The challenge
During the recurring
monthly closing phase, an update of assets depreciation can be carried out.
This may involve several cost or profit centers.
Unfortunately, some of
these centers may be locked into the system.
I clearly imagine some of you unlocking them manually, indeed through a simple procedure, but which can be tedious and repetitive for all centers...!
The solution
Among all the pre-built bots templates already available in
SAP Intelligent RPA Store, or in
SAP S/4HANA best practices, the lock/unlock bot allows to process centers.
Having a list of
candidate centers in an Excel sheet, the bot navigates through the UI, test and unlock if needed.
The following video shows the entire process automated by the bot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVtSBTFpBGk
The benefits
Imagine the pressure during the closing phases...
Having this kind of robots allows to
reduce significantly the hard work, and of course the possible errors.
All of this in a short time...
Going further
In the same time, the bot can be
easily upgraded to add more features, such as combining lock and unlock tasks, or automatically sending email if unsuccessful lock/unlock.
Of course, this automation can also
be started in attended or unattended mode. Among some little but powerful bots, which can be scheduled each month, before beginning the closing…
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