Academy · Controlling · 300 Professional
Controlling Changes from ECC: Costing-Based to Margin Analysis
Explains what changes for controllers in a move from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA: cost elements as G/L accounts, the Universal Journal, the mandatory material ledger, and the choice between keeping costing-based CO-PA and moving to account-based margin analysis. Covers how to plan that business decision, which reports need redesign, and how to test report continuity before and after a system conversion.
- 49 minutes
- 5 lessons + quiz
- Controlling Practitioner, Process Owner
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain changes to cost elements and CO reporting
- Compare costing-based and account-based profitability
- Plan the business decision on CO-PA approach
- Identify reports needing redesign
- Test report continuity after conversion
Sources and further reading
- Costing-Based CO-PA vs. Margin Analysis (lesson) · SAP Learning
- SAP Simple Finance: What Happened to the Cost Elements? · SAPinsider
- The Evolution of Profitability Analysis · SAPinsider
- Discussing the Concept of the Universal Journal (lesson) · SAP Learning
- Outlining Margin Analysis (lesson) · SAP Learning
- How to Split Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) with SAP S/4HANA Finance · SAP PRESS Blog
- Using Integrated Toolchain across SAP Activate for System Conversion (lesson) · SAP Learning