In this SAP Tutorial, you will learn:
- Assignment of company to credit control area in SAP ECC system
- Assignment of company code to credit control in SAP S4 Hana system
In SAP, assigning company code to a credit control area is an important configuration step, as it ensures that the credit management is applicable to all the assigned company codes, and helps manage better credit risk management and smooth business processes.
Importance of Assigning company code to credit control area in SAP
Assigning the company code to credit control enables in
- Centralized credit management across the multiple company codes
- Customized risk assessment with different credit policies for different organizational units
- Integration of Financial Accounting (SAP FI) with Sales & Distribution (SAP SD) module.
Prerequisites to assign company code credit control area in SAP
How to Assign Company Code to Credit Control Area in ECC System
- One credit control area can be assigned to one or more company codes, but one company code is applicable to use only one credit control area in the SAP system.
- You can assign company codes to the credit-control area in SAP using T-code OB38
Refer below step by step configuration steps to assign company code to the credit-control area in SAP.
Steps for Assign company code to credit control area
After creating credit control, the next step is to assign a company code to the credit control area.
IMG Menu Path:- SPRO > Implementation Guide > Enterprise Structure > Assignment > Financial Accounting > Assign company code to credit Control Area.
Step 1:– Enter T-Code SPRO in the Command field and press enter
Step 2:– Click on SAP Reference IMG (shortcut key F5 )
Step 3:- Follow the menu path for Assigning Company Code to Credit Control Area
Step 4:– In the next screen click on the Position icon update the company code and press enter
Step 5:- In the next screen, update the credit-control code in the CCAr field and
Step 6:– After updating the credit-control code click on the save icon
Thus, the company code was successfully assigned to the credit control area.
Assignment of company code to credit control in SAP S4 Hana system
In our previous SAP FI enterprise structure, we completed the required organizational structure configurations of company, company code & credit control.
Now we need to assign the credit control area to the company code. This enables the integration between the credit control and company code, and it controls credit limits for all the customers that are maintained under this company code.
Let’s start configuring the assignment process in the Hana system:
Step 1: Log in to S4HANA system using your login credentials
Step 2: Execute the transaction code: OB38
Step 3: In the next screen, it displays list of existing company codes that are available in this client. Now click on the position button and provide your company code, so it displays on top the list.
Click on the save button and select the required customizing request number to continue to save the details in the SAP S4 Hana system.
Continue to refer SAP FICO Tutorial for a complete learning series.