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Avoid SAP HANA System Surprises with a Standard Operating Procedure Checklist

Keep your SAP HANA system up and running with these preventive measures and tips for regular monitoring of system activities. Key Concept Writing a standard operating procedure (SOP) checklist and creating periodic tasks lists for other activities can assure that you have a very high degree of business continuity in your SAP HANA system. SAP...…
SAP HANA Security Part 2: Classical Analytic Privileges Versus SQL Analytic Privileges

Learn about the differences between the various types of analytic privileges, and which ones to use to secure row-level data in an SAP HANA information view. Key Concept The privileges needed to control access to row-level data in SAP HANA are called analytic privileges. These allow some users to see data X and others to...…
11 Steps to a Successful Year-End Close for Fixed Assets

Year-end closes often present problems both big and small. You can minimize these problems for both the current and subsequent year-end closes by following these simple steps. Key Concept The Fixed Asset module (Asset Accounting) is used to manage and supervise fixed assets within SAP R/3. It is a subsidiary ledger to the G/L, providing...…
SAP Payroll: Reconciling Third-Party Remittance Functionality at an EE Level

Learn how to use standard SAP Payroll functionality to drill down into third-party remittance documents and see employee-level (EE) detail. By default, the system does not show you the level of detail at an employee level. For many companies this makes it hard to really understand and tie the numbers together, and understand exactly from...…
Exploring the IoT Services Offering within SAP HCP

Learn how the Internet of Things (IoT) Services offering within SAP HANA Cloud Platform (SAP HCP) allows users to rapidly develop IoT scenarios. Key Concept SAP Internet of Things (IoT) Services as part of SAP HANA Cloud Platform (SAP HCP) provides companies with a holistic solution for building IoT solutions that integrate with their SAP...…
Adapt SAP S/4HANA Business Functionality to Meet Your Company’s Requirements

Discover how to apply two extensibility options to modify SAP S/4HANA business functionality. Key Concept SAP S/4HANA is the next generation of business applications that can be installed locally in a data center or in a public or managed cloud. One of the central issues users have is how to extend the business functionality delivered...…
How to Solve Loops, Fan, and Chasm Traps in SAP BusinessObjects Universes

Learn how to identify, segregate, and fix the different SQL design traps (e.g., loops, fans, and chasms) that may occur when creating SAP BusinessObjects universes. Learn about the issues that come up if these design traps are not fixed. Finally, learn how to use SAP BusinessObjects functions, such as shortcut joins, contexts, aliases, and data...…
Understanding the SAP Payroll Reversal Process

Understand and use the standard SAP process for payroll reversal by using the off-cycle workbench. Learn the required steps for when a payment is issued in SAP payroll to an employee that should not have been issued. Learn the details and identify all the options when you need to reverse a check, based on where...…
Tutorial: Build an SAPUI5 Application for SAP CRM or SAP ECC

by Lukas M. Dietzsch, CEO, Blackvard Management Consulting, LLC This integrated example by Lukas Dietzsch of how to build an SAP Fiori application provides a step-by-step approach for how to transfer SAP materials management data onto a mobile device. This real-world business case, which is similar to any user’s Open Data Protocol (OData) service request,…
Information Management Options in SAP HANA: Smart Data Integration

SAP HANA is a pivotal platform that can completely transform an enterprise, but without quality data SAP HANA only yields fast trash. Traditionally, tools such as SAP Data Services have been used to confront this problem. Now, SAP HANA holds capabilities to transform and cleanse data in real time from many sources. See how these...…