operating concern

a company code can have many sales organizations

10. Which of the following statements are always true
a sales organization can be assigned to only one company code

a company can have many company codes

a company must be linked to a controlling area

a company code must always be assigned to a company

an operating concern can indirectly contain only one company code

11. Which of the following entities are optional to implement the core financial module of R/3
operating concern

controlling area

business area

plant

company code

12. The menu hierarchy in standard R/3 system is
main menu, application menu and task menu

main menu, sub menu, task menu and help menu

system menu, application menu and help menu

main menu, application menu and help menu

client menu, application menu and user menu

13. For a user with two user ids to the same SAP R/3 client, the maximum no. of sessions that could be open are
six

nine

twelve

eighteen

twenty four

14. The order of fields as they appear during the log on to an R/3 system is
client, user id, password

language, client id, password

client, user id, password, language

user id, client, password, language

15. Which of the following is not seen by the user normally in the status bar of the SAP screen
client number/id

session number

data server name/id

user id/name

information, error, and warming messages

16. A user has multiple sessions open and when open of the session is closed by the user
the system does not automatically save the data/information of the session being closed

system always prompts for saving the data in the session being closed

system always automatically saves the data/information of the session being closed without prompting’

system prompts for saving the dta of the session being closed at the time of user log-off from the system

17. Which of the following entities cannot be directly assigned to a company code
company

business area

controlling area

functional area

financial management area

18. ABAP stands for
advances in business applications programming

applications in business and advanced program

advanced business applications programming

advanced business for advanced program

advantage in business applications programming

19. The configuration of the R/3 is done through
the implementation guide

the implementation assistant

business navigator

business engineer

sessions manager

20. The ASAP CD contains
the implementation guide

implementation assistant

concept check tool

business navigator

Q&A Db

21. Which of the following statements are true regarding ASAP – project preparation phase
the business blueprint document must be prepared

enterprise scope area document must e prepared for initial project planning

project plan must be prepared

the project kick off meeting is very essential to involve all the key users and project team members to communicate the objectives and mission of the project

technical requirements planning must be taken up

22. Which of the following are true with respect business blueprint phase
when customer inputs are updated on the Q&A db, there is a direct automatic updation of the IMG for the business processes/components in scope to be customized

when the business processes are identified and updated in the system, a list of activities to be taken up in IMG for customization is generated

the standard reference model of R/3 system cannot be directly accessed from the Q&A db

business blueprint document shall be generated

23. Which of the following statements re true with respect to testing and quality reviews as recommended by SAP
he volume and stress test must be conducted on the same system in which user training is done

testing a tool which avoids retrospective changes and acts as an early warning system to correct the customization of business processes

the power (key) users shall not be involved in the testing process as it would hinder timely completion of the activity

there must be quality control of the first four stages before the ‘go-live’ phase

external consultants must always carry out quality control

24. What are the three data types in SAP
master data, transaction data, and balance data

master data, table data, and user data

master data, table data, and transaction data

table data, user data and transaction data

master data, table data and server data

25. Various company codes access a controlling area should have
same currency

same fiscal year variant

same chart of accounts

same controlling organization structure

KEY

A-T, B-F, C-T, D-T
A-T, B-F, C-T, D-T
A-T, B-T, C-F, D-T
A-F, B-F, C-F, D-F
A-F, B-F, C-F, D-T, E-F
A-F, B-F, C-T, D-F, E-F
A-F, B-F, C-F, D-T, E-F
B
B
B
C,D
A
C
C
.
A
B,D
C
A
B,C,E
B,C,D,E
B,D
B,C,D
C
C

SAP FI Electronic Bank Statement

2011-05-08T23:28:00.001-07:00

FI Electronic Bank Statement is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP FI article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Finance and Controlling (FICO) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP FI article applies to SAP R/3 systems and it explains FI electronic Bank statement processing in detail. With the help of this SAP FI article you will learn various processing steps of electronic bank statement such as importing data, entering, processing, posting and displaying data. Moreover you will learn to start program and to configure SAP FI system for this use.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP FICO article.

Electronic Bank Statement: Configuration
Core Terms and Their Significance for Configuration
External Transaction
Posting Rules
Transaction Type
Posting Specifications and Account Determination
Account Symbols And Account Allocation
Assigning G/L Accounts to Account Symbols
Account Allocation for Business Transactions in Foreign Currency
Account Allocation Using Function Enhancement: Account Modification
Recommended Sequence of Configuration Tasks
Creating Transaction Types
Allocating Banks
Creating Keys For Posting Rules
Allocating External Transactions
Defining Posting Rules
How Does The Automatic Posting Function Work?
Information in the Electronic Bank Statement
Using the Electronic Bank Statement for Postings and Clearing
Electronic Bank Statement: Usage
Importing Data
Interpreting the Note to Payee Fields
Output Data
Executing the Program
Displaying the Overview
Post processing Bank Statements Using the Transaction
Post processing Bank Statements with Batch Input Sessions
Conversion Programs
Functional Enhancements For The Electronic Bank Statement
Formats For The Electronic Bank Statement

SAP Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA)

2011-05-08T23:27:00.001-07:00

SAP Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA) is a document provided by SAP AG. This SAP CO article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Finance and Controlling (FICO) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP CO article explains Cost center accounting for controlling purposes within your company by helping individual functional areas for decision making. More specifically this SAP CO component cost center accounting help you to analyze overhead costs and records costs with reference to plan values. Moreover you will learn to implement CO-OM-CCA component in R/3 Systems with FI General Ledger component, FI Assets Payable component, FI Assets Receivable Component and CO Overhead Orders.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP FICO guide.
Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA)
Master Data in Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA)
Processing Master Data
Requesting a Master Data Change in the Intranet/Internet (AC)
Enterprise Organization (CO)
Standard Hierarchy
Cost Elements
Cost Centers
Activity Types
Statistical Key Figures
Resources
Cost Center Planning (CO-OM-CCA)
Short-Term Business Planning
Reconciliation of Cost Center Planning With Other Applications
Cost Center Planning Scope
Manual Planning
Utilities
Periodic Allocations in Plan
Manual Actual Postings (CO-OM-CCA)
Editing Manual Actual Postings
Re posting Costs and Revenues Manually
Re posting Line Items
Time Sheets
Direct Activity Allocation
Re posting Internal Activity Allocation
Entering Sender Activities
Manual Actual Price
Manual Cost Allocation
Entering Statistical Key Figures
Actual Postings to Activity Types
Receivers of Manual Actual Postings
Funds Commitment (Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Projects)
Period-End Closing (CO-OM-CCA)
Overview of Period Closing
Schedule Manager (CA)
Periodic Re posting
Accrual Calculation
Transfer of Statistical Key Figures from the Logistics Information System (LIS)
Overheads
Periodic Allocations
Overview of Allocation Methods
Senders and Receivers for Periodic Actual Postings
Defining Periodic Re postings or Periodic Allocations
Example: Periodic Re posting of Telephone Costs
Variance Calculation
Redistribution of Fixed Costs
Actual Price Calculations
Year-End Closing 890
Carrying Forward Commitments
Information System (CO-OM)
Interactive Information System
Period-Based Information System
Important Standard Reports in Cost Center Accounting
Report Definition
Cost Center Summarizations
Cross-Application Topics (CO-OM)
Validation and Substitution
Archiving
Application Link Enabling (ALE)
Changeover to the Euro

Regular Expressions (Regex) and its use in ABAP

2011-05-08T23:25:00.001-07:00

Supported as of Release 7.00 Regular Expressions (Regex) are rarely found in ABAP. Have you ever heard something about Regex? We believe so. This article will give you a brief overview and present very good articles from SDN.

Even in ABAP Regular Expressions (Regex) is not a new issue. ABAP supports regular expressions as of Release 7.00, released to customers on Oct 24, 2005. Although not so new its use is rarely found in ABAP. One of reasons is that SAP has already provided other ways to search for patterns e.g. SEARCH txt FOR pattern and IF txt CP pattern.

But what is Regex after all?

Wikipedia

“In computing, a regular expression, also referred to as regex or regexp, provides a concise and flexible means for matching strings of text, such as particular characters, words, or patterns of characters. A regular expression is written in a formal language that can be interpreted by a regular expression processor, a program that either serves as a parser generator or examines text and identifies parts that match the provided specification.”

There is a very good tutorial about Regex at http://www.regular-expressions.info. We will skip the basics of Regex and go directly to its use in ABAP.

Using Regex in ABAP

Regex is more powerful than traditional SAP patterns and is commonly used for searching and validating text. ABAP supports Regex in the statements FIND and REPLACE and via the the classes CL_ABAP_REGEX and CL_ABAP_MATCHER. There is an excellent article at SDN produced by Shaira Madhu with many more details of Regex in ABAP.

Let’s see some examples.
Example 1 – Tests if text starts with Hello (case sensitive)

DATA text TYPE string. DATA moff TYPE i. DATA mlen TYPE i.

text = `Hello World example`.

FIND REGEX '^Hello' IN text MATCH OFFSET moff MATCH LENGTH mlen. IF sy-subrc = 0. WRITE / text+moff(mlen). ENDIF.

Example 2 – Removes example from the text only if it is the last word

DATA text TYPE string.

text = `Hello World example`.

REPLACE REGEX 'example$' IN text WITH ''.

IF sy-subrc = 0. WRITE / text. ENDIF.

Example 3 – Validates e-mail using the class CL_ABAP_MATCHER

DATA email TYPE string VALUE `webmaster@sapignite`. "missing .com
DATA matcher TYPE REF TO cl_abap_matcher.

matcher = cl_abap_matcher=>create( pattern = `\w+(\.\w+)*@(\w+\.)+(\w{2,4})` text = email ).

IF matcher->match( ) IS INITIAL. MESSAGE 'Invalid e-mail' TYPE 'I' DISPLAY LIKE 'E'. ENDIF.

Tip: For testing Regex without coding you can use the ABAP program DEMO_REGEX_TOY.

DEMO_REGEX_TOY screenshot

SAP ABAP: Using Field Symbols and References

2011-05-08T23:22:00.001-07:00

The SAP® ABAP programming language provides its developers the power to create dynamic and flexible applications. In a previous article in ERPtips titled Saving Customer Time and Budgets via Flexible Programming (June 2004), we introduced some of the techniques that will let you do flexible and dynamic programming and avoid hard-coding values in programs. One important dynamic programming technique used by SAP developers entails a combination of field symbols and data references. In this article, we will see how this is done.
We will start with a brief explanation of Data References and their advantages and uses. The structure of programs that use field symbols and data references will also be discussed. Finally I will present a fully functional program that allows you to read a database table name, and then uses dynamic programming concepts to print its contents. (The user enters the table name and the program prints its contents).
Please note that the field symbols and references concept is vast and a lot of variants exist. However, in this article, we discuss the important forms that may be used in dynamic programming. For a detailed discussion of field symbols and/or data references, refer to the SAP documentation at http://help.sap.com.
These are some of the questions that this article will address:
What are the commands and statements for creating data references in programs?
How are field symbols declared in programs?
What are the steps to create data objects dynamically using reference variables?
How do I combine field symbols and data references for creating dynamic programs?
This article is primarily intended for ABAP developers and consultants. I will assume that the reader is familiar with basic ABAP concepts and has some knowledge of dynamic programming. All the screen images in this article have been taken from ECC 6.0, although the instructions are relevant to other versions of SAP as well.
An Overview of ABAP Data Reference Variables and Data References
Every data object declared within your program has an address in the memory. The address is also known as the reference. SAP ABAP lets you define data reference variables within the program. These variables contain the address (or reference) of data objects, and may be said as pointing to the object in question. A data reference variable may point to single fields, as well as to structures and internal tables.
You may simply define a data reference variable as shown below:
DATA: MYREF TYPE REF TO TYPENAME.
The data reference variable may point to data objects of any type. For example, you may define a data reference that points to a date. The declaration will be like the one shown below:
DATA: MYREF_D TYPE REF TO D.
In the above case, the type that the declaration points to has been fully specified (i.e., date). You may also make a generic declaration. A generic declaration will look like the one shown below:
DATA: MYGENREF TYPE REF TO DATA.
In case this, the type is not specified, but rather we used a generic type, DATA. This may point to a data object of any type. While creating data objects, you need to specify what type of data object the generic reference is to point to (we will see this in the latter part of the article).
When a data reference variable is initially defined, it points to no data object (i.e., it has a NULL reference). If you want to instantiate the data references variable from data variables, you must use a GET REFERENCE statement, as shown below:
GET REFERENCE OF MY_DATE INTO MYREF.
The above statement will populate the reference variable MYREF with the address of the data object MY_DATE.
In order to access the content of the object to which a data reference is pointing, the reference must be de-referenced. You may use the dereferencing operator (->*) for this purpose.
For example, you may have a reference MYREF pointing to a date; by using the dereferencing operator, we can write MYREF->* and the value of the date that is pointed to is printed, as follows:
WRITE: MYREF->*.
You may also use the MOVE statement in order to assign a value to the location the reference is pointing to. An example of this is shown below:
MOVE ’20100101′ to MYREF->*.
After the above statement is run, the MYREF reference variable will point to the date having a value of 01.01.2010.
You may assign the value of a reference variable to another reference variable, such as
MYREF = MYREF2.
Generation of ABAP Data Objects
You may use data references in conjunction with the CREATE DATA statement in order to generate data objects at runtime. You may use the CREATE DATA statement to create single fields structures as well as internal tables.
The generic syntax of this is as follows:
DATA: MYREF TYPE REF TO TYPENAME.
CREATE DATA MYREF.
A simple example for creating a date at runtime is shown below (the “D” indicates date):
DATA : MYREF TYPE REF TO D.
CREATE DATA MYREF.
The above would create a data object having a date type and the MYREF would be a reference to it.
If you declared a generic type reference variable, then you need to specify the type of the data object to be created in the CREATE DATA statement. The generic syntax form of this is shown below:
DATA: MYREF TYPE REF TO DATA.
CREATE DATA MYREF TYPE TYPENAME.
Our date example may be changed as shown below:
DATA : MYREF TYPE REF TO DATA.
CREATE DATA MYREF TYPE D

Free bug tracking software

2011-05-08T23:21:00.001-07:00

I just had to take a minute and write about MantisBT, a free bug tracking software application.
I’m big on hosting my own stuff and having free software. Although it’s free, I always donate when I find value in things. It’s just the way I think software should be. Software is good. One person’s work can improve the lives of dozens of people or as many as millions.
MantisBT is a free popular web-based bugtracking system (feature list). It is written in the PHPscripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a webserver. MantisBT has been installed on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, OS/2, and others. Almost any web browser should be able to function as a client. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
My experience installing it was excellent. I simply uploaded the files to my webserver, created the database through my cPanel, and walked through the installation page. In minutes, I had a robust tracking system at no cost. This thing is powerful enough for an enterprise but simple enough for a small development company.
What’s more, there is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display open tickets on a page!
If you’re looking for some tracking software with plenty of features, but easy-to-use features, then give MantisBT a look.

What is SAP

2011-05-08T23:20:00.001-07:00

SAP stands for “System, Applications and Products in Data Processing”. SAP is the largest business software company in the world. SAP is the largest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP Software) solution software provider. SAP’s main products are SAP ERP (formerly known as SAP R/3) and SAP BusinessObjects software. SAP software has three-tier application architecture: database, application server and client SAPgui (presentation layer). As per the reports there are over 100,600 SAP installations at more than 41,200 companies in more than 120 countries.R/3 architecture was replaced with the introduction of ERP Central Component (ECC ).

SAP's Business Suite contains five enterprise applications. They are SAP ERP , Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
Other major business solutions offerings include Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO),Business Information Warehouse(BW), Business Intelligence ( BI ), Human Resource Management Systems(HRMS), Exchange Infrastructure(XI) , Knowledge Warehouse(KW), SAP Portal (EP), Master Data Management ( MDM ), xApps, Training and Event Management (TEM), Internet Transaction Server (ITS) etc .
ABAP

ABAP stands for Advanced Business Application Programming and it’s a high level programming language used in SAP for the development and other customization processes. Normally a transactioncode is used for executing an ABAP program. For example we can use the transaction code VA01 for creating a sales order.
In this website we are trying to collect SAP Tutorials and arrange different SAP technical and functional materials for professionals seeking for references. Mainly we are trying to collect ABAP tutorials, BAPI, LSMW, IDOC, ALE, ABAP syntax ,ALV, SAPSCRIPTS, Smartforms like technical module topics and NetWeaver, SAP HR, SAP MM, SAP SD, FICO, PP, PM like functional modules. SAP ABAP interview questions and answers, SAP Certification details and software download are also available in the site

HR Certification Questions about TIME MANAGEMENT

2011-05-08T23:19:00.001-07:00

TIME MANAGEMENT

1. The prerequisite for planning shifts in Time Management
• Planned Working Time
• Availability Infotype
• Personal Work Schedule
• Requirements Profile
2. If work schedule for salaried and hourly paid employees are not different,then with respect to time management
• 1 grouping is sufficient
• 2 distinct groupings are required
• Insufficient information
• Copy the standard SAP entries
3 A public holiday calendar has the following features
• Is assigned to a personnel subarea
• Can have public holidays with distance to Christmas
• Can have holidays with specific dates and days of the week
• Uses employee subgroup grouping for permissibility for specific employees
4. Day Types are used to define
• Different kinds of holidays in a holiday calendar
• Are used to represent off days
• Are used for determining whether employees have to work on public holidays and whether they are still paid on their days

5. In the SAP R/3 system,Day Off is represented by
• Creating a Daily work Schedule
• Using public holiday class
• Using the zero planned working hours check box
6. Whether or not a day is a day off in the work schedule is based on the following criteria
• Planned Hours
• Day type
• Public Holiday
• Work Schedule Rule
7 Time Management Status 1 represents
• No time evaluation
• No processing in payroll
• Time Evaluation planned
• Integration with Payroll
• Time Evaluation actual
8. Each absence type is assigned to a time constraint Class, so as to reference
• Collision Checks
• The number of records that can be present at any point of time
• Public Holiday Class
• Absence quota types
9. In SAP, inactive days are handled using
• Deduction rules
• Rounding rules
• Absence quotas
• Reduction rules
10. Schema TQTA has the following features
• Automatic accrual of absence entitlements using time evaluation
• Special schema used for accrual of absence quota
• Time Evaluation is a prerequisite to run this schema
• Time Management Status is to be set to 1

11 the following HR infotypes are mandatory for CATS
• Actions,Organisational Assignment,Personal data
• Actions,Personal Data,Planned working time
• Actions,Personal Data,Time sheet Defaults
• Actions,Planned Working Time,Time Sheet Defaults,Planned Working Time
12 In customizing Data Entry Profile, the following are true
• It determines the data entry process for the time data that is entered using the profile
• It determines the layout of the data entry screen
• It controls the target components to which the time data can be transferred
• Specify use of workflow for approval

13. Which of the following are not standard workflow tasks for CATS approval process
• Approver specified by employee
• Approval by superior
• Approval by payroll administrator
• Approval by employer
14 The following infotypes are mandatory if you are working with time Evaluation
• Actions,Organisational Assignment,Planned working time,Personal Data
• Organizational Assignment,Planned working time, Date specifications,Basic Pay
• Organizational Assignment,Planned Working time,Personal Data
• Actions, Planned working time, Date Specifications
15 Which of the following are not tasks of R/3 Time Management
• Processing time events
• Correcting and supplementing time events
• Transferring time events to the interface table CC1TEV
• Checking attendance/absence reasons for particular dates
16.The Personnel Calculation rule can be accessed through the transaction code
• Pe03
• Pe02
• Pe01
• Pe04
17. Which of the following is incorrect as regards the Time Management Pool?
• It is a tool for checking time data
• It is a tool for approving time data
• It is a tool for entering time data
• It is a tool for correcting time data

ABAP

2011-05-08T23:13:00.000-07:00

ABAP is one of the many application-specific fourth-generation languages (4GLs) first developed in the 1980s. It was originally the report language for SAP R/2, a platform that enabled large corporations to build mainframe business applications for materials management and financial and management accounting.
ABAP used to be an abbreviation of Allgemeiner Berichtsaufbereitungsprozessor, the German meaning of "generic report preparation processor" , but was later renamed to Advanced Business Application Programming. ABAP was one of the first languages to include the concept of Logical Databases (LDBs), which provides a high level of abstraction from the basic database level(s).
The ABAP programming language was originally used by developers to develop the SAP R/3 platform. It was also intended to be used by SAP customers to enhance SAP applications – customers can develop custom reports and interfaces with ABAP programming. The language is fairly easy to learn for programmers but it is not a tool for direct use by non-programmers. Knowledge of relational database design and preferably also of object-oriented concepts is necessary to create ABAP programs.
ABAP remains the language for creating programs for the client-server R/3 system, which SAP first released in 1992. As computer hardware evolved through the 1990s, more and more of SAP's applications and systems were written in ABAP. By 2001, all but the most basic functions were written in ABAP. In 1999, SAP released an object-oriented extension to ABAP called ABAP Objects, along with R/3 release 4.6.
SAP's current development platform NetWeaver supports both ABAP and Java.

[edit]Where does the ABAP program run?
All ABAP programs reside inside the SAP database. They are not stored in separate external files like Java or C++ programs. In the database all ABAP code exists in two forms: source code, which can be viewed and edited with the ABAP Workbench tools, and generated code, a binary representation somewhat comparable with Java bytecode. ABAP programs execute under the control of the runtime system, which is part of the SAP kernel. The runtime system is responsible for processing ABAP statements, controlling the flow logic of screens and responding to events (such as a user clicking on a screen button); in this respect it can be seen as a Virtual Machine comparable with the Java VM. A key component of the ABAP runtime system is the Database Interface, which turns database-independent ABAP statements ("Open SQL") into statements understood by the underlying DBMS ("Native SQL"). The database interface handles all the communication with the relational database on behalf of ABAP programs; it also contains extra features such as buffering of tables and frequently accessed data in the local memory of the application server.
[edit]SAP Basis
The ABAP language environment, including the syntax checking, code generation and runtime system, is part of the SAP Basis component. SAP Basis is the technological platform that supports the entire range of SAP applications, now typically implemented in the framework of the SAP Web Application Server. In that sense SAP Basis can be seen as the virtual machine on which SAP applications run. Like any operating system, SAP Basis contains both low-level services (for example memory management, database communication or servicing Web requests) and high-level tools for end users and administrators. These tools can be executables ("SAP kernel") running directly on the underlying operating system, transactions developed in ABAP, or Web-based interfaces.
SAP Basis also provides a layer of abstraction between the business applications and the operating system and database. This ensures that applications do not depend directly upon a specific server or database platform and can easily be ported from one platform to another.
SAP Basis currently runs on UNIX (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux), Microsoft Windows, i5/OS on IBM System i (formerly iSeries, AS/400) and z/OS on IBM System z (formerly zSeries, S/390). Supported databases are IBM DB2, Informix, MaxDB, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server (support for Informix was discontinued in SAP Basis release 7.00).
[edit]SAP systems and landscapes
All SAP data exists and all SAP software runs in the context of an SAP system. A system consists of a central relational database and one or more application servers ("instances") accessing the data and programs in this database. A SAP system contains at least one instance but may contain more, mostly for reasons of sizing and performance. In a system with multiple instances, load balancing mechanisms ensure that the load is spread evenly over the available application servers.
Installations of the Web Application Server (landscapes) typically consist of three systems: one for development, one for testing and quality assurance, and one for production. The landscape may contain more systems, e.g. separate systems for unit testing and pre-production testing, or it may contain fewer, e.g. only development and production, without separate QA; nevertheless three is the most common configuration. ABAP programs are created and undergo first testing in the development system. Afterwards they are distributed to the other systems in the landscape. These actions take place under control of the Change and Transport System (CTS), which is responsible for concurrency control (e.g. preventing two developers from changing the same code at the same time), version management and deployment of programs on the QA and production systems.
The Web Application Server consists of three layers: the database layer, the application layer and the presentation layer. These layers may run on the same or on different physical machines. The database layer contains the relational database and the database software. The application layer knowledge contains the instance or instances of the system. All application processes, including the business transactions and the ABAP development, run on the application layer. The presentation layer handles the interaction with users of the system. Online access to ABAP application servers can go via a proprietary graphical interface, which is called "SAP GUI", or via a Web browser.
[edit]Authentication into ABAP Systems
There are three common approaches for authentication into ABAP systems:
Usernames and passwords
SAP Logon Ticket
Secure Network Communications
Single Sign-On
[edit]Transactions

A transaction in SAP terminology is the execution of a program. The normal way of executing ABAP code in the SAP system is by entering a transaction code (for instance, VA01 is the transaction code for "Create Sales Order"). Transactions can be called via system-defined or user-specific, role-based menus. They can also be started by entering the transaction code directly into a command field, which is present in every SAP screen. Transactions can also be invoked programmatically by means of the ABAP statements CALL TRANSACTION and LEAVE TO TRANSACTION.
The term "transaction" must not be misunderstood here; in the context just described, a transaction simply means calling and executing an ABAP program. In application programming, "transaction" often refers to an indivisible operation on data, which is either committed as a whole or undone (rolled back) as a whole. This concept exists in SAP and is called as a LUW (Logical Unit of Work). In the course of one transaction (program execution), there can be different LUWs.
[edit]Types of ABAP programs

As in other programming languages, an ABAP program is either an executable unit or a library, which provides reusable code to other programs and is not independently executable.
ABAP distinguishes two types of executable programs:
Report
Module pools
Reports follow a relatively simple programming model whereby a user optionally enters a set of parameters (e.g. a selection over a subset of data) and the program then uses the input parameters to produce a report in the form of an interactive list. The term "report" can be somewhat misleading in that reports can also be designed to modify data; the reason why these programs are called reports is the "list-oriented" nature of the output they produce.
Module pools define more complex patterns of user interaction using a collection of screens. The term “screen” refers to the actual, physical image that the user sees. Each screen also has a “flow logic”, which refers to the ABAP code implicitly invoked by the screens. Each screen has its own flow logic, which is divided into a "PBO" (Process Before Output) and "PAI" (Process After Input) section. In SAP documentation the term “dynpro” (dynamic program) refers to the combination of the screen and its flow logic.
The non-executable program types are:
INCLUDE modules
Subroutine pools
Function groups
Object classes
Interfaces
Type pools
An INCLUDE module gets included at generation time into the calling unit; it is often used to subdivide very large programs. Subroutine pools contain ABAP subroutines (blocks of code enclosed by FORM/ENDFORM statements and invoked with PERFORM). Function groups are libraries of self-contained function modules (enclosed by FUNCTION/ENDFUNCTION and invoked with CALL FUNCTION). Object classes and interfaces are similar to Java classes and interfaces; the first define a set of methods and attributes, the second contain "empty" method definitions, for which any class implementing the interface must provide explicit code. Type pools define collections of data types and constants.
[edit]ABAP Workbench

The ABAP Workbench contains different tools for editing programs. The most important of these are (transaction codes are shown in parentheses):
ABAP Editor for writing and editing reports, module pools, includes and subroutine pools (SE38)
ABAP Dictionary for processing database table definitions and retrieving global types (SE11)
Menu Painter for designing the user interface (menu bar, standard toolbar, application toolbar, function key assignment) (SE41)
Screen Painter for designing screens and flow logic (SE51)
Function Builder for function modules (SE37)
Class Builder for ABAP Objects classes and interfaces (SE24)
The ABAP Workbench (transaction SE80) provides a single integrated interface into these various tools.
[edit]ABAP Dictionary

The ABAP Dictionary contains all metadata about the data in the SAP system. It is closely linked with the ABAP Workbench in that any reference to data (e.g. a table, view, data type, etc.) will be obtained from the dictionary. Developers use the ABAP Dictionary transactions (directly or through the SE80 ABAP Workbench) to display and maintain this metadata.
When a dictionary object is changed, a program that references the changed object will automatically reference the new version the next time the program runs. Because ABAP is interpreted, it is not necessary to recompile programs that reference changed dictionary objects.
A brief description of the most important types of dictionary objects follows:
Tables are data containers that exist in the underlying relational database. In the majority of cases there is a 1-to-1 relationship between the definition of a table in the ABAP Dictionary and the definition of that same table in the database (same name, same columns). These tables are known as "transparent". There are two types of non-transparent tables: "pooled" tables exist as independent entities in the ABAP Dictionary but they are grouped together in large physical tables ("pools") at the database level. Pooled tables are often small tables holding for example configuration data. "Clustered" tables are physically grouped in "clusters" based on their primary keys; for instance, assume that a clustered table H contains "header" data about sales invoices, whereas another clustered table D holds the invoice line items. Each row of H would then be physically grouped with the related rows from D inside a "cluster table" in the database. This type of clustering, which is designed to improve performance, also exists as native functionality in some, though not all, relational database systems.
Indexes provide accelerated access to table data for often used selection conditions. Every SAP table has a "primary index", which is created implicitly along with the table and is used to enforce primary key uniqueness. Additional indexes (unique or non-unique) may be defined; these are called "secondary indexes".
Views have the same purpose as in the underlying database: they define subsets of columns (and/or rows) from one or - using a join condition - several tables.
Structures are complex data types consisting of multiple fields (comparable to struct in C/C++).
Data elements provide the semantic content for a table or structure field. For example, dozens of tables and structures might contain a field giving the price (of a finished product, raw material, resource, ...). All these fields could have the same data element "PRICE".
Domains define the structural characteristics of a data element. For example, the data element PRICE could have an assigned domain that defines the price as a numeric field with two decimals. Domains can also carry semantic content in providing a list of possible values. For example, a domain "BOOLEAN" could define a field of type "character" with length 1 and case-insensitive, but would also restrict the possible values to "T" (true) or "F" (false).
Search helps (successors to the now obsolete "matchcodes") provide advanced search strategies when a user wants to see the possible values for a data field. The ABAP runtime provides implicit assistance (by listing all values for the field, e.g. all existing customer numbers) but search helps can be used to refine this functionality, e.g. by providing customer searches by geographical location, credit rating, etc.
Lock objects implement application-level locking when changing data.
[edit]ABAP syntax

This brief description of the ABAP syntax begins inevitably with the ubiquitous "Hello World" program.
[edit]"Helloworld"
REPORT TEST.
WRITE 'Hello World'.
This example contains two statements: REPORT and WRITE. The program displays a list on the screen. In this case, the list consists of the single line "Hello World". The REPORT statement indicates that this program is a report. An alternative statement, PROGRAM, would be used for a module pool.
[edit]Formatting rules
The basic formatting rules of ABAP are simple:
Every ABAP statement must end in a period
Tokens within a statement must be separated by at least one space
An end of line is equivalent to a space
Statements and keywords are not case-sensitive
The "Hello World" program could be legally rewritten as follows:
REPORT tESt. WRITE
'Hello World' .
To ensure that code is readable, the ABAP editor provides a "Pretty Printer" function, which takes care of proper indentation. The Pretty Printer also offers a choice between several models of case standardization (all upper case, all lower case, upper case for statements/keywords, upper case for variable names).
If a text literal in an ABAP statement extends across more than one line, then a ‘&’ character must be used to combine a succession of text literals into a single one. Example:
USERPROMPT = 'Please double-click on a line in the output list ' &
'to see the complete details of the transaction.'.
The rule that tokens must be separated by at least one space extends even to operators, parentheses and other symbols. For example the following code is incorrect:
X=(A+B)-(C+1).
The variable names (X, A, B, C), the numeric constant 1, the operators "=", "+" and "-" and the parentheses must all be white-space delimited. The correct code is:
X = ( A + B ) - ( C + 1 ).
[edit]Chained statements
Consecutive statements with an identical first (leftmost) part can be combined into a "chained" statement using the chain operator ":" (colon). The common part of the statements is written to the left of the colon, the differing parts are written to the right of the colon and separated by commas. The colon operator is attached directly to the preceding token, without a space (the same applies to the commas in the token list on the right, as can be seen in the examples below).
Chaining is very often used in WRITE statements. WRITE accepts just one argument, so if for instance you wanted to display three fields from a structure called FLIGHTINFO, you would have to code:
WRITE FLIGHTINFO-CITYFROM.
WRITE FLIGHTINFO-CITYTO.
WRITE FLIGHTINFO-AIRPTO.
Chaining the statements results in a more readable and more intuitive form:
WRITE: FLIGHTINFO-CITYFROM, FLIGHTINFO-CITYTO, FLIGHTINFO-AIRPTO.
In a chain statement, the first part (before the colon) is not limited to the statement name alone. The entire common part of the consecutive statements can be placed before the colon. Example:
REPLACE 'A' WITH 'B' INTO LASTNAME.
REPLACE 'A' WITH 'B' INTO FIRSTNAME.
REPLACE 'A' WITH 'B' INTO CITYNAME.
could be rewritten in chained form as:
REPLACE 'A' WITH 'B' INTO: LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME, CITYNAME.
[edit]Comments
ABAP has 2 ways of defining text as a comment:
An asterisk (*) in the leftmost column of a line makes the entire line a comment
A double quotation mark (") anywhere on a line makes the rest of that line a comment
Example:
***************************************
** Program: BOOKINGS **
** Author: Joe Byte, 07-Jul-2007 **
***************************************

REPORT BOOKINGS.

* Read flight bookings from the database
SELECT * FROM FLIGHTINFO
WHERE CLASS = 'Y' "Y = economy
OR CLASS = 'C'. "C = business
(...)

ABAP ALV Hirarchical Report Sample Code in sap Programming

2011-04-18T02:32:00.001-07:00

ABAP programming report for alv hierarchical report in sample code gives you a real time report that tells you in detail with example coding how to write the abap programming report.

&---------------------------------------------------------------------
*& Report Z_HIERARCHIAL_ALV *
*& *
&---------------------------------------------------------------------
*& *
*& *
&---------------------------------------------------------------------

REPORT ZGDEMO_HIERARCHIAL_ALV_9AM .
TYPE-POOLS SLIS.
DATA : IT_EKKO TYPE TABLE OF EKKO,
IT_EKPO TYPE TABLE OF EKPO.

DATA WA_KEYINFO TYPE SLIS_KEYINFO_ALV.

****************************************

START-OF-SELECTION. *

****************************************
START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM READ_DATA.

PERFORM FILL_KEYINFO.

PERFORM DISPLAY_DATA.

&---------------------------------------------------------------------
*& Form READ_DATA
&---------------------------------------------------------------------
form READ_DATA .

SELECT * INTO TABLE IT_EKKO FROM EKKO UP TO 20 ROWS.

IF NOT IT_EKKO IS INITIAL.
SELECT * INTO TABLE IT_EKPO FROM EKPO
FOR ALL ENTRIES
IN IT_EKKO
WHERE EBELN = IT_EKKO-EBELN.
ENDIF.

endform. " READ_DATA

&---------------------------------------------------------------------
*& Form FILL_KEYINFO
&---------------------------------------------------------------------

text

----------------------------------------------------------------------
form FILL_KEYINFO .
WA_KEYINFO-HEADER01 = 'EBELN'.
WA_KEYINFO-ITEM01 = 'EBELN'.
WA_KEYINFO-ITEM02 = 'EBELP'.

endform. " FILL_KEYINFO
&---------------------------------------------------------------------
*& Form DISPLAY_DATA
&---------------------------------------------------------------------

text

----------------------------------------------------------------------

--> p1 text
<-- p2 text

----------------------------------------------------------------------
form DISPLAY_DATA .
CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_HIERSEQ_LIST_DISPLAY'
EXPORTING

I_INTERFACE_CHECK = ' '

I_CALLBACK_PROGRAM = SY-REPID

I_CALLBACK_PF_STATUS_SET = ' '
I_CALLBACK_USER_COMMAND = ' '
IS_LAYOUT =
IT_FIELDCAT =
IT_EXCLUDING =
IT_SPECIAL_GROUPS =
IT_SORT =
IT_FILTER =
IS_SEL_HIDE =
I_SCREEN_START_COLUMN = 0
I_SCREEN_START_LINE = 0
I_SCREEN_END_COLUMN = 0
I_SCREEN_END_LINE = 0
I_DEFAULT = 'X'
I_SAVE = ' '
IS_VARIANT =
IT_EVENTS =
IT_EVENT_EXIT =

i_tabname_header = 'IT_EKKO'
i_tabname_item = 'IT_EKPO'
I_STRUCTURE_NAME_HEADER = 'EKKO'
I_STRUCTURE_NAME_ITEM = 'EKPO'
is_keyinfo = WA_KEYINFO

IS_PRINT =
IS_REPREP_ID =
I_BYPASSING_BUFFER =
I_BUFFER_ACTIVE =
IMPORTING
E_EXIT_CAUSED_BY_CALLER =
ES_EXIT_CAUSED_BY_USER =

tables
t_outtab_header = IT_EKKO
t_outtab_item = IT_EKPO

EXCEPTIONS
PROGRAM_ERROR = 1
OTHERS = 2

.
IF sy-subrc 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

endform. " DISPLAY_DATA

Using SAP MDM for number generation

2011-04-18T02:31:00.001-07:00

Using SAP MDM for number generation

MDM Solution landscape-
MDM is integrated with ECC using XI in a CMDM scenario, Enterprise Portal is used as UI and we have an Approval workflow for new creations as well as edit requests. Requirement is to generate the numbering from SAP MDM for any newly created records. Users are not allowed to create any new record in ECC directly. MDM offers 2 standard ways(A & B) for generating numbers-
A.    Define a calculated field based on Auto ID to match the number ranges defined in ECC
To illustrate in ECC for different material type we have a different number ranges assigned. This can be replicated in MDM by defining a calculated field Material number and the calculation expression will be (Auto ID+100000000-1). This will ensure that Materials created in MDM are matching the ECC number range. The above expression can be changed using conditions (If then else) IF (Mat Type='PROD', Auto ID+100000000-1, Auto ID+200000000-1).This can be further nested if we have more material types and they have different numbering ranges in ECC.
Key challenges faced:
•1.    Losing the numbers on performing a match base search from Portal-
Since we are using EP as the user interface JAVA APIs are used for connecting to MDM repository. Requestor logs in portal, does a search for the record based on matching strategy defined in MDM. Duplicates can be found against both records that exist in repository as well records that do not exist in the repository (empty record).There are two API available for executing the matching strategy in MDM and for continuity of numbers driven by MDM we should use the 2nd API.
•a.     ExecuteMatchingStrategyCommand (for records that are present in the repository)-
This inserts a record in MDM with the calculated field on which the matching strategy is run. After getting the duplicate results the inserted record is deleted. In the process we lose a number in MDM.
•b.     ExecuteMatchingStrategyForNewRecordValuesCommand (for new Records that are not present in the repository)-
This API will not insert a record in MDM repository and hence the numbers will not be lost. Limitation for using this API- Will not work if we have any calculated field in the MDM data model which is also part of the Matching strategy

•2.    Initial data loads for already existing data present in ECC to MDM.
Since the numbers have to be matched utmost care is required during data migration. Let me explain this with some examples-

a. ECC has materialsin range100000- 199999 and say there are some missing numbers in production. After 100007 we have next material as 100012 in ECC.
b. to replicate this in MDM we need to insert 5 dummy records in MDM from 100008 to 100011 so that nubers in MDM matches with ECC

B. Use of Key generation property for the ECC remote system.
This means the numbers will be generated when the records are syndicated to ECC from MDM and it will also update the remote key mapping in data manager. See the following blog for more details.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/807ce1ba-94c0-2a10-a398-afdfd8135ebd?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
This has limitations since the number generated are not directly visible in record details but can be seen only via edit key mapping.
Suggested Way: Instead we can define the Material Number field as Text and from EP we do a RFC lookup in ECC to get the number depending upon Material Type which can be assigned to the text field in MDM. This way we don't lose any numbers because of search (Matching based) conducted from Portal UI and synchronizing the numbers between ECC and MDM for initial data loads can be managed very easily.

SAP Programming Report Back Order Processing

2011-04-18T02:30:00.001-07:00

SAP programming report for back order processing is related to the Missing Parts Info System,this report displays all requirements for a given material and allows you to change prior commitment quantities.A planner would use this report to quickly assess demands and reallocate materials among manufacturing orders based on changing priorities and inventory availability.

The data displayed in backorder processing is based on commitments which are generally done automatically during order creation or release. Additional demand information will be reflected based on SD order allocations and the last MRP/MPS run. Consequently, backorder processing needs to consider this to ensure visibility of all potential demands. Backorder processing relies on the availability checking rules maintained in configuration and referenced on the MRP and sales view of the material master.

You can run backorder processing from the Missing Parts Info System, or call it up directly from the menu.

You can change the commitment quantity from the first screen within backorder processing. The menu options let you:

Branch to the stock overview
Display the individual demand element from MRP
Peg to upper-level demand
Drill down to dependent requirements

The first screen prompts you for material, plant, and the availability checking rule to be used, typically PP in production planning. This screen provides a vertical listing of demands in date sequence, with columns displaying the required quantity, committed quantity, and the cumulative ATP balance.

From the first screen, you can change the commitment quantity for a given demand either by choosing Change confirmation, or by choosing Edit → Change confirmation.

Other actions which may be taken from the menus or icons are as follows:

1. Save all changed commitment quantities (reallocations) (Backorder processing →Save).
2 Display Scope of Check to verify sources of demand and supply being considered in the check (Goto → Display scope of check; icon also available).
3. Filter the demands to show only SD requirements, reservations for production orders, or both (Settings menu).
4. Switch to columns reflecting receipts, demands, etc. by period (Settings →Period totals; icon also available).
5. Branch to the Stock Overview screen for the material (Settings → Stock overview).
6. Display the individual demand element (MRP element) (Environment → Disp MRP element).
7. Display pegging to upper-level demand or lower-level dependent requirements (Environment → Pegging or Order report; icons available).

To access the first screen for this report, choose Logistics → Production → Production control → Control → Backorder processing → Material
1. Enter 100-100 in Material.
2. Enter 3000 in Plant.
3. Enter PP in Checking rule.Checking rule PP is typically used for manufacturing orders.
4. Choose Enter.

This screen shows a recap of the total receipts, issues, and confirmed issues:

A Demand by date and source
B Committed quantity
C Cumulative ATP quantity
5. Choose Period totals to reformat the screen.

The screen is reformatted to bucket demand and supply by time periods.Time buckets may be changed using the icons provided on the toolbar.

D The Scope of check may be displayed using the icon.

Parameters defined in configuration for the checking rule are displayed here. This report is different from the Backorders report in that it focuses on production planning instead of sales and delivery.

SAP MDM Jobs Mahindra Satyam

2011-04-18T02:29:00.001-07:00

We are Mahindra Satyam (NYSE: SAY), a leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company providing top-class business consulting, information technology and communication services. Leveraging deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology practices and a global delivery model, we enable companies achieve their business goals and transformation objectives.

We are powered by a pool of talented IT and consulting professionals across enterprise solutions, client relationship management, business intelligence, business process quality, operations management, engineering solutions, digital convergence, product lifecycle management, and infrastructure management services, among other capabilities. Our development and delivery centers in the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Egypt, UAE, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia serve numerous clients, including several Fortune 500 companies.

We are part of the $7.1 billion Mahindra Group, a global industrial conglomerate and one of the top 10 industrial firms based in India. The Groupâ€™s interests span financial services, automotive products, trade, retail and logistics, information technology and infrastructure development.

Designation	SAP MDM Consultant
Job Description	ïƒ˜ Role - SAP MDM Consultant ïƒ˜ Experience -7 - 12 Years ïƒ˜ Work Location – Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai ïƒ˜ Type of Position – Permanent ïƒ˜ Lead time to Join – ASAP Roles & Responsibilities: ïƒ˜ Should have 7 – 12 Years of SAP MDM experience. ïƒ˜ Consultant should have handled minimum 1 – 4 End – End implementation in SAP MDM. ïƒ˜ Candidate should be a quick learner. ïƒ˜ Ideally the candidate should be flexible to travel for short term durations.
Desired Profile	ïƒ˜ Role - SAP MDM Consultant ïƒ˜ Experience -7 - 12 Years ïƒ˜ Work Location – Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai ïƒ˜ Type of Position – Permanent ïƒ˜ Lead time to Join – ASAP Roles & Responsibilities: ïƒ˜ Should have 7 – 12 Years of SAP MDM experience. ïƒ˜ Consultant should have handled minimum 1 – 4 End – End implementation in SAP MDM. ïƒ˜ Candidate should be a quick learner. ïƒ˜ Ideally the candidate should be flexible to travel for short term durations.
Experience	7 - 12 Years
Industry Type	IT-Software/ Software Services
Role	Project Lead
Functional Area	ERP, CRM
Education	UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization,Graduation Not Required PG - Any PG Course - Any Specialization,Post Graduation Not Required
Location	Bengaluru/Bangalore, Chennai
Keywords	SAP MDM
Contact	Vijayanath siddhareddy Satyam Computer Services Ltd
Telephone	9962090069
Email	Vijayanath_Siddhareddy@mahindrasatyam.com
Website	http://www.mahindrasatyam.com
Job Posted	30 Mar

Purchase Order BAPI SAP ABAP

2011-04-18T02:28:00.001-07:00

If you wish to transfer Purchase Order related Data to SAP, you can do so by using the following BAPI.

BAPI_PO_CREATE

Many a times there is a requirement to transfer purchase order data from a third party to SAP, it can be done by the following methods.

1) BAPI
3) BDC
3) EDI

This this tutorial we will see how to create a Purchase Order using the above mentioned BAPI.

Please note that if you wish to create Real Time Purchase Orders from an external system into SAP R/3 then you need to use either the JCO connector, .NET connector or XI. The example below shows creation of a single purchase order, if you have data required to create purchase orders then you first need to upload it into an internal table and then pass the table to the BAPI.

Please find the code below to create a Purchase order using the BAPI BAPI_PO_CREATE

REPORT ZEX_POCREATE .

Data: int_pohead like BAPIEKKOC,
      int_poitem like BAPIEKPOC occurs 0 with header line,
      int_posched like BAPIEKET occurs 0 with header line,
      int_ret like BAPIRETURN occurs 0 with header line.
Data: d_purchord like BAPIEKKOC-PO_NUMBER.

Move: 'NB' to int_pohead-DOC_TYPE,
      '1000' to int_pohead-PURCH_ORG,
      '001' to int_pohead-PUR_GROUP,
      '0000001234' to int_pohead-vendor,

      '00010' to int_poitem-po_item,
      'Material' to int_poitem-material,
      'Material' to int_poitem-pur_mat,
      '1000' to int_poitem-plant,

      '00010' to int_posched-PO_ITEM,
      '20080531' to int_posched-DELIV_DATE,
      '2'        to int_posched-QUANTITY.

Append int_poitem.
Clear int_poitem.
APPEND int_posched.
CLEAR int_posched.

CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_PO_CREATE'
EXPORTING
   PO_HEADER                        = int_pohead
*   PO_HEADER_ADD_DATA               =
*   HEADER_ADD_DATA_RELEVANT         =
*   PO_ADDRESS                       =
    SKIP_ITEMS_WITH_ERROR            = 'X'
*   ITEM_ADD_DATA_RELEVANT           =
IMPORTING
   PURCHASEORDER                     = d_purchord
TABLES
    PO_ITEMS                         = int_poitem
*   PO_ITEM_ADD_DATA                 =
    PO_ITEM_SCHEDULES                = int_posched
*   PO_ITEM_ACCOUNT_ASSIGNMENT       =
*   PO_ITEM_TEXT                     =
    RETURN                           = int_ret
*   PO_LIMITS                        =
*   PO_CONTRACT_LIMITS               =
*   PO_SERVICES                      =
*   PO_SRV_ACCASS_VALUES             =
*   PO_SERVICES_TEXT                 =
*   PO_BUSINESS_PARTNER              =
*   EXTENSIONIN                      =
*   POADDRDELIVERY                   =
          .

If sy-subrc = 0.
Write:/ 'Purchase Order Number is', d_purchord.
endif.

Five key factors for Data Migration Success

2011-04-18T02:27:00.001-07:00

Authored by Ashvinder Rana, Data Migration Lead, Utopia, Inc.

Many of us have been a part of various data migration projects at some point or the other. We all know data is important. But can we name at least five key factors that will ensure a successful go live? Well, here is my two cents (although I believe it's worth a lot more ). Though, I know there are more than just these five key factors the following are my top five.

Understanding Data - it is absolutely imperative for the data team to understand the legacy data and how it exists in the legacy systems. Along with how the data is structured in the legacy systems.

Resource Scheduling - now of course, you want the right resources with the right skill sets and knowledge to do your data migration project! Imagine, calling a plumber to fix your AC at home!! I'm sure we would never think to do that. Just the same, we should ensure the data team houses resources with appropriate data skill sets as required for the project.

Scoping the Requirements Accurately and On Time - not too early, not too late. You know how the saying goes: "there's a time and place for everything!" You don't want to scope out the data requirements before the business blueprint requirements are signed-off on. If you do, then just be prepared for those "change orders" to start rearing their ugly heads well into the beginning of the development phase. Unfortunately we've all run into these way to frequently!!

Data Quality Framework - ensuring that a data quality framework is in place is equally important among other things that will lead to a successful data conversion. This implies not just having means/tools to perform data profiling and analysis, but also a plan to identify data bottlenecks and recommended solutions and/or data cleansing plan of actions as well.

Data Validation vs. Data Testing Strategy - projects need to ensure an effective data migration testing strategy is in place and is part of the data migration project. The clear demarcation should be also be made between data validation and data migration testing. Wherein, data validation can comprise random sampling methods to ensure that the data is converted accurately as per the data mapping rules. However, a data migration testing strategy should comprise a series of iterative "mock conversion runs" for all objects in scope where the converted data is utilized by the business process / functional teams to thoroughly test the integration points/transactions as well. In addition, these iterative "mock conversion runs" also allow for validation or conversion programs, conversion error analysis and fixes that will eventually lead to a "zero-error" data migration!

SAP MDM Training-SAP MDM Tutorials,SAP MDM Jobs,SAP MDM Resumes-SAP MDM

2011-04-18T02:26:00.001-07:00

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SAP ABAP Editor Icons

2011-04-18T02:25:00.001-07:00

If the help of the icons in the SAP ABAP Editor you can do the following from the initial screen.

Check the Program:

The program is checked for syntax errors. One the program is free of Syntax errors you can activate it.

Activate the Program:

Only activated version of the Program can be executed. You can have 2 versions of the program, Active and Inactive.

Run the Program

The program can be executed by this Icon.

Check the where used list.

You can check where all the current program is used in the SAP system. This can be useful for Includes and Function Modules.

Do the Environment Analysis

Gives a list of Objects used in the Program along with short description and development class.

Online Manual

Gives online documentation for ABAP Statements, Keywords, Objects

Delete the Program

Deletes the Program. Make sure that you have a backup of the program before deleting it. If you have transported the program to Quality or Production then it is possible to retrieve the program. As a general rule always back up the program.

Copy the Program

Makes a copy of the Program.

Rename the Program

Renames the Program

Start Debugging

You can start the debugger from here.

Execute the Program with a Variant

Execute the Program with a variant. You need to create a Variant first.

Get the Variant List.

If you have created a Variant you can get a list and choose the desired Variant.

LSMW in SAP ABAP

2011-04-18T02:24:00.001-07:00

LSMW means Legacy System Migration Work Bench .

SAP offers the Legacy System Migration (LSM) Workbench. The LSM Workbench is a SAP tool that facilitates the process of data transfer from non-SAP system (also called Legacy system) without additional programming to do data conversion. Wecan define the rules for the conversion. The LSM Workbench then generates an ABAP program and thus supports an important step in the process of data transfer.

It is a cross-application component (CA) of the SAP R/3 System and, therefore, is independent from the platform. The tool has interfaces with the Data Transfer Center and with batch input and direct input processing in R/3. The tool can be used in each of the different R/3 releases.

By combining the Data Transfer (DX) Workbench and the Legacy System Migration (LSM) Workbench in SAP Basis component Release 4.6, SAP has made substantial progress towards tackling one of the most costly and time-consuming implementation activities - the migration of legacy systems and the data transfer from ERP systems that are being replaced.

Data migration with the DX Workbench and the LSM Workbench guarantees maximum quality and consistency of your data in the SAP business solution. When data is imported, the system performs the same checks as it does during online entry. The update in your database is performed through the Standard Batch Input Program, Standard Direct Input Program and BAPIs.

Features of LSMW:

Instead of individual tables or field contents, the tool transfers complete business data objects (also called object class) such as Material Master, Supplier Master data. A migration object class is a unit combined from the business point of view, which can be used to transfer the data of all the legacy systems defined in the LSMW to the R/3 System.

The migration object class comprises the R/3 structures as well as the program used for data import. The batch and direct input technique is used to ensure consistency of data. For each migration object, a batch or direct input program has to be available in the SAP R/3 System.

The LSMW main functions are :

Definition of the legacy system structures and fields
Definition of object dependencies and assignment of conversion rules
The structure and field relationships between the legacy system and the R/3 System are defined in data mapping. The way how data is being processed during migration is determined by the conversion rules.
Data conversion
From the object dependencies, the LSMW generates conversion programs that translate the legacy system data.
Data import
Batch or direct input is used to import the data to the SAP R/3 System.

The additional functions of LSMW are :

Spreadsheet interface
Legacy system data in spreadsheet format can be processed.
Host interface
Legacy system data in a structured data format (that is, with record identifiers and correct sequence) can be processed.
Batch input recorder
The LSMW allows you to use the batch input recorder (shipped with the SAP R/3 standard system) in order to create user-specific classes of migration objects.

Automatic check functions
This function generates and performs value checks against check tables and fixed values specified in the Data Dictionary.

Combining SAP ABAP and Visual Composer

2011-04-18T02:23:00.001-07:00

Wouldn't it be nice to combine the output from the quick design and code free modeling environment of Visual Composer with the output from a full coding environment like Web Dynpro ABAP or BSP? Actually you can do just such a thing thanks to Portal Eventing.

Let's take a look at just such an example.

< br>Figure 1: Sample Application

What you see in Figure 1 is the final application running within the SAP NetWeaver Portal. There are two separate iViews within this page. The top iView is a Visual Composer created report. It is displaying summarized data from SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence combined with some details from SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management.

If you are interested in the inner workings of this Visual Composer report and how it is accessing SAP NetWeaver MDM via the Java APIs, you can find a break down of this part of the application at - Extending Visual Composer through Web Services Vol. 1.

The second iView is actually a Web Dynpro ABAP Component. The purpose of this iView is to show additional details about the selected record. It reads these details from SAP MDM using the ABAP APIs.

Creating a secondary index

2011-04-11T22:46:00.001-07:00

There are two types of indexes: Primary index and secondary index. Primary index is automatically created using the primary keys defined.

Secondary index could be created as per the user requirement. This article discusses about creating a secondary index.

Go to transaction SE11.

For our demo purpose, we have considered the table ZAUTHOR.

To know if there are any secondary indexes available, click on Goto à Indexes

Following popup appears:

From the above screenshot, it is evident that there are no secondary indexes already created.

Click on Create à Create Index

Enter the name of the index.

Fill in the details – Short description and the fields in the index.

Save and activate.

Now you can observe the index created above in the list now:

Maximum number of secondary indexes we can have are 9.

How to make SELECT statement to make use of any particular secondary index?

Consider the following example:
SELECT * FROM SPFLI
%_HINTS ORACLE 'INDEX("SPFLI" "SPFLI~001")'
.......
ENDSELECT.

In the above example, 001 is the secondary index of the table SPFLI. It's a well-known fact that the efficient way of retrieving data from the database tables is by using secondary indexes. Many database vendors provide the optimizer hints for the same. From SAP® v4.5, optimizer hints can be provided by the %_HINTS parameter. This is dependent on the database systems that support optimizer hints. The point to be noted here is these optimizer hints are not standardized by the SQL standards. Each database vendor is free to provide the optimizer hints.
Now to know which index to use for our table:
1. Go to SE11 and there specify the table name
2. Now from the menu, goto --> indexes
3. select the required index.

Now suppose that the identifier 001 represents a non-unique secondary index comprising of the columns CITYFROM and CITYTO. The index name should be defined as:

<tablename>~<Index Identifier>
like SPFLI~001 in the above example.

The sequence of fields in the WHERE condition is of no relevance in using this optimizers index. If you specify hints incorrectly, ABAP^TM ignores them but doesn't return a syntax error or runtime error.
The code was written in R/3 4.6C.

Code

Consider the following example:

REPORT Suresh_test.

TABLES: spfli.

DATA : t_spfli LIKE spfli OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.

SELECT * FROM spfli
INTO TABLE t_spfli
%_HINTS ORACLE 'INDEX("SPFLI" "SPFLI~001")'.

LOOP AT t_spfli.
WRITE :/ t_spfli.
ENDLOOP.

SOURCE:http://www.saptechnical.com/Tips/ABAP/SecondaryIndexes.htm

Creating Search Helps (Elementary and Secondary) -- PAGE 2

2011-04-11T22:44:00.002-07:00

The Collective Search Help is like this.

Goto T-Code Se11.

Provide name. Select collective search help button.

Press enter.

Provide the Values

Select include search help.

Then provide search help name, which is already define by the same fields.

Then save it, activate it & execute it.

Press F4 we can see the output like this.

Diff Between Elementary search helps & Collective search helps

1) Elementary search helps describe a search path. The elementary search help must define where the data of the hit list should be read from (selection method), how the exchange of values between the screen template and selection method is implemented (interface of the search help) and how the online input help should be defined (online behavior of the search help).

2) Collective search helps combine several elementary search helps. Collective search help thus can offer several alternative search paths.

3) An elementary search help defines the standard flow of an input help.

4) A collective search help combines several elementary search helps. The user can thus choose one of several alternative search paths with collective search help.

5) A collective search help comprises several elementary search helps. It combines all the search paths that are meaningful for a field.

6) Both elementary search helps and other search helps can be included in a collective search help. If other collective search helps are contained in collective search help, they are expanded to the level of the elementary search helps when the input help is called.

Creating Search Helps (Elementary and Secondary) -- PAGE 1

2011-04-11T22:44:00.001-07:00

Go To SE11 T-code.

Select the radio button of search help.

Provide the search help name. Select the create button.

Select ELEMENTARY search help.

Press Enter.

Provide the short description, the selection method.

Provide the fields.

Save it, Check It & Activate it.

Then execute it.

We can see the screen like this, and then press F4 in this page.

Then press F4 View the output like this.

This is the output for elementary search help.

NOTE: CHECK CONTINUATION ON NEXT POST

Creating a Structure in ABAP Dictionary

2011-04-11T22:41:00.001-07:00

Go to transaction SE11 and select the radio button "Data type". Enter a structure name starting with Y or Z.

Press create button.

A pop-up screen appears with 3 different options. Select the radio button structure.

The screen will be displayed like this.

Provide the description and also components.

Then press SAVE, CHECK and ACTIVATE.

Structure Created Successfully.

Why SAP Customer Relationship Management is the Best Choice?

2011-04-11T22:40:00.001-07:00

SAP CRM is one of the leading CRM software in the present time. It has been successfully used by numerous companies all over the world. This software was founded in 1972 and is now still continuing their vision of making their client businesses to become best-run companies, as well as provide services that could help reduce cost, optimize performance and gain knowledge for quick and effective solutions. As of now, it has helped companies from more than 26 industries to be one of the best-run businesses. SAP aids the needs of different businesses whether it's small, medium or a global organization. There are different CRM providers but why is SAP CRM the best choice?

First, their company is formed by competent, skilled and broad minded people who can guide their clients on the whole process. Your conditions and needs will be analyzed and relevant features may be recommended to you. SAP CRM software is made to provide the information that the company needs to come up with unique and effective strategies that builds a better customer relationship. SAP CRM enables ease and rapid deployment. It is deployed step-by –step that can easily adapt to create a better customer service.

SAP CRM can also help the company to take advantage of every part of customer cycle. It assures that the company makes the most out of every step of the way. It provides end-to-end business process that builds a stronger customer loyalty. This software can be very useful for the different departments of the company such as the sales, marketing and finance department.

Feedbacks on the services of the company were positive. Implementation went smoothly and maintenance cost is low. Some companies that are using it for a long time now had achieved increase in customer retention, repurchasing rate and number of customers. They were also able to lessen abandoned calls for customer service. Database is very accurate which means problems concerning multiple customer account never occurred.

SAP CRM provides 100% tracking which ensures customer knowledge is provided. It is the key for sale process support. SAP CRM can also be deployed anywhere around the world. So wherever you are, you can trust SAP CRM to aid your need to achieve customer loyalty.

SAP CRM had achieved their vision for some of their client, and if you want your business to be one of them, you should not waste any more time and take some action. Plan all the way through the whole process and focus on your goals. SAP CRM can be your perfect guide to climb the ladder of success.

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