SAP FI lacunes 270325 Flashcards
What are some features of SAP HANA? 2
SAP HANA is optimized to work with aggregates and index tables.
SAP HANA is built on a hierarchical data model architecture.
SAP HANA is optimized to organize data using column stores.
SAP HANA allows transactional and analytical processing from the same tables.
SAP HANA is optimized to organize data using column stores.
SAP HANA allows transactional and analytical processing from the same tables.
Acronyme : CO-TA
HANA adore les colonnes (Column store) et fait tout d’un coup (Transactionnel + Analytique), elle n’a pas besoin de vieux index ou d’agrégats.”
What is the role of the valuation method in the foreign currency valuation? 3
- Define the posting and reversal date for the valuation posting - Determine the G/L accounts for the valuation posting - Define the valuation procedure - Define the document type for the valuation posting - Determine the exchange rate type
Define the valuation procedure / Define the document type for the valuation posting / Determine the exchange rate type
Imagine que tu fais une VEDette de la valuation method. 😄
V : Valuation procedure
E : Exchange rate type
D : Document type
On what level can you restrict postings using the posting period variant? 2
- Supplier account - Fixed asset number - G/L account - Customer reconciliation account
G/L account - Customer reconciliation account
G/L Account : c’est le cœur du système comptable (actif, passif, charges, produits…)
Which items are taken into account during foreign currency valuation? 2
- Balance valuation on items for balance sheet accounts defined with ledger group specific open item management - Balance valuation on items for balance sheet accounts not defined as open item management - Line item valuation for balance sheet accounts not defined as reconciliation account - Line item valuation for balance sheet accounts defined as open item management
Balance valuation on items for balance sheet accounts defined with ledger group specific open item management / Line item valuation for balance sheet accounts defined as open item management
OIM = Oeil sur chaque ligne, OIM+ledger=je balance tout
You run a financial statement report and notice the net profit calculated is different than what you expect. What could cause the issue? 2
- You have account that you have not assigned in the financial statement version - You have added an account to the wrong node and it is included in the assets section - You selected account group assignment by balance for an account and it is displayed as a liability - You have added an account to the liabilities node that belongs to the financial statement notes
You have account that you have not assigned in the financial statement version / You have added an account to the liabilities node that belongs to the financial statement notes
“3F = FSV → FSR + FNotes”
FSV = Financial Statement Version
➡️ C’est le plan, la structure (comment les comptes sont classés).
FSR = Financial Statement Report
➡️ C’est le résultat, le rapport généré avec les vraies données, basé sur la FSV.
FNotes = Financial Statement Notes
➡️ Ce sont les détails, les explications ajoutées au rapport.
You want to post journal entries in a special period. Which conditions must be met? 2
- The last posting period must be open for posting in the period control - The balance carry-forward to the new fiscal year must have taken control - You must enter a posting date in the last posting period - The special period must be open for posting in the period control
You must enter a posting date in the last posting period / The special period must be open for posting in the period control
“Date en décembre + période spéciale ouverte = journal accepté.”
Which of the following is a technical year-end closing activity in SAP S/4HANA? 1
- Ledger balances must be carried forward - Accruals must be posted - Balance sheet adjustments must be posted - Foreign currency valuation must be posted
Ledger balances must be carried forward
“À la fin, je transfère les balances, je ne fais plus d’écritures.”
What dunning-related data do you maintain on the business partner master record? 3
- Dunning area - Dunning interval - Dunning procedure - Dunning block - Dunning Key
Dunning area / Dunning procedure / Dunning block /
A.P.B = À Paramétrer sur le Business partner
A = Area
P = Procedure
B = Block
“Je relance un client si j’ai l’Area, la Procedure, et pas de Block.
You want to configure the default baseline date for the payment terms of an incoming invoice. From which date can you derive the baseline date? 3
- Entry date - Document date - Goods receipt date - Posting date - Value date
Entry date
Document date
Posting date
“Pour payer, je pars de PED : Posting, Entry ou Document.”
P = Posting date
E = Entry date
D = Document date
Which field can you change on a posted invoice? 1
- Tax code - Cost center - Payment terms - Special GL indicator
Payment terms
“Tu peux négocier l’échéance, mais pas la compta.”
What can you control with the reason code in Accounts Receivable? 3
- The special G/L indicator for the down payment - The type of payment notice sent to customer - The exclusion of disputed residual items from credit limit checks - The document type of the payment - The account where a residual item is posted
The type of payment notice sent to customer.
The exclusion of disputed residual items from credit limit checks.
The account where a residual item is posted.
Reason code = REM = Relance, Exclusion, Montant”
What separates the leading ledger from other parallel standard ledgers? 1
- It is assigned to all company codes - It doesn’t derive values from the other ledgers - It is used for performing segment reporting - It is used to represent the group valuation
It is used to represent the group valuation
“Le leader supervise, le groupe valorise.”
Tu peux donc te rappeler :
Leading ledger = normes locales obligatoires.
Ledger parallèle = consolidation, group valuation, normes IFRS…
You are posting a general journal entry for your company code. After posting the entry, you notice the document number in the wrong number range. After reversing the document, what do you need to change when reposting the document? 1
- Document number - Document Type - Posting Key - Assignment
Document Type
“Mauvais numéro ? Change de type, pas de contenu.”
You have been asked to set up house banks as part of the implementation. What information do you need? 3
- Bank Master Data - Payment method - General ledger account - Bank Control Key - Company code
Bank Master Data / Bank Control Key / Company code
HOUSE BANCK= BBC
“Pour créer une House Bank : je prends la Banque, je la Contrôle, je l’associe à ma Compagnie.”
For which account can you perform account clearing in SAP S/4HANA? 1
- For any balance sheet account managed on a line-item basis - For any account that is managed on an open item basis - For any G/L account defined as reconciliation account - For any account that is assigned to a financial statement version
For any account that is managed on an open item basis
Open item=clearing. “Open items open the door to clearing.”
Lettrage = Open Item activé
You are responsible for configuring document splitting. What are some of the key settings? 2
- Business transaction variant - Document type - Field status variant - Document number range
Business transaction variant / Document type
Splitting = Scénario (business transaction variant) + Structure(par type de pièce ou document type)
Which prerequisites must be fulfilled to allow for negative postings of journal entries? 2
- The posting key must allow negative postings - The company code must allow negative postings - The reversal accounts must be configured to allow negative postings - The reversal reason must be configured to allow negative postings
The company code must allow negative postings / The reversal reason must be configured to allow negative postings
Negative postings need a negative mindset: company + reason.
Tu as besoin de :
Une company code qui dit “OK to go negative”
Un reversal reason qui autorise le negative posting
💬 Phrase mémo :
“You can only post negative if both the company and the reason say YES.”
What items are NOT cleared by the automatic clearing program? 3
- Noted items - Statistical postings - Items with value-added tax - Items with sales and use tax - Items with withholding tax
Noted items / Statistical postings / Items with withholding tax
clearing concerne que les postes qui ne générent pas d’écriture, pas de solde réel ou avec traitement particulier
When is it possible to set the open item management indicator in a general ledger account? 2
- When an account is set up as a reconciliation account - When an account has a zero balance - When an account is set up as balance sheet account - When an account is set up as a secondary cost element
When an account has a zero balance / When an account is set up as balance sheet account
zero balance sheet
You want to post depreciation costs of one asset to two cost centers. How do you do this? 1
You assign two real cost centers in the asset master data
You assign a real cost center and a statistical cost center in the asset master data
You assign a real internal order in the asset master data which you settle periodically to two cost centers.
You assign a statistical order in the asset master data which you settle periodically to two cost centers
You assign a real internal order in the asset master data which you settle periodically to two cost centers.
One asset, one order real, 2 cost centers — thanks to settlement.”
You define the technical clearing account for Integrated Asset Acquisition in Customizing. Which prerequisites must be met? 2
- The account is a balance sheet account - The account is defined as a reconciliation account for fixed assets - The account is defined as open item managed - The account is defined in the account determination for each asset class
The account is a balance sheet account
The account is defined as a reconciliation account for fixed assets
TCA=Temporary(reconciliation), Capital(balance sheet), Asset(fixed)
“Le compte technique d’actif est un compte de bilan temporaire, et un compte de réconciliation.”
How do you configure depreciation areas in SAP S/4 HANA? 2
- Assign each accounting principle to a depreciation area - Ensure all depreciation areas always post to the general ledger - Assign depreciation area 01 to the leading ledger - Ensure a ledger group is assigned to each accounting principle
Ensure a ledger group is assigned to each accounting principle
Assign each accounting principle to a depreciation area
“Chaque règle(principe comptable) roule dans sa zone(depreciation aerea), guidée par son GPS((ledger group).”
You are responsible for implementing Asset Accounting. You are provided with the legacy data of various assets and their grouping information based on classifications, useful life, and depreciation terms. What configuration step would you initiate to maintain these categories in SAP S/4HANA? 1
Define asset classes and maintain their attributes
Configure depreciation keys and calculation keys
Define depreciation areas for each category of legacy asset
Define a depreciation area to transfer all the legacy data
Define depreciation areas for each category of legacy asset
“Pour chaque règle passée, une area bien classée.
Which elements define the integration of asset acquisitions with the general ledger? 2
- Depreciation keys - Depreciation area - Valuation area - Asset class
Depreciation area
Asset class
Depreciation area=actif; Valuation area= stock
“L’Asset class choisit les comptes, la Depreciation area choisit les livres.”“DA pour les actifs qu’on use, VA pour les stocks qu’on bouge.”
What do you define when configuring asset classes? 3
- Account determination - Number ranges - Screen layout rules - Transaction types- Posting keys
Account determination
Number ranges
Screen layout rules
“Une classe d’actif, c’est un Compte, un Numéro, une Vue.”
What are the maintenance levels of a screen layout rule for asset master data? 3
- Main asset number - Asset subnumber - Group asset - Depreciation area - Asset class
Main asset number
Asset subnumber
Asset class
“La règle d’affichage façonne la classe, le numéro et le sous-numéro.”
A.M.A = Asset Master Appearance”
A = Asset class
M = Main number
A = Asset subnumber
Which of the following are valid settlement receivers when you perform settlement for an asset under construction on a line-Item basis? 2
- Profit center - Fixed asset - Cost center - Functional area
Fixed asset
Cost center
asset=fixed asset, construction =cost center
You define custom currency type Zl for your company code. Which currency types must be stored in the Data Entry view? 2
Hard currency
Document currency
Company code currency
Custom currency type Zl
Document currency
Company code currency
“Dans la vue de saisie, tu vois ce que tu tapes et ce que la société comptabilise.”
You want to assign your 3 newly created company codes to the same controlling area. Which settings must be common to all the company codes? 2
Posting period variant
Fiscal year variant
Operating chart of accounts
Source currency for group currency
- Fiscal year variant
- Operating chart of accounts
“Controlling = CO = Common Calendar + Common Chart”
Pour regrouper plusieurs sociétés dans un même Controlling Area,
il faut qu’elles parlent le même langage comptable (chart)
et qu’elles soient sur le même rythme annuel (fiscal year).
Your company follows IFRS accounting principles and needs to issue a full financial statement for its two main divisions “Consumer Products” & “Professional Products”. What do you need to achieve segment reporting in this scenario? 1
Document splitting
Segments
Profit centers
Business areas
Document splitting
Le segment reporting sans splitting, c’est comme un puzzle sans pièces.
“No splitting = no segmented balance sheet”
Pour segment reporting IFRS, tu as besoin que SAP “splitte” automatiquement chaque ligne dans le bon segment.
