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Information Operations: The Fifth Dimension of Warfare
The US Military recognizes at least five dimensions of warfare for which it is responsible: Land Sea Air Space Information The fifth dimension, information, has direct relevance to enterprise mobility and mobile strategies. In the military conference I spoke at last week, the other speakers taught me the importance of dominating the fifth dimension. It is a…
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BPC 10 tip: Special considerations for security, roles & user access
At our most recent three-day BPC Bootcamp, Accenture’s Anand Surange shared his expert advice on securing BPC systems in his session “Critical Lessons for Configuring and Managing Security in Your Planning and Consolidation System.” Anand covered a variety of security concerns, including special considerations and advanced security with BPC 10. Here is a quick tip…
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SAP NFe – Nota Fiscal Process Overview for Physical Goods
The Brazil tax authority, also known as SEFAZ, imposes a defined electronic standard format that all companies must adhere to closely. This “Nota Fiscal Eletronica” (NF-e) format is officially recognized as the sole and only invoice document of record for tax compliance purposes. Basic Requirements Real time integration with Brazilian Tax Authority (SEFAZ) Invoices must…
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Data tips for Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) in SAP SCM
This tip comes from a session by Thomas Brassøe of Implement Consulting Group, planned for the SCM 2012 conference, March 19-22 in Orlando, Florida. In his session “Improve Order Fill Rates and Minimize Inventory Levels and Costs Using Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) in SAP SCM 7.0”, Brassøe notes that “9 out of 10 VMI projects…
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Altering the standard SAP screen without modifications
One of the most prevalent technological trends in recent years has been the increasing importance of user experience. For years, users had to figure out how to travel through menu paths or remembered all kinds of troubleshooting issues. With the proliferation of simpler user interfaces in personal technology, people are now expecting the same kind…
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Currency Translation for Cost Center Reports
Paul Ovigele, Ovigele Consulting The cost center reports in SAP are normally displayed in Controlling Area currency. This means that if you have several company codes that have different currencies but belong to the same controlling area, the standard cost center reports will only be displayed in the currency of that controlling area. This is…
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Creating calculated fields in your report (How to Eliminate Duplicate Line Reporting in Query Tools)
Danielle Larocca This weeks’ blog is a continuation from last weeks’ blog which was in response to a question about “How to Eliminate Duplicate Line Reporting in Query Tools“. You can accomplish single-line reporting in SAP query-based tools such as Ad Hoc and SAP Query in three different ways: 1. By specifying parameters upon selection…
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8 steps for setting up Advanced Safety Stock Planning to reduce inventory
Tip Doctor, Insider Learning Network. This tip is taken from “How to Really Reduce Inventory with SAP APO Safety Stock Planning Methods” by Matthew Campbell, K2 Professional Services, presented at last year’s Logistics & Supply Chain Management 2011 conference. SAP APO includes methods for safety stock planning. But what are the key steps and best…
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The 5 Options inside SAP for SAP HCM Reporting
Danielle Larocca, Spinifex IT Satisfying your company’s Human Resources (HR) and Payroll reporting requirements is always a challenge, beginning with the assessment process through the selection of the right reporting strategy. Deciding which method is best begins with an assessment of the reporting tools available to you inside SAP. As part of the standard SAP…
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BLOB, PHIO, LOIO: Alphabet soup in SAP Solution Manager version management
Every SAP application has countless acronyms to keep track of, but I particularly enjoyed a few featured in D. Russell Sloan’s latest Solution Manager Expert article. The article details how you can make custom document attributes to improve SolMan reporting. In doing so, Russell explains up front some features of the Knowledge Warehouse, and specifically…
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