How To Release An Invoice - Purchase

An invoice request is blocked for payment until its manually released. You can release the invoice by using t-code MRBR.

Step 1)

1. Execute t-code MRBR.
2. On the initial screen enter the company code and invoice number.
3. Check the release method (release manually if you want to process it in the second screen). This can be done choosing Automatically (please note the difference with automatic release in MIRO transaction being blocked and automatic release in t-code MRBR as those are two different things).
4. Our document has a manual payment block, so we will select that option. Execute.

Step 2)

1. Select the invoice you want to release.
2. Click on the flag icon – release.

You can see that now the invoice has Status field filled with green flag – it means,it is released to FI.

Financial department should now be able to see the invoice ready for payment.

How To Post Goods Receipt - Purchase

Step 1) You can post the goods receipt for a purchase order using transaction code MIGO.

Let’s say we want to do a goods receipt for our purchase order 4500018386.

1. Choose A01 – Goods Receipt.
2. Choose R01 – Purchase Order.
3. Enter your purchase order number.
4. Press ENTER.

 

Step 2)

How To Create Purchase Order With Reference - Purchase

Purchase order with reference

Purchase orders can be created with reference to a purchase requisition, RFQ, quotation, another purchase order, contract, sales order etc. To reference a PO to a previous document you can use the appropriate function.

You can create a PO referencing a previous document in 2 ways

1. Using ME58
2. Using ME21N

Referencing through ME58

In our case if we want to create a PO for a purchase requisition, we can use the transaction code ME58.

I will demonstrate the process starting from ME58 as it calls the ME21N and you can see that actually we create a PO in ME21N anyway.

Step 1)

1. Enter t-code ME58.
2. Choose Vendor and purchasing organization and
3. Select document types.
4. Execute.

How To Create A Purchase Order - Purchase

Purchase orders are used for a number of processes in procurement. They can be used for internal procurement (from one plant to another), external procurement of goods (direct consumption or stock) and services. It can also be used for subcontracting, third-party and consignment processes.

Purchase order processing is shown in the following diagram.

Purchase orders can be created with reference to a purchase requisition, RFQ, quotation, another purchase order, contract, sales order.

How to create a Purchase Order

Purchase orders are created by using standard transaction ME21N (or ME21 – the old instance of the transaction).

Step 1)

1. Enter transaction code ME21N.
2. Enter vendor.
3. Enter material number that needs to be procured.
4. Enter the quantity and unit of measure (optional – system uses UoM from purchase info record).
5. Press ENTER to confirm the data entered.

Sample SAP MM Questions for Certification (Set.2)

1. In which kind of posting method in IV is the cash discount amount not credited to the stock or cost account?

1. Gross Posting
2. Net posting

2. What controls the posting of invoice as gross or net?

1. Item category
2. Document type

3. How can postings be done in invoice verification for a purchase order in foreign currency?

1. Fixed exchange rate at GR and IV.
2. Current exchange rate at GR and IV
3. Current exchange rate cannot be changed at IV.
4. Exchange rate differences can occur
5. Exchange rate difference postings are Customization based.

4. How is the quantity that has already been invoiced valuated at goods receipt if the invoice is posted before goods receipt and the subsequent GR quantity is greater than the invoice quantity?

1. At purchase order price
2. At invoice price

5. During the check of invoices with which of the following variances does the system perform Date variance?

1. Quantity Variance
2. Price variance
3. Purchase order price quantity variance

6. There is a purchase order for 100 pieces at Rs. 0.80. The 100 pieces are received. An invoice is received for 100 pieces at Rs 0.75 per piece. However at the time of receipt of invoice the stock of the material is only 30.What are the effects of the above at invoice verification?

1. Stock account is 5-
2. Stock account is 1.5-
3. Stock account is 3.5-
4. Price difference account is 3.5-
5. Price difference account is 1.5-

7. Under what situation does the system compares the ratio of PO quantity(in PO price units) / PO quantity (in PO units), invoice quantity (in PO price units / invoice quantity (in PO units)?

1. Goods receipt before invoice receipt
2. Invoice receipt before goods receipt.

8. The initial Stock of a material is 200 pieces. There is a purchase order for 100 pieces at Rs. 0.75. The 100 pieces are received. An invoice is received for 100 pieces at Rs 0.80 per piece. What are the effects of the above at invoice verification?

1. If the material is valuated at a standard price of Rs 1, the stock account will be 5+.
2. If the material is valuated at a moving average price of Rs 1, the stock account will be 5+.
3. If the material is valuated at a moving average price of Rs 1, the material master record reflects the moving average price at Rs 0.92.
4. If the material is valuated at a standard price of Rs 1, the price difference expense account will be 5+.
5. If the material is valuated at a standard price of Rs 1, the stock price difference income account will be 5+.