Excerpt from SAP BI Analysis Office – a Practical Guide by Jörg Böke

This chapter explains the terminology and basic settings for using AO in combination with SAP NetWeaver BW. (more…)

While the future of InfoCubes is in some doubt, as can be seen in the spirited debates in online forums and blogs, they are still needed in SAP BW on HANA. (more…)

In this video tutorial, learn how to log on to an SAP system and use of transactions. After that you will be able to navigate through the SAP system. (more…)

The options for defining planning costs for the VSR optimizer are very comprehensive. Defining an accurate planning cost model is usually an iterative process. (more…)

Learn more our newest book release- SAP® List Viewer (ALV) – A Practical Guide for ABAP Developers by Kathi Kones. Keep reading for two quick tips from the book:

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Be very careful about selecting the CROSS-CHECK ACTIVE box—this functionality might result in more hits because it cross-checks the name against other elements such as street and city characters.  (more…)

Excerpt From Electronic Bank Statement & Lockbox in SAP ERP

Lockbox vs. Electronic Bank Statement
How is the lockbox file different from the electronic bank statement file? The lockbox file contains the remittance information the customers have sent to the bank, for example amount and number by invoice. That level of payment information allows easy reconciliation and clearing of open items in SAP Accounts Receivable. It is normally used for check payments only; whereas within the electronic bank statement file you can have various types of payment transactions. The remittance information in the electronic bank statement file is limited and provides you with the consolidated amount paid by the customer. It is possible to use only one of these services, or both in combination, depending on the company’s needs. When using lockbox and electronic bank statement it is important to set up the posting rules in SAP correctly to avoid incorrect postings. The main lockbox program will debit the bank clearing account for accounts receivables and post a credit entry to the bank clearing account for incoming checks (lockbox). In a second posting area, the program will debit the bank clearing account for incoming checks and clear open items in the customer accounts. The remaining open items on the bank clearing account for accounts receivables will be cleared through the electronic bank statement. The electronic bank statement will debit the main bank account and credit the bank clearing account for accounts receivable.

Excerpt from Electronic Bank Statement & Lockbox in SAP ERP by Lennart Ullmann and Claus Wild.

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What is a transaction?

In the SAP system, any action you do that changes the information already in the system is called a transaction. This term actually has a business meaning as well as a technical one. In terms of business, a transaction is an action reflecting the daily business of your company. (more…)

Free Book Excerpt Practical Guide to SAP CO-PC (Product Cost Controlling) by Tanya Duncan.

In the make-to-stock production process, production or process orders are the manufacturing order types that collect costs during production. Materials are produced based on a set production plan using MRP (material requirements planning), and not based on actual customer demand. (more…)

Free Book Excerpt: Introduction to Reconciling SAP CO-PA to the General Ledger by Paul Ovigele

You may wonder why I am writing a book on such a specific topic. I initially had similar thoughts myself and wondered if the topic of CO-PA and general ledger reconciliation necessitated a whole book. However, I have found that this topic comes up time and time again with my clients and believe that it is important to provide information in a detailed manner to help businesses effectively deal with the reconciliation of CO-PA to the general ledger. (more…)

Visual data representation is a hot topic in the age of big data. I would like to take a step back and ask (with apologies to the German philosopher Schopenhauer), do visual representation concepts follow sufficient
reason? Honestly, has it ever occurred to well-informed SAP consultants why so many reporting-related tools seem to surface and then disappear? I am sure you have come across more than one ingenious SAP demo where you see nice screens for reporting tools, only to realize not too long after that a new tool is already in the works. (more…)

Overview of organizational structure in SAP ERP

The highest organizational unit in an SAP ERP system is the client. When we showed you how to log on to the SAP system and noted that you must enter a client with your logon data. You can think of a client as the top node of a group of companies that contains all the settings and data relevant for your entire organization. (more…)