SAP Overview

SAP is an ERP package, which is used in many companies worldwide.The full form for SAP is System Application Products in Data Processing. The product is German in origin. we can see the SAP Overview of major sap modules include financial accounting-FI,Production planning-PP,Sales and Distribution-SD,Controlling (costing)-CO,Materials management (MM) and Human Resources (HR).

The full form of ERP is Enterprise Resources Planning. Previously companies used to do MRP i.e. Material Resource Planning. ERP is the up gradation of the same. The need for ERP arose due to lack of proper / common database available for all the functions in an organization.

Duplicate invoice check

How duplicate invoice check works – SAP

In SAP FI module, when checking for duplicated invoices, the SAP system compares the following:

  • Vendor
  • Currency
  • Company code
  • Gross amount of the invoice
  • Reference document number
  • Invoice document date.

SAP OSS Note 305201 clarify this in a more … Read More

alternative payee in sap

What is Alternative Payee in SAP?

The Alternative Payee in SAP can make payment to a vendor other than the one to which the invoice was posted. The payment is made to an alternative payee, which must be specified in the master record.

You can specify … Read More

activity types

How to Create Activity types [KL01] in SAP?

SAP Activity types are activities provided by a cost center. They are measured in units of time or quantity. Activity quantities are valued using a price. For e.g. Activity types are used to allocate machine cost from Machine cost center … Read More

Extended Withholding Tax

Extended Withholding Tax Configuration and Settings

Extended Withholding Tax: SAP system provides two procedures for processing withholding tax; the “Standard” and the “Extended” withholding tax. We’ll walk you through on the basic configuration steps of the latter procedure.

Extended Withholding Tax Ssettings

1. First, Check … Read More

create statistical key figures

Create Statistical Key Figures in SAP Settings

To Create Statistical key figures relating to cost centers, profit centers, and overhead cost orders. statistical key figures may also be a value representing the services provided by one particular cost center.

Statistical key figures are represents activities or statistics … Read More

Secondary cost elements

How to do Secondary Cost Elements in SAP?

Secondary cost elements are like production costs, material overheads, production overheads, they can be created and administered in only CO.  These are used in internal cost allocation, overhead calculation, settlement transactions., it does not flow to FI.

When cost element … Read More