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Owner	Prasad Naidu
Stakeholders	The business stakeholders involved in making, reviewing, and endorsing this decision. Type @ to mention people by name

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to define the approach, scope, and rules for the conversion of Bank Master Data from legacy systems into SAP S/4HANA. The Bank Master includes information about House Banks and Bank Directory (External Banks) required for processing payment transactions such as vendor payments, customer refunds, and bank reconciliations.

This conversion ensures that all bank-related master data is available and consistent in the S/4HANA system to support business-critical financial operations post go-live. The data migration encompasses external Banks (from tables like BNKA): Used for storing details of banks globally (e.g., SWIFT, bank address, bank key).

In Syensqo, the bank master data will be loaded initially through SWIFTREF, and post go-live, the bank master data will be maintained by loading delta changes on a monthly basis.

Conversion Scope

SWIFTRef is a centralized global reference database provided by SWIFT that contains detailed bank information. In Syensqo, the bank master data will be loaded initially through SWIFTREF file.

The data from SWIFTREF file includes:

1. Bank Key
2. Bank Country
3. Bank Name
4. Bank Address
5. SWIFT/BIC Code
6. Bank Number / Routing Code

List of source systems and approximate number of records

Source	Scope	Source Approx No. of Records	Target System	Target Approx No. of Records
PF2	Bank Master	374000
WP2	Bank Master	292000

Additional Information

Multi-language Requirement

Summarize Multi-language Requirement/s, if any

Document Management

Summarize Document Management requirement, if any

Legal Requirement

Summarize Legal Requirement/s, if any

Special Requirements

Specify any special requirements or considerations that may impact the data conversion process based on specific locations, regulatory compliance or system limitations. Clearly outline any regional or localization requirements such as country-specific data formats, legal reporting obligations or industry standards that must be adhered to (e.g., localization rules for countries like China).

If the data conversion involves third-party systems or external data sources, such as Icertis, describe any additional requirements related to data mapping, transformation logic, validation rules or security measures that must be followed.

Target Design

With Functional input, document the technical design of the target fields that are in the scope of this document.

The technical design of the target for this conversion approach.

Table	Field	Data Element	Field Description	Data Type	Length	Requirement
BNKA	MANDT	MANDT	Client	CLNT	3	Mandatory
BNKA	BANKS	BANKS	Bank Country/Region Key	CHAR	3	Mandatory
BNKA	BANKK	BANKK	Bank Keys	CHAR	15	Optional
BNKA	ERDAT_BF	ERDAT_BF	Record Created On	DATS	8	Mandatory
BNKA	ERNAM_BF	ERNAM_BF	Name of person who created the object	CHAR	12	Mandatory
BNKA	BANKA	BANKA	Name of Financial Institution	CHAR	60	Optional
BNKA	REGIO	REGIO	Region (State, Province, County)	CHAR	3	Optional
BNKA	STRAS_GP	STRAS_GP	Street and House Number	CHAR	35	Optional
BNKA	ORT01_GP	ORT01_GP	City	CHAR	35	Optional
BNKA	SWIFT	SWIFT	SWIFT-BIC for International Payments	CHAR	11	Optional
BNKA	BGRUP	BGRUP	Bank Group (bank network)	CHAR	2	Optional
BNKA	XPGRO	XPGRO	Post Office Bank Current Account Flag	CHAR	1	Optional
BNKA	LOEVM	LOEVM	Deletion Indicator	CHAR	1	Optional
BNKA	BANKL	BANKL	Bank Keys	CHAR	15	Optional
BNKA	PSKTO_CH	PSKTO_CH	Post office bank current account number	CHAR	16	Optional
BNKA	AD_ADDRNUM	AD_ADDRNUM	Address Number	CHAR	10	Optional
BNKA	BRNCH	BRNCH	Bank Branch	CHAR	40	Optional
BNKA	CHECKMETH	CHECKMETH	Check Digit Calculation Method	CHAR	4	Optional
BNKA	VERS_BF	VERS_BF	Format of File with Bank Data	CHAR	3	Optional
BNKA	BNKA_SEPA	BNKA_SEPA	SEPA-relevant Local Bank Name	CHAR	60	Optional
BNKA	IBAN_RULE	IBAN_RULE	IBAN Rule	CHAR		Optional
BNKA	SDD_B2B	SDD_B2B	Support of SEPA B2B Direct Debit	CHAR	1	Optional
BNKA	SDD_COR1	SDD_COR1	Support of SEPA COR1 Direct Debit	CHAR	1	Optional
BNKA	SDD_RTRANS	SDD_RTRANS	Support of SEPA Returned Debits (R Transactions)	CHAR	1	Optional
BNKA	BNKAAPP	BNKAAPP	Bank Application – Unique key for application-specific bank attributes	CHAR		Optional
BNKA	PRQ_BICKY	PRQ_BICKY	Key of a BIC+ data record (Swift)	CHAR	12	Optional
BNKA	PRQ_RCC	PRQ_RCC	Routing Control Code	CHAR	15	Optional

Data Cleansing

No data cleansing is required as the Bank Master file will be purchased from a third party SWIFTRef If any data from ECC to S4 is migrated, the following cleansing criteria should be applied.

ID	Criticality	Error Message/Report Description	Rule	Output	Source System
1	High	Bank key not unique within country	BANKS + BANKL must be unique	Flag as duplicate; reject or merge records	PF2,WP2
2	High	Missing or invalid SWIFT/BIC code	SWIFT field must be 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters	Flag and request update from valid bank directory	PF2,WP2
3	Medium	Bank name contains special characters or inconsistent casing	BANKA field should follow naming conventions and avoid special characters	Normalize or correct bank name formatting	PF2,WP2
4	High	Obsolete bank record not linked to any business partner	Check if BANKL is not referenced in any related table (e.g., LFBK, KNBK)	Mark for archival or deletion after verification	PF2,WP2
7	High	Duplicate bank key entries detected	BANKL must be unique per BANKS; fuzzy match for duplicates	Flag duplicates; consolidate or clean up	PF2,WP2
10	High	Bank key format invalid per country-specific rules	BANKL format must match country-specific structure rules (e.g., DE = 8 digits)	Flag and correct according to rulebook or SAP note	PF2,WP2

Cleansing is not applicable if the bank master file is procured from the third-party SWIFTRef and no legacy bank master needs to be migrated.

Conversion Process

The high-level process is represented by the diagram below:

Data Privacy and Sensitivity

Summarize Data Privacy and Sensitivity Requirements, if any

Extraction

Extract data from SWIFTRef file (File will be provided by Business) and Load SWIFTRef file into Syniti Staging Database and Define Source Object in Syniti for SWIFTRef Bank Data and Run initial profiling to check data completeness (missing BIC, invalid country codes, duplicates)

Extraction Run Sheet

Req #	Requirement Description	Team Responsible
	NA

Selection Screen

If applicable, this section will give the details on any selection screen parameters, including the parameter type, that are required to be entered to ensure consistent data extracts.

Selection Ref Screen	Parameter Name	Selection Type	Requirement	Value to be entered/set

Data Collection Template (DCT)

Target Ready Data Collection Template will be created for Data Object data with exception of some fields which require transformation as mentioned in the transformation rule.

<Object> DCT Rules

Field Name	Field Description	Rule
BNKA-BANKS	Bank Country/Region Key	The country in which the bank is located. ISO Country code e.g. AE for United Arab Emirates
BANKA-BANKK	Bank Keys	A Bank Key in SAP uniquely identifies a particular Bank in particular country. Bank Keys are created automatically in SAP using the following logic: If Bank Number is available, then Bank Number is equal to Bank Key. If Bank Number is unavailable, then SWIFT/BIC code is equal to Bank Key. Different length by country, for AE is 3 digits length e.g. for AE is 027 - SAP provides a guidance list
BNKA-BANKL	Bank Number	A Bank Number is a SAP terminology for identifying Bank Code, Sort Code, BSB Number  etc. Different length by country, for AE is 3 digits length e.g. for AE is 027 - SAP provides a guidance list
BNKA-ERNAM_BF	Name of person who created the object	The user who created it - Optional
BNKA-BANKA	Name of Financial Institution	Name of the Bank - Optional e.g. FIRST ABU DHABI BANK PJSC
BNKA-REGIO	Region (State, Province, County)	Bank Region - Optional
BNKA-STRAS_GP	Street and House Number	Bank address - Optional
BNKA-ORT01_GP	City	City - Optional
BNKA-SWIFT	SWIFT/BIC for International Payments	8 digits to max 11 digits- Optional
BNKA-BGRUP	Bank group (bank network)	Bank group (bank network)- Optional
BNKA-XPGRO	Post Office Bank Current Account	Post Office Bank Current Account- Optional

Extraction Dependencies

List the steps that need to occur before extraction can commence

Item #	Step Description	Team Responsible
	NA

Transformation

The Target fields are mapped to the applicable Legacy field that will be its source, this is a 3-way activity involving the Business, Functional team and Data team. This identifies the transformation activity required to allow Syniti Migrate to make the data Target ready:

1. Perform value mapping and data transformation rules.
   1. Legacy values are mapped to the to-be values (this could include a default value)
   2. Values are transformed according to the rules defined in Syniti Migrate
2. Prepare target-ready data in the structure and format that is required for loading via prescribed Load Tool. This step also produces the load data ready for business to perform Pre-load Data Validation

Transformation Run Sheet

Item #	Step description	Team responsible
1.	Ensure all the fields that require value mapping, as stipulated  Mapping tables, have the latest signed-off mapping files imported into toolMigrate.	Data team
2.	In tool, select the Object Bank Master	Data team
3.	Go to Process Area Launch and Process the Object - Bank Master	Data team
4.	Launch the Objects to execute transformation.	Data team
5.	Monitor the transformation progress and ensure performance and completion is within allowed timeframe	Data team
6.	Generate Pre-Load reports .	Data team
7.	Generate data load count.	Data team
8.	Log errors as defects, if any and address resolutions. Close defects.	Data team
9.	Re-transform and re-validate the Pre-load reports if necessary.	Data team
10.	Validate the transformed file as part of pre-load validation, raise data defects or provide the pre-load sign-off.	Business
11.	Analyse and resolve any pre-load defects logged by business.	Data team
12.	Repeat steps 6 to 11 if necessary	Data team
13.	Proceed to pre-load validations	Data team

Transformation Rules

Rule#	Source System	Source Table	Source Field	Source Description	Target System	Target Table	Target Field	Target Description	Transformation Logic
1	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	MANDT	Client	S/4 HANA	BNKA	MANDT	Client	Copy as-is
2	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BANKS	Bank Country/Region Key	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BANKS	Bank Country/Region Key	Copy as-is
3	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BANKK	Bank Keys	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BANKK	Bank Keys	Copy as-is
4	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	ERDAT_BF	Record Created On	S/4 HANA	BNKA	ERDAT_BF	Record Created On	Copy as-is
5	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	ERNAM_BF	Name of person who created the object	S/4 HANA	BNKA	ERNAM_BF	Name of person who created the object	Copy as-is
6	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BANKA	Name of Financial Institution	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BANKA	Name of Financial Institution	Copy as-is
7	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	REGIO	Region (State, Province, County)	S/4 HANA	BNKA	REGIO	Region (State, Province, County)	Copy as-is
8	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	STRAS_GP	Street and House Number	S/4 HANA	BNKA	STRAS_GP	Street and House Number	Copy as-is
9	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	ORT01_GP	City	S/4 HANA	BNKA	ORT01_GP	City	Copy as-is
10	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	SWIFT	SWIFT-BIC for International Payments	S/4 HANA	BNKA	SWIFT	SWIFT-BIC for International Payments	Copy as-is
11	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BGRUP	Bank Group (bank network)	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BGRUP	Bank Group (bank network)	Copy as-is
12	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	XPGRO	Post Office Bank Current Account Flag	S/4 HANA	BNKA	XPGRO	Post Office Bank Current Account Flag	Copy as-is
13	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	LOEVM	Deletion Indicator	S/4 HANA	BNKA	LOEVM	Deletion Indicator	Copy as-is
14	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BANKL	Bank Keys	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BANKL	Bank Keys	Copy as-is
15	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	PSKTO_CH	Post office bank current account number	S/4 HANA	BNKA	PSKTO_CH	Post office bank current account number	Copy as-is
16	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	AD_ADDRNUM	Address Number	S/4 HANA	BNKA	AD_ADDRNUM	Address Number	Copy as-is
17	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BRNCH	Bank Branch	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BRNCH	Bank Branch	Copy as-is
18	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	CHECKMETH	Check Digit Calculation Method	S/4 HANA	BNKA	CHECKMETH	Check Digit Calculation Method	Copy as-is
19	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	VERS_BF	Format of File with Bank Data	S/4 HANA	BNKA	VERS_BF	Format of File with Bank Data	Copy as-is
20	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BNKA_SEPA	SEPA-relevant Local Bank Name	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BNKA_SEPA	SEPA-relevant Local Bank Name	Copy as-is
21	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	IBAN_RULE	IBAN Rule	S/4 HANA	BNKA	IBAN_RULE	IBAN Rule	Copy as-is
22	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	SDD_B2B	Support of SEPA B2B Direct Debit	S/4 HANA	BNKA	SDD_B2B	Support of SEPA B2B Direct Debit	Copy as-is
23	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	SDD_COR1	Support of SEPA COR1 Direct Debit	S/4 HANA	BNKA	SDD_COR1	Support of SEPA COR1 Direct Debit	Copy as-is
24	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	SDD_RTRANS	Support of SEPA Returned Debits (R Transactions)	S/4 HANA	BNKA	SDD_RTRANS	Support of SEPA Returned Debits (R Transactions)	Copy as-is
25	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	BNKAAPP	Bank Application – Unique key for application-specific  bank attributes	S/4 HANA	BNKA	BNKAAPP	Bank Application – Unique key for application-specific  bank attributes	Copy as-is
26	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	PRQ_BICKY	Key of a BIC+ data record (Swift)	S/4 HANA	BNKA	PRQ_BICKY	Key of a BIC+ data record (Swift)	Copy as-is
27	ECC / SWIFTREF	BNKA	PRQ_RCC	Routing Control Code	S/4 HANA	BNKA	PRQ_RCC	Routing Control Code	Copy as-is

Transformation Mapping

Use the exact name and reference this section in the “Transformation rules” above

Mapping Table Name	Mapping Table Description

Transformation Dependencies

List the steps that need to occur before transformation can commence

Item #	Step Description	Team Responsible

Pre-Load Validation

Project Team

The following pre-load validations will be performed by the Project Team.

Completeness

Task	Action
Generation of Pre-load reports
Reconciliation of total	Record Count Summary of Record Counts from Constructed dataset, Valid and Invalid record set.

Accuracy

Task	Action
Mandatory field mapping and transformation	Obtain a list of the fields to be populated with values from mapping files and ensure all these fields contain S/4HANA values.  Review the data report to ensure mapping value is not missing in tool. Capture errors in the Data Error report.

Business

The following pre-load validations will be performed by the business.

Completeness

Task	Action
Verify record count in Pre-load reports	Ensure third party file SWIFTREF used for Bank master is up to date and it is the latest version file.

Accuracy

Task	Action
title	specific details of what and how the task needs to be performed e.g. which reports are being used etc.

Load

The load process includes:

1. Execute the automated data load into target system using load tool or product the load file if the load must be done manually
2. Once the data is loaded to the target system, it will be extracted and prepared for Post Load Data Validation

Load Run Sheet

Item	Step description	Team responsible
1	Ensure the load tools are transported into the correct tool instance.	Data team
2	Ensure DCTs and all required mappings are submitted and complete	Data team
3	Ensure Pre-load sign-offs are obtained.	Data team
4	Execute tool Trial Balance Upload	Data team
5	Generate the post load reports in tool.	Data team
6	Log errors as defects, if any and address resolutions. Close defects.	Data team
7	Resolve defects by reupload and re-generate post load reports if necessary.	Data team
8	Business to validate the post load files as part of post-load validation, raise data defects or provide the post-load sign-off.	Business
9	Repeat steps 5 to 7 if necessary.	Data team

Load Phase and Dependencies

Identify the phase as to “when” the load for this object will occur. <Pre-Cutover, Cutover, Post Cutover> and list the steps that need to occur before the load can commence

Configuration

List the Configurations required before loading can commence

Item #	Configuration Item

Conversion Objects

Object #	Preceding Object Conversion Approach
	list the exact title of the conversion object of only the immediate predecessor – this will then confirm the DDD (Data Dependency Diagram)

Error Handling

The table below depicts some possible system errors for this data object during data load. All data load error is to be logged as defect and managed within the Defect Management

Error Type	Error Description	Action Taken

Post-Load Validation

Project Team

The following post-load validations will be performed by the Project Team.

Completeness

Task	Action
Reconciliation of Record Count	Confirm all the  Bank Master records listed in the Construction file (DCT )/ from the third party SWIFTREF file are loaded

Accuracy

Task	Action
Check values in key fields for accuracy	Post-load reports will have the same structure as the load file and some additional columns as required to facilitate the post load validation. Any mismatch will be reported under the Post Load - Error report. Each Column will have Source field, target field and Matching Status. ( XXXX_ECC, XXXX_S4HANA, XXXX_MATCH). A loading status field to show the record is loaded in S/4HANA.  Also, a field to unmatched fields in the Post-Load file.

Business

The following post-load validations will be performed by the business.

Completeness

Task	Action
Record Count Check	Review the record count report from the Data Team and ensure it is correct by cross-checking with the record count confirmed during Pre-load Business Validations Business will check BNKA table using tcode SE16N.

Accuracy

Task	Action
Complete Check	Post-Load File contains matching status of each field.
Spot check

Key Assumptions

• Master Data Standard is up to date as on the date of documenting this conversion approach and data load.
• Data Object is in scope based on data design and any exception requested by business.

Any additional key assumptions.

See also

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