Microsoft Microsoft Certifications MB-320 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

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  You need to resolve the issue for UserF.

  What should you configure? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

  NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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  Explanation:

  Box 1: Setup time, Route Group, Resource

  Cleaning and setup of machinery between products has been causing delays in production.

  Requirements

  Production

  Similar recipes must be able to be produced in succession to limit machinery cleaning and setup times.

  A route defines the process for producing a product or product variant. It describes each step (operation) in the production process and the order that these steps must be performed in. For each step, the route also defines the required

  operations resources, the required setup time and run time, and how the cost should be calculated.

  Box 2: Operations scheduling with Finite material only

  All costs must be tracked for each production run and be able to be reconciled at the end of the monthly accounting cycle, including any work in process (WIP) costs and donations.

  Operations scheduling, Finite materials

  If you're working with finite materials, scheduling also depends on the availability of the materials that are required for production. If there aren't enough available components for the production, production can be delayed. You can base

  scheduling on the use of materials by specifying the materials that must be available for production. When you optimize on both resource capacity and the availability of materials, production is calculated according to these restrictions. A

  production order can't be scheduled to start until capacity and materials are available at the same time and in the required quantities.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/routes-operations

  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/operations-scheduling#finite-materials

• Question 2:

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  You need to configure cost calculation groups.

  Which type of calculation groups should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

  NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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  Box 1: Costing version

  Note: You must set up cost calculation groups to ensure that indirect costs that originate in the manufacturing of finished goods are recognized and absorbed into the product cost.

  User1 reports that the formula for the liquid cleaning solution sometimes changes during production. You must enforce the policies regarding formula editing for current and future use.

  BOM calculations with standard costs must be restricted by costing version policies because the restrictions ensure standard costing principles.

  The primary purpose of a costing version is to contain cost records about items, cost categories, and calculation formulas for indirect costs.

  A costing version can serve one or more purposes, depending on the data that the costing version contains. The primary purpose of a costing version is to contain cost records about items, cost categories, and calculation formulas for indirect

  costs. A costing version can contain a set of standard cost records or a set of planned cost records that are based on the costing type that is assigned to the costing version.

  Box 2: Cost explosion

  User2 reports that costs for manufactured items are twice as high as expected.

  Standard costing principles require the enforcement of restrictions about the use of standard costs for purchased items, a single level explosion mode, and the inclusion of miscellaneous charges in unit costs. In contrast, BOM calculations

  with planned costs do not have to follow standard costing principles. These BOM calculations can use different explosion modes, alternative sources of cost data for purchased items, and optional enforcement of restrictions within the costing

  version.

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  Costing sheet Setting up the costing sheet involves two objectives. As the first objective, you define the format for displaying cost of goods sold information about a manufactured item or production order. The formatted display is termed a costing sheet. As the second objective, you define the basis for calculating indirect costs. The costing sheet setup builds on the cost group feature for displaying information and for the indirect cost calculation formulas.

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  By using the Stop explosion field, you indicate that a manufactured item should be treated as a purchased item for cost roll-up purposes during BOM calculation. Typical scenarios include a purchased item that is occasionally manufactured or a manufactured item that is now being purchased. The item is first designated as a manufactured item to define BOM and route information, and to support production orders for the item. However, the Stop explosion flag prevents cost calculations from using the item's BOM and route. Instead, the BOM calculation uses the item's specified costs.

  Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/cost-management/bom-calculation-groups https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/cost-management/costing-versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/about-bom-calculations

• Question 3:

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  You need to resolve the issue for UserG.

  What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Box 1: Assign size and color.

  UserG must plan the specialty desserts for the current holiday season.

  Specialty desserts are offered during the holiday season. This year, customers may specify additional icing colors and cake layers when placing orders. Depending on the popularity of two of the new colors, they may be offered the next year.

  Box 2: Assign to the Product Variant. Set as inactive after the holiday season,

  A released product or product variant can be associated with a product lifecycle state that documents in which lifecycle state a specific product or variant is currently in. You can define any number of product lifecycle states by assigning a

  state name and description. You can select one lifecycle state as the default state for new released products. Released product variants inherit their product lifecycle state from their released product master on creation. When changing the

  lifecycle state on a released product master, you can choose to update all existing variants that have the same original state.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/pim/product-lifecycle

• Question 4:

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  You need to configure the system to meet the requirements.

  What should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Explanation:

  Box 1: Trade agreement

  Commodity pricing is the ability to set the sales price for commodity-based end items using the market replacement cost of the main ingredient. Commodity items, such as iron ore, coffee beans, and sugar, are items for which there is a

  demand across commodity trading markets. The price for these items fluctuates periodically, such as daily or weekly, based on global supply and demand. When the price of the commodity item changes, any end item that uses that

  commodity is adjusted and the new price is updated in the related sales price trade agreement.

  Example

  This example illustrates how commodity pricing works:

  To produce animal feed, 90% or more of its cost comes from one main ingredient, cornmeal. The price of the corn needed to produce the cornmeal is determined by commodity trading markets, usually weekly. So any fluctuation in the cost of

  the corn not only affects the price of the cornmeal, but in turn also affects the price of the end item, which is animal feed.

  Updating trade agreements

  Commodity pricing functionality lets you pass new costs, price break quantities, and effective dates to all related sales trade agreements. You can update commodity pricing information in the Create price and margin data form, and review the

  changes in the Price margin update form. You can then use the Trade agreement button to pass the updated prices to the trade agreements. To actually apply the new prices to trade agreements, you must post the Price/discount agreement

  journals in Sales and marketing.

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  * Pegged supply line type Pegged supply Select the Pegged supply line type when you want to create a subproduction, a BOM line event kanban, or a direct purchase order for any product variant that the BOM line references. The subproduction, event kanban, or purchase order is created when you estimate the production order. The required item quantities are automatically reserved for the consuming production order.

  Box 2: Batch production formula version Formula versions When you create a new formula, you must first create a formula version before you add the formula line items and their specific characteristics. Every formula must have at least one version.

  Note: A formula defines the materials, ingredients, and outcomes of a specific process in process manufacturing. Together with the corresponding route, the formula defines the whole process in process manufacturing. Formulas are used to plan and produce products in process manufacturing.

  A formula consists of the ingredients and quantities that are required in order to produce a specific quantity of a formula item. Depending on the task that you perform, you can access formula functionality from Inventory and warehouse management or Product information management.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/about-commodity-pricing

• Question 5:

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  You need to create production orders for the new summer limited-edition bicycles.

  How should they be created? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Explanation: Box 1: manual

  New limited-edition bicycle orders

  Customers must be able to place sales orders for the item in the chosen frame configuration, including style and color.

  When an order for the new limited-edition bicycle is created, payment must be provided.

  An approval for an order must exist for the order to be processed.

  Upon approval of an order, production must start immediately and not require re-entry of data.

  Box 2: Sales order

  You can create production orders for produced items directly from sales orders.

  To create a production order from a sales order

  Choose the Search for Page or Report icon, enter Sales Orders, and then choose the related link.

  Select the sales order you want to create a production order for.

  Choose the Planning action. In the Sales Order Planning window, you can view the availability of the sales order item.

  Choose the Create Prod. Order action.

  Select the status and order type.

  Choose the Yes button to create the production order.

  Reference:

  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav-app/production-how-to-create-production-orders-from-sales-orders

• Question 6:

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  You need to configure the scheduling settings for the new limited-edition bicycles for the summer season.

  Which configurations should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Explanation:

  Box 1: job scheduling

  Job scheduling, which is a more detailed form of scheduling than operations scheduling. You can use job scheduling to schedule individual jobs or shop orders, and to control the manufacturing environment.

  You can use job scheduling to schedule individual jobs or shop orders, and to control the manufacturing environment. Job scheduling breaks down each operation into its individual tasks or jobs. These jobs are then assigned to the operations

  resources that will perform them. Job scheduling also lets you synchronize all jobs that are referenced by the selected job. You can specify a start date and time or end date and time for the job, and then run scheduling. The time that you

  specify can be the start time or the end time, depending on the scheduling direction. This functionality is useful when, for example, a job can be run only on one machine at a time, or when you want to optimize the job that is run for each

  resource.

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  You can use operations scheduling to provide a general estimate of the production process over time.

  You can schedule production at the operation level and the job level. Unlike job scheduling, operations scheduling doesn't explode the operations for the production route into jobs. If you want to include more detail in the scheduling, such as

  information about current capacity, you can run job scheduling after you run operations scheduling. You can also run job scheduling only. Job scheduling is typically used to schedule individual jobs on the shop floor for an immediate or short-

  term time frame.

  Box 2: backward from scheduling date

  Note: Each Adventure Works limited-edition bicycle artisan is scheduled to create a specific number of bicycles in a production run that must be completed by a certain date.

  Scheduling direction

  You can schedule jobs either forward or backward.

  Forward Use the forward scheduling direction to start the production as early as possible. This is also known as the push method, because the production is being pushed forward through the production process. The production is scheduled

  to start and end on the earliest possible dates.

  Backward Use the backward scheduling direction to start the production as late as possible. This is also known as the pull method, because it's based on the date when the production must be completed. Backward scheduling counts

  backward to the latest possible date that the production can be started without missing its target deadline.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/job-scheduling

• Question 7:

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  You need to set up the chocolate items.

  Which values should you select? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Explanation:

  Box 1: Item Filter Code for Organic, Organic Formula

  The organic chocolate line must be set up. The ingredients cannot be mixed with non-organic ingredients in inventory.

  You can configure product filters and filter codes to categorize inventory items in a warehouse. You can also use filters to specify which customers can order a particular item and which items can be purchased from a particular vendor.

  Additionally, you can set up and use product filters to automatically organize inventory items in a warehouse and combine filtered items into filter groups. Filters can be used to put items into categories for handling, purchasing, and selling

  processes. You might want to group items together or separate them from each other when the way that they are handled is based on weight or handling restrictions. You can also specify which customers or vendors an item can be

  purchased from or sold to.

  Box 2: Item Attribute

  Attributes provide a way to further describe a product and its characteristics through user-defined fields (such as Memory size, Hard disk capacity, Is Energy star compliant, and so on). Attributes can be associated with various Commerce

  entities, such as product categories and channels, and default values can be set for them. Products then inherit the attributes and the default values when they are associated with the product categories or channels. The default values can be

  overridden at the individual product level, at the channel level, or in a catalog.

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  * A product is defined as a restricted product if the distribution of this product is limited or constrained by a government agency.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/warehousing/filters-and-filter-codes https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/attribute-attributegroups-lifecycle

• Question 8:

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  You need to determine the batch values on the combined mix batches for OperatorA.

  Which values should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Box 1: Based on batch group

  OperatorA must consolidate partial mix batch group runs into saleable package quantities.

  To generate a batch number when you create a merged batch, you must assign a batch number group to the released product. Otherwise, you can enter a batch number manually.

  Box 2: Manually entered

  What if the batches have different batch dates?

  If the batches have different batch dates, some of the dates are calculated based on the values in the Batch dates group on the Merged batch FastTab of the Batch merge page. The system calculates values for the fields in the Batch dates

  group. These values include the manufacturing date, expiration date, shelf advice date, and best-before date. The dates are calculated based on settings for the item in the Item data field group of the Released product details page. You can

  change the values or enter them manually. For all other dates, no calculation is done. The same principle is used for batch attribute values. If a date is the same for all the source batches, that date is suggested for the merged batch. If the

  date isn't the same for all source batches, the date is blank on the merged batch, and you can enter it manually.

  Box 3: All are retained

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/inventory/merge-inventory-batches

• Question 9:

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  You need to resolve the issue for UserE.

  Which configuration options should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Box 1: Define the Cost Basis

  UserE must set up and maintain the cost of sugar.

  Prices of raw ingredients such as sugar can fluctuate greatly depending on seasonal and worldwide demand.

  Use this procedure to set up the cost basis for a pricing calculation.

  Click Inventory management > Periodic > Commodity pricing > Pricing calculation.

  Select the pricing calculation that you want to set up with cost basis pricing.

  Click the Commodity pricing button.

  In the Item number field, select the item number for which the commodity cost pricing information is added.

  In the Site field, select the site for the item, if applicable.

  In the Warehouse field, select the warehouse where the item is located. If you do not specify a warehouse, the value in the New cost field is used for all warehouses where the item is maintained.

  Select the Active cost price check box if the active cost price for the item is used for the specified warehouse, or for all warehouses if you do not specify one.

  If the cost basis for the item uses the cost basis of a base item that is predefined, select the item in the Base item field. Then select a site and warehouse, if applicable, in the corresponding Base site and Base warehouse fields.

  If you select a base item in the Base item field:

  Calculate the difference between the New cost and the Previous cost for the base item and the warehouse of the base item.

  Enter the difference in the Price plus field or the Price plus percentage field. The value in the New cost field is then calculated.

  Enter the price multiplier used in the automatic calculation of the New cost in the Price multiplier field.

  Box 2: Commodity Pricing calculation

  Click Inventory management > Periodic > Commodity pricing > Pricing calculation.

  Use this form to create a new pricing calculation for a specific cost basis type and effective period. If you set up more than one pricing calculation that uses the same cost basis type, the effective periods cannot overlap.

  Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/set-up-commodity-cost-basis-pricing-for-a-pricing-calculation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012//pricing-calculation-form

• Question 10:

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  You need to create the new limited-edition bicycle for the summer season in Dynamics 365.

  What should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

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  Explanation: Box 1: Product masters Product masters and product variants In an agile world where products must be quickly adapted to customer requirements, product definitions specify a set of products instead of distinct products. In Supply Chain Management, those generic products are known as product masters. Product masters hold the definition and rules that specify how distinct products are described and behave in business processes. Based on these definitions, you can generate distinct products. These distinct products are known as product variants.

  A product master is associated with a product dimension group and a configuration technology to specify the business rules. The product dimensions (color, size, style, and configuration) are a specific set of attributes that you can use throughout the application to define and track specific behaviors of the related products. These dimensions also help users search for and identify the products.

  Box 2: Predefined variants Product masters and product variants, Configuration technologies You can choose among three configuration technologies:

  Predefined variants - These variants are defined by predefined product dimensions. The variant definition includes the definition of a specific valid combination of dimensions, such as color, style, and size. Each combination produces a distinct product variant.

  Dimension-based configuration - This technology is used in manufacturing scenarios and lets you use the Configuration dimension in the definition of the bill of materials (BOMs). After you've selected a specific configuration, the system will use the subset of BOM lines that are valid for that configuration for planning and production. This concept is also known as global BOM because one shared BOM is used for all configurations of a product.

  Constraint-based configuration - This technology uses a product configuration model to describe all possible attributes and components that are required to describe all possible variants of a product in a single model. You can describe the constraints of combinations of attributes through regular expressions or table-based constraints. Configuration models and configurators become more important in product information management and are used across all industries.

  Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/create-products-product-masters-dyn365-supply-chain-mgmt/product-information-workspace