C_S4FTR_2021 SAP Certified Application Associate - Treasury with SAP S/4HANA (SAP S/4HANA 2021) Questions and Answers

To derive the payment approvers from Bank Account Management when configuring SAP Bank Communication Management in SAP S/4HANA, you need to set the Define Release Strategy configuration option. This option allows you to define the conditions and rules for assigning payment approvers based on the bank account data, such as bank account ID, bank account owner, or bank account currency. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The use cases where a query sequence is required to derive liquidity items are: To derive liquidity items from G/L accounts, which means that the system uses the G/L account number and other criteria to assign a liquidity item to an accounting document. To derive liquidity items from the incoming bank statements, which means that the system uses the bank statement item type and other criteria to assign a liquidity item to a bank statement item. To derive liquidity items from various fields of the accounting document, which means that the system uses the fields such as business partner role, posting key, or document type to assign a liquidity item to an accounting document. Verified References: Query Sequence Overview, [Query Sequence Configuration Guide]

The monitoring rules for the intraday bank statements are assigned in two SAP Fiori apps: Manage Bank Accounts app and Define Monitoring Rules - Intraday Statements app. The Manage Bank Accounts app is used to assign the monitoring rule to a bank account. The Define Monitoring Rules - Intraday Statements app is used to define the conditions and actions for the monitoring rule. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The product categories that can activate parallel interest conditions for using the SOFR risk-free rate (RFR) are 040 - Bonds and 550 - Interest Rate Instrument. SOFR is one of the alternative risk-free rates (RFRs) that are replacing LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for financial transactions. Parallel interest conditions are interest conditions that use different interest calculation methods or interest rates for the same financial transaction. You can activate parallel interest conditions for product categories 040 - Bonds and 550 - Interest Rate Instrument by using parallel shifts of yield curves or lookback interest calculation methods. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

Valuation rules are used to enable specific evaluation type settings via product type. Valuation rules define how financial transactions are valued for market risk analysis purposes. They specify which evaluation types, valuation procedures, valuation classes, and market data sources are used for each product type. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

SAP supports parallel interest conditions by using multiple condition items. Parallel interest conditions are interest conditions that use different interest calculation methods or interest rates for the same financial transaction. Multiple condition items are condition items that have the same condition type but different attributes, such as validity period, interest rate, or calculation method. You can use multiple condition items to define parallel interest conditions for a financial transaction. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

When defining payment methods, the payment ranking order is a setting that is made at country level. The payment ranking order determines the priority of payment methods for clearing open items within a country. The payment method with the lowest ranking order number has the highest priority and is selected first. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The Automatic Payment Transactions for Payment Requests app allows you to execute the payment run for payment requests in four steps: enter payment parameters, run payment proposal, payment run - accounting entries, and payment run - create payment medium. You can also monitor the status of each step and view the payment details. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The statements that describe SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity are: There is embedded SWIFT network connectivity, which means that SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity uses the SWIFT network to communicate with banks and exchange payment messages and statements. There are minimal additional hardware costs, which means that SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity is a cloud-based service that does not require any additional hardware installation or maintenance. Verified References: SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity Overview, [SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity Configuration Guide]

The parameter that determines if payments in the payment run are routed through SAP Bank Communication Management is payment method. SAP Bank Communication Management is a function that allows you to monitor and control outgoing payments and bank statements in a centralized way. The payment method is a setting that defines the characteristics and processing rules for payments, such as bank transfer, check, or direct debit. The payment method determines whether the payments in the payment run are routed through SAP Bank Communication Management for approval and status tracking by using the payment medium format or the payment medium workbench. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The functions that the Manage Banks SAP Fiori app allows you to do are navigate to other SAP Fiori apps, such as Manage Bank Statements and Cash Flow Analyzer; and associate house banks, contact persons, and business partners with your banks. Manage Banks is a SAP Fiori app that allows you to create and maintain banks and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA by using a master data approach. The functions that the Manage Banks SAP Fiori app allows you to do are navigate to other SAP Fiori apps, such as Manage Bank Statements and Cash Flow Analyzer, which allow you to perform various cash management tasks related to bank statements and cash flows; and associate house banks, contact persons, and business partners with your banks, which allow you to define the relationships between banks and other entities involved in bank communication and transactions. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_S4HANA_FINANCE_FOR_CASH_MANAGEMENT/en-US

The settings that you need to specify for currency conversion when building a planning model in SAP Analytics Cloud are default currency and currency dimension. Default currency is a setting that defines the currency in which the model data is stored and displayed by default. Currency dimension is a setting that defines the dimension that contains the currency information for each record in the model. You can use these settings to enable currency conversion for your planning model and display the data in different currencies based on exchange rates. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/00f68c2e08b941f081002fd3691d86a7/release/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

Exposure management is a process that allows you to identify and manage the financial risks arising from your business activities. The process steps are part of exposure management are: create the raw exposures, release the raw exposures that could be hedged, link the hedging instrument to the exposure, and perform an effectiveness test. The raw exposures are created from the financial transactions or positions that are exposed to market risks. The released exposures are the ones that are eligible for hedging and can be linked to a hedging instrument. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The market data that you can use to create scenarios in Market Risk Analyzer are security prices and yield curves. Market Risk Analyzer is a submodule of Financial Risk Management that allows you to perform market risk analysis for financial transactions and positions based on various scenarios and key figures. A scenario is a set of assumptions about future market conditions that affect the valuation of financial transactions and positions. The market data that you can use to create scenarios in Market Risk Analyzer are security prices, which define the market prices of securities; and yield curves, which define the relationship between interest rates and maturities of debt instruments. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The fields of the input file that are part of the bank cash balance update when you maintain the connectivity path for remote bank accounts are value date and account ID. A connectivity path is a parameter that defines how data from remote systems or source applications are transferred into SAP S/4HANA for cash management purposes. A remote bank account is a bank account that resides in a non-SAP system or an SAP system other than SAP S/4HANA. A bank cash balance update is a function that allows you to update the cash balance of remote bank accounts based on an input file from external sources. The fields of the input file that are part of the bank cash balance update when you maintain the connectivity path for remote bank accounts are value date, which defines the date on which the cash balance is valid; and account ID, which defines the identification of the remote bank account. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_S4HANA_FINANCE_FOR_CASH_MANAGEMENT/en-US

You must take a snapshot after you determine the hedging requirements and before the decision on a hedging instrument is final when using SAP Hedge Management application for foreign exchange (FX). A snapshot is a copy of the relevant data for hedge accounting, such as the hedged item, the hedging instrument, and the market data. It is used to perform the effectiveness test and to document the hedge relationship. Verified References: Snapshot Overview, [Snapshot Configuration Guide]

The additional account assignments that are available for differentiating treasury positions are profit center, internal order, and WBS element. Treasury positions are financial transactions that are managed by Treasury and Risk Management module. You can use additional account assignments to differentiate treasury positions based on various criteria, such as cost center, profit center, internal order, fund, or WBS element. These account assignments allow you to allocate costs and revenues to different accounting objects and perform segment reporting or profitability analysis. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en -US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The configuration steps that you must do to activate the single transaction check functionality are configure the automatic financial object integration, activate the integrated default risk limit check, and define at least one single-transaction-check product. The single transaction check functionality is a feature of Credit Risk Analyzer that allows you to check whether a financial transaction exceeds the predefined credit limit for a business partner before posting it. The configuration steps that you must do to activate the single transaction check functionality are configure the automatic financial object integration, which allows you to integrate financial transactions from source applications such as Treasury and Risk Management or Financial Accounting; activate the integrated default risk limit check, which allows you to perform online limit checks for financial transactions based on various criteria, such as rating, country, or industry; and define at least one single-transaction-check product, which defines the characteristics and settings for single transaction checks, such as product type, risk category, or limit type. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The accrual/deferral functionality is a function that allows you to accrue or defer interest or other cash flows for financial transactions. The procedures that are supported when configuring the accrual/deferral functionality are difference and amortization. Difference is a procedure that calculates the difference between the planned and posted cash flows and posts it as an accrual or deferral. Amortization is a procedure that calculates the amortized cost of a financial transaction and posts the difference between the nominal value and the amortized cost as an accrual or deferral. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The functional features that are provided with the basic cash management capability in SAP S/4HANA are manage memo records, monitor cash position, and manage liquidity items. The basic cash management capability in SAP S/4HANA is a function that allows you to perform basic cash management tasks without activating additional components or licenses. The functional features that are provided with the basic cash management capability in SAP S/4HANA are manage memo records, which allow you to enter manual cash flows that are not reflected in accounting documents; monitor cash position, which allow you to view and analyze the cash inflows and outflows for bank accounts; and manage liquidity items, which allow you to classify and aggregate cash flows according to various criteria, such as cash flow type, currency, or bank account. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The approval sequence that you will implement in Bank Account Management for creating a two-step approval process where all payment approver groups receive the workflow approval request at the same time is non-sequential approval pattern. Bank Account Management is a function that allows you to create and maintain bank accounts and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA. An approval sequence is a setting that defines the order and conditions for approving a bank account change request by using workflows. A non-sequential approval pattern is a type of approval sequence that allows multiple approver groups to approve a change request simultaneously without any dependency. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html