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Localization in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition 2308

KatrinDeissner
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
‎08-08-2023 8:30 PM

This blog covers the following topics:

New Local Versions

Localization as a Self-Service

New Features for SAP-Delivered Local Versions

Localization

New Local Versions

Local versions help you meet local requirements by taking into account diverse legal frameworks, and different languages, and by complying with a wide range of local financial reporting standards, tax calculations and laws. With the new release, we add three new SAP-delivered local versions in 2308 for Israel, Peru, Serbia, and Ukraine.

Value Proposition ​

    • Steer business operations globally using SAP-delivered localizations.​
    • Address increasing number of legal changes and compliance requirements on time.​
    • Leverage standard processes and automation to address regulatory requirements worldwide, such as taxes, e-invoicing, statutory reporting, and payments.

Capabilities
Approximately 200 scope items released for the new local versions and localized features

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 New Local Version for Israel

Highlights of Country-Specific Features

    • Banking functionalities such as bank account number validity check, bank reconciliation, and bank statement​
    • Handling of cost-of-living index​

 

    • Integration with the interface of tax authority to enable upload, download, and updating of supplier withholding tax data and supplier certificates​

 

    • Payment formats: Country-specific payment medium format (Masav) ​

 

    • Withholding tax reports




Fig. 1: 2308 innovations for Local Version for Israel

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New Local Version for Peru

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Withholding tax reports for retention, detractions, and perceptions ​

 

    • Sales ledger accounting books​

 

    • Purchase ledger accounting books​

 

    • Journal ledger accounting books​

 

    • E-invoicing




Fig. 2: 2308 innovations for local version for Peru

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New Local Version for Serbia

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Bank statement processing, conversion from HALCOM format to multi-cash​

 

    • ​​Payment methods and formats: HALCOM domestic and foreign​

 

    • Financial statements​

 

    • E-invoicing




Fig. 3: 2308 innovations for local version for Serbia

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New Local Version for Ukraine

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Payment methods:

        • Domestic and foreign payment methods

        • Payment format and bank statements in the national currency according to the ISO 20022 standard for the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU)​


 

    • Taxation:

        • Template for VAT tax codes

        • Tax-calculation procedure

        • Generation of outgoing tax invoices (TI) and corrective tax invoices (CTI) based on the relevant documents by first event

        • One-by-one creation of outgoing TIs and CTIs in XML

        • Checklists for tax-relevant documents​


 

    • Output forms and reports:

        • Customer invoice FI and SD

        • Service acceptance act

        • Accounting statement

        • Stock overview report

        • Display account balances





Fig. 4: 2308 innovations for local version for Ukraine

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Localization as a Self-Service


Let's now focus on the extensibility side of the house and look at some cross-country innovations in the area of our Official Document Numbering (ODN) Framework which we introduced in 2302.

Official Document Numbering (ODN) Framework enables you to configure a gapless sequential document identification number, typically based on the legal requirement of your country. This solution also lets you to create a document reference ID which you can enter manually.

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Integration of ODN Between Customer Invoices and their Accounting Documents


So far, we only supported the generation of SD billing documents for order to cash scenarios. Now with 2308, we introduce the ODN integration of customer invoices with the corresponding accounting documents.

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Capturing of ODN in Supplier Invoices


In addition, we have a new feature that ODN is now captured in supplier invoices too. As you might know the ODN framework  primarily aims at addressing the needs of customer-local versions, but is now used also in SAP-delivered versions such as e.g. the local version for Israel, where the ODN framework is also enabled to be used for capturing supplier invoices.

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New Features for SAP-Delivered Local Versions

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features

 

Value Proposition ​



    • Steer business operations globally using SAP-delivered localizations.​

 

    • Address increasing number of legal changes and compliance requirements on time.​

 

    • Leverage standard processes and automation to address regulatory requirements worldwide, such as taxes, e-invoicing, statutory reporting, and payments.​



Capabilities​



    • Localized features



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Australia

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Cross-Border exchange of electronic documents in convergent invoicing




Fig. 5: 2308 innovations for existing local version for Australia

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Bulgaria

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Country-specific layout for cash flow statement




Fig. 6: 2308 innovations for existing local version for Bulgaria

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China

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Electronic bill of exchange feature to create electronic bills of exchange payable, create electronic bills of exchange for collection, discount and endorsement, and query transaction status for electronic bills of exchange




Fig. 7: 2308 innovations for existing local version for China

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Croatia

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • G/L account line-item report for audit files




Fig. 8: 2308 innovations for existing local version for Croatia

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Greece

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Customer ledger & trial balance​

 

    • E-book revenue and expense adjustment submissions​

 

    • General ledger reports​

 

    • Bank statement : Incoming payment files of MT940 format​

 

    • Printing program for SD invoices




Fig. 9: 2308 innovations for existing local version for Greece

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Singapore

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Enablement of e-orders with Peppol




Fig. 10: 2308 innovations for existing local version for Singapore

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New Zealand

 

​Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Cross-border exchange of electronic documents in convergent invoicing




Fig. 11: 2308 innovations for existing local version for New Zealand

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South Korea

 

Highlights of Country-Specific Features



    • Enablement of convergent invoicing with e-tax invoicing​

 

    • Enablement of statutory reports with contract accounting data​

 

    • Payment format and bank statement processing in contract accounting




Fig. 12: 2308 innovations for existing local version for South Korea

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Watch the Replays of Our SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition 2308 Early Release Series!


This July, we hosted a series of compelling live sessions from the heart of the SAP S/4HANA Engineering organization. Missed the live sessions? Watch our replays on demand!

Here, you can find 20 replays and presentations as well as system demos for the topics listed in this blog post and many more as part of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition 2308 release. For more information on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition Early Release Series and how to sign up for it, check out this blog post.

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More Information on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition:



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    • Latest SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition release blog posts here and previous release highlights here


    • SAP S/4HANA PSCC Digital Enablement Wheel here

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    • openSAP microlearnings for SAP S/4HANA here

    • Best practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition here

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    • Feature Scope Description here


    • Help Portal Product Page here


 

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