Discover SAP ERP Financials

1 Overview ... 27
... What Does SAP ERP Financials Offer You? ... 29
... Where Can You Use SAP ERP Financials? ... 32

2 General Ledger ... 39
... Overview ... 39
... Functions in Detail ... 40
... Corporate Structure ... 41
... Basic Settings ... 43
... The New GL ... 47
... Accounting Transactions ... 53
... Integration of the New GL ... 58
... Financial Closing ... 59
... Financial Reporting ... 64
... Summary ... 65

3 Receivables and Payables ... 67
... Overview ... 67
... Functions in Detail ... 69
... Master Data ... 69
... Customer Billing ... 72
... Incoming Payments and Cash Application ... 77
... Vendor Invoice Verifi cation ... 79
... Payment Program ... 83
... Document Clearing Process ... 86
... Dunning Process ... 88
... Other Processes ... 92
... Reporting and Communication ... 95
... Summary ... 96

4 Taxation ... 99
... Overview ... 100
... Functions in Detail ... 101
... Setting Up Taxes ... 101
... Tax Calculation and Posting ... 106
... Tax Exemption ... 109
... Tax Reporting ... 110
... Withholding Tax ... 112
... The European Union and VAT Processing ... 116
... Other Tax Scenarios ... 119
... Case Study ... 124
... Summary ... 129

5 Bank Accounting ... 131
... Overview ... 132
... Bank Accounting Functions ... 132
... Banks and Bank Accounts ... 133
... Payment Methods ... 137
... Payment Media ... 140
... Payment Program ... 143
... Payment Aids ... 146
... Bank Statement Reconciliation ... 150
... Processing Electronic Bank Statements ... 153
... Other Bank Transactions ... 157
... Case Study ... 162
... Summary ... 164

6 Capitalization of Investments ... 165
... Overview ... 166
... Functions in Detail ... 167
... Investment Programs ... 167
... Appropriation Requests ... 169
... Investment Measures ... 173
... Planning and Budgeting ... 176
... Structuring Fixed Assets ... 180
... Asset Transactions ... 184
... Additional Functionality ... 188
... Reporting ... 191
... Case Study ... 194
... Summary ... 199

7 Travel Management ... 201
... Overview ... 202
... Functions in Detail ... 204
... Employee Mini Master ... 204
... Travel Requests and Approvals ... 207
... Travel Booking ... 208
... Travel Expenses ... 211
... Expense Accounting and Reimbursement ... 214
... Compliance and Reporting ... 218
... Case Study ... 220
... Summary ... 223

8 Payroll Accounting ... 225
... Overview ... 226
... Functions in Detail ... 228
... Process Overview ... 228
... Earnings Calculation ... 230
... Benefi ts and Deductions ... 233
... Tax Calculations ... 240
... Payroll Processing ... 243
... Posting and Payments ... 246
... Payroll Reporting ... 249
... Outsourcing ... 251
... Case Study ... 252
... Summary ... 256

9 Consolidation ... 259
... Overview ... 260
... Functions in Detail ... 261
... Consolidation Setup ... 261
... Data Collection and Postings ... 266
... Currency Translation ... 270
... Elimination Entries ... 274
... Elimination of IPI ... 276
... Consolidation of Investments ... 279
... Validations and Reclassifi cations ... 282
... Execution of Consolidation ... 284
... Case Study ... 285
... Summary ... 289

10 Overhead Cost Controlling ... 291
... Overview ... 292
... Functions in Detail ... 294
... Overview of Controlling ... 294
... Cost Elements in SAP ... 296
... Cost Center Accounting ... 299
... Internal Order Accounting ... 302
... Activity-Based Costing ... 304
... Period-End Closing ... 309
... Reporting ... 314
... Case Study ... 315
... Summary ... 318

11 Project Accounting ... 321
... Overview ... 321
... Functions in Detail ... 323
... Project Structures in SAP ... 323
... Project Costs ... 327
... Project Revenues ... 332
... Payments and Cash Management ... 335
... Claims Management ... 338
... Integration with Procurement and Production ... 340
... Other Functionality ... 342
... Case Study ... 346
... Summary ... 349

12 Product Costing ... 351
... Overview ... 351
... Functions in Detail ... 353
... General Concepts ... 355
... Product Costing Overview ... 358
... Product Cost Planning (CO-PC) ... 362
... Planning Aids for Costing ... 366
... Cost-Controlling Activities ... 370
... Actual Costing ... 376
... Product Costing Reports ... 380
... Case Study ... 382
... Summary ... 384

13 Profitability Analysis ... 387
... Overview ... 387
... Functions in Detail ... 389
... Profi t Center Accounting (PCA) ... 389
... Overview of Profi tability Analysis ... 392
... Gathering Actual Data ... 402
... Planning ... 408
... Information System ... 413
... Case Study ... 414
... Summary ... 418

14 Financial Planning ... 419
... Overview ... 420
... Functions in Detail ... 421
... Common Planning Functionalities ... 422
... Costs Planning ... 426
... Revenue Planning ... 431
... Other Planning Elements ... 436
... Case Study ... 440
... Summary ... 443

15 Collections, Dispute, and Credit Management ... 445
... Overview ... 446
... Functions in Detail ... 448
... Credit Management Requirements ... 448
... Credit Check and Monitoring ... 451
... Comparison with SAP R/3 Credit Management ... 453
... Dispute Management Overview ... 455
... Processing a Dispute Case ... 457
... Integration of Dispute Management ... 459
... Collections Management Overview ... 461
... Collections Worklists ... 463
... Collections Management Integration ... 465
... Case Study ... 466
... Summary ... 470

16 Cash and Liquidity Management ... 471
... Overview ... 472
... Functions in Detail ... 473
... Planning Process ... 474
... Cash Concentration ... 478
... Tools and Reports ... 480
... Liquidity Planner ... 485
... Case Study ... 490
... Summary ... 493

17 Treasury and Risk Management ... 495
... Overview ... 496
... Functions in Detail ... 497
... Concepts and Terminology ... 497
... Transaction Management ... 501
... Accounting and Back Office ... 505
... Portfolio Analyzer ... 509
... Market Risk Analyzer ... 512
... Credit Risk Analyzer ... 514
... Data Maintenance and Reporting ... 518
... Summary ... 522

A Glossary ... 523
Index ... 543