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Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

FIN_REP_SIMPL_3

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available As Of

SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

Technical Usage

Central Applications

Application Component

General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL)

Asset Accounting (FI-AA)

Accounts Payable (FI-AP)

Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

Overhead Cost Orders (CO-OM-OPA)

Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA)

Cash and Liquidity Management (FIN-FSCM-CLM)

Collections Management (FIN-FSCM-COL)

Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR)

Dispute Management (FIN-FSCM-DM)

Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition

Reporting Financials 2 (FIN_REP_SIMPL_2)

You can use this business function to enhance the format and usability of your financial reports. The integration of SAP NetWeaver BI Content with the sleek presentation of Crystal Report formatting provide a highly sophisticated reporting tool on an interface that is easy to view and navigate. The integration with Xcelsius Dashboards also offers a detailed, graphic, or interactive display of (transaction) data from SAP NetWeaver BI Content.

In addition, this business function enables you to use the Cash Manager role in SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC). This role only contains applications and services that are also contained in the corresponding role provided for SAP NetWeaver Portal.

For more information about the features of this role, choose in the SAP Library   SAP ERP Enhancement Packages   ERP Central Component Enhancement Package 5   SAP ERP Cross-Application Functions   Roles   Roles in SAP NetWeaver Business Client  .

For more information on using SAP NetWeaver Business Client, choose in the SAP Library   SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability   Application Platform by Key Capability   ABAP Technology   Client/Server Technology   UI Technology   SAP NetWeaver Business Client  .

For more information on using Crystal Reports or Xcelsius Dashboards, choose in the SAP Library   Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications (CA-EPT)   Embedded Analytics  .

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:

    Type of Component

    Component

    Is Needed Only for the Following Features

    Software Component

    • SAP_APPL 605

    • EA-APPL 605

    Portal Content

    BI Content

    As of Business Package for Simplified Reporting 1.03

    BI Content 7.05 Ext., BI Content 7.05

    SAP NetWeaver

    SAP NetWeaver Business Client v3.0 1

    1 For more information about this SAP NWBC version, see SAP NetWeaver Library and choose Business Client History. For more information about the required installation and configuration steps, see SAP NetWeaver Library and choose Installation and Client Configuration.

  • You have made the required settings in Customizing for the application components that you are using. For more information about specific Customizing for this business function, see release note FIN_REP_SIMPL_3: Reporting Financials 3 (New).

  • You have activated the following business functions in addition to this business function: Reporting Financials 2.

To display the provided Crystal Reports, you require SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 (SP02) and SAP BusinessObjects Integration for SAP XI 3.1 (SP02). Take note of the corresponding license terms.

To create your own Crystal Reports, you require Crystal Reports 2008 V1 (SP02). Take note of the corresponding license terms.

For Crystal Reports, the following system requirements also apply:

  • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 enhancement package 2 (SP04) (usage type BI ABAP)

  • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 5

  • Extension for SAP NetWeaver 7.02 BI Content Add-On 5

To display the provided Xcelsius Dashboards, you require Adobe Flash Player Version 9. Note also the license terms for SAP BusinessObjects.

To create your own dashboards, you require SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 (SP03, FP1). Take note of the corresponding license terms.

For Xcelsius dashboards, the following system requirements also apply:

  • SAP NetWeaver 7.0, enhancement package 2 (SP04)

  • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 5

  • Extension for SAP NetWeaver 7.02 BI Content Add-On 5

Features

Formatted Reporting for General Ledger

This simplifying enhancement provides a high-quality reporting process (Crystal Reports) for financial statements, internal analysis and audit support. Generated reports are formatted to allow easy comparison of two years or periods. The following reports are available:

  • Balance Sheet

  • Income Statement

  • Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)

  • Financial Statement: Actual/Actual Comparison

  • Document Journal

  • G/L Accounts: Balances

  • G/L Accounts: Line Items

Formatted Reporting for Asset Accounting

Formatted asset history, and depreciation reports are provided in relation to assets, asset classes, respective balance sheet accounts and company codes. The following reports are available:

  • Asset History Sheet

  • Planned Depreciation

Formatted Reporting for Accounts Receivables

Formatted reports about Day Sales Outstanding (DSO) and due date analysis allow easy comparison of receivables and sales respectively. The following reports are available:

  • DSO Analysis

  • Customer Due Date Analysis

Formatted Reporting for Accounts Payable

A formatted report on vendor due dates provides easy to use analysis and comparison of your accounts payable status over two periods.

  • Vendor Due Date Analysis

Formatted Reporting for Cost Center Accounting

A formatted cost center report shows actual and planned costs and variances for multiple cost centers. Graphics show top cost centers with regard to budget consumption, and drilldown to cost element level is possible.

  • Cost Center Report — Overview

Formatted Reporting for Profitability Analysis

A formatted operating profit report provides data on sales, revenue, cost of goods sold, contribution margins and operating profit. Comparison between actual and planned data is possible as is comparison with previous years' values.

  • Operating Profit

Formatted Reporting for Internal Orders

Formatted reports show data on orders and cumulative orders — actual, planned and variance. The following reports are available:

  • Order Report — Overview

  • Order Report (Cumulative) — Overview

Dashboard for SAP Cash and Liquidity Management (FIN-FSCM-CLM)

The Cash Management Dashboard provides you with a quick overview of your company’s current liquid funds. Xcelsius Dashboards enable you to display several charts at a glance. You can change the values of the charts with ease and can quickly access views of current data for the current date, optionally as a graphic display. The Cash Management Dashboard provides a position analysis to show how liquid funds have developed over a given period and enables you to view the liquid funds sorted by currency, company code, and bank group. There are also detail views for each of the overview diagrams. The following dashboard is available:

  • SAP Cash Management

Dashboard for SAP Dispute Management (FIN-FSCM-DM)

Xcelsius dashboards show data on open disputes vs. created disputes, disputes created – as % of A/R, disputes resolved and disputes average days to resolution by period, reason and team. The following reports are available:

  • SAP Dispute Management: Overview

  • SAP Dispute Management: Open Disputes versus Created Disputes by Team

  • SAP Dispute Management: Resolved Disputes by Team

  • SAP Dispute Management: Average Days to Resolution by Team

  • SAP Dispute Management: Open Disputes versus Created Disputes by Category

  • SAP Dispute Management: Resolved Disputes by Category

  • SAP Dispute Management: Average Days to Resolution by Category

  • SAP Dispute Management: Disputes Created as a Percentage of Account Receivables by Category

  • SAP Dispute Management: Open Disputes versus Created Disputes by Region

  • SAP Dispute Management: Resolved Disputes by Region

  • SAP Dispute Management: Average Days to Resolution by Region

  • SAP Dispute Management: Disputes Created as a Percentage of Accounts Receivable by Region

Dashboard for SAP Collections Management (FIN-FSCM-COL)

Xcelsius dashboards show data on to be collected vs. collected, collection activities and completed worklist entries by period and team. The following reports are available:

  • SAP Collections Management: Overview

  • SAP Collections Management: Collection Activity Counters

  • SAP Collections Management: Compare Instances and Amounts

  • SAP Collections Management: Evaluate Completion Rate

  • SAP Collections Management: Outstanding versus Completed Collections

Dashboard for SAP Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR)

A Xcelsius dashboard show data on exposure vs credit limit by risk class and segment.

  • SAP Credit Management: Overview