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A warm welcome to the SAP FICO course by Uplatz. SAP FICO (Finance and Controlling) is derived from FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling/Management Accounting). It is the Finance and Cost controlling module in SAP ERP where FI stands for Financial Accounting and CO stands for Controlling. SAP FICO is a core functional component in SAP ERP Central Component that allows an organization to manage all its financial data. SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) is one of the most widely used SAP modules. SAP FI: SAP FI is used for external reporting purpose, for example, making Balance Sheet, Profit, and Loss statement. The objective is to record all financial transactions that are posted by an entity and produce financial statements which are accurate at the end of the trading period. SAP FI is made up of sub modules. The sub-modules that are often used are General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Asset Accounting. SAP FI Module integrates with other SAP Modules like SAP SD, SAP PP, SAP MM, SAP SCM, etc. SAP CO: SAP CO is used for an internal reporting purpose. SAP CO includes managing and configuring master data that covers cost center accounting, profit center accounting, internal orders, real order, product costing, profitability analysis. It helps organizations in planning, reporting and monitoring business operations. SAP FICO is a critical module of SAP ERP Business Suite. Functionally, both FI and CO modules store the financial related transactions/information. FI and CO modules are firmly integrated with other ERP modules such as Sales and Distribution (SD), Material Management, Human Resources Management, and so on. Uplatz provides this in-depth training on SAP FICO module covering all aspects of SAP FICO module with practical implementation shown on the system. SAP FICO - Course SyllabusIntroductionIntroduction to ERPIntroduction to SAPPart 1: Enterprise StructureDefinition of companyDefinition of company codeAssignment of a company to company codeDefinition of business areaPart 2: Financial Accounting Basic SettingsDefinition of fiscal year variantAssignment of fiscal year variant to company codeDefinition of posting period variantAssignment of posting period variant to company codeOpen and close posting periodMaintenance of field status variantsAssignment of field status variant to company codeCreation of Chart of AccountsDefining Accounts GroupsDefining Retained Earnings AccountDefinition of tolerance groups for GL accountsDefinition of tolerance groups for employeesAssignment of tolerance groups to usersTaxes on Sales & Purchases (input & output)Defining document type & number rangesPart 3: General Ledger AccountingCreation of General Ledger Master (with and without reference)Display/Change/Block/Unblock of general ledger masterDocument Entry posting normal postings and posting with referenceDisplay and change of documentsDisplay of GL balancesDisplay GL account line itemsParked documentsHold documentsCreation of Sample Document postings with sample documentsReversal of individual documents, mass reversal and reversal of reversed documentMonth End Provisions -Open item Management - Full clearing, Partial Clearing and Residual ClearingAccrual and Deferral documentsInterest calculations on term loansPart 4: Accounts PayableCreation of vendor account groupsCreation of number ranges for vendor master recordsAssignment of number ranges to vendor account groupsCreation of tolerance group for vendorsCreation of vendor master (display/change/block/unblock of vendor master)Posting of vendor transactions (invoice posting, payment posting, credit memo)Display Vendor balances and G/L BalancesConfiguration Settings for advance payments to Vendors (down payment)Clearing of down payment against invoices (special GL transactions)Posting of partial Payment & Residual PaymentCreation of payment terms, Creation of house banks and account ids. Creation of check lots and Creation of void reasonsMaintenance of check registerDisplay check registerCancellation of unissued checksCancellation of issued checksposting of purchase returnsConfiguration of automatic payment programDefining correspondence & party statement of accountsPart 5: Accounts ReceivableCreation of customer account groupsCreation of number ranges for customer master recordsAssignment of number ranges for customer account groupsCreation of tolerance group for customersCreation of customer master (display/change/block/unblock of vendor master)Posting of customer transactions (sales invoice posting, payment posting, debit memo)Display customer balances and G/L BalancesConfiguration Settings for advance payment from customers (down payment)Configuration settings for terms of payment to customersConfiguration of settings for dunningGenerating the dunning lettersDefining correspondence and party statement of accountsBills of exchangePosting of sales returnsPart 6: Asset AccountingCopy reference chart of depreciationAssignment of the chart of depreciation to company codeCreation of 0% tax codes for sales and purchasesDefining account determinationDefinition of screen layout rulesDefinition of number ranges for asset masterCreation of asset classesIntegration with General Ledger & Posting rulesDefining Depreciation keyDefinition of multilevel methodsDefinition of period control methodsCreation of main asset master recordsCreation of sub-asset master recordsPosting the transactions for Acquisition of fixed assetsDepreciation run and Asset explorerSale of fixed assets - with the customer and without the customerTransfer of assetsImpairment of assetsScrapping of assets, Line item Settlement of assets under construction of capital work in progressPart 7: Controlling7.1 Basic Settings for ControllingDefining Controlling AreaDefining Number ranges for Controlling AreaMaintain Planning Versions7.2 Cost Element AccountingCreation of primary cost elements from the financial accounting areaCreation of primary cost elements from controlling areaDisplay of cost element master recordsChange cost element master recordsPrimary cost element categoriesSecondary cost element categories7.3 Cost Center AccountingDefining Cost Center Standard HierarchyCreation of Cost Centers and cost center groupsDisplay cost center master recordsChange cost center master recordsCreation of cost center groupsPosting to cost centersReposting of co line itemsRepost of CostsPlanning for cost centersCost center reportsPart 8: Internal OrdersDefine the field status group for statistical ordersCreation of Primary cost elementCreation of internal order master records for statistical ordersDisplay internal order master recordsChange internal order master recordsPostings to internal ordersPlanning for internal ordersReport of Variance analysis for internal ordersReal ordersCreation of real internal ordersPosting of business transaction to real ordersDefinition of allocation structuresDefinition of settlement profilesDefinition of planning profilesDefine number ranges for Settlement documents of real internal ordersDefine number ranges for controlling documents. Budgeting and availability controlMaintain number ranges for budgetingDefine tolerances for availability controlSpecification of exempt cost elements from availability controlMaintenance of budget managerPart 9: Profit Center AccountingBasic Settings for Profit Center AccountingCreation of Dummy Profit CentersMaintenance of control parameters for actual postingsMaintaining planning versions for profit centersMaintaining the number ranges for profit center documentsCreation of profit center master recordsDisplay of profit center master recordsChanging the profit center master recordsAssign profit center to cost center for expenditure postingCreation of revenue cost elementsAutomatic Assignment of Revenue elements for Profit CentersAssignment of profit centers in cost center master recordsCreation of account groups in profit center accounting for planningPlanning for profit and loss account itemsPosting of transactions into profit centersGenerating the variance reports for profit and loss account itemsPart 10: IntegrationIntegration of financial accounting with materials management: Integration of financial accounting with sales and distribution: Profitability analysis: Maintaining the operating concernDefine profitability segment characteristicsAssignment of controlling area to operating concernActivating the profitability analysisDefine number ranges for actual postingsMapping of SD conditions types to COPA value fieldsCreation of reportsViewing the reportsPart 11: Overview of Product CostingNew General ledger accountingReportsFinancial statement versionGeneral Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Assets Reports
