Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BK (Package) CO Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | FKBER |
| Short Description | Functional Area |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | FKBER | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 16 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 16 | |
| Value Table | TFKB |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | FBE | |
| Default Component name | FUNC_AREA | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Func. Area |
| Medium | 15 | Functional Area |
| Long | 20 | Functional Area |
| Heading | 16 | Functional Area |
Documentation
Definition
Structure criterion for an enterprise or government based on functional aspects.
Use for Cost-of-Sales Accounting
The functional area is required to create a profit and loss account in Financial Accounting using cost-of-sales accounting. The following are examples of structure criteria:
- Manufacturing
- Administration
- Sales
- Research and development
Use for Government
The functional area is needed for Funds Management to meet legal requirements for reporting with functional aspects. You can use the functional area to represent the global targets and goals (such as public safety or city development), in particular the expenses of your organization.
Further notes
- Use in cost-of-sales accounting
See the documentation on Filling the Functional Area Field.
For comprehensive information on cost-of-sales accounting and on the functional area, see the SAP Library under Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger -> Cost-of-Sales Accounting. - Use in government
For more information on the functional area, see the implementation Guide for Funds Management Government in the section Activate Account Assignment Elements.
Supplementary Documentation - FKBER 0001
Use
You need the functional area to create a profit and loss statement in Financial Accounting according to cost of sales accounting.
For product cost collectors, the default value for the functional area is determined from the order type of the product cost collector and transferred to its master data.
Note that the functional area in the master data of the product cost collector cannot be changed.
For more information about cost of sales accounting and functional areas, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Cost of Sales Accounting
Dependencies
Example
Supplementary Documentation - FKBER2 0001
Use
The functional area is needed in order to create a profit and loss statement according to the needs of cost of sales accounting.
For product cost collectors, the default value for the functional area is determined from the order type of the product cost collector and copied into its master data.
Be aware that you cannot change the functional area in the master data of the product cost collector.
For more detailed information on cost of sales accounting and the functional area, refer to the SAP Library. Choose Financials -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Cost of Sales Accounting.
Dependencies
Example
Supplementary Documentation - FKBER_LONG0001
Use
The functional area is needed for the creation of a profit and loss account in Financial Accounting, using cost-of-sales accounting.
For product cost collectors, the default value for the functional area is determined from the order type of the product cost collector and transferred to its master data.
Note that it is not possible to change the functional area in the master data for the product cost collector.
For detailed information on cost-of-sales accounting and the functional area, see the SAP Library under Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Cost-of-Sales Accounting.
Supplementary Documentation - FKBER_NEW 0001
Use
You need the functional area to create financial statements in Financial Accounting according to cost of sales accounting.
For the product cost collector, the default value is determined for the functional area from the order type of the product cost collector and transferred to the master data of the collector.
Note that you cannot change the functional area in the master data of the product cost collector.
For more information about cost of sales accounting and the functional area, see the SAP Library under Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting - Cost of Sales Accounting .
Dependencies
Example
Supplementary Documentation - FKBER_OLD 0001
Use
You need the functional area to create financial statements in Financial Accounting according to cost of sales accounting.
For the product cost collector, the default value is determined for the functional area from the order type of the product cost collector and transferred to the master data of the collector.
Note that you cannot change the functional area in the master data of the product cost collector.
For more information about cost of sales accounting and the functional area, see the SAP Library under Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting - Cost of Sales Accounting .
Dependencies
Example
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20030114 |
| SAP Release Created in |
