How to Automate Period Opening for FI, CO & MM in SAP ?

In this document, you will find required procedures to automate period opening & closing for FI, CO & MM
periods in SAP. By doing this so, you will be able to eliminate the risk arising out of manual intervention involved for period opening.

  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Material Management [MMPV]
  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Financial Accounting [OB52]
  • Automate Period Opening/Closing for Controlling [OKP1]

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SAP FI Enterprise Structure and Configuration Elements: Introductory Presentation

Reading this document, you will get an overview of Data & Enterprise Structure on SAP and understand organizational structures related to SAP Finance module. Content is as follow;

  • Enterprise Structure Terminology on SAP
  • Definition & Creation of Chart of Accounts [OB13]
  • Definition & Creation of Company Code [OX02]
  • Definition & Creation of Business Areas [OX03]
  • Definition & Creation of Functional Areas [OKBD]
  • Variant Principle, Fiscal Year Variant, Posting Period Variant, Field Status Variant, Currecny Types

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New General Ledger Configuration in SAP ECC 6.0

The main purpose of G/L accounting in SAP is to provide a comprehensive picture of external accounting and accounts. Recording all business transactions (primary postings as well as settlements from internal accounting) in a software system that is fully integrated with all the other operational areas of a company ensures that the accounting data is always complete and accurate.

In this document, you will find in-depth overview and configuration process flow of New General Ledger in SAP ECC 6.0

  • Brief Overview of Parallel Accounting, Integration of Legal and Management Reporting, Segment Reporting, Cost of Sales Accounting
  • Activate New General Ledger Accounting: SE11 / FAGL_ACTIVEC
  • Compage Ledgers GCAC
  • Deactive of Updation to the Classic General Ledger (GLT0)
  • Define Ledgers for General Accounting
  • Define Currencies for the Leading Ledger
  • Define and Activate Non-Leading Ledger
  • Assign Customer Fields and Scenarios to Ledgers
  • Define Ledger Groups
  • Document Splitting Settings & Configuration
  • Extended Document Splitting

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Period Closing in SAP ECC 6.0: A Reference Guide

With this reference guide you will learn steps required to perform and automate period closing in SAP ERP 6.0. Detailed instructions with clear step-by-step guide will help you carry out all necessary tasks efficiently and precisely. See the content below:

  • Overview: Required Activities in SAP ERP Period Closing
  • Opening Posting Period [OB52]
  • Period Closing [OMSY]: Manual Procedure [MMPV], Automatic Scheduling [SE38] / RMMMPERI (Program Name), [SM37]
  • Post Depreciation Runs
  • Settle CO Objects to Profitability Analysis

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A Complete Guide to Enterprise Structure in SAP FI/CO

This document covers the required steps of configuration for the SAP FI/CO enterprise structure. You will find definitions and step-by-step guide to customizations with IMG paths and screenshots provided. See content below:

  • Definition of Company, Company Code, Fiscal Year, Account Groups, Chart of Account, Normal posting period, Special posting period, Posting Period Variant, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Year Variant, Document Number, Field Status Variant, Tolerance Groups for Employees,
  • Customization / Configurations steps to Define Company, Define Company Code, Assignment of Co. Code to Company, Maintain Fiscal Year Variant, Assign Co. Code to Fiscal Year Variant , Define Variants for Open Close Posting Periods, Open & Close Posting Periods, Assign Posting Period Variants to Company Code , Document Number Ranges , Defining Document Types , Defining Maximum Exchange Rate Difference per Company Code, Maintain Field Status Variants, Define Tolerance Groups for Employees, Assign Co Code to Chart Of Account, Maintain Controlling Area.

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SAP CO Cost Center Accounting Configuration Guide

The controlling area configuration is the starting point of configuration in the CO module, which will then enable us to configure profit center, product costing and then the profitability analysis module.

In this e-book, cost center accounting configurations will be covered.

  • Organizational Structures
  • Maintain Controlling Area, Maintain Number Ranges for Controlling Documents, Maintain Versions

  • Multiple Valuation Approaches/Transfer Prices
  • Maintain Currency and Valuation Profile, Assign Currency and Valuation Profile to Controlling Area

  • Production Start-Up Preparation
  • Cost Element Accounting
  • Create Batch Input Session

  • Reconciliation Ledger
  • Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger, Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting

  • Cost Center Accounting
  • Define Standard Hierarchy, Create Cost Center, Create Activity Types

  • Cost Center Planning
  • Define Distribution, Create Assessment Cost Elements, Define Allocation Structures, Define Assessment, Define Splitting Structure

  • Actual Postings

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