Issues with Month-end closing

All SAP FI Gurus,
What are the typical issues one can run into when doing Month-end closing activities. Any good input would be rewarded with points promptly.
-- Sameer

1. Inter company reconciliation issues.
2. Reconciliation btw FI and CO.
These are few i can think of.
Vishal.

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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

Error with month end payroll Accruals

We have an error when posting month end payroll accruals for our weekly payroll, though the bi-weekly payroll works fine!
I have checked tables T549S and T51A1 and all of the dates are correct and set as I would expect, however the system did not create a month end accrual for the weekly payroll into the following months posting period. For the biweekly payroll this worked exactly as expected.
We had no issues with this for the last calendar year, however for 2009 we have changed our month end closing dates, though I do not see that this would prevent this from happening. I have checked various things in the IMG and have not been able to resolve this, does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this.
HELP!!!

Michelle :
Month-end accrual determination is based on T51A1, T549S (date type '04' and '05'), and T549Q (field Begda and Endda). Pay extra attention on these dates, as if one is incorrect (e.g. miss-type the year in the future entry with an earlier year) would definitely cause month-end accrual to stop working.
Rgds.

Month End Closing - Schedule Manager

Hello,
Does anybody know what are the other tools offered by SAP for month end closing?
I am trying to use Schedule Manager (SCMA) but its not letting me define dependencies on "Notes" task. I mean I am trying to add "Notes" task in Schedule Manager for the specific month end tasks which will be performed outside of SAP and user will just checkmark in SCMA.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

Dear All,
I am still facing below issue.
While creating flow definitions , when I try to attach program I face below issue.
e.g. I want to attach program RK_PEP_WL_SEL_SAL which is in the application CO-PC-OBJ-SALESORD but when I created flow definition I gave application as Controlling , so how to add program in the flow definition which has different application ?
If I try to attach application CO-PC-OBJ-SALESORD in flow definition itself then I cannot add programs in Controlling application .
Kindly help how to add different programs from different application.
Thanks in advance.
Abhishek.

Month End Closing Procedure.

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,
Kiran.

Hi
Month end activitites with Transaction code :
FI
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
3. Variance:KKS1 - Collective Processing
4. settlement:CO88 - Collective Processing
5. Assessment cycle :KSU5
If the answer is helpful kindly assign points
Thanks & Regards
Mahesh

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?
TECO means Technically complete. By setting TECO the order from logistics point is set as complete. The pending reservations are deleted. The prod orders are not considered to deliver goods anymore. So will not appear in your stock/reqmnts. But still you could post goods issues. By Closing the production order you cannot post any document. It is financially closed. The pre-requisite for CLSD status is that the order balance is set to zero. By settling an order it means the order balances if any are brough to zero by posting the balances to relevant GL accounts. To WIP account if still WIP exits or to Material account if it is TECOed or fully delievred.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Ram

Month End Closing Procedures in Rep Mfg for PP

Hi..All
wat are all the steps involved in month end closing procedure in Rep. Mfg for PP module....??
plz guide me in this regard.
with regard,
LN

Hi,
From PP side nothing is required.
The month end activities are the responsibility of CO people.
Unlike Production Orders, no need of closing of Pl. orders or some thing like that..
All the month end activities are related to the PCC.
Hope this clarifies..
Regards,
Siva

Month end closing - production order status

Hello,
I am requesting the information, can I carry the month end closing and account for only production orders having the TECO system status rather than considering production orders with the DLV status.
Where in SPRO these parameters are being adjusted .
Thanks and Regards
Artur

Hi,
For settlement, the Order Status Should be TECO and/or DLV.
If it is not TECO also, with DLV status syetm will consider the Order for Settlement.
With BS22 (Maintain System Statuses) you can handle the Situation..
Travel to I0045 - TECO- Double Click on that.
Please refer this link also
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Hope this clarifies..
Regards,
R.Brahmankar
Reward if useful.

Month end closing procedures

hi sap gurus
can anybody give me the list of month end closing procedures with T.Codes
thank you

Hi
Month-End Closing: Checklist
Assets
Fixed Assets
-Execute the depreciation run (SAP FI-AA)
Current Assets
Inventories
-GR/IR clearing account clarify any differences and correct them if necessary (SAP LO-MM)
-Clear the GR/IR clearing account (SAP FI)
Prerequisite: Accounts have already been maintained by (SAP LO-MM)
Period closing program (SAP LO-MM)
-Settle the work in process (SAP FI-CO)
-Post the reconciliation ledger (SAP FI-CO)
Receivables and Other Asset Items
-Check whether all the billing documents have been posted (SAP LO-SD)
-Valuate the foreign currency for the open items (SAP FI), see also Payables
-Valuate the foreign currency for the balances (SAP FI + SAP FI-TR)
Accruals and Deferrals
-Post accruals/deferrals (SAP FI-TR + SAP FI)
Liabilities and Owners Equity
Accruals
Payables
-Payroll accounting (SAP HR)
-Valuate the foreign currency open items (SAP FI), see also Receivables
-Valuate the foreign currency G/L balances (SAP FI)
Accruals and Deferrals
-Post accruals/deferrals (SAP FI)
Miscellaneous:
Additional Tasks (SAP FI)
-Post accruals/deferrals (SAP FI)
-Check whether the accrual/deferral documents have to be reversed
-Carry out recurring entries and update the batch input session (SAP FI)
-Reconcile cost of sales accounting/period accounting/profit center ledger (SAP FI/SAP FI-CO)
-Close the posting period (SAP FI)
-Run the reconciliation program (SAPF190)
This program checks the documents and transaction figures in the R/3 System. You can only execute this run if you do not intend to carry out any postings for the period, otherwise reconciliation differences will occur. You can schedule the job to run in the background.
Printing Reports and Notifications:
-Financial Statements (Balance sheet and P&L account)
-Advance return for tax on sales and purchases (VAT)
-EC sales list (quarterly)
-INTRASTAT declarations (SAP LO-MM)
-Account balances (SAP FI)
-Journals (SAP FI)
Internal Closing (SAP FI-CO)
Internal order and project-related tasks:
-Transfer postings, surcharges, project interest calculation, settlement
Product and production-related tasks:
-Release a standard cost estimate, perform inventory costing, transfer postings, surcharges
Variance calculation, results analysis, and settlement
Cost center-related tasks:
-Transfer posting, distribution, assessment, activity allocation, transfer key figures, cost center variance, price calculation
Results-related tasks
-Evaluate actual postings, transfer external data, distribution, assessment, transfer balance sheet items to Profit Centre Accounting (PCA).
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Month end closing in fixed assets

i am doing first time Month End Closing in Fixed Assets. I need step by step documentation.Thanks
Shanker

Hi,
The steps are.
1. Post depreciation for the last period.
2. Open next Asset fiscal year by running AJRW. This is also called soft close of previous period. Without this no report of assets will work.
3. Reconclie the balances with GL account. Run Tcode ABST2.
4. Check your slef whether all the balances that are carried forward are fcorrect or not.
5. Once you have finally done the above steps, use T code AJAB to close the last fiscal year.
Please note that at any given point of time you can open only 2 asset fiscal years only.
These are th esteps that are needed for asset closing.
reward points if useful.
Sarma

Reversal is only possible after CO month end closing

I am getting the error Reversal is only possible after CO month end closing while doing partial or full confirmation. I had already checked the OKP1 the period is open. Also in MMRV it is fine. Please suggest what could be the reason for this error.
With Regards
Tarun

HI
Yes u are right it is a custom message starting with Z. The message is as below:
Msg.typ Application Area     MsgNo Name of Area of Responsibility Spec.ResAr Number   Numer.
Order        Seq.   OpAc
Message Text
E       Z1                   025                                                  1        1
Reversal is only possible after CO-month end closing !
In detail analysis the only details are
Reversal is only possible after CO-month end closing !
Message no. Z1025
Also when i do the back button the message i am getting is
Error in determining actual costs for order. The detail analysis for the same is
Error in determining actual costs for order 70076492
Message no. RU085
Diagnosis
The actual costs could not be determined correctly due to incorrect or missing data.
System Response
The determination of actual costs is terminated.
However, the confirmation itself can be saved. Error records are written for a subsequent determination of actual costs. Using these error records, the determination of actual costs can be repeated once the original causes of the errors have been removed.
The transaction COFC for reprocessing the determination of actual costs can be found, for example, using the menu options "Logistics -> Production -> Production Control -> Confirmation -> Reprocessing -> Actual Costs."
However, it is not possible to write error records for run schedule headers, QM orders or header confirmations. In this case, the confirmation transaction must be terminated because a subsequent determination of actual costs is not possible.
Procedure
You can find the exact cause of the termination of the determination of actual costs in the error log for actual cost determination.
You can switch the error log on and off using the variable parameters.
With Regards
Tarun
With Regards
Tarun

Could anyone suggest me for Month end closing!!!!!!!!!!

What does closing subledger and other ledgers mean in month end closing. I am new , I would appreciate if anyone helps with monthend closing .I will assign you points.Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Go to T.code OB52 there u can see account types as D,K,S,A.
D-Customers
K-vendors
A-Assets
S-general ledger
D,K,A are the subledgers and give the from period and to period so that they will be open for those periods.The above range will be closed.

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?
    1. KKAX (Work in Process)
    2. KO88 (Settlement)
    Is those enough?
3. What kind account will be effected after va44 processing?
Any tips will be welcome.
Zhou Zhen

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
Hope this will give some good isight in to various MTO scenarios
Best Regards
Surya

Issue in year end closing

Hi
I have an issue in year end closing. What would be effect if i do not clear the open items in GR/IR Account as part of year end acitivity. The balance in my GR/IR Account is zero as of my balance sheet date.
What would happen if i run the balance carry forward program?
Regards
Sanil Bhandari

This program will reclassify the entries for the Balance sheet reporting. Since your balance is zero there should not be any impact on the reporting side. Whether you run this program or not it will not have any impact on the balance carry forward program. Since these entries will get reversed at the beginning of the next period in any case.
The config setting will be in OBYP
The following config document may help you in better understanding.
Define Adjustment Accounts for GR/IR Clearing
The goods receipt/invoice receipt (GR/IR) clearing account is posted to whenever you receive goods that have not been invoiced yet or whenever you receive invoices for goods that have not been delivered yet.
In this activity you define the numbers of the adjustment and target accounts for the automatic postings for the GR/IR clearing account.
Transfer postings have to be made at the balance sheet date to reflect the goods invoiced but not delivered and the goods delivered but not invoiced. The program that analyzes the GR/IR clearing account adjustments this account by posting any outstanding amounts to an adjustment account. It makes the offsetting entry to the account for goods delivered but not invoiced or to the account for goods invoiced but not delivered (target account).
Edited by: Sivakumar Gopalakrishnan on Jan 15, 2008 4:11 PM

Month end closing question from a DBA

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.
We have an 11.5.10.2 that operates in US, Canada, Peru, China and Australia. Each of these have their own Set of Books. When the time comes to do month end closing, our finance people tell all incl our US and other countries branches to stop the following transactions on the system while month end closing is going on:
•     Inventory
o     Pick, pack and ship for SO’s and Internal Req’s
o     Receiving of PO’s, Internal Req’s and OSP
o     Subinventory transfers
o     Consignment consumption
o     Inventory adjustments
•     WIP
o     WIP moves and completions
•     Accounts Receivable
o     Cash applications
o     Invoicing of any shipping activity past cutoff o     Manual invoices and credits
•     Accounts Payable
o     Invoice entry and cancellation
o     Manual or batch payment runs
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.
All comments/suggestions welcome.
Thanks,
Edited by: DBA115102 on Mar 4, 2011 7:14 PM

Hello.
SQL> select p.period_name, ae.event_status_code, p.closing_status, h.AE_HEADER_ID
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>
As you can see, i cannot find similar situation. My database has data since 1998. Perhaps we are using different APPS versions, mine is 11.5.10.2
Octavio

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