The Concept of Profit Center Accounting 

Prior to a description of the actual components in Profit Center Accounting, the following sections are intended to provide some background information. This information is intended to help you understand how the business concept is implemented in the R/3 system.

The section Role of EC-PCA in the R/3 System provides an explanation of how Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA) differs to other related components. This section lays special emphasis on the role of EC-PCA as an interface between Enterprise Controlling (EC) and Controlling (CO).

It is followed by a section dealing with the basic Methods of Calculating Profits in EC-PCA.

The final section, Data in Profit Center Accounting, provides an overview of the integration of EC-PCA data in the R/3 data flow.