INITIAL STEPS FOR A BRAZIL LOCALIZATION ROLL OUT

INSTALLATION OF THE BRAZIL COUNTRY VERSION:
For the installation of Brazil Localization (<--credits to Eduardo Rubia), first all the activities must be defined before the implementation. There are several possible scenarios and will depend the reality of each company.  There are several notes and guides that may help you in the process. In order to help you, It indicated this:

SAP Notes that must be read (documentation):

1- TAXBRA/RVABRA..................: 1706309

2- ​CFOP.....................................: 571848

3- MP135 (PIS/COFINS/ISS).......: 747670 e 852302

4- Localized Mov.......................: 123124

5- STO between Plants..............: 199233

6- Withholding..........................: 916003 e 815720

7- Eletronic "Nota Fiscal"..........: 989115

8- DIFAL.....................................: 679372 e 844630

9- Service Management............: 947670

10- PIS/COFINS in resale ..........: 947218

Attachments

File Name File Size (KB) Mime Type BC_Sets_for_note_1706309.zip 181 Application/octet-stream Brazil_Condition_Based_Tax_Calculation_V1.5.pdf 440 Application/pdf IMPORTANT 1:

There still other NOTES that should be relevants for the scenario of your company. They should be reviewed and eventually apply them, based in your Support Package version.

IMPORTANT 2:

Indeed for release ECC6, BC SET is not longer valid. To activate the tax procedure TAXBRA, create a new client with copy from 000 and then run O035 to get all Brazilian objects active. Then, you must run a client compare with you current client and this new one. This way you will find what must be transported. I strongly advise to do this with a experienced Basis professional an also a experienced localization consultant. You can open a thread to deal with this issue in our SAP Developer Network Forums, in the Brazil Localization (XX-CSC-BR-MM) space: Comunidade SAP em Português - SAP SCN Brasil.

IMPORTANT 3: This is an initial guide to assist you in order to understand the "big picture" regarding Brazil localization world. There are much more beyond that, like new process, subsequent corrections/legal changes notes and etc, however this is only a start.

IMPORTANT 4: NEVER DO

Nunca subestime instalações de Country Version. A própria SAP possui equipes especializadas em projetos de instalações desse tipo. A consistência das tabelas  de Localização Brasil dependerão de regras e sequencias de execução das CATTs de SD (P99CUST_SD_BR), e principalmente MM (P40XXXX_CU_BR). A instalação da CATT de SD, por exemplo, permitirá a criação e o customizing  dos seguintes documentos localizados:

s Billing Document Types

s Sales Document Item Categories

s Document Procedures

s Sales Document Types

s Incompletion Procedures

s Automatic Nota Fiscal Header Texts

IMPORTANT 5: DELETE

Se você quiser excluir essas configurações SD mais tarde, você deve usar a CATT: P99DECUST_SD_BR.

Source: Initial Steps for Localization Rollout

Complementary Source 1: SAP SCN - Quick guide for Brazilian Localization Installation

Complementary Source 2: Localization Brazil

Complementary Source 3: Brazil - Country-Specific Functions

Complementary Source 4: Country Versions - Purpose
Complementary Source 5: Brazil Country Version (Official Links)
Complementary Source 6: Customizing Settings Made Using CATT 'P40XXXX_CU_BR - P99CUST_SD_BR' 
Complementary Source 7: STO - Transferência na Localização Brasil