Delivery Methods: SAP Certification
Level: Associate
Exam: 80 questions
Sample Questions: View more
Cut Score: 61%
Duration: 180 mins
Expiry Date: 28 Mar 2024
Languages: German, English, Spanish, Japanese
Description
The “SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement – Upskilling for ERP Experts” certification exam verifies that the candidate possesses the fundamental and core knowledge in the area of sourcing and procurement required for the consultant profile. This certificate proves that the candidate has an overall understanding and can implement the knowledge practically in projects to contribute to the success of the planning and implementation phases in a mentored role. Previous project experience is not necessarily a prerequisite to pass this exam. However, previous knowledge about sourcing and procurement processes in SAP ERP is a benefit. Learners without any SAP ERP background knowledge are recommended to take the certification exam C_TS452. This certification exam is relevant for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition and SAP S/4HANA on-premise.
Notes
To ensure success, SAP recommends combining education courses and hands-on experience to prepare for your certification exam as questions will test your ability to apply the knowledge you have gained in training.
You are not allowed to use any reference materials during the certification test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system).
Topic Areas
Please see below the list of topics that may be covered within this certification and the courses that cover them. Its accuracy does not constitute a legitimate claim; SAP reserves the right to update the exam content (topics, items, weighting) at any time.
SAP S/4HANA Innovations in Sourcing and Procurement > 12%
Identify simplifications and new/changed functions and execute major procurement processes in SAP S/4HANA
S4PR1
Master Data and Enterprise Structure Configuration 8% – 12%
Configure vendor master, material master, and organizational levels.
TSCM52 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM550 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Sources of Supply and Source Determination 8% – 12%
Maintain purchasing info records, contracts and scheduling agreements. Maintain source lists, apply quota arrangements, define priorities, block sources of supply, and use catalogs.
TSCM50 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM520 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Procurement Processes 8% – 12%
Apply components of commnly used procurement processes
TSCM50 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM500 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
SCM520 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Consumption-based Planning 8% – 12%
Identify and process relevant inventory management functions
TSCM50 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM525 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Procurement Configuration 8% – 12%
Configure the settings required to perform procurement processes
TSCM52 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM520 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
SCM550 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
SAP S/4HANA Essentials 8% – 12%
Articulate the value proposition and identify the main components of SAP S/4HANA.
S4H01
S4LG1
Inventory Management < 8%
Identify and process relevant inventory management functions
TSCM52 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM510 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Valuation and Account Assignment < 8%
Configure account determination and valuation.
TSCM52 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM550 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
Logistics Processes in SAP S/4HANA < 8%
Analyze relevant logistics processes, e.g. material requirements planning and advanced planning.
S4LG1
Purchasing Optimization < 8%
Execute features supporting optimized purchasing
TSCM50 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
—– OR —–
SCM520 (EHP7 FOR ERP 6.0)
General Information
Exam Preparation
All SAP consultant certifications are available as Cloud Certifications in the Certification Hub and can be booked with product code CER006. With CER006 – SAP Certification in the Cloud, you can take up to six exams attempts of your choice in one year – from wherever and whenever it suits you! Test dates can be chosen and booked individually.
Each specific certification comes with its own set of preparation tactics. We define them as “Topic Areas” and they can be found on each exam description. You can find the number of questions, the duration of the exam, what areas you will be tested on, and recommended course work and content you can reference.
Certification exams might contain unscored items that are being tested for upcoming releases of the exam. These unscored items are randomly distributed across the certification topics and are not counted towards the final score. The total number of items of an examination as advertised in the Training Shop is never exceeded when unscored items are used.
Please be aware that the professional- level certification also requires several years of practical on-the-job experience and addresses real-life scenarios.
For more information refer to our SAP Certification FAQs.
Safeguarding the Value of Certification
SAP Education has worked hard together with the Certification & Enablement Influence Council to enhance the value of certification and improve the exams. An increasing number of customers and partners are now looking towards certification as a reliable benchmark to safeguard their investments. Unfortunately, the increased demand for certification has brought with it a growing number of people who to try and attain SAP certification through unfair means. This ongoing issue has prompted SAP Education to place a new focus on test security. Our Certification Test Security Guidelines will help you as test taker to understand the testing experience.
Security Guidelines
QUESTION 1
What must you consider when you define a storage location? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A. The storage location key must be unique within a plant.
B. A storage location always has the same address as the plant.
C. A storage location always belongs to a plant.
D. A storage location must be assigned to a warehouse number.
Answer: A, C
QUESTION 2
Which of the following inventory management tasks are supported in SAP SHANA?
Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A. Counting stocks and posting stock adjustments
B. Creating, evaluating, and displaying goods movement documents
C. Executing goods movements using warehouse tasks
D. Picking a product from a source bin for an outbound delive
Answer: A, B
QUESTION 3
In what ways can you personalize the Procurement Overview Page SAP Fiori app in SAP SHANA?
Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.
A. Filter information on a card.
B. Change the set of cards.
C. Change the position of cards.
D. Hide an existing card.
E. Extend the set with a new card.
Answer: A, C, D
QUESTION 4
You are responsible for releasing blocked supplier invoices. Which of the following options does SAP
SHANA offer? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A. Choose the Schedule Billing Release SAP Fiori app for an 1-1 automatic release.
B. Choose the Monitor Payments SAP Fiori app and branch to the invoice to be released.
C. Choose the Supplier Invoices List SAP Fiori app and branch to the invoice to be released.
D. Use the My Inbox SAP Fiori app if a workflow has been 1-1 implemented for this purpose.
Answer: A, C
QUESTION 5
What are the minimum maintenance statuses required for a material to be procured for receipt into valuated stock?
Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A. Warehouse Management
B. Basic Data
C. Purchasing
D. Accounting
Answer: C, D
QUESTION 6
To which of the following objects can you assign a field reference to control field selection for material master records?
Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A. MRP area
B. Industry sector
C. Company code
D. Plant
Answer: B, D
