Do not create a new Company Code without first receiving an appropriate tracker ticket
from the ESI Support Team or UK Payroll Support Team.
The tracker ticket must contain the following information:
Company Code XXXX
Company Address
Currency Code
Language Key (EN)
There are 2 types of company that may need to be created – Operating Companies, which
are needed to support the international payroll and Payroll Companies which are needed
for new or changed payroll implementations. Both require the same basic configuration
but Payroll Companies also need the additional configuration
BASIC CONFIGURATION
Apply the following configuration steps, in order, and save to one transport. Then release
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the transport to quality and notify the sponsor to check the configuration on quality and
release to production.
1. Define Internal Trading Partner
TRANSACTION OX15
IMG PATH P/IMG - Enterprise Structure - Definition - Financial Accounting - Define
Company
SCHLUMBERGER Create a company id (SLB has a 1 to 1 relationship between Comp Code
DEFINITION
and Company Id)
ACTIONS Input necessary information: Company code, Company Name(2 lines, as
needed), The street, P.O. Box (as needed), Postal code(as needed), City,
Country, Language Key.
2. Define Company Code
TRANSACTION OX02
IMG PATH Enterprise Structure Maintain Structure Definition Financial
Accounting Define, copy, delete, check Company code Edit
Company Code Data
SCHLUMBERGER Create a company code.
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Use the ‘New Entries’ button to add a new company code. Input necessary
information: Company code, Company Name (Abbreviate as needed), City,
Country, Currency, Language. If you have the full address you can use the
address icon to input it here. In search terms put in the company code.
3. Define Cross System Company Codes
TRANSACTION OB72
IMG PATH Basis Components Application Link Enabling (ALE) Modelling and
Implementing Business Processes Cross Application Settings Global
organizational units Cross-System codes Cross-System Company
codes
SCHLUMBERGER Cross System Company Codes
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Input necessary information: Company code.
4. Assign Cross System Company Codes to COA
TRANSACTION OBV7
IMG PATH Basis Components Application Link Enabling (ALE) Modelling and
Implementing Business Processes Cross Application Settings Global
organizational units Cross-System codes Assign Cross-System
Company Code to Chart of Accounts
SCHLUMBERGER Assign Cross-System Co. code Chrt of acct’s
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Input necessary information: Chart of Accounts. Example CAOF
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5. Assign Company code to Cross System Company Code
TRANSACTION OBB5
IMG PATH Basis Components Application Link Enabling (ALE) Modelling and
Implementing Business Processes Cross Application Settings Global
organizational units Cross-System codes Assign Company Code to
Cross-System Company Code
SCHLUMBERGER Assign company code Cross-system company code
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Input necessary information: Global Company Code (the same as company
code). Nb this function can also be done in step 6.
6. Enter Global Parameters for Company Code
TRANSACTION OBY6
IMG PATH Fin Accting Fin Accting Glob Settings Comp Code Enter Global
Parameters
SCHLUMBERGER Enter Global Parameters for company code
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Make sure the following entries have data entered:
Under Accounting Organization - Chart of Accounts (CAOF), Company,
Fiscal year variant (K4), Global company code (same as Company Code),
VAT Registration number (if appropriate, See notes)
Make sure the following entries have data entered or are checked:
Document entry screen variant “2”, Field status variant “SLBF”, Pstng
Period Variant “0001”, Business Area Balance sheets, Propose fiscal year,
Propose Value date, Tax Base is net value, No forex rate diff when clearing
in LC, Discount base is net value.
NOTES
PER SAP: By system design, the VAT registration number cannot be
entered via trans OBY6 for non-EU countries. However, the following
workaround can be used to accomplish this:
1) Turn ON the EU country switch (T005-XEGLD) in the Country Global
Parameters via trans OY01.
2) Enter the VAT registration no. in the Company Code Global Data
via trans OBY6.
3) Turn OFF the EU country switch (T005-XEGLD) in the Country Global
Parameters via trans OY01. This switch should be turned OFF
immediately after step 2 is performed.
7. Assign Company Code to Controlling Area
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TRANSACTION OX19
IMG PATH Enterprise Structure Assignment Controlling Assign Comp Code
to Controlling Area
SCHLUMBERGER Assign Company Code to Controlling Area
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Select SLB4 for Oilfield companies, SLB5 for others. Click on the ‘New
Entries’ button and enter the Company Code.
8. Define Additional Local currencies
TRANSACTION OB22
IMG PATH Fin Accting Fin Accting Glob Settings Comp Code Multiple
Currencies Define Additional local currencies
SCHLUMBERGER Define additional Local currencies
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Verify Parallel Currencies: There should be entries for all 3 local
currencies.
1ST Local Currency entries are Curr. Type - 10 , Valuation - 0, Ex. Rt. Type
- M, Srce curr. - 1, TrsDte typ - 3 the currency will be in the country
currency
2nd Local Currency entries are Curr. Type - 30 , Valuation - 1, Ex. Rt. Type
- M, Srce curr. - 1, TrsDte typ - 3 the currency will be in USD dollars
3rd Local Currency entries are Curr. Type - 60 , Valuation – 0, Ex. Rt. Type
- M, Srce curr. - 1, TrsDte typ - 3 will be in the Global company currency.
ADDITIONAL PAYROLL COMPANY CONFIGURATION
Apply the following additional configuration steps for Payroll Companies Only.
9. Setup Export to R/2 System or R/3 System < 4.0
TRANSACTION
IMG PATH P/IMG - Payroll Payroll: Great Britain Reporting for Posting Payroll
Results to Accounting Special Scenarios Posting with Old Releases
Setup Export to R/2 System or R/3 System < 4.0
SCHLUMBERGER Setup Export to R/2 System or R/3 System < 4.0
DEFINITION
ACTIONS Click on the ‘New Entries’ button and enter the Company Code.
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ADDITIONAL PAYROLL COMPANY GL ACCOUNTS
A set of valid GL accounts also has to be created for the new Company code – but only
after the configuration has been transported to production. Perform the following steps –
1. Copy all accounts from the template company ZZZZ.
Use Transaction FS15 on DH1/300.
Leave the GL account range blank, put ‘ZZZZ’ into ‘Company Code’ and the new
Company code in ‘Target Company Code’. Leave the remaining selections as defaulted.
Execute to program. This will create one or more batch sessions.
2. Process the Batch Session(s).
Use Transaction SM35 on DH1/300 and process (display errors only) the batch session(s)
you have just created.
3. Distribute the GL Accounts by ALE.
Use Transaction BD18 on DH1/300.
Complete the selection screen –
Chart of Accounts – CAOF
Company Code - The new Company Code
Account No Range - 0000000001 to 9999999999
Logical message - GLMAST
And execute the transaction. This will send the new GL accounts to all target clients via
ALE.
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