Check out expert Fixer Oona Flanagan's tips on how to keep the GR/IR under control.
MR11 – Maintaining the GR/IR Clearing Account
Right after a new implementation, everybody is concentrating on getting the invoicing right, and paying suppliers etc. and they tend to assume that the GR/IR is taking care of itself. Generally, if everything matches, it does, the problem is that not everybody understands that the quantity must match exactly to clear the GR/IR account. A typical problem where the invoices are posted manually, could be users struggling to post fractions correctly, for example where using the standard goods receipt process for a service. Another problem, where invoices and credit notes are posted via an interface, is not being able to distinguish between a price and quantity difference and using e.g. a credit memo to post all corrections.
Local Fields in SAP Queries
When creating SAP query reports using Tcode SQ01, it’s sometimes necessary to create what is referred to as ‘Local Fields’. Read more about this process here.
Making Error Messages User Specific
You may want to prevent users from processing a requisition if the quantity doesn’t meet a certain minimum maintained in the vendor master or info record.
Purchasing Price Variance (PPV) in SAP
The aim of this post is to show how price variance is calculated in a context of standard cost. Read more about SAP PPV tips here.
Material Ledger with Purchase Account Management
Typically Purchase Accounting is required for legal reporting in certain countries where companies need to present a purchase register to statutory reporting.