This session will equip you with a practical view of how The Andersons navigated their SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting 2023 upgrade, transforming financial close processes, modernizing reporting, and stabilizing new workflow capabilities. Get an in-depth look at how they validated updated journal entry workflows, resolved complex authorization issues, and redesigned CDS-based reporting to improve performance and support quarterly and year-end requirements. Also see how they refined Analysis for Office outputs, clarified Consolidation of Investments logic, implemented a structured transport strategy, and established comprehensive documentation to keep environments aligned. Gain actionable insights on how coordinated testing and cross-functional troubleshooting eliminated reporting bottlenecks and prepared the business for full adoption of the latest SAP Group Reporting features.

Key takeaways include:

• Lessons learned from implementing the new Group Reporting journal workflow.

• Approaches to optimizing CDS-based reporting for performance and flexibility.

• Coordination strategies for client-side testing, security roles, and documentation.

• How targeted consulting support can complement in-house S/4HANA upgrade efforts.

• Limitations and challenges encountered during the transition, and how they were addressed collaboratively.