1. SAP SRM Interview Questions!

► 1.Name some of basis steps associatted with the configuration of SRM?
► 2. Why do you configure number ranges in SRM?
► 3. What number ranges to be configured in SRM?
► 4. Why do you create internal number ranges for Local bid invitations?
► 5. What is difference between SRM Vendor list and Sourse list from R/3?
► 6. How do you define the ITS URL?
► 7. What is SRM equalent terminology for Material group material master?
► 8. If you want to replicate only a subset of material group to SRM Product categories? how it can be accomplished?
► 9. In disconnected mode how many local system should be connected / defined?
► 10. How often must be define Org unit address?
► 11. Is there any thing special about replicating vendors in the org plan?
► 12. What are some of non -MM objects, that must be replicated in SRM system?
► 13. If you are replicating from R/3 back end , and some thing is stuck in the queue in R/3 , WHAT CAN YOU DO?
► 14. What you can do to see if you have a queue in EBP?
► 15. Is there is any thing in particular that needs to be done to a user or vendor to make them a valid part of SRM? ANS : Bussiness partner of organaisation unit does not exists .
► 16. What purpose does SRM Org structure serve?
► 17. What are some of the most important attributes assigned in the org structure, and what are there purposes?
► 18. What is the purposes of forword work item attribute ( forword_wi )?
► 19. What is the significance of product category is in SRM?
► 20. How do you make catalogue link appear for a user?
► 21. Do vendors exists in SRM system? Or do you use the back end vendors?
► 22. What is the T-code used to replicate vendor master from back end in SRM?
► 23. How do you know if shopping cart generate a PR or PO?
► 24. How do you control which catalogs a user sees?
► 25.How can you automate vendor replicate in SRM?
► 26. How does SRM maintain synchronization with the back end R/3 system?
► 27. Can tax calculation can be disabled?
► 28. Why should I mark the standard approval work flows as a general task?
► 29 What is the purchasing organization hierarchy?
► 30. What is the middleware used for?
► 31. How do you define logical systems for initial download?
► 32. What is purpose of a document type? How does this apply to PR? To PO?
► 33. How are the product categories represented in R3?

2. What Does SRM Stand For?

SRM stands for Supplier Relationship Management.

It's very effective for the companies which has large
number of users whom can directly purchase the material
using the Shopping Cart screen for which the materials can
be selected from the available Catalogs.

It's a extended form of ERP where data gets transferred
between SAP R/3 and the SRM screen(vice versa)which will
work in Internet so that the every Vendor coordination will
be more better and which will fully avoid the paper work
and unwanted confusions.

3. What is the difference between a business partner and a partner function?

Business partner is as above, Partner function -
make vendor as ref, then there will be invoicing party,
suppying party, etc these are the partner fuction. for
customer ship to party, ivoicing party etc

4. What is the difference between a partner and a customer?

if take referace of SRM then, In SRM all the stake
holders are partners. eg vendor, employees etc.

5. How SAP SRM is Linked with SAP MM?

You can replicate Purch Org,purch group,material
master,vendor master from backend.
you can create PO in SRM and replicate Po in the R/3.
All the procument done in SRM realted to MM only.

6. How to call structure in srm?

Organisation structure? if yes it is called Org. Plan

7. Thirdly if a person is in contract is made to permanent what are the transactions carried out?
If a person is terminated whether his data is deleted immediately. How long his data will be stored in the database whether it is permanently deleted or not?

Data will be deleted in the sense all SRM roles will be
deleted and deleted user group will be maitained ,validity
dates will set to end date of that day,user will be locked
globally.

8. If we replicated a vendor from R/3 to SRM and assigned to wrong Account grp/purcase organisation.
How can we Correct it(assign to correct Account grp/purcase organisation)?

You can use PPOMV_BBP to correct the individual vendors.
Or run the update purchase org report to update or correct
the value.