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978-1-59229-341-4

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John Jordan

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Hardcover, 269 pages

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Tip 36
You can reduce the clutter in cost estimate screens!
Simplify cost estimate screens by reducing the number of cost component views listed. Although five cost component views are listed by default, you may not need to display them all. With this tip, you can learn how to view only the information you really want. Find out more on page 98.
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The books in our "100 Things" series each provide 100 practical, little-known tips, tricks, and workarounds to help you get the most out of your SAP system.
Whether you’re a user, super-user, or consultant, you’ll find useful information to help you:

Save Time and Money
With the time-saving shortcuts and workarounds provided, users of all levels will get the most out of their daily interaction with the system.

Increase Efficiency
Use these insightful tips to configure screens to your personal needs, to significantly reduce the number of IT trouble tickets, and to work more efficiently. The books’ hands-on approach and easy-to-follow layout will help you to pick up new skills in no time.

Work Smarter
Your SAP user experience will be friendlier and easier, and you may even find yourself saying,
“I had no idea you could do this that way!” or “I wish I had known how to do this a long time ago!”

Highlights

· Cost Center Accounting
· Internal Orders
· Profit Center Accounting
· Product Cost Planning
· Cost Object Controlling
· Material Ledger
· Profitability Analysis
· Controlling General
· Information System

The Author

John Jordan is Founder and Principal Consultant at ERP Corp., specializing in Controlling and all associated integration areas. He assists companies in improving the transparency of production costs, which results in increased efficiency and profitability. He is a regular speaker at conferences and has published two other best-selling books with SAP PRESS.

... Acknowledgments ... 11
... Introduction ... 12
PART 1 ... Cost Center Accounting ... 14
1 ... Standard and Alternate Hierarchies ... 16
2 ... Procedure to Swap the Standard Hierarchy ... 18
3 ... Cost Element Default Account Assignment ... 20
4 ... Automatic Account Assignment ... 22
5 ... Plan Activity Price with Activity Type Groups ... 24
6 ... Copy Cost Center Plan ... 26
7 ... Plan Cost Splitting ... 28
8 ... Actual Price Calculation ... 30
9 ... Target Cost Analysis ... 32
10 ... Cost Center Variance Analysis ... 34
PART 2 ... Internal Orders ... 38
11 ... Internal Order Planning ... 40
12 ... Internal Order Budgeting ... 42
PART 3 ... Profit Center Accounting ... 44
13 ... Profit Center Integrated Planning ... 46
14 ... Profit Center Assignment Monitor ... 48
PART 4 ... Product Cost Planning ... 50
15 ... Standard versus Moving Average Price ... 52
16 ... Moving Average Historical Price ... 54
17 ... Changing Material Prices Manually ... 56
18 ... Price Unit versus Costing Lot Size ... 58
19 ... Optimize Costing Lot Size ... 60
20 ... Purchasing Info Record Prices ... 62
21 ... Purchasing Info Record Scales ... 64
22 ... Plant-Specific Purchasing Info Records ... 66
23 ... Cost Estimates and Procurement Type ... 68
24 ... Costing Sheets Allocate Overhead ... 70
25 ... Template Alternative to Costing Sheets ... 72
26 ... Copying Costing Variants ... 74
27 ... Cost Estimate User Exits ... 76
28 ... Purchased Material Delivery Costs ... 80
29 ... Activity Type Search Strategies ... 84
30 ... Cost Estimate Default Dates ... 86
31 ... Transfer Control Uses Existing Cost Estimates ... 88
32 ... Marking Allowance for Valuation Variants ... 90
33 ... Mixed Cost Estimates ... 92
34 ... Optimize Costing Runs ... 94
35 ... Material Status Reduces Costing Messages ... 96
36 ... Reduce the Clutter in Cost Estimate Screens ... 98
37 ... Unit Cost Estimate — Base Planning Object ... 100
38 ... Material Cost Estimate without Quantity Structure ... 102
39 ... Searching for Cost Estimates ... 104
PART 5 ... Cost Object Controlling ... 106
40 ... Valuation Class and Material Type ... 108
41 ... Display Automatic Account Assignment Entries ... 110
42 ... Valuation Grouping Code Message ... 112
43 ... Purchasing Account Assignment Categories ... 114
44 ... Post Purchase Price Variance to Purchasing ... 116
45 ... Default Values for Product Cost Collectors ... 118
46 ... Process versus Production Orders ... 120
47 ... Valuated Sales Order Stock ... 122
48 ... Valuation of Sales Order Stock ... 124
49 ... Target Cost Versions ... 126
50 ... Work in Process and Product Cost Collectors ... 128
51 ... Results Analysis Involves Revenue ... 130
52 ... Settlement and Processing Types ... 132
53 ... Assembly Scrap Basics ... 134
54 ... Component and Assembly Scrap ... 136
55 ... Operation Scrap Basics ... 138
56 ... Purchase Order Deletion Flag ... 140
57 ... Production Order Deletion Flag ... 142
58 ... Product Cost Collector Deletion Flag ... 144
59 ... Allow Movement Types in a Test System ... 146
60 ... Subcontracting Process ... 148
61 ... Inventory Aging Reports ... 150
62 ... Inventory — the Lowest Value Principle ... 152
63 ... Change Valuation Class with Inventory ... 156
64 ... Movement Type Account Determination ... 158
PART 6 ... Material Ledger ... 160
65 ... Multiple Valuations with the Material Ledger ... 162
66 ... Actual Costing with the Material Ledger ... 164
67 ... Period-End Closing with the Material Ledger ... 166
68 ... Material Master Conversion during Startup ... 170
69 ... Purchase Order Conversion during Startup ... 172
70 ... Reconciliation during Production Startup ... 174
71 ... Preparation for Production Startup ... 176
72 ... Post Conversion Activities ... 178
73 ... Actual Cost Component Split ... 180
74 ... Deactivating the Material Ledger ... 182
PART 7 ... Profitability Analysis ... 184
75 ... Account- versus Costing-Based CO-PA ... 186
76 ... Cost of Sales Cost Element ... 188
77 ... Statistical Conditions and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) ... 190
78 ... Map Manual Account Adjustments ... 192
79 ... Interface Sign Logic ... 194
80 ... Valuation ... 196
81 ... Settle Production Variances to CO-PA ... 198
82 ... Data Storage Tables ... 200
83 ... Summarization Levels and Reporting ... 202
84 ... Customizing Monitor ... 204
PART 8 ... Controlling General ... 206
85 ... SAP ERP Delivered Controlling Areas ... 208
86 ... Open and Close Accounting Periods ... 210
87 ... Controlling Period Lock ... 212
88 ... Closing Materials Management Periods ... 214
89 ... Add Object Services to Sales Orders ... 216
90 ... Implementation Guide Shortcuts ... 218
PART 9 ... Information System ... 220
91 ... Line Item Reports ... 222
92 ... Detailed Reports ... 224
93 ... Order Summarization ... 226
94 ... Variance Analysis in Prior Periods ... 228
95 ... Origin Groups Provide Detailed Reporting ... 230
96 ... Cost Component Groups Improve Reporting ... 232
97 ... Display a List of Product Cost Collectors ... 234
98 ... Display Data Directly with Data Browser ... 236
99 ... Drill-Down to Display Table Content ... 238
100 ... Wildcard Search Options ... 240
... Glossary ... 242
... Bibliography ... 260
... Additional Resources ... 262
... The Author ... 265
... Index ... 266

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Interesting indeed

Posted by Richard Griffith on Sep 27th, 2011

As with Dana, I too, with over 14 years SAP implementation and maintenance experience did get a few pointers out if this book. Even though you might think you know quite a lot, there are always some surprises.
A few bits I would have liked to be able to discuss immediately with the author. Who knows maybe sometime in the future.
And to see that even Naeem Arif was surprised by the book is very impressive.
Good work John.
Very useful addition to the collection

Posted by Naeem Arif, on Jun 13th, 2011

I was a little hesitant when picking up the book thinking that I would find maybe a handful of new tips and tricks, but I was pleasantly surprised to see the book covered a lot of new things which I did not know. Certainly worth the money for this well put together title.
Excellent.

Posted by Jarlei on Mar 18th, 2011

Helpfull book, mainly for the day by day activities.
I strongly recommend this book.
I just thought I knew it all!

Posted by Dana Keith on Dec 29th, 2010

With 12 years of experience as an SAP CO consultant, I am pretty confident in my knowledge of the module. But this book was full of surprises, even in areas I thought I knew well. Each idea you read will inspire you to say with conviction either "I knew that!" or "I didn't know that!” Either way you will confirm or expand your ability to effectively apply the CO module. The layout of the book is systematic and logical, with chapter headings for each major sub-module of CO. John has a gift for setting the context for each idea using concise descriptions and comprehensive summaries. Rather than just give one option or method, John manages to list multiple options and to find the best fit for each one. I found the references to OSS notes very helpful. This technique allowed more ideas to be covered in the book, while giving the reader the chance to dive deeper. The coverage of the Material Ledger is robust, perhaps a bit too detailed in comparison to the rest of the content. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to solidify their knowledge of the CO module. The price is well worth the hours it can save in those vexing areas of CO where a little tip can make a big difference!