This presentation with Ashish Sampat, Expert Fixer and FI/CO Consultant, will cover:
Evaluate the Right Cost Object to use in your company
Discover how you can use a separate GR/IR account for Intercompany transactions
Learn how to automate WIP, Variance, Settlement transactions
Find out how to capture a Trading Partner on relevant transactions
Utilize the Material Status field in reporting and analysis
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Q&A questions answered by Ashish Sampat.
Q: We already use Process Orders in our current SAP system. We have acquired a business unit that is on another SAP system, but they use Production Orders. We now want to migrate them on our SAP platform. We are wondering if there is any value in have this new business unit switch to Process Orders when they move to our system?
Q: Is it possible to setup separate GR/IR Account for each type of material – say Raw, Packaging, Supplies, Semi-Finished, Finished Materials?
Q: We are planning to implement separate GR/IR for Intercompany. However, we do not know how to handle historical transactions that are open at the time of go-live. Do you have any suggestions on how to handle them?
Q: Our company has struggled with the performance of WIP, Variance and Settlement jobs – sometimes they take 3-4 hours to complete, thereby delaying our close at times. Apart from running these resource-intensive jobs at off-peak times, what other suggestions do you have to overcome this issue?
Q: We do want to see Trading Partner captured on Intercompany Transactions and want to activate the user exit. However, we do not know what will happen to clearing of earlier transactions. Is there a way we can incorporate a date logic?
Q: Material Status sounds like a useful functionality, but is it correct to state that it is more of a cross-functional feature than merely a Controlling feature?
Q: The Order Settlement jobs can sometimes take a long time, are there any tips to reduce the run-times?
Q: In table t030 how do you map from a MM Movement Type to the MM Transaction/ Account Modifier?
Q: Are these features are still valid and applicable in S/4HANA?
Q: Is there anything particular in S_ALR_87013127 that use to identify orders that missed closing?
Q: It is hard to read the table of transactions on slide number 7 (cost object: transaction codes). How can I obtain a copy of the table?
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