Profitability Analysis with SAP S/4hana (Hardcover, 2, Enlarged)

... Introduction ... 13

... Target Group ... 13

... Objective and Content ... 14

... Acknowledgments ... 15

1 ... Introduction to Profitability Analysis ... 17

1.1 ... Purpose of Profitability Analysis ... 17

1.2 ... Profitability Concepts ... 19

1.3 ... Types of Profitability Analysis ... 24

1.4 ... Technical Setup ... 34

1.5 ... Summary ... 37

2 ... Configuring the Operating Concern and Basic Settings for Profitability Analysis ... 39

2.1 ... Creating the Operating Concern ... 39

2.2 ... Activation of Profitability Analysis ... 50

2.3 ... Currencies in the Operating Concern ... 52

2.4 ... Creating an Extension Ledger for Profitability Analysis ... 54

2.5 ... Creating Number Ranges for Profitability Analysis ... 58

2.6 ... Assigning Versions to the Operating Concern ... 61

2.7 ... Set Operating Concern ... 63

2.8 ... Transporting the Operating Concern ... 64

2.9 ... Summary ... 68

3 ... Configuring Characteristics ... 69

3.1 ... Characteristics ... 71

3.2 ... Characteristics Derivations ... 90

3.3 ... Summary ... 143

4 ... Configuring Value Fields and Quantity Fields for Costing-Based Profitability Analysis ... 145

4.1 ... Value Fields ... 145

4.2 ... Quantity Fields ... 149

4.3 ... Assign Value Fields and Quantity Fields to the Operating Concern ... 151

4.4 ... Summary ... 154

5 ... Configuring Value Flows for Margin Analysis ... 155

5.1 ... Predictive Accounting ... 156

5.2 ... Billing Data Transfer ... 168

5.3 ... Costs of Goods Manufactured in Margin Analysis ... 178

5.4 ... Splitting the Cost of Goods Sold ... 179

5.5 ... Variance Calculation ... 187

5.6 ... Attributed Profitability Segments ... 206

5.7 ... Order Settlement ... 214

5.8 ... Cost Center Assessment ... 223

5.9 ... Direct Account Assignment ... 236

5.10 ... Summary ... 239

6 ... Configuring Value Flow for Costing-Based Profitability Analysis ... 241

6.1 ... Transfer of Incoming Sales Orders ... 244

6.2 ... Billing Data Transfer ... 257

6.3 ... Costs of Goods Manufactured ... 273

6.4 ... Cost of Goods Sold Transfer and Split ... 276

6.5 ... Variance Calculation ... 304

6.6 ... Order Settlement ... 323

6.7 ... Cost Center Assessment ... 335

6.8 ... Direct Account Assignment ... 352

6.9 ... Summary ... 357

7 ... Planning ... 359

7.1 ... Planning in Margin Analysis ... 360

7.2 ... Planning in Costing-Based Profitability Analysis ... 372

7.3 ... Summary ... 409

8 ... Reporting ... 411

8.1 ... Profitability Analysis Reporting Basics ... 411

8.2 ... Predictive Accounting ... 414

8.3 ... Show Line Items ... 430

8.4 ... Profitability Analysis Reporting ... 449

8.5 ... Other Reporting Possibilities with Development ... 463

8.6 ... Summary ... 466

A ... Changes to the Data Model ... 469

B ... Additional Sources of Information ... 471

C ... The Author ... 473

... Index ... 475