HFM Data Generation from SAP‘Innovation for SAP / HFM Integration’

Peter Day

EPMFastrack

Reporting Excellence

Source: Ernst&Young; ClosingExcellence –An analysisoftheclosingprocessof60 large andmid-sized Danishcompanies, Nov, 2011

SAP – Recognize problems with ECC

SAP ECC Tables

S/4 Finance

Granularity of Information

Simple TrialBalance

Multiple SubmissionsAnalysis in Custom fields

based on totals table

Complex analysis from transaction items, e.g.

ship to party and material

Our Approach

Transform in

SAP

Available 24/7

Cost

Existing Software &

Hardware

Reconciled

Real Time

Drilldown

Speed

Availability of data 24/7

WORKLOAD BASED ON KEY MONTH END TASKS

W

O

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K

L

O

A

D

MONTH

MONTH END CLOSE

1. Manual / Excel

2. External ETL Tool

3. File Extract from SAP

EPM Fasttrack

Key Month End Tasks1. Transformation2. Reconciliation3. Error Handling

Comparison of month end options

EPM FASTTRACK KEY MONTH END TASKS ALTERNATIVE METHODS

RECONCILIATION

TRANSFORMATION

ERROR HANDLING

LATE POSTED JOURNALS

Not Required

Real-Time at ANYTIME during Month

Errors are identified during Month and fixed

Real-Time so automatically picked up

At Month End

At Month End

At Month End

Rerun Extract / Transformation /Load

How – Transfer Metadata to SAP

ECC

S/4 HANA

METADATA

SAP ECC - Totals Tables – Low Medium Granularity

SAPTotalsTable

ConversionHFMData

SAPDocument

SAP ECC – High Granularity

HFMTotalsTable

ConversionHFMData

SAPDocument

Transformation carried out on each document line as posted

SAP ECC – High Granularity

ConversionHFMData

SAPDocument

Future developments

• ODATA service providing real-time HFM data• Continual monitoring with workflow notification• Fiori apps and dashboard

Demo

Thank you