Master Data Governance for Financials, SOA ChtAccts and FRS

Technical Data
Technical Name of Business Function	`FIN_MDM_SOA_CU`
Type of Business Function	Enterprise Business Function
Available From	SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0
Technical Usage	Strategic Enterprise Management
Application Component	Business Consolidation (`FIN-SEM-BCS`)
Required Business Function	Not relevant

This business function allows you to use enterprise services to import the master data of consolidation charts of accounts and item hierarchies from the Master Data Governance hub into your decentralized systems. This provides the following benefits for your enterprise:

More efficient master data management
Improved compliance with the fundamentals of adequate enterprise governance by means of automated, secure, and documented replication of master data
Faster individual and consolidated financial statements

All this reduces your total cost of ownership (TCO).

Integration

You can use the business function Master Data Governance for Financials, Organizational Units (FIN_MDM_ORG) for processing the master data and for exporting the data from the Master Data Governance hub using enterprise services.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following components as of the version listed:

Type of Component	Component	Required for the Following Features Only
Software Component	`SEM_BW 605`
XI/ESR Content	`FINBASIS 604` and `SEM-BW 605`, namespace `http://sap.com/xi/SEM-BW/Global2`

You have made the required settings in Customizing under Cross-Application Components Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Master Data Governance Master Data Governance for Financials Enterprise Services Inbound Services for Business Consolidation .

Features

The following enterprise services are available for importing master data:

Replicate Chart of Accounts
Confirm Chart of Accounts Replication
Replicate Financial Reporting Structure
Confirm Financial Reporting Structure Replication