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Replies: 10 - Pages: 1 - Last Post: Mar 10, 2011 1:36 PM Last Post By: Claudia Neudeck

Patricia Powers Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 22, 2010 9:30 PM
Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Hello All
Forum Points: 0

I am trying to configure for Intercompany billing, but when I execute VF01 to create the billing document it continues to default to
RD00 and not RD04.

I have configured as follows:

Defined the order type for intercompany billing to IV

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Assigned organizational until by plant

Defined internal customer number by sales organization - does this mean that when this customer is used it knows to post as an IV
billing?
Created a customer to represent the receiving company
Created a vendor to represent the supplying company
Created a port
Maintained the output type RD00
Created a logical address
Created a partner profile for both customer and vendor
FI customizing as required.

However, I can't seem to get past the point of the system actually recognizing that I want to create and IV document - not sure what I
am missing or doing incorrectly.

Any assistance would be appreciated at this point.

Thank you in advance.

Pat

shailabh_s Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 1:07 PM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 33
Registered: 3/26/10
Hi Patricia,
Forum Points: 42

The configuration seems to be alright from what you have explained. Could you also explain the business process that you are
executing ( the document flow).

Cheers,
Shailabh

Patricia Powers Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration

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Posted: Jun 23, 2010 2:17 PM in response to: shailabh_s Reply

Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Forum Points: 0 Hi Shailabh

Thank you for responding to my query.

Our SD process is very basic, with a few customizations along the way.

We start our SD process at the Sales Order, via VA01 an order is created and then upon saving the order is WF'd to the approver
who then sets the biling block to blank. VF01 is then executed and the biling and accounting documents are created. It is at this point
that I would expect the system to select output type RD04, but it is still selecting RD00 so it does not seem to be recognizing the
configuration I have set for IV. I am clearly missing something but I'm not sure what.

As well, I have not been able to acertain exactly how the IDOC gets generated - is it suppose to generate at the same time that I
execute the billing document - this is what I would expect. I keep on checking WE05, but no IDOCS are created. I've pulled up
various documents on this subject and although many are similar, they all have a little something that the other documents don't
have - so I"m trying to piece it all together and detrmine exactly how this should work.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Pat

shailabh_s Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 3:42 PM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 33
Registered: 3/26/10
Hi Patricia,
Forum Points: 42

There seems to be a gap in what you are trying to achieve and the functionality for which the intercompany process is used.

Intercompany scenario is used in situations where a customer places an order on a sales organization/plant (say S1, plant P1) and
S1 is unable to ship the requested quantity (for any business reason such as shortage of quantity etc).

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In such a case S1 ships the goods from another plant, say P2 (which is attached to sales organization S2). Plants P1 and P2 belong
to two different company codes in SAP (hence the name intercompany).

Goods are delivered to the customer from P2.

S1 raises an invoice to the customer
S2 raises an intercompany invoice (document type IV in SAP) for S1 as its internal customer

Following steps describe how this works in SAP -

Intercompany sales processing consists of the following three stages:
Processing sales orders
Processing deliveries
Billing
Following SAP elements are involved
Two company codes Ordering Company code C1, Delivering company code C2
Two Sales organizations Ordering Sales organization S1, Delivering sales organization S2
Two plants Ordering plant P1, Delivering plant P2

1) Sales order
Create the sales order the usual way. In the sales order overwrite the plant to P2 (this will be the delivering plant)

2) Create Delivery and post good issue as usual

3) Create invoice with reference to the delivery.

This creates a customer invoice (this invoice is sent to the customer)

In the next step the intercompany invoice is created.

4) Once again create an invoice (using VF01) with reference to the delivery created in step 2. This time SAP will by default select invoice type IV
and create the intercompany invoice.

The above 4 steps will work assuming all the relevant customizing settings are correct.

In the business scenario you have described, there is no mention of a delivery; the invoice is directly created from the sales order. In such a
scenario intercompany sales might not be the SAP solution that fits the business process. Or if you are indeed doing intercompany business
process then a delivery will have to be created inorder to trigger the intercompany invoice.

I also noticed in your first post that you have created a vendor to represent the supplying company; this is not required as the supplying plant
belongs to the same company (but to a different company code).

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Given below are some links from SAP help on intercompany

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/4a/ac853478616434e10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/dd/5614e7545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/dd/561535545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/dd/561542545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/dd/56154f545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/content.htm

Hope this helps. Do let me know if you have any more queries.

Cheers,
Shailabh

Patricia Powers Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 4:00 PM in response to: shailabh_s
Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Hi Shailabh
Forum Points: 0

Based on the way you explain intercompany billing I think I may be using the incorrect tool for what I am trying to achieve.

What I am trying to do is create is as RE(AP vendor document) in one company code(B) at the same time that I am creating the
biling(SD/AR document) document in company code (A) - I don't think intercompany will give this to me.

Essentialy I have company code (A) billing company code (B) for services rendered(no stock transfer) and due to timing I am
running into foreign exchange(FX) issues as B inputs the invoice a day or 2 later so FX issues arise and journal entries are required
to correct. We thought that by processing intercompany we could create the billing document in company code A and also create the
AP document in company code B via the IDOC process at the same time, thus the exchange rates would be the same and no
journal entries would be required.

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If intercompany if not the solution would you happen to know a process that would work?

Thank you so much for what you have provided me with so far, it makes more sense now.

Pat

Patricia Powers Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 4:12 PM in response to: shailabh_s
Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Hi Shailabh
Forum Points: 0

I have a document that I was provided with as my guide for setting up intercompany to create an automatic posting to the vendor
account via EDI. If you have time I would like to show you this document but this is my first time posting on this forum so I am not
certain how to send it to you.

How do I attach a document on this forum?

Thanks

Patricia

Patricia Powers Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 4:42 PM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Hi Shailabh I have copied the solution I have configured below. This is the configuration I was asked to do - which is a bit differnt
Forum Points: 0
than the way intercompany seems to work, but this process seems to create a vendor document via EDI, however I am now stuck as
It doesn't appear to be working - not sure if you can help at this point, but any suggestions you can offer would be appreciated - yet
again. Inter-Company Billing - Automatic Posting To Vendor Account (SAP-EDI) Automatic posting to vendor account is done by EDI.
In our case where both companies are processed in the same system (& client), it is sufficient to create Idoc. This process requires
several steps: 1. Creating a Customer to represent the receiving Company. 2. Creating a Vendor to represent the supplying

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company. 3. Creating a Port 4. Maintain an Output Type 5. Creating a Logical Address 6. Creating a Partner Profile for both
Customer & Vendor 7. The relevant MM customizing is maintained. 8. The relevant FI customizing is maintained. 1. Creating a
Customer to represent the receiving Company. The customer has already been created (XD01) for the purpose of Intercompany
processing and entered in the appropriate transaction in customizing (Sales and Distribution a Billing a Intercompany Billing a Define
Internal Customer Number By Sales Organization). Note: The customer has been created in the supplying company code. The
organizational data in this case is: Supplying Company Code: 1180 Supplying Plant: 1180 Supplying Sales Organization: 1180
Supplying Distribution Channel: 01 Supplying Division: 00 Receiving Company Code: 3100 Customer representing the receiving
Company Code: P3100 2. Creating a Vendor to represent the supplying company. The Vendor is created with the standard
transaction (XK01). Note: The Vendor is created in the receiving Company Code. The organizational data in this case is the same as
above. Vendor representing the supplying Company Code: P1180 NOTE: There is NO need to "connect" vendor to customer in the
control screen. 3. Creating a Port Tools a Business Communication a IDoc Basis a Idoc a Port Definition (T. Code WE21) Maintain
Transactional RFC: (Choose Transactional RFC and press the create icon). A dialog box will open asking whether you want the
system to generate an automatic name or whether you wish to use your own name. Port name: Automatically generated Version: 4.x
RFC destination: PLD (This was defined by the basis people). 4. Maintain output type Output Type RD04 - Invoice Receipt MM is a
special function, responsible for the execution of the Idoc and will be entered in the Partner Profile later on. Output type RD04 is
maintained: IMG: Sales and Distribution -> Basic functions -> Output control -> Output Determination -> Output Determination Using
the Condition Technique -> Maintain Output Determination for Billing Documents a Maintain Output Types (T. Code V/40). Partner
functions Sales and Distribution -> Basic Functions -> Output Control -> Output Determination a Output Determination Using the
Condition Technique -> Maintain Output Determination for Billing Documents. Assign Output Types To Partner Functions Maintain
Output Determination Procedure Assign Output Determination Procedures Master Data Maintain output Master Data Logistics ->
Sales and Distribution -> Master Data -> Output -> (T. Code VV31) 5. Create Logical Address IMG: Sales and Distribution -> Billing a
Intercompany Billing -> Automatic Posting To Vendor Account (SAP-EDI) -> Assign vendor. (T. CodeWEL1) Logical address
1180P3100 is made of the supplying Company Code (1180) and the receiving Customer (P3100). Note: If the receiving Customer is
a numeric number you must add zeros between the Company code and Customer number so the Logical Address will be 14 digits.
E.g. if the customer number was 3100, than the logical address would have been 11800000003100 as can be seen in the second
line. (In our case the customer is an alpha numeric number so the second line was not necessary. It was created just for this
documentation and was not saved) The Logical address is completed when the receiving Company Code and the Vendor are
entered in the detail screen. It is also necessary to activate the account assignment. IMG: Sales and Distribution -> Billing ->
Intercompany Billing -> Automatic Posting To Vendor Account (SAP-EDI) -> Activate account assignment. 6. Creating a Partner
Profile for both Customer & Vendor Tools a Business Communication -> IDoc Basis -> Idoc -> Partner Profile (T. Code WE20)
Customer: Put cursor on Partner type KU and press create. Enter type, Agent & Lang, SAVE Pressin outbound parameters. Section,
to maintain detail screens The following screen will appear. Enter the following data in the appropriate fields: Partn.funct. BP
Message type INVOIC Message Code FI Receiving port A000000001 Basic Type INVOIC01 Press enter and the screen will change
to the following: Enter PocketSize 1 Go to the Message Control tab press and enter the data as specified in the following screen.

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You can repeat the process for cases where invoice verification is done against purchase order. in this case enter MM in "message
code field. As you can see the only difference between the FI & MM invoice is in the message code and output type. NOTE: You
cannot use output type RD04 again therefore you must copy it in customizing to another output type (in this case RD00) Vendor
Follow the same procedures but maintain the inbound parameter Screen as follows: 7. FI CUSTOMIZING Financial Accounting a
Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable a Business Transactions -> Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos -> EDI -> Enter Program
Parameters for EDI Incoming Invoice (T. Code OBCE) Make sure to maintain posting types, tax code and invoice doc.type. Use KR
when not using purchase order & RE when using purchase order Assign Company Code for EDI Incoming Invoice By leaving the
field CoCd blank, all company codes are available. Assign G/L Accounts for EDI Procedures (T. Code OBCB) P1180 = Vendor 3100
= Company Code of receiving company (of customer) NOTE: G/L account should not be connected to CO. Assign Tax Codes for
EDI Procedures (T.Code OBCD) It is necessary to match the output tax from the sales order to the input tax. Tax type = Output Tax
Tx = Input Tax Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger -> Master Records -> Individual Processing -> Centrally
(T.Code FS00) G/L account no. = account number that was entered in transaction OBCB (page 24) Tax category must allow for input
tax. Make sure manual posting is allowed for the G/L account. ("Create/Bank/Interest" screen). TEXT In many cases the G/L account
has been configured so that text is mandatory. This could be either Header Text or Item Text. Header Text No special configuration is
necessary. Just enter text in the "Header note". You may use the following access sequence. Item Text It is necessary to implement
a userexit in order to fill the item text field. Detailed instructions are found in note 39503 8. MM Customizing: Make sure the Unit of
Measure's ISO Codes are configured correctly. General Settings a Check units of measurement (T. Code CUNI) Optional MM
Customizing: NOTE: This is only necessary for logistics invoice verification. Materials Management a Logistics Invoice Verification a
EDI a Enter Program Parameters Monitoring There are several transaction that allow you to monitor the IDoc. First you need to
know the IDoc number. You can see the IDoc number in the processing log in the "Header output" screen in the billing document.
You can use transaction WE02 or WE05. Enter the IDoc number in the selection screen. If you have an error in the IDoc, you could
analyze it with transaction WE19 thanks Pat Edited by: Patricia Powers on Jun 23, 2010 4:45 PM Edited by: Patricia Powers on Jun
23, 2010 4:45 PM Edited by: Patricia Powers on Jun 23, 2010 4:46 PM

Patricia Powers Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 23, 2010 4:49 PM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 6
Registered: 6/22/10
Hi Shailabh
Forum Points: 0

Sorry about the last posting, it is quite a mess the way it actually gets presented. If you view it via Edit then it presents itself the way I
put it in - otherwise I apologize - that's what happens when a newbie posts.

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Patricia

shailabh_s Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jun 24, 2010 11:38 AM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 33
Registered: 3/26/10
Hi Patricia,
Forum Points: 42

From the information it does seem that intercompany might not be the solution in this case. The business scenario you have
described looks more like Customer Service scenario.

The below links give more details on the customer service scenario.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/3c/abae15413911d1893d0000e8323c4f/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/3b/02953401024735e10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm

The other thing that can be looked at is taking some ABAP help in this case. From your post I understand that the problem is only with the foreign
exchange due to the 2 day delay in creating the invoice. By default SAP calculates the value of foreign exchange on the day billing is done, but if
with some ABAP/user exit tweaking we could make a change such that the value of the foreign exchange is picked up what it was 2 days earlier
then problem could be solved. You would need the help of an ABAP person to get this done.

P.S. I do not think it is possible to attach a document in the forum, the only way to do is to post all details like you have done.

Cheers,
Shailabh

shailabh_s Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Jul 2, 2010 8:15 AM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 33
Registered: 3/26/10
Hi Patricia,
Forum Points: 42

Did you manage to solve the issue?

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Cheers,
Shailabh

Claudia Neudeck Re: Intercompany Billing Configuration Reply

Posted: Mar 10, 2011 1:36 PM in response to: Patricia Powers
Posts: 823
Registered: 5/30/07
> close the thread, because there was no reaction the last 3 months
Forum Points: 896

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