Assignment of Benchmarks to Portfolio Hierarchy Nodes 

Use

You use this function to assign benchmarks to the nodes of your portfolio hierarchy. The system displays benchmarks in the Analyzer Information System only if you have assigned the benchmarks to portfolio hierarchy nodes.

You assign benchmarks to the portfolio hierarchy by using assignment variants. You use assignment variants when you start the benchmark run in order to control how the system calculates key figure values. When you call the Analyzer Information System, you define which assignment variants the system is to display.

For more information, see Benchmarking.

Prerequisites

You have defined benchmarks in the Customizing for Financial Supply Chain Management under Treasury and Risk Management ® Portfolio Analyzer ® Benchmarks ® Edit Master Data for Benchmarks.

Features

·        You can create up to five assignment variants for each portfolio hierarchy. However, normally you need just one or two assignment variants per portfolio hierarchy.

·        You can define whether a benchmark is assigned just to the selected node of the portfolio hierarchy, or whether this assignment applies to the lower-level nodes as well.

·        The system creates versions of assignment variants by means of the validity date. The versions of an assignment variant apply from the validity date specified through to the validity date of the next version. When the system calculates the values of the benchmark, it uses the version of the assignment variant that is valid on the evaluation date.

For more information about versioning, see the field help for the Valid From field in the selection screen of the transaction for assigning benchmarks to the portfolio hierarchy.

Activities

In the Customizing for Financial Supply Chain Management, choose Portfolio Analyzer ® Benchmarks ® Assign Benchmarks to Nodes in the Portfolio Hierarchy.

The system displays a selection screen. You have the following options:

 

Interaction in the Selection Screen

Action	Function
Create	If there is no assignment variant that has the name you entered, the system creates a new assignment variant that has this name. If the system already contains an assignment variant with this name, it creates a new version for the date specified.
Change	You can change the assignment variant that is valid on the date specified.
Display	You can display the assignment variant that is valid on the date specified.
Copy	For the date specified, the system creates a new assignment variant that has the same properties as the assignment variant specified.
Delete	The system deletes the version of the assignment variant that is valid on the date specified.
Display History	The system displays all the changes made to the assignment variant specified.
Assignment Variant ® Delete Variant	The system deletes all the version of the assignment variant specified.
Goto ® Master Data for Benchmark	The system branches to the transaction for editing the master data of benchmarks.

 

Interaction When Assigning Benchmarks

Action	Function
Benchmark	The system displays the master data of the benchmark selected.
PH Assignment	The system assigns the selected benchmark to the portfolio hierarchy node that is selected in the right-hand area of the screen.
Delete Assignment	The system removes the benchmark that was assigned to the portfolio hierarchy node selected.

 

Example

Create an assignment variant as follows:

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       1.      Choose a view and a portfolio hierarchy node, and enter a name and validity date for the assignment variant. Choose  Create.

The system displays the tab page Assign Benchmark to PH Nodes. The left-hand part of the screen contains the benchmarks you defined. The right-hand part of the screen contains the portfolio hierarchy.

       2.      In the right-hand part of the screen, open the portfolio hierarchy down to the node to which you want to assign a benchmark.

       3.      Using Drag&Drop, assign the benchmark to the portfolio hierarchy node.

       4.      Choose the General Properties/Comments tab page

The system displays the attributes of the assignment variant. The upper part of the screen contains the attributes that are valid for all versions of the assignment variant. The lower part of the screen contains the attributes that are valid only for the current version of the assignment variant.

       5.      Using the Type of PH Assignment indicator define whether the assignment of the benchmark applies just for one portfolio hierarchy node, or for all the lower-level nodes as well if they have not been assigned any other benchmarks.

By setting this indicator, you define that the benchmarks are displayed on entire branches of the portfolio hierarchy.

       6.      Choose with the quick info Save.

You can display and change the assignment variants from within the area menu. In the SAP Easy Access screen choose Accounting ® Financial Supply Chain Management ® Treasury and Risk Management ® Portfolio Analyzer ® Master Data ®Benchmark ®Assign Benchmarks to Nodes in the Portfolio Hierarchy.