This was an SAP webcast covering on-premise and cloud.
While you can review the road maps online, it always helps to have SAP explain it. Below are my rough notes as I heard the webcast.
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March 12
BITI: SAP S/4HANA In-App Extensbility
March 26
BITI: Overview of SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment
March 26
BI: Hybrid Analytics and Analytics Hub - Latest Developments
March 27
BI: Influence of Agility and Big Data Principles to BW/4HANA Architecture
March 28
BI: Overview of Latest BI Features in SAP Cloud Analytics
April 2
BI: A Beginner’s Guide to Use SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Planning
April 3
BI: Smart Predict Update
April 4
BI: Tips & Tricks for Optimizing Story Performance in SAP Analytics Cloud
April 9
BI: Data Protection & Privacy with BW/4HANA
April 10
BI: What's New with Application Design in SAP Analytics Cloud
April 11
BI: Hybrid Planning Scenarios Built by SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning and SAP Business Planning an...
April 16
BI: What's New in Transitioning from SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA
April 18:
INFL: ASUG SAP Analytics Cloud Influence Council Launch for Data Connectivity & Agile Data Preparati...
May 22
BITI: Integrating My Inbox with SuccessFactors & Concur at Orica
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For on-premise it covers 1809 for cloud it covers 1811/1902
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The legal disclaimer applies that things in the future are subject to change
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Classic report to report process, with right valuation rules, then to closing process
Value added tasks including planning, margin analysis, optimize for future
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Getting insights where margin is
Where is it coming from (products, customers)0
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Compared with SAP ERP profitability analysis
On left, Profitability Analysis is part of the universal journal in S/4HANA
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Integrate balance sheet information in S/4HANA; parts of the margin still on the balance sheet (work in progress included in margin analysis)
Cost of goods sold component split issue now solved
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Ensure in contribution margin include cost of sales into multiple lines
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Present incoming sales order (not yet billed) can be part of predicted revenue (both on premise and cloud)
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Looking at predictive accounting - select individual sales orders, create based on that predictive goods issue/invoice, as a result have a predictive accounting posting, resulting
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Will also have commitment scenarios
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Still have universal journal
Integrated with BPC
When save, it is stored in Universal Journal
SAC Planning - how that part integrates with single source of truth
SAC Planning integrates with OData Service; data persists in SAC
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Re-orgs, cost shifts, need transparency of models and allocation run
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Highlighted on right - bring into universal allocations
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Planned for 1909 - more allocation apps
Harmonized place to manage allocations
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Planned for later - source of allocations
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Issues with reporting
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Different ways of managing hierarchies
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Global hierarchy maintenance, will support time dependency
Advanced financial close - one close process
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Machine learning automation of close processes
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Using embedded Fiori apps to bring information together
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Use Co-Pilot to collaborate
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Machine learning embedded in GR/IR to intelligently resolve GR/IR issue using recommendations
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Accruals management is in 1902, planned for 1909
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Use machine learning to compare accruals, review in the past
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This is how the review looks like
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Continuous group accounting is shown on the bottom; no data upload any more
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Architecture view of group reporting
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Group reporting in Fiori, cash flow statement
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Planned unified reporting platform
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Goal by end of 2019 is to have group reporting on par with BPC
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Focus on 2019, universal allocation
What do you think?