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  1. 5 BEx Analyzer Tips to Make the Lives of End and Power Users Easier

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Here are five tips to try if you are using Business Explorer Analyzer 7.0 and Microsoft Office 2007 and higher. Key Concept Business Explorer Analyzer (BEx Analyzer) continues to be the primary analytical application for the SAP Business Warehouse suite even after more than a decade of existence. Its Microsoft Excel-based user interface has helped…...…
  2. Automate Accrual Calculation and Posting for Improved Flexibility

    Reading time: 24 mins

    See the process of percentage-based cost center-wise accrual calculation. You can then automate the subsequent financial posting using standard SAP functionality. Key Concept Accrual calculation is the process of evenly spreading irregularly occurring costs over the periods involved and distributing them according to the cost origin. You perform accrual calculation in the Controlling (CO) module…...…
  3. SAP BusinessObjects: Two Tips to Improve the Look of Your Reports

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Understand your custom formatting options when you are designing and creating SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence reports. Key Concept SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is the flagship product for ad hoc, Web-based query creation and reporting for the casual end user. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence allows you to access, analyze, and share reports on corporate data over…...…
  4. Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations by Locking Posting Periods in CO-PA

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Discover how to use the Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) valuation enhancement to lock posting periods against changes in CO-PA data. See also how this solution helps meet Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for internal controls on CO-PA reporting. Key Concept Valuation is a key capability of costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) that the system uses to automatically fill value fields…...…
  5. Accelerate Your Closing Process with mySAP ERP New G/L and New Functions

    Reading time: 14 mins

    Fast period closing enables quick identification, investigation, and elimination of accounting problems. Here’s how to take advantage of mySAP ERP’s new G/L and new functions in accounting for your fastest closings yet. Key Concept In period-end closing, a company compiles information at the end of a fiscal period. Many departments of a company contribute to…...…
  6. Create Out-of-the-Box Hedging Reports

    Reading time: 27 mins

    See how to use Cash Management’s hedging report to track your foreign currency liquidity position without setting up the whole Cash Management module. Key Concept Cash Management is part of the Treasury module and has always been part of SAP R/3. Although it doesn’t have to be difficult to implement Cash Management, not many companies…...…
  7. Don’t Wait Until After Go-Live to Set Up Cross-Company Code Controlling

    Reading time: 16 mins

    A wrong decision during the setup of your organizational structure can lead to a loss of functionality in logistics and controlling. You can avoid a costly reorganization of your database with cross-company code controlling. Hear about the pros and cons and learn the prerequisites for its configuration. Key Concept Organizational structure design is one of…...…
  8. 3 Steps to Find the Standard Cost for a Configurable Product

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Variant configuration functionality in SAP allows you to have one material master, product bill of material, routing, and sales pricing when customers configure a product from several options. However, a standard SAP system allows you to maintain only one standard cost in the accounting view of the material master. Use this method to dynamically produce…...…
  9. Is Your SAP Project Lost In Translation?

    Reading time: 8 mins

    ManagementSecuring user adoption in a multi-language global project requires careful planning beyond simply activating the language features of SAP. In this article, Camilo Muñoz of Translation Source identifies six rules for ensuring your user community buys in from the beginning. Poor user adoption can ruin even the most technically sound SAP projects, a fact that…...…