SAP S/4HANA : ‘Hire to Retire’ Interview Question-Answer

Q.1 State True or False: Payroll data stored in various infotypes is processed using ‘Payroll processing’. The master data thus generated per employee is stored in ‘Cluster tables’

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : True


Q.2 What structure helps define and group various remuneration related agreements and elements within an organization.

       A. Payscale Structure

       B. Enterprise Structure

       C. Personnel Structure

       D. All of the choices

Ans : All of the choices


Q.3 Employee Group and Employee Subgroup form the:

       A. Payscale Structure

       B. Enterprise Structure

       C. Organisation structure

       D. Personnel sturcture

Ans : Organisation structure


Q.4 The HRM function can be broadly classified into these sub-functions :

       A. Employee remuneration and Benefits Administration

       B. Performance Management

       C. Human Resource Planning

       D. Employee Relations

Ans : Employee remuneration and Benefits Administration


Q.5 With SAP __________, employees can perform common HR actions by themselves, such as changing their address, enrolling in benefits, and naming their dependents.

       A. Manager Self Service (MSS)

       B. Personnel Development

       C. Personnel Management

       D. Employee Self Service (ESS)

Ans : Employee Self Service (ESS)


Q.6 Which of the following is not part of PA Enterprise Structure ?

       A. Client

       B. Company Code

       C. Organizational Key

       D. Credit control area

Ans : Credit control area


Q.7 These are important sub-modules of which HCM module ? Recruitment Personnel Administration Benefits Administration Personnel Development Compensation Management.

       A. Time management

       B. Personnel Management

       C. Organisation Management

       D. Training and Event Management

Ans : Personnel Management


Q.8 The 3 important structures within PA are:

       A. Enterprise Structure Time Structure Payscale Structure

       B. Client Structure Personnel Structure Payscale Structure

       C. Enterprise Structure Personnel Structure Payscale Structure

       D. Enterprise Structure Personnel Structure Payroll Structure

Ans : Enterprise Structure Personnel Structure Payroll Structure


Q.9 Shift management is another aspect of this module:

       A. Organisation Management

       B. Time management

       C. Training and Event Management

       D. Personnel Management

Ans : Time management


Q.10 The main components of __________module are: SAP E-Recruiting Object Settings and Appraisals Talent Management and Development SAP Learning Solution SAP Enterprise Learning Enterprise Compensation Management.

       A. Personnel Administration

       B. Recruitment

       C. Personnel Management

       D. Talent Management

Ans : Talent Management


Q.11 What data does IT0001 hold ?

       A. Personal data

       B. Various Organisation Assignments

       C. Basic salary

       D. Working hours

Ans : Various Organisation Assignments


Q.12 The main two types of Infotypes are:

       A. PD Infotype PA Infotype

       B. ESS Infotype PA Infotype

       C. OM Infotype PA Infotype

       D. OM Infotype ESS Infotype

Ans : OM Infotype PA Infotype


Q.13 Cost Center is an example of:

       A. Object type

       B. Infotype

       C. Action type

       D. Organizational Key

Ans : Action type


Q.14 State True or False: SAP S/4HANA HCM module can not be integrated with other SAP modules and is usually a stand alone system.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : True


Q.15 ____________ comprises of the following functionalities: Qualifications Appraisal systems Career and Succession Planning Development Plans.

       A. Personnel Development

       B. Personnel Administration

       C. Benefits Administration

       D. Recruitment

Ans : Personnel Development


Q.16 Which are two types of ‘Relationships’ in SAP ?

       A. 1. Relationships with same Infotypes
2. Relationships with different Object Types

       B. 1. Relationships with same Object Types
2. Relationships with different Infotypes

       C. 1. Relationships with same Object Types
2. Relationships with different Object Types

       D. 1. Relationships with same Object Types
2. Relationships with similar Object Types

Ans : 1. Relationships with same Infotypes
2. Relationships with different Object Types


Q.17 ___________is the unique identifier for an OM Infotype

       A. Employee id

       B. Structures

       C. Object type

       D. Relationship

Ans : Object type


Q.18 ____________________ is a pre-defined group of infotypes to execute a particular HR business process.

       A. Personal Action

       B. Action Type

       C. Personnel Infotypes

       D. Personnel actions

Ans : Personnel actions


Q.19 Integration with _________________ lets one convert training proposals directly into bookings for employees with qualification deficits or needs.

       A. Personnel Development

       B. Organisation Management

       C. Time management

       D. Payroll

Ans : Personnel Development


Q.20 ____________ is one of the important inputs for Payroll processing.

       A. Time management

       B. Training and Event Management

       C. Organisation Management

       D. Finance & Costing

Ans : Finance & Costing


Q.21 It is in this space that applicants are evaluated, employees are hired, all their information is stored and their employment life cycle is recorded.

       A. Training and Event Management

       B. Payroll

       C. Organisation Management

       D. Personnel Management

Ans : Personnel Management


Q.22 State True or False: Master data generated after running Time Evaluation program is stored in ‘Transperant tables’.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : False


Q.23 State True or Fasle. The landing infotype when an action type is executed is usually ‘IT000 – Actions’.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : True


Q.24 State True or False: SAP S/4HANA HCM module can not be integrated with other SAP modules and is usually a stand alone system.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : True


Q.25 State True or False: Payroll data stored in various infotypes is processed using ‘Payroll processing’. The master data thus generated per employee is stored in ‘Cluster tables’.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : True


Q.26 State True or False. SAP S/4HANA HCM module is integrated with other modules such as Financial Accounting and Controlling , Production Planning, Materials Management for seamless data flow among various modules.

       A. True

       B. False

Ans : False


Q.27 SAP HCM users can be broadly classified into:

       A. HR, Employee, System

       B. HR, Employee, Managers

       C. System, Employee, Managers

Ans : HR, Employee, Managers


Q.28 SAP E-Recruiting is a sub-module within ____________.

       A. Organisation Management

       B. Time management

       C. Talent Management

       D. Training and Event Management

Ans : Talent Management


Q.29 Org Units, Positions, Jobs, Business Partner are examples of :

       A. Infotype

       B. Relationships

       C. Object types

       D. None

Ans : Infotype


Q.30 ___________is the unique identifier for an PA Infotype

       A. Structures

       B. Employee id

       C. Object type

       D. Relationship

Ans : Employee id


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