If your company is like many others, you probably have SAP ERP Financials Accounts Payable implemented, but aren't utilizing it to its full capacity. This book will provide you with comprehensive information you need to get the most out of Accounts Payable, whatever your role: implementation teams will benefit from the comprehensive coverage of functional configuration; executive staff will benefit from the coverage of business processes, best practices, and enhancements; functional and technical teams will benefit from the coverage of enhancements and integrating AP with other SAP services like BTE and BAPI; and end users will benefit from the detailed descriptions of the functions. Beyond that, you will learn undocumented but critical topics common to, but not part of, Accounts Payable, including Document Workflow and Check Reconciliation via Electronic Bank Statements, user-exits, Business Transaction Events and Business Add-Ins. You'll gain insight in the configuration of every Accounts Payable function, and build an understanding of how you can optimize those functions and integrate them with other parts of SAP ERP Financials to derive more return on investment from your Accounts Payable implementation.

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.

This book focuses on the practical, day-to-day requirements of working with SAP ERP Financials (SAP FI). It guides you through the various Financial Accounting functions step-by-step: documents, account reports, special postings, automatic procedures, accounts receivable accounting, accounts payable accounting, general ledger accounting, closing operations, and asset accounting. Numerous tips and tricks designed to help maximize your daily work are included throughout. For all users of all SAP releases from SAP R/3 4.6 to SAP ERP 6.0. 1. Comprehensive coverage of SAP FILearn how to make the best use of SAP FI in your daily work with comprehensive coverage of SAP General Ledger and more. 2. Tips and tricks for daily workMaximize your time with numerous tips and tricks designed to help you get the most out of the most common tasks, features and programs. 3. Step-by-step walkthroughsMaster even the most complex functions in SAP FI using step-by-step walkthroughs enhanced with screenshots and sample scenarios. 4. Up-to-date for SAP ERP 6.0Understand the new features in SAP FI and SAP Financial Supply ChainManagement (FSCM). 5. Helpful additional resourcesFind answers quickly in the appendices, which include menu paths, a full glossary, and a complete index. Highlights: General Ledger Accounting Accounts Receivable Accounting Accounts Payable Accounting Asset Accounting Bank Accounting Closing Operations Overview of the Innovations in SAP FI 6.0

More than ever before, corporations must maintain sophisticated cash management systems that enable them to optimize both their investments and their daily cash "turns." SAP customers are particularly well-positioned to take advantage of the myriad cash management products offered in the SAP ERP Financials, Treasury and Risk Management, and FSCM components, but the real-world aspects of maximizing the existing solutions can be hard to understand, navigate, and implement without experienced, practical guidance. This book provides an overview of the functionality for all key cash management components, including best practices, real-world business scenarios, and key configuration and master data information. It explains how all the components can be integrated, and how both the individual components and the integrated solution can be maximized for optimal performance. Topics covered include SAP ERP Cash Management, Electronic Banking, Liquidity Planner, In-House Cash, Bank Communications Management, and integration with SAP ERP Financials and other components. The book is not meant to be a primer on each of the individual components, but an advanced guide to maximizing all the aspects of cash management available in SAP ERP.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the application of ERP Financials to the make to stock and make to order manufacturing process models. It is designed to provide valuable solutions and configuration/integration options that readers can use and apply directly in their daily activities. For Finance users, the book covers the standard business drivers and KPIs as they apply to each model, and lends guidance for configuring Financial Accounting and Controlling to maximize functionality for manufacturing finance. Implementation managers and consultants will benefit from the coverage of integrating ERP Financials with other SAP applications such as PP and MM, as well as the configuration sections for Master Data, Cost Object Controlling, and the Information System, among others. Readers from both functions will be able to make use of the numerous screen shots, configuration steps, best practice examples, and tips for system customization. Acknowledging the differences between the two primary manufacturing process models, the book is divided into three sections after an introductory chapter covering information generic to manufacturing models supported in SAP. Part I of the book covers the Make to Stock model, and comprises the bulk of book. Part II covers the Make to Order model. Part III provides a chapter filled with ready-to-use checklists and guides for budgeting and closing activities, and a chapter on the application of SAP Financial Performance Management (FPM, formerly CPM) to the manufacturing finance scenario.