Introduction to SAP Materials Management and Navigation Introduction What Is SAP? Importance of Enterprise Resource Planning What Is SAP MM? SAP Is Not Easy Complexity Issues for End Users Complexity Issues for SAP Consultants Typical Nature of SAP Transactions Typical SAP User Screens Difficult Language Navigation Log On User Screen Elements Menu Standard Tool Bar Title Bar Application Tool Bar Screen Body Status Bar Standard Tool Buttons Personalization Transaction Codes Help Functions Business Mapping in SAP Materials Management and Job Advice Introduction Business Function Mapping in SAP MM Purchase Requisition Purchase Order Request for Quotation Contract Scheduling Agreement Invoice Material Requirement Planning Reservation Material Document Financial Document Core and Central Functions Minimal Customization Required in SAP MM Real World and SAP Job Advice How to Learn SAP Project Management and SAP Responsibilities SAP MM Masters and Organizational Structure Introduction Material Master Material Master Setup Information Material Master Views Basic Data View 1 Basic Data View 2 Sales Organization Data View 1 Sales Organization Data View 2 Sales: General Plant Data View Purchasing View MRP Views General Plant Data Views Accounting Views Costing Views Material Types Important Material Types Additional Material Types Material Group Plant Storage Location Purchasing Organization Purchase Group Purchasing Value Key Vendor Master Source List Info Records Info Record at Plant or Purchasing Organization Level Info Record Structure Procurement Types in Info Record Info Record Net Price and PO Net Price Creating Info Records Net Price Simulation Conditions Condition Groups Variant Conditions Pricing (Condition Technique) Quota Arrangement Quota Arrangement Calculation SAP MM Purchasing Management Introduction Integration Points Make to Stock versus Make to Order Complete Purchasing Cycle Purchase for Stock versus Purchase for Consumption Automatic Account Determination Configuration Steps Account Assignment for Purchase Documents Account Assignment Category Similar Names but Different Entities Item Category Item Category Characteristics Release Procedure Release Procedure for PR Release Procedure without Classification for PR Release Codes Release Indicator Assign Release Indicator Release Points (prerequisites) Determine Release Strategy Release Procedure with Classification for PRs Create Characteristics Create Class and Assign Characteristics to Class Create Release Groups Create Release Codes Create Release Indicators Create Release Strategies Assign Release Codes to a Release Point (Create Workflow) Source Determination Source Determination Sequence Purchase Documents Type of Purchase Documents Purchase Document Structure Document Types Purchase Document Numbering Purchase Document Screens Enjoy Interface Features of Enjoy Interface Document Overview Purchase Requisition Fund Availability Parts of a PR Request for Quotation RFQ Document Structure Prerequisites for RFQ RFQ Creation Manually RFQ Creation Using Reference Document Creating a Delivery Schedule for an RFQ Comparing Quotations Rejecting Quotations Selecting Quotation Outline Agreement Structure of Outline Agreement Document Creating Outline Agreement Documents Changing, Cancelling, and Blocking Outline Agreement Document Contract Structure of Contract Document Central Contracts Partner Roles Item and Account Assignment Categories in Contracts Distributed Contract How Distributed Contracts Work Contract Distribution with Classification How to Create Contract Distribution with Classification Contract Release Order Scheduling Agreement Advantages of Scheduling Agreements Item and Account Assignment Categories in Scheduling Agreements Procurement Types in Scheduling Agreements A Scheduling Agreement Document Structure Creating Scheduling Agreements Time Zones in Schedule Lines in Line Items in Scheduling Agreements Scheduling Agreement Release Messages for SA Release Scheduling Agreement with Centrally Agreed Contract Purchase Order Procurement Types in PO PO Creation Scenarios Prerequisites for Creating PO PO with Zero Value Important Considerations in PO Life Cycle Cancelling a PO Blocking a PO Monitoring a PO Archiving of PO PO with Enjoy Interface GR-Based Invoice Verification Returns Invoicing Plan Periodic Invoicing Plan Partial Invoicing Plan Important Considerations for Invoicing Plans Automatic Settlement of Invoicing Procedure SAP MM Inventory Management Introduction to Inventory.