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 - 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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