Profitability Analysis with SAP S/4HANA | Schmalzing, Kathrin

Whether you're running account-based or costing-based CO-PA, this is your one-stop shop for profitability analysis with SAP S/4HANA! Get the step-by-step instructions you need for configuring master data, operating concerns, value flows, and setting up your system. From planning to reporting, this guide has the key to each step of your profitability operations. With this guide to CO-PA, you're ready for SAP S/4HANA!



a. Configuration

Customize CO-PA to your business needs! Configure your operating concerns and characteristics. From actual data flow to data enrichment, learn how to set up account-based (now known as margin analysis) or costing-based in SAP S/4HANA work for you.

b. User Operations

Once your system is set up, you can get down to business. Follow detailed steps and screenshots for sales, COGS, and overhead cost planning in SAP S/4HANA. Get the details you need, for account-based planning and costing-based planning, this guide has you covered.

c. Reporting

Master the basics of profitability reporting. Then learn how to utilize tools like predictive accounting for your profitability analysis, and explore CDS views, ABAP reports, and SAP HANA Live.



1) Master data

2) Organizational data

3) Planning

4) Reporting

5) Actual value flows

6) Cost center assessment

7) Data enrichment

8) Account-based CO-PA (margin analysis)

9) Costing-based CO-PA

10) SAP Fiori and SAP GUI