FICO tickets &FI-SD integration

please send me also the FICO tickets.. & the notes/configuration steps regarding FI-SD integration...please....
i am creaing this new thred to assign points especially...
<b>[email protected]</b>
Thankyou
Dasharathi

Hi,
FI-SD
1) Insert regions ( OVK2)
1)Define sales organization (OVX5)
2)Define distribution channel (OVX1)
3)Define shipping point (OVXD)
4)Assign sales organization to co.code( OVX3)
5)Assign distribution channel to sales organization ( OVXK)
6)Assign division to sales org (OVXA)
7)Assign sales org/distribution channel to plant (OVX6)
8)Assign shipping point to plant (OVXC)
9) Setup sales area (OVXG)
10) Define rules by sales area (OVF2)
11) Define pricing procedure determination
12) Define tax determination rules
13) Creation of G/L accts (FS00)
14) Assign G/L accts (VKOA)
15) Setup partner determination
16) Assign shipping points (OVKC)
17) Creation of SD customer master (XD01)
18) Creation of finished goods material master (MM01)
19) Maintain condition types (VK11)
20)Sales order(VA01)
21)Production receipt without production order(MB1C)
22)Delivery(VL01N)
23)Billing(VF01)
syam

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Some Examples of FICO tickets regarding Automatic Payment Run,GL,AR,AP,Bank

Hello,
Could anybody please provide me with 5 or 6 examples of FICO tickets that we normally get during real time and their solutions regarding APP,AP,AR,GL,Bank and Cash
I need it badly so kindly send me those tickets and the solutions if u can to my Gmail Account
[email protected]

Dear Friend,
Each and every thread you can treat as a ticket.
Regards
Sree

FICO TIckets

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Please send me few examples of FICO tickets,real time issues and answers for preparation of interview/guide a site/material where can i get few fico tickets.
My mail id : [email protected]

hi priya,
these r some real time issues....
Real Time Issue:
Billing Document not released to accounting / Accounts determination:
To resolve the error, you can analyze account determination in the billing document. Process:
Goto T.Code: VF02 & Enter Invoice number
Next (On the top most strip) goto Environment
Next (Select Environment) go to Account determination
Next (In Account Determination) select Revenue Account Determination (first option)
This will list all the condition types in the Billing document & analyze each condition & check for which G/L accounts is not determined.
Possible errors:
1. VKOA not maintained for required combination
Solution: Maintain the combination in VKOA.
2. Account Assignment of Customer / material not maintained in Customer / Material Master (If maintained in combination in VKOA).
Solution:
Option 1 (Standard solution):
step 1: Cancel Billing Document --> Reverse PGI --> cancel Delivery --> Cancel Sales Order
step 2: Maintain Customer master / Material Master correctly.
step 3: Recreate sales Order --> Delivery --> PGI --> Invoicing.
Option 2:
Force the Account Assignment Group of Customer / Material through Debug in change mode of Billing document, which will release Billing Document to Accounting.
3. Account Key not maintained in Pricing Procedure:
Impact: This may create accounting document, but if condition type, which are to be posted to account, but do not have account key maintained in pricing procedure, it will not be post the relevant condition type to G/L account.
4. Billing Document not being released to accounting --
In Material Master, there is some link between Profit Centre & MRP Type. If one of it is not maintained, erratically few documents get stuck while releasing Billing Document to accounting. Few of course get posted.
Solution1: Cancel Billing Document --> Reverse PGI --> Cancel Delivery --> Block the sales Order & Create new sales Cycle all over again after rectifying Material master.
Solution 2: (Temporary Solution) In Debug mode in Billing, force the Profit Center in Billing Document with the help of Abaper. But ensure Material master is rectified.
From FI Side, you require to check that all the G/L account has been maintained through T.Code: FS00. G/L account being Master data has to be created in each client to upload through LSMW / SCATT / BDC.
In Billing Document in change mode (in the first screen where we enter Billing Document number), on the top most left hand corner, take a dropdown on Billing Document & select Release to accounting. Here you can get the under mentioned possible message:
1. G/L account not found
2. Cost Element not maintained for G/L account.
Most of the times we need to transfer stock of material from one plant to another plant or plants. In SAP R/3 the following type of procedures are available.
Stock Transport Order:
Without Delivery
With Delivery via Shipping
With Delivery and Billing Document/Invoice
Advantages of the Stock Transport Order
It has the following advantages over the transfer of stock without a stock transport order:
A goods receipt can be planned in the receiving plant.
A vendor can be entered in the stock transport order.
Delivery costs can be entered in the stock transport order.
The stock transfer order is part of MRP
The goods issue is possible via a delivery or via Shipping.
The goods receipt can be posted directly to consumption.
The entire process can be monitored via the purchase order history.
Stock Transport Order with Delivery and Billing Document/Invoice
As per Indian Law, if the material is subject to Excise Duty, even moving between plants needs to be accompanied with Excise Invoice. The following process describes the full cycle of from stock transport order, goods issue, excise invoice and goods receipt processes.
Create Stock Transport Order
In case of requirement of materials, A Stock Transport Order stating specific quantity of material will be raised by receiving plant to the supplying plant. For creating Stock transport we can use the following path:
Logistics> Materials Management> Purchasing> Purchase Order> Create>Vendor/Supplying Plant Known
T. Code: ME21N or ME27
Creating Outbound Delivery
If the stock of material is available in Supplying Plant then Supplying Plant will create a delivery against the above Stock Transport Order.
SAP menu> Logistics> Sales and Distribution> Shipping and Transportation> Outbound Delivery> Create> Collective Processing of Documents Due for Delivery>Purchase Orders
T. Code: VL10B
Changing Outbound Delivery
To Pick the Material and to do the Post Goods Issue supplying plant will change the above outbound delivery document.
SAP menu> Logistics> Sales and Distribution> Shipping and Transportation> Outbound Delivery> Change> Single Document
T. Code: VL02N
Creating Billing Document
After PGI, A billing Document known Commercial Invoice is created to update the corresponding GL Accounts and same is send to receiving plant (Customer).
Logistics> Sales and distribution> Billing>Billing document> Create
T. Code: VF01
Creating Excise Invoice
To meet the legal requirement and to submit it to Excise Authorities the supplying plant will create an Excise Invoice. It is a legal document and it must accompany the goods when these are being sent to the Receiving Plant (Customer).
SAP User menu> Indirect Taxes> Sales / Outbound Movements> Excise Invoice> for Sales Order> Outgoing Excise Invoice Create
T. Code: J1IIN
Goods Receipt for Stock Transport Order
With reference to Stock Transport Order as created above goods are received at the receiving plant. During entering this goods movement at receiving plant we can capture and post the Part I and Part II of excise duty. To get Excise Invoice tab at Header Data choose Check icon at third row at the top of the screen.
Logistics> Materials Management> Inventory Management> Goods Movement> Goods Receipt for Purchase Order
T. Code: MIGO
regards
jk

SAP FICO Tickets

Hi All,
Can anybody send me some FICO tickets to my mail id [email protected]?
Thanks & Regards
Chandu

HI Chandu,
check this real time issues..
Real Time Issue:
Billing Document not released to accounting / Accounts determination:
To resolve the error, you can analyze account determination in the billing document. Process:
Goto T.Code: VF02 & Enter Invoice number
Next (On the top most strip) goto Environment
Next (Select Environment) go to Account determination
Next (In Account Determination) select Revenue Account Determination (first option)
This will list all the condition types in the Billing document & analyze each condition & check for which G/L accounts is not determined.
Possible errors:
1. VKOA not maintained for required combination
Solution: Maintain the combination in VKOA.
2. Account Assignment of Customer / material not maintained in Customer / Material Master (If maintained in combination in VKOA).
Solution:
Option 1 (Standard solution):
step 1: Cancel Billing Document --> Reverse PGI --> cancel Delivery --> Cancel Sales Order
step 2: Maintain Customer master / Material Master correctly.
step 3: Recreate sales Order --> Delivery --> PGI --> Invoicing.
Option 2:
Force the Account Assignment Group of Customer / Material through Debug in change mode of Billing document, which will release Billing Document to Accounting.
3. Account Key not maintained in Pricing Procedure:
Impact: This may create accounting document, but if condition type, which are to be posted to account, but do not have account key maintained in pricing procedure, it will not be post the relevant condition type to G/L account.
4. Billing Document not being released to accounting --
In Material Master, there is some link between Profit Centre & MRP Type. If one of it is not maintained, erratically few documents get stuck while releasing Billing Document to accounting. Few of course get posted.
Solution1: Cancel Billing Document --> Reverse PGI --> Cancel Delivery --> Block the sales Order & Create new sales Cycle all over again after rectifying Material master.
Solution 2: (Temporary Solution) In Debug mode in Billing, force the Profit Center in Billing Document with the help of Abaper. But ensure Material master is rectified.
From FI Side, you require to check that all the G/L account has been maintained through T.Code: FS00. G/L account being Master data has to be created in each client to upload through LSMW / SCATT / BDC.
In Billing Document in change mode (in the first screen where we enter Billing Document number), on the top most left hand corner, take a dropdown on Billing Document & select Release to accounting. Here you can get the under mentioned possible message:
1. G/L account not found
2. Cost Element not maintained for G/L account.
Most of the times we need to transfer stock of material from one plant to another plant or plants. In SAP R/3 the following type of procedures are available.
Stock Transport Order:
Without Delivery
With Delivery via Shipping
With Delivery and Billing Document/Invoice
Advantages of the Stock Transport Order
It has the following advantages over the transfer of stock without a stock transport order:
A goods receipt can be planned in the receiving plant.
A vendor can be entered in the stock transport order.
Delivery costs can be entered in the stock transport order.
The stock transfer order is part of MRP
The goods issue is possible via a delivery or via Shipping.
The goods receipt can be posted directly to consumption.
The entire process can be monitored via the purchase order history.
Stock Transport Order with Delivery and Billing Document/Invoice
As per Indian Law, if the material is subject to Excise Duty, even moving between plants needs to be accompanied with Excise Invoice. The following process describes the full cycle of from stock transport order, goods issue, excise invoice and goods receipt processes.
Create Stock Transport Order
In case of requirement of materials, A Stock Transport Order stating specific quantity of material will be raised by receiving plant to the supplying plant. For creating Stock transport we can use the following path:
Logistics> Materials Management> Purchasing> Purchase Order> Create>Vendor/Supplying Plant Known
T. Code: ME21N or ME27
Creating Outbound Delivery
If the stock of material is available in Supplying Plant then Supplying Plant will create a delivery against the above Stock Transport Order.
SAP menu> Logistics> Sales and Distribution> Shipping and Transportation> Outbound Delivery> Create> Collective Processing of Documents Due for Delivery>Purchase Orders
T. Code: VL10B
Changing Outbound Delivery
To Pick the Material and to do the Post Goods Issue supplying plant will change the above outbound delivery document.
SAP menu> Logistics> Sales and Distribution> Shipping and Transportation> Outbound Delivery> Change> Single Document
T. Code: VL02N
Creating Billing Document
After PGI, A billing Document known Commercial Invoice is created to update the corresponding GL Accounts and same is send to receiving plant (Customer).
Logistics> Sales and distribution> Billing>Billing document> Create
T. Code: VF01
Creating Excise Invoice
To meet the legal requirement and to submit it to Excise Authorities the supplying plant will create an Excise Invoice. It is a legal document and it must accompany the goods when these are being sent to the Receiving Plant (Customer).
SAP User menu> Indirect Taxes> Sales / Outbound Movements> Excise Invoice> for Sales Order> Outgoing Excise Invoice Create
T. Code: J1IIN
Goods Receipt for Stock Transport Order
With reference to Stock Transport Order as created above goods are received at the receiving plant. During entering this goods movement at receiving plant we can capture and post the Part I and Part II of excise duty. To get Excise Invoice tab at Header Data choose Check icon at third row at the top of the screen.
Logistics> Materials Management> Inventory Management> Goods Movement> Goods Receipt for Purchase Order
T. Code: MIGO
plz assign points
regards
JK

Can any one send realtime fico tickets

hi,
can any one send realtime fico tickets,it is very urgent,
rgsmba.r@gmail
chinna

Hi chinna:
Please go through the issues posted on this forum.They are real time issues.
Additionally you can also refer to these website
http://www.sap-img.com/financial/fi-errors-and-probable-solutions.htm
Please let me know if you need mor einformation.
Assign points if useful.
Regards
MSReddy

SIMPLE REALTIME FICO TICKETS

DEAR ALL
KINDLY UPDATE ME WITH FEW REALTIME FICO (LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2) TICKETS
THANKS
RAMESH
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Hi chinna:
Please go through the issues posted on this forum.They are real time issues.
Additionally you can also refer to these website
http://www.sap-img.com/financial/fi-errors-and-probable-solutions.htm
Please let me know if you need mor einformation.
Assign points if useful.
Regards
MSReddy

Documentation on the SAP FICO testing

Hi,
Can any one provide me the Documentation on the SAP FICO testing. please its bit urgent.......
thanks in advance

Hi
The testing can be process testing and integration testing. There is no documentation as such for the FICO testing.
In the process testing, you can test each and every transaction within the FICO and in the integration testing you can test the End to End process like Procure to pay, Order to Cash etc.
It is a good idea to plan the test scenarios that meets the business requirement in the first place.
Thanks
Ashok

* Information to All

hi all.
SAP Tickets - What Is That?
Handling tickets is called Issue Tracking system. The errors or bugs forwarded by the end user to the support team are prioritized under three seviority High, Medium and Low. Each and every seviority as got its time limits before that we have to fix the error.
The main job of the supporting consultant is to provide assistance on line to the customer or the organisation where SAP is already implemented for which the person should be very strong in the subject and the process which are implemented in SAP at the client side to understand,to analyse,to actuate and to give the right solution in right time.This is the job of the support consultant.
The issues or the tickets(problems) which are arised is taken care of on priority basis by the support team consultants.
The work process in support projects are given below for your reference.
1. The customer or the end user logs a call through any tool or by mail (RADIX).
2. Each one of the support team is a part of support group.
3. Whenever a customer logs a call he /she has to mention to which work group (by name).
4. Once the calls came to the work group the support consultant or the team need to send an IR (Initial Response) to the user depending upon the priority of the calls. (Top,High,Med,Low,None)
5. Then the error is fixed, debugged by the support consultant or the team. Then after testing properly by generating TR(Transport Request through the basis admin)
6. Then it is informed to the end user/customer/super user about the changes which have moved to the production server by CTS process.
These are the process. In summary, what I understand is that if any configuration or customization is required to solve the issue, then the consultant have to work on DEV Client, then the end user will test it in the QA client and after approval the BASIS consultant has to transport it to the PRODUCTION client.
An example:
Tickets in SD can be considered as the problems which the end user or the employee in the company faces while working on R/3. Tickets usually occur during the implementation or after the implementation of the project. There can be numerous problems which can occur in the production support and a person who is working in the support has to resolve those tickets in the limited duration, every ticket has the particular deadline alert so your responsibility is to finish it before that deadline.
To begin with, we should give "TICKET" to you for not knowing it.
Here is an eg of a ticket raise:
End user is not able to
1. Create Sales order for a customer from a New plant, since shipping point determination is not happened . ( Without Shipping point the document becomes INCOMPLETE and he will not be able to proceed further like DELIVERY, BILLING).
He raises a ticket and the priority is set in one of the below:
1. Low 2. Medium 3. High.
Now you need to solve this ticket. You would analyze the problem and identify that the SP configuration has to be done for the new plant.
You would request a transport for DEV CLIENT to BASIS. You do the change and Request one more Transport to BASIS for QA client. The End user will test the same by creating a sales order for the new plant and approve it.
Finally, you request a transport to move the changes to PRODUCTION. Once the change is deployed in production the TICKET is closed. What I have given is a small example. You would get some real issues with severity HIGH in your day-day support.
What Is Maintaining SLA - Service Level Agreement
What is maintaining SLA in production support?
SLA is an abbreviation for "Service Level Agreement". It means to have guaranteed reaction or resolving times for incidents (= trouble tickets).
For instance you could have defined the following SLA levels For example:
Gold: Reaction time = 30 minutes, resolving time = 4 hours
Silver: Reaction time = 4 hours, resolving time = 24 hours
SLAs normally are part of a contract between a customer and a service provider.
Or in details description:
SLA are Service Level Agreements to resolve the tickets by the market. SLA means Service Level agreement. It is the service agreement between a Company and a service provider. For example an IT Organization providing support of SAP / other software / hardware has a agreement. This can be for example categorized based on criticality of the incident. High priority incident has to be resolved on 10 hours. Medium priority incident has a 3 days time to resolve etc
SLA's are nothing but Service level agreements.
These are defined in project preparation phase and client would have made an agreement with the company for the level of service. The SLA's are applicable in Production as well as maintanence support projects. For example: if your company follows a ticketing process(a ticket is nothing but an environment contains complete description of the problem which contains Short description, problem, customer contact details, sreen shots of the error etxc.,) and for each ticket there will be a severity for example business critical issues or problems may be treated as high or top severitie's. In those case your company or your team has to deliver the solution to the customer in agreed time limit or otherwise you might end up missing SLA's.
SLA's has two important time specifications
1. IPRT --- initial problem response time --- this is nothing but time taken to respond to the problem.
2. PRT --- Problem response time -
this is nothing but time taken to solve the issue or problem.
Both IPRT and PRT will be different for different severitie's.
What Are Functional Specification in SAP?
To speak at macro level that is at projet manager or at senior levels. The Functional Spec (Specification) which is a comprehensive document is created after the (SRS) Software Requirements Document. It provides more details on selected items originally described in the Software Requirements Template. Elsewhre organizations combine these two documents into a single document.
The Functional Specification describes the features of the desired functinality.. It describes the product's features as seen by the stake holders,and contains the technical information and the data needed for the design and developement.
The Functional Specification defines what the functionality will be of a particulat area that is to be precise a transaction in SAP terminology.
The Functional Specification document to create a detailed design document that explains in detail how the software will be designed and developed.
The functional specification translates the Software Requirements template into a technical description which
a) Ensures that the product feature requirements are correctly understood before moving into the next step, that is detchnical developement process.
b) Clearly and unambiguously provides all the information necessary for the technical consultants to develop the objects.
At the consultant level the functional spects are preapred by functinal consultants on any functionality for the purpose of getting the same functinality designed by the technical pepole as most of the times the functionalities according to the requirements of the clients are not available on ready made basis.
Let me throw some light on documentation which is prepared before and in a project:
1) Templates
2) Heat Analysis -
3) Fit Gap or Gap Analysis
4) Business Process Design
5) Business Process Model
6) Business Change & Impact
7) Configuration Design, which is just 5 % of Total SAP- have different names -
8) Future Impact & Change Assessement
9) Functional Design (Module Wise)
10) Risk Assessement
11) Process Metrics and Many More-- Which has impact on Business and its work flow
Note * This documents are preapared in Vanilla SAP Standards -- Things differ from one implementation to another, and it always depends on the type of business which is opting for SAP
Role of a mySAP Functional Consultant
What are the differences between a functional and business consultant?
The difference between Functional consultant and Business consultant are as follows:
1) A funcitonal consultant is able to configure the system unlike business consultant.
2) Functional consultant know more about business process unlike Business consultant.
3) A business consultant will bring business process knowledge and provide it to functional consultant who in turn used this knowledge to configure the system.
4) Functional consultant has more configuration knolwledge then Business consultant.          *-- Rocky
The responsibilities of a support consultant are:
- Primarily responsible for Handling tickets and application support to the endusers
- When an issue comes diagnose, analyse and solve the issue
- Responsible for any enhancements
- Writing functional specs and interacting with Abapers to develop any user exits
- Training the end users and preparing end user training material                            *-- Sistla
For those who wished to know the role of a functional consultant. Below is one view:
A functional consultant evaluates the demands in talking with the customer's representatives, transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model. Hence, he identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views.
Then the main task starts: customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the requested use case.
The consultant documents the settings and prepares proper guidelines that allow other consultants to do further changes or repairs with due efforts.
The consultant takes care that proper training is given to the users and that the system is usable, performing appropriately and the business flow is complete and correct.
During go live he assists the technical staff by testing the behaviour of the system.
After go live he guarantees that the procedures remain usable and consistent in real live situation and proposes enhancements.
The main duty of a consultant is to transfer external know-how to the client. It is not manpower that counts but intelligence, understanding of processes, a feeling for defects and general a common sense
Role of SAP Consultant In Testing
1. What is the role of SD Consultant in Testing while implementing the project?
2. What is Unit testing and Integration Testing?
Testing : the core team members along with endusers will test whether the postings done in SAP is resulting as per the requirements of the organisation. They will test whether the output documents such as purchase order, invoice document are printed in the required format and showing the correct data.
Unit testing is refer to the module which are going to implement. SD, MM, FICO etc. there will be test script based on that testing will be performed.
Integration testing will be cross the modules. MM-SD-FICO for example. Integration testing is also called SIT ( System integration testing)
Testing mathologies and types: there are 6 types of testings:
1. Unit Testing
2. System Testing
3. System Integration security Testing
4. Performance Testing
5. User Acceptance testing
6. Regression Testing
Unit testing is done in bit and pieces. Like e.g. in SD standard order cycle; we do have 1-create order, then 2-delivery, then 3-transfer order, then 4-PGI and then 5-Invoice. So we will be testing 1,2,3,4 and 5 seperately alone one by one using test cases and test data. We will not be looking and checking/testing any integration between order and delivery; delivery and TO; TO and PGI and then invoice.
Whrereas System testing you will be testing the full cycle with it's integration, and you will be testing using test cases which give a full cyclic test from order to invoice.
Security testing you will be testing different roles and functionalities and will check and signoff.
Performance testing is refered to as how much time / second will take to perform some actions, like e.g. PGI. If BPP defination says 5 seconds for PGI then it should be 5 and not 6 second. Usually it is done using software.
Regression testing is reffered to a test which verfies that some new configuration doesnot adversly impact existing functionality. This will be done on each phase of testing.
User Acceptance Testing: Refers to Customer testing. The UAT will be performed through the execution of predefined business scenarios, which combine various business processes. The user test model is comprised of a sub-set of system integration test cases.
We use different software during testing. Most commonly use are
Test Director: which is used to record requirement, preparing test plan and then recording the progress. We will be incorporating defects that are coming during these testings using different test cases.
Mercury Load Runner: is used for performance testing. This is an automatic tool.
What does the following terms means :
- Technical Unit Testing
- Functional Unit Testing
- IntegrationTesting
- Volume Testing
- Parallel Testing?
Technical Unit Testing= Test of some technical development such as a user exit, custom program, or interface. the test usually consists of a test data set that is processed according to the new program. A successful test only proves the developed code works and that it performed the process as as designed.
Functional Unit Testing= Test of configuration, system settings or a custom development (it may follow the technical unit testing) These usually use actual data or data that is masked but essentially the same as a real data set. A successful test shows that the development or configuration works as designed and the data is accurate as a result.
IntegrationTesting= Testing a process, development or configuration within the context of any other functions that the process, development or functionality will touch or integrate . The test should examine all data involved across all modules and any data indirectly affected. A successful test indicates that the processes work as designed and integrate with other functions without causing any problems in any integrated areas.
Volume Testing= testing a full data set that is either actual or masked to insure that the entire volume does cause system problems such as network transmission problems, system resources issues, or any systemic problem, A successful test indicates that the processes will not slow or crash the system due to a full data set being utilized.
Parallel Testing= Testing the new system or processes with a complete data set while running the same processes in the legacy system. A successful test will show identical results when both the legacy system and new system results are compared.
I would also note that when a new implementation is being done you will want to conduct at least one cut over test from the old system to the new and you should probably do several.
What kind of testings that are carried out in testing server?
1. Individual Testing ( Individually which we've created)
2. Regressive Testing ( Entire Process)
3. Integration Testing ( Along with other integrated modules)
The 3 types of testing is as follows:-
1. Unit testing (where an individual process relevant to a SD or MM etc is tested)
2. Integration testing (where a process is tested that cuts across all areas of SAP).
3. Stress testing (where lots of transactions are run to see if the system can handle the data)
Roles and Responsibilities of End Users
What is the Difference between Consultant & End users?
SAP consultant role is to build the system, changes & modification/updation in currently installed SAP system for the end users.
SAP End user only use the SAP system just to fetch some info, or to create new thing. So a end user is just using the final product which it is meant for and consultnat design the product/updation and modification.
The roles and responsibilities of end users is working in easy access menu they will not have authorizations of using img settings if they get doubt they will send query to the implemented company and just entering day to day transactions.
Roles and Responsibilities of End User:
Using the software at the end or after the implementation is an End User.
In sap HR , we do come across entire Org Management creation by an end user after the Personnel strucutre is created. OM objects like creation of Org Unit means functional area or dpt , creation Job and Position and its occupancy is with in the limits of an enduser. Initiallly the OM is created by sap consultant . In course of time a new department has appeared in the company of the client .. this has to be created by the enduser rather than depending up on the implementor... similarly new job and position..like this small things are always done by the enduser.
The entire work of OM is purely depends upon the enduser.
After from this running periodical payroll and Ensuring of the Time schedules ( Work Schedules) of each employee is done from sap easy access by an enduser and the show run of payroll everymonth is by the enduser only. Like this lot of roles are there for an end user.
Whatever the problems come across during the enduser utilisation of sap ...that will reach as ticket to the support team
What Are SAP End User Manual
It is the same for every other modules although here I reference it mainly for SAP HR.
1) You should understand which targeted group for the end-user training is for. Do they have any computer background or not.
2) In what way they are going to make use of the manuals supplied to them during the course of training.
Let us focus on how to prepare manuals:
In the client side , End Users are not permanent. If they get any better job outside they will resign and go out. Even if you train them well, again the end-user team disappears after some time. That is why implementing company( Client ) expects SAP Consultants to prepare documents which are self explanatory (even to a layman in SAP) and study themselves and use the sap easy access very comfortably.
Hence we should prepare a document which explains the following things comfortably:
A) All the buttons and Screens we have in sap and its importance for an end-user.
B) All the transaction codes used by end user.
C) The STEP by STEP usage methodology with screen shots and explanatory foot notes for each Transaction code.
D) Prepare a book a table and columns which should have the following information:
- Sl.NO.
- Transaction Code
- Navigation path
- Use of the Code
- Expected Result
- Achieved Result
- Remarks/Any Comment
E) Highlight the common troubles during the usage of SAP by an end- user and give the solutions (ready to use)
These problems you can come across while giving the in house training for the end-users. You just place them at one place and publish it for their usage in future for any of their new joinees as an end-user.
F) Every consultant is aware that the entire Organsiational Management is with end user only. Means consultant should train the end user in entire OM.
G) We should inform the importance of info types and usage for our purposes at expert mode, PA30, PA40 etc.,
H) Each field in the international infotypes should be explained very clearly and ensure that they are comfortable with the fields of infotypes which have been configured for their company.
For example : info type 0001 Org Assignment insists about the three structures of the HR. We should explain each sub field like Emp Group, Emp Sub Group, Personnel Area and Sub Area and its importance and relevance to their company so as to understand while processing them from the end- user point of view .
When an employee is hired into the company , now the end-user in a position to understand which employee group and subgroup, Personnel Area And Sub Area etc., should allotted..
Like this whatever comes across in SAP Easy Access should be insisted through the training of end users.
I) Demo, exercises and solutions should be provided in the manuals.
J) Glossary of terms and expansion of Acronyms, Abbreviations should be given. Like this each consultant should focus on end user training and prepare the documents.
Mini SAP System Requirement and How to Get it
Mini SAP System Requirement
The system Requirements are :
General Requirements
Operating System:
Windows 2000 (Service Pack2 or higher);
Windows XP (Home or Professional);
Windows NT
Linux
Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
At least 192 MB RAM (recommended to have 256 MB of RAM)
At least 512 MB paging file
At least 3.2 GB disk space (recommended to have 6 GB hard disk drive space)
(120 MB DB software, 2.9 GB SAP data, 100 MB SAP GUI + temporary free space for the installation)
The file C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\services (Windows 2000) or
C:\Windows\system\32\drivers\etc\services (Windows XP) must not include an entry for port 3600.
A possible entry can be excluded by using the symbol '#'.
No SAPDB must be installed on your PC.
The hostname of the PC must not be longer than 13 characters.
The Network must be configured for installation and
the MS Loopback Adapter must be configured when you start the system without a network connection!
Special Requirements for Installations on Windows XP
In the file C:\Windows\system\32\drivers\etc\hosts the current IP address and the host name must be defined as
<IP address><Host name>
Open the network connectivity definition with start->control panel->network connections for defining the network connection. Select ->extended-> allow other users in network. Activate new configurations.
Select remote desktop within extended configuration menu.
Successfully Implementing SAP
Implementing a package can be a traumatic affair for both the customer and the vendor.   Get it wrong and the vendor may get paid late or have to resort to lawyers to get paid and tarnish their reputation.   For the company the new package may not work the way they expected, be late or cost a more than budgeted for and take management will take their eye off running their business.
Recently a client asked me what I would consider to be the five most important things one should consider before embarking on an implementation.   This isn't a simple question, although there are many factors to think about after some consideration for me the top five are way ahead of the others.
My top five factors to consider would be:
1. Set up a Project Board,
2. Secure the resources,
3. Complete the GAP Analysis,
4. Have detailed Cut Over Plans,
5. Train the users.
Taking each one in turn:
The Project Board
The correct set up and operation of the Project Board in my view is major factor in the success failure of the project.   The Project Board will consist of the stakeholders, key users and the vendor.   The Project Board is part of the governance of the project.   The Project Board will meet regularly to ensure that the project plans are created and being executed as planned, moves from stage to stage with all the deliverables being signed off is resourced properly.
The Resources
Three types of resources are absolutely necessary -- end users, change team and technicians.
Early involvement by the end users is absolutely necessary, as they will be the ones living with the system for hopefully many years to come.   They will want to feel involved in its implementation.   Buy in from the end users of the system is absolutely essential if the system is to have a long and stable life in any organisation.
The Change Team will identify the gaps between the package and the business requirements, re-engineer some of the businesses process to cope with the package, train the users to ensure implementations is smooth as possible into the business.
The Technical Team will prepare the systems environment for the package, apply any software fixes from the vendor, implement the software in the best way possible for the organisation set up and tune the software for the particular technical environment.
GAP Analysis
A through gap analysis will identify the gaps between how the business operates ad its needs against what the package can can't do.   For each gap there will be one of three outcomes which must be recorded and actioned, GAP must be closed and customised software can be developed close the gap, GAP must be closed but software cannot be written therefore a workaround is required, GAP does not need to be closed.
In simple terms: Gap means small cracks. In SAP world. In information technology, gap analysis is the study of the differences between two different information systems or applications( ex; existing system or legacy system with Client and new is SAP), often for the purpose of determining how to get from one state to a new state. A gap is sometimes spoken of as "the space between where we are and where we want to be." Gap analysis is undertaken as a means of bridging that space.
Actual gap analysis is time consuming and it plays vital role in blue print stage.
Cut Over Plans
Detailed plans need to be developed for cutting over from the old system(s) to the new.   Parallel runs of what will happen over the conversion period using test data, convert and watch for a period after wards to ensure nothing unexpected happens.
Train Users
Well trained users will support and defend the system on site. Unsupportive users will continually undermine the system and eventually it will be replaced.   Therefore the more effort you put into helping the users master the system early the better.
Explain Cutover Activities/Strategies in SAP FI.
Cutover Activities or Master Data Uploading Strategies Depending upon the when we are going live. As per that, you have to give the information to your core team. If you goling live at the middle you have to upload the all P&L Account items and B/S Items. If you going live at the financial year start, you have to only Upload the B/S Items. Activities for Golive:
1.   G/L Master Upload Thru BDC or LSMW (TC-Fs00 and extended one co code to another company code Fs01)
2.   Vendor Master Upload Thru BDC Or LSMW (Will be Taken Care By MM)
3.   Customer Master Upload Thru BDC or LSMW (Will be Taken Care By SD)
4.   Asset Master Upload(Thru As90)
5.   Cost Element Master Upload
6.   Cost Center Master Upload
7.   Profit Center Master Upload
8.   G/L Balances Thru F-02
10. Vendor Balances thru F-43
11. Customer Balances thru F-22
12. Customer Advances thru f-29
13. Vendor Advances thryu F-48
Before uploading Vendor Balances you have to take care of WHT(TDS) Information.
Difference between the User Exit & Gap analysis.
Both are quiet a different and has a small relation.
User exits are standard gate ways provided by SAP to exit the standard code and we can write our own code with the help of ABAP workbench.   its not new functionality which we are trying to build in sap but its slight enhancement within the same code.
Gap analysis is start point of Realization and once blue print is finished we have to find the realization of sap system for client requirment and there will be certain gaps when compared to system fit. Those gaps can be closed either by re-engineering of business process to fit with SAP or we have to use USER exits in case of small deviations or complete enhancements with the help of ABAP to fit with the SAP system.   *-- V. Sridhar
What is roll out of SAP Project?
As per dictionary, Rollout means Inauguration or initial exhibition of a new product.
As per SAP specific definition, rollout is the strategy for international SAP implementation. Rollout strategy normally include the following
- Whether to implement SAP simultaneously (also known as big-bang) in all the countries, or
- Go live in sequence of phased manner
- Or to go for the combination of both (phased manner implementation for some of the countries and big-bang for others).
Rollout strategy is the most important decision that a client can make during SAP implementation. Normally, steering committee decides the rollout strategy.
ALL THE BEST

Man, thanks a lot! I appreciate this.
You think you could do me a favor? I listen to a lot of DCI songs (for those of you who don't know what that is, don't worry about it), anyways, DCI shows are average 0-2 mins. Could you give me the formula that you use for this so I can calculate it's

Responsibilities in fi implementation

Hello everybody I have worked on support side trying to move in implementation.intrested in area of AP AR and GL
can i have a little idea as to what roles and responsibilities should i expect.If customer vendor and gl master data and transactional data is being migrated from legacy system through lsmw and other tools. As bulk of the job will be accomplished through this process than what will be left for us to do .please explain the whole process.
Thanks for your time
points for the answer
sandhya
[email protected]

hi
Role of a mySAP Functional Consultant
What are the differences between a functional and business consultant?
The difference between Functional consultant and Business consultant are as follows:
1) A funcitonal consultant is able to configure the system unlike business consultant.
2) Functional consultant know more about business process unlike Business consultant.
3) A business consultant will bring business process knowledge and provide it to functional consultant who in turn used this knowledge to configure the system.
4) Functional consultant has more configuration knolwledge then Business consultant.
The responsibilities of a support consultant are:
- Primarily responsible for Handling tickets and application support to the endusers
- When an issue comes diagnose, analyse and solve the issue
- Responsible for any enhancements
- Writing functional specs and interacting with Abapers to develop any user exits
- Training the end users and preparing end user training material
For those who wished to know the role of a functional consultant. Below is one view:
A functional consultant evaluates the demands in talking with the customer's representatives, transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model. Hence, he identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views.
Then the main task starts: customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the requested use case.
The consultant documents the settings and prepares proper guidelines that allow other consultants to do further changes or repairs with due efforts.
The consultant takes care that proper training is given to the users and that the system is usable, performing appropriately and the business flow is complete and correct.
During go live he assists the technical staff by testing the behaviour of the system.
After go live he guarantees that the procedures remain usable and consistent in real live situation and proposes enhancements.
The main duty of a consultant is to transfer external know-how to the client. It is not manpower that counts but intelligence, understanding of processes, a feeling for defects and general a common sense.
Role of a Functional Consultant in an End To End Implementation
When you talk about the role of a Functional consultant in an end to end implementation, I think it won't be possible for me or anybody to define everything but I will try to summarize it:
1. Functional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Flow diagrams and DFD are prepared, most of the time in Vision format, all this forms the part of AS IS document.
2. Everything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates, these have to be then approved by the team leads or who ever the consultant is reporting to.
3. Mapping and GAP analysis is done for each module, I have seen people defining integration after mapping, gap analysis and configuration is done, but as per my experience in implementation, it is a simultaneous process.
4. Before starting configuring future business processes in SAP, the DFD/ERD are prepared, this documentation is called TO BE, which can be also siad as the result of mapping and gap analysis.
5. Sometimes Functional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios.
6. End user manual and user training is also expected from F.Consultants.
The project normally starts off with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodlogy, dates and schedules, working hours which have been predicided are formally defined.
ASAP, it won't be possible for me to explain it here, but all I can tell you about it is that it is SAP standard implementation methodology, which SAP prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow, such as IBM follow some blue Methodlogy, some companies follow typical SDLC steps, ASAP stands for Accerlated SAP, you can find all the steps on SAP site, through google, reading it from there won't give you a great knowledge about ASAP but will obviously get you to know the definitions of various term.
Role of SAP Consultant In Testing
Testing : the core team members along with endusers will test whether the postings done in SAP is resulting as per the requirements of the organisation. They will test whether the output documents such as purchase order, invoice document are printed in the required format and showing the correct data.
Unit testing is refer to the module which are going to implement. SD, MM, FICO etc. there will be test script based on that testing will be performed.
Integration testing will be cross the modules. MM-SD-FICO for example. Integration testing is also called SIT ( System integration testing)
Testing mathologies and types: there are 6 types of testings:
1. Unit Testing
2. System Testing
3. System Integration security Testing
4. Performance Testing
5. User Acceptance testing
6. Regression Testing
Unit testing is done in bit and pieces. Like e.g. in SD standard order cycle; we do have 1-create order, then 2-delivery, then 3-transfer order, then 4-PGI and then 5-Invoice. So we will be testing 1,2,3,4 and 5 seperately alone one by one using test cases and test data. We will not be looking and checking/testing any integration between order and delivery; delivery and TO; TO and PGI and then invoice.
Whrereas System testing you will be testing the full cycle with it's integration, and you will be testing using test cases which give a full cyclic test from order to invoice.
Security testing you will be testing different roles and functionalities and will check and signoff.
Performance testing is refered to as how much time / second will take to perform some actions, like e.g. PGI. If BPP defination says 5 seconds for PGI then it should be 5 and not 6 second. Usually it is done using software.
Regression testing is reffered to a test which verfies that some new configuration doesnot adversly impact existing functionality. This will be done on each phase of testing.
User Acceptance Testing: Refers to Customer testing. The UAT will be performed through the execution of predefined business scenarios, which combine various business processes. The user test model is comprised of a sub-set of system integration test cases.
We use different software during testing. Most commonly use are
Test Director: which is used to record requirement, preparing test plan and then recording the progress. We will be incorporating defects that are coming during these testings using different test cases.
Mercury Load Runner: is used for performance testing. This is an automatic tool.
What does the following terms means :
- Technical Unit Testing
- Functional Unit Testing
- IntegrationTesting
- Volume Testing
- Parallel Testing?
Technical Unit Testing= Test of some technical development such as a user exit, custom program, or interface. the test usually consists of a test data set that is processed according to the new program. A successful test only proves the developed code works and that it performed the process as as designed.
Functional Unit Testing= Test of configuration, system settings or a custom development (it may follow the technical unit testing) These usually use actual data or data that is masked but essentially the same as a real data set. A successful test shows that the development or configuration works as designed and the data is accurate as a result.
IntegrationTesting= Testing a process, development or configuration within the context of any other functions that the process, development or functionality will touch or integrate . The test should examine all data involved across all modules and any data indirectly affected. A successful test indicates that the processes work as designed and integrate with other functions without causing any problems in any integrated areas.
Volume Testing= testing a full data set that is either actual or masked to insure that the entire volume does cause system problems such as network transmission problems, system resources issues, or any systemic problem, A successful test indicates that the processes will not slow or crash the system due to a full data set being utilized.
Parallel Testing= Testing the new system or processes with a complete data set while running the same processes in the legacy system. A successful test will show identical results when both the legacy system and new system results are compared.
I would also note that when a new implementation is being done you will want to conduct at least one cut over test from the old system to the new and you should probably do several.
What kind of testings that are carried out in testing server?
1. Individual Testing ( Individually which we've created)
2. Regressive Testing ( Entire Process)
3. Integration Testing ( Along with other integrated modules)
The 3 types of testing is as follows:-
1. Unit testing (where an individual process relevant to a SD or MM etc is tested)
2. Integration testing (where a process is tested that cuts across all areas of SAP).
3. Stress testing (where lots of transactions are run to see if the system can handle the data)
nagesh

PRA (Production Revenue Accounting)

Hi Guru's,
Can any body help me,
what is the PRA(Production Revenue Accounting) in SAP Fi/Co?
is it submodule or ?
Thanks&Regards,
Veera

HI Veera,
As Venkat has told its a part of IS-OIL.
PRA is used in US mainly but is also used in other countries. This is more related to how crude oil or natural gas produced is allocated to different owners who have their interest in this.
FICO has only one integration with PRA the Journal Entry(JE). JE as such is book keeping module which holds the financial details of each transaction concerned with revenue.
in case you need more information have look at
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_oil472/helpdata/en/f1/9d2c3adcc8431be10000000a114084/frameset.htm
regards,
Sadashiv

SD M aster Data

Hi All
What does SD Consultant do/configure when it is said that he has worked in SD Master data..both in implementation / Production support roles. Does he set up condition records as well ?
Thanks

Hi DM,
Implementation:
Configuring the structure for Sales Organization and Customer Master Data (A/ c Groups).
Defining roles of Business Partners in the business into SAP through Partner Determination.
Configuring Pricing Procedures, Sales Document Types, & Item Categories.
Defining customer specific controls through Item Proposal, material listing/ exclusion and material determination.
Maintaining Customer Master Records and condition records
Integration:
FI Integration
Account Determination Credit Management
MM Integration
Stock Transport Order Third Party Order
Production Support:
This involves supporting the issues in above areas.
This some times need to perform change requests,enhancements and depends on the level of support you give.
Role of a consultant in SAP testing:
Testing : the core team members along with endusers will test whether the postings done in SAP is resulting as per the requirements of the organisation. They will test whether the output documents such as purchase order, invoice document are printed in the required format and showing the correct data.
Unit testing is refer to the module which are going to implement. SD, MM, FICO etc. there will be test script based on that testing will be performed.
Integration testing will be cross the modules. MM-SD-FICO for example. Integration testing is also called SIT ( System integration testing)
Testing mathologies and types: there are 6 types of testings:
1. Unit Testing
2. System Testing
3. System Integration security Testing
4. Performance Testing
5. User Acceptance testing
6. Regression Testing
Unit testing is done in bit and pieces. Like e.g. in SD standard order cycle; we do have 1-create order, then 2-delivery, then 3-transfer order, then 4-PGI and then 5-Invoice. So we will be testing 1,2,3,4 and 5 seperately alone one by one using test cases and test data. We will not be looking and checking/testing any integration between order and delivery; delivery and TO; TO and PGI and then invoice.
Whrereas System testing you will be testing the full cycle with it's integration, and you will be testing using test cases which give a full cyclic test from order to invoice.
Security testing you will be testing different roles and functionalities and will check and signoff.
Performance testing is refered to as how much time / second will take to perform some actions, like e.g. PGI. If BPP defination says 5 seconds for PGI then it should be 5 and not 6 second. Usually it is done using software.
Regression testing is reffered to a test which verfies that some new configuration doesnot adversly impact existing functionality. This will be done on each phase of testing.
User Acceptance Testing: Refers to Customer testing. The UAT will be performed through the execution of predefined business scenarios, which combine various business processes. The user test model is comprised of a sub-set of system integration test cases.
We use different software during testing. Most commonly use are
Test Director: which is used to record requirement, preparing test plan and then recording the progress. We will be incorporating defects that are coming during these testings using different test cases.
Mercury Load Runner: is used for performance testing. This is an automatic tool.
What does the following terms means :
- Technical Unit Testing
- Functional Unit Testing
- IntegrationTesting
- Volume Testing
- Parallel Testing?
Technical Unit Testing= Test of some technical development such as a user exit, custom program, or interface. the test usually consists of a test data set that is processed according to the new program. A successful test only proves the developed code works and that it performed the process as as designed.
Functional Unit Testing= Test of configuration, system settings or a custom development (it may follow the technical unit testing) These usually use actual data or data that is masked but essentially the same as a real data set. A successful test shows that the development or configuration works as designed and the data is accurate as a result.
IntegrationTesting= Testing a process, development or configuration within the context of any other functions that the process, development or functionality will touch or integrate . The test should examine all data involved across all modules and any data indirectly affected. A successful test indicates that the processes work as designed and integrate with other functions without causing any problems in any integrated areas.
Volume Testing= testing a full data set that is either actual or masked to insure that the entire volume does cause system problems such as network transmission problems, system resources issues, or any systemic problem, A successful test indicates that the processes will not slow or crash the system due to a full data set being utilized.
Parallel Testing= Testing the new system or processes with a complete data set while running the same processes in the legacy system. A successful test will show identical results when both the legacy system and new system results are compared.
I would also note that when a new implementation is being done you will want to conduct at least one cut over test from the old system to the new and you should probably do several.
What kind of testings that are carried out in testing server?
1. Individual Testing ( Individually which we've created)
2. Regressive Testing ( Entire Process)
3. Integration Testing ( Along with other integrated modules)
The 3 types of testing is as follows:-
1. Unit testing (where an individual process relevant to a SD or MM etc is tested)
2. Integration testing (where a process is tested that cuts across all areas of SAP).
3. Stress testing (where lots of transactions are run to see if the system can handle the data)
Reward if helpful.
Thanks and Regards,
Naveen Dasari

FICO job-tickets

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hi all experts,
Could anyone please send me some sample FICO job-tickets for my reference to my mail id : [email protected] .
Thanks in advance.

hi
Role of a mySAP Functional Consultant
What are the differences between a functional and business consultant?
The difference between Functional consultant and Business consultant are as follows:
1) A funcitonal consultant is able to configure the system unlike business consultant.
2) Functional consultant know more about business process unlike Business consultant.
3) A business consultant will bring business process knowledge and provide it to functional consultant who in turn used this knowledge to configure the system.
4) Functional consultant has more configuration knolwledge then Business consultant.
The responsibilities of a support consultant are:
- Primarily responsible for Handling tickets and application support to the endusers
- When an issue comes diagnose, analyse and solve the issue
- Responsible for any enhancements
- Writing functional specs and interacting with Abapers to develop any user exits
- Training the end users and preparing end user training material
For those who wished to know the role of a functional consultant. Below is one view:
A functional consultant evaluates the demands in talking with the customer's representatives, transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model. Hence, he identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views.
Then the main task starts: customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the requested use case.
The consultant documents the settings and prepares proper guidelines that allow other consultants to do further changes or repairs with due efforts.
The consultant takes care that proper training is given to the users and that the system is usable, performing appropriately and the business flow is complete and correct.
During go live he assists the technical staff by testing the behaviour of the system.
After go live he guarantees that the procedures remain usable and consistent in real live situation and proposes enhancements.
Role of a Functional Consultant in an End To End Implementation
When you talk about the role of a Functional consultant in an end to end implementation, I think it won't be possible for me or anybody to define everything but I will try to summarize it:
1. Functional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Flow diagrams and DFD are prepared, most of the time in Vision format, all this forms the part of AS IS document.
2. Everything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates, these have to be then approved by the team leads or who ever the consultant is reporting to.
3. Mapping and GAP analysis is done for each module, I have seen people defining integration after mapping, gap analysis and configuration is done, but as per my experience in implementation, it is a simultaneous process.
4. Before starting configuring future business processes in SAP, the DFD/ERD are prepared, this documentation is called TO BE, which can be also siad as the result of mapping and gap analysis.
5. Sometimes Functional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios.
6. End user manual and user training is also expected from F.Consultants.
The project normally starts off with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodlogy, dates and schedules, working hours which have been predicided are formally defined.
ASAP, it won't be possible for me to explain it here, but all I can tell you about it is that it is SAP standard implementation methodology, which SAP prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow, such as IBM follow some blue Methodlogy, some companies follow typical SDLC steps, ASAP stands for Accerlated SAP, you can find all the steps on SAP site, through google, reading it from there won't give you a great knowledge about ASAP but will obviously get you to know the definitions of various term.
SAP Tickets - What Is That?
Handling tickets is called Issue Tracking system. The errors or bugs forwarded by the end user to the support team are prioritized under three seviority High, Medium and Low. Each and every seviority as got its time limits before that we have to fix the error.
The main job of the supporting consultant is to provide assistance on line to the customer or the organisation where SAP is already implemented for which the person should be very strong in the subject and the process which are implemented in SAP at the client side to understand,to analyse,to actuate and to give the right solution in right time.This is the job of the support consultant.
The issues or the tickets(problems) which are arised is taken care of on priority basis by the support team consultants.
The work process in support projects are given below for your reference.
1. The customer or the end user logs a call through any tool or by mail (RADIX).
2. Each one of the support team is a part of support group.
3. Whenever a customer logs a call he /she has to mention to which work group (by name).
4. Once the calls came to the work group the support consultant or the team need to send an IR (Initial Response) to the user depending upon the priority of the calls. (Top,High,Med,Low,None)
5. Then the error is fixed, debugged by the support consultant or the team. Then after testing properly by generating TR(Transport Request through the basis admin)
6. Then it is informed to the end user/customer/super user about the changes which have moved to the production server by CTS process.
These are the process. In summary, what I understand is that if any configuration or customization is required to solve the issue, then the consultant have to work on DEV Client, then the end user will test it in the QA client and after approval the BASIS consultant has to transport it to the PRODUCTION client.
An example:
Tickets in SD can be considered as the problems which the end user or the employee in the company face while working on R/3. Tickets usually occur during the implementation or after theimplementation of the project. There can be numerous problem which can occur in the production support and a person who is working in the support has to resolve those tickets in the limited duration, every ticket has the particular deadline alert so your responsibility is to finish it before that deadline.
To begin with , we should give "TICKET" to you for not knowing it.
Here is an eg of a ticket raise:
End user is not able to
1. Create Sales order for a customer from a New plant , since shipping point determination is not happened . ( Without Shipping point the document becomes INCOMPLETE and he will not be able to proceed further like DELIVERY, BILLING).
He raises a ticket and the priority is set in one of the below:
1. Low 2. Medium 3. High.
Now you need to solve this ticket. You would analyze the problem and identify that the SP configuration has to be done for the new plant.
You would request a transport for DEV CLIENT to BASIS. You do the change and Request one more Transport to BASIS for QA client. The End user will test the same by creating a sales order for the new plant and approve it.
Finally, you request a transport to move the changes to PRODUCTION. Once the change is deployed in production the TICKET is closed. What I have given is a small example. You would get some real issues with severity HIGH in your day-day support.
nagesh
The main duty of a consultant is to transfer external know-how to the client. It is not manpower that counts but intelligence, understanding of processes, a feeling for defects and general a common sense.

Training and Event Management Integration with FICO

How Training & Event Management is integrated with FICO?
How it will be integrated and where?
Could you please put it in simple way?

Hi Rajesh,
Cost allocation:
Here it is possible to charge an employeeu2019s cost center with the fee for attending a business event (e.g. training course, workshop). The business event organizeru2019s cost center will be credited and the attendeeu2019s cost center will be debited.
Crediting of the senderu2019s cost center  Debiting of the recipientu2019s cost center
The costs incurred from actually holding a business event can be transferred from the resources cost center to the business event organizeru2019s cost.
Crediting of the senderu2019s cost center  Debiting of the recipientu2019s cost center
In SAP Configuration:
Training and Event Management > Integration->Billing and activity Allocation-->Activity Allocation and cost transfer posting.
Please do above configuration and create business events with or without resourses, in that you can maintain cost centre to post the expenditures .
Bhairavareddy

Fico interview questions and Real time tickets with resoving details

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hi sap gurus
i have done sap-fico iam in job trails. can any body help me Fico interview questions and Real time tickets with resoving details
regards
prasad.v
Edited by: chinna prasad on Jun 5, 2008 4:10 PM

Hello Prasad,
Before attending interviews.....First you need to understand general things like CV writing, projects, sub modules etc., you should be gain knowledge on these concepts then you can move further.
1. CV 2.Projects 3.your strenths in sap (reading..reading...reading....practice...practice...practice)
2.you please interact with your friends who is on trails, then you can get more information like interview process, methodology, technical etc.,
I am sending some real time interview tech questions which will useful for you.
Questions:
1.When tickets are raised by end users who will give priority? After resolve the tickets who will close the status?
2.In real time at a time how many normal periods, special periods, MM periods we can open?
3.What is client dependant & Independent?
4.How to transport configuration settings from one client to another client or production client, which tools we can use for transport?
5.Why we donu2019t assign business area to company code?
6.What is the difference between General GL A/c, Control A/c, Reconciliation A/c & Offsetting A/c?
Answers:
1.The priority is generally decided by the Coordinator on the client side. After tickets are resolved, they will have to be closed by the coordinator on the customer site
2. In FI as many as you wants. In MM only 2 (current month + previous
3.Certain tables and customizations made in one client will affect the other clients also - then it is cross client i.e, client dependent. While if the changes made in one client has no impact on the other client - it is said to be client independent
4.Transports from one server to the other can be made with the help of transport requests. When a configuration is done the system generates a request number. First release the task and then release the request. Use TC-SE10 / SE09, SE09: workbench transport; SE10: customizing transport. But currently no such difference actually exists.
5.because in case of multiple company codes, same business area can be used across company codes. Business area is cross company code, means it is not confined to one company code thatu2019s why we don't assign BA to any of the company codes. It is client dependant, not company code dependant. We can pass values from one company code to any of the BA in that client.
6.General GL Account are those used for standard posting like for example Income and Expenses Accounts
- Control Account are basically used for reconciliation between modules like FI and CO, to ensure that both the modules are in sync.
- Reconciliation Account are those specific covering ADK (A-Assets, D-Customer, K-Vendor). For example a Customer Master would be mapped to a Bills Receivable Reconciliation Account and any transaction that needs to be posted are done against the customer code.
- Offsetting Account are used for variety of reasons and few examples are Intercompany Postings, at the time of Implementation when TB and Balance sheet are uploaded would be offsetted against a dummy account.
All the best.....dont forget and pl assign points if useful and if u have any querries pl revert back
thanks
Anil

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I have been asked to look into integrating my company's ticket management system with Project Server to provide a quick way to update a resource's activity on a project. (eg: Technician logs hours in the ticket management system, then presses a button
and it updates a corresponding project/task). I have had difficulty finding documentation on the API to see how this could be executed. Does anyone have some insight into this, and could you point me in the right direction?
I tried poking around [ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee758031%28v=office.14%29.aspx ] but didn't catch what I was looking for, though that is very possibly an oversight.

That sounds very similar to the TFS connector available on MSDN Ultimate.
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Alternately, you could look at third party tools like HMS TimeControl which provide a front end timesheet that then pushes back into Project Server and/or the ticketing system. (Mentioned as another architectural option.)
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