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Release Available Key Capability / Application Area Delta Functionality Functionality Description Business Benefits Business Function Business Function Description SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 Financials Account balance report The account balance report provides information on general ledger account balances for a specified fiscal period, and in a format stipulated by authorities in China. It provides information such as account number, opening balance, debit and credit amounts in local currency, and closing balance (local currency is the company code currency defined in customizing). The account balance report and form fulfill the local reporting requirements in China. FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 Financials Accounting document report The accounting document report provides information on journal entries, such as cash and bank vouchers of a company. This is required for documenting a companys business operations, and information is in the format stipulated by the legal authorities in China. The accounting document report and form fulfill the legal reporting requirements in China. FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 Financials Additional functions included in convergent invoicing The following activities can be executed during the invoice process in convergent invoicing: - Trigger installment plan deactivation - Release security deposits - Trigger account maintenance Simplified business process covered by convergent invoicing FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the

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  • Release Available

    Key Capability / Application Area

    Delta Functionality

    Functionality Description Business Benefits Business Function Business Function Description

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Account balance report

    The account balance report provides information on general ledger account balances for a specified fiscal period, and in a format stipulated by authorities in China. It provides information such as account number, opening balance, debit and credit amounts in local currency, and closing balance (local currency is the company code currency defined in customizing).

    The account balance report and form fulfill the local reporting requirements in China.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Accounting document report

    The accounting document report provides information on journal entries, such as cash and bank vouchers of a company. This is required for documenting a companys business operations, and information is in the format stipulated by the legal authorities in China.

    The accounting document report and form fulfill the legal reporting requirements in China.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Additional functions included in convergent invoicing

    The following activities can be executed during the invoice process in convergent invoicing: - Trigger installment plan deactivation - Release security deposits - Trigger account maintenance

    Simplified business process covered by convergent invoicing

    FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the

  • - Change or assign dunning procedure

    convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Annex16 functionality for Japan Asset Accounting

    Using this functionality, customers can generate the reports for Annex16, which is required as per Corporate tax law in Japan

    Financial Asset Accounting

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Average daily balance (ADB)

    See BF See BF FIN_GL_ADB The average daily balance (ADB) component allows for efficient and accurate calculation of ADB at any point during a fiscal year, for example, month-to-date, quarter-to-date, year-to-date. In addition, a number of key figures, such as prior day balance and current month activity can be calculated.

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for

    Financials Bill cycle The bill cycle assignments to contract accounts allow a periodic billing based on

    Completion of billing process

    FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly

  • SAP ERP 6.0 configured billing periods. in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Billable item management

    - Items can be stored based upon the type of category (for example: receivables items, payment items, and so on) - Billable items can be stored based on the status of the items - Monitoring is provided to display and track exceptional items - Incomplete billable items can be stored as suspended data, which may be modified in later processing steps

    Simplified handling and treatment of billable items

    FICAX_INV_PP_1 Functionality to receive, store, and process billable items which are created in external systems. The billable items will be processed during invoice preprocessing. Administration of the billable items as well as the processing differs from existing Event Detail Records billing functionality.

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Billable items - configuration and generation framework

    A configuration and generation framework is provided to support the creation of billable items database tables and the creation of access and update function modules

    Simplified framework-based creation and maintenance of billable item databases and function modules

    FICAX_INV_PP_1 Functionality to receive, store, and process billable items which are created in external systems. The billable items will be processed during invoice preprocessing. Administration of the billable items as well as the processing differs from existing Event Detail Records billing functionality.

    SAP Enhancement

    Financials Calculation of activity prices to

    During all operational processes (such as confirmations and

    Reduces manual effort at period close

    FIN_CO_COGM Supports valuation of the cost of goods

  • Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    reflect multiple accounting approaches

    backflushing in logistics), the hours worked are valued with the planned activity rate in version 0 in controlling. At period close, activity price calculation is used to determine the actual activity rates for the leading version (international accounting standard) and the alternative version (local GAAP) in that period. Both are calculated as deltas to the initial standard activity price.

    manufactured according to multiple accounting approaches for depreciation, activity prices, cost of goods manufactured, and inventory values

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Cash flow calculation program and form

    The specification is to provide the cash flow statement according to China General Acceptable Accounting Principle 2006. The print out report is used for - Reference during tax auditing - Reference for company credit rating - Information exposure for listed company in China stock market - External auditing - Company registration to local commercial administration

    The cash flow report and form fulfill the legal reporting requirements in China.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Chile: material ledger report

    The material ledger report (J_CL_Material_Ledger) now returns results, whether or not summarization of accounting documents is activated

    All customers in Chile can use the report -- whether or not summarization of accounting documents is activated

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report

  • -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Dependency for all closing tasks

    Closing task dependency affects all task types including manual closing transactions and notes

    Closing process sequence consistency guaranteed, which minimizes the chance of error

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Display details of status change for remote tasks

    Adds job parameters to the detail screen - Displays various information regarding the remote tasks, along with SAP Central Process Scheduling detailed status, which reflects the general close status more precisely

    Improves the transparency of the remote task execution and enhances the task monitoring for quicker reaction in the event of error

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Field display - critical path, role

    The fields critical path and role are added to the task overview and detail display

    Improve working efficiency by minimizing the closing reconciliation between Web UI and GUI

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process

  • Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Mass change in closing tasklist

    Identify multiple closing tasks and change the attributes of those tasks (for example, processor, responsibility, time, status) simultaneously by use of mass change.

    Improves working efficiency by offering mass change functionality for the multiple attributes of each of the closing tasks

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Simultaneous availability to multiple users

    Upload or change office documents and notes in the tasklist display mode. Other activities related to the maintenance of the tasklist will be possible only in the change mode, like in the former solution.

    Improves working efficiency for closing tasks maintenance

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Status reason maintenance

    When changing the closing task status manually, a pop-up will occur where the reason for the status change can be inserted

    Status reasons improve the transparency by complementing the manual status change for specific closing tasks

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working

  • efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Stop scheduled closing task

    Rescheduling or stopping of closing tasks via the closing cockpit for local and remote tasks

    Improves working efficiency in the case of corrections or revisions

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Supporting office document addition

    Add supporting office documents to a close task

    Supporting office documentation drives working efficiency and ensures closing execution by providing full cycle document management functionality including: add, display, and change

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Financials Closing tasklist: Filter the closing tasks in the Improves working FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit:

  • Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Task selection whole tasklist context via search criteria such as processor, responsible role, critical path, and so on, and identify the task or tasks that the user would like to access.

    efficiency with the combination of task selection criteria

    Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing tasklist: Workflow status update

    Update the status of workflow in the closing cockpit

    Allowing status updates of the workflow in the closing cockpit provides end users with visibility into the different outcomes and results

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Assign responsible users to folders

    Assign responsibility to the relevant closing task group or folder

    Assigning responsibility of the task folder or group improves the working efficiency and minimizes the chance of entry error when defining the closing rules in the template.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance

  • for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Assigning calendar to closing process folder

    Assign relevant factory calendar to closing task group or folder

    Allowing the factory calendar assignment to the closing task folder will shorten the closing rules definition cycle for business entities that need to run same closing tasks in different locations within a single closing cycle.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Define dependency at node level

    Define the sequence of closing tasks at the group level

    Improves working efficiency

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Incorporation of a plant as a closing organizational structure

    - Includes the plant as an organizational hierarchy for closing template definition - Allows accountants to distinguish the plant-specific and non-plant-specific closing tasks

    Incorporating a plant as the closing organizational structure allows further working divisions based upon the plant and improves the closing results reconciliation.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process

  • Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Mass change functionality in closing template

    Allows closing planners to perform necessary changes to rules definition of the closing template in batch mode

    It will improve the working efficiency and minimize the chance of entry error.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Closing template: Transport closing template with necessary components

    Support the transport of all necessary components of the closing template

    Selective transport approach improves template transport efficiency by automating the transport against all template components, including office documents, notes, variants, and workflow.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Copying Russia specific field values during Asset master copying

    It will copy the Russia specific field values from the asset master, whenever an asset is created by copying the existing one.

    All the details will be copied, when an asset is created by copying the existing one.

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic

  • improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Country-specific customizing for KSA and UAE

    A basic country-specific customizing is part of the standard SAP ERP delivery for each existing country in the world. But for countries whose legal changes are not officially supported by SAP in the SAP ERP product, the scope of customizing is limited. FGM project of FIN/OP localization anticipates future legal SAP support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ISO code "SA") and the United Arab Emirates (ISO code "AE"). The level of delivered customizing enables enhancements in accordance with the anticipated future SAP support.

    The account balance report and form fulfill the local reporting requirements in China.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Creating service requests from financial and controlling transactions

    This feature enables an accountant to request a service from the finance shared services organization directly from a financial or controlling transaction, which creates a service request out of the business context. Context data is transferred automatically into the service request, which is sent directly to the inbox of a shared services team for further

    - Supports internal communication between local and shared services organizations - Documents process issues - Leads to structured exception handling by standardizing the process - Enables quality measurements

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP

  • processing. - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Customer and vendor fact sheet in accounting interaction center (AIC)

    The fact sheets are on hand and used to give a shared services employee all necessary information about a business partner in order to answer the most common questions of the partner during first contact. The fact sheets offer finance-related information like account balances, open items, correspondences, credit, disputes, collections information, as well as open service requests and master data information. All fact sheet views offer drill-downs into finance details, which enable the SSC employee to access all necessary data. The fact sheet views are configurable and the display can be freely defined.

    All financial data is readily available, resulting in high service quality due to improved first call and contact resolution rates. Speeds up service request processing.

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Error correction handling

    see BF see BF FIN_GL_ERR_CORR Third-party systems integrating with SAP Financials for Banking package. The error correction function provides mass error handling and change documentation

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials FI document numbering by period

    In China, an official document number should be used to present documents or journal entries to the auditors or tax authorities. The respective governments and controlling authorities usually request that

    This function supports the accounting document numbering per period or periodically according to the Chinese requirements.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance

  • these official numbers should start from 1 every month. This official document number should be assigned to all posted documents.

    form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Financial statement form

    The Balance Sheet and Income Statement form currently used are based on the new enterprise accounting rules released on February 25, 2006. The effective date is January 1, 2007.

    The financial statements report, balance sheet, and profit and loss statement forms fulfill the legal reporting requirements in China.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Fixed asset accounting: reporting on segments and profit centers

    - Aggregated report on changes in tangible fixed assets and further FI-AA reports on the level of the segment and profit center entities - Reports in FI-AA offer the option to select and sort on the level of segment and profit center entities. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse component reports and queries on fixed assets can be created with the segment and profit center entities. - A check to ensure that a unique profit center and segment is derived during posting is also available

    The aggregated report on changes in tangible fixed assets can now be performed on the basis of segment and profit center, in addition to balance sheet and P&L. All other reports in asset accounting can also be selected and sorted by those entities. Segment and profit center are real account assignment objects in the asset master data. The system checks a unique derivation of segment and profit center values while maintaining the

    FIN_GL_REORG_1 - Reorganization of profit centers enables companies to change the organization of profit centers (merge, split) within a defined procedure - Reporting on segments and profit centers via an aggregated report on changes in Tangible Fixed Assets created according to the balance sheet and P&L

  • asset master data and during postings to asset accounts.

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Handling of incoming and outgoing electronic payment advices

    The new feature supports automatic handling of outgoing and incoming payment advices created in the SAP ERP application back-end (after the payment run). If the customer selects the option to make use of the new functionality, the payment data of SAP ERP will be transported via services to SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) offering. In SAP NetWeaver PI, the system creates an XML-based payment advice and outputs the attachment based on the information from the corresponding business partner to an e-mail that is sent automatically to the beneficiary of the payment. The feature also supports the import of payment advices via e-mail using SAP NetWeaver PI.

    - Efficient processing of electronic payment advices - Reduced costs by minimizing manual paperwork - Increased straight-through processing rates

    FIN_APAR_PAYMT_ADV Supports the exchange and handling of payment advices between business partners via enterprise services

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Inclusion of multiple activity prices in periodic costing run

    - Allows the periodic costing run to use activity price from leading valuation to determine the cost of goods manufactured according to the global accounting standard, and update the inventory values accordingly - May also be used to calculate actual costs according to the local accounting standard, if the group accounting approach is standard costs

    Reduces manual effort at period close

    FIN_CO_COGM Supports valuation of the cost of goods manufactured according to multiple accounting approaches for depreciation, activity prices, cost of goods manufactured, and inventory values

    SAP Financials Inclusion of Allows multiple valuation runs to Reduces manual effort FIN_CO_COGM Supports valuation of

  • Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    multiple activity rates in alternative valuation run

    be created to determine the value of the cost of goods manufactured. The periodic costing run uses the activity price for the leading valuation (version 0) while the alternative valuation run uses the activity price for the alternative valuation. It is then possible to revaluate inventory (create closing entries) to take account of both valuations.

    at period close the cost of goods manufactured according to multiple accounting approaches for depreciation, activity prices, cost of goods manufactured, and inventory values

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials India: tax code defaulting based on vendor supplying region

    This functionality provides for defaulting the tax code based on vendor subrange at purchase order creation.

    In India, taxes applicable on purchases sometimes depends upon the region of the supply of goods. With this functionality, there will be a one-time set up for tax codes applicable for different vendor regions and the same will be automatically picked up at PO creation.

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Integration with SAP Workflow: Execution and monitor from closing cockpit

    Execute and monitor workflow and workflows with worklists from the closing cockpit and enable the processing status to be set and the process repeated for workflow with worklists.

    Improves working efficiency, processing flexibility, and transparency against workflow closing tasks

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization

  • compliance SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Invoice-level discounts and charges

    Already-existing discount functionality has been enhanced to allow a customer a specific discount and charge calculation based on individual items

    Free configurable discount and charge calculation executed in convergent invoicing

    FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Launching financial transactions from a shared services framework (SSF)

    The interaction center or SSF consists of a configurable navigation bar that can launch financial transactions running in the SAP ERP back-end systems. This feature delivers the technical precondition (business object repository objects and methods) to launch a transaction from the interaction center.

    - Direct access to all relevant financial data from within the SSF - Cost savings through shortened service request processing - Better service quality through increasing the likelihood of answering the question on the first call

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Linking financial objects to service requests

    - Allows you to link business objects, especially from the finance and controlling areas, to a service request - Allows you to link objects from within the service request itself using object-specific help or from transactions launched from the shared service framework

    - The service request has direct access to financial data - All data necessary for request resolution resides in one place or object - The user works on one platform without needing

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests

  • - Allows you to link service requests to accounting objects like documents

    to log onto the financial back-end systems

    - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Mapping of ERP cost elements to expense types from CRM funds management

    This customizing table allows companies to map cost elements available in SAP ERP with expense types from CRM funds management enabling more accurate postings of commitments and actuals to CRM funds management.

    Increase posting accuracy of commitments and actuals to CRM funds management

    FIN_CRM_MKT_INTGR Map financial cost elements available in SAP ERP with expense types from CRM funds management to enable more accurate postings of commitments and actuals. (This customizing is dependent on the funds management for marketing business function).

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New features in process integration between SD and FI-CA convergent invoicing

    The functionality provides full process integration regarding: - Transfer of SD bills to be processed in convergent invoicing in FI-CA - Reversal of SD billing and FI-CA invoicing documents - Status of the SD billing document and the document flow in SD is adjusted according to the status in convergent invoicing - Integration of down payment requests and down payment settlements within convergent invoicing

    Simplified process FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New input channel for SD documents to be processed in convergent

    Creation of the SD billing document triggers creation of a FI-CA invoice order, which is processed via convergent

    FI-CA convergent invoicing can process billing documents created in SD.

    FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent

  • invoicing invoicing (accounting interface RWIN is bypassed). This new approach will solve the main issues of todays approach using FI-CA sample documents: - Performance bottleneck RWIN will be bypassed - Unnecessary FI-CA sample documents will not be created - Full invoicing functionality can be utilized during invoicing runtime

    invoicing - Additional features to complete the convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Period-end closing according to Zhang Jie Fa

    All state-owned companies that belong to SASAC should fulfill the requirements of Zhang Jie Fa to complete period-end closing. Zhang Jie Fa means that every month-end, the balance of P/L accounts are carried forward to a retained earnings account, and after month-end closing the balance of all the P/L accounts are zero.

    Allows period-end closing according to the requirements of Zhang Jie Fa

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Portugal: mapas fiscais free revaluation report

    Enables Portugal customers to generate the mapas fiscais free revaluation report

    Mapas fiscais free revaluation report can now be generated in the SAP system, which supports local compliance

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger

  • report enhancement SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Postdated checks Postdated checks (PDC) are checks that have been written by the issuer and contain a future payment date (for further details see Ref 1.2-01). This is a commonly used payment both in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but in other countries in the MENA region as well, especially in Egypt.

    Manages the postdated check processing in accordance with the requirements

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Pre-requisite migration programs/settings for India IT depreciation calculation

    - Allows the customers to maintain the Asset Block details - Enables the assignment of assets to the Blocks - It provides a migration program to upload the block details from the excel to SAP system - It provides a migration program to upload the asset-Block assignment details from the excel to SAP system - It provides a report program to upload the opening WDV for all the Blocks from the excel to SAP system

    As of now this feature will allow the customers to maintain the details that are required for India IT depreciation calculation. This will keep the system ready for the localization of India Asset Accounting. When the complete localization solution is provided in the later releases, SAP system will take care of the whole depreciation calculation as per the Indian legal requirement.

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Processing of billable items

    The solution provides options to process configurable billable items, which allows: - Definition and usage of various split criteria used in the invoice preprocessing steps - Sequence-independent

    Flexible bill sequence-independent and customizable solution, which supports configurable aggregation and split rules

    FICAX_INV_PP_1 Functionality to receive, store, and process billable items which are created in external systems. The billable items will be processed during

  • reversal of billing documents - Selection of billable items according to the defined criteria of the billing process and further selection criteria entered by the user - Invoice preprocessing is processed per billing unit and applies the appropriate billing steps (aggregation, enrichment of data). It creates a billing document per billing unit, which represents the interface to the invoice process.

    invoice preprocessing. Administration of the billable items as well as the processing differs from existing Event Detail Records billing functionality.

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Reconciliation between SD and FI-CA

    A reconciliation report between SD and FI-CA is delivered and used to check if any inconsistencies occur during reconciliation between SD and FI-CA.

    Simplified and intuitive reconciliation tool

    FICAX_INV_1 - New functionality to forward and process SD documents directly in FI-CA convergent invoicing - Additional features to complete the convergent invoicing functionality, for example, deactivation of an installment plan or creating a write-off during the invoice process

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Reorganization of profit centers

    Profit center reorganization is based on the new general ledger. It enables customers to respond to rapidly changing market requirements by automating the reorganization of profit centers. Customers will now be able to combine organizational flexibility with the data consistency. Key functionalities include support of different scenarios for profit center reorganization: - Merge

    Consistent definition, authorization, and execution of profit center reorganizations are now highly automated within the general ledger, resulting in higher efficiency, lower TCO, faster financial closes, and improved compliance and governance.

    FIN_GL_REORG_1 - Reorganization of profit centers enables companies to change the organization of profit centers (merge, split) within a defined procedure - Reporting on segments and profit centers via an aggregated report on changes in Tangible Fixed Assets created according to the

  • - Split - Discontinue - Object-based reassignment of profit centers - Consistent processing of master data and business processes - Audit trail - Generic framework allowing customer-specific adoption - Scope of the reorganization -- production and sales, assets, materials and purchasing, accounts receivable, and accounts payable

    balance sheet and P&L

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: balance sheet forms 1, 2, 3 and 5 now output to Adobe

    Legal forms 1, 2, 3, and 5 can be printed from the system and sent to the tax authorities in XML-format

    Printing balance sheet forms in legal layouts and transfers of electronic forms to tax authorities is now available

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: contract processing

    It transfers the contract number from sales and purchase orders to invoices and enables customers to see reporting based on contracts in accounts receivable and accounts payable

    Accounting based on contracts is in high demand among Russian companies

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax

  • declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: country-specific master data fields in standard FI-AA reporting

    Enables customers to display Russia-specific asset master data fields in standard asset reports

    Standard reports can be used to display Russia-specific fields

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: customs declaration (GTD)

    Automates and simplifies tracking of custom declaration data throughout the entire process, from purchase to sale, which is required by law

    Customs-declaration tracking is now enabled in the system which eliminates many manual processes

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: export regulations solution

    It allows a company to create a customs declaration semi-automatically by copying from other existing logistic objects

    Solution allows user to track complex relationships between many customs

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling

  • and tracking relationships of customs declarations with parent and other objects by report. Link with SD invoice is used for output 0% VAT confirmation program.

    declarations and many SD objects which help to keep business information in order

    -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: Filling Russia-specific master data fields when coping asset.

    When you create an asset using another asset as reference all Russia-specific fields are copied.

    Faster coping of assets FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: negative posting logic

    New logic is invoked during the following processes: - Reverse billing in SD module - Performing a clearing - Post-depreciation run from FI-AA This logic makes the relevant line items with negative postings mark correctly

    Reversal of billing document is now legally compliant

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report

  • -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: online account correspondence

    Allows automatic interpretation procedure implementation when the documents are posted in FI

    Up-to-date document view in offsetting account determination system

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: regional KPP code maintenance for transport tax declaration

    Allows customers to maintain the KPP code for each region

    Transport tax declaration reports will be created with correct values, thus eliminating manual processing

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: separate VAT accounting

    - Allows customer to classify incoming invoices - Provides complete tracking in the system of the invoices that are relevant for export operations - Allows correct handling of an

    Separate VAT accounting is in high demand among Russian companies

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence

  • incoming VAT transfer system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: tax agent section of VAT declaration

    Prints the tax agent section of the VAT declaration for all tax agents in one run

    This improvement is in high demand among Russian companies

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Russia: VAT in transit

    Automates VAT-document posting for goods without ownership transfer

    Avoid manual posting of VAT-document

    FIN_LOC_CI_7 -Separate VAT, contract accounting, and customs declaration handling -Negative posting logic improvement; online correspondence system improvement -Regional KPP code maintenance for RU transport tax declaration -PT mapas fiscais free revaluation report -Chile material ledger report enhancement

  • SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Separation for closing task list creation and template maintenance

    - Split new transaction, CLOCOT, from existing transaction, CLOCOC - CLOCOT will be used for tasklist creation and release - CLOCOC will be focused on template creation and maintenance - Assignment of authorizations for tasklist creation is independent from template maintenance

    For tasklist creation, CLOCOT enables the responsibility to be split and improves the compliance via the authorization of the tasklist creation by the relevant responsible group

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE_2 Closing Cockpit: Usability improvement in both closing template and tasklist for better working efficiency; enhancing the integration with workflow and SAP Central Process Scheduling for better visibility; classifying tasklist creation and template maintenance for authorization compliance

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Service request search in SAP ERP

    This feature enables accountants who created service requests from financial transactions to view service requests to find out the processing status or to update the service request, if necessary.

    - Self-service option for internal requester of service - Time savings

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Single and summarized document transfer

    This feature allows a single document level and summarized document transfer in a distributed financials system environment.

    Allows you to centralize financial processes that start out decentralized, for example, A/P and A/R data is entered locally, but open item processing is handled centrally. All data that is relevant only for reporting in the central

    FIN_GL_DISTR_SCEN_1 - Improve performance and use smaller data volumes by better managing G/L accounting in a distributed system landscape - Update a central financial system from one or several

  • system can be transferred in summarized form.

    decentralized subledgers via a summarized data exchange, not just at a single document level

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Support for non-SAP systems in SAP Collections Management application

    This feature provides a framework to connect non-SAP systems to a central SAP Collections Management application to facilitate a common and unified collection process independent of where the outstanding receivables originate from. Technically, the accounts receivable data from the non-SAP systems is loaded into SAP Collections Management. This enables worklist creation and the execution of collection calls (including promise-to-pay agreements, creation of dispute cases, and resubmission) to the customers with outstanding receivables from the non-SAP systems.

    - Enables a common, unified collection process that covers non-SAP accounts receivable systems - Centralizes and harmonizes collections processes independent of the underlying system architecture of legacy system

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Support for SAP R/3 4.6c in SAP Collections Management

    This feature provides a framework to facilitate a common and unified collection process independent of where the outstanding receivables originate from. Technically the accounts receivable data from the SAP R/3 4.6c system is loaded into SAP Collections Management. This enables worklist creation and the execution of collection calls for the customers with outstanding receivables from the SAP R/3 4.6c system. Note: The integration of SAP R/3 4.6c into

    - Enables a common, unified collection process that covers SAP R/3 4.6c accounts receivable systems - Centralizes and harmonizes collections processes independent of SAP releases of SAP R/3 accounts receivable system

    FIN_SSC_AIC_1 - Integrates FI/CO transactions into AIC and offers specific fact sheets - Creates service requests from financial transactions - Links financial objects and service requests - Supports service request searches in SAP ERP - Supports non-SAP and SAP systems (4.6c) in SAP Collections

  • SAP Collections Management is very similar to the integration of non-SAP systems into SAP Collections Management. However, it is very different from the integration of SAP R/3 systems 4.7 or higher into SAP Collections Management.

    Management

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Suspense accounting

    See BF See BF FIN_GL_ERR_CORR_SUSP Third-party systems that need to be integrated with SAP Financials for banking package. The error correction functions provide mass error handling and change documentation. Suspense accounting enables soft error handling.

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Transfer of depreciation from asset accounting to controlling

    The depreciation values for the international accounting principle are updated to the leading ledger in the SAP General Ledger application (or the global accounts in the classic general ledger) and to version 0 in controlling. The depreciation values for the second accounting principle are updated to a nonleading ledger in the SAP General Ledger (or the local accounts in the classic general ledger) and to a delta version in controlling.

    Allows global manufacturing organizations to set activity prices that take account of depreciation according to IFRS and local GAAP

    FIN_CO_COGM Supports valuation of the cost of goods manufactured according to multiple accounting approaches for depreciation, activity prices, cost of goods manufactured, and inventory values

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Withholding tax report

    Every resident, regardless if they are taxpayers according to the Income Tax law, or the permanent establishment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) of a non-resident who pays an

    Supports the withholding tax requirements of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document

  • amount to a non-resident from a source in the KSA shall withhold tax from the paid amount law text see Ref 1.2-01. The party who withholds tax must register at the Department of Zakat and Income Tax (DZIT) before the settlement of the first tax payment. The party who withholds tax must settle the amount of tax withheld with the DZIT within the first 10 days of the month following the month in which the taxable payment is made and issue a certificate to the non-resident party. A delay fine of 1% is calculated for each 30 days of the delay.

    form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Zakat Levy - report + form

    Zakat Levy is an enterprise liability that needs to be paid to the Department of Zakat and Income Tax in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) at the end of the year. The following business participants are subject to payment: - Saudi individuals or nationals (citizens) of the GCC countries who run businesses with commercial goods in KSA - All types of Saudi companies and companies owned by nationals of the GCC countries that run businesses in KSA, and joint companies shared between Saudis and nationals of GCC countries. The Zakat Levy is calculated from a Zakat base and from Zakat deductions.

    The Zakat Levy reporting requirements are supported with this defined form.

    FIN_LOC_CI_11 New localization for China and KSA China: Financial statement form, cash flow statement form, account document form, account balance form, periodic closing according to Zhang Jie Fa, financial document numbering by period KSA: Zakat Levy form, postdated checks (also UAE), withholding tax report

    SAP enhancement package 4 for

    Financials Accessibility and performance improvement with

    The output of the report programs would be displayed in Adobe form, which makes the

    Performance optimization for running reports and improved

    FIN_LOC_CI_2 FI-AA localization enhancements for Japan and Portugal :

  • SAP ERP 6.0 SAP Interactive Forms

    reports compliant with accessibility. Performance of the report has been improved with the new Adobe split functionality.

    processing capacity property tax (Japan), invoice summary enhancements (Japan), and MAPAS Fiscais (Portugal)

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Archive context data

    In addition to the normal archive process, the context data (master data and customizing) can also be stored in a archive system

    Reduce total cost of ownership

    FIN_ACC_ILM Extract all relevant data (master and transaction data) for doing tax audits with the retention warehouse after decommissioning the original system

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Business partner locks enhancements

    You can set preconfigured end-dates for business locks. Authorization concept is used at creation of business locks

    Automation and enhanced flexibility

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Creation of billing orders and billing documents

    Billing cycles, such as monthly on the 15th day of the month, can be used. Billing orders are generated and processed by the billing process. When a billing account is billed, a billing period is created, which defines which EDRs are to be billed. Billing in FI-CA also supports the billing of non-EDR-based invoice component. When a billing account is billed, a billing period is created, which defines which EDRs are to be billed. Billing in FI-CA also supports the billing of non-EDR-based invoice components, such as a basic charge of a service charge. Billing documents are forwarded to the invoicing process.

    Fast and efficient creation of billing orders to enable grouping and aggregation of EDRs. Effective processing of bills. Integration of non-EDR-based invoice components. Standard interface to invoicing process.

    FICAX_BILL_INVOICING Enablement of event detail records billing and convergent invoicing with FI-CAX. Event detail records (EDR) are process-priced transactions to create structured bill content. The creation of convergent invoices over multiple services and product lines will provide the customer with one bill.

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Define champion and challenger collection strategies

    The new feature allows defining test series for champion and challenger collection strategies. For a certain percentage of your

    The new features allow testing the current collection strategies against alternative

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

  • champion collection strategies, you can define challenger strategies, which are then assigned to the master data groups.

    collection approaches. If the challenger strategy is more successful, you can replace the current champion strategy to improve collections.

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Define champion and challenger collection strategies

    The new feature allows definition of test series for champion and challenger collection strategies. For a certain percentage of your champion collection strategies, you can define challenger strategies, which are then assigned to master data groups.

    The new features allow testing the current collection strategies against alternative collection approaches. If the challenger strategy is more successful, you can replace the current champion strategy to improve collections.

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Drill-down reporting from FI to CO

    Additional drill-down functionalities from financial reports into controlling and financial reports. Profit center and origin object type (example: cost center) information is a source for further drill-down into controlling reports. The target reports are called via a reporting interface. Target reports can be standard reports, custom or specific reports, and transactions.

    Better reporting integration from FI to CO, value reconciliation between profit centers and cost objects (origin objects), transparency between FI and CO values, and less reconciliation effort

    FIN_GL_CI_2 Improve closing (enhanced check of posting periods) Verify data transparency better (drill down from FI to CO data) Validate data quality using additional account assignments (profit center) Identify documents posted in new G/L ledger groups

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Enhanced revenue distribution

    Consider distribution rates to distribute revenues, open items, and unassigned payments to final recipients

    The new features allow revenue agencies to automate the distribution of revenues

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Enhanced revenue distribution

    Consider distribution rates to distribute revenues, open items, and unassigned payments to final recipients

    The new feature allows revenue agencies to automate the distribution of revenues.

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for

    Financials Enhancement of Korean Tax Report and Automatic

    1. Maintain the Korean specific fields(VAT reg.no. Tax code1, type of business, type of

    Minimize manual adjustment and improve system automation,

    FIN_LOC_CI_4 FIN localization enhancements for Korea and Japan

  • SAP ERP 6.0 Payment industry, Representative name) in vendor&customer master time-dependently. 2. To determin a due date of BOE and payment method automatically depending on a business type of vendor during the automatic payment program.

    improve data consistency.

    Tax reporting: to maintain Korea-specific fields time-dependently in the vendor and customer master Payments: to determine the due date of BOE in the authomatic payment program. Invoice Summary Enhancements for Japan

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Enhancements for installment plans

    Calculate interest at creation of an installment plan. Calculation and posting of fines, fees, and inflation surcharge based on the original items. Special reporting tool for installment plans which allows the open item evaluation to take the deferred due dates into account.

    Because receivables with a due date more than one year in the future have to be reported separately; installment plans are considered in year-end closing

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Enhancements for installment plans

    Calculate interest at creation of an installment plan

    Improve usability Automate business processes

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Extended service for external cash desks

    Additional features of the enterprise service for external cash desks to be used in an internal scenario

    Use the service internally

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Fund accounting integration

    FM derivation and update: the reconciliation account is replaced in the FM derivation by the general ledger account that results from account determination. Grant-enabled FICA: the grant field can be used as an input field when posting FICA documents using transaction FPE1. GM Update: The Order, Cost Center, and

    Enhanced reporting capabilities

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

  • WBS element are made available in the Grants Management Update for the receivable/payable line(s) coming from FICA. Splitting of Business Partner Lines: The user can enter one Business Partner Line and more than one General Ledger Lines and the system splits the Business Partner Line into as many lines as General Ledger Lines in the document.

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Fund accounting integration

    FM derivation and update: as of IS-PS-CA 604, the reconciliation account is replaced in FM derivation by the general ledger account that results from account determination. Grant-enabled FICA: the grant field can be used as input field in posting of FICA documents by using transaction FPE1. GM update: as of IS-PS-CA 604, the order, cost center, and WBS element are made available in the GM update for the receivable or payable line(s) coming from FICA. Splitting of business partner lines: as of IS-PS-CA 604, the user can enter one business partner line and more than one general ledger line: the system splits the business partner line into as many lines as there are general ledger lines in the document.

    Enhanced reporting capabilities

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Fund accounting integration

    FM derivation and update: the reconciliation account is substituted in FM derivation by the general ledger account that results from account

    Enhanced reporting capabilities

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

  • determination Grant-enabled FICA: the grant field can be used as an input field in the posting of FICA documents using transaction FPE1 GM update: the order, cost center, and WBS element are made available in the grants management update for the receivable and payable line(s) coming from FICA Splitting of business partner lines: the user can enter one business partner line and more than one general ledger lines; the system splits the business partner line into as many lines as there are general ledger lines in the document

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Fund accounting integration

    FM derivation and update: the reconciliation account is replaced in the FM derivation by the general Ledger account that results from the account determination. Grant-enabled FICA: the grant field can be used as an input field in posting FICA documents when using transaction FPE1. GM update: the order, cost center, and WBS element are made available in the GM update for the receivable/payable line(s) coming from FICA. Splitting of business partner lines: the user can enter one business partner line and more than one general ledger lines. The system splits the business partner line into as many lines as general ledger lines in the document.

    Enhanced reporting capabilities

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement

    Financials Group items for automatic clearing

    At automatic clearing, you can group selected items

    Usability FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced

  • package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Group items for automatic clearing

    Group of selected items at automatic clearing

    Usability FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Group items for automatic clearing

    You can group selected items at automatic clearing

    Usability FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Guided procedure for document split configuration

    The wizards are a step-by-step aid to perform the document split customizing. The advantage over following the IMG is that the system performs checks and document simulation on the basis of existing documents.

    Faster and more consistent customizing of the document split function Better understanding of overall document split functionality

    FIN_GL_CI_2 Improve closing (enhanced check of posting periods) Verify data transparency better (drill down from FI to CO data) Validate data quality using additional account assignments (profit center) Identify documents posted in new G/L ledger groups

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Import billing accounts and event detail records

    Import billing accounts from external systems: extract business partner items in delta mode, dunning history in delta mode, and SAP NetWeaver BI content based on business partner items and dunning history. Import event detail records from external systems: import EDRs that are created in a rating system and process EDRs according to various categories. A comprehensive enhancement concept supports definition of project-specific EDR categories.

    Efficient import of billing accounts, integration with SAP CRM, fast and efficient import and storage of EDRs, and integration with rating system

    FICAX_BILL_INVOICING Enablement of event detail records billing and convergent invoicing with FI-CAX. Event detail records (EDR) are process-priced transactions to create structured bill content. The creation of convergent invoices over multiple services and product lines will provide the customer with one bill.

    SAP Financials Integration of Enables integration of dispute Integration of dispute FICA_FSCM_CRM_DISPUTE Enables integration of

  • enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    dispute management in FI-CA with dispute management in SAP CRM

    management in FI-CA and SAP CRM

    management in FI-CA and SAP CRM

    dispute management in FI-CA with dispute management in SAP CRM in the interaction center (IC) Web Client

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Ledger group-specific display of documents

    You can select documents according to ledger or ledger group within EhP 4 using standard reports RFBELJ00, RFBELJ00_NACC, and RFBUEB00 You can use the selection for customer-defined reports that are related to logical database BRF

    Customers running parallel accounting using the ledger approach covering different accounting principles can now select documents according to the ledger group and increase transparency

    FIN_GL_CI_2 Improve closing (enhanced check of posting periods) Verify data transparency better (drill down from FI to CO data) Validate data quality using additional account assignments (profit center) Identify documents posted in new G/L ledger groups

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Manage correspondence in interaction center

    Configure correspondence types Compose outbound correspondence Provide document management services

    The new feature allows collection agencies to set up new correspondence types flexibly for collection purposes and use them in the context of SAP Collections Management

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New archiving objects

    You can archive revenue distribution and doubtful receivables documents

    TCO reduction FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New archiving objects

    You can archive revenue distribution and doubtful receivables documents

    Reduce TCO FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New extractors into SAP NetWeaver BI

    Payment and returns history can be extracted to SAP NetWeaver BI

    Better analytics FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP Financials New extractors to Payment and returns history can Better analytics FICAX_CI_2 Generic development

  • enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    SAP NetWeaver BI be extracted to SAP NetWeaver BI

    and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New features for mass activities

    In mass activities, you can predefine a preselection, use generic variants, and configure log classes

    Usability and automation

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New features for mass activities

    In mass activities you can predefine a preselection, use generic variants and configure log classes

    Improve usability of mass activities Automate business processes

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New features for mass activities

    In mass activities you can predefine a preselection, use generic variants, and configure log classes

    Usability and automation

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New mass activity for credit card payments

    Automatically mass-process credit card payments

    Automation FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New mass activity for revenue distribution

    The new mass activity for revenue distribution permits automatic posting of distributions. Two reports for analysis are also offered.

    Automation of event-based revenue and cost distribution in scenarios like season ticketing with enhanced deferred revenues functionality

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Profit center assignment monitor

    You can check the profit center assignment in sales order items and in real estate objects (RE-FX). You can select the items and objects with specific profit center assignments or with missing assignments. You can get an overview list of all items and objects.

    Using this overview, you can find and correct missing assignments more easily.

    FIN_GL_CI_2 Improve closing (enhanced check of posting periods) Verify data transparency better (drill down from FI to CO data) Validate data quality using additional account assignments (profit center) Identify documents posted in new G/L ledger groups

    SAP Financials Service for legal You can use an enterprise Standardized FICAX_CI_2 Generic development

  • enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    dunning service to communicate with external collection agencies and legal dunning organizations

    communication and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Tax handling for partly exempt organization

    With this feature, you can map in the system the company areas that are completely or partially exempt from paying tax. You can define special tax codes for these areas and create tax reports as proof for the tax office. In addition, you can use a program for supplementary tax adjustments for variable tax deduction rates.

    Allows the handling of value-added tax (VAT) for partly exempt organizations

    FIN_ACC_PEO New functional capabilities have been provided that enable handling of value-added tax (VAT) for partly exempt organizations

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Use ledger groups for doubtful receivables

    You can use ledger groups for doubtful receivables

    Usability and more flexible handling of doubtful receivables

    FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Use ledger groups for doubtful receivables

    You can use ledger groups for doubtful receivables

    Usability FICAX_CI_2 Generic development and enhanced functionality in the area of contract accounting

    SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Value retrospective timesheet changes at prior-year rates

    Federal agencies allow timesheet corrections in the 13 months preceding the document date. If a retrospective change is made to the number of hours worked, the rate selected for the associated activity allocation should not be the activity rate valid at the time of posting, but the activity rate valid on the key date for the change. Where complex funding sources with multiple funding types and varying expiration timeframes are in place, the funding should also be updated based on the prior-period account adjustments. Follow-on functions, such as overhead

    Correct recording of fund usage in complex public sector organizations. Increased accuracy in cost center accounting.

    CO_ALLOCATIONS Enhancements to CO allocation tools for activity allocation and overhead calculation. Calculations are based on a specific valuation date rather than the current periodic rate. The change is important where adjustments are required in prior periods when a different rate was valid.

  • calculation, should also be based on the values used for time recording.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Calendar view that visualizes the close schedule, task dependencies, and status.

    Visualizes the close schedule with respect to calendar days, enabling stakeholders to see which tasks are to be performed and when, the relative duration of the tasks, dependencies between tasks, and the status of each task. Selection of tasks by phases (a new entity in close).

    Visualization of close tasks as a calendar allows the business user to see dependencies between tasks and to identify bottlenecks. Visualization of status information allows business user to initiate remediation actions. The ultimate result is a faster close.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE Closing cockpit: integration of SAP Central Process Scheduling to start closing tasks in a multisystem landscape. Conversion of UI to monitor closing tasks with WD ABAP. ICR: reconciliation of local open items and AP/AR as a one-step process. Upload and download function for ICR contact data.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Local reconciliation Consolidates three ICR reports and transactions into one. The consolidation works only for data that needs to be reconciled within one system.

    Accelerates activities within closing and preparation for consolidation provided all relevant data is in one system.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE Closing cockpit: integration of SAP Central Process Scheduling to start closing tasks in a multisystem landscape. Conversion of UI to monitor closing tasks with WD ABAP. ICR: reconciliation of local open items and AP/AR as a one-step process. Upload and download function for ICR contact data.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Logs, comments, and documentation assigned to close tasks

    Provides access to all system logs, error logs, documentation, and comments relating to a close.

    Compliant process: internal and external auditors have access to all related documents. Usability: improved access to process-relevant information.

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE Closing cockpit: integration of SAP Central Process Scheduling to start closing tasks in a multisystem landscape. Conversion of UI to monitor closing tasks

  • with WD ABAP. ICR: reconciliation of local open items and AP/AR as a one-step process. Upload and download function for ICR contact data.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials New web application to select and monitor close tasklists

    Provides the supervisor and the processor of a close task with a list of the relevant close task lists. Details of the task can be accessed from the list.

    Fast close: moves control of process from Excel workbooks and e-mails to the system, making the tasks to be performed and the progress transparent to all stakeholders (including those not actively involved in the close).

    FIN_ACC_LOCAL_CLOSE Closing cockpit: integration of SAP Central Process Scheduling to start closing tasks in a multisystem landscape. Conversion of UI to monitor closing tasks with WD ABAP. ICR: reconciliation of local open items and AP/AR as a one-step process. Upload and download function for ICR contact data.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Parallel accounting: ledger-group-specific posting and clearing

    You use this function to perform posting and clearing in specific ledger groups using a new transaction, which is similar to existing transaction F-03 (clearing G/L account), so that no additional training to handle the transaction is necessary. Only G/L accounts with the corresponding flag at the company-code-level will allow such processing. An example for use of this transaction would be the posting of provisions (lawsuits, closing costs, and so on) at period end. With the new transaction, you can post to the same documents that are open-item-managed and specific to G/L account ledger (groups)

    More transparency and efficiency when monitoring individual business transactions. More transparency and efficiency during closing. No need to post to additional accounts to cover multi-GAAP requirements.

    FIN_GL_CI_1 Parallel Accounting: Monitoring G/L accounts for ledger groups. Additional Account Assignments: Control of processes on profit-center level. Planning: Better entering and uploading plan data. Reporting: Migration tool to convert classic profit center reports to new G/L

  • with different values and amounts according to various accounting principles.

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Planning: cumulative display and new interface for uploading plan data.

    You can perform manual planning for profit centers using a cumulative display for balance sheet accounts. CO plan data (also secondary cost elements) is transferred to the new G/L. You can use a new BAPI to upload plan data into the new G/L from an external data source.

    More business-oriented display of the planning values. More planning flexibility and consistency. More flexibility and considerable time-savings when uploading plan data from an external file.

    FIN_GL_CI_1 Parallel Accounting: Monitoring G/L accounts for ledger groups. Additional Account Assignments: Control of processes on profit-center level. Planning: Better entering and uploading plan data. Reporting: Migration tool to convert classic profit center reports to new G/L

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Profit center: authorization check (post, clear, and display documents).

    When the user wants to post a document, the transaction will be successful only if authorization is given for all the profit centers involved. An additional selection criterion is offered during clearing, allowing the user to concentrate on the profit centers to be cleared. During document change and display, the system offers only the line items of the authorized profit centers. During reporting, the authorization check for profit center applies to the standard hierarchy and all alternate hierarchies.

    Better option for performing basic transactions in a decentralized environment.

    FIN_GL_CI_1 Parallel Accounting: Monitoring G/L accounts for ledger groups. Additional Account Assignments: Control of processes on profit-center level. Planning: Better entering and uploading plan data. Reporting: Migration tool to convert classic profit center reports to new G/L

    SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

    Financials Reporting: new profit center (PC) reports and migration of classic PC reports.

    In drill-down reports, you can select profit center groups without any restriction on the number of single values within the group. The profit center group selection will be used for

    More transparency in terms of information on profit centers and more time for decision making. Less time needed to define your

    FIN_GL_CI_1 Parallel Accounting: Monitoring G/L accounts for ledger groups. Additional Account Assignments: Control

  • data selection and for drill-down navigation in the selected data. Migration of classic PC reports: the migration tool allows selecting a source library or reports and a target library. The system analyzes which of the selected reports can be migrated (from a technical point of view) and allows migrating a set of reports, including dependent objects, such as sets, variables, and key figures. The result of the migration is logged in a persistent log.

    own reports because of better standard reporting for profit centers

    of processes on profit-center level. Planning: Better entering and uploading plan data. Reporting: Migration tool to convert classic profit center reports to new G/L