Paul Theobald
Migrate Successfully to the New SAP GL: A practical Essentials guide to a successful migration from the SAP Classic GL to the new SAP GL (SAP-Hefte: Essentials) von Paul Theobald
Paul Theobald
Migrate Successfully to the New SAP GL: A practical Essentials guide to a successful migration from the SAP Classic GL to the new SAP GL (SAP-Hefte: Essentials) von Paul Theobald
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- Verlag: SAP PRESS
- ISBN-13: 9781592291663
- ISBN-10: 159229166X
- Artikelnr.: 33997770
Paul Theobald, CFO of CAPE Consulting, Inc. has worked with SAP since 1993. He has been a Financials consultant for 14 years. Paul specializes in Foreign Currency Valuation, the General and Special ledgers, local GAAP reporting, etc. He has worked in two major international SAP Financials projects and has been lead consultant in various projects, focused on GL, Accounts Receivable and Payable, and Banking, Fixed Assets and the Special Ledger. A qualified chartered accountant (should get from the UK, Paul has lived and worked in the US for 12 years making him uniquely qualified to understand the problems that arise in large, global implementations.
1 Upgrade to SAP ERP 2004/2005 7
1.1 SAP ERP Key Components 7
1.2 Benefits of Upgrading 9
- Benefits of SAP NetWeaver 9
- Functional Benefits 9
- Benefits of Upgrading from Legacy Systems 10
- Finance Benefits 10
1.3 Upgrade Approaches 12
- Upgrade Reasons 12
- Technical Upgrade 12
- Functional Upgrade 14
- Strategic Business Improvement Upgrade 14
1.4 Best Practices 15
- Planning 15
- Building 16
- Running 16
1.5 Future Release Strategy 16
1.6 Summary 16
2 Why Migrate to the New G/L? 19
2.1 Upgrade and Migration as Separate Projects 20
2.2 New Functionality 21
- Segment Reporting 21
- Document Splitting 23
- Parallel Ledgers 25
2.3 Possible Migration Scenarios 27
- Migrating From Systems That Used Parallel Accounting 28
- Summary of Possible Migration Scenarios 28
2.4 Potential Benefits and Risks 29
- Benefits of Migrating 29
- Risks of Migrating 30
2.5 Summary 31
3 Migration Phases 33
3.1 Phase 0: Planning 33
3.2 Phase 1: Migration and Testing 34
3.3 Phase 2: Go Live 34
3.4 SAP Migration Service 35
3.5 Summary 36
4 Planning Phase 37
4.1 Scope of Project 37
4.2 Initial Situations in the Classic G/L 38
- Use of Profit Center Accounting 40
- Use of Business Areas 40
- Use of Cost-of-Sales Accounting 40
- Use of Special-Purpose Ledgers 40
- Use of Additional Currencies in Special Ledgers 41
- Use of Interfaces to External Systems 41
- How Consolidation Is Performed 41
- Status of Existing Transaction and Master Data 41
- Company Codes and Cross-Company Code Clearings 42
- Use of Parallel Valuation .......................... 42
4.3 Target Migration Scenarios 43
- Migration without Document Splitting or Parallel Valuation 44
- Migration with Document Splitting 45
- Migration with Parallel Valuation 49
- Migration with Document Splitting and Parallel Valuation 53
4.4 Timing 53
4.5 Staffing and Training 54
- Staffing 54
- Training 54
4.6 IMG Migration Tasks 55
4.7 Initial Customizing 56
........ Document Splitting Customization ......... 57
........ Parallel Ledgers Customization 60
5 SAP Migration Service 61
5.1 Summary 65
6 Migration and Testing Phase 67
6.1 Complete Customizing 67
- Ledgers Customizing 67
- Segment Reporting 69
6.2 IMG Migration Activities 70
6.3 Testing 78
- Validation of Document Splitting Customizing 78
- Check Business Transaction Assignment for Migration Documents 80
- Validation of Migration Activities ............. 81
6.4 Evaluation of Migration 81
6.5 Summary 82
7 Go-Live Phase 83
7.1 Testing 83
7.2 IMG Migration Activities 84
- Analyze Migration Status 84
- Migration Successful 85
- Migration Was Not Successful 86
7.3 Training 87
7.4 Technical Facts about Migration 89
7.5 Summary 89
1.1 SAP ERP Key Components 7
1.2 Benefits of Upgrading 9
- Benefits of SAP NetWeaver 9
- Functional Benefits 9
- Benefits of Upgrading from Legacy Systems 10
- Finance Benefits 10
1.3 Upgrade Approaches 12
- Upgrade Reasons 12
- Technical Upgrade 12
- Functional Upgrade 14
- Strategic Business Improvement Upgrade 14
1.4 Best Practices 15
- Planning 15
- Building 16
- Running 16
1.5 Future Release Strategy 16
1.6 Summary 16
2 Why Migrate to the New G/L? 19
2.1 Upgrade and Migration as Separate Projects 20
2.2 New Functionality 21
- Segment Reporting 21
- Document Splitting 23
- Parallel Ledgers 25
2.3 Possible Migration Scenarios 27
- Migrating From Systems That Used Parallel Accounting 28
- Summary of Possible Migration Scenarios 28
2.4 Potential Benefits and Risks 29
- Benefits of Migrating 29
- Risks of Migrating 30
2.5 Summary 31
3 Migration Phases 33
3.1 Phase 0: Planning 33
3.2 Phase 1: Migration and Testing 34
3.3 Phase 2: Go Live 34
3.4 SAP Migration Service 35
3.5 Summary 36
4 Planning Phase 37
4.1 Scope of Project 37
4.2 Initial Situations in the Classic G/L 38
- Use of Profit Center Accounting 40
- Use of Business Areas 40
- Use of Cost-of-Sales Accounting 40
- Use of Special-Purpose Ledgers 40
- Use of Additional Currencies in Special Ledgers 41
- Use of Interfaces to External Systems 41
- How Consolidation Is Performed 41
- Status of Existing Transaction and Master Data 41
- Company Codes and Cross-Company Code Clearings 42
- Use of Parallel Valuation .......................... 42
4.3 Target Migration Scenarios 43
- Migration without Document Splitting or Parallel Valuation 44
- Migration with Document Splitting 45
- Migration with Parallel Valuation 49
- Migration with Document Splitting and Parallel Valuation 53
4.4 Timing 53
4.5 Staffing and Training 54
- Staffing 54
- Training 54
4.6 IMG Migration Tasks 55
4.7 Initial Customizing 56
........ Document Splitting Customization ......... 57
........ Parallel Ledgers Customization 60
5 SAP Migration Service 61
5.1 Summary 65
6 Migration and Testing Phase 67
6.1 Complete Customizing 67
- Ledgers Customizing 67
- Segment Reporting 69
6.2 IMG Migration Activities 70
6.3 Testing 78
- Validation of Document Splitting Customizing 78
- Check Business Transaction Assignment for Migration Documents 80
- Validation of Migration Activities ............. 81
6.4 Evaluation of Migration 81
6.5 Summary 82
7 Go-Live Phase 83
7.1 Testing 83
7.2 IMG Migration Activities 84
- Analyze Migration Status 84
- Migration Successful 85
- Migration Was Not Successful 86
7.3 Training 87
7.4 Technical Facts about Migration 89
7.5 Summary 89
1 Upgrade to SAP ERP 2004/2005 7
1.1 SAP ERP Key Components 7
1.2 Benefits of Upgrading 9
- Benefits of SAP NetWeaver 9
- Functional Benefits 9
- Benefits of Upgrading from Legacy Systems 10
- Finance Benefits 10
1.3 Upgrade Approaches 12
- Upgrade Reasons 12
- Technical Upgrade 12
- Functional Upgrade 14
- Strategic Business Improvement Upgrade 14
1.4 Best Practices 15
- Planning 15
- Building 16
- Running 16
1.5 Future Release Strategy 16
1.6 Summary 16
2 Why Migrate to the New G/L? 19
2.1 Upgrade and Migration as Separate Projects 20
2.2 New Functionality 21
- Segment Reporting 21
- Document Splitting 23
- Parallel Ledgers 25
2.3 Possible Migration Scenarios 27
- Migrating From Systems That Used Parallel Accounting 28
- Summary of Possible Migration Scenarios 28
2.4 Potential Benefits and Risks 29
- Benefits of Migrating 29
- Risks of Migrating 30
2.5 Summary 31
3 Migration Phases 33
3.1 Phase 0: Planning 33
3.2 Phase 1: Migration and Testing 34
3.3 Phase 2: Go Live 34
3.4 SAP Migration Service 35
3.5 Summary 36
4 Planning Phase 37
4.1 Scope of Project 37
4.2 Initial Situations in the Classic G/L 38
- Use of Profit Center Accounting 40
- Use of Business Areas 40
- Use of Cost-of-Sales Accounting 40
- Use of Special-Purpose Ledgers 40
- Use of Additional Currencies in Special Ledgers 41
- Use of Interfaces to External Systems 41
- How Consolidation Is Performed 41
- Status of Existing Transaction and Master Data 41
- Company Codes and Cross-Company Code Clearings 42
- Use of Parallel Valuation .......................... 42
4.3 Target Migration Scenarios 43
- Migration without Document Splitting or Parallel Valuation 44
- Migration with Document Splitting 45
- Migration with Parallel Valuation 49
- Migration with Document Splitting and Parallel Valuation 53
4.4 Timing 53
4.5 Staffing and Training 54
- Staffing 54
- Training 54
4.6 IMG Migration Tasks 55
4.7 Initial Customizing 56
........ Document Splitting Customization ......... 57
........ Parallel Ledgers Customization 60
5 SAP Migration Service 61
5.1 Summary 65
6 Migration and Testing Phase 67
6.1 Complete Customizing 67
- Ledgers Customizing 67
- Segment Reporting 69
6.2 IMG Migration Activities 70
6.3 Testing 78
- Validation of Document Splitting Customizing 78
- Check Business Transaction Assignment for Migration Documents 80
- Validation of Migration Activities ............. 81
6.4 Evaluation of Migration 81
6.5 Summary 82
7 Go-Live Phase 83
7.1 Testing 83
7.2 IMG Migration Activities 84
- Analyze Migration Status 84
- Migration Successful 85
- Migration Was Not Successful 86
7.3 Training 87
7.4 Technical Facts about Migration 89
7.5 Summary 89
1.1 SAP ERP Key Components 7
1.2 Benefits of Upgrading 9
- Benefits of SAP NetWeaver 9
- Functional Benefits 9
- Benefits of Upgrading from Legacy Systems 10
- Finance Benefits 10
1.3 Upgrade Approaches 12
- Upgrade Reasons 12
- Technical Upgrade 12
- Functional Upgrade 14
- Strategic Business Improvement Upgrade 14
1.4 Best Practices 15
- Planning 15
- Building 16
- Running 16
1.5 Future Release Strategy 16
1.6 Summary 16
2 Why Migrate to the New G/L? 19
2.1 Upgrade and Migration as Separate Projects 20
2.2 New Functionality 21
- Segment Reporting 21
- Document Splitting 23
- Parallel Ledgers 25
2.3 Possible Migration Scenarios 27
- Migrating From Systems That Used Parallel Accounting 28
- Summary of Possible Migration Scenarios 28
2.4 Potential Benefits and Risks 29
- Benefits of Migrating 29
- Risks of Migrating 30
2.5 Summary 31
3 Migration Phases 33
3.1 Phase 0: Planning 33
3.2 Phase 1: Migration and Testing 34
3.3 Phase 2: Go Live 34
3.4 SAP Migration Service 35
3.5 Summary 36
4 Planning Phase 37
4.1 Scope of Project 37
4.2 Initial Situations in the Classic G/L 38
- Use of Profit Center Accounting 40
- Use of Business Areas 40
- Use of Cost-of-Sales Accounting 40
- Use of Special-Purpose Ledgers 40
- Use of Additional Currencies in Special Ledgers 41
- Use of Interfaces to External Systems 41
- How Consolidation Is Performed 41
- Status of Existing Transaction and Master Data 41
- Company Codes and Cross-Company Code Clearings 42
- Use of Parallel Valuation .......................... 42
4.3 Target Migration Scenarios 43
- Migration without Document Splitting or Parallel Valuation 44
- Migration with Document Splitting 45
- Migration with Parallel Valuation 49
- Migration with Document Splitting and Parallel Valuation 53
4.4 Timing 53
4.5 Staffing and Training 54
- Staffing 54
- Training 54
4.6 IMG Migration Tasks 55
4.7 Initial Customizing 56
........ Document Splitting Customization ......... 57
........ Parallel Ledgers Customization 60
5 SAP Migration Service 61
5.1 Summary 65
6 Migration and Testing Phase 67
6.1 Complete Customizing 67
- Ledgers Customizing 67
- Segment Reporting 69
6.2 IMG Migration Activities 70
6.3 Testing 78
- Validation of Document Splitting Customizing 78
- Check Business Transaction Assignment for Migration Documents 80
- Validation of Migration Activities ............. 81
6.4 Evaluation of Migration 81
6.5 Summary 82
7 Go-Live Phase 83
7.1 Testing 83
7.2 IMG Migration Activities 84
- Analyze Migration Status 84
- Migration Successful 85
- Migration Was Not Successful 86
7.3 Training 87
7.4 Technical Facts about Migration 89
7.5 Summary 89