Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN⤷
FI-AA (Application Component) Asset Accounting⤷
AA_BAS_CUS (Package) Asset Accounting: General Tables and Customizing
Basic Data
| Data Element | FKBER2 |
| Short Description | Functional Area for APC Account Assignments |
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 | 4 | F.Ar |
Documentation
Definition
Used to categorize an organization according to functional aspects such as:
- Manufacturing
- Administration
- Sales and distribution
- Research and development
Use
The functional area is required to draw up a profit and loss statement in Financial Accounting (FI) using the cost of sales accounting method.
The functional area for account assignment of APC makes account assignment of acquisition and production costs (for example, during the capital investment phase) to a different functional area than for depreciation possible.
Read the documentation on Input status of functional area field.
For more information on cost of sales accounting and functional areas, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Cost of Sales Accounting.
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
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20020226 |
| SAP Release Created in | 470 |
