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by Ross Christoph
SAP GR/IR performs a three-way match between:
- Purchase Order (PO)
- Goods Receipt (GR)
- Invoice Receipt (IR)
You use the GRIR clearing account to record the offset of the GR and IR. When fully processed, the postings are displayed in the clearing account balance. Clearing is performed at the PO line item level based on the quantity entered. You write off small differences with Transaction MR11 or via menu path:
Logistics - Materials Management - Logistics Invoice Verification - GR/IR Account Maintenance
- Category: SAP Controlling
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By Tom King
When I was a charter member of my company's SAP FICO product costing team, the first items I encountered were activity types. I discovered that activity types are not cost drivers but instead allocate costs from cost centers to cost objects.
First, in this article, let's create an activity type with the assigned fields.
- Category: SAP Controlling
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By Tanya Duncan
I recently used some interesting configuration in the valuation variant to value externally and intercompany purchased materials. My client has unique challenges because they are vertically integrated.
They produce almost every raw material that goes in to their finished goods including packaging and the machinery to produce finished goods. The amount of intercompany purchases is massive and we needed a sustainable way to value purchased items and reference the purchasing conditions for intercompany markups and other charges like freight and shipping labor.
This configuration is a multi-step process, but it's fairly simple when you have all the pieces configured correctly.
- Category: SAP Financials
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By Janet Salmon
This blog explores how changes in SAP Simple Finance will affect SAP Controlling including how accounts and cost elements will merge, what you can expect to see in Reporting and Planning, and how account-based CO-PA has been enhanced to provide better Profitability Reporting with Margin Analysis. Keep reading for a list of frequently asked questions that came up during the webinar on SAP Simple Finance 1503.
- Category: SAP Planning
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By Marjorie Wright
Internal orders are temporary cost objects in SAP Controlling. They are cost collectors for short-term projects or events that can be attached to a group.
Cost centers are long-term cost objects and belong to a standard hierarchy.