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Partic&lar ompan0 Account Pa$a"le onfig&re the #ata !e$i&m (8change for ma'ing pa0ments Set the baseline $ateGIn1oice $ate FB=D, FBHD, 4o $oc&ment n&mber was $ispla0 !IR) 4o FI $oc&ment after &pgra$ing to ;-H8 To a1oi$ transfer posting of the same 1en$or in1oice #ifferent Between Posting, lear an$ Pa0ment Ven$ors not &se$ within a specifie$ perio$ #elin' he:&e Pa0ment from Pa0ment #oc&ment *ow #own Pa0ments Are onfig&re$ Setting +p !an&al C A&tomatic Pa0ment Program FI ,&estions abo&t %R/IR Rec&rring #oc&ments an$ Interest alc&lation +p$ate Tra$ing Partner Fiel$ for Poste$ #oc&ments Process )f Letter o re$it for Imports Arc'i)ing Reasons For Archi1ing Financial Acco&nting #ata SAP Financial/Controlling Forum at t'e con)enient of $our mail "ox (8change SAP FI/ ) problems/sol&tions, tips, i$eas with other SAP FI/ ) peers from aro&n$ the globe-

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SAP Tickets - What Is That?

http://www.sap-img.com/general/sap-tickets-what-is-that.htm Handling tickets is called Issue Tracking system. The errors or bugs forwarded by the end user to the support team are prioritized under three se iority High! "edium and #ow. $ach and e ery se iority as got its time limits before that we ha e to fix the error. The main %ob of the supporting consultant is to pro ide assistance on line to the customer or the organisation where &'( is already implemented for which the person should be ery strong in the sub%ect and the process which are implemented in &'( at the client side to understand!to analyse!to actuate and to gi e the right solution in right time.This is the %ob of the support consultant. The issues or the tickets)problems* which are arised is taken care of on priority basis by the support team consultants. The work process in support pro%ects are gi en below for your reference. +. The customer or the end user logs a call through any tool or by mail ),'-I.*. /. $ach one of the support team is a part of support group. 0. 1hene er a customer logs a call he /she has to mention to which work group )by name*. 2. 3nce the calls came to the work group the support consultant or the team need to send an I, )Initial ,esponse* to the user depending upon the priority of the calls. )Top!High!"ed!#ow!4one* 5. Then the error is fixed! debugged by the support consultant or the team. Then after testing properly by generating T,)Transport ,e6uest through the basis admin* 7. Then it is informed to the end user/customer/super user about the changes which ha e mo ed to the production ser er by 8T& process. These are the process. In summary! what I understand is that if any configuration or customization is re6uired to sol e the issue! then the consultant ha e to work on -$9 8lient! then the end user will test it in the :' client and after appro al the ;'&I& consultant has to transport it to the (,3-<8TI34 client. 'n example: Tickets in &- can be considered as the problems which the end user or the employee in the company face while working on ,/0. Tickets usually occur during the implementation or after theimplementation of the pro%ect. There can be numerous problem which can occur in the production support and a person who is working in the support has to resol e those tickets in the limited duration! e ery ticket has the particular deadline alert so your responsibility is to finish it before that deadline. To begin with ! we should gi e =TI8>$T= to you for not knowing it.

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Here is an eg of a ticket raise: $nd user is not able to +. 8reate &ales order for a customer from a 4ew plant ! since shipping point determination is not happened . ) 1ithout &hipping point the document becomes I483"(#$T$ and he will not be able to proceed further like -$#I9$,?! ;I##I4@*. He raises a ticket and the priority is set in one of the below: +. #ow /. "edium 0. High. 4ow you need to sol e this ticket. ?ou would analyze the problem and identify that the &( configuration has to be done for the new plant. ?ou would re6uest a transport for -$9 8#I$4T to ;'&I&. ?ou do the change and ,e6uest one more Transport to ;'&I& for :' client. The $nd user will test the same by creating a sales order for the new plant and appro e it. Ainally! you re6uest a transport to mo e the changes to (,3-<8TI34. 3nce the change is deployed in production the TI8>$T is closed. 1hat I ha e gi en is a small example. ?ou would get some real issues with se erity HI@H in your day-day support.

What Are unctiona! S"ecification in SAP?

To speak at macro le el that is at pro%et manager or at senior le els. The Aunctional &pec )&pecification* which is a comprehensi e document is created after the )&,&* &oftware ,e6uirements -ocument. It pro ides more details on selected items originally described in the &oftware ,e6uirements Template. $lsewhre organizations combine these two documents into a single document. The Aunctional &pecification describes the features of the desired functinality.. It describes the productBs features as seen by the stake holders!and contains the technical information and the data needed for the design and de elopement. The Aunctional &pecification defines what the functionality will be of a particulat area that is to be precise a transaction in &'( terminology. The Aunctional &pecification document to create a detailed design document that explains in detail how the software will be designed and de eloped. The functional specification translates the &oftware ,e6uirements template into a technical description which a* $nsures that the product feature re6uirements are correctly understood before mo ing into the next step! that is detchnical de elopement process. b* 8learly and unambiguously pro ides all the information necessary for the technical consultants to de elop the ob%ects. 't the consultant le el the functional spects are preapred by functinal consultants on any
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functionality for the purpose of getting the same functinality designed by the technical pepole as most of the times the functionalities according to the re6uirements of the clients are not a ailable on ready made basis. #et me throw some light on documentation which is prepared before and in a pro%ect: +* Templates /* Heat 'nalysis 0* Ait @ap or @ap 'nalysis 2* ;usiness (rocess -esign 5* ;usiness (rocess "odel 7* ;usiness 8hange C Impact D* 8onfiguration -esign! which is %ust 5 E of Total &'(- ha e different names F* Auture Impact C 8hange 'ssessement G* Aunctional -esign )"odule 1ise* +H* ,isk 'ssessement ++* (rocess "etrics and "any "ore-- 1hich has impact on ;usiness and its work flow 4ote I This documents are preapared in 9anilla &'( &tandards -- Things differ from one implementation to another! and it always depends on the type of business which is opting for &'(.

#o!e of a SAP unctiona! $onsu!tant

or those %ho %ished to kno% the ro!e of a functina! consu!tant. ;elow is one iew: ' functional consultant e aluates the demands in talking with the customerBs representati es! transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model. Hence! he identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical iews. Then the main task starts: customizing the respecti e business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the re6uested use case. The consultant documents the settings and prepares proper guidelines that allow other consultants to do further changes or repairs with due efforts. The consultant takes care that proper training is gi en to the users and that the system is usable! performing appropriately and the business flow is complete and correct. -uring go li e he assists the technical staff by testing the beha iour of the system. 'fter go li e he guarantees that the procedures remain usable and consistent in real li e situation and proposes enhancements. The main duty of a consultant is to transfer external know-how to the client. It is not manpower that counts but intelligence! understanding of processes! a feeling for defects and general a common sense. #o!e of a unctiona! $onsu!tant in an &nd To &nd Im"!ementation
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1hen you talk about the role of a Aunctional consultant in an end to end implementation! I think it wonBt be possible for me or anybody to define e erything but I will try to summarize it: +. Aunctional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process! design current business flows! study current business processes and its complication! in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Alow diagrams and -A- are prepared! most of the time in 9ision format! all this forms the part of '& I& document. /. $ erything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates! these ha e to be then appro ed by the team leads or who e er the consultant is reporting to. 0. "apping and @'( analysis is done for each module! I ha e seen people defining integration after mapping! gap analysis and configuration is done! but as per my experience in implementation! it is a simultaneous process. 2. ;efore starting configuring future business processes in &'(! the -A-/$,- are prepared! this documentation is called T3 ;$! which can be also siad as the result of mapping and gap analysis. 5. &ometimes Aunctional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios. 7. $nd user manual and user training is also expected from A.8onsultants. The pro%ect normally starts off with a >ick off meeting in which the team size! team members! reporting system! responsibilities! duties! methodlogy! dates and schedules! working hours which ha e been predicided are formally defined. '&'(! it wonBt be possible for me to explain it here! but all I can tell you about it is that it is &'( standard implementation methodology! which &'( prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow! such as I;" follow some blue "ethodlogy! some companies follow typical &-#8 steps! '&'( stands for 'ccerlated &'(! you can find all the steps on &'( site! through google! reading it from there wonBt gi e you a great knowledge about '&'( but will ob iously get you to know the definitions of arious term.

#o!e of SAP $onsu!tant In Testing

'. What is the ro!e of S( $onsu!tant in Testing %hi!e im"!ementing the "ro)ect? *. What is +nit testing and Integration Testing? Testing : the core team members along with endusers will test whether the postings done in &'( is resulting as per the re6uirements of the organisation. They will test whether the output documents such as purchase order! in oice document are printed in the re6uired format and showing the correct data. <nit testing is refer to the module which are going to implement. &-! ""! AI83 etc. there will be test script based on that testing will be performed.

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Integration testing will be cross the modules. ""-&--AI83 for example. Integration testing is also called &IT ) &ystem integration testing* Testing mathologies and types: there are 7 types of testings: +. <nit Testing /. &ystem Testing 0. &ystem Integration security Testing 2. (erformance Testing 5. <ser 'cceptance testing 7. ,egression Testing <nit testing is done in bit and pieces. #ike e.g. in &- standard order cycleJ we do ha e +-create order! then /-deli ery! then 0-transfer order! then 2-(@I and then 5-In oice. &o we will be testing +!/!0!2 and 5 seperately alone one by one using test cases and test data. 1e will not be looking and checking/testing any integration between order and deli eryJ deli ery and T3J T3 and (@I and then in oice. 1hrereas &ystem testing you will be testing the full cycle with itBs integration! and you will be testing using test cases which gi e a full cyclic test from order to in oice. &ecurity testing you will be testing different roles and functionalities and will check and signoff. (erformance testing is refered to as how much time / second will take to perform some actions! like e.g. (@I. If ;(( defination says 5 seconds for (@I then it should be 5 and not 7 second. <sually it is done using software. ,egression testing is reffered to a test which erfies that some new configuration doesnot ad ersly impact existing functionality. This will be done on each phase of testing. <ser 'cceptance Testing: ,efers to 8ustomer testing. The <'T will be performed through the execution of predefined business scenarios! which combine arious business processes. The user test model is comprised of a sub-set of system integration test cases. 1e use different software during testing. "ost commonly use are Test -irector: which is used to record re6uirement! preparing test plan and then recording the progress. 1e will be incorporating defects that are coming during these testings using different test cases. "ercury #oad ,unner: is used for performance testing. This is an automatic tool. What does the fo!!o%ing terms means , - Technica! +nit Testing - unctiona! +nit Testing - IntegrationTesting - -o!ume Testing - Para!!e! Testing?

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Technical <nit TestingK Test of some technical de elopment such as a user exit! custom program! or interface. the test usually consists of a test data set that is processed according to the new program. ' successful test only pro es the de eloped code works and that it performed the process as as designed. Aunctional <nit TestingK Test of configuration! system settings or a custom de elopment )it may follow the technical unit testing* These usually use actual data or data that is masked but essentially the same as a real data set. ' successful test shows that the de elopment or configuration works as designed and the data is accurate as a result. IntegrationTestingK Testing a process! de elopment or configuration within the context of any other functions that the process! de elopment or functionality will touch or integrate . The test should examine all data in ol ed across all modules and any data indirectly affected. ' successful test indicates that the processes work as designed and integrate with other functions without causing any problems in any integrated areas. 9olume TestingK testing a full data set that is either actual or masked to insure that the entire olume does cause system problems such as network transmission problems! system resources issues! or any systemic problem! ' successful test indicates that the processes will not slow or crash the system due to a full data set being utilized. (arallel TestingK Testing the new system or processes with a complete data set while running the same processes in the legacy system. ' successful test will show identical results when both the legacy system and new system results are compared. I would also note that when a new implementation is being done you will want to conduct at least one cut o er test from the old system to the new and you should probably do se eral. What kind of testings that are carried out in testing ser.er? +. Indi idual Testing ) Indi idually which weB e created* /. ,egressi e Testing ) $ntire (rocess* 0. Integration Testing ) 'long with other integrated modules* The 0 types of testing is as follows:+. <nit testing )where an indi idual process rele ant to a &- or "" etc is tested* /. Integration testing )where a process is tested that cuts across all areas of &'(*. 0. &tress testing )where lots of transactions are run to see if the system can handle the data*

#o!es and #es"onsi/i!ities of &nd +sers

What is the (ifference /et%een $onsu!tant 0 &nd users? &'( consultant role is to build the system! changes C modification/updation in currently installed &'( system for the end users.
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&'( $nd user only use the &'( system %ust to fetch some info! or to create new thing. &o a end user is %ust using the final product which it is meant for and consultnat design the product/updation and modification. The roles and responsibilities of end users is working in easy access menu they will not ha e authorizations of using img settings if they get doubt they will send 6uery to the implemented company and %ust entering day to day transactions. #o!es and #es"onsi/i!ities of &nd +ser, <sing the software at the end or after the implementation is an $nd <ser. In sap H, ! we do come across entire 3rg "anagement creation by an end user after the (ersonnel strucutre is created. 3" ob%ects like creation of 3rg <nit means functional area or dpt ! creation Lob and (osition and its occupancy is with in the limits of an enduser. Initiallly the 3" is created by sap consultant . In course of time a new department has appeared in the company of the client .. this has to be created by the enduser rather than depending up on the implementor... similarly new %ob and position..like this small things are always done by the enduser. The entire work of 3" is purely depends upon the enduser. 'fter from this running periodical payroll and $nsuring of the Time schedules ) 1ork &chedules* of each employee is done from sap easy access by an enduser and the show run of payroll e erymonth is by the enduser only. #ike this lot of roles are there for an end user. 1hate er the problems come across during the enduser utilisation of sap ...that will reach as ticket to the support team

What Are SAP &nd +ser Manua!

It is the same for e ery other modules although here I reference it mainly for &'( H,. +* ?ou should understand which targeted group for the end-user training is for. -o they ha e any computer background or not. /* In what way they are going to make use of the manuals supplied to them during the course of training. #et us focus on how to prepare manuals: In the client side ! $nd <sers are not permanent. If they get any better %ob outside they will resign and go out. $ en if you train them well! again the end-user team disappears after some time. That is why implementing company) 8lient * expects &'( 8onsultants to prepare documents which are self explanatory )e en to a layman in &'(* and study themsel es and use the sap easy access ery comfortably.

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Hence we should prepare a document which explains the following things comfortably: '* 'll the buttons and &creens we ha e in sap and its importance for an end-user. ;* 'll the transaction codes used by end user. 8* The &T$( by &T$( usage methodology with screen shots and explanatory foot notes for each Transaction code. -* (repare a book a table and columns which should ha e the following information: - &l.43. - Transaction 8ode - 4a igation path - <se of the 8ode - $xpected ,esult - 'chie ed ,esult - ,emarks/'ny 8omment $* Highlight the common troubles during the usage of &'( by an end- user and gi e the solutions )ready to use* These problems you can come across while gi ing the in house training for the end-users. ?ou %ust place them at one place and publish it for their usage in future for any of their new %oinees as an end-user. A* $ ery consultant is aware that the entire 3rgansiational "anagement is with end user only. "eans consultant should train the end user in entire 3". @* 1e should inform the importance of info types and usage for our purposes at expert mode! ('0H! ('2H etc.! H* $ach field in the international infotypes should be explained ery clearly and ensure that they are comfortable with the fields of infotypes which ha e been configured for their company. Aor example : info type HHH+ 3rg 'ssignment insists about the three structures of the H,. 1e should explain each sub field like $mp @roup! $mp &ub @roup! (ersonnel 'rea and &ub 'rea and its importance and rele ance to their company so as to understand while processing them from the end- user point of iew . 1hen an employee is hired into the company ! now the end-user in a position to understand which employee group and subgroup! (ersonnel 'rea 'nd &ub 'rea etc.! should allotted.. #ike this whate er comes across in &'( $asy 'ccess should be insisted through the training of end users. I* -emo! exercises and solutions should be pro ided in the manuals. L* @lossary of terms and expansion of 'cronyms! 'bbre iations should be gi en. #ike this each consultant should focus on end user training and prepare the documents.

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Successfu!!1 Im"!ementing SAP

Implementing a package can be a traumatic affair for both the customer and the endor. @et it wrong and the endor may get paid late or ha e to resort to lawyers to get paid and tarnish their reputation. Aor the company the new package may not work the way they expected! be late or cost a more than budgeted for and take management will take their eye off running their business. ,ecently a client asked me what I would consider to be the fi e most important things one should consider before embarking on an implementation. This isnBt a simple 6uestion! although there are many factors to think about after some consideration for me the top fi e are way ahead of the others. "y top fi e factors to consider would be: +. &et up a (ro%ect ;oard! /. &ecure the resources! 0. 8omplete the @'( 'nalysis! 2. Ha e detailed 8ut 3 er (lans! 5. Train the users. Taking each one in turn: The Pro)ect Board The correct set up and operation of the (ro%ect ;oard in my iew is ma%or factor in the success failure of the pro%ect. The (ro%ect ;oard will consist of the stakeholders! key users and the endor. The (ro%ect ;oard is part of the go ernance of the pro%ect. The (ro%ect ;oard will meet regularly to ensure that the pro%ect plans are created and being executed as planned! mo es from stage to stage with all the deli erables being signed off is resourced properly. The #esources Three types of resources are absolutely necessary -- end users! change team and technicians. $arly in ol ement by the end users is absolutely necessary! as they will be the ones li ing with the system for hopefully many years to come. They will want to feel in ol ed in its implementation. ;uy in from the end users of the system is absolutely essential if the system is to ha e a long and stable life in any organisation. The 8hange Team will identify the gaps between the package and the business re6uirements! reengineer some of the businesses process to cope with the package! train the users to ensure implementation is smooth as possible into the business. The Technical Team will prepare the systems en ironment for the package! apply any software fixes from the endor! implement the software in the best way possible for the organisation set up and tune the software for the particular technical en ironment. GAP Ana!1sis ' through gap analysis will identify the gaps between how the business operates ad its needs against what the package can canBt do. Aor each gap there will be one of three outcomes which
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must be recorded and actioned! @'( must be closed and customised software can be de eloped close the gap! @'( must be closed but software cannot be written therefore a workaround is re6uired! @'( does not need to be closed. In simple terms: @ap means small cracks. In &'( world. In information technology! gap analysis is the study of the differences between two different information systems or applications) exJ existing system or legacy system with 8lient and new is &'(*! often for the purpose of determining how to get from one state to a new state. ' gap is sometimes spoken of as =the space between where we are and where we want to be.= @ap analysis is undertaken as a means of bridging that space. 'ctual gap analysis is time consuming and it plays ital role in blue print stage. $ut O.er P!ans -etailed plans need to be de eloped for cutting o er from the old system)s* to the new. (arallel runs of what will happen o er the con ersion period using test data! con ert and watch for a period after wards to ensure nothing unexpected happens. Train +sers 1ell trained users will support and defend the system on site. <nsupporti e users will continually undermine the system and e entually it will be replaced. Therefore the more effort you put into helping the users master the system early the better.

(ifference /et%een the +ser &2it 0 Ga" ana!1sis.

;oth are 6uiet a different and has a small relation. <ser exits are standard gate ways pro ided by &'( to exit the standard code and we can write our own code with the help of ';'( workbench. its not new functionality which we are trying to build in sap but its slight enhancement within the same code. @ap analysis is start point of ,ealization and once blue print is finished we ha e to find the realization of sap system for client re6uirment and there will be certain gaps when compared to system fit. Those gaps can be closed either by re-engineering of business process to fit with &'( or we ha e to use <&$, exits in case of small de iations or complete enhancements with the help of ';'( to fit with the &'( system.

SAP I unctiona! $onsu!tant #es"onsi/i!ities

What is the meaning of SAP I$O unctiona! and SAP I$O Technica!? &'( AI83 Aunctional means functional knowledge! by which one can proceed in terms of functional process with AI83 area as well as AI83 configuration knowledge. 1hereas &'( AI83 Technical consultant may be an ';'($,! who ha e short of knowledge of AI83 configuration and functional knowledge as well and can proceed for technical %obs e.g. reports de elopment! client re6uirement! system modification etc. To /ecome a Pure 3ard $ore I functiona! consu!tant

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4, $an .ia T.$ode B5'6 /1 se!ecting .endor %ith "!ant reference in se!ection using search he!" fie!d grou". (lant is not a field for finance or in sap it is AI module - this is for (( and "" module! In case re6uired! please define that as AI ob%ect for AI reports - like ;' and so on. 8onfigure the plant as a ;' and in all AI places you can capture ;' in line items of endors. &pent little time on going through arious standard reports of &'( which are ery rich in itself - for each report it has options of all fields of master data ! all fields of AI document means around in my opinion around 2HHM options to select. Hence we should first get an idea of fields in masters and documents and how they are updated. To /ecome a good consu!tant.... &.er1 re"ort of SAP standard is a gem - but we always look for A'&T A33- without understanding the 6uality of how standard is the solutions.. &pent time in understanding - there are lot of chapters a ailable for reading . &uggestions ... <nderstand the Ainance function first upto closing of books and management reportings done in a practical way. @o to sap img screen - you will find all options are there... If you go re erse way ! sitting inside the car and asking - anyone can help me in understanding what is the wheel in front of dri er used and how to use itNN 'll the best - take it in the right spirit for a successful future

SAP $ATT - $om"uter Aided Test Too!

2&st sharing m0 e8periences with ATT .altho&gh, I ha1e not &se$ this feat&re in the last < 0ears or so I/Simpl0, an0 one in SAP can &se this tool as long as 0o& can access to the tco$e- I &se$ ATT atleast in 3 $ifferent SAP mo$&les- T0picall0, in SAP pro3ects, ATT e8ec&tion is a fa1orite tas' for BtechnicalB associates- "hen the technical reso&rces are either not a1ailable imme$iatel0 or their plate is f&ll with other important tas's, f&nctional associates can simpl0 3&mp into this acti1it0, since there is no co$ing or programming in1ol1e$- This tool has been a great gift from SAP since I am a f&nctional person an$ co&l$ not $o co$ing I I can remember at least 3D or ;D occassions where I &se$ ATT to get this an$ that $oneBelow fin$ few e8amples5 ?- reate$ m&ltiple sales or$ers .e8cess of <DD/ in a matter of min&tes for the p&rpose of en$ &ser training <- reate$ m&ltiple p&rchase or$es .e8cess of <DD/ in a matter of min&tes for the p&rpose of en$ &ser training 3- reate$ #eli1eries for the sales or$ers in a matter of min&tes for the p&rpose of en$ &ser training ;- reate$ config- entires, if the 1ol&me of recor$s is large- I remember once I entere$ EDD recor$s=- (8tensi1el0 &se$ in preparing the transactional $ata for the p&rpose of archi1ing- It wor'e$ impeccabl0H- Loa$ing of master $ata .e8ample5 material gro&ps/

4ote5 +pon e8ec&tion of ATT, it is 1er0 possible that some recor$s will fail, which ha1e to be a$$resse$ man&all0- SAP reall0 nee$s to f&rther enhance this area of ATT beca&se, there is no eas0 wa0 of i$entif0ing the faile$ ones, it has to be $one man&all0- )ne wor'aro&n$ is simpl0 $ownloa$ the res&lt into an (8cel an$ &sing sort feat&re of (8cel, i$entif0 the faile$ ones an$ $eal with them man&all0-

SAP I7$O Ti"s and inancia! Accounting7$ontro!!ing (iscussion orum

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http://www.sap-img.com/sap-fi.htm (ractical and helpful &'( AI &tuff to assist those supporting the &'( Ainancial 'ccounting "odules. There are also sample 6uestions and answers! inter iew 6uestions! fa6! importable tables on the &'( AI83 module. If you ha e any &'( Ainancial 'ccounting and 8ontrolling 6uestion! please feel free to raise it in the &'( AI/83 Aorum. The Ainancial 'ccounting )AI* application component fulfills all the international re6uirements that must be met by the financial accounting department of an organization. 'll accounting-rele ant transactions made in #ogistics )#3* or Human ,esources )H,* components are posted real-time to Ainancial 'ccounting by means of automatic account determination. This data can also be passed on to 8ontrolling )83*. This ensures that logistical goods mo ements )such as goods receipts and goods issues* are exactly reflected in the alue-based updates in accounting.

SAP F!.O !nterview

$aily %ow many tic#ets you are getting@ @o& can answer the n&mber tic'ets/iss&es raise$ an$ ro&te$ to 0o& for sol&tion !n your career1 %ave you face any critical tic#et@ -%at is t%at @ .an e6 lain@ (8plain an0 critical iss&e face$-%at is difference 0etween com any code A 0usiness area@ ompan0 o$e an$ B&siness area are the )rgani>ational &nits in FI- B&t ompan0 o$e is a m&st where as B&siness area is optional- ompan0 co$e is the )rg- &nit &n$er which all the acti1ities of the finance ta'es place where as the B&s- Area can c&t across compan0 co$es- ompan0 co$e is a legal entit0 an$ the boo's of acco&nts are maintaine$ at this le1el-%at is enter rise structure of your client@ (8plain the (S of 0o&r client, the str&ct&re of the compan0 an$ the organi>ational &nits $efine$ &n$er the client -%at is t%e use of BRelevant cas% flow c%ec# 0o6@ This chec' bo8 in the %L acco&nt helps & to ta'e the acco&nt for cash flow anal0sis After run t%e de reciation/ can you reverse of t%at transcation@ @es, it is possible -%ile transcation entry you are given t%e cost center A internal order so1 w%ere it will 0e effected 55 0ot% or one@ The posting goes to Internal )r$er an$ from there the settlement goes to the ost enter- The ost enter gets onl0 the Statistical Posting- "e can ha1e an0 n&mber of statistical Postings, b&t onl0 one real posting to the ) ob3ect .an you forward t%e controlling num0er ranges to ne6t year@ @es, we can contin&e the e8isting n&mber ranges -%at is valuation class @ .an you c%ange t%e valuation class after transcation osting@ The materials are assigne$ to 1al&ation class thro&gh the acco&nt $etermination happens

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How many GR2!R a2cCs are created@ The0 are pro1ision acco&nts, an$ the balance becomes >ero after the completion of the c0cle- This is $one in or$er to care of the goo$ /in1oice recei1e$ in a$1anceo1 1ice 1ersa How many retained earning a2cCs are created@ %enerall0 we ha1e one retaine$ earnings acco&nt- "e can also ha1e more than one also- This is &s&all0 $one for ha1ing $ifferent financial statements base$ on the $epreciation areas for ta8, osting etc-%at is t%e significance of Posting Dey@ )O"(4+ Ans5 Posting 'e0 is a two charecter n&mberical 'e0, which controls the entr0 of line items- It specifies the acco&nting area to which an acco&nt belongs to- e85 &stomer, Ven$or or %L etc, It controls Fiel$ Sat&s .S&press, Rec:&ire$ an$ )ptional/ It also controls its re1erse posting 'e0 alsoIn s&mmar0, the Posting 7e0 has control f&nctions within the line items- It controls5 i/ )n which t0pe of acco&nt the line item can be poste$ to ii/ If the item is poste$ as a $ebit or cre$it iii/ The fiel$ stat&s of a$$itional $etails -%at is t%e use of Account Grou s in GL@ Acco&nt %ro&p ontrols the !aster recor$s- It controls the n&mber range of !aster recor$ an$ Fiel$ stat&s gro&p .S&press, Re:&ire$, )ptional an$ #ispla0/ also- SAP follows a %ro&ping principle all thro&gho&t SAP to han$le the !aster Recor$s that ma0 be in %L, AR AP an0 thing- See to create a %L Acco&nt gro&p 0o& $efine at )B#; there itself 0o& assign the 4&mber Range or those gro&ps which also controls Fiel$ Sta&s of %L !aster Recor$s- An$ for reating AR an$ AP !aster Recor$s 0o& create at )B#< an$ Ven$or at )B#3 which will also controls Fiel$ Stat&s %ro&p of An$ 4&mber range of !aster recor$- The onl0 $ifference between %L an$ AR/AP is assigning of n&mber range- For %L will specif0 at )B#; itself b&t for AR/AP we nee$ to create a n&mber range at FB4? then assign to AR An$ AP at )B#< an$ )B#3 respecti1el0)ne more thing- Remember onl0 Fiel$ Stat&s gro&p of !aster recar$ .)B#<, )B#3, )B#;/ onl0 contain #ispla0 option b&t not to Posting 7e0 or Fiel$ Sat&s %ro&p .)B;? or )B ;/- I am so specifing beco> I commite$ this mista'e in one inter1iewE55 Satis% In s&mmar0, the acco&nt gro&p controls5 i/ The n&mber ranges of the acco&nts, ii/ The stat&s of the fiel$s in the compan0 co$e segment of the master recor$- Since a chart of acco&nts contains man0 $ifferent t0pes of acco&nts, the0 can be b&n$le$ into $ifferent Bacco&nt gro&ps B- +s&all0 one acco&nt gro&p b&n$les acco&nts with the same tas's within the general le$ger, e- g- cash acco&nts, material acco&nts, asset acco&nts, profit an$ loss acco&nts,--Give a summary of Product .osting@ The p&rpose of Pro$&ct costing planning is to arri1e the total planne$ cost of the pro$&ct- It is integrate$ with the following mo$&les in arri1ing the Pro$&ct cost an$ s&pplies the information to other mo$&les ?- !! to arri1e at the raw material an$ semifinishe$ goo$s cost base$ on the price in$icator in !aterial master recor$<- PP to arri1e at the cost of )perations re:&ire$ for pro$&cing the Finishe$ pro$&ct with the planning base$ in ost enter Acco&nting3- S# to pass the information of )%S to )PA base$ on the Val&e fiel$s lin'e$ to con$ition t0pesTwo manfact&ring scenarios are there in pro$&ction one is Repetiti1e manfact&ring .e-g Pharma in$&str0/ costing t0pe is Pro$&ct cost b0 perio$ an$ #iscreet manfact&ring .)r$er base$ in$&str0/ costing t0pe is Pro$&ct cost b0 perio$-

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Maintain P!ant
(lant HHH+ is the &'( default. O8'9 - -efine 9aluation 'rea )Tick one only- 3nce your system go li e! no more changes* "ost company take the &'( recommended choice - 9alue "aterial &tock at (lant le el 9alue "aterial &tock at (lant or 8ompany #e el
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If you aluate material stocks at plant le el! the plant is the

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If you aluate material stocks at company code le el! the company code is the aluation area. The decision you make applies to the whole client.

O8': - 8reate / 8hange / 9iew (lants O-8B - 8reate / 8hange / 9iew -i ision O8'; - 'ssign (lant to company code e.g. HHH+ - HHH+ - 'll (lants (x+ - (lant (x+ (x/ - (lant (x/ O8'< - 'ssignment of company code to the 8ontrolling 'rea OB=; - 'ssign company code to 8redit 8ontrol 'rea OM>? - 'ssign business area to (lant/9aluation area and di ision e.g. (lant (x+ - ;usiness 'rea ;x+ ;x/ 'ssign 9aluation area to the ;usiness 'rea .e.g. 9aluation area 9x+ - ;usiness 'rea ;x+ ;usiness 'rea ;x/ OMS: - 'ssign Aactory 8alendar to the (lant and ;usiness 'rea The plant plays an important role in the following areas:

"aterial 9aluation - If the aluation le el is the plant! the material stocks are aluated at plant le el. $ach plant can ha e its own material prices and account determination. In entory "anagement - The material stocks are managed within a plant. ",( - "aterial re6uirements are planned for each plant. $ach plant has its own ",( data. 'nalyses for materials planning can be made across plants. (roduction - $ach plant ha ing they own production/planning. 8osting - In costing! aluation prices are defined only within a plant. (lant "aintenance - If a plant performs plant maintenance planning tasks! it is defined as a maintenance planning plant. ' maintenance planning plant can also carry out planning tasks for other plants )maintenance plants*.

If you want to use the application (( )production planning* or product costing and %ob-order costing! you must set aluation at plant le el. The aluation le el that you choose affects

the maintenance of material master records the @/# accounts in which material stocks are managed the @/# accounts to which transactions are posted in "aterials "anagement

$ffect on the maintenance of material master records:

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-epending on the aluation le el chosen!

you maintain accounting data in the material master record for each plant or for each company code you define a aluation price for the material in each plant or in each company code

$ffect on @/# accounts: If material stocks are aluated at company code le el! all plant stocks of a material are managed in a %oint stock account for each company code. If material stocks are aluated at plant le el! you can manage the material stocks for each plant in different accounts. Aor each plant! you can define a separate determination. If se eral plants are to use account determination! you can group these plants in =9aluation and 'ccount 'ssignment= 8ustomizing. Materia! Master - Introduction The material master is the starting point for the rest of the modules. What Materia! T1"es are there? The material types that you use are configured in Customizing for the "aterial "aster under 5ogistics Master (ata , Materia! Master -@ Materia! -@ $ontro! data -@ (efine materia! t1"e attri/utes. The following list shows you the material types contained! for example! in the standard &'( ,/0 &ystem! and what their different roles are: DIEN (services) &er ices are procured externally and cannot be stored. ' material master record of this material type can always contain purchasing data. FERT (finished products) Ainished products are produced by the company itself. &ince they cannot be ordered by (urchasing! a material master record of this material type does not contain purchasing data. FHMI (production resources/too s) (roduction resources/tools are procured externally and used in the manufacture of products. ' material master record of this material type can contain purchasing data! but no sales data. It is managed on a 6uantity basis. $xamples of production resources/tools are apparatus! e6uipment! and measuring and testing de ices. H!"# (semifinished products) &emifinished products can be procured externally )sub-contracting* as well as manufactured inhouse. They are then processed by the company. ' material master record of this material type can contain both purchasing and work scheduling data.

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H!$! (tr%ding goods) Trading goods are always procured externally and then sold. ' material master record of this material type can contain purchasing and sales data. HI#E (oper%ting supp ies) 3perating supplies are procured externally and re6uired for the manufacture of other products. ' material master record of this material type can contain purchasing data but no sales data. N"!& (non'stoc( m%teri% ) 4on-stock material is material that is not held in stock because it is consumed immediately. )3ffice supplies such as stationary. ?ou need to create purchase order and accounting document for payment but the stock balance is always zero as it is issued out immediately to the arious department.* R)H (r%* m%teri% s) ,aw materials are always procured externally and then processed. &ince raw materials cannot be sold! a material master record of this material type contains no sales data. +N#$ (non'v% u%ted m%teri% s) 4on- aluated materials are managed on a 6uantity basis! but not by alue. ,ER- (p%c(%ging m%teri% s) (ackaging materials are used to transport goods and come with the goods free of charge. ' material master record of this material type is managed both on a 6uantity basis and by alue. $ETT (competitive products) 8ompetiti e products ha e their own material master records created from the ;asic -ata iew. The competitorBs number! which is stored in the material master record! assigns the material to a particular competitor. Maintain the Materia! T1"e OMS* - "aterial Type "aintenance - 8reate/8hange/-isplay &teps:

transaction 3"&/ click 8hange key in the "aterial Type you want to change e.g. A$,T then hit enter

The 9iews belows allows you to choose the 9iews for each "aterial Type. )(ress the Page up/Page Down keys to scroll the iews* If you tried to change from A$,T to H'1' in 9.A2! you will recei e an error message :The material type cannot be changed. This is not allowed if only external procurement is defined for the new material type! or if the new material type has a different account category reference than the old material type.

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To o ercome it! goto 3"&/ and change the H'1' material type. In the Internal/external purchase orders sections: 3riginal 8hanges $xt. purchase orders / + Int. purchase orders H + Screens in Materia! Master

""H+ - 8reate! ""H/ - 8hange! ""H0 - -isplay and ""H7 - Alag for deletion. ""H2 - -isplay the changes done to the material master. ""'" - 8hange the "aterial Type. for e.g. from A$,T to H'#;

8onfigure the "aterial "aster &creen ""H+ / ""H/ / ""H0 OMS# - 'ssign the field to the field group OMS< - "aintain the data screen field +nit of Measure In the material master! there is a <nits of measure button for users to store in the different con ersion rate. This sample program )O<4T* extract the data from the unit of measure con ersion table. In the Materia! Master the mo.ing a.erage "rice are affected /1,

@oods ,eceipt for (urchase 3rders Transfer from (lant to (lant In oice ,eceipt &ettlement (rice 8hange

$ommon configuration changes define new material group )OMS * define new aluation class )OMSB* and automatic posting )OBC$* define new material account assignment group )transaction O-BD* and 8ustomer/"aterial/'ccount keys )transaction -BOA* B!ock materia!s from in.entor1 "osting 'fter blocking! when the user do a in entory posting! they will get this error message :$: "aterial xxxxx has status ;locked for procmnt/whse To acti ate the blocking :@oto transaction MM:* - (urchasing 9iew Type in :' at the MM7PP status field and sa e it
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$reate (e!i.er1 5og - Materia! 222 is /!ocked -uring the 8reate -eli ery )-5:'*! &'( prompt you a log that Materia! 222 is /!ocked. -uring the &ales 3rder 8reate/8hange for that material! there might be some update termination that causes the locked of the material )1indows hanged or power failure*. ?ou can check using transaction SM'* - type an =I= at the <ser name field. 8heck whether the material is in the locked list. If it is in the locked list! asked the user to log out before you delete it from the locked list. Maintain Storage 5ocation MMS$ - 8ollecti e entry of &torage #ocation for a material. Insert new or delete un-used &torage #ocation. "aintain whether the storage location was included or excluded from ",( run. B!ock Storage 5ocation from further "osting +. ?ou can block the storage location of a material without affecting the rest of the location using the same material. 8reate a (hysical In entory document for the storage location with transaction MI:' &elect the (osting ;lock checkbox. This would pre ent transactions from occuring until you either post or delete the physical in entory document. )There are no impact! unless you do a post difference for the physical in entory document.* /. 'nother method is to rename the storage location name. @o to transaction O8:< $dit -P 8opy as )copy the original storage location to a new name! replacing the first character e.g. O...* $dit -P -elete )delete the original storage location* -o the re erse if you want back the original storage location. Accounting document num/er range for MM Transaction OMW< (ocument T1"e - -ouble click on desire transaction code to check the document type for number range. )e.g. ",/+ -ocument type - (,*

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inancia! accounting document t1"e - 'ssign the document type to a number range and account type. )e.g. (, - 'ccount type allowed for posting will be MS*

-ouble click on the document type (,. 'ssign an uni6ue starting number range that was not used. e.g. FF 8hoose the 'ccount type for "aterial and @/# account )"&* The rest of the fields are optional )you can lea e it as blank*

&'( definitions for account type ' - 'ssets - - 8ustomers > - 9endors " - "aterial & - @/# accounts 6um/er ranges for financia! accounting document t1"e - 'ssign the number range to the running number range. 4o. ?ear )till* Arom number To number 8urrent number $xt )no tick internal or tick external* FF GGGG FFHHHHHHHH FFGGGGGGGG Track by &'( ;lank 'ccounting document will be generated if there are stocks during price change! if you donBt ha e any stocks! no accounting document will be generated as there are no in entory to re aluate for price differences. -a!uation $!ass for Materia! Grou" In 9.A2 and 9.D/! you can assign aluation class to "aterial @roup. It is useful in the sense that user do not ha e to manually do an 'ccount 'ssignments. Aor stock items! aluation class cannot be changed whene er the stock on hand is not zero. 9aluation class are tied to a @/# account. ' change of aluation class means a change of @/# account. In AI concept! you ha e to debit and credit to balance the @/# account. That is why your stock must be zero before the system allows you to changed the aluation class. If it is not zero! you ha e to either transfer it to another material or do a dummy issues. 'fter changing the aluation class! do a re ersal entries for the stocks which you ha e transfer out or you ha e done a dummy issues. IMG - Materia! Management -@ Purchasing -@ Materia! Master -@ &ntr1 aids for items %ithout a Materia! Master G75 Accounts in MM Account (etermination

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The program #M:?$:=: check all the @/# account define in your "aterial "aster aluation class. &earch is ia 8ompany code and 9aluation area. $om"are fie!ds status for mo.ement t1"es against Genera! 5edger <se SA=; then run #M:?$+ A

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