Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Purchasing Essentials (1Z0-520) Practice Exam

Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Purchasing Essentials (1Z0-520) 


About Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Purchasing Essentials (1Z0-520)

1Z0-520 exam is for the intermediate-level implementation team member. For this exam it is recommended to have up-to-dated training and field experience. In this you will be able to develop and validate the skills to access and navigate within the R12 E-Business Suite, enter data, retrieve information in the form of a query and access online help. Furthermore, you'll understand how to set up and use R12 Oracle Purchasing to manage the purchasing process - from requisitioning to receipt of purchase orders. With this certification you will be able to demonstrate that you're committed to keeping your knowledge sharp. The Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Supply Chain Certified Implementation Specialist: Oracle purchasing certification will certify to peers and potential employers that you possess a functional foundation in E-Business Essentials.


Course Structure

The Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Purchasing Essentials (1Z0-520) Exam covers the following topics - 

Section 1 - E-BUSINESS ESSENTIALS

1. Navigating in R12 Oracle Applications

Log in to Oracle Applications

Navigate from Personal Home Page to Applications

Choose a responsibility

Create Favorites and set Preferences

Use Forms and Menus

Enter data using Forms

Search for data using Forms

Access online Help

Run and monitor Reports and Programs

Log out of Oracle Applications

2. Shared Entities and Integration

Explain shared entities within R12 E-Business Suite

Describe key integration points and business flows between products in E-Business Suite (EBS)

Identify Key Business Flows and products involved in E-Business Suite (EBS)

3. Fundamentals of Multi-Org

Define Multiple Organization (Multi-Org)

Describe the types of organizations supported in the Multi-Org model

Explain the entities of Multi-Org

Explain how Multi-Org secures data

Identify key implementation considerations for Multi-Org

Define Multi-Org Access Control

Explain Multi-Org preferences

Explain Enhanced Multiple-Organization Reporting 

Explain the concepts of subledger accounting


Section 2 - PURCHASING

1. Procure to Pay Lifecycle Overview

Describe the Procure to Pay process flow  

Describe the key areas in the Procure to Pay process  

Describe how the Procure to Pay process fits into the Oracle E-Business Suite of applications 

2. Enterprise Structure: Locations, Organizations, and Items

Describe the Oracle Applications Enterprise Structure at a high level

Describe the process for defining Inventory Organizations and Locations 

Explain Multi-Org Considerations in defining Inventory Orgs

3. Document Security, Routing and Approval

Define your document security and access levels

Define your document approval and routing process 

Identify key reports related to document security and routing 

Describe setup options for document security, routing and approval 

Identify implementation considerations for document security 

Explain Multi-Org Considerations in defining document approval and routing process (including across Business Groups)

4. Approved Supplier Lists and Sourcing Rules

Define supplier statuses

Set up and use an approved supplier list 

Set up and use sourcing rules 

Describe how sourcing information defaults to requisitions and purchase orders 

Describe implementation considerations for approved supplier lists and sourcing rules 

Understand Intercompany sourcing rules and processes

5. Purchase Orders

Create standard, blanket, contract, and planned purchase documents 

Create purchasing document releases 

Describe purchasing document interfaces 

Maintain purchase orders 

Identify standard reports for purchase orders 

Define setup options for purchase orders 

Identify additional implementation considerations for purchase orders

6. Professional Buyer’s WorkCenter

Use the Buyer’s Work Center to manage requisitions

Use the Buyer’s Work Center to create and manage standard purchase orders and blanket purchase agreements 

Describe how the Buyer’s Work Center is the buyer’s desktop for negotiations and supplier management

7. Purchasing Accounting

Describe the period closing process in Purchasing

Describe key accounts, accounting events and accounting entries 

Create requisitions and purchase orders in foreign currency 

Identify key reports for purchasing accounting 

Describe setup options for purchasing accounting 

Describe implementation considerations for purchasing accounting

8. Appendix A - Setup Steps

Identify key setup Reports

Describe setup sequence 

Describe key reports for setup 

Describe setup options and implementation considerations for setup 

9. Introduction to Oracle Applications R12

Explain the footprint of R12 E-Business Suite

Describe the benefits of R12 E-Business Suite

Describe R12 E-Business Suite architecture

10. Fundamentals of Flexfields

Describe Flexfields and their components

Identify the steps to implement a Flexfield

Define value sets and values

Define Key Flexfields

Define Descriptive Flexfields

11. Fundamentals of Workflow and Alerts

Explain Workflow concepts

Describe the benefits of Workflow

12. Oracle Purchasing Overview

Describe how the Procurement process fits into the Procure to Pay lifecycle 

Describe the Procurement process flow  

Describe the key areas in the Procurement process  

Identify Purchasing integration points  

Identify Purchasing open interfaces and APIs 

13. Suppliers

Define suppliers 

Define supplier sites  

Manage suppliers  

Identify standard reports for suppliers 

Define setup options for suppliers 

Identify and define additional implementation considerations for suppliers 

Explain Global vs Local suppliers

14. RFQs and Quotations

Create RFQs

Create quotations 

Identify key reports related to RFQs and quotations 

Describe setup options for RFQs and quotations 

Describe implementation considerations for RFQs and quotations

15. Requisitions

Create purchase requisitions

Create Internal Requisitions 

Describe requisition document interfaces 

Identify standard reports for requisitions 

Define setup options for requisitions 

Identify additional implementation considerations for requisitions 

16. Automating Document Creation

Use the Auto Create window to automate the creation of purchase documents

Use the "Create Releases" program to automatically generate blanket purchase agreement releases 

Use the "PO Create Documents" workflow to automate the creation of purchase documents without buyer  intervention

17. Receiving

Describe the process of receiving goods

Describe receipt routing 

Describe receipt processing methods 

Create standard, express, and cascade receipts 

Describe substitute receipts, unordered receipts, returns and corrections 

Describe pay on receipt 

Describe Receiving Open Interface 

Identify key receiving reports 

Describe receiving setup options 

Identify implementation considerations for receiving

18. Purchasing Administration

Identify Purchasing administration and maintenance tasks

Identify key concurrent processes 

Describe implementation considerations for purchasing administration


Exam Pattern 

  • Exam Name: Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Purchasing Essentials
  • Exam Code: 1Z0-520
  • Number of Questions: 80 for both sections combined
  • Length of Time:  150 minutes
  • Exam Fee $245 USD 
  • Exam Language: English


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