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SAP ECC 6.0

Surya Padhi

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This book is dedicated to my beloved wife, Sharmistha, and my two precious angels, Seejal and Sheetal.

This book is unique because of the following characteristics:

Designed as a quick reference that covers the major sub-modules of financial accounting, controlling, and financial supply chain management;

Covers the components you need to configure for a variety of projects and how to get results;

Includes concepts of SAP General Ledger (formally called New GL) and its configuration requirements;

Covers configuration and use of financial supply chain management;

Provides coverage of the most popular business processes and practices;

Includes concise instructions and tips with a self-testing, question and answer format

We have divided the entire book into following chapters:

Chapter 1: An Overview of SAP ERP Financials: Chapter 1 describes an overview of SAP applications and its components. Being a beginner to SAP you will come to know the various applications and components that are available in SAP;

Chapter 2: Financial Accounting and Controlling: