Blog updated: 12 June, 2023
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The
Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA suite is a collection of three, Best Practice models built by SAP Services in North America using the New Model in SAP Analytics Cloud. You can take a look for yourself in the FREE demo/training sessions below.
You can also
download the FREE content from SAP Analytics Cloud now, with our next upgrade released planned for May 2023.
The Rapid FP&A content is focused on the Corporate FP&A role under the CFO office.
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Check out Rapid FP&A training related to the three core Financial Statements in SAP S/4HANA
The quarterly upgrade release came out on May 17, 2023.
The
presentation for the
webinar above and the PDF is on the Rapid FP&A WorkZone. Access "the Zone" now to see all historical webinars and get the latest presentation decks.
If you don't have access, please email
Rapid_FPA@SAP.com and SAP will invite you
Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S4/HANA - Suite: FP&A, Sales, Workforce
- This event is finished, but you can email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com to be invited to the Rapid FP&A Work Zone, where you will get recordings and presentations. Or, if invited already, please enter your Rapid FP&A Work Zone
Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S4/HANA - Suite: FP&A, Sales, Workforce
- In this special two-hour PartnerEdge session for partners, you will see a demo of all three Rapid FP&A models, focusing on implementation concepts.
- You can see the SAP PartnerEdge webinar event HERE
- If you do not have PartnerEdge access, you can email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com to be invited to the Rapid FP&A Work Zone, where you will get recordings and presentations. Or, if invited already, please enter your Rapid FP&A Work Zone
Rapid Workforce Planning & Analysis for SAP S4/HANA - 1 of the 3 Rapid FP&A models
- This event is finished, but you can email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com to be invited to the Rapid FP&A Work Zone, where you will get recordings and presentations. Or, if invited already, please enter your Rapid FP&A Work Zone
Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S4/HANA - 1 of the 3 Rapid FP&A models
- This event is finished, but you can email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com to be invited to the Rapid FP&A Work Zone, where you will get recordings and presentations. Or, if invited already, please enter your Rapid FP&A Work Zone
Rapid Sales Planning & Analysis for SAP S4/HANA - 1 of the 3 Rapid FP&A models
- This event is finished, but you can email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com to be invited to the Rapid FP&A Work Zone, where you will get recordings and presentations.
- Or, if invited already, please enter here for a recording and presentation materials: Rapid FP&A Work Zone
- Discover how Rapid Sales solution works - with a specific focus on Analytics - and get a sneak peek into new features coming in Feb 2023
Rapid FP&A suite is distinguished by:
- Best Practices out of SAP North America Services/Consulting
- Positioned at Corporate FP&A scenarios under the CFO Office
- Focus on making sure internal plans meet external market/analyst expectations
- Common modeling across all three models using SAC's New Model Type
- G/L Accounts in a Standard Account dimension
- Access to Account formulas, Measure formulas, and Advanced formulas in all models
- Model Structure Priority = Account (over Measures) in all models
- Unique, user-friendly Account dimensions in each model
- Sales Volume ("quantity") modeled as an Account (rather than as a Measure)
- Input in the base unit of measure and powerful analytics in a standard unit of measure
- Workforce Planning integrated into both SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors, plus the top-level FP&A model
- Rolling periods and simplified time selection in all Stories in all Models
- Standard SAC methods for sign flip, currency conversion, and flow/movements
- Endorsed by both SAP S/4 Product Management and SAC Product Management