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Data Modeling Advice: Where Do I Put My Sales Area Data?
How you break up your sales area data into dimensions will have an effect on performance. Dear BW Expert; I don’t know enough about modeling SAP-specific entities. For example, should sales area (organization, division, distribution) be in a dimension by itself or associated with customer? BW Consultant Data modeling is a discipline that affects both...…
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Use Boolean Functions to Add Analytical Capability to Your BW Reports
Boolean operators like AND, NOT, and OR give a calculated key figure the ability to perform different calculations depending on other results or values. The author explains how Boolean functions works and shows how you might use them to enhance reports. Have you ever wondered how you could place some kind of mechanism in your...…
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Improve Control-M’s Handling of BW Data Loads with These Enhancements
Many companies use BMC Software’s Control-M to schedule and monitor jobs for both SAP and non-SAP applications. Control-M has a few limitations when dealing with BW Data Loads – for example, it cannot show the statuses of all the loads within a job. The author shows how you can enhance BW and Control-M to circumvent...…
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Follow These Data-Cleansing Best Practices to Ensure Accurate Data in BW
Inaccurate data can enter BW from a source system or become corrupted once extracted. The author explains how data can become corrupted and describes the means available in BW to identify, avoid, and repair bad data. Since SAP BW serves as a tool for decision-making, it is imperative that data within the system be...…
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Deploy Web Templates in Multiple Languages
Translating the text that end users will see for custom applications is a manual chore. The authors recently went through the process at their company, and this article presents best practices and tips that they learned. In today’s global marketplace, the ability to present your BW 3.x Web application in your target audience’s native...…
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Use the Primary Cost Component Split to Explain the Factors Behind Your Activity Rates
You probably know that manufacturing costs are charged to production orders using an activity rate for the time worked. What you might not realize is that since Release 4.0, it has been possible to set up an alternative cost component split to view primary costs such as energy, wages, and depreciation. Without the split, these...…
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Ask the FI/CO Expert: Know When to Ignore the Standard Settings for Purchase Order Tax Code Defaults
The author explains why an FI support team might be having problems “defaulting” a 0 percent tax code when creating a purchase order. Key Concept Dear FI/CO Expert, I recently joined my company’s SAP FI support team. We have been asked if it is possible to “default” a 0 percent tax code when creating a...…
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Improve Your Lockbox Performance with User Exits, a Reformat Program, and Customized Reports
In a typical implementation of lockbox service, users frequently encounter process, data, or functionality issues that are not controllable by the standard configuration. The author draws on her recent experience with a lockbox implementation to show how to develop workarounds with user exits and reformat programs. Payment transactions in the United States are made almost...…
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A Simpler, Cleaner Approach to Trend Reporting in BW Using Variables
When building reports that show past and projected results, query designers might start by creating a large column structure. This approach might prove cumbersome. The author shows a more flexible method using structures and a little user input via simple variables. Your company wants a report that shows all sales (value or volume) over...…
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A Developer’s Guide to Making Applications More Effective, Easier to Learn, and Simpler to Use
The ease with which an application can be learned and used, as well as how its quality is perceived, is a critical but often underrated determinant of the application’s success (or failure). This article aims to provide you with a foundational knowledge and the resources you need for building better, more usable applications for your...…
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