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Solution Details

SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution

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Contents

Overview of SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions

Overview of the Solution

Solution in Detail – Scope Items for:o Research and Development

o Manufacturing

o Sales

o Materials Management

o Service

o Financial Accounting

o Controlling

o Cross Functions

o Analytics

Service Delivery

Technical Details

Overview of SAP Rapid Deployment solutions


SAP Rapid Deployment solutions

Fast

•Quickly address specific needs

• Gain fast time to value with seamless rapid-deployment tools, embedded best practices

• Speed end-user adoption with guides and educational materials

Simple

• Clearly priced services and project time frames – help ensure a predictable outcome

• Modular yet integrated solutions – help ensure long-term landscape integrity

• Support across all environments (on-premise, mobile, and cloud) – leveraging the cloud to accelerate projects and deployment

A complete solution

Deployed in weeks


What’s in each solution?

Software

Quickly address the most urgent business processes

Content

SAP-supported best practices, templates, and tools make solution adoption easier

Enablement

Guides and educational material speed end-user adoption

Service

Fixed scope and price provide maximum predictability and lower risk

SAP Rapid Deployment solutions

Overview of the solution


Business challenges There is a solution Achieve centralized control of finance and

operations in weeks using the SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution, which includes preconfigured software, fixed scope and price implementation services, content, and user enablement.

Achieve centralized control of finance and operations in weeks

Do you struggle with: Difficulty meeting the changing and growing

expectations of your customers and the market Current software is constraining growth,

operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction Monitoring organizational performance and

identifying inefficiencies and opportunities for growth

Workarounds to existing processes result in a fragmented, inconsistent view of the state of business

Unknowns and risks surrounding software acquisition and implementation

Long implementation times leading to cost overruns and reducing the return on investment


8 - 12 week implementation

Use the same software as the largest companies in your industry, preconfigured for fast adoption

Achieve maximum predictability through implementation services that are fixed scope and price

Use tools that accelerate configuration, control, cost, and scope, and lay the solution’s foundation

Support faster end-user adoption through enablement materials

Extend your solution by configuring industry-specific business processes

Add integrated rapid-deployment solutions to address changing business needs




Effectively manage your most important end-to-end business processes in one comprehensive and integrated solution with SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution –

Available in 37 localized country versions Developed in accordance with the legal requirements and country-specific needs

APJ

Australia China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Philippines Thailand

EMEA

Arabic countries Belgium Croatia France Germany Greece Israel Italy The

Netherlands Norway

Poland Portugal Russia Spain South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK Ukraine

Americas

Argentina Brazil Colombia Canada Equador Mexico Panama US Venezuela


Business benefits Measurable success IT spend as % of revenue Time to report period results Invoice accuracy % Cash flow improvement % On-time delivery to customer request (%) Days of inventory and inventory turns Manufacturing cycle time Days sales outstanding (DSO) Material cost reduction % Return on capital employed (ROCE)

Benefits for you

This rapid-deployment solution will help you to: Adapt to changing business needs by broadening

existing footprint or extending current application Support multiple countries, languages, and

currencies Increase implementation project success rate Use automated tools for accurate budgeting and

scoping Provide a defined project scope and

preconfigured functionality to support business processes

Lower total cost of ownership with comprehensive, pretested SAP software

Align business and IT goals Future-proof IT investments by extending with

integrated and modular rapid-deployment solutions

Maximize flexibility for future business needs


What‘s in SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution?

Scope itemsScope itemsResearch and Development Internal Product Development Reference and Simulation Costing

A Compelling Business SolutionDelivered Quickly And Affordably

Scope itemsScope itemsManufacturing Logistics Planning Make-to-Stock Production: Discrete Industry Make-to-Stock Production: Process Industry Make-to-Order Production with Variant

Configuration Make-to-Order Production without Variant

Configuration Repetitive Manufacturing Production Subcontracting (External Processing) Rework Processing (Stock-Manufactured

Material) Quarterly Plan: Sales Quantity Forecast with CO-

PA Rework Processing (Work-in-Process)



Scope itemsScope itemsSales Sales Processing using Third-Party

(with Shipping Notification) Credit Management Sales Order Processing – Sale from Stock Free of Charge Delivery (n/a Hungary) Returns and Complaints (n/a Hungary, Poland) Sales Quotation Sales Order Processing for Prospect Sales Processing using Third-Party (n/a Greece)

(without Shipping Notification) Sales of Non-stock Item with Order

Specific Procurement Debit Memo Processing (n/a Poland) Lean Warehouse Management


Scope itemsScope itemsSales cont. Sales Order Processing with Customer

Down Payment Period-End Closing Operations in Sales Credit Memo Processing (n/a Hungary, Poland) Serial Number Management Customer Consignment Processing (n/a Greece) Returnable Processing Rebate Processing: Free Goods (n/a Korea,

Russia, Malaysia, Greece) Batch Recall Sales Order Processing with Collective Billing

(n/a Malaysia, Hungary) Cross-Company Sales Order Processing (n/a

Hungary, Romania, Slovakia) Nota Fiscal Electronica (Brazil) Correction Invoice and Return (Poland, Hungary) Free of Charge Delivery of Trading Goods

(Greece)



Scope itemsScope itemsMaterials Management Quotation for Procurement Consumable Purchasing Procurement without Quality Management Stock Handling: Scrap and Blocked Stock Procurement Contract Stock Transfer with Delivery Stock Transfer without Delivery Return to Vendor Physical Inventory / Inventory Count and

Adjustment Batch Management Quality Management for Procurement with Vendor

Evaluation Subcontracting Procurement and Consumption of Consigned

Inventory Procurement of Third-party Resources


Scope itemsScope itemsMaterials Management cont. External Procurement of Services Internal Procurement: Cross-Company Stock

Transfer (n/a Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Greece)

Service Depot Repair Internal Maintenance Internal Project Period End Closing Service Orders Project with Fixed Price and T&M Billing Sales of Planned Services Sales Order with Fixed Price and T&M Billing Service Contract with Periodic Billing Service with Fixed Price Billing Service with Time and Material based Billing Spot Consulting with Fixed Price Billing



Scope itemsScope itemsAccounting General Ledger Accounting Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Period-End Closing in Financial Accounting Cash Management (n/a Croatia) Asset Accounting Asset Acquisition through Direct Capitalization Asset Acquisition for Constructed Assets

(Investment Orders) (n/a Hungary, Greece) Cost of Sales Accounting (n/a Hungary, Greece) Activate Document Splitting Segment Reporting (n/a Greece) Petty Cash Management (Thailand) Cash Journal (Russia and Ukraine) General Ledger Accounting – (China) Accounts Receivable – (China) Accounts Payable – (China)


Scope itemsScope itemsControlling Period-End Closing in Financial Accounting –

(China) General Cost Center Planning Internal Order for Research and Development

Planning Internal Order for Marketing Expenses and Other

Overhead Planning Overhead Cost Accounting Actual Internal Order for Research and Development

Actual Internal Order for Marketing Expenses and Other

Overhead Actual Revenue Planning SOP through Long Term Planning Transfer to LIS

/ PIS / Capacity Purchased Material Price Planning Manufacturing Cost Center Planning Standard Cost Calculation



Scope itemsScope itemsCross Functions Travel Management (n/a Poland) Time Recording Period-End Closing “General” Plant Inventory Valuation for Year-End Closing (n/a

Japan) Period-End Closing Projects Period-End Closing Activities Inflation Management (Venezuela, Mexico)


Scope itemsScope itemsAnalytics SAP ERP Reports for Logistics SAP ERP Reports for Accounting

Scope itemsResearch and DevelopmentResearch and Development


Research and DevelopmentInternal Product Development

PurposeSAP Product Lifecycle Management provides the project management functions to collect all costs and

documents for product development.

Key process flows covered Assign documents (KPR) to the material

masters of the finished product Create projects based on templates Create change numbers for design projects Display the bills of material of new products Redisplay the bills of material (effects of

change numbers) Bills of material status management Assign revision levels to the material

masters of new products Estimate material costs for new products

before and after bills of material changes (effects of changes on prices is shown)

Calculate materials Record development (engineering) activities Execute closing and settlement of projects

Business benefits Structures projects Simplifies preliminary costing for complex

projects Ensures data consistency through revision levels

Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


Research and DevelopmentReference and Simulation Costing

PurposeProvides the data required for management decisions as to the manufacture of products, the provision of

services, or whether the product should be produced internally or externally.

Key process flows covered Create and assign costs to base planning objects Analyze results Change base planning objects Execute reports from Information System

Business benefits Provides a transparent view of a base planning

object


Scope itemsManufacturingManufacturing


ManufacturingLogistics Planning

PurposeIncludes the transfer of aggregated planning data based on sales quantity planning to Long Term Planning.

After simulation runs the demand may then transferred to active demand management.

Key process flows covered Execute Sales and Operations Planning Execute Long-Term Planning

Business benefits Provides seamless integration in complete

planning cycle from CO-PA via Sales and Operations Planning and Long-Term Planning to Demand Planning



ManufacturingMake-to-Stock Production: Discrete Industry

PurposeSupports the manufacturing processes of goods stored in inventory prior to receipt of an order. Orders are

usually filled from existing stock, and inventory is replenished based on production orders.

Key process flows covered Create planned independent requirements Plan material requirements at plant level Execute in-house production (subassembly) Execute in-house final assembly (finished goods) Level capacities Confirm assembly activities

Business benefits Triggers production by a production plan Includes serial number and batch management Provides integration options with: quality

management, consigned inventory, and external processing



ManufacturingMake-to-Stock Production: Process Industry

PurposeBatch–oriented process manufacturing commonly used in the following industries: chemical,

pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries and the batch–oriented electronics industry.

Key process flows covered Create planned independent requirements Execute Material Requirements Planning

(MRP) Execute Make-to-Stock (MTS) production for

semi-finished and finished products

Business benefits Enables recipe-oriented production Handles materials in batches according to a

recipe specified for the appropriate production quantity

Offers cost object controllingScreenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


ManufacturingMake-to-Order Production with Variant Configuration

PurposeManufacturing environment where the final product is usually a combination of standard items and items

custom-designed for this customer.

Key process flows covered Process sales orders for configurable materials Execute manufacturing Execute deliveries Execute billing Execute plant closing Execute company closing

Business benefits Represents variants of a product over one

configurable material Enables Sales and Operations Planning for

predefined material variantsScreenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


ManufacturingMake-to-Order Production without Variant Configuration

PurposeManufacturing environment where you produce a product for a order: includes quotation, manufacture,

shipping, invoice, and payment. Options: serial number creation, subcontracting, QM, and more.

Key process flows covered Create quotation headers Create follow on quotations with reference to

first quotation Change quotations based on customer

requests Create sales orders with reference to accepted

follow on quotations Check customer credit limits Send order confirmations to customers and

start production processes Execute milestone billing – post down

payments after order confirmations Manage technical changes based on customer

requests Recalculate sales orders and bills of material Execute deliveries and billing of finished goods

Business benefits Provides quotation history Offers billing plans including down payments Enables change management in production



ManufacturingRepetitive Manufacturing

PurposeRepetitive manufacturing is distinguished by the production of discrete units, usually at very high speeds

and quantities in which materials tend to move in a continuous flow during production.

Key process flows covered Create planned independent requirements Plan material requirements at plant level Execute in-house production Confirm assembly activities

Business benefits Simplifies handling of the production process Provides full cost control



ManufacturingProduction Subcontracting (External Processing)

PurposeOutlines the steps required for processing of individual production steps during manufacturing outside of

your company by a vendor (subcontractor).

Key process flows covered Create purchase orders for external processing Post goods receipts for “subcontracting”

purchase orders Post invoices Execute periodic payments

Business benefits Specifies that a certain operation of the

production order is executed by an external subcontractor on a regular basis via outline agreements

Offers assignment of the assembly procedure of the finished product to a subcontractor in case of capacity bottlenecks



ManufacturingRework Processing (Stock-Manufactured Material)

PurposeFocuses on the rework manufacturing steps including: production execution, creating a new production

order, reusing the rework material, collecting and allocating the associated costs and variances.

Key process flows covered Create rework production orders Post goods issues for defective materials Confirm rework production activities Post goods receipts for rework production

orders

Business benefits Provides transparency on costs for rework

activities Offers usage of all standard shop-floor control

functionalities



ManufacturingQuarterly Plan: Sales Quantity Forecast with CO-PA

PurposeThe sales forecast is reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis.

Key process flows covered Execute sales quantity planning on basis of

actual data Execute transfer to Sales and Operations

Planning

Business benefits Provides integration to Sales and Production Offers data planning in spreadsheet



ManufacturingRework Processing (Work-in-Process)

PurposeAddresses the work performed to correct defects in a product after it has been manufactured. The cost of

rework is interpreted as a variance.

Key process flows covered Confirm production activities Confirm scrap defective material Confirm parent order at rework operation Continue shop-floor activities

Business benefits Automatically triggers rework process based on

scraps at defined operation Lets you confirm additional activity and material

consumption after rework Is fully integrated into the production process Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0

Scope itemsSalesSales


SalesSales Processing using Third-Party (with Shipping Notification)

Key process flows covered Create third-party sales orders Convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders Approve purchase orders Post statistical goods receipts Verify invoices Execute billing

Business benefits Reduces stock and cost Increases efficiency Direct handover of customer’s requirements to

external supplier Invoice from trader to customer based on

quantities from supplier invoice Fulfils customer’s requirements despite material

shortage


PurposeThe order is passed to a third party vendor who ships the goods to the customer and bills you.


SalesCredit Management

PurposeCredit limit check with increase, stop access for customer and partners; block individual purchases can be

performed. Customers' credit profile can also be displayed.

Key process flows covered Enter sales orders Check credit limits Block sales orders Release sales orders Process delivery

Business benefits Reduces risk of bad debt Focus on reliable and profitable

customers Faster credit-worthiness check Accelerates the process of checking a

customer credit limit Identifies the overall credit risk of your

company

Screenshots show optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesSales Order Processing – Sale from Stock

PurposeIncludes all steps of a business cycle from sales order creation, delivery, picking, goods issue and billing

procedure.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Confirm sales orders Process delivery Pick and ship items Post goods issue Execute billing

Business benefits Performs availability check and

automatically determines a shipping point when an order is entered

Creates billing document and postings for Financials and Controlling



SalesFree of Charge Delivery

PurposeCreates a non-billing relevant sales order, delivery the goods are subsequently picked, confirmed, and

delivered to the customer.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders with free of charge items Pick and ship items Post goods issue

Business benefits System integration of free of charge delivery

with sales order processing



SalesReturns and Complaints

PurposeCreates a complaint and credit memo followed by shipping the goods back with a quality check and goods

are moved to unrestricted or blocked stock.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Process return delivery Execute billing Post payments

Business benefits System integration of customer returns with

complaints processing



SalesSales Quotation

PurposeIn response to the customer's request for quotation (RFQ), a quotation is created in the SAP system. The

customer can then either accept or reject the quotation.

Key process flows covered Create sales quotations and send to customers Create third-party sales orders and generate

purchase requisitions automatically Create sales orders with a billing plan Create delivery Post goods issues Create invoices Execute billing

Business benefits Performs availability check and automatically determines

a shipping point when an order is entered Reduces stock and costs Increases efficiency Fulfills customer requirements despite of material shortage Direct handover of customer requirements to external supplier Assures business partners that a certain product configuration and quantity will be delivered at a specific

time and price Provides a variety of special sales order and sales quotation processing functions for sales employees



SalesSales Order Processing for Prospect

PurposeA customer with a temporary customer ID is used to investigate an order without looking up the customer's

account. The order can be saved but remains incomplete until a valid customer is entered

Key process flows covered Create sales orders without having the

customer’s account number Create customer master records Assign customer account numbers Pick and ship items Post goods issue Execute billing

Business benefits Sales orders can be processed without

the customer’s account number Automatically determines materials for

sales order entryScreenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesSales Processing using Third-Party (without Shipping Notification)

PurposeThe order is passed to third party vendor who ships the goods and bills the customer. The incoming invoice

from vendor triggers the customer billing documents.

Key process flows covered Create third-party sales orders Convert purchase requisitions to

purchase orders Approve purchase orders Verify invoices Execute billing

Business benefits Reduces stock and cost Increases efficiency Direct handover of customer’s

requirements to external supplier Invoice from trader to customer based

on quantities from supplier invoice Fulfils customer’s requirements despite

material shortage



SalesSales of Nonstock Item with Order Specific Procurement

PurposeFor items not in stock, a purchase requisition and order is generated and sent to your supplier who ships

the order via a trading partner. You can then track and enter shipping and billing.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Convert purchase requisitions to

purchase orders Approve purchase orders Post goods receipt Verify invoices Process delivery Post goods issue Execute billing

Business benefits Direct handover of customer’s

requirements to external supplier Material is sent from external supplier to

trader with the trader staying in charge for the complete delivery process

Fulfils customer’s requirements despite of material shortage



SalesDebit Memo Processing

PurposeAn Invoice Increase Request (Debit memo) is created with the debited amount, placed on a billing block,

then released to become billing-relevant, and appears on the billing due list.

Key process flows covered Create debit memo requests Remove billing blocks (review debit memo

requests) Execute billing

Business benefits System integration of debit memo processing



SalesLean Warehouse Processing

PurposeProvides a warehousing structure in which you can use transfer orders as pick orders even in warehouses

with a simple structure.

Key process flows covered Print picking documents automatically when

a delivery for a Warehouse Management relevant storage location is created

Business benefits Automatically prints a picking document

when a delivery is created for a storage location which is assigned to a warehouse

Transport orders from warehouse management not needed



SalesSales Order Processing with Customer Down Payment

PurposeDown payments are payments made, without interest, before completion of the product, and represent

short or medium term outside capital procurement. This improves the company’s liquidity.

Key process flows covered Create sales order entries Remove billing blocks Execute billing Post down payments Process delivery Post goods issue Execute billing Clear down payment

Business benefits System integration of sales order processing

with customer down payments Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesPeriod-End Closing Operations in Sales

PurposeCovers the periodic processing of sales orders for period end closing, such as price revaluation, results

analysis and settlement.

Key process flows covered Review blocked sales orders Review incomplete sales orders Review sales documents blocked for delivery Review sales documents due for delivery Review log of collective delivery creation Review incomplete SD documents (deliveries) Review outbound deliveries for goods issue Review sales documents blocked for billing Review billing due list Review log of collective invoice creation Review list blocked (for accounting) billing documents Create Intrastat and Extrastat Calculate work in process (Service Provider) Settle sales orders to profitability analysis (Service

Provider)

Business benefits Provides a SD periodic activities overview



Sales –Credit Memo Processing

PurposeCredits a customer account if the customer was overcharged due to a pricing, sales tax error, or omitted

discount. The credit memo request is blocked for further processing so as to be checked.

Key process flows covered Create credit memo requests Remove billing blocks (review credit

memo requests) Execute billing

Business benefits System integration of credit memo

processing



SalesSerial Number Management

PurposeUsing serial numbers, you can track each individual material during goods movement. This scenario

shows the serial number handling on finished goods level.

Key process flows covered Definition of serial number profile and serializing

procedures Equipment categories for serialization Settings for physical inventory

Business benefits Integration of serial number management in all

logistics processes Integrated use of one serial number profile in

logistics and services



SalesCustomer Consignment Processing

PurposeManage, transfer and track inventory sold on a consignment basis. Company retains ownership of the

inventory at your customer’s site until sold by your customer to the final consumer.

Key process flows covered Fill-up consignments Issues consignments Pick-up consignments Return consignments Process pickings and shipments Execute billing

Business benefits Offers separate consignment stock

management for each customer Offers to separate the consignment stock

management from the rest of your stock Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesRebate Processing: Free Goods

PurposeFree goods are provided as rebate when the respective order amount is reached.

Key process flows covered Create direct mailings to customer Prepare follow-up processes for the return of

batches Receive returned batches into return stocks Decide on further usage of returned stocks Create credit memos for customers

Business benefits Provides integrated follow-up process to the

former delivered batch Offers to separate the management of return

stock from the rest of your stock



SalesReturnables Processing

PurposeComprises the ability to capture returnable packaging such as pallets back into inventory.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Pick and ship items and add returnable

packaging Add returnable packaging to deliveries Create returnable packaging return orders Debit unreturned packaging Post goods issues for unreturned packaging

Business benefits Comprises the management of returnables

using the ERP returnable packaging logistics functions

Offers tracking of returnables Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesBatch Recall

PurposeA defect batch is identified and must be recalled from customers and prospects who have received the

batch.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Print order confirmations Process deliveries Execute picking Post goods issues Execute billing

Business benefits Automatically performs an availability check

and automatically determines a shipping point when an order is entered

Automatically determines inclusive free goods Creates billing document and posts to

Financials and ControllingScreenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesSales Order Processing with Collective Billing

PurposeDescribes the entire process of a standard distribution process in the mass execution. The process begins

with the creation of several standard customer orders.

Key process flows covered Create sales orders Execute collective runs for deliveries Execute pickings Post goods issues Execute collective runs for billing

Business benefits Provides cost optimization in collecting customer

orders due to deliver to the same customer in one delivery via a collective run

Provides cost optimization in collecting deliveries to the same customer for one invoice via a collective run Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


SalesCross-Company Sales Order Processing

PurposeA customer places an order for goods which you can’t fill but can be sourced & shipped from another plant

belonging to a company in your group. You invoice the customer & inter-company billing is used..

Key process flows covered A sales order is entered A delivery is created The goods issue is posted The billing is created Intercompany document is created

Business benefits Sales organization and supplying plant can be in

different company codes


SalesNota Fiscal Electronica (Brazil)

PurposeThis scenario describes the processes of the Nota Fiscal Electronica to the processes of Nota Fiscal

Electronic Cancel, Contingency, Nota Fiscal Skipping and numeric GAPs.

Key process flows covered Electronic Nota Fiscal Cancel Switched or Posted under Contingency NF-e Switched to Contingency – NF-e Writer NF-e Switched to Contingency (Only Cancel) –

MM NF-e Switched to Contingency – SD NF-e Posted Under Contingency Nota Fiscal Electronic Skipping Nota Fiscal Electronic Gap’s Skipping

Business benefits Contingency procedures for output Nota Fiscal

Eletronica Procedures for Cancel and Skipping of Nota

Fiscal Electronic / Gaps Numbering


SalesCorrection Invoice and Return (Poland, Hungary)

PurposeThe invoice correction process is used for applying a credit or debit to a customer account once a

determination has been made that a customer has been over- or undercharged as a result of a pricing or sales tax rate error. This credit or debit is in the form of invoice correction.

If the customer returns the goods then the return process is integrated with credit processing.

Key process flows covered Create Invoice Correction Request with Reference

to Invoice Create return request (optionally) Create Return Delivery (optionally) Post Goods Receipt (optionally) Remove Billing Block Create Invoice Correction

Business benefits System integrated sales order processing with

invoice correction, which reference from Billing


SalesFree of Charge Delivery of Trading Goods (Greece)

PurposeExtension of scenario 110 for Trading Goods handling in Greece.

Key process flows covered A sales order is created A delivery is created The goods issue is posted A billing document is created An accounting document is posted

Business benefits System Integrated Free of Charge sales order

processing

Scope itemsMaterials ManagementMaterials Management


Materials ManagementQuotation for Procurement

PurposeSimulates pricing scenarios, allowing you to compare a number of different quotations. Rejection letters can

be sent automatically.

Key process flows covered Create request for quotations List quotations Maintain quotations Compare, select and reject vendors Maintain source list

Business benefits Captures material-specific information

including vendor pricing and lead-time from the sales quotation within master data records

System-supported sales quotation process Ensures automated and efficient processing Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


Materials ManagementConsumable Purchasing

PurposeDescribes purchase order approval, goods receipt of consumables, approval of service entry sheets and

invoice receipts. On goods receipt, the material or service counts as having been consumed.

Key process flows covered Create purchase orders for consumable goods Approve purchase orders for consumables Post goods receipt of consumables Create purchase orders services Create service entry sheets Approve service entry sheets Create invoice receipts by line item Execute period-end closing for plants

Business benefits Ensures quick one-time-purchases with

material consumption directly posted, and no posting into storage

Uses service entry sheets as inspection report of performed services



Materials ManagementProcurement without Quality Management

PurposeProvides processes to initiate and manage the purchasing of stock including Request for Quotation,

Purchase Requisitions, Purchase orders, and Goods Receipt of Product.

Key process flows covered Display and assign purchase requisitions

Convert assigned purchase requisitions

to purchase orders or create purchase orders manually

Change purchase orders Approve purchase orders Print purchase orders Receive goods from vendors Create invoice receipts by line item Post outgoing payments

Business benefits Uses integrative data sets like purchasing info

records Allows processing of role-specific work lists



Materials ManagementStock Handling: Scrap and Blocked Stock

PurposeReturns process, rework from production, other logistic processes, and devaluation of material to another

material number and rework of the devaluated material.

Key process flows covered Scrap customer returns: goods issue to CO-PA Scrap general stock: goods issue to cost centers Block materials - stock transfer unrestricted to

blocked Unblock materials - stock transfer blocked to

unrestricted Unblock materials - stock transfer blocked to

quality inspection stock

Business benefits Supports process-related transfer postings Supports legally required transfer postings



Materials ManagementProcurement Contract

PurposeCovers the creation and maintenance of long term contracts with vendors, and includes the creation of

Purchase Orders against the contract (call-off orders) and the ongoing monitoring of the contract.

Key process flows covered Create basic agreements (quantity contracts) Create purchase requisitions Assign purchase requisitions and create

purchase orders Approve purchase orders Monitor contracts Post goods receipts Create invoice receipts by line item Post outgoing payments

Business benefits Reduces procurement costs Secures supplies Makes supplier agreements more transparent



Materials ManagementStock Transfer with Delivery

PurposeCreation of a request to transfer stock to another site and a Delivery Note (paperwork) against which the

stock is picked and issued. Goods Receipt is carried out against the Delivery Note.

Key process flows covered Create stock transport purchase requisitions

(with MRP) Change stock transport purchase orders

(with MRP) Create stock transport orders (without MRP) Create deliveries for stock transport orders Display delivery due list Print picking confirmation Post goods issue Receive transferred material

Business benefits Transparent view of outstanding stock transfers

and stock-in-transit Enables efficient processing of internal stock

transfers



Materials ManagementStock Transfer without Delivery

PurposeCreation of a request to transfer stock to another site against which the Goods Issue and subsequent Good

Receipt is carried out. Does not include creation of a Delivery Note (paperwork).

Key process flows covered Execute one-step stock transfer Create stock transport orders Post goods issue for stock transport orders Check stock transfer status Receive transferred materials

Business benefits Allows simple handling of processes that

are not relevant for delivery resulting in less documents generated

Offers monitoring of stock-in-transit



Materials ManagementReturn to Vendor

PurposeAllows you to request authorization from your vendor to return purchased items, create a return in your

system, remove the items from inventory and then ship and issue a credit memo to your vendor.

Key process flows covered Create return purchase orders Display delivery due list for purchase orders Print picking confirmations Post goods issues Review pending credits manually

Business benefits Goods can be returned with a return reason

captured in the document All information for follow-up FI functions like

invoice reduction, rejection, cancellation, etc. is provided Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


Materials ManagementPhysical Inventory / Inventory Count and Adjustment

PurposeIncludes the steps required to initiate, count and enter inventory/ stock changes including the steps

required to revalue stock if necessary.

Key process flows covered Create physical inventory documents Print physical inventory documents Execute physical counts and recounts Enter physical counts List and post physical count differences

Business benefits Transparent view on stocks currently available Enables efficient processing of inventory

adjustments



Materials ManagementBatch Management

PurposeBatch Management is a key functional area that manages batches throughout the entire enterprise, from

vendor receipt through distribution, with full traceability.

Key process flows covered Maintain batch master records Run batch information cockpit

Business benefits Allows change of batch master data Lets you find out where a batch was

used, e.g. to perform a batch recall or government report

Enables you to find out where a batch is used, e.g. in which stocks or inspection lots or material documents

Ensures single point of batch maintenance



Materials ManagementQuality Management for Procurement with Vendor Evaluation

PurposeEnables you to conduct and record the results of quality assurance activities (e.g., inspection of received

goods) during the procurement process.

Key process flows covered Create purchase orders for consumable goods Create purchase orders for services Convert assigned purchase requisitions to

purchase orders Approve purchase orders for consumables Analyze stocks currently available Transfer stock with or without delivery List and post physical count differences Inspect quality Record results / decide on usage Analyze defects and returns Evaluate vendors

Business benefits Uses integrative data sets like purchasing info records, source lists, and

contracts Enables quick one-time-purchases Ensures automated and efficient processing Transparent view on stocks currently available Inspection lot creation at goods receipt



Materials ManagementSubcontracting

PurposeSubcontract the manufacturing of materials used in your production. Creation of a purchase requisition,

ordering, the receipt of items to inventory and the processing of the subcontractor's invoice.

Key process flows covered Execute on goods delivery Create purchase orders based on scheduled

purchase requisitions created by last MRP run

Create purchase orders manually (optional) Approve purchase orders (if required) Process outbound deliveries Post goods issues for deliveries and ship to

subcontractors

Business benefits Bills of material explosion triggers follow-on

functions like delivery to subcontractor etc. Automatically posts the value flow Automatically posts stocks into corresponding

stock types



Materials ManagementProcurement and Consumption of Consigned Inventory

PurposeWhen procuring consignment stock, legal ownership remains with the vendor until the inventory leaves your

warehouse. The vendor periodically bills you, and re-orders are created by daily MRP runs.

Key process flows covered Post goods receipts to vendor consignment

stock Execute transfer postings of vendor

consigned stocks to own stock Verify invoices Post outgoing payments Execute General Ledger: Period-end for

plants

Business benefits Automatically posts goods into vendor

consignment stocks Less manual Financials postings required:

Upon goods issue from consignment storage, the relevant invoice data is transferred to Financials

Generates and releases the vendor invoices with periodic invoicing



Materials ManagementProcurement of Third-party Resources

PurposeCovers external procurement in which a purchase order is issued to a vendor with the instruction to supply

the ordered materials to, or perform the ordered services for, a third party.

Key process flows covered Creating a purchase order Confirming the goods receipt Entering the invoice for external maintenance

Business benefits Purchase Order is managed for third party

service.

Creating a purchase order


Materials ManagementExternal Procurement of Services

PurposeCovers external procurement in which a purchase order is issued to a vendor with the instruction to perform

the ordered services for, a third party.

Key process flows covered Creating a purchase order Maintaining a service entry sheet Approve the service entry sheet Invoice verification

Business benefits Giving a transparent view of outstanding

orders, shipments and inventory. The efficient processing is automated.

Maintaining a service entry sheet


Materials ManagementInternal Procurement: Cross-Company Stock Transfer

PurposeIncludes request to transfer stock to another site, Delivery Note against stock; picking & issuing stock,

processing the goods receipt, and entering a cross-company invoice for the transferred stock.

Key process flows covered Stock transport Requisition (with MRP) Changing stock transport purchase order

(with MRP) Stock transport order (without MRP) Delivery for stock transport order Delivery due list Picking confirmation Goods Issue Receiving transferred material Delivery billing Purchase invoice

Business benefits Support of all required documents for stock

transfers with delivery Support of all required master data aspects

like batch management and serial numbers Monitoring the "Stock in Transit" Delivery costs can be entered in the stock

transport order Supports inter-company billing and invoicing

Scope itemsServicesServices


Key process flows covered Changing the service notification Displaying the repair order Creating a return delivery with reference to sales

order Stock overview Changing a repair order - starting repairs Displaying the service order Changing the service order Confirming the materials used Posting goods issues Displaying serviceable materials Time recording Checking planned/actual costs Closing the service order technically Displaying equipment using equipment list Displaying status of repair order Creating a billing request Creating the billing document

ServicesDepot Repair

Business benefits Manage customer contract, customer service and

order Provide repairs processing, inventory management

and cross-application time sheet. Provide equipment handling and resource-related

billing.

PurposeProcessing of service case from the initial customer reports, through warranty checking, order creation,

repair, return of goods, and billing.

Display Service Notification


Key process flows covered A customer contract is created A maintenance plan is created A service order is generated automatically The necessary material parts are ordered The costs are entered to the service order A billing document is created

ServicesSales of Planned Services

Business benefits Manage customer contract Service order. Provide maintenance scheduling, purchasing and

resource-related billing.

PurposeServices are provided to a customer under a long-term contract and service level agreement s, costs

incurred including material are billed.

Creation of a Framework Purchase Order


Key process flows covered Creating service notification Creating a quotation (service request) Check the task list Creating a sales order Check the service order Changing the service order Confirming additional time to the service order

(optional) Goods movement Creating billing for the sales order Closing the service order – technical complete

ServicesService with Fixed Price Billing

Business benefits Manage customer service, sales and service order

and cross-application Time Sheet. Manage inventory and fixed price billing.

PurposeServices are offered based on the service portfolio of the service provider, and billed based on a negotiated

fixed price.

Create/Process Service Products


Key process flows covered Creating a customer contract Creating a service notification Changing the service notification Creating a service order Changing the service order Time recording Travel management Confirming the materials used Creating a purchase order Confirming the goods receipt Entering the invoice for purchase order Displaying planned/actual costs Closing the service order – technical complete Creating the billing of contract

ServicesService Contract with Periodic Billing

Business benefits Manage customer contract and customer service. Manage service order, purchasing and periodic

billing..

PurposeServices are rendered and periodically invoiced on a contractual agreement with the customer.

Create Service Notification with period billing


Key process flows covered A project is created from a standard template A settlement rule is generated Costs (time, expense, purchases) are captured The project is completed

ServicesService with Time and Material based Billing

Business benefits Provide project management, cross-application

Time Sheet and project settlement.

PurposeDefines the planning, managing and tracking of project activities and costs of large and small-scale

projects, such as building a factory or organizing a trade fair.

Change Service Notification


Key process flows covered A project is created from a standard template A settlement rule is generated Costs (time, expense, purchases) are captured The project is completed

ServicesInternal Project


Time Sheet and project settlement.

PurposeDefines the planning, managing and tracking of project activities and costs of large and small-scale

projects, such as building a factory or organizing a trade fair.

Creating a project from a standard template


Key process flows covered Creating a quotation Creating a customer order Maintaining realization % on order item line Reviewing and Changing the Project Staffing the Project Generating the settlement rule Planning cost elements or activity inputs Entering a Forecast Time recording Travel management Creating the fixed price billing document Creating a resource-related billing request Creating the invoice for the billing memo request Period-end closing projects

ServicesProject with Fixed Price and T&M Billing


Time Sheet. Provide fixed price billing and resource-related

billing.

PurposeAddresses engineering or industrial design company project management business processes. Project

agreement requires a down payment and billing based on performance of defined milestones.

Create a quotation


Key process flows covered Creating a quotation Creating a customer sales order Maintaining realization % on contract line Staffing the Order Entering a Forecast Time recording Travel management Creating the fixed price billing document Creating a resource-related billing request Creating the invoice for the billing memo request

ServicesSales Order with Fixed Price and T&M Billing

Business benefits Provide contract management and cross-

Application Time Sheet. Provide fixed price billing and resource-related

billing .

PurposeAddresses a project cycle from quotation to completion, where one part of the billing is agreed on a fixed

price basis. The other part is billed based on the actual work performed.

Create minimum sales order condition


Key process flows covered Create a technical object, type "machines" Create internal repair order Create purchase order Confirm goods receipt Enter invoice for external procurement Record actual time worked (CATS) Display planned/actual costs Settle order to cost center Close internal order

ServicesInternal Maintenance

Business benefits Manage the technical object . Execute procurement of external services and

materials. Provides cross-Application Time Sheet.

PurposeIn the maintenance cycle, a warranty check is performed; spare parts & services are ordered & the repair is

completed. Costs & materials are confirmed to the order & are settled to cost centers.

Create equipment


Key process flows covered Record purchase-order related accounts payable

transactions Review and release blocked invoices Ensure that inventory movements are complete Open new MM period Settlement of service orders Closing the completed service orders

ServicesPeriod End Closing Service Orders

Business benefits Period end closing for service orders ensures that

service order costs and revenues are properly assigned for structured financial reporting.

PurposePeriod end closing for service orders ensures that service order costs and revenues are properly assigned

for structured financial reporting.

Close completed service orders


Key process flows covered Creation of sales order Use Cross-Application Time Sheet Billing the sales order On a periodic basis, a results analysis is carried out The accrued data is settled to CO-PA and FI

ServicesSpot Consulting with Fixed Price Billing

Business benefits Manage sales order. Provide fixed price billing

PurposeProvides ad-hoc service related work in a simple project cycle including providing a quotation for services,

sales order creation, project completion and resource billing of the actual work performed.

Create a sales order

Scope itemsFinancial AccountingFinancial Accounting


Key process flows covered Post GL account documents Reverse GL account documents Display Document Journal Display GL account balances (list) Post recurring entries Post accruals Run foreign exchange/currency revaluation Account Maintenance: manual clearing Account Maintenance: automatic clearing Execute Tax Accounting Create account statements Use legal reporting

Financial AccountingGeneral Ledger (GL)

Business benefits Recording of all business transactions ensures complete and accurate accounting data Simplifies and accelerates faster financial closes Ensures balanced books by any dimension and reconciliation through roll-up of special-ledger postings to GL Supports legal and parallel reporting requirements Provides real-time insight into financial figures and key performance indicators

PurposeSupports the accounting requirements of an organization by providing a complete record of all business

transactions and financial reporting for multiple accounting standards.



Financial AccountingAccounts Receivable (AR)

Business benefits Easily handles large numbers of customer invoices

and credit notes The payment program can automatically carry out

direct debiting and down payments Improves cash flow and liquidity with an optimized

receivables management Provides real-time insight in outstanding

receivables

PurposeIs an integral part of bookkeeping which helps manage transactions with customers and company business

partners, and is an integral part of sales processes.

Key process flows covered Post AR account documents Post customer invoices Post credit notes with invoice reference Execute down payments clearing manually Post incoming payments manually and using the

payment program Clear open items in customer accounts manually

and automatically Process account statements manually and

reprocess account statement Execute dunning Create One-Time-Accounts postings Set credit limits Display open item and credit control reporting



Financial AccountingAccounts Payable (AP)

Business benefits Easily handles large numbers of invoices and credit

notes The payment program can automatically carry out

bank transfers and down payments Improves cash flow and liquidity with automatic

payments at optimal payment time Provides real-time insight in outstanding liabilities

PurposeAccounts Payable sub-ledger is an integral part of bookkeeping which helps manage transactions with

vendors and company business partners, and is an integral part of purchasing processes.

Key process flows covered Post AP account documents Post down payment request Post vendor invoices Clear open items manually and automatically Post down payments using the payment program Post outgoing payments manually and using the

payment program Post payments and create payment medium using

the payment program



Financial AccountingPeriod-End Closing in Financial Accounting

PurposeIncludes those processes required to close the books and prepare financial reports; accruals and reversals,

foreign currency revaluations; balance confirmations with customers and vendors.

Key process flows covered Execute day-end closing Execute month-end closing Execute year-end closing

Business benefits System supports in creating the balance

sheets and profit and loss statements System supports in documentation of posting

data Simplifies and accelerates financial closings

through automation



Financial AccountingCash Management (CM)

PurposeCash Management covers a number of functions, including determination of liquidity based on bank

account balances (cash position) and open receivables and payables (liquidity forecast) and more.

Key process flows covered Analyze CM status Execute cash concentration

Business benefits Transfers all cash-relevant information from

internal and external sources into CM quickly and reliably (inbound data)

Performs analysis and reporting of current and future cash flows to support CM decisions (analysis and decision)

Communicates with banks and other business partners based on the results of the decision process (outbound data)



Financial AccountingAsset Accounting (AA)

PurposeAsset Accounting manages and supervises fixed assets. It serves as a subsidiary ledger to the General

Ledger, providing detailed information on transactions involving fixed assets.

Key process flows covered Post asset acquisitions from purchase with

vendor Post asset acquisitions with automatic offsetting

entry Retire assets due to scrapping or with revenue Post asset sales without customer Post post-capitalizations Post write-ups Settle assets under construction Post down payment requests for assets under

construction Execute depreciation posting run Post acquisition and production costs values Simulate depreciations and plan primary costs

Business benefits Simplifies and accelerates financial closings Automatically calculates depreciation and interests Simulates depreciation forecast Covers entire asset lifecycle and provides full integration with other ledgers and components in SAP ERP



Financial AccountingAsset Acquisition for Constructed Assets (Investment Orders)

PurposeAssets under construction involve the accumulation of costs during the building or construction of fixed

assets and the capitalization of costs at the completion of construction.

Key process flows covered Create investment orders (with asset under

construction master records) Create budgets for investment orders Release investment orders Post AP invoices to investment orders Monitor investment order progress Settle assets under construction Complete investment orders

Business benefits Transparent view of an asset for acquisition Ensures automated and efficient processing



Financial AccountingAsset Acquisition through Direct Capitalization

PurposeThis form of asset acquisition involves the purchase of a fixed asset from a vendor and the capitalization of

costs when the vendor invoice is processed. In order to track the budget an investment order is posted statistically in addition.

Key process flows covered Capitalize assets directly in Asset Accounting

Business benefits System integration of Asset Acquisition with

Materials Management and Investment Controlling



Financial AccountingCost of Sales Accounting

PurposeCost of sales accounting compares the sales revenues for an accounting period with the costs involvedin

the production of the sold products.

Key process flows covered Add functional area in Chart of Accounts Add functional area in posting keys Add cost center categories Post GL account documents with functional area Post customer invoices Post vendor invoices Execute line item reporting (cost object re-assignment) Generate balance sheets and profit and loss statements Generate Cost of Sales Accounting – profit and loss

statements

Business benefits Operating expenses are often allocated in different ways in Financial Accounting and Cost of Sales

Accounting Flexible way to control the functional area by a hierarchic model With this type of grouping, Cost of Sales Accounting clearly identifies where costs originate in a

company



Financial AccountingActivate Document Splitting

PurposeThis function enables you to assign one or more segments (e.g. cost/profit centers) to financial postings for

current or future managerial reporting needs, and is a prerequisite for Segment Reporting.

Key process flows covered Activate Document Splitting based on segments

Business benefits Real-time postings (online) Account statements for the selected dimensions

can be generated at any time with segment reporting

Provides extensibility and flexibility for company-specific and industry-specific enhancements

Increases data quality as results of the document split are visible in the document itself

Significantly accelerates the closing process when used along with parallel accounting and many automated functions as subsequent processes like foreign-currency valuation may be executed immediately



Financial AccountingSegment Reporting

PurposeThe purpose of segment reporting is to provide a breakdown of data in financial statements by individual

enterprise areas such as divisions, or geographical areas.

Key process flows covered Post GL account documents with different

segments Allocate segments that could not be allocated

formerly at period end Generate balance sheets and profit and loss

statements Generate Cost of Sales Accounting profit and

loss statements Generate AR and AP by segments

Business benefits Account statements for the selected

dimensions can be generated at any time with segment reporting



Financial AccountingPetty Cash Management (Thailand)

PurposePetty Cash is used for posting, overview and changing of following cash operations for petty cashier

vendor.

Key process flows covered Create Petty Cashier as a vendor Set up the petty cash fund Outgoing Payment Expense paid by petty cashier Reimbursement

Business benefits Petty Cash transactions input, saving and

posting To handle withholding deduction Printing of cash documents from standard

report


Financial AccountingCash Journal (Russia, Ukraine)

PurposeCash journal is used for management of cash income and outcome. Initial balance and turnover amounts

are calculated automatically..

Key process flows covered Transfer cash to bank Cash to be accounted for employee Payment to vendors Receiving cash from bank Receiving cash from customers …

Business benefits Quickly and reliably input, saving and

posting of cash transactions Calculation of cash balance


Financial AccountingGeneral Ledger Accounting (China)

PurposeGeneral Ledger Accounting supports the accounting requirements of an organization by providing a

complete record of all business transactions and financial reporting for multiple accounting standards.

Key process flows covered Posting general ledger account documents General ledger account documents

verification Displaying Chart of Accounts with Hierarchy Displaying the document journal Displaying G/L balances (list) Displaying General Ledger Report Displaying Journal Ledger Report Carrying out recurring entries Account maintenance: automatic and manual

clearing

Business benefits Recording all business transaction ensures

complete and accurate accounting data. Simplifies and accelerates faster financial

closes Provides real-time insight into financial

figures and key performance indicators


Financial AccountingAccounts Receivable – (China)

PurposeThe Accounts Receivable sub-ledger is an integral part of bookkeeping which helps manage transactions

with customers and company business partners, and is an integral part of sales processes.

Key process flows covered Post down payment request Post down payment manually Post customer invoice Customer Invoice verification Post a credit note with invoice reference Credit note with invoice reference verification Posting payments using the payment

program or Electronic Payment Integration (EPIC)

Posting manual payment Automatic clearing of open items in customer

accounts Manual clearing of open items in customer

accounts Manual bank statement processing Reprocessing an account statement Dunning Account balance interest calculation One-time-accounts postings

Business benefits Accounts receivable is also an integral part

of sales management. All postings in accounts receivable are also

recorded directly in the general ledger. The payment program or Electronic

Payment Integration (EPIC)can carry out automatically.

Key process flows covered Setting a credit limit Credit control reporting Displaying an accounting document Displaying and Changing Line Items Displaying Balances Display Customer Reporting Display A/R Aging Report(China) Display AR Drilldown Report


Financial AccountingAccounts Payable – (China)

PurposeAccounts Payable sub-ledger is an integral part of bookkeeping which helps manage transactions with

vendors and company business partners, and is an integral part of purchasing processes.

Key process flows covered Down payment request Post down payments using the payment

program or Electronic Payment Integration (EPIC)

Post vendor invoice Vendor Invoice Verification Down payment clearing Enter vendor credit memo Vendor Credit Memo Verification Review and release blocked invoices Select invoices to be paid Review and block invoices for payment as

needed Post payment using the payment program or

Electronic Payment Integration (EPIC) Manual payment Manual bank statement processing Display of posted documents

Business benefits Accounts payable are an integral part of the

purchasing system. All postings in accounts payable are also

recorded directly in the general ledger. The payment program or Electronic

Payment Integration (EPIC) can carry out bank transfers and down payments automatically.

Key process flows covered Display and Change Vendor Line Items Display Vendor Balances in Local Currency Display Vendor Report A/P Aging Report(China) Display AP Drilldown Report


Financial AccountingPeriod-End Closing in Financial Accounting – (China)

PurposeIncludes those processes required to close the books and prepare financial reports; accruals and reversals,

foreign currency revaluations; balance confirmations with customers and vendors..

Key process flows covered Day-end closing Month-end closing Year-end closing

Business benefits Generate balance sheets and P&L

statements - Two columns Document the posting data

Scope itemsControllingControlling


Financial ControllingGeneral Cost Center Planning

PurposeThe managers of non-operational cost centers, such as sales, marketing, administrative, research and

development, plan the costs for various cost types or elements for their respective cost centers.

Key process flows covered Check cost center master data Check version validity for current budget period Copy previous year actuals or budgets Execute transfer of planned depreciations from

assets Set planner profile Download cost elements to MS Excel for income

and expenses budgets Update budget values for income and expenses

excluding operations Upload cost elements for income and expenses

excluding operations Plan accrual costs and statistical key figures,

and execute plan assessments Confirm non-operating cost center budgets Copy AOP version to actual version 0 and lock

both versions for planning

Business benefits Allows comparison of planned and actual

costs and monitoring of costs on cost centers



Financial ControllingInternal Order for Research and Development Planning

PurposeInvolves entering costs, activities and business processes that is incurred during the life cycle of an order.

Can compare plan and actual costs and perform a differentiated variance analysis.

Key process flows covered Create Research and Development internal

orders Set planner profile Plan costs for Research and Development

internal orders Settle planned costs for Research and

Development internal orders Confirm correct settlement Execute internal order reporting

Business benefits Allows comparison of planned and actual

costs on internal orders and monitoring of costs and order status



Financial ControllingInternal Order for Marketing and Other Overhead Planning

PurposeInternal orders are used to plan, collect, and settle costs for projects like marketing campaigns or other

internal projects.

Key process flows covered Create internal orders Plan cost elements for internal orders Settle internal orders with planned costs

Business benefits Enables tracking of planned and actual costs

of these projects for various purposes such as cost control, return on investment calculations, tax reporting and so on



Financial Controlling Overhead Cost Accounting Actual


internal projects.

Key process flows covered Process GL account documents for various

purposes Plan costs for various cost elements for cost

centers Assess shared expenses Record statistical key figures Analyze planned and actual figures Settle internal orders Execute necessary steps for preparation of

periodic and year-end activities

Business benefits Provides a transparent view for an account of a

cost center Helps to plan, control, and monitor cost

behavior Increases cost-consciousness Provides various analyses of variances, such as

volume, price, input, and quantity variance Supports decision-making to improve

profitability



Financial ControllingInternal Order for Research and Development Actual

PurposeInternal orders are used to monitor costs and provide cost control for an organization, and are the most

detailed operational level of cost controlling.

Key process flows covered Create Research and Development

internal orders Execute consumable purchasing Post goods issues to Research and

Development internal orders Settle Research and Development internal

orders

Business benefits Provides a transparent view of outstanding

orders, shipments, and inventory Enables automated and efficient processing



Financial ControllingInternal Order for Marketing and Other Overhead Actual


internal projects.

Key process flows covered Create internal orders Settle internal orders based on actual costs

Business benefits Enables tracking of planned and actual

costs of these projects for various purposes such as cost control, return on investment calculations, tax reporting, and so on



Financial ControllingRevenue Planning

PurposeRevenue and costs are planned on product and customer levels. This scenario is integrated in the complete

planning cycle.

Key process flows covered Execute revenue planning on basis of

historical data Execute cost calculation Execute transfer to sales and operations

planning

Business benefits Offers integration to Sales, Financials,

Controlling, and Production Provides usage of automated functionality for

planning Offers data planning in spreadsheet



Financial ControllingSOP through Long-Term Planning Transfer to LIS / PIS / Capacity

PurposeSOP is used to verify the sales (demand) plan , create a rough–cut production plan aimed to satisfy

demand, and to meet inventory targets.

Key process flows covered Create sales plans and transfer to Sales

and Operations Planning Execute rough matching of budgeted sales

quantities and production resources in sales and operations planning

Create planning scenarios in “Long-Term Planning” to simulate production planning for the budgeted sales quantities

Calculate work center capacities and material requirements based on simulated production and operative production data (bills of material, routings, etc.)

Use material requirements for AOP – Purchase Material Price Planning

Use work centers capacity in AOP – General Cost Center Planning

Business benefits Avoids bottlenecks, over- and under-absorption

in production Takes Material Requirements Planning (MRP) as

a basis for purchasing contracts



Financial ControllingPurchased Material Price Planning

PurposeStandard costs for purchased materials need to be periodically reviewed and updated, if necessary, to

match the current market conditions and negotiated prices.

Key process flows covered Execute transfer of long-term planning

scenario to purchase information system Download purchased materials for budget

purchase prices update Review data and negotiate with vendors Change materials planned prices (material

master)

Business benefits Updates standard costs for purchased

materials which can be used to update the standard prices for semi-finished and finished products



Financial ControllingManufacturing Cost Center Planning

PurposeThe managers of manufacturing cost centers plan the costs for their respective cost centers. The actual

data of the current and previous year is used as the basis for developing these plans.

Key process flows covered Download cost center budgets into

spreadsheets, revision by cost center managers, and upload of revised data

Transfer of planned activity requirements from production (Sales and Operations Planning).

Complete planned data manually Calculate planned activity prices (input for AOP

standard cost calculation

Business benefits Offers comparison of planned and actual costs

and monitoring of costs on cost centers Provides allocation of production and overhead

costs to products (via activity types)Screenshot shows optional SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0


Financial ControllingStandard Cost Calculation

PurposeA cost estimate used to calculate the standard price for semi- and finished goods for valuation purposes.

Key process flows covered Create costing runs Execute costing runs Review errors Analyze proposed standard prices Repeat annual operating plan scenarios Edit and execute costing runs AOP – transfer revenue cost of sales Create frozen costing runs Execute costing runs Mark as future planned prices Release standard cost estimates and revalue

stocks at start of new fiscal year

Business benefits Offers easy revaluation of existing inventory

based on the new standard prices Updates prices as future planned costs in the

respective material master record


Scope itemsCross FunctionsCross Functions


Cross FunctionsTravel Management

PurposeSupports employee expense reimbursement lifecycle, cost assignment, built-in integration into Financial

Accounting, Project Management and Management Cost Accounting.

Key process flows covered Create trip and enter receipts Approve and settle trip Transfer costs to accounting

Business benefits Record travel expenses

Create trip and enter receipts


Cross FunctionsTime Recording

PurposeRecords working times and tasks. Enables controlling business processes concerning employees’ tasks,

such as paying the employees, monitoring the progress of a project, and creating invoices.

Key process flows covered Record actual working times Approve working times Transfer time sheets to target components

Business benefits Provides cross-application timesheet for Time

Recording



Cross FunctionsPeriod-End Closing “General” Plant

PurposePeriod end closing in a plant ensures that all costs incurred during the manufacturing process are assigned

to the production activities.

Key process flows covered Run assessment cycles for quality costs Ensure goods movements and production

transactions are complete Open new Materials Management periods Execute period-end closing for production

orders (overheads, work-in-process calculations, variances calculations, settlements of production orders)

Close completed production orders Data collection for summarization hierarchy

(reporting) Run actual assessments of all cost center costs

to profitability analysis (CO-PA) Run profitability reports

Business benefits Provides a transparent view of production costs for materials manufactured in-house Ensures automated and efficient processing



Cross FunctionsInventory Valuation for Year-End Closing

PurposeBalance sheet valuation in Inventory Accounting enables you to valuate your inventories at the end of

reporting periods in accordance with international accounting principles (IAS, U.S. GAAP).

Key process flows covered Valuate stocks for raw materials, packaging

materials and trading goods on base of lowest possible value

Valuate inventories for semi-finished and finished materials on base of local requirements for valuation approaches

Adjust stock values

Business benefits Offers consideration of the valuation request

on the basis of local requirements for valuation approaches



Cross FunctionsPeriod-End Closing Projects

PurposePeriod end closing for projects ensures that project costs and revenues are properly assigned for structured

financial reporting.

Key process flows covered Open new Materials Management periods Calculation of work-in-process Execute actual settlement of projects to

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) Close completed projects (business view)

Business benefits Provides fast period-end closing processes Ensures automated and efficient processing



Cross FunctionsPeriod-End Closing Activities

PurposeProvides processes for period–end closing on a daily, monthly and yearly basis.

Key process flows covered Execute period-end closing on a daily basis Execute period-end closing on a monthly basis Execute period-end closing on a yearly basis

Business benefits Provides fast period-end closing process Ensures automated and efficient processing



Cross FunctionsInflation Management (Venezuela, Mexico)

PurposeInflationary Accounting for Fixed Assets. This building block provides all the settings required to adjust for

inflation of fixed assets in the Finance module, and for detailed reporting for each fixed asset.

Key process flows covered Basic and general settings to use Inflation

Management Inflation adjustment of Fixed Assets Fixed Assets Inflation adjustments reports

Business benefits You can make inflation adjustments in the

general ledger accounts as part of the financial closing activities. To do so, it is necessary to identify and define in customizing those general ledger accounts that must be updated with this process

The inflation adjustments and recognition is affecting asset accounting, general ledger and the financial statements. This adjustment can be done as a monthly closing activity

Ability to get reports with details of inflation adjustment to analyze how it affects the general ledger

Scope itemsAnalyticsAnalytics


Cross FunctionsSAP ERP Reports for Logistics

PurposeThese top SAP ERP reports successfully monitor and control the company’s logistics and production

processes.

Key process flows covered Execute general reporting Execute Sales and Distribution reporting Execute Materials Management and

Procurement reporting Execute Service reporting Execute Production reporting

Business benefits Provides direct access to information

helping to get broader visibility across all areas of the business

Lets you uncover business opportunities and anticipate risks

Provides you with an understanding of how different business drivers impact sales, materials management, procurement, service, production, and operational performance



Financial AccountingSAP ERP Reports for Accounting

PurposeThese top SAP ERP reports meet the legal and management reporting needs.

Key process flows covered Execute GL Accounting reporting Execute fixed Asset Accounting reporting Execute Cost Element Accounting reporting Execute Cost Center Accounting reporting Execute internal order reporting Execute product costing reporting Execute Profitability Analysis reporting Execute Information System: (actual) costs,

revenues, expenditures, receipts

Business benefits Provides direct access to information

helping to get broader visibility across all areas of the business

Lets you uncover business opportunities and anticipate risks

Provides you with an understanding of how different business drivers impact financial and operational performance


Service Delivery


Implementation Testing Key User training Master data load User acceptance testing Switch to QA and production

Successful rollout and adoption Configuration documentation

Implement in as little as 8-12 weeks

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Expectations

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Project management Kick-off workshop participation Scoping workshop Preparing technical

infrastructure

Mutually-approved options selected

Working SAP system

End-user training Hand over of solution Onsite and remote support

Superior support to ensure smooth functioning

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Results


Services for Rapid Deployment Solutions

Your path to Go-Live: fast, efficiently and at predictable cost Fixed-price Implementation Services Pre-defined Project Methodology Ready-to-use Accelerators

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Project management Kick-off workshop participation Select options workshop Preparing technical infrastructure

Accelerators / Deliverables Work breakdown structure Solution details Solution summary Scoping questionnaire and options Software requirements


Solution activation and confirmation Implementation of options Knowledge transfer to key users Master data load Testing of solution Switch to QA and production

Accelerators / Deliverables Quick guide Business process documentation Best-Practices content

(pre-configuration) Scoping questionnaire and options Configuration guides

Performance testing End user training Hand over of solution Go-Live Post go-live support and activities

Accelerators / Deliverables Training Materials –

Business process documentation, etc.


Configuration Guide

Scoping Questionnaire

Project Schedule

Check Lists

Implementation methodology

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Project plan and timelines

Prepare Project

Kick off workshop

Select Options

Confirm Installation

End-user Trainingand OrganizationChange Management

Hand over of solution

Go-live and Support

Activate Solution

Confirm Activation

Implement Options

Train Key Users

Set up CustomerData

Switch to QA

User Acceptance Testing

Switch to Production

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SAP Partner involvement

Customer involvement



What’s included – Service scope


The service provides a fast implementation of SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution for manufacturing, trading and service core processes which is provided by SAP partners. The service offering is not available for implementation by SAP Consulting.

The approach is comprised of a customer qualification, a scoping phase and the implementation.

•The customer qualification provides decision support whether the fast implementation approach is applicable for the customer or not.

•During the scoping phase the customer relevant scenario is being selected out of the defined implementation scope.

•After that the implementation with a defined and agreed scope will be run on a fixed price approach.

One application language will be tested within the solution, one currency will be tested within the solution, the solution includes one company code and one chart of accounts, 2 plants, centralized purchasing.

The implementation service includes the installation of only one SAP system in the recommended system landscape; only the SAP ECC 6.0 development system will be installed, choice of SAP GUI or NWBC frontend, naming of the SAP Best Practices organizational structure objects, inclusion of customer logo in the SAP Best Practices standard SAP Forms

A special step-by-step guide describes each activity during the deployment



The following items are NOT delivered with the SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution are considered OUT OF SCOPE for this project, and will need to be managed as a change request:

• Any other SAP solution• Any additional application language• Any other currency and tests of any other currency• Any other company code and any other chart of accounts• Any other SAP system installation• Any organizational structure element, business process, configuration, document, form, report, master data object not

part of the standard SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution• Customer specific authorizations• Migration of historical data – historical data• Custom developments or enhancements are out of scope unless they are contracted separately under additional scope

items in the statement of work• Interfaces to other systems are out of scope unless they are contracted separately under additional scope items in the

statement of work• Non standard SAP ERP reports• This solution is designed to work with a standard SAP ERP application; any changes that are required because of

industry specific functionality• End-user training• Formal SAP Education curriculum• Design or execution of organizational change management• The detailed specification of Forms, Reports, Conversions, Interfaces and Enhancements (FRICE)• Open items in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable must be cleared manually


What does the SAP Partner deliver? What do you have to do? Provide the IT infrastructure (server) Install the SAP ECC application, version 6.0, on

the quality insurance and production environments

Provide fixed contact people in the business and IT departments

Conduct end-user training & change management Performance and integration testing Data migration and cleansing Transport to production

Key deliverables

Initial Installation of the SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution system

Workshop to confirm the pre-defined requirements Project documents: Work Breakdown Structure

including a project schedule and Scoping Questionnaire

Activation and Unit Test of chosen packages for the SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution in the development system

Knowledge transfer to key users on configured SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solution system

Support for going live SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment

solution Documentation Master data loading via standard input files "Train-the trainer" approach to end user training


Project team: SAP Partner

SAP Partner Project Manager Serves as a central contact person for SAP Partner,

from project initiation to going live and support Responsible for the coordination of SAP Partner tasks

and project management assistance with the customer’s project manager.

SAP Partner Consultants Responsible for implementation of the agreed upon

scope for the rapid-deployment solution


Project team: customer

Leading Project Manager Serves as a central contact person from the customer, from

project initiation to going live and support On your side: responsible for functional and commercial

project management, coordination of customer tasks, overall project controlling and updates to the project steering committee

Basis staff Especially responsible for the installation and administration

of the SAP system landscapes

Functional department staff / key users Responsible for workshops, questions from SAP Partner,

end-user training, and possibly as a power user for simple configurations

Specialized Staff (Optional) Responsible for further specialized areas such as

customization and configuration

Technical Details


Software requirements

SAP ERP 6.0, enhancement package 4 OR SAP ERP 6.0, enhancement package 5 OR SAP ERP 6.0, enhancement package 6

For more details, please refer to the Quick Guide in the country-specific Step-By-Step Guides


SAP Business All-in-One rapid-deployment solutionTypical System Landscape

Installation data file (.txt file)

Solution Scope File (.xml file)

Development/QA System Production System

SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ERP 6.0

Solution Builder

Transport

Service Market Place

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