Reporting with SAP S/4HANA: Business User Guide
- Length: 505 pages
- Edition: F
- Language: English
- Publisher: SAP Press
- Publication Date: 2022-11-22
- ISBN-10: 1493222678
- ISBN-13: 9781493222674
- Sales Rank: #12000234 (See Top 100 Books)
Make business reporting easy with this all-in-one user guide! Explore the SAP Fiori user experience and see how its role-based approach makes gathering data from your system simpler and faster. Then dive into reporting requirements for different business areas, including finance, tax, sales, management, and logistics with common business reporting use cases. Finally, learn to build custom reports based on your most important KPIs using SAP Fiori-based tools. This is your everyday resource for all things reporting in SAP S/4HANA!
- Leverage SAP Fiori roles and apps in SAP S/4HANA
- Follow SAP best practices for reporting and adapt standard scenarios to analyze your data by segments, hierarchies, dimensions, and more
- Create custom reports using SAP Fiori-based self-service and KPI-based tools
The SAP Fiori User Experience
SAP Fiori makes it easier than ever to navigate and use reporting tools in SAP S/4HANA. Explore the new role-based user experience and see how SAP Fiori uses SAP S/4HANA’s embedded analytics to show you the data you need.
Standard Reporting
Set up SAP Fiori roles, apps, and CDS views to leverage standard reporting scenarios for all areas of your business. Use best practices from across industries to meet your reporting needs and analyze your data by business segments, hierarchies, and dimensions.
Custom Reporting
Learn to build self-service and ad hoc reports based on real-time numbers. Use flexible reporting tools and customized KPIs to create reports that reflect real-world data.
- SAP Fiori roles and apps
- Reporting strategy
- Hierarchy-based reporting
- KPI-based reporting
- Segment-based reporting
- Finance use cases
- Controlling use cases
- Consolidation use cases
- Reconciliation balance and close use cases
- Tax compliance use cases
- Procurement use cases
- Sales use cases
Dear Reader Notes on Usage Table of Contents Preface Target Audience Book Structure Acknowledgments 1 Introduction to Business Reporting with SAP S/4HANA 1.1 The What: Introduction to Business Reporting 1.1.1 Guiding Principles, Global Requirements, and Drivers 1.1.2 Reporting Taxonomy 1.2 The Why: Build the Case for Business Reporting with SAP S/4HANA 1.2.1 Review Your Pain Points and Envision Your Future 1.2.2 Identify the Scope 1.2.3 Tap into SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics and SAP Fiori 1.3 The How: Establish Business Reporting with SAP S/4HANA 1.3.1 Architecture and Integration 1.3.2 Deployment Options 1.4 Summary 2 The User Experience 2.1 SAP’s New User Experience 2.1.1 Design Principles 2.1.2 SAP Fiori Apps 2.1.3 SAP Fiori Launchpad 2.2 SAP Fiori Analytics Powered by SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics 2.2.1 Extensibility 2.2.2 Key User Tools 2.3 Summary 3 Financial Reporting Use Cases 3.1 Financial Reporting Requirements 3.2 Ledger-Based Reporting 3.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 3.2.2 Multi-Ledger 3.2.3 Multi-Entity 3.2.4 Multi-Currency 3.2.5 Enable Restatements 3.2.6 Enable Simulation 3.2.7 Custom Dimensions 3.3 Finance Operations-Based Reporting 3.3.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 3.3.2 Finance Operations-Based Analytics 3.3.3 Receivables by Top Customers 3.3.4 Receivables by Risk Class and Credit Segment 3.3.5 Analysis by Overdue Receivables/Payables Ratio 3.3.6 Future Receivables and Payables 3.3.7 Days Payable Outstanding Insights 3.3.8 Days Sales Outstanding Insights 3.3.9 Aging Analysis 3.4 Asset Accounting-Based Reporting 3.4.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 3.4.2 Analytics Based on Fixed Assets 3.4.3 Parallel Valuation-Based Analytics 3.5 Financial Statements-Based Reporting (Balance Sheet/Income) 3.5.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 3.5.2 Financial Statement Insights Using Key Performance Indicators 3.5.3 Financial Statements by Financial Statement Version and Financial Statement Item Node 3.5.4 Financial Statements by Business (Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet) 3.5.5 Financial Statements by Semantic Tags 3.6 Financial Cash Flow-Based Reporting 3.6.1 Cash Flow Statement: Indirect Method 3.6.2 Cash Flow Statements by Semantic Tags 3.7 Summary 4 Management Reporting Use Cases 4.1 Profitability-Based Reporting 4.1.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 4.1.2 Product Profitability by Product Sold 4.1.3 Product Profitability by Customer Group and Region 4.1.4 Margin Analysis by Market Segments 4.1.5 Profitability Analysis by Custom Dimensions Region 4.1.6 Gross Margin-Based Profitability Analysis 4.1.7 Profitability Analysis and Reporting via Custom Key Performance Indicators 4.2 Responsibility-Based Reporting 4.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 4.2.2 Profit Center-Enabled 4.2.3 Cost Center-Enabled 4.2.4 Functional Area-Enabled 4.3 Multiple Valuation-Based Reporting 4.3.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 4.3.2 Single Valuation Ledger-Based Reporting 4.3.3 Multi-Valuation Ledger-Based Reporting 4.3.4 Material Valuation-Based Reporting 4.3.5 Operational Inventory Valuation 4.4 Restatements-Based Reporting 4.4.1 Restatements by Profit Centers 4.4.2 Restatements by Extension Ledgers 4.5 Summary 5 Consolidation Reporting Use Cases 5.1 Consolidation Reporting Requirements 5.2 Group Data Analysis 5.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 5.2.2 Group Data Analysis by Financial Statement Item in Group Currency 5.2.3 Group Data Analysis Using Reporting Item Hierarchies 5.2.4 Group Data Analysis Using Multiple Group Currencies 5.2.5 Group Data Analysis Using Posting Levels 5.2.6 Validation Result Analysis for Consolidation Units and Consolidation Groups 5.2.7 Group Financial Statements for Cash Flow 5.3 Intercompany Elimination Analysis 5.3.1 Consolidation Reporting and Interunit Elimination Reporting between Consolidation Units 5.3.2 Interunit Elimination Analysis between Segments 5.4 Summary 6 Reconciliation-Based Reporting Use Cases 6.1 Reconciliation Reporting Requirements 6.2 Reconciliation by Balances 6.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 6.2.2 Reconciliation Balance Reporting between Trading Companies 6.2.3 Reconciliation Balance Reporting in Multiple Currencies 6.2.4 Reconciliation Reporting with Balance Carryforward Amounts 6.2.5 Up to Now (Year-to-Date) versus Month-on-Month Comparison Reporting 6.2.6 Reconciliation Balance Reporting between Consolidation Units 6.3 Reconciliation by Reporting Dimensions 6.3.1 Reconciliation Reporting by Region/Country Hierarchy 6.3.2 Reconciliation Reporting Using Multiple Dimensions 6.4 Reconciliation Close Reporting 6.4.1 Reconciliation Close between Consolidation Units 6.4.2 Reconciliation Close Analysis Using the Reconciliation Status Overview App 6.5 Summary 7 Statutory/Compliance Reporting Use Cases 7.1 Statutory/Compliance Reporting Requirements 7.2 Indirect Tax Reporting 7.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 7.2.2 Document and Reporting Compliance Analytics 7.2.3 Run Compliance Reports by Reporting Entity 7.2.4 Define Compliance Reports for Customized Requirements 7.2.5 Use of SAP Tax Compliance for SAP S/4HANA 7.3 Direct Tax Reporting 7.3.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 7.3.2 Corporate Income Tax Framework 7.4 Summary 8 Procurement Use Cases 8.1 Procurement-Based Reporting Requirements 8.2 General Purchase Order Reporting and Analytics 8.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 8.2.2 Real-Time Reporting and Monitoring for Procurement 8.2.3 Analyze Purchasing Spend Key Performance Indicators 8.2.4 Purchase Order-Based Analytics Using Delivery Status 8.2.5 Purchase Requisition-Based Analytics 8.3 Operational Purchasing Analysis Using Dashboards and Measures 8.3.1 Off-Contract Spend Analysis 8.3.2 Non-Managed Spend Analysis 8.3.3 Analyze Supplier Performance Scenarios 8.3.4 Spend Variance Analysis 8.3.5 Purchasing Spend Analytics Using the SAP Analytics Cloud-Based Dashboard 8.4 Summary 9 Sales Use Cases 9.1 Sales-Based Reporting Requirements 9.2 General Sales Order Reporting and Analytics 9.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 9.2.2 Real-Time Reporting and Analytics of Sales Activities 9.2.3 Order to Cash Analytics Using Dashboards 9.3 Delivery Performance Analysis Using Dashboards and Measures 9.3.1 Analyze Delivery Performance of Sales Orders 9.3.2 Delivery Performance Using Delivery as Committed Ratio and Delay of Committed Delivery (Days) 9.3.3 Delivery Performance Using the Blocked Status of Delivery and Billing 9.4 Fulfillment-Based Reporting 9.5 Summary 10 Hierarchy-Based Reporting Use Cases 10.1 Hierarchy-Based Reporting Requirements 10.2 SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Fiori Approach to Enable Hierarchy Reporting 10.2.1 Minimum Setup Requirements in SAP S/4HANA 10.2.2 SAP Fiori Apps, SAP Fiori Roles, and Required Master Data 10.3 Accounting Hierarchy-Based Reporting Use Cases 10.3.1 Cost Center Hierarchy 10.3.2 Profit Center Hierarchy 10.3.3 Flexible Hierarchies 10.3.4 Financial Statement Version 10.3.5 Time-Dependent Hierarchies 10.3.6 Universal Allocations Hierarchy 10.3.7 Custom Hierarchies 10.3.8 Bank Account Hierarchies 10.4 Logistics Dimension-Based Hierarchies 10.4.1 Product Hierarchy and Customer Hierarchy 10.4.2 Plant Hierarchy 10.4.3 Division and Sales Org Hierarchy 10.5 Summary 11 Self-Service and Key Performance Indicator-Based Use Cases 11.1 Ad Hoc Reporting Requirements 11.2 End-to-End Approach for Extensibility 11.3 Self-Service and KPI-Based Business Use Cases in SAP S/4HANA 11.3.1 Flexible Reporting with Variants and Bookmarks 11.3.2 Create Custom Reports with Customized Core Data Services Views 11.3.3 Enhance Cost Center - Actuals App Using the Custom Analytical Queries App 11.3.4 Enhance Cash Flow Statement by Custom Reporting Structures 11.3.5 Build an EBIDTA Statement Key Performance Indicator Using Semantic Tags 11.3.6 Build a Gross Profit Key Performance Indicator Report Using Semantic Tags 11.4 Summary 12 SAP Analytics Cloud-Based Business Reporting 12.1 Prerequisites 12.2 Standard Business Content-Based Reporting 12.2.1 Introduction to Standard Business Content in SAP Analytics Cloud 12.2.2 Reporting with SAP Analytics Cloud Stories 12.2.3 Reporting with Digital Boardrooms 12.3 Enhanced Content-Based Reporting 12.3.1 Enhance Cost Center Budgeting Story 12.3.2 Enhance SAP Analytics Cloud Stories with Customized Formulas 12.4 Example of Finance Models, Stories, and Digital Boardrooms 12.5 Summary 13 Implementation 13.1 Integrated Business Reporting 13.1.1 Integration Options for SAP Fiori, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 13.1.2 Roles and Authorizations 13.2 Deployment Perspectives 13.2.1 “SAP Fiori First” Approach 13.2.2 Embedded versus Hub Scenario for SAP Fiori 13.2.3 Central Access Point for SAP and non-SAP Solutions 13.3 Implementation Best Practices 13.3.1 Decision Matrix 13.3.2 Aggregated Implementation of SAP Fiori Apps 13.3.3 Sizing 13.4 Learning Resources 13.5 Summary The 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