C_S4FCC_2021 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Associates (SAP S/4HANA 2021) Questions and Answers

According to the SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Associates documents1, a fiscal year variant is a required global parameter that must be selected when creating a new consolidation scenario. A fiscal year variant defines the number and length of posting periods and special periods for a fiscal year. A fiscal year variant can be assigned to one or more consolidation scenarios.

In a document type, you can define the reversal document type, number range, and posting level. The reversal document type is used for reversing entries. The number range determines the range of document numbers that can be assigned to documents of that type. The posting level defines whether the document type is used for single-level or cross-company code postings. You can find more information in the SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting documentation under "Document Types".

Balance carry forward in group reporting carries forward reporting FS (Financial Statement) items to the same FS item as in the previous year by default unless otherwise specified. This ensures that the opening balances for the new fiscal year are correctly set based on the closing balances of the previous fiscal year.

In an intercompany report, the dimensions "Consolidation unit eliminated" and "Consolidation unit" can be used to provide a consolidation view. The "Consolidation unit eliminated" dimension shows the elimination entries, while the "Consolidation unit" dimension displays the data for each consolidation unit involved in the intercompany transactions.

In a reporting rule, a report item can be assigned to subitems and FS (Financial Statement) items. Subitems are used to provide more detailed information or breakdowns of the FS items, while FS items represent the main line items in the financial statements.

When the ownership percentage for France increases from 75% to 76% in February 2023, you only need to update the CGOOE consolidation group with the new ownership percentage. The other consolidation groups (CGO0A and CGOOW) are not affected by this change and do not need to be updated.

According to the SAP S/4HANA Finance for Group Reporting Associates documents1, the tasks that must be run before the activity based investment & equity elimination are:

• Calculate net income: This task calculates the net income of each consolidation unit based on their income statement items. The net income is used to determine the share of profit or loss of each parent unit in their subsidiaries.
• Calculate group share: This task calculates the group share percentage of each parent unit in their subsidiaries based on their ownership percentage and consolidation method. The group share percentage is used to determine the amount of investment and equity elimination.

In a group journal entry substitution rule, the precondition can be left blank. A precondition is used to define the specific circumstances under which a substitution should be applied. If it is left blank, the substitution will be applied to all relevant journal entries without any restriction.

Posting levels are used to identify the origin of values in the consolidation process. They help to differentiate between values coming from different sources, such as data entry, data import, or manual postings.