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SAP FI-CA Basic Functions

Practical FI-CA guidance for documents, master data, account determination, events, correspondence and mass processing.

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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.

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Basic Functions · Documents

Documents

FI-CA document structure, reconciliation keys, general ledger transfer, segments and document lifecycle controls.

DOC
Basic Functions · Master Data Model

Master Data

Master data guide for SAP FI-CA, SAP IS-U and SAP BRIM, covering business partners, contract accounts, contracts and related objects.

MD
Basic Functions · Account Determination

Account Determination

How FI-CA account determination uses main and subtransactions, posting areas and G/L settings to derive accounting entries.

AD
Basic Functions · Mass Processing

Mass Processing

Mass processing in FI-CA, including mass activities, interval handling, parallel processing and operational monitoring.

MASS
Basic Functions · Events Concept

Events Concept

Event concept in FI-CA, including FQEVENTS, sample function modules, customer enhancements and processing sequence.

EVENT
Basic Functions · Posting Areas

Posting Areas

Posting areas in FI-CA and how they control automatic account determination, clearing and posting behavior.

PA
Basic Functions · Correspondence

Correspondence

Correspondence in FI-CA, including form output, correspondence types, events, transactions and configuration touchpoints.

CORR
Basic Functions · Account Determination

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....

ACCOUNT
Basic Functions · Master Data

FICA : Contract Accounting - Basic Functions - Master Data

Introduction: The master data contains data that remains unchanged over a long period of time. This Wiki page will cover the FI-CA relevant business...

BASIC
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

FICA : Contract Accounting - Basic Functions - Postings & Documents

With Postings and documents you can enter business transactions in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable. Related Transactions T-Code Description...

BASIC
Basic Functions · Correspondence

FICA : Contract Accounting - Basic Functions - Correspondence

This component enables you to create correspondence relating to individual requests (such as account information) and mass requests (including the...

BASIC
Basic Functions · Account Determination

FI Account Determination / CO Account Assignment

Use A necessary prerequisite for the execution of invoicing is account determination in contract A/R & A/P. The account determination takes place...

ACCOUNT
Basic Functions · Mass Activities

FICA : Contract Accounting – Technical Settings – Mass Activities

With the mass activity you can process large data volumes in the minimum amount of time. There are a lot of FI-CA functionalities which use the...

CONTRACT
Basic Functions · Events & Enhancements

FICA : Contract Accounting – Technical Settings – Program Enhancements - Event concept

The event concept enables the integration of industry-specific and customer-specific function modules at specific points in the existing system...

CONTRACT
Basic Functions · Account Determination

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. Transactions/Programs...

BASIC
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

SAP FICA Documents

SAP FI-CA documents, SAP IS-U basics and certification sample item references.

FICA
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Work Items

Worklists and work items are useful to assign activities like a phone call to a certain agent. The worklists and work items are generated during the...

BUSINESS
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

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....

BUSINESS
Basic Functions · Correspondence

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. a tax...

BUSINESS
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

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. Using the program Master Data Transfer...

BUSINESS
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Reversal

With the function Reverse Document you can reverse already posted documents. Transactions/Programs Transaction Description FP08 Reverse Document...

BUSINESS
Basic Functions · Documents & Postings

FICA : Contract Accounting – Business transactions – Postings and Documents

With Postings and documents you can enter business transactions in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable. Overview Transactions Transaction...

BUSINESS
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