SAP Statistical Key Figures

Welcome to the tutorial about SAP Statistical Key Figures. This tutorial is part of our free SAP CO training. SAP statistical key figures are used as the tracing factors or basis for assessments in SAP Management Accounting (SAP CO). They are purely statistical information such as, for example, an area in square meters, […]

SAP Activity Type

Welcome to the tutorial about SAP Activity Type. This tutorial is part of our free SAP CO training. SAP activity type is the classification of activities that are produced in cost centers in a controlling area. It is an organization unit within a controlling area. SAP activity types are used to allocate internal activities […]

SAP Cost Elements

Welcome to the tutorial about SAP Cost Elements. This tutorial is part of our free SAP CO training. SAP Cost Elements are important objects that help users to analyze or reconcile costs between Financial Account (FI) and Managerial Accounting (CO) modules of SAP ERP. There are two types of cost elements that are generally used in […]

SAP Cost Center Master Data

Welcome to the tutorial about SAP cost center master data. This tutorial is part of our free SAP CO training. Here, you will learn introduction about SAP cost center master data, configurations that influence it, and how to create a new cost center in SAP. SAP Controlling (CO) offers information to decision makers […]

SAP Operating Concern

In earlier tutorials, SAP Controlling (CO) was introduced and explained as a tool used for internal managerial accounting. One of the sub modules of CO is Profitability Analysis, also referred to as CO-PA. In order to use CO-PA, you must first understand the structure of how the data that is used within […]

SAP Business Area

Within SAP Financial Accounting, data is organized first at the company and then company code level for legal business entities to meet external financial statement requirements. But in some cases, financial statements may be required for internal purposes that are viewed across company codes. This could be based on a need […]

SAP Controlling Area

In a previous tutorial, you were introduced to the CO module and given definitions of the key high level organizational units, areas of functionality, and master data. This tutorial will look at one of the organizational units, SAP Controlling Area, on a more detailed level. The intent is to help you understand […]

OM/PA Switch framework- Table T77S0

If you have only ever worked with one SAP system, you may not realize that there are some basic settings/switches that underscore and drive how SAP behaves.  I recently worked with a client that had been jumping through hoops to make SAP behave differently for years.  A simple switch in […]

Payroll Results Posting to FI – Overview

One of the key activities after payroll is posting the payroll results to the FI system and to make sure everything is balanced and clean. This blog is based on the scenario that SAP HCM and SAP FI are on two separate systems. Let’s discuss all the required steps to […]

SAP Time Evaluation – Correct Weekly Overtime

Recently I got to work on an interesting client requirement and wanted to share this information with rest of the SAP peeps. This is not the exact client requirement; I simplified it for this blog. Scenario: Holiday pay is to be generated automatically via time evaluation for your employees on company holidays. […]