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Initial Load CFIN

The document outlines the process of running the initial load in SAP Central Finance (CFIN), which involves transferring legacy balances from source systems. Key steps include creating an RFC connection, defining initial load groups, and executing four main steps: Data Extraction, Mapping Simulation, Posting Simulation, and Posting. It emphasizes the importance of resolving mapping and configuration errors before final postings to ensure successful data transfer.

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Initial Load CFIN

The document outlines the process of running the initial load in SAP Central Finance (CFIN), which involves transferring legacy balances from source systems. Key steps include creating an RFC connection, defining initial load groups, and executing four main steps: Data Extraction, Mapping Simulation, Posting Simulation, and Posting. It emphasizes the importance of resolving mapping and configuration errors before final postings to ensure successful data transfer.

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Central Finance

How to run the Initial Load in CFIN?


What are Initial Load groups?
If you have already read my older posts on Central Finance and its processes, you
may have a fair idea about the initial load. It is a process of taking over legacy balances
from the source systems to the SAP Central Finance system. You assign the fiscal year
and period in the source system for which the balances and open items are to be
carried forward to the CFIN system. But how to run the initial load in CFIN?

Before you run the initial load in CFIN, there are some pre-requisites. Firstly, you need
to create an RFC connection to connect the source system with the SAP Central
Finance (CFIN) system. Secondly, create the logical and business systems for each
source system in SAP BASIS. Thirdly, define clearing and substitution accounts in
CFINIMG and maintain the data mappings.

A migration clearing account is an offsetting account to post the initial load entries.
Similarly, for each reconciliation and open item managed account, you define a
substitution account. Also, you need to assign the fiscal year and period in the
table VCFIN_SOURCE_SET in the source system.
Contents
How to run the Initial Load in CFIN? What are Initial Load groups?....................................1
Initial Load in CFIN...............................................................................................................................3
Initial Load Groups............................................................................................................................3
Execute Initial Load..........................................................................................................................4
Initial Load in CFIN
You can execute the initial load in the SAP Central Finance (CFIN) by using transaction
code FINS_CFIN_LOAD_GRP_E or by following the path in transaction
code CFINIMG. Before that, you need to define initial load groups.
Initial Load Groups
Initial load groups are used to combine multiple company codes based on groups. For
example, you can create one initial load group for all the company codes having low
volume.

Similarly, you can also create initial load groups to differentiate company codes from
different regions or countries. In this way, you can execute the initial load for each
region separately.

Initial Load Groups


An initial load group can be of 4 characters. After creating it, assign all the relevant
source company codes to it.
Define Initial Load Group

Assign Company Codes to the Initial Load Group


Execute Initial Load
Now, it’s time to run the initial load for each initial load group. In CFIN, you need to
execute four steps to complete the initial load. These are Data Extraction, Mapping
Simulation, Posting Simulation, and Posting.
Execute Initial Load

Data Extraction
Data Extraction is a mandatory step in the initial load process and it is used to transfer
the FI documents from the source system to the CFIN system in database tables. It
extracts all the documents from the source system for posting to the CFIN system.
Please note that no financial posting will be triggered in CFIN in this step. Moreover, it is
advisable to re-run the extraction mode in the delta mode because sometimes not all
the documents can be extracted in a single run.
Data Extraction
Mapping Simulation
It is the second step in the initial load process and it allows you to identify any missing
mappings before you start the initial load postings. Mapping errors can be related to
being vendor mapping, customer mapping, GL accounts mapping, Cost Center/Profit
Center mapping, etc. It is not a mandatory but an important step to resolve all the
mapping related errors before you proceed to Step 3.

Even without resolving any mapping error in this step, you can still proceed to Step 3.
You can view all the errors for each step in the ‘Monitor Initial Load Execution‘ in
CFINIMG or by using transaction code FINS_CFIN_LOAD_GRP_M. Please note that
no financial postings will be triggered in this step.
Mapping
Simulation

Posting Simulation
Posting Simulation allows you to identify if all the configurations are maintained correctly
to perform an initial load. In this step, you will encounter errors related to configurations,
posting periods, or any other issues which prohibit you from posting FI documents in the
CFIN system.

Again, it is not mandatory to resolve these errors in this step and no financial posting
will be triggered in this step as well. You can resolve all the errors encountered in Step
2 and 3 while running the final Step 4.
Posting

Simulation

Start Posting
It is the final step in the initial load in CFIN and the FI postings will be triggered in the
CFIN system. In case, you haven’t resolved the mapping and posting errors earlier
in Step 2 and Step 3, you need to resolve all of them in this step to make successful
postings. Also, you can view all the FI documents posted in the CFIN system using
FB03.
Start Posting
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