Analyzing Value Flows in Profitability Analysis (SAP Library

Analyzing Value Flows in Profitability Analysis

Technical name: SAP_CO_PA_VALUE_FLOW_ANALYSIS

Tasks

Various value flows feed into Profitability Analysis. Not only do they need to be set up, but they also need to be monitored. This role is used to monitor the value flows.

The transactions for this role relate to the business analyses to be performed and are assigned to individual menu options :

What were yesterday's sales volumes/sales revenues?

Menu option Most up-to-date sales volumes/revenues

What was the contribution margin I that was earned yesterday?

Menu option Most up-to-date contribution margin analysis

What is the profit for the period?

Menu option Periodic operating profit

What has been the development of incoming sales?

Menu option Incoming sales orders

Activities in Profitability Analysis

For general analysis, you can use the Customizing Monitor to display the settings for CO-PA Customizing and use the line item list to display the actual line items in the SAP List Viewer.

For the analysis of the individual value flows, the following functions are assigned to the above menu options:

Most up-to-date sales volumes/revenues

Information on the Transfer of billing documents (listing locked billing documents, displaying individual billing documents, reconciliation and simulation of billing document transfers)

Most up-to-date contribution margin analysis

Information on:

FI direct postings (display accounting document)

Direct activity allocation (display direct activity allocation; report for activity types)

Valuation with cost of goods manufactured (report "Cost elements for material costing", simulation of valuation)

Anticipated values (displaying conditions and pricing reports, simulation of valuation)

Periodic operating profit

Information on the assessment of cost center costs and the indirect allocation of activities from cost centers (cycles overview, Schedule Manager)

Incoming sales orders

Information on incoming sales orders (listing errors contained in incoming orders and their correction; simulation of sales order transfer)

Notes on Customizing

You can delete any transactions from the role if they relate to value flows that your company does not use. If, for example, you do not transfer incoming sales orders to Profitability Analysis, then you do not require the transaction for that particular menu option.