1. Process Area Sub-Area Impact
CostCentre Accounting Master Data
In the activity type master data,pre-distribution offixed costs is not supported for
sender cost centres.
Activity Price
Calculation
In the planning versions,tab of price calculation,the actual method should be setas
Periodic price.
Splitting Structure
In the assignments of the splitting structure configuration,
multiple splitting assignments are not supported.
In the Selection for assignment, Group is not supported.
In the splitting rules, only splitting methods 12, 21, 22, 23, 24,
and 25 are supported. The Weighting indicator is not
supported.
In the selection for splitting rules configuration, version 0 is
supported.
Plan-to-Produce Master Data
Origin Group of the Delivered material must not be changed
Multiple operation sequences and parallel sequence are not
supported.
Operation split for scheduling is not supported.
Period End Close
Variance
Calculation
Target cost versions other than 0 not supported
The explanation function provides less detailed information
than before. No explanation is provided for scrap calculation
"Write Line Items" should be selected in the Variance Key
definition
Minor differences are not supported.
Primary price variances are not supported.
Variance categories can be posted to different GL Accounts
New T Codes, same as Classic Ones, with a suffix 'H' (i.e.
KKS1H)
Performance improvement of the Variance calculation program
using the power of HANA
The Close schedules must be updated to include the new
programs
WIP Calculation
New T. Code KKAOH has been introduced for calculation of
WIP
Using KKAOH, WIP can only be calculated on production
orders, not on product cost collectors or process orders
New WIP report helps to see the details of the WIP GL Account
broken down into Primary and Secondary costs of Production
orders
2. Performance improvement of the WIP calculation program
using the power of HANA
The Close schedules must be updated to include the new
programs
WIP calculation in only one version (Legal Valuation) is
supported
Assessments &
Settlements
To take full advantage of the SAP HANA architecture,assessment cycles and
settlementrules to ensure they are working with account- based profitabilityanalysis
Overhead
Calculation
The standard dependencies (D000 – D080) are supported. The
customer-defined dependencies are not supported
A quantity-based overhead rate should not be referenced by
another quantity-based overhead rate.
Object currency conversion is not supported for quantity-based
overhead rates. In such cases, the object currency must be the
same as the controlling area currency.
Users need to configure the amount using the controlling area
currency in the Costing Sheet.
Order and Business Process are not supported as the object to
be credited.
From/To origin are not supported. All units of measure of the
cost elements defined in the Base must be compatible.
Order-to-Cash COGS Postings COGS can be splitbetween multiple GL accounts to mirror the CostComponents
CreditManagement
FI-AR-CR (CreditManagement) will be sunsetin next release.FSCM-Credit
Managementmustbe used
AssetAccounting Technical
Classical AA no longer available. This applies across the
system. New AA must be used
Enterprise Extension EA-FIN is MUST. Using New GL is MUST
Leading Valuation can take place in any dep. Area. No longer
necessary to use Area 01 for this
SAP EHP7 with business function FIN_AA_PARALLEL requires
us to use Ledger Approach only. SFIN Supports both ledger
and accounts approach
ALE transfer is not available in New AA
The batch input method for transactions based on AB01 is not
available. New BAPIs must be used. Any existing interfaces
may have to be reworked
New T Codes, same as Classic Ones, with a suffix 'L'. Old T
Codes no longer available. Auto direct to New T Code if one
uses the older one
Postings
Leading and Parallel Dep. Area can now post in real time.
- Hence, Concept of Delta Dep. Area is Obsolete
3. Asset postings (i.e. separate documents) can be made
separately to each Dep. Area / Accounting principle, using
AB01L
- The restriction of transaction types to depreciation areas no
longer applies
- User Exit APCF_DIFFERENT_AMOUNTS_GET no longer
supported
Simplified management of goods that are to be capitalized in
accordance with one set of accounting principles, but are to be
posted to expense in accordance with a different set
The integrated posting of investment support on assets using FI
transactions is not supported. Tcode ABIFL must be used
Documents before changeover from Classical to New AA can’t
be reversed. An Inverse posting must be made
Work lists made in AA before the changeover may not work.
Hence, all pending tasks with the WL must be processed before
the migration or New WL must be created after the Migration
For all asset postings, all posting dep. Areas are updated in real
time. Hence, ASKBN is now required only for Dep. Areas that
manage reserves for Spl. Depreciation only
Joint Venture Accounting (Oil &
Mining) Not Compatible with New Asset Accounting
Planning
New Planning Solution brings financial accounting (FI) and
management accounting (CO) together. Flexible Top-Down and
Bottom-Up planning function made available
The ability to aggregate and disaggregate data quickly makes it
possible to perform simulations and forecasting much faster
than was previously possible.
User friendly MS Excel front end and Embedded BI cube
makes planning easier. Sample BI cubes are integral part of the
SAP now
SAP also delivers a program that automatically analyzes
existing customer-specific CO-PA dimensions and generates
the corresponding BI objects.
As this planning solution is completely new, it has no impact on
existing plan data. SAP will not provide migration functionality.
Project Systems Master Data
To take best advantage of the SAP HANA selection capabilities,
you must create selection variants
Results Analysis
Only the following results analysis methods are supported:
- Revenue-based results analysis (method 01)
- Cost-based results analysis based on the % of completion
(method 03)
Customer enhancement and the other 15 methods are not
supported.
4. Expert Mode is partially supported.
Only RA in Legal Valuation is supported
Planned Results Analysis is not supported.
Data Archiving
Data Archiving made redundant, Already Archived documents
can still be accessed
Data Aging introduced
Cash and LiquidityManagement
Classic Cash and Liquidity Management solution is obsolete
New Cash Management Solution on HANA provides the
following new features
- Bank Account Management
- Cash Position and Short-Term Cash Forecast
- Embedded Liquidity Planning
- Cash flow and liquidity forecast calculation powered by SAP
HANA
- New user experiences with the Net Weaver Business Client
(NWBC)
Year End Close Balance C/f
The program for carrying forward balances now enables you to
initialize data carried forward previously when you want to
repeat a balance carry forward
Reporting
Income
statement by
market
segments
Reporting uses a logical document that links the financial
accounting (FI) line item, the CO line item, and the CO-PA
dimensions (where available) to provide an income statement
broken down by market segments.
Summarization
Hierarchies in
CO
Data Collection beforehand has been made redundant
On-the-Fly Summarization report has been introduced
Dynamic Summarization, rather than Pre-defined
Summarization
Tables
Summary
Tables
removed
GLT0, FAGLFLEXT, COSS, COSP, KNC1/3, LFC1/3. (replaced
by CDS Views)
Index Tables
removed
BSIS, BSAS, BSID, BSAD, BSIK, BSAK, FAGLBSIS,
FAGLBSAS (replaced by CDS views)
Impact on
custom reports
Custom reports based on above tables will continue to work
5. Logical document
FI / CO document are now linked at Line Item level
This facilitates a logical view of the FI/CO document (Using
HANA Live) via program FCO_LOGICAL_DOCUMENT