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Pablo Mejias
March 29, 2019 | 3 minute read

How to Set up the FF7AN / Flow

Builder
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Before starting the blog, it is important to clarify the configurations that are
detailed are an important part to keep in mind to configure the transaction
FF7AN or FF7BN we must access the key Management of the financial supply
chain.

It’s point usually brings big conflicts

Flow Builder: Generate and Assign Loading Class 

 Go to  :- IMG -> Financial Supply Chain Management -> Cash and Liquidity
Management -> Cash Management -> Data Setup -> Customize FI Flow
Builder (t-code FCLM_FB_UTIL).

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1. Select the radio botton – Change Default Loading Class -> Generate Loading
Class.

2. Execute the report:

For S/4HANA On-Premise Edition 1709 / 1809:

For FI part:

1. Enter a Loading Class Name in Z* namespace. If the loading class is an

existing class, please ensure that existing class is activated and without
unactivated version with syntax error.
2. Choose the Date Field

c1. If it is a new class name, enter $TMP as Package

c2. If the class name has been generated, enter your target package.

d.Enter your Exit Class name in FI Operations.

For MM part:. Enter a Loading Class Name in Z* namespace. If the loading

class is an existing class, please ensure that existing class is activated and
without unactivated version with syntax error.

b1. If it is a new class name, enter $TMP as Package

b2. If the class name has been generated, enter your target package.

c. Enter the Query Sequence if you need.

d. Enter your Exit Class name in MM Operations.

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2. Choose Change Default Loading Class -> Assign Loading Class. Enter the name
of the Loading Class that is generated in Step 3 and execute the report.

This step will request a workbench request and changes the table content of
FCLM_MAP_CLS (for FI) and FCLM_MAP_CLS2 (for MM).

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If there is no prompt for change request when you assign MM Loading Class,
please implement note 2445512 and note 2445974 first.

Transport the Loading Class and the table content of FCLM_MAP_CLS

and FCLM_MAP_CLS2 to Test and Productive Systems.

Flow Builder: Setup Background Job listen to Event: Recomiendo que estos pasos
sean realizados en conjunto con un desarrollador (para los puntos del 6 al 10)

1. Go to transaction code SM36;

2. Press ‘Job Wizard’ button in the toolbar

3. Press ‘Continue’ button in the ‘Create a job’ page

4. Input a job name and set its Class accordingly. We would suggest you use name
like ‘FCLM_FLOW_BUILDER_EVENT_{client}’ with Class ‘B – Middle priority’.
Press ‘Continue’ button after you finished the input.

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5. Select ‘ABAP program step’ in ‘Job definition: Job step’ page, press
‘Continue’ button after you finished the input.
6. In ‘ABAP Program Step’ page, input ‘FCLM_FLOW_BUILDER’ in ‘ABAP
Program Name’ field; Input a user-defined variant or our default one
‘SAP&BG4’ in Variant. You can also setup ‘Print Parameters’ and ‘Spool list
recipents’ if it is necessary. Press ‘Continue’ button after you finished the
input.
7. In ‘Multi-step option’ page, just press ‘Continue’ button.
8. In ‘Job definition: Start conditions’ page, choose ‘After event’ and press
‘Continue’ button;
9. In ‘Def. of start after event’ page, choose ‘SAP_FCLM_FLOW_BUILDER’ in
‘Event ID’, and select ‘Period’ checkbox. Press ‘Continue’ button;
10. Press ‘Complete’ button to complete the wizard in ‘Set job’ page.

In this way you can configure the Job of transaction FF7AN, so that it is updated
automatically.

Reminder an important point to keep in mind is that the FF7AN transaction is

already obsolete and you should use the Fiori app Cash Flow Analyzer for
example.

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Thanks

Pablo

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victor mena
February 23, 2021 at 8:11 pm

Excelente post, se debe mirar mejor Fiori app Cash Flow Analyzer

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Gustavo Dominguez
November 28, 2022 at 10:23 pm

Hi Pablo and all; do you know if for S4HANA ON PREMISE 1909 02 (05/2020) need to update the same
exit ZCL_FCLM_BSEGFLOW_SAMPLE, because I have an error:

Se ha producido el error SQL 301 p.objeto

ZCL_FCLM_BSEGFLOW_SAMPLE=>BUILD_BRICKS_NORM

Thanks!!

GD

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