EURO Conversion in Slovakia

Question

This thread is created to discuss solutions, issues and feedback related to conversion of local currency in Slovakia to EUR at 01/01/2009.
Preferred language of discussion is English. Slovak language is tolerated.
All replies by SAP will be in English; with summary in Slovak.

Answer 1

Dear Partners,
I would like to summarize several tips and recommendations from the testing of the Euro Conversion tool until now:
Summary of the steps needed for EC tool run:
Installation of the tool (version PL3,4,5):
1) It is necessary to uninstall the previous version of the tool in Windows (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove programs)
2) Install new version
Source company:
1. Run the SQL queries to fix the paths and attachments.  
Target company:
1. Create target Slovak localization database from the source database - checked checkboxes to transfer UDF and UDT.
2. Set LC = EUR
3. Set SC = EUR
4. Set decimal places for Exchange Rates = 5
5. Set method for Exchange rates = Indirect
6. Define manually paths for Attachments  
Tool:
1. Connect via Connect screen and start use the tool
OR
1. Connect via Connect screen and then exit the tool
2. Start automatic run
The full details see in the How-To-Guide for the EC tool.
Other:
BSP:
If the BSP is activated in the source database (Administration - System Initialization - Company details - Accounting tab) it is necessary to activate the functionality in the target company manually by checking the respective checkbox.
This would allow to successfully transfer of the BSP setup from source to target database.
Dunning levels and Dunning terms:
The field "effective after" was not mandatory in version 2004 C. However in version 2007 A the field status is changed and should be filled in order to successfully transfer the Dunning levels and Dunning terms.
Down Payment Clearing account
The G/L account on BP Master Data was not mandatory in version 2004 C. However in version 2007 A the field status is changed and is mandatory.
For certain customers it might be a problem to update all Business Partners Master Data manually so for mass update of the fields it is required to create CSN message to GSC with request to correct database because of the preparation of the database for Euro Conversion.
Inventory accounts definition:
Some of the accounts for accounting entries for posting of stock relevant transactions changed the status to mandatory accounts, for example: Expense account OITW.ExpensesAc
Sales credit account OITW.ARCMAct
For certain customers it might be a problem to update whole definition of inventory relevant postings  manually so for mass update of the fields it is required to create CSN message to GSC with request to correct database because of the preparation of the database for Euro Conversion.
Step operation mode:
The step window for each step contains one of the following three data transfer actions as well as other information:
u2022 Transfer updates: For each run, the tool transfers the updates relevant to the transferred data and delta data from the source company to the target company.
u2022 Transfer delta data: For each run, the tool skips the existing transferred data in the target company and transfers only the delta data.
u2022 Replace all data: For each run, the tool removes all the previously transferred data from the target company and transfers all the data from the source company again. If you update the transferred data in the target company, rerun overwrites the previously transferred data. We recommend that you do the updates in the source company before you rerun the step.