Maximize Your SAP Controlling Implementation: Tips from Experts

This document provides an overview of several key aspects of SAP Controlling (CO), aiming to enhance the productivity of an SAP Controlling implementation. It covers topics such as synchronizing FI, CO, and MM periods, automating WIP, variance, and settlement, optimizing cost allocation methods, troubleshooting product costing messages, evaluating cost objects, and utilizing material status. SAP Controlling (CO) is an SAP module used for internal accounting, planning, and reporting to provide management with the information they need to make informed decisions.

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SAP HCM Personnel Structure: Basic Configuration – A Step-by-Step Guide

This document is a basic configuration guide for setting up the Personnel Structure in SAP HCM (Human Capital Management). The Personnel Structure in SAP HCM is a fundamental organizational framework that categorizes employees into groups and subgroups based on their relationship with the company and their employment conditions. This configuration is essential for defining default values, authorization checks, and processing rules within various HR processes like payroll and time management.

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SAP HCM Personnel Actions: Basic Configuration – A Step-by-Step Guide

This document serves as a basic configuration guide for setting up Personnel Actions in SAP HCM (Human Capital Management). Personnel Actions in SAP HCM are processes used to manage various employee-related events such as hiring, promotions, transfers, and terminations, ensuring that all relevant infotypes are updated in a logical sequence. This guide details the essential steps to configure infogroups, personnel action types, reasons for actions, and how to make these actions accessible in the PA40 transaction.

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SAP HCM Work Schedules: Basic Configuration – A Step-by-Step Guide

This document is a basic configuration guide for setting up work schedules in SAP HCM (Human Capital Management) Time Management. Work schedules in SAP HCM define the planned working hours and break times for employees, forming the basis for time evaluation and payroll processing. The guide outlines the necessary steps to configure daily work schedules, period work schedules, and work schedule rules to establish employee work patterns.

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Your Easy-to-Understand SAP Procurement Cycle Manual

This extensive User Manual [143 pages PDF] will walk you through each step of the Procurement Cycle in SAP ERP—specifically within the Materials Management (MM) module. Whether you’re new to SAP or seeking a refresher, this user manual provides a comprehensive look at best practices and step-by-step instructions for every stage of procurement.

The document covers the entire procurement lifecycle—from setting up master data entries such as materials and vendors to creating and releasing purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and goods receipts.

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Users Guide Distribution & Assessment Cycle in SAP CO

This document provides a step-by-step guide on configuring and executing Distribution and Assessment cycles within SAP Controlling (CO).

Both Distribution and Assessment Cycles are methods used in SAP ERP to allocate costs from one sender object (typically a cost center) to one or more receiver objects (also usually cost centers). They are part of a broader “Allocation” process within SAP’s Controlling (CO) module, which aids in the periodic allocation of costs. The underlying goal of both cycles is to transfer costs to where they are incurred, reflecting operational activities. The cycles utilize allocation rules for the cost transfers.

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