C_TS412_2021 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Project Systems Questions and Answers

The scheduling of internal processing activities is influenced by several factors, such as the control key, the activity elements, and the factory calendar. The control key is a parameter that defines the basic properties of an activity, such as whether it is internally or externally processed, whether it requires confirmation or not, and whether it is relevant for scheduling or not. The scheduling indicator in the control key determines whether an activity is included in scheduling or not. The activity elements are subordinate units of an activity that represent partial tasks or work packages. The relationships between activity elements define the logical sequence and dependencies of the partial tasks. The factory calendar is a parameter that defines the working days and holidays for a work center. The factory calendar affects the duration and dates of an activity that uses the work center. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

To plan basic dates manually for WBS elements, you can use the Project Builder or the Project planning board. These are tools that allow you to create and maintain project structures, such as WBS elements, networks, activities, and milestones. You can enter basic dates for WBS elements in the Basic Data tab of the WBS element master data in the Project Builder or in the Gantt chart view of the Project planning board. Reference:https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/4dd8cb7b1c484b4b93af84d00f60fdb8/3673b65334e6b54ce10000000a174cb4.html

Project versions are copies of projects that allow you to save snapshots of project data at different points in time. Project versions are mandatory for Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA), which is a tool that allows you to monitor and compare the planned and actual dates of milestones in a project over time. Project versions can be created automaticallybased on user status, which means that you can define rules that trigger the creation of project versions when certain user statuses are set for project objects. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

Billing plans can be created for WBS elements and sales order items. Billing plans areused to define billing dates and billing amounts for periodic or milestone billing. WBS elements can be assigned to billing plans if they are assigned to a sales document item or if they have a billing element indicator set. Sales order items can be assigned to billing plans if they have a relevant item category and billing relevance. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

The Project Planning Board is a tool that allows you to create and update Gantt charts for your projects. Some of the characteristics of the Project Planning Board are:

• Display of production orders assigned to WBS elements: You can use the Project Planning Board to display production orders that are related to WBS elements in your project. You can also create, change, or confirm production orders from the Project Planning Board.
• Display of plant maintenance orders for activities: You can use the Project Planning Board to display plant maintenance orders that are related to activities in your project. You can also create, change, or confirm plant maintenance orders from the Project Planning Board.
• Using specific color management for Gantt Chart: You can use the Project Planning Board to customize the colors and shapes of the bars and symbols in the Gantt chart according to various criteria, such as status, priority, or person responsible. You can also define your own color schemes and save them as variants. Reference: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/4dd8cb7b1c484b4b93af84d00f60fdb8/1ad4b65334e6b54ce10000000a174cb4.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=2020.002

According to SAP Press2, “To use assembly processing, you need a material master with sales views, a bill of material (BOM) for the material, a standard network with activities, and an assignment between the material and the standard network.”References: 2

“The EPS interface enables you to exchange data between SAP Project System and Microsoft Project.”References: 2

A hierarchical report on budget updates is a standard report type that provides an overview of adjustments on the budget for WBS elements within your project. A hierarchical report on budget updates displays the budget values and changes for each WBS element in a hierarchical structure. You can use various selection criteria and display options to customize the report according to your needs. You can also access detailed information on individual budget values or changes by choosing drilldown functions. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

Project-Oriented Procurement (ProMan) supports various business transactions that are related to project procurement. Some of these transactions are:

• Stock transfer posting: You can use this transaction to transfer project stock from one storage location to another within the same plant or between different plants.
• Generate purchase requisition: You can use this transaction to create a purchase requisition for a material or service that is required for a project.
• Cancel goods issue: You can use this transaction to reverse a goods issue posting for a material that was issued from project stock. Reference: https://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/EN/8e/8bc95360267214e10000000a174cb4/frameset.htm

To allocate overhead rates to a WBS element, you must assign a costing sheet to the WBS element. A costing sheet is a tool that allows you to define and calculate overhead costs based on various criteria, such as plant, company code, material origin, or order type. You can assign a costing sheet to a WBS element in the Control Data tab of the WBS element master data. Reference:https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/4dd8cb7b1c484b4b93af84d00f60fdb8/df72bb53707db44ce10000000a174cb4.html

To update the degree of processing for an activity, you have to confirm the activity. Confirming an activity is an action that records the actual data for an activity, such as actual start and finish dates, actual work and costs, and actual degree of processing. The degree of processing is a percentage value that indicates how much of an activity has been completed. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

Availability control is a function that monitors whether the budget for a project is sufficient for planned and actual costs. Availability control can be activated in different ways depending on the settings in the availability control profile and the tolerance limits. Some of these ways are:

• Automatic activation with budget assignment: Availability control is activated when you assign budget to a WBS element or a network activity.
• Automatic activation with the first actual posting: Availability control is activated when you post the first actual cost to a WBS element or a network activity. Reference: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/4dd8cb7b1c484b4b93af84d00f60fdb8/79ceb65334