NEW EDITION! Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA: Functionality and Configuration

Paul Ovigele, Founder and CEO, ERPfixers

The Material Ledger is mandatory in SAP S/4HANA. Get it up and running smoothly with this all-in-one resource! Configure key settings for currency conversion, ledgers, and valuation views. Then set up and run your key ML processes, step by step: actual costing, group valuation, profit center valuation, parallel cost of goods manufactured, and balance sheet valuation. Walk through special scenarios and execute reports to monitor material value flows. Unlock the potential of the Material Ledger!

  • Configure and run actual costing using the Material Ledger in SAP S/4HANA

  • Master parallel valuation: group valuation, profit center valuation, balance sheet valuation, and more

  • Analyze your results with SAP S/4HANA reporting tools

In this book, you’ll learn about:

  1. Configuration

    Set up the Material Ledger! Start by configuring currency types, ledgers, and valuation views in SAP S/4HANA. Then customize key processes to your specific needs for group valuation, actual costing, balance sheet valuation, and more.

  2. Valuation and Actual Costing

    Master parallel valuation with the Material Ledger for groups, profit centers, and balance sheets. Get step-by-step instructions to perform actual costing runs and material price analysis in SAP S/4HANA.

  3. Peripheral Applications

    Use the Material Ledger in specialized scenarios such as stock in transit, split valuation, make-to-order products, daily actual costs, exchange rate differences, and profitability analysis.

Highlights include:

  • Group currency and valuation

  • Profit center valuation

  • Actual costing

  • Account determination

  • Material price analysis

  • Parallel cost of goods manufactured

  • Balance sheet valuation

  • Stock in transit

  • Peripheral applications

  • Reporting

Author: Paul Ovigele

Paul Ovigele has worked as an ERP financials consultant since 1997 in both North America and Europe, specializing in implementing the FI and CO modules along with their integrated areas for companies in industries such as consumer goods, chemicals, logistics, pharmaceuticals, apparel and entertainment. Paul has delivered numerous training sessions to finance professionals at both the functional and managerial levels, and he has presented at various SAP financials conferences around the world.

Module(s): Financial Accounting
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