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How-To Install SAP Best Practices Content 1SG

SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting (on premise)

HOW TO INSTALL BEST PRACTISES CONTENT 1SG

Applies to:
This guide applies to the following SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting version 1909
higher versions.

REVISION HISTORY

Date Description
//2020 Initial Version
29.04.2022 Version V4

Purpose:
This document is created to help customers and partners to install the SAP Best Practices (BP) content 1SG.
This is not mandatory but recommended for version 1909 and higher. Refer to SAP Note 2659672.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 4
2. GETTING THE MOST RECENT SAP BEST PRACTICES CONTENT .......................................... 4
3. IMPORTING SOLUTIONS FROM SAP BEST PRACTICES CONTENT ....................................... 4
4. DEFINING SCOPE OF YOUR SOLUTION ................................................................................... 6
4.1 Open solution builder ................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Create your own copy ................................................................................................................ 6
4.3 Define the scope ......................................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Import Installation Data .............................................................................................................. 7
4.5 Change / Create Customer solution........................................................................................... 8
5. ACTIVATING SOLUTION............................................................................................................. 8
5.1 Check chart of accounts ............................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Changing Group Currency ......................................................................................................... 9
5.3 Check client settings .................................................................................................................. 9
5.4 Implementation Assistant .........................................................................................................10

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Background Information: (optional)

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
To run group reporting for SAP S/4HANA 1909, SAP recommends to install the BP content (scope item
1SG) for the solution. You can make configuration settings in Customizing for SAP S/4HANA for Group
Reporting (IMG) after that.

2. GETTING THE MOST RECENT SAP BEST PRACTICES CONTENT

This step is recommended, but not mandatory! Check SAP Note 2776548 if there is a more recent
content version available.
Getting the Most Recent SAP Best Practices Content

3. IMPORTING SOLUTIONS FROM SAP BEST PRACTICES CONTENT

Follow the steps as described in the guide.

Importing solutions from SAP Best Practice Content

Transaction: /n/SMB/BBI Solution Builder

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Select S4HANA1909 and the corresponding country version. (Example in screen below)
*The screenshots here are taken from OP1909 but the same steps are also valid for later version.

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 4. DEFINING SCOPE OF YOUR SOLUTION

Follow the steps as described in the guide.

Defining scope of your solution

4.1 Open solution builder

Transaction: /n/SMB/BBI Solution Builder

4.2 Create your own copy

Copy to Customer Solution e.g. <Z_MY_SOLUTION_GROUP_REPORTING>

After your solution is copied, please ensure your solution is your favorite solution. (Select the solution
and in toolbox, choose the "Favorite" button)

4.3 Define the scope

Ex. Customer Solution <Z_MY_SOLUTION_GROUP_REPORTING>
Change solution and
Deactivate all, except scope item <XX_1SG_OP>

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 Note:
Before doing so, check standard content for scope item <XX_1SG_OP> to ensure that all relevant
building blocks /1TR, 1TS…) are assigned to the scope item.

4.4 Import Installation Data

Transactioncode: /n/SMB/BBI Solution Builder
From menu, choose Import->Installation Data->From reference content and select the correct fie.

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 4.5 Change / Create Customer solution
Transaction: /n/SMB/SCOPE
Create Customer Solution

Save and then choose the button <Update Customer Solution Structure>
A log is shown.

5. ACTIVATING SOLUTION
Follow the steps as described in the guide.
Activate your solution

5.1 Check chart of accounts

Login in <English>!!!!
Before activation, check whether chart of accounts YCOA exists in the system/client. If not,
create chart of accounts YCOA. This is a predefined setting in the content. Use
transactioncode OB13.

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 5.2 Changing Group Currency
Group currency can be changed from USD to another currency like this:

5.3 Check client settings

Use Transaction SCC4
Remark: CATT and ECATT restrictions: eCATT and CATT allowed

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 5.4 Implementation Assistant
Transaction: n/SMB/BBI Solution Builder

Then press button <Implementation Assistant>.

Press button < Activation>

Supplemental Data: can remain empty

Input requests or generate requests

After activation this picture should be available, showing only green checkmarks:

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