SAP FICO Training: Complete Guide for Consultants [245 Pages PDF]

This SAP FICO portfolio document [245 Pages PDF],  prepared by a trainee Monisha Subban,  provides a comprehensive guide to her journey and expertise in SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) during her training institute course. The author shares her four months of hard work, learning, and hands-on experience in configuring and implementing various modules and functionalities of SAP.

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SAP S4HANA FI-AR Business Blueprint (BBP) Sample Document

This sample document presents the Business Blueprint for the Accounts Receivable module from a real implementation project of SAP S/4HANA Finance. It outlines the key concepts, organizational structure, master data setup, transactional processes, period-end activities, reporting requirements, and customization objects related to Accounts Receivable. The blueprint serves as a comprehensive guide for the realization phase of the SAP implementation project, capturing the conceptual results devised by the project team and department experts during the Business Blueprint project phase.

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SAP S4HANA FI-AP Business Blueprint (BBP) Sample Document

This PDF document presents the Business Blueprint for the Accounts Payable (AP) module from a real implementation project of SAP S/4HANA. It outlines the conceptual results devised by the project team and department experts during the Blueprint phase. The document aims to describe the future business solution based on SAP software, covering both IT subjects and organizational issues required for understanding the AP processes. It serves as the main concept document, supplemented by separate specifications for custom developments, forming the basis and guidelines for the subsequent realization phase.

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SAP FICO Reference Guide

This document serves as a comprehensive reference guide for SAP’s Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO) module. It provides an in-depth overview of FICO, covering its history, key components, organizational elements, and configuration considerations. The guide delves into the nuances of setting up company codes, fiscal year variants, charts of accounts, and other essential elements required …

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CO-PA Configuration in SAP: Step by Step Guide

This document provides a comprehensive guide to Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) in SAP, with a focus on the costing-based configuration approach. It covers the fundamental concepts, configuration steps, master data setup, planning functionalities, treatment of actual value flows, and reporting capabilities within the CO-PA module. The material is presented through detailed explanations, step-by-step instructions, and illustrative examples, making it a valuable resource for SAP consultants, implementers, and power users seeking to understand and implement the costing-based CO-PA solution effectively.

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SAP S4HANA Asset Accounting Configuration Guide [102 Pages PDF]

This comprehensive configuration guide [102 Pages PDF] covers the end-to-end setup of the SAP S/4HANA Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module for a fictitious company operating in the United States, with reporting requirements for US GAAP, IFRS, the local currency (USD), the group currency (EUR), and a hard currency (GBP). It serves as a valuable reference for professionals tasked with implementing the Asset Accounting module in SAP S/4HANA to meet diverse financial reporting needs.

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SAP MM-FI Integration Notes

This document provides an overview of the key SAP configurations required to enable automatic posting of inventory and valuation movements to the appropriate general ledger (G/L) accounts in SAP Material Management (MM). It focuses on the FI-MM integration and setup needed for inventory postings.

Key configuration steps reviewed under FI-MM integration are:

  • Chart of Accounts – Defining the G/L account master data
  • Valuation Areas – Setting up valuation level for plants/company codes
  • Valuation Grouping Codes – Grouping plants with same account determination
  • Valuation Classes – Linking G/L accounts to materials
  • Account Groupings for Movement Types – Settings for movement type postings
  • Automatic Posting Configurations – Mapping valuation classes to G/L accounts
  • Movement Type Customization – Allowed transactions, account groupings etc.
  • Examples – Posting inventory movements with standard and custom movement types

The document walks through configuration transactions like OBYC for linking valuation classes to G/L accounts, valuation area and grouping setup, and movement type settings. It provides examples of performing a standard 561 movement for initial stock postings as well as creating a custom movement type.

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SAP CVI Configuration Guide

This PDF tutorial guide covers the key steps for configuring customer/vendor integration (CVI) when migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. It focuses on the customizing activities required to prepare for converting customers and vendors to business partners.

The guide outlines;

  • Pre-checks using the PRECHECK_UPGRADATION_REPORT,
  • Activating necessary business functions,
  • Synchronizing objects between customers/vendors and business partners,
  • Defining number ranges and groupings,
  • Assigning BP roles to account groups,
  • Mapping customer/vendor data values to BP and verifying configuration completion.

Following this guide will help ensure a smooth transition of master data when moving finance and logistics processes to S/4HANA.

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Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA: Intro Presentation

This document provides an overview of the material ledger functionality in SAP ERP and S/4HANA. The material ledger serves as a detailed subledger for inventory valuation, enabling actual costing of materials. The introductory abstract summarizes the key sections:

  • The document begins by explaining the purpose and objectives of the material ledger, including supporting actual costing and valuation in multiple currencies.
  • It then compares material ledger capabilities in SAP ERP vs S/4HANA, highlighting key differences such as increased currency flexibility and integration with the Universal Journal in S/4HANA.
  • The next section covers recommended configurations for activating and setting up the material ledger. Key steps include defining valuation areas, assigning currency types, defining material update structures, and maintaining number ranges.
  • Finally, the document concludes with instructions for production startup of the material ledger.

In summary, this overview provides a comprehensive look at leveraging the material ledger for inventory valuation and costing in SAP ERP and S/4HANA systems.

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