Starting with R/3 Release 4.6C, Business Configuration (BC) Set technology offers new functionality for customizing settings in global rollout projects. This article shares the experiences of two early adopters, so you can benefit from the lessons they learned. You will learn how to include this new functionality in your own global rollout project, how to deal with the technical issues that can cause the most headaches, and the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about BC Sets.
Matthias Melich
Dr. Matthias Melich studied English Literature at the University of Rochester (New York) and Mathematics and English Philology at the University of Cologne. He also received his Ph.D. in Computer-Based Language Learning at the University of Cologne in 1993. Matthias joined SAP in 1995 as a member of the Common Objects and Modeling team, and a year later he joined the Archiving Solutions team. In 1998, he became responsible for Product Management of Customizing Tools. In January 2005, Matthias became part of the Service Solution Management organization, where he is Manager of the Global SAP Solution Manager Product Management team. He is also the author of “Computer-Based Training for R/3 Archiving” and the SAP DocuSet “Data Modeling with the Data Modeler.”
You may contact the author at matthias.melich@sap.com.
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