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  1. financial performance

    Performing Period-End Close in SAP Group Reporting

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Financial consolidation can be a complicated process for SAP users. When it comes time to perform period-end close procedures, finance teams must ensure that they have taken all necessary steps to avoid audit by correctly performing all closing activities. In this article, SAPinsider expert Dr. Marco Sisfontes-Monge walks you through some of the crucial steps…

  2. Sasol Chose bioLock to Protect their SAP Financials

    Reading time: 1 mins

    Sasol, a South African chemical, and energy company updated its SAP payment processes with bioLock, a software solution that secures access via biometric authentication. This process was implemented at Sasol by Linx/AS Africa. With bioLock, product benefits include the ability to be configured in a way that protects fields and functions in the SAP system,…

  3. Move to S/4HANA or not?

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Many have talked about S/4 HANA adoption by SAP customers that are still running on ECC6. SAP, consultancies, and IT service providers’ messaging has been focused on moving to S/4 and its benefits, and building the business case for it. But looming deadlines or ominous warnings are not resonating with the SAP customer base. This…

  4. Simplifying Integration with SAP’s Integration Solution Advisory Methodology

    Reading time: 6 mins

    SAP follows a comprehensive integration principle, which includes the Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M) to assist enterprise architects in defining and documenting their integration strategy. ISA-M comprises a collection of integration use case patterns that are not tied to any specific technology and can be mapped to integration technologies according to each customer's context. This…

  5. Inventory Accuracy

    Demand Driven Planning – Strategic Inventory Positioning – Step 1

    Reading time: 3 mins

    SAP offers consulting solutions to enable strategic inventory positioning, the first step in demand-driven planning. For this, organizations can use the consulting solution "MRP Monitor" to detect which of the materials should be buffered. MRP monitor is an integral component of the SCM Consulting Solutions and serves as an add-on program to the SAP ERP…

  6. Finance Transformation Journey with SAP BTP

    SAP BTP – A strong business foundation for the Intelligent Enterprise

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Organizations of all sizes, in any line-of-business, in any industry, in any part of the world can rely upon the depth and breadth of SAP applications to run every part of their business. 77 percent of all business processes worldwide touch an SAP solution. With a combination of SAP Signavio to address Business Process Management,…

  7. SAP Investments in Your Success

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Some SAP customers may feel that they are always inundated with sales pitches for new SAP features and extensions, even though they are struggling to find success with the SAP landscape they already have. Yet a significant portion of SAP users are unaware of the wide array of options that SAP provides for its clients…

  8. The Impact of Business Technology Platforms on Digital Transformation

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Digital Transformation is a crucial focus for many businesses. After recent supply chain struggles, organizations must change how they function to keep pace with customer demand. Organizations must not just keep pace but stay ahead of the curve. It is vital that organizations not just enact a digital transformation, but find the right solutions to…

  9. Supply Chain Control Towers

    SAP’s Supply Chain Control Tower – Providing end-to-end visibility

    Reading time: 3 mins

    A supply chain control tower is a centralized platform that provides real-time visibility and control over all aspects of the supply chain. It uses advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics, to gather and analyze data from all relevant processes (plan, source, order, fulfill) and sources such as transportation systems,…

  10. Using SAP HANA System Views in Calculation Views

    Reading time: 5 mins

    In this article, you will learn about using calculation views with HANA system views to enhance system monitoring for stability and performance analysis. The article focuses on HANA authorization, OOM/SQL analysis, finding HANA system views and using them with calculation views to enhance organization’s monitoring capabilities. This content is for SAPinsider Monthly Subscription, SAPinsider Annual…