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Business Consolidation, BW-based (New Functions) ( RELNSEM-BCS_32 )

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Business Consolidation, BW-based (New Functions)

Use

Notes:

• The new functions listed with an asterisk (*) are also available in SEM Release 3.1B.

• A number of additional functions are scheduled for delivery in Release 3.2 Support Package 6 in April, 2003. These are not included in the list below.

Master Data and Hierarchies

Consolidation Groups

• * You can use customer-defined BW attributes.

Breakdown Category

• * You can use default selections per subassignment for manual data entry.

• * You can use maximum selections for subassignments.

• * If the breakdown category changes, the system performs a breakdown check with automatic adjustment of transaction data.

Consolidation Functions in General

Authorizations

• * You can assign authorizations for executing tasks in test mode and update mode in the consolidation monitor.

• * You can assign authorizations for blocking and unblocking tasks in the consolidation monitor.

Data Collection

Manual Data Entry

• * For each form you can choose between periodic or cumulative entry of data.

• * The system takes maximum selections into account for data entry.

• * The system automatically checks the validity of combinations of consolidation units that have been recorded for a matrix organization. The check complies with the customizing settings for valid combinations of consolidation units.

• For each version you can disable data entry for totals items. (Disabling is only possible in data entry layouts with a single item hierarchy.)

Flexible Upload

• You can use flexible upload to import the following additional financial data: investments and goodwill.

Validation

• You can validate the following additional financial data: investments.

Currency Translation

• You can use additional financial data to perform a historical currency translation.

Postings

• * You can post with a reference to an existing document.

• * You can reverse postings with the aid of the mass reversal function.

• You can use the automatic reversal function.

• You can have postings take deferred taxes into account.

Reclassifications

• * After a flexible upload, you can perform one-sided reclassifications to determine retained earnings.

• You can post entries to a partner unit for certain methods.

Preparation for Consolidation Group Changes

• You can make customizing settings for the preparation for consolidation group changes.

• You can perform the function Preparation for Consolidation Group Changes for first consolidations and total divestitures (when employing the purchase method of consolidation).

Consolidation of Investments

• You can perform consistency checks for all customizing settings for the consolidation of investments.

• You can use the following additional financial data: investments.

• The system supports the following activities for the purchase method: step acquisition and total divestiture.

Balance Carryforward

• You can carry forward the additional financial data for investments.

Reporting

• When creating reports, you can make selections by hierarchy nodes and/or attributes.

Further Information

For detailed documentation of the individual functions of BW-based SEM-BCS, in the SAP Library go to SEM Strategic Enterprise Management → Consolidation (SEM-BCS).

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