SAP FI-CA Basic Functions
Practical FI-CA guidance for documents, master data, account determination, events, correspondence and mass processing.
What this hub covers
FI-CA basic functions provide the reusable foundation beneath payments, clearing, dunning and other business transactions. This hub connects the document and master-data models with account determination, posting areas, event-based enhancement, correspondence and scalable mass processing. Use it to move from conceptual understanding into configuration and technical design.
Recommended foundations
The clearest entry points, ordered by practical usefulness.
Documents
FI-CA document structure, reconciliation keys, general ledger transfer, segments and document lifecycle controls.
Read guide →Master Data
Master data guide for SAP FI-CA, SAP IS-U and SAP BRIM, covering business partners, contract accounts, contracts and related objects.
Read guide →Account Determination
How FI-CA account determination uses main and subtransactions, posting areas and G/L settings to derive accounting entries.
Read guide →Mass Processing
Mass processing in FI-CA, including mass activities, interval handling, parallel processing and operational monitoring.
Read guide →All guides in this topic
Documents
FI-CA document structure, reconciliation keys, general ledger transfer, segments and document lifecycle controls.
Master Data
Master data guide for SAP FI-CA, SAP IS-U and SAP BRIM, covering business partners, contract accounts, contracts and related objects.
Account Determination
How FI-CA account determination uses main and subtransactions, posting areas and G/L settings to derive accounting entries.
Mass Processing
Mass processing in FI-CA, including mass activities, interval handling, parallel processing and operational monitoring.
Events Concept
Event concept in FI-CA, including FQEVENTS, sample function modules, customer enhancements and processing sequence.
Posting Areas
Posting areas in FI-CA and how they control automatic account determination, clearing and posting behavior.
Correspondence
Correspondence in FI-CA, including form output, correspondence types, events, transactions and configuration touchpoints.
FICA : BPC-1. Account Determination
This deals with the “Account Determination ID” that is used to determine the Main Transaction and Sub transaction – relevant account assignment data.
FICA : Contract Accounting - Basic Functions - Master Data
Introduction: The master data contains data that remains unchanged over a long period of time.
FICA : Contract Accounting - Basic Functions - Postings & Documents
With Postings and documents you can enter business transactions in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable.
FI Account Determination / CO Account Assignment
Use A necessary prerequisite for the execution of invoicing is account determination in contract A/R & A/P.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Technical Basic Function - Posting Areas and account determination
From the viewpoint of business subprocesses, posting areas consolidate Customizing settings under one technical key.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Work Items
Worklists and work items are useful to assign activities like a phone call to a certain agent.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Revenue Distribution
In addition to managing your own receivables, you can use the FI-CA component Revenue Distribution to manage receivables for third parties.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Inbound Correspondence
The functionality Inbound Correspondence is used to determine the due date by which a business partner is obliged to submit a declaration (e.g.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Transfer
During the transfer of open items, the system clears the selected items and posts them to the target account.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Reversal
With the function Reverse Document you can reverse already posted documents.
FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Postings and Documents
With Postings and documents you can enter business transactions in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable.