Functional Areas 

Definition

Functional areas break down corporate expenditure into different functions, in line with the requirements of Cost of Sales Accounting. These functions are:

Integration

You can enter the functional area in the master data of the following objects:

For primary and secondary postings, the functional area is derived according to fixed rules (see Deriving Functional Areas) and is included in FI or CO documents and in the totals tables of the reconciliation ledger and Profit Center Accounting.