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  1. Best Practices for Implementing SAP APO SNP Optimizers

    An SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) Supply Network Planning (SNP) Optimizer implementation requires that you perform specific tasks during each phase of the project. Follow these specific tasks along with a set of tips and tricks for modeling different types of business requirements. Case studies and examples reinforce the learning and are applicable...…

  2. Consolidate Your IDoc Monitoring with SAP Solution Manager

    ManagerSAP Solution Manager can act as a consolidation system for business process monitoring. In this excerpt from the authors’ SAP PRESS book Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver PI, learn the steps you’ll need to use to create and link business processes to multiple systems for monitoring. Key Concept Use SAP Solution Manager to...…

  3. Resource Planning Application Guides Service Demands Through to Fulfillment

    See how companies are applying the resource planning application (RPA) in SAP CRM to meet the demands of their service delivery process. Learn about its key components, the information you need to maintain to assist in the Resource Scheduling Process, and the selection of resources in conjunction with Microsoft Outlook (groupware) integration. Key Concept At...…

  4. Maximize Your CO-PA Implementation with Better/Worse and Billing, Booking, and Backlog Reports

    Learn tricks and tips for profitability analysis (CO-PA) implementations. First, see how to implement the better/worse (B/W) % module with a percentage of cost or profit. Then follow some tricks and tips for the design of the billings, booking, and backlogs (BBB) module. It is difficult when the BBB module involves multiple currencies and an...…

  5. An Introduction to Posting Journal Entries in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

    Learn how to post journal entries for audited and controlled adjustments to planning data with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, including how to post, unpost, and delete journal entries. Key Concept All functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is designed with the business user in mind, and Journals is no exception. Traditionally, tasks such...…

  6. SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Use Data Manager Effectively

    Data Manager in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation enables you to import and export data as well as execute background tasks and planning logic. Discover best practices for setting up Data Manager, including setting up packages, working with transformation files, and working with conversion files. Key Concept A Data Manager package is an object you...…

  7. SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: An Introduction to Data Manager

    Find out about the Data Manager component in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, which is used for importing and exporting data as well as executing background tasks. See how using dynamic process chains in Data Manager helps you complete planning tasks more quickly. Key Concept All functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is designed...…

  8. An Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: The Planning and Consolidation Features

    Learn some of the different features and functions to support planning and consolidation requirements in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC). This includes creating input schedules for planning, posting journal entries, and using script logic for creating planning functions and consolidation logic in BPC. Key Concept Different clients are available to users in SAP Business...…

  9. An Introduction to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation: The Reporting Features

    Learn about the reporting features available in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, including how to use existing report templates and how to build your own. Key Concept Organizations use a mix of business intelligence (BI) and analytic applications. Business intelligence refers to underlying technology and tools used to analyze, transform, store, and report on data....…

  10. SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0: Improve Query Performance and Visibility With BI Statistics

    In an SAP NetWeaver BI system, you can experience performance problems and delays when running queries and producing results. SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0’s improved BI Statistics feature makes it easier to diagnose those performance bottlenecks. It generates and stores query runtime statistics you can analyze, and then you can use the SAP NetWeaver functionality to...…