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Hello Everyone,
In this series, I would like to present a bunch of quick 20 Tips related to FI/CO/AA that may come
handy to you. I cant claim you will find all of them to be new, but there will be something for
everyone, to a great extent
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No.
1
Knowledge Item
Steps to activate Budget Check for assets (without IM)
Brief
Description
Activate
order
management in
controlling area
Activate
commitment
management in
controlling area &
Order type
Enable
Budgetary control
in Internal Order
Create
statistical IO with
Object class Investment
Assign the
statistical IO in
asset master in
the "Origin" Tab "Investment
Order" Field
Create
asset recon
account as
statistical cost
element
(Category 90)
The FSG
of asset recon
account must
allow IO (OBC4)
Activate
the investment
order as the
additional account
assignment object
for asset
acquisition
Sr.
No.
Knowledge Item
Brief
Description
(ACSET)
Enter
budget for the
statistical internal
order (KO22)
Create PA
Transfer Structure
with as many
assignments as
Cost Components
in Cost
Component
Structure
Choose
the Option
"Costs /
Revenues" in each
assignment,
instead of
"Variances"
Assign
each assignment
to a different
value field
Traditionally,
variances are
settled to COPA
as per Variance
Categories. But
this is also an
interesting way of
doing the
Variance
Settlement
Activate
"Settlement By
Cost Element" in
the Allocation
Structure
Assign the
Allocation
Structure to
Settlement Profile
of the Internal
Order and the Co.
Code
Use
Program
RAHERK02 to see
Origin line items
Display Cost Center Accounting and Internal Order Accounting reports in Multiple
Using
Currencies
RPC0 and RPO0
respectively,
Sr.
No.
Knowledge Item
Brief
Description
To avoid
capitalizing the
asset at the time
of Down Payment,
modify the TTY
180 and remove
the check
"Capitalize FA".
However,
once the Asset GR
is posted and
Asset is
capitalized,
Depreciation will
be calculated on
Down Payment
amount + Asset
Value. This
continues till the
time Down
Payment is
cleared
To avoid
these issues, you
can avoid
updating Down
payment in Asset
Accounting as
below
Cr
eate a new FSG
for Vendor recon
accounts (OBC4)
in which Asset is
SUPPRESSED
M
odify Message F5
378 to W (OBA5)
Ensure
Std cost cost
estimate is
released before
GR from
Sr.
No.
Knowledge Item
Brief
Description
Production Order.
Details can be
found here on
how to do
this. POD - Series
2 - Validate
standard cost
existence at
various business
processes
Allow Std.
Cost in Controlling
Area Currency in
the Costing
Variant. If the
same is not done,
implement note
1229004 as an
alternate solution
If the
Special GL
indicator is
defined as for
"Down payments"
Profit Center Field
is naturally
available on the
screen
Sr.
No.
Brief
Description
Knowledge Item
well
During
MIRO, Standard
SAP does not
allow to change
the same.
Starting EhP6, a
new business
function can be
activated to
achieve this.
Refer note
1836997. Else,
Exit LMR1M001
can be used too.
[Courtesy Aleksey
Tkachenko)
T code
OBXH: SPRO> FI
> AR/AP > Busn
Trans > OI
Clearing > Define
Posting keys
11 Enhance the Open Item Selection Criteria during interest Calculation (FINT)
Implemen
t User Exit
RFINTITUSEREXT
Newly
added selection
fields will be
visible under
"Cust.
Enhancement"
Section of FINT
screen
REPTRAN
Improvise
d version of this
program also
available on
Google
This must
be specifically
activated under
SPRO> MM>
Inventory Mngt &
Phys Inv > GR >
Price Differences
for Subcontract
Orders at Goods
Receipt
RSTXSCR
SPRO>
Sr.
No.
Knowledge Item
Brief
Description
MM> Valuation
and Account
Assignment
>Account
Determination >
Account
Determination
Without Wizard >
Purchase Account
Management >
Separate
Accounting
Document for
Purchase Account
Postings
In the
planning package,
enter start period
as, say,
001.2009.
In the
planning layout,
remove the char
"PERIO", from
general data
selection.
In the
column for the
Value field "Sales
qty", include the
char PERIO and
enter variable as
"1". This variable
will be supplied
with the value
from Planing
package.
Copy the
column and
change the
variable as 1+1,
1+2, etc
Use
CKMDUVMAT
functionality of
Material Ledger
This
works even
without the
activation of
Material Ledger
COSP: For
External Postings
(Target/Plan/Actu
Sr.
No.
Brief
Description
Knowledge Item
al)
COSS: For
Internal Postings
(Target/Plan/Actu
al)
COSPD
(Actual only):
Settlement
entries i.e. GR
and GI upon
confirmation, for
Primary cost
elements
COSSD
(Actual only):
Settlment entries
i.e. activity
confirmation
19 Find Variables used in Report Painter Forms
Table
CEFORMV
Use KKO0
reports (Product
Drill Down
Reports)
OKN2
(Product Cost By
Order Scenario)
OKN4
(Product Cost By
Period Scenario)
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Regards
Ajay Maheshwari
PS: Link to Second document in the Series is 20 FICO Tips - Series 2
Hello Community
Ajay
The 2nd set of 20 FICO Tips in this series is right here. For those who missed the 1st series, here is
the link. 20 FICO Tips - Series 1
Special thanks to Aleksey Tkachenko for providing latest insight on one of the points shared in Series
1
Sr.
No
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Knowledge Item
Brief Description
Validations and Substitutions in FI are
triggered when the Posting happens in FI
FM BAPI_PRODORD_GET_DETAIL can
be used during reports to get the same
information
12: Credit in FI = Minus in COPA
Debit in FI = +ve in COPA
-------------------------------------------11: Credit in FI = +ve in COPA
Debit in FI = Minus in COPA
--------------------------------------------01: Credit in FI = Minus in COPA
Debit in FI = +ve in COPA
5
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Sr.
No
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Knowledge Item
Brief Description
This may require a default account
assignment object (OKB9 or KA02) for the
posting to be pushed into CO. Once inside CO,
a KB11N can be done to transfer the posting to
intended cost objects
If the Posting is to be pushed into
COPA, KE4SFI / KE4S can be used
Program RPCA_DEL_DOC /
RPCA_DEL_REFDOC (delete using Reference
doc)
Sr.
No
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Knowledge Item
Brief Description
Correct using SE 38 K_REMOVE_DOUBLES_FROM_STD_HIER
Refer Note 545453 if your
system is below ECC 5.0
Local Variables don't offer multiple
selection option
THANKS to all those who read, shared, gave their valuable feedback, rated & liked the 1st
document in the Series 20 FICO Tips - Series 1
Thanks & Regards
Ajay Maheshwari