New Functionality SAP ECC 6.0 Financials

Release
Available
Key
Delta
Capability / Functionality
Application
Area
Functionality Description
Business Benefits
The account balance

FIN_LOC_CI_11
report and form fulfill the
local reporting
requirements in China.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Account balance
report
The account balance report

provides information on general
ledger account balances for a
specified fiscal period, and in a
format stipulated by authorities
in China. It provides information
such as account number,
opening balance, debit and
credit amounts in local currency,
and closing balance (local
currency is the company code
currency defined in
customizing).
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Accounting
document report
The accounting document report The accounting

provides information on journal document report and
entries, such as cash and bank form fulfill the legal
vouchers of a company. This is reporting requirements
required for documenting a
in China.
companys business operations,
and information is in the format
stipulated by the legal
authorities in China.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Additional functions The following activities can be Simplified business

included in
executed during the invoice
process covered by
convergent
process in convergent invoicing: convergent invoicing
invoicing
- Trigger installment plan
deactivation
- Release security deposits
- Trigger account maintenance
Business Function
FIN_LOC_CI_11
FICAX_INV_1
Business Function
Description
New localization for

China and KSA
China: Financial
statement form, cash
flow statement form,
account document
form, account balance
form, periodic closing
according to Zhang Jie
Fa, financial document
numbering by period
KSA: Zakat Levy form,
postdated checks (also
UAE), withholding tax
report
China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
- New functionality to
forward and process
SD documents directly
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
- Additional features to
complete the
- Change or assign dunning

procedure
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Annex16
functionality for
Japan Asset
Accounting
Using this functionality,

customers can generate the
reports for Annex16, which is
required as per Corporate tax
law in Japan
Financial Asset
Accounting
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SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Average daily
balance (ADB)
See BF
See BF
FIN_GL_ADB
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
Bill cycle
The bill cycle assignments to

contract accounts allow a
periodic billing based on
Completion of billing
process
FICAX_INV_1
convergent invoicing
functionality, for
example, deactivation
of an installment plan
or creating a write-off
during the invoice
process
-Separate VAT,
contract accounting,
and customs
declaration handling
-Negative posting logic
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
-PT mapas fiscais free
revaluation report
-Chile material ledger
report enhancement
The average daily
balance (ADB)
component allows for
efficient and accurate
calculation of ADB at
any point during a
fiscal year, for
example, month-todate, quarter-to-date,
year-to-date. In
addition, a number of
key figures, such as
prior day balance and
current month activity
can be calculated.
forward and process
SAP ERP 6.0
configured billing periods.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Billable item
management
- Items can be stored based

Simplified handling and FICAX_INV_PP_1
upon the type of category (for
treatment of billable
example: receivables items,
items
payment items, and so on)
- Billable items can be stored
based on the status of the items
- Monitoring is provided to
display and track exceptional
items
- Incomplete billable items can
be stored as suspended data,
which may be modified in later
processing steps
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Billable items configuration and

generation
framework
A configuration and generation

framework is provided to
support the creation of billable
items database tables and the
creation of access and update
function modules
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Calculation of
activity prices to
During all operational processes Reduces manual effort

(such as confirmations and
at period close
Simplified frameworkFICAX_INV_PP_1
based creation and
maintenance of billable
item databases and
function modules
FIN_CO_COGM
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
complete the
functionality, for
during the invoice
process
Functionality to
receive, store, and
process billable items
which are created in
external systems. The
billable items will be
processed during
invoice preprocessing.
Administration of the
billable items as well as
the processing differs
from existing Event
Detail Records billing
functionality.
Functionality to
receive, store, and
processed during
from existing Event
functionality.
Supports valuation of
the cost of goods
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
reflect multiple
accounting
approaches
backflushing in logistics), the

hours worked are valued with
the planned activity rate in
version 0 in controlling. At
period close, activity price
calculation is used to determine
the actual activity rates for the
leading version (international
accounting standard) and the
alternative version (local GAAP)
in that period. Both are
calculated as deltas to the initial
standard activity price.
Cash flow
The specification is to provide
calculation
the cash flow statement
program and form according to China General
Acceptable Accounting Principle
2006.
Chile: material
ledger report
The print out report is used for

- Reference during tax auditing
- Reference for company credit
rating
- Information exposure for listed
company in China stock market
- External auditing
- Company registration to local
commercial administration
The material ledger report
(J_CL_Material_Ledger) now
returns results, whether or not
summarization of accounting
documents is activated
manufactured
according to multiple
accounting approaches
for depreciation,
activity prices, cost of
goods manufactured,
and inventory values
The cash flow report

FIN_LOC_CI_11
and form fulfill the legal
reporting requirements
in China.
All customers in Chile

can use the report -whether or not
summarization of
accounting documents
is activated
FIN_LOC_CI_7

China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0

report enhancement
Closing tasklist:
Closing task dependency affects Closing process
FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:
Dependency for all all task types including manual sequence consistency
Usability improvement
closing tasks
closing transactions and notes guaranteed, which
in both closing
minimizes the chance of
template and tasklist
error
for better working
efficiency; enhancing
the integration with
workflow and SAP
Central Process
Scheduling for better
visibility; classifying
tasklist creation and
template maintenance
for authorization
compliance
Closing tasklist:
Adds job parameters to the
Improves the
Display details of detail screen
transparency of the
status change for - Displays various information
remote task execution
in both closing
remote tasks
regarding the remote tasks,
and enhances the task
along with SAP Central Process monitoring for quicker
for better working
Scheduling detailed status,
reaction in the event of
which reflects the general close error
status more precisely
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Closing tasklist:
The fields critical path and role Improve working
Field display are added to the task overview efficiency by minimizing
critical path, role
and detail display
the closing reconciliation
in both closing
between Web UI and
GUI
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Closing tasklist:
Mass change in
closing tasklist
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Closing tasklist:
Simultaneous
availability to
multiple users
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Closing tasklist:
Status reason
maintenance

for authorization
compliance
Identify multiple closing tasks
Improves working
and change the attributes of
efficiency by offering
those tasks (for example,
mass change
in both closing
processor, responsibility, time, functionality for the
status) simultaneously by use of multiple attributes of
for better working
mass change.
each of the closing
tasks
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Upload or change office
Improves working
documents and notes in the
efficiency for closing
tasklist display mode. Other
tasks maintenance
in both closing
activities related to the
maintenance of the tasklist will
for better working
be possible only in the change
mode, like in the former solution.
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
When changing the closing task Status reasons improve FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:
status manually, a pop-up will
the transparency by
occur where the reason for the complementing the
in both closing
status change can be inserted manual status change
for specific closing tasks
for better working
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Closing tasklist:
Stop scheduled
closing task
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Closing tasklist:
Add supporting office
Supporting office documents to a close task
document addition
SAP
Closing tasklist:
Financials
Rescheduling or stopping of
closing tasks via the closing
cockpit for local and remote
tasks
Filter the closing tasks in the
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Improves working
efficiency in the case of
corrections or revisions
in both closing
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Supporting office
documentation drives
working efficiency and
in both closing
ensures closing
execution by providing
for better working
full cycle document
management
functionality including:
workflow and SAP
add, display, and
Central Process
change
for authorization
compliance
Improves working
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Task selection
whole tasklist context via search efficiency with the

criteria such as processor,
combination of task
responsible role, critical path,
selection criteria
and so on, and identify the task
or tasks that the user would like
to access.
in both closing
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Closing tasklist:
Update the status of workflow in Allowing status updates FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:
Workflow status
the closing cockpit
of the workflow in the
update
closing cockpit provides
in both closing
end users with visibility
into the different
for better working
outcomes and results
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Closing template: Assign responsibility to the
Assigning responsibility FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:
Assign responsible relevant closing task group or
of the task folder or
users to folders
folder
group improves the
in both closing
working efficiency and
minimizes the chance of
for better working
entry error when
defining the closing
rules in the template.
workflow and SAP
Central Process
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
for authorization
compliance
Closing template: Assign relevant factory calendar Allowing the factory
Assigning calendar to closing task group or folder
calendar assignment to
to closing process
the closing task folder
in both closing
folder
will shorten the closing
rules definition cycle for
for better working
business entities that
need to run same
closing tasks in different
workflow and SAP
locations within a single
Central Process
closing cycle.
for authorization
compliance
Closing template: Define the sequence of closing Improves working
Define dependency tasks at the group level
efficiency
at node level
in both closing
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Closing template: - Includes the plant as an
Incorporating a plant as FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:
Incorporation of a organizational hierarchy for
the closing
plant as a closing closing template definition
organizational structure
in both closing
organizational
- Allows accountants to
allows further working
structure
distinguish the plant-specific and divisions based upon
for better working
non-plant-specific closing tasks the plant and improves
the closing results
reconciliation.
workflow and SAP
Central Process
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0

for authorization
compliance
Closing template: Allows closing planners to
It will improve the
Mass change
perform necessary changes to working efficiency and
functionality in
rules definition of the closing
minimize the chance of
in both closing
closing template
template in batch mode
entry error.
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Closing template: Support the transport of all
Selective transport
Transport closing necessary components of the
approach improves
template with
closing template
template transport
in both closing
necessary
efficiency by automating
components
the transport against all
for better working
template components,
including office
documents, notes,
workflow and SAP
variants, and workflow.
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Copying Russia
It will copy the Russia specific All the details will be
FIN_LOC_CI_7
-Separate VAT,
specific field values field values from the asset
copied, when an asset
during Asset
master, whenever an asset is
is created by copying
and customs
master copying
created by copying the existing the existing one.
one.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Country-specific
customizing for
KSA and UAE
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Creating service
requests from
financial and
controlling
transactions
A basic country-specific
The account balance
FIN_LOC_CI_11
customizing is part of the
report and form fulfill the
standard SAP ERP delivery for local reporting
each existing country in the
world. But for countries whose
legal changes are not officially
supported by SAP in the SAP
ERP product, the scope of
customizing is limited. FGM
project of FIN/OP localization
anticipates future legal SAP
support for the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (ISO code "SA")
and the United Arab Emirates
(ISO code "AE"). The level of
delivered customizing enables
enhancements in accordance
with the anticipated future SAP
support.
This feature enables an
- Supports internal
FIN_SSC_AIC_1
accountant to request a service communication between
from the finance shared services local and shared
organization directly from a
services organizations
financial or controlling
- Documents process
transaction, which creates a
issues
service request out of the
- Leads to structured
business context. Context data exception handling by
is transferred automatically into standardizing the
the service request, which is
process
sent directly to the inbox of a
- Enables quality
shared services team for further measurements
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
- Integrates FI/CO
transactions into AIC
and offers specific fact
sheets
- Creates service
requests from financial
transactions
- Links financial objects
and service requests
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
processing.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Customer and
vendor fact sheet
in accounting
interaction center
(AIC)
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Error correction
handling
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
FI document
numbering by
period
The fact sheets are on hand and All financial data is

FIN_SSC_AIC_1
used to give a shared services readily available,
employee all necessary
resulting in high service
information about a business
quality due to improved
partner in order to answer the
first call and contact
most common questions of the resolution rates. Speeds
partner during first contact. The up service request
fact sheets offer finance-related processing.
information like account
balances, open items,
correspondences, credit,
disputes, collections information,
as well as open service requests
and master data information. All
fact sheet views offer drill-downs
into finance details, which
enable the SSC employee to
access all necessary data. The
fact sheet views are
configurable and the display can
be freely defined.
see BF
see BF
FIN_GL_ERR_CORR
In China, an official document

number should be used to
present documents or journal
entries to the auditors or tax
authorities. The respective
governments and controlling
authorities usually request that
This function supports FIN_LOC_CI_11

the accounting
document numbering
per period or
periodically according to
the Chinese
requirements.
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
- Integrates FI/CO
sheets
- Creates service
transactions
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
Third-party systems
integrating with SAP
Financials for Banking
package. The error
correction function
provides mass error
handling and change
documentation
China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
these official numbers should

start from 1 every month. This
official document number should
be assigned to all posted
documents.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Financial statement The Balance Sheet and Income The financial statements FIN_LOC_CI_11
form
Statement form currently used report, balance sheet,
are based on the new enterprise and profit and loss
accounting rules released on
statement forms fulfill
February 25, 2006. The effective the legal reporting
date is January 1, 2007.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Fixed asset
accounting:
reporting on
segments and
profit centers
- Aggregated report on changes

in tangible fixed assets and
further FI-AA reports on the
level of the segment and profit
center entities
- Reports in FI-AA offer the
option to select and sort on the
level of segment and profit
center
entities. SAP NetWeaver
Business Warehouse
component reports and queries
on fixed assets can be created
with the segment and profit
center entities.
- A check to ensure that a
unique profit center and
segment is derived during
posting is also available
The aggregated report FIN_GL_REORG_1

on changes in tangible
fixed assets can now be
performed on the basis
of segment and profit
center, in addition to
balance sheet and P&L.
All other reports in asset
accounting can also be
selected and sorted by
those entities. Segment
and profit center are real
account assignment
objects in the asset
master data. The
system checks a unique
derivation of segment
and profit center values
while maintaining the

numbering by period
report
China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
- Reorganization of
profit centers enables
companies to change
the organization of
profit centers (merge,
split) within a defined
procedure
- Reporting on
segments and profit
centers via an
aggregated report on
changes in Tangible
Fixed Assets created
according to the
balance sheet and P&L
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
asset master data and

during postings to asset
accounts.
Handling of
The new feature supports
- Efficient processing of FIN_APAR_PAYMT_ADV
incoming and
automatic handling of outgoing electronic payment
outgoing electronic and incoming payment advices advices
payment advices created in the SAP ERP
- Reduced costs by
application back-end (after the minimizing manual
payment run). If the customer
paperwork
selects the option to make use - Increased straightof the new functionality, the
through processing
payment data of SAP ERP will rates
be transported via services to
SAP NetWeaver Process
Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI)
offering. In SAP NetWeaver PI,
the system creates an XMLbased payment advice and
outputs the attachment based
on the information from the
corresponding business partner
to an e-mail that is sent
automatically to the beneficiary
of the payment. The feature also
supports the import of payment
advices via e-mail using SAP
NetWeaver PI.
Inclusion of
- Allows the periodic costing run Reduces manual effort FIN_CO_COGM
multiple activity
to use activity price from leading at period close
prices in periodic valuation to determine the cost
costing run
of goods manufactured
according to the global
accounting standard, and
update the inventory values
accordingly
- May also be used to calculate
actual costs according to the
local accounting standard, if the
group accounting approach is
standard costs
Inclusion of
Allows multiple valuation runs to Reduces manual effort FIN_CO_COGM
Supports the exchange

and handling of
payment advices
between business
partners via enterprise
services
the cost of goods
manufactured
for depreciation,
goods manufactured,
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
multiple activity
be created to determine the
at period close
rates in alternative value of the cost of goods
valuation run
manufactured. The periodic
costing run uses the activity
price for the leading valuation
(version 0) while the alternative
valuation run uses the activity
price for the alternative
valuation. It is then possible to
revaluate inventory (create
closing entries) to take account
of both valuations.
India: tax code
This functionality provides for
In India, taxes
FIN_LOC_CI_7
defaulting based
defaulting the tax code based on applicable on purchases
on vendor
vendor subrange at purchase
sometimes depends
supplying region
order creation.
upon the region of the
supply of goods. With
this functionality, there
will be a one-time set up
for tax codes applicable
for different vendor
regions and the same
will be automatically
picked up at PO
creation.
Integration with
SAP Workflow:
Execution and
monitor from
closing cockpit
Execute and monitor workflow

and workflows with worklists
from the closing cockpit and
enable the processing status to
be set and the process repeated
for workflow with worklists.
Improves working
efficiency, processing
flexibility, and
transparency against
workflow closing tasks
the cost of goods

manufactured
for depreciation,
goods manufactured,
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
in both closing
for better working
workflow and SAP
Central Process
for authorization
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Invoice-level
discounts and
charges
Already-existing discount
functionality has been enhanced
to allow a customer a specific
discount and charge calculation
based on individual items
Free configurable
discount and charge
calculation executed in
FICAX_INV_1
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Launching financial
transactions from a
shared services
framework (SSF)
The interaction center or SSF

consists of a configurable
navigation bar that can launch
financial transactions running in
the SAP ERP back-end
systems. This feature delivers
the technical precondition
(business object repository
objects and methods) to launch
a transaction from the
interaction center.
- Direct access to all

FIN_SSC_AIC_1
relevant financial data
from within the SSF
- Cost savings through
shortened service
request processing
- Better service quality
through increasing the
likelihood of answering
the question on the first
call
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Linking financial
objects to service
requests
- Allows you to link business

objects, especially from the
finance and controlling areas, to
a service request
- Allows you to link objects from
within the service request itself
using object-specific help or
from transactions launched from
the shared service framework
- The service request

FIN_SSC_AIC_1
has direct access to
financial data
- All data necessary for
request resolution
resides in one place or
object
- The user works on one
platform without needing
compliance
forward and process
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
complete the
functionality, for
during the invoice
process
- Integrates FI/CO
sheets
- Creates service
transactions
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
- Integrates FI/CO
sheets
- Creates service
transactions
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Mapping of ERP
cost elements to
expense types
from CRM funds
management
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
New features in
process integration
between SD and
FI-CA convergent
invoicing
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
- Allows you to link service

requests to accounting objects
like documents
to log onto the financial

back-end systems
This customizing table allows

companies to map cost
elements available in SAP ERP
with expense types from CRM
funds management enabling
more accurate postings of
commitments and actuals to
CRM funds management.
Increase posting
accuracy of
commitments and
actuals to CRM funds
management
FIN_CRM_MKT_INTGR
Simplified process
FICAX_INV_1
FI-CA convergent
invoicing can process
billing documents
created in SD.
FICAX_INV_1
The functionality provides full

process integration regarding:
- Transfer of SD bills to be
processed in convergent
invoicing in FI-CA
- Reversal of SD billing and FICA invoicing documents
- Status of the SD billing
document and the document
flow in SD is adjusted according
to the status in convergent
invoicing
- Integration of down payment
requests and down payment
settlements within convergent
invoicing
New input channel Creation of the SD billing
for SD documents document triggers creation of a
to be processed in FI-CA invoice order, which is
convergent
processed via convergent
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
Map financial cost
elements available in
SAP ERP with expense
types from CRM funds
management to enable
more accurate postings
of commitments and
actuals. (This
customizing is
dependent on the
funds management for
marketing business
function).
forward and process
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
complete the
functionality, for
during the invoice
process
forward and process
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
invoicing (accounting interface

RWIN is bypassed).
This new approach will solve the
main issues of todays approach
using FI-CA sample documents:
- Performance bottleneck RWIN
will be bypassed
- Unnecessary FI-CA sample
documents will not be created
- Full invoicing functionality can
be utilized during invoicing
runtime
Period-end closing All state-owned companies that Allows period-end
FIN_LOC_CI_11
according to Zhang belong to SASAC should fulfill closing according to the
Jie Fa
the requirements of Zhang Jie requirements of Zhang
Fa to complete period-end
Jie Fa
closing. Zhang Jie Fa means
that every month-end, the
balance of P/L accounts are
carried forward to a retained
earnings account, and after
month-end closing the balance
of all the P/L accounts are zero.
Portugal: mapas
fiscais free
revaluation report
Enables Portugal customers to Mapas fiscais free

FIN_LOC_CI_7
generate the mapas fiscais free revaluation report can
revaluation report
now be generated in the
SAP system, which
supports local
compliance
invoicing
complete the
functionality, for
during the invoice
process

China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Postdated checks Postdated checks (PDC) are

Manages the postdated FIN_LOC_CI_11
checks that have been written check processing in
by the issuer and contain a
accordance with the
future payment date (for further requirements
details see Ref 1.2-01). This is a
commonly used payment both in
the Kingdom Saudi Arabia
(KSA) and in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), but in other
countries in the MENA region as
well, especially in Egypt.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Pre-requisite
migration
programs/settings
for India IT
depreciation
calculation
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Processing of
billable items
- Allows the customers to

As of now this feature FIN_LOC_CI_7
maintain the Asset Block details will allow the customers
- Enables the assignment of
to maintain the details
assets to the Blocks
that are required for
- It provides a migration program India IT depreciation
to upload the block details from calculation. This will
the excel to SAP system
keep the system ready
- It provides a migration program for the localization of
to upload the asset-Block
India Asset Accounting.
assignment details from the
When the complete
excel to SAP system
localization solution is
- It provides a report program to provided in the later
upload the opening WDV for all releases, SAP system
the Blocks from the excel to
will take care of the
SAP system
whole depreciation
calculation as per the
Indian legal
requirement.
The solution provides options to Flexible bill sequence- FICAX_INV_PP_1
process configurable billable
independent and
items, which allows:
customizable solution,
- Definition and usage of various which supports
split criteria used in the invoice configurable
preprocessing steps
aggregation and split
- Sequence-independent
rules
report enhancement
China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
Functionality to
receive, store, and
processed during
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Reconciliation
between SD and
FI-CA
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Reorganization of
profit centers
reversal of billing documents

- Selection of billable items
according to the defined criteria
of the billing process and further
selection criteria entered by the
user
- Invoice preprocessing is
processed per billing unit and
applies the appropriate billing
steps (aggregation, enrichment
of data). It creates a billing
document per billing unit, which
represents the interface to the
invoice process.
A reconciliation report between Simplified and intuitive
SD and FI-CA is delivered and reconciliation tool
used to check if any
inconsistencies occur during
reconciliation between SD and
FI-CA.
Profit center reorganization is

based on the new general
ledger. It enables customers to
respond to rapidly changing
market requirements by
automating the reorganization of
profit centers. Customers will
now be able to combine
organizational flexibility with the
data consistency. Key
functionalities include support of
different scenarios for profit
center reorganization:
- Merge
from existing Event
functionality.
FICAX_INV_1
Consistent definition,
FIN_GL_REORG_1
authorization, and
execution of profit
center reorganizations
are now highly
automated within the
general ledger, resulting
in higher efficiency,
lower TCO, faster
financial closes, and
improved compliance
and governance.
forward and process
in FI-CA convergent
invoicing
complete the
functionality, for
during the invoice
process
- Reorganization of
profit centers enables
companies to change
the organization of
profit centers (merge,
split) within a defined
procedure
- Reporting on
segments and profit
centers via an
aggregated report on
changes in Tangible
Fixed Assets created
according to the
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
- Split
- Discontinue
- Object-based reassignment of
profit centers
- Consistent processing of
master data and business
processes
- Audit trail
- Generic framework allowing
customer-specific adoption
- Scope of the reorganization -production and sales, assets,
materials and purchasing,
accounts receivable, and
accounts payable
Russia: balance
Legal forms 1, 2, 3, and 5 can
sheet forms 1, 2, 3 be printed from the system and
and 5 now output sent to the tax authorities in
to Adobe
XML-format
Russia: contract
processing
It transfers the contract number

from sales and purchase orders
to invoices and enables
customers to see reporting
based on contracts in accounts
receivable and accounts
payable
balance sheet and P&L
Printing balance sheet

forms in legal layouts
and transfers of
electronic forms to tax
authorities is now
available
FIN_LOC_CI_7
Accounting based on
FIN_LOC_CI_7
contracts is in high
demand among Russian
companies
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: countryspecific master

data fields in
standard FI-AA
reporting
Enables customers to display

Russia-specific asset master
data fields in standard asset
reports
Standard reports can be FIN_LOC_CI_7

used to display Russiaspecific fields
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: customs
Automates and simplifies
declaration (GTD) tracking of custom declaration
data throughout the entire
process, from purchase to sale,
which is required by law
Customs-declaration
FIN_LOC_CI_7
tracking is now enabled
in the system which
eliminates many manual
processes
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: export
It allows a company to create a
regulations solution customs declaration semiautomatically by copying from
other existing logistic objects
Solution allows user to

track complex
relationships between
many customs
FIN_LOC_CI_7
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
and tracking relationships of

customs declarations with
parent and other objects by
report. Link with SD invoice is
used for output 0% VAT
confirmation program.
declarations and many

SD objects which help
to keep business
information in order
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: Filling
Russia-specific
master data fields
when coping asset.
When you create an asset using Faster coping of assets FIN_LOC_CI_7

another asset as reference all
Russia-specific fields are
copied.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: negative
posting logic
New logic is invoked during the Reversal of billing

FIN_LOC_CI_7
following processes:
document is now legally
- Reverse billing in SD module compliant
- Performing a clearing
- Post-depreciation run from FIAA
This logic makes the relevant
line items with negative postings
mark correctly

improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: online
account
correspondence
Allows automatic interpretation Up-to-date document

procedure implementation when view in offsetting
the documents are posted in FI account determination
system
FIN_LOC_CI_7
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: regional
KPP code
maintenance for
transport tax
declaration
Allows customers to maintain

the KPP code for each region
Transport tax
FIN_LOC_CI_7
declaration reports will
be created with correct
values, thus eliminating
manual processing
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: separate
VAT accounting
- Allows customer to classify

incoming invoices
- Provides complete tracking in
the system of the invoices that
are relevant for export
operations
- Allows correct handling of an
Separate VAT
FIN_LOC_CI_7
accounting is in high
demand among Russian
companies

report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
incoming VAT transfer
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: tax agent

section of VAT
declaration
Prints the tax agent section of

the VAT declaration for all tax
agents in one run
This improvement is in
high demand among
Russian companies
FIN_LOC_CI_7
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Russia: VAT in
transit
Automates VAT-document
posting for goods without
ownership transfer
Avoid manual posting of FIN_LOC_CI_7

VAT-document
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
-Separate VAT,
and customs
improvement; online
correspondence
system improvement
-Regional KPP code
maintenance for RU
transport tax
declaration
revaluation report
report enhancement
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Separation for
closing task list
creation and
template
maintenance
- Split new transaction,

CLOCOT, from existing
transaction, CLOCOC
- CLOCOT will be used for
tasklist creation and release
- CLOCOC will be focused on
template creation and
maintenance
- Assignment of authorizations
for tasklist creation is
independent from template
maintenance
For tasklist creation,

CLOCOT enables the
responsibility to be split
in both closing
and improves the
compliance via the
for better working
authorization of the
tasklist creation by the
relevant responsible
workflow and SAP
group
Central Process
for authorization
compliance
Service request
This feature enables
- Self-service option for FIN_SSC_AIC_1
- Integrates FI/CO
search in SAP ERP accountants who created
internal requester of
service requests from financial service
transactions to view service
- Time savings
sheets
requests to find out the
- Creates service
processing status or to update
the service request, if
transactions
necessary.
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
Single and
This feature allows a single
Allows you to centralize FIN_GL_DISTR_SCEN_1
- Improve performance
summarized
document level and summarized financial processes that
and use smaller data
document transfer document transfer in a
start out decentralized,
volumes by better
distributed financials system
for example, A/P and
managing G/L
environment.
A/R data is entered
accounting in a
locally, but open item
distributed system
processing is handled
landscape
centrally. All data that is
- Update a central
relevant only for
financial system from
reporting in the central
one or several
system can be
transferred in
summarized form.
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Support for nonSAP systems in

SAP Collections
Management
application
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Support for SAP

R/3 4.6c in SAP
Collections
Management
This feature provides a

framework to connect non-SAP
systems to a central SAP
Collections Management
application to facilitate a
common and unified collection
process independent of where
the outstanding receivables
originate from. Technically, the
accounts receivable data from
the non-SAP systems is loaded
into SAP Collections
Management. This enables
worklist creation and the
execution of collection calls
(including promise-to-pay
agreements, creation of dispute
cases, and resubmission) to the
customers with outstanding
receivables from the non-SAP
systems.
This feature provides a
framework to facilitate a
common and unified collection
process independent of where
the outstanding receivables
originate from. Technically the
accounts receivable data from
the SAP R/3 4.6c system is
loaded into SAP Collections
Management. This enables
worklist creation and the
execution of collection calls for
the customers with outstanding
receivables from the SAP R/3
4.6c system. Note: The
integration of SAP R/3 4.6c into
- Enables a common,
FIN_SSC_AIC_1
unified collection
process that covers
non-SAP accounts
receivable systems
- Centralizes and
harmonizes collections
processes independent
of the underlying system
architecture of legacy
system
- Enables a common,
FIN_SSC_AIC_1
unified collection
process that covers
SAP R/3 4.6c accounts
receivable systems
- Centralizes and
harmonizes collections
processes independent
of SAP releases of SAP
R/3 accounts receivable
system
decentralized
subledgers via a
summarized data
exchange, not just at a
single document level
- Integrates FI/CO
sheets
- Creates service
transactions
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
Management
- Integrates FI/CO
sheets
- Creates service
transactions
- Supports service
request searches in
SAP ERP
- Supports non-SAP
and SAP systems
(4.6c) in SAP
Collections
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Suspense
accounting
SAP Collections Management is

very similar to the integration of
non-SAP systems into SAP
Collections Management.
However, it is very different from
the integration of SAP R/3
systems 4.7 or higher into SAP
Collections Management.
See BF
See BF
Management
FIN_GL_ERR_CORR_SUSP Third-party systems

that need to be
integrated with SAP
Financials for banking
package. The error
correction functions
provide mass error
handling and change
documentation.
Suspense accounting
enables soft error
handling.
Transfer of
The depreciation values for the Allows global
FIN_CO_COGM
depreciation from international accounting
manufacturing
the cost of goods
asset accounting to principle are updated to the
organizations to set
manufactured
controlling
leading ledger in the SAP
activity prices that take
General Ledger application (or account of depreciation
the global accounts in the
according to IFRS and
for depreciation,
classic general ledger) and to
local GAAP
version 0 in controlling. The
goods manufactured,
depreciation values for the
second accounting principle are
updated to a nonleading ledger
in the SAP General Ledger (or
the local accounts in the classic
general ledger) and to a delta
version in controlling.
Withholding tax
Every resident, regardless if
Supports the
FIN_LOC_CI_11
report
they are taxpayers according to withholding tax
China and KSA
the Income Tax law, or the
requirements of the
China: Financial
permanent establishment in the Kingdom of Saudi
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Arabia.
of a non-resident who pays an
account document
SAP
Financials
Enhancement
Package 5 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
amount to a non-resident from a

source in the KSA shall withhold
tax from the paid amount law
text see Ref 1.2-01. The party
who withholds tax must register
at the Department of Zakat and
Income Tax (DZIT) before the
settlement of the first tax
payment. The party who
withholds tax must settle the
amount of tax withheld with the
DZIT within the first 10 days of
the month following the month in
which the taxable payment is
made and issue a certificate to
the non-resident party. A delay
fine of 1% is calculated for each
30 days of the delay.
Zakat Levy - report Zakat Levy is an enterprise
The Zakat Levy
FIN_LOC_CI_11
+ form
liability that needs to be paid to reporting requirements
the Department of Zakat and
are supported with this
Income Tax in the Kingdom of defined form.
Saudi Arabia (KSA) at the end
of the year. The following
business participants are
subject to payment:
- Saudi individuals or nationals
(citizens) of the GCC countries
who run businesses with
commercial goods in KSA
- All types of Saudi companies
and companies owned by
nationals of the GCC countries
that run businesses in KSA, and
joint companies shared between
Saudis and nationals of GCC
countries. The Zakat Levy is
calculated from a Zakat base
and from Zakat deductions.
Accessibility and The output of the report
Performance
FIN_LOC_CI_2
performance
programs would be displayed in optimization for running
improvement with Adobe form, which makes the reports and improved

numbering by period
report

China and KSA
China: Financial
account document
numbering by period
report
FI-AA localization
enhancements for
Japan and Portugal :
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP Interactive
Forms
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Archive context
data
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Business partner
locks
enhancements
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Define champion
and challenger
collection
strategies
Creation of billing
orders and billing
documents
reports compliant with

processing capacity
accessibility. Performance of the
report has been improved with
the new Adobe split
functionality.
In addition to the normal archive Reduce total cost of
process, the context data
ownership
(master data and customizing)
can also be stored in a archive
system
FIN_ACC_ILM
You can set preconfigured end- Automation and

FICAX_CI_2
dates for business locks.
enhanced flexibility
Authorization concept is used at
creation of business locks
Billing cycles, such as monthly Fast and efficient
FICAX_BILL_INVOICING
on the 15th day of the month,
creation of billing orders
can be used. Billing orders are to enable grouping and
generated and processed by the aggregation of EDRs.
billing process. When a billing Effective processing of
account is billed, a billing period bills. Integration of nonis created, which defines which EDR-based invoice
EDRs are to be billed. Billing in components. Standard
FI-CA also supports the billing of interface to invoicing
non-EDR-based invoice
process.
component. When a billing
account is billed, a billing period
is created, which defines which
EDRs are to be billed. Billing in
FI-CA also supports the billing of
non-EDR-based invoice
components, such as a basic
charge of a service charge.
Billing documents are forwarded
to the invoicing process.
The new feature allows defining The new features allow FICAX_CI_2
test series for champion and
testing the current
challenger collection strategies. collection strategies
For a certain percentage of your against alternative
property tax (Japan),

invoice summary
enhancements
(Japan), and MAPAS
Fiscais (Portugal)
Extract all relevant data
(master and
transaction data) for
doing tax audits with
the retention
warehouse after
decommissioning the
original system
Generic development
and enhanced
functionality in the area
of contract accounting
Enablement of event
detail records billing
and convergent
invoicing with FI-CAX.
Event detail records
(EDR) are processpriced transactions to
create structured bill
content. The creation
of convergent invoices
over multiple services
and product lines will
provide the customer
with one bill.
Generic development
and enhanced
champion collection strategies,

you can define challenger
strategies, which are then
assigned to the master data
groups.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Define champion
and challenger
collection
strategies
The new feature allows

definition of test series for
champion and challenger
collection strategies. For a
certain percentage of your
champion collection strategies,
you can define challenger
strategies, which are then
assigned to master data groups.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Drill-down reporting Additional drill-down

from FI to CO
functionalities from financial
reports into controlling and
financial reports. Profit center
and origin object type (example:
cost center) information is a
source for further drill-down into
controlling reports. The target
reports are called via a reporting
interface. Target reports can be
standard reports, custom or
specific reports, and
transactions.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
Enhanced revenue Consider distribution rates to

distribution
distribute revenues, open items,
and unassigned payments to
final recipients
Enhanced revenue Consider distribution rates to
distribution
distribute revenues, open items,
and unassigned payments to
final recipients
Enhancement of
1. Maintain the Korean specific
Korean Tax Report fields(VAT reg.no. Tax code1,
and Automatic
type of business, type of
collection approaches. If
the challenger strategy
is more successful, you
can replace the current
champion strategy to
improve collections.
The new features allow FICAX_CI_2
testing the current
collection strategies
against alternative
collection approaches. If
the challenger strategy
is more successful, you
can replace the current
champion strategy to
improve collections.
Better reporting
FIN_GL_CI_2
integration from FI to
CO, value reconciliation
between profit centers
and cost objects (origin
objects), transparency
between FI and CO
values, and less
reconciliation effort
The new features allow FICAX_CI_2

revenue agencies to
automate the
distribution of revenues
The new feature allows FICAX_CI_2
revenue agencies to
automate the
distribution of revenues.
Minimize manual
FIN_LOC_CI_4
adjustment and improve
system automation,
Generic development
and enhanced
Improve closing
(enhanced check of
posting periods)
Verify data
transparency better
(drill down from FI to
CO data)
Validate data quality
using additional
account assignments
(profit center)
Identify documents
posted in new G/L
ledger groups
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
FIN localization
enhancements for
Korea and Japan
SAP ERP 6.0
Payment
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Enhancements for Calculate interest at creation of

installment plans an installment plan. Calculation
and posting of fines, fees, and
inflation surcharge based on the
original items. Special reporting
tool for installment plans which
allows the open item evaluation
to take the deferred due dates
into account.
Enhancements for Calculate interest at creation of
installment plans an installment plan
Because receivables
FICAX_CI_2
with a due date more
than one year in the
future have to be
reported separately;
installment plans are
considered in year-end
closing
Improve usability
Automate business
processes
FICAX_CI_2
Extended service
for external cash
desks
Use the service

internally
FICAX_CI_2
Enhanced reporting
capabilities
FICAX_CI_2
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Fund accounting
integration
industry, Representative name) improve data

in vendor&customer master
consistency.
time-dependently. 2. To
determin a due date of BOE and
payment method automatically
depending on a business type of
vendor during the automatic
payment program.
Additional features of the

enterprise service for external
cash desks to be used in an
internal scenario
FM derivation and update: the
reconciliation account is
replaced in the FM derivation by
the general ledger account that
results from account
determination. Grant-enabled
FICA: the grant field can be
used as an input field when
posting FICA documents using
transaction FPE1. GM Update:
The Order, Cost Center, and
Tax reporting: to
maintain Korea-specific
fields time-dependently
in the vendor and
customer master
Payments: to
determine the due date
of BOE in the
authomatic payment
program. Invoice
Summary
Enhancements for
Japan
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Fund accounting
integration
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Fund accounting
integration
WBS element are made

available in the Grants
Management Update for the
receivable/payable line(s)
coming from FICA. Splitting of
Business Partner Lines: The
user can enter one Business
Partner Line and more than one
General Ledger Lines and the
system splits the Business
Partner Line into as many lines
as General Ledger Lines in the
document.
FM derivation and update: as of
IS-PS-CA 604, the reconciliation
account is replaced in FM
derivation by the general ledger
account that results from
account determination. Grantenabled FICA: the grant field
can be used as input field in
posting of FICA documents by
using transaction FPE1. GM
update: as of IS-PS-CA 604, the
order, cost center, and WBS
element are made available in
the GM update for the
receivable or payable line(s)
business partner lines: as of ISPS-CA 604, the user can enter
one business partner line and
more than one general ledger
line: the system splits the
business partner line into as
many lines as there are general
ledger lines in the document.
FM derivation and update: the
substituted in FM derivation by
the general ledger account that
results from account
Enhanced reporting
capabilities
FICAX_CI_2
Generic development
and enhanced
Enhanced reporting
capabilities
FICAX_CI_2
Generic development
and enhanced
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
determination Grant-enabled
used as an input field in the
posting of FICA documents
using transaction FPE1 GM
update: the order, cost center,
and WBS element are made
available in the grants
management update for the
receivable and payable line(s)
coming from FICA Splitting of
business partner lines: the user
can enter one business partner
line and more than one general
ledger lines; the system splits
the business partner line into as
many lines as there are general
ledger lines in the document
Fund accounting FM derivation and update: the Enhanced reporting
integration
capabilities
replaced in the FM derivation by
the general Ledger account that
results from the account
determination. Grant-enabled
used as an input field in posting
FICA documents when using
transaction FPE1. GM update:
the order, cost center, and WBS
element are made available in
the GM update for the
receivable/payable line(s)
business partner lines: the user
can enter one business partner
line and more than one general
ledger lines. The system splits
the business partner line into as
many lines as general ledger
lines in the document.
Group items for
At automatic clearing, you can Usability
automatic clearing group selected items
FICAX_CI_2
Generic development
and enhanced
FICAX_CI_2
Generic development
and enhanced
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
Group items for

Group of selected items at
automatic clearing automatic clearing
Usability
FICAX_CI_2
Group items for

You can group selected items at Usability
automatic clearing automatic clearing
FICAX_CI_2
Guided procedure The wizards are a step-by-step

for document split aid to perform the document
configuration
split customizing. The
advantage over following the
IMG is that the system performs
checks and document
simulation on the basis of
existing documents.
Faster and more

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consistent customizing
of the document split
function Better
understanding of overall
document split
functionality

Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Improve closing
(enhanced check of
posting periods)
Verify data
transparency better
CO data)
using additional
account assignments
(profit center)
Identify documents
posted in new G/L
ledger groups
Enablement of event
detail records billing
and convergent
invoicing with FI-CAX.
Event detail records
(EDR) are processpriced transactions to
create structured bill
content. The creation
of convergent invoices
over multiple services
and product lines will
provide the customer
with one bill.
Import billing
Import billing accounts from
Efficient import of billing FICAX_BILL_INVOICING
accounts and event external systems: extract
accounts, integration
detail records
business partner items in delta with SAP CRM, fast and
mode, dunning history in delta efficient import and
mode, and SAP NetWeaver BI storage of EDRs, and
content based on business
integration with rating
partner items and dunning
system
history. Import event detail
records from external systems:
import EDRs that are created in
a rating system and process
EDRs according to various
categories. A comprehensive
enhancement concept supports
definition of project-specific EDR
categories.
Integration of
Enables integration of dispute Integration of dispute
FICA_FSCM_CRM_DISPUTE Enables integration of
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
dispute
management in FICA with dispute
management in
SAP CRM
Ledger groupspecific display of
documents
management in FI-CA and SAP management in FI-CA

CRM
and SAP CRM
You can select documents

according to ledger or ledger
group within EhP 4 using
standard reports RFBELJ00,
RFBELJ00_NACC, and
RFBUEB00 You can use the
selection for customer-defined
reports that are related to logical
database BRF
Customers running
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parallel accounting
using the ledger
approach covering
different accounting
principles can now
select documents
according to the ledger
group and increase
transparency
Manage
Configure correspondence types The new feature allows FICAX_CI_2
correspondence in Compose outbound
collection agencies to
interaction center correspondence Provide
set up new
document management services correspondence types
flexibly for collection
purposes and use them
in the context of SAP
Collections
Management
New archiving
You can archive revenue
TCO reduction
FICAX_CI_2
objects
distribution and doubtful
receivables documents
Financials
New archiving
objects
You can archive revenue

distribution and doubtful
receivables documents
Reduce TCO
Financials
New extractors into Payment and returns history can Better analytics
SAP NetWeaver BI be extracted to SAP NetWeaver
BI
FICAX_CI_2
Financials
New extractors to
FICAX_CI_2
Payment and returns history can Better analytics
FICAX_CI_2
dispute management in
FI-CA with dispute
management in SAP
CRM in the interaction
center (IC) Web Client
Improve closing
(enhanced check of
posting periods)
Verify data
transparency better
CO data)
using additional
account assignments
(profit center)
Identify documents
posted in new G/L
ledger groups
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP NetWeaver BI be extracted to SAP NetWeaver

BI
Financials
Financials
Financials
Financials
Financials
New features for

mass activities
In mass activities, you can

predefine a preselection, use
generic variants, and configure
log classes
New features for
In mass activities you can
mass activities
generic variants and configure
log classes
New features for
In mass activities you can
mass activities
generic variants, and configure
log classes
New mass activity Automatically mass-process
for credit card
credit card payments
payments
Usability and
automation
FICAX_CI_2
Improve usability of
mass activities
Automate business
processes
Usability and
automation
FICAX_CI_2
Automation
FICAX_CI_2
FICAX_CI_2
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Profit center
assignment
monitor
Automation of eventFICAX_CI_2
based revenue and cost
distribution in scenarios
like season ticketing
with enhanced deferred
revenues functionality
You can check the profit center Using this overview, you FIN_GL_CI_2
assignment in sales order items can find and correct
and in real estate objects (RE- missing assignments
FX). You can select the items
more easily.
and objects with specific profit
center assignments or with
missing assignments. You can
get an overview list of all items
and objects.
SAP
Service for legal
You can use an enterprise
Financials
New mass activity The new mass activity for

for revenue
revenue distribution permits
distribution
automatic posting of
distributions. Two reports for
analysis are also offered.
Standardized
FICAX_CI_2
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Improve closing
(enhanced check of
posting periods)
Verify data
transparency better
CO data)
using additional
account assignments
(profit center)
Identify documents
posted in new G/L
ledger groups
Generic development
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 4 for
SAP ERP 6.0
dunning
service to communicate with

communication
external collection agencies and
legal dunning organizations
Tax handling for
With this feature, you can map Allows the handling of
partly exempt
in the system the company
value-added tax (VAT)
organization
areas that are completely or
for partly exempt
partially exempt from paying tax. organizations
You can define special tax
codes for these areas and
create tax reports as proof for
the tax office. In addition, you
can use a program for
supplementary tax adjustments
for variable tax deduction rates.
Use ledger groups You can use ledger groups for Usability and more
for doubtful
doubtful receivables
flexible handling of
receivables
Use ledger groups You can use ledger groups for
for doubtful
receivables
Usability
FIN_ACC_PEO
FICAX_CI_2
FICAX_CI_2
Value retrospective Federal agencies allow

Correct recording of
CO_ALLOCATIONS
timesheet changes timesheet corrections in the 13 fund usage in complex
at prior-year rates months preceding the document public sector
date. If a retrospective change is organizations. Increased
made to the number of hours
accuracy in cost center
worked, the rate selected for the accounting.
associated activity allocation
should not be the activity rate
valid at the time of posting, but
the activity rate valid on the key
date for the change. Where
complex funding sources with
multiple funding types and
varying expiration timeframes
are in place, the funding should
also be updated based on the
prior-period account
adjustments. Follow-on
functions, such as overhead
and enhanced
New functional
capabilities have been
provided that enable
handling of valueadded tax (VAT) for
partly exempt
organizations
Generic development
and enhanced
Generic development
and enhanced
Enhancements to CO
allocation tools for
activity allocation and
overhead calculation.
Calculations are based
on a specific valuation
date rather than the
current periodic rate.
The change is
important where
adjustments are
required in prior
periods when a
different rate was valid.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
calculation, should also be

based on the values used for
time recording.
Calendar view that Visualizes the close schedule
visualizes the close with respect to calendar days,
schedule, task
enabling stakeholders to see
dependencies, and which tasks are to be performed
status.
and when, the relative duration
of the tasks, dependencies
between tasks, and the status of
each task. Selection of tasks by
phases (a new entity in close).
Visualization of close
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tasks as a calendar
allows the business user
to see dependencies
between tasks and to
identify bottlenecks.
Visualization of status
information allows
business user to initiate
remediation actions.
The ultimate result is a
faster close.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Local reconciliation Consolidates three ICR reports

and transactions into one. The
consolidation works only for
data that needs to be reconciled
within one system.
Accelerates activities
within closing and
preparation for
consolidation provided
all relevant data is in
one system.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Logs, comments,
and documentation
assigned to close
tasks
Compliant process:
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internal and external
auditors have access to
all related documents.
Usability: improved
access to processrelevant information.
Provides access to all system

logs, error logs, documentation,
and comments relating to a
close.
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Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
multisystem landscape.
Conversion of UI to
monitor closing tasks
with WD ABAP. ICR:
reconciliation of local
open items and AP/AR
as a one-step process.
Upload and download
function for ICR contact
data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
Upload and download
data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
New web
application to
select and monitor
close tasklists
Provides the supervisor and the

processor of a close task with a
list of the relevant close task
lists. Details of the task can be
accessed from the list.
Fast close: moves

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control of process from
Excel workbooks and emails to the system,
making the tasks to be
performed and the
progress transparent to
all stakeholders
(including those not
actively involved in the
close).
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Parallel
accounting: ledgergroup-specific
posting and
clearing
You use this function to perform

posting and clearing in specific
ledger groups using a new
transaction, which is similar to
existing transaction F-03
(clearing G/L account), so that
no additional training to handle
the transaction is necessary.
Only G/L accounts with the
corresponding flag at the
company-code-level will allow
such processing. An example
for use of this transaction would
be the posting of provisions
(lawsuits, closing costs, and so
on) at period end. With the new
transaction, you can post to the
same documents that are openitem-managed and specific to
G/L account ledger (groups)
More transparency and FIN_GL_CI_1

efficiency when
monitoring individual
business transactions.
More transparency and
efficiency during closing.
No need to post to
additional accounts to
cover multi-GAAP
requirements.
with WD ABAP. ICR:

Upload and download
data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
Upload and download
data.
Parallel Accounting:
Monitoring G/L
accounts for ledger
groups.
Additional Account
Assignments: Control
of processes on profitcenter level.
Planning: Better
entering and uploading
plan data.
Reporting: Migration
tool to convert classic
profit center reports to
new G/L
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
with different values and

amounts according to various
accounting principles.
Planning:
You can perform manual
cumulative display planning for profit centers using
and new interface a cumulative display for balance
for uploading plan sheet accounts. CO plan data
data.
(also secondary cost elements)
is transferred to the new G/L.
You can use a new BAPI to
upload plan data into the new
G/L from an external data
source.
Profit center:
When the user wants to post a
authorization check document, the transaction will
(post, clear, and
be successful only if
display
authorization is given for all the
documents).
profit centers involved. An
additional selection criterion is
offered during clearing, allowing
the user to concentrate on the
profit centers to be cleared.
During document change and
display, the system offers only
the line items of the authorized
profit centers. During reporting,
the authorization check for profit
center applies to the standard
hierarchy and all alternate
hierarchies.
Reporting: new
In drill-down reports, you can
profit center (PC) select profit center groups
reports and
without any restriction on the
migration of classic number of single values within
PC reports.
the group. The profit center
group selection will be used for
More business-oriented FIN_GL_CI_1

display of the planning
values. More planning
flexibility and
consistency. More
flexibility and
considerable timesavings when uploading
plan data from an
external file.
Better option for

performing basic
transactions in a
decentralized
environment.
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More transparency in
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terms of information on
profit centers and more
time for decision
making. Less time
needed to define your
Monitoring G/L
accounts for ledger
groups.
Additional Account
Planning: Better
plan data.
new G/L
Monitoring G/L
accounts for ledger
groups.
Additional Account
Planning: Better
plan data.
new G/L
Monitoring G/L
accounts for ledger
groups.
Additional Account
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
data selection and for drill-down

navigation in the selected data.
Migration of classic PC reports:
the migration tool allows
selecting a source library or
reports and a target library. The
system analyzes which of the
selected reports can be
migrated (from a technical point
of view) and allows migrating a
set of reports, including
dependent objects, such as
sets, variables, and key figures.
The result of the migration is
logged in a persistent log.
SAP Central
Allows inclusion of remote tasks
Process Scheduler that have been created in SAP
initiates close tasks Central Process Scheduler in
in remote systems the task list for the local close in
SAP ECC. SAP Central Process
Scheduler used to manage
cross-system dependencies,
event-based scheduling, and
parallel processing. Allows
central monitoring of completion
of remote tasks in SAP ECC.
own reports because of

better standard
reporting for profit
centers

Planning: Better
plan data.
new G/L
Expedites a core
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business process by
minimizing the wait time
between close tasks.
Task scheduling
based on factory
calendar
Ensures that tasks are FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE

not scheduled at a time
when no one will be
available to support the
tasks.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
Upload and download
data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
When the task list is created for

a specific close, the tasks are
assigned to calendar days
based on the key date and the
offsets (example: payroll on key
date -1; allocations on key date
+1). This function takes account
of the factory calendar to ensure
that the tasks are scheduled
only for working days.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Tree view
containing close
tasks by
organizational unit.
Presents all close tasks in a tree

structure organized by
organizational unit. The
individual folders can represent
a controlling area, one or more
company codes, or a phase or
folder. Displays the status,
responsible persons, and
duration of each close task.
Clear definition of
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responsibilities and
visualization of progress
across business units
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 3 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Upload and
download of ICR
contact data
ICR contact database can be

Reduces manual effort. FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE
maintained by loading data
automatically. A central contact
data file can be used to fill the
ICR contact database without
entering the data manually.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Automatic data
transfer
You can load documents with

The Web-based user
posting levels 02, 12, 20, 22 and interface makes it very
30 into the consolidation system easy for decentralized
so consolidation groups can
subsidiaries to access
now transfer and copy data.
the consolidation
You can copy data from other system, reducing the
consolidation areas even if the need for (and cost of)
source and target consolidation additional hardware.
FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
Upload and download

data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
Upload and download
data.
Closing cockpit:
integration of SAP
Central Process
Scheduling to start
closing tasks in a
Conversion of UI to
with WD ABAP. ICR:
Upload and download
data.
Business Consolidation
Enhancements
area use different data models.

The software now automatically
transfers automatically created
goodwill entries, consolidated
assets, and the sequence and
sorting of activities so you can
use a complete set of financial
data.
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
New functions for

multiperiod
consolidation and better
support of restatement
procedures (for
example, after internal
reorganizations)
significantly shorten
processing time, reduce
the effort required for a
close, and cut overall
costs. The software
supports the "four-eyes"
principle as required, for
example, by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
significantly reducing
the effort to comply with
the regulation.
Create variants for You can customize your own
A amount limit to be
FICAX_CI_1
the account
balance variants in addition to payed by direct debit
balance display via the existing sums in the account can be set
customizing
balance.
Data transfer
Extract business partner items Delta extraction is a
FICAX_CI_1
in delta mode
huge performance gain
Extract dunning history in delta Dunning history can be
mode
analyzed now
SAP NetWeaver Business
Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver
BI) content based on business
partner items and dunning
history
Deactivation of an You can update the
SAP has enhanced the FICAX_CI_1
installment plan
creditworthiness of a business efficiency and
affects
partner when you deactivate an effectiveness of
creditworthiness
installment plan.
collections functions,
extended analytical
capabilities, and
improved integration
with the SAP Customer
Relationship
General Contract AP
and AR
General Contract AP
and AR
General Contract AP
and AR
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Deferred taxes
The posting of deferred taxes

has been simplified and
enhanced:
- You can choose posting items
and sub items of deferred taxes
in the balance sheet based on
the line items and sub items in
the original document
- You can trigger deferred taxes
with triggering items in the
balance sheet, even if there is
no net effect on net income.
- New customizing settings are
time- and version dependent, as
well as global and valid for all
document types.
- You can suppress posting of
deferred taxes even if it is
activated on the document type
- You can reverse debit and
credit decisions made by the
software
SAP
Financials
enhancement
Determination and Collection activities can be

execution of
determined and executed in a
Management (SAP
CRM) application and
the SAP NetWeaver
Business Intelligence
(SAP NetWeaver BI)
component. Improved
integration eliminates
the cost of custom
programming and
coding and allows you
to use the standard
configuration of the
software.
The Web-based user
FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
interface makes it very
easy for decentralized
subsidiaries to access
the consolidation
system, reducing the
need for (and cost of)
additional hardware.
New functions for
multiperiod
consolidation and better
support of restatement
procedures (for
example, after internal
reorganizations)
significantly shorten
processing time, reduce
the effort required for a
close, and cut overall
costs. The software
supports the "four-eyes"
principle as required, for
example, by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
significantly reducing
the effort to comply with
the regulation.
Reduction of custom
FICAX_CI_1
code requirements
Enhancements
General Contract AP
and AR
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
collection activities
based upon
collection
strategies
Direct debit limit in
the payment run
flexible and dynamic way based

on each customers own
collection strategies - Added
flexibilty.
Additional customer information,
such as the last customer
payment, can be shown in the
financial customer care
interaction center of SAP CRM.
Now standard within

solution
SAP has enhanced the FICAX_CI_1

efficiency and
effectiveness of
extended analytical
capabilities, and
Relationship
Management (SAP
the SAP NetWeaver
(SAP NetWeaver BI)
component. Improved
the cost of custom
programming and
to use the standard
software.
Display of addition The software displays addition SAP has enhanced the FICAX_CI_1
financial
financial information, such as
efficiency and
information, such the last payment of a customer. effectiveness of
as the last payment
of a customer
extended analytical
capabilities, and
Relationship
Management (SAP
the SAP NetWeaver
(SAP NetWeaver BI)
component. Improved
General Contract AP
and AR
General Contract AP
and AR
the cost of custom

programming and
to use the standard
software.
Improve collections
process
Better organization of
collection activities
Improve cash flow
Increase working
capital
Significant reduction of
time and costs for plan
consolidation
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Management of
collections work
lists
Create and manage lists

collections work items, track
progress of work.
FICAX_CI_1
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Multiperiod
Consolidation
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Payments at
External Cash
Desk
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Processing of
collections work
items
Execute task groups and tasks

FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
for a time interval that includes
multiple periods in one step:
Execute task groups in the
remaining periods of a
consolidation cycle
Block, unblock or reset tasks
groups and individual tasks in
the remaining periods
Navigate between periods of a
consolidation cycle using
buttons within the consolidation
monitor
Greater flexibility to link to non- Expanded collection
FICAX_CI_1
SAP cash control systems.
routines using outside
cash systems
Easy posting and
clearing of AR balances
using cash desk routine
Complete view of all work lists Efficient collections
FICAX_CI_1
that the work items are assigned Better review capability
to and the current progress of
for collection managers
the work.
Work items from a list are
displayed by priority, showing all
relevant information for a
collector and allowing drilldown
into further details.
General Contract AP
and AR
Enhancements
General Contract AP
and AR
General Contract AP
and AR
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Processing of
promises to pay
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Reporting of the
consolidation
monitor status
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
Web Dynpro
consolidation
monitor
The collector can add notes,

update the status, resubmit, or
forward a work item to another
agent.
The interaction center agent can Efficient collections
FICAX_CI_1
accept a commitment from a
Better linking and
business partner to pay selected record keeping for
receivables on one or more
promises to pay from
specified days.
customers
A promise to pay has a link to
Single view of promisethe receivables that are
to-pay and accounts
promised to be paid and stores receivable (AR) record
relevant details of a given
promise to pay.
It also provides an option to
keep track of such promises and
to have evaluations available
that show the degree to which a
given customer adhered to
promises.
Define SAP NetWeaver BI
Easy access to monitor FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
queries to report on the status of status information on a
the consolidation monitor
statistical level without
Statistical reports of status:
expert skills
percentage of subsidiaries with Flexible adjustment to
status of "error"
individual needs on the
Use of standard SAP
basis of SAP
NetWeaver BI component to
NetWeaver BI reporting
create queries, reports, and
Link to SAP NetWeaver
Web applications
Portal provides an
Use in dashboards based on
overview of the
SAP NetWeaver Visual
consolidation process
Composer
within the daily work
environment
Web Dynpro-based version of Reduced total cost of
FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
the consolidation monitor.
ownership ( TCO) for
Compared with SAP GUI it
connecting subsidiaries
provides additional features:
with Web Dynpro
- Creation of automatic tasks in without local
new window
installations
- Any number of monitor layouts Significantly facilitated
General Contract AP
and AR
Enhancements
Enhancements
SAP
Financials
enhancement
package 2 for
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP ERP 6.0 Financials
per user
handling of the system
- Improved search and
targeting the occasional
personalization functions;
user
favorites
- Clear display of fixed
characteristics in an individual
screen area
Workflow for
SAP Business Workflow is now Reduced costs of
FIN_ACC_GROUP_CLOSE
approval for
integrated with the consolidation compliance
changing the task monitor
Increased transparency
status
- If the user of the consolidation and documented signmonitor decides to lock a task, off procedure for the
the task status changes to
reported financial data
"locked - to be approved"
of subsidiaries
- Approver receives a note in the
inbox of the business workplace
- Once approved, the status
changes to "locked"
- Workflow can be activated per
individual task
Asset master data: The depreciation parameters
Increased user
time dependency (for example, useful life,
productivity as changes
depreciation key) in the asset
of depreciation
master data can be maintained parameters can be
in a time-dependent manner.
maintained in advance
Before the release of SAP ERP, before they become
changes of the depreciation
effective. No manual
parameters were effective
correction postings are
immediately for all open fiscal
necessary if changes of
years. Changing of depreciation depreciation parameters
parameters is now effective as become effective during
of the date specified in the
the fiscal year.
depreciation area.
Dependency on time is
considered when depreciation is
calculated.
An example of changed useful
life is as follows:
- Acquisition value: 10.000
- Acquisition date: 1/1/2005
- Useful life: five years
Enhancements
- Depreciation of the year: 2.000

If the useful life has been
changed from five years to
years years effective on
1/7/2005, the results are as
follows:
- Useful life: four years
The depreciation of the periods
01 to 06 of the year 2005
remains unchanged.
Depreciation of the year 2005

results in the following:
- Periods 01 to 06: 2.000 *
(6/12) = 1.000
- Periods 07 to 12: 2.500 *
(6/12) = 1.250
- Sum = 2.250
Asset master data: The depreciation parameters
time dependency (for example, useful life and
depreciation key) in the asset
master data can be maintained
in a time-dependent manner.
Before the the release of SAP
ERP, changes of the
depreciation parameters were
effective immediately for all
open fiscal years. Changing of
depreciation parameters is now
effective as of the date specified
in the depreciation area.
Dependency on time is
considered when depreciation is
calculated.
An example of changed useful
life is as follows:
- Acquisition date: 1/1/2005
Increased user
productivity as changes
of depreciation
parameters can be
maintained in advance
before they become
effective. No manual
correction postings are
necessary if changes of
depreciation parameters
become effective during
the fiscal year.
- Useful life: five years

If the useful life has been
changed from five years to four
years effective on 1/7/2005, the
results are as follows:
- Useful life: four years
The depreciation of the periods
01 to 06 of the year 2005
remains unchanged.
Depreciation
calculation asset
accounting
Depreciation of the year 2005

results in the following:
- Periods 01 to 06: 2.000 *
(6/12) = 1.000
- Periods 07 to 12: 2.500 *
(6/12) = 1.250
- Sum = 2.250
The depreciation calculation has The new period
been changed from a
intervalbased
conceptional point of view. The depreciation facilitates a
calculation logic before the
more accurate
release of SAP ERP is based on calculation of
calculating depreciation on
depreciation. This
movements (for example,
applies to the
acquisition and retirement). For distribution of the yearly
each single movement, the
depreciation on the
depreciation is calculated when periods (depreciation of
the movement is posted.
the year is identical), as
The new calculation logic is
well as the calculation of
based on period intervals. A
the depreciation of a
fiscal year is portioned into
fiscal year (depreciation
period intervals. The number of of the year is different).
period intervals depends on the
number of different periods with
changes that affect the
depreciation calculation (for
example, acquisitions,
retirements, change of
depreciation parameters).
Depreciation
calculation asset
accounting
An example of new period

intervalbased depreciation is
as follows:
- The fiscal year is split up into
the defined periods - in this
example, 12 periods (= 12
months).
- An acquisition of 1.000 is
posted in period 1. In period 7, a
partial retirement of 400 is
posted, and in period 10,
another acquisition, of 200, is
posted. The fiscal year is
portioned into three period
intervals as three movements in
different periods have been
posted.
- Intervals for depreciation
calculation are determined as
follows:
> First period interval: period 1
up to period 6 = 6 months
(movement in period 1)
> Second period interval: period
7 up to period 9 = 3 months
> Third period interval: period 10
The depreciation calculation has The new period
been changed from a
intervalbased
conceptional point of view. The depreciation facilitates a
calculation logic before the
more accurate
release of SAP ERP is based on calculation of
calculating depreciation on
depreciation. This
movements, such as acquisition applies to the
and retirement. For each single distribution of the yearly
movement, the depreciation is depreciation on the
calculated when the movement periods (depreciation of
is posted. The new calculation the year is identical), as
logic is based on period

intervals. A fiscal year is
portioned into period intervals.
The number of period intervals
depends on the number of
different periods with changes
that affect the depreciation
calculation (for example,
acquisitions, retirements, and
change of depreciation
parameters).
General ledger:
well as the calculation of

the depreciation of a
fiscal year (depreciation
of the year is different).
An example of new period

intervalbased depreciation is
as follows:
- The fiscal year is split up into
the defined periods in this
example, 12 periods (= 12
months).
- An acquisition of 1.000 is
posted in period 1. In period 7, a
partial retirement of 400 is
posted, and in period 10,
another acquisition, of 200, is
posted. The fiscal year is
portioned into three period
intervals as three movements in
different periods have been
posted.
- Intervals for depreciation
calculation are determined as
follows:
> First period interval: period 1
> Second period interval: period
7 up to period 9 = 3 months
> Third period interval: period 10
This function allows archiving of This functionality results
archiving of
documents
General ledger:
default derivation
of profit center
General ledger:
depreciation of
fixed assets
General ledger:
document online
split simulation
General ledger:
enhanced
interfaces and
integration to new
documents and totals created in in better performance of

the new general ledger.
the SAP software and
lower maintenance
Note: this functionality is also
costs.
available in the 2004 version of
SAP ERP with support package
10.
This functionality supports
This functionality
derivation of the default
reduces the need for
profit center.
additional customizing
effort.
This functionality offers a
This functionality
completely automated
provides the following
depreciation of fixed assets,
benefits: - Greater
even for customers from
flexibility and easier
countries with special
compliance, especially
requirements in this area, such for customers in Japan
as Japan and Russia.
and Russia
- Improved compliance
with International
Accounting Standards
(IAS)
This functionality accomplishes This functionality
the following: - It offers
functionality to simulate the
benefits: - Increased
result of an online split, which
transparency of postings
can be previewed and analyzed in the new general
before a document is posted.
ledger
- It allows posted documents to - Improved usability
be analyzed with regard to the - Necessity for less
configuration that led to the
additional customizing
resulting split.
to support standard
- It offers standard customizing processes such as
content for processing special down payments and so
indicator transactions, such as on
down payments and down
payment clearings.
This functionality offers
This functionality
enhanced interfaces and
integration concerning the
benefits: - Improved
applications public sector,
ability to support public
general ledger
sector accounting
requirements
- Improved integration
with human resources,
travel and expense, and
contract accounting
solutions
General ledger:
This functionality offers the
This functionality
enhanced reporting following: - Enhanced standard reduces the need for
line-item reporting for the fields additional efforts in
segment and profit center
generating specific
- Reconciliation report for totals reports on standard
and documents
content.
General ledger:
euro conversion
General ledger:
migration from
classic to new
general ledger
financial accountingcontract
accounting, human capital
management, travel
management, and material
ledger (transfer prices).

10.
This functionality creates zero
balance on document level
when changing over to euro
currency.
This functionality supports SAP
R/3 and SAP R/3 Enterprise
customers in their migration
efforts, providing standardized
migration paths and programs.
This functionality
improves audit
capability.
This functionality
reduces migration effort
and costs.

10. If a customer wants to apply
as a pilot, he has to create an
open source software ticket
according to note 812919 and
will be provided with further
information concerning the next
steps).
General ledger:
The reporting tools available in This functionality
period-end closing the audit information function
improves business and
now also support the new
tax audit capability.
general ledger.

10.
General ledger:
A program (data retention tool
period-end closing [DART]) creates data files to
tax accounting
support the periodic transfer of
value-added taxrelated data to
tax authorities. These files are
then sent to the tax authorities.
General ledger:
statistical key
figures
Generic contract
accounting
(financial
accounting
contract accounts
receivable and
payable)
This functionality
benefits: - Compliance
with U.S. tax law (IRS
Revenue Procedure 9825)
- Increased reporting
Note: this functionality has also and auditing capability
been made available in SAP R/3
and the 2004 version of SAP
ERP.
This functionality allows
This functionality
allocation within general ledger provides greater
through the use of statistical key flexiblity for allocations
figures as a basis.
within general ledger.
As of the release of SAP ERP, This functionality
the contract accounting function provides the following
is an integral part of enterprise benefits: - It reduces
resource planning solutions.
operational costs by
Before the SAP ERP application minimizing manual work
was available, the function was and increasing
an add-on to the SAP R/3
automation.
software.
- It optimizes cash flow
by minimizing financial
The contract accounting function risk and through better
provides a powerful subledger tracking of outstanding
for managing accounts
receivables.
receivable and payable
- It provides more
specifically for high-volume
accurate financial
business. This high-volume
figures through full
contract accounting function
integration with the
helps you manage financial
general ledger,
operations efficiently, reduce
controlling, and cash
financial risk, and improve your management
cash flow through efficient
functionality.
receivables and collections

management. Seamless
integration of contract
accounting with the general
ledger, controlling, and cash
management functions of SAP
ERP enables a fast-closing
process and gives you an
accurate view of your financial
situation.
Generic contract
accounting
(financial
accounting
contract accounts
receivable and
payable)
- It increases customer
loyalty by providing
flexible customer
service.
- It enhances customer
relationship
management strategy
through a consistent
view of customer and
accounting information.
- It is an integral part of
Contract accounting with SAP the SAP ERP
ERP can process huge volumes application that can be
of business partner information activated easily through
and transactions. It can handle the switch framework.
large volumes because it helps
automate business processes.
Because your requirements
change over time, you need to
be flexible. The contract
accounting function enables you
to adapt your processes quickly
and with minimum effort. The
open architecture means that it
fits seamlessly into your existing
landscape, including SAP and
non-SAP software.
the contract accounting function provides the following
is an integral part of enterprise benefits: - It reduces
resource planning. Before the
operational costs by
SAP ERP application was
minimizing manual work
available, the function was an
and increasing
add-on to the SAP R/3 software. automation.
- It optimizes cash flow
The contract accounting solution by minimizing financial
provides a powerful subledger risk and through better
for managing accounts
tracking of outstanding
receivable and payable
receivables.
specifically for high-volume
- It provides more
business. This high-volume
accurate financial
contract accounting function
figures through full
helps you manage financial

operations efficiently, reduce
financial risk, and improve your
cash flow through efficient
receivables and collections
management. Seamless
integration of contract
accounting with the general
ledger, controlling, and cash
management functions of SAP
ERP enables a fast closing
process and gives you an
accurate view of your financial
situation.
Master data
search: search
engine
integration with the

general ledger,
controlling, and cash
management
functionality.
- It increases customer
loyalty by providing
flexible customer
service.
- It enhances customer
relationship
management strategy
through a consistent
view of customer and
accounting information.
Contract accounting with SAP - It is an integral part of
ERP can process huge volumes the SAP ERP
of business partner information application that can be
and transactions. It can handle activated easily through
large volumes because it helps the switch framework.
automate business processes.
Because customer requirements
change over time, you need to
be flexible. The contract
accounting function enables you
to adapt your processes quickly
and with minimum effort. The
open architecture means that it
fits seamlessly into your existing
landscape, including SAP and
non-SAP software.
As of SAP ERP, the enhanced This functionality
search functionality is available provides the following
for a range of master data, such benefits: - Increased hit
as assets and vendors. You can rate when users search
use a search term to find the
for exisiting master
relevant master records that
records
meet the search criteria. A fuzzy - Increased user
logic can be used to find similar productivity, because
terms: for example, typing errors the process of finding
that have been entered in the
master records is much
software, such as this: search easier
term "SEARCH" finds "search"

as well as "saerch."
Master data
search: search
engine
Synchronization of
customers and
vendors with
business partners
Synchronization of
customers and
vendors with
business partners
- Fewer duplicates of
master records,
because the risk of
creating new records for
already existing master
records is reduced
the enhanced search
functionality is available for a
benefits: - Increased hit
range of master data such as
rate when users search
assets and vendors. You can
for exisiting master
use a search term to find the
records
relevant master records that
- Increased user
meet the search criteria. A fuzzy productivity, because
logic can be used to find similar the process of finding
terms: for example, typing errors master records is much
that have been entered in the
easier
software, such as this: search - Fewer duplicates of
term "SEARCH" finds "search" master records,
as well as "saerch."
because the risk of
creating new records for
already existing master
records is reduced
Master data of vendors,
Data of your business
customers, and business
partners can be stored
partners can be synchronized in separately in vendor,
an automated manner. The
customer, and business
functionality synchronizes
partner master records.
customers and vendors with
Nevertheless, your
business partners and the other master data is always
way around. The
synchronized
synchronization does not have independently when or
an effect on your data until you where you change a
activate this functionality.
master record.
Master data of vendors,
Data of your business
customers, and business
partners can be stored
partners can be synchronized in separately in vendor,
an automated manner. The
customer, and business
software synchronizes
partner master records.
customers' and vendors' data
Nevertheless, your
with business partners' data and master data is always
SAP ERP
2004
SAP ERP
2004
Financials
Financials
the other way around. The

synchronization does not have
an effect on your data until you
activate this function.
Fast close support This functionality accomplishes
the following: - It provides a
simplified overview of the entire
closing process through a
closing cockpit for period-end
closing of individual financial
statements.
- It offers an intuitive user
interface for scheduling and
beginning the closing process.
- It enables reconciliation of
open items and intercompany
balances in general ledger
accounts.
- It supports loading of
intercompany data from nonSAP software through a new
interface.
General ledger:
data structure
standardization
synchronized
independently when or
where you change a
master record.
This functionality
benefits: - Reduced
errors through
transparency and
support for compliance
through a concise
overview of the closing
status and remaining
tasks
- Significantly reduced
time to reconcile
intercompany activities
- Improved employee
productivity and reduced
costs
There is an increasing
worldwide demand by
companies management, as
well as external institutions,
such as regulators and stock
exchanges, to reduce time spent
on closing the books. SAP
software supports the fast and
efficient creation of accurate and
transparent financial statements
by means of application
integration, process automation,
comprehensive reconciliation,
and collaboration functionality.
the following: - It provides single provides the following
data structure across various
benefits: - It simplifies
ledgers.
data management.
- It offers a simplified approach - It enables more flexible
to extend the general ledger

functionality as needed.
- It lowers the cost of expanding
general ledger and training
accounting staff.
- It smoothes the transition path
from the existing general ledger.
SAP ERP contains a new crossindustry and cross-country
general ledger, which, because
of its architecture, provides
considerable advantages with
regard to transparency and
compliance, the option of
enhancement with industryspecific and customer-specific
terms, fast close, reduction of
total cost of ownership (TCO) on
implementation, and extended
options for reflecting parallel
accounting standards. The new
general ledger functionality
exists parallel to the classic
general ledger that is the current
functionality in SAP R/3 and
SAP R/3 Enterprise. Upgrade
customers can continue to use
the classic functions for the time
being. SAP plans to provide a
migration from the classic to the
new general ledger at the start
of unrestricted shipment.
In the standard SAP offering,
the new general ledger has a
data structure that is equally
suitable for financial statement
reporting, for management
reporting, and as a source for
analytical applications. This
means that customers no longer
consolidated reporting
and analysis.
- It eliminates need for
manual postings to
various ledgers.
SAP ERP
2004
Financials
SAP ERP
2004
Financials
SAP ERP
2004
Financials
General ledger:
document online
split
have to implement additional

components with partially
redundant ledgers (profit center
ledger, cost of sales ledger,
special purpose ledger,
consolidation staging ledger,
industry-specific ledger) in
addition to the general ledger,
as was the case in SAP R/3 and
SAP R/3 Enterprise.
This funcitonality accomplishes
the following: - It simplifies the
generation of financial
statements and reports on
segments or dimensions that
are unique to an industry.
- It eliminates the need for
businesses to create new or
special ledgers for each view of
the company by allowing
documents to be automatically
balanced online for any desired
view of the company.
This functionality accomplishes
the following: - It allows
organizations to add dimensions
to general ledger as business
evolves.
- It offers an extensible general
ledger in which standard data
structure is used.
- It maintains existing
functionality from current
general ledger.
This functionality
benefits: - It supports
transparency and fast
closes.
- It simplifies the ability
to report by industryspecific requirements.
- It enables greater
internal control when
generating industryspecific financial
statements.
General ledger:
This functionality
extensions
benefits: - It quickly
modifies general ledger
to fit business needs.
- It reduces
requirements for
technical migration or
training.
- It eliminates the need
to maintain separate
ledgers.
General ledger:
parallel accounting the following: - It provides
additional functionality for
benefits: - It reduces
parallel ledgers to reduce
manual postings to
costs . - It enables organizations individual ledgers.
to use identical interfaces and - It enables greater
functions to process all ledgers

in the general ledger, as well as
to update ledgers individually or
simultaneously.
SAP ERP
2004
Financials
General ledger:
real-time
integration from
controlling
efficiency of accounting
staff.
- Its document
numbering improves
internal control for
managing parallel
ledgers.
This functionality automatically This functionality
reflects any postings from
management accounting (for
benefits: - It eliminates
example, cost center
need for a separate
allocations) in the general ledger reconciliation ledger.
at the appropriate level of detail. - It eliminates
reconciliation processes
between financial and
managerial accounting.
- It increases the
opportunity to close
month-end books faster.

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whole tasklist context via search efficiency with the

Scheduling for better

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In China, an official document

This function supports FIN_LOC_CI_11

these official numbers should

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The aggregated report FIN_GL_REORG_1

form, periodic closing

asset master data and

Supports the exchange

Execute and monitor workflow

the cost of goods

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to log onto the financial

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invoicing (accounting interface

Enables Portugal customers to Mapas fiscais free

New localization for

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reversal of billing documents

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Enables customers to display

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New logic is invoked during the Reversal of billing

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