Exploring the List of Cards

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to get an overview of the available cards

List of Cards

The following table contains a list of cards that are available on the app dashboard. You can find their business catalog role and the usage of the cards under the description.

List of Cards on the App Dashboard

Card NameBusiness Catalog RoleDescription
Monitor Purchase ContractsSAP_MM_BC_PC_PROCESS_MC
  • Shows you expiring and nearly consumed contracts.
  • Priority is sorted by time remaining, target value, and consumption.
  • Selecting the header brings you to the Manage Contract app, while selecting an item brings you to the Contract object page in the same app.
Monitor RFQsSAP_MM_BC_RFQ_PROCESS_PC
  • Shows RFQs sorted by submission deadline.
  • Priority is sorted by time remaining, target value, and consumption.
  • Selecting the header brings you to the Manage RFQ app, while selecting an item brings you to the RFQ object page in the same app.
Monitor Purchase Requisition ItemsSAP_MM_BC_PO_PROCESS
  • Using the view switch, you can choose to view all open purchase requisition items. You can also view unsourced purchase requisition items: ones that don't yet have a source of supply, even though the delivery date is close.
  • Priority is sorted by item value and time to delivery date.
  • Selecting the header brings you to the Manage Purchase Requisition app, while selecting an item brings you to that item in the same app (filtered by the selected item).
Monitor Purchase Order ItemsSAP_MM_BC_PO_PROCESS_MC

SAP_MM_BC_PO_PROCESS

  • Using the view switch, you can view overdue items, items in approval, and items without confirmation.
  • Priority is sorted by overdue days and item value.
  • Selecting the header brings you the Manage Purchase Order app, while selecting an item brings you to that item in the Manage Contract app.
Purchasing SpendSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you the overall purchasing spend, calculated using the aggregated purchase order values.
  • You can switch the view between supplier, material group, and purchasing spend trend.
  • Selecting the header brings you to the Purchasing Spend KPI.
  • Purchasing Spend Trend shows you the trend of the overall purchasing spend over the last four quarters.
  • Shows Planned Spend of Schedule Line, Purchase Order Net Amount, and Expected Spend of Purchase Requisition for the upcoming quarters.
  • Selecting the header brings you to the Purchase Order Value KPI.
  • You can also click one of the quarterly data points to get more information.
  • The graph reflects what's in the global filter.
Non-Managed SpendSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you the total invoice spend where that spend isn't associated with a purchase order.
  • You can switch the view between supplier and material group.
  • The bar chart shows the spend amount as a percentage of the invoiced spend by material group (or supplier). The number shows the value of the non-managed spend.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to the Purchasing Spend KPI.
Off-Contract SpendSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you the total invoice spend where that spend isn't associated with a contract.
  • You can switch the view between supplier and material group.
  • The bar chart shows the spend amount as a percentage of the invoiced spend by material group (or supplier). The number shows the value of the non-managed spend.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to the Purchasing Spend KPI.
Supplier Performance MonitoringSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY

Supplier Performance Monitoring

  • Shows you a bubble chart of purchasing spend against the supplier performance.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to the Supplier Evaluation KPI, grouped by supplier.
  • You can also see the Supplier Feedback Score.
  • The size of the bubbles doesn't depend on supplier's spend.

Supplier Evaluation Trend

  • Shows you the trend of the supplier performance aggregated for all suppliers.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to the Supplier Evaluation KPI, grouped by supplier.
  • The graph reflects what's in the global filter.
Supplier Performance Monitoring Including Questionnaire ScoreSAP_BCR_MM_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you a bubble chart indicating the performance of different suppliers, based on their operational and questionnaire scores. The bubble size reflects the total spend of each supplier.
  • Brings you to the KPI of the Overall Supplier Evaluation when you click on the header.
  • The bigger the size of a bubble, the higher the supplier’s spend.
Purchase Requisition Touch RateSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you the proportion of purchase requisition items which are processed automatically (no touch rate). Also shows the high touch rate, the percentage of all purchase requisition items or purchase orders that require manual intervention during processing, and the low touch rate, which is for those items that only require approval.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to Purchase Requisition Touch Rate KPI, where you can sort the data as you like.
  • The Donut chart is divided based on touch type. You can select the divisions to see more information.
Purchase Requisition Item TypesSAP_MM_BC_PUR_STRATEGY
  • Shows you the different items types for purchase requisitions, such as catalog items, free-text items, and so on.
  • Selecting the header or the chart brings you to Purchase Requisition Item Types KPI, where you view more details.
  • The Donut chart is divided based on item type. You can select the divisions to see more information.
Monitor Open ActivitiesSAP_MM_BC_SUP_ACT_MGT_PC
  • Shows you the activities that are currently open in a card stack.
  • When you click the right side of the card, you see the open activities in an object stream.
  • Clicking the main body of the card brings you to the Manage Activities app.
Purchase Order Item by Delivery Schedule DateSAP_MM_BC_PRC_OVP_PC
  • Displays the purchase order items by their delivery schedule date.
  • Purchase order items are plotted against delivery dates (in weeks).
  • Navigate to the Monitor Purchase Order Items app by clicking the header of this tile.
Monitor Purchase Order Items Sorted by Overdue Dates and ValueSAP_MM_BC_PRC_OVP_PC
  • Displays the overdue purchase order items and purchase order items in approval.
  • Purchase order items are sorted by overdue days and value.
  • Navigate to the Monitor Purchase Order Items app by clicking the header or any item in this tile.
Order Confirmation Sorted by Delivery Date and PO Item ValueSAP_MM_BC_PRC_OVP_PC
  • Displays the supplier confirmations that are sorted by their delivery date and purchase order item value.
  • You can sort supplier confirmations using three options, such as missing confirmations, confirmations, delivery date variances, and quantity variance.
  • Navigate to the Monitor Supplier Confirmations app by clicking the header or any item in this tile.

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