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"Whether you think you know it all, or know that you don't, this book gives you expert tips on working with the Controlling component in SAP ERP. This second edition comes with the same valuable tips from the first edition, plus an additional 10 bonus tips. Get ready to add to your Controlling arsenal, and replace some cumbersome techniques you've been using. SAP PRESS equips you with """"110 Things,"""" that unlock the secrets of working with the Controlling component in SAP!In this book, users of all levels will: Save time: With the shortcuts and workarounds provided, you'll learn how to complete your daily business and financial maintenance, analysis, and reporting faster and more elegantly. Learn quickly: Full of screenshots and instructions, this book will help you pick up new tips and tricks in no time, such as removing tax warnings when posting documents. Develop new skills: You'll discover new ways of doing your work and find yourself saying, 'I wish I'd known how to do this a long time ago!', Highlights: Cost center accounting Internal orders Product cost planning Cost object controlling Material ledger Profitability analysis Information system General Controlling activities"

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Author:   John Jordan
Publisher:   SAP Press
Imprint:   SAP Press
Edition:   Second Edition
ISBN:  

9781493212002

ISBN 10:   1493212001
Pages:   369
Publication Date:   28 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 Cost Center Accounting Understanding Plan Cost Splitting Maintain Standard and Alternate Hierarchies Swap the Standard Hierarchy Assign Cost Element Default Account Set Up Automatic Account Assignment Plan Activity Price with Activity Type Groups Copy Cost Center Plan Perform Actual Price Calculation Using Target Cost Analysis Analyze Cost Center Variance Create Selection Variants Part 2 Internal Orders Using Related Internal Order Integrated Planning Checkboxes Using Internal Order Planning Create an Internal Order Budget Part 3 Profit Center Accounting Transfer Plan Automatically to Profit Centers (Integrated Planning) Using the Profit Center Assignment Monitor Part 4 Product Cost Planning Choosing Standard or Moving Average Price View Historical Moving Average Price Changing Material Prices Manually Using Price Unit versus Costing Lot Size Optimize Costing Lot Size Understanding Purchasing Info Record Prices Using Purchasing Info Record Scales Set Up Plant-Specific Purchasing Info Records Display Procurement Type for Cost Estimate Use Distribute Overhead with Costing Sheets Set Up Templates to Distribute Overhead Copying Costing Variants Configuring Cost Estimate User Exits Report on Purchased Material Delivery Costs Assign Activity Type Search Strategies Modify Cost Estimate Default Dates Using Existing Cost Estimates for Transfer Control Updating Valuation Variants with Marking Allowance Create Mixed Cost Estimates Optimize Costing Runs Reduce Costing Messages with the Material Status Reduce the Clutter in Cost Estimate Screens Maintain the Base Planning Object with Unit Cost Estimate Calculate Material Cost Estimate without Quantity Structure Searching for Cost Estimates Uploading Planning Data from Excel Changing Material Master Fields Collectively Part 5 Cost Object Controlling Display Automatic Account Assignment Entries Assign Material Type to an Account Category Reference Stop Valuation Grouping Code Message Configure Purchasing Account Assignment Categories Post Purchase Price Variance to Purchasing Set Up Default Values for Product Cost Collectors Understanding Process versus Production Orders Set Up Valuated Sales Order Stock Implementing Valuated Sales Order Stock Calculate Total, Production, and Planning Variance Configure Work in Process and Product Cost Collectors Set Up Results Analysis Fix Settlement Issues with Settlement and Processing Types Understand Assembly Scrap Basics Plan and Work With Component and Assembly Scrap Understanding Operation Scrap Basics Set the Purchase Order Deletion Flag Set the Production Order Deletion Flag Reduce Period-End Processing Time with the Product Cost Collector Deletion Flag Allow Movement Types in a Test System Set Up the Main Subcontracting Process Steps Run Different Inventory Aging Reports Value Inventory at the Lowest Price Change Valuation Class with Inventory Control Movement Type Account Determination Change Local Currency Types in a Test System Remove the Tax Warning Message Part 6 Material Ledger Perform Multiple Valuations with the Material Ledger Actual Costing with the Material Ledger Period-End Closing with the Material Ledger Convert Material Master Data during Startup Convert Purchase Order History Data during Startup Perform Reconciliation during Production Startup Preparing for Production Startup Perform Post Conversion Activities Activate the Actual Cost Component Split Deactivating the Material Ledger Assessing Purchase Price Variance to Manufacturing Orders Part 7 Profitability Analysis Understanding Data Storage Tables Using Account- versus Costing-Based CO-PA Map Condition Types to Value Fields Define Statistical Condition Types for Profitability Analysis Map Manual Account Adjustments Adjust Condition Values with Interface Sign Logic Perform Valuation by Cost Estimates Settle Production Variances to CO-PA Create Summarization Levels for Better Reporting Display Mapped Postings with the Customizing Monitor Set Up Valuation Costing Keys Modify Additional Fields for Sales Order Reporting Part 8 Controlling General Delete Controlling Areas Open and Close Accounting Periods Lock Planned and Actual Transactions Closing Materials Management Periods Add Object Services to Sales Orders Using Implementation Guide Shortcuts Finding Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Part 9 Information System Display Line Items Directly in Reports Detailed Reports Create and Report on Summarization Hierarchies Display Variance Analysis in Prior Periods Provide Detailed Reporting with Origin Groups Add Cost Component Groups to Cost Components Display a List of Product Cost Collectors Display Data Directly with Data Browser Drill Down to Display Table Content Using Wildcard Search Options Glossary Bibliography Additional Resources The Author Index

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John Jordan has been an SAP consultant, specializing in the SAP Financials and Controlling area for several years. He's the author of the SAP PRESS books Production Variance Analysis for SAP Controlling and Product Cost Controlling with SAP. He's written several articles for the SCM Expert and Financials Expert newsletters and has presented at WIS conferences.

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