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Automate Your Loads with Recursive InfoPackages
Setting up InfoPackages for data loads is often a time-consuming process. Through examples, the author explains two time-saving ways to automate your InfoPackages. He also debates the benefits and drawbacks of each method, which will enable you to choose the best way for you to schedule your InfoPackages. Sample code is provided. Using an...…
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Data Mining with the Analysis Process Designer in SAP BW 3.5
The Analysis Process Designer (APD) workbench, introduced in BW 3.1 Content (BW 3.0B SP6), allows users to combine numerous transformations into a single data flow. It offers a less technical approach to enhancing subject-oriented, non-volatile data that has already been integrated, cleansed, and transformed in the data warehouse. The author examines current APD features and...…
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Understand What Role MDX Plays in Third-Party Reporting Tools
Third-party reporting tools generally use Multidimensional Expression (MDX) to generate reports and query multidimensional data sources in BW. The author explains the features and functions of the technology, the differences between shallow and deep MDX, and how it affects your BW resources. Multidimensional Expression (MDX) is the industry standard language used to query multidimensional...…
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Six Steps to Creating Great-Looking PDF Reports in BW
Distributing your company’s static reports to end users using the Portable Document Format (PDF) allows you to tap into the flexibility and document management benefits PDF files provide. The author shows you how to create PDF reports using standard BW functionality, which reduces the strain on your system. She also explains how to configure the...…
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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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Borrow SD Functionality to Implement Export Checks for STOs in MM
Stock transfer orders (STOs) in standard R/3 can be problematic because R/3 does not provide necessary foreign trade and export checks for STOs. The author demonstrates a helpful workaround to this issue by utilizing SD’s export check functionality and applying it to the STO document through a user exit. He also explains how to extend...…
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How to Pivot SAP BW Queries
Although BW provides filter and drill-down functionality, many BW users miss the pivoting functionality of MS Excel. The author provides seven easy steps to enable drag-and-drop functionality in SAP BW queries. This gives end users the power to optimize their BW queries. I know from many talks with FI/CO end users who are running BW...…
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Build a Financial Scorecard with SEM
The Balanced Scorecard is a helpful and integral part of the Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) module, but sometimes your data requires a specific functional focus that is unavailable with this tool. For example, if you need easy access to financial information, then using a financial scorecard can greatly benefit your organization. The author takes you...…
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Integrate Your Extended Warranty Program with FI/CO
Once the SAP Customer Service (CS) component is fully integrated with your FI/CO modules, it can track many business processes such as standard warranty. However, it may not be able to effectively account for all of your business processes. The author, who recently created an extended warranty workaround to adapt a company’s system to provide...…
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How to Administer an SAP Compensation Administration Plan
In the third installment of her Compensation Administration (CA) series, the author discusses the administration and distribution of adjustments using the CA application. She explains and compares the available views and functions in Manager Self-Service (MSS) and SAPGUI. Using the Compensation Administration (CA) application, you can link employees’ performance to their compensation. In the first...…
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