1 ... Introduction to Financial Accounting ... 17
1.1 ... Defining the Organizational Structure ... 18
1.2 ... Assigning Organizational Structures ... 28
1.3 ... Making Cross-Modular Assignments ... 33
1.4 ... Summary ... 40
2 ... Financial Accounting Master Data ... 41
2.1 ... General Ledger Accounts ... 42
2.2 ... Vendor Accounts ... 49
2.3 ... Customer Accounts ... 56
2.4 ... Fixed Assets ... 62
2.5 ... Banks ... 65
2.6 ... Business Partners ... 66
2.7 ... Summary ... 72
3 ... General Ledger Transactions ... 75
3.1 ... Journal Vouchers ... 76
3.2 ... Post with Clearing ... 115
3.3 ... Resetting and Reversing Documents ... 120
3.4 ... Changing and Displaying Documents ... 129
3.5 ... Document Relationship Browser ... 135
3.6 ... Reference Documents ... 137
3.7 ... Summary ... 149
4 ... General Ledger Account Inquiries ... 151
4.1 ... Account Displays ... 151
4.2 ... Reports and Queries ... 158
4.3 ... Summary ... 166
5 ... Accounts Payable Processes ... 169
5.1 ... Logistics ... 170
5.2 ... Create Direct Invoices ... 177
5.3 ... Issue Outgoing Payments ... 178
5.4 ... Process Exceptions ... 181
5.5 ... Summary ... 185
6 ... Accounts Payable Transactions ... 187
6.1 ... Vendor Invoices ... 188
6.2 ... Credit Memos ... 229
6.3 ... Down Payments Sent ... 233
6.4 ... Resetting and Reversing Documents ... 236
6.5 ... Changing and Displaying Documents ... 244
6.6 ... Issuing Outgoing Payments ... 250
6.7 ... Summary ... 254
7 ... Automated Payment Program ... 257
7.1 ... Automated Payment Program Process ... 258
7.2 ... Additional Settings ... 267
7.3 ... Automatic Payment Run Inquiries ... 278
7.4 ... Summary ... 281
8 ... Accounts Payable Account Inquiries ... 283
8.1 ... Vendor Account Displays ... 284
8.2 ... Due Date Analysis ... 290
8.3 ... Payment History ... 291
8.4 ... Check Register ... 294
8.5 ... Reports and Queries ... 300
8.6 ... Summary ... 310
9 ... Accounts Receivable Processes ... 313
9.1 ... Logistics ... 314
9.2 ... Direct Invoices ... 321
9.3 ... Customer Account Maintenance and Incoming Payments ... 322
9.4 ... Process Exceptions ... 324
9.5 ... Summary ... 328
10 ... Accounts Receivable Transactions ... 331
10.1 ... Customer Invoices ... 332
10.2 ... Credit Memos ... 369
10.3 ... Down Payments Received ... 374
10.4 ... Resetting and Reversing Documents ... 377
10.5 ... Changing and Displaying Documents ... 386
10.6 ... Process Incoming Payments ... 392
10.7 ... Dunning ... 395
10.8 ... Credit Management ... 398
10.9 ... Summary ... 399
11 ... Accounts Receivable Account Inquiries ... 401
11.1 ... Customer Account Displays ... 402
11.2 ... Customer Analysis ... 408
11.3 ... Reports and Queries ... 415
11.4 ... Summary ... 426
12 ... Fixed Asset Processes ... 427
12.1 ... Fixed Asset Lifecycle ... 428
12.2 ... Asset Acquisition ... 435
12.3 ... Summary ... 441
13 ... Fixed Asset Transactions ... 443
13.1 ... Creating an Asset ... 443
13.2 ... Changing, Displaying, and Locking ... 452
13.3 ... Navigating the Asset Explorer ... 460
13.4 ... Transfers ... 464
13.5 ... Retirement ... 468
13.6 ... Value Adjustments ... 468
13.7 ... Depreciation ... 469
13.8 ... Summary ... 474
14 ... Fixed Asset Posting Logic ... 475
14.1 ... General Ledger Accounts ... 476
14.2 ... Asset Classes ... 478
14.3 ... Account Determinations ... 481
14.4 ... Reports and Tools ... 486
14.5 ... Summary ... 492
15 ... Bank Master Data and Processes ... 493
15.1 ... Bank Master Data ... 493
15.2 ... Structuring Bank Accounts in the General Ledger ... 502
15.3 ... Bank Reconciliation ... 507
15.4 ... Postprocessing of Electronic Bank Statements ... 513
15.5 ... Summary ... 519
16 ... Financial Close Processes ... 521
16.1 ... Opening and Closing Financial Periods ... 522
16.2 ... Balance Carryforward ... 524
16.3 ... Fixed Assets ... 528
16.4 ... Periodic Processing ... 531
16.5 ... Foreign Currency Valuations ... 537
16.6 ... Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt Clearing ... 538
16.7 ... Depreciation ... 542
16.8 ... Summary ... 543
17 ... Integrated Financial Close in SAP ERP ... 545
17.1 ... Integrated Financial Close and Cost Accounting ... 546
17.2 ... Integrated Financial Close and Materials Management ... 553
17.3 ... Integrated Financial Close and Sales and Distribution ... 559
17.4 ... Summary ... 560
18 ... Understanding the Impact of SAP S/4HANA ... 563
18.1 ... Architectural Changes ... 564
18.2 ... Financial Accounting Simplifications ... 566
18.3 ... Change in Material Number Length ... 574
18.4 ... Embedded Analytics ... 575
18.5 ... SAP Fiori ... 577
18.6 ... Further Reference Materials for SAP S/4HANA Simplifications ... 584
18.7 ... Summary ... 589
... Appendices ... 591
A ... The New General Ledger ... 593
B ... Important Tables in Financial Accounting ... 611
C ... The Author ... 617
... Index ... 619
