Overview p. 19 Reports and Transaction Codes p. 20 Real-Time Processing and the Document Principle p. 21 SAP R/3 Replaces SAP R/2 p.

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1 Overview p. 19 Reports and Transaction Codes p. 20 Real-Time Processing and the Document Principle p. 21 SAP R/3 Replaces SAP R/2 p. 22 Integration p. 26 SAP ERP Replaces SAP R/3 p. 26 New Features in SAP ERP Financials (Release 6.0) p. 29 Release Upgrade p. 32 Enhancement Package p. 33 Maintenance Strategy p. 35 Conclusion p. 36 General Ledger Accounting p. 39 Basic Principles p. 39 Cost and Activity Accounting p. 40 Objectives of General Ledger Accounting p. 41 Configuring the System p. 41 Client p. 42 Chart of Accounts p. 42 Company Code p. 42 Business Area p. 43 Profit Center p. 43 Controlling Area p. 44 FI-GL Component p. 45 Master Data p. 47 Setting Up G/L Account Master Data p. 48 Maintaining G/L Accounts of Chart of Accounts Segment p. 49 Maintaining G/L Accounts of Company Code Segment p. 53 Changing G/L Account Master Data p. 59 Blocking G/L Accounts p. 62 Documents in the SAP System p. 63 Document Layout p. 63 Document Header p. 64 Document Type p. 66 Document Items p. 69 Posting Key p. 71 Special G/L Indicator p. 73 Document Entry p. 74 Entering G/L Account Postings p. 74 Entry Tools p. 78 New General Ledger in SAP ERP Financials p. 84 Overview p. 84

2 Evaluation Report for Accenture GmbH p. 90 Evaluations in General Ledger Accounting p. 98 Journal p. 98 Balance Sheet p. 101 Conclusion p. 103 Accounts Payable Accounting p. 105 Business Principles p. 105 FI-AP Software Component p. 106 Master Data p. 106 Structure of the Vendor Master Data p. 106 Creating a Vendor Account p. 108 Blocking a Vendor Account p. 116 One-Time Vendor p. 117 Overview of the Integrated Business Transaction p. 119 Entering Incoming Invoices p. 122 General Posting p. 122 Single-Screen Transaction in FI p. 125 Fast Data Entry p. 126 Invoice Verification in MM p. 128 Automated Payment Transactions p. 130 Payment Methods in SAP Systems p. 131 Payment Block Reasons p. 132 Accessing the Payment Program p. 133 Payment Proposal p. 138 Executing the Payment Run p. 144 Manual Outgoing Payments p. 146 Complete Clearing p. 146 Residual Items p. 149 Partial Payment p. 152 Evaluations in Accounts Payable Accounting p. 154 Confirmation of Critical Modifications p. 154 Open Item Due Date Analysis p. 156 Vendor Information System p. 158 Conclusion p. 161 Accounts Receivable Accounting p. 163 Business Principles p. 163 FI-AR Component p. 165 Master Data p. 166 Creating a Customer Account p. 167 Blocking a Customer Account p. 179 Archiving of Customer Master Records p. 180

3 Overview of the Integrated Business Transaction p. 182 Monitoring Credit Lines with SAP Credit Management p. 185 Customer Interaction with SAP Biller Direct p. 193 Clarifying Payment Deductions with SAP Dispute Management p. 200 Dunning Procedure by Telephone with SAP Collections Management p. 209 Dunning Procedure by Mail p. 217 Introduction to the Dunning Program p. 218 Maintaining Parameters p. 219 Creating the Dunning Proposal p. 224 Processing the Dunning Proposal p. 226 Printing Dunning Letters p. 232 Evaluations in Accounts Receivable p. 236 Customer List p. 236 Customer Balances p. 239 Customer Payment History p. 241 Accounts Receivable Info System p. 243 SAP Credit Management p. 254 SAP Dispute Management p. 255 SAP Collections Management p. 258 Conclusion p. 259 Asset Accounting p. 261 Business Principles p. 261 The SAP Software Component FI-AA p. 262 Chart of Accounts and Chart of Depreciation p. 263 Depreciation Area p. 264 Valuation Parameters p. 266 Value Transfer to General Ledger p. 267 Derived Depreciation Areas p. 268 Integration into Controlling p. 268 Integration Considerations p. 269 Master Data p. 271 Group Level: Asset Class p. 272 Asset-Related Level: Group Asset and Subnumber p. 274 Creating Asset Master Records p. 275 Changing an Asset Master Record p. 282 The Asset Subnumber p. 284 Blocking an Asset Master Record p. 285 Asset Transactions p. 287 Transaction Types for Asset Transactions p. 287 Document Types for Asset Acquisition p. 288 Posting an Asset Acquisition p. 288

4 FI-AA with Integrated Accounts Payable Accounting Without a Purchase Order Referencep. 289 FI-AA Without Integrated Accounts Payable Accounting and Without a Purchase Order Reference Acquisition in MM with Integrated Accounts Payable Accounting and a Purchase Order Reference p. 295 p. 297 Depreciation p. 301 Asset Retirement p. 305 Asset Transfer p. 310 Evaluations in Asset Accounting p. 314 Asset Balance p. 314 Directory of Unposted Assets p. 316 Effects of New General Ledger on FI-AA p. 318 Use of Delta Depreciation Area for Parallel Financial Reporting p. 318 Better Support for the Gross Procedure p. 320 Conclusion p. 321 Bank Accounting p. 323 Business Principles p. 323 The FI-BL Component p. 324 Master Data p. 324 Consequences of Introducing SEPA p. 328 Payment Transactions and Bank Communication p. 332 Incoming Payments p. 332 Outgoing Payments p. 336 Bank Communication p. 341 Processing Bank Statements p. 351 Cash Journal p. 359 Check Deposit Transaction p. 369 Evaluations in Bank Accounting p. 376 Liquidity Forecast p. 376 Check Register p. 380 Conclusion p. 382 Closing Operations p. 383 Basic Business Principles p. 383 Management of Parked Documents p. 386 Automatic Maintenance of the GR/IR Account p. 389 Transfer of Salaries and Wages p. 397 Provisions p. 401 Periodic Accruals and Deferrals p. 409 Recurring Entry Documents p. 410 Accrual Engine p. 415 Asset Accounting p. 421

5 Assets Under Construction (AuCs p. 422 Asset Inventory p. 430 Depreciation Posting Run p. 436 Asset History Sheet p. 450 Value Adjustments p. 453 Individual Value Adjustments p. 453 Flat-Rate Value Adjustment p. 457 Foreign Currency Valuation p. 465 Interest Calculation p. 474 Reconciliation Measures p. 479 Manual Checking of Postings p. 479 Technical Reconciliation of Transaction Figures p. 483 Intercompany Reconciliation p. 486 Reclassification p. 498 Balance Confirmations p. 504 Period Control p. 511 Tax on Sales and Purchases p. 515 Balance Carryforward p. 523 Conclusion p. 529 Basic Principles of the SAP System p. 533 Operating SAP ERP p. 533 Introduction p. 533 Logon p. 534 Password Rules p. 535 Logon Procedures p. 536 User Interface p. 536 Navigation p. 538 Navigation via the Menu p. 538 Navigation via Transaction Codes p. 539 Favorites Maintenance p. 541 Navigation via the Toolbar p. 543 Data Entry p. 543 User Settings p. 544 User Interface Settings p. 544 Options p. 545 Personal Data p. 547 Message Types p. 551 Sessions p. 552 Storing Data p. 553 The SAP Library p. 553 The SAP Glossary p. 553

6 Logoff p. 554 Glossary p. 555 Menu Paths p. 563 Chapter 2—General Ledger Accounting p. 563 Master Data p. 563 Documents in the SAP System p. 563 Evaluations p. 563 Chapter 3—Accounts Payable Accounting p. 563 Master Data p. 563 Entering Incoming Invoices p. 564 Payment Transactions p. 564 Evaluations in Accounts Payable Accounting p. 564 Chapter 4—Accounts Receivable Accounting p. 565 Master Data p. 565 Overview of the Integrated Business Transaction p. 565 Monitoring Credit Lines p. 565 Clarifying Payment Deductions p. 565 Dunning Procedure by Telephone p. 565 Evaluations p. 566 Chapter 5—Asset Accounting p. 566 Master Data p. 566 Business Transactions p. 567 Evaluations p. 567 Chapter 6—Bank Accounting p. 567 Master Data p. 567 Payment Transactions and Bank Communication p. 567 Processing Bank Statements p. 568 Cash Journal p. 568 Check Deposit Transaction p. 568 Evaluations p. 568 Chapter 7—Closing Operations p. 568 Management of Parked Documents p. 568 Automatic Maintenance of the GR/IR Account p. 569 Recurring Entry Documents p. 569 Accrual Engine p. 569 Assets Under Construction p. 569 Depreciation Posting Run p. 570 Value Adjustments p. 570 Foreign Currency Valuation p. 571 Interest Calculation p. 571 Reconciliation Measures p. 571

7 Intercompany Reconciliation p. 571 Reclassification p. 572 Period Control p. 572 Tax on Sales/Purchases p. 572 Balance Carryforward p. 572 Sample Closing Procedure Document p. 573 Additional Sources of Information p. 577 Books p. 577 The Authors p. 579 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.