The Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycle in SAP is a business process that covers the complete order processing
lifecycle, from order creation to the receipt of payment from customers. Here is a step-by-step overview
of the O2C cycle with the corresponding accounting entries:
### 1. Pre-sales Activities
**Step: Inquiry and Quotation**
- **Inquiry (VA11)**
- **Quotation (VA21)**
There are no accounting entries at this stage as these are purely sales documents.
### 2. Sales Order Creation
**Step: Create Sales Order (VA01)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No immediate accounting entry, as this is a sales document.
### 3. Availability Check and Delivery Scheduling
**Step: Availability Check (CO09)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No immediate accounting entry, this is an inventory management function.
### 4. Delivery Note Creation
**Step: Create Outbound Delivery (VL01N)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No immediate accounting entry, as this is a logistics document.
### 5. Picking and Packing
**Step: Picking (VL02N)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No immediate accounting entry, this is a logistics function.
**Step: Packing (VL02N)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No immediate accounting entry, this is a logistics function.
### 6. Goods Issue Posting
**Step: Post Goods Issue (VL02N)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- **Inventory Account (Credit):** Decreases inventory
- **Cost of Goods Sold (Debit):** Recognizes the cost of the goods sold
- Example:
- Debit: Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
- Credit: Inventory
### 7. Billing
**Step: Create Billing Document (VF01)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- **Accounts Receivable (Debit):** Recognizes the amount due from the customer
- **Revenue (Credit):** Recognizes sales revenue
- Example:
- Debit: Accounts Receivable
- Credit: Revenue
### 8. Payment Receipt
**Step: Incoming Payment (F-28)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- **Bank Account (Debit):** Increases cash in the bank
- **Accounts Receivable (Credit):** Clears the customer receivable
- Example:
- Debit: Bank Account
- Credit: Accounts Receivable
### 9. Post Processing
**Step: Account Reconciliation and Clearing (F-32)**
- **Accounting Entry:**
- No new accounting entries, this is a reconciliation function to ensure all transactions are properly
matched and cleared.
### Summary of Accounting Entries:
1. **Goods Issue:**
- Debit: Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
- Credit: Inventory
2. **Billing:**
- Debit: Accounts Receivable
- Credit: Revenue
3. **Payment Receipt:**
- Debit: Bank Account
- Credit: Accounts Receivable
This completes the Order-to-Cash cycle in SAP with the corresponding accounting entries. Each step
involves specific transactions within the SAP system that ensure smooth processing and accurate
financial reporting.