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Use HR Form Editor (PE51) to Design Remuneration Statements

Understand how to configure HR Form Editor with the example of a payroll process. Key Concept The HR Form Editor is a tool to create forms in HR. SAP provides tools such as Smart Forms and SAPscript to perform operations and add graphics. With SAP’s partnership with Adobe, you also have the option to create...…
Debug Business Processes Built with SAP NetWeaver BPM to Resolve Errors Fast

Developers are all used to finding bugs in common programming languages, but how does this work for graphical models? This article explains in detail how to solve your process issues by using the tools shipped with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment. Key Concept SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (SAP NetWeaver BPM), as part of SAP NetWeaver...…
Designing Effective Mitigating Control

Because mitigations are normally detective controls, it’s very important that they are designed in a way to maximize their effectiveness. Learn the key concepts for designing, documenting, implementing, testing, and monitoring an effective mitigating control. In addition, examples show how you can use SAP BusinessObjects Access Control risk analysis and remediation to help document and...…
10 Tips to Follow During Your CUP Deployment

Using compliant user provisioning in SAP BusinessObjects Access Control, you can check in real time if the authorization for a new user or a change made to an existing user’s status is in conflict in any way. Setting up CUP is not simple if your company has not clearly defined and deployed a structured workflow...…
SAP Compensation Administration Application Supports a Total Compensation Strategy

The Compensation Administration (CA) application in R/3 is designed to link employee performance with company goals. In this first article in a series, the author explains how to prepare for a CA implementation. Using the example of a management incentive plan, she shows how to budget for a compensation/award plan. Over the past decade, the...…
Starting an Integration Process Based on Multiple Interfaces

Learn how to benefit from SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration even for integration processes requiring different messages for process instantiation. Although SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management, which is ultimately responsible for the process implementation, doesn’t allow the definition of several start events, you can circumvent this restriction by defining a super interface comprising all the interfaces...…
Use Solution Manager Attributes to Help Manage Project Work

Manager IBM’s D. Russell Sloan walks you through how custom attributes can help you better organize, plan, manage, and monitor work activities during a project. Key Concept Document attributes (e.g., person responsible, document status) provide a way to describe not only the content and ownership of documents, but also help you manage the design, development,...…
APO Industry Solutions: Extensions for Auto and Retail

SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) solution offers 10 extensions for six industries: Mill (Paper, Metal), Chemical/Process, Auto, Retail, Cable, and Defense. In this article, I discuss industry extensions for the retail and auto industries. Key Concept Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) industry solutions are industry-specific extensions that are integrated with SAP’s core ERP Central...…
SAP and SuccessFactors – An Overview

In this exclusive in-depth report, learn about SuccessFactors and what the acquisition means for SAP ERP HCM and your business. Get a detailed, comprehensive overview of SuccessFactors, SAP’s strategy, the future of SAP ERP HCM, and how the acquisition of SuccessFactors affects your business. It aims to dispel any myths or confusion around SuccessFactors and...…
Avoid a Disconnect Between Your MM and FI Period Closes

Your cutoff for transactions at close may be affected if you don’t understand the relationship between the Materials Management (MM) period close and the FI period close. You can configure your R/3 system to ensure a clean cutoff for MM transactions at period close. Key Concept The posting of MM balances to an MM period...…