The document provides an overview of the SAP Materials Management (MM) module, detailing its components, processes, and curriculum. Key aspects include the procure-to-pay process, various sub-components like vendor master data and inventory management, and integration with other modules such as FI/CO and SD. The document also outlines essential features like purchasing document types, pricing procedures, and invoice verification.

1. SAP MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (MM)
One of the most important SAP Modules where MM is Materials Management – underpins the
supply chain, including Requisitions, Purchase orders, Goods receipts, Accounts payable, Inventory
management, BOM’s, Master raw materials, finished goods etc
The Materials Management module (SAP MM) consists of all master data, system configuration, and
transactions to complete the Procure to Pay process. This process map spans from MRP generated
procurement proposals through final invoice receipt and verification.
SAP Materials Management Components or Sub-Components:
 Vendor Master and Material Master data
 Consumption Based Planning
 Purchasing
 Inventory Management
 Evaluation of Materials
 Invoice Verification
SAP MM COURSE CURRICULUM
 Introduction to ERP
ERP Packages
Introduction to SAP
Functions and Objectives of MM
SAP Real Time Project Team Structure and Business Process
SAP R/3 Architecture
 SAP Navigation
Organizational structure of an Enterprise in the SAP R/3 System
Company, Company code, Controlling Area, Plant, Storage Location, Purchase Organization,
Purchasing group
 Master Data
Material Master
Configuration of Material Master

2. Configuration setting for material types
Field selection control
Vendor Master
Purchase Info Record
Source Determination
Source List
Quota Arrangement
 Purchasing
Purchase Requisition
Purchase Order
P.O. wref to
PR, RFQ, CONTRACT AND
ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT CATEGORY
Purchase order monitoring
Request For Quotation (RFQ)
Outline Agreement
Contracts
Schedule Agreement,
PR, RFQ, CONTRACT AND
ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT CATEGORY
 Document Types for Purchasing Documents
Define Document Type
Define Number Ranges for Document Types
Define Screen Layout At Document Level
 Release Procedure for Purchasing Documents
Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order
 Pricing Procedure
Maintain Condition Tables
Define Access Sequence
Define Condition Types
Define Calculation Schema
Define Schema Group
Schema Group Vendor

3. Schema Group for Porg
Assignment of Schema Group to Porg
Define Schema Determination
Determine Calculation Schema for Standard Purchase Orders
 External Service Management
Service Master Creation
Service PO
Service Entry Sheet
Reporting&Analysis Function
Standard Reports
Logistic information system
 Optimized Purchasing
Automatic PO w ref to PR
Automatic PO at GR
Processing non-assigned & assigned purchase requisition
 Inventory Management
Movement Types
Goods Receipt Scenarios
Creation of GR
Cancel GR
Return delivery to vendor
GR for Partial Delivery
GR for Stock Types
Reservation
Creation of Reservation
Creation of GI wref to Reservation
Goods Issue
Transfer Postings
From Plant to Plant – One Step And Two Step Process
From Sloc to Sloc – One Step
And Two Step Process
From Stock to Stock
Blocked to Quality, Blocked to Unrestricted use Stock, Quality to Unrestricted use Stock

4.  Physical Inventory
Types of Physical Inventory
Creating Physical Inventory Document
Entering Physical Inventory Count
List Of Inventory Differences
Post the Difference
Physical Inventory Procedures- Cycle counting, Inventory Sampling
 Special Stocks and Special Procurement Types
Consignment
Stock transport order
Subcontracting
Pipeline
Returnable transport packaging – RTP
Third Party Processing
 Valuation and Account Determination
Introduction to Material Valuation
 Price Control
Moving Price
Standard Price
Split Valuation
Configure Split Valuation
Defining Global Categories
Defining Global Type
Defining Local Definition& Assignment
 Invoice Verification
Basic Invoice Verification Procedure
Invoice for Purchase Order
Document Parking
Tax Cash Discount
Foreign Currency
Unplanned Delivery Costs
Planned Delivery Costs
Blocking the Invoice

5. Invoice Reduction
Releasing Blocked Invoices
Automatic Settlements (ERS)
GR/IR Account Maintenance
 Integration Concepts
Integration of MM with FI/CO
 Au tomatic Account Determination
Integration of MM with SD
Stock Transport Order (STO)
Intra Company Stock Transfer
Inter Company or Cross Company Stock Transfer
 Integration of MM with PP
MRP Concepts
Planned Independent Requirements
Consumption Based Planning
Re Order Point Planning
Automatic and Manual ROP
Forecast Based Planning
 Message Determination
Purchasing Message Determination
 MM Tables