The Working Capital (WC) application falls under the Finance domain and leverages data sourced from SAP systems, including Receivables, Payables, and Inventories, originating from the SAP Financial (SAP FI) module, as well as its submodules AP (Accounts Payables), AR (Accounts Receivables), and GL (General Ledger). It’s a FI oriented solution, mainly based on SAP accounting documents widely enhanced in SAP BW (ex. cost object assignment of Vendor postings). The aim of this application is to provide detailed information for Payables, Receivables and Inventory data for Industrial WC analysis and piloting, including reconciliation with our official reporting tool Business Financial and Consolidation (BFC). This solution has been in WBP since 2015. |
For this Application the access is provided based on the BW menu "WCAP - Working Capital Solvay Group" and it's done via Service one. Fill the form In SAP system select the " WBP - BW Business Warehouse" In WBP - BW Business Warehouse : Select the Business Role select the " WCAP - Working Capital Solvay Group" |
Target Users: Finance and Controlling teams also Purchasing and Supply chain colleagues (more than 600 users). |
VERSION | DATE | MODIFIED BY | DESCRIPTION |
0.01 | 08.08.2023 | Inês Vilares | Initial draft |
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Working capital is a financial metric that represents the difference between a company's current assets and its current liabilities. It reflects the company's ability to meet its short-term financial obligations and operational needs. Working capital is a critical measure for assessing a company's financial health and its ability to manage day-to-day operations. Here's how working capital is calculated: Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities Current Assets: These are assets that are expected to be converted into cash or used up within one year or one operating cycle (whichever is longer). Common examples include cash, accounts receivable (money owed by customers), inventory, and short-term investments. Current Liabilities: These are the company's short-term financial obligations that are expected to be settled within one year or one operating cycle. Examples include accounts payable (money owed to suppliers), short-term loans, and accrued expenses. Accounts Receivables: These are amounts owed to a company by its customers for goods or services that have been delivered or provided but have not yet been paid for. Accounts receivable are typically short-term assets, and companies often have payment terms (e.g., net 30 days) specifying when the customer is expected to settle the outstanding amount. Managing receivables is an important aspect of a company's financial management because it affects cash flow and liquidity. Companies need to strike a balance between offering customers credit terms to encourage sales and ensuring timely collection to maintain healthy cash flow. To effectively manage receivables, businesses often employ credit policies and procedures, credit checks on customers, send invoices promptly, and may even use collection agencies or offer discounts for early payments. Receivables turnover ratios and aging reports are tools commonly used to assess the efficiency of receivables management and to identify potential issues with overdue accounts. To see more detail about the business process in Solvay for Account Receivables please consult the following wiki page Customer Credit & Trade Service Line Knowledge Base. A ccounts Payables: R efers to the amounts of money that a business owes to its suppliers or creditors for goods or services it has received but has not yet paid for. Accounts payables represent a company's short-term liabilities, as these amounts are typically expected to be settled within a relatively short period, often within 30 to 90 days. Managing accounts payables effectively involves ensuring timely payments to suppliers while optimizing cash flow and taking advantage of any early payment discounts that may be available. It's an important aspect of a company's financial management and impacts its relationships with suppliers and creditors. To see more detail about the business process in Solvay for Account Receivables please consult the following wiki page Purchasing Service Line. Inventory: Refers to the goods and materials that a business holds in stock and plans to sell to customers. Inventory is considered a current asset on a company's balance sheet because it is expected to be converted into cash or sold within a relatively short period, typically one year or one operating cycle (whichever is longer). In Inventory data we can check the values for raw materials, WIP products, finish goods, among other fields which allows the users to perform analysis which allow them to have a efficient inventory management since this is essential for optimizing working capital and ensuring that a company has sufficient liquidity to meet its short-term obligations while supporting its sales and production operations. The specific approach to managing inventory will depend on the industry, market demand, and company strategy. |
For this application find below all the workbooks available:
1- For GBU Conso. View
| Reports | Definition | Prompts | BW Workbook Query | Query Technical Name |
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| WC GBU Solvay Group - BFC vs BW extract (Core Workbook) | In this report the users can compare the data from BW with the BFC data from FC pack and BFC Conso regarding Receivables, Payables and Inventories data for one specific period to be able to check and analyze the values and diferences if exists. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0010 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0006 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group - Inventory extract (Core Workbook) | It's possible to see detail information for Inventories such as material division, material group, PIF code, plant among others and analyze the Total Stock value, Total Stock Quantity and Unit price for different months. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0007 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0005 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group - Payables extract (Core Workbook) | It's possible to see detail information for Payables such as vendor number, PRS vendor number, name, among other fields that is possible to add to analyze the total balance for vendors and the values overdue and due depending on the calendar selection. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0008 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0004 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group - Rec. Aged balance (Core Workbook) | The report allows the users to see the total balance of the accounts and the overdue values information by aging until >180 days. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0012 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0012 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group - Receivables extract (Core Workbook) | It's possible to see detail information for Receivables such as customer number, PRS customer number, name, among other fields to analyze the total balance for customers and the values overdue and due depending on the calendar selection. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0009 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0003 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group - Synthesis extract (Core Workbook) | In this report the users can check the total balance for Receivables, Payables and Inventories data for one specific period and also to check the amounts for Overdue and Due information by Company in the 1º sheet and by WC Sub Type in the 2º sheet. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0006 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0002 |
| WC GBU Solvay Group (Core Workbook) | This Workbook combine the several reports in the same place divided by the different sheets:
| Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0002 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0002 BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0005 BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0004 BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0003 BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0006 |
| WC Solvay Group - Payables in Doc/Loc/EUR curr. (Core Workbook) | Shows the list of all vendors and the total balance in Document currency, Local currency and EUR currency. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0005 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0011 |
2- For Accounting/Legal BFC View
| Reports | Definition | Prompts | BW Workbook Query | Query Technical Name |
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| NEW WC CICC BFC Interface (Core Workbook) | In some cases, BFC is manually populated by users thanks to dedicated workbooks in which WC data can be checked and formatted in a way compliant with BFC. In this Workbook we can see the values with the BFC layout for WC for CICC companies in the 1º, 2º ad 3º sheets and perform already some checks based in the existent sheets with the Headings from BFC. The user populate the data in these sheets and this will be uploaded in BFC side. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0013 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0009 |
| WC Accounting Solvay Group (Core Workbook) | Balance information for receivables, payables and inventories where we can analyze the values by accounting view or legal view. Intercompany and Lease/FAS amounts are possible to check and the measures can be checked for last year period, the period selected and the previous period from the selection. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0003 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0010 BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0006 |
| WC Detailed FAS transfer (Core Workbook) | Information about the amounts related with Fixed Asset Supplier (CAPEX) in local and EUR currency. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0017 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC03_0002 |
| WC RCS BFC interface (Core Workbook) | same logic as the workbook for NEW WC CICC BFC Interface the BFC will be manually populated by the users and in here the users can check the following reports:
The rest of the sheets are the values from BFC to be checked and compare the data in the other reports (only applicable for WP1):
| Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0001 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0009 |
| WC Solvay Group Annual Overdues interface (Core Workbook) | same logic as the workbook for NEW WC CICC BFC Interface the BFC will be manually populated by the users and in here we have the Receivables aging balances (Legal BFC view) by Company/Activtiy (X04051 key fig.) 1º sheet we have the overdue information to check what will be updated in BFC; 2º sheet it's information regarding the accounts in the scope; 3º sheet the users will populate this with the relevant data to be uploaded in BFC. | Mandatory:
Optional:
| BW_WBK_WCAP_0004 | BW_QRY_MVFIWC01_0009 |
Notes:
1- The folder WCAP - Working Capital in Accounting (not conso.) view - This is a report for companies which already left Solvay Group but they are working with the system PF1 or WP1 (agreement with Solvay for this).
2- Due to volume of data and for performance purposes, lowest level of detail in postings (including FI Doc. number) is not available in workbooks. Nevertheless, this lowest level of detail can be reached from each of them by selecting jump standard function (Based on BW_QRY_MVFIWC03_0001):

| Working Capital Accounts | Components for Payables, Receivables, and Inventory Working Capital (WC) are established based on a BFC Account list, which is maintained in each ERP system within the Table ZZF_BFC_SETACCT - set of accounts by heading, categorized by Family WC. For each Heading (BFC Account), there’s at least 1 corresponding Sets of accounts in which are listed at least 1 GL account (Cf. tr. GS03 - Display Set). Those data are uploaded in BW to update GL Account attributes used in reporting.
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| Consolidation View | The query takes the integration rate of the company and the partner from the master data of company code.
In this way, the user has 4 options:
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| GBU Assignment | The concept for GBU doesn't exist in SAP but it’s a requirement to have in BW since in BFC we have this definition. This GBU assignment is different for WP1 and PF1 and it will be explain in detail in the Process Definition section. | ||||||||||||
| Currency Conversion | Key figures are always available in Local (Company) currency, and in some queries in Document currency. | ||||||||||||
| UoM Conversion | In Inventory analysis, UoM can be converted according to alternative UoM managed in Material master data (ex.: L → Kg). | ||||||||||||
| PRS Concept | The PRS is one dedicated SAP environment (based on PF1) whose aim is to unify some structural information as Master Data information for customers, vendors, company codes, etc. For this, depending on each master data we are referring to, we have specific tables created to maintain the data and have the configuration from source systems to BFC definition and alignment. | ||||||||||||
| Customers and Vendors | All Solvay Group Customers/Vendors (internal and external) are also managed both in PRS (PF1_050) and in local ERPs.
Example: Go to FK03 transaction and when the master data is displayed click on "Additional data" and in the 2º tab we can see the PRS vendor code:
Note: For reporting convenience, in BW most of PRS attributes are replicated as Customer/Vendor attributes (incl. PRS Vendor Interco flag). | ||||||||||||
| Trading Partner | Information stored in FI document:
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| Balance Calculations | WC figures are mostly open items (balances) calculated in reporting the following way: Open items at Calendar day = entries with: Posting date =< Calendar date and (Clearing date > Calendar date and Clearing date = #) | ||||||||||||
| Annual Closing | Each end of year, the main BW master data (about the structure) which are not time-dependent need to be frozen = no more loading from ECC or flat file on these main master data. To avoid the impact of the new evolution scheduled for next year on the yearly closing a freeze is applied to block the loading to allow the yearly closing period with the same scope done for the year and not with inputs for next year, for some master data, the loading are freeze in the middle of December until end of January. So when there is a new organization, historical data is restated in BW (not in SAP and BFC). |
| Domain | Finance |
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| Application | BW reports under WCAP - Working Capital Solvay Group |
| Provider | MVFIWC01 |
The Working Capital Application has several reports where the users can check the data for Receivables, Payables and Inventories and see the balances to analyze the information with additional assignments in BW and have a better output for the daily/monthly analysis. In this section we will approach:
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Working Capital data is updated from ERPs FI entries, but also from BFC for reconciliation purposes. See below for each source how are the characteristics:
| ERPs | BFC | |
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| Payables | FI postings on Vendor Payables accounts (K) → BSIK/BSAK FI postings on GL Payables accounts (S) → BKPF/BSEG FI postings on Customer Payables accounts (D)* → BSID/BSAD | Flat Files |
| Receivables | FI postings on Customer Receivables accounts (D) → BSID/BSAD FI postings on GL Receivables accounts (S) → BKPF/BSEG | |
Inventory (WP1/PF1/RHO only) | FI postings on Material Inventory accounts (M) → BKPF/BSEG FI postings on GL Inventory accounts (S) → BKPF/BSEG MM document** → MKPF/MSEG |
Reporting Views:
Depending on workbook definition WC data are displayed according 3 different views:
NB: some (Company + Customer/Vendor) combinations, that do not respect those standard elimination rules, are specifically managed as restricted key figures in query definition.
| ERPs | BFC | |
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| Payables | FI postings on Vendor Payables accounts (K) FI postings on GL Payables accounts (S) FI postings on Customer Payables accounts (D) | PRS Vendor Interco flag = X (master data) PRS TP Interco flag = X (document entry) PRS Customer Interco flag = X (master data) |
| Receivables | FI postings on Customer Receivables accounts (D) FI postings on GL Receivables accounts (S) | PRS Customer Interco flag = X (master data) PRS TP Interco flag = X (document entry) |
| Inventory | FI postings on Material Inventory accounts (M) FI postings on GL Inventory accounts (S) MM document | N/A |
To see the data from the source systems see below how the information is organized in the BW perspective:

The cubes where we have the reference “factoring” are specific for data involved in the factoring process according to CAMS which will be explained further in this section.
GBU assignment is based on Sub activity 1/2 (1)


GBU determination from Sub activity 1

GBU determination from Sub activity 2

NB: ZWFAT186 is a « flat » picture of Profit center standard hierarchy.
PF1 ZZF_BFC_DIV_CONV
Dedicated workbooks → Queries (1)

Dedicated workbooks → Queries (2)

Dedicated workbooks → Queries

NB: for Customer entries which are part of PF1/PI1 Payables balances, there’s no difference between Net due Date and Original. Net due Date
In working capital we have the factoring concept, where due to specific conditions we have some cases where the postings are transferred to the CICC company and the data in the SAP systems (PF1/WP1) will be cleared.

For specific business rules:

NB: for S entries, GL Account and Profit center/BA are issued from postings
Dedicated workbooks → Queries

Specific business rules
In some cases, BFC is manually populated by users thanks to dedicated workbooks in which WC data can be checked and formatted in a way compliant with BFC:

Dedicated workbooks → Queries (1)

Intercompany aged balance

List of service invoices
Dedicated workbooks → Queries
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5.2 Regulatory Compliance
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5.3 Security
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5.4 Performance
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5.5 Reliability
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5.6 Scalability
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5.7 Compatibility
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5.8 Availability
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5.9 Refresh of the Data
The Working Capital data is updated from ERPs Financial entries, but also from BFC for reconciliation purposes. As such, the following load times exist:
The load normally takes approximately 90 minutes and when the data is refreshed it uploads only the delta information.