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Book SynopsisABAP developers, are you looking to clean up your code? Then pick up this official companion to the Clean ABAP GitHub repository. This book is brimming with best practices, straight from the experts, to help you write effective ABAP code.

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Book SynopsisAre you starting your SAP S/4HANA journey? If deploying Central Finance is your first step, get the answers you need to the questions you have. With step-by-step instructions for implementation and tips for project management, this is your one-stop shop for everything Central Finance.

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Book SynopsisINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing that timid leadership, intellectual fragility, and an unambitious view of technology’s potential in Silicon Valley have made the U.S. vulnerable in an era of mounting global threats“Not since Allan Bloom’s astonishingly successful 1987 book The Closing of the American Mind—more than one million copies sold—has there been a cultural critique as sweeping as Karp’s.”—George F. Will, The Washington PostSilicon Valley has lost its way.Our most brilliant engineering minds once collaborated with government to advance world-changing technologies. Their efforts secured the West’s dominant place in the geopolitical order. But that relationship has now eroded, with perilous repercussions.Today, the market rewards shallow engagement with the potential of technology. Engineers and founders build photo-sharing apps and marketing algorithms, unwittingly becoming vessels for the ambitions of others. This complacency has spread into academia, politics, and the boardroom. The result? An entire generation for whom the narrow-minded pursuit of the demands of a late capitalist economy has become their calling.In this groundbreaking treatise, Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska offer a searing critique of our collective abandonment of ambition, arguing that in order for the U.S. and its allies to retain their global edge—and preserve the freedoms we take for granted—the software industry must renew its commitment to addressing our most urgent challenges, including the new arms race of artificial intelligence. The government, in turn, must embrace the most effective features of the engineering mindset that has propelled Silicon Valley’s success.Above all, our leaders must reject intellectual fragility and preserve space for ideological confrontation. A willingness to risk the disapproval of the crowd, Karp and Zamiska contend, has everything to do with technological and economic outperformance.At once iconoclastic and rigorous, this book will also lift the veil on Palantir and its broader political project from the inside, offering a passionate call for the West to wake up to our new reality.

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Book SynopsisPrepare children to be the problem-solvers, inventors, engineers, scientists, and technologists of tomorrow with accessible, fun, engaging skill-building activities that are screen-free.Unplugged Totshelps teachers and parents introduce computational thinking skills to children so they have a head start in the world of technology.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsGetting Started 1 Getting Acquainted 2 Creating Graphics and Text 3 Animating Symbols 4 Advanced Motion Tweening 5 Character Animation with Tweens 6 Character Animation with Bones 7 Animating the Camera 8 Animating Shapes and Using Masks 9 Creating Interactive Navigation 10 Working with Sound and Video 11 Publishing Index

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Book SynopsisEngineered in India takes readers on an entrepreneurial rollercoaster ride, allowing them to see human truths with tools that let them breathe life into their business aspirations and experiments.

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Book SynopsisStep up your Excel skills with our 6-page laminated guide focusing on tips and tricks for using data efficiently while ensuring data quality. Curtis Frye, author of multiple books on Excel, creator of many Lynda.com videos and an experienced corporate trainer used his experience and knowledge to cover the most relevant functions for users at different levels. This is the second in the Excel 2016 series. Suggested uses: Workplace -- Kept conveniently at your desk for easy reference; Company Training -- reduce help-desk calls and keep productivity flowing for a team or for your entire company; Students/Teachers/Parents -- help for classroom or homework; College Professors/Students -- offers a range of guides for different levels.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Basic IoT Concepts 15 This chapter provides overview of exciting and relevant technical areas essential to professionals in the IoT industry. Chapter provides an introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) and covers the concepts, hardware, and platforms of an IoT solution available in the market. Introduction Building blocks Design Principles IoT Devices and Sensors IoT Platforms Industrial IoTChapter 2: Microsoft Azure IoT Platform 20 This chapter introduces with various offerings of Microsoft Azure IoT platform and its service offerings. Reader will learn various solution architecture suiting with different business needs, like single and bi-directional communication Architecture. Introduction IoT Services Architect Chapter 3: Streaming IoT data to Microsoft Azure 20 This chapter provides hands-on experience registering and configuring device, setting up IoT environment and invoking messages. Students will learn to stream data (ingesting the telemetry) from simulated device to IoT hub. Manage IoT hub Device registration Stream structural data and non-structural data Storing data Lab - Using simulated device Chapter 4: IoT Applications in Manufacturing 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in Manufacturing business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled Manufacturing business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience in Stream Analytics by analyzing stream of data in real-time using a SQL-like language. This makes it possible for monitor asset, detecting anomalies, checking conditions and displaying real-time data for preventive maintenance. Introduction Applications Lab - Asset Monitoring and Preventive maintenance Chapter 5: IoT Applications in Agriculture 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in Agriculture business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled Agriculture business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience on getting information from various sensors. We will focus on the most common ones like the humidity, temperature and Location sensor. Introduction Applications Lab - Working with sensors Chapter 6: IoT Applications in Energy 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in Energy business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled Energy business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience of analyzing most common nonstructural data source like images from drone camera. Introduction Applications Lab - Camera-mounted drones IoT enabled solar panels Chapter 7: IoT Applications in Home Automation and Smart Homes 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in smart home business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled home automation business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience with the smart smoke detector, smart lock and like. Introduction Applications Lab - Working with Personal assistants like Amazon’s Echo Chapter 8: IoT Applications in Supply Chain 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in supply chain business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled home supply chain business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience of inventories tracking using structured data of RFID tag systems. Sub -Topics Introduction Applications Lab - Working with Radio-frequency identification (RFID) Chapter 9: IoT Applications in Financial Services 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in financial services business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled security system in financial services business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience of building real-time face recognition and weapon recognition security system. Sub -Topics Introduction Applications Lab - IoT as vehicle for greater security Chapter 10: IoT Applications in Healthcare 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in healthcare services business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled patient care in healthcare business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience of working with wearable devices. Sub -Topics Introduction Applications Lab - audio devices and Wearables Chapter 11: IoT Applications in Retail 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in Retail business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled Retail business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience querying and visualizing data and learn visual analytics using use case of Retail businesses. Sub -Topics Introduction Applications Lab - Visual analytics Chapter 12: IoT Applications in Transportation 25 This chapter introduces possible real-time applications of IoT in transportation business. Managers will learn How to run an IoT enabled transportation business using Microsoft Azure. Developers will gain hands-on experience working with offline devices due to no signal zones and how to get data in batch. Sub -Topics Introduction Applications Lab - logistics monitoring and routing Chapter 13: Risk 10 In this chapter, reader will gain knowledge to identify and analyze IoT security and privacy risks, and concept design secure hardware and software. Learn how to design a secure system. Sub -Topics Privacy Safety IoT Standards & Regulations Sample project 2 Sample project for you to engage fully in the process of designing an IoT solution, from initial analysis to planning out the product, design, and implement. Conclusion 1 Index 3

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Development Plans (~50 pages)1. What is a Career Development Plan? 2. Best Practices 3. Career Development Set Up in Provisioning 4. Configuring the Career Development Plan 5. Role-Based Permissions for the Career Development Plan 6. Career Development Plan Integration with Succession 7. Career Development Plan Integration with Calibration 8. Career Development Plan Integration with Employee Profile 9. Career Development Plan Integration with Continuous Performance Management (CPM) 10. Career Development Plan Integration with Learning Management System (LMS) 11. Importing Development Goals 12. Using the Career Development Plan from the employee perspective 13. Using the Career Development from the manager perspective 14. Career Development Goal Plan Reporting Chapter 2: Configuring Career Worksheet (~50 pages) Career Worksheet Career Worksheet Set up in Provisioning Career Worksheet Template XML Role Competency Expected Ratings Readiness Meter Gap Graph Role-Based Permissions for the Career Worksheet Career Paths Managing Career Paths Role-Based Permissions for Career Paths Import Career Paths Suggested Roles Configure Suggested Roles Role-Based Permissions for Suggested Roles Role Readiness Assessment Form Role Readiness Assessment within the Career Worksheet Role-Based Permissions for Role Readiness Assessment Form Walkthrough of the Career Worksheet by an employee Walkthrough of the Career Worksheet by a manager Career Worksheet Ad hoc Reporting Deep link to My Current Roles on the Career Worksheet Career Worksheet Integration with Suggested Successors in Succession Org Chart Career Worksheet Integration with Employee Profile Career Explorer Chapter 3: Using Career Worksheet (~30 pages)1. 1. Same as above but walk through as end user Chapter 4: Mentoring (~40 pages) Mentoring Set up In Provisioning Role-Based Permissions Managing Mentoring Programs Creating Open Enrollment Mentoring Programs Creating Supervised Mentoring Programs Creating Unsupervised Mentoring Programs Mentee and Mentor Matching Review Mentoring Preferences Using Mentoring Accessing Mentoring Programs Mentoring Program Sign Up Review Mentoring Requests Set Mentor Availability Ending Mentoring Relationships Email Notifications Ad hoc Reporting Chapter 5: Succession Management Intro, 9-Box, and Talent Review Form (~30 pages) 1. What is Succession Management 2. Basic Settings 3. 9-Box or Matrix Grid 4. Talent Review Form Chapter 6: Core Succession Management (~50 pages) 1. Talent Cards 2. Nomination Configuration 3. Succession Org Chart Chapter 7: Succession Management Additional Features ( ~25 pages) Talent Search 1. Talent Pools 2. Position Tile View 3. Lineage Chart 4. Succession Presentations Chapter 8: Conclusion (~5 pages) 1. Review of concepts across chapters 2. Realizing business value and next steps

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Book SynopsisThis book takes developers on a journey into the cloud with Docker and Kubernetes. It walks you through the basics of Docker containers, how they are built, run, and published, and how the Kubernetes system allows you to use containers to better manage a cloud native application. Additionally, it walks you through various issues in cloud architecture, and how to design a cloud architecture that will work with your application and your team. The book takes a unique approach, getting you immersed in each subject with tutorials, then building up your technical knowledge, and finally backing up and thinking about more big-picture issues. Part one introduces Docker, building and working with Docker images, and covering best practices for Docker Containers. Part two covers the practicalities of "cloud native" and managing a Kubernetes application, including a full working example. The last part covers the design of cloud and microservice architectures, including the use of enterprise message queues, multi-site configurations and the common values that such architectures follow. This approach accelerates learning and keeps you moving forward without leaving you behind. The appendices also contain a wealth of worthwhile reference material for routine cloud application management. What You Will Learn Understand Docker and containerization Gain insight into what Kubernetes is Master essential cloud architecture design principles Design and implement notes for building cloud architectures Who This Book Is For Primarily developers who are moving to the cloud and want to get a sense of the environment they are getting into, and developers who want to move into a larger role of cloud architecture. Table of ContentsChapter ​1. Introduction - what they should expect from the book.PART 1: DockerChapter 2. Docker Under the Hood - introduction to the history and technology behind Docker. I find that really understanding Docker containers well requires a brief knowledge of their history and implementation.Chapter 3. A Docker Interactive Tutorial - the basics of building and working with Docker imagesChapter 4. Best Practices for Docker Containers - general tips, Debian vs Alpine, etc.PART 2: KubernetesChapter 5. The Cloud Native Philosophy - a general intro to the goals behind “Cloud Native” and KubernetesChapter 6. Getting Started with Kubernetes - showing how to deploy a simple system on Kubernetes with the Kubernetes dashboardChapter 7. Managing Kubernetes with kubectl - an introduction to the kubectl toolChapter 8. The Kubernetes environment - now that the user has some hands-on with Kubernetes, we introduce the components themselvesChapter 9. Basic Kubernetes Management - how to work with YAML filesChapter 10. A Full Kubernetes Cloud Example - full Kubernetes code for a cluster for a Message Board systemChapter 11. Going Further in Kubernetes - a brief introduction to other parts of KubernetesPART 3: Cloud ArchitectureChapter 12. Cloud Architecture Introduction - why architecting mattersChapter 13. Basic Cloud Architectures - basic architectural diagrams for the most common situationsChapter 14. Microservice Architectures - what microservices are, why they are important, and how to build such an architectureChapter 15. Enterprise Message Queues - what message queues are and how they make micro service architectures more flexible and resilientChapter 16. Architecting Data Stores - various database (and other data store) optionsChapter 17. Multi-Site Configurations - introducing terminology and through processes behind multi-site configurationsChapter 18. Architecture Values - a discussion of common themes for cloud architecturesChapter 19. ConclusionAppendices:1. Navigating the Linux Command Shell2. Installing Applications3. Common kubectl commands4. Kubernetes Storage Options5. Kubernetes Pod Scheduling6. Troubleshooting Kubernetes Clusters

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Book SynopsisEmbark on a journey into the world of embedded programming. This book introduces you to the 32bit PIC and will teach you how the main functions of C programming work and can be used with a PIC micro.A one-stop reference for the would-be embedded programmer, you''ll explore the electronics needed for a variety of programs as well as how to use different devices with the PIC. The book starts with downloading the environment and creating a simple project, one that uses different oscillators, Phase Lock Loop, and circuitry needed to create the different system clocks-an easy entry point to this exciting environment. You''ll also review the MPLABX integrated development environment (IDE) and see how to program the 32Bit PIC, which can be adapted to different PICs.Throughout subsequent chapters, you''ll learn how to use a range of programs that use PIC modules such as the SPI, I2C, UART communication modules, the ADC module, the Capture, Compare, and Pulse Width ModulatioTable of ContentsChapter 1 Creating Our First Project This will take the reader through the process of creating a project in MPLABX and how to configure the different clock frequencies that are used in the 32bit PIC. You will start a simple program that allows the user to turn on and off a single LED connected to the PIC. Chapter 2 Header Files and Delays This will take the reader through the important aspect of creating and using local and global header files. We will then look at creating a variable delay subroutine that we will use in a simple traffic lights program. Chapter 3 The Seven Segment Display This will explain what a seven-segment display is and how they work. Then we will go on to write a program that controls the display. Chapter 4 The LCD This will introduce the reader to the LCD, Liquid Crystal Display. It will explain how they work and how we can create a program to write to the display. It will then move on to explain how we can create and use special characters to display on the LCD. It will also introduce the reader into the concept of arrays. Chapter 5 The Dot Matrix Display This will introduce the reader into the use of a single 8by8 dot matrix display. It will explain how we can use the MAX 7219 driver IC to control the 8by8 matrix display. It will then go on to explain how to control a series of 4 dot matrix displays cascaded together. Chapter 6 Communication This will look at how we can use the SPI module of the PIC to communicate with some EPROM to store data on. It will also move on to explain how we can use the UART terminal to communicate with a terminal. Chapter 7 I2C Communication This will move on to explain what the I2C communication protocol is and how we can create a program to use I2C. It will then move on to show how we can program an I2C expander module to control the display on a LCD. Chapter 8 Using Interrupts This will introduce the reader into interrupts. It will explain what they are and how we can set up the 32bit PIC to use single vectored and multi-vectored interrupts. It will also explain why and how we can set the interrupts to use different priority levels. Chapter 9 The RTC This will cover using the external crystal oscillator and interrupts to create an accurate clock signal. This will then display the time of day using the TM1637 IC on four 7 segment displays. Chapter 10 The RTC and the DS3231 This will look at a real time clock using interrupts and an external crystal. It will then look at the DS3231 RTC Module. Chapter 11 The RTCC Module of the 32 bit PIC. In this chapter we will look at using the RTCC module of the 32 bit PIC. It will explain how to create an alarm with the RTCC module. We will also look at using the Parallel Master Port of the PIC to write the data of time etc to the LCD. Chapter 12 The Analogue World This chapter will explain what analogue and digital signals are. It will then move on to explain how the 32 bit PIC use the ADC module to allow analogue inputs to be used in the PIC. It will look at creating a voltmeter with the PIC and using the TC107A temperature transducer on the 16-explorer development board. Chapter 13 The DHT11 This will look at the DHT11 humidity and temperature sensor. This will look at SPI and I2C comms. Chapter 14 Creating a Square Wave This will look at creating a square wave with a fixed 50/50 duty cycle using the compare module of the PIC. It will then move onto creating a PWM square wave to creates a variable DC voltage output from the PIC.

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Book SynopsisA service-oriented architecture is fundamental to many new IT applications, from web development to social software and cloud computing. The same principles can be applied to every aspect of the service-oriented enterprise - not just in IT. In this book, you''ll explore how an enterprise architecture and viable services can link together to create a simpler yet far more powerful view of the enterprise, as a dynamic, unified whole. You can use the ideas, principles and methods described here in business transformation, workflow mapping, system design and much else besides, in every type of enterprise - including those in which there may be little or no IT at all. Step by step, you''ll walk through the basics of service-oriented architectures, the four key categories of services and how they connect, and how all of this comes together in real-world service design, implementation and operations. From this, you''ll discover how to identify and describe the different types Table of ContentsIntroduction: Chapter Goal: Introduce the book as a whole, summarising purpose, audience, book structure and contentNo of pages 2Chapter 1: Basics – An overviewChapter Goal: Provide an outline and summary for the ‘Basics’ section, which covers background themes needed before we get into the detail about services and service-design.No of pages 2This brief chapter provides a quick overview for the role and purpose of each chapter in the ‘Basics’ section. These include the nature and business-purpose of enterprise architecture; the definition and role of a service-oriented architecture, particularly in context of enterprise architecture; and the importance of metaphor in making sense of architectures and services.Chapter 2: Basics – Enterprise ArchitectureChapter Goal: Explain the business role of enterprise-architectureNo of pages: 8This chapter answers key questions about enterprise architecture, including: what it is, and where it fits within the business context; the scope of enterprise architecture, whether centred around IT, or further, towards a literal ‘the architecture of the enterprise’; and its business purpose, particularly in relation to a service-oriented view of the organization and its businessChapter 3: Basics – Service-Oriented ArchitectureChapter Goal: Summarise what ‘service-oriented’ means, for enterprise architecture practiceNo of pages : 12This chapter takes us through the usual IT-oriented view of ‘service-oriented architecture’, then opens up the perspective to include all types of services, whether IT-based, machine-based or people-based. Ee build upward from a set of key definitional criteria: loosely-coupled, contract-based, discoverable, abstractions, reusable and composable, and interchangeable. Topics also include security, service-management, and the core principle of ‘everything is a service’.Chapter 4: Basics – A Matter Of MetaphorChapter Goal: Introduce the importance of metaphor in architectures – particular the contrast between ‘organisation as machine’ versus ‘organisation as organism’.No of pages: 10This chapter takes us through the practical implications of the common metaphor of ‘organisation as machine’, contrasted with the metaphor of ‘organisation as living organism’. We explore why the latter metaphor is essential for making sense of services, particularly for any services that engage with people.Chapter 5: Principles – An OverviewChapter Goal: Provide an overview and summary for the ‘’Principles’ section, which describes the structural detail underpinning a service-oriented architecture and enterprise.No of pages: 2This brief chapter provides a quick overview for the role and purpose of each chapter in the ‘Principles’ section. The chapters cover topics such as the key conceptual structure for ‘viable services’; services that deliver the core value; linked services that provide management support for delivery; services that guide end-to-end coordination; linked services that support governance and other non-functionals; and also properties and patterns from systems-theory to use in service-design.Chapter 6: Principles – The Structure Of ServicesChapter Goal: Introduce Stafford Beer’s ‘Viable System Model’, and show how it provides a consistent pattern for service-design as ‘viable services’.No of pages: 15This chapter links the Viable System Model to the machine-metaphor, and then re-forms it to align with the living-organisam metaphor as ‘viable services. Themes include the ‘brain versus brawn’ concept in the machine-metaphor; the service-relationships – both human and technical – for the living-organisam metaphor; and a new perspective on services as ‘viable systems’.Chapter 7: Principles – Delivery ServicesChapter Goal: Explore the nature and role of ‘delivery services’ – those that directly delivery value for the enterprise.No of pages: 9This chapter describes the ‘delivery services’ elements in the viable-services model. It presents the various sub-types, such as value-chain, internal support-services and infrastructure, and the interfaces that each service will need to provide.Chapter 8: Principles – Management ServicesChapter Goal: Explore the nature and role of ‘management services’ – those that provide strategy and guidance for other services.No of pages: 17This chapter describes the ‘management service’ (or ‘guidance service’) elements in the viable-services model. It presents the various sub-types, such as identity, policy and purpose; strategy-services; and tactical and run-time direction; and also the interactions and interfaces for each of these service-types.Chapter 9: Principles – Coordination ServicesChapter Goal: Explore the nature and role of ‘coordination services’ – those that guide connection and choreography between other servicesNo of pages: 11This chapter describes the ‘coordination-service’ elements in the viable-services model that bridge across the silos and support the choreography of end-to-end value-chains. It present the various sub-types, in roles such as ‘develop the business’, ‘change the business’ and ‘run the business’, and the interfaces that connect between them.Chapter 10: Principles – Pervasive ServicesChapter Goal: Explore the nature and role of of ‘pervasive-services’ – those that carry the qualitative non-functionals for which every in the enterprise is responsible.No of pages: 9This chapter describes the ‘pervasive-service’ element in the viable-services model that connect to and extend the topmost policy, vision and values through to every part of the extended enterprise. It presents the various sub-types, such as awareness, skills and competency development, and verificiation and audit, and the interfaces that connect these to other services.Chapter 11: Principles – Properties And PatternsChapter Goal: Introduce the core concept of ‘service as a system’, and the properties and patterns that make this possible to implement in practiceNo of pages: 18This chapter describes the key connections between service-design and systems-theory. It also explores core concerns such as service-quality, service-interdependence and service-completeness.Chapter 12: Practice – An OverviewChapter Goal: Provide an overview and summary for the ‘Practice’ section of the book, which shows how all the various elements will fit together as a unified wholeNo of pages: 3This brief chapter provides and overview for the role and purpose of each chapter in the ‘Practice’ section. The chapters show how services need to link together and support each other as a five-part network, connecting purpose, people, preparation, process and performance.Chapter 13: Practice – Service PurposeChapter Goal: Show why a clear definition of service purpose is essential as an anchor for design, and how to identify that purposeNo of pages: 10This chapter describes what a service purpose is, why it’s important, how to derive it, and how to use it in design and operation. To support practice, the chapter includes detailed checklists for themes such as enterprise as service, stakeholders, stakeholder-imbalance, vision and values, policies and constraints, mission and service, mission and metrics, and staying on-purpose.Chapter 14: Practice – Services And FunctionsChapter Goal: Show how to create and use a Function Model to identify and define the roles of services, the relationships between them and the people they serve.No of pages: 15This chapter describes what a Function Model is, and how to create and use it in whole-of-enterprise service design. To support practice, the chapter includes real-world examples and full step-by-step instructions and guidance on how to create and verify the model.Chapter 15: Practice – The Knowledge Of ServicesChapter Goal: Show to use the Function Model with overlays and crossmaps to guide change and verify service value and viability.No of pages: 11This chapter describes a suite of overlays for the Function Model, such as activity-based costing, single-source-of-truth, service-overlaps and more. It also provides checklists to assist in verifying viability.Chapter 16: Practice – Services In ActionChapter Goal: Explore how to set up service-choreography, particularly people are doing delivery of the service.No of pages: 14This chapter provides guidance, checklists and worked examples on how to tackle process-choreography for services, whether IT-based or human-based. It also provides guidance on why an over-focus on IT can be problematic in many business contexts, and what to do to break out of the IT-centric box.Chapter 17: Practice – Optimising ServicesChapter Goal: Show how to guide continual-improvement for services, and to audit and verify the continuing viability of those services.No of pages: 8This chapter shows how to use audits, after-action reviews and stakeholder-engagement to guide continual improvement and optimization of service. It includes checklists and guidance on each of those themes.Appendix A: GlossaryChapter Goal: Provide a glossary of terms used in the books.No of pages: 4Appendix B: ResourcesChapter Goal: Provide a list of books, websites and other resources referenced in the book.No of pages: 4

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Book SynopsisSee how SAP HANA has changed ABAP! Whether you're studying for certification or just want to see what's new, you can learn to design simple and advanced SAP HANA applications with ABAP by using this comprehensive guide.

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Book SynopsisPlant maintenance with SAP Enterprise Asset Management (SAP EAM) is more than just a routine checkup. Use this must-have guide to structure your functional locations, capture shift notes and shift reports, and much more.

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Book SynopsisDevelop a complete authorization concept for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori with this guide! Start by understanding how authorizations work in an ABAP system and exploring the transactions used for configuration. Then learn to create roles with Transaction SU24 and the Profile Generator, track and correct missing authorizations with traces, and more.

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Book SynopsisMaster the ins and outs of running sales and distribution in your SAP S/4HANA system. Follow step-by-step instructions, workflow diagrams, and system screenshots to complete your critical tasks and keep the sales pipeline moving. Learn how to create a quotation, change a sales document, cancel a delivery, and more.

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Book SynopsisPreparing for your sales or sales upskilling exam? Make the grade with this SAP S/4HANA Sales 1909 and 2020 certification study guide! From availability checks to shipping, this guide will review the key technical and functional knowledge you need to pass the test.

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Book SynopsisLooking for the latest in ABAP syntax? The code examples are fully rewritten. Need to start working in the cloud with the ABAP RESTful application programming model? We’ve got you covered. Got a new IDE like SAP Business Application Studio? We’ll show you the ins and outs of your environment.

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Book SynopsisLooking to get SAP S/4HANA Sales up and running? This book has all the expert guidance you need! Start with the organizational structure and master data, including customer-vendor integration. Then follow click-by-click instructions to configure your key SD processes. Including SAP Fiori reports and KPIs, this is your all-in-one sales resource!

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Book SynopsisDiscover how SAP S/4HANA transforms your supply chain! Explore functionalities for sourcing and procurement, production execution, plant maintenance, sales order management, transportation management, warehouse management, and more.

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Book SynopsisGet started with Git - today! Walk through installation and explore the variety of development environments available. Understand the concepts that underpin Git’s workflows, from branching to commits, and see how to use major platforms, like GitHub. Learn the ins and outs of working with Git for day-to-day development.

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Book SynopsisBeginning your finance transformation? Looking to learn what SAP S/4HANA has to offer? This book is your starting point for SAP S/4HANA Finance! Learn about the suite’s architecture and explore its capabilities for your core finance processes: financial accounting, management accounting, treasury and risk management, planning, and consolidation.

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Book SynopsisManaging projects across an organisation is complex. This book guides you through each twist and turn in the project lifecycle using Project System in SAP S/4HANA. Start by setting up the master data that project management depends on. Then configure and run planning functions for project logistics and financials.

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Book SynopsisLearn to develop applications optimized for SAP S/4HANA, whether your system is on-premise or in the cloud. Follow step-by-step instructions to build new ABAP applications, update legacy applications, and reuse existing source code. Make the new model work for you!

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Book SynopsisIf you’re working with SAP S/4HANA, you need to know the ins and outs of the system. Master SAP S/4HANA’s technical and application architecture with this book. See how the foundation is built: the backend data models, the frontend user experience, the analytics and extension capabilities, integration options, and more.

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Book SynopsisFull stack web developers are always in demand. Between these pages you’ll learn to design websites with CSS, structure them with HTML, and add interactivity with JavaScript. You’ll master the different web protocols, formats, and architectures and see how and when to use APIs, PHP, web services, and other tools and languages.

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Book SynopsisJuggling multiple partners and clients? Streamline your business communications with this guide to electronic data interchange (EDI) in SAP S/4HANA! Begin with an overview of EDI processing and how it works. Next, follow step-by-step instructions for configuring and managing EDIs in your SAP S/4HANA landscape. Customize IDocs, configure SAP Application Interface Framework and SAP Integration Suite, test your EDI solution, and more. This is your one-stop shop for comprehensive B2B integration in SAP S/4HANA!Highlights include:1) Prerequisites2) Environment setup3) EDI standards4) Configuration5) SAP Application Interface Framework6) SAP Integration Suite7) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)8) Test automation9) IDocs10) APIs

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Book SynopsisModernize your financial landscape with Central Finance and SAP S/4HANA! Follow step-by-step instructions for implementing Central Finance, from harmonizing your master data to running reconciliation reports. Establish your source and target systems, and then set up the initial data load and real-time replication. With guidance on SAP Application Interface Framework alerts, centralized payments, and controlling processes, this is your hands-on manual for deploying Central Finance!Highlights include:1) Architecture2) Finance processes3) Master data 4) Initial load and real-time replication5) Central payments6) Controlling7) Accounting view of logistics (AVL)8) Reconciliation9) Reporting10) SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server11) SAP Application Interface Framework

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Book SynopsisDecipher the complex world of TRM! With this all-in-one guide to SAP S/4HANA Finance for treasury and risk management, you?ll get the detailed, expert help you need to run your operations smoothly. Set up your core configuration elements for debts and investments, foreign exchange, derivatives, and securities. Then expand your scope with exposure management, cash flow hedging, and balance sheet hedging. With information on correspondence forms, analyzers, reports, and integration, this book is your one-stop shop for TRM!Highlights Include: 1) Master data2) Debts and investments3) Foreign exchange4) Derivatives 5) Securities6) Contracts7) Exposure management8) Cash flow hedging 9) Balance sheet hedging10) Correspondence11) Reporting12) Integration

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Book SynopsisFor seamless materials management, you need a connected landscape. Configure key MM integration points in SAP S/4HANA with this comprehensive guide! To start, set up your cross-functional organizational structures and master data. Then dive into step-by-step configuration for integrating MM with peripheral processes: sales and distribution, quality management, production planning, finance, and more. With details on connecting to external systems, this book is your one-stop shop for MM integration!In this book, you?ll learn about:a. System Setup Lay the groundwork for an integrated landscape. Set up your organizational structure for cross-functional business processes and master data for the material master, business partners, batch management, and more. b. Supply Chain IntegrationIntegrate materials management with intersecting logistics processes in SAP S/4HANA. From sales to warehousing and beyond, configure key integration points such as order and delivery processing, material planning, maintenance, and transportation. c. Finance Integration and BeyondComplete your integration setup. Customize finance settings to sync your procurement and invoicing processes, and then connect to Project System and external tax engines. Highlights Include: 1) Organizational structure2) Master data3) Sales and distribution4) Quality management5) Production planning6) Plant maintenance7) Extended warehouse management 8) Transportation management9) Finance10) Project System11) External systems12) Electronic data interchange (EDI)

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Book SynopsisPut quality first with QM in SAP S/4HANA! Connect quality management to materials management, production planning, warehouse management, and other logistics processes in SAP S/4HANA. Follow step-by-step instructions to both configure and use key QM processes like batch management, audits, stability studies, engineering change management, and more. Ensure confidence in your product?s quality by implementing quality plans, inspections, notifications, and document management in SAP S/4HANA!Highlights Include:1) Master data 2) Integration with logistics3) Quality inspection4) Batch management5) Sample management6) Quality certifications7) Quality notifications8) Quality planning9) Stability studies10) Failure mode and effects analytics (FMEA)11) Document management12) Reporting

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Book SynopsisWhether you?re making the move to SAP S/4HANA, or just curious about what the suite has to offer, this introductory guide is your starting point. Explore your business processes in SAP S/4HANA, now optimized by AI: finance, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, human capital management, and more. Get insight into SAP S/4HANA?s architecture and key features for reporting, sustainability, extensibility, and artificial intelligence. Build your business case, choose your adoption path, and get ready for your implementation! In this book, you?ll learn about:a. Key Capabilities Learn about SAP S/4HANA?s core offerings. Explore new-and-improved features such as the Universal Journal, advanced intercompany sales, centralized procurement, and much more. Discover how embedded and generative AI capabilities enhance your business processes and reporting options. b. System Architecture Understand how SAP S/4HANA is built from the ground up. Compare SAP S/4HANA?s on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud architectures. Then see how to extend and optimize your system using a clean core strategy and SAP Business Technology Platform. c. Your SAP S/4HANA JourneyTake your first steps towards implementation. Navigate your adoption path, whether you?re planning a new implementation, system conversion, or selective data transition. Follow the SAP Activate methodology to plan your SAP S/4HANA project. Highlights include: 1) Finance2) Manufacturing3) Supply chain4) Sales, marketing, and commerce5) Sourcing and procurement6) Human capital management7) Sustainability8) Clean core9) Intelligent technologies10) Reporting and analytics11) Deployment12) Case studies

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Book SynopsisDive into web development with this comprehensive guide to PHP 8! Whether you?re a beginner or an experienced developer, you?ll find everything you need to build dynamic, secure websites. Walk through installing PHP, object-oriented programming, and working with databases like MySQL. Gain hands-on experience with detailed code and application examples to. Master advanced topics like debugging, automated testing, security, and more!Highlights include:1) Installation2) Strings, arrays, and regular expressions3) Mathematical and date functions4) Web techniques5) Databases6) Object-oriented programming7) Namespaces8) Design patterns9) XML, graphics, and PDFs10) Administration and security11) Debugging12) Automated testing

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Book SynopsisWhether you?re managing large datasets or writing your first query, build your SQL skills with this practical guide! Learn the basic elements of relational databases and walk through the syntax, features, and applications of SQL. Then dive into the sublanguages of SQL and apply them for tasks such as modifying tables and querying data. See SQL in action with an example PostgreSQL database and detailed code samples from real-word applications!Highlights:1) Schemas2) Tables3) Views4) Keys5) PostgreSQL6) Data definition language (DDL)7) Data manipulation language (DML)8) Transaction control language (TCL)9) Data query language (DQL)10) Data control language (DCL)11) Entity-relationship diagrams (ERD)

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