This document provides an overview and instructions for configuring cost center accounting in SAP. It includes steps for setting up the organizational structure, creating cost centers, cost element groups, and assigning expense accounts to cost centers. The document also describes how to automatically generate primary cost elements from chart of accounts data and configure number ranges for controlling documents. This configuration will enable tracking of costs by cost center in the SAP system.
3. Table of Contents:
1.CO -Basic Settings.........................................................................................................8
2.Cost Centre Accounting...........................................................................................13
3.Allocations...................................................................................................................31
4.Allocation by Assessment using SKF ........................................................................35
5.Allocation by Distribution .........................................................................................43
6.Allocation by Periodic Reposting ...........................................................................51
7.Indirect Activity Allocation using SKF.....................................................................57
8.Direct Activity Allocation...........................................................................................76
9.Internal Orders(I.O).....................................................................................................81
10.Real IO with settlement to CC................................................................................87
11.Real Time Integration (New GL)..............................................................................96
12.Sales/Purchase Tax.................................................................................................105
7.MM Integration..........................................................................................................112
8.SD Integration............................................................................................................138
9.Profitability Analysis...................................................................................................155
10.COPA-Valuation Overview..................................................................................172
1.CO-PA Valuation-1...................................................................................................176
2.Characteristic Derivation.........................................................................................181
3.CO-PA Manual Line Item Entry...............................................................................182
4.Top-Down Distribution of Actual Data...................................................................183
5.Profit Centre Accounting........................................................................................191
6.Product Cost Planning ............................................................................................198
5. Introduction
This book is vol-2 of 2 volumes
This book was initially a set of tutorials taught by me during class room training. After gradual
development over the years, now it has become a complete configuration guide/ end-user
manual for SAP FICO module. Obviously this book is more a practical guide than a reference
book even though some info stuff has been inserted at some places.
Having taught the SAP FICO course to hundreds of beginners and experienced at various
institutions, I know the kind of problems and questions you will have when learning this
module.This book is full of detailed step-by-step procedures with necessary screen shots and
sample configurations.
Having worked as a SAP Consultant at various organizations, I know the kind of requirements
that may arise at clients. To this end, most of the business processes and underlying concepts
have been explained thoroughly through out the book.
By understanding the how and whys, you will start gaining basic knowledge which reaches to
advanced level with in no time.
As you go through the material, if you have problems or questions please do mail me. If you find
an error in this book, or suspect there may be an error, kindly notify .
I hope you will find using this book as enjoyable.
Conventions Used in This Book
‘’ indicates a next thing in navigation or next action
‘----- button’ means to hit the button . For example ‘ Position button’ means ‘to hit Positon
button’.
‘:’ is followed by the value/text to be entered
Multiple inputs/input values in a single screen are shown in the form of table.
How to use the book
Just read line by line and follow the instructions. Refering to screen shots makes your job
easy . Please refer to Info boxes for additional info.