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  1. Use Multiple FI Functions to Manage and Calculate Accounts Receivable Item Interest on an Ad Hoc Basis

    Have you ever asked the following question: Do you charge interest on overdue receivables? Was the reply that you received similar to this response: Not always, but we want the ability to do so at any given time. With some behind-the-scenes configuration across a few areas of the FI modules within SAP ERP and some...…

  2. Use Customer Evaluation Reports to Improve Your Accounts Receivable Team’s Efficiency

    See how, why, and where you can configure customer evaluations to improve your standard SAP system reporting for your Accounts Receivable team. Key Concept Customer evaluation reports are located within the Accounts Receivable (AR) standard reports. When users do not have access to SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) or SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver...…

  3. Enhance Your Visualization and Analytical Capabilities for Accounts Receivable Aging Using SAP Lumira

    Learn how a Fortune 500 company leveraged the visualization and ad hoc analytical capabilities of SAP Lumira to get a holistic view of its Accounts Receivable (A/R) and plan for effective remedial action to shorten the receivables cycle. Key Concept SAP Lumira takes SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) self-service to a different level by making...…

  4. Accelerating Accounts Receivable with Automation from Serrala

    Finance teams face pressure to improve efficiency and accuracy in essential functions like accounts payable and receivable, yet many still rely on outdated manual workflows; automation solutions like Serrala’s Alevate AR can streamline these processes, as evidenced by M. Brashem Inc.’s transformation from manual to automated systems.

  5. Proven Techniques to Optimize the Accounts Receivables Process

    Click Here to View Session Deck This session walks through four essential practices to increase the efficiency of accounts receivables management, including insight into: What’s new with SAP S/4HANA, AI-powered cash application, including the advanced rules engine, with SAP Cash Application software, lessons to streamline various accounts receivables processes, from tracing open items to checking...…

  6. Increasing Financial Intelligence through AI-powered Accounts Receivable

    Finance and accounting teams are under significant pressure with 2025 on the horizon. Leaders want more real-time insights to help them make better decisions. These insights must come with the ability to act on them, which financial teams need to deliver while also managing the rest of their many responsibilities. To meet these goals, many…

  7. FI-CA or FI-AR: Which Module Best Fits Your Needs?

    Although both Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) and Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA) track accounts receivable transactions, there are important differences between the two modules. The author compares your options and presents the benefits and drawbacks of each. Glossary A business partner is a customer within FI-CA. The business partner contains central data such as name,...…

  8. SAP S/4HANA Finance: Understand the Different Options and Nuances of Enabling Parallel Accounting in New Asset Accounting

    Learn about the configuration options available in SAP S/4HANA Finance to set up parallel accounting aligned to different accounting principles, especially when you are migrating from classic Asset Accounting (FI-AA), a parallel accounts approach, to the new FI-AA module. Key Concept The SAP S/4HANA Finance system provides a transparent, real-time, optimized IT solution for implementation...…

  9. Understand the Concepts of Event Detail Record Management

    Understand the meaning of an event detail record and the role it plays in the handling of high-volume billing scenarios by the mass billing or invoicing solution of SAP ERP 6.0. The solution is an extension to the SAP Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable component of SAP ERP. Key Concept An event detail record (EDR)...…

  10. Use Down Payment Chain Functionality to Improve Efficiency of Tracking Contractual Events

    Track contractual events that occur in long-term projects with the down payment chain functionality in FI. Walk through the end-to-end configuration of the functionality supported by process steps with an example. Key Concept SAP’s down payment chains functionality groups all the accounting documents that belong to one contract. It also allows you to structure the...…