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Enterprise Structure (J56)
Building Block Configuration Guide
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SAP Best Practices
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Content
Enterprise Structure ................................................................................................................... 5
1
Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 5
2
Preparation ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
3
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................ 5
Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 5
3.1
Creating Controlling Area ......................................................................................... 5
3.2
Creating Credit Control Area .................................................................................... 6
3.3
Defining Loading Groups ......................................................................................... 6
3.4
Defining Transportation Groups ............................................................................... 7
3.5
Defining Shipping Conditions ................................................................................... 7
3.6
Defining Storage Conditions .................................................................................... 8
3.7
Create Purchasing Groups....................................................................................... 8
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Enterprise Structure
1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe the general configuration steps required to
manually set up the configuration within the system landscape that has already been installed
using the corresponding installation or configuration guides for installation.
This document supplements the existing Customizing documentation in the Implementation
Guide (IMG) and provides additional information where required.
2 Preparation
2.1 Prerequisites
Before you start installing this scenario, you must install the prerequisite building blocks. For
more information, see the Building Block Prerequisites Matrix.
3 Configuration
The following section describes the complete settings for this building block. These settings
can be divided into three main groups:

Prerequisite settings that have to be checked and which were delivered by SAP (as part
of the standard delivery)
The term Check refers to these prerequisite settings.

Settings defined by the customer (in the customer namespace and customer-specific):
The system uses automation to request individual customer settings during the
personalization process. These settings can be initial or reused from existing SAP ERP
layers and are indicated in the text by <your value>.

Additional settings that must be made, covered either by automation or manual
configuration (in the customer namespace).
The term Create refers to these additional settings in the text.
3.1 Creating Controlling Area
Use
In this step, you define your controlling area. The controlling area is an organizational unit in
Accounting used to subdivide the business organization from a cost accounting standpoint.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Enterprise Structure  Definition  Controlling  Maintain
Controlling Area
Transaction
Code
OX06
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2. In the Choose Activity dialog box, double-click Maintain Controlling Area.
3. On the Change View “Basic data”: Overview screen, choose New Entries.
4. Make the following entries:
Controlling
Area
Name
CoCd->CO
Area
Currency
Type
Currency
Chart
of
Accts
FY
Variant
A000
Controlling
area A000
Crosscompanycode cost
accounting
30
USD
YCOA
K4
3. Save your entries.
3.2 Creating Credit Control Area
Use
In this step, you define your credit control areas. The credit control area is an organizational
unit that specifies and checks a credit limit for customers.
A credit control area can include one or more company codes. You cannot assign
a company code to more than one control area. Within a credit control area, the
credit limits must be specified in the same currency.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Enterprise Structure  Definition  Financial Accounting  Define
Credit Control Area
Transaction
Code
OB45
2. On the Change View “Credit Control Areas”: Overview screen, choose New Entries.
3. Make the following entries:
Credit Control Area
Description
Currency
Update
FY Variant
A000
Credit control area A000
USD
000012
K4
4. Save your entries.
3.3 Defining Loading Groups
Use
In this step you define the loading groups. You enter the loading groups defined here in the
material master record for the sales data for each plant.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
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IMG Menu
Logistics Execution  Shipping  Basic Shipping Functions 
Shipping Point and Goods Receiving Point Determination  Define
Loading Groups
Transaction
Code
OVSX
2. On the “Routes: Loading Groups”: Overview screen, make the following entries.
LGrp
Description
0001
Crane
0002
Forklift
0003
Manual
3. Save your entries.
3.4 Defining Transportation Groups
Use
In this step you define the transportation groups. You specify the transportation groups
defined here in sales/plant data of the material master record. The transportation group is
copied into the delivery item.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Sales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Routes  Route
Determination  Define Transportation Groups
Transaction
Code
OVSY
2. On the Change View “Deliver Scheduling: Transportation Groups”: Overview screen,
make the following assignments.
Trans. grp
Description
0001
On pallets
0002
In liquid form
0003
Container
0004
Parcel
0005
Bulk Product
3. Save your entries.
3.5 Defining Shipping Conditions
Use
In this step you enter the shipping conditions defined in the customer master record in the
sales data for each sales area. The SAP system copies the shipping condition into the sales
document header.
Procedure
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1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Logistics Execution  Shipping  Basic Shipping Functions 
Shipping Point and Goods Receiving Point Determination  Define
Shipping Conditions
Transaction
Code
OVSF
2. On the Change View “Shipping Conditions”: Overview screen, make the following
assignments.
SC
Description
01
Standard
02
Pick-up
03
Immediately
04
Transport Service
RE
Returns
3. Save your entries.
3.6 Defining Storage Conditions
Use
In this activity you define the storage conditions.
Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG Menu
Logistics Execution  Shipping  Picking  Determine Picking
Location  Define storage conditions
Transaction
Code
SPRO
2. On the Change View “Storage conditions”: Overview screen, enter the following:
SC
Description
10
storage condition10
20
storage condition 20
3. Save your entries.
3.7 Create Purchasing Groups
Use
In this activity, you define the purchasing groups. We deliver three entries to be maintained
via a Self-service UI.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction
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Code
IMG Menu
SAP Customizing Implementation Guide  Materials Management 
Purchasing  Create Purchasing Groups
2. On the Change View: 'Purchasing Groups': Overview screen, choose New Entries.
3. On the New Entries: Overview of Added Entries screen, make the following settings:
Field Name
Entry Value
Purchasing Group
001
Desc. Pur. Grp
Group 001
Tel.No. Pur Grp.
7708409421
Fax number
7708409000
Telephone
331
Extension
1
E-Mail Address
a
4. Press Enter.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 for the next two entries:
Field Name
Entry Value
Purchasing Group
002
Desc. Pur. Grp
Group 002
Tel.No. Pur Grp.
7708409421
Fax number
7708409000
Telephone
331
Extension
1
E-Mail Address
a
Field Name
Entry Value
Purchasing Group
003
Desc. Pur. Grp
Group 003
Tel.No. Pur Grp.
7708409421
Fax number
7708409000
Telephone
331
Extension
1
E-Mail Address
a
6. Save your entries.
Result
You created three purchasing groups.
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