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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.

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Introducing the SAP Java IDoc Class Library Part 1: An Easier Way to Write Java Programs That Create and Send IDocs to an SAP System Sep 15, 2003 — Writing programs that exchange Intermediate Documents (IDocs) with an SAP system has traditionally been difficult, requiring you to either spend considerable time and effort writing complex custom code or license expensive third-party middleware. But it doesn’t have to be that way anymore. This article, the first in a two-part series, introduces the new SAP Java […]

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Introducing the SAP Java IDoc Class Library Part 2: An Easier Way to Write Java Programs That Receive and Process IDocs from an SAP System Sep 15, 2003 — Interface programming, especially writing programs that send or receive SAP Intermediate Documents (IDocs) for data exchange, can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. The new SAP Java IDoc Class Library reduces the complexity, time, and expense associated with writing such programs in Java. This second installment picks up where the first leaves off and shows […]

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Ready to Start Leveraging eCATT? Take Your Existing CATT Tests with You!Sep 15, 2003 — Since its introduction in R/3 3.0, SAP customers have come to rely on the Computer Aided Test Tool (CATT) to test their centralized SAP installations and standard UIs. Testing distributed systems, controls-based UIs, and web applications, which are now commonplace in most installations, is a different story. To support these developments, SAP released the extended […]

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What the Wizards Don’t Tell You About Intrastat Reporting Sep 15, 2003 — Enterprises based within a member state of the European Union (EU) are legally required to report their goods movements to and from other member states. These reports are called Intra European Community Trade Statistics (Intrastat) reports. In most cases, this requirement also applies to European subsidiaries of American companies. The author explains how to set […]

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Sarbanes–Oxley: Seven Steps to Ensure Your Internal Controls Cover Your Risk Sep 15, 2003 — As the deadlines approach, does your SAP financials team have a plan in place for compliance with the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOA) of 2002? No? That’s not unusual, as many companies are struggling to learn what system and process changes the Act will require. But where do you begin this learning process? The author provides a […]

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What’s a BAdI, and What Can It Do That a User Exit Can’t?Sep 1, 2003 — Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) have been around since BW 2.x, but are little understood. They offer significant advantages over user exits in most cases, however. The author describes those advantages and gives a quick step-by-step overview of how you create a BAdI. A Business Add-In (BAdI) is an enhancement of the well-known user exit that […]

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Ask the BW Expert: Event Chains vs. Subsequent Processing Functionality Sep 1, 2003 — Confusing BW event chains with their subsequent processing functionality is a common mistake. The author explains the differences and shows how SAP has replaced event chains with process chains in BW 3.x. Dear BW Expert; Does BW 2.x have a report that lists all event chains with job names, InfoObject names, dependent jobs, and so […]

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True Delta Loads of R/3 Master and Transactional Data: How It’s Done When No Standard Extractors Are Available Sep 1, 2003 — You might typically extract R/3 master and transactional data for which no standard extractors exist based on timestamps or as a full load. Neither method captures all the data, however. A true delta load is possible using Application Link Enabling (ALE) message types. The author describes two undocumented options for building an ALE-based extractor. SAP […]

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Are Your Safety Stock Levels Optimal? Match Your Method with APO Supply Planning Methodology Sep 1, 2003 — SAP APO provides two methods for dealing with safety stock–the stock that you keep on hand in the event that you do not have enough material to deliver on orders. They are the Basic and Extended Safety Stock Methods. Each is designed for a specific supply planning methodology. Misalignment between the APO’s safety stock methods […]

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Stock Transport Order Exceptions No Longer a Problem with This Technique Sep 1, 2003 — As companies increasingly turn to international networks to manage production, sales, and distribution, they depend on R/3 MM’s Stock Transport Order (STO) to support volume transactions across plants. However, STO has limited capability to deal with exceptions such as an expedited replenishment. The author describes a workaround that will allow STO to more easily handle […]

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