New General Ledger in SAP ERP Financials

Eric Bauer, Jorg Siebert (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

311 Seiten

2007
SAP Press (Verlag)
978-1-59229-107-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn how best to implement the New General Ledger in SAP ERP Financials and how to maximize your organization's use of its vast functionalities. Using practical examples, the authors take you on a guided tour of the most important functions. First, you'll learn how to create the settings needed to define your ledgers. Then, you'll uncover sample solutions and customization tips for segment reporting and document splitting, as the authors show you the process of mapping a parallel accounting procedure using the ledger approach. A detailed chapter on migration answers burning questions such as: What tools are available? What issues should we be thinking about before migration? What levels of complexity should be weighed? How does the migration process really work? In short, this detailed reference provides you with everything you'll need to successfully migrate to New General Ledger. Based on the latest release, SAP ERP 6.0, this book is fully up-to-date as of the date of its publication.
Highlights Include: * Design and Features of the Ledgers * Integration in Financial Accounting - Profit Center Accounting, Reposting in Controlling, Online Posting of Follow-Up Costs, Period-End Closing * Parallel Valuation - Basic Principles, Fixed Assets, Current Assets, Provisions * Document Splitting - Active and Passive Split, Special G/L Transactions, Periodic Processing * Migration - Activating New G/L, Migration Phase Model, SAP Service for Migration, Migration Scenarios, Migration Cockpit, Practical Reports

Autor

Eric Bauer studied Business and Economics Education at the University of Mannheim, Germany, where he majored in Financial Accounting and Financing. His thesis was awarded the Barbara-Hopf-Stiftung Prize. He then completed a two-year internship while also working as a freelance trainer in basic and more advanced training programs of a variety of banking, insurance, and retail companies. Eric joined SAP in 1998, first as an Education Consultant in Financial Accounting, then as an Education Development Coordinator in the Financials application area with responsibility for international training development. In 2004, he was active in the Financials and Human Capital Management areas as a Director of Education Training Delivery with responsibility for the design, creation, and delivery of global education solution portfolios. Eric has worked in EMEA Regional Solution for Sales Financials since 2006. Joerg Siebert began working as a consultant and trainer in the Financial Accounting area in 1996, and moved to Financials Product Sales at SAP Germany in 2003. His activities comprise both SAP R/3 and the new components in SAP ERP Financials, such as Financial Supply Chain Management, Corporate Governance, and SAP NetWeaver BI. His extensive practical experience was gained as an SAP trainer and FI/CO consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and DCW Software. His certification as a consultant for SAP FI/CO and SAP SEM, his degree in Information Management, and his qualification as CPA are the basis of Joerg's extensive technical competence.

Inhalt

Introduction ... 11 1. New General Ledger in SAP ERP An Overview ... 15 ... 1.1 The Path to New G/L in SAP ERP ... 15 ... 1.2 New General Ledger ... 25 ... 1.3 Conclusion ... 35 2. Design and Features of the Ledgers ... 37 ... 2.1 Features of the Ledgers ... 37 ... 2.2 Scenarios ... 58 ... 2.3 Customer Fields ... 88 ... 2.4 Conclusion ... 97 3. Integration in Financial Accounting ... 99 ... 3.1 Profit Center Accounting in New General Ledger ... 99 ... 3.2 Reposting in Controlling ... 108 ... 3.3 Online Posting of Follow-Up Costs ... 113 ... 3.4 Period-End Closing ... 118 ... 3.5 Conclusion ... 119 4. Parallel Valuation ... 121 ... 4.1 Basic Principles ... 121 ... 4.2 Fixed Assets ... 123 ... 4.3 Current Assets ... 133 ... 4.4 Provisions ... 157 ... 4.5 Conclusion ... 164 5. Document Splitting ... 167 ... 5.1 Reasons for Document Splitting ... 167 ... 5.2 Concept ... 169 ... 5.3 Examples of Applying Active and Passive Splits ... 173 ... 5.4 Configuration ... 177 ... 5.5 Special G/L Transactions ... 194 ... 5.6 Periodic Processing ... 198 ... 5.7 Conclusion ... 199 6. Migration ... 201 ... 6.1 Activating New General Ledger ... 201 ... 6.2 Migration Projects ... 206 ... 6.3 The Phase Model of Migration ... 208 ... 6.4 SAP Service for Migration ... 210 ... 6.5 Migration Scenarios ... 214 ... 6.6 Migration Cockpit ... 218 ... 6.7 Practical Reports ... 264 ... 6.8 Conclusion ... 282 Appendix ... 283 ... A. Frequently Asked Questions ... 285 ... B. The Authors ... 303 ... C. SAP Training ... 305 Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2007
• Reihe/Serie: SAP Press
• Verlagsort: Maryland
• Sprache: englisch
• Einbandart: gebunden
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► SAP
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: ERP (Software) • Rechnungslegung • SAP • SAP ERP Financials
• ISBN-10: 1-59229-107-4 / 1592291074
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59229-107-6 / 9781592291076
• Zustand: Neuware