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Document Version: 1605 SPS 6 – 2017-02-10
Administrator's Guide for SAP S/4HANA Finance
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1 SAP S/4HANA Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 System Landscape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Technical System Landscape (SAP S/4HANA Finance Back End Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.2 Optional Back-End Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Central Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Deployment Options for SAP Cash Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Technical System Landscape (SAP S/4HANA Finance Back End with Fiori UI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 Installation and Migration Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installation of and Upgrade to SAP S/4HANA Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Technical Installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance (Back End Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Technical Installation of SAP HANA Live 2.0, Virtual Data Model for SAP S/4HANA Finance. . . . . . . 34
5 Operation Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Support Packages and Patch Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Data Aging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6 Security Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
User Administration and Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Authorizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Network and Communication Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Version Date Description
1.0 2017/02/10 Initial version of the Administrator's Guide for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 SPS 6
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1 SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP S/4HANA Finance, which comprises SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA and SAP Cash Management, serves internal and external stakeholders. In times of volatile markets, margin pressure, and sophisticated regulatory requirements, companies need a precise view of the past, immediate insight into the present, and a clear perspective of the future. SAP S/4HANA Finance comes with optimized financial accounting processes and supports the operational finance experts driving efficiency and compliance.
This requires a new way to run the business in real-time based on real-time processes and data. SAP S/4HANA Finance provides optimized business processes, lean data architecture, and a beautiful user experience.
It is a system of records based on line items as a single source of truth for operational reporting and planning. This model discloses all transactional details to reporting. As all data is available on this level, any reporting request can be handled on an ad-hoc basis. Combining line items in accounting, transactions not yet in accounting, and planning data helps to answer burning questions such as “What has happened?”, “Why did it happen?”, “What is happening now?”, “What will happen next?”. As the line items are the only data structures to be extended, adapting the system is easier. Business flexibility on one hand and accounting stability on the other are no longer a contradiction.
Examples are:
● Accounting and financial close harmonizes financial and managerial accounting by using a single data source of truth for all financial and managerial processes. This significantly reduces reconciliation efforts and allows on-the-fly analysis without system limitations from pre-built aggregates. It comes with a build in data migration to transform seamlessly your current data into the new accounting world.
● Financial planning and analysis: build on a common financial planning model it leverages the HANA in-memory planning capabilities. It allows faster planning cycles and better decisions through end-to-end simulation capabilities.
● Cash Management enables the analysis of global bank balances and cash positions based on data from SAP and non-SAP systems. It comes with an integrated liquidity forecasting, a Central Bank Account Management and equips Cash Managers with a Smart Business Cockpit.
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SAP S/4HANA Finance
2 Getting Started
About this Document
This document is the single source of information for the installation of and upgrade to SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605, which is the successor release of SAP Simple Finance 1503.
SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 is a modifying add-on that replaces existing classic Financials functionality delivered with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 8 with new functionality. From a technical point of view, it replaces the SAP_FIN 618 component with the SAP_FIN 730 component.
The Administrator's Guide contains implementation information as well as security and operation information, and is divided into the following main sections:
● Introduction with references to related documents and relevant SAP notes● System Landscape● Installation and Migration● Operation Information● Security Information
Before you Start your Implementation
We strongly recommend that you read the following must-knows carefully before you install SAP S/4HANA Finance:
1. You can find detailed technical information and information about the scope of SAP S/4HANA Finance in the SAP Notes Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ) and Release Scope Information: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2233539 ).
2. You can find detailed information about the installation and upgrade paths in SAP Note 2261242 (SAP S/4HANA Finance: Information on Upgrade Paths). Please read this SAP Note carefully.
3. SAP S/4HANA Finance replaces the classic Financials applications in your SAP ERP system.4. Some industry solutions and SAP ERP add-ons are not fully compatible with SAP S/4HANA Finance. For more
information, see SAP Note SAP S/4HANA Finance: Compatible Add-Ons (2235351 ).5. Handle the required SP levels for SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 8 and for SAP NetWeaver 7.50 with the utmost caution
and as described in this guide.6. Before you install SAP S/4HANA Finance, you must prepare the migration of application data. The migration
steps require specific financials application knowledge (FI, CO, and Asset Accounting). You must resolve possible existing data inconsistencies before the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance, not after. For more information, see the Migration Guide on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 Installation and Upgrade Information .
7. Install SAP S/4HANA Finance using the Software Update Manager (SUM). Ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of it from the SAP Service Marketplace. In addition, you can install two SAP HANA Live packages using SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management (HDBALM). For more information, see Release Notes for SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management for SAP HANA SPS 11 (2233470 ).
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8. To run the financials applications, you must migrate the application data first. Some additional configuration is also required. For more information, see Installation of and Migration to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
Related Information
Planning Information
For more information about implementation topics not covered in this guide, see the following content on SAP Service Marketplace or SAP Help portal:
Table 2:
Content Location
Latest versions of installation and upgrade guides http://service.sap.com/erp-inst
Sizing, calculation of hardware requirements, such as CPU, disk and memory resource, with the Quick Sizer tool
http://service.sap.com/quicksizer
Released platforms and technology-related topics such as maintenance strategies and language support
http://service.sap.com/platforms
To access the Platform Availability Matrix directly, enter http://support.sap.com/pam
Network Security http://service.sap.com/securityguide
High Availability http://scn.sap.com
Performance http://service.sap.com/performance
Information about Support Package Stacks, latest software versions and patch level requirements
http://support.sap.com/sp-stacks
Information about Unicode technology http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-8284
Information about SAP HANA http://service.sap.com/hana
Technical Operations Manual for SAP HANA http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance
Important SAP Notes Relevant for Planning
You must read the following SAP Notes before you start the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance. These SAP Notes contain the most recent information on the installation, as well as corrections to the installation documentation.
Make sure that you have the up-to-date version of each SAP Note, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace at https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes .
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SAP Note Number Title Description
2171868 SAP Simple Finance / S/4HANA Finance: Information on Product Name and Versioning Changes
Contains information on changes to the product name and versions.
2235268 Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
Contains information and references to SAP Notes on the initial installation and on applying support package stacks (SPS) for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
2267147 Release restrictions for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
Lists the limitations to the productive usage of certain functions in SAP S/4HANA Finance.
2233539 Release Scope Information: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
Contains information on the business processes released for usage with SAP S/4HANA Finance. Contains information on enterprise extensions and industry solutions that can be used by SAP S/4HANA Finance.
2261242 SAP S/4HANA Finance: Information on Upgrade Paths
Contains essential information on the supported upgrade paths.
1946054 SAP S/4HANA Finance: Transaction codes and programs – Comparison to EHP 7 and EHP 8 for SAP ERP 6.0
Contains a comparison of different transactions and reports used in SAP enhancement packages 7 and 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP S/4HANA Finance.
2235351 SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605: Compatible Add-Ons
Contains information on SAP ERP add-ons that are also compatible with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
2235354 SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605: Compatible Partner Products
Contains information about third-party products listed on the SAP pricelist and available in the same system as SAP S/4HANA Finance or connected to this system.
1976487 SAP S/4HANA Finance: Information about adjusting customer-specific programs to the simplified data model for SAP S/4HANA Finance
Describes how to adjust customer-specific programs to the simplified data model for SAP S/4HANA Finance after you have installed it.
1971111 Browser Requirements for SAP S/4HANA Finance
Contains information on browser requirements and settings.
2270550 Release strategy for components RE, RE-FX with SAP S/4HANA Finance
Contains information on the release strategy for application components RE and RE-FX with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
SAP Notes Relevant for Troubleshooting
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Table 4:
SAP Note Number Title Description
1974650 SAP Simple Finance: ICF Service Information for WebDynpro ABAP applications
Contains information on ICF Services used with SAP S/4HANA Finance.
Further Important SAP Notes
Table 5:
SAP Note Number Title Description
1514967 SAP HANA: Central Note Central SAP note for SAP In-Memory Appliance (SAP HANA).
1514966 SAP HANA 1.0: Sizing SAP In-Memory Database
Contains information about sizing for the SAP In-Memory Database (SAP HANA).
2197897 Central Note - Software Update Manager 1.0 SP16
Information about SUM
2198483 Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM 1.0 SP16
Contains information about the Data Migration Option (DMO) in SUM.
Further Useful Links
The following table lists further useful links:
Table 6:
Content Location
Information about creating error messages http://support.sap.com/kb-incidents
SAP Notes search https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes
SAP Software Distribution Center (software download and ordering of software)
http://support.sap.com/swdc and https://support.sap.com/notes
SAP Online Knowledge Products (OKPs) – role-specific learning maps
http://service.sap.com/ekt
Additional information about SAP HANA http://www.saphana.com/
General information about SAP HANA Live for SAP Business Suite
http://help.sap.com/hba
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office http://help.sap.com/boao
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Content Location
Information about deployment options (Enterprise Architecture Explorer)
http://sap.com/eaexplorer
Useful Links About SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business
The following table lists useful links about SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business:
Table 7:
Content Location
General information about SAP Fiori for SAP Business Suite http://help.sap.com/fiori_bs2013
SAP Fiori apps reference library https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/detailInfo
Implementation information about SAP Fiori for SAP Business Suite
http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA
Finance App Implementation Information
Implementation information about SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance
http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA
Finance
What's New in SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance http://help.sap.com/sfin300 What's New - Release Notes
SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance
Information about SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA
Finance
General information about SAP Smart Business for SAP Business Suite
http://help.sap.com/ssb Installation, Security,
Configuration, and Operations Information Administrator’s
Guide
Implementation information about SAP Smart Business http://help.sap.com/ssb Installation, Security,
Configuration, and Operations Information Administrator’s
Guide
Implementation information about SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance
http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Smart Business App
Implementation: Prerequisites
What's New in SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance
http://help.sap.com/sfin300 What's New - Release Notes
SAP Smart Business
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Content Location
Information about SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance
http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA
Information about CDS views, see “ABAP CDS” on the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_750/en/index.htm?file=abencds.htm.
http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_750/en/index.htm?
file=abencds.htm ABAP - Dictionary ABAP CDS in ABAP
Dictionary
Important SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business SAP Notes
The following table lists useful SAP Notes about SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business:
Table 8:
SAP Note Number Title Description
2255079 Release Information: SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
Contains technical information about SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605.
2277137 Release information Note: SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
Contains information about the new content model in S/4HANA Finance.
2242330 Release Information Note: Analytics for S/4 HANA Finance 1605
Contains technical information about analytical apps for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605.
NoteFor more information about changes in analytics, see SAP Note 2242330 .
Related Guides
You can find more information about the relevant applications in the following documents:
Table 9:
Content Location
SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 – Installation and Upgrade Information
http://help.sap.com/erp_608
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Content Location
SAP HANA Live Aministrator's Guide http://help.sap.com/hba Installation, Security,
Configuration, and Operations Information Administrator’s
Guide
SAP Netweaver 7.50 – Installation and Upgrade Information http://help.sap.com/nw75
User Interface Add-On 2.0 for SAP NetWeaver – Installation and Upgrade Information
http://help.sap.com/nw-uiaddon
SAP HANA Platform – Installation and Upgrade Information http://help.sap.com/hana_platform
Software Logistics Toolset
Table 10:
Content Location
Software Update Manager http://help.sap.com/sltoolset
System Copy Guide http://help.sap.com/sltoolset System Provisioning
Dual-Stack Split Guide http://help.sap.com/sltoolset System Provisioning
Software Provisioning Manager http://help.sap.com/sltoolset
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3 System Landscape
3.1 Introduction
SAP S/4HANA Finance covers SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA and SAP Cash Management, and is optionally complemented by SAP Fiori apps and SAP Smart Business apps designed for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
SAP S/4HANA Finance offers a similar, but not the same, functional scope to the core Financials applications delivered with SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0. When you install SAP S/4HANA Finance, it replaces the core Financials applications of SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0. Unlike SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP S/4HANA Finance does not use business functions in the same way, that is, innovations provided by SAP S/4HANA Finance are available without switching.
For an overview of the innovations contained in SAP S/4HANA Finance, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 What’s New – Release Notes .
3.1.1 Technical System Landscape (SAP S/4HANA Finance Back End Only)
This chapter is relevant for you if you plan to deploy the S/4HANA Finance back end without SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business apps for S/4HANA Finance.
SAP S/4HANA Finance is a standard product developed on the basis of SAP NetWeaver and SAP ERP. The figure below provides an overview of the minimal system landscape for an SAP S/4HANA Finance back end and is followed by an explanation:
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Software Units for SAP S/4HANA Finance
With the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance, the following software units are installed:
Table 11:
Software Component Version
Product Version – Instance
Required Product Version – Instance
Required or Optional
Deployment Scenarios / Applications
SAP_FIN 730 SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605) – Central Applications (FIN)
SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP8 FOR SAP ERP 6.0) – Central Applications
Required Deployed on the SAP ERP 6.0 system
● SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA
● SAP Cash Management
● Integrated Business Planning
FSCM_CCD 730
XI Content SAP_FIN 730
SAP S/4HANA Finance – XI/ESR Content
N/A Optional Deployed on the XI / PI server
● SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA
● SAP Cash Management
XI Content FSCM_CCD 730
The installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance requires additional SAP ERP 6.0 software units to be updated to SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0. The stack calculation (using Maintenance Planner) for the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance automatically considers this. The minimum required set of software units is included in the instance Central Applications (FIN).
CautionNot all SAP ERP 6.0 enterprise extensions, industry solutions, or SAP ERP 6.0 add-ons are supported for use with SAP S/4HANA Finance. For an up-to-date overview of the compatible enterprise extensions, industry solutions and SAP ERP add-ons released for usage together with SAP S/4HANA Finance, see SAP Note 2233539 .
As SAP S/4HANA Finance is embedded into an SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 installation and is tightly integrated with other SAP ERP applications such as Sales and Distribution and Materials Management, support packages between SAP ERP EHP 8 and SAP S/4HANA Finance will be synchronized as shown in the following table:
Table 12:
SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
SPS 5 SPS 6
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NoteUpdates to the SAP ERP 6.0 support package stack level must be done for both product versions. Typical activities for support package stack updates such as SPDD/SPAU and regression testing need to be considered for both products.
In contrast to accounting in SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP S/4HANA Finance comes with a simplified data model. Totals tables and application index tables have been removed and replaced with HANA views with the same technical names.
ABAP Application Server Technology
SAP S/4HANA Finance leverages the latest features of ABAP technology, contained in SAP NetWeaver 7.50, which is a prerequisite to run SAP S/4HANA Finance.
The table below explains the minimum SAP NetWeaver 7.50 requirements for SAP S/4HANA Finance:
Table 13:
SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 SAP NetWeaver 7.50
SPS 6 Minimum required: SPS 16
For more information about the installation of and upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.50, see SAP Note 2270025 .
In-Memory Database Technology
SAP S/4HANA Finance is a product that leverages the benefits of in-memory computing. You use SAP HANA to run SAP S/4HANA Finance. The SAP HANA appliance software comes pre-installed on a specific appliance hardware system delivered in conjunction with leading SAP hardware partners.
The current minimum SAP HANA 1.0 requirements are as follows:
Table 14:
SAP S/4HANA Finance SAP HANA 1.0
SPS 6 Minimum required: SPS 11
NoteSAP HANA 1.0 revisions are frequently subject to changes. We therefore recommend that you regularly check the Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ), chapter Installation Requirements.
For more installation and upgrade information about SAP HANA Platform, see http://help.sap.com/hana_platform.
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Front-End Clients
For information on browser requirements for SAP S/4HANA Finance, see SAP Note 1971111 .
Integrated Business Planning applications for SAP S/4HANA Finance are integrated with Microsoft Excel through SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office (Analysis Office).
For more installation and upgrade information on SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, see http://help.sap.com/boao.
Implementation Considerations
To check if the functions that you are planning to implement are released for use with SAP S/4HANA Finance, see SAP Note 2233539 .
3.2 Optional Back-End Components
3.2.1 Central Finance
Use
With Central Finance, you can transition to SAP S/4HANA Finance without disruption to your current system landscape, which can be made up of a combination of SAP systems of different releases and accounting approaches and, with some additional effort, non-SAP systems. Central Finance allows you to create a common reporting structure. To prepare for this common structure, you must map your different accounting entities (for example, account, profit center, or cost center) in your local systems to one common set of master data in the central system. You can then replicate financial accounting (FI) and management accounting (CO) postings.
Central Finance also acts as a bridge for customers who wish to transition to a central system without disruption to their current system landscape, which may be made up of a combination of SAP systems of different releases and non-SAP systems.
Central Finance and SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server
To replicate data from source systems to Central Finance, it is necessary to use a product called SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server (SLT), which collects data written to databases in source systems and feeds it into the corresponding interface in Central Finance.
To implement the Central Finance scenario for a source system that uses a 3rd-party database with a runtime-database license, the Business Integration scenario is available in SLT.
Implementation Options
For ABAP source systems, the SAP LT Replication Server can be installed in one of two locations within the system landscape; either in a separate system or in the ABAP source system itself.
For non-ABAP source systems, SAP LT Replication Server must be installed in a separate, Unicode system.
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More Information
For more information about Central Finance, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300:
● Application Help <Language> Central Finance
● Installation and Upgrade Information Administrator’s Guide○ Administrator’s Guide for Central Finance○ Administrator’s Guide for Central Finance, On-Premise Edition and Central Finance S/4HANA, On-Premise
Edition
For more information about SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server, see Installation Guide – SAP HANA Trigger-Based Data Replication Using SAP LT Replication Server on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/hana SAP HANA Options SAP HANA Real-Time Replication .
3.2.2 Deployment Options for SAP Cash Management
The following graphic describes the deployment options supported by SAP Cash Management:
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 Application Help SAP Library<Language> SAP ERP SAP Cash Management , and the following guides on SAP Service Marketplace at
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http://service.sap.com/erp-inst SAP ERP Add-Ons SAP S/4HANA Finance SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 :
● Configuration Guide for SAP S/4HANA Finance● Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management
Some technical steps are required in the system before you can use SAP Cash Management. These steps, which apply to both new and existing customers, are described in this guide.
● Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management
3.3 Technical System Landscape (SAP S/4HANA Finance Back End with Fiori UI)
Use
This chapter is relevant for you only if you plan to deploy SAP Fiori and SAP Smart Business apps for S/4HANA Finance in addition to the S/4HANA Finance back end.
You can deploy the front-end components on a separate SAP NetWeaver Gateway 2.0 front-end server (hub scenario) or co-deploy them in the SAP S/4HANA Finance back-end system (local scenario). For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation SAP Fiori Implementation Information Configuration Information With SAP NetWeaver 7.5 <language> SAP Fiori: Setup and Configuration Deployment Options .
Note
The Enterprise Architecture Explorer (http://sap.com/eaexplorer ) contains information and recommendations about the deployment options for SAP software components. For more information about SAP Fiori, enter SAP Fiori Front-End Server (FES) in the Search field.
Most SAP Smart Business apps for SAP S/4HANA Finance still require SAP HANA Live. However, the SAP Smart Business apps for Cash Management, except for Payment Statistics, have been redesigned. They use the CDS view technology and are now delivered with SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
For more information, see SAP Note 2242596 (Release Information: Changes in Fiori Content in SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605).
The following table provides detailed information about the SAP S/4HANA Finance front-end components:
Table 15:
Product Technical Name Release Information Note Comments
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SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
SAP FIORI FOR SAP SFIN 1605
2255079 Contains the following:
● Fiori apps (transactional, HTML GUI, Design Studio, and Web Dynpro apps)
● CDS-based SAP Smart Business apps○ Actual Cash Flow○ Bank Risk○ Bank Statement
Monitor○ Cash Position○ Deficit Cash Pool○ Liquidity Forecast
● Fact sheets specific to SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605
SAP SMART BUSINESS FOR SFIN 1605
2242330 Contains SAP Smart Business apps based on SAP HANA Live
The following table contains the SPS dependencies:
Table 16:
SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (Back End) SPS 6
SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 SPS 3
SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 SPS 2
Installation
Software Component Stack of SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance
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If you plan to only use the apps delivered with SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP FIORI FOR SAP SFIN 1605), the software component stack is as follows:
Software Component Stack of SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance & SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance
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If you plan to use the apps delivered with SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP FIORI FOR SAP SFIN 1605) and the HANA-based apps delivered with SAP Smart Business for SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP SMART BUSINESS FOR SAP SFIN 1605), the software component stack is as follows:
NoteWhen you install or upgrade to SAP SMART BUSINESS SFIN 1605, you need to install the component UISAFND1 100 manually in a separate step.
Also, check the operating system version of the SAP NetWeaver 7.50 Application Server in the Product Availability Matrix (PAM).
SAP HANA Live Components
To use the SAP Smart Business apps for S/4HANA Finance delivered with the SAP SMART BUSINESS FOR SFIN 1605 product, the following SAP HANA Live components are required:
Table 17:
Software Component Version – HANA Content Package
Product Version – Instance
Required Product Version – Instance
Required or Optional Deployment
HANA CONTENT HBA SAP ECC 100 (HCO_HBA_ECC 100) – sap.hba.ecc
SAP HANA Live 1.0 for SAP ERP – HANA Content (SAP HANA ANALYTICS FOR ERP 1.0)
N/A Required Deployed to the SAP HANA database of the SAP ERP 6.0 system (integrated scenario)
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Software Component Version – HANA Content Package
Product Version – Instance
Required Product Version – Instance
Required or Optional Deployment
HANA CONTENT HBA SAP SFIN 300 (HCO_HBA_SFIN700 300) – sap.hba.sfin700
SAP HANA Live for SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (SAP HANA ANALY. FOR SFIN 1605)
SAP HANA Live 1.0 for SAP ERP – HANA Content (SAP HANA ANALYTICS FOR ERP 1.0)
Required Same as above
HANA CONT. REUSE SAP SFIN 300
HBA Analytics Foundation Core 100
N/A Required Same as above
HANA CONTENT HBA AF CORE 100
SAP ANALYTICS FOUNDATION 1.0
N/A Required Same as above
HANA CONTENT HBA AF CXO 100
SAP ANALYTICS FOUNDATION 1.0
N/A Required Same as above
HANA CONTENT HBA AF EXT 100
SAP ANALYTICS FOUNDATION 1.0
N/A Required Same as above
HANA CONTENT HBA APF CORE 100
SAP ANALYTICS FOUNDATION 1.0
N/A Required Same as above
The table below explains the minimum HANA Content requirements for SAP S/4HANA Finance:
Table 18:
SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 HANA Content HBA SAP ECC 100 HANA Content HBA SAP SFIN 300
SPS 6 Minimum required: SPS 10 SPS 0
SAP Smart Business Modeler
The SAP Smart Business Modeler is required for both CDS-based SAP Smart Business apps and SAP Smart Business apps based on SAP HANA Live. For CDS-based apps, the SAP Smart Business Modeler contained in SAP ANALYTICAL SERVICES 1.0 is used. For HANA-based apps, the SAP Smart Business Modeler contained in SAP ANALYTICS FOUNDATION 1.0 is used. Both variants can be used in parallel on the same Fiori Launchpad.
More Information
For information about the available apps and detailed implementation information, see:
● SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300
○ SAP Fiori for S/4AHANA Finance <Role>
○ SAP Fiori for S/4AHANA Finance App Implementation Information
○ SAP Smart Business for S/4HANA Finance <Role>
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○ SAP Smart Business for S/4HANA Finance App Implementation: Prerequisites● SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation
For more information about the SAP Smart Business Modeler, see:
● SAP Note 2242596
● SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/ssb Tools SAP Smart Business Modeler
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4 Installation and Migration Process
4.1 Introduction
This chapter gives you an overview of the process steps required to enable SAP S/4HANA Finance to run on SAP HANA. It also provides references to the documentation required for the process steps.
In contrast to Accounting in SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 and the classic database approach, SAP S/4HANA Finance , on-premise edition comes with a simplified data model. HANA views replace totals tables and application index tables and these HANA views have the same technical names as the previously used tables. In addition, accounting and controlling documents have been replaced with universal journal entries, and the tables FAGLFLEXA and COEP have been replaced with table ACDOCA.
This simplified data model has the following benefits:
● Reduced data redundancy with higher data throughput● Greater flexibility● Reduced data volume and better performance● No reconciliation between FI and CO components● More information in reports, for example, CO data in FI reports● Unified currency concept
Due to this simplified data model, you must migrate the application data during the implementation of SAP S/4HANA Finance .
4.1.1 Installation of and Upgrade to SAP S/4HANA Finance
Overview
This chapter describes the steps that are required to install and upgrade SAP S/4HANA Finance.
For more information on the supported upgrade paths for the back end, see SAP Note 2261242 (SAP S/4HANA Finance: Information on Upgrade Paths).
For more information on front-end upgrades, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance <language> SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance App Implementation Information
RecommendationPlease take the following into serious consideration:
● Complete an analysis and effort estimation before installing SAP S/4HANA Finance.
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● SAP S/4HANA Finance requires application consultants with in-depth FI, CO, and Asset Accounting knowledge to be involved in the preparation of the data migration before the installation. Possible existing data inconsistencies must be resolved before the installation, not after.
● The migration of SAP S/4HANA Finance is irreversible.
New System Installation
You can install SAP EHP 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 SPS 4 and SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 SPS 5 in one go by downloading the installation package ERP EHP8 + S/4HANA FINANCE 1605. To do so, go to https://support.sap.com/swdc SAP Application Components SAP S/4HANA FINANCE ERP INCL SAP S/4 HANA FINANCE ERP EHP8 +S/4HANA FINANCE 1605 . Use Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 (SWPM) to install the software.
Upgrade
The following upgrade paths are supported:
Please take the following minimum requirements into account:
● The minimum SAP ERP release is 6.0. You can't upgrade from, for example, SAP R/3 4.7 or SAP ERP 5.0.● If you are on EHP 7 and on any database, a database migration to SAP HANA is performed with the SAP
Update Manager (SUM) and the Database Migration Option (DMO).
Additional Configuration
When you have completed the installation or migration process, you can start the configuration of additional features. For more information, see the following guides on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300
Configuration and Deployment Information :
● Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management● Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management
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Upgrade and Migration
The upgrade sequence of SAP S/4HANA Finance is as follows:
NoteThe data migration steps are described in detail in the Migration Guide on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 Installation and Upgrade Information Migration Guide <Language> Migration to SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA .
Recommendation
Please read SAP Note Data Migration of Financials in SAP S/4HANA: Do not migrate twice! (2294486 ) before you start the data migration.
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Pre-Installation Steps
The pre-installation steps are outlined and described in the following graphic and table:
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Table 19: Pre-Installation Steps
Relevance Responsibility Description and Further Information
Pre-installation steps Mandatory Project lead supported by application consultants
For more information, see the Release Scope Information Notes for SAP S/4HANA Finance (2233539 ).
Check functional scope and restrictions
Not required for new SAP ERP installations
Project lead supported by System Administrator
Check your standard customer development add-ons and third-party add-ons for SAP ERP.
Check whether the technical installation or upgrade is possible
Not required for new SAP ERP installations
Project lead supported by developers
For more information, see SAP Library on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/
sfin300 Installation and
Upgrade Information
Migration Guide
<Language> Migration to SAP Accounting powered by
SAP HANA Prior to
Installing Check Customer-
Defined Coding .
Check custom code and modifications
Recommended System Administrator For more information, see http://service.sap.com/sizing .
Check sizing Mandatory System Administrator The installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance requires the use of the Software Update Manager (SUM) in combination with the Maintenance Planner to install SAP S/4HANA Finance.
RecommendationBefore you install SAP S/4HANA Finance, please read SAP Note Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ).
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Installation Steps
The installation steps are outlined and described in the following graphic and table:
Table 20: Installation Steps
Step Relevance Responsibility Description and Further Information
Apply important bug fixes Mandatory Application Consultant Before you install SAP S/4HANA Finance, please read SAP Note Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ) and apply the bug fixes that are described in this note.
Install SAP S/4HANA Finance Mandatory Application Consultant Install the SAP S/4HANA Finance using Software Update Manager (SUM).
Activate Financials Extensions (EA-FIN)
Mandatory Application Consultant Activate the Financials Extension (EA-FIN) SFW switch. You do this in transaction Switch Framework (SFW5).
Apply important bug fixes Mandatory Application Consultant Before you install SAP S/4HANA Finance, please read SAP Note Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ) and apply the bug fixes that are described in this note.
Activate SICF services Mandatory Application Consultant For more information, see SAP Simple Finance: ICF Service Information for WebDynpro ABAP applications (1974650 ).
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Step Relevance Responsibility Description and Further Information
Activate business functions Mandatory Application Consultant Activate the following business functions in transaction SFW5:
● FIN_GL_ERR_CORR● FIN_GL_ERR_CORR_SUS
P● CO_ALLOCATIONS● FIN_BL_EB_1● FIN_CO_CCMGMT● FIN_CO_CCPLAN● FIN_CO_ORPLAN● FIN_GL_CI_1● FIN_GL_CI_2● FIN_GL_CI_3
Install SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)
Optional System Administrator To be able to use the following apps, install SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver:
● Develop Liquidity Plans● Liquidity Plans● All apps for the Control
ler role (SAP_SFIN_BCR_CONTROLLER)
For more information, see the Installation Guide for SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1 on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/bopac.
For detailed information about the apps for the Controller role, see SAP Notes 1972819 and 2081400 .
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Data Migration Steps
The data migration steps are outlined and described in the following graphic and table:
The data migration are described in detail in the Migration Guide on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 Installation and Upgrade Information Migration Guide <Language> Migration to SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA .
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4.1.2 Technical Installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance (Back End Only)
Use
The use of the Software Update Manager (SUM) is mandatory if you want to install the SAP S/4HANA Finance. This includes the implementation of support packages.
The Software Update Manager facilitates SAP NetWeaver-based application system upgrades, enhancement package installations, and support package installations, and consolidates them with a harmonized user interface. The Software Update Manager is shipped as part of the Software Logistics Toolset (SL Toolset) 1.0, independently of the applications. The use of the is mandatory if you want to install SAP S/4HANA Finance. The Add-On Installation Tool (SAINT) is not supported. Prerequisites for the underlying ABAP stack (SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP Netweaver 7.50) are included automatically when you use the target stack XML file.
RecommendationAlways download the latest versions of with the latest available support package stack, as they contain the latest corrections and are updated regularly. To install SAP S/4HANA Finance, the minimum required version is 1.0 SPS 16. For the latest upgrade information and required SUM version, see SAP Note Release Information Note: SAP S/4HANA Finance 1605 (2235268 ).
If you upgrade from a SAP ERP 6.0 system using the database migration option (DMO) of SUM, you can include the database migration to SAP HANA.
For more information about SUM, see the following SAP Notes:
● Central Note - Software Update Manager 1.0 SP16 (2197897 )● Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM 1.0 SP16 (2198483 )
For all maintenance activities, the use of the Maintenance Planner is mandatory.
For more information, see:
● https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/mp● http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SM/Maintenance+Tools%3A+Maintenance+Planner+and
+Maintenance+Optimizer
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The below figure shows the possible upgrade paths to install and migrate to SAP S/4HANA Finance, depending on your current system setup, and is followed by an explanation:
Caution● As SAP S/4HANA Finance does not support classical databases, you must migrate to SAP HANA before
the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance. You cannot migrate to SAP HANA after the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance.
● SAP Note 2270025 lists the SAP Notes for SAP NetWeaver required for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
NoteIf you are using SAP ERP 6.0 without an enhancement package or an enhancement package level that is less than 8, consider combining the database migration to SAP HANA, the update to SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0, and the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance into one step using the DMO of SUM. You can run separate projects to update to SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP S/4HANA Finance. The best option depends on the local situation, the ERP functions used, and other factors.
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More Information
The following table provides more installation and upgrade information for SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver 7.50, SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0, SUM and DMO:
Table 21:
Description Location
SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 – Installation and Upgrade Information
http://help.sap.com/erp_608
SAP Netweaver 7.50 – Installation and Upgrade Information http://help.sap.com/nw75
SAP HANA Platform – Installation and Upgrade Information http://help.sap.com/hana_platform
Software Update Manager (SUM) http://help.sap.com/sltoolset
Database Migration Option (DMO) for Software Update Manager
SAP Note 2198483
Central SAP Note – Software Update Manager 1.0 SP16 SAP Note 2197897
4.1.3 Technical Installation of SAP HANA Live 2.0, Virtual Data Model for SAP S/4HANA Finance
Use
The installation of the SAP HANA Live 1.0 product is not automatically included during the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance and is only required for HANA-based SAP Smart Business apps. Install SAP HANA Live 1.0 for SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP HANA ANALY. FOR SFIN 1.0) in a two-step approach using the SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management (HALM), after the installation of SAP S/4HANA Finance, as described in the following table:
Table 22:
Step Product Version (Technical Name)
Included Software Component (Technical Name)
Procedure
Deploy content of ECC HANA Live package
SAP HANA Live 1.0 for SAP ERP (SAP HANA ANALYTICS FOR ERP 1.0)
HANA CONTENT HBA SAP ECC 100 (HCO_HBA_ECC 100)
You can ignore the activation errors that may occur.
Deploy content of the SAP S/4HANA Finance HANA Live package
SAP HANA Live 3.0 for SAP S/4HANA Finance (SAP HANA ANALY. FOR SFIN 3.0)
HANA CONTENT HBA SAP SFIN 300 (HCO_HBA_SFIN700 300)
Apply this package. No HANA view activation errors should occur.
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The installation procedure for the integrated scenario is less effort compared to a side-by-side SAP HANA Live installation. In the integrated scenario, you do not need to create and replicate the database tables as they are already available in the SAP HANA database. They are maintained through the data dictionary of the corresponding ABAP application server. Therefore, table creation and data replication are not relevant.
Since the ABAP server creates all tables in one specific database catalog schema (typically <SAPSID>), this needs to be mapped to the authoring schema of the imported content packages.
You use SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management (HALM), which is available either as a Web tool or as a command line tool. For more information, see:
● SAP Note Release Notes for SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management for SAP HANA SPS 11 ( 2233470)
● SAP HANA Administration Guide on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/hana_platform System Administration and Maintenance Information SAP HANA Administration Guide System AdministrationSAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management Installing and Updating Add-On Products and Software Components
More Information
The following table provides links to more installation and upgrade information not covered in this document:
Table 23:
Description Location Comment
SAP HANA Live for SAP Business Suite 1.0 – Installation and Upgrade Information
http://help.sap.com/hba Provides more information about using SAP HANA Live in the integrated scenario and the installation information for Virtual Data Models.
SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management
http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance Provides more information about how to configure the SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management.
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5 Operation Information
5.1 Introduction
This chapter gives you an overview of the operations topics relevant for SAP S/4HANA Finance and applies in addition to the operation information available in the SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 Operations Guide available on http://help.sap.com/erp608 System Administration and Maintenance Information .
Log Objects
SAP S/4HANA Finance provides the following log objects in the Analyse Application Log (SLG1) transaction:
Table 24:
Component Object Subobject Description
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_BCF Balance carryforward
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_MIG Data migration (general)
SAP_FIN 730 FB_CORR FIN_CORR_MIG Correction of inconsistencies
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_MIG_BCF Data migration: Initial Balance Carryforward
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_RECON Data migration reconciliation
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_GENERATE Generation of CDS Views
SAP_FIN 730 FQM LOAD Loading the Exposure Hub
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_CFIN_IL_SIMUL Simulation of Initial Document Transfer to Central Finance
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_CFIN_INITLOAD Initial Load of documents into Central Finance
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_CFIN_TECHCLEAR Reopen Technical Clearings
SAP_FIN 730 FINS FINS_CUST_CHECK Check of customizing settings
SAP_FIN 730 FINS F150_SEL SFIN Additional Log for Dunning Run
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Component Object Subobject Description
SAP_FIN 730 SFIN_CGLT MIGRATION Migration of customer G/L tables into the standard
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FSV_XBRL_CREATE Create Financial Statement Version from XBRL Taxonomy
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FIGL_F.80 Mass Reversal
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FIGL_F.81 Reverse Posting for Accrual/Deferral Documents
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FIGL_F120 Recurring Entries
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FIGL_RJET_POST Post Recurring Entry Document
SAP_FIN 730 FIGL FIGL_RJET_POST_MULT Post Recurring Entry Documents
Remote Support Setup
The Root Cause Analysis: Display Role for SAPSUPPORT User (SAP_RCA_SAT_DISP) role (for ABAP-based components) provides secure, read-only access to transactions and administration UIs.
For more detailed information about remote support setups, see the section Remote Support Setup in the SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 Operations Guide available on http://help.sap.com/erp608 System Administration and Maintenance Information .
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More Information
SAP HANA behaves like a regular database and therefore does not necessarily require other operating activities. However, the following table outlines the documents available:
Table 25:
Document Name Description Location
Solution Life Cycle Management Provides information about solution life cycle management.
http://help.sap.com/ SAP Netweaver
SAP NetWeaver Platform SAP
NetWeaver 7.5 Application Help
Function-Oriented View Solution Life
Cycle Management
SAP HANA Technical Operations Manual (TOM)
Provides information about database management
http://help.sap.com/ SAP In-Memory
Computing SAP HANA PlatformSystem Administration and Maintenance
Information SAP HANA Technical
Operations Manual (TOM)
Administration of Application Server ABAP
Provides information about tools for monitoring, administration, and configuration.
http://help.sap.com/ SAP Netweaver
SAP NetWeaver Platform SAP
NetWeaver 7.5 System Administration
and Maintenance Information System Administration and Maintenance
Information Technical Operations for
SAP NetWeaver Administration of
Application Server ABAP
5.1.1 Support Packages and Patch Implementation
If you encounter problems with SAP S/4HANA Finance, on-premise edition, you can create a customer messages on SAP Service Marketplace at http://support.sap.com/incident using the same application components as for SAP enhancement package 8 for ERP 6.0 (for example, the application components below FI, CO, FIN-FSCM).
The release information about support packages for SAP S/4HANA Finance, on-premise edition is explained in SAP Note 2235268 .
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5.1.2 Data Aging
Use
Data aging enables you to move large amounts of data within a database so as to gain more working memory. The data is moved from the hot area to the cold area according to the data temperature that you have specified. You can use data aging for your financial accounting documents (data aging object FI_DOCUMENT). Data aging enables you to perform queries on large numbers of financial accounting documents in a much shorter time. You can specify the minimum number of days or years for which a financial accounting document needs to have been in the system before it can be moved. You can specify different settings for each document type and account type.
Prerequisites
To use data aging, proceed as follows:
● Activate the Data Aging DAAG_DATA_AGING business function using the switch framework (transaction SWF5).For more information on data aging, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com SAP Netweaver SAP NetWeaver Platform SAP NetWeaver 7.5 Application Help Function-Oriented View Solution Life Cycle Management Data Aging .
● Define the data aging parameters for the data object FI_DOCUMENT according to account types and document types.
More Information
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP S/4HANA Finance, On-Premise Edition Application Help <language> SAP S/4HANA Finance, On-Premise Edition Data Aging for Financial Accounting Documents .
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6 Security Information
6.1 Introduction
This chapter gives you an overview of the settings for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
SAP S/4HANA Finance is based on SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Netweaver, SAP HANA, and SAP HANA Live. To comply with security settings for SAP S/4HANA Finance, you need to check the information provided in documents referenced in the following table:
Table 26:
Description Link
Provides information on security settings for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://
help.sap.com/sfin300 Security Information Security
Guide <Language> SAP ERP Central Component Security
Guide Accounting .
Provides information on the SAP NetWeaver security settings. http://help.sap.com SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver
Platform SAP NetWeaver 7.5 Security Information
Security Guide
Provides information on SAP HANA security settings. http://help.sap.com SAP In-Memory Computing SAP
HANA SAP HANA Platform Security Information
Provides information on SAP HANA Live including security settings.
http://help.sap.com SAP Business Suite SAP HANA
Innovations for SAP Business Suite SAP HANA Live for SAP
Business Suite Installation, Security, Configuration, and
Operations Information Administrator’s Guide
6.1.1 User Administration and Authentication
SAP S/4HANA Finance, on-premise edition uses the user administration and authentication mechanisms provided with SAP ERP and the SAP NetWeaver platform. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for user administration and authentication as described in the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide also apply to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition Application Help <Language> SAP ERP Cross-Application Functions SAP ERP Security GuideSAP ERP Central Component Security Guide User Administration and Authentication .
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6.1.2 Authorizations
Use
SAP S/4HANA Finance, on-premise edition uses the authorization concept of SAP ERP and the SAP NetWeaver platform. Therefore, the security recommendations and guidelines for authorizations as described in the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide also apply to the SAP S/4HANA Finance.
More Information
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 Security Information Security Guide <Language> SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide Authorizations .
6.1.3 Network and Communication Security
Your network infrastructure is extremely important in protecting your system. Your network needs to support the communication necessary for your business and your needs without allowing unauthorized access. A well-defined network topology can eliminate many security threats based on software flaws (at both the operating system and application level) or network attacks such as eavesdropping. If users cannot log on to your application or database servers at the operating system or database layer, then there is no way for intruders to compromise the devices and gain access to the back-end system’s database or files. Additionally, if users are not able to connect to the server LAN (local area network), they cannot exploit known bugs and security holes in network services on the server machines.
The network topology for the SAP S/4HANA Finance, on-premise edition is based on the topology used by SAP ERP Central Component and the SAP NetWeaver platform. Therefore, the security guidelines and recommendations described in the SAP ERP Central Component also apply to SAP S/4HANA Finance.
For more information, see SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/sfin300 SAP S/4HANA Finance, On-Premise Edition Application Help <Language> SAP ERP Cross-Application Functions SAP ERP Security GuideSAP ERP Central Component Security Guide Network and Communication Security .
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