Expert Insights

Expert Insights are written by subject matter experts who provide step-by-step, technical guidance for the people, process, and data requirements that support leading business strategies.

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  1. How Will Digital Transformation Impact Your SAP Financials Processes?

    Published: 01/October/2016

    Reading time: 23 mins

    In this Q&A session experts share strategic advice on how visionary companies optimize and automate finance processes to enable fast, accurate, and compliant financial decisions. If you missed the chat or need a refresher, we welcome you to view the online chat replay or read the edited transcript below. Meet the panelists:  Tom Walker is the OpenText…

  2. SAP BI Product Convergence Update: What’s Happening Today, What is Coming Next, and What Does It Mean for You?

    Published: 01/April/2017

    Reading time: 65 mins

    SAP’s BI suite continues its course of ongoing product advancements, and there are significant new product releases on the very near horizon. With the pending SP4 release of SAP BI 4.2 due to impact the full BI suite, and the major new release of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 (where SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and SAP BusinessObjects Design…

  3. Separation Anxiety: What To Do When Your Consultants Leave

    Published: 03/November/2009

    Reading time: 7 mins

    ManagementWhether they are delivering technical work or more, consultants are a presence on many project teams. Eventually, however, they will move on to the next job, leaving you to retrace their steps when something goes awry. In this project management article, Symmetry COO Frank Powell shares insider secrets that will prepare you to maintain your...…

  4. The Future of Support Services

    Published: 13/August/2019

    Reading time: 6 mins

    SAP customers want support experiences that are personalized to who they are and the SAP products they use, and that compare their issues to questions that have already been answered. So how does SAP meet these expectations? This article explains how new technologies are changing the way SAP provides support to help customers get maximum…

  5. ABAP Development in the Cloud

    Published: 01/November/2018

    Reading time: 29 mins

    Thank you for registering to read the discussion transcript on taking advantage of the newest ABAP innovations, enterprise-grade SAP Cloud Platform business and application services, and the power of the SAP HANA business data platform to build breakthrough business applications in the cloud. Please find the transcript below. Matthew Shea: Hello, and welcome to our…

  6. Ask the FI/CO Expert: “Do I Need to Create Rules Concerning Address Printing on Accounts Payable Checks?”

    Published: 15/April/2002

    Reading time: 19 mins

    This month’s FI/CO expert answers a question from Paula Gennari, an Accounts Payable manager for a $100 million/year plastics manufacturer in Massachusetts. Her question concerns annoying mystery her department has experienced with their recently installed SAP R/3 system in regard to check printing-the Automatic Payment Program for their non-U.S. vendors does not print the name...…

  7. Ask The Expert: Copy and Move Queries without Transports

    Published: 15/May/2004

    Reading time: 9 mins

    Two of the most frequently asked questions about SAP Query involve copying and moving user queries. The author explains how to quickly copy queries across user groups and move queries between clients without the use of transports. Key Concept Dear HR Expert, How do I copy queries across user groups, and how do I move...…

  8. Use Document Simulation in the New G/L to See How the System Posts G/L Documents

    Published: 15/May/2007

    Reading time: 8 mins

    The classic G/L offers a feature called document simulation that helps you determine how the system automatically generates accounting entries, troubleshoot and fix missing configuration settings, and identify and rectify any mistakes made before posting the accounting transaction. This feature has improved in the new G/L and adds particular benefit to document splitting. Using document...…

  9. Ask The HR Expert: ABAP Custom Report Shows Employee’s Current and Past Positions

    Published: 15/March/2004

    Reading time: 11 mins

    One of HR Expert’s readers thinks that it would be useful to have a report showing an employee’s current and past positions, including salary and effective dates. Our HR expert agrees that there is a widespread need for such a report. In three steps, he explains how to create a concise, custom ABAP report that...…

  10. Layer SAP xApp Analytics on Top of SAP SEM for a Simplified Balanced Scorecard

    Published: 15/April/2007

    Reading time: 28 mins

    You can streamline the user interface for Strategic Enterprise Management and Corporate Performance Monitor by adopting the Best Practice Scorecarding application, which is part of SAP xApp Analytics. You then can provide users with graphical views of their key performance indicators via a portal. Key Concept SAP xApp Analytics is delivered as part of mySAP...…