Perform financial consolidation in your SAP S/4HANA system!

With this guide to SAP

S/4HANA Finance for group reporting, learn about the new group reporting architecture and data
model. Configure your master data and integrate transactional data for consolidation using the
Data Monitor. Walk through your key consolidation tasks, including currency translation,
intercompany elimination, financial close, reporting, and more. This is your comprehensive
group reporting resource!
In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Configuration
Set up master data elements and global settings to align with your exact specifications. Configure
the Data Monitor dashboard to perform transactional data tasks such as data integration, balance
carryforward, and data validation.
b. Consolidation
Follow step-by-step instructions to run your required consolidation processes. Translate
currencies, perform intercompany elimination and matrix consolidation, manage consolidation
entries, and execute financial close.
c. Reporting
Walk through the reporting architecture with CDS views and learn about available reporting
tools. Use predefined local and group reports, drill-through functionality, and ad-hoc reporting.
Highlights include:
1) Architecture
2) Master data
3) Transactional data
4) Data Monitor
5) Consolidation Monitor
6) Currency translation
7) Intercompany elimination
8) Consolidation of investments
9) Consolidation journal entries
10) Matrix consolidation
11) Financial close
12) Reporting
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4932-1999-5
Product TypeBook
Binding typeHardcover
Publisher
Rheinwerk Verlag
SAP PRESS
Publication townBonn
Publication countryGermany
Publishing year2021
Publishing date19/01/2021
EditionNeuauflage
Pages375 pages
LanguageEnglish
Article no.16390061
Rubrics
GenreBU636
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SeriesSAP PRESS Englisch

Content/Review

Table of Content... Preface ... 13

... Objective of This Book ... 13
... Target Audience ... 14
... How to Read This Book ... 14
1 ... Introduction to Consolidation ... 17
1.1 ... Financial Consolidation Basics ... 17
1.2 ... Why Consolidate Financials Data? ... 22
1.3 ... Evolution of Consolidation with SAP Solutions ... 23
1.4 ... Summary ... 30
2 ... Group Reporting Architecture and Components ... 31
2.1 ... SAP S/4HANA Finance ... 31
2.2 ... Group Reporting ... 37
2.3 ... Summary ... 68
3 ... Master Data ... 69
3.1 ... Global Settings ... 69
3.2 ... Group Reporting Master Data ... 72
3.3 ... Selections ... 118
3.4 ... Summary ... 120
4 ... Transaction Data ... 121
4.1 ... What Is the Data Monitor? ... 121
4.2 ... Configuring the Data Monitor ... 124
4.3 ... Integrating Transaction Data ... 130
4.4 ... Plan Data Integration ... 139
4.5 ... Balance Carryforward ... 140
4.6 ... Calculation of Net Income ... 147
4.7 ... Data Validation ... 152
4.8 ... Journal Entries ... 164
4.9 ... Summary ... 172
5 ... Currency Translation ... 175
5.1 ... What Is Currency Translation? ... 175
5.2 ... Configuring Currency Translation ... 181
5.3 ... Translating Reported Currency ... 206
5.4 ... Summary ... 213
6 ... Intercompany Eliminati