Table of Contents

An Introduction to SAP Software xi

Preface xiii

Chapter 1 Interview Questions and Answers 1

1.1 SAP-General 1

1.2 FI-General 12

1.3 Enterprise Structure (FI-ES) 15

1.4 G/L Accounting (FI-G/L) 24

1.5 Accounts Payable (FI-AP) 44

1.6 Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) 52

1.7 FI-AA 54

1.8 General CO 65

1.9 CO-CEL 70

1.10 FI-CCA 71

1.11 CO-PCA 79

1.12 CO-IO 80

1.13 CO-PA 84

1.14 Product Costing (CO-PC) 86

1.15 SD 87

1.16 MM 89

1.17 Technical Questions 91

Chapter 2 Certification Questions and Answers 95

2.1 Questions 95

2.2 Answers 123

Chapter 3 Issues and Resolutions 127

3.1 SAP General 127

3.2 General Ledger (G/L) Accounting 128

3.3 Accounts Payable (AP) 135

3.4 Assets Management (AM) 143

3.5 Cost Center Accounting (CCA) 156

3.6 Profit Center Accounting (PCA) 156

3.7 New G/L 157

Chapter 4 Configuration Steps 159

4.1 Enterprise Structure (FI-ES) 159

4.2 General Ledger Accounting (FI-G/L) 161

4.3 Accounts Payable (FI-AP) 163

4.4 Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) 168

4.5 Bank Accounting (FI-BL) 171

4.6 Assets Accounting (FI-AA) 174

4.7 Controlling Area (CO) 177

4.8 Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) 177

4.9 Internal Order (CO-IO) 179

4.10 Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA) 181

4.11 Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) 182

4.12 Product Costing (CO-PC) 183

Chapter 5 User Transaction Codes 187

5.1 General Ledger (G/L) Accounting 187

5.2 Accounts Payable (AP) 192

5.3 Accounts Receivable (AR) 199

5.4 Assets Management (AM) 205

5.5 Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEL) 209

5.6 Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) 211

5.7 Internal Order (CO-IO) 217

5.8 Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA) 220

5.9 Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)224

5.10 Product Costing (CO-PC) 226

Chapter 6 FICO Quick Tour 229

6.1 SAP General 229

6.2 FI General 230

6.3 General Ledger (G/L) Accounting 232

6.4 AP and AR 240

6.5 Asset Accounting (AA) 247

6.6 CO General 252

6.7 CEL 254

6.8 Cost Center Accounting (CCA) 255

6.9 IO 257

6.10 PA 258

6.11 PCA 261

6.12 PCC 263

Chapter 7 Special Areas 265

7.1 Foreign Currencies 265

7.2 Intercompany Transactions 266

7.3 Bank Reconciliation 269

7.4 Lockbox Configuration 271

7.5 Revenue Recognition 273

7.6 Automatic Payment Program 275

7.7 Three-Way Match 276

7.8 P2P 277

7.9 Vendor Down Payment and Clearing 278

7.10 Order to Cash (OTC) 279

7.11 Make to Order 280

7.12 Summarization Levels in CO-PA 281

Chapter 8 New G/L 285

8.1 Document Splitting 288

8.2 Transaction Codes 289

Chapter 9 Tables in the SAP System 291

9.1 Enterprise Structure (FI-ES) 291

9.2 General Ledger Accounting (FI-G/L) 292

9.3 Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) 293

9.4 Accounts Payable (FI-AP) 294

9.5 Assets Management (FI-AA) 294

9.6 General (CO) 295

9.7 Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) 295

9.8 Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA) 296

9.9 Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) 296

Chapter 10 SAP MM Configuration 297

Chapter 11 SAP SD Configuration 301

Index 305