Jan 15, 2006
•8 minute read
Articles
The following articles are written by SAP experts, contributors from the SAPinsider Community, and SAPinsider’s skilled team of editors and research analysts. From technical guides to thought leadership pieces, these articles contain essential insights to help SAP customers solve day-to-day challenges, understand what types of decisions organizations need to be making, and receive lessons learned from other SAP customer experiences.
How to Integrate FI-AA with the New G/L for Segment ReportingWith the new general ledger (G/L), you no longer need custom programs or user exits to obtain the asset balances for segment reporting. Instead, you can update profit center/segments details for all asset transactions and depreciation postings in the new G/L. Find out what settings you need to make in Asset Accounting (FI-AA) to make […]
Simplify Data Entry with Fast Entry for ActionsEliminate unnecessary data entry and streamline the actions process using fast entry for actions. Learn how to configure your system to optimize the fast entry for actions functionality. Key Concept SAP’s fast entry for actions (transaction PA42), allows a user to place various fields from multiple infotypes on one interface screen for faster processing. Fast […]
Jan 15, 2006
•11 minute read
Easily Tie Compensation to Targeted Performance by Integrating SEM’s Balanced Scorecard with HRLearn how to integrate the Balanced Scorecard with HR to compare goals of the employees with company objectives. You can tie employees’ personal scores from the Balanced Scorecard to their salary. Key Concept Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) defines strategies, scorecards, perspectives, objectives, measures, and initiatives. You can also form scorecard hierarchies and groups. In addition, […]
Jan 15, 2006
•13 minute read
Improve Efficiency of HR Service Request Processing with SAP Personnel Change RequestsMany organizations process HR service requests inefficiently via paper or email, requiring thorough HR validation. Accelerate the HR service request processing cycle, improve data quality, provide reliable and measurable routing, and allow managers to easily create HR requests for their employees with SAP Personnel Change Requests (PCRs). Key Concept SAP’s Personnel Change Request (PCR) is […]
Jan 15, 2006
•15 minute read
An Insider’s Guide to Writing Robust, Understandable, Maintainable, State-of-the-Art ABAP Programs: Part 1 — Fundamental Rules and Formal CriteriaWhether you are new to ABAP or have been using it for years, in the end you are probably satisfied if your application code somehow just works. But ABAP is a vibrant, evolving language, with new features and modifications that can significantly improve your programs. The multitude of choices can seem overwhelming, however. This article […]
Jan 15, 2006
•3 minute read
Introducing the Next Generation of ABAP Debugging — the New ABAP DebuggerSAP provides a wide variety troubleshooting tools that you can use to identify, analyze, and resolve problems that arise in your ABAP programs. The ABAP Debugger in particular has been a well-known, tried-and-true tool for many years. SAP NetWeaver ’04 and 2004s introduce the “New ABAP Debugger,” which includes enhanced versions of all the tools […]
Jan 15, 2006
•3 minute read
Streamline Business Processes and Increase User Productivity with SAP NetWeaver: Build Forms-Based Web Dynpro Applications Using Interactive Forms Based on Adobe SoftwareUntil now, users have required direct access to the back-end system to carry out daily business tasks, such as entering sales order information, which can be problematic for remote or offsite users. SAP NetWeaver ’04 offers a new technology called Interactive Forms based on Adobe software that changes all this. Leveraging the presentation and information […]
Jan 15, 2006
•3 minute read
SAP NetWeaver 2004s: What’s New in the BI Back EndTake a peek at the new features in SAP NetWeaver BI, which is part of SAP NetWeaver 2004s. Key Concept SAP NetWeaver 2004s, a minor release of the SAP NetWeaver platform, became available in restricted release in October 2005. SAP now packages its Business Intelligence (BI) software as SAP NetWeaver BI. The latest release of […]
Jan 1, 2006
•18 minute read
Improve Forecast Accuracy by Measuring Forecasting ErrorsLearn how implementing Business Add-In (BAdI) /SAPAPO/SDP_FCST4 enables you to store the results of each forecast run in the system along with the forecasting errors. Analysis of these errors helps you to improve the forecast results and thereby improve the forecast accuracy. Key Concept SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) Demand Planning has an SAP […]
Jan 1, 2006
•11 minute read
Set Up Third-Party Orders Right the First Time for Trouble-Free OperationFor third-party sales operations, it is important to set up master data and conduct continuous maintenance. Ignore these and face significant cost. Key Concept Third-party sales is a typical scenario in today’s competing global economies, where the “best of breed” products are manufactured for a given company by smaller niche manufacturers or associated business partners. […]
Jan 1, 2006
•46 minute read
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