SD Time/Sevice related Revenue Recognition

Hi
Has anyone switched to a time/service related revenue recognition method from the standrd billing method? we are looking at switching and I wanted to know of anyones experience and problems you came across during your change, did you create new item categories or just update the existing categories(this is what we are thinking of doing). How did you handle open Sales orders which are using the standard method etc...
thanks
Joe

Dear Joe
Please go through the OSS NOte
779365 - Best Practice document for revenue recognition
Or Seach Google below
1- Search Revenue Recognition Processing (474)
2- SAP R/3 SD REVENUE RECOGNITION -
BEST PRACTICE
Knowledge Document
Version 1.4
You will find it on Google easily
Thanks and Regards
Asad

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Please let me know what are the configuration steps required to perform accrual run and revenue recog( time related revenue recognition) in R/3 when we do billing in CRM , for service contracts with start date and end date and billing plan - quarterly in advance
Required scenario:
Contract creation in Crm
Billing in CRM
Accrual Run in R/3
Revenue Recognition in R/3
can we do with the help of result analysis key and internal order .
Your valuable reply awaited
thanks
SK
Moderator: Thread locked due to cross posting.

Hi
Please refer the below mentioned link
http://fuller.mit.edu/sb_support/media_lab/deferred_revenue_recog.htm
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-log-sd/intercompany-revenue-recognition-process-3042637
It may help you
Regards
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Edited by: Praveen Chirakkel on May 18, 2011 9:13 AM

Service-related revenue recognition

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When post VF44 for a contract with Service-related revenue recognition (revenue recognition category B) get the message below. No RR FI document posted too.
<<Document for SD reference number u2018delivery orderu2019 does not exist
Message no. JHE019
DiagnosisDocument for SD reference number &1 does not exist. If accounting documents for revenue recognition have been created at collective processing level, you cannot navigate in the original document.>>
Any advise.
Cheers.

hi,
please check in scribd these is a link related to RR.
or
please check in forums on the same.
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Revenue Recognition :- Type A : Time Based Revenue Recognition in Contract

Hello,
I am facing a peculiar problem while creating the contract relevant for Revenue Recognition Type A : Time Based Revenue Recognition in Contract.
The Item category setting I am using is as follows:-
1.     Rev. recognition : A : Time-related revenue recognition
2.     Acc. period start : B : Proposal based on billing plan start date
3.     Revenue Dist. : A : Total Val.: Linear and Correction Value Linearly Distributed
I have already done the necessary activation of Revenue Recognition.
Done the account determination for following :-
1.     Revenue account determination (VKOA)
2.     Deferred revenue (VKOA)
3.     Unbilled receivables (OVUR)
Still when I am trying to save the contract the document goes into Incompletion asking for "GL account for item 10"
Where as in account determination analysis the system has already showing the
1.     Revenue account
2.     Deferred revenue account
Kindly guide further.
Thanks & Regards,
Amrish Purohit

Hi
you can overcome this issue of G/l account missing while saving the document is by assigning the Account key of that condition type in
img-> sales and Disrtibution->account assignment /Costing->revenue account determination-->defina and assign account keys
here you have to assign the account keys you are using for that condition type in pricing procedure against the same conditiontype in the accurals field.
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Revenue Recognition Categary Use

Dear Gurus,
We have 7 different categories to assign to the item category for revenue recognition.
out of them I want to use option "D - used with timebased and billing related revenue recognition". so i want to know the effects
this category.
1) if I use D category can I realize revenue before the post of invoice also or I have to have post the invoice first before the VF44?
As per the description it indicates that I have to post the invoice first. But in case suppose I want to recognized revenue on the time basis only will the same category work?
2) Also I want to know as the service tax is not the part of revenue so at the time of revenue recognition in VF44 we will get the service tax amount included with net value or only net value will be realized?
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Hello Sanjay,
Use of the SAP ERP SD revenue recognition function is subject to a special release restriction see Note 820417.
Please review the Note 1172799 which has the "Best Practices guide" as an attachment, which should answer majority of your queries on Revenue Recognition.
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What is the Revenue recognition process ?

Hello Experts,
Could you explain the concept of "Revenue recognition" and what is the use of this process.
Thanks and Regards

Hi
Revenue recognition controls the posting period in which revenues are entered and their value.
Revenue recognition means that revenues can be posted in FI independently from the billing document (which normally posts to revenue accounts). This means that revenues can be posted before, during or after billing or a value that has already been billed can be distributed between various periods.
Revenues can be posted periodically or on the basis of specific events:
Standard revenue recognition means that the billing document posts directly to a revenue account. This posting is made without involving the Accrual Engine, i.e. without a revenue recognition process.
Periodic (time-related) revenue recognition means that the revenue from a sale is distributed and posted equally across the entire contract validity period. Billing posts to an accruals account here and revenues are first transfer posted to the revenue accounts in a second step.
Service-related revenue recognition means that the revenue is recognized as the result of an event such as a confirmation or a delivery. Billing also posts to an accruals account here and revenues are first transfer posted to the revenue accounts in a second step.
to know the integration with ECC click on this
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm60/helpdata/en/45/f004d98b8f3481e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm
Reward if helps
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Manohar

SAP Revenue recognition Credit Memo Accounting document

Hi,
One of our client uses SAP Revenue recognition to post revenue. They have implemented the Service related revenue recognition (revenue recognition category B) and also process credit/debit memo with reference to preceding docuemnt
"F". Each month a debit memo is issued ot the customer for the services performed. Eventually we create credit memos when the customer disputes a particular debit memo invoice. Debit memo and credit memo documents
are created with DP96.
The issue they have currently is with the credit memo account document postings. Client credit memo accounting documents are making postings to unbilled revenue accounts. The postings remain as debit postings in unbilled revenue accounts even after revenue is recognized for an order. According to them accounting rules do not fulfil with the credit memo postings to the unbilled revenue account. Hence we need your expert advice/opinoins.
Please reply as soon as possible because its very high priority issue.
Thanks & Regards
K.R.

Hi,
Please check the reason for value not flowing to the header data of the billing document.Once you get the value of the document tin the header , there will be no issue in creating an accounting document.
Check the item category of the credit memo.
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Phani Prasad

Revenue recognition at the time of Delivery - COPA

Dear Gurus,
Our sales cycles are bit different than the standard sales process.
In one of the sales cycle the business does the Billing first and delivery later and the revenue recognition should happen at the time of delivery not billing.
How do I achieve the same in COPA data flow and is this a reason why I should activate account based copa?
Regards
Roy
Edited by: roy001 on Mar 27, 2011 8:03 PM

Hi
Thank you for you comments.
Our business scenario is car sale- The car dealer looks into portal(called dealer portal) and checks the availability of a car.
Once the dealer makes the car selection, he then places an purchase order to the car manufacturer.
Based on the order the car manufacturer asks for the full payment from the dealer. After receiving payments, the car manufacturer delivers the car.
Therefore the invoice is raised before delivery.
The problem that we have in the above scenario is the COPA value flow. How do I flow the values into copa?
Any input?
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SD Revenue Recognition Related Question

Hello Gurus,
We are using SD revenue recognition. Business wants to switch unbilled receivables account. I want to understand the impact of doing it on existing sales documents and how SAP will affect existing entries in RR tables.
Any help would be helpful.
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Pankaj Gupta

Hi,
What type of RR you are using. Changing unbilled account is generally not suggested for Time based RR.

Cost of Goods & Revenue Recognition

Dear All,
I have a typical requirement related with the cost of goods sold (COGS) G/L account & the revenue recognition.
Under SAP best practice, the COGS account is updated together with the Inventory account when post goods issue (PGI) is done.
there are 2 scenarios here -
1. Normal Sales - delivery related invoicing. Here the invoice is created immediately after the delivery. So here the revenue & cost recognition matches.
2. Project sales - PS not being used. Just created milestones using milestone billing. Here the invoice is order related with billing plan. So the milestones are
a. 50% after order confirmation.
b. 40% after delivery.
c. 10% after installation & commissioning.
Here the revenue will be generated at three stages & the COGS will be updated after delivery (PGI).
Is there any way we can update the COGS at the time of invoice in standard SAP.....?
With best regards,
Niyaz.

Hi friend,
Pls use T-code OMJJ and OBYC to setting as stop update acct in PGI! I only know the location to impact about it! With update acct in Invoice, I need to verify again for! I will update when I cover it. Hope this help
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How Revenue Recognition value calculate in VF45 for an item

Hello Experts,
I want to know how system calculates Revenue Recognition for any item in VF45. I know the configuration part of Revenue Recognition but want to know the calculation part, how calculation going to find out the vale of the Revenue recognition.
Item net price is 3139255.45 and system calculate Revenue recognition for this item is 3139020.94.
I want to know how calculation going for Revenue recognition.
Can any body help me out ? any link /document related to Revenue Recognition Calculation (not configuration) please share with me.
Thanks,

Hello Prasanth,
For example :- Maintaining an annual Price ZPRC - 1200 and Billing plan is Annual
So, while recognising SAP takes 1200 / 365(Number of days) = 3.287 per day
For jan - 31 days - 31*3.287 =101.91
For feb - 28 days - 28*3.287 = 92.05
Thank you for your time.

Revenue recognition in Item category

Dear All
Can you advise what exactly is revenue recognition in item category?.
I need to enter A in the field, but the field is greyed.
Thanks
Deepu Pillai

Dear Deepu,
The Concept of "Revenue Recognition" in Item Category is -
The material, with specified Item Category, is defined for income-accrual or not.
Now, Income-accrual means, say, in a month, you have "n" no. of orders to deliver, but might possible that Invoice and Payment, may get done or may not be.
So, to realise such income for a particular period, we run revenue-recognition (VF44). In VKOA, we maintain "Provisional Account" for such income.
Once invoiced, Accrued income G/L gets debited and Customer G/L gets credited.
[Revenue Recognition|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/4d/fcd139f6e4cf2ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm]
As you asked for maintaining - Type "A" in Item Cat., go through
[Time related Rev. reco.|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/59/aff23cd85c11d199d60000e8a5bd28/frameset.htm]
Another Type is "B"
[Service related Rev. reco.|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/59/aff23fd85c11d199d60000e8a5bd28/frameset.htm]
Best Regards,
Amit
Note: There are few of my posts in threads
Re: Revenue recognition
Re: Revenue recognition design
this will provide some in-sights for rev. recog.

Revenue Recognition in Russia

Hi,
we are rolling out our global SAP solution for Russia and I would like some valuable inputs from SAP Gurus to my query.
My query is regarding revenue recognition in Russia. According to local GAAP, unless a signed copy of the TORG-12 (Act of acceptance of the transfer of goods) is received from the customer, it cannot be considered as revenue for accounting purposes in Russia, whereas for US GAAP purposes revenue can be recognized once the goods have been delivered.
US GAAP is the leading ledger and Russian GAAP is the non leading ledger but it is not possible to release billing to accounting for the leading ledger only.
Another point to note is that Russian accounting is based on actuals and no accruals can be posted for revenues.
Pls. can someone provide me some insight as to how these two requirements were handled together in their projects within SAP.
We are on SAP ECC version 6 ehp4.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Regards,
Nitin

Dear Deepu,
The Concept of "Revenue Recognition" in Item Category is -
The material, with specified Item Category, is defined for income-accrual or not.
Now, Income-accrual means, say, in a month, you have "n" no. of orders to deliver, but might possible that Invoice and Payment, may get done or may not be.
So, to realise such income for a particular period, we run revenue-recognition (VF44). In VKOA, we maintain "Provisional Account" for such income.
Once invoiced, Accrued income G/L gets debited and Customer G/L gets credited.
[Revenue Recognition|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/4d/fcd139f6e4cf2ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm]
As you asked for maintaining - Type "A" in Item Cat., go through
[Time related Rev. reco.|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/59/aff23cd85c11d199d60000e8a5bd28/frameset.htm]
Another Type is "B"
[Service related Rev. reco.|http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/59/aff23fd85c11d199d60000e8a5bd28/frameset.htm]
Best Regards,
Amit
Note: There are few of my posts in threads
Re: Revenue recognition
Re: Revenue recognition design
this will provide some in-sights for rev. recog.

Blocking Periodic Revenue recognition without billing block

Hi All,
I am posting here first time and need some help with Periodic Revenue Recpgnition.
We have scenario where User wants to control the Revenue Recognition based on some contingency flag in Sales Order. If that flag is set then Periodic monthly Rev. Recog should not happen but when user unsets that flag in SO line item then Rev Recog should happen.
I know for Service Based Rev Recog there is a solution SAP provides as Customer Event Type by which we can achieve this without stopping invoicing.
But i am not sure how to block the Rev Recog to occur for Periodic Rev Recog as Customer Event type is not configurable in Item Category with Time-Related Rev Recog (A).
Please suggest some solution on how to achieve this goal with Periodic Rev Recog.
I will give full points for any good suggestion.
Thanks
Ravi

hi
check is there any user exit or BADI available.

VF44 - revenue recognition error

while running VF44 (revenue recognition) run message is displaying 'Accrual period not determined for doc. 16343 000010; no revenue dist. possible.
If i were not wrong then in sales order >>accounting tab>the posting periods fields are blank ,for this reason might revenue list is not possible.
In item category i maintaed revenue recognition based on time related data in place of standard .
kindly look into matter.
Sourabh Singh

Hello Sourabh,
We had similar problem
The solution would be in the SAP Note: 879439
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Hemachandra K S
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