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The usual legal disclaimer applies; everything in the future is subject to change
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Run (SAP Cloud apps)
Win is Leonardo
“Innovate core processes to innovate” by going to the cloud
Use intelligent applications to automate
In a few years, 80% apps will be automated
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External market; business trends and technology trends
Global growth – increase globalization
Cost pressure to do “more with less”
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Train the machine to run on its own
Predictive and cognitive computing adding intelligence to the finance functions
Blockchain and connected value networks
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Focus in future to lessen the effort to “keep the lights on”
Part of the vision – employee logs into finance system, sees KPI’s important – system is leading
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1708 – 2017, August published
Above shows the current solution
See in the middle the “core finance areas” covered
New area is contract and lease management
Core finance is part of the optimized “order to cash” and invoice and payables management
Integrates with SAP Cloud Platform applications on the left shown above
Delivered on same code line as on-premise software
Benefits of universal journal
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Features of 1708
Contracts are in compliance with accounting standards
“reminder rules” to check the contract conditions, renewal options
Accelerate lease processes
Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud planning; in 1705 integration with embedded BPC
Subsidiary integration for central finance
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Search in innovation discovery for more details on the innovations
1711 – cost controlling for IoT scenarios – extend data structures for cost object controlling to allow “greater insights” – cost to work center – improve production cost analysis – cost for each operation
Cost assignment to WBS, and link to supplier
Contract Accounting (FI-CA) – basic scenario for credit card payments only (no collection processes)
1802 – includes some plans for prediction accounting
1805 – budgeting – enter and report on universal journal
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Bank analysis and fees (1711)
Consolidation of plan data is already available in 1708
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Key connectivity innovations with SAP Cloud Platform
1708 – enabled credit card payment
1711- enable PayPal payments
1802/5 – IR/GR monitor to leverage machine learning, next step for “autonomous” enterprise
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Cloud has a quarterly release to customers
On premise is released once a year
Continuous innovation for autonomous ERP
Plan to deliver more self-service configuration UI’s
Q: What does the “Y” stand for in hybris?
A: hybris
Q: FI-CA
A; cleared items planned for 1711
Open items planned for 1805
Q: Funds management/Public Sector?
A: non-Public sector customers can use 1711 – not yet planned for external roadmap – how to handle industries
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