Business Area (FI) SAP AG
4 April 2001
Contents
Business Area (FI) ......................................................................................................... 5
Business Areas in General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL)...........................................................................7
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................8
Business Areas in Asset Accounting (FI-AA) ...........................................................................................9
Overview .....................................................................................................................................................10
Asset Acquisition .......................................................................................................................................11
Depreciation................................................................................................................................................12
Asset Retirement (Scrapping)...................................................................................................................13
Transfer Postings.......................................................................................................................................14
Business Areas in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable (FI-AR/FI-AP)..................................15
Overview .....................................................................................................................................................16
Invoices .......................................................................................................................................................17
Payments.....................................................................................................................................................18
Down Payments..........................................................................................................................................19
Business Areas in Cost Accounting (CO) ...............................................................................................20
Overview .....................................................................................................................................................21
Assessment, Distribution, Activity Allocation ........................................................................................22
Business Areas in Materials Management (MM) .....................................................................................23
Overview .....................................................................................................................................................24
Initial Entry of Stock Balances (from Old System), Goods/Invoices Receipt ......................................25
Stock Transfer ............................................................................................................................................26
Goods Issue ................................................................................................................................................27
Physical Inventory/Price Change..............................................................................................................28
Goods/Invoice Receipt...............................................................................................................................29
Goods Receipt From Subcontracting ......................................................................................................30
Generating Business Area Financial Statements ...................................................................................31
Overview .....................................................................................................................................................32
Financial Statement Adjustments.............................................................................................................33
Customizing for Adjustments ..................................................................................................................34
Profit and Loss Adjustments ...................................................................................................................35
Carrying Out Profit and Loss Adjustments.........................................................................................36
Balance Sheet Adjustments ....................................................................................................................37
Calculating Balance Sheet Adjustments............................................................................................39
Posting Balance Sheet Adjustments..................................................................................................40
Balance Sheet Adjustments: Additional Functions ............................................................................41
List of Programs for Adjustment of Financial Statements.......................................................................43
Updating P&L Accounts at Business Area Level....................................................................................44
Updating Balance Sheet Accounts at Business Area Level ..................................................................46
Generating a Zero Balance at Business Area Level ...............................................................................48