Group Reporting with SAP S/4HANA

Perform financial consolidation in your SAP S/4HANA system! With this guide to SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting, learn about the new group reporting architecture and data model. Configure your master data and integrate transactional data for consolidation using the Data Monitor. Walk through your key consolidation tasks, including currency translation, intercompany elimination, financial close, reporting, and more. This is your comprehensive resource for corporate close with SAP S/4HANA!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Configuration
Set up master data elements and global settings to align with your exact specifications. Configure the Data Monitor dashboard to perform transactional data tasks such as data integration, balance carryforward, and data validation.

b. Consolidation
Follow step-by-step instructions to run your required consolidation processes. Translate currencies, perform intercompany elimination and matrix consolidation, manage consolidation entries, and execute financial close.

c. Reporting
Walk through the reporting architecture with CDS views and learn about available reporting tools. Use predefined local and group reports, drill-through functionality, and ad-hoc reporting.

Highlights include:

1) Architecture
2) Master data
3) Transactional data
4) Data Monitor
5) Consolidation Monitor
6) Currency translation
7) Intercompany elimination
8) Consolidation of investments
9) Consolidation journal entries
10) Matrix consolidation
11) Financial close
12) Reporting

Create consolidation reports and understand related reporting tools

Auteur
Azharuddin Mohammed is a team lead in the finance practice at Deloitte and a solution architect with expertise in FP&A, financial consolidations, and financial reporting applications. With more than 9 years of experience with SAP, he has solved numerous complex business problems for his clients. He has also conducted multiple training sessions on SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting within Deloitte.

Résumé
Perform financial consolidation in your SAP S/4HANA system. With this guide to SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting, learn about the new group reporting architecture and data model. Configure your master data and integrate transactional data for consolidation using the Data Monitor. Walk through your key consolidation tasks.

Contenu
... Preface ... 13

... Objective of This Book ... 13

... Target Audience ... 14

... How to Read This Book ... 14

1 ... Introduction to Consolidation ... 17

1.1 ... Financial Consolidation Basics ... 17

1.2 ... Why Consolidate Financials Data? ... 22

1.3 ... Evolution of Consolidation with SAP Solutions ... 23

1.4 ... Summary ... 30

2 ... Group Reporting Architecture and Components ... 31

2.1 ... SAP S/4HANA Finance ... 31

2.2 ... Group Reporting ... 37

2.3 ... Summary ... 68

3 ... Master Data ... 69

3.1 ... Global Settings ... 69

3.2 ... Group Reporting Master Data ... 72

3.3 ... Selections ... 118

3.4 ... Summary ... 120

4 ... Transaction Data ... 121

4.1 ... What Is the Data Monitor? ... 121

4.2 ... Configuring the Data Monitor ... 124

4.3 ... Integrating Transaction Data ... 130

4.4 ... Plan Data Integration ... 139

4.5 ... Balance Carryforward ... 140

4.6 ... Calculation of Net Income ... 147

4.7 ... Data Validation ... 152

4.8 ... Journal Entries ... 164

4.9 ... Summary ... 172

5 ... Currency Translation ... 175

5.1 ... What Is Currency Translation? ... 175

5.2 ... Configuring Currency Translation ... 181

5.3 ... Translating Reported Currency ... 206

5.4 ... Summary ... 213

6 ... Intercompany Elimination ... 215

6.1 ... What Is Intercompany Elimination? ... 216

6.2 ... What Is the Consolidation Monitor? ... 222

6.3 ... Configuring the Consolidation Monitor ... 227

6.4 ... Configuring Intercompany Elimination ... 240

6.5 ... Eliminating Intercompany Transactions ... 249

6.6 ... Summary ... 255

7 ... Consolidation of Investments ... 257

7.1 ... What Is Consolidation of Investments? ... 258

7.2 ... Configuring Consolidation of Investments ... 264

7.3 ... Running Equity Pickup ... 279

7.4 ... Summary ... 282

8 ... Consolidation Entries ... 283

8.1 ... Common Consolidation Entries ... 283

8.2 ... Journal Entry Template ... 285

8.3 ... Summary ... 297

9 ... Matrix Consolidation ... 299

9.1 ... What Is Matrix Consolidation? ... 299

9.2 ... Configuring Matrix Consolidation ... 300

9.3 ... Running Matrix Consolidation ... 305

9.4 ... Summary ... 311

10 ... Financial Close ... 313

10.1 ... Ledger Close ... 313

10.2 ... Group Close ... 316

10.3 ... Summary ... 321

11 ... Consolidation Reporting ... 323

11.1 ... Predefined Reports ... 323

11.2 ... Drill-Through to Transaction Data ... 326

11.3 ... Data Analysis Using Reporting Rules ... 328

11.4 ... Additional Reporting Tools ... 333

11.5 ... Summary ... 355

12 ... Conclusion ... 357

12.1 ... Book Summary ... 357

12.2 ... Considerations for Your Group Reporting Journey ... 358

12.3 ... Five Key Takeaways ... 360

... The Authors ... 363

... Index ... 365