What is write-down category in SAP IS-B-SA - Strategy Analyzer?

SAP Term: write-down category

• Component: IS-B-SA

• Component Name: Strategy Analyzer

• Description: ALM valuation type indicator that controls how a negative difference between the market value and book value is handled. mySAP Banking supports the following write-down categories: No write-down Write-down until key date

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• Key Concepts: 
  Write-down category is a feature of the SAP IS-B-SA Strategy Analyzer that allows users to create a category of write-downs. This feature allows users to group together write-downs that have similar characteristics, such as the same type of product or the same customer. This helps to simplify the analysis process and make it easier to identify trends in write-downs.
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the write-down category feature, users must first create a category for their write-downs. This can be done by selecting the “Create Category” option from the Strategy Analyzer menu. Once a category has been created, users can then assign write-downs to that category. This can be done by selecting the “Assign Write-Downs” option from the Strategy Analyzer menu. Once all of the write-downs have been assigned to a category, users can then analyze them using the Strategy Analyzer.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a write-down category, it is important to consider how the write-downs will be grouped together. For example, if you are analyzing customer write-downs, you may want to group them by customer type or region. This will help you identify trends in customer write-downs more easily. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all of the write-downs in a category are similar in nature so that they can be accurately analyzed together.
  
  Related Information: 
  The SAP IS-B-SA Strategy Analyzer also includes other features such as cost analysis and profitability analysis. These features can be used in conjunction with the write-down category feature to gain further insights into your business operations. Additionally, there are other SAP products such as SAP BusinessObjects and SAP HANA that can be used to further analyze and visualize your data.