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20 FICO Tips Series 2

April 27, 2016 | 987 Views |

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer

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Hello Community

The 2nd set of 20 FICO Tips in this series is right here. For those
who missed the 1st series, here is the link. 20 FICO Tips Series 1

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Special thanks to Aleksey Tkachenko for providing latest insight on

one of the points shared in Series 1

Sr.
Knowledge Item Brief Description
No.

Validations and Substitutions in FI are

When should you use
Validations / Substitutions
1 in CO [OKC7 / OKC9].
How are they different
than the one in FI?
triggered when the Posting happens in
FI
But the Validations and Substitutions in
CO are triggered,say, whenever the
Cost Object is determined. For Example
In FI postings and to validate /
substitute a Cost Center during
Purchase Requisition or Purchase Order

How to know what all

system messages are Table T100C stores this information
2
modified by the Customer
(OBA5, OBMSG, etc)?

Field Statuses are possible not only for

GL Accounts and Posting Keys, but also
the Movement Types

How to define / modify Program RM07CUFA can be used to

analyze / change the Field Status for
3 the field status for a
Movement Type
movement type?

A field [Cost Center or Order] can be

mandatory in MM and Optional in FI, but
not the other way round

Retrieve Object Number against the

How to retrieve the Order
4 [Internal / Production]
Statuses in one go?
Order from Table AUFK. Read the Status
from Table JEST, against the Object
Number
FM BAPI_PRODORD_GET_DETAIL can
be used during reports to get the same
information

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Sr.
Knowledge Item Brief Description
No.

12: Credit in FI = Minus in COPA

Debit in FI = +ve in COPA

11: Credit in FI = +ve in COPA

Debit in FI = Minus in COPA

How do the Cost Element

5 Categories impact +/-
signs in COPA? 01: Credit in FI = Minus in COPA

Debit in FI = +ve in COPA

Simply speaking, expenses are debited

and revenues are credited in
Accounting. So, if the posting
corresponds to this, it receives +ve sign
in COPA. Else, COPA gets -ve Sign

Once the GL is created as Cost Element,

run OKBA to push the posting into CO

This may require a default account

I forgot to create Cost assignment object (OKB9 or KA02) for

Element for a GL Account. the posting to be pushed into CO. Once

6 inside CO, a KB11N can be done to
What are my Options
transfer the posting to intended cost
now? objects

If the Posting is to be pushed into

COPA, KE4SFI / KE4S can be used

Excise Invoice [CIN] can

be created even though Write Custom Code in FM
7 SD Invoice is not released J_1I7_USEREXIT_EXCISE_BEF_SAVE
to Accounting. How can I
stop this?

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Sr.
Knowledge Item Brief Description
No.

I want to compare Table

entries of 2 Clients (DEV TCode SCMP does that in a flash.
(Comes really handy when you have to
and PRD) in a mass way
8 validate Production Client after your
and identify the
transports are moved before Go Live)
differences instantly. How
do I go?

It is triggered when ABCOPA is active

When is the COGS It is triggered in MTO, when the Account

9 account in GBB-VAY Assignment Category has Consumption
triggered? Posting <> Blank (Eg Sales Order is
a Cost Object)

The possible transactions against each

Why cant I use
Object Type are controlled in BS12
Production Orders as
10 Receivers in the Object ORH (PP/PM Order) does not
Assessment / Distribution have Business Functions RKIU, RKIV
allowed in it
Cycles?

I want to assign One Standard SAP: Not Possible

Condition Type in SD to
Workaround: Use COPA Costing Sheet
different Value Fields,
11 (Very Complex)
depending on,say, Order
Type, Bill Type, etc. What Enhancement: Exit COPA0005 (Viable)
are my options?

I have added Custom

Fields in the Cost Center
Note 95080 offers a solution
12 Master. But they are not
available during Mass
Maintenance

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Sr.
Knowledge Item Brief Description
No.

The Tables that store the cycle details

are

T811C Cycles
How do I view
T811S Segements + allocation type
Assessment / Distribution
13
Cycle Segments as a T811K Senders and receivers
Snapshot?
T811F Factors

Table T811D stores the documents

posted during allocation

Program RPCA_DEL_DOC /
How do I delete a EC-PCA RPCA_DEL_REFDOC (delete using
14
document Reference doc)

Is it possible to use
Internal Orders as Yes, Note 605281 offers a solution
15
SENDERS in Assessment /
Distribution Cycles?

Check using SE38 RKCORRH1 and

How to Check and
Correct using SE 38
Remove duplicates /
16 K_REMOVE_DOUBLES_FROM_STD_HIER
ambiguities in the CC
Refer Note 545453 if your system
Standard Hierarchy? is below ECC 5.0

I cant see the multiple Local Variables dont offer multiple

selection option for selection option

17
Variables used in the
Use Global Variable (KE3E)
COPA report

Why are COPA number Object COPA_IST in SNUM does not

18 ranges not year have the To Year Flag turned ON
dependent?

I want to trigger a
Use Exit LMR1M002 to code a custom
different GR/IR account
19 logic
based on Vendor / Vendor
Account Group, etc ?

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Sr.
Knowledge Item Brief Description
No.

Is additional authorization Authorization Objects can be defined

from KE37 (Summary Reports) and
20 check for COPA reports
KE97 (Line Item Reports)
possible?

THANKS for reading the document. I invite your suggestions,

feedback

THANKS to all those who read, shared, gave their valuable feedback,
rated & liked the 1st document in the Series 20 FICO Tips Series 1

Thanks & Regards

Ajay Maheshwari

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Mukthar Ali Ahamed N

April 28, 2016 at 4:31 am

Thanks for sharing information.

Regards,
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Mukthar

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 28, 2016 at 9:31 am

Thanks Mukhtar

Sam P

April 28, 2016 at 9:36 am

Good Job Ajay. Keep up the good work.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 28, 2016 at 11:49 am

Thanks Sam

Krishnam Raju

April 28, 2016 at 5:15 am

Dear Ajay

Thanks you so much sharing very good information

Regards

Krishnam Raju

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

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April 28, 2016 at 10:39 am

You are welcome Raju

Saurabh B (Seema) S

April 28, 2016 at 11:24 am

Hi Ajay,

As usual, excellent piece of work from you.

Thanks a ton for your contributions to this community.

Thanks

Seema

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 28, 2016 at 2:33 pm

Thankyou Seema for the appreciation

Saurabh B (Seema) S

April 28, 2016 at 11:24 am

Hi Ajay,

As usual, excellent piece of work from you.

Thanks a ton for your contributions to this community.

Thanks

Seema

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Nilton Duque

April 28, 2016 at 3:01 pm

Thanks, Ajay.

For the very usefull share.

Regards,

Nilton Duque.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 29, 2016 at 3:34 am

Thanks Nilton for the feedback

Nr Tk

April 28, 2016 at 3:11 pm

Hello,

Very well thoughtful and excellence work by Guru.

Br,

Nr

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 29, 2016 at 2:29 pm

Thanks Nr.

I wish I knew your full name

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Rohit raj

April 29, 2016 at 5:12 am

Dear Ajay Sir,

Thanks for sharing such a valuable knowledge. I should say we are privileged to have a
Great person like you in the SDN Community who always stand upfront in sharing your
knowledge for the queries raised in the community.

Thanks a lot sir. It really helps a lot for the people like Me who are new to this industry.

Regards,

Rohit Raj.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 29, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Thanks a lot Rohit for the feedback!!

Neha Sinha Mehta

April 29, 2016 at 7:53 am

Hi Ajay,

Thanks for sharing such a nice article.Its is very useful.

Regards,

Neha Sinha Mehta

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 29, 2016 at 3:25 pm

Thanks Neha Ji

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Akeshkumar Agrawal

April 29, 2016 at 10:03 am

Thanks Ajay for such valuable information, which help all of us.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

April 30, 2016 at 1:44 pm

You are welcome Akesh!!

Preeti Agarwal

April 29, 2016 at 10:30 am

very nice and really helpful document,

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 2, 2016 at 6:14 am

thanks Preeti Ji

Jaymin Bhatt

April 29, 2016 at 1:02 pm

Precise & Perfect Thanks for articulating & sharing Ajay.

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Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 2, 2016 at 12:08 pm

Thanks Jaymin for reading and sharing your feedback

Sanil Bhandari

April 29, 2016 at 1:26 pm

Excellent tips for anyone in FICO Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer

regards

Sanil

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 3, 2016 at 12:56 pm

Thanks Sanil Bhai!!

Tamim El mahmah

April 30, 2016 at 4:55 am

Thank you for sharing Ajay,very good article

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 5, 2016 at 3:16 am

Thank you Tamim for the feedback

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Prasad Yarra

April 30, 2016 at 10:25 pm

Very Good one Mr.Ajay. Keep up the good work.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 6, 2016 at 4:06 am

Thank you Prasad!!

Ibrahim Mohamed

May 3, 2016 at 3:59 am

Very useful information.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 9, 2016 at 1:59 am

Hi Ibrahim

Thank You very much!!

Ajay M

SHIVA PRASAD

May 5, 2016 at 3:24 pm

Dear Ajay,

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It is good information and a guideline to others also to share in this way. Thank you very
much and expecting more in similar manner.

Shiva..

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 9, 2016 at 2:00 am

Thanks for the Feedback Shiva

Diwa p

May 6, 2016 at 11:37 am

WowSuperb sir.it will helps a lot.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Diwa

Ravi Chirivella

May 6, 2016 at 12:20 pm

Hi Ajay,

Thanks for sharing very helpful tips, your 1st item and 19th items are very
helpful and majority of the forum people not aware of those areas.

Really appreciate for your knowledge sharing.

Regards,

Ravi

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Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 9, 2016 at 7:42 am

thanks Diwa

Hidyath pasha

May 9, 2016 at 8:46 am

Dear Ajay sir, can you please take me course on controlling i

am from Bangalore i dont find good institution who teaches
controlling if any knows you please provide me some details
to contact i am looking for controlling course very badly

Hidyath pasha

May 6, 2016 at 1:22 pm

Dear Ajay sir thanks for sharing awesome knowledge i have doubt here as you mention
forgot cost element with OKBA t code i have tried but cost center and controlling
document are not generated please advice

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 9, 2016 at 2:01 am

Create a GL without Cost Element.

Make a Posting FB50

Create Cost Element and assign a default CC in KA01 or OKB9

Run OKBA

It will work!!

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VAIBHAV ADITYA

May 8, 2016 at 12:12 am

Hello Ajay Sir

Thanks for sharing,very useful imformation.

regards

vaibhav aditya

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 10, 2016 at 2:16 am

Thanks Aditya!!

Rajneesh Saxena

May 8, 2016 at 6:00 am

Sir

Personally me and the total scn community will always remain indebted to you coz
despire of your over busy schedules you find time to help us.

Thanks a lot for kindness.

High regards

Rajneesh

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 11, 2016 at 1:48 am

thanks Rajneesh. For motivation, as always

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Surya Varma

May 9, 2016 at 6:51 am

Hi Ajay,

I somehow missed this one. Thanks for sharing with us. My Personal favorite is point 5,
right from my student days . If not for it, i had always struggled to remember it.
People will be head over heels if they get it when they need to design COPA value field
usage, wherein a single Value field needs to be used for both F and B Record Types.

Thanks Once Again. I hope,wish and pray that there are many more of such documents
coming.

Thanks & Regards

Surya Varma

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 11, 2016 at 7:38 am

Thanks Varma.

I have enough no. of tips to take out at least 7/8 more of such blogs

Abhinav Malik

May 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Hi Ajay Sir,

Again a wonderful document to enhance our knowledge.

Great Thanks to you

Regards,

Abhinav Malik

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Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 12, 2016 at 10:57 am

Thank You Abhinav for the feedback!

Itzaz Naqvi

May 10, 2016 at 2:14 pm

Hi Ajay,

Its pretty useful document, Your valuable effort to the community is highly appreciated.
Please continue to provide us your guidance. Its so important for many many people to
make progress in their sap careers.

Thanks once again.

Regards,

Iqtidar

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 13, 2016 at 2:30 am

Thanks Iqtidar for the feedback

sam reddy

May 11, 2016 at 1:52 pm

Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

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May 13, 2016 at 8:31 am

Thanks Sam

Raj A

May 12, 2016 at 12:56 am

Thank you very much for sharing your valuable knowledge.

Kind regards,

Raj

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 16, 2016 at 9:09 am

Thanks Raj A

Viviana Estrada

May 13, 2016 at 12:44 am

A great contribution. Thanks for sharing this kind of tips. So, in addition, i only want to
say, be careful with the 6 and 14 tips when you have the NGL solution active, because a
lot of PCA functions changed and the implication of for example, delete a document,
could be a little dangerous. . Take on account these notes. 937872/826357

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 17, 2016 at 12:02 pm

Thanks Viviana for the feedback

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Ahmed Ibrahim

May 14, 2016 at 4:51 pm

nice document

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 23, 2016 at 6:32 am

Thanks Ahmed Ibrahim for the feedback and rating the document!!

Rahul Kulkarni

May 24, 2016 at 9:57 am

Very helpful information Ajay..

Regards,

Rahul

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

May 26, 2016 at 6:24 am

thanks Rahul

Sapan Agarwal

May 25, 2016 at 5:35 am

Dear Ajay,

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Thanks for sharing again.

It is great to see such a great compilation in simple and to the point words.Hopefully I will
use some of the TIPs in future.

I am glad to be associated with you and cherish every word your on blogs and notes

Thanks a lot.

Regards,

Sapan

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 7, 2016 at 12:48 pm

Thanks Sapan

Pavan Kumar Arvapally

May 27, 2016 at 9:47 am

Hi Ajay,

Nice tips..Thanks for sharing

Regards,

Pavan Kumar Arvapally

pranav kumar

May 27, 2016 at 11:41 am

Dear Ajay,

Good Evening!!!

Thank you very much for sharing the document to Learn as well. Good Job
done.

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Kind Regards

Pranav

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 14, 2016 at 12:28 pm

Thanks Brother!!

Alex Martin

May 31, 2016 at 8:31 am

Thanks looking forward to part 3!

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 17, 2016 at 6:19 am

Thanks Alex.. Soon it will be out

veena venkat

June 1, 2016 at 5:42 am

Hi Ajay sir,

Im looking for a career in SAP FICO

this inf is very useful for my interviews .

Thnks a lot for sharing. pls post some inf on sap fi topic .

Best wishes

Veenavenkat

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Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 20, 2016 at 12:35 pm

Thanks VV for the feedback

Is there any specific topic you are looking at? FI is too vast

veena venkat

July 17, 2016 at 6:25 am

Hi Ajay

Looking for some more inf on New gl & asset accounting

topics

pls forward doc if any to veenavenkat99@gmail.com

Manuel Robalinho

June 14, 2016 at 3:20 pm

Very good document.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Thanks Ajay Maheshwari

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 21, 2016 at 8:01 am

Thanks for sharing your feedback Manuel

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LCTLFRVR01 HDP

June 20, 2016 at 1:41 am

Ajay

This is huge, I mean loads of information for resolving issues and triggers more
productive thoughts in related area/ concepts

Thanks for being soo kind to share and you are exceptionally knowledble

Sai Gopal

June 30, 2016 at 8:55 am

Hi Maheshwari

Very well written. Thanks for your time and sharing this with us.

Thanks

Sai

Ranjit Datti

July 6, 2016 at 9:41 pm

Nice tips Ajay. Iam currently working on Tip 1 that you have mentioned in this series for
my Plant maintenance project

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 7, 2016 at 9:36 am

Nice to know Ranjith

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Anurag Pandya

July 7, 2016 at 9:55 am

Thanks Ajay sir for sharing

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 15, 2016 at 10:24 am

You are welcome Anurag!!

Prakash Kumar

July 15, 2016 at 7:15 am

Goodone ! very informative. Thanks for sharing !

Kind Regards,

Prakash K.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

August 10, 2016 at 8:32 am

Thanks Prakash!!

Manuel Robalinho

September 5, 2016 at 11:16 am

Very good document. Thanks

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Hidyath pasha

September 7, 2016 at 12:09 pm

Hi Ajay sir

We all know you are genius in FI/CO we want some solution below

1. T code to post the directly recon account

2. Direct crediting the assest with out depreciation

Loc Moisan

October 17, 2016 at 2:47 pm

Ajay,
Thank you for all this
KR Loc

Ranganath Vavilala

February 15, 2017 at 4:41 pm

Hi Ajay,

It was a nice document, i need your help in aligning the message type with T001u.

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