Using SAP Content Network Business Packages (Optional)

When implementing planning in SAP Analytics Cloud, you should review the free business content packages available to you. These packages are prebuilt SAP Analytics Cloud elements for common business practices that can be used with your own data and customized to suit your specific business requirements.

In general, the business content for planning includes:

• Dimensions
• Planning models
• Stories
• Data actions
• Multi actions

In this lesson, we explore three of the business content network packages that are commonly used in planning:

1. Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA
2. Integrated Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA
3. Group Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA

You can import sample business content network packages from the Content Network if you have:

• Read and Maintain permissions for Lifecycle.
• Admin or BI Admin standard application role.

Administrators can access information on how to import business content network from the Content Network by going to Getting Business Content and Samples from the Content Network.

Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis (rFP&A) for SAP S/4HANA is the best content to consider if you are focused on external accounting and SAP S/4HANA integration.

In the Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis Suite for SAP S/4HANA, there are four best practice solutions:

1. Rapid Finance: Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA
2. Rapid Sales: Sales Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA
3. Rapid Workforce: Workforce Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA
4. Rapid Capital: Capital Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA

Overview information can be found at Rapid Financial Planning Analysis Suite for SAP S/4HANA (Best Practices).

Rapid FP&A Suite for SAP S/4HANA uses models with both a standard account dimension and measures. This offers flexibility and consistency across the rFP&A suite and includes local and global currency conversion.

The measures in the model include:

1. Flow_Opening_LC: The opening balance in local currency
2. Flow_Changing_LC: The change in local currency
3. Flow_Opening_GC: The opening balance in group currency
4. Flow_Changing_GC: The change in group currency

• The Account type dimension, which is displayed in the following example, includes G/L accounts. You can see that it has 705 different members and one hierarchy.
• The Organization type dimension includes company codes.

There are several calculated measures for fixed and variable costs in the model. There are also two conversion measures to convert from local to group currency.

Want to know more about the Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis Suite for SAP S/4HANA? The Implementer's Guide to Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA using SAP Analytics Cloud provides details for successful implementation.

Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) for SAP S/4HANA is the best content to consider if you are focused on management accounting.

IFP for SAP S/4HANA supports the integrated financial planning process including:

• Cost center
• Product cost
• Sales and profitability
• Capital expense
• P&L
• Balance sheet
• Cash flow planning
• Greenhouse gas emission planning

It can be integrated with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Integrated Planning, and SAP SuccessFactors.

Integrated Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA includes a Simulation Cockpit to perform what-if analysis for sample processes based on changes to drivers.

Overview information can be found at Integrated Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA.

Integrated Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA uses the SAP_FI_IFP_IM_FinancialStatement planning model.

Key measures in the model include:

1. Amount_LC: The local currency amount.
2. Amount_GC: The group currency amount.

• The Account type dimension, which is displayed in the following example, includes the flow members such as opening balance, changes, and closing balance. You can see that it has 48 different members and one hierarchy.
• The Organization type stores company codes.
• G/L Account is a Generic type dimension.

There are four calculated measures to display INC and LEQ values as positive numbers.

Group Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA is the best content to consider if you are focused on group reporting consolidated data.

Group Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA supports target setting and bottom-up planning processes including profit and loss (P&L) by profit center, P&L by partner, balance sheet, and balance sheet by partner planning. In the end, a complete group reporting plan, P&L, and balance sheet are derived.

Overview information can be found at Group Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA.

Group Financial Planning for SAP S/4HANA uses the SAP_FI_GFP_IM_GroupFinance planning model.

The measures in the model include:

1. Amount_LC: The local currency amount
2. Amount_GC: The group currency amount

• The Transaction Type dimension, which is displayed in the following example, includes transaction types such as opening balance, and net variation. You can see that it has 29 different members and one hierarchy.
• The Organization type stores consolidation units (legal subsidiaries).
• Financial statement (FS) item (similar to G/L accounts) is a Generic type dimension.

There are no calculated or converted measures in the model, however, you can add your own as required to meet your business requirements.

Detailed information on the model, stories, and available data actions can be viewed by going to Group Financial Planning - Content Elements.