BW Financial solution: ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES (AR)

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1 BW Financial solution: ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES (AR) S. Casi January, 2008

2 Summary 1. Functional coverage of BW Account Receivables BW solutions covering Account Receivables process: AR, AR/GL, GL Blue Planet SAP tables available in BW AR BW AR and AR-GL Data availability Functional coverage of Blue Planet AR BW solution covering Account Receivable process Blue Planet SAP tables available in BW AR, AR-GL solutions Functional coverage of BW AR solutions BW AR technical features: o o o o o o BW ODS/Multi-providers content (free characteristics, attributes, key figures) (including new NA fields in financial solution) BW Dimensions BW Key Figures BW Calculated Key Figures BW Restricted Key Figures BW Calculation FAS Rate 2 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

3 Summary 2. BW AR Query design List of AR Central reports (including both existing reports + new NA Ers): o o Business requirements Key figures & characteristics New NA Central reports 3. Mapping of BP vs BW AR fields Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects 4. Functional coverage of BW Account Receivables and General Ledge Functional coverage of BW AR-GL solutions BW AR technical features: o o o BW ODS/Multi-providers content (free characteristics, attributes, key figures) (including new NA fields in financial solution) BW Dimensions BW Key Figures 3 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

4 Summary 5. BW AR Query design List of AR-GL Central reports (including both existing reports + new NA Ers): o o Business requirements Key figures & characteristics AR-GL Multicubes/Multiproviders 6. Mapping of BP vs BW AR-GL fields Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects 7. Appendix BW AR & AR-GL Query design Example Key Figure modification 4 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

6 BW solutions covering Account Receivables process Account Receivable solution in BW cover the need of HUB units requested during the financial decommissioning in BP. The solution in BW was not created to replace the exiting reporting solution covered by Blue Planet but to answer specific reporting need. Based on these need specific solutions were created. Not all the data available in each SAP tables was transferred from BP to BW. During the presentation you will see which data and from which source these data are available. 6 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

7 BW solutions covering Account Receivables process Account Receivable reporting need were split in two parts based on the solutions of data needed: AR solution: Multicube Customer Line item Multicube ZXFIARMC1 AR-GL solution : Account Receivable and General ledger Multicube ZFIGLARM1 Note: Account Receivable solution deployed in BW covers the need requested by major Alcatel-Lucent units during the financial decommissioning of Concerto DWH (ERs for AR, ERs for AR-GL). BW AP solution was not created to replace the exiting reporting solution covered by Blue Planet but to answer to specific reporting need. 7 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

8 Blue Planet SAP tables available in BW AR, AR-GL solutions Blue Planet SAP tables available in BW AR, AR-GL Solution The SAP table interfaced with the ODS are the BKPF = Header of document BSEG = Actual line items of document BSIS / BSAS = Open /cleared items for G/L Accounts BSID / BSAD = Open / Cleared items for Customers BS Account BSET = Tax table, under deployment for NAR project Alcatel University has to update the slide with this info. BFOD_A = PC readjustment Customer items Note: not all the data available in each SAP table are transferred from BP to BW. Multiple sources & availability of data are explained in next pages. Master data available in AR, AR-GL solution The Master data available of this Solution are the Customers and the Profit Centers. 8 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

9 BW AR & AR-GL Data availability Loading of data in SAP tables Dependancies on loading transactional data into SAP tables In order to have Vendor item & customer item available, the 0FI_GL_4 extraction have to be done (SAP Architecture dependency). 9 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

10 Functional coverage of BW AR solutions Content of Infoprovider ZXFIARMC1 Inside this infoprovider there are all AR reconciliation accounts (BSEG-KOART =D) data, so you can find all the items at Customer level. Behind you can see an example of what is loaded in the AR infoprovider from a Sales invoice posted in BP. Furthermore in the info Infoprovider loaded all data related the split of Balance sheet readjustment, coming from table BFOD_A. 10 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

11 BW AR technical features Technical features: ODS/Info-Cubes BW IMPORTANT: All the queries have to be created on this infoprovide. Multicube Customers line items ZXFIARMC1 Cube Customers line items BP ZXFIARC02 NA - Cube Customers line items BP ZNFIARC02 Cube Customers line items : BA/PC adjustments ZXFIARC03 NA - Cube Customers line items : BA/PC adjustments ZNFIARC03 DSO Customers line item BP ZXFIARBP DSO Customers line items : BA / PC adjustments ZXFIARBF BP Customers: Line Items (Extraction Linked to 0FI_GL_4)) 0FI_AR_4 Customers : Line Items BA / PC Adjustment (Bfod_a extractor) ZXFIARBF 11 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

12 BW AR technical features BW ODS/Multi-providers content: AR Where: DSO a kind of large data table / data storage for transactional data InfoCube transformation of DSO into facts + dimensions (according to a star scheme). MultiCube a combination of InfoCubes only containing LINKS/Indices/Pointers organized in the same way like an InfoCube with characteristics, key figures.. Multiprovider a combination of InfoCubes, DSO, characteristics, key figures only containing LINKS/Indices/Pointers organized in the same way like an InfoCube with characteristics, key figures.. 12 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

13 BW AR technical features Key figures and dimensions The info/multicube is an aggregated source of data, based in Dimensions and Key Figures enabling query designing. Dimension examples = Organisational Data Customer Dunning Data..and Key Figures = Amounts Quantities Costs Taxes 13 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

14 BW AR technical features BW Dimensions Under the Dimension of the infoprovider there are all the Characteristics defined from the users during the development of the AR solution. The Characteristic are grouped base on Categories (Customer, Header Data..). Under Customer Dimension all the major Customer Figures are grouped (as Customer, HFM code, Domestic/Export ecc..) 14 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

16 BW AR technical features BW Dimensions Example of all Characteristic in cube ZXFIARC03 Cube Customers line items : BA/PC adjustments 16 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

17 BW AR technical features BW Dimensions Below certain Characteristic you can find the Attributes. The Attributes are supplementary information related the Characteristic, if set in the report, it will be appear in a separate column link to the Characteristic. See in the picture on the right the structure of the Dimensions: under the Customer ZXFIARMC12 there are several Characteristics one it the Customer 0DEBITOR. Under it the is the folder Attributes that list the different information link to the customer. The Address, the phone, the VAT register number are coming form the Customer Master Data. The Carat code, the Market Segment, the Reporting Unit are coming from different tables defined in SAP and linked with BW. The or Domestic/Export, Inside Outside (coming from defined rules) ecc. 17 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

19 BW AR technical features BW Key Figures The Key Figures represent the ratio of the report. In AR infoprovider (ZXFIARMC1) the key figures of the Receivable amounts are expressed in Local Currency (LC) and Document Currency (DC); the values are coming from pure AR tables based on the of AR reconciliation accounts (BSEG- KOART =D) Instead the last 2 key figures display the Receivable amounts after the Balance sheet readjustment (table BFOD_A), where the split with Profit Center is reported at Customer level. Under the Folder of Key figures are presented 2 more folders: -Calculated Key Figures - Restricted Key Figures 19 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

20 BW AR technical features BW Calculated Key Figures The Amount, inside the Calculated Key Figures, contains Operation as basic Functions, Proportion Functions, Data Functions, Mathematical Functions, Trigonometrical Functions, Booelan Operators. 20 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

21 BW AR technical features BW Restricted Key Figures The Amount, inside the Restricted Key Figures, is based on restriction. In the case below the Amount FAS doubtful is limited to the range of GL accounts that concerned the doubtful and the restriction FAS rate is based to the FAS rate Conversion that take form Conversion table the rate FAS. 21 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

22 BW AR technical features BW Currency Translation rate Example : A rate at a fixed period All these Currency translation rules are defined in the Example : RSCUR transaction The FAS Exchange Rate 22 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

24 BW AR multicubes/multiproviders where is located the AR infoprovider Inside the InfoArea are reported all the cubes and infoprovider split for Solution. Under each infoprovider is attached the list of Central reports and Local queries that has been created based on this solution. When you Open the Query choose the push button InfoArea. Open then Reporting Area FI Financial Accounting 24 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

25 BW AR multicubes/multiproviders Where are located the infoprovider Open the folder of Account Receivable. Inside there are the list of all the cubes and the InfoProvider that are part of Account Receivable solution. Under the Multicube Customer Line Items the infoprovider ZXFIARMC1 there is the list of all Central Reports, Local Queries that was created under it. 25 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

26 BW AR technical features BW AR Key Figures The Key Figures represent the ratio of the report. In AR Solution the only key figures used to determine all the others are the following ZXFIARMC1 Cubes Customers line item BP Cubes Customers line items : BA / PC adjustments DSO Customers line item BP DSO Customers line items : BA / PC adjustments Pre Calculated ratio STANDARD Customers: Line Items extractor Customers : Line Items BA / PC Adjustment (Bfod_a extractor) 26 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

27 BW AR Central reports List of AR central reports Central report on AR solution available in BW Tool: Enter in BW environment, then lunch the application for Business Explorer selecting RRMX. Then Open the query from the folder and then select the Button Role. Choose then Blue Planet Central Reports and then select the Folder Financial Reporting. Then open the folder Accounts Receivable where there are the Central Reports listed in alphabetic order: Contract Retention Customer account by GL indicator Debit Down Payment items by Profit Center Netting Accrued Receivables Unpaid invoices Balance 27 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

28 BW AR Netting Accrued Receivables with Received Downpayments Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The aim of this report is calculate the netting of received down-payments on accrued sales post cut off (FAE = invoice to be issued) and accrued sales (CA potential). This report will allow to post a global netting by profit center and outside/iu customer notion. Query: Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 28 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

29 BW AR Netting Accrued Receivables with Received Downpayments Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Conditions Only Open Items at an entered Key Date are selected : Posting Date Less Than Key Date for Open Items, and Cleared Flag Equal to O Or Clearing Date Greater than Key Date for Open Items Special GL Indicator In List C,D,M,X,V Key Figures The Key figures Amount of Accrued Sales Post Cut off has been defined as Restricted key figures and it is defined by 4 accounts and 2 Special GL indicator that define this amount. The amount is related the Receivable Bfod_a in LC The Key figures Amount of Accrued Sales (POT) has been defined as Restricted key figures and it is defined by a range account. The amount is related Receivable Amount in LC. 29 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

30 BW AR Unpaid Invoices Balance Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics This report lists the invoices issued and not paid or partially paid on a given reference date. The amount of an invoice must correspond to the netting TTC (all tax include) of this invoice minus partials payments or partials credits notes. Query: Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 30 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

31 BW AR Unpaid Invoices Balance Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Characteristic Restriction Special GL Indicator Equal To Special GL Indicator Equal To C Special GL Indicator Equal To E Special GL Indicator Equal To 4 All the these fields are in the selection criteria 31 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

32 BW AR Unpaid Invoices Balance Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Key Figures and Characteristic For each range of intervals in the columns (0-30, 31-61,.) has been defined the rule in order to identify how to calculate the Clearing documents, the Net due date, the posting date and the key figures, from a defined Key Date. In the ER2107 there is the document of Queries Technical Specification where the rule ha been described. 32 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

33 BW AR Debit Down Payment items by Profit Center Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The report must display only the debit down payments lines:. The total by reference key 1 must have an amount greater than or equal to Characteristic Restrictions All the these fields are in the selection criteria. Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 33 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

34 BW AR Debit Down Payment items by Profit Center Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The report must display only the debit down payments lines:. The total by reference key 1 must have an amount greater than or equal to Condition : ref key 1 greater or equal to 0 (in ref. key 1 is reported the CSO number) Key Figures and Characteristic 34 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

35 BW AR Customer account by GL indicator Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics This report has for object to return the amounts of unpaid invoices or partially paid invoices from a reference date. If invoices support a tax, they should be expressed all taxes included. Characteristic Restriction As you can see the chart of accounts is the one of AL. All the these fields are in the selection criteria Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 35 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

36 BW AR Customer account by GL indicator Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Key Figures and Characteristic For each range of intervals in the columns (0-30, 31-61,.) has been defined the rule in order to identify how to calculate the Clearing documents, the Net due date, the posting date and the key figures, from a defined Key Date. In the ER2107 there is the document of Queries Technical Specification where the rule ha been described. 36 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

37 BW AR Contract retention Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics This report is displaying contract retentions within one year in 4 segments of 90 days each. Characteristic Restrictions Only Contract Retentions are selected: Special GL Indicator = A All the these fields are in the selection criteria. Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 37 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

38 BW AR Contract retention Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Key Figures and Characteristic Only Open Items at Key Date are selected : Posting Date Less Than Key Date for Open Items and Cleared Flag Equal to O. Or Clearing Date Greater than Key Date for Open Items 38 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

40 BW AR Consolidation and elimination report in GL Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Consolidation & Elimination report Multiprovider BFOD / BFOK / GL Cube Customers line items NAR: BA/PC adjustments ZNFIARC03 Cube Customers line items : BA/PC adjustments ZXFIARC03 Cube Vendor Line Items: BA/PC Adjustment ZXFIAPC05 Cube Vendor Line Items NAR BA/PC Adjustment ZNFIAPC05 General Ledger Optimized NAR ZNFIGC02 DSO Vendor: Line Items BA/PC Adjustments ZXFIAPO5 DSO Customers line items : BA / PC adjustments ZXFIARBF General Ledger Line Items BP + Hub Units ZXFIGO03 General Ledger NAR Line Items BP + Hub Units ZNFIGO03 BW BP Vendor:Line Items BA/PC Adjustments (Extraction from BFOK_A) ZXFIAPBK Customers : Line Items BA / PC Adjustment (Bfod_a extractor) ZXFIARBF General Ledger: Line Items 0FI_GL_4 40 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

41 BW AR multicubes/multiproviders List of the principal Local queries created from the Key users 1.Doubtful customer analysis and accruals by Profit Center 2.Determination of doubtful customers provision for adjustments 3.Transfer of credit analysis 4.Determination of Postings by PC for Customers leaving consolidation area 5.VAT basis for neutralization 6.Analysis by variation reason code / VAT Provision (unallocated payments) 7.Specific postings on PC with due date > Open Items postings with special G/L indicator 9.Determination of postings for doubtful customers by PC 10.Account Statement 11.AR Solution for Belgium and Italy 41 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

43 Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects: The map will be update by A&S. Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel List of Characteristic, Key Figures, Calculated Key Figures and Restricted Key Figures in AR Solution. Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 43 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

45 Functional coverage of BW AR-GL solutions Content of Infoprovider ZFIGLARM1 This is a Infoprovider in which are stored data coming from AR info cube and GL info cube. There are data coming from AR reconciliation accounts (BSEG-KOART =D), and data coming B/S and PL accounts ((BSEG-KOART = S and M). Behind you can see an example of what is loaded in the in AR GL Infoprovider from an invoice posted in BP. jj 45 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

46 BW AR technical features BW ODS/Multi-providers content: AR-GL The AR-GL Accounts Receivable and General Ledger solution is a Multicube solution based on 2 Info-Cubes and 1 DSO (for slow detailed data) linked to Blue Planet: Cube Customer line Items BP ZXFIARC02 DSO General Ledger Line Items BP + Hub units - ZXFIGO03 Cube General Ledger - Optimized ZXFIGC02 IMPORTANT: All the queries have to be created on this infoprovide. 46 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

47 BW AR technical features BW Dimensions Example of all Characteristic in cube ZXFIARC02: Cube Customers line items BP High level information 47 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

48 BW AR technical features BW Dimensions Example of all Characteristic in cube ODS General ledger line items BP + Hub Units ZXFIGO03 Low Level 48 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

49 BW AR technical features BW Key Figures The Key Figures represent the ratio of the report. In AR-GL multiprovider (ZXFIGLARM1) the key figures used are the following 49 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

51 BW AR-GL multicubes/multiproviders Inside the InfoArea are reported all the cubes and infoprovider split for Solution. Under each infoprovider is attached the list of Central reports and Local queries that has been created based on this solution. When you Open the Query choose the push button InfoArea. Open then Reporting Area FI Financial Accounting 51 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

52 BW AR-GL multicubes/multiproviders Open the folder of General Ledger. Inside there are the list of several InfoProvider, open the one related AR-GL solution (MC GL AR - ZFIGLARM1) Under the Infoprovider ZXFIARMC1 there is the list of all Central Reports, Local Queries that was created under it. 52 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

53 BW AR-GL Central reports List of AR-GL central reports Central report on AR solution available in BW Tool: Enter in BW environment, then lunch the application for Business Explorer selecting RRMX. Then Open the query from the folder and then select the Button Role. Choose then Blue Planet Central Reports and then select the Folder Financial Reporting. Then open the folder General Ledger with Accounts Receivable where there are the Central Reports listed in alphabetic order: Analysis on Monthly variation of AR situation Base VAT adjustment Turnover analysis by Tax and Customer VAT analysis on cash receipt VAT anomalies on cash receipt 53 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

54 BW AR-GL - Turnover analysis by Tax and Customer Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The analysis is based on the Collective account of the Customer master, the VAT code and the GL P&L offsetting Account. Conditions Based in GL and NOT third party account number driven. Moreover, the analysis on the report is by Fiscal Period, not the day of the month. Therefore, no analysis on Date fields will be done, only on the posting period. The amounts are the Tax Base amount (Net amount) Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 54 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

55 BW AR-GL - Turnover analysis by Tax and Customer Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Key Figures and Characteristic 55 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

56 BW AR-GL VAT analysis on cash receipt Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics This report analyzes the VAT on Cash receipts. It analyzes the Output Tax on the GL accounts : & Condition The expectations are a balance by Customer N (Not only the collective GL account), by Tax Code, by Reference Key 1 (i.e. Sales Order), by Allocation N with the mechanism of the Open Item at key date. Key Figures and Characteristic 56 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

57 BW AR-GL VAT anomalies on cash receipt Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The purpose of this report is to check the remaining anomalies on postings of VAT after the execution of specific Abaps ZFUMSV25 & ZFBFAR04 used in ALF. The expectations is to display the balance on GL accounts and items. Characteristic Restriction The account type filtered are the GL accounts and the Customer accounts. The doc number taken are the FI doc with Cleared Customer items. Two Condition are included in the report: Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 57 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

58 BW AR-GL VAT anomalies on cash receipt Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics Key Figures and Characteristic 58 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

59 BW AR-GL Analysis on Monthly variation of AR situation Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics This report analysis is based on the Accounting document type. The columns are based on a set of GL accounts Characteristic Restrictions All the these fields are in the selection criteria. Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 59 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

60 BW AR-GL Analysis on Monthly variation of AR situation Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The columns are based on a set of GL accounts 60 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

61 BW AR-GL Analysis on Monthly variation of AR situation Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The lines are based on a set of document types 61 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

62 BW AR-GL Base VAT adjustment Business requirements and Key figures & Characteristics The report provide the total amount for each TAX code collected for the GL accounts postings (Reconciliation Accounts, Sales account, Deferred, Charge out, Claim, Rental ) Characteristic Restriction Query Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel 62 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

65 Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects Mapping table of Blue planet (SAP) fields versus BW InfoObjects: This map will be updated by A&S. Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel List of Characteristic, Key Figures in AR-GL Solution. Feuille de calcul Microsoft Office Exce 65 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

67 Functional coverage of Blue Planet AR BW AR solution are covering the AR processes in BP. Here below the link for the Training documentation of AR processes: pendocument 67 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

68 BW AR technical features FAS Exchange rate The calculation of The FAS amount needed the creation of a new transfer conversion type ZX_FASRATE Based on ZFAS Exchange rate type with target currency corresponding to the company code currency (Local currency). and time based on key date filled by user at query launch. 68 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

69 Example of modification of key figure Here below an example of modification of key figures with FAS rate. Document Microsoft Word 69 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

70 BW Query design Naming Convention for new Local queries Rule to be applied by BW super/key users for naming convention of new BW Local queries: First part: Country (ISO code): FR, DE, US, BE Second part: InfoProvider s name: ZXFIAPM01 Third part: Counter: Q### Fourth part: Additional Text if needed Separate each part with an _ Example of new BW local query on AP solution (Multi-Cube ZXFIAPM01): US_ZXFIAPM01_Q002 Due_amounts_follow-up Note: NAR BW Leads can create protected local queries with technical codification starting with «U1_» 70 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

71 BW Authorization Variables Authorization variables Due to the new authorization philosophy in BW Version 7.0, when an authorization relevant object is inserted in an infoprovider, it is automatically activated for all solutions based on this infoprovider. The authorization checks activated for one solution (ex. For InfoObject Company code ) will become homogeneous FOR ALL INFOPROVIDERS and for ALL QUERIES (cubes/multicubes/ods) based on the same solution. 71 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007

72 BW Authorization Variables Authorization variables in new Local queries Local queries must contain all the info-objects (characteristics) relevant for authorisation activated in the infoprovider. No automatic embedding of authorization objects exist. At time of creation of new local queries key users can follow one of these options : 1. Create a new local query based on the «Template of Query» created for each Financial solutions (the template include the authorization objects); 2. Create a new local query based on existing Central Reports (available in Bex menu); 3. Create a new local query directly from the infoprovider and add manually all the authorization variables activated. 72 Presentation Title Month 2007 All Rights Reserved Alcatel-Lucent 2007