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Lease Accounting
Lease Accounting
Appliance
March 2023 (V1.7)
English
1 Introduction 4
1.1 Where Can This Script Be Used? 4
1.1 April 2021 Adapted and released for customer 2020 FPS01
1.2 July 2021 Adapted and released for customer 2020 FPS02
1.3 December 2021 Adapted and released for customer 2021 FPS00
1.4 April 2022 Adapted and released for customer 2021 FPS01
1.5 July 2022 Adapted and released for customer 2021 FPS02
1.6 December 2022 Adapted and released for customer 2022 SP00
1.7 March 2023 Adapted and released for customer 2022 FPS01
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1 Introduction
The appliance can be brought up in two ways, and the demo scenario in this script is largely the same for both:
1. Via SAP Cloud Appliance Library (hosted on cloud providers)
You need a cloud provider account at AWS, MS Azure, or GCP. With this, you can deploy the appliance within 1-2 hours from
https://cal.sap.com > Solutions > SAP S/4HANA <your release> Fully-Activated Appliance.
2. Via installing it on your own on-premise hardware.
You need to provide your own hardware, and order & install the appliance as explained in SAP Note 2041140.
If you are new to the SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance, introductory information can be found here:
https://blogs.sap.com/2018/12/12/sap-s4hana-fully-activated-appliance-create-your-sap-s4hana-1809-system-in-a-fraction-of-
the-usual-setup-time/
Important:
Before you start your demo, please read SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance: Demo Scripts for information about necessary
preparations, especially any post-deployment steps to ensure the full functionality of your appliance. These steps are covered in
sections:
B) General Remarks
C) Post-deployment Steps
D) Log-on to the system
Besides this, you will also find links to all demo scripts on this page.
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2 Demo Story: Lease-In Accounting
Lease contracts describe contractual agreements between two partners: the lessor and the lessee. The lessor is the owner of an
asset, whereas the lessee has a right to use this asset during the period agreed in the lease contract. For the use of the asset, the
lessee must pay lease payments, which are agreed to in the lease contract.
This scope item helps you standardize and automate your lease-in credit contract management activities for real estate,
machinery, equipment, vehicles, and computer hardware.
You can easily create new contracts, execute periodic and valuation postings for existing contracts.
You can change the supplier of an existing contract and run reports of your existing contracts as part of your daily business.
You can create reminder rules for every contract, such as to check contract conditions, the contract term or renewal options,
helping you save time and effort while freeing up capacity for more strategic tasks.
Leveraging the reporting functions enables you to make better and more informed lease management decisions.
This document provides a detailed procedure for testing this scope item, reflecting the predefined scope of the solution. Each
process step, report, or item is covered in its own section, providing the system interactions (test steps) in a table view. Steps that
are not in scope of the process but are needed for testing are marked accordingly. Project-specific steps must be added.
• Note – This demo story is based on the SAP Best Practices Scope Item 1T6_US, Lease-In Accounting.
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
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Contract Name:
Vehicle #1
Business Partner:
17300001
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Use the following
selection options to
select the correct role.
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Choose Apply.
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In the Terms section of
the Conditions tab,
choose the Display or
Change Term for
Posting button.
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In the Select
Withholding Tax Data
of Partner view, choose
Continue.
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Choose the Back to
Conditions button.
Choose Insert
Condition(s) to select
the Condition Type of
your contract.
Condition purpose:
<statistical>
Unit price: 400
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In the Resubmission
tab, choose Create
Reminder Rule and
choose one reminder
rule type (for example,
Before End of Term).
Reminder rule:
<Select a
reminder rule>
Resubmission reason:
<Select a reason>
Choose Save.
Choose Activate.
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A confirmation
message displays.
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Password: Welcome1
Navigate to the Leasing
Valuation section and
choose the Manage
Contract Valuation app
from the Valuation
Processing group.
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Acc. Acc. Prinp.
OL)
If an informational
valuation rule is
selected, there is no
posting in FI or CO and
only RE documents will
be created.
Object: COB 0010
Vehicle #1
Start of consideration:
<Your Contract
Start date (is
already in)>
Interest rate: 7% (is
added)
Val. Behavior: 3 new
Start (is already
in)
Acct. Assignment: <as
object (is
already in)>
Choose Rule complete
to complete the
valuation rule.
Choose Save.
An asset number was
created. You can copy
this for future
reference.
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2.2 Periodic Posting
Navigate to the
Accounts Payable-
Leasing section and
choose the Periodic
Posting: Contracts app
from the Journal
Entries group.
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Push E n t e r after you
enter the month and
year of the Posting
Run.
Choose Back to go
back.
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2.2.2 Periodic Posting – Execution
In this activity, you can execute the periodic posting of an existing contract as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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Choose Back to go
back.
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Month for Post Run:
<First month of
the start date of
your contract -
01>
Year of Post Run:
<Year of the
start date of
your contract –
2022>
Posting Run Mode:
Simulation
In case of an error
check the error log.
Mandatory fields of an
asset might be missing
(e.g. cost center).
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Note:
If an informational
valuation rule is
selected in the
contract, there is no
posting in FI or CO.
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Choose Back to go
back.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Execute:
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Back to return to
previous view.
Choose Return to go
back.
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Open the Fiori
Launchpad as a
Contract Specialist –
Leasing.
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Password: Welcome1
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
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The status of the
Valuation Rule is
Incomplete, and the
Valuation is Open.
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Choose Save.
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2.4.2 New Condition
In this activity, you can change an existing contract as part of your daily business.
To reflect the sub-lease-contract during asset capitalization, it is required to enter the total amount of rent income as statistical
condition (Condition type LG50) on the head-lease contract (Asset retirement). This condition will reduce the asset capitalization.
Refer to the procedures below for this operation.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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Choose Insert
Condition(s) to select
the new conditions of
your contract.
Choose Apply.
Choose Simulate to
simulate the cash flow.
Then, choose To
Conditions to go back
to the Conditions tab.
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Choose Save.
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The status of the
Valuation Rule is
Incomplete and the
Valuation is Open.
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Choose Save for the
subsequent valuation
to be calculated
automatically.
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Choose Simulate
Valuation to simulate
the valuation.
Choose Perform
Valuation to run the
valuation.
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Choose Save.
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
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Select the condition
you want to change.
Choose Simulate to
simulate the cash flow.
Choose Enter.
Choose Save.
A confirmation
message at the bottom
displays.
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The status of the
Valuation Rule is
Incomplete, and the
Valuation is Open.
Confirm by choosing
Yes.
Go back in the
Valuation Parameters
tab and delete the last
time slice.
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Choose Save for the
subsequent valuation
to be calculated
automatically.
Choose Simulate
Valuation to simulate
the valuation.
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Choose Perform
Valuation to run the
valuation.
Choose Save.
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Open the Fiori
Launchpad as a
Contract Valuation
Specialist – Leasing.
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Password: Welcome1
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Choose Save.
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Open the Fiori
Launchpad as a
Contract Specialist –
Leasing.
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Password: Welcome1
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
Choose Partners.
Choose Edit to change
between Display and
Change mode.
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Choose Assign New
Partner.
Choose Supplier
(Fin.Accounting).
Choose Continue.
Choose Copy.
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Make the following
entry and after push
Enter:
Start of relationship:
07/01/2022.
Choose Conditions.
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Valid From:
07/01/2022
Partner: 17300002
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Follow the above steps
and change the validity
in Withholding Tax
Under Terms, in
Conditions.
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Valid From:
07/01/2022
The withholding
partner data was
added. Press Continue.
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2.6 Adjustment
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Open the Fiori
Launchpad as a
Contract Specialist –
Leasing.
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Password: Welcome1
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
Choose Adjustment.
Choose Conditions
next to Free -
Modifiable.
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Choose Save.
Choose Simulate
Adjustment.
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Adjustment reason:
Standard
In the screen
Parameters of Free
Adjustment, input one
of the parameters for
free adjustment and
choose Continue.
In the screen
Adjustment Record,
choose Continue.
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In the screen
Adjustment Data for
Condition, choose
Continue.
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Change Object.
Company Code: 1710
Contract:
1200000000041
Choose Adjustment.
Choose Conditions.
Choose
Execute/Continue
Adjustment.
Make the following
entries and choose
Continue in screen
Adjustment
Parameters.
In the screen
Parameters of Free
Adjustment, input one
of the parameters for
free adjustment and
choose Continue.
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In the screen
Adjustment Record,
choose Activate
adjustment.
Choose Execute
Simulation.
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In the screen
Adjustment Record,
choose Continue.
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2.6.2 Index Adjustment
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
Choose Adjustment.
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Choose Unlink from
Customizing and
maintain your data.
Choose Conditions.
Choose Assign Free
Condition(s) to assign
one of the conditions of
the contract.
Choose Save.
Choose Simulate
Adjustment. Make the
following entries and
choose Continue in
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view Adjustment
Parameters.
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In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
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Choose Adjustment.
Choose Conditions.
Choose
Execute/Continue
Adjustment.
Make the following
entries and choose
Continue in screen
Adjustment
Parameters.
In the screen
Adjustment Record,
choose Activate
adjustment.
Choose Execute
Simulation.
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In the screen
Adjustment Record,
choose Continue.
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2.7 Report Contract
Choose Execute:
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2.7.2 Report: Valuation Rules
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
Activity: <Change>
Choose Execute.
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2.7.3 Report: Condition Specific Valuation Rules
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
Activity: <Change>
Choose Execute.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Execute:
Company Code: 1710
Contract: your contract
number for example
1200000000041, if
left empty it will apply
for all.
Output: <Choose
between Process
and Cash flow>
Choose Execute.
Note:
If an informational
valuation rule is
selected in the
contract, there is no
posting in FI or CO.
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2.7.5 Report: Valuation cockpit
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.6 Report: Business Partners for Contracts
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.7 Report: Objects for Contracts
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.8 Report: Term
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.9 Report: Reminder Dates
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.10 Report: Posted Documents for Contracts
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
Navigate to the
Accounts Payable-
Leasing section and
choose Item Overview
app from the Insights
group.
Choose Execute.
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2.7.11 Report: Reclassification
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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2.7.12 Report: Liabilities Grading
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
Start Date:
01/01/2022
Sort Method: SAP(EU
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Choose Execute.
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Make the following
entries and press
Execute:
Company Code: 1710
Contract: your contract
number for example:
1200000000041
Note: If left empty it
will apply for all.
Choose Execute.
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2.7.14 Report: Documents for Contracts
In this activity, you run a report of existing contracts as part of your daily business.
To execute this activity, go step by step through the table.
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Make the following
entries and press
Execute:
Company Code: 1710
Contract: your contract
number for example
1200000000041
Note: If left empty it
will apply for all.
In the Accounts
Payable – Leasing
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section, choose the
Manage Contract app
from the Quick Access
group.
Choose Save.
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2.9 Technical Transactions
Choose Execute.
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Navigate to the
Administration-Leasing
section and choose the
Cash Flow Update for
Contract app.
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Navigate to the
Administration-Leasing
section and choose the
Worklist: Update
Objects app.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Execute:
Person responsible:
S4H_FIN_DEM
Display selection list:
<selected>
Navigate to the
Administration-Leasing
section and choose the
Worklist: Update
Objects app.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Execute:
Person responsible:
<Own user ID>
Update immediately:
<selected>
Navigate to the
Administration -
Leasing section and
choose the Analyze
Logs app.
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Make the following
entries and choose
Execute:
User: S4H_FIN_DEM
Note: It is
recommended to
create a new contract,
with no postings for
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this step. If postings
have been made,
deactivation is not
possible.
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This concludes our demo guide for “Lease-In Accounting” which reviews the process to standardize and automate your lease-in
credit contract management activities for real estate, machinery, equipment, vehicles, and computer hardware.
Each process step, report, or item is covered in its own section, providing the system interactions (test steps) in a table view. This
demo story is based on the SAP Best Practices Scope Item 1T6_US, Lease-In Accounting.
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