Overview Of SAP MM Implementation Project

In every implementation project, there will be groups of SAP team members in each area
where you have a project manager with all the team leads (or at least an experience
consultant) with proper project plan.

Regarding configuration, no books will be needed (I hope all agree, what we studied in
college, we just do 1-2% of that with real business task) and can be done as per business
scenarios.

1st step:

You can start with designing the SAP MM organization structure by having purchasing
organization, plants and storage locations and all assignment with plants assigned to
company code.

2nd step:

This where you will be designing master data like designing material master, designing
vendor master and designing service master. For designing material master, you have new
own customized material types, material numbering, material group, account category
reference and purchasing group with logic behind material numbering.

For designing vendor master, you have new own customized vendor account group, with
logic behind material numbering.

3rd step:

You will be designing purchasing document types (PR, RFQ and PO) and its number ranges.

4th step:

You will be designing MM pricing procedure where new customize new condition types
may be needed. If CIN involved,

5th step:

You can start with designing tax procedure with designing new condition types for non-
deductable and deductable taxes with excise setting for plant and company code. If
purchasing process needed approval, then

6th step:

You can get started with designing release strategy with creating release class and release
characteristics.

7th step:
Here you can get started with inventory management control where goods receipt, goods
issue and stock transfer process, if require, you may go for new movement type creation.

8th step:

This will be the details configuration for logistic invoice verification with again where you
can set your tolerance limit.

9th step:

What will be left behind is the MM-FI automatic account determination, generally done in
OBYC t.code before activating valuation area in OX14 and activating valuation grouping
code in OMWM with assigning valuation area to valuation grouping code in OMWD
t.code. Also if tax involved all tax G/L account need to be assigned in OB40 t.code.

The above can be designed and kept ready before starting material management
configuration in the system and later as and when required you add new configuration as
business needed and its true business differs from company to company.
When you go to interview, you must be specific at some points as how many years u r in Support,
Implementation and Rollout projects. And you must be able to explain the works you had done in the respective
projects.

After reading this, you can get knowledge on Implementation Project, Rollout Project, Supporting Project, And
some Key points.

SAP Has 3 types of Projects : ( I R S Simply)

1) Implementation Project

2) Rollout Project

3) Supporting Project

IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT:

As the word suggests, i mean, IMPLEMENTATION means implementing Business Processes. After purchasing the
SAP (ERP), Companies do Study the Methodologies and various process and case studies.

In Implementation, Several People works on various functional modules listed below (can be considered as SAP
BI ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, SAP CONSULTANTS)

Every Module has its Importance and is linked to other module in one or many ways(SAP is all Tables and Table
Relations)

1. 1. Function Modules: Ex: FI CO Consultant, SD Consultant etc.

2. 2. Technical Module ABAP Programmer.
3. 3. Basis & security Administration
4. 4. Others

Function Modules:

 Financial Accounting (FI)

 Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM)
 Controlling (CO)
 Materials Management (MM)
 Sales and Distribution (SD)
 Logistics Execution (LE)
 Production Planning (PP)
 Quality Management (QM)
 Plant Maintenance (PM)
 Project System (PS)
 Human Resources (HR)

Technical Module:

 SAP Technical (ABAP Programmers)

Basis & Security Consultants:

OTHERS
 1. BIW (BI or BW) – Business Information Warehouse
2. CRM – Customer Relationship Management
3. IDES – International Demonstration and Education System
4. KW – Knowledge Warehouse
5. MDM – Master Data Management

You can easily find the different SAP Types in diagram as follows:

Companies follow 5 Step/Stages ASAP Methodology to Implement a Project.

A. Project Preparation
B. Business Blueprint
C. Realization
D. Final Preparation
E. Go-Live & Support

ROLLOUT PROJECT:

Rollout exactly means, expanding the business after Implementation.

An Organisation whis is started in one country, expanding their services to other countries, follows Rollout.
Exactly in Rollout we can find that the Organization works accordingly to Government there in other countries
like

Taxation: As the taxation will be different in other countries. Ex: Some allowances, Income Tax, etc.

Master Data: As the new employees join the organization

So many modifications should be done according to Country.

So Rollout is little tough but effective after completion.

SUPPORT PROJECT:

After Implementation completed, Support is in Action.

That’s same as an exam you had written in a stipulated time of 3 Hours, lastly 10 minutes before giving the
answer sheet to Examiner, you will verify for any unanswered questions, unexplained etc.

But in our scenario Implementation errors will be rectified in Support ( i.e. Answer sheet is again given to add or
change) by USER by arising a Ticket to solve the bug.

*We use Remedy as a Ticketing tool for tracking the issues/tickets/calls*

SAP UPGRADE PROJECT:

SAP Upgrade means upgrading the software with a latest version which has got more advantages (i.e. Bugs fixed
compared to previous version)

Example: Just think , this is out of topic but easy to describe the above concept easily. Android Phone with
Version 2.2 upgraded to 4.2 will have same features but interfaces change at a great look)

we can upgrade form SAP 3 to 3.5 (Example).