Controlling Area

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Controlling Area-OKKP

It is the highest organisational unit in the SAP Controlling module. It is mainly used for cost accounting. You can assign one or more company codes to a single controlling area and a company code can be assigned to only one controlling area.

There are three steps in maintain controlling area,

1. Basic data 
2. Assignment of company codes
3. Activate components/Control Indicators

Step 1: Basic Data

Transaction code is OKKP

Initial screen for maintain controlling area

Click the new entries.


Basic data screen for maintain controlling area
Fill all the fields as shown in the image and press Enter.
Note: The chart of accounts and Fiscal Year Variant need to be changed after we create our own.
Standard hierarchy creating screen for maintain controlling area
Click the Yes button.
Configuration data saving screen
Click the continue button.
Step 2 : Assignment of company codes

Click the Position to select our controlling area

Enter our controlling area as created just before and click the continue button.
Select our controlling area and then double-click the assignment of company codes as shown in the image.

Click the new entries.
Enter our company code and press Enter. It will display our company code and click the save button as illustrated in the image.

Step 1: Activate the Components/Control Indicators


Select our controlling area and double-click the Activate components as shown in the figure.


Fill the fields as illustrated in the figure and press enter

Click the continue button.

The Controlling Area 1959 – RKS Plant has now been created.

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