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  1. Improve Background Process Design with Process Chain Scheduling

    Reading time: 27 mins

    The true value of any new algorithm or process implementation can be derived only when the batch process in which these functionalities are executed has been optimally designed. Learn the fundamentals of process chain scheduling and then walk through eight scenarios in which you can implement such scheduling using sample utilities to improve your process…...…
  2. Business Role Versioning Added in SAP Access Control 10.1

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Business role versioning is a functionality introduced in SAP Access Control 10.1 that enables you to have an active and a draft version of a business role. After implementing business role versioning, users can edit business roles by adding or removing new roles without affecting the active version of the business role. Key Concept Business…...…
  3. Examining the Features of Business Role Versioning in SAP Access Control 10.1

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Business role versioning is a functionality introduced in SAP Access Control 10.1 that enables you to have an active and a draft version of a business role. After implementing business role versioning, users can edit business roles by adding or removing new roles without affecting the active version of the business role. This content is…
  4. Manage Supply Chain Risks with SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0

    Reading time: 12 mins

    SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 offers extended performance and risk indicators in a number of key areas, including the Supply Chain Council’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model. Learn how to effectively map these key risk indicators to an enterprise risk management program using SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 and SAP Risk Management…...…
  5. Enterprise Role Management — The Way to Compliant Role Design

    Reading time: 15 mins

    Enterprise Role Management helps streamline your role design process with a pre-defined, customizable design methodology that guides you through role definition, authorization maintenance, risk analysis, role approval, and role generation in your SAP back-end systems. It also ensures Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of your roles. Key Concept Enterprise Role Management is a capability of SAP BusinessObjects Access…...…
  6. The SAP SuccessFactors Role-Based Permissions Framework

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Many organizations struggle to manage access to the important and highly-sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) stored within human resources systems. Some have difficulties securing these critical data points, while others have issues providing access to the right users for the right population. To help alleviate these problems, SAP introduced SuccessFactors Role-Based Permissions (RBP) framework. In…
  7. Weigh Your Options for Implementing Overall Authorizations

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn the basic information for building an overall authorizations concept including specifications and examples for each different type of role as well as structural authorizations use. Also, see some examples of bad role design and specific actions to avoid. Key Concept General authorizations (or roles) can be described by the answers to two questions: “What…...…
  8. Use World-Class SOP Strategies to Balance Future Supply and Demand

    Reading time: 15 mins

    Having difficulty balancing supply and demand? Doing OK but want to do better? Learn the key strategies to put Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) to work for you. Key Concept One of the key activities in the area of supply chain planning is the periodic review of anticipated demand and available supply. This business process…...…
  9. Improve Your Authorization Concept by Deriving Roles in Enterprise Role Management

    Reading time: 12 mins

    Enterprise Role Management (ERM) helps your role design process with a predefined, customizable design methodology that guides you through role definition, authorization maintenance, risk analysis, role approval, and role generation in your SAP back-end systems. During role maintenance, you can manage massive role derivation and adopt a mapping for speeding up this process. Key Concept…...…
  10. Best Practices and Scenarios for Working with Overall Authorizations

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn some best practices and scenarios for building a solid authorizations concept. See which combination of roles and structural authorizations is best for your company. Key Concept Overall authorizations are the combination of different types of roles and use of structural authorizations. For each specific need, a company needs to choose the implementation of roles…...…