20 FICO Tips – Series 3

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The 3rd set of 20 FICO Tips in this series is right here. For those who missed the initial two series, here are the links.

20 FICO Tips – Series 1

20 FICO Tips – Series 2

Sr. No.	Knowledge Item	Brief Description
1	How do I specify a different exchange rate type for Controlling Settlements?	OKO9 can be used to specify the required Fx rate type at Co. Area and Settlement Type Level
2	How can I move multiple SETS, Cost Center Groups, Cost Element Groups, etc from one client to another	Program RGSSTE00 for download (GS07) and RGSSTI00 (GS08) for upload This comes handy while moving Substitutions, Validations or CO Allocation Cycles
3	Can a Characteristic or Value Field in COPA be deleted, despite having transaction data?	Yes, Refer note 21207
4	I issued a Marking Allowance (CK24) using an undesired Costing Variant. Cost is also released after that. Can the a Marking Allowance be deleted now?	Use FM CK_F_FVMK_POSTING to reset the Costing Variant
5	How and when is a Profitability Segment derived?	Note 1351257 explains in detail how and when a PSG is determined in ABCOPA and CBCOPA
6	Which enhancement options can be used during a Standard Cost Estimate?	BADI QUANTITY_STRUCT_CK & BADI MAT_SELECTION_CK These BADIs can be used to choose specific Production Versions, Ignore Special Procurement Keys during cost estimate and so on
7	How to find out which validation is causing a Z error message?	If the message is issued by a validation, then you can find out the name of it by debugging G_VSR_VALIDATION_CALL. Refer to point ‘ 3. How can I use the Debugger to analyze a problem?’ in note 842318
8	How to populate a PSG while posting FI documents using a Custom Program?	Use FM ‘COPA_PROFITABILITY_SEGMENT’ within the BAPI _ACC_DOCUMENT_POST
9	Derivation rules in COPA refer to a Table that was not transported. How do I correct the inconsistency?	Execute RKEDRCHECK with only parameter ‘Check in all clients’ marked.
10	How to reorganize file descriptions in excel planning?	Use Program RKCDPREO
11	Can Z Fields be used as account assignment objects during depreciation (AFAB)?	Add the Z Fields in the additional account assignment structure ANLZACCOUNT
12	Can CO Allocation cycles be download and uploaded into / from an excel sheet?	Use Program RKALTRANS
13	I have a huge CC Standard Hierarchy (OKEON) to be created. Is there a way to automate it?	SAP offers template program RGSIMPH2, which needs to be copied and adopted to customer needs This program can also be used to create any Master Data Groups like CC Group, CE Group, etc
14	How to add Custom fields in the Standard Asset Accounting reports?	Refer note 335065
15	How to deal with mid-year change to Company code / Business area in Cost center?	Use program RKACOR06. Relevant SAP notes can be searched using the program name
16	Which table stores the values for Variance Calculation?	Refer Table COEPB. Business Transaction: COEPB-VRGNG KVAR Value Type: COEPB-WRTTP 31 (Variances)
17	Can I find in what all CO Allocation cycles a Cost Center is used?	Use Program RKALLOOK Refer Pilot Note 1009571 for prob with Lower/Upper case values
18	How do I move segment from one allocation cycle to another?	Use Program RKALSMOV
19	Amounts in certain currencies like JPY, IDR are stored differently in SAP Tables (Ratios other than 1:1 in OBBS) What care should I take while using these values in RICEFs?	Use the following FMs BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_EXTERNAL (For SAP to External format) BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_INTERNAL (For External format to SAP)
20	How to identify a follow on document from FI doc?	Use FM BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_RECORD Details can be found here Identify the follow on documents from a given document

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Mukthar Ali Ahamed N

June 21, 2016 at 11:16 am

Hi Ajay,

Excellent document..Thanks for sharing...

Regards,

Mukthar

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