Multi-stage S/4HANA implementation – 1st step FI/CO
Project duration: 18 months
Our customer:
psb intralogistics plans and realizes complete systems for material flow and storage within companies in production and distribution. All manufacturing steps are concentrated at one single location, the headquarters in Pirmasens (Germany). This creates a seamless integration and guarantees a smooth project flow in planning, design, production, assembly, IT engineering, order picking, maintenance and service – all from one source.
Initial situation and project objective:
The previous heterogeneous system landscape is to be replaced and an integrated ERP system created. SAP S/4HANA was chosen as the ERP system. In addition to the business benefits of an integrated solution, a reduction in systems/databases, interfaces, as well as improved maintainability and the use of modern technologies are the primary goals. S/4HANA is to be introduced gradually, installed on-premise, and both GUI transactions and Fiori apps will be used.
The first major step towards a holistic SAP system was to replace the previous legacy system Wilken Entire Financials/Controlling. Hereby, cross-company postings (including document parking) were of particular relevance.
Another main task of the project was to ensure an interface connection to the initially still existing PSI Penta system (for logistics and production) to SAP S/4HANA Financials/Controlling.
What did HPC do?
HPC has implemented the financial accounting and controlling (FI/CO) modules:
- Setup of the financial accounting and controlling modules as well as basic functions e.g. IDoc monitoring
- Implementation of various interfaces: PSI-Penta, LOGA, web service interfaces for the creation and changes of master data of business partners
- Implementation of the initial process for accounts receivable and the down payment process for accounts receivable
- Implementation of inbound process creditors and down payment process / CO internal orders and order groups as well as planned values
- Bank processing incl. payment media to banks
- Implementation of fixed asset accounting
- VAT processing and tax reporting (incl. separate treatment of foreign taxes, especially for the countries Great Britain and Switzerland)
- Z1/Z4 and Z5 declarations for the foreign trade regulation
- Reporting in finance and controlling
- Read-only connection to the external document archiving system PROFILE (incoming and outgoing invoices)
- Implementation of FIORI apps
- Migration via the SAP Migration Cockpit
Anbieterunabhängige HPC-Lösung für psb intralogistics GmbH
Customer benefits:
- Successful first step of a multi-stage SAP implementation
- The business processes are automated and can be tracked seamlessly
- Extensive use of financial accounting and controlling functions in SAP
- Latest SAP technology using FIORI apps
Challenges:
- High number of interfaces: HPC developed a special tool to integrate new interfaces to third-party systems in a simplified way
- The step-by-step S/4HANA implementation with a simultaneous operation of the legacy systems requires a high time commitment of the project members on the customer side. HPC therefore intensified the support and thus ensured compliance with the project plan
