Pricing and the Condition Technique in SAP ERP

Wrap your head around pricing and the condition technique with this nuts-and-bolts guide! First become versed in the fundamentals: condition types, master data settings, and condition lists. Then employ standard configurations, from condition records to pricing in sales documents. Use function modules, deploy user exits, and create custom workarounds to pick the right price for your products!Highlights include:-Condition technique-Pricing-SAP ERP-Materials Management (MM)-Sales and Distribution (SD)-Master data-Function modules-User exits-Configuration-Performance and testing-Rebate processing Highlights: Condition technique Pricing SAP ERP Materials Management (MM) Sales and Distribution (SD) Master data Function modules User exits Configuration Performance and testing Rebate processing

Meet advanced pricing requirements such as condition exclusion and currency conversion

Contenu
... Preface by Manfred Hirn ... 19

... Preface by Werner Herhuth ... 21

... Preface by Ursula Becker ... 23

... Introduction ... 25

... History of the Pricing and the Condition Technique ... 25

... How Will This Book Help You? ... 26

... What Is the Structure of the Book? ... 27

... Who Is the Target Audience of the Book? ... 28

... Note on the Examples in this Book ... 29

I ... Foundations ... 31

1 ... Application Areas and Elements of the Condition Technique ... 33

1.1 ... Condition Records ... 34

1.2 ... Application Areas (Using Condition Tables) ... 35

1.3 ... Selected Application Areas (Usages) ... 37

1.4 ... Applications of the Condition Technique ... 40

1.5 ... Elements of the Condition Technique ... 44

1.6 ... Field Catalog and Communication Structures ... 46

1.7 ... Condition Tables ... 47

1.8 ... Access Sequences ... 50

1.9 ... Condition Types ... 58

1.10 ... Condition Master Data ... 58

1.11 ... Determination Procedures ... 63

1.12 ... Determination Analysis ... 64

1.13 ... Requirements ... 65

1.14 ... The Complete Process at a Glance ... 67

1.15 ... Summary ... 68

2 ... Pricing Condition Master Data ... 69

2.1 ... Condition Maintenance via Condition Type ... 69

2.2 ... Condition Maintenance via Area Menu ... 75

2.3 ... Condition Maintenance via Index ... 79

2.4 ... Agreements ... 80

2.5 ... Price Agreements ... 84

2.6 ... Summary ... 84

3 ... Condition Lists ... 85

3.1 ... Pricing Reports ... 85

3.2 ... Worklists for the Internal Sales Representative Role ... 92

3.3 ... Net Price List ... 97

3.4 ... Performance-Optimized Price List ... 99

3.5 ... Summary ... 125

II ... Standard Configuration ... 127

4 ... Pricing Configuration ... 129

4.1 ... Implementation of an Initial Customer-Specific Scenario ... 130

4.2 ... Elements of Pricing in Detail ... 146

4.3 ... Customer-Specific Adaptations and Customer Namespaces ... 166

4.4 ... Example for the Implementation of Complex Pricing Scenarios ... 170

4.5 ... Configurable Parameters and Formulas ... 172

4.6 ... Interface to Profitability Analysis ... 198

4.7 ... Summary ... 200

5 ... Working with Condition Records ... 201

5.1 ... Release Status ... 201

5.2 ... Mass Change/Mass Creation with Template ... 206

5.3 ... Copying Condition Records ... 210

5.4 ... Condition Maintenance via Area Menus ... 215

5.5 ... Other Functionalities in Condition Maintenance ... 217

5.6 ... Summary ... 222

6 ... Pricing in the Sales Document ... 223

6.1 ... The Item Conditions Screen ... 223

6.2 ... Header Conditions Screen ... 232

6.3 ... Predefined Price Elements in the Item Overview Screen ... 236

6.4 ... Price Agreements ... 237

6.5 ... Pricing During Creation of Documents with Reference ... 240

6.6 ... Pricing for Special Billing Scenarios ... 241

6.7 ... Summary ... 253

7 ... Special Functions in Pricing ... 255

7.1 ... Group Conditions ... 255

7.2 ... Condition Exclusion ... 258

7.3 ... Condition Update ... 264

7.4 ... Tax Determination in Sales ... 267

7.5 ... Free Goods in Sales ... 273

7.6 ... Cost of Sales ... 276

7.7 ... Currency Conversion in Sales ... 281

7.8 ... Print Formatting of the Pricing Result ... 289

7.9 ... Summary ... 293

8 ... Pricing Procedures and Condition Types in Sales and Distribution ... 295

8.1 ... Selected Pricing Procedures ... 297

8.2 ... Selected Condition Types of the Standard Pricing Procedures ... 314

8.3 ... Summary ... 319

III ... Advanced Techniques, Tips, and Tricks ... 321

9 ... Special Features of the Condition Technique in Pricing ... 323

9.1 ... Interfaces, Tables, and Interrelationships ... 324

9.2 ... Data Determination via Condition Technique ... 329

9.3 ... Fields with Multiple Values ... 350

9.4 ... Summary ... 354

10 ... Important Programs for Pricing ... 355

10.1 ... The PRICING Function Module ... 356

10.2 ... The PRICING_COMPLETE Function Module ... 367

10.3 ... The PRICING_COPY Function Module ... 378

10.4 ... Data Storage of the Pricing Result in Clustered Table KONV ... 379

10.5 ... The PRICING_REFRESH Function Module ... 380

10.6 ... Dialog Connection/Other Function Modules ... 381

10.7 ... Relationship of Tables and Structures ... 383

10.8 ... Summary ... 384

11 ... System Adaptation Using Requirements, Formulas, and User Exits ... 385

11.1 ... Pricing Types ... 387

11.2 ... Requirements ... 388

11.3 ... An Example Using Formulas ... 392

11.4 ... Formulas for Pricing Conditions ... 398

11.5 ... Special Logic for Pricing Type F in Routine XKOM_BEWERTEN ... 408

11.6 ... Pricing Result in KOMP ... 410

11.7 ... Control Flag XKOMV-KSTEU ... 416

11.8 ... User Exits ... 418

11.9 ... Enhancement of KONV ... 426

11.10 ... Performance Aspects ... 427

11.11 ... Error Messages/Error Handling ... 428

11.12 ... Summary ... 429

12 ... Typical Practice Demands on Pricing and Their Solutions ... 431

12.1 ... Budgeting Requirements ... 432

12.2 ... Why Is the Condition Not Found? ... 442

12.3 ... Rounding ... 445

12.4 ... Prices with More Than Two Decimal Places ... 446

12.5 ... Handling Freight Surcharges ... 447

12.6 ... Authorizations for the Pricing Screen ... 449

12.7 ... Adding Subtotal Fields ... 449

12.8 ... Date-Dependent Maintenance of Master Data Fields ... 450

12.9 ... Copied Conditions and Subsequent Quantity Changes ... 455

12.10 ... Increased Prices in Returns and Credit Notes ... 462

12.11 ... Key Figures for Reporting and Analysis ... 463

12.12 ... Condition Record Depending Requirements ... 479

12.13 ... Summary ... 492

13 ... Pricing in Selected Applications ... 493

13.1 ... Pricing in Sales Orders ... 494

13.2 ... Pricing in Billing Documents ... 500

13.3 ... Pricing in Purchase Orders ... 501

13.4 ... Pricing in Accounting ... 505

13.5 ... Tax Determination in Accounting ... 506

13.6 ... Pricing in Transport Management (Shipment Cost Calculation) ... 513

13.7 ... Summary ... 514

14 ... Performance and Testing ... 515

14.1 ... SAP Table Buffering ... 516

14.2 ... Prestep Conditions and Access Optimization ... 517

14.3 ... Field Sequence in the Condition Tables ... 520

14.4 ... Usage of Requirements ... 521

14.5 ... Group Conditions and Formulas ... 521

14.6 ... P…