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Identify Non-Compliant Transactions Faster and Reduce Costs with GTS Business Package
Trade services representatives and compliance managers need a variety of reports for screening and monitoring business partners and countries under embargoes as well as for general importing and exporting checks. With the GTS Business Package, they can stay current with circumstances related to their business partners, transactions, and verify sanctioned or embargo situations as well…...…
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VOFM Routines Help Make Logistics Processes More Versatile
R/3 systems provide the flexibility to support a diverse list of logistics processes including purchase orders, deliveries, invoices, price determination, pricing calculations, as well as many others. Each of these processes often comes with its own set of demands. Using transaction code VOFM, you can maintain standard routines and create and deploy customized routines that…...…
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Stay Compliant with
Export control processes can bog exporters down with endless amounts of documentation. Automating these processes improves efficiencies, saving companies both time and money. SAP’s Global Trade Services (GTS) helps automate export controls. Key Concept The Compliance Management component of the SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) system allows global firms to move away from the costly…...…
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SIS Structures Statistical Data Setup for Historical Data – Step by Step
Once you have created an SIS structure, you have to populate it with historical data. The process, explained here, is relatively easy but has a few potential confusion points. These steps will help you upload the data without trouble. Key Concept Information structures, commonly referred to as “info structures,” are data warehouse components that contain…...…
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Get Your System Clean with Compliant User Provisioning
Audit-proof your daily user management with SAP GRC Access Control’s Compliant User Provisioning capability. Learn about its main features and see an example of how to set it up for requesting, approving, and providing access to your business target systems. Key Concept Auto-provisioning refers to the automatic creation or change of user IDs and their…...…
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Expanded Features for Embargo Searches in SAP GRC Global Trade Services
Discover the expanded functionalities and flexibility of embargo checking in SAP GRC Global Trade Services. See how easy it is to make sure you’re not shipping to or from an off-limits country. Key Concept Embargo checking allows you to screen the ship-to country for export transactions and ship-from country for import transactions. It also allows…...…
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Mass Changes with LSMW: An Easier Method for Complex Requirements
SAP’s Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) is a free tool that is often more useful than other options for performing mass changes within R/3. Using two examples from R/3 SD, the author shows a method that allows LSMW to directly access R/3 data so you can handle more complex requirements. In May 2004, I showed…...…
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Set Up Preference Processing in SAP ECC and SAP Global Trade Services
See how to set up and perform preference processing within your global customs practices through your supply chain in both SAP ERP Central Component and SAP GRC Global Trade Services. Preference processing allows you to capture and determine the duty preference, drawback, and allowance based on the country of origin and tariff for the product…....…
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Keep Up with Multiple Regulations by Controlling Multiple Data Retention Policies
Follow four steps to help you identify, prioritize, and plan a data retention policy. Key Concept A data retention policy is the policy on setting data retention periods to meet legal, compliance, and operational business requirements. Retention periods vary based on specific statute, legislation, or compliance regulations. Global companies often must comply with multiple compliance…...…
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Automate Global Import/Export Processes Across Your Enterprise with SAP GTS
For many companies, import/export trade processes are conducted manually. Automating these processes will reduce errors and reduce costly maintenance. SAP has introduced Global Trade Services (GTS), an application that runs on the NetWeaver platform, to help automate processes whether they run within or outside the R/3 enterprise structure. Get an inside look at GTS’s capabilities…...…
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