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Recap: Key Highlights from SAP Sapphire 2025 ...

At SAP Sapphire 2025, one thing was clear: finance teams are leading the next wave of enterprise transformation.

✔️ From AI-powered automation in SAP S/4HANA to deeper planning integration in SAP Analytics Cloud
✔️ From real-time ESG reporting with the Green Ledger to strategic insights from global CFOs

The message was consistent — finance is evolving from record-keeping to value creation.

This recap covers the most important updates for finance professionals, including embedded AI, connected planning, and the technologies reshaping the CFO’s role.

Recap: Key Highlights from SAP Sapphire 2025 for Finance Leaders
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Get Ready: Key Updates in SAP Analytics Cloud ...

SAP Analytics Cloud is leveling up in Q2 2025 — and finance teams are set to benefit the most. From tighter integration with SAP PaPM in Multi Actions to live connectivity with Google BigQuery, this release focuses on automation, insight, and speed.

This blog covers the top updates finance professionals need to know — including Smart Insights in optimized stories, Joule-powered natural language queries, and new ways to pin insights in Data Analyzer — all designed to supercharge planning, analysis, and decision-making.

Get Ready: Key Updates in SAP Analytics Cloud Q2 2025 for Finance Teams
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Mastering ACDOCA: 7 Essential Universal Journal ...

In SAP S/4HANA Finance, the Universal Journal (ACDOCA) forms the core of financial and controlling data. This blog breaks down the key things every consultant needs to know — from Margin Analysis and document splitting to embedded analytics and custom field extensions.

Whether you're implementing, migrating, or optimizing, this guide covers the essentials of ACDOCA and how to use it effectively in 2025.

Mastering ACDOCA: 7 Essential Universal Journal Insights for SAP S/4HANA Consultants (2025 Edition)
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AI-Driven Automation in Accounting and Finance ...

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2023 FPS03 introduces powerful AI-driven capabilities that streamline core finance and operations processes. With innovations like Joule AI agents and Insight Apps—built on SAP Business Data Cloud—organizations can automate journal entries, predict labor demand, optimize sales fulfillment, and generate intelligent financial reports with minimal manual effort.

This blog explores the key AI features embedded in the FPS03 release and how they help finance teams shift from transactional processing to strategic analysis. By adopting these tools, businesses can reduce costs, enhance accuracy, and lay the foundation for a more agile, data-driven future in financial management.

AI-Driven Automation in Accounting and Finance with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2023 FPS03
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Revolutionizing ABAP Development with Joule’s ...

Earlier this year, SAP announced the availability of Joule for ABAP developers, bringing AI-powered assistance directly into ADT. This transforms SAP FI customization with smart code completion, real-time error detection, and automated compliance checks—streamlining ABAP development for S/4HANA.

In this blog we will see how AI is changing SAP development.

Revolutionizing ABAP Development with Joule’s ABAP Developer in ABAP Cloud: Enhancing SAP FI Customization within ADT

CO-PA

Q&A: Transitioning from Costing to Account Based CO-PA

SAP Help

THIS PRESENTATION WITH Paul Ovigele WILL COVER:

  • What is the difference between Costing and Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of Costing vs. Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the implications of activating both types of CO-PA?

  • What are the steps to transition from one type of CO-PA to the other?

Speaker:

Paul Ovigele, FI/CO Expert

Watch the prerecorded webcast by pressing play:

Get answers to the following questions asked in our Q&A:

Q: If you have BW based on Costing Based CO-PA, will this work for Account Based CO-PA?

Q: Can you still use Costing Based COPA in S/4 HANA?

Q: Is there an advantage of going to Account Based COPA before S/4?

Q: Comment on the 1809 release and the sort of merge of account based and cost based COPA

Q: Why activation of actual costing is optional in S4 HANA and can you provide a specific example?

Q: Did I hear you say there is no quantity from SD billing in universal journal in account based PA? 

Q: Costing based COPA allows for than one UoM per transaction.  (e.g.  25 bottles or 2500ml)  In ECC6 it seems account based Copa allows only one UoM per transaction.     How about S4Hana?

Q: If we currently have Costing Based COPA, and if we will shift to dual Costing+Account Based, how will historical data be migrated?

 

WHAT IS "ASK A FIXER" WEBCAST SERIES?

Ask a Fixer is a live ASUG-hosted Q&A session with one of ERPfixers’ top-rated SAP experts (“Fixers”) in a specific module or topic. In this real-time discussion session, you have the opportunity to pose your specific questions to a Fixer, who will provide an immediate answer during the forum. This is a great way to get quick answers to your pressing issues, as well as learn from questions posted by other users during the forum.

Ask A Fixer: Transitioning from Costing to Account Based CO-PA

Ask a Fixer

EXCLUSIVELY FOR ASUG MEMBERS!

Start: Friday, November 16th, 2018 12:00 PM (CT), 1:00 PM (ET), 11:00 AM (MT), 10:00 AM (PT)

End: Friday, November 16th, 2018 1:00 PM (CT), 2:00 PM (ET), 12:00 PM (MT), 11:00 AM (PT)

Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) is a great tool for analyzing financial information according to different dimensions which affect an organization’s profitability. There are 2 major types of CO-PA, Costing based and Account Based. There is also a lot of confusion about which one to use and the pros and cons of using one over the other and which type of CO-PA is compatible with the Universal Journal in S/4 HANA. Account based CO-PA has been improved in S/4HANA to offer more information in real time than ever available in the history of SAP. The Universal Journal now contains all account-based CO-PA data to meet most all reporting requirements.

Attend this live Q&A with FI/CO  expert Paul Ovigele, to learn the following:

  • What is the difference between Costing and Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of Costing vs. Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the implications of activating both types of CO-PA?

  • What are the steps to transition from one type of CO-PA to the other?

Speaker(s):

Paul Ovigele, FI/CO Expert, ERPfixers

WHAT IS "ASK A FIXER" WEBCAST SERIES?

Ask a Fixer is a live ASUG-hosted Q&A session with one of ERPfixers’ top-rated SAP experts (“Fixers”) in a specific module or topic. In this real-time discussion session, you have the opportunity to pose your specific questions to a Fixer, who will provide an immediate answer during the forum. This is a great way to get quick answers to your pressing issues, as well as learn from questions posted by other users during the forum.

If you cannot attend: The webcast will be recorded. The link to the recording will be posted here and emailed to all registrants.

Q&A: Costing vs. Account Based CO-PA – Understanding the Differences In ECC & S/4 HANA (Part 1)

THIS PRESENTATION WITH Marjorie Wright WILL COVER:

  • What is the difference between Costing and Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of Costing vs. Account Based CO-PA?

  • What are the implications of activating both types of CO-PA?

  • What are the steps to transition from one type of CO-PA to the other?

  • Which type of CO-PA is compatible with the Universal Journal in S/4 HANA?

  • How much CO-PA detail is now posted to the Universal Journal?

Speaker:

Marjorie Wright, FI/CO Expert, SimplyFI-CO, LLC

Ask a Fixer: What You Should Know About Profitability Analysis with S/4 HANA Finance

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EXCLUSIVELY FOR ASUG MEMBERS!

Start: Thursday July 13th, 2017 12:00 PM (CT), 1:00 PM (ET), 11:00 AM (MT), 10:00 AM (PT)

End: Thursday July 13, 2017 1:00 PM (CT), 2:00 PM (ET), 12:00 PM (MT), 11:00 AM (PT)

There are several changes that have been made with S/4 HANA Finance. One of the major ones is with the integration of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with the General Ledger, which provides new data structures and enhanced functionalities that enable flexible, multidimensional reporting, and seamless reconciliation.

Attend this webcast and live Q&A with ERPfixers experts and Financials Expert authors, Ajay Maheshwari and Kavita Agarwal to learn more about the following:

  • How Account-Based CO-PA is integrated with the Universal Journal

  • The considerations to be taken into account when converting from Account-Based to Costing-Based CO-PA

  • How to perform realtime derivation in CO-PA and reduce the need for month-end settlements

  • The setup needed to break cost of goods sold into cost components using Account-based CO-PA

  • How CO-PA allocations work with the Universal Journal

Speakers:

Ajay Maheshwari, SAP FI/CO and SAP S4/HANA Solution Architect

Kavita Agarwal, SAP FI/CO and SAP S4/HANA Solution Architect