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Unlock the potential of the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA with this comprehensive guide. Move beyond the basics and get the step-by-step instructions you need to configure and run actual costing, group valuation, profit center valuation, and more. Consult detailed screenshots and expert guidance as you dive deep into the major processes, specialized scenarios, and reporting and analytics. Master the Material Ledger from end to end!

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... Preface ... 15

... Who This Book Is For ... 15

... How This Book Is Organized ... 15

... Acknowledgments ... 18

1 ... Introduction to the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 21

1.1 ... What Is the Material Ledger? ... 21

1.2 ... The Before: The Material Ledger in SAP ERP ... 26

1.3 ... The After: The Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 47

1.4 ... Summary ... 58

2 ... Configuring Currency Types, Ledgers, and Valuation Views ... 61

2.1 ... Defining Currency Types for the General Ledger ... 62

2.2 ... Currency Conversion Settings for Company Codes ... 69

2.3 ... Defining the Currency and Valuation Profile ... 71

2.4 ... Defining Ledgers for Valuation Views ... 75

2.5 ... Defining Ledgers for Controlling Versions ... 79

2.6 ... Material Ledger Activation for Currencies and Valuations ... 80

2.7 ... Summary ... 85

3 ... Group Currency and Valuation ... 87

3.1 ... Group Currency ... 87

3.2 ... Group Valuation ... 95

3.3 ... Cross-Company Purchasing ... 111

3.4 ... Summary ... 127

4 ... Profit Center Valuation ... 129

4.1 ... Transfer Pricing Logic with Profit Center Valuation ... 130

4.2 ... Standard Cost and Profit Center Valuation ... 143

4.3 ... Cross-Profit Center Purchasing ... 157

4.4 ... Manufacturing Orders with Profit Center Valuation ... 161

4.5 ... Summary ... 169

5 ... Configuring Actual Costing ... 171

5.1 ... Material Ledger Activation for Actual Costing ... 172

5.2 ... Material Update ... 175

5.3 ... Actual Costing ... 181

5.4 ... Account Determination ... 188

5.5 ... Summary ... 203

6 ... Actual Costing Run and Analysis ... 205

6.1 ... Actual Costing Cockpit ... 206

6.2 ... Actual Costing Run ... 207

6.3 ... Alternative Valuation Run ... 232

6.4 ... Material Price Analysis ... 239

6.5 ... Activity Consumption Analysis ... 258

6.6 ... Value Flow Monitor ... 262

6.7 ... General Ledger Postings Made by the Material Ledger ... 269

6.8 ... Summary ... 274

7 ... Actual Costing and Peripheral Transactions ... 275

7.1 ... Changing Standard Cost Mid-Month ... 275

7.2 ... Debiting/Crediting Material ... 279

7.3 ... Distributing Consumption Variances ... 289

7.4 ... Manually Changing Cost Components ... 303

7.5 ... Deactivating Statistical Moving Average Price ... 307

7.6 ... Summary ... 310

8 ... Parallel Cost of Goods Manufactured ... 311

8.1 ... What Is Parallel Cost of Goods Manufactured? ... 311

8.2 ... Activating the Business Function ... 313

8.3 ... Maintaining the Valuation View ... 315

8.4 ... Defining Ledgers and Accounting Principles ... 317

8.5 ... Configuring Parallel Valuation ... 319

8.6 ... Calculating a Parallel Activity Rate ... 321

8.7 ... Calculating with Multiple Costing Runs ... 332

8.8 ... Summary ... 338

9 ... Balance Sheet Valuation ... 339

9.1 ... What Is Balance Sheet Valuation? ... 339

9.2 ... Configuring Balance Sheet Valuation ... 341

9.3 ... FIFO Valuation ... 349

9.4 ... LIFO Valuation ... 361

9.5 ... Lowest Value Determination ... 368
9.6 ... Using Balance Sheet Valuation in Actual Costing ... 372

9.7 ... Summary ... 374

10 ... The Material Ledger and Peripheral Applications ... 375

10.1 ... Split Valuation ... 375

10.2 ... Actual Costing for Make-to-Order Products ... 385

10.3 ... Daily Actual Costs ... 392

10.4 ... Exchange Rate Differences ... 403

10.5 ... Actual Costing across Company Codes ... 412

10.6 ... Profitability Analysis ... 425

10.7 ... Summary ... 443

11 ... Reporting ... 445

11.1 ... ABAP List Viewer Reports ... 445

11.2 ... Drilldown Reports ... 457

11.3 ... SAP Fiori Applications ... 461

11.4 ... CDS Views ... 480

11.5 ... Summary ... 482

12 ... Conclusion ... 483

12.1 ... What You´ve Learned ... 483

12.2 ... Potential Areas for Innovation ... 486

A ... Transitioning to the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA ... 491

A.1 ... Exist

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