C_S4FCC_2021 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2021) Questions and Answers

In a document type, you can define the reversal document type, number range, and posting level. The reversal document type is used for reversing entries. The number range determines the range of document numbers that can be assigned to documents of that type. The posting level defines whether the document type is used for single-level or cross-company code postings. You can find more information in the SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting documentation under "Document Types".

In SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting, global accounting hierarchies can use the following master data objects: Consolidation group, Profit center, and Consolidation unit. Consolidation groups are used to define the structure of a group and its subsidiaries. Profit centers help track profit and loss for different business segments. Consolidation units represent legal entities and are assigned to consolidation groups (SAP Help Portal: Group Reporting Master Data).

According to the SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Associates documents1, group journal validation and substitution have the following things in common:

• Preconditions: Conditions that define when a validation or substitution rule is executed. Preconditions can be based on different dimensions or attributes of the data, such as company code, account type, etc.
• Filtering logic: Logic that defines how data is filtered and selected for validation or substitution purposes. Filtering logic can be based on different operators or expressions, such as equal to, greater than, contains, etc.

In an intercompany report, the dimensions "Consolidation unit eliminated" and "Consolidation unit" can be used to provide a consolidation view. The "Consolidation unit eliminated" dimension shows the elimination entries, while the "Consolidation unit" dimension displays the data for each consolidation unit involved in the intercompany transactions.

when you set the communication status to “Done” in SAP Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation, overdue alarms are cleared1.

When you set the communication status to "Done" in SAP Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation, overdue alarms are cleared. This indicates that the communication process for the intercompany matching and reconciliation has been completed. (Reference: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132a6c3d6f3508c54a3/1809.002/en-US/0b3dbd7c0e264b62a7e2d2a1e7d31fbc.html)

When using the import group journal entries template, you can override substitution rules by inputting values directly in the Excel file, adapt the template to include your own custom fields, and upload multiple journal entries using a single Excel file. Reference: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/1909.002/en-US/5a5d5e7b1c5b4f3d8f5e4d7f60e9e4a3.html

In order to use intercompany eliminations that are integrated with SAP Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation, you must create an elimination method and activate an intercompany hierarchy. The elimination method defines the rules for eliminating intercompany transactions, while the intercompany hierarchy organizes the consolidation units involved in intercompany transactions.

A reconciliation case in SAP Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation is used to select matching methods. Matching methods define the criteria for matching intercompany transactions, ensuring that the transactions are accurately reconciled and eliminating discrepancies between the financial statements of different entities within a group.

In SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting, group journal entries can have attachments such as Excel files, URLs, and Word documents. These attachments can provide additional information and context to the journal entry, making it the underlying transactions (SAP Help Portal: Group Journal Entries)