Actual costing with Parallel Ledger

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Currently we are in the midst of implementing NewGL along with the data migration for one of the global clients. My client is already using the actual costing with Material ledger and also looking to go for group costing later. Since, client is busy in more than 30 countries, they have to pictur the country local (LGAAP) actual costing besides the group costing. In order to meet this requirements, currently they are on additional accounts approach. Obviously by implementing the NewGL, the additional accounts will no longer be used in the NewGL environment.

My question is, is there any workaround solution given by SAP to assign the LGAAP ledger in CO configuration activities such as Costing variant, costing sheet and also to maintain the activity prices seperatelyfor the global GAAP and LGAAP?

I believe this is not a new requirement in the SAP world. So, can somebody please provide your valuable inputs to come across this LGAAP actual costing requirements with parallel ledger approach.

Thanks

Ramki

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi

CO is integrated only with Leading Ledger (LL), not parallel ledger...(PL)

Recent developments in EhP5 allow you to consider depreciation in Parallel Ledger into CO. However, after that, CO cant differentiate between values from LL and PL... Costing would happen based on LL Values + Values brought from PL

THere are some notes which allow you to consider values from PL into CO. Refer this thread

br, Ajay M

[Former Member]

Hi Ajay,

I really appreciated your kind help.

I understand that SAP is going to provide a workaround solution in EHP5 to do the parallel valuation by having alternate valuation run when the client is on actual costing.

But it wont be a complete solution as the ledger specific FI postings still not flow to the CO module to the alternate version to do further allocaitions for LGAAP ledger.

As per your statement, you said that though we have activated the BADi 'FCOM_VORGN_4_EXT_LDR' (OSS note 804753), the non leading ledger FI (P&L) postings will flow to the leading version '0' only, right. So, is it possible to do the cost center allocations from one version to another. If so, we can transfer the values from version '0' to the alternate version so that the non leading ledger FI postings can be brought to the CO module as well. Further we can have a different set of cost centers for non leading ledgers (like additional accounts approach) to evaluate.

When we talk about GAAPs, definitely there will be some/minor differences in terms of treating the P&L.

And also can you please share something about the alternate valuation run.

Thanks

Ramki

[ajaycwa1981]

Hi

My knowledge in this area is limited because never worked on them

But I can tell you allocations are never going to happen from one version to another... What this BADI does is it allows you to carry PL postings to CO... However, once they go into CO, they get merged with LL postings and you cant differentiate

br, Ajay M

[Former Member]

Hi Ramki,

As far as my understanding goes in New GL all the major postings always happens in the Leading ledger like integrated Posting etc. Only in respect of adjustment posting or doing accounting posting which is relevant only for a particular ledger you are allowed to choose a ledger. So in a way all the major transaction passes to controlling through Leading Ledger.

And as per your saying since your client has operations in many countries & has to follow different Local GAAPs. What actually you can do is to check with your client is whether they want Integrated Controlling or Non Integrated controlling. By Integrated Controlling I mean One Controlling Area for all Company Codes or Many Controlling Areas for group of Company Codes belonging to different Local GAAPs.

I myself have not tried this & this is just a thought I am passing on.

If you could explore this or any other solution comes your ways please provide the solution. Any other suggestion or real experience is welcome.

Regards,

Akhil