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Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Links a material to a vendor. / Tells which vendor can provide what materials.






2. Communication and sales between manufacturers - wholesalers - retailers - and suppliers - Area of most business growth on the internet - Can occur using both EDI and the internet






3. Cumulative time required between the supplier receiving the order and order delivery






4. Helps with project management. The four transactions used in here - SOLAR_PROJECT_ADMIN - RMMAIN - SOLAR01 - SOLAR02






5. The purpose of a __________ in the MM module: Reserving materials for an upcoming sales/production order - just puts it aside






6. 'Recipe' or list of materials (including quantities) needed to make a product






7. Combination of software tools that lets various programs within organization communicate with other applications - Also known as Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Offers ability to add new applications quickly - Implementing SOA is not easy - ROI






8. Specialized buyers - that can buy more in volume at a better discount.






9. Changing the programming code






10. To share a ___________________ - One person creates the general ledger - and then the others create it using the same account number - and assign it to their company code.






11. To value inventory and a set time of year.






12. This has to be assigned for each comapny code to be able to create GL for the company. basis of general ledger - complete list of all acounts utilized in GL for a company. Reports made from balances in GL COA -






13. SAP modules where the purchasing process exists






14. The transaction side of SAP






15. Has two options: Special or Default; there can be more than one CCA.






16. The prerequisites for MRP: It has to be ________. - The MRP views in the material master have to have been established.






17. Tracking technology that uses a small package - or tag - device that includes a microprocessor and antenna that can be attached to products






18. The entities within a business process that are used repeatedly; they help the business process to flow.






19. CO's target audience






20. Operating supplies






21. Conduct business over the internet






22. Material Master records are maintained by: Purchasing - Production - ________ - Sales






23. Designed to encourage top management accountability in publicly traded firms - Written and passed in wake of Enron collapse






24. A trading good has a MRP view - even though it is only purchased - Because a ________ still has to be made.






25. Inventory control - shipping - and packaging.






26. Permanently storing data






27. Advantages of Using ASP: Affordability - _____________ - Expertise






28. Advanced form of inventory cost accounting in which overhead costs are assigned to products - based on the manufacturing activities that gave rise to the costs - Keeps records on costs and activities - Requires more bookkeeping than traditional cost






29. Configuration: sets up configuration templates - or menu paths - for the project.






30. An optional org structure; however - it is required by some businesses. A business area is for analyzing performance and being able to categorize a group of products into one group.






31. MUST be assigned at Plant level






32. Common financial statement that shows a firm's profit or loss for a time period






33. Preset limits on an employee's ability to post transactions - SAP offers ability to set limits on the dollar value for a single item in a document as well as the total value of document






34. Specifies only how information will look when viewed through browser - ERP systems now accept data in XML format - Streamlines data entry - reduces errors and reduces server loads - XML is very attractive to smaller companies because it allows data t






35. How the data behaves in a field.






36. Measurement of performance - used in relation to the effects of supply-chain management efforts






37. General data is stored at the client level - company code is stored at FI - and purchasing data is stored at purchasing level. Client level: Address - communication - ____________. Company code level: Payment transactions and account management. Purc






38. G/L Accounts - Vendor Masters General Data - Material Master General Data - Divisions - and Distribution Channels.






39. Do not have a purchasing view. Are not ever purchased - they are manufactured.






40. Process of breaking down the production plan into finer time units to meet individual product demand






41. FI's target audience






42. Detailed plan of what is to be produced - considering machine and labor capacity






43. Empty Containers






44. The amount of an item that can be produced - Plans should consider available capacity






45. Raw Materials: Purchased externally only - No sales view






46. A plant does not have to be a [traditional] physical structure - Anything that holds _______ that is valued can be a plant.






47. Disadvantages of Using ASP: Security - Bandwidth/Response Time - Flexibility - No frills - Technical - not __________






48. An item that is widely available at a standard level of quality






49. One company code cannot have more than one ________






50. When inventory is sent out before being recorded as received.