EA-FIN: Accruals for IPM (CRM)
Accruals for Intellectual Property Management (IPM) is a part of the Financials Extension (EA-FIN) business function.
Technical Data
Technical name of the business function |
EA-FIN |
Type of business function |
Enterprise Extension |
Documentation based on release |
SAP ERP 6.0 |
SAP software component |
EA-APPL |
SAP application component |
FI-GL-GL-CAE |
Business Intelligence content |
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 3 |
Additional content available in other SAP applications |
SAP CRM for SAP
Media: |
Business function requiring activation in addition |
Not relevant |
Use
You use Accruals for Intellectual Property Management if you are using SAP CRM for SAP Media, you have accruals related to Intellectual Property Management, and you want to be able to run reports on those accruals.
Integration
This function is based on the Accrual Engine.
Prerequisites
This function is purely an add-on and in no way changes existing functions in the SAP ERP Central Component.
You have activated the EA-FIN business function. Activating the EA-FIN business function adds entries for this function to the SAP Easy Access menu and Customizing (IMG).
Features
The Accruals for Intellectual Property Managementfunction comprises the following subfunctions:
● Accruals for Intellectual Property Management
● Queries for accruals for Intellectual Property Management
● Reporting for Intellectual Property Management
● Outgoing royalties accruals
● IPM tools for accounting
See also:
For more information, see the SAP Library for SAP CRM 5.0 under mySAP Customer Relationship Management → Components and Functions → Functions for Service Industries → Intellectual Property Management (http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm50/helpdata/en/43/5f6aa00a876b7de10000000a422035/frameset.htm):
● Outgoing Royalties Billing → Special Features of IPM Settlement → Outgoing Royalties Accruals
● Outgoing Royalties Billing → Special Features of IPM Settlement → DIMa Data Alignment Between ERP and the OR Data Collector
● Revenue Recognition
For more information about the Accrual Engine, see these SAP Notes:
- 633924: Accrual Engine: Additional Documentation
- 531450: Accrual Engine Archiving: Missing Documentation