SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP

6.0
Release Notes
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2.1 FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_3: Local Close 3 (New) 1

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2.1 FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_3: Local Close 3 (New)

Use
As of SAP ERP enhancement package 6 for SAP ECC 6.0, Enterprise Extension Financials (EA-FIN
606), you can use the Local Close 3 business function.
You can use this business function to add customer-specific enhancements to a template or task in the
Closing Cockpit. You can add customer fields to a template or assign documents to a task to provide
users with important business information such as instructions or explanations. Other new functions
provide greater support with the configuration of the Closing Cockpit, such as improved performance
when calling data or easier ways of creating and releasing task lists.
The business function contains the following features:

Adding Customer Fields to a Task

You can define additional customer fields for a task and edit those fields in the closing template or in the
task list. For this, you also have the option of using a Business Add-In to fill those fields.

Adding Documents to a Task

You can use this function to add documents to a task. Those documents can be Microsoft Office
documents (from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), PDF documents, text files, or URLs. You can add
documents with different formats to a single task. The documents can be imported or created again from
within the application.

Easier Ways of Creating and Releasing Task Lists

With the reports Create Task List (CREATE_TASKLIST) and Create Multiple Task Lists
(CREATE_TASKLISTS), you can create, release, and subsequently schedule task lists without
additionally having to call up the Closing Cockpit using the transaction Closing Cockpit: Create Task
List (transaction CLOCOT). This allows you to create and release task lists on a daily or weekly basis
more efficiently.

Setting the Current Template or Task List as the Default

You can set a template or a task list as the default setting. In this way, the default setting is applied
automatically when you call the Closing Cockpit (using transactions CLOCOT, CLOCOC, or CLOCO),
without requiring you to specify the template from the list of templates or task lists.

Defining Multiple Destinations for SAPCPS in the Closing Cockpit

You can define destinations and isolation groups in templates, thereby enabling you to use different SAP
CPS destinations in different templates. You need this function to be able to separate completely the tasks
of the different templates in SAP CPS (for example, for different country groups). For this, you use two

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new fields (Destination and Isolation Groups) in the basic data of the template.

Improved Performance in the Closing Cockpit

Performance is improved for various functions, for example, with the following enhancements:
o Loading data for dependencies
o Option of mass scheduling as background processing
o Controlled storage of settings to the task overview (CLOCO)
o Updates in selected tasks only
o Details only determined when called explicitly from the context menu

Time zones are supported

You can select different time zones in the Closing Cockpit. The time information is then displayed in the
selected time zone.

New status of a task

The new status "Checked" can now be used in the SAP GUI user interface. It is only possible to set this
status manually once the task has undergone a final check. This provides you with the option of checking
the task again after it has been processed successfully, either by the system (the status is set
automatically) or by yourself (the status can also be set manually).

Changes to tasks in the task list

This function enables you to make changes to the task list after it has been created. For example, you can
change the definition of a task, add new tasks, or delete tasks.

Function enhancement for downloading task lists

You can now download task lists with notes in files, such as Microsoft Excel or other data types.

Improved authorization concept

After activating this function in Customizing, you can manage authorizations in the Closing Cockpit with
greater precision. With the new authorization concept, you can make a distinction between three user
groups:
- 03 Display # Authorization to display task lists
- 02 Change # Authorization to make changes to the task list (including mass changes)
- 16 Execute # Authorization for the restricted processing of the task list for closing activities, such as
executing tasks, changing statuses, locking tasks, or scheduling jobs.
Consequently, you can restrict the assignment of authorization for activity 02 to a small number of users.

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Enhanced functions for organizational units

- When you create new tasks or new folders in a template that are relevant for all organizational units,
you can simply copy them to all organizational units.
- You can replace a task or a folder in all organizational units.
- Similarly, you can also delete a task or a folder from all organizational units.

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