EA-FIN: Accruals for IPM (CRM)
Accruals for Intellectual Property Management
(IPM) is a part of the
Financials Extension (EA-FIN)
business function.
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: Intellectual Property Management (IPM) |
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 Management
function 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.htmhttp://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