SAP C_S4FTR_2023 SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Treasury Exam Practice Test

Under IFRS, the effective portion of the gain or loss on a cash flow hedge is recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI). This is done to match the timing of the recognition of the gain or loss on the hedged item, which is also recognized in OCI. The non-effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized in profit or loss.

For fair value hedges, the entire change in fair value of the hedging instrument is recognized in profit or loss. This is because the hedged item is also recognized at fair value in profit or loss.

The new interest calculation types with the parallel interest conditions that are used to replace LIBOR with one of the risk-free rates (RFRs) are lookback interest calculation and average compound interest calculation. Lookback interest calculation is a method thatuses a fixed number of days as an offset between the interest period and the observation period for the RFRs. Average compound interest calculation is a method that uses a compounded average of the daily RFRs over the observation period to calculate the interest amount.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

Some factors to consider when using flow types in SAP Cash Management are the rangeof flow types and their function of distinguishing forecasted cash flows from confirmed cash flows. Flow types are codes that classify cash flows according to their source and direction. The flow types from 20 to 80 are forecasted cash flows that are derived from open items or planned transactions. They distinguish forecasted cash flows from confirmed cash flows that are derived from posted documents or bank statements and have flow types from 01 to 19.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The statements that describe SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity are: There is embedded SWIFT network connectivity, which means that SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity uses the SWIFT network to communicate with banks and exchange payment messages and statements. There are minimal additional hardware costs, which means that SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity is a cloud-based service that does not require any additional hardware installation or maintenance. Verified References: SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity Overview, [SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity Configuration Guide]

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

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

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 options that you have to group a mass change request when workflows are enabled for Bank Account Management are bank country and company code. Bank Account Management is a function that allows you to create and maintain bank accounts and theirattributes in SAP S/4HANA. A mass change request is a request that allows you to change multiple bank accounts at once by using workflows. You can group a mass change request by bank country or company code to assign different approvers or processors for each group.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The single transaction check is executed for a money market trade at two points when using Credit Risk Analyzer: when the trade is saved and when the check icon is clicked. The single transaction check is a function that checks whether a trade exceeds a predefined limit or not. The check is performed when the trade is saved to prevent unauthorized trades from being entered into the system. The check can also be performed manually by clicking the check icon before saving the trade to see the potential limit utilization.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

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

The account dimension in your liquidity planning model is liquidity item. A liquidity planning model is a function that allows you to create and maintain liquidity plans based on various data sources, such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, or Treasury. 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 andaggregated in the liquidity plan according to various criteria, such as cash flow type, currency, or bank account.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

You can use SAP Cash Application to improve the clearing automation for incoming payments. SAP Cash Application is a cloud-based service that uses machine learning to match incoming bank statement items with open receivables. It learns from past manual clearing actions and applies intelligent algorithms to propose matches with high accuracy. It also provides explanations for the proposed matches and allows users to confirm or reject them.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The standing instructions for the counterparty role for a business partner include the partner bank item. The partner bank is the bank account of the counterparty that is used for settlement of financial transactions. The standing instructions define the default values and rules for processing financial transactions with a counterparty.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

The cash pool type that is supported using the Manage Cash Pools SAP Fiori app is physical. A cash pool is a function that allows you to group bank accounts for cash concentration and optimize liquidity management. A physical cash pool is a type of cash pool that involves actual movement of funds between bank accounts, such as zero balancing or target balancing. You can use the Manage Cash Pools SAP Fiori app to create and maintain physical cash pools and their attributes, such as cash pool type, currency, or participating bank accounts.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/f22248cc13f74872af15bd2eca741110.html

To set up the SAP Business Workflow for Bank Account Management, you need to perform three steps: activate a workflow template, define approvers, and define a release strategy. The workflow template defines the process flow and the tasks for approving bank account changes. The approvers are the users who are responsible for reviewing and approving the bank account changes. The release strategy defines the conditions and rules for triggering the workflow and assigning the approvers.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

Valuation rules are used to enable specific evaluation type settings via product type. Valuation rules define how financial transactions are valued for market risk analysis purposes. They specify which evaluation types, valuation procedures, valuation classes, and market data sources are used for each product type.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The type of risk that can be tracked by using Credit Risk Analyzer is settlement risk. Settlement risk is the risk that one party will fail to deliver the terms of a contract with another party at the time of settlement. Credit Risk Analyzer is a submodule of Financial Risk Management that allows you to manage credit risk for financial transactions and business partners. You can use Credit Risk Analyzer to track settlement risk by using online limit check or monitor risk exposure functions.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

SAP supports parallel interest conditions by using multiple condition items. Parallel interest conditions are interest conditions that use different interest calculation methods or interest rates for the same financial transaction. Multiple condition items are condition items that have the same condition type but different attributes, such as validity period, interest rate, or calculation method. You can use multiple condition items to define parallel interest conditions for a financial transaction.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

The market data that you can use to create scenarios in Market Risk Analyzer are security prices and yield curves. 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. A scenario is a set of assumptions about future market conditions that affect the valuation of financial transactions and positions. The market data that you can use to create scenarios in Market Risk Analyzer are security prices, which define the market prices of securities; and yield curves, which define the relationship between interest rates and maturities of debt instruments.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020_002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

The Take Snapshot Balance Sheet FX Risk SAP Fiori app is used to capture the data for FX balance sheet hedging. The data that is captured with this app includes balance sheet exposures and market data. The balance sheet exposures are the open items that are exposed to foreign currency risk. The market data are the exchange rates that are used to value the exposures and calculate the FX gains or losses.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en-US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html

You can maintain the minimum transfer amount for the cash pools in the Manage Cash Concentration SAP Fiori app. The minimum transfer amount is a parameter that defines the minimum amount that can be transferred between bank accounts within a cash pool. The Manage Cash Concentration app allows you to create and maintain cash pools and their parameters, such as target balance, transfer frequency, and minimum transferamount.References:https://help.sap.com/viewer/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/2020.002/en- US/3a3a8f6f7a6e4c2b8d5b8f1e2a2a0d5b.html