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SAP NetWeaver 2004s: New Analysis Authorizations Ease Administration

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A new transaction in SAP NetWeaver 2004s eases the task of creating and optionally assigning reporting authorizations to users. Get expert advice about using transaction RSECADMIN. Key Concept SAP BI manages two different categories of authorizations. One is warehouse level and the other is analysis authorizations (previously called reporting authorizations). Analysis authorizations focus on what...…
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A Comparison of the Reporting Capabilities of SAP BPC 10.0 and SAP BPC 7.x Versions

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The Web-based SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) 10.0, version for SAP NetWeaver provides users with menu-driven options instead of the EvDRE functions that SAP BPC 7.x, version for SAP NetWeaver provides. See how these enhancements can improve your financial reporting capability. Learn about the different reporting capabilities in SAP BPC 10.0 versus SAP BPC...…
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SAP BW Version Management: A Nifty Feature of SAP BW Objects

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Learn the steps needed to leverage the Version Management feature of SAP BW objects. Using Version Management, a little-known SAP BW option, you can automatically or manually create different versions of SAP BW objects and perform version comparisons and version recovery. This allows you to restore an object to a prior state. Key Concept In...…
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SAP HANA’s System Usage Type: Use this Simple Setting to Prevent Major Mistakes in Your Production System

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Learn the steps needed to configure the new SAP HANA Support Package 8 system usage type feature to enable warnings when the SAP system thinks you’re doing things you should not be doing in your SAP HANA production system. Key Concept The system usage type is one of many new features available in the newest...…
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The SAP BW HANA Analysis Process: Improve Data-Mining with the New Features of SAP BW 7.4

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Learn the technical underpinnings and practical steps needed to use the new SAP BW 7.4 HANA Analysis Process. This new tool improves on and complements the existing Analysis Process Designer (APD) as a way to execute data-mining algorithms and stored procedures using the power of SAP HANA via an SAP BW interface. Key Concept The...…
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Enhance Your Visualization and Analytical Capabilities for Accounts Receivable Aging Using SAP Lumira

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Learn how a Fortune 500 company leveraged the visualization and ad hoc analytical capabilities of SAP Lumira to get a holistic view of its Accounts Receivable (A/R) and plan for effective remedial action to shorten the receivables cycle. Key Concept SAP Lumira takes SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) self-service to a different level by making...…
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SAP HANA Security Part 1: The Difference Between Run-Time and Design-Time Roles

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The basics about SAP HANA security can be a somewhat confusing topic, even for experienced users. However, there are some terms and concepts that users must understand in order to properly set up security in SAP HANA. In the first of this two-part series about SAP HANA security, gain an overview of two ways for...…
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Build Powerful Exit Functions in Integrated Planning

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Many times standard SAP BI Integrated Planning functions are limited in scope and do not achieve the desired results when complex calculations or company-specific logic are involved. In such cases, exit functions are a tool that can take care of almost any kind of complex logic. Key Concept Exit functions are custom planning functions, based...…
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An Overview of Simplified Modeling with SAP BW on SAP HANA (Part 1)

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Learn how the move to SAP BW running on SAP HANA makes SAP BW both faster to use and simpler to deploy. Key Concept InfoProviders are the objects against which BEx Queries are written. BEx Queries, in turn, feed data to reporting tools. In the beginning, InfoCubes were the lone InfoProviders, but over time, more...…
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Understand and Extend SAP Access Control 10.0 Approval Workflow

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SAP Access Control 10.0 uses a Multistage, Multipath (MSMP) workflow engine (an enhancement of SAP Business Workflow) to achieve a flexible configuration process for approval workflows needed for SAP Access Control business functionality. Because of the huge customer base of SAP Access Control, the MSMP workflow engine was developed to be robust and flexible to...…