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Integrate SAP Access Control 10.0 with SAP ERP Human Capital Management

SAP Access Control 10.0 comes with a feature called HR Trigger. It can create a request automatically in the Access Request Management module owing to the changes in different fields (infotype and subtype) of SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM). Learn how to:• Configure SAP Access Control 10.0 to integrate with SAP ERP...…
Give Your Supply Chain the Power of Mobility

/Project Management/MobileMobile applications can bring dramatic improvement in productivity, automation, and speed in the supply chain. Learn about current trends in mobility adoption as well as three categories of supply chain mobility applications. Key Concept Mobile applications for supply chain are a set of applications that supply chain professionals can use on their mobile devices....…
Plan for Risks and Recovery in Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM

/MobileFind out how to identify assets, assess risks, mitigate residual risks, and implement backup and recovery options for Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM. Key Concept Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM offers a range of features for a mobile sales, service, or marketing professional. Sybase uses SAP NetWeaver technology for integration with mobile applications....…
Defend Mobile SAP CRM Systems with Defense in Depth

/MobileLearn how to defend SAP CRM applications on a smartphone or a handheld device (with BlackBerry Sales Client as a specific example), and see why multiple layers of defense are more effective than a single layer when you use the defense-in-depth model. Key Concept Defense in depth is a strategy for creating multiple layers of...…
Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting Your SAP CRM Mobile Sales Implementation

/MobileLearn how to install the Mobile Sales application, including the prerequisites required for the installation. Discover a few of the most common problems that arise after the installation and find out how to troubleshoot them. Key Concept Mobile Sales is a client application that is installed on each user’s individual machine. It allows users to...…
APO Industry Solutions: Extensions for the Process, Chemical, Mill, Aviation, and Engineering Industries

/Project Management Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) extensions for particular industries are designed to work with SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) Industry Specific (IS) solutions. Learn about industry extensions for the process, chemical, mill and aerospace, and defense industries. Key Concept Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) industry solutions are industry-specific extensions that are integrated...…
Automate Task List Creation in the SAP Financial Closing Cockpit

Many organizations now use the SAP Financial Closing Cockpit for making the period-end closing activity faster and more integrated. Organizations create a task list for each period-end closing from the template defined in the SAP Financial Closing Cockpit. See how you can automate the creation of the task lists from the template defined in the...…
Avoid These 11 Common Unit-of-Measure Errors

To keep your SCM operations running smoothly, learn how to avoid and correct these 11 common unit-of-measure errors that can bring them to a standstill. Key Concept The crucial role of units of measure (UoMs) in SAP is to give context to quantities. A key activity of an SAP system is maintaining clear communication with...…
Make Inventory Valuation More Accurate by Manually Adding Actual Costs to Materials

In product cost controlling-based standard costing, various options exist to add additional costs to a product cost estimate, such as the use of an overhead costing sheet, an additive cost estimate, or statistical pricing conditions. Understand the solution to add actual costs manually to a material that is subjected to actual costing in the material...…
Customize Loan Wage Types and Create User-Friendly Payslips

Learn a simple and straightforward approach for configuring company-specific loan wage types, mapping them to system-specific loan wage types, and displaying them in payslips. Key Concept Many companies need to have custom wage types created for company-specific loans that are offered to employees. Some examples of loan types include home loans, car loans, marriage loans...…