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Independent, reasoning-first practice for the SAP® C_TS452 Sourcing and Procurement certification, built for the 2026 System-Based Assessment format.
Who it's for: Procurement and materials-management consultants — and business users moving into an SAP S/4HANA sourcing and procurement role — who want a recognized associate credential proving they can configure and run core purchasing, inventory, planning, and invoice-verification processes as a mentored member of an implementation project team.
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The SAP® C_TS452 certification checks whether you can actually operate and configure the sourcing and procurement line of business in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, not merely describe it. It spans the end-to-end procure-to-pay flow — enterprise structure and procurement master data, the requisition-to-purchase-order-to-goods-receipt-to-invoice cycle, sources of supply and source determination, document release (approval) strategies, consumption-based planning and forecasting, inventory management and physical inventory, invoice verification with variances and blocks, and the cross-functional Materials Management customizing that ties it together. Because it is delivered as a System-Based Assessment, the exam rewards applied execution: you are expected to carry out configuration and transaction tasks in a working system rather than answer isolated recall questions. The content applies to both SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and on-premise deployments and is written for the consultant profile at an entry-level, project-participation depth.
The blueprint areas to focus your preparation on.
Understanding how the procurement organizational units (purchasing organization, purchasing group, plant, storage location, company code) fit together and how the plain procurement cycle flows from purchase requisition through purchase order, goods receipt, and invoice — including self-service requisitioning and the difference between stock and consumable materials.
Maintaining the master data procurement depends on — material master (with its purchasing and MRP views), business partner / supplier master, purchasing info records, and the conditions that drive pricing — so that documents default correctly and downstream automation behaves as intended.
Configuring sources of supply (info records, contracts, outline agreements) and automatic source determination, applying purchasing optimization, setting up document release (approval) procedures, handling specific procurement types such as subcontracting and consignment, and running supplier evaluation.
Setting up and executing consumption-based MRP — net requirements and lot-size calculation, scheduling, procurement-proposal and source-of-supply determination, MRP areas, and forecast-based planning — to generate and manage procurement proposals for materials.
Processing goods movements (goods receipts, goods issues, stock transfers and transfer postings, reservations), understanding special stock and special procurement scenarios, material valuation behavior, and running physical inventory counts with the related analyses and reporting.
Executing logistics invoice verification — invoice entry, handling variances and invoice blocks, subsequent debit/credit, delivery costs and credit memos, automated invoice processing, and GR/IR account maintenance — plus the customizing that controls tolerance and blocking behavior.
Working through the cross-functional Materials Management configuration — general settings, organizational units, master-data controls, valuation and account assignment, and purchasing / inventory settings — in the context of an SAP S/4HANA implementation project, including navigation across Fiori apps and the RISE with SAP methodology framing.
The SAP learning-journey courses this certification draws on.
Business Processes in SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement
The foundational overview course — introduces the major sourcing and procurement processes and functions, the essential materials-management master data, and the core purchasing, inventory-management, and invoice-verification applications across both Fiori apps and GUI transactions.
Purchasing in SAP S/4HANA
A deep dive into purchasing — master data, sources of supply and conditions, source determination, purchasing optimization, document release procedures, specific procurement processes, supplier evaluation, and selected additional customizing topics.
Consumption-based Planning and Forecasting in SAP Cloud ERP
Covers consumption-based material requirements planning — net requirements and lot-size calculation, scheduling, procurement-proposal and source determination, setting up MRP areas, and forecasting — with hands-on planning execution.
Inventory Management and Physical Inventory in SAP S/4HANA
Teaches goods movements (receipts, issues, stock transfers, reservations), special procurement processes, material-valuation features, physical inventory, related analyses, and the associated customizing settings.
Invoice Verification in SAP S/4HANA
Focuses on logistics invoice verification — invoice entry, variances and invoice blocks, subsequent debit/credit and delivery costs, automated invoice processes, GR/IR account maintenance, and the related configuration.
Cross-Functional Customizing in SAP S/4HANA Materials Management
Walks through the cross-functional Materials Management configuration — general settings, organizational units, master data, valuation and account assignment, and purchasing and inventory-management settings — within a structured customizing project.
Introducing RISE with SAP Methodology for SAP Partners and Customers
Introduces the RISE with SAP implementation methodology — its key components and the methodology dashboard — providing the project-delivery context for an SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition adoption.
Reading is step one — the 2026 System-Based Assessment rewards hands-on fluency. Train with original, performance-style scenarios and skill drills built for this exam.
