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Infotype View in Personnel Administration Article(PDF 344 KB)

How to to maintain some additional data (Employment type) in infotype 0007 for employees of a particular country or for certain Employee sub-group.10 Nov 2009

Optimized Supplier Spend Reporting with SAP NetWeaver MDM and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Article(PDF 457 KB)

In today's challenging economic times, companies continue to look for ways to improve how they control and optimize the money they spend. Unfortunately, many companies lack sufficient, accurate, and timely insight into supplier spend due to fragmented supplier and material data hosted in data silos across systems. To help our customers address this challenge, SAP delivers a dedicated software package for optimized supplier spend reporting.09 Nov 2009

Subcontracting with Chargeable Components Configuration Article(PDF 1 MB)

This document will help P2P consultants understand and configure the "subcontracting with chargeable components" scenario in SAP. It is prepared to suit for consultants who are new to this scenario.06 Nov 2009

Generate Time Wage Types by Configuring Table T510S Article(PDF 183 KB)

This document explains in detail the configuration of table T510S which facilitates the generation of time wage types.04 Nov 2009

Presentation from Global Knowledge Transfer Session: Positioning SAP Best Practices for Chemicals Divestitures Presentation(PDF 3 MB)

This presentation is part of the global knowledge transfer series for SAP Best Practices for Chemicals. This session - session 5 - gives an overview of how spin-off companies are successfull using the SAP Best Practices for Chemicals template approach to get their ERP implementations up and running fast.03 Nov 2009

Personnel Calculation Rule and Schema - An Understanding Article(PDF 171 KB)

Personnel Calculation Rule and Schemas are the basis for Payroll Calculation and Time Evaluation. This document describes in detail the aspects of Personnel Calculation Schema and Rules.12 Oct 2009

Make to Order in SAP ERP Article(PDF 697 KB)

This article will help consultants in cross-functional areas like Sales and Distribution, Production Planning, and Materials Management. It is prepared to suits for the Indian make-to-order business scenario. It explains the various activities like sales, planning, external procurement, subcontracting, production and distribution. It also explains the step by step procedure for the make-to-order business scenario in SAP.01 Oct 2009

GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER SESSIONS - BUSINESS ALL-IN-ONE FOR CHEMICALS - Session 2: Innovation Management & Manufacturing Scenarios Presentation(PDF 2 MB)

This presentation is part of the knowledge transfer series for SAP Best Practices for Chemicals. This presentation - session 2 - covers the preconfigured scenarios delivered with the SAP Best Practices for Chemicals package to cover innovation management and manufacturing processes. The session will highlight chemical-specific scenarios, such as transformation of general recipes, repetitive manufacturing with co-products and quality management, bulk manufacturing with process instruction sheet, active ingredient processing, blending etc..30 Sep 2009

Pre-Numbered Invoicing in SAP Article(PDF 370 KB)

This article illustrates how to generate pre-numbered invoices in SAP that cater to the legal regulations of many countries. These countries provide the pre printed forms to the companies operating there, which the companies must then use to send invoices to their customers. These forms have government-issued invoice numbers. Hence, rather than generating a new invoice number in SAP, the system should take these pre-printed numbers and print them on the invoices.25 Sep 2009

Global Transfer Knowledge Sessions - Business All-In-One For Chemicals - Session 1: SAP Best Practices for Chemicals Overview Article(PDF 3 MB)

An overview presentation of the complete SAP Best Practices for Chemicals package - the preconfigured scenarios, key capabilities, available localizations, and customer projects.22 Sep 2009

Design Your Own Personnel Calculation Rule (PCR) Article(PDF 295 KB)

This document explains how to write a new personnel calculation rule (PCR) for a simple scenario in Time Management and Payroll. Prior knowledge of Time Evaluation\Payroll execution and flow is useful.18 Sep 2009

Key to Managing Dual Maintenance in an SAP Upgrade Project Article(PDF 53 KB)

Dual Maintenance in SAP upgrade projects involves additional effort and is one of the challenges which need to be managed well. Upgrade project management should aim to minimize the dual maintenance changes and use effective tracking and control mechanisms to keep the impact to a minimum.17 Sep 2009

Use the Enhanced Web Service Navigator to Test SAP Enterprise Services Article(PDF 1 MB)

SAP enterprise services are highly integrated Web services combined with business logic and semantics that can be accessed and used repeatedly to support a particular business process. Before you start using an enterprise service, you can test its functionality with the Web Services Navigator tool. The article provides details on how you can use the enhanced features of Web Services Navigator in EHP1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.1 to test multiple services.15 Sep 2009

Overcoming Testing Challenges in an SAP Upgrade Project Article(PDF 171 KB)

In an SAP upgrade, testing forms the crucial parameter which, if not managed well, may result in serious doubts over the acceptability of the upgraded SAP system by the business users in an organization. This article covers the inputs for planning and efficiently managing the testing scope and effort in an upgrade project.10 Sep 2009

Subcontracting of Project Stock Article(PDF 530 KB)

This document shall help P2P consultants in the area of Subcontracting of Project Stock (special stock) in various industries in India. It is prepared to suits for Indian Subcontracting Business Scenarios. It explains how to transfer Project stock to Subcontracting Vendor, generation of subcontracting challan and further processes has been explained in a simple and understandable way.01 Sep 2009

SAP for Global Data Synchronization - Unleash the Potential for Collaboration Presentation(PDF 2 MB)

This presentation provides an overview of the Global Data Synchronization industry scenario based on SAP NetWeaver MDM technology. Information is based on GDS 2.0 release.01 Sep 2009

Methods of Selecting BOM Variant Parts in Variant Configuration Article(PDF 287 KB)

This document explains in detail about the three methods of selecting BOM Variant Parts (BOM Items) in Variant configuration.26 Aug 2009

SAP GRC Access Control Implementation Article(PDF 591 KB)

SAP GRC Access Control 5.3 implementation. It is useful to Basis Administrators and Netweaver Administrator.21 Aug 2009

Creation of Functions for Failure Modes & Effects Analysis – Generation of Risk Priority Number (RPN) Article(PDF 1 MB)

Failure Modes & Effects Analysis is used to identify & prevent the Weak points in Processes & Products Early on, which helps in reducing the Number of Product Recalls.20 Aug 2009

Updating Historical Record in COPA by Realignment When Organizational Structure Changes Article(PDF 190 KB)

This article displays the process of creation/maintenance of realignment and updating of historical records in COPA with organizational structure change.16 Aug 2009

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