Financials Extension (EA-FIN) 

Technical Data

Technical name of the business function	EA-FIN
Type of business function	Enterprise Extension
Documentation based on release	SAP ERP 6.0
SAP software component	EA-APPL
Business function requiring activation in addition	Not relevant

 

Use

This generic business function provides enhancements in the following areas:

Area	Relevant Application Component
Closing	AC
Parallel Accounting	FI-GL
Accrual Engine	FI-GL-GL-ACE
Manual Accruals	FI-GL-GL-AAC
Accruals for IPM (CRM)	FI-GL-GL-CAE
Postprocessing the Electronic Bank Statement	FI-BL-PT-BS, FI-BL-PT-US
Intercompany Reconciliation (Cross-System)	FI
Asset Accounting	FI-AA
Lease Accounting	FI-LA
Product Cost Controlling	CO-PC
Backend Functions for Portal Content	EP-PCT-MGR-CO, CA-GTF-SGF-FPB, EP-PCT-EXP
Down Payment Chains and Progress Reports	FI-AF-DPC, PS-REV-CPR
Flexible Real Estate Management (entire application)	RE-FX Note: Some country-specific functions are partly in other application components.

For documentation for the individual application components, see the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com → SAP Solutions → SAP ERP → SAP ERP Enhancement Packages. In the middle section of the screen, choose the link with the appropriate SAP ERP Enhancement Package and language. 

Prerequisites

You have activated this business function. The prerequisite for activating this business function is that you have not designated any client as a live client. For more information, see SAP Note 588364.

To activate this business function, in the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide, choose the first IMG activity, Activate Business Functions, and set the EA-FIN indicator.

When this business function is activated, the system activates the following BC Sets:

BC Sets for EA-FIN

Technical Name	Description	Explanation
EA-FIN-AKH	Enterprise Financials Switch for AKH	Adds the entries for component FIN to the application component hierarchy
EA-FIN-IMG	Enterprise Financials Switch for IMG	Adds the entries for component FIN to the SAP Reference IMG
EA-FIN-MENU	Enterprise Financials Switch for MENU	Adds the entries for component FIN to the SAP menu

Integration

The functions of the Financial Services (EA-FS) business function are not dependent on the functions of this business function.