This newly expanded and updated book is your comprehensive reference for all of the most relevant information on the CO-PA module. Here, youll find all the information you need for a successful CO-PA implementation, which is presented with a process-oriented approach for explaining the fundamentals of profitability management as it relates to the features and functionality of the CO-PA module. The author implements a cost-based scenario throughout the book, so that both cost-based and account-based scenarios are addressed.

"Whether you're running account-based or costing-based CO-PA, this is your one-stop shop for profitability analysis with SAP S/4HANA! Get the step-by-step instructions you need for configuring master data, operating concerns, value flows + and setting up your system. Then run your profitability operations and master both planning and reporting. + sentence about running profitability operations, from this to that. With this guide to CO-PA, you're ready for SAP S/4HANA!"--

SAP is the world leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; of the software?s modules, the FI (Finance) and CO (Controlling) are by far the most popular and are widely implemented. This book has no competition?it is the only book on the market on how to configure and implement SAP?s FI and CO modules to maximize functionality and features hands-on, step-by-step instructions and real-world examples that provide immediate and practical solutions. Updated for SAP?s ECC 6.0, the book covers FI enterprise structure, general ledger, substitutions and validations, automatic account assignments, accounts payable and receivable, asset accounting, accrual engine, closing entries, credit management, lockbox, CO enterprise structure, profitability analysis (CO-PA), and more.

Configure SAP ERP Controlling to reflect each organization's unique processes First learn how to create organizational objects like company codes and cost centers and assign them to each other, and then dig into the critical CO modules. Following step-by-step instructions, manage master data, planning, reporting, and actual postings for Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis, and more. Take control of CO with this comprehensive guide to configuration Highlights: Organizational elements and basic settings Master data Actual postings Period-end closing Reporting Cost Element Accounting Cost Center Accounting Internal Orders Product Costing Cost Object Controlling Profitability Analysis SAP HANA Preparation for cut-over

This practical manual guides you step by step through the flows of actual values into SAP Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) and the forms these flows take in S/4HANA, including the account-based CO-PA required there. The book presents the technical prerequisites and changes that SAP S/4HANA brings compared to the previous product, ERP, and discusses whether there is any truth in rumors such as “The Controlling module will no longer exist.” Using a simple, continuous example, the authors, who have many years of experience with SAP Controlling, illustrate how an SAP value flow progresses through the individual stages of the process: from a sales order, through production, right up to the issue of goods and invoicing. The book shows where you will find these values at each respective point in time in Financials (FI) and Controlling (CO). The authors explain both the business and the SAP technical view in detail and highlight the benefits of the innovative approach under S/4HANA, now known under the new name of “SAP Margin Analysis.” Furthermore, the book delivers a plea for CO-PA to be used as a tool for sales management — a tool that allows the widest possible variety of business analyses.

- Value flows based on the logistical sales and production process
- Comparison of costing-based and account-based CO-PA
- Presentation of the changes in the value flow compared to SAP ERP
- Continuous numerical example right up to closing activities

Looking for a comprehensive guide to product costing in SAP (SAP CO-PC)? With this best-seller, you'll begin with a breakdown of how to manage master data and configure settings in SAP CO. Next, you'll learn the nitty-gritty details of integrated planning, from creating cost estimates to handling planned costs, actual costs, and final settlements. Contains coverage of SAP HANA, current trends in product cost controlling, and other new functionalities Configuration Learn to manage your master data and tailor your configuration settings based on your particular business requirements. Functionality Understand and implement key functionalities including standard cost estimates, work in progress and variance calculations, reporting, and analysis. Advanced Topics Find answers to your questions about the Material Ledger, subcontracting, delivery costs, user exits, mixed-cost estimates, and more. Highlights: Integration planning Master data Configuration settings Material Ledger confirmation Costing variants Unit cost estimates Simultaneous costings Overhead WIP calculations Settlement -Reporting and analysis

This one-stop reference provides you with a comprehensive overview of CO-PA including detailed coverage of important topics such as planning, master data in CO-PA, transfer of actual data and master data issues, reporting, and much more. If you are planning to configure, or in the process of configuring and using Controlling-Profitability Analysis with SAP, then this must-have resource is for you. Based on SAP ERP 6.0, the author helps you understand the important elements of a successful CO-PA implementation from a process-oriented perspective. Key elements include the fundamentals of profitability management, development of the CO-PA models, interaction with the FI component of R/3 or SAP ERP 6.0, configuration of account-based and costing-based CO-PA, the CO-PA planning framework, and that's just the for starters. This unique reference also clarifies the complex integration of CO-PA with other SAP components, such as SAP BW and SAP NetWeaver BI, and addresses the common managerial CO-PA-related questions encountered in many implementations. Whether you're a consultant, a business user, or an advanced SAP ERP Financials, or CO professional, this book takes you step-by-step through the CO-PA implementation journey, while addressing your most pressing concerns. Highlights Include: * Break-even analysis * Cost classifications * Operating concern configuration * Reporting * Integration issues * SAP-delivered templates * SAP profitability model * Costing-based CO-PA * Account-based CO-PA * Master data * CO-PA planning framework * Advanced functionalities