SAP Consolidation Positioning

Both can address

Consolidation
requirements but…
Comes from conso, does Comes from reporting, does
History
some reporting some conso and planning

RDMS based Consolidation DB Architecture OLAP based

Calculations for Consolidation Done in the App

Done in the DB
server Down to HANA
Native in flow consolidation, to
calculate the financial statements
Requires
Customization
Versioning (Scopes, postings,
effort
pro formas, …)
Full audit trail without compromise
on performances

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Why SAP FC for Consolidation? Key native features

 Data entry model integrity and data control at any level: RU, LE, BU and central
 Full audit trail without compromise on performances
 Smooth Process / Workflow for data collection and validation, consolidation and postings
 Ready to go consolidation business rules
 Business combination and automatic impact on cash flow and transaction currency rate
 Native in flow consolidation, to calculate the financial statements
 Conversion (closing method): Daily conversion for Dividends and Periodic conversion (MTD, YTD)
 Consolidation methods (Full, proportionate, equity)
 IC elimination (reciprocal, gains or losses on assets, internal margin on inventories, internal provisions and dividends)

 Ready to go simulation capabilities and versioning (scopes, COA, postings changes)

 Easy solution to implement, easy to maintain and scalable
 Leverage native standard features and avoid massive workload effort during implementation
 Get high speed application to run consolidations and scenarios
 No specific technical language to update the configuration (eg. no MDX, ABAP skills required)
 Setup and further maintained by Business Users
 Enable fast integration and data impact on the Group figures for any future external growth via M&A

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