What is 'company code' in SAP FI - Financial Accounting?

company code - Overview

• Component: FI

• Component Name: Financial Accounting

• Description: The smallest organizational unit of for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up for purposes of external reporting. This includes recording of all relevant transactions and generating all supporting documents required for financial statements.

company code - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  A company code is a legal entity within an SAP system that represents a company. It is used to store and manage financial data for a company, such as balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial documents. It is the smallest organizational unit in the SAP system that can be used for financial accounting. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Company codes are used to store and manage financial data for a company. This includes creating balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial documents. The company code also stores information about the company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up a company code in SAP, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary information is entered correctly. This includes the company’s name, address, tax ID number, and other relevant information. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary accounts are set up correctly in order for the company code to function properly. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Company codes are part of the FI Financial Accounting component of SAP. Other components of this module include General Ledger Accounting (G/L), Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), Asset Accounting (AA), and Cost Accounting (CO). Additionally, there are several other modules within SAP that interact with FI Financial Accounting, such as Materials Management (MM) and Sales & Distribution (SD).