Demo & Training: Rapid Financial Planning & Analysis for SAP S/4HANA – incl FP&A, Sales, Workforce

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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• For general topics, feel free to comment on the Rapid FP&A blog or at the LinkedIn group
• For individual requests, please send an email to Rapid_FPA@sap.com

Check out Rapid FP&A training related to the three core Financial Statements in SAP S/4HANA

• Session 1 and 2 are available now on the Rapid FP&A WorkZone, along with the presentation deck
  • If you don’t have access, please email Rapid_FPA@SAP.com and SAP will invite you
• Session 3 webinar event link for Cash Flow (via Teams)
• Session 4 webinar event link for Q&A about the three earlier sessions (via Teams)

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