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

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 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

Payment requests are always grouped by payment currency in the collector of SAP Bank Communication Management, regardless of configuration. The payment currency is the currency in which the payment is made to the payee. The collector groups payment requests by payment currency to facilitate the creation of payment batches and payment media.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

You must take a snapshot after you determine the hedging requirements and before the decision on a hedging instrument is final when using SAP Hedge Management application for foreign exchange (FX). A snapshot is a copy of the relevant data for hedge accounting, such as the hedged item, the hedging instrument, and the market data. It is used to perform the effectiveness test and to document the hedge relationship.Verified References: Snapshot Overview, [Snapshot 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 required configuration step when implementing self-initiated payments (SIP) in thebank account ledger is assign account symbol to payment methods. Self-initiated payments (SIP) are payments that are initiated by users directly in Bank Account Management without reference to an underlying transaction. The bank account ledger is a function that allows you to manage bank accounts and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA by using a subledger approach. The required configuration step when implementing self-initiated payments (SIP) in the bank account ledger is assign account symbol to payment methods, which allows you to link a payment method with an account symbol that represents a G/L account or a bank subaccount in the bank account ledger.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

Some factors to consider when creating a house bank for your company code are the house bank name and the account ID. The house bank name can be freely defined and does not have to match the name of the bank. The account ID is a unique identifier for each account at a house bank and is used for posting and clearing transactions.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.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

Derivation strategies derive the analysis structure characteristic values based on the trade data. The analysis structure defines the characteristics and key figures that are used for market risk analysis. The derivation strategies determine how the characteristic values are derived from the trade data or other sources.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

To use Liquidity Planning, you need to configure two components: SAP Cloud Connector and SAP S/4HANA on premise. SAP Cloud Connector is a software that connects your on-premise system to SAP Analytics Cloud securely and reliably. SAP S/4HANA on premise is the source system that provides the actual and plan data for liquidity planning.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The features of the analysis structure in Market Risk Analyzer are the analysis structure is the basis for market and credit risk reporting; the valuation rule is defined on the basis of the analysis structure; and multiple analysis structures can be active in a client at thesame time. 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. Market Risk Analyzer is a submodule of Financial Risk Management that allows you to perform market risk analysis for financial transactions and positions based on various scenarios and key figures. The features of the analysis structure in Market Risk Analyzer are the analysis structure is the basis for market and credit risk reporting, which means that all market risk reports are generated based on an analysis structure; the valuation rule is defined on the basis of the analysis structure, which means that each analysis structure has its own valuation rule that defines how financial transactions and positions are valued; and multiple analysis structures can be active in a client at the same time, which means that you can create different analysis structures for different purposes or scenarios.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_S4HANA_FINANCE_FOR_TREASURY_AND_RISK_MANAGEMENT/en-US

The monitoring rules for the intraday bank statements are assigned in two SAP Fiori apps: Manage Bank Accounts app and Define Monitoring Rules - Intraday Statements app. The Manage Bank Accounts app is used to assign the monitoring rule to a bank account. The Define Monitoring Rules - Intraday Statements app is used to define the conditions and actions for the monitoring rule.References: https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

You can perform the task of automatically allocating funds from the global headquarters level down to the lower level subsidiaries in your planning sheet on SAP Analytics Cloud by using the allocating funds function. Allocating funds is a function that allows you to distribute amounts from a parent node to its child nodes based on predefined rules or ratios. You can use this function to allocate funds across different dimensions, such as company, currency, or account.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The accrual/deferral functionality is a function that allows you to accrue or defer interest or other cash flows for financial transactions. The procedures that are supported when configuring the accrual/deferral functionality are difference and amortization. Difference is a procedure that calculates the difference between the planned and posted cash flows and posts it as an accrual or deferral. Amortization is a procedure that calculates the amortized cost of a financial transaction and posts the difference between the nominal value and the amortized cost as an accrual or deferral.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The product categories that can activate parallel interest conditions for using the SOFR risk-free rate (RFR) are 040 - Bonds and 550 - Interest Rate Instrument. SOFR is one of the alternative risk-free rates (RFRs) that are replacing LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate for financial transactions. Parallel interest conditions are interest conditions that use different interest calculation methods or interest rates for the same financial transaction. You can activate parallel interest conditions for product categories 040 - Bonds and 550 - Interest Rate Instrument by using parallel shifts of yield curves or lookback interest calculation methods.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 parameter that must be specified when defining a liquidity item is cash flow direction. 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 and aggregated in the liquidity plan according to various criteria, such as cash flow type, currency, or bank account. The parameter that must be specified when defining a liquidity item is cash flow direction, which defines whether the cash flow is an inflow or an outflow for the liquidity item.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

SAP Bank Communication Management with payment approval allows you to create and approve payment batches, merge payments into a single file, and send them to banks via SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity. The payment medium is created after the payment merge execution step, which combines payments from different sources into one file per bank and format.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

Cross-currency swaps are financial transactions that involve the exchange of interest payments and principal amounts in different currencies. Some of the characteristics of this product type are: interest based on the nominal currency amount is exchanged and nominal amounts are exchanged. The interest payments can be fixed or variable and are based on the nominal amount of each currency. The nominal amounts are exchanged at the start and end of the swap using agreed exchange rates.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The types of payments that can be processed with the Automatic Payment Transactions for Payment Requests app are in-house cash payments and freeform payments. The Automatic Payment Transactions for Payment Requests app is a SAP Fiori app that allows you to process payment requests from various sources, such as Treasury, Travel Management, or third-party systems. In-house cash payments are payment requests that are processed by using SAP In-House Cash as an internal payment provider. Freeform payments are payment requests that do not have any reference documents or invoices in SAP S/4HANA.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html