Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling [Hardcover]

Peter Jones (Author), John Burger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470423285 | ISBN-13: 978-0470423288 | Edition: 1

SAP is the world leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; of the software?s modules, the FI (Finance) and CO (Controlling) are by far the most popular and are widely implemented. This book has no competition?it is the only book on the market on how to configure and implement SAP?s FI and CO modules to maximize functionality and features hands-on, step-by-step instructions and real-world examples that provide immediate and practical solutions. Updated for SAP?s ECC 6.0, the book covers FI enterprise structure, general ledger, substitutions and validations, automatic account assignments, accounts payable and receivable, asset accounting, accrual engine, closing entries, credit management, lockbox, CO enterprise structure, profitability analysis (CO-PA), and more.

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From the Back Cover

Customize the FI and CO modules to improve your ERP implementation

The Financials (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules are the backbone of any SAP ERP implementation. Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling is the only book of its kind to show you how to configure and implement SAP's two most popular modules in order to meet all your business requirements.

This practical guide provides hands-on, step-by-step instructions and real-world examples for the most frequently used FI and CO submodules found in SAP ECC 6.0. You'll be able to apply what you've learned so that you can customize your system to meet your accounting, financial, planning, and reporting needs. In addition, you will learn skills that you will be able to apply to other areas of functionality within the SAP suite.

• Record accounts payable postings generated from vendor purchasing activity

• Document all accounts receivable postings due to customer sales activity

• Provide up-to-date information on financial accounts by displaying the General Ledger in real time

• Learn how to manage your credit exposure

• Gain insights on how foreign currency translations work and how to forecast cash flows

• Create Cost Centers for functional areas within your organization

• Track costs of a specific job, service, or task

• Collect information on your company's profit or contribution margin by business segment

• Set up Profit Centers to identify product lines, divisions, offices, and more

About the Author

Peter Jones is a platinum principal consultant for SAP America and speaks regularly at SAP-sponsored events. He is also on the technical advisory board and an editor for FICO Expert. John Burger is Senior Director of Global Sourcing at McKesson. He has implemented solutions in all of the modules within FI/CO for several Fortune 100 companies in several countries in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 960 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (March 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470423285
• ISBN-13: 978-0470423288
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What you do need to know about FICO., May 14, 2009

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Wilson Bolognesi "self study" (Sao Paulo, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling (Hardcover)

Very good indeed. A good case study. You can learn FICO from theory and practice. Small errors: command paths, company codes mixed.
In CO, it is a pitty there is nothing about CO-PC (material ledger) and could be included more information regarding Report Painter and Substitution/Validation rules.
No doubt it is worth buying. It is valuable for newcomers and experient consultants.
W. Bolognesi
SAP consultant

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Book has several significant errors within the first 74 pages, September 30, 2010

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This review is from: Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling (Hardcover)

I have been reading this book and following along with the steps, however, thus far (within the first 74 pages)I have encountered several "significant" errors, incorrect Menus,wrong screenshots, omitted procedure steps.
I am not going to list the errors here because I am sure that the Authors (and their FRIENDS) knew or should have known that the errors are there. It is obvious that no one tested all of the steps in the FI section.

For once I wish that "someone" would tell the absolute truth about these books when posting their reviews; so that consumers will know upfront what they are getting before hand!

If you buy this book, I guarantee you that you will encounter these errors within the first 74 pages of this book!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feedback, January 24, 2010

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Elaine E. De Souza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling (Hardcover)

The book is very good.

I have heard that the books of SAP Press have errors, but that (it isn't from SAP books) is very good, the author explain very well, he writes in a way that the reader understands clearly.
It was an excellent purchase.