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C o n t e n t s

C o n t e n t s

1.

2.

3.

4.

Topics Covered............................................................................................4

Business Scenario.......................................................................................5

Organizational units ....................................................................................7 3.1.1. Definition.................................................................................................................. 7 3.1.2. Business Use / Purpose .......................................................................................... 7

Definition of Organizational Units ..............................................................8

4.1. Client.................................................................................................................................. 8

4.1.1. 4.1.2. 4.1.3. 4.1.4. 4.1.5. 4.1.6. 4.1.7.

Definition.................................................................................................................. 8 Business Purpose / Use .......................................................................................... 8 Configuration / Usage considerations ...................................................................... 9 Demonstration ......................................................................................................... 9 Self Assessment Test .............................................................................................10 Tasks......................................................................................................................10 Solutions.................................................................................................................10

4.2. Company code ................................................................................................................ 11

4.2.1. 4.2.2. 4.2.3. 4.2.4. 4.2.5. 4.2.6. 4.2.7.

Definition................................................................................................................ 11 Business Purpose / Use ........................................................................................ 11 Configuration considerations ................................................................................. 11 Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 12 Self Assessment test ............................................................................................. 13 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 13 Solutions................................................................................................................ 13

4.3. Company ......................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.1. 4.3.2. 4.3.3. 4.3.4. 4.3.5. 4.3.6. 4.3.7.

Definition.................................................................................................................15 Business Purpose / Use .........................................................................................15 Configuration considerations ..................................................................................15 Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 16 Self Assessment Test ............................................................................................ 17 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 17 Solutions................................................................................................................ 17

4.4. Business Area................................................................................................................. 19

4.4.1. 4.4.2. 4.4.3. 4.4.4. 4.4.5. 4.4.6. 4.4.6.

Definition................................................................................................................ 19 Business Purpose / Use ........................................................................................ 19 Configuration considerations ................................................................................. 19 Demonstration ........................................................................................................20 Self Assessment Test ............................................................................................ 21 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 21 Solutions................................................................................................................ 21

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4.5. Profit Center .................................................................................................................... 25

4.6.1. 4.6.2. 4.6.3. 4.6.4. 4.6.5. 4.6.6. 4.6.7.

Definition.................................................................................................................25 Business Purpose / Use .........................................................................................25 Configuration Considerations..................................................................................25 Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 26 Self Assessment Test ............................................................................................ 27 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 27 Solutions................................................................................................................ 27

4.6. Controlling Area ............................................................................................................. 29

4.6.1. 4.6.2. 4.6.3. 4.6.4. 4.6.5. 4.6.6. 4.6.7.

Definition................................................................................................................ 29 Business Purpose / Use ........................................................................................ 29 Configuration Considerations................................................................................. 29 Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 31 Self Assessment Test ............................................................................................ 31 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 32 Solutions................................................................................................................ 32

4.6. Operating Concern ......................................................................................................... 33

4.7.1. 4.7.2. 4.7.3. 4.7.4. 4.7.5. 4.7.6. 4.7.7.

Definition................................................................................................................ 33 Business Purpose / Use ........................................................................................ 33 Configuration Considerations................................................................................. 33 Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 34 Self Assessment test ............................................................................................. 34 Tasks..................................................................................................................... 34 Solution...................................................................................................................35

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C o u r s e O v e r v i e w

This documentcovers the concept of Organizational structure in SAP along with the

understanding of the individual Organizational units in Financial Accounting and Controlling.

1. Topics Covered

After the completion of this presentation, the participants would have the understanding of the various

organizational units in Financial Accounting and Controlling and also an understanding of the

Business Scenarios where the organizational units would be used.

The following are the Organizational units that would be explained in this document

Financial Accounting

Client

Company Code

Company

Business Area

Profit Center

Segment

Controlling

Controlling Area

Operating Concern

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2. Business Scenario

A-Z International is a Multi National Company having its head quarters in India. It is into the

manufacturing of Confectionary, Wind Energy and Computer Peripherals. Currently it is having its

presence in 6 countries across the globe, namely

India

Australia

South Africa

England

United States of America and

Brazil

A-Z International operates under the name of three groups namely

ABC International group, having presence in 4 countries as

ABC India Limited, manufacturing, Confectionary and Wind Energy

ABC Australia Limited, manufacturing, Computer Peripherals

ABC UK Ltd, manufacturing, Wind Energy and

ABC USA Ltd, manufacturing, Computer Peripherals

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UVW International Group, having presence in 5 countries as

UVW Australia Limited, manufacturing, Confectionary

UVW UK Ltd, manufacturing, Computer Peripherals

UVW Brazil Ltd, manufacturing, Confectionary

UVW South Africa Ltd, manufacturing, Confectionary and

UVW USA Ltd, manufacturing, Wind Energy

XYZ International Group, having presence in 3 countries as

XYZ South Africa Limited, manufacturing, Confectionary and Computer

Peripherals

XYZ Brazil Limited, manufacturing, Confectionary and

XYZ USA Limited, manufacturing, Confectionary and Wind energy.

A-Z International has to report its financial statements for each of its 3 groups separately.

Also A-Z International has to prepare the financial statements for each group in each country. For

example, ABC International Group has to prepare the Profit and Loss and balance sheet for each

of the country where it has its presence.

A Z international also wants the financial statements at the 3 regional levels of Americas, Europe / Africa and Asia Pacific.

Finally for international reporting requirements, it should also give the segmental financial

statements for the various segments of business it is into, like Confectionary, Wind Energy and

Computer Peripherals.

Apart from these external reporting requirements, A-Z International for its internal management

purposes, wants to see the profitability of each of its manufacturing plants and the financial status

of the plant by preparing the financial statements at the plant level.

They would also like to know the profitability of each of its product level and to

have an overall control of the operations throughout the world.

They are planning to implement SAP and would like your assistance in modeling their

requirement in SAP.

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3. Organizational units

3.1.1. Definition

Elements of the SAP System logical structure, important for Financial Accounting and Controlling

3.1.2. Business Use / Purpose

Organizational units in Financial Accounting and Controlling are used to structure

business functions and for reporting.

The organizational units of Financial Accounting are used for external reporting purposes,

that is, they fulfill requirements that your business is subject to from external parties, for

example, legal regulations.

The organizational units of Controlling are used for internal reporting purposes, that is,

they fulfill requirements that your business is subject to from internal parties, for example,

Management.

Management based reports can be readily taken from controlling.

You assign organizational units from the Financial Accounting component to the units in the

Controlling component. This enables you to transfer postings relevant to cost accounting on to

Controlling.

Organizational unit

Financial Accounting

Client

Company

Company code

Business area

Profit Center

Controlling

Controlling Area

Operating Concern

Definition

Obligatory

Optional

Obligatory

Optional

Optional

Obligatory

Optional

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4. Definition of Organizational Units

4.1. Client

4.1.1. Definition

A Technically self-contained unit within an SAP System.

Clients have their own independent set of master records and set of tables. The definition of the

client organizational unit is obligatory.

4.1.2. Business Purpose / Use

Figure 1: SAP System Hardware can have more than one Client

The client is the highest level in the SAP System hierarchy. An SAP user normally creates more

than one client. For example, the normal practice is to create a 3 client structure in an SAP

system. They would be

Development Client: For making the necessary customization changes

Quality Client: For moving the customization changes made in the development client

and test it before sending it to the Production Client

Production Client: The client in which the actual day to day activities are recorded.

Business Scenario

ABC Ltd is using SAP and they have the server to house and run SAP. They want to use SAP for

their day to day operations and transactions. Also in case of any new business requirements and

changes to processes, they would like to first test if SAP is effectively accommodating this

requirement.

To enable this, the SAP server is split into 3 clients viz. the Development Client, Quality Client

and Production client.

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Each client in itself is an independent environment, with its own set of Master data. The day to

day transactions are done in the Production client. The change to the SAP customization to

accommodate the new requirement is done in the development client so that the day to day

operations are not affected. The customization changes is then transported to the Quality client to

test if it satisfies ABC ltds requirement and if it does, then they would finally transfer it to the

Production client.

Please note that all the clients are in the same server. They are just information compartments in

the same server.

4.1.3. Configuration / Usage considerations

A hardware system can have more than one client created in it.

Specifications that the user makes, or data that is entered at this level are valid for all

company codes and for all other organizational structures. Therefore there is a need to

make these specifications, or enter this data only once. This ensures that the data is

consistent.

Customizing could be client specific or client independent.

User must enter a client key when they log on to the SAP System. This defines the client

in which they wish to work.

All the entries made are saved per client. Data processing and analysis is also carried out

per client.

The SAP System is delivered with the clients 000 and 001 - these clients already contain

default settings.

The client is normally created by the BASIS team of the SAP implementation.

4.1.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Logging on to a client

Enter the client needed to work

Enter User ID and Password and click Enter

Result

The user is now logged on to the particular client of the SAP system.

NEC Japan9 of 35 Path Double click on the SAP Logon icon Transaction Code

4.1.5. Self Assessment Test

1. One SAP Hardware system can house only one client at any point of time

a. True

b. False

2. Every client has its own set of master data

a. True

b. False

4.1.6. Tasks

1. List down the various clients that are available in the presentation system

2. Log on to the Client ___ of the SAP presentation system

4.1.7. Solutions

1. Double click on the SAP Logon Icon, select the server and click on Logon. On the right

see the list of all the clients that are available in the server.

2. For logging on to the client ___

Click on Enter to log on to the client.

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4.2. Company code

4.2.1. Definition

Smallest organizational unit of external accounting for which a complete, self-contained set of

accounts can be created. This includes the entry of all transactions that must be posted and the

creation of all items for legal individual financial statements, such as the balance sheet and the

profit and loss statement.

4.2.2. Business Purpose / Use

The definition of the company code organizational unit is obligatory.

Usually a legally independent company in the SAP System is created with one company

code. However, a company code can be defined according to other criteria also.

If the need is to manage the accounting for several independent companies

simultaneously, several company codes can be set up in one client. At least one

company code must be set up in each client.

Figure 2: A company code is an independent accounting entity

4.2.3. Configuration considerations

Normally the copy company code function is used to create a new company code with reference

to an existing company code. In case the company code uses the same GL accounts and the

currency of the reference company code, then the same has to be mentioned at the time of the

creation of the company code so that the system copies them also.

Business Scenario

In the above scenario, to satisfy the requirement of preparing the financial statements for each

group in each country, A-Z International could create each group in each country as a separate

company code. Thus the following company codes would be created for A-Z International:

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ABC India Limited

ABC Australia Limited

ABC UK Ltd

ABC USA Ltd

UVW Australia Limited

UVW UK Ltd

UVW Brazil Ltd

UVW South Africa Ltd

UVW USA Ltd

XYZ South Africa Limited

XYZ Brazil Limited and

XYZ USA Limited

4.2.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Copy Company code

Click on Copy, delete, check company code

Click on

Result

icon

The Company code CC## has been created.

Demo2: Changing the Master Data of the company code

Click on Edit Company Code Data

NEC Japan12 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code Transaction Code Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) From Company code 0001 To Company code CC00 Copy GL accounts Yes Allocate different Currency Yes Currency INR Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code Transaction Code OX02

Configuration

Double click Company code

Company Name

City

Country

Currency

Language

Select Address details (Shift + F5)

Click on to save the data.

Result

Values (Example)

CC00

ABC India Limited

New Delhi

IN

INR

EN

Fill up the details of address

The master data of the company code CC## has been corrected.

4.2.5. Self Assessment test

1. Only one company code can be created in one Client

a. True

b. False

2. While copying the company code, the system will prompt to adopt the

1. Country and GL accounts

2. GL accounts and Currency

3. Currency and Country

4. Language, Currency and Country

4.2.6. Tasks

1. 2.

Create your company code CC##. Change the Master data of your Company code so that the City is Mumbai, Country is India, Language is English and Currency is INR.

4.2.7. Solutions

1. Go to the following IMG Path

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Check Company Code

Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete,

Click on Copy, delete, check company code

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Click on

2.

icon

To change the master data of the company code CC##, go to the following IMG Path

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Check Company Code

Click on Edit Company Code Data

Click on to save the data.

Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete,

NEC Japan14 of 35 Configuration Values (Example) From Company code 0001 To Company code CC## Copy GL accounts Yes Allocate different Currency Yes Currency INR Configuration Values (Example) Double click Company code CC## Company Name _______________ City Mumbai Country IN Currency INR Language EN Select Address details (Shift + F5) Fill up the details of address

4.3. Company

4.3.1. Definition

The smallest organizational unit for which individual financial statements are created according to

the relevant legal requirements. A company can include one or more company codes.

The definition of the company organizational unit is optional.

Figure 3: More than one company code is assigned with the same Company ID for

Consolidated Financial Statements

4.3.2. Business Purpose / Use

For the purpose of the consolidation of more than one company codes, the organizational unit of

Company is used.

4.3.3. Configuration considerations

A companys financial statements also form the basis of consolidated financial statements. All of

the company codes within a company must use the same chart of accounts and fiscal year.

However, each company code can have a different local currency. The companies must be

assigned to the company codes.

Business Scenario

In the above business scenario, for the consolidated financial statements at each group level,

each group is created as a Company in SAP and each of the company codes belonging to the

group are assigned to the Company. Thus A-Z International would have 3 Company IDs and the

structure would be as below:

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ABC Group Company

o ABC India Limited

o ABC Australia Limited

o ABC UK Ltd

o ABC USA Ltd

UVW Group Company

o UVW Australia Limited

o UVW UK Ltd

o UVW Brazil Ltd

o UVW South Africa Ltd

o UVW USA Ltd

XYZ Group Company

o XYZ South Africa Limited

o XYZ Brazil Limited and

o XYZ USA Limited

4.3.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Creating a Company

Choose

Click on save icon

Result

icon to create a new Company

to save the Company

The Company ABC has been created.

NEC Japan16 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Define company Transaction Code OX15 Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) Company ABC Company Name ABC International Limited Street MG Road PO Box 123 Postal Code 110001 City New Delhi Country IN Language Key EN Currency INR

Demo 2: Attaching the Company to company code

Click on and enter CC00 and click Enter

Enter the Company ID ABC against Company code CC00 and click on

Result

The company ABC has been assigned to company code CC00.

4.3.5. Self Assessment Test 1. The relationship between a company and a company code is a. 1:1 b. 1:n c. n:1 d. n:n e. None of the above

to save.

2. More than one company codes can be assigned with the same Company only if

a. They use the same chart of accounts

b. They use the same fiscal year

c. They use the same currency

d. a & b

e. a & c

f. b & c

4.3.6. Tasks

1. Create your respective companys using the naming convention CO##.

2. Attach your company code CC## to Company CO##

4.3.7. Solutions

1. Go to the following IMG path:

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Define company

Choose icon to create a new Company

NEC Japan17 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Assignment Financial Accounting Assign company code to company Transaction Code OX16 Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) Company CO## Company Name ______________ Street PO Box

Postal Code

City

Country

Language Key

Currency

Click on save icon

IN

EN

INR

to save the Company

2. Go to the following IMG path

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure code to company

Assignment Financial Accounting Assign company

Click on and enter CC## and click Enter

Enter the Company ID CO## against Company code CC## and click on

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4.4. Business Area

4.4.1. Definition

Organizational unit of external accounting that corresponds to a specific business segment or

area of responsibility in a company. Movements in value entered in Financial Accounting are

assigned to business areas. A complete set of Financial statements can be drawn up at the

Business area level.

4.4.2. Business Purpose / Use

Financial statements can be created for business areas for internal purposes. The definition of

the business area organizational unit is optional.

Figure 4: Company codes and Business Areas

Business areas are used in external segment reporting (over and above company codes), based

on the significant areas of operation of a company (for example, product lines, branches).

4.4.3. Configuration considerations

If business areas are defined, the transaction figures for the G/L accounts are managed

separately for internal evaluation purposes. Thus financial statements for business areas can be

created.

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Figure 5: Relationship between Company code and Business Area

The relationship between Company codes and Business areas is n:n i.e., a business area can be

used by more than one company code and similarly, one company code can use more than one

business area.

Business Scenario

In the above business Scenario of A-Z International, to satisfy the requirement of the Trade

regulations and Commerce purposes, they could use the Business Area concept to prepare the

financial statements at the following three levels:

Americas

Europe / Africa

Asia Pacific

The concept of Business area can be used here because, each region has more than one

company code and Business area has a 1 to many relationship with company codes.

4.4.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Creation of a Business Area

Click on to create a new Business Area

NEC Japan20 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Define Business Area Transaction Code OX03 Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) Business Area BA00 Description Americas

Click on

Result

to save the Business area

The Business Area BA00 was created successfully.

4.4.5. Self Assessment Test

1.

2.

1.

1.

You can create a separate set of financial statements at the Business Area Level a. True b. False

A company code is assigned to a business area a. True b. False

4.4.6. Tasks Create a Business area BA##.

4.4.6. Solutions Go to the customizing path

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Area

Definition Financial Accounting Define Business

Click on

Click on

to create a new Business Area

to save the Business area

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4.5. Profit Center

4.5.1. Definition

A profit center is an organizational unit in accounting that reflects a management-oriented

structure of the organization for the purpose of internal control. It can be also used as an

investment center and the return on the investment can be measured at the Profit Center level.

4.5.2. Business Purpose / Use

Profit center could represent each of the plants of the company or it could represent the divisions

of the company etc. where the management would require to see the profitability and fix the

responsibility. In ECC 6.0, a complete set of Financial statements at the Profit center level can be

drawn online, using the document splitting functionality.

4.5.3. Configuration Considerations

Every profit center is assigned to the controlling area organizational unit. This assignment is

necessary because Profit Center Accounting displays values in G/L accounts. The profit center

can be used by all the company codes that use the same controlling area.

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Figure 6: Relationship between Controlling area, Company code and Profit Center

Business Scenario

In the above business scenario, for assessing the profitability of the Manufacturing plants, A-Z

International can create each of its Manufacturing plant in the various countries as Profit Centers.

Thus they would be able to draw up a complete set of Financial statements including Profit and

loss and Balance sheet.

4.5.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Creation of a Profit Center

Menu Path

Transaction Code

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Accounting Define Profit Center KE51

Definition Financial

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Click on Extras Set Controlling Area

Click on

1.

1.

1.

to activate and save the profit center.

4.5.5. Self Assessment Test The relationship between Profit Center and Company code is a. 1:1 b. 1:n c. n:n d. n:1 e. none of the above

4.5.6. Tasks Create a profit center PC00## under the controlling area 0001.

4.5.7. Solutions Go to the following Easy Access Path

Accounting Financial Accounting General Ledger Master Records Profit Center

Individual Processing Create

NEC Japan27 of 35 Configuration Values (Example) Controlling Area 0001 Profit Center PC0000 Analysis Period 01.01.20XX to 31.12.9999 Person responsible Mr.ABC Profit Center Group P0001 Segment SG01 Configuration Values (Example) Controlling Area 0001 Profit Center PC00## Analysis Period 01.01.20XX to 31.12.9999 Person responsible ____________ Profit Center Group P0001

Segment

Click on

SG##

to activate and save the profit center.

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4.6. Controlling Area

4.6.1. Definition

Organizational unit in an organization that represents a closed system used for cost accounting

purposes.

4.6.2. Business Purpose / Use

Internal business transactions are portrayed in the controlling area. Costs are transferred from

external accounting and classified according to managerial accounting perspectives.

The level of detail provided by the Controlling component enables to track specific information for

cost monitoring, business decisions and sales control. For example, the Controlling component

contains subdivisions such as cost centers and internal orders in addition to accounts.

4.6.3. Configuration Considerations

A controlling area may contain one or more company codes, which can operate in different

currencies, if required. The company codes within a controlling area must all use the same

operational chart of accounts.

Business Scenario

In the above scenario of A-Z International, for the purpose of all management related reports for

internal control, A-Z international would use the Organizational unit of Controlling Area in SAP.

Assignment of Company codes to Controlling areas

The company code assignment to the controlling area must be made according to the processes

the company has in logistics and accounting. The company code and controlling area

organizational units can be combined in a number of ways. Using these combinations

organizations with different structures can be represented.

One company code assigned to one controlling area Multiple company codes assigned to one controlling area Prerequisites: All the company codes have the same Operational Chart of Accounts The fiscal year variants in all the company code and in the controlling area must have the same number of posting periods.

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Figure 7: One company code assigned to one controlling area

Figure 8: Multiple company codes assigned to one controlling area

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4.6.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Copy, Delete, Check Controlling Area

Double Click on Copy, Delete, Check Controlling Area

Click on

Click on

On the Choose Structures pop up, select Controlling Area, Co. Code

Click on

Result

The controlling area is now copied.

4.6.5. Self Assessment Test

1.

2.

One controlling area can be assigned with more than One Company code a. True b. False

For more than one company code to be assigned to the same controlling area, the

__________ of both the company codes should be same.

a. b. c. d.

Currency Language Operative Chart of Accounts Business Areas

NEC Japan31 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Controlling Maintain Controlling Area Transaction Code Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) Controlling Area CA00 Company Name ZZ00 Copy GL accounts Yes Allocate different currency Yes Currency INR

4.6.6. Tasks

1.

1.

Go and view the Controlling area settings for Controlling area 0001

4.6.7. Solutions Go to the IMG path of

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Controlling Maintain Controlling Area

Double click on Maintain Controlling Area

Click on

Enter 0001 and click on enter

Double click on 0001

View the Controlling area 0001.

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4.7. Operating Concern

4.7.1. Definition

An operating concern represents an organizational unit in a company for which the sales market

has a uniform structure. It is the valuation level for Profitability Analysis. By setting off the costs

against the revenues, operating profit can be calculated for the individual market segments that

are defined by a combination of classifying characteristics (such as product group, customer

group, country, or distribution channel). The market segments are called profitability segments.

4.7.2. Business Purpose / Use

In case a company wants to see the profitability of a particular customer or the profitability of a

particular product or the profitability of a customer across various product, then it could use

Profitability analysis. The Customer and Product would then be created as Characteristics so that

the evaluation of the profitability could happen at that level.

4.7.3. Configuration Considerations

It is possible to assign multiple controlling areas to one operating concern.

Figure 9: Model Profitability segment

An operating concern is structured by selecting

Characteristics

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at what level the analyses should be performed, such as the sales organization, region,

product, or customer level.

and value fields (only in costing-based Profitability Analysis)

which values and key figures should be analyzed, such as revenues, sales deductions,

costs, or quantities.

as well as G/L accounts (only in account-based Profitability Analysis)

4.7.4. Demonstration

Demo 1: Create Operating Concern

Click on

Click on

Result

The operating concern was created.

4.7.5. Self Assessment test

1.

2.

1.

Profitability analysis could be ___________ based or ___________ based

a. Company, Profit b. Account, Costing c. Business, Concept d. None of the above

The relationship between operating concern and controlling area is a. 1:1 b. 1:n c. n:1 d. n:n

4.7.6. Tasks Create an operating concern OP## for your business process.

NEC Japan34 of 35 Menu Path IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure Definition Controlling Create Operating Concern Transaction Code KEP8 Configuration Values (Example) Configuration Values (Example) Operating Concern OP00 Name of Operating Concern _______________

4.7.7. Solution

1. Go to the following IMG path

IMG Settings > Enterprise Structure

Click on

Definition Controlling Create Operating Concern

Click on to save the operating concern.

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