SEM BCS - Multple group currencies

Hello everyone,
I would like to share a scenario from my current implementation.
We decided to perform currency translation in FI and bring the translated numbers into BCS. Group currency would be USD.
At the same time this client has local GAAP requirement. They want to perform consolidation in their local currency. There will be a separate hierarchy for this group of companies in BCS.
I know we can have multiple group currencies in BCS. How do we set up multiple group currencies in a single consolidation area?
Can anyone come across similar situations?
Would you please share your ideas?
Thanks in advance

Hi,
Very simply  ;=))) Just create a hierarchy of products, nodes of products groups and the products themselves. Everything is to be created in one frame.

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    Hi!
    I need help.
    I need to use document type for manual postings that allows me to indicate the cons group field.
    I understand the PL10 is cons unit dependent only and not cons group.
    I know that PL12 allows cons group posting.
    But from what I understand PL12 is not captured in the inter-unit elimation task.
    Is there other way?
    Appreciate response.

    Hi Adam and Eugene,
    Thanks for the helpful response.
    However I want my manual entries related to inter-unit elimination to reflect in one cons group only,  considering that we have different hierarchies in our system.
    The manual entries related to I/U elimation is basically an adjustment to the intercompany accounts. The purpose of my manual entries is to minimize the value of the difference of my intercompany accounts.
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    Company A has intercompany accounts receivable of 100 USD with trading partner Company B
    However, Company B recorded 50 USD intercompany payable with trading partner Company A. Company B has understated figure of 50 USd
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  • SEM-BCS: Error source currency is not specified

    Hi,
    I was testing period 5 fy 2007 in a sandbox system for elimination of inter-unit profit and loss in inventory and got this error message: source currency not specified.
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    Hi Eugene,
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  • SEM BCS - Product Group for Elimination of Inventory

    Hi,
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    Hi,
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  • Group Currency In BCS

    HI,
    We have  group currency is USD. There are  some company codes whose company codes currency is also USD.
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    Regards,
    Ram.

    Hi Dan,
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    Do you remember the system information after the currency translation which says that data not all consolidation units were translated?
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  • Implementation of SEM-BCS

    Hi Experts,
    i am trying to implement SEM-BCS. I am still new in it. Are there any documentation about step by step to configure SEM-BCS?
    Thanks a lot for your help.

    Hi,
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/advancedsearch?query=bw-bcs&cat=sdn_all
    Basics of BCS modelling -
    Key figures -
    You are generally not permitted to change any properties of the key figures used in SEM-BCS. The only exceptions to this are options that affect the display in Business Explorer and the "Characteristic is document property" setting.
    If you want to use your own InfoObjects as key figures for totals records in the InfoCube, consider the following conditions:
    1. SEM-BCS supports four roles for key figures in the data stream for totals records: Value in group currency, value in local currency, in transaction currency and quantity. You can assign a maximum of four key figures in the data basis accordingly. If you include additional key figures in the InfoCube, these cannot be processed in the consolidation. You are not permitted to assign other roles, such as 'subassignment,' to key figures either.
    2. In SEM-BCS, the values are always stored periodically in the database. Furthermore, year-to-date values or non-cumulative values are not managed separately but result from cumulation in each case over the periods of the current fiscal year up to the current period. (This is a purely technical restriction. The consolidation functions greatly support the process with year-to-date values.) Therefore, you must define InfoObjects as cumulative values. Proceed according to the 0CS_TRN_GC, 0CS_TRN_LC, 0CS_TRN_TC, 0QUANTITY InfoObjects that are delivered.
    3. You cannot use referencing key figures in SEM-BCS. If you want to define a key figure with a reference, to transfer the technical properties of the referenced InfoObject identically, you can simply create this with a template instead. However, if you want to use the special BW function linked with referencing key figures (see the online documentation in the BW), enter the referencing key figures in the InfoCube, but assign the referenced key figures to the data basis.
    Characteristics
    With the following characteristics, you are not permitted to make changes to the properties. Once again, the only exceptions here are the options that affect the display in Business Explorer:
    0AC_DOCLN, 0AC_DOCNR, 0AC_DOCTEXT, 0AC_IVDOCNR, 0AC_IVPER, 0AC_IVYEAR, 0AC_OIDOCNR, 0AC_OIPER, 0AC_OIYEAR, 0AC_ORDOCNR, 0AC_ORPER, 0AC_ORYEAR, 0AC_RVDOCNR, 0AC_RVPER, 0AC_RVYEAR, 0BCS_AREA, 0BCS_AUTODL, 0BCS_BGPER, 0BCS_BGYEAR, 0BCS_COIACT, 0BCS_COIFUT, 0BCS_COIINA, 0BCS_COINRT, 0BCS_COIPGW, 0BCS_COITOA, 0BCS_CTFLG, 0BCS_DPER, 0BCS_DTEQI, 0BCS_GWLC, 0BCS_GWMAN, 0BCS_GWNEG, 0BCS_GWPROC, 0BCS_LCCMU, 0BCS_LCIC, 0BCS_OBJNR1, 0BCS_OBJNR2, 0BCS_OBJNR3, 0BCS_OBJNR4, 0BCS_OBJNR5, 0BCS_OBJNR6, 0BCS_OBJNR7, 0BCS_OBJNR8, 0BCS_ORGCH, 0BCS_ORGCHL, 0BCS_PRGRP, 0BCS_REFPER, 0BCS_REFYR, 0BCS_SEQNM, 0BCS_TASK, 0BCS_TASKGR, 0BCS_TASKTY, 0BCS_TAXSUP, 0CS_COIAC, 0CS_COINR, 0CS_PLEVEL, 0CURRENCY, 0DATE, 0UNIT, 0USERNAME
    Compounding -
    When you define the compounding of an InfoObject, some compound relationships are not supported:
    You cannot compound subassignments to consolidation units.
    You are not permitted to compound the document type and the (0CS_PLEVEL) posting level.
    You cannot compound noncurrent assets and assets/liabilities to 0BCS_ALTYPE. In addition, you cannot compound to a characteristic from the totals cube, with the exception of consolidation units, partners, and so on, and their higher-level characteristics.
    ODS objects / Virtual InfoProvider -
    You can generate the ODS objects for additional financial data and the virtual InfoProvider from the data basis maintenance. However, you can also create these manually and enter them in the data basis. If you do this, create the ODS objects and virtual InfoProvider with the same characteristics and structure they would have had if generated by the data basis maintenance. You can only deviate very slightly from this.
    You are not permitted to include the following InfoObjects in any InfoProvider, unless they are generated by the data basis automatically:
    0BCS_AREA, 0BCS_REFPER, 0BCS_REFYR, 0BCS_TASK, 0BCS_TASKGR, 0BCSTASKTY
    The following InfoObjects must not be contained in the InfoObject catalog, which is defined in the data basis:
    0BCS_AREA, 0BCS_REFPER, 0BCS_REFYR, 0BCS_TASK, 0BCS_TASKGR, 0BCSTASKTY, 0FISCYEAR, 0FISCPER3
    Time characteristics -
    SAP consolidation SEM-BCS ignores changes with the 0FISCPER, 0FISCPER3, 0FISCVARNT and 0FISCYEAR time characteristics. If you make changes, for instance, if you create hierarchies or attributes, these are not taken into account by SEM-BCS. Therefore, there is no maintenance in the workbench, you cannot use the hierarchies or attributes in the functions of SEM-BCS for selections and so on, and you cannot use the attributes or hierarchies for selections in BW queries.
    Characteristic values
    The following InfoObjects may have the values set by default by SAP only . You are not permitted to change them, not even by using the BW master data maintenance:
    0BCS_AREA, 0BCS_AUTODL, 0BCS_COISRT, 0BCS_CTFLG, 0BCS_DIDIEL, 0BCS_GWMEM, 0BCS_GWPROC, 0BCS_IPAAC, 0BCS_IPATTY, 0BCS_OBJNR1, 0BCS_OBJNR2, 0BCS_OBJNR3, 0BCS_OBJNR4, 0BCS_OBJNR5, 0BCS_OBJNR6, 0BCS_OBJNR7, 0BCS_OBJNR8, 0BCS_REPMOD, 0BCS_TASK, 0BCS_TASKGR, 0BCS_TASKTY, 0BCS_TAXSUP, 0BCS_TIMMOD, 0CS_COIAC, 0CS_PLEVEL
    For these InfoObjects you can only use the tools of the master data service of the Financial Basis to synchronize master data, so the master data is transferred by the SEM-BCS tables to the BI tables, but not the other way round.
    Predefined InfoObjects for individual roles
    The system automatically uses most of the InfoObjects mentioned here to activate certain data streams. However, there also are some InfoObjects that you must manually enter in the cube for the totals records. Subsequently, you must assign certain roles to these InfoObjects. These roles are allowed for these InfoObjects only, you cannot assign these roles to other InfoObjects.
    These are:
    0CS_PLEVEL for the posting level role (required)
    0BCS_CTFLG for the conversion role (optional)
    0BCS_PRGRP for the product group role (optional)
    Activate characteristics and key figures from BW Content
    Before you create a data basis of SAP consolidation, you have to activate certain InfoObjects from BW Content.
    1. You must always activate the following: 0CS_PLEVEL, 0FISCPER, 0FISCPER3, 0FISCVARNT, 0FISCYEAR.
    2. If you use documents, you must also activate: 0AC_DOCLN, 0AC_DOCNR, 0AC_DOCTEXT, 0AC_IVDOCNR, 0AC_IVPER, 0AC_IVYEAR, 0AC_OIDOCNR, 0AC_OIPER, 0AC_OIYEAR, 0AC_ORDOCNR, 0AC_ORPER, 0AC_ORYEAR, 0AC_RVDOCNR, 0AC_RVPER, 0AC_RVYEAR
    3. If you use the virtual InfoProvider, activate: 0BCS_REFPER, 0BCS_REFYR, 0BCS_REPMOD, 0BCS_TIMMOD also
    4. If you use any data stream in addition to the totals records, also activate: 0BCS_OBJNR1, 0BCS_OBJNR2, 0BCS_OBJNR3, 0BCS_OBJNR4, 0BCS_OBJNR5, 0BCS_OBJNR6, 0BCS_OBJNR7, 0BCS_OBJNR8
    5. If you use the data streams of the consolidation of investments, activate: 0ACQ_PER, 0ACQ_YEAR, 00BCS_BGPER, 0BCS_BGYEAR, 0BCS_COIACT, 0BCS_COIFUT, 0BCS_COIINA, 0BCS_COINRT, 0BCS_COIPGW, 0BCS_COISRT, 0BCS_COITOA, 0BCS_DPER, 0BCS_DTEQI, 0BCS_GWLC, 0BCS_GWMAN, 0BCS_GWMEM, 0BCS_GWNEG, 0BCS_GWOFFS, 0BCS_GWPROC, 0BCS_GWRED, 0BCS_LCCMU, 0BCS_LCIC, 0BCS_SEQNUM, 0CS_COIAC, 0CS_COINR
    6. If you use organization changes, activate: 0BCS_ORGCH, 0BCS_ORGCHL
    7. If you use data streams for stock and delivery data, activate 0BCS_PRGRP.
    8. If you use data streams for assets/liabilities or noncurrent assets, activate: 0BCS_ALTYPE, 0BCS_DPER, 0BCS_DYEAR, 0BCS_IPADAU, 0BCS_IPALCM, 0BCS_IPATTY, 0BCS_RETBG
    The list of the InfoObjects varies depending on the release. Of course, you do not have to activate InfoObjects that do not exist in your release.
    You do not have to activate InfoObjects that are not explicitly specified. However, if you do not activate them, some functions may not be available to you. For example, if you do not activate the 0BCS_CTFLG InfoObject and do not use it for totals records in the InfoCube, the currency translation cannot display any currency translation differences on the initializing data records.
    Attributes When you define the InfoObjects in BW, attributes can be assigned to InfoObjects. This results in the following restrictions:
    In SEM-BCS 3.1B, 3.2 and 3.5, no InfoObjects that appear in the permanent parameters of a consolidation area or are fixed in a consolidation area may be attributes of an InfoObject used in SEM-BCS.
    InfoObjects that are used as a consolidation unit must not have 0FISCVARNT as an attribute.
    Note 727776 - Requirements of SEM-BCS for data model
    Hope it Helps
    Chetan
    @CP..
    Eugene Khusainov
    Re: BCS - Modelling requirements
    Posted: Feb 24, 2007 10:56 PM in response to: moini kembly Reply E-mail this post
    Hi,
    On this phase you should determine and describe the following:
    - sources of data to be consolidated (R/3, flat files, 3rd parties)
    - methods of receiving/uploading these data into BW
    - the appropriate BW objects (characteristics, key figures, cubes etc.)
    - time characteristics to be used (is it enough to have only fiscal chars? do you need the calendar ones too?)
    - is data upload to be directly into totals cube? if not - consider the intermediate cube. What kind of data transformation is to be done during upload of data from interim cube to the totals?
    - methods of getting data into totals cube (flexible upload, reading from datastream, manual entries)
    - will you need additional financial data? if yes, which ones and how will you load this data?
    - what types of data you need to consolidate (actual, plan, forecast etc.)
    - how many chars will be given the VERSION role?
    - plan the number of consolidation areas. The best way is to have the only one. it will minimize the customization.
    - how many consolidation units hierarchies do you have (for example, if you need consolidated reports according to management and IFRS structure of the group, then you have 2 hierarchies)?
    - determine the structure of the group hierarchies.
    - what is the group's currency? is it one currency or several ones?
    - determine the currency translation methods for each data type.
    - make sure that all consolidation units have the same chart of accounts. if not, consider the mapping or transformation of the numbering of accounts.
    - consider the currency translation types for different groups of accounts in the balanse sheet (for example, fixed assets and equity - historical rate, retairned earnings - everage rate, non-monetary items - current rate etc.).
    - consider the kind of translation - periodic/cumulative for different data types and reports.
    - determine the set of consolidated reports as an output.
    - which custom characteristics you need to bring to the totals cube in order to get the reports needed?
    - which standard chars you'll have to customize and how exactly (bringing new attributes, customizing the std or creating the custom chars)
    - if you'll replace a standard char with a custom one, consider that some another chars may depend on the char to be replaced. it's especially true for a company code. if you use a custom char for a company, then you have to use the reference chars for partner company, investee company, allocation company etc.
    - will your consolidation units be one-dimension structure (by company) or it is a matrix one? if the latter, what is the second cons unit?
    - will the BCS functionality cover all your consolidation needs? if not, consider the workarounds. reclassification is to be considered as a tool # 1.
    It's just an incomplete introduction to the issues to be determined during a blue-print phase.
    Re: BCS in NW2004s
    Re: BCS - Data modelling KF question
    Re: BCS - Virtual Cube Query error
    Re: BCS- data basis
    Re: BCS - Virtual Cube problem
    Re: BCS - Consolidation group data
    check these links...
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem40bw/helpdata/en/67/f7e73ac6e7ec28e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
    Re: Synchronize Master Data between BCS and BW within the same SEM system
    /message/1508507#1508507 [original link is broken]
    http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-sem/dataflow-from-r3-to-sem-bcs-950671
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/6e01a04e-0a01-0010-dfbe-951c2c39d169 [original link is broken]
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/c4/9057475ca611d4b2e30050dadfb23f/frameset.htm
    Hareesh

  • Preparation for Consolidation in SEM-BCS.

    Hello All,
    I’m implementing SEM - BCS (BW-based). I have the following versions:
    - R/3: SAP ECC 6.0
    - BW: 7.0
    - SEM: 6.0
    What do I have to customize in R/3 in order to extract the correct data to BW?
    Do I have to do all the customization in transaction SPRO (Enterprise Controlling -> Integration: Preparation for Consolidation)?
    I know that I have to create the companies and assign them to the company codes. I also have to create group chart of accounts and assign it to the transactional chart of accounts.
    Can I do this in the account master data or do I have to have a Financial Statement Version for the Group?
    Is it necessary to maintain Transaction Types for Consolidation?
    Do I have to customize the Consolidation Staging Ledger and extract the data from here to BW?
    I think I have to customize all this, but because all this transactions are in EC-CS customizing and I want to implement SEM - BCS (in BW), I’m not sure if this is the right path.
    Can anyone help me?
    Regards,
    Helena

    Helena Coelho wrote:Helena Coelho wrote:Helena Coelho wrote:Helena Coelho wrote:
    GANSHA,
    what you are telling me is:
    - I don´t have to do the customization in ECC. The only thing I have to do is, identify the tables and extract the data I need to BW.
    But this way, how does the system know, which postings are from group companies or not?
    The company code in R/3 is equivalent to company (consolidation unit role) in BCS. The Group companies are created in BCS and the companies in BCS are under those group companies.
    If I were you, I would check whether Fiscal Year Variant is same across all company codes in R/3. I would also check whether parallel currencies are activated or not. Non-activation of parallel currency is not issue, but I will try to understand what are all the currencies involved and the currency translation flow.
    I have created the companies in ECC in order to fill the "Trading Partner" field in the master data ( vendor, customer and G/L accounts) and to use on FI postings.
    Yes, you have taken the right steps.   
    I have created the transaction types in ECC in order to use them on FI postings.
    None of this is necessary? I don’t have all the company codes in SAP, some of the data will be uploaded to BW by file.
    The transaction types in ECC are different from the transaction types (also known as Movement Types) in BCS. You will continue to maintain the FI transaction types.
    Regarding the chart of accounts, I don’t have a group chart of accounts. For what I understand there’s two ways:
    - creating a group chart of accounts in ECC and in BW will be available as part of the GL account master data
    or
    - creating Financial statement items for consolidation in ECC, Build a Financial Statement Version for the Group (linking the operational chart of accounts to the consolidation items).
    I think, this is the only way for me to use the consolidation staging ledger (totals table GLT3)? Or am I wrong?
    What you are telling me is that I don’t have to do this in ECC, but in BCS customizing?
    I’m confused ... please help me!!!
    Helena
    In your ECC, whether GLT3 table is activated? In many clients' companies, GLT3 table is not activated. The GL totals data is available in BSEG table.
    If you do not have Group COA/ Group GL accounts maintained now, there are many ways to get GL totals data with Group GL level info added. You have already mentioned the steps.
    One more method is create a custom mapping table of Operational GL accounts with Group GL accounts outside R/3 (to be maintained as part of BW) and make your R/3 GL totals data to flow thru this table, so that the final data in BW is available in both operational GL accounts and Group GL accounts. Developers will be able to help you.
    Edited by: GANSHA on Jan 11, 2008 8:39 AM

  • Difference between SAP BPC & SEM BCS

    Hi Gurus,
    What is the difference between SAP BPC & SEM BCS And throw some light on both?
    Thanks in Advance,
    Sandy.

    Hi Sandy,
    The functionality in BPC mainly 1) Planning   2) Consolidation
    1) Planning : You can have any type planning scenario.  Ex.: Sales planning.  Based on the actual previous data
    we will have some projection reports on the sales for future sales, so we can have planning scenario here . We can change
    the projections as per our requirement for any number of times.
    Ex 2: HR Planning.  Based on the market condition we have recruitment planning, based on the actual data (Existing Emp.)
    Ex 3: Accounts Expenditure planning like this we can have planning forecastings.
    2) Consolidations : We can consolidate the group company, companies with currency translations, allocations, Inter Unit
    eliminations, consolidated P&L accounts & Consolidated Balance Sheets are possible in this.
    But where as in BCS you can do only 2 part.  The first part is not possible.  Hence I personally suggest you to learn BPC NW
    it will be more useful.  BPC is now going to integrated with BO (Buss. Objects) also from 7.5 ver onwards.
    I hope this may help you.
    Regards,
    B.S.RAGHU

  • SEM-BCS: Merger

    Hello Experts,
    I have this scenario below:
    Two companies will be merging as one company. Both of these companies falls under the same consolidation group.
    We plan to use vertical or horizontal merger. However, its not found in the set of COI activity in SEM-BCS.
    Is it available in SEM-BCS?
    If so, please help provide helpful documentation.
    Thank you so much in advance for the big help.
    Regards,
    Krezel

    hi Krezelmina Adjad,
    <b>See the following links first:</b>
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/cfa4ba90-0201-0010-6480-ea9498dcfceb
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/98c4d590-0201-0010-e480-eca9942ffede
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/51ae9d90-0201-0010-92b9-82ef8e5458e7
    https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3ed09790-0201-0010-c28e-c639f87d40b9
    <b>BASICS OF BCS:</b>
    Basics of BCS modelling -
    Key figures -
    You are generally not permitted to change any properties of the key figures used in SEM-BCS. The only exceptions to this are options that affect the display in Business Explorer and the "Characteristic is document property" setting.
    If you want to use your own InfoObjects as key figures for totals records in the InfoCube, consider the following conditions:
    1. SEM-BCS supports four roles for key figures in the data stream for totals records: Value in group currency, value in local currency, in transaction currency and quantity. You can assign a maximum of four key figures in the data basis accordingly. If you include additional key figures in the InfoCube, these cannot be processed in the consolidation. You are not permitted to assign other roles, such as 'subassignment,' to key figures either.
    2. In SEM-BCS, the values are always stored periodically in the database. Furthermore, year-to-date values or non-cumulative values are not managed separately but result from cumulation in each case over the periods of the current fiscal year up to the current period. (This is a purely technical restriction. The consolidation functions greatly support the process with year-to-date values.) Therefore, you must define InfoObjects as cumulative values. Proceed according to the 0CS_TRN_GC, 0CS_TRN_LC, 0CS_TRN_TC, 0QUANTITY InfoObjects that are delivered.
    3. You cannot use referencing key figures in SEM-BCS. If you want to define a key figure with a reference, to transfer the technical properties of the referenced InfoObject identically, you can simply create this with a template instead. However, if you want to use the special BW function linked with referencing key figures (see the online documentation in the BW), enter the referencing key figures in the InfoCube, but assign the referenced key figures to the data basis.
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