Pricing and the Condition Technique in SAP ERP

Preface by Manfred Hirn
Preface by Werner Herhuth
Preface by Ursula Becker
Introduction
History of the Pricing and the Condition Technique
How Will This Book Help You?
What Is the Structure of the Book?
Who Is the Target Audience of the Book?
Note on the Examples in this Book
Foundations
Application Areas and Elements of the Condition Technique
Condition Records
Application Areas (Using Condition Tables)
Selected Application Areas (Usages)
Applications of the Condition Technique
Elements of the Condition Technique
Field Catalog and Communication Structures
Condition Tables
Access Sequences
Condition Types
Condition Master Data
Determination Procedures
Determination Analysis
Requirements
The Complete Process at a Glance
Summary
Pricing Condition Master Data
Condition Maintenance via Condition Type
Condition Maintenance via Area Menu
Condition Maintenance via Index
Agreements
Price Agreements
Summary
Condition Lists
Pricing Reports
Worklists for the Internal Sales Representative Role
Net Price List
Performance-Optimized Price List
Summary
Standard Configuration
Pricing Configuration
Implementation of an Initial Customer-Specific Scenario
Elements of Pricing in Detail
Customer-Specific Adaptations and Customer Namespaces
Example for the Implementation of Complex Pricing Scenarios
Configurable Parameters and Formulas
Interface to Profitability Analysis
Summary
Working with Condition Records
Release Status
Mass Change/Mass Creation with Template
Copying Condition Records
Condition Maintenance via Area Menus
Other Functionalities in Condition Maintenance
Summary
Pricing in the Sales Document
The Item Conditions Screen
Header Conditions Screen
Predefined Price Elements in the Item Overview Screen
Price Agreements
Pricing During Creation of Documents with Reference
Pricing for Special Billing Scenarios
Summary
Special Functions in Pricing
Group Conditions
Condition Exclusion
Condition Update
Tax Determination in Sales
Free Goods in Sales
Cost of Sales
Currency Conversion in Sales
Print Formatting of the Pricing Result
Summary
Pricing Procedures and Condition Types in Sales and Distribution
Selected Pricing Procedures
Selected Condition Types of the Standard Pricing Procedures
Summary
Advanced Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
Special Features of the Condition Technique in Pricing
Interfaces, Tables, and Interrelationships
Data Determination via Condition Technique
Fields with Multiple Values
Summary
Important Programs for Pricing
The PRICING Function Module
The PRICING_COMPLETE Function Module
The PRICING_COPY Function Module
Data Storage of the Pricing Result in Clustered Table KONV
The PRICING_REFRESH Function Module
Dialog Connection/Other Function Modules
Relationship of Tables and Structures
Summary
System Adaptation Using Requirements, Formulas, and User Exits
Pricing Types
Requirements
An Example Using Formulas
Formulas for Pricing Conditions
Special Logic for Pricing Type F in Routine XKOM_BEWERTEN
Pricing Result in KOMP
Control Flag XKOMV-KSTEU
User Exits
Enhancement of KONV
Performance Aspects
Error Messages/Error Handling
Summary
Typical Practice Demands on Pricing and Their Solutions
Budgeting Requirements
Why Is the Condition Not Found?
Rounding
Prices with More Than Two Decimal Places
Handling Freight Surcharges
Authorizations for the Pricing Screen
Adding Subtotal Fields
Date-Dependent Maintenance of Master Data Fields
Copied Conditions and Subsequent Quantity Changes
Increased Prices in Returns and Credit Notes
Key Figures for Reporting and Analysis
Condition Record Depending Requirements
Summary
Pricing in Selected Applications
Pricing in Sales Orders
Pricing in Billing Documents
Pricing in Purchase Orders
Pricing in Accounting
Tax Determination in Accounting
Pricing in Transport Management (Shipment Cost Calculation)
Summary
Performance and Testing
SAP Table Buffering
Prestep Conditions and Access Optimization
Field Sequence in the Condition Tables
Usage of Requirements
Group Conditions and Formulas
Peculiarities in Sales Order and Billing Document
Analytical Tools
Testing
Summary
Rebate Processing in Sales
Rebate Processing in Sales
Overview of Rebate Processing
Elements of Rebate Processing in Detail
Extended Rebate Processing
System Adaptation in Rebate Processing
Typical Practice Demands
Summary
Appendices
Condition Type Profiles
The Authors