Document flow

You can display revenue recognition documents that have been created during the revenue recognition process.

The document flow can be displayed in the header area and on item level.

To display the document flow, choose the following:

You get the numbers from processing the revenue recognition due list. The numbers refer to the SD document if you call the document flow from header level, or to individual items if you call it on item level.

You can also display the revenue postings of the SD document for each revenue recognition number. You get detailed information about each individual revenue posting, such as G/L accounts, revenue event type, or revenue recognition category. The document flow display uses the Display Document: Recognized Revenues view in transaction VF43. This allows you to display posted revenues .

You can display relevant SD and accounting documents or navigate to the documents.

Revenue recognition overview

You can use the Revenue Report (VF45) to get the following information for an SD document, such as a contract:

To execute the revenue report, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose  Logistics Sales and Distribution Billing Revenue Recognition Revenue Report .

Displaying posted revenues

You can display the posted revenues for SD documents and accounting documents. For more information, see Displaying Posted Revenues .

Consistency check

You can use the analysis report (VF47) to carry out a consistency check for the revenue recognition tables. The system displays any errors.You can include sales documents, billing documents, and FI documents in the check.The system checks if all required accounts are available in the tables so that revenue recognition can be performed correctly.

Comparison report

Postings are made to clearing accounts (non-billed receivables or deferred revenue amounts) in revenue recognition. You can use the comparison report (VF48) to check if the balance of an accruals account used in revenue recognition is consistent with the SD data. The comparison report analyzes the balance on the clearing account.

To execute the comparison report, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose  Logistics Sales and Distribution Billing Revenue Recognition Compare Report .

Completing sales documents

You can complete sales documents manually (V_MACO). This ensures that the recognized revenues and the billed revenues correspond.You can reset the completion status if necessary.