Helping Hand Questions for C_S4FTR_2021

The required configuration step when implementing self-initiated payments (SIP) in the bank account ledger is assign account symbol to payment methods. Self-initiated payments (SIP) are payments that are initiated by users directly in Bank Account Management without reference to an underlying transaction. The bank account ledger is a function that allows you to manage bank accounts and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA by using a subledger approach. The required configuration step when implementing self-initiated payments (SIP) in the bank account ledger is assign account symbol to payment methods, which allows you to link a payment method with an account symbol that represents a G/L account or a bank subaccount in the bank account ledger. References:

You can use SAP Cash Application to improve the clearing automation for incoming payments. SAP Cash Application is a cloud-based service that uses machine learning to match incoming bank statement items with open receivables. It learns from past manual clearing actions and applies intelligent algorithms to propose matches with high accuracy. It also provides explanations for the proposed matches and allows users to confirm or reject them. References:

SAP Bank Communication Management with payment approval allows you to create and approve payment batches, merge payments into a single file, and send them to banks via SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity. The payment medium is created after the payment merge execution step, which combines payments from different sources into one file per bank and format. References:

The Take Snapshot Balance Sheet FX Risk SAP Fiori app is used to capture the data for FX balance sheet hedging. The data that is captured with this app includes balance sheet exposures and market data. The balance sheet exposures are the open items that are exposed to foreign currency risk. The market data are the exchange rates that are used to value the exposures and calculate the FX gains or losses. References: