Academy · Finance · 300 Professional
Central Finance: Replicating ECC and Non-SAP Postings into S/4HANA and Reconciling the Result
Explains SAP S/4HANA for central finance as a finance-first or coexistence route: SLT-based replication from SAP ECC and non-SAP sources, key and value mapping with MDG, AIF error handling, and Central Payments. Its main deliverable is a reconciliation and test approach that proves the central ledger matches every source, worked through the Central Finance design Contoso evaluated before choosing a system conversion.
- 60 minutes
- 6 lessons + quiz
- Finance Practitioner, Solution Architect, Data Migration Specialist, Test Lead / Test Manager
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain when Central Finance fits a transition strategy
- Describe replication, the initial load and error handling
- Use MDG-based key and value mapping for master data
- Reconcile source and central ledgers
- Test Central Payments and the processes that move centrally
Sources and further reading
- Central Finance lessons learned: initial load and real-time replication · SAP Community
- SAP Central Finance: using AIF effectively · SAP Community
- Central Finance tips and tricks 6: managing AIF errors · SAP Community
- Key mapping challenges for Central Finance integrated to MDG-F hub · SAP Community
- Best practices for master data mapping in Central Finance · SAPinsider
- Central Payments in SAP S/4HANA Central Finance · SAP Community
- Central payment and clearing options in Central Finance · SAP Community
- Improve the auditability of your SAP S/4HANA for Central Finance foundation solution · SAPinsider