Process documentationPreparation

 

You have to perform the following preparatory steps before you install SAP Simple Finance. You have to perform these steps both in your Customizing system and in any downstream systems.

You cannot perform the migration for Asset Accounting until after you have installed SAP Simple Finance and migrated to new General Ledger Accounting.

Process

  1. Check prerequisite for using SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA with new Asset Accounting

    Import the RASFIN_MIGR_PRECHECK program that is provided with SAP Note 1939592Information published on SAP siteto your system and execute the program. For more information, see the program documentation.

    Make sure that the new depreciation calculation from the Enterprise Extension Financials Extension (EA-FIN) is active.

    Check whether you can completely archive documents from non-active company codes (this means company codes that only allow subsequent reporting).

  2. Lock users.

    Lock the users in your system. Make sure that additional postings cannot be generated in the system (except those postings necessary for a period-end closing).

  3. Perform period-end closing.

    Perform a complete period-end closing in Asset Accounting in your system. Ensure that there are no update terminations from direct postings in the system. You can also check this using program RASFIN_MIGR_PRECHECK.

    Example Example

    You are migrating your system during the current month.

    • We recommend you recalculate depreciation (transaction AFAR).

    • Perform a complete period-end closing - if you have not yet done so - for the previous month. You must successfully execute the following activities for this:

      • periodic APC postings

      • the periodic depreciation run (RAPOST2000)

      • the reconciliation of your general ledger with the Asset Accounting subsidiary ledger, both for your leading valuation and for parallel valuations.

    • APC-relevant postings may have occurred in the current month in the meantime. You must therefore execute periodic APC postings again immediately before the installation. Make sure that these were successful.

    Note:

    If you perform the periodic depreciaton run before the migration for the current month, it is not possible to post the depreciation run again in the previous month after you have installed SAP Simple Finance. If adjustment postings with consequences for the previous month are posted in the previous month after the installation, then these depreciation values are posted with the posting period that corresponds to the current month.

    End of the example.

  4. Perform a backup.

    Create a backup of your data.

  5. Install SAP Simple Finance

    Install SAP Simple Finance.

  6. Migrate to New General Ledger Accounting.

    If you were using the classic General Ledger Accounting until now, your system will be migrated automatically to the new General Ledger Accounting.