Unlock the potential of the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA with this comprehensive guide. Move beyond the basics and get the step-by-step instructions you need to configure and run actual costing, group valuation, profit center valuation, and more. Consult detailed screenshots and expert guidance as you dive deep into the major processes, specialized scenarios, and reporting and analytics. Master the Material Ledger from end to end!
In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Configuration
Set up your Material Ledger processes, step by step. From account determination to parallel currencies to transfer pricing, understand how to configure your SAP S/4HANA system to suit your business.
b. Key Functionality
See the Material Ledger in action! Learn how to perform actual costing runs, use transfer pricing with group valuation and profit center valuation, complete balance sheet valuation, and more.
c. Reporting
Unpack your Material Ledger data. Discover your reporting tools: SAP Fiori apps, CDS views, and more. Then see how actual costing, parallel valuation, and inventory trend analytics can help you understand material value flows.
Highlights include:
1) Actual costing
2) Parallel currencies
3) Group valuation
4) Profit center valuation
5) Parallel cost of goods manufactured
6) Balance sheet valuation
7) Peripheral applications
8) Reporting
9) Migration
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Maße
Höhe: 22.9 cm
Breite: 17.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-4932-1825-7 (9781493218257)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Autor*in
Paul Ovigele has worked as an SAP financials consultant since 1997 in both North America and Europe, specializing in implementing the Financial Accounting and Controlling modules along with their integrated areas for companies in the consumer goods, chemicals, logistics, pharmaceuticals, apparel, and entertainment industries. Paul has delivered numerous training sessions to finance professionals at both the functional and managerial levels and has presented at various SAP financials conferences around the world. Paul is the founder of the consulting platform ERPfixers, which provides on-demand SAP consulting expertise in various modules.
... Preface ... 15
... Who This Book Is For ... 15
... How This Book Is Organized ... 15
... Acknowledgments ... 18
1 ... Introduction to the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 21
1.1 ... What Is the Material Ledger? ... 21
1.2 ... The Before: The Material Ledger in SAP ERP ... 26
1.3 ... The After: The Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 47
1.4 ... Summary ... 58
2 ... Configuring Currency Types, Ledgers, and Valuation Views ... 61
2.1 ... Defining Currency Types for the General Ledger ... 62
2.2 ... Currency Conversion Settings for Company Codes ... 69
2.3 ... Defining the Currency and Valuation Profile ... 71
2.4 ... Defining Ledgers for Valuation Views ... 75
2.5 ... Defining Ledgers for Controlling Versions ... 79
2.6 ... Material Ledger Activation for Currencies and Valuations ... 80
2.7 ... Summary ... 85
3 ... Group Currency and Valuation ... 87
3.1 ... Group Currency ... 87
3.2 ... Group Valuation ... 95
3.3 ... Cross-Company Purchasing ... 111
3.4 ... Summary ... 127
4 ... Profit Center Valuation ... 129
4.1 ... Transfer Pricing Logic with Profit Center Valuation ... 130
4.2 ... Standard Cost and Profit Center Valuation ... 143
4.3 ... Cross-Profit Center Purchasing ... 157
4.4 ... Manufacturing Orders with Profit Center Valuation ... 161
4.5 ... Summary ... 169
5 ... Configuring Actual Costing ... 171
5.1 ... Material Ledger Activation for Actual Costing ... 172
5.2 ... Material Update ... 175
5.3 ... Actual Costing ... 181
5.4 ... Account Determination ... 188
5.5 ... Summary ... 203
6 ... Actual Costing Run and Analysis ... 205
6.1 ... Actual Costing Cockpit ... 206
6.2 ... Actual Costing Run ... 207
6.3 ... Alternative Valuation Run ... 232
6.4 ... Material Price Analysis ... 239
6.5 ... Activity Consumption Analysis ... 258
6.6 ... Value Flow Monitor ... 262
6.7 ... General Ledger Postings Made by the Material Ledger ... 269
6.8 ... Summary ... 274
7 ... Actual Costing and Peripheral Transactions ... 275
7.1 ... Changing Standard Cost Mid-Month ... 275
7.2 ... Debiting/Crediting Material ... 279
7.3 ... Distributing Consumption Variances ... 289
7.4 ... Manually Changing Cost Components ... 303
7.5 ... Deactivating Statistical Moving Average Price ... 307
7.6 ... Summary ... 310
8 ... Parallel Cost of Goods Manufactured ... 311
8.1 ... What Is Parallel Cost of Goods Manufactured? ... 311
8.2 ... Activating the Business Function ... 313
8.3 ... Maintaining the Valuation View ... 315
8.4 ... Defining Ledgers and Accounting Principles ... 317
8.5 ... Configuring Parallel Valuation ... 319
8.6 ... Calculating a Parallel Activity Rate ... 321
8.7 ... Calculating with Multiple Costing Runs ... 332
8.8 ... Summary ... 338
9 ... Balance Sheet Valuation ... 339
9.1 ... What Is Balance Sheet Valuation? ... 339
9.2 ... Configuring Balance Sheet Valuation ... 341
9.3 ... FIFO Valuation ... 349
9.4 ... LIFO Valuation ... 361
9.5 ... Lowest Value Determination ... 368
9.6 ... Using Balance Sheet Valuation in Actual Costing ... 372
9.7 ... Summary ... 374
10 ... The Material Ledger and Peripheral Applications ... 375
10.1 ... Split Valuation ... 375
10.2 ... Actual Costing for Make-to-Order Products ... 385
10.3 ... Daily Actual Costs ... 392
10.4 ... Exchange Rate Differences ... 403
10.5 ... Actual Costing across Company Codes ... 412
10.6 ... Profitability Analysis ... 425
10.7 ... Summary ... 443
11 ... Reporting ... 445
11.1 ... ABAP List Viewer Reports ... 445
11.2 ... Drilldown Reports ... 457
11.3 ... SAP Fiori Applications ... 461
11.4 ... CDS Views ... 480
11.5 ... Summary ... 482
12 ... Conclusion ... 483
12.1 ... What You've Learned ... 483
12.2 ... Potential Areas for Innovation ... 486
A ... Transitioning to the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 491
A.1 ... Existing SAP Customers ... 491
A.2 ... New SAP Customers ... 498
A.3 ... Changing the Price Determination ... 504
A.4 ... Material Ledger HelpDesk ... 506
A.5 ... Summary ... 517
B ... General Ledger Line Item Texts from Material Ledger Postings ... 519
C ... Material Ledger Comparison: SAP ERP versus SAP S/4HANA ... 523
D ... Bibliography ... 525
E ... The Author ... 527
... Index ... 529
