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CA Cross-Application Components

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2 CA Cross-Application Components 12.1 Output of Print Forms in PDF Format (New) 12.2 CA-AUD Audit Management 12.2.1 Archiving of Audit Components (New) 12.2.2 Audit Management (Changed) 22.2.3 Audit Management (New) 42.3 CA-CAD CAD Integration 42.3.1 CAD Desktop (New) 42.4 CA-CL Classification 52.4.1 Connection of Objects to a Search Engine (New) 52.4.2 CA-CL-CHR Characteristics 62.4.2.1 Connection of Objects to a Search Engine (New) 62.5 CA-DMS Document Management System 72.5.1 Document Management (New) 72.5.2 Conversion (New) 82.5.3 Document Management (New) 92.5.4 SAP Easy Document Management (New) 102.5.5 EA-PLM 600: Structure Changes in the IMG for Document Management 102.5.6 Business Package for DMS Connector for KM (New) 112.5.7 Connection of Objects to a Search Engine (New) 132.6 CA-EUR European Monetary Union: Euro 142.6.1 CA-EUR-CNV Local Currency Changeover 142.6.1.1 Local Currency Changeover in New General Ledger Accounting (New) 142.7 CA-ESS Employee Self-Service 152.7.1 Employee Self-Service: XSS Backend Conversion Classes (Changed) 152.7.2 Employee Self-Service (Changed) 162.7.3 Enhancements in ESS for Clock-In/Out Corrections (New) 182.7.4 Enhancements in the Leave Request for ESS/MSS (New) 192.8 CA-FS Financial Services 212.8.1 CA-FS-BP Business Partner Enhancements for Financial Service 212.8.1.1 Time Dependency of Business Partner Addresses (Changed) 212.8.1.2 BAPIs for the Business Partner (Changed) 212.8.1.3 Changes to the UI of the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services 222.8.1.4 Customer/Vendor Integration (Enhanced) 252.8.1.5 Additional Data and Additional Information 292.8.1.6 Changes to the IMG for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services 29

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2.8.1.7 Role-Dependent Required Field Check for Business Partner (Changed) 312.8.1.8 Attributes of SAP Business Partner for Financial Services (Enhanced) 322.8.1.9 Release Restriction for the Cleansing Tool (Changed) 322.8.1.10 Total Commitment (Enhanced) 332.8.1.11 Replicating Business Partner Data Using SAP XI (New) 332.9 CA-GTF General Application Functions 342.9.1 BAdIs for DME Engine in Application Basis Layer (New) 342.9.2 CA-GTF-BRF Business Rule Framework 352.9.2.1 Functional Release Information 352.9.2.2 Technical Release Information 362.9.3 CA-GTF-PWB Print Workbench 372.9.3.1 Print Workbench 372.9.4 CA-GTF-QR Qualifications and Requirements 382.9.4.1 Transaction OOPL Deleted 382.9.5 CA-GTF-RCM Records and Case Management 382.9.5.1 Records and Case Management for The National Archives (new) 382.9.6 CA-GTF-TS Technical Application Support 392.9.6.1 CA-GTF-TS-PPO Postprocessing Office 392.9.6.1.1 Postprocessing Office (new) 392.9.7 CA-GTF-CPE Commodity Pricing Engine 392.9.7.1 Commodity Pricing in SD Sales Documents (New) 392.10 CA-NO Messages 402.10.1 Definition of ISR Scenarios (enhanced) 402.10.2 ISR Wizard (new) 412.11 CA-TS Time Sheet 412.11.1 Enhancements in ESS for the Cross-Application Time Sheet (New) 412.11.2 Web Application for Approving Working Times (New) 422.11.3 New Standard Tasks for SAP Business Workflow (Changed) 422.11.4 Approval Procedure for Special Cases (New) 442.11.5 Project Confirmations for cProjects (New) 442.12 CA-JVA Joint Venture und Production Sharing Accounting 452.12.1 Multiple Company Codes (New) 452.12.2 Production Month (New) 46

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2 CA Cross-Application Components

2.1 Output of Print Forms in PDF Format (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, print forms can be output in PDF format. To create such forms, you use theinteractive forms based on Adobe software form solution. Some of forms previously available inSAPscript or Smart Forms are also available as a PDF-based print form in SAP ECC 6.0. New forms areshipped only as PDF-based forms.

You can format, archive, and exchange PDF-based print forms as you can with SAPscript and SmartForms. They are available as PDF documents in the print preview or for further processing. The PDFdocuments can be opened in Adobe Reader.

Outputting forms in SAPscript or Smart Forms is still supported as a rule.

Effects on Existing Data

- The report type SF remains unaffected. There is a new report type SFP.

- If you have created your own SAPscript or Smart Forms, you can continue to use them.

- You can copy PDF-based forms and change them in the Adobe LiveCycle Designer (contained inthe SAP Frontend as of SAP Web AS 6.20).

Effects on Data Transfer

There are very few differences in the print programs of PDF-based forms and of Smart Forms. You canuse SAP enhancements for data selection in the source code initialization without modifying the SAPprint program.

Effects on Customizing

Depending on the area, you specify in Customizing or on the user interface whether the form is output inPDF format or in the format used to date.

2.2 CA-AUD Audit Management

2.2.1 Archiving of Audit Components (New)

Use

As of release 7.00 two new audit components are available for Audit Management (CA-AUD):

- PLM_AUD (audit management transaction data)

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- PLM_QUM (audit management master data)

You can use these archiving objects to archive audits and audit plans (PLM_AUD) and question lists (PLM_QUM), as well to as find and display them in the archive.


Before archiving audit data, you must first perform the following activities in the Implementation Guide:

- Audit Data Objects: Define Residence Time

- Archiving Object PLM_AUD: Add-On for Specific Checks

- Archiving Object PLM_AUD: Add-On for Specific Data

- Archiving Object PLM_QUM: Add-On for Specific Checks

- Archiving Object PLM_QUM: Add-On for Specific Data

2.2.2 Audit Management (Changed)

Use

As of release 7.00, you can access Audit Management (CA-AUD) from different platforms, for example,mySAP ERP or mySAP CRM. This results in the following differences:

When editing documents

In mySAP CRM systems In non-mySAP CRM Systems

Can use document directories No document directories

Can create new documents Can only import existing documents; the context menu for thecreation of new documents contains the pushbutton Import Document

The context menu for documents contains the pushbuttons:

- Delete

- Attributes

- Edit Document

If you copy an audit component or convert it to another audit component, the system physically copiesthe document. This means that all changes made to the document template after this copying orconversion are not transferred to the copied or converted document.

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When processing long texts

As several settings for long texts cannot be transferred, you can now change the long text objects and theassociated keys using a customer Business Add-In (BAdI). This BAdI also controls which long texts areexported to XML and imported from XML.

Note

If you are working in a mySAP CRM system, you make the settings for long text processing, as before, inthe following IMG activities:

Menu path: Customer Relationship Management -> Basic Functions -> Text Management

- Define Text Objects and Text Types

- Define Text Determination Procedure

- Check Text Customizing for Consistency

The following additional functions are available:

- Creation of corrective actions:You can use a BAdI to create a business object, such as a quality notification, for a correctiveaction.

- Relevance of audit questions:When you create questions, you can use a BAdI to transfer the relevance and valuation tosubordinate questions. The following three procedures are available for valuating the relevance:

- Not Relevant if Last Audit for Object Was Accepted

- Not Relevant if Controlling Question Is OK

- Relevance of Controlling Question Will Be Transferred

- New icons are now available for an improved overview of the statuses when processing auditquestions.

For more information, see the documentation for the individual functions.


If you want to use audit management as described above, you must perform the following activities in theImplementation Guide for Audit Management:

- Controlling Procedure for Audit Questions

- Assignment of Question Lists to Audit

- Audit: Linkage of Objects with the Corrective Action

- Enhancement for Search Helps

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2.2.3 Audit Management (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, the Audit Management functions are also available in mySAPEnterprise Resource Planning (mySAP ERP). For more information, see the component AuditManagement (CA-AUD) in the SAP Library.


You make the settings for Audit Management in Customizing for Audit Management underCross-Application Components.

2.3 CA-CAD CAD Integration

2.3.1 CAD Desktop (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension PLM 6.0 (EA-PLM 600), the following functions are availablein CAD desktop:

- Digital mockup (DMU) viewingYou can use DMU viewing for assemblies, based on document structures, in a separate window ofthe engineering workbench light. You can choose whether all components or no components areloaded when DMU viewing is started.

- Check-out to a working directory with folder structureBy using a customer-specific BAdI implementation(CDESK_BADI_MAIN~WORKDIR_FOLDER_STRUCTURE), you can check out CAD originalsto a working directory with a folder structure.

- Reset modified flag in the check-in assistantYou can execute the reset modified flag function for documents in the check-in assistant.

- Connection to SAP Easy Document ManagementFrom all views of CAD desktop, you can assign documents to a folder in the folder structure of SAPEasy Document Management.

- Reuse preselection from CAD system in CAD desktopYou can copy the selection of objects (such as drawings and assemblies) that you preselected in aCAD system to the CAD view of CAD desktop.

- Replace component

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In both the CAD view and the CAD worklist, you can replace one assembly or one component of anassembly with another.

- ThumbnailsThe system can display thumbnails for several documents in a separate dialog box or in anadditional screen area.

- Deletion assistantYou can delete all files in the CAD working directory or only the selected files.

- Export of CAD assemblies to SAP cFoldersFrom the CAD view and the SAP view of CAD desktop, you can export assemblies together withmaterials, material BOMs, and documents to an SAP cFolders system.

- Export of CAD assemblies to Microsoft applications and spreadsheetsFrom the CAD view and the SAP view of CAD desktop, you can export assemblies:

- To a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet:- You can upload the spreadsheet to a file.- You can send the spreadsheet by e-mail.

- To a Microsoft Word file


- These functions can be activated by using new parameters in Customizing.

- In the following BAdIs for CAD desktop, various methods have been added and existing methodshave been changed:

- BAdI: Change Data from CAD Desktop Functions

- BAdI: Adjust Interface of CAD Desktop

See also

For more information, see SAP Library Cross-Application Components, CAD Desktop (CA-CAD).

2.4 CA-CL Classification

2.4.1 Connection of Objects to a Search Engine (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, you can use enhanced search functionality for a range of masterdata. This includes a quick search and an advanced search. To implement this, the affected objects areconnected to TREX, SAP's search engine.

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- In the quick search you enter a search term. An object is found if the word occurs in the object,regardless of which field of the object the word occurs in. The search also includes texts that areassigned to the object.

- The advanced search is the same as the quick search, but offers some additional fields (attributes)on the selection screen, which you can use to filter the hit list according to your requirements.

The search is not case sensitive. The search term "SEARCH" finds the same hits as the term "search".Both terms also find "Search" and "seaRCh". You can activate fuzzy search for both searches. If fuzzysearch is active, similar terms are also found, for example, typing errors that have been created in thesystem. If you enter "Search" and activate fuzzy search, the system also finds the term "Saerch".

Starting the search

1. Call an object for which the search engine service is already active (for example, functionallocation).

2. On the initial screen, choose the possible entries for the object, then you see the matchcodeselection.When the search engine service is active, you see two new matchcodes, in this case:

- Quick Search of Functional Location via Search Engine

- Advanced Search of Functional Location via Search Engine

Effects on System Administration

In transaction COM_SE_ADMIN you can display a list of existing indexes for objects. In other words,you see the objects for which the search engine service has already been activated.

To display all the other objects for which the search engine service is available and can be activated,choose Index -> Create/Activate Indexes.

Note that the search engine service cannot search some fields in some accounting objects. Forinformation about the objects and fields that are affected, see SAP Note 853064.


Make the settings in Customizing under SAP NetWeaver -> Application Server -> SystemAdministration -> Search Engine Service.

See also

For more information, see SAP Library under SAP Search Engine TREX.

2.4.2 CA-CL-CHR Characteristics

2.4.2.1 Connection of Objects to a Search Engine (New)

Use

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2.5 CA-DMS Document Management System

2.5.1 Document Management (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension 6.0 (EA-PLM 600), the following new functions are availablein document management (CA-DMS):

- Integration of the browser from SAP Easy Document ManagementUsing the document structure as a basis, you can edit documents that are in a private or public folderwithin a navigation structure.

- You can use the following functions of the file structure of SAP Easy Document Management:

- Display SAP Easy Document Management file structure

- Add documents to folders

- Select documents from folders for processing

- Create folders

- Find documents in the file structure

- Advanced document searchThe integration of the browser from SAP Easy Document Management enables you to restrict thenumber of hits after a document search.

- Access Control List (ACL)ACL can be used to impart access authorizations within a file structure.

See also

For more information, see SAP Library, component Document Management (CA-DMS) underDocument Management.

2.5.2 Conversion (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 6.00 you can use BAdIs in Customizing for document management(CA-DMS) to define the following settings for the conversion of original application files:

- Use of converters that are implemented in the SAP system

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- Workflow processing for the conversion of original application files

- Call of a customer-specific slave workflow to make customer-specific adjustments


- Internal Converter

- Selection of Customer-Specific Slave Workflow

- Switch Conversion to Workflow

See also

For more information, see SAP Library for component Document Management (CA-DMS) underConversion.

2.5.3 Document Management (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600 the following new functions are available in documentmanagement (CA-DMS):

- ThumbnailsYou can display document info records (DIRs) and their originals as thumbnails in documentmanagement.You have various options for configuring thumbnails in Customizing. You can display searchresults with thumbnails.

- Advanced search for documentsWhen displaying and editing the search results of a text search, you can use thumbnails.


- Enhancements for Thumbnails (Images)

- Set Up Workstation Application for Thumbnails

See also

For more information, see the SAP Library, component Document Management (CA-DMS).

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2.5.4 SAP Easy Document Management (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension PLM 6.0 (EA-PLM 600), you can define control parametersfor SAP Easy Document Management in Customizing for Document Management (CA-DMS) underGeneral Data.


You can control the following activities by using authorization objects:

Processing of filters

Processing of layouts


Define User Group

See also

For more information, see SAP Library, under mySAP ERP, SAP Easy Document Management.

2.5.5 EA-PLM 600: Structure Changes in the IMG for Document Management

Use

In the following areas of the SAP Reference IMG for Document Management (CA-DMS), newactivities have been added to the structure:

- Conversion of Original Application Files -> Business Add-Ins (BAdIs)

- BAdI: Internal Converter

- BAdI: Selection of Customer-Specific Slave Workflow

- BAdI: Switch Conversion to Workflow

- General Data

- Set Up Workstation Application for Thumbnails (Images)

- BAdI: Enhancements for Thumbnails (Images)

- SAP Easy Document Management -> Define User Group

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2.5.6 Business Package for DMS Connector for KM (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_ APPL 600, SAP Enterprise Portal offers the Business Package for DMSConnector for KM. You use this to establish a connection between Knowledge Management (KM) inthe Portal (application component EP-KM) and document management in an ERP system (applicationcomponent CA-DMS). This new connector replaces the previous connector DMS Connector for KM60.1.

The new DMS connector gives portal users even more flexibility when evaluating and processingdocument data from the ERP system in the portal, without requiring knowledge of documentmanagement.

DMS Connector for Integration of Document Management with KM

The DMS connector provides portal users with a central, role-specific access point for evaluating andprocessing document-based structures and the content of documents. It controls access to the ERP systemand the operations in the repository, such as reading, loading, copying, or deleting files.

Data Scope

The following data is transferred to the portal for a document info record from the ERP system:

- Document structures that are assigned to a documentThese document-based structures are shown as folders in the portal.

- For each document structure from the ERP system, a separate folder is created.

- If a document structure contains an item for which a document structure exists, the foldercontains a subordinate folder.

- Original application files that are assigned to a document info recordThese files are shown as documents in the portal.

- The ERP system only transfers the data of the original application files that are checked in to astorage system using SAP Knowledge Provider (application component BC-SRV-KPR).

- If several original application files are assigned to a document info record, these documents arelisted on the same navigation level.

- Data in the document info record can be displayed as additional attributes of a document.

Display of Document Information in SAP Enterprise Portal

The portal user processes document data on the Document Explorer tab page. On this tab page, thedocument-based structures and documents are arranged in the following folders:

- Dynamic folderThis folder is a container for document-based structures and documents. The ERP system runs asearch according to defined selection variants and transfers the document structures and documents

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that are assigned to the document info records it finds.

- Shared documentsThis folder contains document-based structures and documents that all users can access.

- Private documentsThis folder contains document-based structures and documents that only this portal user canaccess.

Features

In the portal, you can navigate within folders in the same way as on a file server, in order to access theresources (folders and documents) in them. You can define a user-specific layout for navigation.For example, you can perform the following functions:

- Create new folder and documentIf you create a new folder in the portal, a document info record and its document structure areautomatically created in the ERP system. You can create a document in this folder or any otherfolder, for example, by loading a file from your local network. A document info record isautomatically created in the ERP system. The selected document is assigned to the document inforecord as an original application file, and is checked in to a special storage system.

- Edit folder and documentIn the detail data, document data from the related document info record is displayed. You canchange some data, such as the description, document status, and laboratory/office. Classificationdata is shown on the Additional Data tab page. The Object Links tab page shows the links to allobjects. You edit the document locally and can then check it in to the storage system again.

- CopyYou can copy both folders and documents. This transaction automatically creates a new documentinfo record in the ERP system. All assignments to the document info record are also copied.Subsequent changes to the original folder or document are not reflected in the newly createddocument info record.

- MoveYou can move the selected folder or document to another folder.

- Create referenceYou can create a reference from a folder or document to a target folder. This transaction referencesthe folder or document. Subsequent changes to the original folder or document are reflectedwherever the folder or document is referenced.

- When you reference a folder, an item containing the document info record is automaticallycreated in the target structure (document structure) in the ERP system. All assignments arecopied.

- When you reference a document, the document info record is created automatically in thetarget structure. The document is assigned to the document info record as an originalapplication file.

- Create new versionYou can create a new version of a folder or document.

- DeleteYou can delete a folder or document.

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2.6 CA-EUR European Monetary Union: Euro

2.6.1 CA-EUR-CNV Local Currency Changeover

2.6.1.1 Local Currency Changeover in New General Ledger Accounting (New)

Use

From SAP ECC 6.0 (SAP_APPL 600), you can change over your local currencies into euros in NewGeneral Ledger Accounting. Converting local currency amounts, however, can lead to roundingdifferences, which can mean that the converted currency amounts for each document do not produce abalance of zero. This is corrected automatically with the insertion of a correction document item with anaccount assignment relevant to general ledger accounting. These processes are run automatically for allphases of the local currency changeover.

You find these reports in the Implementation Guide for Cross-Application Components once you haveactivated New General Ledger Accounting.


If you migrate data from the classic General Ledger Accounting into New General Ledger Accounting,note that you should not perform the euro changeover in the year of the migration. Clear all migratedopen items in the migration year and perform the local currency changeover in the year following themigration. Consequently, in the year in which you then perform the local currency changeover, you nolonger have any open items prior to the migration event.

You also find notes about the migration in the Release Notes on Migration.

See also

For more information about the general changeover of the local currency in Financial Accounting, see theSAP Library under Cross-Application Components -> European Monetary Union: Euro (CA-EUR) ->European Monetary Union: Euro (CA-EUR) -> Local Currency Changeover (CA-EUR-CNV).

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2.7 CA-ESS Employee Self-Service

2.7.1 Employee Self-Service: XSS Backend Conversion Classes (Changed)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management 6.0 (EA-HR 600 ), changeshave been made to the conversion classes used in the ESS applications for the Personal Informationarea.

These changes are only relevant if you made changes to existing conversion classes or you created newconversion classes for customer-specific infotypes in mySAP ERP 2004. If you have not made anychanges, this will not affect your ESS applications.

- The existing conversion classes CL_HRPA_CONVERT_nnnn_xx are replaced by the conversionclasses CL_HRPA_UI_CONVERT_nnnn_xx (nnnn represents the infotype and xx represents thecountry version). The existing conversion classes are deleted and the standard system includes newconversion classes.

- The interfaces of the conversion classes are replaced by new interfaces:

- Interface IF_HRPA_INFTY_MAC_STANDARD is replaced by the interfaceIF_HRPA_UI_CONVERT_STANDARD.

- Interface IF_HRPA_INFTY_MAC_ADVANCED is replaced by the interfaceIF_HRPA_UI_CONVERT_ADVANCED.

- Some methods have been deleted, while others have been renamed. Changes have been made tosome of the parameters and parameter types in the standard methods.

- The names of customer-specific includes have been changed.

- The Customizing table T588IT_SCREEN has been replaced by table T588UICONVCLAS. Existingtable entries have been transferred to the new table.

- XSS adapters are used in the RFC function modules for Web Dynpro meta models. These adaptersnow use conversion classes.


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- If you have modified the standard conversion classes, you must implement your modifications againafter the upgrade. Before you execute the upgrade, you can create a copy of the old conversion classsince the old conversion classes are deleted after the upgrade.The new conversion classes allow you to use a BAdI to make enhancements to the standardconversion classes. Instead of changing or copying standard conversion classes, you should useBAdI HRPAD00INFTYUI.

- If you have created new conversion classes, you must use one of the new interfaces to migrate yourconversion classes as explained in SAP Note 835625. You must also enter your table entires in thenew table Assignment of UI Structures and UI Conversion Classes (V_T588UICONVCLAS).

- If you have used standard includes to extend screen structures, you must ensure that the existingcustomer-specific includes have been replaced with the renamed includes (see above).

See also

For more information about changes in conversion classes, see SAP Note 835625.

2.7.2 Employee Self-Service (Changed)

Use

As of SAP 6.0 ECC Enterprise Extension EA-APPL and EA-HR, the Employee Self-Service(ESS) component provides numerous new functions that were not part of the offering for SAP ECC 5.0.

The current version is based on Web Dynpro for Java (SAP NetWeaver) and it runs in SAP EnterprisePortal 6.0. You no longer require an Internet Transaction Server (ITS) to run this component.

As of SAP ERP2005, a separate ITS is no longer part of the standard system.

New Functions:

- New services:

- Emergency ContactNew application in the Personal Information area that enables employees to enter a personwho is to be contacted in case of an emergency (name, address, contact data). A separatecountry-specific scenario exists for all country versions.

- Code of Business ConductThe Code of Business Conduct application is included in the standard system as an exampleof how you can use interactive Adobe forms. The form includes a pushbutton, for example,that enables the employee to confirm having read the code of business conduct. In the currentrelease, SAP provides an example text for the code of business conduct and you can store therelevant active data in a table. At this time, evaluation reports for this application do not exist.

- Time AccountsNew application in the Working Time area that enables employees to find out about their

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leave and time-off entitlements. For more information, see the Release Note Web Applicationfor Displaying Absence Quotas.

- Superannuation (Australia)New application for the country version for Australia.

- Flexible Benefits (Great Britain)New application for the country version for Great Britain.

- Effort Reporting (Public Sector USA)New application for the country version for the USA specifically for public sector customers.

- New Life and Work Events:In Life and Work Events, you can depict various processes that are triggered by events inemployees' private and professional lives. You can use different iViews, templates or HTML pageswith background information for these processes. The following predefined life and work events arepart of the current release:

- My First Days

- Benefits

- Divorce

- Marriage

- Birth/Adoption

- Change Employment Status

- Terminate Employment

These life and work events are based on the Guided Procedures tool, which is part of SAPNetWeaver. Guided procedures have replaced the life and work events that were based on SAP tableCustomizing.

- New country versions for applications in the Personal Information area:

- Argentina, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Venezuela.

- New country versions for the Personal ID application:

- Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand.

- Changes to existing services:

- Bank InformationIn the Bank Information application, you can enter the International Bank Account Number(IBAN), which simplifies international bank transfers.

- Who's WhoIn the Who's Who application, employees can change their own office and communicationdata. In ERP2004, this was a separate service that is now integrated with Who's Who.Employees can now display detailed information about other employees by selecting theirnames in the organizational chart.

- Time ManagementThe ESS applications for Time Management have been enhanced. For more information aboutthe enhancements, see the following Release Notes:

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- Enhancements in ESS for Clock-In/Out Corrections (New)- Enhancements in the Leave Request for ESS/MSS (New)- Enhancements in ESS for the Cross-Application Time Sheet (New)

For more information about new and changed applications, see SAP Library under Cross-ApplicationComponents -> Employee Self-Service -> Applications.

You can now make changes to existing Web Dynpro applications without the need for modifications.This is possible as of the next SAP NetWeaver release. For more information, see SAP ServiceMarketplace under the NetWeaver quick link.


Internet Transaction Server (ITS):

As of ERP2005, a separate Internet Transaction Server (ITS) is no longer included in the standard system.If you have implemented an ITS-based version of ESS, you can continue to use this version. However,SAP reserves the right to discontinue support for ITS-based applications that were converted to WebDynpro technology for ERP2004. SAP will continue to provide support for applications that have not yetbeen converted to Web Dynpro technology for ERP2005. For future releases, however, SAP reserves theright to discontinue the support for these services. For more information, see SAP Service Marketplaceunder the SAP ITS quick link.

If you want to implement ESS for the first time in ERP2005, we recommend you implement the ESSapplications based on Web Dynpro. To use the applications that have not yet been converted to WebDynpro, you must install a separate ITS (highest version 6.20).

2.7.3 Enhancements in ESS for Clock-In/Out Corrections (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management 6.0 (EA-HR 600), a range of newfunctions are available for the Clock-In/Out Corrections application:

Processing Clock-In/Out Entries

- An employee's clock-in and out entries and the working times from the Absences (2001) andAttendances (2002) infotypes are in different colors. This means that employees can more easilyidentify the periods relevant to this application.The colors are explained in a color legend. Note that, as in the Leave Request application,attendances and absences from the infotypes are labeled as "absences."

- In the header row of the data entry area, employees can check the work schedules that apply on thatday. If there is more important information for a particular day (such as vacation), it overwrites thework schedule information.

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- Partial-day absences without clock times are displayed in a separate line in the header of the dataentry area.

- When users enter clock-in and clock-out times, the system provides dynamic default valuesdetermined according to the cursor position in the application and the position in relation to thework schedule.

- You can integrate an approval procedure with the Web application. You can incorporate the field forselecting an approver in your field selection for the Web application.

- The colors used in the Time Management Web applications were standardized.

Customizing Changes

- You can now use the standard SAP NetWeaver functions to customize the user interfaces.

- You can display particular fields for processing clock-in/out entries in the Web application on thebasis of the selected time event type. You can create a field selection for this purpose.

- You can specify a minimum time between two clock-in/-out entries.

- You can deactivate the note function in Customizing.

- Many employees want to check their clock-in/-out corrections after entering them, to see whetherthey were successful. Therefore, you can now set the Web application to run time evaluation foremployees when they save their corrections. The next time the employees access the application,they can then check whether the same time evaluation messages are issued or whether new ones areoutput. Note that this function may affect system performance in the application.

- The following methods have been added to the PT_GEN_REQ Business Add-In (BAdI: ControlProcessing Processes for Time Management Web Applications):

- Check in the approval process whether an employee is absent

- Refine the value help for selecting an approver

- Change the variables of the messages that are output in the Web application


The following new IMG activities are available for the new functions:

- Specify Minimum Interval Between Time Events

- Define Variant for Time Evaluation

- Define Field Selection

- Specify Absences To Be Displayed

- Specify Display of Partial-Day Absences

In the Define Processing Processes IMG activity, you can activate the approval procedure and/ordeactivate the note function.

For more information about the new methods of the BAdI, see the Implementation Guide: BAdI: ControlProcessing Processes for Time Management Web Applications.

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2.7.4 Enhancements in the Leave Request for ESS/MSS (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management 6.0 (EA-HR 600), a range of newfunctions are available for the Leave Request application:

Processing Leave Requests and Absences

- If there is more than one absence on a particular day, employees and approvers can click on the dayin the calendar or team calendar to bring up a selection list. They can then choose the requiredabsence from the list.

- Fields were added to the overview of leave. You can incorporate them in Customizing for the WebDynpro user interface.

- When a user is approving a changed absence or leave request, the original data is now displayedalongside the changed request. This gives the approver more background information as to thechange.In addition, approvers can now select an individual request to obtain information about theemployees' time accounts.

- Employees and approvers can now check the deduction of an absence in the review andconfirmation screen.

Note:At the time of approval, the approver sees the status of deduction as at the time the request wassent. The deduction information is not updated, for a better system performance.

- The team calendar and the overview of leave now have a validity cache. This means thatperformance is improved as of the second time the application is accessed.


Customizing Changes for the Leave Request, Team Calendar, and Calendar

- You can customize explanatory texts for the absence types and the related company regulations.

- You can use the new Customizing settings for the Manager Self-Service object and data provider forthe team calendar and calendar.

- You can now use the standard SAP NetWeaver functions to customize the user interfaces.

- You can now provide your employees and approvers with additional data to process or display forabsences. To do so, you can create a field selection containing selected fields for theattendance/absence types and up to 10 customer fields.

- You can deactivate the note function.

- Methods have been added to existing Business Add-Ins (BAdIs):

PT_ABS_REQ BAdI: Control Processing of Leave Requests

- Methods for customizing the layout of the calendar and team calendar

- Form of the field selection

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- Check in the approval process whether an employee is absent

- Refine the value help for selecting an approver

- Change the variables of the messages that are output in the Web application


As part of the improvements in the leave request, the Specify Processing Processes for Types of Leaveview (V_T554S_WEB-WEBMO) was redesigned and simplified. You can now also enter the fieldselection and the explanation of the type of leave, and deactivate the note function. For more information,see the Specify Processing Processes for Types of Leave IMG activity.

For information about the new methods for the BAdIs, see the following IMG activities:

- BAdI: Control Processing Processes for Time Management Web Applications

- BAdI: Control Processing of Leave Requests

2.8 CA-FS Financial Services

2.8.1 CA-FS-BP Business Partner Enhancements for Financial Service

2.8.1.1 Time Dependency of Business Partner Addresses (Changed)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) the way in which timedependency of business partner addresses is used has changed:

To use the time dependency of business partner addresses, set the Active indicator for the table BUT020Time Dependency of BP Addresses in the IMG activity Activation Switch for Functions before youstart processing business partners.

See also

For further information about time dependency of business partner addresses, see Time Dependency forAddresses (New) and Time Dependency of the Central Data (New).

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2.8.1.2 BAPIs for the Business Partner (Changed)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) the Business ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (BAPIs) for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services have been releasedfor use.

The BAPIs are in the BAPI Explorer under Cross-Application Components -> Financial Services->

- Total Commitment

- BusinessPartnerFS

- BPGenShareholderRel

The BAPIs for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services have been realized with a differenttechnique to that for external data transfer (EDT) and Direct Input (DI) for the SAP Business Partner forFinancial Services. Customer-specific checks, field selections, and enhancements that were extended withthe Business Data Toolset (BDT) must be newly implemented accordingly using the BAPI enhancementconcept.

2.8.1.3 Changes to the UI of the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) the following changeshave been made to the dialog for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services:

General Changes

- The Sales Area pushbutton in business partner maintenance is now called Sales and Distribution.

- You can switch company code, sales area, and purchasing organization several times withinbusiness partner maintenance.

Customer/Vendor Integration

The transaction Create from Customer (FLBPD1) is now called Create Business Partner fromCustomer.

The transaction Link to Customer (FLBPD2) is now called Link Business Partner to Customer.

The transaction Create from Vendor (FLBPC1) is now called Create Business Partner from Vendor.

The transaction Link to Vendor (FLBPC2) is now called Link Business Partner to Vendor.

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To make it easier to identify the data for customer/vendor master records in business partnermaintenance, the relevant data is displayed separately on new tab pages for the customer/vendor.

Changes to Customer Integration

Tab pages

Under General Data for the business partner you can find the new tab pages Customer: General Dataand Customer: Tax Data, and the renamed tab pages Customer: Additional Data (previouslyAdditional Customer Data) and Customer: Uploading Points (previously Uploading Points),depending on which BP role you have selected.

Under Company Code data for the business partner you can find the renamed tab pages Customer:Account Management, Customer: Payment Transactions, Customer: Correspondence,Customer: Insurance, and Customer: Status (previously Account Management, PaymentTransactions, Correspondence, Insurance, Status), and the new Customer: Withholding Tax tabpage, depending on which BP role you have selected.

Sections

General data

- Identification tab page (enhanced)You can now store and delete several tax numbers for various tax number categories in a centrallocation for the business partner and the customer.

- Control tab page (changed)

- The Customer Assignment section is contained on the Customer: General Data tab page ifyou have selected external number assignment for the customer.If you have selected external number assignment for the customer, then this section containsthe customer number to be entered. The system transfers numbers entered in this section to theCustomer Number field in the new Customer Number section when you save the businesspartner.

- The fields Authorization Group, Group Key, and Vendor are all displayed in the GeneralData section on the new Customer: General Data tab page. You can make a manual entry inthe Vendor field.

- Payment Transactions tab page (changed)The Payment Transactions section with the fields DME Indicator, Instruction Key, AlternativePayer in Document, and Alternative Payer are now on the Customer: General Data tab page.

- Customer: General Data tab page (new)The Marketing section is new and has the fields Nielsen Indicator, Regional Market, CustomerClassific., Hierarchy Assignment, Industry Code 1, Industry Code 2, Industry Code 3, IndustryCode 4, and Industry Code 5.

- Customer: Tax Data tab page (new)The Customer: Tax Data tab page is new and has the sections:

- Tax Data

- Tax Categories

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- Tax Calculation Brazil

- Tax Calculation KoreaIt also has corresponding fields for the customer.

Company code

- Header Data (Company Code-Dependent Screens) section (enhanced)The Header Data (Company Code-Dependent Screens) general section is now calledCompany Code.The processing of company code data has been improved. Within business partner maintenance youcan create, transfer, and - as long as you have not yet saved them - delete several company codes.To do this, select Detail View Company Code. In the detail view you can also regulate for whichmaster data (business partner, customer, vendor) the company code is to be created.Under Switch Company Code you can switch to other company codes during processing.In the Company Code section the vendor number for an assigned vendor is also displayed whenprocessing business partners in a customer-based business partner role.

- Customer: Account Management tab page (changed)

- In the Account Management section you can also process the Head Office field.

- The Default Data for Tax Reports section has been renamed Default Data for Tax Return.

- The Withholding Tax Types section with the corresponding fields is now on the newCustomer: Withholding Tax tab page.

Changes to Vendor Integration

Tab pages

Under General Data for the business partner you can find the new tab pages Vendor: General Dataand Vendor: Tax Data, depending on which BP role you have selected.

Under the Company Code data for the business partner you can find the renamed tab pages Vendor:Account Management and Vendor: Payment Transactions (previously Account Management,Payment Transactions), and the new tab pages Vendor: Withholding Tax and Vendor:Correspondence, depending on which BP role you have selected.

Sections

General data

- Identification tab page (enhanced)You can now store and delete several tax numbers for various tax number categories in a centrallocation for the business partner and the vendor.

- Control tab page (changed)

- The Vendor Assignment section is contained on the Vendor: General Data tab page if youhave selected external number assignment for the vendor.If you have selected external number assignment for the vendor, then this section contains the vendor number to be entered. The system transfers numbers entered in this section to the Vendor Number field in the new Vendor Number section when you save the business partner.

- The fields Authorization Group, Group Key, and Customer are all displayed in the GeneralData section on the new Vendor: General Data tab page. You can make a manual entry inthe Customer field.

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- The Trading Partner field is only displayed once for business partners in a vendor-basedbusiness partner role. If necessary you can also assign the field to the vendor master record.

- Payment Transactions tab page (changed)The Payment Transactions section with the ISR Number field is now on the Vendor: GeneralData tab page.

- Vendor: General Data tab page (new)The Social Insurance section with the fields Social Insurance and Social Ins. Code is also new.

- Vendor: Tax Data tab page (new)The Vendor: Tax Data tab page is new and has the sections:

- Tax Data

- Tax Office Responsible

- Tax Categories

- Tax Calculation KoreaIt also has corresponding fields for the vendor.

Company code

- Header Data (Company Code-Dependent Screens) section (enhanced)The Header Data (Company Code-Dependent Screens) general section is now calledCompany Code.In the Company Code section the system also displays the customer number for an assignedcustomer when processing business partners in a vendor-based business partner role.

- Vendor: Payment Transactions tab page (changed)In the Automatic Payment Transactions section you can also set the Clearing with Vendorindicator.

- Vendor: Correspondence tab page (new)The Vendor: Correspondence tab page is new and contains the sections Dunning Data andCorrespondence as well as corresponding fields for the vendor.

- Vendor: Withholding Tax Types tab page (new)The Vendor: Withholding Tax Types tab page is new and contains the Withholding Tax Typessection as well as corresponding fields for the vendor.

See also

For more information about Customer/Vendor Integration, see Customer/Vendor Integration (Enhanced).

2.8.1.4 Customer/Vendor Integration (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) Customer/VendorIntegration for the business partner is part of Master Data Synchronization. Master DataSynchronization can synchronize master data objects within an SAP System that are similar from a

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business perspective yet technically different. It ensures the seamless integration of various SAPapplications into business processes.

FI Customer/Vendor Integration for the business partner is now called Customer/Vendor Integration.The terms FI customer/customer and FI vendor/vendor can be used interchangeably within Master DataSynchronization.

Customer/Vendor Integration has been enhanced with the following functions:

- Bidirectional synchronization (new)Synchronization takes place in both directions between customer, vendor, and business partner.When the business partner is updated the corresponding customer/vendor can be updated at the sametime. Likewise, when the customer/vendor is updated the corresponding business partner can also beupdated at the same time.

- Posting (changed)

- A new method is available for posting data in the customer/vendor master records. The postinglogic is not dependent on the interface.

- The method for posting both customer master records and vendor master records inCustomer/Vendor Integration is the same.

- The batch input for the vendor that was used to date has been completely removed.For further technical information about the change in posting logic, see SAP Note 851444.

- Data assignment (enhanced)The following enhancements and changes have been made to data assignment:

- You can process tax numbers centrally for the business partner, customer, and vendor on theIdentification tab page. Data entered in the Tax Numbers section is assigned to the taxnumber fields for the customer and vendor.

- You can assign the vendor field to business partners in customer-based BP roles or the customer field to business partners in vendor-based BP roles in online processing mode.

- The trading partner field no longer appears several times on the business partner interface. Itcan be updated in customer master records and vendor master records.

- The following attributes for the contact person can be synchronized between the businesspartner and customer master data:- Department Numbers- Functions- Authority- VIP IndicatorTo do this you have to activate the assignment of contact persons and make the requiredassignments in Customizing for Master Data Synchronization. For more information, see thedocumentation for the corresponding IMG activities.

- The standard industry of the standard industry system for the business partner is alsotransferred to the vendor master record.

- All data assignments defined in the standard system can be overridden by implementing the Business Add-In (BAdI): Data Assignment BP <-> Customer/Vendor/Contact Person for theenhancement spot CVI_CUSTOM_MAPPER (Data Assignment Between BP andCustomer/Vendor/Contact Person). Card masters and bank data can also be enhanced. SAPwill supply a standard implementation for this.

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- There are new assignment tables for links between business partners, customers, and vendors.All links created are stored in the following tables:- CVI_CUST_LINK Assignment Between Customer and Business Partner- CVI_CUST_LINK Assignment Between Vendor and Business Partner- CVI_CUST_CT_LINK Link Between Relationship and Contact Person for CustomerIn addition the assignment tables BD001 Business Partner: Assignment Customer -Partner and BC001 Business Partner: Assignment Vendor - Partner are still availablefor entries that already exist. It is not necessary to convert these tables in this release, as thenew access logic includes both of these tables. You have the option of converting these tablesusing the reports CVI_MIGRATE_CUST_LINKS (Convert Assignment Table for LinkBetween BP and Customer) and CVI_MIGRATE_VEND_LINKS (Convert AssignmentTable for Link Between BP and Vendor).

For further technical information about data assignment, see SAP Note 851444.

For information about the enhanced user interface for the business partner and the effects on customerintegration, see Changes to the Interface of the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services.


Reports to be carried out

If you already use Customer/Vendor Integration, then you have to carry out the following reports toadjust your data:

- CVI_ADJUST_ROLE_CUSTOMIZING Convert Role Customizing for Customer/VendorIntegrationThis report converts role Customizing to new applications, data sets, and field groups.

- CVI_ADJUST_TAX_DATA Synchronize Tax Data for Customer/Vendor IntegrationThis report synchronizes tax data between the objects business partner, customer, and vendor. Thisreport prevents possible data losses incurred by overwriting tax data with another object.

You also have the option of carrying out the following reports:

- CVI_MIGRATE_CUST_LINKS Convert Assignment Table for Link Between BP andCustomer

- CVI_MIGRATE_VEND_LINKS Convert Assignment Table for Link Between BP and Vendor

For more information about the reports, see the relevant report documentation and SAP Note 851445.

Customer-defined modifications

Due to the changes made in the architecture of the Customer/Vendor Integration you have to check anycustomer-defined modifications and make any changes that are necessary.

The following enhancement spots with Business Add-Ins are available for enhancing Customer/VendorIntegration:

- CVI_CUSTOM_MAPPER Data Assignment BP <-> Customer/Vendor/Contact Person

- CVI_DEFAULT_VALUES Defaults for Creating BP Data According to Customer/Vendor

- CVI_MAP_BANKDETAILS Data Assignment of Bank Details BP -> Customer

- CVI_MAP_CREDIT_CARDS Data Assignment of Payment Cards BP <-> Customer

- CVI_MAP_TITLE Data Assignment of Form of Address from Customer/Vendor to BP

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Customer-defined programs and search helps that refer directly to the assignment tables that are alreadyavailable have to be enhanced so that they include the new assignment tables. You also have to convertany link postings that you have developed.

For detailed information about the necessary steps and enhancements that need to be adjusted, see SAPNote 852991.


Implementation guide (IMG)

The synchronization is dependent on the Customizing settings for Master Data Synchronization thatyou have to make.

You can find all of the required IMG activities in Customizing for Cross-Application Components bychoosing Master Data Synchronization->

- Synchronization Control

- Customer/Vendor Integration

In the Customizing for the area Synchronization Control you can activate or deactivate both thesynchronization of an individual object pair and the synchronization in a certain direction. The followingsynchronization scenarios are supplied in the standard system:

- Synchronization of business partner to customer

- Synchronization of business partner to vendor

- Synchronization of customer to business partner

- Synchronization of vendor to business partner

In the Customizing for the area Customer/Vendor Integration you can execute all specific IMGactivities and Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for the object pairs business partner/customer and businesspartner/vendor.

For detailed information about the steps to be carried out, see the documentation for the IMG activitiesand Business Add-Ins (BAdIs).

For more information about the new, changed, and deleted IMG activities and Business Add-Ins forCustomer/Vendor Integration, see Changes to the IMG for the SAP Business Partner for FinancialServices.

In addition to manually synchronizing Customizing settings for the business partner and thecustomer/vendor you can automatically synchronize certain Customizing settings in certaincircumstances. The following reports are available for this purpose. These can be executed from withinthe Synchronization Cockpit:

- Synchronize Customizing for Contact Person Attributes (CVI_MAPPING_CONTACTS)

- Synchronize Customizing for Legal Form and Legal Status (CVI_MAPPING_LEGAL_FORM)

Business Data Toolset (BDT)

The interface elements for the business partner in the Business Data Toolset (such as data sets, screens,screen sequences, views, field groups, applications, and sections) have been restructured.

Note that customer-modified applications have to be adjusted to the changes in the Business Data Tool.

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For more information about the changes in the Business Data Toolset and the steps to be carried out, seeSAP Note 852870.

See also

For further information about changes to Master Data Synchronization, see the Release Notes foradditional components that use Master Data Synchronization.

For further information about Customer/Vendor Integration, see the SAP Library for the SAP BusinessPartner for Financial Services and additionally under SAP ERP Central Component ->Cross-Application Components -> Master Data Synchronization.

2.8.1.5 Additional Data and Additional Information

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) new customers should observethe following information about using additional data and additional information:

If you have not used additional data and additional information to date, then we recommend that you useonly the Easy Enhancement Workbench for enhancing the data model for the SAP Business Partner forFinancial Services.

The advantage of the Easy Enhancement Workbench is that you can enhance both the data model andthe accompanying services (link to archiving, change document update, data exchange, and so on). It isthe only tool to be used for enhancements that is to be supported in the future.


You can make settings for the Easy Enhancement Workbench in the Customizing for the SAPBusiness Partner for Financial Services. For more information, see Changes to the IMG for the SAPBusiness Partner for Financial Services.

See also

For more information about the Easy Enhancement Workbench, see the SAP Library under SAPNetWeaver-> Application Platform (SAP Web Application Server)-> Cross-ApplicationServices-> Easy Enhancement Workbench.

2.8.1.6 Changes to the IMG for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600), the structure of theImplementation Guide (IMG) for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services has changed. To

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transfer these changes to the project IMGs, you need to regenerate the project IMGs.

Reassigned IMG Activities

The IMG activities Settings for Customer and Settings for Vendor are now in the new IMG areaMaster Data Synchronization under Cross-Application Components-> Master DataSynchronization-> Customer/Vendor Integration-> Business Partner Settings-> Settings forCustomer Integration and Settings for Vendor Integration.

The IMG area Settings for Customer Integration has been divided into the following new areas:

Field Assignment for Customer Integration

- Assign Keys

- Assign Attributes

You can find further settings for Financial Accounting that are relevant for synchronization, such asAccount Management, Account Balance Interest Calculation, Automatic Payment Transactions,Payment Data, Dunning Data, Specifications, in the new IMG area Master Data Synchronizationby choosing Cross-Application Components-> Master Data Synchronization-> Customer/VendorIntegration-> Settings for Financial Accounting.

The areas Settings for Customer and Settings for Vendor and the corresponding IMG activities usedto be under SAP Banking-> SAP Business Partner for Financial Services-> Settings for FinancialServices-> Communication.

Renamed IMG activities

- The IMG areas Settings for Customer and Settings for Vendor are now called Settings forCustomer Integration and Settings for Vendor Integration.

- In the new area Settings for Customer Integration, the IMG activity Define FI Customer Linkto BP Role Category is now called Set BP Role Category for Direction BP to Customer.

- In the new area Settings for Customer Integration-> Field Assignment for CustomerIntegration-> Assign Keys, the IMG activity Assign Account Group to Grouping is now called Define Number Assignment for Direction BP to Customer.

- In the new area Settings for Customer Integration-> Field Assignment for CustomerIntegration-> Assign Attributes, the IMG activity Map Industries is now called AssignIndustries.

- In the new area Settings for Vendor Integration, the IMG activity Define FI Vendor Link to BPRole Category is now called Set BP Role Category for Direction BP to Vendor.

- In the new area Settings for Vendor Integration-> Field Assignment for Vendor Integration->Assign Keys, the IMG activity Assign Account Group to Grouping is now called DefineNumber Assignment for Direction BP to Vendor.

- In the new area Settings for Vendor Integration-> Field Assignment for Vendor Integration->Assign Attributes, the IMG activity Map Industries is now called Assign Industries.

New IMG Activities

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- Area Settings for Financial Services-> General Settings-> Enhancement Options-> EasyEnhancement Workbench-> Maintain System Landscape

Master Data Synchronization

- Area Customer/Vendor Integration-> Business Partner Settings-> Business Add-Ins(BAdIs)->

- BAdI: Data Assignment BP <-> Customer/Vendor/Contact Person

- BAdI: Data Assignment of Bank Details BP -> Customer

- BAdI: Data Assignment of Payment Cards BP <-> Customer

- BAdI: Data Assignment of Form of Address from Customer/Vendor to BP

- BAdI: Defaults for Creating BP Data According to Customer/Vendor

- Area Customer/Vendor Integration-> Business Partner Settings-> Settings for CustomerIntegration-> Define BP Role for Direction Customer to BP

- Area Settings for Customer Integration-> Field Assignment for Customer Integration->Assign Keys->

- Define Number Assignment for Direction Customer to BP

- Area Settings for Customer Integration-> Field Assignment for Customer Integration->Assign Attributes->

- Activate Assignment of Contact Persons

- Assign Department Numbers for Contact Person

- Assign Functions of Contact Person

- Assign Authority of Contact Person

- Assign VIP Indicator for Contact Person

- Area Settings for Customer Integration-> Field Assignment for Customer Integration->Assign Attributes->

- Assign Marital Statuses

- Assign Legal Form to Legal Status

- Assign Payment Cards

- Area Customer/Vendor Integration-> Business Partner Settings-> Settings for VendorIntegration-> Define BP Role for Direction Vendor to BP

- Area Settings for Vendor Integration-> Field Assignment for Vendor Integration-> AssignKeys-> Define Number Assignment for Direction Vendor to BP

2.8.1.7 Role-Dependent Required Field Check for Business Partner (Changed)

Use

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As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) there has been the followingchange in the role-dependent required field check for the business partner:

In all BP roles in which the communication language was set as a required field, the correspondencelanguage is now set as a required field check in its place.


You can transfer the values for the communication language to the correspondence language for allbusiness partners of the type Person using the report RFSBP_LANGU_CORR_FILL (transfercommunication language to correspondence language).

For detailed information about the functions of the report, see the report documentation.

2.8.1.8 Attributes of SAP Business Partner for Financial Services (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) you can process the followingnew attributes for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services:

- Status tab pageYou can now store the date of last customer contact in the business partner

- Control tab pageYou can now determine the print format for correspondence with the business partner

2.8.1.9 Release Restriction for the Cleansing Tool (Changed)

Use

The cleansing tool for cleaning up duplicated data has not been released for SAP ECC EnterpriseExtension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600)

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2.8.1.10 Total Commitment (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) you can identify businesspartners in external systems in total commitment in the following ways:

- Identification number from Additional Partner NumbersA business partner in an external system is identified using the Additional Partner Number for thebusiness partner in the local system. The business partner number from the external system is storedas an identification number in the local business partner. When you call total commitment thesystem converts the business partner number into this identification number so that it can find thebusiness partner in the other system.

- Business partner number (same numbers)The numbers for the business partner in the local system and in the external system have to be thesame. A business partner in an external system is identified using the business partner number.

- Cross-system GUID for the business partnerA business partner in an external system is identified using a cross-system business partner GUID.


You make settings for the business partner identification in the Customizing for total commitment in theIMG activity Set Total Commitment in the step Assign BP Identification to Logical System.

2.8.1.11 Replicating Business Partner Data Using SAP XI (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Financial Services 6.0 (EA-FS 600) you can also send and receiveFinancial Services data for the business partner via the SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI). This alsomakes it possible to exchange data for Financial Services attributes with other systems.

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You can exchange the following Financial Services tables via the SAP Exchange Infrastructure:

- Parts of table BP001 FS-Specific Attributes

- Parts of table BP1010 Credit Standing Data (excluding rating information)

- BKK21 Business Partner Aliases

- BP1012 Ratings

- BP1030 Business Partner Regulatory Reporting Data

- BUT0BANK Business Partner Bank Data

- BP011 Employment Data

- BP021 Fiscal Year Information


To replicate data for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services carry out IMG activity Activate Function Modules in Customizing for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services.

If you want to use the role-based partial replication of data for the SAP Business Partner for FinancialServices, then carry out the IMG activity Define BP Role Categories for Partial Replication inCustomizing for the SAP Business Partner for Financial Services.

See also

For further information about changes to replication via SAP XI, see the corresponding Release Note forthe SAP Business Partner in the Help Portal underhttp:\\help.sap.com\saphelp_nw04s\helpdata\de\AA\0C1C42A065CA7EE10000000A1550B0\content.htm.

For general information on data distribution for the business partner, see the SAP Library by choosingSAP Business Partner for Financial Services -> Functions -> Distributing Business PartnerData.

2.9 CA-GTF General Application Functions

2.9.1 BAdIs for DME Engine in Application Basis Layer (New)

Use

As of SAP Application Basis 7.00 (SAP_ABA 500), the Implementation Guide contains three BAdIs(Business Add-Ins) for use with DME Engine format trees in the Application Basis layer.

You can use these BAdIs to process certain types incoming and outgoing DME files in ways nottechnically possible with the DME Engine itself. For a list of the DME format trees that are supported,see the BAdI documentation itself.

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You can implement the BAdIs, if required, in Customizing for Cross-Application Components bychoosing General Application Functions -> DME Engine -> Business Add-Ins.

See also

SAP Library -> SAP ERP Central Component -> Financials -> Financial Accounting -> AccountsPayable (FI-AP) -> FI Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Payments -> Executingthe Payment Program -> Payment Medium Workbench -> Data Medium Exchange Engine

2.9.2 CA-GTF-BRF Business Rule Framework

2.9.2.1 Functional Release Information

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Functional Release Information

Use

New Expressions and Actions in Release Netweaver 2004s:

- RANGE EXPRESSIONIn Release SAP NetWeaver 2004s RANGE EXPRESSION is a new standard expression type thatyou can use to determine whether the value of a check expression lies within defined intervals orwhether it matches a defined individual value. The intervals and individual values can be either inclusive or exclusive and defined by literals or byexpressions. For this reason, you must specify the desired relational operator for all individualvalues and intervals.RANGE EXPRESSION always has the result type BOOLE and is TRUE in the following cases :

- The value of the check expression matches an inclusive individual value.

- The value of the check expression lies within an inclusive interval and does not match anexclusive individual value.

- The value of the check expression lies within an inclusive interval.You can optimize a RANGE EXPRESSION. If you set the Optimization indicator, processing of theexpression is ended as soon as the result is clearly available.RANGE EXPRESSION has the class ID 0RE001.

- AND/OR OF EXPRESSIONSIn Release SAP NetWeaver 2004s, AND/OR OF EXPRESSIONS is a new standard expression type.You can use this to "and" and "or" link Boolean expressions.AND/OR OF EXPRESSIONS has the class ID 0AO001.

- EXPRESSION FUNCTION MODULE / METHOD

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In Release SAP NetWeaver 2004s, you can use expression type EXPRESSION FUNCTIONMODULE / METHOD to execute the BAdIBRF_EXPRESSION.EXPRESSION FUNCTION MODULE / METHOD has the class ID 0CF001. The filter values arestored in view M_TBRF330.

- BAdI AS ACTION In Release SAP NetWeaver 2004s you can use action BAdI as ACTION to execute the BAdIBRF_ACTION. BAdI as ACTION has the class ID 0BD001. The filter values are stored in viewM_TBRF331.

2.9.2.2 Technical Release Information

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Technical Release Information

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Changes in Release SAP Netweaver 2004s:

- Interchangeability of the ControllerIn Release SAP Netweaver 2004s the controller is interchangeable. This means that in expressionprocessing you can implement a behavior that deviates from the standard. The controller that is usedis a feature of the event. You can define it in event maintenance. Each new controller class mustimplement interface IF_CONTROLLER_BRF.If no controller class is specified, the BRF automatically uses the standard controller classCL_CONROLLER_BRF.

- Interchangeability of the TraceIn Release SAP Netweaver 2004s the trace is interchangeable. This means that you can implement atrace that deviates from the standard. The trace used is a feature of the application class. You candefine it in maintenance of the application class. Each new trace class must implement interfaceIF_TRACE_BRF.If no trace class is specified, the BRF automatically uses the standard trace class CL_TRACE_BRF.

- Interchangeability of the Navigation TreeIn Release SAP Netweaver 2004s the navigation tree is interchangeable. The navigation tree used isa feature of the application class. You can define it in maintenance of the application class. Eachnew tree class must implement interface IF_WB_BROWSERTREE_BRF.If no navigation tree is specified, the BRF automatically uses the standard tree.

- Reuse of Expressions at Runtime

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In Release SAP Netweaver 2004s all calculated expressions are buffered in a pool and can be reusedduring the runtime. This multiple use means that they do not have to be calculated again. The typeof buffering is a feature of the event. You can define it in event maintenance.Three types of buffering are possible:

- Expression buffering is activeWithin a BRF event, expressions that have already been calculated are reused and notcalculated again.

- Expression buffering per rule line is activeThe expressions are only reused within a rule line.

- Expression buffering is inactiveExpressions are not saved, but calculated again each time they are used.

By default, expression buffering is active and can be restricted or deactivated as required in eventmaintenance.


In all maintenance classes of the BRF, control-relevant coding has been moved to special methods. Onlythe class of the SAP formula editor CL_FORMULA_MNT_BRF remains unchanged.

The consequence for data transfer is as follows:

- The control coding that was previously in the methods PBO1 and PBO2 is now inPBO_CONTROLS.

- The control coding of methods PAI1 and PAI2 is now in PAI_CONTROLS.

- All derived classes must redefine the methods PBO_CONTROLS and PAI_CONTROLS and callthe method of the superior class.

2.9.3 CA-GTF-PWB Print Workbench

2.9.3.1 Print Workbench

Use

As an enhancement of the functions of the Print Workbench functions, you can use the Business Add-InsEFG_PRINT_PARAMS (to override the default settings for the print parameters), andEFG_SPOOL_OUTPUT (to set the status of spool output requests).

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You can access the BAdIs in SAP Customizing Implementation Guide under Cross-ApplicationComponents -> General Application Functions -> Print Workbench:.

- BAdI: Override and Default Print Parameters

- BAdI: Set Status of Spool Output Requests

2.9.4 CA-GTF-QR Qualifications and Requirements

2.9.4.1 Transaction OOPL Deleted

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0 (SAP_HR 600) you can no longer use transaction OOPL for maintaining currentsettings in Personnel Development. This transaction has been deleted from the system for technicalreasons.

You can make the required settings instead in the SAP Easy Access Menu under Human Resources-> Personnel Management -> Personnel Development -> Settings -> Current Settings.

See also

For more information, see SAP Note Transfer IMG Activity to Current Settings (135028).

2.9.5 CA-GTF-RCM Records and Case Management

2.9.5.1 Records and Case Management for The National Archives (new)

Use

You can find the release information in the help portal underhttp://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/BA/DB5B4299E03C54E10000000A1550B0/content.htm


See SAP Customizing Implementation Guide -> Cross Application Components -> GeneralApplication Functions -> Records and Case Management

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2.9.6 CA-GTF-TS Technical Application Support

2.9.6.1 CA-GTF-TS-PPO Postprocessing Office

2.9.6.1.1 Postprocessing Office (new)

Use

For release information, see the Help Portal underhttp://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/de/79F28042273D173BE10000000A155106/content.htm.

2.9.7 CA-GTF-CPE Commodity Pricing Engine

2.9.7.1 Commodity Pricing in SD Sales Documents (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, you can further process SD sales documents, for which the salesprocess was started in SAP CRM, in SAP ECC. For pricing components that refer to stock exchangequotations, the system accesses the commodity pricing engine (CPE) in SAP CRM from within SDpricing.

To manually process stock exchange quotations, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Logistics ->Sales and Distribution -> Master Data -> Conditions -> Commodity Pricing -> Price Quotations forCPE.


SAP CRM and SAP ECC can take into consideration CPE-relevant data when exchanging sales orders.

SAP CRM and SAP ECC must exchange price quotation data.

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You must enter price quotation data manually, or by using the datafeed interface.


You can make various settings for this function in Customizing.

To use the datafeed interface for commodities with the CPE, choose Financial Supply ChainManagement -> Cash and Liquidity Management -> Cash Management -> Market Data -> Datafeed ->Translation Table -> Define Commodities for CPE.

For all other settings, choose Integration with Other mySAP.com Components -> Customer RelationshipManagement -> Basic Functions -> Commodity Pricing.

2.10 CA-NO Messages

2.10.1 Definition of ISR Scenarios (enhanced)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600 the following new functions are available to you for definingscenarios in the Internal Service Request (ISR):

- Versioning of scenariosYou can create several versions for a scenario. Existing scenarios automatically receive version 0.

- New attribute application for a scenarioThe following applications are available:

- Standard Application (no value in Application field) - Application for standard scenarios forthe Internal Service Request

- HCM Processes and Forms (value H in Application field) - You can link a scenario withthis application to a form scenario in HR Administrative Services. For additionalinformation, in Customizing choose Personnel Management -> HR AdministrativeServices -> Configuration of Forms/Processes -> Configuration of Forms.

- Simplified Interactive Forms (value S in Application field) - Application for simplifiedforms that can be integrated in Express Planning. For additional information, see the SAPLibrary under Cross-Application Components -> Express Planning -> PlanningServices -> Planning Services with Close Linkage-> Adobe Form Service.

- New error message output on the formTo output a list of error messages on the form, you how have interface parameter MESSAGE_LISTin Business Add-In QISR1 in some methods.

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- Activities for automatic updateYou can specify that both applicant and approver of a request can execute activities for automaticupdate, and complete a request.


The new functions are available to you in IMG activity Define Scenarios.

See also

For more information, see the documentation for the IMG activity.

2.10.2 ISR Wizard (new)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600 the ISR Wizard is available to you with several subwizards,which support you when you define scenarios for the Internal Service Request.

You can call up the ISR wizard in the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Define Scenario with ISRWizard. For more information, see the documentation for the IMG activity.

2.11 CA-TS Time Sheet

2.11.1 Enhancements in ESS for the Cross-Application Time Sheet (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management 6.0 (EA-HR 600), a range of newfunctions are available for the Record Working Times/CATS regular Web application (Web Dynpro):

- The usability of the application was improved:

- Rejected or incorrectly recorded working times are highlighted in color in the data entry area.This enables employees to identify such records more easily.

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- The current week is highlighted in color in the calendar.

- To edit working times, employees can click on the week number or a day in the calendar.Depending on whether the employee chose the day or week view, the system displays therequired week or day.

- The detail screen displays the texts for key working time attributes in addition to the technicalkey.

- The system evaluates the following profile settings when displaying the Web application:

- The First Day of Week field

- The With Totals Row field

- The With Target Hours field

A dynamic header comprising several lines is displayed for the totals and target hours.

- You can now use the standard SAP NetWeaver functions to customize the user interfaces. You canalso hide the worklist.


2.11.2 Web Application for Approving Working Times (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management 6.0 (EA-HR 600), a new Webapplication is available for the approval of working times from the Cross-Application Time Sheet(CATS). Your HR supervisors, line managers, or project leads can use it as part of Manager Self-Service(MSS) or Project Self-Service (PSS) to approve or reject the working times recorded by employees. TheWeb application supports periodic data approval. It replaces or enhances the workflow-based approval ofworking times.


The structure of the Implementation Guide (IMG) has now been changed. All IMG activities related tothe approval are now in a separate node under Time Sheet -> Settings for All User Interfaces -> ApprovalProcedure. For more information about the Web application, see the documentation for ApproveWorking Time at this node.

See also

For more information, see the SAP Library and choose: Cross-Application Components -> Time Sheet(CATS) -> Approval Procedure -> Applications for Approving Working Times -> Approve WorkingTime.

2.11.3 New Standard Tasks for SAP Business Workflow (Changed)

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As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, new, improved standard workflow tasks are available for approvingworking times in the Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS).

The standard tasks have been adapted in line with the new functions for approving working times. As aresult, they are no longer oriented strictly towards the requirements of Human Resources. In addition, thecreation of one work item for each personnel number in the old workflow made processing approvalsmore difficult.

With the new standard tasks for the time sheet, approvers now receive only one work item, which theycan use to navigate to the approval of working times. This means that they no longer have to process theapproval for each personnel number.

If you use the approval reports, approvers now receive a complete list of all working times to beapproved, sorted by personnel number. If you use the new Web application for the approval or workingtimes, you can offer your project leads a view that is oriented by orders or tasks.


- The following new standard tasks are available:

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TS40007901 TS31000004 CATS: Approval

TS20000459 TS31000006 CATS: Approval by

Time Administrator

TS20000460 TS31000007 CATS: Approval by Supervisor

The old standard tasks have been adapted to the new functions. They can still be used, however, weadvise against it, and recommend that you use the new standard tasks.

CautionIf you copied the old standard tasks when setting up the SAP Business Workflow, you cannotcontinue to use them. In this case, you have to use the new standard tasks.

If you want to use the new standard tasks, you have to adjust your data entry profiles accordingly.To simplify the process, you can use a report to maintain the data entry profiles. It enables you toquickly replace the old tasks with the new standard tasks. For more information, see thedocumentation for the RCATS_REPLACE_WF_TASK report (Replace Workflow Task IDs inCATS Profiles).

- When a work item is executed from the universal worklist (UWL), the HTML version of theapproval reports is no longer called in the standard system. If you still want to use it, you have todelete the entry for the standard task from the SWFVISU transaction. For more information, seeWorkflow: Specify Method for Executing UWL Item.

- The old standard task TS40007901 (CATS Approval) determined the approvers who already hadwork items for the employee and displayed them in a selection list for the employee. This list is nolonger available in the SAP enhancement CATS00008 (CATS: Determine Workflow Recipients forApproval). The standard tasks TS40007901 and TS31000004 do not determine a default list formanual entry of an approver. You should therefore adjust the SAP enhancement as required.

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For more information about the new standard tasks, see the SAP Library and choose Cross-ApplicationComponents -> Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) -> Approval Procedure.

For more information about the new functions for approving working times, see the following releasenotes:

- Approval Procedure for Special Cases (New)

- Web Application for Approving Working Times (New)Note that this application is in the Extension EA-HR 600.

2.11.4 Approval Procedure for Special Cases (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, a special approval function is available for the Cross-ApplicationTime Sheet (CATS). It means that you do not have to decide once for each data entry profile whether theworking times are subject to approval. You can specify in Customizing the data that you want to beapproved.


The structure of the Implementation Guide (IMG) has now been changed. All IMG activities related tothe approval are now in a separate node under Time Sheet -> Settings for All User Interfaces -> ApprovalProcedure. For more information about approving times in exceptional cases, see the Special Approvalnode.

See also

For more information on special approvals, see the SAP Library under Cross-Application Components ->Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) -> Approval Process for the Time Sheet.

2.11.5 Project Confirmations for cProjects (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL 600, and Collaboration Projects (cPojects) 4.00 you can use theCross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) to enter and approve project confirmations for the targetapplication cProjects.

The new function is available for the following user interfaces:

- Time Sheet (transaction CAT2)

- The approval reports RCATSA01 and RCATS_APPROVE_ACTIVITIES

- Record Working Times (Web Dynpro application for Employee Self-Service (ESS))

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- Approve Working Times (Web Dynpro application for Manager Self-Service (MSS) and ProjectSelf-Service (PSS))


You have to carry out the following activities to make the new fields available for data entry andapproval:

- In the data entry profile, select the With Worklistand From Project Assignment fields.

- Add the fields for cProjects confirmation to your field selections for entering and approvingworking times.

- Set up the ALE connection between your ERP system and the cProjects system.

- Enhance your InfoSources, InfoCubes, queries and so on in your BI system as required. For moreinformation, see SAP Note 872871.

See also

For more information, see

- The SAP Library: Cross-Application Components -> Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) ->Transfer of Time Sheet Data to the Target Components -> Data Transfer to cProjects.

- The release note Recording of Time and Travel Expenses (New) for Collaboration Projects 4.00.

2.12 CA-JVA Joint Venture und Production SharingAccounting

2.12.1 Multiple Company Codes (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Joint Venture Accounting 6.0 (EA- JVA 600), you can now use acompany code range rather than only a single company code in the following JVA transactions:

- Pre-Cutback Equity Change Management (transaction code GJEC)

- Cutback (transaction code GJCB)

- Billing data selection: Invoice / Statement (transaction code GJ12)

- Billing data selection: Expenditure detail / supplement detail (transaction code GJ13)

- Billing output: Hard copy billing (transaction code GJ14)

- Billable posting periods (transaction code GJ4A)

- CI/NPI Processing (transaction code GJP1)

- Joint Venture Cost Calculations - International (transaction code GJ94)

- Suspense projects and equity groups (transaction code GJ17)

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- Joint Venture Overhead Calculations (transaction code GJ95)

- Partner Netting (transaction code GJPN)

- Convenience Netting (transaction code GJCN)

- Transfer automatic postings to CO (transaction code GJ90)

- Unrealized exchange differences (transaction code GJ91)

- Valuation of foreign curr. Balances of GL accounts at a posting period (transaction code GJNO)

- Billing threshold check (transaction code GJBT)

You use multiple company code processing for most of the JVA month-end processes to achieve thefollowing benefits:

- Speed up and facilitate JVA handling

- Enhance transparency

- Minimize the potentially large amount of output entries

- Solve errors more effectively

When you call one of the above transactions for multiple companies, the selection screen allows you tocreate one of the following:

- One single output spool containing the results list for all companies processed

- Multiple spool outputs (one for each company)

Additionally, a separate spool is created for all processing errors that occur across all selected companies.

Note: If one of the above transactions has other company code-dependent selection options, such as ajoint operating agreement (JOA), venture, partner, or equity group, you cannot use these selection optionswhen you use multiple company codes. You can only enter data in these selection fields if the transactionis used in conjunction with a single company.

2.12.2 Production Month (New)

Use

As of SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Joint Venture Accounting 6.0 (EA- JVA 600), you can use theproduction month as the basis for JVA calculations and financial accounting postings.

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In the past, JVA postings were calculated and stored only on the basis of the posting period. You can nowperform and calculate major processes in JVA, such as cutback and billing, on the basis of the productionmonth. You can also assign costs to previous periods where the costs actually occurred.

Before you can use the corresponding fields on the user interface, you must activate them inCustomizing: see SAP Note 814723 - Release Restrictions for Production Month Handling in JointVenture Accounting ERP 2005.

The following business processes were enhanced to handle production month information:

- FI accounting document entry

- FI accounts payable data entry

- FI credit/debit payable data entry

- FI parked documents entry

- MM goods receipt

- MM goods issue

- MM invoice receipt for goods movement

- JVA periodic processing

- JVA cutback

- JVA reporting

- JVA billing - expenditure detail

In all of the above processes, the joint venture (JV) document line item contains the production date,which is inherited from the Financial Accounting (FI) or Materials Management (MM) document date, orwhich you enter manually.


In addition to the JV summary special ledger, a new table has been created to include the productionmonth and year information. When you activate the production month function in Customizing, this newtable is automatically filled when you make postings to JV. To activate this function for JV records thathave already been posted, you must execute a special program to populate the new production monthtable with data from the JV line item table. To do this, SAP delivers the sample programRGJVPMSTART, which you must adapt to meet your individual requirements.


If you use production month handling, any customer-specific programs that currently only deal with theJV summary ledger must now also read the new production month table.

To populate the production month table, the standard JV access functions must perform database updatesto the JV ledger.


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The new production month table requires additional database space. The amount of additional space yourequire depends on the number of years for which you want to retain production month transactionrecords and how often you use the production month function in your individual business processes.


At JV company code detail level, you must make three new settings:

- An indicator that shows production month handling is active

- An indicator that shows if equity groups are to be determined by production month and year insteadof by document date

- A field with which you can determine for how many years in the past production month transactionrecords should be retained

Due to the restricted release of this function, the above indicators and field cannot easily be activated. Ifyou want to use the production month function, create an SAP Front End message.

See also

The production month function in SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Joint Venture Accounting 6.0 onlycovers the components Financial Accounting (FI), Materials Management (MM), and Joint VentureAccounting (JVA). The production month function in SAP ECC Enterprise Extension Joint VentureAccounting 6.0 does not include enhancements to production month functions in any other SAPapplication components.

For further restrictions, see SAP Note 814723.

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