Sap Fico Tutorial
Sap Fico Tutorial
Sap Fico Tutorial
SAP FICO
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This is an introductory tutorial that covers the basics of SAP FICO and how to deal wi
with
th its
various modules and sub-modules.
Audience
This tutorial will be extremely useful for professionals who aspire to learn the ropes of SAP
FICO and implement it in practice. It is especially going to help consultants who are mainly
responsible for implementing Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting with SAP ERP
Financials.
Prerequisites
It is an elementary tutorial and you can easily understand the concepts explained here
with a basic knowledge of how a business deals its Financials. However, it will help if you
have some prior exposure to accounting and how to deal with financial data.
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Table of Contents
About the Tutorial ............................................................................................................................................ i
Audience .......................................................
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Prerequisites ............................................................
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Copyright & Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................ ............. i
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Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................ ii
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1. SAP FI Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 1
2. SAP FI – Submodules .................................................................................................................................2
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Finance Accounting – General Ledger .............................................................................................................
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Finance Accounting – Accounts Receivable and Payable (AR / AP) .................................................................
Finance Accounting Asset Accounting ................................................................ ............................................. 3
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Finance Accounting Bank Accounting ............................................................................................................. 3
Finance Accounting Travel Management
Ma nagement ........................................................... ............................................. 4
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Finance Accounting Fund Management ............................................................. ............................................. 4
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Finance Accounting Legal Consolidation .........................................................................................................
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SAP FI stands for Financial Accounting and it is one of important modules of SAP ERP. It
is used to store the financial data of an organization. SAP FI helps to analyze the financial
fin ancial
conditions of a company in the market. It can integrate with other SAP modules like
SAP SD, SAP PP, SAP MM, SAP SCM, etc.
Fixed asset
Accrual
Cash journal
Accounts receivable and payable
Inventory
Tax accounting
General ledger
Fast close functions
Financial statements
Parallel valuations
Master data governance
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F-06
F-07
FBCJ
FB50
FB02
FD11
FD10
FRCA
VD01
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KNA1
KNVV
BSIW
XK01
MK01
MK02
FCHU
LFA1
LFM2
LFBK
AT01
AT03
AUN0
ASEM
Example: When a company purchases an item that can be considered as an asset, the
Example:
details will be passed to Asset accounting module from the SAP MM module.
You can create and process any type of bank transactions using the Bank accounting
component.
Common Bank Accounting module tables that are used for this are:
LFBK
BNKA
KNBK
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FIBLAROP
OBEBGEN
FI13
FF_6
RVND
PR05
PRTS
TRIP
PR00
TA22B
PTRV_HEAD
FTPT_PLAN
FTPT_ITEM
It involves all the transactions for fund receiving, fund expenditure, and future expenses.
It helps a company to create budget forecasting and to use the funds in a proper way.
FMFCTR
FMIFIIT
FMIT
FM5I
FMWA
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FMEQ
Consolidation
Finance Accounting Legal Consolidation
It helps an organization to treat its multiple units as a single company, hence it enables
to view all the details as a single financial statement for all the companies under that
group. An organization can get a clear idea of its financial conditions as a single entity.
FILCP
MCDX
GLT3
T000K
Note: FI-Legal Consolidation module was supported in older versions of SAP ERP
implementation. This work is performed by SAP Business Process Consolidation BPC and
SEM-BCS now.
now.
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A company is defined as the smallest unit for which financial statements can be created in
accordance with commercial legal regulations.
In SAP FI, a company can comprise of multiple codes, however it acts as a single unit for
which financial statements are available. All the company codes must use the same chart
of accounts list and fiscal year, however each code can have a different local currency.
A chart of accounts list consists of all the chart of accounts that can be used and each code
must have one chart of account.
Use T-code SPRO -> click on SAP Reference IMG -> New window will open
T-code SPRO
Expand SAP Customizing implementation guide -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition ->
Finance Accounting -> Define Company -> click on Execute (see the pointer in the
screenshot).
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A new window will open -> click on New Entries -> New Entries: Details of added entry
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The next step is to save the company details -> CTRL+S or as shown in the above
screenshot.
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Select Edit, Copy, Delete, and Check Company Code. It allows you to copy all the
configurations and tables automatically.
If you select Edit company code, you will get the following
foll owing window –> click on New Entries
and update the code details.
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Business Areas are used to differentiate transactions that come from different lines of
business in a company.
Example
There is a big company XYZ which runs multiple businesses. Let us assume it has three
different domains like manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
It is easy to
company configure
code if you
and the use details
other a Business Area,business
in that as you just need
area willto get
attach to the
attached
automatically.
By using Business Areas in controlling, you can create Profit and Loss statement,
Balance Sheet, etc. for business areas. Hence it is used for management accounting
in a few companies.
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Enter the 4 digit Business Area code and save the configuration.
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Function Areas in finance accounting are used to define the expenses in a company
according to individual function units. The most common Functional Areas are:
Manufacturing
Sales and Distribution
Production
Administration
Click on Create Functional Area as shown below and a new window will open.
open .
Once all the details are provided, click the Save button at the top. Once you click Save,
you will see a message at the bottom that a new functional area has been created.
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Functional Areas are used to create Profit and Loss statements using the cost of sales
accounting and they are also used to analyze the cost of sales accounting. For this, you
need to activate the cost of sales accounting as follows:
Go to SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> FI Global Settings ->
Company Code -> Cost of Sales Accounting -> Activate cost of sales accounting for
preparation.
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Credit Control in FI is used to check the credit limit for the customer and it can use one or
more codes. It is used for credit management in Application components such as Account
Receivable (AR) and Sales and Distribution.
User exit
Distribution channel
Customer master
Company code for the sales organization
Expand
Finance SAP Customizing
Accounting implementation
-> Define guide
Credit Control Area->
->Enterprise
Execute. Structure -> Definition ->
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Click Execute -> New entries -> Enter the below details -> Save. Now you have
successfully configured the Credit Control Area.
Once you create the Credit Control Area, the next step is to assign a company code to the
credit control area.
Expand Enterprise structure -> Assignment -> Finance Accounting -> Assign company
code to credit control area -> Execute.
A new window will open -> click Position -> it will open another new window. Enter the
company code and click Continue.
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Enter the Credit Control Area in CCAR and save the details.
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The General Ledger is used to record all the business transactions in a software system.
Type the T-code OB13 in SAP Easy Access and it will take you to the following screen:
T-code OB13
T-code SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger
T-code
Accounting -> G/L accounts ->
- > master data -> Preparations -> Edit Chart of Account Li
Lists
sts
-> Execute -> New Entries to create
cr eate a new charts of account.
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You can choose Controlling Integration as manual creation of cost elements or automatic
creation of cost elements. (Recommended to use manual creation).
Group Chart of Accounts is used for report consolidation. Uncheck the Blocked checkbox
under the status tab and click the Save option.
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You can create a SAP FI chart of accounts group as per your requirement. To effectively
manage and control a large number of G/L accounts, you should use COA groups.
gr oups.
T-code SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger
T-code
Accounting -> G/L Accounts -> Preparations -> Define Account Group -> Execute -> New
window will open -> New Entries
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Populate the following fields in the COA group: Chart of Account Key, Acct Group, Name,
From Acct. and To Account details.
After providing the required details, click the Save Configuration option to create the COA
group.
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Retained Earnings Account is used to carry forward the balance from one fiscal year to the
next fiscal year. You can assign a Retained Earning Account to each P&L account in the
chart of accounts (COA). To automatically carry forward the
th e balance to the next fiscal year,
you can define P&L statements as per COA and assign them to the retained earning
accounts.
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Enter the Chart of Accounts to define the Retained Earning Account for COA and press
Enter.
Provide the P&L Account statement account type and account -> Press Enter and save the
configuration.
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General Ledger (G/L) accounts are used to provide a picture of external accounting and
accounts and to record all the business transactions in a SAP system. This s
software
oftware system
is fully integrated with all the other operational areas of a company and ensures that the
accounting data is always complete and accurate.
In SAP R/3, go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> General Ledger -> Master Records
-> G/L accounts -> Individual Processing -> Centrally.
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Account Group
Account Group determines the group for which the G/L account must be created, for
example, Administrative Expenses, etc.
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The next step is to click the Control Data and provide data for Account Currency and other
fields such as Balance in local currency, Exchange rate difference key, Tax category,
posting without tax allowed, Recon account for acct type, alternative account number,
Tolerance group, etc. as shown in the following screenshot.
scre enshot.
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Click Create / bank interest and provide data in the following fields:
Once the details are entered, click the Save button to create a G/L account.
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Wage types such as standard salary, bonuses, and overtime represent expenses
for the company, which are posted to a corresponding expense account.
In addition, there are wage types such as the employer’s health insuranc
insurancee
contribution, which represents an expense for the enterprise and, at the same time,
a payable to the social insurance agency. For this reason, such wage types are
posted to two accounts – once debited as an expense, and once credited as a
payable.
Other types of wage types also exist, for example, accruals, provisions, etc. These wage
types are usually posted to two accounts, once debited as an expense and once credited
as a provision.
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In SAP R/3, go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> General Ledger -> Master Records
-> G/L accounts -> Individual Processing -> Centrally
In G/L Account, provide the account number of G/L account and the company code key.
Click the Block button as shown in the following screenshot.
Once you click the Block button, you will get different
di fferent blocking options such as:
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In SAP R/3, go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> General Ledger -> Master Records
-> G/L accounts -> Individual Processing -> Centrally.
In the G/L Account, provide the account number of G/L account and the company code
key. To delete a G/L account, click the Delete button as shown
s hown below.
The next step is to select deletion options for the G/L account:
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General Ledger accounts can be used as per legal regulations to generate the final
statements. Financial statement versions are used to create the financial statements, to
T-code SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger
T-code
Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Document -> Define Financial
Statement Versions -> Execute.
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Accounts: All accounts from this chart of accounts COA can be assigned
Charts of Accounts:
when you define the financial statement. If you do not specify
sp ecify a chart of accounts,
accounts from several charts of accounts can be assigned when you define the
financial statement.
Number: Enter this Indicator that specifies that the group account
Group Account Number:
numbers should be assigned instead of the account numbers when you define the
financial statement version.
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The use of Journal Entry (JE) posting in SAP FI is to take a batch, validate it for consistency,
and create FI documents and post those entries in various line item accounts needed for
Journal Entry Posting is the link between the journal entries coming from PRA applications
and the FI documents and JE line item table items that are created.
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Click the Save button and you will get the document
docum ent number to be posted for the company
code.
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Fiscal year variant contains the number of posting periods in a fiscal year and the number
of special periods. You can define up to 16 posting periods in a fiscal year iin
n the controlling
component CO.
You need to specify the fiscal year variant for each company code. When you create a
controlling area, you also need to specify the fiscal year variant.
The fiscal year variants of the company code and controlling area may only differ in the
number of special periods used. You need to ensure that the fiscal year variants match. In
other words, they may not have a time conflict.
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Click New Entries and it will open a new window as shown below.
Dependent: If the start and the end date of the fiscal year changes between
Year Dependent: b etween
year, then check this box.
Year: If the fiscal year is same as the calendar year Jan-Dec, then check
Calendar Year:
this option.
The next step is to save the details. Enter the customizing request number that a new
fiscal year variant is created.
You can maintain the posting period by using the Period option under the Fiscal year
variant.
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SAP FI Posting period variant is used to maintain accounting periods that are open for
posting and all closed period are balanced. This is used for opening and closing period in
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Once all the details are provided, click the Save button to save the open and closing posting
periods.
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Field Status Variant is used to define the fields which are used for input like cost center,
profit center, plant, etc., which are entry fields, and hidden fields. Field status Variant is a
tool which is provided by SAP to assign the same set of properties to more than one object.
Example:: We define fiscal year variant and it can be assigned to more than one company
Example
code. If a field status variant is assigned to more than one company code, the same set
of screen field will be displayed while posting those company fields.
It will open a new window. Select field status variants 0001 by clicking the box before
0001-> click the Copy icon as shown below.
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It will open another window. Enter the new Field status variant code and the name of field
name variant for the company. The target key must be different from the source key.
Press the Enter Key and click the Copy All option.
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You will get a confirming message, something like: "Number of dependent entries copied:
41". Click the Save button.
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respective fields will be displayed are mandatory or suppressed when the postings are
made to that GL account.
All these field status groups are clubbed to a field status variant and the Field
Fi eld status variant
is assigned to a company code.
c ode. With this, field’s status groups from fields status variant
can only be assigned when a General Ledger account is created for a company code.
Optional: The field is available on the screen, you can keep it blank
b lank or fill it.
Require: The field is available on the screen, and you have to fill it.
Display: The field is available on the screen, but it's grayed out, you cannot fill
anything in here.
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Posting Keys in SAP FI are used to determine Account types (A, D, K, M, and S) and also
the type of posting. It is 2-digit numerical key.
A = Assets
D = Customers
K = Vendors
M = Materials
S = General Ledger Account
There are various Account type posting keys available in SAP FI.
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The next step is to click the Save icon to successfully configure the posting key.
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Document Type Key is used to distinguish between different business transactions and to
classify the accounting documents. It is also used to determine the number range for
AA Asset Posting
DR Customer Invoice
DZ Customer Payment
KA Vendor Document
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It will open a new window. Click New Entries and provide the following details:
Once you enter the above data, click the Save icon. Enter the description of document and
save. It will save the configuration of the document type.
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You can assign one or more document types to number range. The number range is
applicable to document type as mentioned in the document posting
p osting and entry.
A new window will open. Enter the company code and click Change Intervals as shown
below.
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After providing all these details, click Save to save the changes.
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To post a document with reference in SAP FI, use the T-code FB50. Click the Goto tab
T-code FB50.
and Post with reference, as shown in the following screenshot.
After providing the necessary details, click the Save button at the top to post a new
document.
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You can also hold posting of a G/L document or temporarily save the document in the
following conditions:
To hold a G/L document posting, you can use the T-code FB50, and enter the following
T-code FB50,
details:
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The next step is to click the Hold (F5) button at the top -> Enter the temporary document
number and click Hold document.
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SAP FI also provides an option with Limited Authorization Amount for Posting.
Example
An Accountant has an authority to post documents to a maximum amount $2000. Now he
has to feed a document with an amount of $5000 for which he does not have the authority.
SAP FI provides a Park Facility for the document which allows the user to save the
document but the amount is not posted in the G/L accounts.
This allows to review the document later reviewed by a higher authority Personnel who
has appropriate posting amount authorization. Once approved, the document is posted in
the G/L accounts.
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The next step is to press the Hold (F5) button at the top -> Enter the temporary document
number and click Park document.
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There are various G/L reports that can be generated in SAP FI. The most common ones
are:
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A new window will open. Enter the Chart of Accounts key -> Execute (F8).
This will open a list of all G/L Chart of Accounts with respect to the key mentioned.
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G / L Account Balances
Use the T-code S_ALR _87012277 or in the SAP easy access menu, go to Accounting ->
T-code S_ALR
Finance Accounting -> General Ledger -> Information System -> General Ledger Reports
-> Account Balances -> General -> G/L Account
A ccount Balances -> G/L Account Balances.
Enter the input parameters like company code to generate G/L Account Balances report ->
Execute.
G / L Account
Use the T-code
List
S_ALR_87012328 or go to the path given below:
T-code S_ALR_87012328
Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> General Ledger -> Information System -> General
Ledger Reports -> Master Data -> G/L Account List -> G/L Account List.
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Enter Input parameters such as Company Code, Chart of Accounts, etc. to apply filter to
G/L Account List -> Execute.
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Enter the report input parameters such as company code, COA, etc. and click Execute. A
report will be generated based on input parameters.
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SAP FI Accounts Receivable component records and manages accounting data of all
customers. It is also an integral part of sales management.
management.
All postings in Accounts Receivable are also recorded directly in the General Ledger.
Different G/L accounts are updated depending on the transaction involved (for example,
receivables, down payments, and bills of exchange). The system contains a range of tools
that you can use to monitor open items such
su ch as account analyses, alarm reports, due d
date
ate
lists, and a flexible dunning program.
The correspondence linked to these tools can be individually formulated to suit your
requirements. This is also the case for payment notices, balance confirmations, account
statements, and interest calculations. Incoming payments can be assigned to due
receivables using user-friendly screen functions or by electronic means such as EDI.
The payment program can automatically carry out direct debiting and down-payments.
We have a range of tools available for documenting the transactions that occur in Accounts
Receivable, including balance lists, journals, balance audit trails, and other standard
reports. When drawing up financial statements, the items in foreign currency are revalued,
customers who are also vendors are listed, and the balances on the accounts are sorted
by their remaining life.
Accounts Receivable is not merely one of the branches of accounting that forms the basis
of adequate and orderly accounting. It also provides the data required for effective credit
management (as a result of its close integration with the Sales and Distribution
component) as well as important information for the optimization of liquidity planning.
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In SAP FI, all business transactions are posted to and managed in accounts. You must
create a master record for each account that you require. The master record contains data
that controls how business transactions are recorded
record ed and processed by the sy
system.
stem. It also
includes all the information about a customer that you need to be able to conduct business
with him.
Customer master data is used by both the accounts and sales department in an
organization. By maintaining customer master data centrally, it can be accessed
throughout your organization and avoid the need to enter the same information twice. You
can also avoid inconsistencies in master data by maintaining it centrally.
Example: There is a change in address of one of your customers, so you only have to
Example:
enter this change once in the system, and your accounting and sales departments will
always have up-to-date information.
Use the T-code FD01 or go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> Accounts Receivable
T-code FD01
-> Master Records -> Maintain Centrally -> Create.
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Depending on the type of number assignment (internal or external) used for the
account group, you also enter an account number.
If you wish to maintain the company code data or the sales data as well as the
general data, also enter:
Once you click Continue, a new screen appears with customer data. Enter the following
customer data and click Save.
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Click the Control Data tab and enter Corporate Group etc. if the customer belongs to a
corporate group.
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Click the second option Company Code data and go to Account Management.
Enter Recon. Account number from the list provided. Go to Payment Transactions, enter
terms of payment, tolerance group, etc.
Once you are done with all the details, click the Save icon
i con at the top.
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You can block a customer account in AR so that postings are no longer made to that
account. You have to block a customer account
ac count before marking a customer master rrecord
ecord
for deletion.
Example
You would also block a customer that you use only
onl y as an alternative dunning recipient, so
that nobody can post to that customer by mistake.
Posting block
Order block
Delivery block
Invoicing block
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Enter the customer's account number and the company code. If you wish, you can also
enter the sales organization, distribution channel, and division.
The Block/Unblock Customer: Details screen appears.
To block posting, select the company code of the displayed customer master record, or
select all the company codes by selecting the corresponding field.
To block orders, deliveries, and invoices, select either the displayed sales area or all the
sales areas. Save your entries.
Press Enter and a new window will open. Select the checkbox Posting Block.
Once the selection is done, click the Save button at the top.
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You can archive customer master records that you no longer need. When data is archived,
it is extracted from the SAP database, deleted, and placed in a file. You can then transfer
this file to an archive system.
Go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> Accounts Receivable -> Master Records ->
Maintain Centrally -> Set Deletion Indicator.
Indicator.
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Select the customer id, company code, etc. to be deleted as shown below and press the
Enter key.
A new window will open. Select the Deletion flag as shown below:
After selecting the Deletion flag, click the save icon at the top.
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There are different types of customer account group that can be created in Account
Receivable in SAP FI.
Group Name
A new window will open. Click New Entries as shown in the following screenshot.
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Select Account Management from the select group and click Reconciliation account Req.
Entry.
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Once this is done, click the save icon at the top to save the configuration. Similarly you
can create X002, X003 for other customers.
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In SAP FI, one-time customer master record is required for those customers who do n’t
transactions.
want to maintain their records separately or don’t have frequent transactions.
In the next screen, select account group overview button as shown below. Select the
account group for which one-time customer property is checked -> click the tick mark
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In the main window, enter the following details. Enter the Customer ID as per the
th e number
range assigned to this customer account type or if it uses internal number assignment,
leave it blank and the company code in which this account has to be created.
Once you click the tick mark, a new window will open.
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Click the Company code data once the above values are defined. Next, go to Account
Management tab and enter Recon Account. Then, save the customer account
acc ount details.
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In this process, you post an open item for any customer. The customer is to pay the invoice
in cash. You then enter the payment in the cash journal.
T-code:: FB70
T-code
Enter the company code you want to post invoice to as shown below:
Enter the following details: Customer ID of the customer to be invoiced, invoice date,
Amount for the invoice, Tax Applicable, and tax indicator.
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Enter the payment details like payment terms in Payment tab. Go to Details tab and enter
the item details.
Once all the details are entered, click the Save button to generate the document number.
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You can also reverse an incorrect document and can also clear the open
op en items. A document
can only be reversed if:
Reversal Reason
Enter posting date and period
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You can also click on option display before reversal at the top to see a preview
p review of reversal
document. If things are OK, go back to the previous
p revious screen and click Save.
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Sales Returns in SAP FI are used to manage full products that the customer has returned.
These are used in consumer goods industry.
All returns are related to quality defects and not incorrect deliveries. The path that the
returned merchandise takes often has to be tracked in detail. Returned items have to be
sent for inspection.
Example: Once the analysis of the returned merchandise is complete, the vendor or
Example:
manufacturer determines:
The "Sales Returns" component gives you an overview of your physical warehouse stocks
and the corresponding postings whenever you require.
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Enter the Sales Revenue Account for the Original Invoice was posted.
Enter the Amount to be debited and check the Tax code.
Once the required details are entered, click the Save button at the top. You will get a
confirmation that Sales Return is posted in Company Code 0001.
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Once the customer has paid the billing document, you post the incoming payment.
T-code:: F-28
T-code
Document Date
Company Code
Payment Currency
Cash/Bank Account the Payment is to be posted
Payment Amount
Customer Id of the customer making the Payment
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To check the list of open invoices, click Process Open Items at the top:
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You can post a vendor invoice in a foreign currency, so that you can process a currency
analysis. You should not post your invoice in MM but rather directly in FI. This makes it
easier to post backdated invoices.
After providing all the required details, click the Save icon.
ic on.
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Customers can see clearly what all invoices have been issued to customers and what
payments he has made. But it keeps the multiple open items, until the invoice is fully paid/
cleared.
Document Date
Company Code
Payment Currency
Cash/Bank Account the Payment is to be posted
Payment Amount
Customer Id of the customer making the Payment
Process Open Items
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Once you click on Process Open Items -> Go to Partial Payment tab and select the invoice
for which partial payment is done and the amount.
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In SAP FI, this is used to reset the incorrect payment invoices. If a payment is made to
incorrect invoices, then it can be reset.
Enter the following details: Clearing Document number, Company Code, and Fiscal Year
in the above window.
Once you click the Save icon, enter the reversal reason of customer payment and posting
date and click . It will generate a Reversal Document Number.
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In SAP FI, Credit Control is used to specify and control the customer credit limits.
li mits. A credit
control area can include one or more company codes. It is not possible to divide a company
code into several credit control areas.
The credit control area is used for credit management in AR and SD components.
You define a credit control area according to the areas of responsibility for credit
monitoring. For each credit control area, you enter a key, a name, and the currency
in which the credit limit is to be managed in the credit control area. You select a
four-character alphanumeric key. In the simplest case, each company code
corresponds to one credit control area. In this case, we recommend that you use
the same key for the credit control area as for the company code.
Credit control can include one or more company codes and to enable it to do this,
you must assign the respective credit control area to the company codes.
Enter Customer Id for the Customer for which you want display the Credit Limits.
Enter the Credit Control Area.
Check Central data section and press Enter.
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Maintain the credit limit data for customers in the above window. Individual limit shouldn’t
shouldn’t
be greater than the total limit for a customer.
Once the details are updated, click the Save icon at the top.
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All the postings that are made in the Account Payable are also updated in the General
Ledger simultaneously and the system also maintains forecasts and standard reports that
can be used to keep track of all the open items.
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Vendor Master Records are used by both the Accounting component and the Purchasing
component. Before you create a vendor master record in Accounting, you need to make
sure that the master record is not already created in Purchasing.
If you have SAP Material Management configured, you can create a vendor master record
centrally. Here we will discuss how to create vendor
ve ndor master record for a company code.
Go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> Accounts Payable -> Master Record -> Create.
The following window will open. If you are using an external number assignment, enter
the vendor account number, otherwise the system will assign once you click "Save the
master record".
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Press Enter after entering the Company code, Account group. It will open a new window
will open where you need to enter the following details:
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A new window will open. Enter the Vendor control group details. If the vendor is from a
corporate group, enter the corporate group name.
Next, enter the contact person details, name, telephone, description and go to the next
screen.
In the next screen, enter the Recon Account and cash management group
(domestic/Foreign, etc.)
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Click the Next Screen icon and enter the payment transactions accounting details.
Enter Payt terms (like pay immediately, pay after 14 days 3% cash, etc.).
Once you are done with all the details, click the Save button at the top. You will get a
message that a vendor has been created in the given company code.
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SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> AR and AP -> Vendor acc
accounts
ounts ->
master data -> preparation for creating vendor master data -> Define Account groups
with screen layout (Vendors) -> Execute.
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Once you provide the above details, click Edit Field Status and a new window will open.
Select the fields you want to maintain in the field status.
After providing the required details, click the Save icon at the
th e top.
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Enter the customizing request number as shown below to create a new vendor account
group.
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When you change a master record, the system logs these changes and generates the
change documents. For each field, it
i t stores the time of change, the name of the user, and
the previous field contents.
A certain field
A master record
For several vendor master records, the following changes are displayed separately:
Using the change documents, you can find all the changes that are made and when they
were made.
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Enter the Vendor Account number and the Company code and press
p ress Enter.
A new window will open. Select the changed field and click All Changes.
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You can block a vendor account for posting. You have to block a vendor master record
before you can mark it for deletion. You would also block a vendor that you use only as
an alternative payment recipient, so that nobody can post to it by mistake.
Posting a block for certain company codes or for all the company codes.
Purchasing a block for certain purchasing organizations or for all the purchasing
organizations. This is of course only if you have purchased and installed the
purchasing application component.
Use the T-code FK05 or go to Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Payable -
T-code FK05
> Master Records -> Display Changes.
Enter the Company code and Vendor account as shown below and press enter.
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A new window will open. Check the block indicator for data to be blocked. Once the
selection is made, click the Save icon at the top.
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Use the T-code FK06 or go to Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Payable ->
T-code FK06
Master Records -> Display Changes.
Enter the company code and the Vendor account and press Enter as shown below.
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A new window will open. Select the deletion flag and the deletion blocks and click the Save
button at the top.
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Use the T-code FK01 or go to Accounting -> Finance Accounting -> Accounts Payable ->
T-code FK01
Master Record -> Create.
It will open the following window. Select the account group and search for the one-time
vendor.
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Enter the vendor id as per the number range assigned to the account group and the
company code in which you want to create this record and press
p ress Enter.
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Now, enter the bank account details as shown below and click
cl ick the Next Screen button.
The next step is to enter the contact person details, name, telephone, description and go
to the next screen. In the next screen, enter the Recon Account and cash management
group (domestic/Foreign, etc.)
Click Next and enter the payment transactions accounting details. Enter Payt terms (like
pay immediately, pay after 14 days 3% cash, etc.).
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Once you are done with all the details, click the Save button at the top. You will get a
message that a vendor has been created in the given company code.
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Use the T-code FB60 for an incoming invoice or go to Accounting -> Financial Accounting
T-code FB60
-> Accounts Payable -> Document Entry -> Invoice.
Enter the company code you want to post this invoice to and press Enter. It will open a
new window. Enter the following details:
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Go to the Payment tab and enter the Payt terms like pay immediately, after 14 days, etc.
Purchase Account
Select Debit
Amount for the Invoice
Check Tax code
After entering these details, click Check the Status of the Document and thereafter, click
the Save button at the top.
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Use the T-code FB65 or go to Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Payable ->
T-code FB65
Document Entry -> Credit memo.
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Once the details are entered, click the Save button at the top. You will get a confirmation
that a vendor credit memo is posted in the company code 0001.
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Use the T-code F-53 or go to Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> Account Payable ->
T-code F-53
Document Entry -> Outgoing Payment -> Post.
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Once you provide the above details, click Process Open Items.
Assign the payment amount to the appropriate invoice so as to balance the payment with
the invoice amount.
Click the Save button at the top to get the document number to be generated.
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In SAP FI, you can post a vendor invoice in foreign currency so you can do currency
analysis. If you post in FI, you can directly post backdate invoices.
Document Date
Document Type
Company Code
Posting Date
Currency
PstKy
Account (Vendor)
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Press Enter and a new window will open. Input the amount, calculate tax, Tax code,
PstKey, Account (Revenue account) and press Enter.
The amount in local currency is displayed in the field. Click the Save button at the top and
note the document number.
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Click the Save icon and note down the document number to be generated.
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In SAP FI, you can also post outgoing partial payments for a vendor. Partial payment from
a vendor will open as an open item and no clearing document will be generated.
Document Date
Company Code
Cash/Bank Account for the payment to be posted
Payment Amount
Vendor ID of the Vendor making the payment
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The next step is to click Process Open Items. It will open a new window wherein you need
to take the following actions:
Once the above details are supplied, click the Save icon. Note down the document number
that is generated.
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In SAP FI, you can clear a vendor payment if an incorrect payment is made in Account
Payables.
Example
You have an invoice # 23156 and this invoice will remain open till you receive a payment
for this invoice. When a payment is received, a new document is created # 50000678,
when you enter the receipt and this document also becomes the clearing document.
Now, due to some error, if you have to reverse this payment document, then y
you
ou need to
use the T-code FBRA. When you use this, the system will first reset the documents as
T-code FBRA.
open items and then reverse the document number.
Automatic Payment Program (APP) serves the purpose of posting accounts payable like
payment to a vendor based on vendor invoices automatically.
APP is used to find out due/overdue invoices and to process a list of customer and vendor
invoices to make payments in one go. APP cannot be used for all company codes from
different countries.
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Enter the company code in the field Paying Company Code. Select the checkboxes
Pyt. Meth Suppl. and Max. Cash Discount as shown below:
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It will open a new window wherein you need to provide the following details:
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Update Form Data Type. Click the Search button and select the value.
Enter the field-drawer of the form and once all the details are supplied, click the Save
button.
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Determination
Bank Determination
Click the option Bank Determination in the main window. Select Paying Company Code
and click the option Select Block as shown below and go to Bank Account.
Click the button Ranking Order and go to New Entries as shown below:
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House Banks
House Banks provide the details of the bank account
ac count which is used by a company to make
payments to its vendors and customers.
Click the option House Banks on the main screen and enter the company code as shown
below:
The next window will show a list of all house banks which the company is using to make
payments to its vendors and customers.
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Enter the G/L account to post rounding difference. Click Posting Key at the top.
Enter the Credit and Debit posting key and click the Save icon at the top.
In SAP FI, month-end closing involves activities in posting a closing period. You can carry
You close one or more posting periods in the past for posting, and permit posting
to be made to one or more current or future posting periods.
It will open a new window wherein you need to enter the following details:
You can filter out Valuation activity by entering the appropriate parameters in the Tab
Screens.
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In SAP FI, if a customer misses the payment for the outstanding invoice by payment due
Requirement
The dunning system enables to trace liable customers who have not paid their open
invoices within a given time span. It enables you to handle the process from, for example,
sending a reminder to customers of their outstanding payments through referring such
customers to collections agencies.
Open A/R invoices, including invoices that are partially credited or partially
parti ally paid
Invoices that include installments
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Exchange Rates are used to define a relationship between two currencies and also to
maintain exchange rates that are used to translate an amount into another currency.
You define exchange rates in the system for the following purposes:
Go to SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> SAP Netweaver -> General Settings -> Currencies
-> Enter Exchange Rates -> Execute.
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After entering the details, click the Save button. Enter the request number and click the
tick mark.
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In addition to invoicing processes delivered by SAP, you can define your own invoicing
processes. For each process, you can adjust the behavior of the SAP invoicing program to
your own requirements such that only the required invoicing functions are run and under
the consideration of your individual settings for these functions. This flexibility is in addition
to non-modification enhancement which includes BAdIs, and events.
events .
Invoicing processes are used as selection parameters for mass activities for "Invoicing in
Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable".
Number ranges for invoicing documents are defined dependent on the invoicing processes.
The individual process steps of "Invoicing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable"
are explained below.
Data Selection – In data selection, the invoicing orders are selected for the
invoicing process. You define the selection criteria for the data selection for the
invoicing process.
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Update – The invoicing document created for the invoicing unit and the posting
Update
documents are written to the database. The invoicing orders processed are deleted.
del eted.
As well as the invoicing unit, a correspondence container for invoice printing and
an extraction order for the update to BW are created.
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There are many types of reports that can be used for account analysis (A/R):
Customer line item report will be generated based on the open items, cleared items, and
all items. It has options available to see transactions based on type: i.e., special G/L,
Noted items, Parked items and vendor items.
Customer Balance
T-code: FD10N
T-code:
Balances of open Sales Invoice, Debit note and Credit note is available under separate
columns in the same report. Users have the facility to incorporate required fields by
changing the report layout.
Customer Evaluations
T-code:: F.30
T-code
Credit control, etc. Users can define open transactions criteria based on due
d ue date, payment
history, currency analysis, overdue items etc.
There are various reports that you can generate in Account Receivable. Following are the
common reports in SAP FI AR along with their T-codes used to generate the report:
T-codes used
Bill Holdings (Bill of Exchange Receivable List with ALV facility): S-ALR_87009987
Customer Balances in Local Currency: S_ALR_87012172
Customer Line Items: S_ALR_87012197
Due Dates Analysis for Open Items: S_ALR_87012168
List of Customer Open Items: S_ALR_87012173
Customer Evaluation with Open Item Sorted List: S_ALR_87012176
Customer Payment History: S_ALR_87012177
Customer Open Item Analysis (Overdue Items Balance): S_ALR_87012178
List of Customer Cleared Line Items: S_ALR_87012198
List of Down Payments open at key date: S_ALR_87012199
Debit & Credit Notes Register u2013 Monthly: S_ALR_87012287
Customer-wise Sales: S_ALR_87012186
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The FI-Asset Accounting (FI-AA) component is used for managing the fixed assets in FI
Example
It is possible to post from the Materials Management (MM) component directly to FI-AA.
When an asset is purchased or produced in-house, you can directly post the invoice receipt
or goods receipt, or the withdrawal from the warehouse, to assets in the "Asset
Accounting" component.
At the same time, you can pass on depreciation and interest directly to the "Financial
Accounting" (FI) and "Controlling" (CO) components. From the "Plant Maintenance" (PM)
component, you can settle maintenance activities that require capitalization to assets.
Traditional asset accounting encompasses the entire lifetime of the asset from purchase
order or the initial acquisition through its retirement. The system calculates, to a large
extent automatically, the values for depreciation, interest, insurance and other purposes
between these two points in time, and places this information at your disposal in varied
from using the Information System. There is a report for depreciation forecasting and
simulation of the development of asset values.
The system also offers special functions for leased assets, and assets under construction.
The system enables you to manage values in parallel currencies using different types of
valuation. These features simplify the process of preparing for the consolidation of multi-
national group concerns.
The "Plant Maintenance" (PM) component offers functions for the technical management
of assets in the form of functional locations and as equipment. The "Treasury" (TR)
component offers special functions for managing financial assets.
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This function shows all the values of a fixed asset, including APC values and depreciation,
in various forms and summarization levels. Planned values are displayed as well as the
values already posted. You use this function to display and analyze asset values.
Header:: This is the field where you enter the company code and asset number.
Header
Overview tree
Overview tree:: Using overview tree, you can navigate between different
depreciation areas. Overview tree displays objects related to the asset.
as set.
Tab: This is where you analyze plan values and posted values using different
Tab:
parameters, and compare fiscal years and depreciation areas.
Note
Note:: The
specify Asset Explorer
the contents of the uses ALV Grid Control for its table display. You can use it to
columns.
Header
With the company code and main asset number, you can also enter the asset sub-number.
sub-numbe r.
If you enter an asterisk (*) in the sub number field, the Asset Explorer shows all
transactions and depreciation of all sub numbers of the asset main number. Use “This
graphic” is explained in the accompanying text and “This graphic” is explained in the
accompanying text icons to navigate to different fiscal years.
There are additional options if the asset was created or posted from a purchase order. In
that case, you can double click on the Purchase Orders folder to go to a report
r eport that displays
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The Transactions subscreen shows all transactions for all the sub-numbers.
sub -numbers. The display of
planned/posted depreciation per period shows the total of all sub-numbers for each period.
When you jump to other Asset Accounting reports, these are started without being limited
li mited
to a sub-number. The report then displays all sub-numbers.
The Cash Management field in SAP FI is used to manage cash flows and to ensure that
you have sufficient liquidity to cover your payment obligations.
Example: The liquidity forecast – in a medium- to long-term liquidity trend – integrates
Example:
expected incoming and outgoing payments in financial accounting, purchase, and sales.
Compare payment advices, "Interest calculation "and "Returned vendor checks" are dealt
with the Checks topic.
Cash concentration can be found in the Planning topic. Planning also deals with the
"payment program", "payment requests", "bill of exchange presentation", "memo record
"and "telephone list".
The Information System topic deals among other things with the "Liquidity forecast."
Further topics include: Payment advice journal, Compare and check "and "Reconciliation
with cash management.
In the Environment area, you will find functions for transferring market data to the SAP
system. Market data can be transferred using the file interface, real-time data feed, or via
a spreadsheet.
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SAP CO includes managing and configuring master data that covers cost and profit centers,
internal orders, and other cost elements and functional
functi onal areas.
The main purpose of SAP controlling module is planning. It enables you to determine
variances by comparing actual data with plan data and thus enables you to control
business flows in your organization.
Data flows relevant to cost flows to Controlling from Financial Accounting. At the same
time, the system assigns the costs and revenues to different CO account assignment
objects, such as cost centers, business processes, projects or orders.
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A Cost Center is defined as a component in an organization that adds to the cost and
indirectly adds to the profit of the organization. Examples include Marketing and Customer
Service.
Profit center,
Cost center, or
Investment center.
To create a cost center, use the T-code KS01. It will open the following window.
T-code KS01.
Enter the Controlling Area in the next screen and click the tick mark.
In the next window, enter the following details and click the Master Data.
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Once you click Master Data, a new window will open. Enter the following details in the
basic data tab:
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Next, click the Control tab and select the correct indicator.
To post to a cost center, use the T-code FB50. It will take you to the following window.
T-code FB50.
Document date
Company code
G/L Account for the Debit Entry which is to be posted to the Cost Center
Debit Amount
Cost Center in which the Amount is to be posted
G/L Account for Credit Entry
Credit Amount
Click the Save button at the top to post to this cost center.
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SAP CO internal order monitors the parts of the costs and in a few cases, it also monitors
the revenues of the organization.
You can create an internal order to monitor the costs of a time-restricted job or the costs
for the production of activities. Internal orders can also be used for the long-term
monitoring of costs.
Investment cost related to fixed assets are monitored using Investment orders.
orde rs.
Costs and revenues incurred for activities for external partners or for internal activities
that do not form a part of the core business for your organization are monitored using
order with revenues.
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Click the Create button at the top to create a new internal order and enter the order type.
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After entering the above details, click the Save button at the top to create the internal
order.
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An internal order is used as an interim collector of costs and is used for planning,
monitoring, and controlling the processes. When the job has been completed, you settle
the costs to one or more receivers like cost centers, fixed assets, etc.
A new window will open. Enter the Order number for which settlement is to be done.
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In Settlement receiver Column, enter the Cost Center in which the Order is to be
settled.
Click the save button at the top to save the settlement rule and come back to the main
screen.
SAP CO Profit Center is used for managing internal controlling. When you divide your
company into profit centers, it allows you to delegate responsibility to decentralized units
and treat them as separate companies in a company. It also allows you to calculate key
figures in cost accounting like ROI, Cash flow, etc.
Profit Center is a part of Enterprise Controlling module and is integrated with a new General
Ledger Accounting.
It allows you to analyze fixed assets by profit center, thus using them as investment
centers. It allows to expand profit centers to investment
i nvestment centers.
You can also generate P&L accounts according to a Profit Center and also generate balance
sheets, however a Profit Center should only be used for internal reporting purpose.
The key components of a profit center include – name of the profit center, the controlling
area under which it is assigned, time period, person responsible for the profit center,
standard hierarchy, etc.
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In the next screen, enter the controlling area in which the profit center is to be created
and click the tick mark.
In the next screen, enter the unique profit center ID and click Master Data.
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Click the Save icon at the top to create the profit center in inactive mode. To activate the
profit center, click the icon as shown in the following screenshot.
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To post to a Profit Center, use the T-code FB50. It will take you to the following window.
T-code FB50.
Enter the Document date and the Company code. Thereafter, provide input data in the
fields as shown in the following screenshot.
After entering the line items, select the debit line item and click the button Detail Item
button. Refer the following screenshot.
A new window will open. Enter the Profit Center and click the Save icon at the top.
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In the next screen, enter the Controlling Area for which you want to create a Standard
hierarchy.
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Enter the Profit Center Group and click Hierarchy at the top and enter the sub-nodes of
the Profit Center Standard Hierarchy.
Click the Lower lever button to create a hierarchy. Click the Profit center to assign a Profit
Center group.
Click the Save button at the top and you will get a confirmation message.
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Centers
Go to SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Controlling -> Profit Center Accounting ->
Assignments of Account Assignment objects to Profit Center ->Assign Cost Centers ->
Execute.
In the next screen, enter the profit center to which the cost center is assigned and click
the Save icon at the top.
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Go to SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Controlling -> Profit Center Accounting ->
Assignments of Account Assignment objects to Profit Center -> Material -> Assign Material
Masters -> Execute.
A new window will open. Enter the material Id for which the profit center is to be assigned
assig ned
and press Enter.
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In the next window, enter the Profit Center and click the Save icon at the top.
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CO-OM
(KACC)
(KACC) Overhead Cost Controlling
COBK CO Object: Document Header MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR
CO Object: Line Items (by MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI /
COEJ
Fiscal Year) PERBL
CO Object: Line Items for MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI /
COEJL
Activity Types (by Fiscal Yr) PERBL
CO Object: Line Items for SKF MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI /
COEJR
(by Fiscal Year) PERBL
CO Object: Line Items for MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI /
COEJT
Prices (by Fiscal Year) PERBL
CO Object: Line Items (by
COEP MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI
Period)
CO Object: Line Items for
COEPL MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI
Activity Types (by Period)
COEPR CO
(by Object:
Period) Line Items for SKF MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI
CO Object: Line Items for
COEPT MANDT / KOKRS / BELNR / BUZEI
Prices (by Period)
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CO-OM-CCA
CO-OM-CCA Planning)
Cost Center Accounting (Cost Accounting Planning)
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(KE1)
EC-PCA (KE1) Accounting
Profit Center Accounting
CEPC Profit Center Master Data Table MANDT / PRCTR / DATBI / KOKRS
Texts for Profit Center Master MANDT / SPRAS / PRCTR / DATBI /
CEPCT
Data KOKRS
Assignment of Profit Center to
CEPC_BUKRS MANDT / KOKRS / PRCTR / BUKRS
a Company Code
GLPCA EC-PCA: Actual Line Items RCLNT / GL_SIRID
GLPCC EC-PCA: Transaction Attributes MANDT / OBJNR
EC-PCA: Object Table for
GLPCO MANDT / OBJNR
Account Assignment Element
GLPCP EC-PCA: Plan Line Items RCLNT / GL_SIRID
EC-PCA BS
Accounting
PCA Basic Settings: Customizing for Profit Center Accounting
(KE1C)
(KE1C)
Dependent on Material and MANDT / KAPPL / KSCHL / KOKRS /
A141
Receiver Profit Center WERKS / MATNR / PPRCTR / DATBI
MANDT / KAPPL / KSCHL / WERKS
A142 Dependent on Material
/ MATNR / DATBI
MANDT / KAPPL / KSCHL / WERKS
A143 Dependent on Material Group
/ MATKL / DATBI
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SAP CO Product Costing module is used to find the value of internal cost of products. It is
also used for profitability and management accounting for production.
While configuring Product Costing, it involves two areas for setting:
The basics of Product Costing is Cost Center Planning. The goal of cost center planning is
to plan total dollars and quantities in each Cost Center in a Plant.
Product Costing – Overview
Use the T-code KP06 and enter the controlling area.
T-code KP06
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Example
Let's say we are using Product Costing to value our inventory in a ccookie
ookie baking shop. This
will help us value our cookies (finished good), frosting (semi-finished good), and baking
items like eggs, milk, and sugar (raw materials). In order to calculate costs, we need to
come up with rates for each activity, such as mixing
mi xing baking items, oven baking, and cookie
cooling. Since a rate is a dollar per unit, we can either come up with a rate based on
previous year's actual rates, or enter our total costs and total units.
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SAP CO Profitability Analysis is used to analyze the market segments classified as products,
customers, sales area, business area, etc.
SAP CO Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) is used for the evaluation of Market segments which
is classified according to products, customers, and orders
Posting: It allows you to transfer sales orders and billing documents from
Actual Posting:
the Sales and Distribution application component to CO-PA in real time. You can
also transfer costs from cost centers, orders and projects, as well as costs and
Planning: This allows you to create a sales and profit plan. Whereas both types of
Planning:
Profitability Analysis can receive actual data in parallel, there is no common source
of planning data. Consequently, you always plan either in accounts (account-based
CO-PA) or in value fields (costing-based CO-PA). The manual planning function
allows you to define planning screens for your organization. With this you can
display reference data in planning, calculate formulas, create forecasts, and more.
You can perform planning at any level of detail.
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Example
You can plan at a higher level, and have this data distributed top-down automatically. In
automatic planning, you can copy and revaluate actual or planning data for a large number
of profitability segments at once.
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SAP CO Planning Method allows you to plan the profitability segments as mentioned in the
Planning packages.
To execute a planning method, you need to define it in a parameter set. Each planning
method is executed via parameter set. To create a parameter set, you need to first define
the Planning level. For parameter set to execute, there should be at least one planning
package exists at that level.
There are two different types of planning methods and they differ in the way they allow
you to enter and edit planning data for the profitability segments.
Manual Type
Manual planning methods allows you to enter planning data and display planning data in
the profitability segments specified in the planning package are listed individually for
editing or display.
In parameter set, you mention how the profitability segments are to be listed. When
planning method is executed, processing of parameter set occurs and you can directly
check the results of your processing.
Automatic Type
With automatic planning methods like copy, top-down distribution and delete, all
profitability segments that are specified in the planning package are processed.
You need to mention in the parameter set like- how these segments are to be processed,
when you execute the method, the system
syste m automatically processes the segments without
any need of manual action.
Results of the processing can be checked using a report in the information system or by
manual planning method display planning data.
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SAP FI is commonly integrated with MM and SD component. SAP FI Integration with other
modules means how the system maps with different modules and how the effect of those
is passed into FI Module.
Whenever there is a delivery created with reference to a sales order, goods movement
takes place in the system.
Example
In case of standard sales order, you create an outbound goods delivery to the customer.
Here movement 601 takes place. This movement is configured in MM and movement of
goods hit some G/L account in FI.
The accounts posting in FI is done with reference to the billing documents like credit and
debit note, invoice etc. created in SD and hence this
thi s is link between SD and FI.
Tax determination: In case of a tax determination, there is a direct link between SD and
MM.
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Movement Types
Material movements in MM is done with respect to a Movement Type.
SAP allows us to use different G/L accounts for the various movements for the same
material by linking this movement type to a transaction key and hence we can set G/L
accounts as per movement type.