SAP Journal Entry Guide

A journal entry (also known as a journal voucher / JV) is an entry or transaction used in the SAP general ledger to book amounts for assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenues for a company or entity.
Journal entries are initiated and completed by those at Duke with the proper security access to create journal entries in SAP R/3 at Duke.Those users are known as “Document Initiators”.

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Period End Steps in Cost Object Controlling and Variance Calculation

Period end closing in Controlling has always been a challenge. Variance calculation and its explanation has invariably sent shivers down the spine of all SAP consultants. WIP calculation too has at times been complex to understand. Based on 2 scenarios following steps are processed;

Scenario 1

  1. Display Process order to see the cost and other details
  2. Display Standard cost estimate
  3. Overhead calculation
  4. WIP process calculation
  5. Variance calculation
  6. Settlement

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Simplified Sales Processes in SAP SD

When a sales order is placed, the availability is checked and the material is reserved. In FI the creditworthiness of the customer is checked. No postings are generated, but the profit center is determined at this point. At goods issue, the change of the inventory costs is posted to accounting and controlling. At billing the revenues are posted. If the profitability analysis is in use, the sales transaction is valuated with products costs and eventual calculatory costs. A receivable is posted. When the customer pays, the payment is recorded in accounting. In case of no payment the customer is dunned and this is recorded in credit control.

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Dynamic Safety Stock Calculation

The dynamic safety stock is calculated in the planning run of the order proposal quantity. In the MRP evaluation, MD04 – you can check the parameters used to calculate the dynamic safety stock in the period totals display.To set the dynamic safety stock themaster data settingsrequired are,

1.      Maintain MRP view.

2.      In MRP 2 view enter the coverage profile which in configuration will carry the elements required as detailed below.

3.      Material master- you have MRP type PD.It is maintained in SPRO under the node->      

SPRO -Production-Material Requirements PlanningàPlanning-MRP CalculationàDefine Range of Coverage Profile (Dynamic Safety Stock).

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SAP FI: Subledger Accounting Configuration Guide

This material contains instructions and configuration guides for:

  • Sub-ledger Accounting
  • Account Receivable Module
  • Creation of Accounts Groups for Customer (OBD2)
  • Create Number Ranges For Customer (XDN1)
  • Assign Number Range to Customer Account Group (OBAR)
  • Create Customer Reconciliation Account (FS00)
  • Create Customer Master Account (FD01)
  • Post Customer Invoice (FB7)
  • Tables associated to this module (Technical Part)

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