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SAP CO: S/4 HANA 2021: cPA "Combined based COPA"
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SAP CO: S/4 HANA 2021: cPA "Combined based COPA"

S/4 HANA 2021 : Combined based COPA (Extension of Costing based COPA) functionality with FI, CO, MM, SD, PP modules.
Created byKaranam Sreedhar : SAP S/4 HANA Controlling-SME, Author & Trainer
Last updated 8/2022
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What you'll learn

  • Understanding of "Combined based COPA" (cPA) functionalities in S/4 HANA 2021
  • cPA Implementation Strategy: Configuration Settings
  • S/4 HANA 2021 : Combined based COPA (Extension of Costing based COPA) functionality with FI, CO, MM, SD, PP modules.
  • We can view Every doc of controlling has GL wise and Value feild wise information such as MM, SD, FI etc..testing
  • Test cycles with MM,SD,PP and FI scenarios

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Course content

3 sections • 28 lectures • 8h 27m total length

  • Introduction of "Combined Based COPA"10:19

    Learn about the combined Bezrukova in SAP COPA, merging account-based and costing-based COPA through characteristics and value fields, updating GL accounts and cost data at document time.

  • 1. Enterprise Structure creation and assignment29:38

    Define and assign the enterprise structure in SAP S/4 HANA 2021, including company, company code, plant, storage location, purchasing organization, division, sales organization, distribution channel, and shipping point.

  • 2. Financial Accounting Configuration28:10

    Configure SAP financial accounting by setting up general ledger and global settings. Define chart of accounts, posting periods, document numbers, and tax procedures.

  • 3. BP No. Range Configuration14:38

    Explains configuring BP number ranges in SAP S/4 HANA, creating internal number ranges 700–709, linking BP to customer and vendor accounts, and assigning ranges to groups to ensure consistent IDs.

  • 4. Material Management Configuration Settings16:21

    Explore material management configuration settings and logistics execution for product costing, covering consumption based planning, purchasing, inventory management, valuation and account assignment, and invoice verification.

  • 5. Sales & Distribution Configuration Settings8:40

    Configure sales and distribution settings by defining a pricing procedure and its determination, and set up partner determination for ship-to, bill-to, and payer roles.

  • 6. Controlling Area Configuration Settings32:55

    Learn to create and configure a controlling area in SAP S/4HANA, linking company codes, setting fiscal year variants, chart of accounts, ledgers, and currency mappings.

  • 7. GL Accounts Creation and OBYC & VKOA Mapping33:01

    Learn to create essential GL accounts and map them for procure-to-pay, production, and sales cycles in SAP S/4HANA 2021, using OBYC and VKOA mappings configured via OBC and VSX.

  • 8. Profit center and Cost center Standard Hierarchy design8:56

    Design a profit center standard hierarchy within a controlling area, alongside a cost center hierarchy. Create multi-level groups and set currency rules for company code, plant, and material levels.

  • 9. Cost component strcture-118:45

    Understand the cost component structure in SAP S/4HANA, including material, direct material, direct labor, factory overhead, and indirect costs, with up to 40 components and deployment methods for product costing.

  • 10. Cost component strcture-223:06

    Build a cost component structure in SAP CO by defining primary and secondary cost elements, linking them to material and activity costs, and applying a costing sheet and template allocation.

  • 11. Costing Variant Design-Configuration17:45

    Explore costing variant design to calculate standard, preliminary, and simultaneous costs, compare P1 and P2 variances, and configure valuation, quantity structure, reference variants, and settlement for production orders.

  • 12. Variance and Settlement Configuration15:25

    Configure costing variance and settlement in SAP CO for COPA. Define variance keys, target cost versions, and allocation structures to settle variances to GL accounts and profitability segments.

  • Material Ledger Configuration Settings: Co.Code , Group and Index based Currency17:40

    Explore material ledger configuration in S/4 HANA: set company code, group, and index-based currencies, activate material ledger and actual costing, define ledger types, valuation areas, and plant-specific settings.

Requirements

  • FI basic Settings and CO: Product Costing and COPA knowledge required

Description

Combined Profitability Analysis (cPA) in SAP S/4HANA:

The combined profitability analysis (cPA) bridges the capabilities of both costing-based CO-PA and account-based CO-PA. It brings together the detailed segmentation of market segments from costing-based CO-PA and the integrated financial structure from account-based CO-PA. This development ensures a seamless integration with the General Ledger (GL) and offers a high degree of transparency and flexibility in profitability reporting.

Benefits of cPA:

  1. Reconciliation with the GL: Since cPA integrates information from the FI General Ledger, reconciliation issues are vastly reduced, which was a significant challenge in costing-based CO-PA.

  2. Currency Flexibility: cPA offers multi-currency types, similar to the capabilities in the FINSC_LEDGER.

  3. Detailed Reporting: With the multiple quantity view, businesses can evaluate profitability from various angles.

  4. Real-time Insight: The availability of CO-PA documents at the Sales Order Delivery time ensures timely insights into profitability.

Implementation in Key Modules:

  1. Materials Management (MM) - Procure to Pay Process:

    • Purchase Order Creation: When a PO is created, conditions that are relevant for profitability (like surcharges or discounts) are captured for cPA.

    • Goods Receipt: On posting a goods receipt, inventory value gets updated, and simultaneously the corresponding CO-PA segment is updated based on the conditions captured during the PO.

    • Invoice Verification: On verifying an invoice, any variances from the PO conditions update the profitability segment.

  2. Sales and Distribution (SD):

    • Sales Order Creation: cPA captures sales conditions relevant for profitability (e.g., discounts, surcharges).

    • Delivery: With every goods issue against a delivery, COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) is posted, updating the CO-PA segment.

    • Billing: When an invoice is released to accounting, revenue postings in the GL are replicated in the CO-PA segment, capturing the profitability.

  3. Production Planning (PP):

    • Production Order Creation: At this stage, the expected costs are captured.

    • Activity Confirmation: On confirming activities, actual costs are recorded. These get captured in cPA against the relevant profitability segment.

    • Goods Receipt: On posting the final product receipt against a production order, the inventory gets updated, and the CO-PA segment records the change in value.

    • Variance Calculation and Settlement: At month-end, variances between actual and standard costs are computed and are posted to the respective profitability segments in cPA.

  4. Financial Accounting (FI):

    • Direct Postings: Any direct financial postings that have a relevance for profitability (e.g., certain expenses or revenues) will have a corresponding update in the CO-PA segment, ensuring that cPA provides a complete picture of profitability.

In Conclusion:

Combined Profitability Analysis (cPA) offers businesses a unified platform to evaluate their profitability from both a market perspective (like product lines, customers, regions) and a financial perspective. By integrating key processes from MM, SD, PP, and FI, cPA ensures that profitability insights are timely, accurate, and fully reconcilable with the General Ledger, thereby giving businesses a powerful tool to drive their decision-making and strategy.

Who this course is for:

  • CPA , CMA , ACCA , CA , MBA , M Com, B Com students and Professionals, SAP FICO Consultants and End Users.

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