Schmalzing K. CO-PA in SAP S/4HANA Finance: business processes, functionality, and configuration

Bonn ; Boston : Rheinwerk Publishing, 2018. — 338 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4932-1535-5.Learn about the updates and developments to profitability analysis in SAP S/4HANA Finance! Dive into master data, actual value flow, and data enrichment; then configure your new system with step-by-step instructions and screenshots. Preview the migration project for moving your existing SAP ERP data into SAP S/4HANA Finance. The future of CO-PA with SAP is here!
Master the profitability analysis functionality native to SAP S/4HANA Finance
Set up your value flows, reporting, and planning processes
Learn how to migrate your CO-PA data from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANAIn this book, you'll learn about:
The Basics
Explore the business and technical underpinnings of profitability analysis: the difference between cost-based versus account-based CO-PA, order settlement, variance calculations, and cost center assessments.
Step-by-Step Instruction
Follow process-oriented steps for configuring and using CO-PA for master and organizational data, moving data through your system, using characteristics, planning, and reporting.
Migration Strategy
Learn how to migrate your existing data from SAP ERP, and to SAP S/4HANA Finance. Devise a strategy that fits the considerations of your business requirements.Highlights include:
Planning
Reporting
Actual value flows
Cost center assessment
Account-based CO-PA
Controlling-profitability analysis
Master data
Organizational data
Data enrichment
MigrationTarget Group
Objective and ContentIntroduction to SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP S/4HANA Finance: History and Development
What Is SAP S/4HANA?
Advantages of SAP S/4HANA Finance
Changes for Profitability AnalysisOverview of Profitability AnalysisCosting-Based Profitability Analysis
Account-Based Profitability Analysis
Comparing Account-Based and Costing-Based Profitability AnalysisBasic Settings
Creating the Operating Concern
Currencies
Number Ranges
Versions
Characteristics
Value Fields
Quantity Fields
Transporting the Operating ConcernActual Value FlowSales Order Stock
Billing Data Transfer
Costs of Goods Manufactured in Profitability Analysis
Splitting the Cost of Goods Sold
Variance Calculation
Order Settlement
Cost Center Assessment
Direct Account AssignmentEnriching Data
Enriching Data: Characteristics
Transferring Costings to Profitability AnalysisPlanning in Profitability Analysis in SAP S/4HANA Finance
Changes for Planning with SAP S/4HANA Finance
Planning in Costing-Based Profitability AnalysisReporting in Profitability Analysis in SAP S/4HANA Finance
Changes for Reporting with SAP S/4HANA Finance
Reporting in Costing-Based Profitability AnalysisMigrating to SAP S/4HANA Finance
Migration Scenarios
Preparing the Migration
Migration Process
Central FinanceOutlook
Multicurrency Concept (SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605)
SAP Fiori 2.0
Accelerated Closings
Statistical Conditions
Sales Order Stock
Realignments
Migrating Profitability Analysis
Appendices
Changes to the Data Model
Additional Sources of Information
The Author