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  1. Using SAP HANA System Views in Calculation Views

    Published: 22/February/2023

    Reading time: 5 mins

    In this article, you will learn about using calculation views with HANA system views to enhance system monitoring for stability and performance analysis. The article focuses on HANA authorization, OOM/SQL analysis, finding HANA system views and using them with calculation views to enhance organization’s monitoring capabilities. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be…

  2. Supply Chain Process Automation

    Demand-Driven Planning for S/4HANA and ERP

    Published: 21/February/2023

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Demand-driven replenishment, demand-driven planning, or demand-driven MRP help in efficiently planning and managing supply chains based on customer demand, as opposed to traditional MRP procedures. DDP decouples material flows, makes them less vulnerable to supply chain disruptions, and ensures the availability of relevant products through dynamically managed buffers. In this article, know how decoupling material…

  3. Streamlining Complex Time Evaluation Business Scenarios in SAP Time Evaluation

    Published: 14/February/2023

    Reading time: 10 mins

    The article covers the SAP Time Evaluation Internal Forced recalculation functionality that adds additional flexibility to the SAP Time Evaluation. However, this functionality does not address the issue of master data changes and sometimes requires additional efforts (like rerunning Time Evaluation before payroll) to make the results accurate. The article suggests a straight-forward Checksum solution…

  4. Is SAP Digital/Indirect Access License Required for Customers?

    Published: 09/February/2023

    Reading time: 5 mins

    An increasing number of organizations rely on bots or other non-human actors to address regular tasks and processes throughout their SAP landscapes. Organizations may want to use this method, Digital Access, or rely on third-party apps to access SAP systems, which is Indirect Access. Though they can help businesses streamline operations, Digital and Indirect Access…

  5. global trade management

    Why SAP GTS?

    Published: 06/February/2023

    Reading time: 6 mins

    As businesses expand and offer their products worldwide, trade compliance has become more crucial than ever. At the same time, international trade regulations are becoming more complex as countries formulate stricter regulations. Businesses need to equip themselves with systems and solutions to address and navigate complex global trade compliance rules and requirements accurately and efficiently.…

  6. All SAP S/4HANA Journeys Are Hybrid

    Published: 02/February/2023

    Reading time: 2 mins

    For ERP Central Component (ECC) customers, migrating to SAP S/4HANA is not a matter of if, but when. However, this journey is not straightforward and involves questions around what, why, when, and how to migrate. Questions also pertain to how do you move to cloud first? Does one move the entire landscape to cloud? What…

  7. Renewable Enterprise

    Green IT = Sustainable Businesses

    Published: 02/February/2023

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Sustainability should be the new headline for everything humans do. Sustainability means fulfilling current generations’ needs without compromising the needs of future generations. However, this is difficult to achieve. Sustainability issues have already started to affect our lives and our economies. This article explains how sustainability issues are affecting business operations and how IT can…

  8. CIO HCM Priorities

    Getting Started with SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics Report Stories

    Published: 02/February/2023

    Reading time: 6 mins

    SAP SuccessFactors space has seen a lot of innovation especially on the topics of reporting, analytics and planning with updates to solutions including Report Center, People Analytics and SAP Analytics Cloud. As more customers deploy SAP SuccessFactors, they are introduced to SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics reporting methodology. However, unlike what it is believed to be,…

  9. How to Protect Data at Rest

    Published: 02/February/2023

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Companies often prioritize data they are actively using within their cybersecurity planning and infrastructure. However, it is important that they do not overlook data at rest. Examples of data at rest include archives, online backups, client copies for quality assurance and development environments, and disaster recovery sites. Though it may not be top of mind,…

  10. How to Be Transformative with SAP S/4HANA Integrations

    Published: 02/February/2023

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Integration is a key component of any organization’s migration strategy. Yet integration tools have remained largely stagnant in recent years, which may stand in the way of achieving real time. Yet there are still three main option available for those planning to overhaul SAP S/4HANA systems. In this article, SAPinsider expert Ann Largent will take…