SAP ECC new gl

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SAP ECC 6.0: New GL Configuration Steps

1. Define Field Status VariantsUseIn this activity you create a field status variant with the corresponding field statusgroupsIMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global

Settings (New) > Ledgers > Fields > Define Field Status Variants

2. Assign Company Code to Field Status VariantsUseIn this activity you assign the company code to the field status variant.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Ledgers > Fields > Assign Company Code to Field StatusVariants

3. Define Currencies of Leading LedgerUseIn this IMG activity, you specify the currencies to be applied in the leading ledger.

You can make the following settings for each company code: The local currency (as company code currency) is specified in the company code settings. You can define one or two additional local currencies that you store per company codeparallel to the first local currency.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Ledgers > Ledger > Define Currencies of Leading Ledger

4. Assign scenarios and customer fields to ledgersUseIn this activity, you assign the following to your ledgers: Scenarios: determines what fields in a ledger are updated when it receives posting fromother application components. Custom Fields: you can add custom fields (that you have already defined) to the ledger. Versions: this enables you to make general version settings for the ledger that depend onthe fiscal year. In the versions, you specify whether actual data is recorded,whether manual planning is allowed, and whether planning integration withControlling is activated.

IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings(New) > Ledgers > Ledger > Assign scenarios and customer fields

to ledgers


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Scenario for GeneralLedger Accounting Long TextFIN_PCA Profit Centre

UpdateFIN_SEGM Segmentation5. Assign Posting PeriodsVariants to Company CodeUseIn this activity, you make the specification that is necessary to be able to work in several company

codeswith the same variant for open posting periods.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Ledgers > Fiscal Year and Posting Periods > PostingPeriods > Assign Variants to Company Code

6. Define Accounting PrinciplesUseIn this activity, you define your accounting principles.Then you can assign the desired ledger group to the accounting principles.For performance reasons, you can combine several different accounting principles in one entry;for example, you create one accounting principle for IAS/US-GAAP.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (New) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Ledgers > Parallel Accounting > Define AccountingPrinciplesAccounting Principles NameHGB Local GAAP Germany7. Assign Accounting Principle to Ledger GroupsUseIn this IMG activity, you assign the desired ledger group to your accountingprinciples.

IMG Menu Financial Accounting(New) > Financial Accounting Global Settings(New) > Ledgers > Parallel Accounting > Assign AccountingPrinciple to Ledger Groups

Accounting Principles Target Ledger GroupHGB 0L

8. Assign Variants for Real-Time Integration to Company CodesUse


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In this IMG activity, you assign the variants to one or more company codes in which you have

combined customizing settings for the real-time integration of Controlling with

Financial Accounting.If you assign no variant to a company code, no real-time integration is activated for that company

code.

IMG Menu Financial Accounting(New) > Financial Accounting Global Settings(New) > Ledgers > Real-Time Integration of Controlling withFinancial Accounting > Assign Variants for Real-Time Integrationto Company Codes

9. Define Foreign VAT Registration NumbersUseIn this activity, you define the VAT registration number which you received inanother EC member state for every company codewhich has its headquarter in an EC country and maintains businesstransactions with other EC member states.

IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings(New) > Global Parameters for Company Code > Tax > VATRegistration Numbers (VAT Reg. No.) > Define Foreign VAT

Registration Numbers

10. Define Document Number Ranges for Entry ViewUseOnly one document number interval can be defined for each document type in a company code.The document number intervals in a company code must not overlap.In this activity you define the number ranges which are to be used for the document types. IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Document > Document Number Ranges > Documents inEntry View > Define Document Number Ranges for Entry View

11. Define Document Number Ranges for General Ledger ViewUseOnly one document number interval can be defined for each document type in a company code.The document number intervals in a company code must not overlap.In this activity you define the number ranges which are to be used for the document types.


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IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings(New) > Document > Document Number Ranges > Documents inGeneral Ledger View > Define Document Number Ranges forGeneral Ledger View

12. Define Document Types for Entry ViewUseIn this IMG activity, you have to define for your leading ledger the document typesfor the documents. You do this in the entry view and assign at the same time anumber range interval to the document types.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Document > Document Types > Define Document Typesfor Entry View

13. Change Message Control for Document ProcessingUseIn this activity, you can configure the appearance of system messages according torequirements.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Financial Accounting Global Settings

(New) > Document > Default Values > Change Message Control for

Document ProcessingWork Area Message Online Batch InputF5 671 W WF2 145 I IF2 144 I I14. Classify Document Types for Document SplittingUseEvery business transaction that is entered is analyzed during the documentsplitting process. In this process, the system determines which splitting rule isapplied to the document. In order that the system can determine the splittingrule, you have to assign a business transaction variant to each document type.To ensure that a splitting rule is used appropriately, the relevant documents haveto meet certain requirements. These requirements relate in particular to certainitem categories that either must or must not be available. This information isspecified for each business transaction variant and is checked against the currentdocument during posting. If the document does not meet these requirements, thesystem rejects the posting.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > General Ledger Accounting (New) >Business Transactions > Document Splitting > Classify Document


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Types for Document SplittingDocument Type Transaction Type VariantDV 0200 0001KZ 0000 000115. Define Document Splitting Characteristics for General Ledger AccountingUseIn this step, you specify an input tax indicator per company code.Then the system uses this indicator when you post acquisitions that are not subject to tax.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > General ledger accounting (NEW) >

Business transactions > Document splitting > Define DocumentSplitting Characteristics for General Ledger Accounting

Field Zero Balance Partner Field MandatorySEGMENT Segment PSEGMENT

Partner Segment

16. Define Document Splitting Characteristics for ControllingUseIn this IMG activity, you specify which additional characteristics you intend to apply for document

splitting.The additional characteristics are not relevant for General Ledger Accounting.Instead, they are relevant for other application components (such as subcomponents in CO) thatuse documents transferred from General Ledger Accounting.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > General ledger accounting (NEW) >

Business transactions > Document splitting > Define DocumentSplitting Characteristics for Controlling

FieldAUFNR OrderKOSTL CostCenter17. Activate Document SplittingUseIn this IMG activity, you have to activate document splitting. The splitting methodused is the SAP standard one, which contains the splitting rules for the differentbusiness transactions. If this splitting method does not meet your requirements,you can first define and then select your own method in Customizing for documentsplitting. You can do this choosing Extended Document Splitting > Assign SplittingMethod.


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The activation then applies for the entire client. You can explicitly excludeindividual company codes from document splitting. This means, however, that youare then no longer able to create any cross-company-code transactions containingcompany codes that have divergent settings for document splitting.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > General ledger accounting (NEW)

> Business transactions > Document splitting > ActivateDocument Splitting

Field name User action andvalues

Document Splitting Inheritance StandardA/CAssgnmnt Constant

ZBP01

18. Define Tolerance Groups for G/L AccountingUseWhen G/L accounts are cleared, tolerance groups are used to define limits whichdifferences are accepted and posted automatically to predefined accounts. Thegroups which are defined here are assigned in the G/L account master record.IMG Menu Financial Accounting(NEW) > General Ledger Accounting (NEW)

> Business Transactions > Open Item Clearing > Clearing

Differences > Define Tolerance Groups for G/L Accounting19. Define Posting Key for Incoming Invoices/Credit MemosUseWhen you enter incoming invoices and credit memos, the posting keys for the openitems and G/L account items are generated automatically by the system. You cannot change these keys when entering invoices and credit memos.IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > Accounts Receivable/Accounts

Payable > Business Transactions > Incoming Invoices/CreditMemos > Incoming Invoices/Credit Memo Enjoy > DefinePosting Key for Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos

Make the following entries for transaction EGX (Vendor item with special G/Lindicator):Post. Key Debit Posting Key Credit29 3920. Set country-specific checkUse


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For all countries, which maintain business relationships with your company, youhave to include rules for checking the following data.IMG Menu SAP Net Weaver > General Settings > Set Countries > Set

country-specific checkCountry Bank Key Length of

Bank Key Checking rule(VATregistrationno.)

Other Data

FR 4 11 3 XUS 4 11 3 X21. Create Dummy Profit CenterUse

The dummy profit center receives postings concerning objects for which no profitcenter assignment exists. This ensures that your data will be complete in ProfitCenter Accounting.To create the master record for the dummy profit center use this specialtransaction. To change or display it, use the normal profit center maintenancefunctions.The name of the dummy profit center is displayed in the controlling area settingsfor Profit Center Accounting.Choose the function Extras > Set controlling area first to make sure that the

correct controlling area is set.TransactionCode KE59IMG Menu Financial Accounting (NEW) > General Ledger Accounting (NEW)

> Master Data > Profit Center > Create Dummy Profit Center