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Friday, December 30, 2011

Solution for outsourced checks

On this post I would like to talk about a solution that could be implemented to facilitate outsourced check printing. This solution assumes that the bank prints the check using the check number generated by SAP and transmitted to bank using an XML file.  Bank communication management is used to facilitate the internal approvals. But the detailed configuration steps needed for BCM would be discussed in a future post.

Step 1
Create a payment method for outsourced check using payment medium workbench.

 





Step 2
Map the Payment medium format to DME engine.

 















Step 3
Crete the DME tree for XML format.




















Step 4
Create a check lot number range and assign the payment method to the lot as shown below.


 























This concludes the necessary configuration steps. (BCM configuration would be discussed later)
Now let’s see how the payment process for an outsourced check would be done using this setup.

Step 1
Execute the automatic payment run.


















Step 2
Approve the payment using BCM. I will write about BCM in a future post.










Once the payment is approved, SAP would generate the XML file using DME. This file would contain the check number and other payment information to be sent to bank.



 



















This would also update the check registry in SAP. Subsequent electronic bank statements could be used to update cleared checks.

Hope this helps you guys. See you next time.

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Mix costing on SAP

On this post I would like to have a look at the mix costing functionality offered by SAP. This functionality could be used to calculate the average standard cost for a material that is procured/produced using multiple sources. Lets look at it step by step.

Step 1 – Define Quantity Structure (Configuration)

Define a quantity structure type as stated below.

Menu path on SPRO - Controlling → Product Cost Controlling → Product Cost Planning → Selected Functions in Material Costing → Define Quantity Structure Types

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Step 2 - Define Costing Versions (Configuration)

Assign the quantity structure type to the costing version.

Menu path on SPRO - Controlling → Product Cost Controlling → Product Cost Planning → Selected Functions in Material Costing → Define Costing Versions

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Step 3 - Maintain Procurement Alternatives for the material (Master data)

Maintain the procurement alternatives for the selected material using the transaction code CK91N. These would later be used to maintain the mixing ratios.

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Step 4 – Maintain the mixing ratio for the selected material (Master data)

Maintain the mixing ratio for the material using the transaction code CK94.

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Step 5 – Execute the costing run

Execute the costing run using either CK11N or CK40N. Now the costing run would calculate the standard cost based on mix ratio.

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Hope this post helps you guys. Please don't hesitate to drop your comments.