SAP Certified Application Professional – Financials in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP Finance Experts (2021) — Question 18

You activate account-based CO-PA (Profitability Analysis) during migration.
How is the system affected? (Choose three.)

Answer options

• A. Characteristics will be added to the universal journal.
• B. Value fields will be added to the universal journal.
• C. Cost-based CO-PA can still be used in parallel.
• D. Cost component split (COGS) can be configured in financial accounting.
• E. Historical data will be enriched with characteristics by derivation.

Correct answer: A, C, D

Explanation

The correct answers (A, C, D) highlight how account-based CO-PA integrates with the universal journal, allows for the parallel use of cost-based CO-PA, and enables the configuration of cost component splits in financial accounting. Option B is incorrect because it mentions value fields, which are not added during this process, and option E is incorrect as it suggests a way of enriching historical data that is not part of the specified impact.