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Overview SAP S/4HANA Finance
for Group Reporting and
Consolidation
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Contents
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Course Overview
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Unit 1:
2
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SAP Group Reporting Overview
Lesson: Describing the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
Unit 2:
Master Data and Structures
14
Lesson: Explaining Consolidation Groups and Units
20
Lesson: Explaining Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and Architecture
27
Lesson: Managing Breakdown Categories and Subitems
30
Lesson: Explaining Additional Master Data
Unit 3:
Data Preparation
Lesson: Describing Consolidation Tasks
Lesson: Acquiring Data
Lesson: Describing Document Types and Posting Levels
Lesson: Discussing Group Journals and Selected Items
Lesson: Explaining Currency Translation
Consolidations and Eliminations
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Unit 4:
Lesson: Reviewing Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation
Lesson: Discussing Intercompany and Matrix Eliminations
Lesson: Describing Rule Based Consolidation of Investments
Lesson: Explaining Activity Based Purchase & Equity Method
Unit 5:
Reporting Features
Lesson: Describing the Reporting Features
Lesson: Explaining the Group Reporting Value Proposition
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Course Overview
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
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Application Consultant
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Business Analyst
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Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User
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UNIT 1
SAP Group Reporting
Overview
Lesson 1
Describing the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
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UNIT OBJECTIVES
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Discuss the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
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Lesson 1
Describing the Key Terms, Features, and
Architecture
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Discuss the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
Overview, Architecture, and Key Terms
Business Example
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An understanding of the key terms and components.
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An understanding of the features and benefits.
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Your organization wants to install SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting to streamline its
processes so that it can focus on profitable growth. For this reason, you require the following
knowledge about the application:
SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting
Figure 1: SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting - Key Benefits
Group Reporting provides a seamless process between the local and group closing activities
since both are in the SAP S/4HANA core. Both local and group closing activities utilize the
same user interfaces as well. Utilizing continuous accounting, you speed up the closing
process to provide more time to analyze and act on results when it matters most.
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Lesson: Describing the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
Continuous Accounting and Group Reporting
Figure 2: Continuous Accounting and Group Reporting
SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting is inspired by other SAP consolidation solutions
such as Financial Consolidation (FC), Enterprise Controlling-Consolidation System (EC-CS),
Business Consolidation Systems (BCS), and Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC).
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Figure 3: SAP Consolidation Solutions
While Group Reporting has its own unique features, it also includes features taken from other
SAP consolidation solutions and enhances them.
For example:
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Data collection features are based on FC (Cloud specific).
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Document principle is based on EC-CS / BCS.
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FS item property selections are based on BPC and FC concepts.
The Group Reporting Suite
The Group Reporting suite includes more than just a consolidation engine.
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Unit 1: SAP Group Reporting Overview
All of the products in the following figure ( The Group Reporting Suite ) are new solutions and
are not legal successors to any existing SAP Consolidation application.
Advances in group reporting technology are also helping companies accelerate their
corporate closing processes.
The ability exists to run consolidation on data which has been captured in the Universal
Journal either directly for those companies using S/4HANA Accounting as their Accounting
system or via Central Finance, which can take data into SAP S/4HANA Accounting in realtime, even if the Group has many different SAP and non-SAP ERP systems.
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In addition to these real-time capabilities, where data is released to Consolidation in real-time,
customers can also load the data directly to the consolidation application via file-upload in a
traditional periodic manner from source ERP systems. Other options to get data into Group
Reporting are Advanced Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Group Reporting Data
Collection, and they will all do the required consolidation checks or breakdown checks before
updating Group Reporting.
Figure 4: The Group Reporting Suite
Group Reporting on-line help: https://help.sap.com/viewer/
4ebf1502064b406c964b0911adfb3f01/1909.002/en-US/
c27c73226dac4e07ac8aa59a45f92fd8.html
Find latest official roadmap at: https://www.sap.com/products/roadmaps.html
The benefit of integration is enhanced when a significant amount of data is being sourced
from the Universal Journal. Accordingly, there is often a logical point at which it makes sense
to transition from a legacy consolidation solution to SAP S/4HANA Finance for group
reporting based on the proportion of data available within the core central Finance
environment.
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Lesson: Describing the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
Deployment Options
S/4HANA Cloud for group reporting (cloud): https://help.sap.com/viewer/
90c07e91c7a64f328be3fd6b48955b13/2002.500/en-US/
c27c73226dac4e07ac8aa59a45f92fd8.html
2659672 - FAQ About SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting (on premise): https://
launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2659672
2659656 - FAQ About SAP S/4HANA Cloud for group reporting: https://
launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2659656
Central Finance
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With Central Finance, customers can connect their distributed system landscape to a
centralized SAP S/4HANA Finance system. This can be made up of a combination of SAP
systems of different releases and non-SAP systems. Financial Accounting (FI) and
Management Accounting (CO) postings can be replicated into this Central Finance system.
SAP Central Finance in SAP S/4HANA: https://training.sap.com/course/s4f04-sap-centralfinance-in-sap-s4hana-classroom-011-g-en/
The Group Reporting Process
The Group Reporting Process consists of 4 main steps:
2. Preparation: Perform currency translation if needed, adjust the data to align with
corporate accounting standards, and match intercompany.
3. Consolidation: Eliminate intercompany transactions and post ownership related
adjustments.
4. Reporting: Analyze the results.
Table 1: Key Terms
Term
Definition
Posting Level
Differentiator between reported financial data (00), standardized(10), interunit eliminations (20), and group-dependent consolidation postings (30).
Document Type
Audit trail of automatic and manual consolidation entries.
Consolidation Unit
Legal entity or management reporting entity.
Consolidation Group
A group of consolidation units on which you create a consolidated result.
Partner Unit
The partner consolidation unit relating to intercompany
transactions and eliminations. Commonly known as trading
partner.
Financial Statement item
Group account for consolidation.
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1. Data collection: Load data from SAP S/4HANA and outside sources.
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Term
Definition
Version
Differentiator between Actuals / Plan / Forecast /... or different rules applied to the same raw data.
Subitem
There two types of subitems:
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Consolidation Ledger
Transaction type: used for balance sheet data for opening balance, variation etc.
Functional area: used for income statement data. For
example administration, sales, marketing.
Used for storing alternative group currencies as well as for
assigning alternative accounting source ledgers and source
currencies.
Figure 5: Group Reporting Related Tables
The accounting document actual (ACDOCA) table consolidates data that was traditionally
stored in separate tables:
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General ledger
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Profitability analysis
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Controlling
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Asset Accounting
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Inventory
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Data Model
These structures provide aggregation on the fly and support for local, operational, and group
reporting.
Delivered Content
With the preconfigured content, SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting provides out-ofthe-box features for users. Customers can also make their own configuration settings based
on the content delivered by SAP, which will accelerate the implementation process.
Getting the most recent SAP Best Practices content: https://help.sap.com/viewer/
S4HANA1909_AdminGuide/c156f7d72c3a4a40963e9e12257da29f.html
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Frequently Asked Questions: OSS Note 2659672.
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The delivered content includes the Best Practices Scope Items.
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Delivered content is used to speed up implementations.
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Use the content as is or copy and adapt.
Best Practices Scope Items for SAP S/4HANA 1909
Group Reporting - Financial Consolidation (1SG): This scope item provides statutory financial
consolidation capabilities for SAP S/4HANA customers.
Group Reporting - Matrix Consolidation (3LX): This scope item supports consolidation for
managerial organizational entities such as profit center and business segment. This
functionality includes inter-unit eliminations and flexible management consolidation reports
generated at report run-time.
Group Reporting - Plan Consolidation (28B): With this scope item, the plan data can be
collected from a file using the flexible upload feature of SAP S/4HANA, or generated from
previous year actual data. The user can then run a full consolidation process including
currency translation, intercompany elimination, and investments eliminations and reporting.
The application includes several versions to enable reporting (Actual versus Plan, Plan, and
Forecast).
Data Migration
SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting is a new implementation.
Data model and solution concepts from BCS and BPC may be useful when implementing SAP
S/4HANA Finance for group reporting but are not readily transferable.
Transition from EC-CS to SAP S/4HANA for Group Reporting: https://
launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2833748
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Intercompany Reconciliation Process ( 40Y): This scope item covers the process of
reconciling the accounting documents that describe the accounting transactions within a
corporate group in accordance with the predefined matching method. It allows early analysis
in the closing process to avoid differences altogether and to reduce the deadline pressure
that normally arises during the end of a closing period.
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SAC BI & Planning Integration
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - Integration & Business Intelligence
Figure 6: SAC Integration
SAP Analytics Cloud is a single solution for business intelligence and enterprise planning,
augmented with the power of predictive analytics and machine learning technology. It helps
everyone in your organization make fast, confident decisions for better business outcomes.
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SAC has data persistence as well as live connection options.
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SAC stories are also embedded into SAP Fiori apps.
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Data is released from ACDOCP into ACDOCU from the Data Monitor based on the planning
settings in the consolidation version.
Financial Consolidation for S/4HANA Cloud (Best Practice Analytics scope item 2K6) enables
a pre-built set of analytical dashboard and reports that help to analyze the balance sheet,
profit & loss and cash flow for robust analytics on SAP S/HANA Cloud data.
For more information, see SAP Analytics Cloud Integrated Planning.
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Figure 7: Best Run SAC Stories for Group Reporting
As shown in the preceding image, the data can either be live or imported into SAC models. If
the data is imported, the actual data can be copied to a plan version and then planning can be
performed in SAC.
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Figure 8: SAC Embedded (for SAP S/4HANA Cloud for group reporting 1911)
In the preceding figure, the story has been launched from a SAP Fiori tile.
SAC embedded is based on live connections. Several formatted reports are provided in prebuilt stories. There are also self-service capabilities for creating custom Analytic Apps
LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
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Discuss the Key Terms, Features, and Architecture
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Unit 1
Learning Assessment
1. Which of the following describes the SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting (GR) on
premise solution?
Choose the correct answers.
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A It runs on the SAP Business Warehouse (BW) platform and uses BW queries.
X
B It is completely integrated into the SAP S/4HANA core.
X
C It is implemented in a SAP S/4HANA landscape but can access data from external
sources.
X
D It uses SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office and SAP Fiori for reporting.
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Learning Assessment - Answers
1. Which of the following describes the SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting (GR) on
premise solution?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A It runs on the SAP Business Warehouse (BW) platform and uses BW queries.
X
B It is completely integrated into the SAP S/4HANA core.
X
C It is implemented in a SAP S/4HANA landscape but can access data from external
sources.
X
D It uses SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office and SAP Fiori for reporting.
Correct. GR is completely integrated into the SAP S/4HANA core. It is implemented in a
SAP S/4HANA landscape. It uses Analysis for Microsoft Office and SAP Fiori for reporting.
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UNIT 2
Master Data and
Structures
Lesson 1
Explaining Consolidation Groups and Units
14
Lesson 2
Explaining Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and Architecture
20
Lesson 3
Managing Breakdown Categories and Subitems
27
Lesson 4
30
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Explaining Additional Master Data
UNIT OBJECTIVES
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Explain Consolidation Groups and Units
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Explain Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and Architecture
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Manage Breakdown Categories and Subitems
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Discuss Additional Master Data and Re-Cap
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Lesson 1
Explaining Consolidation Groups and Units
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Explain Consolidation Groups and Units
Consolidation Units and Groups
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Consolidation units represent legal subsidiaries.
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A consolidation unit is the smallest element in a corporate group structure.
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SAP S/4HANA companies are linked to consolidation units on a one-to-one basis.
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The SAP S/4HANA Company ID is the same as the consolidation unit ID.
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Consolidation units that are in the Universal Journal are referred to as Integrated or S4
Companies. .
Consolidation units that are not in the Universal Journal are referred to as Not Integrated
or Spreadsheet Companies .
Consolidation units can be uploaded.
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Consolidation Units Key Points
Figure 9: Consolidation Unit Configuration Concept
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Local Currency: Local / operating currency of the legal subsidiary.
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Sender Local Currency.
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Relevant only for integrated consolidation units.
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Determines the source field in ACDOCA to update the ACDOCU local currency.
Data Transfer Method : Non-integrated consolidation units can use flexible upload to
update the ACDOCU table.
Key points regarding the Consolidation Unit Sender Group Currency setting:
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This identifies the ACDOCA field to feed the ACDOCU group currency.
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Applicable only for integrated consolidation units.
Data Transfer Method : Integrated consolidation units must be set to Read from Universal
Journal but can still use flexible upload to update the ACDOCU table.
Company: The SAP S/4HANA company is linked to the consolidation unit.
Effect Yr Read from Univ Journal : Fiscal year as of when the Read from Universal
Document data transfer method is used for a consolidation unit.
Consolidation Units: https://help.sap.com/viewer/
90c07e91c7a64f328be3fd6b48955b13/2002.500/en-US/
787d21653d8148c1beae0965f283a3d3.html
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A consolidation group is made up of consolidation units.
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Consolidation groups are required to prepare consolidated financial statements.
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A consolidation unit can belong to more than one consolidation group.
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The group currency is determined by the currency of the ledger assigned to the group.
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In the Manage Group Structure apps, the consolidation groups and consolidation units of
the selected consolidation group are displayed. You can maintain the first and last
consolidation dates (period/year). You can also specify the parent unit each group.
The ledger property in the consolidation group master data is version dependent. Hence, for
multiple group currencies, the respective versions should be created (one per group
currency).
Consolidation Groups: https://help.sap.com/viewer/
90c07e91c7a64f328be3fd6b48955b13/2002.500/en-US/
0afefef9f276421cae7d7be46ad205e4.html
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Manage Group Structure
There are two apps to manage the group structure:
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Group View: with this app, you manage the assignments of consolidation units for a
specific consolidation group. You can make consolidation relevant settings for these
assignments, such as the period of the first consolidation, the period of the divestiture, and
the consolidation method.
Unit View: With this app, you manage the assignments of a consolidation unit to the
consolidation group(s) that it is assigned to. You can make consolidation relevant settings
for these assignments, such as the period of the first consolidation, the period of the
divestiture, and the consolidation method.
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https://help.sap.com/viewer/4ebf1502064b406c964b0911adfb3f01/1909.000/en-US/
bb6e2212b60441d09d893e9a71ceaf7f.html
Figure 10: Group View
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In the group structure apps, a method is assigned to each consolidation unit by
consolidation group.
With the introduction of a new architecture/reporting logic, Group Structure apps can only be
used by customers with an initial release 1909 or higher. Customers that upgrade from an
earlier release should use the Consolidation Group Hierarchy - Display and Change and
Accounting Method Assignment - Display and Change apps instead.
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Consolidation Units can be assigned to consolidation groups from either of the group
structure apps. Or, the assignments can be imported via flat file imports.
Figure 11: Sample Ownership Structure
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As an example, in the preceding figure there are three consolidation groups:
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CG00W - World.
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CG00A - America.
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CG00E - Europe.
Consolidation Groups and Units
1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
2. In the Master Data group, open the Consolidation Units app.
3. Enter TA00.
4. Display the Master Data, Methods, and Data Collections tabs.
5. To view the ledger, FYV, and sender group currency settings go to More→ Fiscal Year
Variant (FYV).
6. In the Master Data group, open the Consolidation Groups app.
7. Go to the CG00W group in change mode.
8. Display the Master Data and Methods tabs.
9. To view the ledger and FYV assignment, go to More→ Fiscal Year Variant (FYV) .
10. In the Master Data group, open the Manage Group Structure-Group View app.
11. Go to the CG00W group in change mode.
12. To display the settings, open CA00 in Edit mode.
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13. Switch to 2020 Jan and add CU 1710 as a purchase sub to the world group.
Global Accounting Hierarchies
Hierarchies - Key Points
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Global accounting hierarchies provide key reporting features:
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Matrix eliminations (first common parent determination).
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FS Item hierarchies for US GAAP vs. IFRS and so on.
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Hierarchy variables are automatically available for reports.
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Report rule hierarchies used to report on: Statement of Equity, Statement of Cash Flow
and so on.
Group reporting hierarchies are available for the following dimensions:
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Consolidation unit, profit center, segment.
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FS Items and reporting items.
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Posting levels, subitems, document types.
For more information about how to manage Global Accounting Hierarchies, see Manage
Global Accounting Hierarchies
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Create Global Accounting Hierarchies
Figure 12: Create Global Accounting Hierarchies
The hierarchy types are enabled by dimension in the IMG in Define Consolidation Master Data
Fields.
Consolidation hierarchy
Configure Global Accounting Hierarchies
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All Consolidation* hierarchy types are available in group reporting. For example, if you need a
Cost Center hierarchy in a group report, it must be the Consolidation Cost Center hierarchy
type. The Cost Center type hierarchy is only available in the S4H core reports.
Figure 13: Configure Global Accounting Hierarchies
You can import nodes from other hierarchies and you can import an entire hierarchy as well.
For more information about how to use the Export/Import feature, see Define Hierarchies
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Use Global Accounting Hierarchies
Figure 14: Use Global Accounting Hierarchies
Global Accounting Hierarchies
1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
3. Open the BS - Consolidation Financial Statement Item hierarchy.
Note the import/export options.
4. Go back to the Global Accounting Hierarchies app.
5. Choose the plus icon (+) and display the drop down for the hierarchy types. The types that
begin with the word Consolidation can be used by group reporting.
LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
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Explain Consolidation Groups and Units
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Lesson 2
Explaining Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and
Architecture
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Explain Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and Architecture
CoA and FS Items
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Y1 is the delivered chart of accounts (CoA).
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The COA determines the output length (max = 10) of FS Items.
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The COA contains FS Items.
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Customers can create their own COA or modify FS Items in Y1.
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FS Items - Key Points
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FS Items represent accounts in group reporting.
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One or more G/L accounts are mapped to each FS Item.
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FS Items are updated via file upload or the Define FS Items app.
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FS Item mapping to G/L accounts are updated via file upload.
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You can use multiple hierarchies on FS Items.
A Financial Statement (FS) item represents the fundamental account assignment in the
consolidation system. It forms the basis for consolidation data collection, posting, and
reporting along the consolidation process.
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Figure 15: FS Item Concept
For more information about Financial Statement Items, see Financial Statement Items.
FS Item Fields
Financial statement (FS) item type is a required property that indicates the nature of FS
items. The following item types are available:
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INC: Income statement items
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EXP: Expense statement items
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AST: Asset items in balance sheets
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LEQ: Liabilities and equity items in balance sheets
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STAT: Statistical items that can be used to record financial and non-financial data. This
data is not directly linked into P&L statements or balance sheets, such as headcount
information.
REPT: Dedicated hierarchies can be defined for reporting items, and respective
reporting rules can be defined to derive values of the reporting items.
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The item type settings for FS items are used by balance carryforward and the annual net
income calculation for example.
Consolidation item: these items are consolidation specific such as goodwill. They do not
require a mapping to GL accounts.
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No Posting: use this setting to block postings.
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Breakdown Category: this controls transaction data field updates.
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Note:
FS Items should be viewed primarily via the SAP Fiori apps. The IMG screens
contain many fields that are not used by SAP S/4HANA Finance for group
reporting.
FS Item Attributes
Motivation for FS Item Attributes:
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The common motivation for introducing selection attributes and target attributes is to
decouple configuration (e.g. of selections or reclassification methods) from master data
management.
By using selection attributes and target attributes instead of FS item numbers it is possible
to replace the SAP delivered consolidation chart of account with a customer specific one
without the immediate need to adjust/rebuild all delivered selections, reclassification
methods, etc.
For more information about Financial Statement Items, see Financial Statement Items.
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FS Item Attributes in General
Figure 16: De-coupling Master Data from Configured Objects
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FS Item Download (and Groups/Units)
Figure 17: FS Item Download (and Groups / Units)
Selection Objects
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Selection objects are used to select characteristic combinations for currency and
reclassification methods for example. Selection are used to:
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Select the opening balance for non-historical balance sheet items.
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Select elimination items for all trading partners (partner unit).
Selection objects are re-usable. This lowers the cost of maintenance.
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Instead of hard coding FS Items in currency methods for example, selection objects are
used. This helps to de-couple master data from configured objects. Customers can more
easily use their own chart of accounts with the delivered content.
Figure 18: Selection Object FS Item Attributes Method Selection Integration
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FS Items are assigned to attributes. The attribute values are then included in selection objects
which are used in the currency and reclassification / elimination methods. One of the benefits
of this approach is that methods do not have to be changed and transported if there is a new
item assignment needed. Also, the selection objects are re-usable.
Consistency Checker App: When there are changes to FS Item's mappings and company /
consolidation unit assignments, the consistency check should be run in order to confirm that
all of the relevant updates were successful.
CoA and FS Items
1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
2. In the Master Data group, open the Define FS Items app.
3. Display 111100.
4. In the Master Data group, open the Import Consolidation Master Data app.
5. Show how easy it is to download the FS Items for CoA Y1.
The currency translation attribute is used to select similar FS Items for the currency process,
for example.
Consolidation Ledger and Versioning
Consolidation Ledgers
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Two ledgers are delivered with SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting:
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Y1 Consolidation Ledger EUR with 0L leading ledger.
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Y2 Consolidation Ledger USD with 0L leading ledger.
The Consolidation Ledger determines:
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The reference SAP S/4HANA accounting ledger such as:
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The 0L leading ledger: G/L postings are stored here.
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An extension ledger: Delta G/L postings are stored here. Stapled on top of leading
ledger for example.
You need multiple ledgers if you consolidate consolidation groups in different currencies,
since each ledger can be managed in one ledger currency only.
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Unlimited Versions
Version - Key Points
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Figure 19: Unlimited Versions
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Version is also referred to as Category in other solutions.
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Version has a dual purpose in SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting:
1. Data Version: Keep track of actual, budget, forecast transaction data.
Version for Plan Data: Select to enable release of data from ACDOCP to ACDOCU.
Architecture
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2. Special Version: Allow the ability to quickly consolidate data in different ways without
having to make redundant configuration.
Figure 20: Group Reporting Architecture
For more information, see Consolidation Versions .
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Consolidation Ledger and Versioning
1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
2. In the Consolidation Settings group, open the Set Global Parameters app.
3. Display the value list in the version drop down.
There are unlimited versions.
4. Display the value list in the Ledger drop down.
Ledger Y1 has a group currency of EUR for example.
The Set Global Parameters app is used to set the data region for consolidation processing.
LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
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Explain Ledgers, CoA, Versions, and Architecture
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Lesson 3
Managing Breakdown Categories and
Subitems
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Manage Breakdown Categories and Subitems
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Breakdown Categories and Subitems
Figure 21: Breakdown Category Concept
Breakdown categories classify subassignments that are required for FS items to perform
consolidation tasks.
For each FS item, the breakdown category determines which subassignments must be
recorded into the ACDOCU table. If the source records do not contain consolidation
transaction type, then it will be derived assuming the breakdown category allows it.
Breakdown Categories
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Breakdown categories (BDC) control field (subitem) values when posting transactional
data to ACDOCU.
There are two subitem categories:
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1. Transaction Types: Relevant for balance sheet accounts and include opening balance,
incoming units, and net variation for example. Transaction Types are very useful for
cash flow statements for example.
2. Functional areas: Relevant for income statement accounts and include sales revenue,
marketing, and consulting for example. Functional areas are used to report on
summarized profit and loss data for example.
Figure 22: Transaction Types
Transaction Types Key points:
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Carry forward to subitem : When balance carry forward is run, values for this transaction
type will be written to 900.
No Posting / Entry: Subitem blocked against manual postings.
Transaction type 900 is reserved for the balance carry forward task. It cannot be updated via
data collection for example unless the import is during the period of first acquisition for the
consolidation unit. 900 is delivered as blocked for postings. This can be turned off if needed
for start-up scenarios for example.
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Functional Areas
Figure 23: Functional Areas
Traditional definition: An element in an organizational structure that classifies expenses
based on the functions performed by the employees.
Note:
Cost centers can be used as a breakdown category instead of functional areas for
example.
Manage Breakdown Categories and Subitems
1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
2. In the Master Data group, open the Display Subitems and Subitem Categories app.
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Typical functional areas are Sales, Production, Marketing, Administration, and Research and
Development.
3. Open the 915 transaction type and point out that it is carried forward to the 900 opening
balance transaction type.
4. Expand the list of Functional Areas.
These are used to report on P&L data but at a summary level versus FS Items.
LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
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Manage Breakdown Categories and Subitems
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Lesson 4
Explaining Additional Master Data
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
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Discuss Additional Master Data and Re-Cap
Additional Master Data
Define Master Data of Consolidation Fields
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Discovery Edition.
Figure 24: Define Master Data of Consolidation Fields
With the Define Master Data for Consolidation Fields app, you can define master data for
consolidation-specific fields such as business area, segment, profit center, and customer
group, in addition to viewing the standard master data available from General Ledger
Accounting, so that you can support the consolidation process and produce more insightful
analysis reports.
Prerequisite: You have defined the master data fields to be used in Customizing for SAP S/
4HANA for group reporting under Master Data→ Define Consolidation Master Data Fields.
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Master Data Definition for Profit Center
Figure 25: Master Data Definition for Profit Center
For example, you can create your own consolidation profit centers, book group journals, and
report on the data in just a few minutes.
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1. Go to the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
2. In the Master Data group, open the Define Master Data for Consolidation Fields app.
Dimensions listed here are either available by default or can be turned on by customers.
3. Note that Profit Center has 5 members that are exclusively owned by group reporting.
4. Add the PC_LOB1 profit center. As a result, it is now available for use in group reporting.
LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
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Additional Master Data
Discuss Additional Master Data and Re-Cap
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Learning Assessment
1. Which of the following describes Consolidation groups and units?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Cons Units represent legal subsidiaries.
X
B SAP S/4HANA company codes are linked to cons units on a one-to-one basis.
X
C SAP S/4HANA companies are linked to cons units on a one-to-one basis.
X
D Sender Local Currency is relevant only for integrated cons units.
2. Which of the following describes versions?
X
A Version is also referred to as Category in other solutions.
X
B Version is used to determine group currency.
X
C Versions/special versions allow the ability to quickly consolidate data in different
ways without having to make redundant configuration.
X
D Special versions allows you to mix and match actual data with different versions of
consolidation objects.
3. Which of the following describes breakdown categories and subitems?
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Choose the correct answers.
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Breakdown categories (BDC) are used to control subitem and other
subassignments for transactional data.
X
B Profit center is a type of subitem.
X
C Functional area is a type of subitem.
X
D Transaction type is a type of subitem.
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4. Which of the following describes additional master data?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Additional master data deals with field settings other than cons groups, cons units,
and FS items for example.
X
B You can enable dimensions to be available for input forms.
X
C You can change settings to meet your business requirements for group journal
fields and hierarchies.
X
D SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting can utilize SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP
S/4HANA master data very easily.
Discovery Edition.
Discovery Edition.
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Learning Assessment - Answers
1. Which of the following describes Consolidation groups and units?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Cons Units represent legal subsidiaries.
X
B SAP S/4HANA company codes are linked to cons units on a one-to-one basis.
X
C SAP S/4HANA companies are linked to cons units on a one-to-one basis.
X
D Sender Local Currency is relevant only for integrated cons units.
2. Which of the following describes versions?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Version is also referred to as Category in other solutions.
X
B Version is used to determine group currency.
X
C Versions/special versions allow the ability to quickly consolidate data in different
ways without having to make redundant configuration.
X
D Special versions allows you to mix and match actual data with different versions of
consolidation objects.
Discovery Edition.
Discovery Edition.
Correct. Cons Units represent legal subsidiaries. SAP S/4HANA companies are linked to
cons units on a one-to-one basis. Sender Local Currency is relevant only for integrated
cons units.
Correct. Version is also referred to as Category in other solutions. Versions/special
versions allow the ability to quickly consolidate data in different ways without having to
make redundant configuration. Special versions allows you to mix and match actual data
with different versions of consolidation objects.
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3. Which of the following describes breakdown categories and subitems?
Choose the correct answers.
X
A Breakdown categories (BDC) are used to control subitem and other
subassignments for transactional data.
X
B Profit center is a type of subitem.
X
C Functional area is a type of subitem.
X
D Transaction type is a type of subitem.
Correct. Breakdown categories (BDC) are used to control subitem and other
subassignments for transactional data. Functional area is a type of subitem. Transaction
type is a type of subitem.
4. Which of the following describes additional master data?
X
A Additional master data deals with field settings other than cons groups, cons units,
and FS items for example.
X
B You can enable dimensions to be available for input forms.
X
C You can change settings to meet your business requirements for group journal
fields and hierarchies.
X
D SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting can utilize SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP
S/4HANA master data very easily.
Correct. Additional master data deals with field settings other than cons groups, cons
units, and FS items. You can change settings to meet your business requirements for
group journal fields and hierarchies. SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting can utilize
SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP S/4HANA master data very easily.
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