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If 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. Then learn about SAP S/4HANA's core application areas, from finance to logistics. Finally, see what SAP S/4HANA architecture looks like in the cloud. Get ready to master SAP S/4HANA from the ground up! In this book, you'll learn about:a. Technical Foundation See what makes a modern ERP solution. Learn about SAP S/4HANA's technical backbone, including the underlying programming models. Then walk through core concepts: the SAP Fiori user experience, analytics, intelligent technologies, integration, extensions, and more. b. Business Architecture Explore SAP S/4HANA's line of business landscape. Take a tour of the master data structure and individual application areas like sales, service, sourcing and procurement, logistics, warehouse management, and finance. c. Cloud ConsiderationsPop the hood of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Discover cloud-specific architecture features, from scoping to outputs to identity and access management. Learn about cloud operations for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition.Highlights include:1) Technical and application architecture2) Programming models3) Analytics4) Extensibility5) Integration6) Master data7) Sales and service8) Sourcing and procurement9) Logistics and manufacturing10) Finance and governance11) Identity and access management12) On-premise and cloud

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Managing projects across an organization 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. Finally, execute your projects and manage all period-end allocation and close tasks. Details on project analysis reports and integration scenarios make this the only guide you need!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Project Setup Set up your Project System master data in SAP S/4HANA. Customize data elements like work breakdown structures and networks. Make the most of versions, editing functions, project processing capabilities, and more. b. Project Planning, Execution, and CloseConfigure and run the core phases of project management, step by step. Plan your project costs and logistics, perform project execution activities across the SAP S/4HANA system, and manage period-end close for plan and actual data. c. Reporting and IntegrationAnalyze your project data with Project System reports for project structures, financials, and logistics. Explore integration scenarios for Project System such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud for projects.Highlights include:1) Master data 2) Scheduling3) Resource planning4) Material planning5) Revenue planning6) Budgeting 7) Project execution8) Invoicing 9) Period-end close 10) Integration 11) Reporting

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Master 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. Your SAP S/4HANA sales manual is here!a. End-to-End Sales - Master the sales cycle in SAP S/4HANA! Begin by processing pre-sales inquiry and quotation. Then dive into sales order processing, delivery, and billing to complete the sale. b. Sales Documents - Move beyond standard orders to rush orders, consignments, returns, and more. Get step-by-step instructions to create, change, and review sales documents for each order you process.c. Sales Data - Learn to navigate each sales record, from the material number, quantity, and price to the incompletion log and printed output. Get troubleshooting tips for when something is amiss.Highlights Include: 1) Sales record navigation 2) Inquiries 3) Quotations 4) Sales order management 5) Delivery 6) Billing 7) Reversals 8) Rebates and settlement 9) Sales documents 10) SAP GUI transactions 11) SAP Fiori applications

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Step into ABAP with this beginner's guide. First understand ABAP syntax and find out how to add data and logic to your applications. Then delve into backend programming: learn to work with the ABAP data dictionary, create database objects, and process and store data. Round out your skill set by practicing error handling, modularization, string manipulation, and more. With guided examples, step-by-step instructions, and detailed code you'll become an ABAP developer in no time. In this book, you'll learn about: A. ABAP Language Basics - Learn the ABAP language, from formatting code to using variables and constants. Understand how to add binary logic to applications, create simple user interfaces, and more. B: Working with Data - Create data dictionary objects and program ABAP applications to process and read data from a database. Use working memory to store retrieved data and display it to users. C: Manipulating Programs - Modularize ABAP programs, handle errors, and work with strings, texts, dates, times, and currencies. D: Preparing for an ABAP Career - Understand the SAP system landscape, prepare your development environment, and explore the official ABAP development guidelines.

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Ensure an efficient and orderly Warehouse Management implementation with this comprehensive guide to SAP WM in SAP ERP! Learn to customize and use critical functionalities, like goods receipt and goods issue, as well as advanced technologies such as RFID, EDI, and mobile data entry. Covering everything from stock management to picking strategies, you'll master SAP WM. This new edition includes ITSmobile, connections with SAP ERP PP and QM, the warehouse activity monitor, and more. SAP WM Processes: Grasp the essentials of warehouse management, including goods receipt, goods issue, replenishment, and putaway. Then master advanced topics such as hazardous materials management, cross-docking, and value-added services. SAP WM Configuration: Understand the configuration details necessary to optimize your SAP WM implementation, from storage bins to yard management. Real World Scenarios: Explore concrete business cases and examples to help you put expert tips into practice in your own warehouse. Highlights: -Stock management -Goods receipt and goods issue -Replenishment -Picking strategies -Putaway strategies -Inventory management -Yard management -Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) -Radio frequency identification (RFID) -ITSmobile

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Got questions about SAP Extended Warehouse Management? This configuration guide can help! You'll start by learning the ins and outs of SAP EWM setup: defining organizational structures, working with master data, and configuring settings. Then move on to business processes: goods receipt, goods issue, internal movement, shipping and receiving, and labor management. Get the most out of SAP EWM! Configuration: Find out how to map organizational structures, model the layout of your warehouse, and handle master data to successfully execute warehouse activities. Business Processes: Learn the details of inbound and outbound processing, shipping and receiving, inventory, quality management and monitoring, RF frameworks, and labor management. Integration: Discover how to integrate SAP EWM with both SAP ERP and other applications such as SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Global Trade Services, SAP RFID, and more. Highlights: Configuration Warehouse structure Master data Goods receipt and issue Internal movements Warehouse monitoring Quality management Cross-docking Material flow systems Kitting

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Whether you're looking to get data set up in your CATS system, better manage employees' activities, or add enhanced functionality, this is the book you need. Explore the different core functions of CATS, such as approval and transfer processes. Then find what you need to make SAP CATS specific to different business requirements and scenarios, such as integration with other SAP components. Highlights: Master data Time entry Approval and rejection Workflow Integration with SAP components Reporting HR-enabled CATS User exits and BAdIs Employee and Manager Self-Services SAP Fiori Enhancement packs ABAP development

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If you're developing ABAP applications, you need CDS expertise. This book is your all-in-one guide, updated for SAP S/4HANA 2023! Start by learning to create and edit CDS views. Walk through CDS syntax and see how to define associations and annotations. Further refine your model by implementing access controls, service bindings, and table functions. Understand the CDS-based virtual data model, and then follow step-by-step instructions to model analytical and transactional applications. From modeling to testing to troubleshooting, this is the only book you need!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Creating Data Models Create data models using CDS! Learn the ins and outs of CDS view syntax, from key fields to joins to data types and beyond. Define associations to establish relationships, use annotations to enrich your logic, implement conditional logic to control access, and more.b. Modeling Applications See how CDS views support a new application architecture. Model analytical applications by defining analytical views and queries; then use CDS for transactional applications based on the ABAP RESTful application programming model. c. Extending, Testing, and TroubleshootingPut the finishing touches on your CDS data models. Extend and enhance CDS views and transactional models, develop automated tests using the test double framework, and troubleshoot common problems. Highlights include:1) Data modeling 2) Application modeling3) Associations4) Annotations5) Access controls6) Business services 7) SAP HANA functions8) Virtual data model9) Analytical and transactional applications10) Hierarchies11) Extensibility12) Testing and troubleshooting

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The Material Ledger is mandatory in SAP S/4HANA. Get it up and running smoothly with this all-in-one resource! Configure key settings for currency conversion, ledgers, and valuation views. Then set up and run your key ML processes, step by step: actual costing, group valuation, profit center valuation, parallel cost of goods manufactured, and balance sheet valuation. Walk through special scenarios and execute reports to monitor material value flows. Unlock the potential of the Material Ledger! In this book, you'll learn about:a. Configuration Set up the Material Ledger! Start by configuring currency types, ledgers, and valuation views in SAP S/4HANA. Then customize key processes to your specific needs for group valuation, actual costing, balance sheet valuation, and more. a. Valuation and Actual CostingMaster parallel valuation with the Material Ledger for groups, profit centers, and balance sheets. Get step-by-step instructions to perform actual costing runs and material price analysis in SAP S/4HANA. a. Peripheral Applications Use the Material Ledger in specialized scenarios such as stock in transit, split valuation, make-to-order products, daily actual costs, exchange rate differences, and profitability analysis. Highlights include:1) Group currency and valuation2) Profit center valuation 3) Actual costing 4) Account determination5) Material price analysis 6) Parallel cost of goods manufactured 7) Balance sheet valuation 8) Stock in transit9) Peripheral applications10) Reporting

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Performing or preparing for an SAP S/4HANA audit? This is the comprehensive guide you need! Understand what goes into an audit, from the objectives and timing to the reporting process. Prepare an audit roadmap for the system as a whole, and drill down into specific domains: financials, order-to-cash, purchase-to-pay, and forecast-to-stock, and more. Expert tips and tricks will have you prepared for your audit—whether you're the auditor or the auditee.Highlights: Implementation and upgrades Internal controls Basis settings Security Financial reporting Order-to-cash Purchase-to-pay Forecast-to stock Tips and tricks Documentation

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Get the SAP Fiori launchpad up and running! Configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for key on-premise systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Suite, and SAP Enterprise Portal. Use the SAP Launchpad service in the cloud by setting up SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and leveraging tools like SAP Business Application Studio. Follow a real-world landscape example and make the most of SAP Fiori’s modern UX!In this book, you’ll learn about:a. User Experience Discover the SAP Fiori user experience: design principles, launchpad components, personas, and more. Get a big-picture view of SAP’s UX architecture and set the stage with a sample landscape. b. Configuration Follow practical instructions to configure the SAP Fiori launchpad for on-premise SAP backends. Then implement the SAP Fiori launchpad in the cloud by configuring the SAP Launchpad service on SAP BTP and connecting to on-premise systems using the cloud connector. c. Cloud Services See how to create plugins for the SAP Launchpad service using SAP Business Application Studio. Integrate and use cloud services like SAP Web Analytics and SAP Conversational AI to optimize the SAP Fiori launchpad user experience.Highlights include:1) User experience architecture2) Integration 3) SAP S/4HANA4) SAP Business Suite5) SAP Enterprise Portal6) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)7) SAP Launchpad service8) SAP Business Application Studio9) SAP Web Analytics10) SAP Conversational AICloud connectorSAP Mobile Start app

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Transitioning to cloud HCM? With this guide, learn how to integrate SAP SuccessFactors into your HCM landscape. Connect Employee Central to SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, and third-party systems, and perform cross-module talent integrations between Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, and more. Then create custom integrations using APIs, the Integration Center, SAP Cloud Platform, and templates to suit your organization's specific requirements. Chart your own path to HCM in the cloud!In this book, you'll learn about: a. Employee Central IntegrationsConfigure the packaged integrations between Employee Central and SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA, and migrate your personnel data using the InfoPorter. Learn how to connect to Employee Central Payroll and third-party systems such as Kronos or Benefitfocus. b. Talent IntegrationsIntegrate SAP SuccessFactors talent modules such as Recruiting, Performance & Goals, Learning, and more. Enable the attract-and-acquire, pay-for-performance, and identify-and-grow processes in your SAP SuccessFactors landscape! c. Custom Integrations Where standard integrations end, custom integrations begin. Determine whether your requirements merit custom work, and learn how to create your own integrations. Walk through use cases and step-by-step examples for using APIs, the Integration Center, SAP Cloud Platform, or templates.Highlights include: 1) SAP ERP HCM and SAP S/4HANA 2) Employee Central 3) Employee Central Payroll 4) Recruiting and Onboarding 5) Learning 6) Compensation and Variable Pay 7) Performance and Goals 8) Custom integrations 9) SAP Cloud Platform 10) Integration Center 11) Data migration 12) Third-party systems.

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Master SAP ILM, from retention management to lifecycle management for custom code. Follow step-by-step instructions and walk through all major functionality including policy creation, legal case management, data archiving, and more. Whether you’re on SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, or SAP ERP, you’ll find the details you need to configure and use SAP ILM. Control and protect your data! Manage live and archived data with SAP Information Lifecycle Management Define data management policies and block, delete, and archive data Prepare for system decommissioning, implement a GDPR project, and more

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Whether you’re running account-based or costing-based CO-PA, this is your one-stop shop for profitability analysis with SAP S/4HANA! Get the step-by-step instructions you need for configuring master data, operating concerns, value flows, and setting up your system. From planning to reporting, this guide has the key to each step of your profitability operations. With this guide to CO-PA, you’re ready for SAP S/4HANA! Configure margin analysis and costing-based CO-PA in SAP S/4HANA. Perform profitability planning with your data. Run key profitability reports using SAP Fiori and SAP GUI.

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Obtain. Acquire. Procure. Get everything you need with this go-to guide to procurement with SAP Materials Management (SAP MM)! Dive into the key functions and system transactions you'll need for your everyday job, from creating POs or contracts to processing invoices and payments. Discover how to avoid problems and system issues, and explore advanced functions and concepts. Streamline your procurement activities with fewer steps, greater ease, and less effort than ever before! a. Essential Procurement Tasks Master your procurement activities: defining tasks, creating bids, selecting vendors, creating POs or contracts, and processing invoices and payments. Set up your system to receive your goods quickly and economically, and then manage your inventory once you have it. b. Special Procurement Activities: Work with outside-the-box tasks, such as providing vendors with materials from your own plant or another vendor, moving stock between warehouses or company codes, and order optimizing. c. EHP 8, SAP HANA, and more!: This edition is updated and expanded to incorporate subcontracting and third-party orders, stock transport functionality, and handling unit management. See how new technologies like SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba fit into the SAP MM landscape.

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Find meaning in your business data. Build, manage, and secure calculation views and table functions with the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. See how SAP Web IDE, SAP HANA Live, and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics all interact to create effective data models. Explore advanced modelling concepts compatible with SAP HANA 2.0, like predictive modelling and geospatial analysis. Begin designing the perfect model today. a. Getting Started - Understand the general modelling concepts you need to build effective data models. Get comfortable with the SAP Web IDE, model components, and dimensional schemas. b. Build, Manage, Secure - Get step-by-step instructions to create table functions and calculation views, and learn how to manage models in the SAP Web IDE. Then, tackle the SAP HANA security concepts you need to lock down your data models. c. Advanced Topics - See how SAP HANA Live and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics factor in to your models, through virtual data models and core data service views. Then explore advanced features, including predictive models, spatial analysis, and more.

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Develop cloud applications customized for your business needs! Master the basics of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and its development environments; then get step-by-step instructions for developing and operating your own applications. Build your backend with Java, Node.js, or ABAP, and set up your frontend using SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori. With detailed code examples throughout, this book is your complete guide to building cloud applications on SAP BTP! Highlights include: 1) Frontend and backend cloud development 2) SAP Business Application Studio 3) SAP Cloud Application Programming Model 4) SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry environment 5) SAP BTP, Kyma runtime 6) Java 7) Node.js 8) ABAP 9) DevOps 10) Application lifecycle management 11) Microservices 12) SAP Extension Suite

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Discover 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. See how intelligent technologies elevate your logistics operations with SAP Business Technology Platform and learn about complementary cloud solutions like SAP Ariba and SAP IBP. This is your starting point for logistics with SAP S/4HANA!In this book, you’ll learn about: a. Key Functionality See what SAP S/4HANA 2021 has to offer! Walk through your logistics business processes, from production planning to inventory valuation and beyond. Learn about new features such as predictive MRP, centralized procurement, and production engineering and operations. b. Logistics Innovations Your supply chain is getting smarter. Discover intelligent technologies enabled by SAP BTP: blockchain, intelligent robotic process automation, machine learning, and more. c. Planning Your MigrationPrepare for your logistics transformation. Plan your roadmap to SAP S/4HANA, evaluate your implementation approaches, and get insight into the new RISE with SAP offering.Highlights include: 1) Planning and scheduling 2) Sourcing and procurement 3) Manufacturing operations 4) Quality management 5) Plant maintenance 6) Sales order management 7) Transportation management 8) Inventory management 9) Warehouse management 10) Intelligent technologies 11) Reporting and analytics 12) Industry use cases

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Having access to clear, accurate financial reports is key for any organization! In this comprehensive guide, you’ll walk step by step through creating such high-quality reports in SAP S/4HANA. You’ll learn about key reporting requirements for finance and how to guide system design to produce the best reports for your company. Coverage includes core financial areas like general ledger, AP/AR, assets, cash management, overhead costing, margin analysis, and more. Make sense of your financial data with this expert guide!Highlights include:1) General ledger2) Segments3) Tax reporting4) Accounts payable5) Accounts receivable6) Asset lifecycle7) Cash management8) Treasury and risk management9) Overhead costs10) Product cost11) Margin analysis12) Group reporting

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ABAP to the Future is back, and better than ever! Looking 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. From abapGit and ABAP2XLSX to SAPUI5 and Web Dynpro ABAP, this new edition has everything you need to be on the cutting edge!

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Preparing for your SAP Activate project management exam? Make the grade with this certification study guide to C_ACTIVATE12! From agile project planning and delivery to new implementations and system conversions, this guide will review the technical and functional knowledge you need to pass with flying colours. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to SAP Activate certification begins here!In this book, you’ll learn about: The Test - Know what to expect on exam day so you can take your test with confidence. This guide follows the exact structure of the exam, so align your study of SAP Activate with the test objectives and walk through topics covered in C_ACTIVATE12. Core Content - Review major subject areas like SAP Activate elements, workstreams, new implementation, and system conversion. Then master important terminology and key takeaways for each subject. Q&A - After reviewing each chapter, solidify your knowledge with questions and answers for each section and improve your test-taking skills. Highlights include: Exam C_ACTIVATE12 SAP Activate methodology SAP Best Practices Agile project planning and delivery Workstreams implementation System conversion Selective data transition SAP S/4HANA (on-premise) SAP S/4HANA Cloud, essentials edition SAP S/4HANA Cloud, extended edition

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Discover what DevOps can do to improve your SAP development pipeline! Learn exactly what DevOps is and what tools it provides for version control, coding, test automation, deployment, and monitoring. Walk through SAP's complete DevOps portfolio for on-premise systems, using SAP S/4HANA as an example. Then move to the cloud with DevOps services for SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP BTP, ABAP environment. Finally, see how to manage DevOps in hybrid SAP landscapes with SAP Solution Manager and other tools.Highlights include:1) On-premise systems2) Cloud systems3) Hybrid landscapes4) Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)5) SAP S/4HANA6) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)7) SAP BTP, ABAP environment8) SAP Solution Manager9) Security10) Best practices

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Ready to streamline your SAP S/4HANA Finance system? Learn how to determine accounts for your core business areas, including materials management, sales and distribution, accounts receivable and payable, cash and banking, and fixed assets. Follow step-by-step instructions to configure automatic account determination for each process in your system. Your journey to simplified accounting starts here!Highlights include:1) Determination logic2) Master data3) Materials management4) Sales and distribution5) Plant maintenance 6) Production planning7) Accounts receivable8) Accounts payable9) Cash and banking10) Fixed assets

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Learn what it takes to protect SAP Business Technology Platform! Walk through the cloud security mechanisms of SAP BTP (formerly SAP Cloud Platform). See how to set up users and permissions for your unique circumstances and configure secure connection to cloud and on-premise systems. Work with SAP BTP's administration tools, including the command line interface and APIs. With information on safeguarding key cloud services, this guide will leave you confident in your cloud system's security!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Authorizations and Authentication Manage authorizations using roles and user groups and set up the necessary identity providers. Walk through practical examples of authentication using two-factor authentication and Microsoft Azure Active Directory.b. Secure Connections From configuration destination to retrieving audit logs, see how to set up the cloud connector and secure your hybrid system landscapes and APIs.c. Neo and Cloud FoundryWhether your service instances are running in the Neo or Cloud Foundry environment, you'll learn all the important security configurations.Highlights include:1) Accounts and spaces2) Secure communication3) Identity provider4) SAP Cloud Identity Services5) SAP BTP, Neo environment 6) SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry environment7) Cloud connector8) Users and roles9) APIs10) Command line

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Reduce payment bottlenecks with SAP Invoice Management by OpenText! Get step-by-step instructions for setting up this vendor invoice management (VIM) application to work with both SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA. Then see how to run your key VIM processes with machine learning: invoice receipt, verification, exception handling, approvals, and more. From preparing for an implementation project to modifying the user experience, this practical guide takes you through the entire process. Make troublesome invoices a thing of the past!a. ConfigurationLearn how to set up SAP Invoice Management, step by step. Walk through creating business rules, building custom roles, defining actions, and other key configuration steps.b. FunctionalityRun your VIM processes! See what SAP Invoice Management can automate, including data enrichment and task assignment. Then get instructions for your manual tasks: resolving exceptions, parking invoices, approvals, and more.c. ReportingImprove visibility into invoice status and operational resource expenditure, and collect data for process improvement. Explore data visualization tools and see how add-ons help meet compliance requirements.

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Start programming your SAP applications in Visual Studio Code! This hands-on guide begins with an overview of how VS Code works and how it connects to your SAP systems. Then learn how to manage version control by integrating VS Code with Git. Follow step-by-step instructions to develop SAPUI5 web components, build applications with ABAP, create SAP Fiori apps using SAP Fiori elements, and work with the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model. Get everything you need to master this IDE! Highlights include: 1) Git2) SAPUI5 3) ABAP 4) SAP Fiori elements 5) SAP HANA Cloud 6) SAP Cloud Application Programming Model 7) Installation8) Programming environment9) Application development10) Deployment and testing

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Leap into the future of billing! This comprehensive guide to SAP BRIM walks you through the basics of subscription-based and as-a-service billing models. Implement the core components of the SAP BRIM suite with step-by-step instructions, and then dig into billing operations following best practices. Learn how to migrate your data into SAP BRIM from your SAP system or from third-party tools, and then explore extensions and integration options. Transform your billing processes! Highlights include: 1) Subscription order management (SOM) 2) SAP Convergent Charging 3) SAP Convergent Invoicing 4) Contract accounting (FI-CA) 5) Integration 6) Extensions 7) Connectivity 8) Data migration 9) SAP Subscription Billing 10) SAP Convergent Mediation by DigitalRoute

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FP&A is now in the cloud! In this comprehensive guide, begin by provisioning your data for financial planning and analysis in SAP Analytics Cloud. Then follow step-by-step instructions to set up the planning process and use SAP Analytics Cloud’s automated planning logic to calculate key metrics. Learn how to perform simulations to model what-if scenarios, streamline your planning workflow, and share results with stakeholders. With details on implementation best practices, this is your all-in-one resource! In this book, you’ll learn about: a. Defining and Modeling Data Provision and model your FP&A data in SAP Analytics Cloud. Evaluate and configure source connectors, step by step; then model your data metrics and dimensions for planning and analysis. b. Planning ProcessGet planning up and running! Manage your planning versions and inject your own inputs and assumptions into SAP Analytics Cloud. Learn how to run driver-based planning and perform allocations and currency conversion. c. AnalysisAssess your financial data in SAP Analytics Cloud. Explore your reporting and analysis options, use simulations for what-if analysis, and leverage augmented analytics capabilities and predictive scenarios. Highlights include: 1) Data modeling 2) Planning versions and inputs 3) Automated planning 4) Planning allocations 5) Currency conversion 6) Reporting 7) What-if analysis 8) Simulations 9) Planning workflows 10) Stakeholder groups 11) Implementation

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SAPUI5 code needs to be easy to read and easy to update. Clean up your code with this guide from the experts! Learn how to leverage JavaScript features to write better SAPUI5 code. Then walk through detailed code examples and explanations for using modules, classes, functions, names, variables, literals, comments, code metrics, and more. Get the best practices you need for formatting, testing, implementation, and beyond! In this book, you’ll learn about:a. Key Concepts Understand the foundation of SAPUI5: JavaScript. Explore key JavaScript ES6 features such as arrow functions, spread syntax, and more. Then walk through different types of SAPUI5 projects, from library projects to freestyle applications. b. Best Practices Learn the rules for clean code. Dive into best practices for decoupling modules, structuring functions, declaring variables and literals, using control flow statements and loops, handling errors, performing automated tests, and more. c. Practical ExamplesPut theory into practice. Use detailed code examples for each concept to help you differentiate between clean and messy SAPUI5 code.Highlights include: 1) JavaScript 2) Modules and classes 3) Functions 4) Naming 5) Variables and literals 6) Control flow 7) Formatting 8) Error handling 9) Comments 10) Static code checks 11) Testing 12) Implementation

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SAP's integration technologies are now combined—but what is SAP Integration Suite, and how do you use it to manage an integrated enterprise landscape? In this book, get the answers to these questions and more as you take a tour of the new suite. Then get step-by-step instructions for using key capabilities such as prepackaged integrations, open APIs, integration scenarios, the Integration Advisor, and more. Master the complete integration suite!In this book, you'll learn about:a. The Integration LandscapeDiscover SAP's new approach to integration. See how the SAP Integration Suite encompasses a series of integration technologies, including the architecture and complimentary intelligent technologies.b. Key Capabilities Learn about services like SAP API Business Hub for pre-packaged accelerators, the cloud integration service for application integration, the integration advisor for automated integration, and SAP Event Mesh for event-driven integration. c. Integration Scenarios Use integration capabilities to connect your cloud or on-premise systems. Create data flows using prepackaged integrations, perform hybrid integration with APIs, use cloud integration to design, deploy, and run integration flows, and more. Highlights include: 1) Pre-packaged integrations 2) API management 3) Application integration 4) Integration advisor 5) AI-driven integration 6) Third-party integration 7) Event-driven integration 8) SAP Event Mesh 9) Architecture 10) Intelligent enterprise

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Use design patterns to step up your object-oriented ABAP game, starting with MVC! Want to create objects only when needed? Call objects only when required, minimizing runtime and memory costs? Reduce errors and effort by only coding an object once? Future-proof your code with a flexible design? Design patterns are the answer! With this guide, you'll get practical examples for every design pattern that will have you writing readable, flexible, and reusable code in no time! Creational Design Patterns: Create objects with the abstract factor, builder, factory, lazy initialization, multiton, prototype, and singleton design patterns. Structural Design Patterns: Allow objects to interact and work together without interdependency with the adapter, bridge, composite, data access object, decorator, facade, flyweight, property container, and proxy design patterns. Behavioral Design Patterns: Increase the flexibility of your object communication with the chain of responsibility, command, mediator, memento, observer, servant, state, strategy, template method, and visitor design patterns. Highlights: MVC (model, view, controller) pattern Singleton pattern Factory pattern Builder pattern Observer pattern Visitor pattern Lazy initialization pattern Template method Strategy pattern Decorator pattern ABAP-specific examples Anti-patterns

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Working with external partners for logistics operations? Set up seamless communication between your systems using this all-in-one handbook! Start with an overview of third-party logistics and learn how to design the best landscape for your business model. Then follow click-by-click instructions for connecting SAP S/4HANA with your 3PL vendors. Configure settings for goods movement, inventory management, shipping, delivery, and batch management. Learn how to set up relevant master data, map warehousing in your system, exchange data through middleware, and more!Highlights include:1) Master data2) Packaging and traceability3) Shipping and delivery4) Inventory management5) Warehousing6) Transportation7) Application link enabling (ALE)8) IDocs9) Business Rules Framework plus (BRFplus)10) Data monitoring11) Direct connectivity and middleware

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Frustrated with slow performance in SAP Analytics Cloud? This guide is your answer! Learn the basics of solution performance and optimization and then start making your adjustments: get the story builder and analytics designer apps running smoothly, fine-tune your backend settings, and follow best practices for viewing dashboards. With detailed examples of performance improvements throughout, this book has everything you need for an optimal SAP Analytics Cloud experience!Highlights include:1) User experience2) Dashboards3) Performance analysis4) Story building5) Model building6) Analytics designer7) Backend and tenant optimization8) Viewing optimizations9) Acquired data10) Live data connections11) Best practices

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Tax compliance is critical. Get the concrete guidance you need for direct and indirect taxes in SAP S/4HANA with this book! Understand the organizational structure of your tax setup, and then see how to configure standard tax settings in your system. Follow step-by-step instructions for both indirect and direct tax determination, and learn about tax reporting and monitoring requirements. With coverage of add-ons, custom coding, and project management, this is your comprehensive guide to global tax! In this book, you’ll learn about: a. Configuration Tailor tax settings to your exact specifications. Learn how to customize standard settings for financial accounting, sales and distribution, and materials management. b. Direct and Indirect TaxesWalk through tax determination, step by step. Set up indirect tax determination for purchasing, sales, and special processes. Learn about direct tax decision parameters and configure key fields in the general ledger, tax ledger, and more. c. Reporting and MonitoringUnderstand your reporting and monitoring requirements for taxes. Explore SAP tax solutions such as SAP Advanced Compliance Reporting and SAP Tax Compliance, and then discover third-party tax solutions from Vertex, Thomson Reuters, and more.Highlights include: 1) Organizational structure 2) Configuration 3) Indirect tax determination 4) Direct tax determination 5) Tax engines 6) Tax reporting 7) Indirect tax monitoring 8) User exits 9) Project management

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Calling all SAP Business One users! Your must-have handbook is here. Now updated for SAP Business One 10.0, this bestselling guide has the expertise you need to keep your business running smoothly. Whether you’re a new hire or a super user, get step-by-step instructions for your core processes, from purchasing and manufacturing to sales and financials. Master the tools and transactions that keep you focused on business outcomes and improved KPIs. This book is what you’ve been waiting for: the key to doing your job better in SAP Business One. Highlights Include:1) Administration2) Financials and banking3) Sales and purchasing4) Inventory management5) Resource management6) Production and MRP7) Human resources 8) Project management9) Reporting and analytics10) Mobile11) SAP HANA and SQL versions12) Cloud and on-premise systems

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Preparing for your SAP IBP for Supply Chain exam? Make the grade with this C_IBP certification study guide! From sales and operations planning to response and supply, this guide will review the key technical and functional knowledge you need to pass the test. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each SAP Integrated Business Planning topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to C_IBP certification begins here! In this book, you’ll learn about: a. The TestTake your SAP IBP exam with confidence. This guide follows the exact structure of the exam, so deepen your knowledge of SAP IBP and walk through topics new to the C_IBP certification. b. Core ContentReview major SAP IBP areas: S&OP, demand planning, inventory, and response and supply. Check how to configure planning areas and key figures, and learn about the solution’s architecture, user interface, reporting options, and more. Then master important terminology and key takeaways for each subject. c. Q&AAfter reviewing each chapter, solidify your knowledge with questions and answers for each section and improve your test-taking skills. Highlights include: 1) Exams C_IBP2) Solution architecture3) Sales and operations planning 4) Demand planning 5) Inventory 6) Response and supply 7) Planning areas8) Key figures and attributes9) Planning operators10) Application jobs11) User interface 12) Reporting and analytics

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Interested in what SAP S/4HANA has to offer? Find out with this big-picture guide! Take a tour of SAP S/4HANA functionality for your key lines of business: finance, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and more. Preview SAP S/4HANA's architecture, and discover your options for reporting, extensions, and adoption. With insights into the latest intelligent technologies, this is your all-in-one SAP S/4HANA starting point!In this book, you'll learn about: a. Functionality: See how SAP S/4HANA runs your business processes, from finance to supply chain management. Learn about new features for predictive accounting, manufacturing analytics, central procurement, and more. b. Key Capabilities: Make the most of your SAP S/4HANA system. Discover operational and enterprise-wide reporting, extensibility with SAP Cloud Platform and SAP API Business Hub, and new technologies for machine learning and AI. c. Deployment and Implementation: Set yourself up for a successful deployment. Evaluate your adoption options and consider your approach: new implementation, system conversion, or a selective data transition. Then take your first steps toward implementation with SAP Activate. Highlights include: 1) Finance 2) Manufacturing 3) Supply chain management 4) Sales, marketing, and commerce 5) Sourcing and procurement 6) Analytics and reporting 7) Industry solutions 8) Intelligent technologies 9) Architecture 10) Extensibility 11) Deployment

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Develop 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 main transactions you’ll use for configuration. Then learn to create roles with Transaction SU24 and the Profile Generator, track and correct missing authorizations with traces, manage users, and more. See how SAP Access Control can be a useful tool to manage authorizations and learn to migrate authorizations to SAP S/4HANA.Highlights include:1) ABAP authorizations2) Roles3) Transaction SU24 4) Profile Generator5) Authorization traces6) User maintenance7) SAP Access Control8) Debugging9) Migration10) Xiting Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS)

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Running accounting in SAP S/4HANA Finance? This is your hands-on guide! Learn how financial accounting works with the Universal Journal and understand key organizational structures.

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In global business, change is always afoot. Are you only focused on today's processes, or are you looking ahead at tomorrow's best practices? Choose to do business as unusual! In this new book, executives Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier are joined by seasoned industry analyst Vinnie Mirchandani to explore the intersections of global business and dynamic market conditions. Hear compelling customer stories from executives and thought leaders at the forefront of their industries, and learn how their organizations move past trendy buzzwords to perceive the true shifts and adapt their business models for tomorrow's market. Dive into transformation megatrends with far-reaching impacts: circular economy, business and industry networks, everything-as-a-service, integrated mobility, experience economy, and more. Pick up key insights from solution experts about how SAP's portfolio delivers a flexible IT landscape and ongoing partner collaboration for this digital age.If you're ready for business transformation, start your journey here!

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Manage on-premise user access with this comprehensive guide to SAP Access Control. Begin with step-by-step installation and configuration instructions. Then implement key SAP Access Control modules, including access risk analysis, emergency access management, and access request management. Learn to manage business roles, review user access, evaluate segregation of duties risks, and configure automation workflows. This is your all-in-one guide to SAP Access Control!Highlights include:1) Installation and configuration2) Access risk analysis (ARA)3) Emergency access management (EAM)4) Access request management (ARM)5) Business role management (BRM)6) User access review (UAR)7) Segregation of duties (SOD) review8) BRFplus9) Multistage multipath (MSMP) workflows 10) SAP Fiori11) Extensions and customizations

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At last, your all-in-one resource for funds management is here! Start with an overview of the funds management process and the SAP S/4HANA user interface. Next, customize all aspects of your budget, from budgetary management to workflows to financial close. Finally, walk through step-by-step instructions for user transactions, including budgeting, posting, and closing. Get everything you need to keep your costs and expenses on track! Highlights include: 1) Master data 2) Budgetary structure 3) Budgetary management 4) Budgetary ledger 5) Availability control (AVC) 6) Financial close 7) Customization 8) Actual and commitment updates 9) Posting 10) Reporting

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Beginning 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, consolidation, and close. Unlock enterprise-wide finance reporting, assess your deployment options, and design your finance project with this introductory guide!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Finance Capabilities See how your core processes run in SAP S/4HANA. Walk through accounts payable and receivable, profitability analysis, cash management, financial planning, entity and corporate close, and more. Discover how the Universal Journal removes data siloes and transforms finance.b. Reporting and Analytics Establish an enterprise-wide reporting strategy! Learn about requirements for tax reporting and statutory reporting, and then explore tools to report and analyze data in SAP S/4HANA, such as SAP Fiori apps and SAP Analytics Cloud. c. Implementation PlanningTake your first steps toward SAP S/4HANA Finance. Consider your deployment options: on-premise or cloud? Big-bang or phased approach? What about Central Finance? Design your future landscape and build your business case with this guide. Highlights include: 1) Financial accounting 2) Management accounting 3) Treasury and risk management 4) Planning, budgeting, and forecasting 5) Financial close and consolidation 6) Universal Journal7) Reporting and analytics 8) Implementation project planning 9) Deployment options 10) Architecture 11) SAP Fiori applications

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To run sales and distribution smoothly in SAP S/4HANA, you need to manage integration points with other lines of business. Learn how to set them up with this guide to SD integration! Start by assessing the organizational structure and master data shared by sales and peripheral processes. Then follow step-by-step instructions to configure each sales integration point with materials management, finance, revenue recognition, billing, and production planning. A seamlessly integrated SD system awaits!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Organizational and Master Data Build the foundation of your integrated SD system. Learn about the organizational structures for sales and distribution and adjacent lines of business in SAP S/4HANA; then create shared business partner roles and material master data.b. Finance Integration Points Integrate sales and distribution with intersecting finance business processes. Follow step-by-step instructions to configure integration points like credit management, profitability analysis, revenue recognition, resource-related billing, and more.c. Logistics Integration PointsConfigure integration between sales and distribution and your logistics processes. Set up integration points such as availability checks, stock transfer orders, inventory management, production planning, and transfer of requirements. Highlights include:1) Integration points 2) Cross-functional processes3) Organizational structure4) Master data 5) Materials management 6) Finance 7) Revenue recognition 8) Resource-related billing 9) Production planning 10) Configuration.

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See how SAP S/4HANA for advanced ATP improves your fulfillment process! Get aATP up and running in your system, and then explore functionality for each step of order processing, from scheduling to delivery. Find out how SAP Fiori apps simplify your key transactions, discover the BAdIs and APIs available for extending aATP, and apply multiple aATP capabilities across your business. With this comprehensive guide in your hands, it's easier than ever to meet customers' demand for your product!Highlights include:1) Scheduling2) Product availability checks (PAC)3) Product allocation (PAL)4) Supply protection5) Backorder processing (BOP)6) Supply assignment (ARun)7) Alternative-based confirmation (ABC)8) Supply creation-based confirmation (SBC)9) BAdIs10) APIs11) SAP Fiori applications

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