Top 18 Sap Copa Interview Questions You Must Prepare 14.Nov.2024

Q1. What Are Account Assignment Models?

AAM’s are blocks of document line items that can be used repeatedly to prevent manual re-entry. Which fields are included in the AAM layout can be configured using O7E3

Q2. What Are Statistical Internal Orders?

Statistical real internal orders are dummy cost objects used for analysis and reporting purposes. They must be posted to in conjunction with a real cost object such as a cost center.

Q3. Explain The Organizational Assignment In The Pa Module?

  • The operating Concern is the highest node in Profitability Analysis.
  • The operating concern is assigned to the Controlling Area.
  • Within the operating concern all the transactions of Profitability Analysis are stored.
  • The operating concern is nothing but a nomenclature for defining the highest node in PA.

Q4. What Do You Mean By Value Field Groups?

Value Field Groups represent the possible combinations of value fields in an operating concern.

Value field groups are used to specify:

  • Which value should be made available to users entering or displaying a line item
  • In what order these value fields should be displayed
  • Which specific value fields can be filled

Q5. What Do You Mean By Period Based Accounting (gl Based) And Cost Of Sales Accounting (copa Based)? Period Based Accounting?

“Period based” means that during the month or period, all and only actual events / transactions are posted in the appropriate period.  At the end of the period estimated accruals and deferrals are made and posted to that posting period to give a more accurate view of profit.  IE any expected revenues and expenditures that should relate to the current period are accrued for and equally any prepaid expenses or revenues are deferred to the next period.  (Accruals and Deferrals are posted temporarily, usually to special accounts, and reversed prior to the next period end.)

Cost of Sales Accounting:

Cost of Sales in SAP means that we attempt to record or rather report the “costs of sales” against the actual sale at as low a level as possible and during the period. (In CO-PA this is down to a transaction level.)   This enables the company to get a reasonably accurate view of profitability on a real time basis.

This is done by using either standards or estimates for many of the components that make up the “cost of goods sold”.  Any variations from the standards are usually posted through to the cost of sales system either at month end or when they occur.

Q6. Can Both Account Based And Costing Based Profitability Analysis Be Configured At The Same Time?

Yes. It is possible to configure both types of costing based profitability analysis at the same time.

Q7. What Are Characteristics Values?

Characteristics are aspects on which we want to break down the profit logically such as customer, region product, sales person etc. 

Q8. How Data Flows From Co To Copa?

Through Assessments. Allocates costs from cost centers to profitability segments. 

Q9. How Data Flows Through Mm Into Fi?

Through Account assignment model OKB@Automatic postings created in materials management, can be passed on to CO-PA by means of automatic account assignment to a profitability segment.

Q10. What Is The Basic Difference In Customizing In Profitability Analysis As Compared To Other Modules?

In PA when we configure the system i.e. creating operating concern, maintain structures no customizing request is generated. The configuration needs to be transported through a different transaction called as KE3I.

Q11. What Are Non-fixed Characteristics Or User Defined Characteristics?

Up to 50 non-fixed characteristics can be added to an operating concern.

Create -> Derived the value from Table PAPARTNER (SD partner that can be used in COPA) -> Create user defined characteristic name WW008 -> Save

Q12. How Data Flows From Pp Into Fi & Copa?

Through Production Variances. It Posts variances from the production (product cost) estimates or standards to the GL accounts and to Profitability Analysis if real costs are required (vs standard costs).  Standard cost figures would have been used to update Stock and Cost of Goods sold figures when finished stock was issued from the production runs. 

Q13. What Do You Mean Fixed Characteristic Fields?

Predefined characteristic fields in SAP R/3 system, which are obvious, are known as fixed characteristic fields such as product, sales org and customer

Q14. How Do You Configure The Assignment Of Variances From Product Costing To Copa Module?

The variance categories from product costing along with cost element are to be assigned to the value fields in COPA.

Q15. Describe Three Ways Of Disposing Of An Asset From A Company Code In Sap R/3?

An existing asset can be scrapped (transaction ABAVN), transferred to another company code (ABUMN), sold to a customer account in the accounts receivable module (F-92), sold with revenue but the revenue is booked to a GL account (ABAON).

Q16. What Are Statistical Key Figures In Co?

SKF’s are statistical (or information values) used in cost allocations such as assessments and distributions.

Q17. Name Some Settlement Receivers For Co Internal Orders?

Typically CO Internal Order is settled to:-

  • Other internal orders
  • Fixed assets (including assets under constructions)
  • GL Accounts
  • Cost Centres

Q18. How Data Flows From Sd To Copa?

The normal SD document flow is as follows:

  • Sales order
  • Delivery (the delivery creates the goods issue, which debits COGS and credits Inventory – COGS is updated in CO-PA at this time)
  • Billing Document (the billing document updates A/R, Sales revenue, Discounts, Freight, etc.)