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  1. Boost Your Data Archiving Strategy with SAP Solution Manager’s Data Volume Management (DVM): Q&A with Michael Pytel (transcript)

    Published: 01/April/2013

    Reading time: 8 mins

    The Data Volume Management functionality of SAP Solution Manager is “an underappreciated tool,” according to Michael Pytel of NIMBL, and SAP Solution Manager 7.1 brings “drastically improved” features. But what does that mean for customers? To answer this question,we  recently moderated a Q&A with Michael that covered the performance and analysis benefits of DVM, the…

  2. Tips for SAP GRC audits: Q&A with GRC 2013 speaker Marc Jackson (transcript)

    Published: 01/April/2013

    Reading time: 10 mins

    In his session at GRC 2013, compliance and security Marc Jackson makes the case for auditing your SAP GRC systems – something not to be overlooked in your system audits. In a recent online Q&A on Insider Learning Network, Turnkey Consulting’s Marc Jackson took questions on GRC audits, useful transactions and tools, auditing  performance and…

  3. Tips on GRC 10.0 implementation & maintenance: Technical advice from Deloitte’s Kurt Hollis (Q&A transcript)

    Published: 01/March/2013

    Reading time: 16 mins

    How can you prepare now for optimal SAP GRC 10.0 performance, and what steps can you take to prevent problems post-rollout for your GRC 10.0 landscape? GRC 2013 speaker and Deloitte expert Kurt Hollis took questions on March 7 in our Compliance Forum discussion thread, moderated by Matt Moore, conference producer, GRC 2013.  You can…

  4. Tips & advice on improving cash flow forecasting & liquidity planning: Q&A with SAP treasury expert Moussa Soukal (transcript)

    Published: 01/February/2013

    Reading time: 9 mins

    Accurate cash flow forecasts – even two or three months out – are elusive for many companies. Challenges range from data inaccuracies, to technical issues and integration problems, to poorly devised processes. What are best practices to sidestep these issues, and how can SAP treasury functionality help you more accurately pinpoint your company’s future cash…

  5. Tighten internal controls with CCM: SAP GRC Forum with Carlos Jaimes & Marc Jackson

    Published: 01/December/2012

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Where does automation of internal controls make sense, and how can you integrate controls monitoring into your finance and other SAP ERP processes? Carlos Jaimes and Marc Jackson of Turnkey Consulting took questions in a recent GRC forum on Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), SAP Process Control, and options for reporting and automation, moderated by Matt…

  6. How ABAP affects BW performance: Tips from Joerg Boeke & Raymond Busher (Q&A transcript)

    Published: 01/December/2012

    Reading time: 12 mins

    I recently moderated a web forum with BI experts Joerg Boeke and Raymond Busher of BIAnalyst on tuning ABAP to improve BW performance. Joerg and Raymond took questions on transformations, maximizing process chain performance, speeding up tRFC processing, managing Shared Object Memory, and other topics. For the full Q&A, you can view the questions and…

  7. ESS & MSS without the portal? SAP HCM advice from Jeremy Masters (Q&A transcript)

    Published: 01/November/2012

    Reading time: 18 mins

    Jeremy Masters of Worklogix recently took questions in one of our live online HR Forums to chat with you about ESS & MSS, SAP NetWeaver and preview his upcoming ESS & MSS sessions at HR 2013.   Topics covered in this Forum include OADP, Launchpad, migration challenges, HR Renewal, running on NWBC, delegation capabilities, key…

  8. What Brazil Nota Fiscal compliance means for SAP e-invoicing, logistics & accounting (Q&A transcript)

    Published: 01/October/2012

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Brazil’s Nota Fiscal eletrônica (NF-e) regulations clearly have had impact beyond technical e-invoicing processes, up and down the supply chain. As an SAP customer, what technical and strategic questions do you still have about NF-e, and what are your next steps to ensure compliance? My colleague Gary Byrne of SAPexperts recently moderated an online Discussion Forum…

  9. Michael Pytel on Solution Manager 7.1, testing, BPCA & TBOMs (Q&A transcript)

    Published: 01/June/2012

    Reading time: 13 mins

    I recently moderated a web forum with NIMBL‘s Michael Pytel on SAP Solution Manager 7.1 support for test management and change impact analysis. Michael took questions on the accuracy of BPCA, using static vs. dynamic TBOMs, new features for BPCA and TBOMs, and other topics. For the full Q&A, you can view the questions and…

  10. WebI best practices, use & adoption: Q&A with Gabe Orthous (transcript)

    Published: 01/June/2012

    Reading time: 10 mins

    When and how can you make WebI projects more interactive and anticipate business needs from the start? SAP BusinessObjects expert and BI 2012 speaker Gabe Orthous took questions from members in one-hour live online chat, here in the SAP BusinessObjects Forum on Tuesday, June 26 with my colleague Bridget Kotelly, conference producer for BI 2012 Las…