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The company code assignment to the controlling area must be made according to the processes
your company has in logistics and accounting. The organizational environment is also very
important. It is difficult or at best, time-consuming to change the 1:1 or 1:n relationsip between the
controlling area and company code after the decision and the assignment have already been
made.
The company code and controlling area organizational units can be combined in a number of
ways. Using these combinations you can represent organizations with different structures.
In this example, the financial accounting and cost accounting views of the
organization are identical.
For example, this method can be used if the organization contains a number of
independent subsidiaries using global managerial accounting. Cross-company
code cost accounting gives you the advantage of using internal allocations
across company code boundaries.
If you assign more than one company code to one controlling area, then
you need to note the following:
You need to treat each cost element (in all company codes) in
the same way (for example, as a primary cost element, or as an
accrual cost element).
• The operative fiscal year variants in the company codes must match the fiscal year
variants in the controlling area.
• You should execute period-end closing in Controlling for all company codes at the same
time. Separate period-end closing for each company code would be too time-consuming.
• The system only posts reconciliation postings across company codes without tax, which
means that it cannot automatically create invoices.
• If you wish to prevent cross-company code postings in Controlling, then you need to
create a detailed authorization concept.
• If you only use one controlling area, you can only use one operating concern.
You need to take the following into consideration when deciding on the controlling area –
company code assignment:
However, if you then create a controlling area with more than one assigned company
code so that you can use all the functions in Controlling, you may be causing a significant
amount of extra work. Therefore, check to see if you really need a 1:n relationship and
whether the extra work it would create is acceptable.
Activities
The company code(s) must be fully maintained before you can assign
them to a controlling area.
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