SAP C_SRM_72 Exam

You can use this business process for your inbound processing and receipt confirmation.

Whenever a company requires a product to be procured from an external source of supply, whether for use in production (raw materials) or for direct consumption (C-materials), the product will be delivered according to the official procurement document (a PO) agreed between two business partners.

The arrival of the goods could be announced by an advanced shipping notification (ASN) from the supplier. This states that the goods are to be delivered in a certain quantity at a defined date and time at a defined company location.

For the delivered product, an inbound delivery is selected and processed for put away.

Once the goods are taken into stock, a goods receipt must be posted.

The actual physical receipt of materials at the warehouse or the receiving locations can be controlled in different levels of detail. For example, you can control the process only at a document level using purchase orders and stock transports orders for inbound deliveries and shipments, or you can go up to the pallet and material level.

The receiving process is supported in different ways depending on your needs. Optionally, you can use inbound deliveries, advanced material flow, and process control functions.

These options include yard management, and warehouse management with task and resource management controlling the process down to pallet and package level using advanced strategies.

Inbound processing reflects the receipt of materials that are delivered to a receiving location.

This receipt can be processed based on purchase orders, stock transport orders, or a returns order.

It includes the notification of goods to be received, the put away, goods receipt posting, and the proof-of-delivery (POD) message to the supplier. By viewing the goods receipt from two perspectives, it is possible to follow the purchase order process and the physical material movements separately.

Process Flow

SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) provides a two-step activation process for the implementation of new functions and the enhancement of existing functions.

This approach uses business functions and Customizing switches. You use business functions to display Customizing activities and Customizing switches.

Once the Customizing switches are visible, you use them to activate new fields or execute new code.

Activation of Business Functions

When you activate business functions, you activate Switch Framework switches (SFW switches).

SFW switches directly control whether new Customizing activities and Customizing switches are visible.

You can activate SAP SRM business functions in Customizing for SAP Supplier

Relationship Management under SRM Server -> Activate Business Functions.

Deactivation of Business Functions

In SAP SRM, you can deactivate a business function if the following applies:

The business function only activates Customizing switches and does not directly activate any code or fields.

The Customizing switches corresponding to the business functions can be deactivated.

To deactivate a business function, the following steps need to be performed.

1. Check whether there are limitations at Customizing switch level. You can find this information in the business function description and in the documentation of the Customizing switch in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management.

If there are no limitations, deactivate the Customizing switch or switches in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management.

2. Run transaction Switch Framework Customizing (SFW5), select the business function, and deselect the Revertible checkbox. To do this, you need special authorizations.

3. Save and activate your changes.

SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) provides a two-step activation process for the implementation of new functions and the enhancement of existing functions.

This approach uses business functions and Customizing switches. You use business functions to display Customizing activities and Customizing switches.

Once the Customizing switches are visible, you use them to activate new fields or execute new code.

Activation of Business Functions

When you activate business functions, you activate Switch Framework switches (SFW switches).

SFW switches directly control whether new Customizing activities and Customizing switches are visible.

You can activate SAP SRM business functions in Customizing for SAP Supplier

Relationship Management under SRM Server -> Activate Business Functions.

Deactivation of Business Functions

In SAP SRM, you can deactivate a business function if the following applies:

The business function only activates Customizing switches and does not directly activate any code or fields.

The Customizing switches corresponding to the business functions can be deactivated.

To deactivate a business function, the following steps need to be performed.

1. Check whether there are limitations at Customizing switch level. You can find this information in the business function description and in the documentation of the Customizing switch in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management.

If there are no limitations, deactivate the Customizing switch or switches in Customizing for SAP Supplier Relationship Management.

2. Run transaction Switch Framework Customizing (SFW5), select the business function, and deselect the Revertible checkbox. To do this, you need special authorizations.

3. Save and activate your changes.