Designation Types in SAP Hedge Management and Accounting 1704853354
Designation Types in SAP Hedge Management and Accounting 1704853354
Designation Types in SAP Hedge Management and Accounting 1704853354
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Designation Types
For customers that want to be able to change their exposures throughout the day, and not
have the hedging relationships created until later in the day, the end-ofday designation setting
can be used.
It is with the designation step that a hedging relationship is created. With end-of-day
designation, the hedge is created but a hedging relationship is not created at this point in
time. The designation, and thus when the hedging relationship is created, happens when the
Reprocess Transactions Automated Designation report (TPM104) is executed. This
functionality allows Treasury to change the exposures throughout the day and, thus, take
several snapshots a day with the Day Reference indicator.
The Designation Type, shown above, is defined in configuration. It controls how instruments
are treated during the designation process. The designation process is when the exposures
and hedges are linked to form a hedging relationship.
1. The Designation Type drives how many instruments can be designated together into one
hedging relationship. The Designation Category has the following options:
• One Instrument Designation Pattern (one hedging instrument links to one exposure)
• Two Instruments (Collar) Designation Pattern
• N Instruments (Swap) Designation Pattern
2. If end-of-day designation is used, the indicator should be set.
3. If counter-confirmation is required before a hedging relationship can be released. If this
indicator is set, the hedging relationship can be released only after the FX transaction has
been successfully counter-confirmed.
For Designation Types used in Reference Based Hedging Areas, the Designation Category must
be set to One Instrument Designation Pattern. This is because, by definition, in Reference
Based Hedging Areas there is one hedging instrument to hedge one exposure.
If the indicator to set counter-confirmation as required is selected, be sure to select the status
of FX transaction to 'Counter confirmed' automatically after receiving the incoming
confirmation from counter-party. This Automatic Settlement on Counter-confirmation
configuration setting is at the Define Transaction Type level of the FX trade type.
Customizing path: Financial Supply Chain Management → Treasury and Risk Management →
Transaction Manager → General Settings → Hedge Accounting for Positions → Settings for
Automated Designation of Exposure Items (FX Risk) → Define Designation Types.
The Designation Type which is specified on tab Hedge Accounting II of Hedging Area and is
assigned in combination with a Hedging Classification and a Hedging Profile.
In the Hedging Area data on the Hedge Accounting II tab, the Designation Type is assigned for
a combination of the values of the following criteria:
• Company code
• Valuation area
• Company code on behalf of which the financial transaction is created
• Hedging classification