mysap ERP 2004: Learning Map for Financial Accounting Consultants

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1 mysap ERP 2004: Learning Map for Financial Accounting Consultants RECENT UPDATES VIEWER SOFTWARE SEARCH Step 1: Learn What You Need Update your core competence - must know Extend your competence - nice to know Step 2: Prepare for Your Project Learn which implementation tools, guides, and support are available Learn how to access the tools and content and how to get support RELATED WORKSHOPS LIVE EXPERT SESSIONS Q & A Open All / All Update Your Core Competence - Must Know Introduction to New General Ledger in mysap ERP 2004 Open/ Duration: 1:25 hours At the end of this unit you will be able to explain the idea and the benefit of the New General Ledger. Introduction to General Ledger in mysap ERP 25 mins (12 pages) July 9, 2004 Explain the motivation of the new General Ledger in comparison to the classic General Ledger Describe the benefits of the new General Ledger in mysap ERP 2004 Updated content July 9, 2004: New screenshots have been assigned. General Ledger Accounting Document (PDF) 60 mins (17 pages) Use this link to a general documentation for the New General Ledger in mysap ERP After completing this documentation, you will be able to: Explain the general structure of the New General Ledger Configure and activate General Ledger Accounting Parallel Ledgers Open/ Duration: 0:30 hours Explain SAP's Concept of Parallel Ledgers Explain the role of a ledger group Outline the meaning of a leading ledger Ledger Concept 15 mins (6 pages) Explain SAP's Concept of Ledgers within the New General Ledger Define ledger groups within the New General Ledger Define Parallel Ledgers After completing this SAP Tutor session, you will be able to explain how to define Ledgers for New General Ledger. SAP Tutor (SIM) 15 mins (47 steps) May 26, 2004 Document Processing Open/ Duration: 2:30 hours

2 Explain how to enter documents in New General Ledger Outline the difference between Entry view and General Ledger view Explain how document numbers are organized Persistency of the General Ledger in mysap ERP 45 mins (21 pages) Describe the persistency concept of the General Ledger in mysap ERP 2004 Explain the different types of postings within General Ledger Updated content July 9, 2004: More notes on the posting examples Updated content Dec. 23, 2004: Slide 20, Number range object for integrativ plan data has changed Document Online Split 90 mins (31 pages) Outline the concept of the online split Name some online split relevant processes Updated content July 9, 2004: Some slides and notes have been corrected. Updated content Dec. 23, 2004: Slide 2 is new: Scope of document online split. Additionally some translation errors have been corrected. Posting a Document SAP Tutor (SIM) 15 mins (36 steps) Once you have completed this session, you will be able to: Explain or demonstrate how to post a document and assign the posting to a specific dimension Outline the difference between Entry view and General Ledger view Explain how to run a report on the specific dimension Closing, Reporting and Authorizations Open/ Duration: 0:35 hours Name the new closing programs within New General Ledger Explain how reporting can be performed on New General Ledger data Describe the concept of authorization for ledgers Closing Programs 20 mins (11 pages) Name the new closing program within New General Ledger Explain the difference in functionality between the classical and the New General Ledger closing programs Reporting on New General Ledger 10 mins (7 pages) Explain how reporting can be performed on New General Ledger data Outline how to report on different ledgers Updated content Dec. 23, 2004: Slide 2, ABAP/4 Reporting, Logical Database - Information has been precised Authorizations for Ledgers in New General Ledger 5 mins (5 pages) July 9, 2004

3 Explain the concept of authorization for ledgers Apply the authorization object for segments Integration and Transition to New General Ledger Open/ Duration: 1:40 hours Explain the integration of New General Ledger and its data structure Describe the transition of the cross-entity processes from CO to New General Ledger Integration and Transition to New General Ledger 90 mins (48 pages) Dec. 23, 2004 Understand the integration between New General Ledger and other SAP components Explain the idea of the transition from classic General Ledger to New General Ledger Describe the data structure of New General Ledger Updated content July 9, 2004: Now more slides concerning segment reporting and integration from asset accounting to New GL. Updated content Dec. 23, 2004: 3 New Slides with info about the general migration strategy (slides 29-32) New Online Reconciliation from CO to New General Ledger SAP Tutor (SIM) 10 mins (24 steps) Once you have completed this SAP Tutor session, you will be able to: May 26, 2004 Explain how cross-entity processes within Controlling are transferred to New General Ledger Describe the configuration of the Real-time Integration of Controlling with Financial Accounting Fast Open/ Duration: 1:10 hours At the end of this unit you will be able to explain the benefits and enhancements of the closing cockpit and the intercompany reconciliation. Closing Cockpit - Functions and Benefits 25 mins (11 pages) After completing this presentation, you will be able to: May 6, 2004 Describe the features of the new Closing Cockpit, such as template, task plan and monitor Explain the new functionality of the Closing Cockpit Closing Cockpit (Part 1: Overview) SAP Tutor (SIM) 10 mins (16 steps) After completing this SAP Tutor session, you will be able to explain how to use the Closing Cockpit. March 21, 2005 Updated content March 21, 2005: minor changes Closing Cockpit (Part 2: Details) SAP Tutor (SIM) 10 mins (12 steps) After completing this SAP Tutor session, you will be able to explain how to use the Closing Cockpit in March 21, 2005 detail. Updated content March 21, 2005: minor changes Intercompany Reconciliation - Features and Functions 25 mins (13 pages) After completing this presentation, you will be able to: May 6, 2004 Describe the features of the new generic tool for Intercompany Reconciliation

4 Explain the Data Collection process and Data Model for Intercompany Reconciliation Abstract Open/ Duration: 0:20 hours Summarization and Appendix 20 mins (9 pages) Outline the most important aspects of the New General Ledger within mysap ERP2004 Name the most important changes in the Closing Cockpit and the Intercompany Reconciliation To answer to frequently asked questions about the New General Ledger Summary Open/ Summary After completing the section above, you should: Discuss open issues in the Live Expert Sessions Equip yourself for onsite work in Step 2: Prepare For Your Project Do you think you are now ready for your next project? Yes No, because Extend Your Competence - Nice to Know Allocations, Planning and ALE in New General Ledger Open/ Explain how allocations and planning can be used within New General Ledger Outline the functionality of New General Ledger in ALE Running Allocations Explain how allocations can be used within New General Ledger Describe the process of posting allocations within New General Ledger Planning Explain how planning can be performed within New General Ledger Describe the transfer of planning data from CO ALE Outline which IDOC-Types are supported for ALE in New General Ledger Describe the concept of sending FI documents in the New General Ledger 15 mins (7 pages) April 28, mins (9 pages) April 28, mins (5 pages) Business Unit Analyst Open/ At the end of this unit you will be able to explain how information from the New General Ledger is presented to the Business Unit Analyst. Overview Presentation: Business Unit Analyst After completing this ebook, you will be able to: Explain the role of the business unit analyst and how this role views data from Financial Accounting SAP ebook (PDF/WAV) 13 mins May 4, 2004

5 Explain the key activities performed by the business unit analyst Use the worksets provided for the business unit analyst Understand how you can personalize these worksets to show data from the New General Ledger Note: This ebook contains spoken text that requires at least Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0. A link to Adobe can be found under Viewer Software. Web Application for the Business Unit Analyst (BUA) SAP Library (HTM) Use this link to the SAP Library to obtain comprehensive SAP documentation on this topic. New General Ledger Workshop Material (Japanese) Open/ This workshop presentation includes all documents of the "Must know" section above, except SAP Tutor files. After finishing this unit, you will be able to: Understand New GL Understand Fast close Explain the difference between New GL, old GL and the new functions of New GL. Japanese Workshop Material After working through this workshop presentation, you will understand the: New General Ledger Overview Ledger Definition Intergration and Transition Posting Document Document Online Split Closing Programs Allocations Planning Reporting On New GL ALE Authorizations Summary and Fast Workshop Material (PDF) 3 MB Jan. 19, 2005 Save & Please remember to save & close whenever you leave this learning map. See the statistics for this learning map