C_TS452_2022 Leak Questions

You can create MRP areas to plan materials differently within a plant. An MRP area is an organizational unit that represents a separate area of material requirements planning within a plant. You can use MRP areas to plan materials according to different criteria such as storage location, subcontractor, or sales area. References: [SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning], Course S4525, Unit 1, Lesson 1.

When posting an invoice with a cash discount amount using the posting gross method, the cash discount amount is posted to a cash discount clearing account, which is cleared at the time of payment. The posting gross method means that the invoice amount is posted in full to the vendor account and the cash discount clearing account, regardless of whether the payment is made within the cash discount period or not. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4515, Unit 3, Lesson 1.

To prevent certain materials that belong to a material group from being ordered with reference to a contract item, you can use the following method:

• Create material-specific source lists for the contract item and set the Fix indicator, which means that you specify the materials that are allowed to be ordered with reference to the contract item and make them mandatory. References: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4520, Unit 2, Lesson 1.

Contract leakage is a key performance indicator that measures the percentage of purchase orders that do not have a contract reference, although an existing contract could have been used. It indicates how well the procurement organization is utilizing its contracts and avoiding unnecessary spending. Off-contract spend is a similar concept, but it measures the absolute value of purchase orders that are not covered by contracts. Unused contracts are contracts that have not been used at all or have been used below a certain threshold. Purchase order value is the total value of purchase orders created in a given period. References: [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal], [SAP Help Portal]