Sap Basics and Organisation Structure

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10 August 2013SAP FI CO Training 1

SAP FI CO Training

Ravi Sankar Venna

IT Consultant

SAP Basics and Organisation Structure


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Basic Modules in SAP

Financial Accounting (FI)

Controlling (CO)

Materials Management (MM)

Sales and Distribution (SD) Production Planning (PP)

Plant Maintenance (PM)

Quality Management (QM)

Project Systems (PS)

Human Resources (HR)


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Sub-Modules in FI Module

General Ledger Accounting

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Bank Accounting

Fixed Assets

Special Purpose Ledger

Retail Ledger

Lease Accounting

Travel Management


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Sub-Modules in CO Module

Cost Element Accounting

Cost Center Accounting

Internal Orders

Activity Based Costing

Product Cost Controlling

Profitability Analysis

Profit Center Accounting


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Organisation Structure FI

Client (Technical)

Operating Concern

Controlling Area 1 Controlling Area 2

Company Code 1 Company Code 2

Plant 1 Plant 2Contd..


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Company Code 1

Bus Area 1 Bus Area 2 Bus Area 3 Bus Area 4

Company Code 2

Business areas are used for internal purposes to create balance

sheet and profit and loss statements or alternatively can be usedto meet external segment reporting requirements.

Every business area can be used by every company code, i.e.,

Business Areas cut across the Company Codes.

Organisation Structure FI


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Terms you should Know

In commercial, organizational and technical terms, a self-contained unit in an

R/3 System with separate master records and its own set of tables.

Client

Company Code

The smallest organizational unit of Financial Accounting for which a complete

self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up for purposes of external

reporting.

An organizational unit of financial accounting that represents a separate area

of operations or responsibilities within an organization and to which value

changes recorded in Financial Accounting can be allocated.

You can create financial statements for business areas, and you can use these

statements for various internal reporting purposes.

Business Area

Contd..



Cost Center

An organizational unit within a controlling area that represents a defined

location of cost incurrence.

The definition can be based on:

Functional requirements

Allocation criteria

Physical location

Responsibility for costs

Profit Center

An organizational unit in Accounting that reflects a management-orientedstructure of the organization for the purpose of internal control.


Contd..




Chart of Accounts

A classification scheme consisting of a group of general ledger (G/L)

accounts. For each G/L account, the chart of accounts contains the account

number, the account name, and technical information. A chart of accounts

must be assigned to each company code. This chart of accounts is the

operative chart of accounts and is used in both financial accounting and cost

accounting.

Other charts of accounts include:

Country-specific charts of accounts

These are structured in accordance with legal requirements of the country in

question

Group chart of accounts

This is structured in accordance with requirements pertaining to

Consolidation.

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Sales Organisation


An organizational unit in Logistics that structures the company according to

its sales requirements. A sales organization is responsible for selling

materials and services.

Distribution Channel

Distribution Channel through which saleable materials or services reach

customers. Distribution channels include wholesale, retail, and direct sales.

You can assign a distribution channel to one or more sales organizations.

Division

An organizational unit based on responsibility for sales or profits from saleable

materials or services.

Sales Area

A combination of sales organization, distribution channel, and division. Contd..



Purchasing Organisation


An organizational unit in Logistics, subdividing an enterprise according to the

requirements of Purchasing. A purchasing organization procures materials

and services, negotiates conditions of purchase with vendors, and is

responsible for such transactions.

Purchasing Group

A key for a buyer or group of buyers responsible for certain purchasing

activities. Internally responsible for the procurement of a material or a class of

materials.

Purchasing Area

A purchasing group in a purchasing organization is assigned to one

purchasing area only.

Contd..



Plant


In Logistics a plant is an organizational unit for dividing an enterprise

according to production, procurement, maintenance, and materials planning.

A place where materials are produced, or goods and services are provided.

Storage Location

An organizational unit allowing differentiation between the various stocks of a

material in a plant.

Shipping Point

The Organisational Unit in Logistics that performs shipping processing. The

shipping point is the part of the company responsible for the type of shipping,

the necessary shipping materials and the means of transport. E.g., Company

Mail Depot or Plant Rail Station.


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