How to download oss notes

Former Member · ‎09-12-2007

Hello everyone,

Are Oss notes and SAP note different? If different please tell me how to find Oss notes and sap note from sdn.sap.com or SAP r/3, ECC. If someone have oss998451 please forward it to vijaykumaarin@yahoo.co.in

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Vijay kumar

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Vijay kumar

Former Member · ‎09-15-2007

Hi Vijay,

You will find all the needed information in the note assistant guide

http://service.sap.com/note-assistant -> Note Assitant Tutorials ->

Documentation Note Assistant (en).

Once you have access to the snote transaction, you must get the needed OSS note into the transaction in some way. You can do this directly if you have an OSS link to SAP by using the download function, or you can download the OSS note using the SAP Download Manager and uploading the note into snote. Once the OSS note has been made known to snote in some manner, an entry line showing the note number and topic will appear on the main snote screen. There will be an icon to the left of each displayed line. In order to apply the OSS note in your SAP instance, the icon must show as a black arrow head on a blue background.

Also this is one very useful link which would explain you further regarding SNOTE .

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/tips/tips_snote.htm

Reward points pls.

Regards,

Govind.

former_member227476 · ‎09-12-2007

dear Vijay,

to check the OSS note you require ID and Password to check in service.sap.com

for every project you will have specific ID and password there you can create the query to SAP for any project related issues and you can check the previous posts like how you are checking in SDN

rewards if it helps

siva

Former Member · ‎09-12-2007

hi

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http://www.sap-img.com/basis/oss-notes.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/manually-applying-the-oss-note.htm

http://www.machines.averydennison.com/printersystems_gb.nsf/rep/doc_sap01eng.pdf/$File/sap01eng.pdf?...

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Thanx & Regards.

Naren..

former_member183879 · ‎09-12-2007

This note is sent to your email id. The content is also posted here.

Inorder to download OSSnote or SAP Note, (both are same only) you need to have an id for www.service.sap.com

Here in SAP Support portal, in Help and Support link, you can search for OSS note based on topic or number.

Notes 998451

Symptom

EU 2007

On 01/01/2007 the following countries will become members of the European Union (EU):

- Romania (RO)

- Bulgaria (BG)

Joining the European Monetary Union (EMU) / Europäische WährungsUnion (EWU) is a separate step and therefore it is not described in this note.

Other terms

EU2007, EU, EWU, EMU, Instrastat, EU joining, EU ascension, new EU-members, EU accession

Reason and Prerequisites

The "EU status" for Romania and Bulgaria will be given on 01/01/2007, meaning these countrie will become members of the European Union, which will affect tax processing and statutory reporting.

Solution

The main note for EU2007 is 998451. All new developments shall be linked to note 998451.

This note is a general guideline for the 2007 EU ascension of Romania and Bulgaria, but can't describe all details of customizing in order to avoid SAP consulting. Please also check the "References to related notes section".

Current status:

SAP AG is developing the EU-requirements for the new members. All developments shall be described in attached notes.

This note will be updated with new information continually. Current status will be described in this note.

Guidelines for customizing changes for EU2007

Case 1: Company code country is an "old" member of the European Union. (Example: Company code country Hungary imports/exports goods from/to new EU-country Romania or Bulgaria)

Case 2: Company code country is a "new" member of the European Union. (Example: Company code country Romania or Bulgaria exports/imports goods from/to another EU-country Hungary, France.)

Steps for case 1 - "old" EU member:

Step 1: Area "Country table"

Step 1.1: Activate EU-country indicator

Maintain on 01.01.2007:

Customizing => General settings => Set countries => Define countries in R/3 Systems

Switch on "EU country" indicator for Romania (RO) and Bulgaria (BG) from 01.01.2007

Step 1.2: Maintain ISO Code, ISO Code 3 char, Intrastat code for new EU-members.

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

Customizing => General settings => Set countries => Define countries in R/3 Systems

RO:VehCouKey:RO, ISO Code:RO, ISO Code 3 char:ROU, Intrastat code:066

BG:VehCouKey:BG, ISO Code:BG, ISO Code 3 char:BGR, Intrastat code:068

Step 1.3: Maintain Country field checks for new EU-members

1.3.1 Maintain VAT registration number lenght and checking rule per country according to the published rules:

Country Format of VAT number Length of char. Check.rule Dev.(*)

RO** RO1234567890 12 1 Yes

BG BG123456789 or

BG1234567890 11 or 12 1 Yes

Preconditions for check routine:

- (*)Note 1010100 (EU2007: EU_TAX_NUMBER_CHECK) shall be adapted accordingly

- Maintain maximal lenght when using checking rule "1"

- Activate flag "Further checks - other data"

- (**) 1 block of minimum 2 digits and maximum 10 digits

1.3.2 Maintain Bank Account Number, Bank number lenght and Bank Key for new EU-members

Bulgaria

Bank key: 1

Bank Account Number Lenght: 10

Bank Account Number Check Rule: 3

Bank Number Lenght: 8

Bank Number Check Rule: 3

Romania

Bank key: 1 or 4

Bank Account Number Lenght: 16

Bank Account Number Check Rule: 3

Bank Number Lenght: 4

Bank Number Check Rule: 3

Step 2: Area "Configuration FI"

Step 2.1: Check and/or Maintain VAT Registration Numbers

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Every company code which has its headquarters in an EU country and carries out business transactions with other EU member states has to have specific VAT registration numbers (VAT reg. no.). A VAT reg.no. is to be stated on invoices and purchase orders for tax-exempt goods and services for other EU member states as well as on letters and offers. The VAT reg.no. is required for the control procedure which replaces the former border controls within the EU (EC sales list).

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Company code => VAT registration numbers => Define Domestic VAT Registration Numbers

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Company code => VAT registration numbers => Define Foreign VAT Registration Numbers

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Tax on Sales/Purchases => Basic Settings => Plants Abroad => Enter VAT Registration Numbers for Plants Abroad

Step 2.2: Check and/or Maintain tax procedure and tax codes for sales and purchases

Tax codes should be maintained before 01.01.2007

Tax code determination should be started after 01.01.2007

Tax codes to be used as of 01.01.2007:

Deliveries to customers with a VAT registration number in other EU member states are exempt from tax. For invoices, use tax on sales/purchases codes that refer to an intra-EU delivery (tax rate: 0 %) if these invoices are based on deliveries of goods to the new member countries and you have a valid customer VAT registration number. To do this a separate tax code is needed and also an account should be specified for this code.

For deliveries imported from other EU member states, no import tax is posted, but acquisition tax is. This tax amount can be deducted as input tax. If the customer is entitled to deduct the full amount of input tax, he does not have to debit from his profit/loss any tax for acquisitions within the EU. Post acquisition taxes when acquiring goods you obtain from the new member countries. For the tax postings a special tax code is needed and if management of the acquisition tax in separate accounts is necessary then special tax accounts must be specified.

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Tax on Sales/Purchases => Basis Settings => Check calculation procedure => Define Procedures

Input tax codes must be assigned only by EU code "9" - acquisitions

Output tax codes must be assigned by

EU code "1" for goods,

EU code "2" for services,

EU code "3" for subcontracting.

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Tax on Sales/Purchases => Calculation => Define Tax codes for Sales and Purchases

Maintain tax codes for EU output tax and EU input tax.

Maintain tax codes' properties - EU code

Step 2.3: Create new GL accounts used for tax (application)

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Step 2.4: Assign tax accounts to new tax codes

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Customizing => Financial Accounting => Financial Accounting Global Settings => Tax on Sales/Purchases => Calculation => Define Tax codes for Sales and Purchases.

Step 3: Area "Configuration SD"

Step 3.1: Maintain SD conditions / tax determination of tax codes

Maintain after 01.01.2007

Adapt for deliveries into the new member countries (transaction VK11 / VK31).

"Determination" of tax codes that represent an intra-EU delivery.

Check VAT-handling if consignment stock is held in a new EU country.

Step 3.2: Checking customizing of Plants abroad

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

Specific settings to Sales and Distribution are made in case of having an organization with plants abroad, but within the European Union. The goods flow between these plants require tax postings and intra-European trade statistics (INTRASTAT).

Customizing => Sales and Distribution => Basic Functions => Taxes => Plants abroad => ...

Customizing => Sales and distribution => Foreign Trade / Customs => Periodic Declarations => Special Processing for Plants Abroad

Step 3.3: Checking output lists / forms / EDI formats

Checking before 01.01.2007:

Adjustment of output lists, forms and EDI formats can be necessary. Please check and change printouts and electronic formats of purchase order, invoice, proforma invoice, credit memos and delivery note.

Step 4: Area "Master data"

Step 4.1: Maintaining VAT registration number for vendor

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

Maintain VAT registration numbers of vendors that are residents of the new EU members in the vendor master data.

Precondition: Request for VAT reg.no. from all vendors.

Accounts Payable: VAT registration number (LFA1-STCEG) in vendor master data- control data.

Step 4.2: Maintaining VAT registration number for customer

Maintain before 01.01.2007

Maintain VAT registration numbers of customers that are residents of the new EU member in the customer master data.

Precondition: Request for VAT reg.no. from all customers.

Accounts Receivable: VAT registration number (KNA1-STCEG) in customer master data - control data.

Step 4.3: Checking account groups for vendors and customers

Checking before 01.01.2007:

Please check the account groups in the vendor and customer master data, if different groups exist for EU- and Non-EU members.

Step 4.4: Check and/or change vendor/customer reconciliation account

Maintain on 01.01.2007:

Please check and if needed, change the reconciliation account in the vendor and customer master data.

Step 4.5: Check and/or maintain tax classification for customer

Check on 01.01.2007:

Define the tax classification for country and output tax in the customer master data - sales area data/billing document ("0" - Tax Exempt, "1' - Liable for Taxes). According to this tax classification and the classification in the material master data the system determines the proper tax code.

Step 4.6: Check and/or Maintain Tax classification for material

Check on 01.01.2007:

Define the tax classification for country and output tax in the material master data - sales organization 1 ("0"- No tax, "1"- full tax,...). According to this tax classification and the classification in the customer master data the system determines the proper tax code.

Step 4.7: Check and/or Assign Commodity code for material

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

The commodity code is used for statistical purposes and must be declared to the authorities for various foreign trade transactions, both import and export transactions. These codes are used in the INTRASTAT and EXTRASTAT - declaration.

Assign Commodity code in material master data - foreign trade import / export: Comm./imp.code no. (MARC-STAWN).

Step 4.8: Check and/or Maintain Net weight for material

Maintain before 01.01.2007:

The delivery of goods from and to EU-countries has been reported with net weight in the Intrastat-declaration.

Maintain the net weight in the material master data - basis data 1: net weight (MARA-NTGEW).

Step 5: Area "Transaction data"

Step 5.1: Check and convert open orders

Check on 01.01.2007:

Open sales and purchase orders with new EU-members, which were created before 01.01.2007 and still open after 01.01.2007, have to be checked and/or manually converted by customer. The reason is that these open orders have conditions that refer to tax procedures that no longer apply. Before the customer/vendor countries joined the EU different tax procedures were valid (e.g delivery includes VAT). After joining the EU and if the VAT number is known the delivery with 0% VAT is possible (IC delivery). So the pricing/conditions of the open orders have to be recalculated/converted.

Recommendation: To avoid the converting process please close sales and purchase orders before 01.01.2007 if possible.

Steps for case 2 - "new" EU member:

Step 1: Customizing

Please consider customizing changes for case 1 - "old" EU member.

You can find further notes in the documentation on "FI - European SingleMarket and VAT Processing".

For that document please go via following path of SAP Library:

=> Financials => Financial Accounting (FI) => Financial Accounting - General Topics => Taxes (FI-AP/AR) => "European Single Market and VAT Processing"

Step 2: Intrastat/Extrastat

Step 2.1: Intrastat requirements

You can find notes on INTRASTAT processing in the documentation "SD Foreign Trade / Customs (SD-FT-GOV)".

For that document please go via following help path of Implementation Guide for R/3 Customizing (IMG):

=> Implementation Guide for R/3 Customizing (IMG) => Sales and Distribution => "Foreign Trade/Customs".

Step 2.2: Extrastat requirements

No additional requirements for the new EU-countries. No development planned. SAP standard process can be used.

Step 3: Additional services

Contact information for additional local services as of 13.11.2006:

Romania:

http://service.sap.com/globalization

SAP Service Marketplace => Multinational Issues => Country Information=> Romania

Bulgaria:

http://service.sap.com/globalization

SAP Service Marketplace => Multinational Issues => Country Information=> Bulgaria

References to related Notes

Number Short text

1006160 New tax number types for new EU members as of 01.01.2007

988936 EU2007: INTRASTAT Preparations for declaration of arrivals

987716 EU2007: The new EU countries of Romania and Bulgaria

712663 EU2004: EU_TAX_NUMBER_CHECK

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Former Member · ‎09-12-2007

Hi

OSS notes are now called SAP Notes

This notes are for different reason, it can be Correction to SAP T-codes, programs,,etc, it can be bug correction, or to implement new functionality or Business Process

https://service.sap.com/notes

Here you can see the details and if you have OSS S id and Pwd then only you can see the notes

You can implement by Tcode <b>SNOTE</b>

refer the link

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/oss-notes.htm

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