SAP FICO Quick Reference Guide
1. Meaning, Purpose, and Key Fields
General Ledger (G/L)
Records all financial transactions.
Tracks debit and credit entries.
Fields: Company Code, G/L Account, Amount, Debit/Credit, Posting Date
Accounts Payable (AP)
Manages vendor payments.
Tracks invoices and balances.
Fields: Vendor Code, Invoice Date, Due Date, Amount, Tax Code
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Manages incoming payments.
Tracks customer invoices.
Fields: Customer Code, Invoice No., Amount, Due Date
Asset Accounting (AA)
Manages fixed assets.
Tracks asset purchase, depreciation.
Fields: Asset Number, Asset Class, Value, Depreciation Key
Cost Center
Collects department-wise costs.
Controls expenses.
Fields: Cost Center Code, Name, Responsible Person
Profit Center
Tracks profit by business unit.
Analyzes profitability.
Fields: Profit Center Code, Description, Business Area
Controlling (CO)
Internal cost tracking.
Helps in budgeting, planning.
Fields: Controlling Area, Cost Centers, Internal Orders
Tax Configuration
Defines tax structures.
Calculates and posts tax.
Fields: Tax Code, Tax Rate, Condition Type
2. Common T-Codes, Meaning, and Key Fields
FB50 - Post G/L Document
Fields: Company Code, G/L Account, Amount, Debit/Credit
FS00 - G/L Master Record
Fields: Account Number, Group, Currency
FBL3N - G/L Line Items
Fields: Account Number, Date Range
FB60 - Vendor Invoice
Fields: Vendor Code, Invoice Date, Tax Code
F-53 - Outgoing Payment
Fields: Vendor Code, Bank Account, Amount
FBL1N - Vendor Line Items
Fields: Vendor Code, Company Code
FB70 - Customer Invoice
Fields: Customer Code, Amount, Tax Code
F-28 - Incoming Payment
Fields: Customer Code, Amount, Bank
FBL5N - Customer Line Items
Fields: Customer Code, Date Range
AS01 - Create Asset
Fields: Asset Class, Description, Location
ABZON - Asset Acquisition
Fields: Asset Number, Amount, Vendor
AW01N - Asset Explorer
Fields: Asset Number, Fiscal Year
KS01 - Create Cost Center
Fields: Cost Center Code, Name
KO01 - Create Internal Order
Fields: Order Type, Description
KP26 - Activity Type Price
Fields: Cost Center, Activity Type, Price
F110 - Automatic Payments
Fields: Vendor, Payment Method, Due Date
3. Common Errors and Fixes
Module T-code Common Error Quick Fix
G/L FB50 / FS00 G/L account not found Check/Create in FS00
FB50 Document not balanced Ensure Debit = Credit
FBL3N No line items found Check account number & date range
AP FB60 / F-53 Vendor code missing Create in XK01
FB60 Tax code invalid Maintain in FTXP
F-53 Exceeds open items Check in FBL1N
AR FB70 / F-28 Customer code missing Create in XD01
F-28 Cannot clear items Verify open items in FBL5N
FB70 Currency mismatch Match with customer master
AA AS01 / ABZON Asset class missing Maintain in AS01
ABZON Wrong acquisition date Use valid posting period
AW01N No depreciation data Check config or run AFAB
CO KS01 / KO01 Cost center missing Create in KS01
KP26 Activity price missing Maintain in KP26
KO01 Area not assigned Assign in config (OKKP)
Payments F110 / F-53 No open items Review in FBL1N
F110 Payment method missing Maintain in vendor & FBZP
F110 House bank missing Define in FI12
