SAP R/3 4.0: Profitability Analysis - Basics Training CD

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Summary: SAP R/3 4.0: Profitability Analysis - Basics Training CD
Review: Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide a thorough understanding of Profitability Analysis.

Learn To

* Understand the basic principles behind Profitability Analysis.

* Discuss basic data that is used in Profitability Analysis.

* Options for generating plan data and making postings.

* Basic reports and form reports.



Audience

This course is primarily designed for users, interested in exploiting the potential benefits of Profitability Analysis within R/3. Participants should have completed the following course: 13033 Working with SAP R/3

Deployment Options

e-Learning

Accreditation

NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits

CEU credits: 0.60 CEUs

Language Options

UK English, German

Total Learning Time

5 to 7 hours

Objectives

Unit 1: Overview of Profitability Analysis 2 hours

* Objectives and Tasks of CO-PA. * Integration in Business Areas. * Objectives of Profitability Analysis. * Types of Profitability Analysis. * Finding and Using CO-PA. * Organizational Structures. * Costing- and Account - Based PA. * Data Flows in Profitability Analysis. * Planning and Drilldown Reporting. * Planning Scenarios. * Planning Layout. * Reporting.

Unit 2: Basic Data of the Operating Concern 1 - 2 hours

* Definitions for CO-PA. * Characteristics. * Value Fields. * Profitability Segments. * Operating Concern. * Characteristic Values. * Characteristic Derivations. * Record Types. * Valuation Strategies. * Assigning Valuation Strategies. * Assigning Value Fields. * Defining Planning Layouts.

Unit 3: Planning and Actual Postings 1 - 2 hours

* Planning Scenarios. * Specifying Data for Copy Transactions. * Restrictions for Copy Transactions. * Copying Plan Values. * Forecast. * Displaying Forecast Results. * Top-down Planning. * Updating Data at Lower Levels. * Planning at Customer and Product Level. * Before Valuating the Plan Data. * Valuating Plan Data. * Actual Postings. * Creating an Order. * Valuating Incoming Orders. * Billing. * Transferring and Valuating Billing Data. * Further Actual Postings. * Data for Profitability Analysis.

Unit 4: Information System 1 hour

* Basic Reports. * Creating a Basic Report. * Executing a Basic Report. * Details of Basic Reports. * Form Reports. * Defining a Form Report. * Specifying Report Characteristics. * Flexible Contribution Margin Analyses. * Hit Lists. * Profitability Report in Sales.