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Configuring Group Reporting With S/4 HANA 2020

 

Release Date : 30th Jun 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

- The goal of the consolidation process is to generate a set of group financial statements in the group currency with values that reflect the group accounting standards.

- The consolidated financial statements only reflect third-party transactions, and not intercompany transactions. Thus, you need to eliminate all intercompany sales, COGS, IC AP, IC AR, and so on.

   
 | Key Terms  
Group Reporting : S/4 HANA Tables  
Group Reporting : Group Reporting Tables  
 | What is new in S/4 HANA 2020 Group Reporting?  
 | Fiscal Year Variant and Group Reporting  
   
Configuration Steps  
   
One Time Setting  
 | Initialize Settings  | Consistency Check
 | Check Global System Settings  | Global Parameter
 | Display Dimension  
   
Version Management Setting  
 | Create Version from Reference Version  
 | Define Versions  
   
Consolidation Ledger Setting  
 | Define Consolidation Ledgers  
   
Chart of Account & Financial Statement Item (FS Item) FS Item Operation 
 | Define Consolidation Chart of Accounts  | Define FS Items ( Fiori App)
 | Define Subitem Categories and Subitems  | Import Consolidation Master Data ( Fiori App) ( FS Item)
 | Define Breakdown Categories  | Map FS Item with GL Accounts ( Fiori App)
 | Define Default Values for Sub-assignments  | Assign FS item Mapping ( Fiori App)
 | Define FS Item Attribute Values  | Manage Global Hierarchies ( Fiori App)
 | Specify Selected FS Items for Automatic Posting  
 | Specify FS Items to be Carried Forward  
 | Specify Account Numbers to be Carried Forward  
   Local Close - Preparation 
Master Data  | Data Monitor 
 | Define Consolidation Master Data Fields | Data Monitor - Opening Posting Period 
 | Consolidation Unit ( Fiori App)  | Data Monitor - Balance Carryforward  
 | Consolidation Group ( Fiori App)  | Data Monitor - Data Release 
 | Manage Group Structure ( Fiori App)  | Data Monitor - Upload Reported Data 
 | Define Selection (Fiori App)  | Data Monitor - Data Validation 
   | Data Monitor - Calculation Net Income  
Document Posting Configuration   | Data Monitor - Reported Data Validation 
 | Edit Number Range Intervals for Posting  | Data Monitor - Manual Posting 
 | Realtime Update: Define Document Type  | Data Monitor - Reclassification
 | Define Document Types for Reported Financial Data  | Data Monitor - Currency Translation 
 | Define Document Types for Manual Posting in Data Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Reclassification in Data Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Consolidation Group Changes in Data Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Manual Posting in Consolidation Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Reclassification in Consolidation Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Cons. Group Change in Consolidation Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Consolidation of Investments  
 | Define Document Types for External Documents in Consolidation Monitor  
   
Data Collection for Consolidation  
 | Define Upload Method  
 | Define Tasks for Manual Posting  
 | Define Task  
 | Define Period Categories  
 | Map Logical Port with Business System for Reported Data API  
   
Currency Translation for Consolidation  
 | Specify Translation Ratios  
 | Maintain Exchange Rates  
 | Define Exchange Rate Indicators  
 | Define Currency Translation Methods  
   
Reclassification  
 | Determine System Utilization for C/I  
 | Define Reclassification Methods  
 | Define Reclassification Tasks  
 | Define Document Types for Reclassification in Data Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Reclassification in Consolidation Monitor  
   
Preparation for Changes in the Consolidation Group  
 | Define Tasks  
 | Define Document Types for Consolidation Group Changes in Data Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for Cons. Group Change in Consolidation Monitor  
   
Configuration for Consolidation Processing  
 | Define Methods  
 | Specify Miscellaneous Selected Items  
 | Define Number Range for Archiving  
 | Maintain Log Archiving Settings for Tasks  
 | Define Task Group  
 | Assign Task Group to Dimension  
   
Data Validation / Reclassification  
 | Define Validation Rules  
 | Define Validation Methods  
 | Assign Validation Methods  
 | Validation and Substitution  
 | Reclassification of Transaction  
   
Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation 
 | Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (Overview)  | Manage Global Hierarchies 
 | Maintain Data Sources  | Intercompany Matching
 | Define Matching Method (Fiori App)  | Scheduling Matching Jobs
 | Transport Matching Methods  | Manage Assignments By Reconciliation Case 
 | Define Reconciliation Cases (Fiori App)  | Manage Matching Documents 
 | Transport Reconciliation Cases  | Display Matching Items 
 | Define Filters for Assignment List  | Flexible Upload of Matching Items 
 | Assign Email Templates to Matching Methods  | Reconciliation status overview 
 | Define Additional Settings for Matching Methods  | Reconciliation Balances
 | Switch Data Source of Matching Method  | Manage Reconciliation Close  
 | Define Number Range for Matching Documents  
 | Define Number Range for Matching Assignments  
 | Maintain Reason Codes  
 | Enable Flexible Workflow  
 | Manage Workflows  
 | Manage Intercompany Responsibilities  
 | Manage Team and Responsibilities (Fiori App)  
 | Define Field Functions  
 | Define Automatic Posting Scenarios  
 | Define Posting Rules (Fiori App)  
 | Assign Posting Rules  
 | Define G/L Posting Document Templates  
 | Assign Document Templates to Companies  
 | Activate Reconciliation Close Process  
 | Define Elimination Methods  
 | Define Tasks for External Document Posting in Consolidation Monitor  
 | Define Document Types for External Documents in Consolidation Monitor  
   
   
References 
 | 2884313 - SAP S/4HANA 2020: Release Information  
 | 2943206 - SAP S/4HANA 2020: Restriction Note  
 | 2659672 - FAQ About SAP S4HANA Finance for Group Reporting (On Premise)  
 |3010843 - IMG Structure for SAP S4HANA for Group Reporting - Missing Text for IMG Activity Define Method for Uploading Reported Financial Data  
   
 | Issues and Solutions  
   
Table / Reference Data  
 | Cons Unit and Cons Group  
 | Consolidation Data  
 | Consolidation Unit Master Data  
 | Template - Financial Statement Hierarchies  
 | Template - Financial Statement Items  
 | Template - Group Journal Template - Manual Correction  
 | Template - Group Journal Template - Two Sided Elimination  
 | Template - Group Journal Template - Group Dependent Adjustment  
 | Template - Flexible Upload  
 | Template - FS Item Mapping  
 | Table Data - Document Types  
 | Table Data - Transaction Codes  
 | Table Data - FS Item Attributes  
 | Table Data - Breakdown categories  
 | Table Data - Transaction Type Functional Area  
 | Table Data - Selection  
 | Table Data - Validation Rules  
 | Table Data - Currency Translation Methods  
 | Table Data - Monitor and Task  
 | Table Data - Reclassification Method  
 | Example - Currency Translation