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This course was fully recorded for the SAP S/4 HANA Controlling module topics such as “Product costing, Material Ledger, and Margin Analysis (Account based COPA)” with live talks of SAP consultants and provided explanation of their real-time concerns through live conversation.

Product Costing Scenarios:

1. Make-to-Stock (Product Costing by Order):
   • Calculates costs for pre-produced products stocked for future sales.
   • Involves cost allocation to production orders for determining unit costs.
2. Make-to-Order (Product Costing by Sales Order):
   • Determines product costs based on individual customer orders.
   • Allocates costs to specific sales orders for accurate cost association.
3. Sales Order Controlling Vaulted Stock:
   • Addresses handling and storage costs for products in controlled environments.
   • Assists in determining the cost of maintaining inventory in a vault.
4. Sales Order Controlling Non-Vaulted Stock:
   • Similar to the vaulted stock scenario but for non-controlled environments.
   • Considers different cost factors associated with non-vaulted stock.
5. Product Costing by Period:
   • Focuses on cost analysis over specific time periods (e.g., month or fiscal year).
   • Provides insights into overall cost structure for a given period.
6. Repetitive Manufacturing without Reporting Points:
   • Explores cost calculation in continuous flow manufacturing.
   • Does not consider specific reporting points in the manufacturing process.
7. Repetitive Manufacturing with Reporting Points:
   • Considers specific reporting points in the manufacturing process.
   • Enables more detailed and accurate cost calculation.
8. Joint Production Process:
   • Addresses cost allocation for multiple products produced simultaneously.
   • Includes co-products and by-products in the cost allocation process.
9. Mixed Costing Process – Split Valuation:
   • Demonstrates cost allocation based on materials with multiple valuations.
   • Useful for scenarios where materials have different accounting requirements.
10. Sub-Contracting, External Operations:
    • Guides in calculating costs associated with outsourcing production processes.
    • Particularly relevant when using external vendors or subcontractors.
11. Cross-Plants Special Procurement:
    • Explains product costing when sourcing materials from different plants.
    • Relevant for special procurement scenarios within an organization.
12. Additives Cost Estimation:
    • Covers estimating and allocating costs associated with additives.
    • Addresses additional components required for certain products.

Material Ledger:

1. Multiple Currencies:
   • Covers the use of different currencies in SAP, including company code and group currency.
   • Explains how to manage and report transactions in various currencies.
2. Multiple Valuations:
   • Addresses maintaining multiple valuations for materials.
   • Includes legal valuation, group valuation, and profit center valuation.
3. Transfer Pricing:
   • Discusses internal pricing of materials or services between organizational units.
   • Includes inter-company and intra-company pricing, considering cross-company code costing.
4. Revaluation of Consumption for Non-Production Activities:
   • Explains how to revalue consumption for non-production activities.
   • Ensures accurate financial reporting for non-manufacturing processes.
5. Distribution Usage Variances:
   • Discusses accounting for usage variances in material distribution.
   • Covers physical inventory counts and differences adjusted to orders.
6. Material Ledger – Actual Costing Execution:
   • Provides insights into the execution of actual costing in the material ledger.
   • Explains how to analyze material prices using SAP’s CKM3 transaction.

Margin Analysis (Account-Based COPA):

1. Account-Based COPA in S/4 HANA:
   • Covers value flows for margin analysis in account-based Profitability Analysis.
   • Includes split accounting of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and price differences.
2. Predictive Accounting:
   • Involves using historical data and predictive analytics to estimate future profitability.
   • Focuses on incoming sales orders and creating extension ledgers for predictive accounting.
3. S/4 HANA Real-Time COPA:
   • Allows for real-time margin analysis without periodic settlement jobs.
   • Highlights the benefits and processes involved.
4. Attributed Profitability:
   • Involves deriving profitability information for items without profitability segments.
   • Covers items assigned to internal orders and production orders without settlements updating in ACDOCA.
5. COPA Realignment:
   • Discusses the process of adjusting existing data in COPA based on changes or corrections.
   • Provides insights into how to perform realignment in COPA.
6. COPA Assessment:
   • Explains the method of allocating costs and revenues to different segments in Profitability Analysis.
   • Significance in analyzing profitability is highlighted.
7. TOP-Down Distribution:
   • Comprehensive understanding of each topic within the SAP S/4 HANA 2022 Controlling module.
   • Emphasizes relevance and application in real-world scenarios.

In conclusion, the course offers a thorough exploration of SAP S/4 HANA 2022 Controlling module topics, providing professionals with both theoretical knowledge and practical insights for effective application in real-world scenarios.