Get up to speed on the top 5 books in the Espresso Tutorials SAP eBook Library in 2017 and learn more about the new subscription options available. (more…)

30 new videos on SAP BRFplus are now available in the SAP eBook Library.

In this package of 30 video tutorials, you have the opportunity to delve into four and a half hours of lively presentation introducing you to the essentials of BRFplus. At the end of this course – intended for SAP consultants at all levels, functional users, and ABAP developers – you will be able to successfully create complex business rules from scratch and automate business processes. Live demos presented in a step-by-step manner walk you through the process of creating and maintaining a business rule using BRFplus. Review BRFplus fundamentals including key features and get insight into how the tool works. Interactive exercises complement each lesson and help to ensure that you have absorbed the key principles. The video tutorials are divided into eight thematic blocks including fundamentals, applications and functions, expressions, actions, rulesets and advanced features. Learn how to create an application object and set up a simple function. Dive into expressions and actions. Examine a ruleset use case. Explore often-overlooked, advanced BRFplus features including personalization, versioning, catalogs and more. Knowledge of basic ABAP terminology and understanding of DDIC and function modules is useful, but not required for this course.
– 30 videos with 4.5 hours of instruction
– Fundamentals of BRFplus including key features
– Step-by-step instructions for creating a business rule from scratch
– Interactive exercises

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Author Tom Zamir is an experienced SAP consultant, a BRFplus specialist, and an experienced SAP trainer. As one of the world’s premier BRFplus consultants, Tom regularly consults to healthcare and public-sector clients. He has a passion for teaching and training, and enjoys explaining intricate scientific and technological principles in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Tom holds a M.Sc. degree in Information Systems Engineering, a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and a B.A. in Management and Behavioral Sciences.

Excerpt from First Steps in SAP. 

SAP is the largest software corporation in Europe and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. The abbreviation SAP stands for “Systems, Applications, and Programs in Data Processing.” The most commonly known (and most successful) SAP product is SAP ERP (ERP stands for “Enterprise Resource Planning”).

An ERP system is a software system that covers all business functions typically found in a large or mid-size company,
such as:

• Financial Accounting (external reporting)
• Controlling (management accounting)
• Materials Management (purchasing, warehouse management, inbound logistics)
• Sales and Distribution (quotations, sales orders, shipping, invoicing)
• Production Planning
• Human Resources Management

The functionality to support one of the mentioned business functions is called a module in SAP ERP. All of the modules in SAP software are integrated closely with each other so that every transaction you perform in one module will have an automatic impact on the other modules related to it.

The key features of an integrated ERP system like SAP ERP include:

• Completeness: All of the basic functionality required for a company is available in one single software package.
• Real-time processing: Every transaction made in the system is executed in real time so that the users can always rely on accurate and timely information.
• Integration: All of the modules are interlinked closely so that it is not necessary to enter the same information more than once. For example, when sending goods to the customer, the information in the Materials Management module, as well as in the Financial Accounting module, is updated simultaneously. In addition, general
  information about the customer (customer number, address, contact data) is only stored once in the system and is accessible to both sales and accounting.
• Seamless data flow: Due to the integration aspect, no software interfaces are required between the individual modules. An interface usually means extra maintenance effort, and thus, an increase in cost.
• Standardization: SAP ERP is a generic software package that can be used in various industries, such as manufacturing, retail, or banking. The system’s functionality can be adapted to the individual requirements of each company by using configuration functionality, which typically does not require any programming
  skills.

Keep reading First Steps in SAP second edition by Sydnie McConnell and Martin Munzel.

Do you want to understand the basic fundamentals of SAP software without having to work through 400 pages or more? Yes? Then this book is for you! The authors concentrate on the essentials and spare you all the details you do not need as a beginner. Using simple, step-by-step examples, walk through the fundamentals of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including navigation, transactions, organizational units, and master data. Instructional videos help you experience the look-and-feel of SAP software without requiring access to an SAP system.

This second edition has been enhanced with an overview of the existing SAP product portfolio in addition to SAP ERP. Learn more about the technical side of SAP ERP including industry solutions, ABAP, and enhancement packages (EHP). Get a short introduction to BI, CRM, SRM, SCM, GRC, NetWeaver, SuccessFactors, and HANA. Demystify SAP acronyms and get clarity on the purpose of different SAP products.

– Learn how to navigate in SAP ERP
– Learn SAP basics including transactions, organizational units, and master data
– Watch instructional videos with simple, step-by-step examples
– Get an overview of SAP products and new development trends

Excerpt from SAP BW/4HANA and BW on HANA by Klaus-Peter Sauer and Frank Riesner.

Before you make the decision to use SAP HANA as the database for your Business Warehouse — or at the latest when you actually make the decision — you should address topics such as the sizing, migration, housekeeping, and data center operation of SAP HANA as the database for your BW system.
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Excerpt from Practical Guide to SAP Cost Center Accounting by John Pringle.

One way of classifying data in SAP is to differentiate between items that are considered master data and items that are considered transactional data. In SAP, master data is relatively static data that is defined once and is shared throughout the application. Examples include vendors, customers, materials, general ledger accounts, cost centers, and profit centers. This master data then is used in transactional data such as invoices, accounting documents, and material movements. In an SAP implementation project, the structure and definition of master data should be thoroughly planned to reflect the needs of the business properly. Careful consideration should be given to such factors as numbering and naming the master data,
permitted field values, and the ultimate reporting aims of the business. In this chapter, you will see the relevant master data available in CCA.

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Espresso Tutorials is pleased to announce the release of SAP BW/4HANA and BW on HANA by Klaus-Peter Sauer and Frank Riesner.

SAP BW/4HANA has introduced a new era in data warehousing at SAP. Further steps towards simplification, flexibility, and performance are now possible with SAP HANA as the proven technological basis. SAP BW/4HANA offers modern concepts for data management, operation, and modeling and thus opens the door for fully innovative application scenarios. (more…)

Excerpt from SAP OpenUI5 for Mobile BI and Analytics by SAP Mentor Raquel Seville.

Design Thinking
What if you could redesign your Excel experience? Is there anything you would change with the popular spreadsheet tool? Can you map from start to finish how your experience was? Does the software address all your needs or where does it fall short? How about your favorite BI tool? If you had to document your step-by-step process using the tool, what would it look like?

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Espresso Tutorials is pleased to announce our latest book release – Practical Guide to SAP Cost Center Accounting by John Pringle. (more…)

Espresso Tutorials is pleased to announce the release of SAP OpenUI5 for Mobile BI and Analytics by SAP Mentor Raquel Seville. (more…)

Excerpt from Value Flows into SAP ERP FI, CO, and CO-PA by Christoph Theis and Stefan Eifler.

The sales order
Let’s assume that our competitive product is known on the market and is enjoying a certain level of demand. Where does the business sequence begin in a logistical sales and production process? Correct: based on an inquiry, an offer, and potentially sales negotiations, the customer places a sales order which we want to enter and process in our SAP ERP system. (more…)