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TammyPowlas
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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?
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