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COPA reconcile with FI

Former Member
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Dear Experts,

My client want to reconcile COPA value fields value with FI GL.

I am planning to implement Costing based COPA.

If i will activate account based COPA as well. will it solve my problem.

regards

Vijay

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sanilbhandari
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Hi

First thing first...

You already have value fields, so now you have costing based copa in place.. mostly you would have prepared an excel, which lists down, which gl(s) will post to which value fields.

in such a case, you can always create a z report, which gets the balance against the value field from copa and from the gl account closing balances from GLT0 or FAGLFLEXT.

It is always better to use, costing based copa fundamentally because it gives you easily the contribution margin on the sales. further you have the option of having break even costing based on cm.

if you activate account based copa, you will get gl balances in copa with out much features available in costing copa. further it will lead to system constraints and problems. it will also create issue for your end users to maintain and reconcille two copa enviornments

regards

sanil

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1). You can very well activate Costing Based COPA and Accounting Based COPA

2). But it is not advisable to activate both as you will experience technical problems as system will occupy log of space.

3). If you costing based copa - it will be difficult to reconcile FI with COPA as lot of time it will take to reconcile. For this you need to do assessment - settlements and diect postings from FI-MM-SD to COPA thru PA transfer structure.

4). You can find the Differances of FI-COPA in KEAT t-code and based on the you can understand why it is showing difference (If any). This T-code will help you to reconcile.

5). If you go for Accounting Based COPA, it is easy to reconcile and here the reconcilation happens between GL Account and Cost element level. So you wont get many issues while reconciling.

6). In Costing based copa you can draw a report at COGS Level where as you wont get it in Account Based COPA.

This is my understanding and hope it will help to you

Thanks

Fit 4 Nohting

Former Member
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Hi Vijay..!

Costing Based COPA Vs A/c Based COPA

Two forms of Profitability Analysis are supported: costing-based and account-based.

Costing-based Profitability Analysis is the form of profitability analysis that groups costs and revenues according to value fields and costing-based valuation approaches, both of which you can define yourself. It guarantees you access at all times to a complete, short-term profitability report.

Account-based Profitability Analysis is a form of profitability analysis organized in accounts and using an account-based valuation approach.

The distinguishing characteristic of this form is its use of cost and revenue elements.

It provides you with a profitability report that is permanently reconciled with financial accounting.

You can also use both of these types of CO-PA simultaneously.

Recommendations for using the COPA Types

u2022 It is strongly recommended, however, that you do not activate both types of CO-PA.

u2022 The major reason being is that you will have significant table size impacts.

u2022 You must be careful with account based CO-PA as this creates additional line items in the existing CO tables of COEP (actual), COEJ (plan), COSP & COSS (summary records).

u2022 Hence if you want to do any cost center reporting, say, from any of these existing tables you will run the risk that performance will be degraded by these additional and unnecessary records.

u2022 The only advantage of account based over costing based CO-PA is it's ability to

automatically reconcile back to FI, in much the same manner as you would reconcile

cost center accounting back to FI.

u2022 However you don't have the flexibility in account based CO-PA to perform valuations using product cost estimates etc. as you do in costing based CO-PA.

u2022 If the reason you were advised to turn on account based CO-PA as well as costing based was to facilitate reconciliation, it is suggested that you look at alternatives that won't have the same negative impacts that turning on account based would have. In addition to the serious table space issues, it is not that easy to turn on and off account based at will (especially in production).

u2022 Instead what you should look at doing is creating a series of reports that enable you to

reconcile costing based CO-PA back to CCA/PCA and FI, if this is required.

u2022 The complexity of the costing based functionality you have used will determine the complexity of the reports that will be needed to reconcile back, but it can be done without turning on

account based CO-PA.

As per you r client requirement you can go for Costing based PA.

Rds,

Anil