A purchasing agent at your company needs to create a purchase order for a new office furniture set. The supplier catalog shows the item, but when they try to select it, the system says no suitable source of supply can be determined. What’s the most likely configuration issue preventing the system from automatically proposing the supplier?

Your accounts payable team is processing an invoice. They notice the invoice amount differs from the purchase order value because the supplier applied a small, one-time promotional discount that wasn’t in the original agreement. The goods have already been received in full. What is the most appropriate way to handle this in the system to ensure accurate payment and accounting?

Imagine you’re configuring the evaluation structure for material valuation. You need to ensure that the cost of transporting raw materials from the port to your factory is included in their inventory value. Which control indicator in the costing view of the material master would be crucial for this to work correctly?

During month-end closing, the financial controller asks why the GR/IR clearing account still has a significant balance. You investigate and find several purchase orders where goods were received last month, but the invoices are still pending from suppliers. How should you account for these transactions to ensure your financial statements are accurate?

A user reports that when they try to post a goods receipt for a purchase order, the system gives an error about a missing batch classification. However, the material master doesn’t have the batch management indicator activated. Where should you check first to resolve this inconsistency?

You’re setting up a new company code that will handle consignment stock with key suppliers. Which special stock indicator must be selected in the purchase order to ensure inventory is tracked separately and the supplier retains ownership until you withdraw it?

Your company wants to implement a three-way match for all invoices to strengthen controls. Invoice verification should only allow posting if the invoice quantity matches both the PO and the goods receipt. Which invoice block key in the vendor master record would you typically assign to enforce this policy?

A production planner has created a planned order, and it has been converted into a purchase requisition via MRP. Now, the purchasing department needs to convert that requisition into a request for quotation (RFQ) to send to three potential new suppliers. What is the standard transaction path to do this efficiently?

You notice that every time a goods receipt is posted for a specific material, the system automatically creates a quality inspection lot, causing delays. The material is a standard office supply that doesn’t require inspection. What master data change would prevent these automatic inspection lots from being generated?

A purchasing agent at your company needs to create a purchase order for a new office furniture set. The supplier catalog shows the item, but when they try to select it, the system says no suitable source of supply can be determined. What’s the most likely configuration issue preventing the system from automatically proposing the supplier?0