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Analyst Insights are written by SAPinsider’s research team. Based on information gleaned from surveys of the SAPinsider Community, conversations with experts, SAP employees, vendors, and SAPinsiders, Analyst Insights provide a thoughtful analysis of critical topics, technologies, and challenges that SAP customers face today.
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Modify Web Reports with the BW Table Interface
Many tools are available for creating Web templates, but they offer little help when it comes to modifying data in a report or formatting cells. The author introduces you to a little-known interface that allows you to create object-oriented classes to enhance and modify your Web reports. He offers some ABAP and HTML code to...…
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The BEx User Exit: 22 Functions to Automate and Enhance Your BW Reports in Excel
The BEx user exit allows you to perform many valuable tasks and functions in Excel, which can be a great platform for displaying your SAP data when used to its full potential. The author provides 22 ways that the BEx user exit can optimize your Excel reports, with downloadable documents available to help you further....…
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Find Reporting and Performance Problems Before Your Users Do
Problems with the reports or routines you build are not always obvious until they are in live use. In some cases, performance might be slower than it should be, or in other cases incorrect data finds its way into important reports. The author shows you how to create an audit workbook, which bundles all your...…
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Reduce Your Reliance on ABAP for Logistics Data Conversion Using LSMW
At many companies, ABAP programs are used even for simple one-time data conversion or update projects. The author suggests a free SAP tool, the Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW), as an alternative to unnecessary programming. He also discusses LSMW’s features and describes helpful data migration steps. Gone are the days when data conversion was required...…
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Cut Logistics Costs by Enhancing Inter-Company Procurement
Discover how to extend and automate inter-company procurement so it meets business needs that require the use of more than two company codes. Key Concept Standard inter-company procurement refers to the cross-company movement between two companies, such as a large corporation with different holding companies in various parts of the world doing in-house movement of...…
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SAP Job Pricing Part 2: Compare Your Salaries to Market Rates
Master key tasks to gain a competitive edge in the job market using SAP Job Pricing functionality. Match your internal jobs to survey jobs, create a job composite, age data, and compare your internal salary structures to market salary structures. Key Concept Using SAP Job Pricing functionality, you can create custom job composites that blend...…
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Fire When Ready: 10 Keys to a Successful Go-Live at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
ManagementWhen your core business is developing everything from guided rocket launch systems to thermal protection components for NASA, you learn a thing or two about precision. At Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) — a division of the $42.7 billion global security company — those lessons came in handy when upgrading from SAP R/3...…
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Scrum’s the Word: How Endeca Mastered an SAP Implementation in Just 22 Weeks
ManagementThe project team responsible for implementing a new SAP ERP system at Endeca Technologies knew what it was getting into. Several team members had worked with SAP systems at prior jobs, and knew that the pain associated with a badly executed implementation could be severe. By using a novel approach to project management and ongoing...…
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American Standard Opens New Markets with SAP NetWeaver MDM
ManagementMost Americans immediately recognize American Standard as a foremost brand name in toilets, sinks, faucets, fixtures, and other kitchen and bathroom products. However, the company’s efforts to become a household name in Mexico were hampered by an unreliable Web site and inefficient product data business processes. By building on an ongoing SAP NetWeaver Master Data...…
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How to Eliminate Duplicate Line Reporting
Many businesses encounter the problem of duplicate line reporting in Ad Hoc or SAP Query. Our HR Expert explains why this occurs and how it relates to the date parameter setting. She then provides three different methods to achieve single-line reporting. Key Concept Dear HR Expert, I have read a lot of the documentation in...…
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