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20 FICO Tips – Series 3

June 21, 2016 | 771 Views |

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer

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Hello Community

The 3rd set of 20 FICO Tips in this series is right here. For those

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who missed the initial two series, here are the links.

20 FICO Tips – Series 1

20 FICO Tips – Series 2

Sr. Knowledge
Brief Description
No. Item

How do I specify

a different OKO9 can be used to specify the required Fx

exchange rate rate type at Co. Area and Settlement Type

1
type for Level

Controlling
Settlements?

How can I move

Program RGSSTE00 for download (GS07) and
multiple SETS,
RGSSTI00 (GS08) for upload
Cost Center
This comes handy while moving
2 Groups, Cost
Substitutions, Validations or CO
Element Groups,
Allocation Cycles
etc from one
client to another

Can a
Characteristic or

Value Field in
COPA be Yes, Refer note 21207
3
deleted, despite
having

transaction
data?

I issued a
Marking

Allowance
(CK24) using an

undesired

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Costing Variant. Use FM CK_F_FVMK_POSTING to reset the

4
Cost is also Costing Variant

released after

that. Can the a

Marking

Allowance be
deleted now?

How and when Note 1351257 explains in detail how and

is a Profitability when a PSG is determined in ABCOPA and
5
Segment CBCOPA

derived?

BADI QUANTITY_STRUCT_CK & BADI

Which
MAT_SELECTION_CK
enhancement
These BADIs can be used to choose
options can be
6 specific Production Versions, Ignore
used during a
Special Procurement Keys during cost
Standard Cost
estimate and so on
Estimate?

If the message is issued by a validation, then

How to find out you can find out the name of it by debugging

which validation G_VSR_VALIDATION_CALL. Refer to point ‘ 3.

7
is causing a Z How can I use the Debugger to analyze a
problem?’ in note 842318
error message?

How to populate
a PSG while
Use FM ‘COPA_PROFITABILITY_SEGMENT’
posting FI
8 within the BAPI _ACC_DOCUMENT_POST
documents

using a Custom
Program?

Derivation rules

in COPA refer to
a Table that was Execute RKEDRCHECK with only parameter

9 not transported. ‘Check in all clients’ marked.

How do I correct

the
inconsistency?

How to

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reorganize file Use Program RKCDPREO

10
descriptions in

excel planning?

Can Z Fields be
used as account
Add the Z Fields in the additional account
assignment
11 assignment structure ANLZACCOUNT
objects during

depreciation
(AFAB)?

Can CO

Allocation cycles

be download Use Program RKALTRANS

12
and uploaded

into / from an

excel sheet?

I have a huge SAP offers template program RGSIMPH2,

CC Standard which needs to be copied and adopted to

Hierarchy customer needs

13 (OKEON) to be This program can also be used to create

created. Is there any Master Data Groups like CC Group, CE

a way to Group, etc

automate it?

How to add

Custom fields in

the Standard Refer note 335065

14
Asset

Accounting

reports?

How to deal with

mid-year Use program RKACOR06.

change to Relevant SAP notes can be searched using the

15
Company code / program name

Business area in
Cost center?

Refer Table COEPB.

Which table
Business Transaction: COEPB-
stores the
VRGNG KVAR
16
values for
Value Type: COEPB-WRTTP 31

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Variance (Variances)

Calculation?

Can I find in
Use Program RKALLOOK
what all CO
Refer Pilot Note 1009571 for prob with
17 Allocation cycles
Lower/Upper case values
a Cost Center is

used?

How do I move

segment from
Use Program RKALSMOV
18 one allocation

cycle to
another?

Amounts in
certain
currencies like
JPY, IDR are
stored
differently in Use the following FMs

SAP Tables BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_EXTERNAL

(Ratios other (For SAP to External format)
19
than 1:1 in BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_INTERNAL
OBBS) (For External format to SAP)

What care
should I take
while using
these values in
RICEFs?

How to identify Use FM BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_RECORD

a follow on Details can be found here Identify the follow

20
document from on documents from a given document

FI doc?

THANKS for reading the document. I invite your suggestions,

feedback on the same. Hope you will bless this document by leaving

your valuable comment

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It is very special to know that this knowledge series is widely

appreciated by the community, as evident from the feedback received
from you all. Both the earlier documents in the series have received
close to 3000 views and ~ 5 star rating and appears as one of the
Most Liked content over the past 3 months. Thanks for the honor!!

Regards

Ajay Maheshwari

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Mukthar Ali Ahamed N

June 21, 2016 at 11:16 am

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Hi Ajay,
Excellent document..Thanks for sharing…
Regards,
Mukthar

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 22, 2016 at 9:02 am

Thanks Mukhtar Brother and Happy Ramadan month to you!!

Mukthar Ali Ahamed N

June 22, 2016 at 9:37 am

Thank you..

Sapan Agarwal

June 21, 2016 at 12:12 pm

Thanks a lot for sharing Ajay

As always it is exceptional

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 22, 2016 at 11:23 am

Hi Sapan
Appreciate your feedback!!
Ajay M

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Pankaj K Agrawal

June 22, 2016 at 5:35 am

Dear Ajay Sir,

Really a great document.
You are having treasure of Knowledge, sometimes think that how can a person so
well-versed, then realize that hard work and dedication is the only key for this.
Thanks for providing your precious gems with us.
Much Much Appreciated.
Many Thanks
Kindest Regards
pankaj

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 22, 2016 at 1:04 pm

Thanks for such a nice feedback Pankaj, you made by may!!

bangqiang xie

June 22, 2016 at 7:10 am

Dear Ajar Sir,

“
Use FM CK_F_FVMK_POSTING to reset the Costing Variant

“
what does it mean? it is not a t-code or a program?
THANKS!

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Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 23, 2016 at 7:21 am

Hello
It is a Function Module (SE37)

bangqiang xie

June 23, 2016 at 8:32 am

YEAH,thanks Ajay very much!

I found that , even though I do not know what the
parameters mean,but I believe I can get it!

Edin Hazurovic

June 22, 2016 at 7:53 am

Great work! THX 4 SHARING

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 24, 2016 at 5:16 am

Hello Edin
Thanks for your feedback

Srinatha Polati

June 22, 2016 at 3:30 pm

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Ajay, As always, your contribution to the community is exceptional.

Nice document.
Srinath

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 24, 2016 at 12:03 pm

Thanks for the Feedback Srinath

Ranu Eugene

June 22, 2016 at 3:35 pm

Hi Ajay,
Nice document as always.
Keep writing and sharing knowledge.
Regards
Eugene

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 27, 2016 at 6:00 am

Thanks Ranu

Ravi Chirivella

June 22, 2016 at 3:44 pm

Hi Ajay,

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Very nice tips, Thanks for sharing your knowledge with forum.
Regards,
Ravi

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 28, 2016 at 5:16 am

Thanks Ravi

Raj A

June 23, 2016 at 1:24 pm

Hi Ajay,
Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge. Hope one day, I will use all of them
in my SAP career.
Kind regards,
Raj

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 28, 2016 at 7:53 am

Thanks for the feedback Raj

Shakir Shaikh

June 24, 2016 at 12:12 pm

Dear Sir,
I must say that it is such an exceptional document which i am sure can be only

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compiled with tons of knowledge, dedication and hard work. Thanks again for
sharing.
Regards,
Shakir Shaikh

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 29, 2016 at 7:35 am

Salaam Shakir and Thanks!!

Sridhar Yadlapalli

June 24, 2016 at 2:55 pm

Hi,
Thank you for sharing knowledge.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

June 30, 2016 at 6:05 am

Thanks Sridhar

Susheel Shinde

June 25, 2016 at 12:15 pm

Hi Ajay Ji,
“Thara ghana-ghana shukariya”.
Regards,
Susheel Shinde

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Ajith Kumar

June 27, 2016 at 12:34 pm

Hello sir,
Thank you very much for sharing knowledge.
This will definately help us in the future.
Regards,
Ajith

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 1, 2016 at 10:50 am

Thanks Ajith

KRISHNA PRASAD A

June 27, 2016 at 3:45 pm

Hello sir,
This is very useful document for all learners, thank you very much for sharing this
info
I am requesting you to post some FI related matters then it would be easy for
new learners like me to gain knowledge on SAP FI

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 5, 2016 at 4:22 am

thanks Krishna

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Tell me what specific you need. FI is too vast

KRISHNA PRASAD A

July 5, 2016 at 4:59 am

HI sir, Thanks for your reply to me. My request to you to

post some topics related to Asset accounting and down
payments/Special GL transactions with concepts and
configuration it is very helpful for beginners to learn
from these topics

Ranjit Datti

July 6, 2016 at 9:37 pm

Thanks for the post Ajay. This series contains wealth of information which will
save us lot of time in research when we encounter the issues above.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 8, 2016 at 5:30 am

Thanks for the feedback Ranjith

Abhinav Malik

July 7, 2016 at 12:57 pm

Hi Ajay,
As usual very knowledgeable document for all of us from your experiences and
learnings.

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Thank you is very small for your efforts.

Regards,
Abhinav Malik

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

July 21, 2016 at 10:00 am

Thanks Abhinav

Nr Tk

July 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm

Great series of documents you have put up Sirji!!! Hope to see the 4th one
sooner…
Nr.

Ajay Maheshwari SAP Trainer Post author

August 10, 2016 at 8:33 am

Thanks Nr

syed abbas

November 8, 2016 at 6:41 am

Hello,
Would you tell me the process and T-code of how to execute assessment cycle in
the background in COPA?
Please

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Abbas

Srinivas Salpala

March 6, 2017 at 3:03 pm

Hi Ajay,

After long time back to SCN and read few of your blogs.
I appreciate once again your continuous efforts on this forum……

Regards
Srinivas Salpala

Vindhesh Singh

June 30, 2017 at 7:33 pm

Thanks for sharing Ajay, very useful information!!

Also would like to know any name or blog link where i can read articles related to
SAP Project system (PS) module, if you can help..

Regards,
Vindhesh

G Chaitanya

August 8, 2017 at 6:40 am

Hi Ajay sir,
Excellent document thanks for sharing the knowledge.

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BR,
G Chaitanya.

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