Q&A

• SAP IBP

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Sales and Operations: Q&A on How to Optimize Demand and Supply Planning and Increase Profitability

When it comes to your supply chain, accuracy, efficiency, swift and informed decision making, and timely responses and adjustments to market and business changes are critical — but a lack of communication between sales, marketing, finance, and operations can be a significant impediment to these goals. The ability to effectively and simultaneously evaluate data from…

• SAP Infrastructure

Live Q&A: How to simplify your SAP landscape with new ECM solution options

Finance organizations in every industry are looking at re-thinking long-standing processes and business models to compete in a dynamic, connected world in which a traditional 30-day close no longer passes muster. A static finance function is too slow and too rigid to stay on top of constant innovations in cloud, mobile, social, big data, and…

• SAP Inventory Management

Next-generation inventory management: Q&A on optimizing inventory levels while improving customer service

An integrated approach offers a powerful way to meet all of these requirements for modern supply chains. SAP Enterprise Inventory and Service-Level Optimization and SmartOps solutions provide predictive analytics and advanced reporting functionality that allows the delivery of enhanced customer service with accurate, real-time inventory investment levels. When integrated with SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization…

• SAP Internet of Things

Turn IoT Device Data into Actionable Intelligence: How to Harness Information for Use in Your Data-Driven Business

Businesses run on data, and with the Internet of Things (IoT), the potential sources for that data has increased exponentially — along with the potential opportunities to capitalize on that information. The ability to quickly analyze data from an ever-increasing number of internet-enabled devices, before that information loses its value, is critical. By positioning SAP…

Sales Order Processing and SAP ERP: Q&A on How to Accelerate Sales Cycles with an Automated System

Customer service representatives who dedicate too much time to manage paper-based data entry are limited in their ability to quickly respond to customers and resolve issues. Not to mention this costly method can lead to errors, missed orders and delays, as well as a lack of visibility into the business process. What options are available…

• SAP Design Studio

What’s New in SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.6? Q&A on New Features, Deployment Options, Use Cases, and More

A new release of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio was announced at the end of last year, and with its many new features and enhancements, it’s being hailed as the most mature tool yet. But what exactly are these new features, and what can they do for your business?  In this recent live Q&A with SAP…

• SAP BOBJ

How to Design a Successful SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x platform: Q&A on Security and Authentication

Security is typically a top concern for any company that leverages business intelligence. As organizations migrate to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) 4.x, there are various considerations regarding system security and user authentication. In this live Q&A on February 25, Martin Macmaster, Principal Consultant at Xoomworks, answered questions on how to set up and manage…

• SAP Systems Administration

Gain Control of Your IT Environment: Q&A on Navigating the Controlling Options of Your SAP System

There are more than a dozen controlling options available in the SAP system. Determining how to best interpret those options depending on how your organization stores data and handles reporting and training requirements can be a challenge. Financials 2016 speaker Rohana Gunawardena recently took readers’ questions on how to choose the most optimal solution to…

• SAP GRC

Control Compliance and Business Risk with Streamlined Role Maintenance: Q&A on BRM Functionality and Configuration

A critical element of an efficient and compliant SAP system is control over user access to your business systems. The Business Role Management (BRM) component of SAP Access Control 10.0 provides SAP customers with comprehensive, centralized monitoring and maintenance of the role definitions that determine this access. BRM offers not only a single repository for…

• SAP S/4HANA

Bring Real-Time Analytics and Reporting into Your SAP HANA Platform: Q&A on the Benefits of Agile Data Marts

Data volume continues to increase among organizations of all sizes and verticals, and many have turned to business intelligence (BI) tools to make the best use of their data. These BI technologies are key to integrating, analyzing, and leveraging all of this data, but for those just starting this process, the question remains — what…