Simulate Period-End Closing
Application component: Position Management and Accounting
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  The simulated period-end closing uses the framework of the operative period-end closing functions. Therefore, the simulated valuation includes, for example, all relevant valuation results that are also generated by the real valuation during period-end closing.   The simulated valuation is based on the book value and stores the results without generating persistent flows and postings from the subledger.  The treasury positions are valued in exactly the same way as for the real key date valuation, in accordance with the settings in the position management procedures.    Accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues Accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues is used to determine expenses and revenues from financial transactions or positions for a given period and to assign them to the correct accounting period, irrespective of when they were due.  The simulation of the accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues can be executed for money market transactions and bonds.   Classification Classification is the last step of the valuation process of the designated subpositions of hedging relationships. It splits the valuation result according to the hedge accounting rule into the different position components, which reflect effective and ineffective amounts of the designated components, the non-designated components, and the amortization.   A message log is shown before you can navigate to the results list of the run. Each row represents a treasury position and shows the results, such as the new book value in position currency and in valuation currency as well as all other new position component values.   
Key features:    During the simulated period-end closing, checks on the real operation runs are not performed. This means, for example, that the business transactions and derived business transactions before the key date don’t have to have the status Fixed for the simulated valuation. In addition, the system doesn’t check the availability of current market data for the key date.   If you perform the simulated period-end closing on a date on which you’ve already simulated period-end closing, the results of the last run executed are stored in the database tables and the results of the previous run are deleted from the database table. For a treasury position, for example, only one simulated valuation result is stored in the database tables for a given date.   If a treasury position changes before the key date of a simulated period-end closing run that has already been executed, you can recalculate the outdated simulated period-end closing results.   You can carry out the simulated valuation, the simulated accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues, and the simulated classification together or individually.  If you execute simulated valuation, the simulated accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues, and the simulated classification together, the sequence is as follows:  Simulated valuation   Simulated accrual/deferral of expenses and revenues   Simulated classification     If you execute the simulated classification individually, you need to have already carried out the simulated valuation on this day.      Simulated period-end closing can be executed in Test Run mode.   Simulated period-end closing results can be deleted from the database tables using the Delete Results of Simulated Period-End Closing app.   
Business roles: Treasury Accountant
Treasury Specialist - Middle Office : 
Manages the risk policy and monitors the financial risks such as credit risks and market risks.

Treasury Accountant : 
Makes postings in accounting to reflect treasury activities.