Kurumsal Finans ve Strateji Rehberi | Finance & Strategy Insights

In today’s SAP Production Planning (PP) and Controlling (CO) landscape, errors in goods movements, confirmations, or actual cost postings can disrupt production flow, delay period-end closing, and create reporting variances. Fortunately, SAP provides three powerful transactions to manage these issues effectively:

• CO1P – Handling confirmation backlogs,
• COFC – Reprocessing actual cost errors,
• COGI – Postprocessing failed goods movements.

Together, these tools help production planners, controllers, and finance managers ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational continuity in both discrete and repetitive manufacturing.

Why Error Handling Matters

Every production order triggers automatic postings—component consumption, labor confirmations, and goods receipts. When these fail due to stock shortages, missing master data, or authorization issues, SAP queues them for postprocessing.

• COGI → Focuses on goods movement corrections.
• CO1P → Resolves confirmation-related backlogs.
• COFC → Ensures actual costs are correctly reprocessed.

SAP best practices (SAP Note 520700) emphasize proactive monitoring of these transactions. Regular use can cut backlog levels by up to 40–60%, improving month-end close efficiency.

CO1P: Managing Confirmation Errors

CO1P handles confirmation errors such as yield discrepancies, scrap postings, or future-dated changes.

Key Benefits:

• Dedicated to confirmation-related issues.
• Supports batch and background processing.
• Fully integrated with order confirmations (AFRU table).

Workflow:

1. Access CO1P → enter plant/order selection.
2. Review errors with details like work center, yield, and error type.
3. Repost or cancel confirmations.
4. Save and log results for audit via SLG1.

Pro Tip: In high-volume plants, schedule CO1P as a background job after each shift to avoid bottlenecks.

COFC: Correcting Cost Errors

COFC resolves cost-related postings that fail during activity allocations or variance calculations.

Key Benefits:

• Prevents overstated variances in settlements (KKS2).
• Draws from COSP/COST tables.
• Ensures accurate integration with Controlling (CO).

Workflow:

1. Enter COFC → filter by controlling area, order type, period.
2. Review cost element and error reasons (e.g., missing activity price).
3. Repost online or in background mode.
4. Validate corrections via KKBC_ORD.

Best Practice: Run COFC daily after confirmations to minimize period-end surprises.

COGI: Clearing Goods Movement Errors

COGI manages failed goods movements, particularly from automatic backflushes (e.g., movement type 261).

Key Benefits:

• Detects inventory mismatches, valuation errors, or batch issues.
• Processes high volumes of failed postings.
• Integrates with MRP and warehouse management processes.

Workflow:

1. Enter COGI → select plant and movement type.
2. Review queue of failed postings.
3. Correct material, batch, or quantity.
4. Post goods movements collectively or individually.

Pro Tip: Keep queue size below 1,000 items for performance efficiency.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Aspect	CO1P (Confirmations)	COFC (Costs)	COGI (Goods Movements)
Primary Focus	Operation confirmations	Actual cost postings	Inventory movements
Trigger Events	Failed CO11N/CO15 postings	KKS1/KKS2 errors	261/101 failures
Key Tables	AFRU (Confirmations)	COSP/COST (Costs)	MSEG (Materials)
Resolution Speed	Immediate per order	Batch-friendly	High-volume capable
Best Fit	Discrete manufacturing	Cost-intensive processes	Assembly/repetitive lines

Pro Tips for SAP Professionals

• Sequence Matters: Clear goods movement errors first (COGI), then confirmations (CO1P), then costs (COFC).
• Automate: Use background jobs (SM36/SM37) for off-peak processing.
• Prevent Upstream Errors: Validate master data and authorization settings to reduce recurring issues.
• Audit Readiness: Always log corrections for SOX/IFRS compliance.

Conclusion: Turning Errors into Efficiency

Effective use of CO1P, COFC, and COGI transforms error handling into a structured, strategic workflow. Instead of treating them as routine fixes, organizations can leverage these transactions to:

• Accelerate month-end closing,
• Improve accuracy in cost reporting,
• Strengthen trust in operational and financial data.

For production planners and finance leaders, mastering these tools means fewer disruptions and more time for value-added analysis.