Overview of SAP Controlling (CO) module
- Importance of CO in Managerial Accounting & Business Planning
- Integration of CO with SAP FI, MM, PP, and SD
- SAP Organizational Structure for CO
Define, create, and configure cost centers
- Define and create cost center hierarchy and groups
- Understand Cost Center Accounting usage and planning functionality
- Select Cost Center Accounting activity types
- Determine cost center characteristics and attributes
- Plan allocations and configure month-end closing for CCA
Define and configure internal order types
- Understand internal order planning, commitment, and actual postings
- Define and implement settlement rules
- Create a concept for internal order accounting
- Customize internal order processing and month-end closing for IOA
Configure product costing – planning and actual costs
- Customize and complete product costing structure
- Define interface between CO-PC (Product Costing) and CO-PA (Profitability Analysis)
- Configure costing versions for alternative costings
- Define cost elements structure, cost component structure, planning requirements, and costing variants
- Determine result analysis and revenue recognition (in cooperation with FI and SD)
- Configure month-end closing for Product Costing
Define value fields, characteristics, and summary characteristics
- Determine planning, actual process flow, and security requirements
- Design process flows and develop authorization concepts for FI/CO reporting
- Configure profitability analysis and assignment to controlling area
- Define currency, chart of accounts, and controlling area settings
- Define result analysis and revenue recognition (in cooperation with FI and SD)
- Configure month-end closing for Profitability Analysis (PA)
- Determine operating concerns and control currency settings
Customize and complete cost object controlling
- Check postings and cost object assignments
- Configure month-end closing for Cost Object Controlling (COC)
Create organizational charts for profit centers
- Define and create profit centers and assignments
- Configure profit center groups and hierarchies
- Integrate Profit Centers with FI, MM, and SD
- Perform profitability reporting and financial impact analysis
- Configure month-end closing for Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
Define general reporting requirements
- Configure cost center reporting
- Create reports using Report Painter and Report Writer
- Develop customized profitability reports in SAP CO-PA
- Define and generate profitability and variance reports
Determine scope and process design for cross-company code transactions
- Configure subcontracting, product execution, sales pricing, inbound freight, stock transfers, and inventory valuation
- Manage transfer pricing strategies and cross-company reporting
Overview of SAP ERP Solution
- Define integration between SAP ERP and Solution Manager
Define profitability analysis for market segments
- Configure marketing/sales-related information
- Implement multi-dimensional analysis for Profitability Analysis
- Maintain operating concern and activate CO-PA
Configure characteristics and value fields
- Define and maintain characteristic values and hierarchies
Define derivation rules, table lookups, moves, and clear functions
- Configure integration between Sales Order and CO-PA
- Integrate Cost Center information with CO-PA
Valuation using Material Cost Estimates
- Valuation with Conditions and CO-PA Cost Sheet
- Transfer pricing for cross-company transactions
Define planning levels, planning packages, and planning methods
- Configure parameter settings for CO-PA forecasting
Define number ranges for actual postings
- Configure characteristic groups and value field groups
- Manage transfer of incoming sales orders and billing documents
- Direct postings from FI/MM to CO-PA
- Handle settlement of production variances
- Integration between Internal Orders (IO) and CO-PA (Service Orders, Maintenance Orders)
