May 15, 2004
•2 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.
Get Started Developing, Debugging, and Deploying Custom J2EE Applications Quickly and Easily with SAP NetWeaver Developer StudioEver more complex business requirements, and the widening array of technologies that address them, are in turn increasing application development time and pushing the limits of development environments. To address this, SAP Web Application Server 6.40 includes SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, an IDE that greatly simplifies Java development and enables you to leverage technologies like […]
Gain a Real-World Understanding of How Your Applications Will Operate on a New Platform — Porting a J2EE Application to SAP Web Application ServerIt is no secret that companies are cost-driven — if there is an opportunity to optimize your efficiency, you have to seize it. SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS) 6.30, and now 6.40, incorporate the J2EE 1.3 standard, so you no longer have to maintain separate servers for your J2EE and ABAP applications. But […]
May 15, 2004
•1 minute read
An Integrated Approach to Troubleshooting Your ABAP Programs: Using Standard SAP Investigative Tools for Production ProblemsNo matter how carefully you test programs before deploying them productively, sooner or later bad performance, unexpected behavior, or even runtime errors will crop up. Fortunately, SAP provides standard tools for identifying such problems. Bug hunting with the wrong tool, however, can be costly — using the ABAP Debugger in the wrong situation can turn […]
May 15, 2004
•1 minute read
Enhance R/3’s Product Allocation Tool by Integrating It with APO’s DP and GATP ModulesSAP R/3 and Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) provide several different ways to manage planning hierarchies for product allocation purposes, each with benefits and drawbacks. The author shows how to optimize product allocation in R/3 and presents examples of how R/3 integrates with APO’s Demand Planning (DP) and Global Available to Promise (GATP). Both SAP […]
May 15, 2004
•26 minute read
In-House Cash Center Manages Payment ProcessesFor many global companies, it makes sense to reduce overhead by consolidating their payment processes. SAP users can accomplish this by using the In-House Cash (IHC) component. The author describes the capabilities and configuration of the IHC. Many global companies face the challenge of reducing the cost and number of intra-group and external payments. One […]
May 15, 2004
•13 minute read
How to Align MM and FI Document Numbers in Logistics Invoice VerificationIn SAP Release 4.6C and above, Logistics Invoice Verification (LIV) replaces conventional invoice verification for invoices related to purchase orders. The author explains how the change in invoice verification methods leads to different MM and FI document numbers, and how to align them. If you are planning to upgrade to SAP Release 4.6C or higher […]
May 15, 2004
•56 minute read
Are My A/R and A/P Figures in PCA Wrong?Discrepancies between FI and Profit Center Accounting (PCA) figures often confuse even the most experienced controllers. The author shows how the transfer of balance sheet A/P and A/R accounts from FI to PCA can produce unexpected and bewildering results. He also explains the logic used to obtain PCA data. In numerous projects, I have been […]
May 15, 2004
•19 minute read
Are My A/R and A/P Figures in PCA Wrong?Discrepancies between FI and Profit Center Accounting (PCA) figures often confuse even the most experienced controllers. The author shows how the transfer of balance sheet A/P and A/R accounts from FI to PCA can produce unexpected and bewildering results. He also explains the logic used to obtain PCA data. In numerous projects, I have been […]
May 15, 2004
•19 minute read
Streamline A/R Processes with Substitution User ExitsGiven the limited configuration opportunities to control financial postings, substitution user exits are an effective way to minimize manual journal entries and enhance reporting capabilities. Using two examples relating to manual cash applications in A/R, the author demonstrates how to optimize substitution user exits. Financial postings are generated from many sources within R/3. While limited […]
May 15, 2004
•11 minute read
The Good and the Bad of CO-PA’s Transfer +/- OptionA thorough knowledge of how to manage signs (plus and minus) can prevent inconsistencies in the CO-PA module. The author tells you why you should avoid using a discount condition with different signs and provides a transferring method to use if the same condition must have different signs. Did you know that it’s possible for […]
May 15, 2004
•5 minute read
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