Stage 2
Apply it in the SAP process
Concepts become skills the moment you can point to the transaction that records them. This stage maps every idea from Stage 1 to the SAP MM / EWM process step, the fields that matter, and the evidence an auditor asks for.
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Follow one material end-to-end
Pick a single material and walk it through: MRP run → purchase requisition → release → purchase order → goods receipt → inspection → putaway → issue → dispatch. One material teaches more than ten screenshots.
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Work the master data
Material master views, MRP type, lot-size, planned delivery time, purchasing info record, source list, storage bin and putaway strategy. Ninety percent of 'system problems' are master data problems.
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Practise the exception, not the happy path
Short receipt, quality rejection, return to vendor, subcontract component shortage, count difference, expired batch. Handling exceptions cleanly is what makes someone employable in operations.
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Keep the audit trail
Every posting needs a document, a reason code and an approver. Learn what a process audit samples and keep that evidence as you go instead of rebuilding it later.
You are ready for the next stage when
- I completed a full requisition-to-dispatch cycle for one material.
- I can explain why an auto PR was created and what release strategy applied.
- I have handled at least one rejection or return case start to finish.
- I can produce the documents an auditor would request for that cycle.
You can execute and explain the SAP process, not just describe the theory behind it.