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

One statement that is valid regarding networks is that relationships can be used to connect activities of different networks. Networks are structural elements of a project that represent processes or operations within a project. Networks consist of various activities that represent tasks or partial tasks within a network. Relationships are logical connections between activities or networks that define the sequence or dependency of their execution. Relationships can be used to connect activities of different networks in order to model complex processes that span across multiple networks. For example, you can use a finish-start relationship to indicate that an activity in one network cannot start until an activity in another network is finished. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

To determine the planned costs for an internally processed activity, you need the duration and activity type data. The duration is the time required to complete the activity. The activity type is a classification of activities according to their functions or characteristics. The system calculates the planned costs for an internally processed activity based on the formula for costing in the work center, the activity output price for the activity type and cost center assigned to the work center, and the duration of the activity. Reference: https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

To control whether the delivery date for an external component assigned to a network activity is defined by the earliest or latest scheduled dates, you can use the scheduling parameters for the network. An external component is a material component that is required for executing a network activity and that is procured externally from vendors or other plants

 “You can create external activities in a network to represent tasks that are performed by external service providers or vendors.” According to SAP Press4, “You can create service activities in a network to represent tasks that are performed by internal service providers.”References: 4

A line item report is a report type that can use user-specific layouts. A line item report displays detailed information on individual cost or revenue elements for project objects, such as WBS elements or activities. You can use user-specific layouts to define whichfields are displayed or hidden, how they are sorted or filtered, and how they are totaled or subtotaled. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

Resource reports and hierarchical reports are some of the possible reports that you can use to analyze the capacity requirements of your network activities. Resource reports display capacity requirements and availability for work centers or resources over a period of time. Hierarchical reports display capacity requirements and availability for work centers or resources in a hierarchical structure, such as plant, MRP controller, or work center group. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

To generate project stock reservations for a component assigned to a network activity, the following prerequisites must be met:

The network activity must be assigned to a WBS element that is relevant for project stock management.

The material master of the component must have a procurement type that allows project stock management (such as E, F, or X) and an individual/collective requirements indicator that allows individual requirements (such as 2 or 4).

The project definition must have the Project Stock indicator set to either non-valuated or valuated project stock. Reference: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/4dd8cb7b1c484b4b93af84d00f60fdb8/79ceb65334e6b54ce10000000a174cb4.html? &version=1909.002

A WBS element is an object that is used to allocate the costs from a claim to the project structure. A claim is a document that records a customer’s request for compensation due to deviations from the agreed terms and conditions of a project. A WBS element is a structural element of a project that represents a task or a partial task. You can assign claims to WBS elements and post costs or revenues to them. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html

To confirm the working hours of different work centers for a single activity, you can create multiple confirmations for the activity and use the appropriate work center for each confirmation. A confirmation is a function that allows you to record actual data for activities and activity elements, such as actual dates, actual durations, actual work, and so on. A work center is a parameter that defines where an activity is performed or who performs it. A work center can have various attributes, such as capacity, cost center, formulas, and so on. To confirm the working hours of different work centers for a single activity, you can create multiple confirmations for the activity and use the appropriatework center for each confirmation. This allows you to capture the actual work done by each work center separately and update their capacity requirements and costs accordingly. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/f373bb53707db44ce10000000a174cb4.html

Availability control is a function that can be used to check assigned values against the current budget for WBS elements within your project. Availability control is a process that monitors whether budget overruns occur in your project and issues warnings or error messages if predefined tolerance limits are exceeded. You can activate availability control for individual WBS elements or for entire projects and define different tolerance limits for different types of costs or revenues. Reference:https://help.sap.com/doc/0f069b2e08b748f1b480d4c8b46c3c49/100/en-US/6a7a9f0a6e421014e10000000a174cb4.html