Difference between business area balance sheet and profit centre accounting

Hi all,
I want to know what are the differences between business area balance sheet and profit centre accounting.
Please tell the merits and demerits of both.
If, I want to get plant-wise profitability of a company then which method is more recommendable and why?
Regards,
Charu Mahawar

hi,
look to that interesting thread:
Re: Business Area Vs Profit Center
Andreas
pls reward useful answers
Thank you !

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HI
Read below
Profit Center - The profit center view shows the various
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Can any body explain about difference between business area and profit center accounting .

Hi
Business area will have many profit centers. For example Vehicle is a business area in a company. Vehicle can be cars and Bikes etc. Here Vehicle is business area and Cars and Bike are profit centers. In broad Vehicle is a profit center. But as it has sub areas those are profit centers. So profit centers cannot be replaced with business area and vice versa. We can replace business area by Profit centre, only condition is that it should be in same controlling area. The business area is more like a business unit of a company. You can have multiple profit centers within a business area.
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dear all
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dear all
sinario is two business areas say A and B for diffternt two products in one company code which is already running with different business .
please any one tell me what are the configrations for business area wise balance sheet and profit and loss account.
what are the steps required and for configration and when enduser come into picture acceptance test is reqired.
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The is cleint having Head Office for handling procurement of goods for all branches(8) and the physical delivery happens for goods at the requested branch and GR and IR also makin at the branch level.
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1.While doing the vendor (Branch)payment from Cash/Bank GL (HO) how the balances will be tallied ?
2.If I am using the document splitting and zero balance document clearing will it tally at the profit center level ?
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Please find answers to your questions below:
1.While doing the vendor (Branch)payment from Cash/Bank GL (HO) how the balances will be tallied ?
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2.If I am using the document splitting and zero balance document clearing will it tally at the profit center level ?
Answer: Yes that is the main criteria to get full fledged Balance sheet and P&L account by Profit Center
3.At the period end if I will do the 1KEK T Code to transfer the payables to the profit center which profit center system will take for posting ?
Anwer: With Document Splitting, you don't have to do the period end transaction in PC to transfer the account payables, accouts receivables and fixed assets. The transfer is online and real time basis.
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