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