All SAP applications are based on the concept that you only enter a business transaction once. The information that you enter is however then immediately available to all other SAP applications.

FI-SL collects data from other systems at the original point of entry and validates it immediately as it is being entered. With this maximum integration, you do not need to run batch interfaces; the data can be copied to the FI-SL System directly.

The data that is saved in the FI-SL System can be collected in various ways: Business transactions can be copied from other SAP applications or external systems, or they can be entered in the FI-SL System directly.

The Integration Manager processes all data that enters the FI-SL System. Through user-defined selection, validation, and substitution conditions, the Integration Manager determines whether and how data should be posted to the FI-SL tables.

• In Logistics, the Material Management System (MM) supplies information on inventory movements, as well as the results of invoice verification. Data can also be transmitted from Sales and Distribution (SD).

• Data can also be transmitted from Financial Systems (FI). The Cost Accounting modules (CO) transmit relevant data about costs on cost centers (CO-CCA) or orders/projects (CO-OPA).

The data is transferred to the FI-SL System using a new structure. This new structure is an accounting document that gives you more flexibility when posting data from other applications. For example, you can post data for several different dimensions. In addition, the document number of the original document is always copied into the FI-SL System.

For more information about transferring data to the FI-SL System, see: