CO-PA Problem: Direct postings in FI JV's not Getting Updated in CO-PA

[Former Member]

Hello All,

I am facing a probelm in CO-PA, when we are posting a JV in FI With The Cost Object as Cost Center . now we are able to See a FI Document, a CO Document and a Profit Center Document.

When i am going to CO-PA T.code KE24 i am not able to see the any document generated in CO-PA there.

we are only facing such a problem only with direct posting from FI only we are able to derive the COPA Values from Postings from MM & SD documents

Thanks you all in advance

Best Regards,

Ravi Reddy

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi

When the CO object is cost center, there will be no COPA doc

the CO object has to be Prof Segment.. Map the GL to a PA Trf Str in KEI1

BR,Ajay M

[Former Member]

Ajay,

Thanks for your quick response . we have assinged the GL Accounts in Transaction Code: KEI1 / KEI2,

we also tried assinging KOKRS and BUKRS in Transaction Code KEPA

and Also Configured the derivation Rule in Transaction Code KEDR.

By the following settings we are only able to derive the profitability segment if we manually select the profitability segment feild during FI Document Entry .

We expect the system to derive the profitability segment automatically.

Can you please guide us if we are missing any thing or we have to make any more changes in any more transaction codes other than the above mentioned

Best Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi,

why is there a cost center entered if the posting should create a CO-PA document?

Maybe the explanation in SAPNET note 41103 is helpful. What you can try is to flag the "profitability segment" marker in OKB9 for the given cost element.

Best regards, Christian

[Former Member]

Hi,

The problem with me is the configuration is already made with the Costing based CO-PA and they created an Income Statement in KE30 and the user wants to see the figures comming from FB50, FB60 and FB70 in that report and i am seeing that no copa document is generated at that point.

i have checked all the relevent transaction like KEI1, KEPA and KE4G.

Can any one please provide me any practical examples of any profitability segment assignments to GL's / Cost Elements in Costing Based CO-PA.

it is my last hope in getting the Report in my clients desired KE30 CO-PA Report

Best Regards.

Ravi Reddy

[Former Member]

Ravi,

an automatic derivation of a profitability segment from the original document when posting directly through FI can only happen with postings that are triggered by MM.

When manually posting in FI, you will always have to enter a COPA segment manually.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Even MM Relevent documents are not generating any CO-PA Segment

Best Regards,

[Former Member]

They should if you tick the tickbox "PrfSeg" in TC OKB9 for the account concerned.

The docu for this checkbox reads:

Indicator: Find profitability segment using substitution

Select this indicator to have the system determine a profitability segment by means of substitution for automatic postings. The corresponding posting is then passed on to Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).

Note that automatic assignments to a profitability segment should only be used under special circumstances for certain accounts and business transactions only.

Typical business transactions for which it makes sense to have a profitability segment found automatically include

The transfer of price differences that are posted in purchasing due to differing order prices or differing prices in invoice receipt (as period costs)

The transfer of expenses or revenues that arise due to a revaluation of material stocks (as period costs)

The transfer of inventory differences (as period costs)

The data is posted to a profitability segment found on the basis of the information found in the FI document. If the information there is not very detailed (not many characteristic values), the data is posted to a higher aggregation level.

Further notes

1. Generally, a profitability segment is found and updated in Profitability Analysis automatically when the corresponding sender document is created (such as when you assign FI postings directly to a profitability segment, or when you create sales orders or billing documents). Therefore, it is not desirable to have the system find a profitability segment for all the accounts relevant to profits by assigning accounts in this function.

2. If, in Materials Management, an account assignment to a profitability segment is required, you need to ensure that in inventory management for the corresponding transaction types, the field status group permits an account assignment to a profitability segment.