Stefan Vielweib, Geberit
SAP Simple Finance
Implementation at Geberit AG
18.06.2015
Simple Finance Project
Overview Geberit
Initial Situation & Plan
Course of Projekt
Migration
Lessons Learned
Next Steps
Q&A
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Geberit
The Company in Short
• Development, manufacturing and sales of sanitary technology
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Installation Systems / Piping Systems
• Ca. 6‘300 employees in 42 countries *
• 17 production facilities in Europe, China, India and USA
• Revenue CHF 2.4 Billion *, Operating Margin 27,3% *
• Founded in 1874 in Rapperswil, Switzerland
• Since 1999 listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SMI Blue Chip)
• Powerful brand, outstanding technology platform
• 2015 Aquisition of Sanitec, Finland
* 2014
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Plan
Initial Situation
Original Plan
Simple Finance
Classic G/L
Classic AM
Classic Depreciation Calculation
New G/L
New G/L
New AM “Multi-GAAP Accounting”
New AM “Multi-GAAP Accounting”
New Depreciation Calculation
New Depreciation Calculation
Preparations for Consolidation
Preparations for Consolidation
Preparations for Consolidation
Cost of Sales Accounting
Cost of Sales Accounting
Cost of Sales Accounting
Ledger Solution
Ledger Solution
Profit Center Accounting
Profit Center Accounting
Profit Center Accounting
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Plan
Initial Situation
Original Plan
Plan since Dec 2014
Simple Finance
Classic G/L
Classic AM
Classic Depreciation Calculation
New G/L
New G/L
New AM “Multi-GAAP Accounting”
New AM “Multi-GAAP Accounting”
New Depreciation Calculation
New Depreciation Calculation
Preparations for Consolidation
Preparations for Consolidation
Preparations for Consolidation
Cost of Sales Accounting
Cost of Sales Accounting
Cost of Sales Accounting
Ledger Solution
Ledger Solution
Profit Center Accounting
Profit Center Accounting
Profit Center Accounting
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
ERP Systems
C11
Central system
C21
Central logistics, German Production and Sales Companies
Acq.
Several SAP and non SAP Systems from Sanitec Acquisition
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Frame Conditions
C11
Migration to EHP7 / HANA
22.03.2015
C21
Migration to C11
01.01.2016/17
Acq. Integration “Day 1”
07.04.2015
Logistics projects:
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Expansion of central warehouse
LES to EWM – Migration
…
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Idea
C11
Migration to EHP7 / HANA
22.03.2015
C21
Migration to C11
01.01.2016/17
Migration
07.04.2015
Migration to C11 or Central Journal or …?
Acq. Integration “Day 1”
Simple Finance
Logistics projects:
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Expansion of central warehouse
LES to EWM – Migration
…
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Timeline
December
January
February
March
22.03.
1300 Index Errors
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documents
Note 1295904
(ZFINDEX_MIG,
ZF_CHECK_XOPVW)
Changes of open item management in master data without changing the
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Inactive companies without clearing of balances and items
Differences in expired transaction currencies
Missing carryforward for customers/vendors in further years
Clearing of different special G/L codes
Differences between reconciliation accounts and totals
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Timeline
December
January
February
March
22.03.
1300 Index Errors
New Depreciation
Calculation
Extension EA-FIN
Note 1498047 (Changeover)
Note 965032 (Differences)
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Ideal changeover date immediately after end of fiscal year
Corrections of depreciation keys
Corrections of changeover procedures
Highest rounding difference per company in total was 36.- €
Asset management 2014 was kept closed
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Timeline
December
January
February
March
22.03.
Copy C11 to Testing system
Installation, Migration, Key User Test
1300 Index Errors
New Depreciation
Calculation
Extension EA-FIN
Installation
attempts
SPAU
2 System Copies…
Installation,
Migration, Test
Programm
Corrections
for HANA
User Guides
Remove
Valuation
Differences
Foreign currency valuation
F.05 using a “Reset” Method
to reverse BSEG-BDIFF and
Deadline
Go / No Go
06.02.2015
valuation differences in G/L.
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Timeline
December
January
February
March
22.03.
Copy C11 to Testing system
Installation, Migration, Key User Test
1300 Index Errors
New Depreciation
Calculation
Extension EA-FIN
Installation
attempts
SPAU
2 System Copies…
Installation,
Migration, Test
Programm
Corrections
for HANA
User Guides
Remove
Valuation
Differences
Final
Test
Deadline
Go / No Go
06.02.2015
Go
Live
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Migration
Migration Time
8,5 h
Including
Transports of SAP-Notes, Customizing…
and preliminary Checks
Excluding
Reporting for Audit
and “Populate Profit Center in CO”
“Populate Profit Center in CO”
BSEG: 230 Mio
COEP: 190 Mio
(50 Jobs)
Note 2124507 (Packages)
Note 2125225 (GLT3)
Not yet
finished
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GLPCA:
1 Mio 
SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Lessons Learned
Only few Problems
Installation
Why is the Migration
in Migration
and
to Simple Finance
and
“Populate Profit
part of IMG and
Productive
Center in CO”
not an automatic
Process?
More or less an additional step of the Release Upgrade.
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Lessons Learned
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Database Size
1,7 TB -> 1,0 TB
Performance of Line Item based Transactions
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Customer Line Items
7 min -> 4 sec
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Orders Line Items
10 min -> 18 sec
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Costcenters Actual/Plan/Variance
24 min -> 20 sec
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Advance Return for Tax
1 min -> 5 sec
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Actual Overhead Calculation
109 min -> 9 min
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Production Orders Settlement
144 min -> 20 min
Fiori Apps
Database Performance Statistic for the System is nearly the same
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
… Fiori Apps
in 5 Seconds
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
… Fiori Apps
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SAP Simple Finance Implementation at Geberit AG
Next Steps
CO: Master data management and planning (Functions FIN_CO_CCMGMT / CCPLAN / ORPLAN)
Rollout of Fiori Apps
BI - Integration
C21 Integration
Acq. Integration or Central Journal or …?
Ledger Solution
Simple Finance 2.0
Scenario Profit Center Update?
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SAP – Fit for the future
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