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SAP FI Company Basics SAP FICO
A company is defined as the smallest unit for which financial statements can be created in
accordance with commercial legal regulations.
In SAP FI, a company can comprise of multiple codes, however it acts as a single unit for
which financial statements are available. All the company codes must use the same chart
of accounts list and fiscal year, however each code can have a different local currency.
A chart of accounts list consists of all the chart of accounts that can be used and each code
must have one chart of account.
where company creates the
financial statements.
Login to SAP FICO
Use T-code SPRO -> click on SAP Reference IMG -> New window will open
Expand SAP Customizing implementation guide -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition ->
Finance Accounting -> Define Company -> click on Execute (see the pointer in the
screenshot).
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A new window will open -> click on New Entries -> New Entries: Details of added entry
You need to provide the following details to create a new company:
Enter the company code to represents group of company.
Enter the company name
Enter the full address-street, PO Box, postal code, city
Enter the Country
Enter the Language key
Enter the currency
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The next step is to save the company details -> CTRL+S or as shown in the above
screenshot.
In SAP FI, a company can comprise of multiple codes, however it acts as a single unit for
which financial statements are available. Company code is the smallest unit in an
organization for which financial statements (profit-loss statement, etc.) can be generated.
Create, edit, delete a company code
Let us discuss how to create, edit, and delete a company code. Take a look at the following
screenshot.
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Expand Enterprise Structure as mentioned in the previous topic -> Definition -> Financial
Accounting -> Edit, Copy, Delete, check company code -> Execute using click on the watch
image -> New window will open -> You can create a new company code by selecting both
the options.
Select Edit, Copy, Delete, and Check Company Code. It allows you to copy all the
configurations and tables automatically.
If you select Edit company code, you will get the following window > click on New Entries
and update the code details.