Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Why and When to use Business Area

Can any body tell me why we want to use business area and where it is going to be used, as I know it helps in consolidation and still more?

CG.Gopinath

Business Areas in SAP are used to differentiate transactions originating from different points/lines/locations in business. Let me give some examples to elucidiate:-

A company (say, ABC) is a huge company and has a variety of businesses under it. Let us say that it typically operates in 3 different domains like machinery manufacturing, trading and assembling of machine parts.

There are 2 options here now -
1. Either create different company codes for the 3 business operations (which would be the easiest and require no creativity)

or

2.) Create each of these business lines into business areas (the better option).
The advantages of using the second option is:
1. You can use these business areas if other company codes require the same areas
2. The configuration is simpler as in case of company code, you would require to go through the entire configuration of creating Chart of Accounts, Fiscal Year variants, posting periods variants and so on. In the business area option, you just need to attach it to the company code and the rest of the details in Business area is attached by default from the company code you are using it in.

3. Using the options in controlling (EC-PCA, Enterprise Controlling, Profit Centre Accounting), you can even draw up Balance Sheets and PL statements for your business areas and hence this is used for management accounting in some companies (like HP, Dell, etc) when it wants to know the operating profits for different business areas/lines.

The above was an example when the company wanted to separate entries according to the lines it operates in... the other case could be when it wants to find out profitability during its operations in cities and differentiates these cities into Business
Areas...

Business Areas are not much relevant in FI but are much more relevant in CO.

Hope this clears.

Jacob Joseph

You have given a very good example for Business Area. I have questions.

If I want the B/s and P&L Account for Business Area wise, I can take it. But, How about those transactions which are not assigned any business area during the document entry.

Kotni

Let me first be sure of what you are asking. Is it:

1) You want the B/S and P/L statements of transactions carried out in areas other than the business areas defined by you? or

2) You only want to view the transactions that were not carried out in any business area?

Whatever were your doubts, let me clarify.

If your doubt was the first one, then, in that case, the financial statements will not be available. There are reasons for the same. All transactions in FI pass through G/L accounts. The data in FI is then passed to CO through primary cost elements.
According to the settings that you have configured for your controlling area and operating concern, the costs are distributed to the various cost centers (Cost Center Accounting & CO-PA). The costs are then apportioned to the various cost centers (which may or may not be a part of your business areas or may be independent cost centers). Now, with this data, financial statements of the business area are drawn up. For transactions not part of business area, they are transferred to independent cost centers (e.g. like Head Office Salaries, HR, etc) and hence, cannot be drawn up as a financial statement but just as line item displays in your reconciliation ledger (if you have activated it in the CO-OM-CEL {Cost Element Accounting})

[The answer to your second doubt, I hope].

Financial statements of Business areas are unbalanced because not always does the debit and credit entries of a transaction lie in the same business area/cost center; but for cost accounting purposes, they are reasonably sufficient.

I hope this clears.

Jacob Joseph

Thank you for the reply. I understand I need to give more clearly about my doubt.

I want to configure FI and other modules and there is no CO or operating concern. But I want Balance sheet and Profit and Loss Account for each of the business area.

As you aware, the business area can be defined above or below company code level.

Is it possible to get what I want.

Kotni Ravi Kumar

In order to generate BS and P&L at business area level you should carry out the following:

1. You should have activated " Enable BA balance sheet" under enter global parametets in FA global settings.

2. You should do configuration under the transaction code "OBXM"

3. You also have run the transaction codes f.50 for P&L and 5.d & 5.e for Balance sheet readjustment.

System automatically posts the taxes and reconciliation accounts of NIL BA transactions to BA and tally the trial balance of all B. areas

Yerra Rao

Your explanations were excellent and precise, but I have a quick question why would one use business area against a profit center as business area data is never precise and getting a balance sheet report via business area is not recommended. Profit center would be better just a doubt please clarify

Sabarinathan Swaminathan

Why would I use business area against a profit center?" is a very pertinent one and conceptually necessary. Let me explain to you what a profit center exactly means, both in SAP terminology and in management accounting.

In management accounting, a profit center is an area or department from where the management wants to find out the return on investment or ROI, as the accountants know it. The concept in SAP is similar as it is used by management to find out the ROI. On the other hand, business areas are just segregation of business transaction origins. So, a certain business area can have more than one profit center within it. Both have their unique uses and both have their unique features.

Using the above understanding, you can easily work out where you would use business centers and where you would use profit centers.

Hope this clears,

Jacob Joseph

Thanks for the explanation its good thanks

Sabarinathan Swaminathan

Creating and Maintain SAP Business Area

You can set up several business areas for each client so that the system can assign the postings made in all company codes defined in this client.

To ensure consistency in document entry, you should give business areas the same name in all company codes.

Goto transaction SM30 and specify the view V_TGSB

To maintain to business area click the Maintain button.

Fastest way to create a SAP Company Code

SAP recommends that you used EC01 to copy an existing company code to a new one.

This has the advantage that you also copy the existing company code-specific parameters.

If necessary, you can then change certain data in the relevant application.

This is much less time-consuming than creating a new company code.

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Meaning and Creation of Company codes

Which is the best method to create a company code.
- copy an existing company code or copying from country templates.

What is the process involved in copying from a country template.

For configuring SAP, generally three steps are required

1) create company name and address
2) creation of company code
3) currency and country setting
4) Assign company code to company

In same organisation i.e. in one company more than two company codes are maintaing, then its better to copy from other company code from ec01, later on you can customised/change specific settings according to client requirements.

If your want seperate setting in your own company code, that time its better to configure by creation rather than copy

In above that is your choice and need for reqirement.

Otherwise you can upload certain data by creating company code.

Rama Krishna

Now my doubt is What is the Difference between Company and Company Code?

Company is the smallest organizational unit for which individual financial statement can be drawn according to the relevant commercial law.

Company code is the smallest organizational unit for which complete, self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up for external reporting purposes

Shyam

Company - A company is a legal entity or a organisation which is to carry out a business and under a company you have lot of sub companies.

For Example
Tata is a company
TCS,Tata Power,Tata Steel, is a company code under a company TATA
Under Company code you have business area associated with it where the business areas may be scattered in different parts of the world where you can have reporting done for different business area or you can also call it as Profit Centre.

Sakote Sanjay

A company is the Group of company and company code is the all the companies for which u want seperate books of accounts. Company codes are assigned to company for consolidation purpose.

example :- reliance is the company

and RIL,Reliance infocomm,Reliance Petrochem etc are the company codes.

All these co.codes are assigned to reliance company for consolidation purpose.

Gagan

Along with that technical difference is COMPANY cosists of 6 digit alphanumeric key where as COMPANY CODE cosists of 4 digit alphanumeric key.

Mahesh

Company means group company for example : Tata Group

Company code means one of the company of its group ex:
Tata Chemicals, TCS, Tata Steels etc.

Change in Company Code Currency

You are a live site in China using company code currency as "RMB". The client would like to change the same to "JPY". How to achieve the same and the impact of the same?

This will be a big task for you.

We did the same project before.

What's your strategy?

You`ll use the same client for the new currency, or you`ll have a brand new one.

What we`ve done before was creating a brand new environtment.

These were our strategies :
1. copied all the customization in a new client, no transactions and no master datas. so you`ll have the same settings
with your live system.

2. created a new company code with the new currency, and copy all the customization. this step was to minimize our
step in recustomization.

3. uploaded all the master datas...and started to do a new transaction. thats what we did. and fortunately our client
was satisfied w our job:D

The suggestion is don't do that in a live system or else you`ll have a big problem then.

Explain The Difference In Currency

Explain the difference between group currency, parellel currency, hard currency and index based currency. Explain the context in which we use these.

Definition for different currencies:

Object currency - CO - A currency defined in the master record of a Controlling object (cost center, internal order, and
so on). When you create a Controlling object, the controlling area currency is defaulted as the object currency. You can change this.

Transaction Currency - the currency in which a business transaction is processed and booked. The business transaction can be posted in the transaction currency as well as in the local currency. This can occur when the trading partners use different local currencies. The transaction currency can differ from the controlling area currency and the object currency. The SAP system can perform currency translations using a predefined average exchange rate.

Hard currency - Hard Currencies are used in countries with high inflation to improve the value of transaction. When a
hard currency is selected, the document is automatically updated in the local currency and the hard currency. The config for hard currency is done at the country level

Group Currency - Group currencies are defined at the client level in table T000. Group currencies are used to enable
cross-company postings in controlling for company codes that use different company code currencies.

Index –Based Currency - Index based currencies are used for statutory reporting purposes for subsidiaries in some countries
that have an extreme amount of inflation.

Parallel currency - For company code, we may have one local currency and up to two parallel currencies in the system. All
documents are posted in both the local and parallel currencies. A hard currency is one type of parallel currency.

Valuation Area and Valuation Class

What is Valuation Area? How is it linked with Valuation Class? What is the significance of Valuation Area?

Valuation areas are nothing but the level at which you want to valuate your materials. SAP provides two levels of valuation Plant level and company code level.

For example:

Valuation at plant level: Suppose you have two plants one in Hissar and one in Andhra Pradesh, Then of course you would like to valuate the rawmaterials at plant level as because you have got transportation cost and taxes etc to account for.

Valuation at company code level:Here you valuate all your material in same way.

In One client valuation areas can either be set to plant level or company code level. Once you have made this setting this cant be changed

Valuation classes are linked to valuation class in Tcode OBYC

If your valuation area is at plant level then in OBYC you will find a coloumn for Valuation modifier you can provide your plant there.

For example:

Valuation Mod Valuation class Account
plant 1 3000 200130

Adding a new company code to the existing SAP system

Use EC01 to copy an existing company code. This will ensure that you will not missed out any customizing settings.

OKKP - Assign company code to the controlling area
OBY6 - Define company code golbal parameters
OB62 - Assign company code to chart of accounts

Then check the following if needed, there may be other areas depending on your needs:

OBA4 - FI Tolerance Group for Users
FBZP - Maintain Payment program
OBYA - Inter Company code clearing if being used

Changing the Company Code

Transaction OX02 changes the name.

It is not easy to change your company code to a new one.

You would need to copy your existing company code to the new one and go through the IMG and verify all settings. Then reconfig all the modules that are using the old company code like purchaisng, sales, etc. to point to the new code. Finally, you would need to transfer all the legacy data. Therefore it is far easier to keep the existing company code but give it a new text
name.

Configure the SAP Business Area

The functions of business area is to create balance sheets and profit and loss statement below the company code level. It functionality can be duplicated using Profit center accouting.

OX03 - Creation of new Business Area

New Business Areas can be created anytime in the Enterprise structure in the IMG. However, in the year of creation, no comparison can be done with the previous year data as the Business Area did not exist in the previous year and there are no postings in the previous year.

After create the new Business Areas, new G/L accounts should be created for :-

Sales
Cost of Sales
External Process Cost
Consumption
Material Change
Purchase
Cost of Difference for Production
Factory Output for Production Order

Next create a default account assignment to maintained the link for cost center and business area.

Transaction OKB9

Enter the Company Code and Cost Element
Cocd Cost elem. Acct assignment detail

Enter the details as per business area/valuation area
BA Cost ctr

Substitution of business area

Question : Subject: Substitution of business area

Hi,

I m trying to make BSEG-GSBER (business area) as substitutable. However, it is excluded in GB01.

Can this field be made substitutable ?

Reply : Subject: Substitution of business area

you have to change GB01 and you cannot do this directly. You have to write an ABAP to do a direct table update. If you search OSS on GB01 it will give you the details.

Reply : Subject: Substitution of business area

.. just change the table in debug in SE16.

Reply : Subject: Substitution of business area

thanks a lot for all the replies!

I wanted to know, if it is safe enough to make changes in exclusion field in GB01 for business area.

Also can it be possible to give the sap oss note no for this?

thanks in advance.

Reply : Subject: Substitution of business area

see note 42615. actually it says that you must not change the netry for GSBER, so read carefully!

Company Codes Questions and Answers

Creating Accounts In Another Company Code

We are using the chart of accounts INT in one company code, how can I create these GL accounts automatically in another company code?

First, sm38;

Second, run program RFBISA10 ,"Copy G/L account Master Data from source comany code:send"

Generally, to keep your CoA consistent in DEV, QA and PRD clients, it makes sense to create accounts in DEV and then transport them in other clients in all c. codes. For G/L accounts use Tr. Codes FS15/FS16. For business-partners FD15/FD16 and FK15/FK16 correspondently.

Why do we use company and company code (i.e. differnce between company and company code)?

A Company is the unit to which your financial statements are created and can have one to many company codes assigned to it. A company is equivalent to your legal business organization. Consolidated financial statements are based on the companys financial statements. Companies are defined in configuration and assigned to company codes. Each company code must use the same COA (Chart of Accounts) and Fiscal Year. Also note that local currency for the company can be different.

Company Codes are the smallest unit within your organizational structure and is used for internal and external reporting purposes. Company Codes are not optional within SAP and are required to be defined. Financial transactions are viewed at the company code level. Company Codes can be created for any business organization whether national or international. It is recommended that once a Company Code has been defined in Configuration with all the required settings then other company codes later created should be copied from the existing company code. You can then make changes as needed. This reduces repetitive input of information that does not change from company code to company code as well as eliminate the possibility of missed data input.

What are cross company transactions?

In cross company transactions several company codes are involved . In a cross-company code transaction, the system posts a separate document with its own document number in each of the company codes. Individual documents are linked by a common cross-company code number. The system generates line items automatically (receivables and payables arising
between company codes) in order to balance the debits and credits in each document.

For e.g: One comapny is paying its affiliate company;

Paying company entry: Dr: Payable to Affiliate
Cr: Bank Accoount

Receving Company entry: Dr : Bank Account
Cr: A/R from Affiliate.

Both companies accounts are updated with the single entry.

Profit and Loss Closing Tcodes

1. Capital Investment Projects – Settle Order to AUC
Accounting -> Investment management -> Internal orders -> Period-end closing -> Single functions -> Settlement ->… Various

2. Capital Investment Projects – Settle AUC to asset in service
Accounting -> Investment management -> Fixed assets -> Postings -> Cap. asset u. const. -> Settle AIBU

3. PP/CO Period-End Closing
Logistics -> Production -> Production Control -> Period-end closing ->…

or

Accounting -> Controlling -> Product Cost Controlling -> Cost Object Controlling -> Product Cost by Order -> Period-End Closing -> Single Functions ->… Various

4. Internal Order Period-End Closing
Accounting -> Controlling -> Internal Orders -> Period-end closing -> Single functions ->… Various

5. Cost Center Accounting Period-End Closing
Accounting -> Controlling -> Cost Center Accounting -> Period-end closing -> Single functions ->… Various

6. Profitability Analysis Period-End Closing
Accounting -> Controlling -> Profitability Analysis -> Actual Postings -> Cost Center Costs/Process Costs ->… KEU5, KEG5, CPAE

7. Lock Controlling Transactions
Accounting -> Controlling -> Cost Center Accounting -> Environment -> Period lock -> Change OKP1

8. Reconciliation Ledger
Accounting -> Controlling -> Cost Element Accounting -> Actual postings -> Reconciliation withFI KALC

9. Reconciliation Ledger Follow Up Postings
Accounting -> Controlling -> Cost Element Accounting -> Environment -> Reconciliation ledger -> Follow up posting KAL1

10. Reconciliation Ledger Configuration
IMG -> Controlling -> Overhead Cost Controlling -> Cost and Revenue Element Accounting -> Reconciliation Ledger Various

11. Post payroll information to accounting
Human Resources -> Payroll -> (Country-specific) PC00_ M99_ CIPE

12. Configure Payroll for posting to accounting
IMG -> Payroll -> Payroll: (country-specific) Various Customizing Technical, Organizational and Documentary Steps

13. Define fiscal year variants
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Fiscal Year -> Maintain Fiscal Year Variant (Maintain Shortened Fisc. Year) OB29

14. Allocate fiscal year variant to a company code
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Fiscal Year -> Assign Company Code to a Fiscal Year Variant OB37

15. Define Variants for Open Posting Periods
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Document -> Posting Periods -> Define Variants for Open Posting Periods OBBO

16. Allocate Posting Period Variant to Company Code
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Document -> Posting Periods -> Assign Variants to Company Code OBBP

17. Open and Close Posting Periods
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Environment -> Current settings -> Open and Close Posting Periods OB52

18. Carry Forward Balance to New Fiscal Year
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Carry Forward -> Balances F.16

19. Define Retained Earning account
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Carrying Forward -> Define Retained Rarnings Account OB53

20. Schedule Manager
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Schedule Manager SCMA

21. Subsequent Business Area/Profit Center Adjustment – Calculate
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Regroup -> Balance Sheet Readjustment -> Calculate F.5D

22. Subsequent Business Area/Profit Center Adjustment – Post
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Regroup -> Balance Sheet Readjustment -> Post F.5E

23. Transfer B/S Items to Profit Center Accounting
Accounting -> Enterprise Controlling -> Profit Center Accounting -> Actual Postings -> Period-End Closing -> Transfer Payables/Receivables 1KEK

24. PCA Balance Carried Forward
Accounting -> Enterprise Controlling -> Profit Center Accounting -> Actual Postings -> Period-End Closing -> Carrying Forward of Balances 2KES

25. Profit and Loss Adjustment
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Regroup -> Profit and Loss Adjustment F.50

26. Run Compact Document Journal
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Information system -> General Ledger Reports -> Document -> General -> Compact Document Journal

27. Create Balance Audit Work Files
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Documenting -> Define Accumulated Work Files for Balance Audit Trail OBBQ

28. Run Monthly Balance Audit Trail for Open Item Accounts
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> Open item accounts -> Open Item Account Balance Audit Trail from the Document File

29. Run Monthly Balance Audit Trail for Other Accounts
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> All accounts -> General Ledger from the Document File

30. Create Extract for Accumulated Open Item Balance Audit Trail
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> Open item accounts -> From balance audit trail -> Extract for Accumulated Open Item Audit Trail

31. Run Accumulated Open Item Balance Audit Trail
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> Open item accounts -> From balance audit trail -> Accts Detailed Listing from Open Item Account Accumulated Audit Trail

32. Create Extract for Accumulated Balance Audit Trail for Other Accounts
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> All accounts -> From balance audit trail -> Extract for the Accumulated Historical Balance Audit Trail

33. Run Accumulated Balance Audit Trail for Other Accounts
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Document -> Balance audit trail -> All accounts -> From balance audit trail -> Account Details from Historical Accumulated Balance Audit Trail

Assets and Liabilities Closing Tcodes

1. Process Depreciation Run
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Depreciation run -> Execute - AFAB

2. Process Investment Grant
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Investment grant
- AR11

3. Process Revaluation
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Revaluation for the balance sheet -> Post revaluation - AR29

4. AA Fiscal Year Change
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Fiscal year change - AJRW

5. AA Fiscal Year Close – Account Reconciliation
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Year-end closing -> Account reconciliation - ABST2

6. AA Fiscal Year Close
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Year-end closing -> Execute - AJAB

7. Produce Asset History Sheet
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Info system -> Reports on Asset Accounting -> Balance Sheet Explanations -> International -> Asset History Sheet

or

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Info system -> Reports on Asset Accounting -> Balance Sheet Explanations -> Country Specifics - various

8. Produce GR/IR Balance Report
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Inventory Management -> Environment -> Balances Display -> List of GR/IR Bals. - MB5S

9. Maintain GR/IR Clearing Account
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Invoice Verification -> Invoice Verification -> Further processing -> Maintain GR/IR acct - MR11

10. Material Revaluations – Price Changes (manual)
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Price Determination -> Change price - MR21

11. Material Revaluations – Debit/Credit Material
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Price Determination -> Debit/cred. material - MR22

12. Product Costing Material Price Change
Accounting -> Controlling -> Product Cost Controlling -> Product Cost Planning -> Material Costing -> Price Update - CK24

13. Material Ledger Closing
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Actual Costing/Material Ledger -> Periodic material valuation -> Post closing - CKMI

14. Materials Management Closing
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Material Master -> Other -> Close period - MMPV

15. Materials Management Closing – Control Posting to Prior Period
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Material Master -> Other -> Allow posting to previous period - MMRV

16. Lowest Value Determination – Market Prices
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> Determ. lowest values -> Market prices - MRN0

17. Lowest Value Determination – Range of Coverage
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> Determ. lowest values -> Range of coverage - MRN1

18. Lowest Value Determination – Movement Rate
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> Determ. lowest values -> Movement rate - MRN2

19. Lowest Value Determination – Loss-Free Valuation
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> Determ. lowest values -> Loss-free valuation - MRN3

20. LIFO Valuation
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> LIFO Valuation - Various

21. FIFO Valuation
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Valuation -> Valuation -> Bal. sheet valuation -> FIFO Valuation - Various

22. Physical Inventory Processing
Logistics -> Materials Management -> Physical Inventory - Various

23. Analyze GR/IR Clearing Accounts and Display Acquisition Tax
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Regroup -> GR/IR clearing - F.19

24. Define Adjustment Accounts for GR/IR Clearing
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Regrouping -> Define Adjustment Accounts for GR/IR Clearing - OBYP

25. Print Balance Confirmation
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> A/P or A/R -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Check/count -> Balance confirmation: Print

or

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> A/P or A/R -> Periodic processing -> Print correspondence -> Balance confirmation -> Print letters - F.17

26. Configure Balance Confirmation
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> A/P or A/R -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Check/count ->…

or

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> A/P or A/R -> Periodic processing -> Print correspondence -> Balance confirmation - F.1B, F.1A

27. Post Individual Value Adjustment
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Accounts receivable -> Document entry -> Other -> Intern. trans. posting -> Without clearing - F-21

28. Define Account Determination for Flat-Rate Individual Value Adjustment
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Valuate -> Valuations -> Define Accounts OBB0

29. Configure Flat-Rate Individual Value Adjustment
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Valuate -> Valuations ->… SPRO

30. Calculate Flat-Rate Individual Value Adjustment
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Accounts receivable -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Valuate -> Further valuations - F107

31. Writing-Off Doubtful Receivables
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Accounts receivable -> Document entry -> Other -> Intern. trans. psting -> With clearing - F-30

32. Customizing Exchange Rates
IMG -> General Settings -> Currencies - Various

33. Maintaining Exchange Rates
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Environment -> Current settings -> Enter exchange rates - OB08

34. Customizing Valuation Methods
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Valuating -> Foreign Currency Valuation -> Define Valuation Methods - OB59

35. Foreign Currency Open Item Valuation
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing>>Valuate -> Valuation of Open Items in Foreign Currency - F.05

36. Account Determination for Exchange Rate Differences
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Valuating -> Foreign Currency Valuation -> Prepare automatic postings for foreign currency valuation - OBA1

37. Regroup Receivables and Payables
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> A/P or A/R -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Regroup -> Receivables/ Payables - F101

38. Account Determination for Regrouping Receivables and Payables
IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Regrouping - OBBV, OBBW, OBBX

39. Revalue Foreign Currency G/L Account Balances
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Valuate -> Foreign Currency Valuation of Inventory - F.06

40. Posting Accruals/Deferrals
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Valuate -> Enter Accrual/Deferral Doc. - FBS1

41. Posting Accrual/Deferral Reversal
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Closing -> Valuate -> Reverse Accrual/Deferral Document - F.81

42. Generate Recurring Entry Posting
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Periodic processing -> Recurring Entries -> Execute - F.14

Financial Statement Closing Tcodes

1. Maintain Financial Statement Versions

IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Documenting -> Define Financial Statement Versions - OB58


2. Execute a Balance Sheet (RFBILA00)

Information Systems -> Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General ledger -> Information System-> Balance Sheet


or

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Information system -> General LedgerReports -> Balance Sheet/Profit and Loss Statement/Cash Flow -> General -> Actual/Actual Comparisons -> Balance Sheet/P+L - F.01


3. Execute a Balance Sheet Drill Down Report

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> General ledger -> Information system -> General LedgerReports -> Balance Sheet/Profit and Loss Statement/Cash Flow -> General - Various


4. Execute a Cost-of-Sales Profit and Loss Report

Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Tools -> Report Painter -> Report -> Display -> Library 0F1, Report 0F-GUV1 -> Display -> Execute - GRR3

Banking Transaction Financial Accounting Entries CHEQUE RECIEVE and ISSUE

Cheque Received From Customer


20) Accounting entry at the time of cheque deposit entry

Bank Cheque deposit account Debit
Customer Credit


21) Accounting entry after cheque has been cleared in the Bank statement Main Bank account
Debit Bank

Cheque deposit account Credit


22) The clearing criteria for updating the bank main account and bank sub account will be amount and document number which will be captured in the allocation field of the bank sub account. The items, which have not been cleared in the bank statement, will remain open in the bank sub account and will form part of the bank reconciliation statement.



Cheque Issued To Vendors


23) Accounting entry at the time of cheque issue

Vendor account Debit
Bank cheque payment account Credit


24) Accounting entry after cheque has been presented in the Bank

Bank cheque payment account Debit
Main Bank account Credit


25) The clearing criteria used for updating vendor account and Bank cheque payment account will be amount and cheque number. The cheques presented to the bank and are cleared are transferred to the bank main account. The remaining cheque issued will form part of the bank reconciliation statement.

Banking Transaction Financial Accounting Entries Cheque and Cash

Bank Fixed Deposits


28) HZL has a practice of converting any amount above Rs. 1 crore in its Main bank account, to a fixed deposit subject to a minimum of Rs. 1.01 crores. The FDR number can be filled in one of the fields available in the accounting document.


Cheque Management / Cheque Printing Cum Advice

29) The function of cheque management will enable printing of cheque through SAP. Cheque series will be defined for a combination of a Company code and Bank Account. Cheque numbering will be sequential order.


30) Cheque series for automatic payment has to be in sequential order. Cheque printing facility will be available for the bank account.



Cash Management / Liquidity Analysis


31) The day-to-day treasury process in a company includes a number of transactions. This includes determining the current liquidity using bank account balances (cash position), determining open receivables and liabilities (liquidity forecast), manually entering planned cash flows (payment advice notes), through to clearing bank accounts, that is, collecting multiple bank account balances on one target account.


32) The main objective is to ensure liquidity for all due payment obligations. It is also important to control and monitor effectively the incoming and outgoing cash flows.


33) This section shows you the overall liquidity status of your company by displaying together the cash position and the liquidity forecast. The cash position is used in Cash Management to show the value-date-dependent bank accounts and bank clearing accounts, as well as the planned cash flows (payment advice notes). The liquidity forecast comprises the incoming and outgoing cash flows, as well as the planned items on the sub-ledger accounts

SAP FICO Sample FAQs 2

1. About evolution in the world of business, we can affirmate that (Please choose the correct sentence):

a) [ ] The internet revolution could turn available to companies the use of ERP functionality.
b) [ ] The next generation of “new dimension” products appeared taking functionality out of the company, to bring value through extending the Internet Revolution.
c) [ ] The internet has driven to a collaborative environment where value is created through collaboration within business comunities.
d) [ ] In the first the companies were looking at Cost reduction and efficiency through integration of business comunities.

2. About the definition of ERP and e-business functionalities, we can say that (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct):

a) [ ] ERP offers enterprise centric functionality (general ledger, payroll, order entry) to integrate core, internal processes.
b) [ ] ERP is mySAP Financials and mySAP HR.
c) [ ] ERP is SAP R/3, while e-business is mySAP.com.
d) [ ] About Business Model, ERP can be considered as enterprise centric and e-business, as extended and collaborative.
e) [ ] About Architecture, ERP can be considered as an integrated system and e-business, as an integrated system and an open integration platform.
f) [ ] About Processes, ERP can have them integrated, core within enterprises and collaborative, beyond company boundaries.


3. What is a SAP Business Object (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] It is all the transaction data generated via transactions.
b) [ ] It is the instancied class of the Class Builder.
c) [ ] It is composed of tables that are related in a business context, including the related appplication programs and it is maintained in the Class Repository.
d) [ ] It is the representation of a central business object in the real world, such as an employee, sales order, purchase requisition, invoice and so on.
e) [ ] It is a sequence of dialog steps that are consistent in a business context and that belong together logically.

4. About BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface), what is true (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] It is a well-defined interface providing access to processes and data of business application systems.
b) [ ] BAPIs offer a stable, standardized interface for integrating third-party applications and components in the Business Framework.
c) [ ] A BAPI is assigned to one and only one business object.
d) [ ] In the R/3 Enterprise version (4.7) we can use BAPI to create an internal order inside a customized ABAP program.
e) [ ] A business object in the Business Object Repository (BOR) can have many methods from which one or several are implemented as BAPIs.

5. What can we say about ALE (Application Link Enabling, Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Business processes cannot be distributed using ALE.
b) [ ] The ALE concept is related to an enterprise structure with areas that have central tasks and areas with tasks that are decentralized.
c) [ ] The applications are integrated via a central database.
d) [ ] The applications are integrated via the message exchange.
e) [ ] The ALE concept supports the implementation and operation of distributed SAP applications.


6. A company code is:

a) [ ] an independent accounting entity (the smallest organization element for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up).
b) [ ] an organizational unit in an enterprise that represents a closed system used for cost accounting purposes.
c) [ ] an organizational unit that provides an additional evaluation level for the purpose of segment reporting, for example.
d) [ ] a dependent accounting entity, according to Fiscal Year.
e) [ ] the highest level in the R/3 system hierarchy.


7. Consider the following sentences:

7.1. The variant principle is a three-step method used in R/3 to assign special properties to one or more R/3 objects.
7.2. One of the disadvantages to use variants is that it can't deal with the maintenance of properties, which are common among several business objects.
7.3. For using the variant principle, you must define the variant, populate it with values and assign it to the R/3 objects.
7.4. This principle is used for Fiscal Years, Posting Periods and so on.

Which of them is false?

a) [ ] 7.1 and 7.2.
b) [ ] 7.1 and 7.3.
c) [ ] 7.1.
d) [ ] 7.2.
e) [ ] 7.3.

8. Consider the following sentences:

8.1. A fiscal year has to be defined by means of separating business transactions into different periods.
8.2. Special periods are used for postings, which are related to the process of the year-end closing. In total, 16 special periods can be used.
8.3. The Fiscal Year variant only defines the amount of periods and their start and finish dates.
8.4. The Fiscal Year is defined as a variant, which is assigned to the chart of accounts.

Which of them are true?

a) [ ] 8.1 and 8.2.
b) [ ] 8.1 and 8.3.
c) [ ] 8.2 and 8.3.
d) [ ] 8.2 and 8.4.
e) [ ] 8.3 and 8.4.

9. What is an independent fiscal year variant (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] It is a variant which the postings periods are only equal to the months of the year.
b) [ ] It is a variant which you can define different number of periods, according to the year.
c) [ ] It is a variant which each own fiscal year uses the same number of periods, and the postings periods always start and end at the same day of the year.
d) [ ] It is a variant which allows the use of different number of posting periods.
e) [ ] It is a variant not normally used because of its particularity.

10. Consider the following statements about currencies concepts:

10.1. The currency code identifies each currrency that will be used into R/3 system.
10.2. You have to define all the worldÂ’s currency into R/3 system
10.3. Exchange rate types distinguishes the exchange rates to be considered for various purposes, such as valuation, translation, conversion, planning, etc.

Which of them is true (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] 10.1.
b) [ ] 10.2.
c) [ ] 10.3.
d) [ ] none of them.
e) [ ] all of them.


11. Consider the following sentences:

11.1. A base currency can be assigned to an exchange rate type.
11.2. To deal with exchange rate spreads, two very efficient combinations of the exchange rate tools are using a base currency for the average rate (M) and using the exchange rate spreads to calculate the buying and selling rates (B and G).
11.3. A base currency can be used for an average, a buying or a selling rate.
11.4. The relations between currencies have to be maintained per exchange rate type and currency pair in the translation factors.

Which of these combinations is true?

a) [ ] 11.1, 11.3 and 11.4.
b) [ ] 11.1, 11.2 and 11.4.
c) [ ] 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4.
d) [ ] 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3.
e) [ ] 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4.

12. Consider the following sentences about the direct quotation:

12.1. It is also known as price notation.
12.2. The currency value is expressed in units of the foreign currency per unit of local currency.
12.3. For direct quotation, the prefix to indicate the rate is “/”.

What is the correct option?

a) [ ] 12.1.
b) [ ] 12.2.
c) [ ] 12.3.
d) [ ] none of them.
e) [ ] all of them.

13. Consider the following sentences about the indirect quotation:

13.1. It is also known as volume notation.
13.2. The currency value is expressed in the local currency per unit of foreign currency.
13.3. For indirect quotation, there is no prefix to difference between direct quotation.

What is the correct option?

a) [ ] all of them.
b) [ ] none of them.
c) [ ] 12.3.
d) [ ] 12.2.
e) [ ] 12.1.


14. What of these alternatives are considered master data (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Chart of Accounts.
b) [ ] G/L Accounts.
c) [ ] Vendor.
d) [ ] Customer.
e) [ ] Asset.

15. What can we define into the chart of accounts customizing transaction (OB13 transaction, Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Description.
b) [ ] Maintenance language.
c) [ ] Length of the company code.
d) [ ] Length of the G/L account number.
e) [ ] Blocking / unblocking chart of accounts.


16. Consider the following sentences about the chart of accounts segment:

16.1. It contains the Company Code, Account number and the field status group.
16.2. Whenever you need to enter information for a company code for an account number, you have to type again the information related to chart of accounts segment.
16.3. Texts can be displayed using the program “Account assignment manual”(RFSKTH00).
16.4. Key words facilitate the search for account numbers.

Which of these combinations are false (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] 16.1.
b) [ ] 16.2.
c) [ ] 16.3.
d) [ ] 16.4.
e) [ ] none of them.


17. True or false?

17.1. Every company code that needs to use an account from the assigned chart of accounts has to create its own company code segment.
a) [ ] True b) [ ] False

17.2. For P+L statement accounts, the balance is carried forward to the same account.
a) [ ] True b) [ ] False

17.3. In the chart of accounts segment, it is necessary to indicate whether the account will be a balance sheet or a profit+loss statement account.
a) [ ] True b) [ ] False

17.4. Number intervals for G/L account master records can overlap.
a) [ ] True b) [ ] False

17.5. It is not possible to influence the appearance of an account’s master data.
a) [ ] True b) [ ] False


18. Consider the following sentences about field status:

18.1. Fields which are _____________ can be ____________.
18.2. Fields which have an entry that ________________ can be set to
_________ only (even in change mode).

Which of the options below matches the blank spaces of those sentences?

a) [ ] used/supressed for 18.1; must be changed/display for 18.2.
b) [ ] not used/supressed for 18.1; must be changed/display for 18.2.
c) [ ] not used/optional for 18.1; should not be changed/supressed for 18.2.
d) [ ] not used/supressed for 18.1; should not be changed /display for 18.2.
e) [ ] used/optional for 18.1; must be changed/display for 18.2.

19. Consider the following sentences about field status:

19.1. Fields which _____________ can be made ____________.
19.2. Fields that can be entered, but are not required, can be set to _________ entry.

Which of the options below matches the blank spaces of those sentences?

a) [ ] must not have an entry/optional for 19.1; suppresed for 19.2.
b) [ ] must have an entry/supressed for 19.1; suppresed for 19.2.
c) [ ] must have an entry/optional for 19.1; optional for 19.2.
d) [ ] must have an entry/required for 19.1; optional for 19.2.
e) [ ] must not have an entry/required for 19.1; optional for 19.2.

20. Consider the following sentences:

20.1. Reconciliation accounts are general ledger accounts assigned to the business partner master records to record all transactions in the sub-ledger.
20.2. For accounts without line item display, the most important data from the posted line items is stored in a special index table.
20.3. The account currency must be in the local currency.
20.4. Items in accounts with open item management means the G/L accounts should have a offsetting posting for a given business transaction.

Which of these are true (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] 20.1 and 20.3.
b) [ ] 20.2 and 20.4.
c) [ ] 20.1 and 20.2.
d) [ ] 20.2 and 20.3.
e) [ ] 20.1 and 20.4.



Answers:

1. C

2. A, C, D, E.

3. D

4. A, B, C, D, E.

5. B, D, E.

6. A

Item “B” is the definition of controlling area.
Item “C” is the definition of business area.
Item “D” is not any definition.
Item “E” is the definition of client.

7. D
In fact, the main advantage of using variants is that it is easier to maintain properties, which are common among several business objects.

8. B

9. C

10. A, C.
Most of the world’s currencies are already defined into R/3 system.

11. B
Be careful: A base currency can only be used for an average rate, not for a selling or a buying rate.

12. A

13. E

14. B, C, D, E.
A chart of accounts is a variant, which contains the structure and the basic information about general ledger accounts.

15. A, B, D, E.

16. A, B.

17. True or false:

17.1. True.

17.2. False. For P+L statement accounts the balance is carried forward to a retained earnings account and the P+L statement account is set to zero.

17.3. True.

17.4. True.

17.5. False. It is possible to influence the appearance of an account’s master data using the field status.

18. D

19. D

20. E

SAP FICO Sample FAQs 1

1. Since the line item display takes up additional system resources, you should only use it if there is no other way of looking at the line items. So, you should not activate the line item display for the following accounts (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct):

a) [ ] P+L Statement.
b) [ ] Reconciliation.
c) [ ] Revenue.
d) [ ] Material Stock.
e) [ ] Tax.

2. Consider the following statements:

2.1. Accounts with open item management must have line item display activated.
2.2. You can activate or deactivate open item management everytime, even if the account hasnÂ’t a zero balance.
2.3. You can select both local and foreign currencies as account currency.
2.4. If the account is the local currency, the account can only be posted to this currency.
2.5. When using the “Only Balances in Local Currency” indicator in the master data record, transaction figures are only managed for amounts translated into local currency.

Which of the above statements are true (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?
a) [ ] 2.1.
b) [ ] 2.2.
c) [ ] 2.3.
d) [ ] 2.4.
e) [ ] 2.5.

3. True or false?

3.1. The “Only Balances in Local Currency” indicator must not be set in reconciliation accounts for customers or vendors.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

3.2. The “Only Balances in Local Currency” indicator is usually set in balance sheet accounts that are not managed in foreign currencies and not managed on an open item basis.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

3.3. Accounts with a foreign currency as an account currency can be posted to any currency.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

3.4. You can use a group chart of accounts for internal purposes.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

3.5. The usage of a financial statement version for the group chart of accounts is optional.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.


4. What is the disadvantage of using the group chart of accounts (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] Because changes to existing G/L Accounts are effective as soon as they have been saved and could have extensive consequences.
b) [ ] Because accounts with the account currency as local currency can only be posted to this local currency.
c) [ ] Because the company codes use different operational chart of accounts, you cannot carry out cross-company code controlling.
d) [ ] Because the group chart of accounts must be assigned to each operational chart of accounts.
e) [ ] Because you must enter the group account number in the chart of acounts segment of the operational account.

5. Consider the following statements:

5.1. You cannot use the country chart of accounts if you desire to use the cross-company code controlling.
5.2. The disadvantage of using country chart of accounts is the accounting clerks who may be familiar with the country chart of accounts first have to get used to using the operational chart of accounts.
5.3. Reconciliation accounts are updated on a daily basis.


Which of them are false (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] 5.1 and 5.2.
b) [ ] 5.1 and 5.3.
c) [ ] 5.2 and 5.3.
d) [ ] all of them.
e) [ ] none of them.

6. Which are the segments of the SD view of the customer account master data (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Client.
b) [ ] Company Code.
c) [ ] Controlling Area.
d) [ ] Sales Area.
e) [ ] Purchasing Organization.

7. Which are the segments of the MM view of the customer account master data (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Client.
b) [ ] Company Code.
c) [ ] Controlling Area.
d) [ ] Sales Area.
e) [ ] Purchasing Organization.

8. What is the segment that makes complete both customer and vendor accounts (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] Client.
b) [ ] Company Code.
c) [ ] Controlling Area.
d) [ ] Sales Area.
e) [ ] Purchasing Organization.

9. What characteristics are configured as standard for every customer/vendor account (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Line Item Display.
b) [ ] Company Code.
c) [ ] Currency.
d) [ ] Open Item Management.
e) [ ] Purchasing Organization.

10. Consider the following statements:

10.1. Number ranges for customer/vendor accounts can overlap.
10.2. An one-time account is a special customer/vendor master record which a company rarely do business.
10.3. The account group is used to control the fields displayed in the master record.
10.4. If you enter an alternative payer, the amount to clear the open items due in the account is paid by the alternative payer.
10.5. One number range can only be assigned to one account group.

Which of the above statements are true (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] 10.1.
b) [ ] 10.2.
c) [ ] 10.3.
d) [ ] 10.4.
e) [ ] 10.5.

11. True or false?

11.1. For every bank that is used in the system (for example, as a house bank or as a customer/vendor bank) you have to create a bank master record.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

11.2. Banks that are used by your company are defined as house banks.a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

11.3. You cannot create bank master data when entering bank information in the customer or vendor master record.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

11.4. Bank Account and G/L Account are the same master data object.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

11.5. Customers that use the lockbox function can create a batch input session that automatically updates customer banking information in the master record.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.

12. Consider the following statements:

12.1. The system can assign the document numbers or the user can assign
the number during document entry.
12.1. A business transaction creates only one document.
12.3. Document types are defined at company code level.
12.4. Number ranges for document numbers and account types defined for postings are defined by the document types.
12.5. Document types also define whether invoices are posted with the net procedure.

Choose the correct option:

a) [ ] 12.1, 12.4 and 12.5 are correct.
b) [ ] 12.2, 12.4 and 12.5 are correct.
c) [ ] 12.3, 12.4 and 12.5 are correct.
d) [ ] 12.1, 12.3 and 12.4 are correct.
e) [ ] 12.1, 12.2 and 12.5 are correct.

13. What do the posting keys specify (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Whether the line item is connected to a payment transaction or not.
b) [ ] Whether the posting is sales-relevant and the sales figure of the account is to be updated by the transaction, for example, by the posting of a customer invoice.
c) [ ] Whether the line items contain “credit” or “debit” values.
d) [ ] Whether the line items are valid for a business transaction.
e) [ ] Whether the accounts are allowed for posting.

14. Consider the following statements:

14.1. A company code must be assigned to a posting period variant to have the control for posting periods.
14.2.‘+’ symbol represents all account types in the posting period customizing screen.
14.3. The account interval in the posting period customizing screen can be both G/L and subledger accounts.
14.4. The maximum amounts are defined per company code in “tolerance groups”.
14.5. It is not possible to assign tolerance groups to user logon ID’s.

Choose the correct option:

a) [ ] 14.1, 14.4 and 14.5 are correct.
b) [ ] 14.2, 14.4 and 14.5 are correct.
c) [ ] 14.3, 14.4 and 14.5 are correct.
d) [ ] 14.1, 14.2 and 14.4 are correct.
e) [ ] 14.1, 14.2 and 14.5 are correct.

15. What fields of a FI Document Header section can be changed after a document has already been posted (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] Fiscal Year.
b) [ ] Reference Number.
c) [ ] Text fields.
d) [ ] Header text.
e) [ ] Posting date.

16. About the change control, what conditions below are applicable (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

16.1. The posting period is already closed.
16.2. The line item is not yet cleared.
16.3. The document is a credit memo for an invoice.
16.4. The document is not a credit memo from a down payment.
16.5. The line item is either a debit in a customer account or a credit in a vendor account.

a) [ ] 16.1.
b) [ ] 16.2.
c) [ ] 16.3.
d) [ ] 16.4.
e) [ ] 16.5.

17. What are the prerequisites to enable negative postings (Note: we can have more than one correct sentence. Please select the sentences you think they are correct)?

a) [ ] You have to define reversal reasons for negative reversal.
b) [ ] You have to ensure company code permits negative postings.
c) [ ] You have to define the document type that explicitly allows negative postings.
d) [ ] You have to use cleared items.
e) [ ] You have to reset cleared items.

18. What is the purpose of the terms of payment (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] Calculate a cash discount and invoice due date.
b) [ ] Calculate the tax amounts.
c) [ ] Enable the cross-company code transactions.
d) [ ] Define the baseline date.
e) [ ] Calculate only the required conditions for SD invoices.

19. Consider the following statements:

19.1. Terms of payments are copied from invoice to credit memos when they are linked to.
19.2. Inserting a “V” in the invoice reference field during document entry means the terms of payment are activated in the
non-invoice-related credit memos.
19.3. The account type field in terms of payment basic data screen should be defined separately, to prevent any done change in the term of payment.
19.4. The system cannot define the splitment of an installment payment, at least you define it in the terms of payment.
19.5. The day limits define the dates of the cash discount periods.

Which of the statements above is false (Please choose the correct sentence)?

a) [ ] 19.1.
b) [ ] 19.2.
c) [ ] 19.3.
d) [ ] 19.4.
e) [ ] 19.5.

20. True or false?

20.1. SAP supports tax on sales and purchases, US sales tax, additional taxes and withholding tax as tax systems for different countries.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.
20.2. Only national level of taxation is allowed in the R/3 system.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.
20.3. A tax calculation procedure is assigned to every company code for carrying out tax calculations.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.
20.4.A jurisdiction code is a combination of the codes of tax authorities that tax movements of goods and use their own tax rates.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.
20.5. If you desire to post manual tax postings, you have to flag the “Post Automatically Only” field of the account master record.
a) [ ] True. b) [ ] False.






Answers

1. B, C, D, E.

2. A, C, E.

3. True or false:

3.1. True.
3.2. True.
3.3. False. Accounts with a foreign currency as an account currency can only be posted to in this foreign currency.
3.4. True.
3.5. False. You must use a financial statement version for the group chart of accounts.

4. C.
Item “a” is related to Collective Processing for G;L Accounts Master Data.
Item “b” is not true for the R/3 system concept. If the account currency is the local currency, the account can be posted to in any currency.
Item “d” and “e” are some actions to be done for using group chart of accounts, so, they are not the disadvantage.

5. B.
In fact, since all company codes use the same operational chart of accounts for postings, you can carry out cross-company code controlling. About Reconciliation accounts, they are updated realtime.

6. A, D.

7. A, E.

8. B.

9. A, D.

10. B, C, D.

NOTE: A number range can be assigned to several account groups.

11. True or false?

11.1. True.

11.2. True.
11.3. False. In fact, we can create bank master data when entering bank
information in the customer or vendor master record.

11.4. False. Each bank account is reflected in the SAP System by a combination of house bank ID and account ID. This combination is entered in a G/L account that represents the bank accounting the general ledger.

11.5. True.

12. A.

13. A, B, C, E.

14. D.

15. B, C.

16. B, D, E.

17. A, B, C.

18. A.

19. E.

The day limits are used to store several versions of terms of payment under the same terms of payment key.

20. True or false:

20.1. True.

20.2. False. Two types of taxation can be represented in the R/3 system: taxation at national level and taxation at regional/jurisdiction level.

20.3. False. A tax calculation procedure is assigned to every country for carrying out tax calculations.

20.4. True

20.5. False. If you have selected this field, no manual tax postings are allowed.

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