Questions asked in the AMAT interview

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Brief description of the Projects done. Briefly explain the previous projects.

2. How data will be loaded into interface tables from the external system. The data from the external systems can be uploaded into interface tables by Using the sql loader.If the data is in the file format and if the data is coming from the external systems oracle tables, then the data is directly stored into The interface tables.
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How will u establish the connection between two same oracle databases. The two databases can be connected by using the database link.

4. What are the Inventory material transactions interface tables. The material transactions interface tables are MTL_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE, MTL_TRANSACTIONS_LOTS_INTERFACE, MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS_INTERFACE, MTL_INTERFACE_ERRORS.
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In which table the inventory material transactions history data is maintained after running the interface program. The material transactions data is maintained in MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS.

6. In which table the onhand quantities of the items exist. The quantities of the items are stored in MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES table. 7. In which table the subinventories are stored. The subinventories are stored in the table MTL_SECONDARY_INVENTORIES. 8. In which table the locators are stored. The location information is stored in the table MTL_ITEM_LOCATIONS 9. In MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES table the quantities of the items are availabe in which combination. The items quantities are stored in the combination of ORGANIZATION, SUBINVENTORY and LOCATOR. 10. In which table item categories are stored. The categories are stored in the table MTL_CATEGORIES_B

11. What are the interface tables for storing the AR invoices while importing The invoices using interface program. The invoices are stored in the table RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL and RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_LINES_ALL. 12. Can we import the cost for an item using item interface. The cost of an item can be imported using item interface. 13. What are the interface tables for importing items. MTL_SYSTEMS_ITEMS_INTERFACE MTL_ITEM_REVISIONS_INTERFACE MTL_INTERFACE_ERRORS
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Give the relation between categories and items table. MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS MTL_CATEGORIES_B Relation INVENTORY_ITEM_ID

15. In which tables are the categories of an item stored. MTL_CATEGORIES_B MTL_ITEM_CATEGORIES 16. Performance tuning Different Techniques like Hints, Rule Based, and Cost Based 17. Flow in purchasing Requisition RFQ Quotation Quote Analysis Purchase Order Receipts 18. Significance of ALL in apps tables. Tables which are related with Multiorg is suffixed with ALL. 19. What is the exact process that is followed for loading data into the interface tables. Flat File Sql Loader Temp Table Validation Interface Tables -> Base Table 20. Form registration steps. Register The Form Create Function for the Form Attach the Function to the Menu Attach the Menu to the Responsibility 21. What is BO and FACT.(Datawarehousing)

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Difference between standard and blanket purchase order. Standard is one time Purchase Order Blanket Purchase is used for a period of time Planned shipment is known Quantity is known Blanket Price Breaks is known and quantity is not known

23. What are the validations done when importing item interface. Existence of the Item Check of the Organization code Segments Part Description Existence of Item Template 24. What kind of steps are followed during the inspection process. 1. Select Accept or Reject to describe the action you are taking in a line. 2. Enter the Quantity accepted or rejected. Purchasing displays the uninspected quantity as the default. 3. Enter the UOM for the inspected item. 4. Enter the Quality Code. See: Defining Quality Inspection Codes: 5. Enter a Reason Code for the transaction. 6. Enter the Supplier Lot number. 7. Enter the inspection Date. The system date is the default. 8. Enter a Comment. 9. Save your work. 25. Differentiate between 3way and 4 way matching. 2 Way Matching : PO Quantity and Invoice Quantity must be within Tolerance 3 Way Matching : PO Quantity ,Invoice Quantity and Receipt Quantity 4 Way Matching : PO Quantity, Invoice Quantity , Receipt and Accepted Quantity 26. Explain about flexfield in GL.In what way it is useful? A KFF is a set of segments, each segment will identify a unique characterstic of an entity. it can be termed as intelligent key. we can define our business requirements without doing any programming. A DFF is a set of segments which can be used to capture extra info. without any customisation.