SAP PS and FICO Integration: How Projects Meet Finance

Quick Answer SAP PS FICO integration means every cost and revenue on a project is also a posting in SAP Finance (FI) and Controlling (CO). WBS elements and network activities are CO objects, so invoices, labour confirmations, goods issues and overheads land on them...

SAP PS Settlement Explained: Rules, Receivers and Steps

Quick Answer SAP PS settlement moves costs collected on WBS elements and networks to their final receivers, such as a cost center, a fixed asset, an asset under construction, a G/L account or profitability analysis. A settlement rule on each object says where costs go...

Results Analysis (RA) in SAP PS Explained Simply

Quick Answer Results analysis in SAP PS is the period-end step that works out how much revenue and cost a customer project has really earned, compared with what was billed and posted. Using a method such as percentage of completion, it calculates work in process,...

Milestone Billing in SAP PS: Full Setup, Step by Step

Quick Answer Milestone billing in SAP PS invoices a customer when a project milestone is reached, not when costs are incurred. The sales order item carries a billing plan whose dates are linked to milestones on the project. Each billing date stays blocked until the...

Budgeting and Availability Control in SAP PS Explained

Quick Answer Budgeting in SAP PS records the approved amount for each WBS element, and availability control checks every posting against it. When a purchase order, invoice or goods issue would push assigned costs past a tolerance limit, SAP PS warns the user, emails...