Business roles for testing and executing scope item Intercompany Billing for Service Documents (53Y)
| Business role | Business role ID as delivered by SAP | What to do? |
|---|---|---|
| Internal Sales Representative - Professional Services | SAP_BR_INTERNAL_SALES_REP_PRSV | Execute intercompany process steps (sales order, debit memo request, etc.) |
| Customer Service Manager | SAP_BR_CUSTOMER_SRVC_MGR | Create a service order |
| Service Technician - Customer Service | SAP_BR_CUSTOMER_SRVC_TEC | Create a service confirmation |
| Billing Clerk | SAP_BR_BILLING_CLERK | Create the (intercompany) billing document |
| Customer Service Representative - In-House Repair | SAP_BR_CUST_SRVC_REP_REPA | Create an in-house repair/repair order |
| Service Technician - In-House Repair | SAP_BR_CUST_SRVC_TEC_REPA | Create a repair confirmation |
The above table shows the required business roles for testing and executing scope item 53Y.
NoteThis information is based on the test script for scope item Intercompany Billing for Service Documents (53Y), which can be found on and downloaded from the SAP Best Practices Explorer website at http://rapid.sap.com.
These roles can be used as a template to create your own business roles for your business users working with scope item Intercompany Billing for Service Documents (53Y).
NoteNote that the roles related to in-house repair processing are only used when executing a cross-company code in-house repair process. This means that a repair technician is used belonging to another company code than the one where the repair order is created.
Business roles for setting up Intercompany Billing for Service Documents (53Y)
| Business role | Business role ID as delivered by SAP | What to do? |
|---|---|---|
| Overhead Accountant | SAP_BR_OVERHEAD_ACCOUNTANT | Maintain intra- and intercompany cost rates |
| Overhead Accountant | SAP_BR_OVERHEAD_ACCOUNTANT | Maintain cost element groups for intercompany processing |
| Configuration Expert - Business Process Configuration | SAP_BR_BPC_EXPERT | Manage Your Solution → Block Intercompany Postings |
To set-up the process supported by scope item 53Y, the Overhead Accountant role is the first role that is required. Use the mentioned template (SAP_BR_OVERHEAD_ACCOUNTANT) to create this role. You can then use it to define the intra- and inter-company cost rates for the company code that delivers the service. These are used to calculate the margin for this company code.
You also use this role to check the assignment of all cost elements to the correct cost element groups. You have to do this for all groups and elements used in the scenario.
The role Configuration Expert - Business Process Configuration (created based on the SAP_BR_BPC_EXPERT template) can be used to configure per company code whether intercompany postings are allowed or blocked. It is possible to allow all intercompany postings, block them all, or allow only listed inter-company postings for a company code. Use the app Manage Your Solution and select the configuration option called Block Intercompany Postings.