Mar 15, 2005
•7 minute read
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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.
Speed Up Period-End Reconciliation Between Affiliated CompaniesDuring reconciliation between affiliated companies, the A/R balance in one company often doesn’t match the A/P balance in the other company. Learn a quick and easy way to assign leftover documents to each other. Key Concept The R/3 transaction F.2E can help you analyze differences between affiliated companies. This transaction shows you all the documents […]
Bring Business Rules into BW for More Accurate ReportsBusinesses often need to use IMG (Implementation Guide) logic configuration in BW. This article describes different ways to do so, focusing on the method that has proven the most efficient based on the authors’ numerous implementations. Key Concept IMG is a part of the R/3 transactional SAP system that provides general tools for system customization. […]
Mar 1, 2005
•12 minute read
Make Promises You Can Keep with GATPAs product portfolios grow and customer lists expand, your ability to make and keep critical delivery commitments may be getting tenuous. SAP APO’s Global Available to Promise (GATP) technology offers the tools you need to take the guesswork out of the delivery planning process. Its flexibility makes GATP applicable to many industries. Key Concept Global […]
Mar 1, 2005
•35 minute read
Ease Supply Chain Planning with APO Transportation LanesAPO allows you to create and maintain lanes of transportation for your own facilities as well as those to and from your suppliers and customers. It also provides the tools to determine the most cost-effective way to transport materials. This overview explains the technology and provides some great tips for using it. Key Concept The […]
Mar 1, 2005
•8 minute read
Publish SAP BI Content More Easily with SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0Among the benefits of SAP NetWeaver ’04 is better integration between SAP BI and SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP). This overview explains what the integration of SAP BW 3.5 with SAP EP 6.0 Support Stack ’04 (and above) provides. Key Concept SAP Knowledge Management (SAP KM) is a part of SAP BI that coordinates information […]
Mar 1, 2005
•18 minute read
Provide Easy-to-Use BW Web Print Controls in a Drop-Down MenuBecause some Web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) are designed to minimize the security risks, offering enhanced Web print controls is often a challenge for BW teams. Here’s a way to offer your end users a handy drop-down menu to set page orientation and margins for better-looking output. Key Concept By customizing the […]
Mar 1, 2005
•18 minute read
Use CATT to Test Your End-to-End Business ProcessesConsider using SAP’s Computer-Aided Test Tool (CATT) when you are implementing a new system or upgrading. The author uses the example of the order-to-cash process to demonstrate its capabilities. Key Concept SAP’s Computer-Aided Test Tool (CATT) helps you test R/3 transactions using test cases. You record a transaction, set parameters for the field values, create […]
Feb 15, 2005
•9 minute read
What’s Happened to Your R/3 Functionality in mySAP ERP 2004?The author describes the evolution of R/3 Release 4.6C to Enterprise (4.7) through mySAP ERP 2004, which is in Ramp-Up. Also included is a short description of the structure and role of SAP NetWeaver. Key Concept mySAP ERP 2004 is an extension of SAP’s R/3 product line. It includes the core product suites and a […]
Feb 15, 2005
•8 minute read
Transaction Manager Supports Sarbanes-Oxley ComplianceManaging financial transactions with the right balance of functionality, flexibility, security, and efficiency is the ultimate goal of today’s competitive economy. An infrastructure that facilitates straight-through processing (STP) can best support these goals and provide the transparency that Sarbanes-Oxley compliance demands. SAP provides that infrastructure with Transaction Manager, a component of Treasury and Risk Management. […]
Feb 15, 2005
•18 minute read
Load Data into Two BW Systems from One R/3 Source with Zero DowntimeAre you worried about what adding another BW instance to your ERP system may mean to your end users? Here’s a technique that allows you to bring another BW system online without any outages on the source system. It can be used for other tasks such as reinitializing the system to reduce the impact on […]
Feb 1, 2005
•13 minute read
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