Configuring SAP® ERP Financial and Controlling

Overview of the FI Closing Cockpit

There’s a specific order of steps when developing the FI Closing Cockpit. Once you have finished the initial steps and you have worked through a couple of examples, you will be ready to get into your systems and start the process.

The setup process consists of six basic steps, as outlined in Table 15-1.

Table 15-1 Setting Up the FI Closing Cockpit

Task	Definition
Create the organizational hierarchies.	This activity determines the organizational structure that will be used in the closing process.
Create templates.	This activity is the process of setting up templates that will work for the entire company for the closing process.
Create tasks.	This activity determines the individual items ...