Configuration Guide for Controlling
Maintain Controlling Area
Menu Path – Controlling→General Controlling→Organization→Maintain
Controlling Area
Once you go to the above mentioned path you will get the following screen.
Double click on the option Maintain Controlling Area option.
Click on the tab an update the following.
After that click on the button.
Group currency definition comes from the client currency. A currency needs to be
maintained for the client when a client is created.
Double click on the you will get the following screen and update
accordingly.
➢ Cost center accounting
➢ Internal Orders (order management)
➢ Profit Center accounting
➢ Profitability Analysis
It does not want activity based costing, further it wants commitments management
to be activity.
As per this understanding we have updated the above screen.
After that click on the folder.
Once you go into this folder click on the tab and update the following.
A group requires the following modules within controlling.
And then click on the button.
Maintain Number ranges for controlling documents
Menu Path – Controlling→ General Controlling→ Organization→ Maintain
Number Ranges for Controlling Documents
Once you follow the above path the following screen will open.
We will copy number ranges from the SAP delivered controlling area 0001.
Click on the button and update following.
Click on button.
Maintain Versions
Menu Path – Controlling→ General Controlling→ Organization→ Maintain
Versions
Once you follow the above mentioned path you will get the following screen.
Now from the menu bar go to Extras→Set controlling area and update the
following.
Now double click on the folder.
Version 0 is automatically created in controlling area PU10.
Select the line
and click on
Versions are automatically created for 5 fiscal years.
Select year 2010 and click on and update the following.
Click on tab and update the following.
Once you click on the Price Calculation tab you will get the following screen.
Click on Yes button and then update the following.
Click on button to save this setting.
Similarly update the values for remaining fiscal years.
Maintain Currency and Valuation Profile
Menu Path – Controlling→ General Controlling→ Multiple Valuation
Approaches/Transfer Prices→ Basic Settings→ Maintain Currency and Valuation
Profile
We only need the currency and valuation profiles if we want to manage various
valuations in parallel in our system.
We have to take the following rules into account when we maintain the currency
and valuation profiles because they are checked when we activate the C&V profile
in the controlling area.
➢ Managing the company code currency in legal valuation is mandatory.
➢ In addition we can always manage two further valuation approaches
In valuation we can select among group valuation (1) and Profit Center valuation
(2),
In the currency we can select among company code currency (10) and group
currency (30)
All standard SAP report in controlling are shown in the reporting currency
(controlling area currency), to get the object currency (co. code currency) you will
need to define new reports.
Now click on button and update the following.
Now select and double click
on the folder.
Click on and update the following.
Now click on button.
Assign Currency and Valuation Profile to Controlling Area
Menu Path- Controlling→General Controlling→Multiple Valuation
Approaches/Transfer Prices→Basic Settings→Assign Currency and Valuation
Profile to Controlling Area
After that click on button to save the setting.
Create Versions for Valuation Methods
Menu Path – Controlling→General Controlling→Multiple Valuation
Approaches/Transfer Prices→Basic Settings→Create Versions for Valuation
Methods
Select
After that click on folder
Once you double click it will throw you following window and update accordingly.
Select Yes
Select Yes
And update as shown below.
Click on the button.
Define Valuation Clearing Account
Menu Path – Controlling→General Controlling→Multiple Valuation
Approaches/Transfer Prices→Level of Detail→Define Valuation Clearing Account
Here we specify profit and loss accounts for valuation differences that arise in
business transactions between group companies.
When we use parallel valuation approaches/transfer prices, payables and
receivables are only posted using legal valuation, since that represents the amount in
which the payment is made. If however, we want to record other valuation
approaches in the valuation clearing account, we need to post the differences to
accounts for intercompany profits so that this amount appears in the group report.
The system assigns the valuation difference for each item to the corresponding
profit center.
With this function we can designate valuation-clearing accounts in which to record
valuation differences separately for each company code and partner company code.
Click on and update the following. I have taken trading partner as
1000.
Now click on button.
Production Start – Up preparation
Set “Update all currencies” indicator
Menu Path – Controlling→General Controlling→Production Start-Up
Preparation→Set "Update All Currencies" Indicator
In this step we activate or reset the update all currencies indicator. The update all
currencies indicator enable us to reduce the amount of memory used when posting
data to CO objects (for example, cost centers or orders). However it only works if
our database system compresses empty fields. If you are not sure whether your
database system compresses empty fields, you should always activate this indicator.
Click on remove the test run and select
and click on button.
Cost Element Accounting
Make Default Setting
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Master Data→Cost
Elements→Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements→Make
Default Settings
Here we give the cost elements individually or as an interval with the corresponding
cost element category in the default setting. The cost elements are created by a batch
input session using this default setting.
These defaults are used for automatic generation of primary and secondary cost
elements.
Click on tab.
Here I am creating cost elements for two range of GLs. I am considering that 4
series GLs are for primary expenditure and 5 series GLs are for revenue posting.
You can also have other type of cost elements as per your requirements.
Create Batch Input Session
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Master Data→Cost
Elements→Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements→Create
Batch Input Session
Here we generate a batch input session for each controlling area in order to create
cost elements.
The SAP system determines the chart of accounts to be processed (Including the
cost elements to be created) according to the company code and chart of accounts to
which the controlling area is assigned.
Update the following:-
Click on button.
Execute Batch input session
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Master Data→Cost
Elements→Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements→Execute
Batch Input Session
Click on tab.
After clicking on execute button a window will appear. There you select the
following options.
➢ Select Display errors only
➢ Select Extended log
➢ Select Expert mode
➢ Deselect Dynpro Standard Size.
Then click on process button.
Once you process the session it will look like below
Reconciliation Ledger
Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Reconciliation
Ledger→Activate/Deactivate Reconciliation Ledger
In the reconciliation ledger, the data from the accounting is summarized and
valuated. Cost flows occurring exclusively in controlling (Secondary Posting)
between company code and business area boundaries which are not noted in
financial accounting, can be passed on through Reconciliation Ledger. Thus
reconciliation between financial accounting (external) and Controlling (internal)
possible.
You do not need the reconciliation ledger in the following situations:
▪ No profit and loss accounting using cost of sales accounting occurs.
▪ There is no interest in cross-application report
▪ There is no interest in evaluating cross-company code and cross-business
area posting.
Controlling area maintenance indicates whether the reconciliation ledger is
activated or deactivated for controlling area.
This activation step is generally not required if we select cross company cost
accounting when maintaining controlling area which can be seen below.
Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Postings
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Reconciliation
Ledger→Define Adjustment Accounts for Reconciliation Posting
Create a GL account in FI for FI-CO reconciliation. In our example we have
created a GL code 4000000011.
Select the option
After that select
Click on the button.
Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation Posting
Menu Path – Controlling→Cost Element Accounting→Reconciliation
Ledger→Specify Document Number Range for Reconciliation Posting
Click on the button.
After that click on the button.
Click on the save button.
Cost Center Accounting
Define Standard Hierarchy
Menu Path – Controlling→ Cost Center Accounting→ Master Data→ Cost
Centers→ Define Standard Hierarchy
The hierarchy logic is built in the following manner.
The top node (First Level) C9100 (Assume) is the total A group node.
The second level is the company which is represented by 2 digits 91.
The third level is the function 01 – Production 02 maintenance etc.
Therefore we create 9101 as production.
At fourth level we create the cost center.
Thus the cost center numbering is 9101000 – Production Common.
The first 2 digits from the left 91 represent company code
The third and fourth digit represents function.
The 5th 6th 7th digit represents running number.
Select to create lower level group.
And update the following :-