SAP FICO

6 phases of Implementation SAP 1)       Presales In this phase, SAP and other ERP’s try to sell their products to the clients (i.e. companies). And then company chooses which is more suitable for their requirements (let’s say they chose SAP, then our work starts.) 2)       Preparation        Landscape information/ preparation (server info. Cost, how many people going to use it etc.) ·          Team size: two teams implementation team and core team ·          (Project managers and steering committee from implementation team and core team together called PMO: Project Management Organization) ·          As is study: study of current situation, processes, legacy system etc. This is done by core team. ·          As is flow chart (tools are Visio, arise etc.) ·          Gather all the reports ·          Study legacy system ·          Information on drawing (handled by Document Management System DMO, also by PP) ·          Gather information on interfaces-must have,

Here is a example of the depreciation methods and different methods: Suppose a piece have acquisition and production value of $1000, life value is 10 years and scrap value is $2000  Straight line method without basis reduction:  Cost/life --> $10000/10--> $1000 Straight line method with basis reduction:  (cost-scrap value)/life = $800 Diminishing balance method:  %=1/life= 10% For 1st year its $1000 and net book value is $9000 For 2nd year its 10% of NBV of first year that is $900 and net book value for second year is $9000-$900= $8100 Accumulated depreciation for first year is $1000, for second year is $1900 etc. 

Assets are created under a folder called asset class. Asset class are nothing but classification of assets. Asset classes are buildings, vehicles, intangible assets, assets under constructions etc. We assign number ranges, screen layouts and account determination, default values to the asset class. Account determination contains acquisition cost account, depreciation expense account, accumulated depreciation account, gain/loss account, revaluation account etc.

In SAP FICO, Asset Accounting (FI-AA), is used for managing and supervising fixed assets. It works as a subsidiary ledger to the FI General Ledger. Asset Accounting is intended for international use, thats why there is no country specific rules in SAP system. Asset Accounting is highly integrated with other modules and it can post directly to other modules. Asset life cycle:

Outbound processing: BENREP     BENEFIT1 CARNOT    DELVRY01 CREADV     PEXR2001, PEXR2002 DEBADV     PEXR2001, PEXR2002 DELFOR     DELFOR01 DELINS     DELFOR01 (FDS and JIT) DELJIT     DELFOR01 DESADV     DELVRY01, DELVRY02, DELVRY03 (previously: DESADV01) EXPINV     EXPINV01, EXPINV02, EXPINV03 GSVERF     GSVERF01 IFTMIN     SHPMNT03 IMPINV     IMPINV01 INVOIC     INVOIC01 ORDCHG     ORDERS01, ORDERS02, ORDERS03, ORDERS04, ORDERS05 ORDERS     ORDERS01, ORDERS02, ORDERS03, ORDERS04, ORDERS05 ORDRSP     ORDERS01, ORDERS02, ORDERS03, ORDERS04, ORDERS05 PAYEXT     PEXR2001, PEXR2002 PRICAT     PRICAT01 PROACT     PROACT01 QUOTES     ORDERS01, ORDERS02, ORDERS03, ORDERS04, ORDERS05 REMADV     PEXR2001, PEXR2002 REQOTE     ORDERS01, ORDERS02, ORDERS03, ORDERS04, ORDERS05 SHPADV     SHPMNT03 SHPMNT     SHPMNT01, SHPMNT02, SHPMNT03, SHPMNT04 SHPORD     DELVRY01 WHSORD    DELVRY01 Inbound processing: CREADV  

The following transactions  can be used in iDoc transactions. WE02: iDoc list report ( It can be used to display and edit iDocs.) WE19: Test tool for iDoc processing (mock up) WE20: Partner Profile WE21: Ports in iDoc processing ( It identifies an external port that controls the iDoc flow to an external system, For example, RFC, File, ABAP-PI etc. WE41: Outbound process code WE42: Inbound process code BD87: Inbound processing BD88: Outbound processing

The iDoc is an example of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).  EDI is also called paperless exchange. EDI (Electronic Document interchange) - EDI is the electronic exchange of business documents between the computer systems of business partners, using a standard format over a communication network. EDI can be of two types: Outbound and Inbound. Advantages of EDI idocs:  Reduced Data entry errors Reduced processing time Availability of data in electronic form Reduced paperwork Reduced Cost Reduced inventories and better planning Standard means of communications Better business process IDOC: IDOC is a container that can be used to exchange data between any two processes. 1. One Control Record. 2. One or many Data Record 3. One or many Status record.  IDocs are defined and considered on two levels, the technical and the business level. The former allows them to support application-independent functions, e.g. routing and handling technical exce

There are mostly three type of currencies in SAP FICO Company code currency :  Parallel Currency  Group currency If the account currency is same as the company code currency, then you can post to that GL account in any transactional currency. But if Account code currency is different from the company code currency, SAP system thinks that, the GL account is foreign currency GL account and hence should  be able to be posted only in that foreign currency of that GL account and not in any other currency including its own company code currency.  For example if a company code currency is USD and GL account currency is also USD then we can post in any transaction currency. But if company code currency is in USD and GL account currency is in EUR then we can post to that GL only in EUR not in any other currency, not even in USD. 

Dunning is an important field in customer/ vendor master record in SAP FICO system. It reminds customers to pay bills on time. It has 4 levels and at each level system send message to customer. In dunning, it is very important to assign dunning parameters to master data. That's how system gets to know how to dun a customer. We can put a dun block too in the master data. Dunning can be used to check secure customers in credit management.