SAP ERP Financials and FICO Handbook

Chapter 6
FICO QUICK
TOUR
This chapter covers, in bullet-point style, the FICO submodules. Note that this
chapter has an important role from an interview perspective. It is impossible
to cover all of the submodules of the SAP software in such a small number of
pages, but this chapter does cover the most important points of the SAP FICO
submodules.
6.1 SAP GENERAL
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The client is an independent unit within a system. For example,
an SAP server may have more than one client. Each client has
its data environment and the SAP solution stores all master
data within a client’s environment. When you log into the SAP
server, you will select your client. However, some tables as well
as configuration and customization are client independent.
Because of client dependence and independence, it is not
desirable to keep different components of the system landscape
in the same system.
Operating concerns: Operating concerns represent an
organization entity from the market segment point of view. You
can assign several controlling areas to one operating concern.
CO-PA operates within an operating concern.
The controlling area: The controlling area is the basic
organizational unit in Controlling (CO). You may assign more
than one company code to a controlling area. As a period-end
activity, you allocate expenses from one cost object to another.
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