BPC440 – SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 11.0 version for SAP BW/4HANA: Consolidation

Course announcements

• Participants of this class will learn the key steps to set up Standard Consolidation on the SAP BW/4HANA landscape. You will learn how the system components work together by discussing system architecture.
• You will learn how to configure Consolidation by using BPC 11.0. These same skills are applicable to BPC10.0 and BPC10.1.
• Participants will learn how to configure Consolidation from the ground up in an end-to-end scenario. You will design foundation objects such as dimensions and models from a Consolidation perspective. Dimensional properties and model settings will be discussed in depth to understand how each plays a part in the consolidation engine.
• Data flows for master and transaction data are described and practiced in consolidation relevant scenarios.
• Participants will learn how to design the ownership model and dimensions and then how to maintain the investment structure data in the Ownership Manager.
• Script logic as it is used for balancing, reclassification, and running tasks via data manager packages are explained in detail.
• You will learn consolidation Business Rule configuration and how to use the Consolidation BPC Web Client to carry out month-end closing tasks. All business rules are covered: Currency translation, balance carry forward, reclassification, US elimination for intercompany and well as intracompany / matrix, controls, methods, multipliers, eliminations adjustments.
• Consolidation of investment concepts such as for the purchase and equity method are discussed. Hands on exercises include: investment, equity, goodwill, minority interest, dividend eliminations for example. Automatic entries for Scope changes are explained.
• Intercompany eliminations for sales, cost, accounts payable/receivable are discussed, configured, and tested. Stage/multi-level consolidations are included. Equity Pick Up is explained and the business rule is tested.
• You will use the EPM add-in as the primary reporting and analysis user interface as well as Analysis for Office to meet supplemental reporting needs.
• Participants will learn to configure and use process control features including work status, controls, and running Business Process Flows from Excel.