New Company Code configuration in existing system with some modules FICO, MM, SD

[FarhanRasheed]

Hi Experts,

My client has approx 4 company codes and all are working fine. Now the client has acquired a new business and wants to create a new company code in SAP R/3. The client has said that I have to copy only some modules of i.e. FICO, MM and SD. Now here starts my queries related to this new requirement:

1. Is there any short way to create the new company code with all the functionalities of a target company code or I have to go to each and every steps and do the customization for new company code.

2. New Company code have no production and operated in UAE, while the existing company codes have production plants.

3. New company code will receive Finished goods from all existing company codes through Inter-company selling.

4. Regarding master data, how to copy the material master, vendor, customer GL etc to the new company code from the target company code.

5.What are the precautions which I should take care of during the new company code setup.

6. Your advise as how to go ahead for this.

Thanks & Regards,
Farhan Rasheed

[sanilbhandari]

Hi @FarhanRasheed 

I would have certain questions as well. What is the system version (S/4HANA PCE or ECC or something else) and would the new company code and the old company code in the same country?

Ideally if the country of all company codes is same, you could copy the existing company code to create the new one. Here I am assuming you would also have to use the same operational COA. If the countries are different, you can still copy the company code, however, the tax related configuration could differ quite a bit.

You have mentioned that the existing company code would have no production plants but would source goods from existing company codes. if you intend to use logistics process to buy and sell between new and existing company code, you need to complete the organizational set up of sales and materials management as well as the account determination in logistics and sales. This would not be copied over completely. For the intercompany process, you would need to set up ICO processes including EDI (IDOC) in case you use the classical ICO Processes (Classical ICO STO and Classical ICO Sales)

If you use the same vendors and customers, you could extend them to the new company code. However, you might have to update the country specific fields in case the new company code country is different to your existing company codes.

Hope this helps

Thanks & Regards

Sanil Bhandari