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ERPSDRevenueRecognition

PurposeThepurposeofthispageistoprovideanoverviewaboutERPSDRevenueRecognitionfunctionality.

OverviewInthefollowingsectionsyouwillfindinformationabouttheavailabledocumentation,customizing,descriptionofcorebusinessprocessesandhandlingofrevenuerecognitiondata.

DescriptionManycompaniesrequirethatrevenuesarepostedaccordingtoatimeperiod.Thismeansthattherevenuesmustberealizedinthepostingperiodinwhichtheservicewascarriedout,andnotinthepostingperiodinwhichthebillingdocumentwassetup.

TherevenuerecognitionfunctionintheSAPERPsystemhelpsyoutofulfilltheserequirementsandseparatestherevenuerecognitionprocessfromthebillingprocess.TheERPsystemoffersaflexiblesolutiontocompaniesusingvariousmethodsofrevenuerecognition.

RevenueRecognitionassessmentIfcustomerswanttousetherevenuerecognitionfunctionalityintheirproductiveenvironment,theimplementationmustbesubjecttoapregoliveassessmenttoavoidanegativeimpactonthefinancialstatement.Thisassessmentiscompletelyfreeofcharge.Inotherwords,thecustomerwillhavetoaskexplicitpermissionfromSAPinordertousethisfunctionality(detailedinformationisprovidedinSAPnotes768561and779366).

DocumentationThelatestversionoftheRevenueRecognitionBestPracticesdocumentisattachedtoSAPnote1172799.

NecessaryCustomizingsettingsSupportedprocessesandscenariosLimitationsandrestrictionsplacedonthesolutionsofferedRecommendationsformonitoringtherevenuerecognitionprocessAguideforimplementation

Inadditiontothe'BestPractice'document,aneLearningcoursefortheSAPERPSDRevenueRecognitionfunctionisavailablewiththefollowingtitle:

SCM653:SalesandDistributionRevenueRecognitionSCM654:AdvancedRevenueRecognition

TheseeLearningcoursescanbefoundunderwww.sap.com/education.

AvailablemethodsRevenuerecognitionatthepointofbilling(standardmethod)Timerelatedrevenuerecognition(therevenuesarerealizedbetweenspecificsetdates)Servicerelatedrevenuerecognition(therevenuesarerealizedonthebasisofaspecificevent,e.g.thegoodsissueforadelivery)

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Credit/DebitmemorequestwithreferencetoprecedingdocumentServicebasedrevenuerecognition,billingrelated(onlyforISMsolution)

CustomizingForthesetupofrevenuerecognitionprocessesyouhavetocustomize:

FIaccountsandtheirsettingsSDitemcategoriesandtheirsettingsRevenuerecognitioncategoryonitemcategorylevelAccountdetermination

Thefollowingaccountsareneededfortherepresentationoftherevenuerecognitionprocess:

Revenueaccount(recognizedrevenues)Receivablesaccount(customeraccount)Revenuestobedeferred(deferredrevenueaccountorD/Raccount)Unbilledreceivables(unbilledreceivablesaccountorU/Raccount)

Revenuerecognitioncategoryonitemcategorylevel

Transaction:OVEP

SetRevenueRecognitioncategoryforItemCategories:

PossibleentriesforthefieldRev.recognitionare:

Accountdetermination

Transaction:VKOA

AssignG/Laccountsforrevenuesanddeferredrevenues:

G/Laccountno.(SAKN1):revenueaccountProvisionacc.(SAKN2):D/Raccount

Transaction:OVUR

Accountforunbilledreceivables(U/Raccount)hastobemaintaineddependingonthereconciliationaccountandtheassociatedchartofaccounts:NonBldRec.:U/Raccount

DescriptionofCoreBusinesssProcesses

Process1:StandardRevenueRecognitionattimeofbilling

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Process2:TimebasedwithVF44asfirst

Process3:Timebasedwithinvoiceasfirst

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Process4:ServicebasedwithVF44asfirst

Process8:Timebased&billingrelated(D)

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Process9timebased/servicebasedwithVF44asfirst

Process10timebased/servicebasedwithVF44asfirst

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Foradetailedexplanationofallavailableprocesses,pleaserefertoRevenueRecognitionBestPracticesdocumentattachedtoSAPnote1172799.

Handlingofrevenuerecognitiondata

Revenuerealizationprocesses

Revenuerecognitionrun(transactionVF44).WithtransactionVF44therevenuesarepostedandfinancialaccountingdocumentsarecreated.ThepostedrevenuescanbecancelledbyusingtransactionVF46,e.g.ifrevenueshavebeenrealizedinerror.Incertaincasesforexample,whenyouchangeconditionvaluesrevenuelinesoftherelatedsalesdocumenthavetobeupdated.TransactionVF42canbeusedtoupdaterevenuerecognitiondata.TransactionVF45showsdeferredrevenues,unbilledreceivables,billedandrealizedamountsonthelevelofasalesdocumentitem.ThereportofVF47showsinconsistenciesbetweentherevenuerecognitiontablesVBREVK,VBREVEandVBREVRandtheappropriatesalesdocuments.Onlydevelopmentsupportmayrunitinupdatemode.

RelatedDocumentsSAPLibrarypath:

SAPERPCentralComponent>Logistics>SalesandDistribution(SD)>Billing(SDBIL)>RevenueRecognition

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/46/74a073b4e411d199bc0000e8a5bd28/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/2d/bdd69ad9b411d199d80000e8a5bd28/content.htm

RelatedSAPNotesSAPNote1172799:NewversionofBestPracticesforrevenuerecognition

revenue recognition best practices ovep ovur assessment vbrevk vbreve vf44 vf46 vf45 vf47

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