Direct Posting of Sales in FI and month end closing

Dear Experts
I learnt that :
Sales Direct Entries may be posted in FI without posting in SD/MM.
Sales entries must always be posted only through SD process. If this is NOT done (for example freight rate received from third party freight forwarders), then only FI people should know how to reconcile and NOT sd people. Hence I recommend posting your query in FI forum after closing this thread.
Regards,
My question is , during month-end closing how should FI or accounting address the above direct posting issues?
Apparently, such practice is not right.
There is no trace of the sales in SD MM. There is no corresponding billing doc in SD MM but found in FI .
How should this situation be handled as best practice?
I am BI person but found this issue with FI data not reconciled with SD MM.
I am not sure how the month-end closing was done when there is such data. Yes, the problem was found AFTER month was closed and I loaded the data to BI.
best regards
Pascal

Dear Sirs
What is the fastest easiest way to find out which FI direct entries were posted without corresponding Sales / Billing documents created ?
Is there any standard report or reports available in oss?
Currently, our other interfacing systems are having problem with data due to direct entries where there is no corresponding Sales / Billing docs posted. This is causing a lot of time investigating what entries caused the reconciliation problem.
Your help would make my life easier.
Thanks!
Regards
Pascal

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Hi,
Can anyone plz tell me with some examples ,what is the relevance of this ,'Activating Direct Posting to G/L Accounts and Material Accounts'.
Link for this is as below :
spro/Materials Management/ Logistics Invoice Verification / Incoming Invoices / Activate Direct Posting to G/L Accounts and Material Accounts
Whether normally everyone will use this or not ?
regards,

Sandeep
In Logistics Invoice Verification, you can also post invoices that do not refer to a purchase order or a delivery. A typical example of this is a bill for expenses.
As in the case of an invoice with a reference, you first need to enter the header data and the vendor information.
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Posting to a G/L account
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Posting to a material account
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Activate Direct Posting to G/L Accounts and Material Accounts

under configuration if we tick on "Activate Direct Posting to G/L Accounts and Material Accounts"
then what would be the impact?
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When u tick "direct posting the material" material tab will be available in MIRO screen ( along with PO reference )
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Check info Given by SAP
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Hi all,
I am new to FI, what is the steps or the activites/process to be carried out during the month end as well as the year end activities for FI.
Can anyone explain me about it and does sap provide any standard documentation on year end / month end activities.
Thanks
Pooja

Hi Pooja,
Please find the details below
Month end closing Activities
1. All the expenses including amortization, prepaid expenses, Preliminary expenses and accruals have been booked.
2. Complete Bank Reconciliation (T. Code: FF67)
3. Make sure that Sum of Inter Company balances is Zero
4. Suspense Accounts should be cleared regularly.
5. Ensure that all documents related to MM & SD have been entered in system. (T.Code:F-22 & F-43) 6. Ensure that all billing documents are released to accounting.
7. Calculate Overheads on all process Orders (CO43)
8. Technically complete all process orders which are fully processed (CORM).
9. Calculate Variance (KKS1)à (Relevant only if Standard cost is calculated).
10. Settle all process orders which are technically complete (CO88).
11. Close All settled Process Orders
12. Close MM period (Transaction Code: MMPV).
13. Carry out GR/IR clearing (F.13) transaction
14. Depreciation Run (AFAB) has been carried out for the month
15. Close FI Posting period after the month end closing activity is over (T.Code:OB52) Year end
Closing Activities:
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2. Carry out Assessment cycle for Cost Centers (T. Code: KSUB)
3. All month end closing Activities should be carried out.
4. Carry Forward Balances to next year With TC: F.16 we can carry forward the balance to next year. With TC: OBH2 copy the number ranges to next year Open next year periods by selecting the Posting Period Variant. then test by posting the transaction in F-02)
SAP FI Month End and Year End Activities
1 - Maintain Activity prices - KP26
2 - Release of Standard Cost Estimate - CK40N
3 - MM period close and open - MMPV
4 - FI period open
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8 - Update Section Code where missing - J1INPP
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10 - Provision for current month - FB50
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12 - Exchange rate - To be Updated
13 - Revaluation of foreign currency open items - F.05
14 - Recognition of Inventory at Bonded warehouse - FB50
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16 - Variance Calculation of Process Orders - KKS1
17 - Settlement of variances - CO88
18 - Assessment cycles - Aux/WH CC to Main CC - KSU5
19 - Assessment cycles - Functional CC to SBU CC - KSU5
20 - Assessment cycles - SBU CC to COPA - KEU5
21 - Profit Center Reposting - 9KE0
22 - Balance Sheet Adjustment calculation - F.5D
23 - Transfer Profit Center to AR & AP - 1KEK
24 - Transfer Inventory to PCA - 1KEH
25 - Assessment Cycle - Dummy PC to SBU PC - 3KE5
26 - Check for u201CDelivery made, not Invoicedu201D - VF03
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28 - Match PCA and PA
29 - Top Down Distribution in COPA - KE28
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31 - Balance Carry forward (Year End Only) - F.16
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The Month end Activities are as follows
Clearing the open items of vendor, customer
Clearing the suspense account regularly
All the Expenses Including the prepaid expenses have to be booked..
Intercompany Balances Should be Zero
Depreciation Run.
Recuring Entries.
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Accural and referal in any differneces.
GR/IR Clearing Transaction (Tcode-F.13)
Bank Reconciliation(Comparing the Company Books and Bank Statements)
Exchange rate to be updated
Revaluation of foreign currencyopen items(F.05)
Order Settlements.
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Match GL and PCA(KE5T)
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FI Period Open(Tcode OB52).
CO period Closing
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All the Month end Activities should be Carried Out.
Balance Carried Forwarded to next year(F.16)
PCA Balance Carried Forward(2KES).
Carry forward the Vendor,Customer and Asset Balances
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Month end closing and Year end closing

Hi,
Does anyone have a list of t-codes to be run for month end and year end closing. I want to know what all steps are done for month/year closing.
We are only using FI,CO and MM and no other SAP modules.
Thanks,
Shruti

Hi,
The Month end Activities are as follows
Clearing the open items of vendor, customer
Clearing the suspense account regularly
All the Expenses Including the prepaid expenses have to be booked..
Intercompany Balances Should be Zero
Depreciation Run.
Recuring Entries.
Park documents to be posted(FBVO)
Accural and referal in any differneces.
GR/IR Clearing Transaction (Tcode-F.13)
Bank Reconciliation(Comparing the Company Books and Bank Statements)
Exchange rate to be updated
Revaluation of foreign currencyopen items(F.05)
Order Settlements.
Distribution Cycle
Assesment Cycle(KSU5)
Transfer the Inventory to Profit center(1KEH)
Match GL and PCA(KE5T)
MM period Close and Open (Tcode MMVP)
FI Period Open(Tcode OB52).
CO period Closing
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Balance Carried Forwarded to next year(F.16)
PCA Balance Carried Forward(2KES).
Carry forward the Vendor,Customer and Asset Balances
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Copy the No Ranges to new year
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Settlement for month-end closing, individual production or sales order

Dear SAP Experts,
Our style is MTO.
In month-end closing, we follow to make a settlement for production orders:
1. CO43   -- Actual overhead calculation (collective processing)
2. KSU5   -- Actual allocations Assessment
3. KSII     -- Actual Price Calculation
4. CON2 -- Revaluation at actual prices (collective processing)
5. KKAO -- WIP calculation (collective processing)
6. CO88 -- Production order settlement (collective processing)
Question:
1. What kind accounts will be effected after above each step?
2. does individual production settlement need step 1-4 in above?
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3. What kind account will be effected after va44 processing?
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Hi,
The value flow completely different for each of the MTO Scenario.
I need to know what kind of MTO scenario you have.
is it MTO - Valuated Sale Order without Sale Order Controlling
Is it MTO - Valuated Sale Order with Sale Order Controling
is it MTO- Non-valuated Sale Order (Sale Order controlling is mandatory)
based on this the value flows and the transaction that need to be executed will differ.
The way you explained i presume that it could be any of the first two scenarios.
in such case, the value flows are as good as make to stock scenario. Only in the third scenario, the value flow completely changes
For 1. What kind accounts will be effected after above each step?
all the accounts relevant for Make to Stock will get affected. But the the scenario is MTO - Valuated Sale Order with Sale Order Controling, the the variances from production order is settled to Sale order instead of settling to COPA.
For 2. does individual production settlement need step 1-4 in above?
All the steps from 1 to 6 are necessary for any of the above 3 scenarios
For 3. What kind account will be effected after va44 processing?
This is for calculating the overheads on the sale order. in this case, the sale order is a controlling object. once this t.code is executed, you can see the oh being calculated on the sale order
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WM-Implem -Physical inventory and Month end process- Need configuration

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    Iam doing WM implementation, i need to know what are the configuration required for Physical inventory and
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Edited by: code acess on Dec 7, 2011 7:55 AM
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Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Dec 7, 2011 8:27 AM

Hi
There is no standard settings for your requirement. With a help of abaper you need to define an enhancement.
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hi sap gurus
can anybody give me the list of month end closing procedures with T.Codes
thank you

Hi
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Assets
Fixed Assets
-Execute the depreciation run (SAP FI-AA)
Current Assets
Inventories
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Prerequisite: Accounts have already been maintained by (SAP LO-MM)
Period closing program (SAP LO-MM)
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Receivables and Other Asset Items
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Payables
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Internal Closing (SAP FI-CO)
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Product and production-related tasks:
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MONTH END CLOSING ACTIVITY

Dear all
pl, explain few questions
1) What r the month end closing activities done in SAP PP?
2) How do u capture product cost?
3) What is Teco, closing a prod. orderand order settlement?
thanks
Raj

Hi Raj,
1) What r the month end closing activities done in SAP PP?
Wun WIP (KKAX/KKAO) and settlement KO88/CO88. Prior to this carry out TECO for all orders which are technically complete.
2) How do u capture product cost?
Product costing is done using quantity structure generally for production using BoM and routing costs which are basically material and labour costs. The transaction used for this CK11N. The planned cost is captured in the order when you create a prod order. The actual costs are booked to the order when you post the goods issues and perform confirmation. The planned costs for labour are derived based on the activity prices for every activity which are linked to the standard values of the operation. Activity prices are maintained in Co using KP26 transaction.
3) What is Teco, closing a prod. orderand order settlement?
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Allow me to explain
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(That means accountant wil know that the number they printed has not been influenced by another user data entry
that will help them to maintain correct data by month )
2.What is the purpose of closing by month
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Hi all,
I am a DBA not a functional setup person/Business Analyst; so excuse me if my question is not put in business terms.
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Question that I have is: how can month end closing be done where each of these countries could freeze these activities for their last day of month when last day of month starts obviously earlier in Australia and China compared to US, Canada and Peru? As of now, they all seem to follow the last day of the month procedure as the US. It takes about 7 hours for the whole process to run.
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Hello.
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2 from ap_ae_headers_all h, ap_accounting_events_all ae, gl_period_statuses p
3 where ae.accounting_event_id = h.accounting_event_id
4 and h.period_name = p.period_name
5 and p.application_id = 200
6 and p.closing_status = 'C'
7 and ae.event_status_code = 'CREATED';
no rows selected
SQL>
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Does anybody know what are the other tools offered by SAP for month end closing?
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Hi,
Can some one send me month end closing activites carried out with T Code to my mail id is [email protected]
Points will awarded.
Regards,
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Month end activitites with Transaction code :
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AFAB - calculate depreciation
F.05 Foreigh Currency valuation
F.5D calcualate balancesheet adjustment (in case of business area adjusment)
F.5E post balance sheet adjustment
CO.
1. Overhead : CO43 - Collective Processing
2. WIP :KKAO - Calculate
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4. settlement:CO88 - Collective Processing
5. Assessment cycle :KSU5
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After go-live for month end closing, what are the activities to be followed up from SCM/MM view point.
regards
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Direct Posting of Sales in FI and month end closing

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