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ERPSDRevenueRecognition
AddedbyKellyYnoue,lasteditedbyChristianRosaonDec11,2013

Purpose
ThepurposeofthispageistoprovideanoverviewaboutERPSDRevenueRecognitionfunctionality.

Overview
Inthefollowingsectionsyouwillfindinformationabouttheavailabledocumentation,customizing,descriptionofcorebusinessprocessesandhandlingofrevenuerecognitiondata.

Description
Manycompaniesrequirethatrevenuesarepostedaccordingtoatimeperiod.Thismeansthattherevenuesmustberealizedinthepostingperiodinwhichtheservicewascarriedout,andnotinthe
postingperiodinwhichthebillingdocumentwassetup.
TherevenuerecognitionfunctionintheSAPERPsystemhelpsyoutofulfilltheserequirementsandseparatestherevenuerecognitionprocessfromthebillingprocess.TheERPsystemoffersaflexible
solutiontocompaniesusingvariousmethodsofrevenuerecognition.

RevenueRecognitionassessment
Ifcustomerswanttousetherevenuerecognitionfunctionalityintheirproductiveenvironment,theimplementationmustbesubjecttoapregoliveassessmenttoavoidanegativeimpactonthefinancial
statement.Thisassessmentiscompletelyfreeofcharge.Inotherwords,thecustomerwillhavetoaskexplicitpermissionfromSAPinordertousethisfunctionality(detailedinformationisprovidedinSAP
notes768561and779366).

Documentation
ThelatestversionoftheRevenueRecognitionBestPracticesdocumentisattachedtoSAPnote1172799.
NecessaryCustomizingsettings
Supportedprocessesandscenarios
Limitationsandrestrictionsplacedonthesolutionsoffered
Recommendationsformonitoringtherevenuerecognitionprocess
Aguideforimplementation
Inadditiontothe'BestPractice'document,aneLearningcoursefortheSAPERPSDRevenueRecognitionfunctionisavailablewiththefollowingtitle:
SCM653:SalesandDistributionRevenueRecognition
SCM654:AdvancedRevenueRecognition
TheseeLearningcoursescanbefoundunderwww.sap.com/education.

Availablemethods
Revenuerecognitionatthepointofbilling(standardmethod)
Timerelatedrevenuerecognition(therevenuesarerealizedbetweenspecificsetdates)
Servicerelatedrevenuerecognition(therevenuesarerealizedonthebasisofaspecificevent,e.g.thegoodsissueforadelivery)
Credit/Debitmemorequestwithreferencetoprecedingdocument
Servicebasedrevenuerecognition,billingrelated(onlyforISMsolution)

Customizing
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Forthesetupofrevenuerecognitionprocessesyouhavetocustomize:
FIaccountsandtheirsettings
SDitemcategoriesandtheirsettings
Revenuerecognitioncategoryonitemcategorylevel
Accountdetermination
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):revenueaccount
Provisionacc.(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.Onlydevelopmentsupportmayrunitin
updatemode.

RelatedDocuments
SAPLibrarypath:
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

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