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Kyle Lawrence
September 3, 2020 | 2 minute read
Release of SAP Activate Roadmap for
SAP S/4HANA for Central Finance
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I am happy to announce the first update to the SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA for
central finance roadmap. This update contains the addition of new deliverables,
tasks, and accelerators across the various phases.
In the Discover phase, a new accelerator discusses the value that Group Reporting in
Central Finance brings and the integration between them.
A new deliverable is added to the Prepare phase that provides guidance on how
different Central Finance roll out options can follow various strategies such as an
iterative versus big bang approach. The accelerator also provides information on a
milestone-based approach and the typical waves that are employed.
Multiple additions are included in the Explore phase such as a new accelerators for
intercompany scenarios in Central Finance, sizing guidelines, and document split.
Furthermore, a new task for conducting a Joint Venture Accounting with Central
Finance workshop has been added.
Finally, new accelerators are available for the Realize phase that focus on the Drop &
Reload procedure and considerations for performing financial validation after initial
load.
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September 3, 2020 Release Notes
I am pleased to announce the release of the initial version of SAP Activate for SAP
S/4HANA for central finance (Central Finance). Over 100+ SAP colleagues
contributed to this roadmap with expertise in Finance, SAP Landscape
Transformation (SLT), SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF), User Experience,
and Development. As part of the Roadmap, 35 unique and new accelerators were
created and lessons were gathered from 25+ projects and embedded into the
Roadmap. The output is a prescriptive methodology to help you with your Central
Finance implementation projects.
The Roadmap is a one stop shop that provides end to end visibility of the information
needed prior to starting your Central Finance Project Implementation. The Roadmap
is divided into Phases and the Deliverables or Activities can be viewed per phase.
S/4HANA for central finance – Version 20Q3
1. Discover
The Discover phase focuses on understanding the value of both SAP S/4HANA and
SAP S/4HANA for central finance. The output from the suggested validation and
scoping workshop serves as an input into the subsequent phase for determining the
Central Finance strategy, vision, business and IT objectives, and use cases for
Central Finance.
2. Prepare
During the Prepare phase, the overall strategy and vision for Central Finance is
established along with defining use cases and prioritizing them. Additionally, this is
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an ideal time to begin enabling the project team to ensure workshops in the Explore
phase are as productive as possible.
3. Explore
The Explore phase is divided into three distinct parts: scope definition, workshops,
and strategy. In scope definition, data profiling for both SAP and non-SAP systems is
required to identify the master data objects in scope. The workshops cover a wide
range of topics from Enterprise Structure to master data to SLT setup and user
experience. Finally, the strategy from the Prepare phase is refined and developed
into specific topics such as Master Data and Test strategy.
4. Realize
In the Realize phase, the configuration is executed along with the various test cycles
(unit, integration, and user acceptance). Troubleshooting guides should be started in
this phase and carried forward to the Deploy and Run phases.
5. Deploy & Run
Finally, production cutover occurs in the Deploy phase followed by steady state
operations in the Run phase.
This roadmap will be updated with each release of SAP S/4HANA for central finance
along with the continual creation of accelerators. I invite you to post any feedback,
ideas, or tell us how this content was helpful for your project. Alert Moderator
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Sathish M
September 5, 2020 at 3:31 pm
Thank you Kyle Lawrence for sharing this information. It is very helpful.
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Kyle Lawrence | Blog Post Author
September 8, 2020 at 2:34 pm
You're very welcome! Please let us know if you have any feedback or questions.
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Sathish M
September 8, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Thank you, it really helps in Central Finance implementation projects.
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Swamy Madduluri
September 10, 2020 at 2:34 pm
Thanks, Kyle. Quality gates information really helps in Central Finance projects
Swamy
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Roberta Fernandes
September 27, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Thanks for all materials.
These are very helpful.
Best Regards, Roberta (robertasapfico) Fernandes
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Dipti Ranjan Das
October 8, 2020 at 4:26 am
Thank you Kyle Lawrence .Its a good blog .
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Daniel Serrano
October 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Best blog ever!!
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Uwe Hafner
October 14, 2020 at 9:49 am
Great blog!
Appropriate training system/course to practice hands-on is:
S4F61: Implementing Central Finance in SAP S/4HANA
available on https://www.learn.sap/liveaccess (many SAP Learning Hub subscribers have a valid subscription
already).
Training system/course related questions can be raised in appropriate SAP Finance Learning Room or to me,
uwe.hafner@sap.com or mallikarjun.akumalla.venkata@sap.com Mallikarjun Akumalla Venkata
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Jonathan Negash
August 8, 2021 at 4:54 pm
Thank you for sharing. Very helpful information
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Anjan Sinha
August 9, 2021 at 12:43 pm
Thank you Kyle for sharing the information.
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