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FICO Tips for SAP Professionals

This document provides a summary of 20 tips related to FICO (Financial Accounting and Controlling) in SAP. It addresses questions about using validations and substitutions in cost objects versus in financial accounting, modifying system messages, defining field statuses for movement types, retrieving order statuses, how cost element categories impact sign conventions in COPA, options when a cost element is forgotten for a GL account, preventing excise invoice creation before SD invoice release, comparing table entries between clients, when the COGS account in GBB-VAY is triggered, why production orders can't be used as receivers in assessment/distribution cycles, and assigning one condition type to different value fields depending on criteria.

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FICO Tips for SAP Professionals

This document provides a summary of 20 tips related to FICO (Financial Accounting and Controlling) in SAP. It addresses questions about using validations and substitutions in cost objects versus in financial accounting, modifying system messages, defining field statuses for movement types, retrieving order statuses, how cost element categories impact sign conventions in COPA, options when a cost element is forgotten for a GL account, preventing excise invoice creation before SD invoice release, comparing table entries between clients, when the COGS account in GBB-VAY is triggered, why production orders can't be used as receivers in assessment/distribution cycles, and assigning one condition type to different value fields depending on criteria.

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20 FICO Tips - Series 2

Hello Community

The 2nd set of 20 FICO Tips in this series is right here. For those who missed the 1st series, here is the link. 20
FICO Tips - Series 1

Special thanks to Aleksey Tkachenko for providing latest insight on one of the points shared in Series 1

Sr. No. Knowledge Item Brief Description


1 When should you use Validations / • Validations and Substitutions
Substitutions in CO [OKC7 / in FI are triggered when the
OKC9]. How are they different than Posting happens in FI
the one in FI?

• But the Validations and


Substitutions in CO are
triggered,say, whenever the
Cost Object is determined.
For Example - In FI postings
and to validate / substitute a
Cost Center during Purchase
Requisition or Purchase Order
2 How to know what all system • Table T100C stores this
messages are modified by the information
Customer (OBA5, OBMSG, etc)?
3 How to define / modify the field • Field Statuses are possible
status for a movement type? not only for GL Accounts and
Posting Keys, but also the
Movement Types

• Program RM07CUFA can be


used to analyze / change the
Field Status for Movement Type

• A field [Cost Center or Order]


can be mandatory in MM and
Optional in FI, but not the other
way round
4 How to retrieve the Order [Internal / • Retrieve "Object Number"
Production] Statuses in one go? against the Order from Table
AUFK. Read the Status from
Table JEST, against the Object
Number

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• FM
BAPI_PRODORD_GET_DETAIL
can be used during reports to
get the same information
5 How do the Cost Element • 12: Credit in FI = Minus in
Categories impact +/- signs in COPA
COPA?
Debit in FI = +ve in COPA

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• 11: Credit in FI = +ve in COPA

Debit in FI = Minus in
COPA

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• 01: Credit in FI = Minus in
COPA

Debit in FI = +ve in COPA

• Simply speaking, expenses


are debited and revenues are
credited in Accounting. So, if
the posting corresponds to this,
it receives +ve sign in COPA.
Else, COPA gets -ve Sign
6 I forgot to create Cost Element • Once the GL is created as Cost
for a GL Account. What are my Element, run OKBA to push the
Options now? posting into CO

• This may require a default


account assignment object
(OKB9 or KA02) for the posting
to be pushed into CO. Once
inside CO, a KB11N can be
done to transfer the posting to
intended cost objects

• If the Posting is to be pushed


into COPA, KE4SFI / KE4S can
be used
7 Excise Invoice [CIN] can be • Write Custom Code in FM
created even though SD Invoice is J_1I7_USEREXIT_EXCISE_BEF_SAVE

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not released to Accounting. How


can I stop this?
8 I want to compare Table entries • TCode SCMP does that in a
of 2 Clients (DEV and PRD) in flash. (Comes really handy
a mass way and identify the when you have to validate
differences instantly. How do I go? Production Client after your
transports are moved before Go
Live)
9 When is the COGS account in • It is triggered when ABCOPA is
GBB-VAY triggered? active

• It is triggered in MTO, when the


Account Assignment Category
has "Consumption Posting" <>
Blank (Eg - Sales Order is a
Cost Object)
10 Why can't I use Production Orders • The possible transactions
as Receivers in the Assessment / against each Object Type are
Distribution Cycles? controlled in BS12

• Object ORH (PP/PM Order)


does not have Business
Functions RKIU, RKIV allowed
in it
11 I want to assign One Condition • Standard SAP: Not Possible
Type in SD to different Value
Fields, depending on,say, Order
Type, Bill Type, etc. What are my • Workaround: Use COPA
options? Costing Sheet (Very Complex)

• Enhancement: Exit COPA0005


(Viable)
12 I have added Custom Fields in • Note 95080 offers a solution
the Cost Center Master. But they
are not available during Mass
Maintenance
13 How do I view Assessment / • The Tables that store the cycle
Distribution Cycle Segments as a details are
Snapshot?
T811C - Cycles
T811S - Segements +
allocation type
T811K - Senders and
receivers
T811F - Factors

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• Table T811D stores the


documents posted during
allocation
14 How do I delete a EC-PCA • Program RPCA_DEL_DOC /
document RPCA_DEL_REFDOC (delete
using Reference doc)
15 Is it possible to use Internal Orders • Yes, Note 605281 offers a
as SENDERS in Assessment / solution
Distribution Cycles?
16 How to Check and Remove • Check using SE38 -
duplicates / ambiguities in the CC RKCORRH1 and
Standard Hierarchy?

• Correct using SE 38 -
K_REMOVE_DOUBLES_FROM_STD_HIER
• Refer Note 545453 if your
system is below ECC 5.0
17 I can't see the multiple selection • Local Variables don't offer
option for Variables used in the multiple selection option
COPA report

• Use Global Variable (KE3E)


18 Why are COPA number ranges not • Object COPA_IST in SNUM
year dependent? does not have the "To Year"
Flag turned ON
19 I want to trigger a different GR/IR • Use Exit LMR1M002 to code a
account based on Vendor / Vendor custom logic
Account Group, etc ?
20 Is additional authorization check for • Authorization Objects can be
COPA reports possible? defined from KE37 (Summary
Reports) and KE97 (Line Item
Reports)

THANKS for reading the document. I invite your suggestions, feedback

THANKS to all those who read, shared, gave their valuable feedback, rated & liked the 1st document in the
Series 20 FICO Tips - Series 1

Thanks & Regards

Ajay Maheshwari

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