The SAP Smart Business key performance indicator (KPI) tiles are interactive dashboards that provide real-time insights and analytics for purchasing processes. Some of the key features of these tiles are:

Insight to Action: This feature allows the user to drill down into the details of the KPI and perform appropriate actions based on the analysis. For example, the user can view the purchase requisitions that are overdue and create purchase orders for them directly from the tile.

Smart alert thresholds: This feature allows the user to set different thresholds for the KPI values and change the color or icon of the tile accordingly. For example, the user can set a red alert if the purchase requisition-to-order cycle time exceeds a certain limit. The tile will display a red icon and notify the user of the critical situation.

When you manually create a purchase requisition, the system will list all valid records and the user needs to select one. The system will not choose the most recent info record, the info record with the lowest price, or the info record from the last purchase order. Reference: [SAP Help Portal - Creating Purchase Requisitions Manually]

When you post an invoice with invoice reduction, two accounting documents are created: one for the invoice posting and one for the credit memo posting. A message is also created that can be issued to the supplier as a notification of a credit memo posting. The invoice is not blocked for payment until the supplier confirms the credit memo receipt, and only one accounting document is not created, containing both the invoice and the credit memo postings. Reference: [SAP Help Portal - Invoice Reduction]

When analyzing a key performance indicator (KPI) report in Purchasing Analytics, you can export to a spreadsheet or change the dimensions that are shown. You cannot select the CDS view to be used or import from a spreadsheet. Reference: [SAP Help Portal - Purchasing Analytics]

If you want to implement production planning and product costing in your company, you must choose plant as the organizational level for stock valuation. This means that each plant has its own valuation area and valuation class for each material. This allows you to valuate materials differently in different plants and calculate production costs accurately. Reference:SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement | SAP Learning, Course S4550, Unit 1, Lesson 1.