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Routing Concept in SAPUI5 Development: A Primer

The use of routing allows navigation through application views via hashtag-based patterns. This article covers the main steps required to implement routing in an SAPUI5 application and the important classes and methods involved in making a full-fledged example, using a product list. Key Concept Hashtag-based routing and navigation let you reference application views via a...…
An Introduction to SAP Payroll Processing Control Center Add-On

Learn about the functionality of the new front-end interface of the SAP Payroll Processing, control center add-on tool, used by organizations to innovate their payroll processes by providing a new user experience for running payroll and resolving payroll issues. Learn the business reasons for implementing this functionality and learn about the different roles and responsibilities...…
An Introduction to SuccessFactors Dashboards 2.0 Reports

Dashboards 2.0 Reports functionality is a feature in the SuccessFactors suite that allows users to report data in charts. Dashboards 2.0 Reports replaced the legacy Dashboards 1.0 feature in Q4 2016; after this release, users cannot access Dashboards 1.0. Therefore, is it important to understand more about Dashboards 2.0 Reports and how to use them....…
Plan Your SAP S/4HANA Finance Implementation with an Understanding of Multicurrency Architecture

Learn about the multicurrency architecture in SAP S/4HANA Finance and discover how to set up the right solution design aligned to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), external reporting, and internal management reporting needs. Key Concept In both the classic General Ledger and the SAP General Ledger, you can define three parallel currencies in FI, two...…
How to Build Dashboards in SuccessFactors Dashboards 2.0 Reports

Learn the step-by-step process for creating tile-based dashboard reports within the SuccessFactors Dashboards 2.0 Reports functionality after you have created tiles. Key Concept The SuccessFactors Dashboards 2.0 Reports functionality is a high-visibility tool for presenting data in a graphical way. Dashboards 2.0 Reports are made up of tiles. Once tiles have been created in the...…
Lessons Learned from an SAP HANA Cloud Platform Implementation

Key principles and facts are included in this overview of the design and implementation of a cloud application on SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Key Concept Applications consume and expose web service application program interfaces (APIs) that facilitate the re-usability of the capabilities of an application and support the integration into other applications. The following solution...…
Ask the SCM Expert: Reduce Shipment Costs by Consolidating Deliveries

Delivery consolidation is a widely useful but largely undocumented procedure. Learn an expert-tested method to set up consolidated shipping for your customers. Key Concept I have been struggling with consolidated shipments. SAP seems to do a pretty good job defining the delivery process and how it is configured, but the use of shipments to group...…
Know Every Aspect of the ABAP Test Cockpit: Part I

Learn the steps for configuring the SAP NetWeaver ABAP Test Cockpit to ensure that your SAP system’s ABAP programs remain clean and adhere to the best programming practices. Key Concept The SAP NetWeaver ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) verifies the quality of ABAP objects in multiple areas and assigns priorities to these different categories of checks...…
Implementation Tips for SuccessFactors Onboarding

Discover valuable tips to use during a SuccessFactors Onboarding implementation. These tips can help companies that are currently running Onboarding maintain their application. Companies that are newly implementing Onboarding can use them to more effectively and efficiently make use of Onboarding. Key Concept E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from the US Federal...…
SAP Data Services Part 2: Integrating with SAP BW on SAP HANA

Learn the process of loading data into an SAP BW on SAP HANA system using SAP Data Services and SAP BW extractors. Explore some of the advanced data-transformation options and learn how to leverage existing SAP BW extractors to rapidly load data to an SAP HANA enterprise data warehouse. Key Concept SAP extractors are designed...…