C_S4FTR_2023 SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Treasury Questions and Answers

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:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The financial account types that require rate type CLOSING when using currency conversion in a planning model are assets (AST) and liabilities (LEQ). A financial account type is a parameter that defines the nature of a financial transaction or position in the planning model, such as assets, liabilities, income, or expense. A rate type is a parameter that defines the exchange rate type that is used for currency conversion in the planning model, such as average rate or closing rate. The financial account types that require rate type CLOSING for currency conversion are assets (AST) and liabilities (LEQ), which represent balance sheet items that are converted at the closing rate of the period. References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The settings that can be configured to generate outgoing correspondence are transaction type, product type, and processing category. Transaction type defines the business operation of a financial transaction, such as spot, forward, or swap. Product type defines the characteristics and attributes of a financial instrument, such as money market, foreign exchange, or securities. Processing category defines the business process steps for a financial transaction, such as valuation, settlement, or interest calculation. These settings determine the correspondence rules and templates that are used to create and send correspondence to counterparties or banks.Verified References: [Correspondence Overview], [Correspondence Configuration Guide]

The methods that are available to capture characteristic values in the analysis structure for the trade (financial object) are manual input and derivation strategy. A characteristic value is a parameter that defines a specific attribute of a financial transaction or position, such as product type, currency, or maturity date. An analysis structure is a parameter that defines how financial transactions and positions are analyzed and valued for market risk purposes in Market Risk Analyzer. A trade (financial object) is a parameter that represents a financial transaction or position in Market Risk Analyzer. The methods that are available to capture characteristic values in the analysis structure for the trade (financial object) are manual input, which allows you to enter characteristic values manually when creating or changing a trade; and derivation strategy, which allows you to derive characteristic values automatically from various sources, such as master data, transaction data, or customizing tables. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_S4HANA_FINANCE_FOR_TREASURY_AND_RISK_MANAGEMENT/en-US

You initiate the review process for bank accounts in the Review Bank Accounts app, where you can select the bank accounts that need to be reviewed and send them to the approvers. The approvers can then use the My Sent Requests - For Bank Accounts app to approve or reject the review requests. Verified References: Review Bank Accounts, My Sent Requests - For Bank Accounts

The planned record update strategies that are available for variable interest rate security instruments are update with configured interest rate and zero update, assign 0. A planned record update strategy is a setting that determines the value to be used for displaying the variable interest rate flows that have not yet been adjusted in the cash flow. A variable interest rate security instrument is a type of security instrument that has an interest rate that changes periodically based on an underlying reference rate, such as LIBOR or SOFR. The planned record update strategies that are available for variable interest rate security instruments are update with configured interest rate, which uses a predefined interest rate for displaying variable interest rate flows; and zero update, assign 0, which assigns zero value for displaying variable interest rate flows.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The additional account assignments that are available for differentiating treasury positions are profit center, internal order, and WBS element. Treasury positions are financial transactions that are managed by Treasury and Risk Management module. You can use additional account assignments to differentiate treasury positions based on various criteria, such as cost center, profit center, internal order, fund, or WBS element. These account assignments allow you to allocate costs and revenues to different accounting objects and perform segment reporting or profitability analysis.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en -US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The benefits that you can achieve when you use the results database for Market Risk Analyzer are: Separate the calculation of key figures from reporting, which means that you can store the calculated key figures in the results database and use them for reporting without recalculating them. Combine sensitivity per basis point and net present value in one report, which means that you can display both key figures in the same report and analyze the impact of interest rate changes on the market value of your portfolio.Verified References: [Results Database Overview], [Results Database Configuration Guide]

The parameters that are driven by the hedging profile when defining a hedging area for SAP Hedge Management application for foreign exchange (FX) and hedge accounting functionality are designation types and effectiveness test method. A hedging profile is a parameter that defines the characteristics and settings for hedge accounting in a hedging area. A hedging area is an organizational unit that groups together financial transactions that are hedged against specific risks. The parameters that are driven by the hedging profile are designation types, which define how hedged items and hedging instruments are designated for hedge accounting; and effectiveness test method, which defines how the effectiveness of hedge relationships is measured and documented.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The types of hedging area are reference-based and risk-based. Reference-based hedging area means that the hedging area is defined by a reference object, such as a company code, a profit center, or a segment. Risk-based hedging area means that the hedging area is defined by a risk category, such as foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, or commodity price risk.Verified References: [Hedging Area Overview], [Hedging Area Configuration Guide]

The configuration steps that you must do to activate the single transaction check functionality are configure the automatic financial object integration, activate the integrated default risk limit check, and define at least one single-transaction-check product. The single transaction check functionality is a feature of Credit Risk Analyzer that allows you to check whether a financial transaction exceeds the predefined credit limit for a business partner before posting it. The configuration steps that you must do to activate the single transaction check functionality are configure the automatic financial object integration, which allows you to integrate financial transactions from source applications such as Treasury and Risk Management or Financial Accounting; activate the integrated default risk limit check, which allows you to perform online limit checks for financial transactions based on various criteria, such as rating, country, or industry; and define at least one single-transaction-check product, which defines the characteristics and settings for single transaction checks, such as product type, risk category, or limit type.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The option that you would choose to save your private version of your liquidity planning sheet in SAP Analytics Cloud with a different category under a new public version is publish as. A liquidity planning sheet is a function that allows you to create and maintain liquidity plans based on various data sources, such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, or Treasury. SAP Analytics Cloud is a cloud-based service that allows you to perform data analysis and visualization for various scenarios and applications. The option that you would choose to save your private version of your liquidity planning sheet in SAP Analytics Cloud with a different category under a new public version is publish as, which allows you to create a new public version of your liquidity planning sheet with a different name and category than your private version.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_ANALYTICS_CLOUD/en-US

To set up the SAP Business Workflow for Bank Account Management, you need to perform three steps: activate a workflow template, define approvers, and define a release strategy. The workflow template defines the process flow and the tasks for approving bank account changes. The approvers are the users who are responsible for reviewing and approving the bank account changes. The release strategy defines the conditions and rules for triggering the workflow and assigning the approvers.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The account dimension in your liquidity planning model is liquidity item. A liquidity planning model is a function that allows you to create and maintain liquidity plans based on various data sources, such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, or Treasury. A liquidity item is a parameter that represents an account dimension in the liquidity planning model. A liquidity item defines how cash flows are classified andaggregated in the liquidity plan according to various criteria, such as cash flow type, currency, or bank account.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

Some ways to get data to SAP Analytics Cloud are live connection and replication. Live connection is a method that allows you to connect to a data source without importing any data into SAP Analytics Cloud. You can access and analyze the data in real time without any latency or duplication. Replication is a method that allows you to import data from a data source into SAP Analytics Cloud. You can store and manipulate the data in SAP Analytics Cloud without affecting the original data source.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/00f68c2e08b941f081002fd3691d86a7/release/en-US/3e0c46ebdbbb41e08dbbfdb10d329db0.html

The elements that control account determination for Transaction Manager deals are update type, condition type, and account assignment reference. Update type defines the business meaning of a cash flow, such as principal payment, interest payment, or valuation result. Condition type defines the calculation rule for a cash flow, such as fixed rate, variable rate, or exchange rate. Account assignment reference defines the account assignment objects for a cash flow, such as company code, business area, or profit center.Verified References: [Account Determination Overview], [Account Determination Configuration Guide]

The parameter that determines if payments in the payment run are routed through SAP Bank Communication Management is payment method. SAP Bank Communication Management is a function that allows you to monitor and control outgoing payments and bank statements in a centralized way. The payment method is a setting that defines the characteristics and processing rules for payments, such as bank transfer, check, or direct debit. The payment method determines whether the payments in the payment run are routed through SAP Bank Communication Management for approval and status tracking by using the payment medium format or the payment medium workbench.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

The fields of the input file that are part of the bank cash balance update when you maintain the connectivity path for remote bank accounts are value date and account ID. A connectivity path is a parameter that defines how data from remote systems or source applications are transferred into SAP S/4HANA for cash management purposes. A remote bank account is a bank account that resides in a non-SAP system or an SAP system other than SAP S/4HANA. A bank cash balance update is a function that allows you to update the cash balance of remote bank accounts based on an input file from external sources. The fields of the input file that are part of the bank cash balance update when you maintain the connectivity path for remote bank accounts are value date, which defines the date on which the cash balance is valid; and account ID, which defines the identification of the remote bank account. References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_S4HANA_FINANCE_FOR_CASH_MANAGEMENT/en-US

The characteristics of a current-account style transaction are capitalized interest condition, scaled interest condition, and increase/decrease amounts. A current-account style transaction is a type of money market transaction that represents a deposit or loan instrument with variable interest rates and flexible repayment terms. The characteristics of a current-account style transaction are capitalized interest condition, which defines whether the interest amount is added to the principal amount at the end of each interest period; scaled interest condition, which defines whether the interest rate changes according to the principal amount; and increase/decrease amounts, which allow you to change the principal amount during the life cycle of the transaction.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The bank account revision process can be configured with three options: activate sequentially, activate via workflow, and activate via dual control. These options determine how the bank account changes are approved and activated by the reviewers. The activate sequentially option allows the reviewers to approve the changes in a predefined sequence. The activate via workflow option allows the reviewers to approve the changes in parallel or in a flexible sequence using SAP Business Workflow. The activate via dual control option allows the reviewers to approve the changes in parallel using a two-factor authorization method.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The approval sequence that you will implement in Bank Account Management for creating a two-step approval process where all payment approver groups receive the workflow approval request at the same time is non-sequential approval pattern. Bank Account Management is a function that allows you to create and maintain bank accounts and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA. An approval sequence is a setting that defines the order and conditions for approving a bank account change request by using workflows. A non-sequential approval pattern is a type of approval sequence that allows multiple approver groups to approve a change request simultaneously without any dependency.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html