CUSTOMIZING EXAMPLE

New Setup with Simple Finance Add-On, S/4HANA and Asset Accounting (New):
as per SAP Note 2220152 - Ledger approach and Asset Accounting (new): Alternative fiscal year variant for
parallel valuation

Transaction SPRO -> IMG

Some considerations before starting the customizing:

1. Leading Valuation: check the Fiscal Year Variant (FYV) of the Leading Ledger (LG)
2. Parallel Valuation: check what FYV you would like to assign to the parallel ledger group/Accounting
Principle. Which start/end date does this fiscal year variant have?
a. If the start/end date of the FYV is the same as the FYV of the leading ledger, then there is no
need for a non-representative ledger in the Ledger Group/Accounting Principle.
b. If however, the start/end date of the FYV is not the same as the FYV of the leading ledger, then
we need a non-representative ledger in the Ledger Group/Accounting Principle.
In this case, it is very important to note, that the Representative Ledger of this Ledger
Group/Accounting Principle (Parallel Valuation) must have assigned a fiscal year variant with the
same start and end date as the fiscal year variant of the leading ledger (LG) of the Leading
Valuation.
It is always the non-representative ledger in the same Ledger Group/Accounting Principle which
will get assigned the FYV with an alternative start and end!

Example:

Ledger group Representative FYV of the Additional FYV of the Accounting

ledger of ledger representative ledger of the additional principle
group ledger LG ledger
0L 0L K4 -- -- IFRS
N1X N1 K4 0T V9 N1X

For further information also see SAP Note 844029 - Inconsistent fiscal year variant with ledgers in the NewGL
which lists the restrictions, this note is still valid.
Step 1: Create and Define Settings for Ledgers

Read the IMG activity documentation for important information on this step:

The example in SAP Note 2220152 shows a Parallel Valuation with 2 Account Principles in relation to 1
alternative fiscal year variant: in this case 3 Ledgers are required in customizing, of which one is the leading
ledger.

3 Ledgers: 0L, N1, 0T

Company Code Settings (Fiscal Year Variant assignment) for the Ledger:
Leading Ledger 0L and Representative Ledger N1 have assigned the same fiscal year variant (K4)

Non-representative Ledger 0T has assigned the non-fiscal year/alternative fiscal year variant (V9)

Accounting Principle assigned to Ledger and Company Code

Leading Valuation, Leading Ledger 0L / Accounting Principle IFRS

Parallel Valuation, Representative Ledger N1 / Accounting Principle N1X

Parallel Valuation, Non-Representative Ledger 0T / Accounting Principle N1X

Step 2: Ledger - Define the Ledger Group

Read the IMG activity documentation for information on this step:

Ledger Assignment:
Where there is one ledger only in a ledger group, the system automatically assigns the ledger as a
Representative ledger. This is standard system behaviour. See also “IMG activity documentation”.
This step is the key customizing when an alternative fiscal year variant with parallel valuation is required:

You must assign the Representative Ledger to the Ledger that has a fiscal year variant assigned with the
same start and end date as the fiscal year variant of the Leading Ledger (in this example 0L) of the Leading
Valuation. In this example, this is Ledger N1, hence N1 is the Representative Ledger in Ledger Group N1X.
Step 3: Parallel Accounting – Define Accounting Principles

Step 4: Parallel Accounting – Assign Accounting Principles to Ledger Groups

Step 5: Define Chart of Depreciation – Assign Accounting Principles to Valuation

You have to define your chart of depreciation. Assign the accounting principles which you have defined in
your previous steps to the depreciation areas representing your leading and parallel valuation (Transaction
OADB).
REPORTING and Document Display in FI-AA after a Posting to an Asset

Two accounting principles are assigned to the chart of depreciation in asset accounting. Therefore the
system will generate for each valuating part a separate document that is valid only for the given accounting
principle.
As long as there is no restriction to the accounting principle or depreciation area during data entry of the
business process the system will create two different FI Documents, one each for the respective Account
Principle IFRS and N1X.
AW01N – Asset Explorer:
Entry View vs General Ledger View in the FI Document:

1. Account Principle IFRS (Leading Valuation) – Area 01

Depreciation area 01 represents the depreciation area of the leading valuation IFRS which carries APC values
and posts to general ledger.

Entry View (of Ledger Group 0L, Leading Valuation):

Change the view to General Ledger View -> press button “General Ledger View”
General Ledger View of the Ledger 0L (representative ledger of ledger group 0L, leading valuation):

AW01N: Periods displayed in IFRS Depreciation Area 01 are as per Representative Ledger 0L
(Leading Ledger) in Ledger Group 0L (FYV K4):
 2. Account Principle N1X (Parallel Valuation) – Area 31
Depreciation area 31 represents the depreciation area of the parallel valuation N1X which carries
APC values and posts to general ledger.

Entry View (of ledger group N1X, parallel valuation):

Change the view to General Ledger View -> press button “General Ledger View”
General Ledger View: Representative Ledger N1 of the Ledger Group N1X, parallel valuation:

Period (001) displayed is as per fiscal year variant K4 for the representative ledger of the parallel Valuation in
the FI Document (FB03).

See Additional Ledger of the Ledger Group -> press button ” Other Ledger”:

Here you can see the general ledger view of the non-representative ledger 0T of the ledger group N1X, the
parallel valuation.

Period (004) displayed is as per non-fiscal year/alternative fiscal year variant V9 for Parallel Valuation in the
FI Document (FB03).
AW01N: Periods displayed in Parallel Valuation Area 31 are as per Representative Ledger N1 in Ledger
Group N1X (FYV K4)

SE16: Journal Table ACDOCA

Summary:

In Asset Accounting the values are always portrayed to the assigned fiscal year variant of the representative
ledger of the valuation (accounting principle, ledger group).

To report your data and values by the alternative fiscal year variant which is assigned to your non-
representative ledger of the parallel valuation you have to use table ACDOCA exclusively for your value
evaluation. It is not possible to use the Asset Explorer or any other Reports in Asset Accounting.
GL Reporting
For Ledger Comparison follow the Menu Path in SAP Easy Access:
Accounting - Financial Accounting - General Ledger - Information System - General Ledger Reports (New) -
Financial Statement / Cash Flow - General - Actual/Actual Comparisons - Financial Statement: Ledger
Comparison

Same Drilldown Report can be found using Transaction FGI0 -> Report type: 0SAPLDCMP-01 [Ledger
Comparison]
This report allows you to compare and evaluate the values for both Ledgers that are assigned to the
Accounting Principle/Ledger Group for the Parallel Valuation.
Execute the report for the currency type and company code and selecting the following parameters in the
section “Report selections” (as per our example above):
• Ledger N1, Fiscal Year 2017, From Period 01, To Period 01
• Comparison Ledger 0T, Comparison Fiscal year 2017, Comparison Period From 01, Comparison
Period To 01

Select in section “Output type”: Classic drilldown report

As per our example posting outlined above, following will be the Report Output:
• For Ledger N1 the report will display posted values, yet no value will be shown in Period 01 for
Ledger 0T in the report.
• However, if you make a new selection for Ledger 0T and select Comparison Period From 04 and
Comparison Period To 04, the report will display the values for Ledger 0T in Period 04 also.

You can also display the Transaction Figures from within the same Report via Menu Path:
Goto – Call-up report… -> select “Transaction Figures: Account Balance”. With this report output and
depending on your selected Ledger, you can see in which period the values were actually posted.
Same Drilldown Report can be found using Transaction FGI0 -> Report type: 0SAPFS10-01 [Transaction
Figures: Account Balance].