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  1. Performing Horizontal Business Combinations or Horizontal Mergers in SAP Group Reporting

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Mergers & Acquisitions is a very complex topic, and SAP Group Reporting has many M&A Scenarios that support your financial process using the difference Consolidation Activities used as part of the Consolidation of Investments (COI) Task. Some of the scenarios that SAP Group Reporting can perform are: • Increase in capitalization. • Reduction in capitalization…

  2. Demand-Driven Planning – Step 5 – Visible and Collective Execution

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Visible and Collaborative Execution refers to the methodology employed by the Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) system to manage and oversee open supply orders. It emphasizes the importance of transparency in the supply chain, allowing stakeholders to view and track the progress of orders in real-time. Furthermore, by fostering a collaborative environment, different players…

  3. Moving your Public Fiori Views (Variants) to Private Using UI5 and Web Dynpro Technologies in SAP S/4HANA 2022

    Reading time: 14 mins

    SAP changes all the time, and changes in the Fiori environment can be expected. SAP has been working on the transition to Web Dynpro technology since SAP HANA 1909, and many of you in HANA 2020 and HANA 2021 have seen tiles in the Design Studio and the Accessible tiles. SAP Fiori reports are very…

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    Maximizing SAP Business Network for Logistics (BN4L)

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Many organizations are struggling to meet their supply chain obligations to maximize business value. Whether it is shippers, carriers, warehouse managers, everyone wants an efficient process. To help the supply chain process, SAP has a robust list of supply chain management functions, including SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM), SAP Transportation Management (SAP TMS), SAP…

  5. Working With SAP Material Ledger and SAP Group Reporting in HANA 2022

    Reading time: 15 mins

    Intercompany transactions require significant attention and have always been a critical part of the financial analysis world in SAP. Certainly, this process is very complex, and it will require significant resources with different levels of expertise as operational reporting and business requirements become more detailed. In this article, SAPinsider expert Dr. March Sisfontes-Monge will highlight…

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    The Case for a Center of Expertise

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Without a CoE, the business community might not know who to engage for addressing new business requirements. The CoE provides a single point of contact for everything from incident management to minor changes, major projects, and overall system governance. The CoE is tasked with coordinating between business and the overall IT organization to develop the…

  7. A Simple Workaround for Charts in SAP Analytics Cloud Story

    Reading time: 3 mins

    SAP Analytics Cloud is a state-of-the-art BI, planning and Augmented Analytics tool from SAP that enables self-service analytics and reporting on business data. SAC provides a robust set of widgets, charts and graphs to analyze data across multiple parameters and diverse datasets. “Bar/column” charts are one of the most extensively widgets used in stories and…

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    Centralize your SAP Customer Experience with SAP for Me

    Reading time: 6 mins

    SAP for Me is not a new application, neither is it ‘old’, in a generic sense. It has been around for almost three years. However, the value it delivers to customers is not well-known in the market and therefore, is underused. SAP for Me is the single and centralized conduit for SAP customers to engage…

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    The New Normal for Leaders

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Remote work felt right during COVID due to safety concerns, uncertainty, and unknown risks. However, people felt less invested in their organizations. For Pacific Coast Companies, a handshake, sharing lunches, celebrating birthdays, working together, and building relationships matter. But how do we reinstate that without making people feel like they are being punished? Can we…

  10. Enhancing Security in SAP Technology with bioLock Multi-Factor Authentication

    Reading time: 3 mins

    As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, organizations must ensure that they are relying on the most powerful and reliable security features at their disposal. Historically, SAP systems have relied on username and password-based authentication, which presents several inherent weaknesses. Passwords are prone to being forgotten, shared, stolen, or guessed by hackers or coworkers, making unauthorized…