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The document provides information on configuring systems for a Central Finance scenario, including prerequisites for source systems, licensing requirements, required authorizations, and general prerequisites. It emphasizes carefully reading SAP Notes and support packages to avoid known problems, and ensuring accurate G/L account mapping between source and Central Finance systems.

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Configuration for Central Finance

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The following chapters contain information explaining how to configure the different systems involved in
your Central Finance scenario.

Before you start configuring your systems, carefully read not only the information provided here, but also
the SAP Notes 2148893   - Central Finance: Implementation and Configuration and 2184567   - Central
Finance: Frequently Asked Questions.

In addition, ensure that you have installed the latest support package and apply the most recent notes on
component FI-CF and its subcomponents to avoid encountering problems which have already been solved.

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Prerequisites
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SAP ERP Releases for Source Systems


In Central Finance, you can use all SAP ERP releases as source systems that are still in maintenance
starting from SAP ERP 6.0. Instructions on how to implement Central Finance with these source system
releases are available either as SAP Notes or are contained in the support packages for these systems.
For releases SAP R/3 4.6C to SAP ECC 5.0, contact SAP Product Management by creating an incident on
the component FI-CF.

Replication from Third-Party Systems


For information about connecting non-SAP ERP systems to Central Finance, see SAP Note 2610660  .

For more information on configuration of the third-party system interface to Central Finance, see Third-
Party System Interface to Central Finance: Process and Architecture.

Licensing
Required Software

You must have a license for the following:

• Central Finance
Contact your SAP Account Executive to verify if you need to purchase this license.

Optional Software

• External Tax Calculation Engine

If you are using an external tax calculation engine in your source system, you should connect the same
external tax calculate engine to your Central Finance system. This is because after tax calculation, tax
checks are carried out in both systems.

• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office

In addition to classic SAP ERP reports such as financial statements, cash flow, or profitability reports, you
can use SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office for reporting. SAP BusinessObjects
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office integrates with Microsoft Excel and helps you to gain insight into
business data and make intelligent decisions that impact corporate performance.

For more information about SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
Analytics  Business Intelligence  Analysis.

Contact your SAP Account Executive to verify if you need to purchase a license.

Releases
The add-on DMIS 2011_1_700 (or higher depending on the release of the system) is installed on all
source systems and on the SLT server.

Note
The minimum support package (SP) level for the steps described in this document is SP08.

For the Central Finance – Business Integration Scenario, SP09 is required.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud as a Source System

You can use an SAP S/4HANA Cloud system as a source system from which to replicate content to Central
Finance. If you want to include an SAP S/4HANA Cloud source system in your scenario, contact SAP.

Authorizations
The authorization SAP_IUUC_REPL_REMOTE has been assigned to the RFC user in the source system.

The following authorizations have been assigned to the configuration user in the SAP LT Replication Server
system:
• SAP_IUUC_REPL_ADMIN

• SAP_MWB_PROJECT_MANAGER

Business Functions
You have activated the Central Finance (FINS_CFIN) business function.
Web Dynpro Applications
For security reasons, the services delivered for Web Dynpro applications are delivered in an inactive state.
You must activate the services you want to use.

For Central Finance you need the service MDG_BS_WD_ID_MATCH_SERVICE.

To activate the services:

1. On the Maintain Services screen (transaction SICF), make sure that the hierarchy type SERVICE is


selected, enter the service name, and choose Execute.
2. Choose Service/Host   Activate, to activate the service.

Note
You have to perform the procedure for each service that you want to activate.

Once you have activated a service it cannot be reset to inactive.

General Prerequisites
You have ensured that the Central Finance system contains harmonized organizational data and master
data for all the accounting entities that you intend to include in your accounting document.

You have created the master data which is needed to repost the existing FI and CO documents from the
source system.

You have completed the activities relating to mapping in Customizing of your Central Finance system
under:

• Key Mapping

• Value Mapping

• Cost Object Mapping

Please note that (in contrast to SAP ERP source systems) cost elements are now G/L Accounts in SAP
S/4HANA. While attributes of cost elements can be maintained with certain validity dates, G/L Accounts are
not time-dependent. This is important to take into account during the initial load, if attributes of cost
elements have been changed during the time frame for which the initial load is being carried out.

G/L Account Mapping


Please be aware that inaccurate G/L account mapping will lead to errors during replication. Open-item
managed G/L accounts from the source system must be mapped to open-item managed G/L accounts in
the Central Finance system. This is required with the initial load if you require activation of Clearing
Transfer, even at a later stage.

If tax is included in your postings, you must ensure that the compatible tax category is configured in the
corresponding accounts.
Constraints
You cannot use Central Finance together with Amount Field Length Extension (AFLE). For details, please
see SAP Note 2643282  .

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