Migration to FMGLFLEXT

Question

Dear experts,
my customer has upgraded to SAP ERP 603. Now they are using RFFMS200 enhanced function for payment update in FM. If they want to use online payment update I've read that they have to add EHP 4. A prerequisite for online payment update is using New G/L with document splitting with three charachteristics - FIPOS, etc.
But if they want to activate this do we need to perform some migration to New G/L or for the purposes we want to migrate (online payment update) it is not necessary? Because I saw some Migration guide for New G/L but nothing is mentioned about Public sector and besides they don't want to make balance sheet by fund or grant, just use it for the online payment update.
And also, will table GLT0 be still updated after New G/L activation unless deactivated?
Thank you in advance,
Toni

Answer 1

Hi<BR>
with EHP4 it is possible to migrate from S200 to online payment<BR><BR>
There is this information in the help.sap.com:<BR>
[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/en/f0/ca5716260211d28a430000e829fbbd/frameset.htm]<BR>
Recording actual and commitment data -> Integration with financial accounting -> Payment updates -> Online payment updates'<BR>
And<BR>
[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/en/42/fbded750e61febe10000000a422035/frameset.htm]<BR>
Enterprise Business Functions  ->Accounting->Public Sector Management -> Funds Management ->PSM, Funds Management 2<BR><BR>
There is also Note 1030497:<BR><BR>
4. Migration to the new general ledger<BR>
General information:<BR>
In SAP ERP 6.0 up to and including Enhancement Package 3, you have the
following migration options:<BR><BR>
     o  Migration from the table GLT0 (classic general ledger) to the
        table FMGLFLEX*=> Creating balance sheets/P&L statement for each
        fund or grant condition: Introducing document splitting<BR>
        -  If you decide to use the FAGLFLEX* table framework in the new
           general ledger (for example, because you do not require Funds
           Management, but you use CO intensively), you can also migrate
           from GLTO to these tables.<BR><BR>
        -  CAUTION: Tools for the changeover of the background program
           RFFMS200 (enhanced function) are planned only as of
           Enhancement Package 4. However, if you are planning a
           changeover to the online payment update and you want to
           migrate to the new general ledger from a lower Enhancement
           Package, you should activate the document splitting
           characteristics FIPOS, KNBELNR, and VOBELNR (that are required
           for the online payment update) during the migration to the new
           general ledger (even though the actual changeover is possible
           at a later point in time only).<BR><BR>
     o  From fund accounting (=> Fund Accounting within a special ledger
        environment) to new general ledger accounting (see Note 1163997)<BR><BR>
For SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 4, we plan to support the following
other migrations:<BR><BR>
     o  Asset migration in fund accounting      This function supports
        the implementation of fund accounting for asset accounting if you
        implement the new general ledger accounting at the same time.
        This primarily involves the asset mass transfer with which the
        fund information and the balance carryforward transfer from the
        asset accounting for each independent accounting unit is added to
        the asset master records. This creates the opening balance sheet
        for the asset values for each fund.<BR><BR>
     o  Changeover from the payment update into Funds Management with the
        (background) program RFFMS200 (enhanced function) to the online
        payment update<BR><BR>
     o  Subsequent introduction of a cash ledger<BR><BR><BR>
I hope this will help you<BR>
cheers<BR>
Mar