Free goods , contract, creating order

Question

Hello SAP Prof,
1. what is the diff b/w Free goods and Bonus buy?
2. What is Rental Contract and service contract?
3. How can we create our own order ,
( we can copy std order.)  But plz tell me how to create order with copy controls in detail.

Answer 1

Hi Rajesh
Free goods are considered to be merchandise, moveable belongings or personal property. Free goods are those which economists are not interested in because in free goods doe not offer the opportunity for creating a cost for usage. The best example of free goods is air because there is no scarity of air. Economists are interested only in goods, which can be manipulated to create cost for useage. Free goods are plentiful, you have as much as you want without a chance for future cost to society.
A bonus buy refers to any product manufactured or otherwise made available for purchase at a lower cost for a certain period of time. A bonus buy can relate to food, cars, stocks, bonds, insurance, bank loans or almost any product you can think of.
Examples of Bonus buys are: Buy one and get one free, 20% original price, 15% Reduced Mortgage today.
SERVICE CONTRACT:
A service contract is an arrangement between a service provider and service recipient and is characterized by a separate lease and service contract term. The lease usually ranges from 22 to 27 years while the service contract ranges from 13 to 18 years in length. The combination of the lease and service contract terms is typically 80% of the useful life of the asset. While the equity return is based on the overall term, depreciation occurs over 125% of the lease term only which differs from a pickle structure where depreciation occurs over the entire deal term. The participants in this type of transaction are the service provider or lessor, service recipient or lessee, operator, and customer. Typically, a service contract is used with assets such as gas, water, and power distribution networks and generation facilities. However, they can also be applied to real estate and securitization transactions.
A service contract is considered a property lease under section 7701(e) of the IRS Code if certain requirements hold. These requirements are divided into general and special criteria groups. Section 7701(e) outlines six criteria in the general case which indicate when a service contract should actually be classified as a lease:
If the service recipient is in physical possession of the property
If the service recipient controls the property
If the service recipient has a “significant” economic interest in the property
If the service provider has no economic risk in the contract
If the service provider does not provide services to a third party
If the contract price does not “substantially” exceed the rental value of the property
To obtain classification as a service contract, the first two rules essentially require a management contract so that the service provider maintains control of the property. The service recipient is allowed to retain an interest in the land underlying the asset via a ground lease without being considered in physical possession of the property. However, they will not be able to mandate how the property is maintained, operated, or improved. There are five rules to consider which determine “significant” economic interest in a property:
If the property is utilized by a service recipient for most of its useful life
If the service recipient bears the risk of a decline in value of the property
If the service recipient shares the reward for an increase in value of the property
If the service recipient receives a portion of savings in operating costs
If the service recipient bears the risk of damage or loss of the property
To be considered a service contract, the fourth general rule requires the service provider to bear the risk of reduced receipts or increased expenses as the result of non-performance under the contract. An exception to this rule is a provision which allows for an output contract to remain in force during short shut-downs of a facility. To resemble a service contract, the fifth rule states that services must be provided to someone other than the service recipient. For example, a purchaser of power should allow sales to customers and not use all of it for themselves. The last rule states that the total contract price should “substantially” exceed the value of the property to be classified as a service contract. Thus, if the contract price is derived mostly from recovery of costs of the property or there is a separation between use and service charges of the property, then the contract will resemble a lease.
An important item to note is that not all six requirements need to be satisfied to be considered a service contract. Section 7701(e) does not weight any of the criteria but simply allows for a contract either resembling a lease or a service contract. This would imply that a simple majority of criteria is necessary for classification.
Section 7701(e)(3) provides special rules for determining whether a contract is a service contract. These special rules apply only to the following types of facilities: qualified solid waste disposal, cogeneration, alternative energy, and water treatment works. The following four special rules replace the general rules for the above facility types and indicate when a service contract should actually be classified as a lease:
If the service recipient operates the facility
If the service recipient risks a significant financial loss when there is non-performance under the contract
If the service recipient risks a significant financial gain when operating costs are less that the standards of performance under the contract
If the service recipient has a purchase option or is required to buy all or part of the facility at a fixed price other than the fair market value
There are three main differences between the special and general rules. The first one is that with the special rules, lower operating costs cannot be passed on to the service recipient. Secondly, the risk of temporary shut down of the facility can be shared by the service recipient. Lastly, all costs and benefits due to changes in the law can be passed on to the service recipient.
Service contracts have less tax downside and less financial risk as well as more even returns over time. Also, the contract must be carefully structured to qualify as a service contract. While it is easier to qualify under the special rules, there are many fewer available facilities. The main tax benefit for classification as a service contract is the allowance for depreciation over 125% of the lease term rather than 125% of the combined lease and service contract terms.
RENTAL CONTRACT
A rental agreement is a contract, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property. As a minimum, the agreement identifies the parties, the property, the term of the rental, and the amount of rent for the term. The owner of the property may be referred to as the lessor and the renter as the lessee.
COPY CONTROL
Copy Controls
The Copy controls enable a Document in SD to be created by referring to an existing document
Document referred: Source document
Document created: target document
Copy controls enable data to be copied from source to Target document
Copy controls to be maintained for Header, Item, Schedule line
QT---OR
Header                         Header
Item                         Item
Schedule line               schedule line
Copy controls have 3 controls
a)     Copying requirements
b)     Data transfer routines (a program)
c)     Switching requirements
Copying requirements: only if the requirement is met copying takes place
IMG—SD—sales—Maintain copy controls for Sales documents
Copying control sales document to sales document
Header
Position
Target: OR
Source: QT
Select OR+QT and then select details button
We can see Copy controls
Copying requirement: Same Customer
Only if the requirements met then only Copying possible
Data transfer routines
a)     General header data
b)     Business data
c)     Partners
Switching requirement: Copy item number
Only those items cleared for copying will be copied into target document with item numbers unchanged
Item level Copy Controls
First select combination OR+QT
Click item
Select Item category of source document and select Details button=AGN
Copy controls for item level
Requirement: item rejection reason
Only those items which are not rejected in source document will be copied into target doc
Switching requirements: Copy schedule lines
Activate document flow at item level
This automatically updates item status in the reference document and new document
+Ve/ -ve qty
Quotation 200302        AGN
10          M1          100 Pcs
Copied into order 25 pieces TAN
Completed qty= 25
2nd copy
Copied 50 nos
Completed item = 25+50=75
This means there is + ve effect on Completion qty
-ve effect exists in the case of item level copyng from credit note in the case contracts
Pricing type: Pricing type controls how the pricing to be determined in target documents
Example:
a)     Copy all pricing elements unchanged and redetermine scales
This can be overruled by update Control in the Pricing
Schedule line
Select OR+ QT
Select schedule line
Select schedule line category     BN
Select Details
Copying requirements:
Schedule line qty>0 then only copy
Note1: when we create a new document by copying standard document, copy controls also get copied
Note2. Copy controls can be seen at all different times of documents like sales, delivery and billing in customization
Reward if useful to u
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