Use
You can transfer results analysis data to Financial Accounting (FI) when you settle. This allows the results analysis data to be posted in the balance sheet and the profit and loss statement. For example, this enables inventories to be capitalized or reserves shown as a liability in FI.
Prerequisites
You make the required settings in Customizing for Product Cost by Sales Order under Period-End Closing
® Results Analysis.To be able to use revenue-based or quantity-based results analysis, you define posting rules for the following data, for example:
Posting Rules for Revenue-Based and Quantity-Based Results Analysis
Category |
Meaning |
WIPR |
Work in process (requirement to capitalize) |
WIPP |
Work in process (prohibition to capitalize) |
WIPO |
Work in process (option to capitalize) |
RUCR |
Reserves for unrealized costs (requirement to capitalize) |
RUCO |
Reserves for unrealized costs (option to capitalize) |
RUCP |
Reserves for unrealized costs (prohibition to capitalize) |
RCCR |
Reserves for the cost of complaints (requirement to capitalize) |
RCCO |
Reserves for the cost of complaints (option to capitalize) |
RCCP |
Reserves for the cost of complaints (prohibition to capitalize) |
RIML |
Reserves for imminent loss |
The posting rules are closely linked to other settings in Customizing for Product Cost Controlling:
To be able to use the POC method, you define posting rules for the following data:
Posting Rules for the POC Method
Category |
Meaning |
POCI |
Revenue in excess of billings |
POCS |
Revenue surplus |
POCL |
Loss |
POCR |
Realized loss |
You must also make sure that a settlement rule has been created for the sales order item.
Features
You can transfer the following results analysis data to G/L accounts in Financial Accounting by period:
If you perform results analysis using the POC method, you can make postings for the following results analysis data to G/L accounts in Financial Accounting by period:
During settlement, the system generates an accounting document in FI. The number of the order for which work in process or reserves were transferred to Financial Accounting is shown in the Assignment field of the FI document. This ensures that the postings to Financial Accounting can be explained.
If you assigned the sales order item to a profit center, this information is also transferred to Profit Center Accounting.