FI/CO

This user manual for asset accounting processes provides an end-to-end guide to managing fixed assets within SAP S/4HANA. By following this SAP user manual, finance users can fully manage fixed asset processes including capitalizing assets, transferring assets, retiring/disposing assets, depreciation runs, reversals, and asset reporting using the key SAP transactions for each process.

Key Asset Accounting processes covered in the document are;

• Asset procurement can be done through PO (ME21N) and GR (MIGO) in MM module or direct FI document (F-90)
• Assets under construction (AUCs) are managed using AS01 before settlement to capital assets via AIAB
• Assets can be transferred within company code via ABUMN or to another company code
• Retiring assets properly writes off value through F-92 (sale to customer) or ABAON (sale without customer)
• Depreciation runs using AFAB post planned depreciation to GL accounts
• Reversals of incorrect postings done via AB08
• Reports like AR01, AR02, AR03 provide asset balance, history, and depreciation details
• Covers the entire asset lifecycle end-to-end within SAP Asset Accounting using key transaction codes

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The manual provides a comprehensive guide to posting financial transactions to the general ledger processes in SAP S/4HANA. It covers the most commonly used transactions for journal entries, parking documents, clearing open items, accruals, recurring entries, reversals, reporting and more.

Key GL processes covered in the document:

• Posting Journal Entries: Covers posting standard journal vouchers through FB50, F-02 and FB01. Explains workflow approval for parked documents.
• Parking Documents: Demonstrates parking journal entries for approval using FV50 and F-65 before posting.
• Post with Clearing: Shows how to clear between GL accounts using transaction F-04.
• Incoming/Outgoing Payments: Explains posting of receipts and payments via F-06 and F-07.
• Accruals and Deferrals: Shows how to post and automatically reverse accruals/deferrals using FBS1 and F.81.
• Recurring Documents: Steps through creating, changing, displaying and posting recurring entries with FBD1, FBD2, FBD3, F.14.
• Reversals: Covers reversing posted entries through FB08, F.80 and clearing documents using FBRA.
• Clearing Items: Demonstrates manual clearing with F-03 and automatic clearing using F.13.
• Reporting: Explains viewing GL account balances and line items using FAGLB03, FAGLL03, FAGLL03H.

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This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform transactions of common accounts receivable process in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI-AP). It is intended for users who are new to SAP or who need a refresher on the accounts receivable process.

The guide covers the following topics:

• How to create and park Customer invoices
• How to create and park Customer credit memos
• How to process Customer Advance Payment: (Without advance request)
• How to process Customer Incoming Payment (Full, Partial, and Residual):
• How to process Customer Outgoing Payment (Refund to customer)
• How to manage Customer Manual Clearing
• How to post a new accounting document with reference
• Most Used Accounts Receivable Reports

The guide is organized by topic, and each topic includes step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and explanations of the key concepts.

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This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform transactions of common accounts payable process in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI-AP). It is intended for users who are new to SAP or who need a refresher on the accounts payable process.

The guide covers the following topics:

• How to create and process vendor invoices
• How to create and process vendor credit memos
• How to make vendor payments
• How to manage down payments
• How to track accounts payable balances
• How to generate accounts payable reports

The guide is organized by topic, and each topic includes step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and explanations of the key concepts. The guide also includes a glossary of terms and a list of references.

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The process of managing purchase order accruals, which involves recording and deferring costs and payments for goods and services in SAP S/4HANA 1909, was challenging before the introduction of S/4HANA Accruals Management. This tool helps you automate and streamline the process of accruals accounting. It enables you to create, post, and monitor accruals in real time, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Accruals refer to invoicing expenses in future periods, while deferrals involve delaying the recognition of revenues or expenses until a more appropriate time.
In this pdf document, you will get a brief introduction to accruals in SAP, overview of purchase order accruals process and detailed transactional flow with screenshots in SAP S/4HANA of following processes;

• Create Purchase Order – ME21N
• Display Accrual Objects – POACTREE03
• Edit Time Intervals for Accruals Reviews and Approvals -FACRATIVL
• Propose Periodic Amounts – ACEPROPOSALRUN
• Review Purchase Order Accruals – Purchase Order Owners – FACRARVWBU
• Review Periodic Accruals – Controllers – FACRARVWCO
• Periodic Posting Run – ACEPOSTINGRUN
• Display Accrual Objects – POACTREE03
• Supplier Invoice – MIRO
• Display Accrual Objects – POACTREE03

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The SAP S/4HANA Profitability Analysis Configuration Guide [124 pages PDF] provides information on how to configure SAP S/4HANA Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). CO-PA is a module in SAP S/4HANA that allows you to analyze profitability by segment. Segments can be defined by product, customer, sales organization, or any other criteria that is relevant to your business.

The structure of this document is divided into the following areas:

Organizational structures: This area covers the configuration of organizational structures, such as company codes, profit centers, and cost centers.
Master data: This area covers the configuration of master data, such as products, customers, and sales orders.
Value fields: This area covers the configuration of value fields, which are used to define the segments that you will analyze in CO-PA.
Valuation: This area covers the configuration of valuation, which is the process of assigning costs and revenues to segments.
Reporting: This area covers the configuration of reporting, which is the process of generating reports that show the profitability of your business by segment.

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In this presentation document on SAP Financials closing, you will learn required steps of the Period End Monthly/Yearly Closing procedures and define the primary roles and responsibilities associated with it.

• Summarize the Period End Monthly/Yearly Closing process
• Identify the steps for reconciling GL accounts
• Describe the GR/IR Clearing Reconciliation process
• List the steps to Perform Month-End/Year-End Closing

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