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Market data types are used to provide market information for valuing financial transactions and performing market risk analysis. Some of the market data types that can be imported into the system are discount factors, forex swap rates, and security prices. Discount factors are used to calculate present values of cash flows based on interest rates. Forex swap rates are used to calculate forward exchange rates based on spot rates and interest rate differentials. Security prices are used to value securities based on market quotations.

You can apply pre converted currency data to the Actuals category for liquidity planning in SAP Analytics Cloud. This category represents the actual cash flows that have occurred in the past. You can use this data to compare with other categories, such as Forecast, Budget, or Planning, which represent the expected or planned cash flows for the future.

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.

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.

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.

When defining payment methods, the payment ranking order is a setting that is made at country level. The payment ranking order determines the priority of payment methods for clearing open items within a country. The payment method with the lowest ranking order number has the highest priority and is selected first.

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 that uses 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.

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.

The features of the analysis structure in Market Risk Analyzer are the analysis structure is the basis for market and credit risk reporting; the valuation rule is defined on the basis of the analysis structure; and multiple analysis structures can be active in a client at the same time. An analysis structure is a parameter that defines how financial transactions and positions are analyzed and valued for market risk purposes in Market Risk Analyzer. 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. The features of the analysis structure in Market Risk Analyzer are the analysis structure is the basis for market and credit risk reporting, which means that all market risk reports are generated based on an analysis structure; the valuation rule is defined on the basis of the analysis structure, which means that each analysis structure has its own valuation rule that defines how financial transactions and positions are valued; and multiple analysis structures can be active in a client at the same time, which means that you can create different analysis structures for different purposes or scenarios.

The approval sequence that you will implement in Bank Account Management for creating a two-step approval process where all payment approver groups receive the workflow approval request at the same time is non-sequential approval pattern. Bank Account Management is a function that allows you to create and maintain bank accounts and their attributes in SAP S/4HANA. An approval sequence is a setting that defines the order and conditions for approving a bank account change request by using workflows. A non-sequential approval pattern is a type of approval sequence that allows multiple approver groups to approve a change request simultaneously without any dependency.