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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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Don't let your internal costs mirror ever-changing market fluctuations. Keep things straight and get the complete picture on material valuation and costing with the Material Ledger in this book, from master data setup and configuration, to revaluations. Using a practical approach, helpful steps, and a detailed case study, you'll learn how to set up and configure the Material Ledger, use its different functions for calculations, reports, valuation scenarios, and reap the benefits of SAP HANA. Costing Processes: Cement your Material Ledger foundation: learn about concepts and usage, product cost planning, account determination, and how to choose and implement the best valuation method for different materials. Configuration: Master SAP Material Ledger basic configuration. Set up essential master data, carry out inventory valuation in multiple currencies, and configure your system for other special requirements. Advanced Topics: Learn about approaches to transfer prices and multiple valuation, IFRS, and actual costing cross-company code, and find out what can happen when the Material Ledger runs on SAP HANA. Highlights: Product cost planning Actual costing runs Total cost absorption Purchase price variance Manufacturing and overhear variances Material price determination COGS/WIP revaluation at actual cost IFRS SAP HANA Integration with Financial Accounting

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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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Manage your data landscape with SAP Data Intelligence! Begin by understanding its architecture and capabilities and then see how to set up and install SAP Data Intelligence with step-by-step instructions. Walk through SAP Data Intelligence applications and learn how to use them for data governance, orchestration, and machine learning. Integrate with ABAP-based systems, SAP Vora, SAP Analytics Cloud, and more. Manage, secure, and operate SAP Data Intelligence with this all-in-one guide!In this book, you’ll learn about:a. Configuration Build your SAP Data Intelligence landscape! Use SAP Cloud Appliance Library for cloud deployment, including provisioning, sizing, and accessing the launchpad. Perform on-premise installations using tools like the maintenance planner. b. Capabilities Put the core capabilities of SAP Data Intelligence to work! Manage and govern your data with the metadata explorer, use the modeler application to create data processing pipelines, create apps with the Jupyter Notebook, and more. c. Integration and Administration Integrate, manage, and operate SAP Data Intelligence! Get step-by-step instructions for integration with SAP and non-SAP systems. Learn about key administration tasks and make sure your landscape is secure and running smoothly. Highlights include:1) Configuration and installation2) Data governance3) Data processing pipelines4) Docker images5) ML Scenario Manager6) Jupyter Notebook7) Python SDK8) Integration9) Administration10) Security11) Application lifecycle management12) Use cases

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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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Establish quick and secure communication between your cloud and on-premise systems with SAP Connectivity service's cloud connector! Set up and configure the cloud connector, from performing sizing to implementing connectivity APIs. Link on-premise SAP products to SAP BTP and its services, including SAP Business Application Studio, SAP Integration Suite's Cloud Integration, and more. With information on creating secure connections, administering the cloud connector, and monitoring, this guide has everything you need!Highlights include: 1) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) 2) SAP Connectivity service 3) SAP Web IDE 4) SAP Business Application Studio 5) SAP Integration Suite's Cloud Integration 6) SAP API Management 7) SAP Launchpad service 8) Installation and configuration 9) Security 10) Administration 11) Monitoring 12) Principle propagation

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Streamline your production planning process with SAP S/4HANA! Get step-by-step instructions for configuring and using SAP S/4HANA for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing. Then dive into production tools and functionalities like batch management, S&OP, predictive MRP, DDMRP, and the Early Warning System. This foundational guide is full of industry examples to help you maximize your production planning!Highlights include: 1) Discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing 2) Batch management 3) Sales and operations planning (S&OP) 4) Demand management 5) Demand-driven replenishment (DDR) 6) Material requirements planning (MRP) 7) Predictive MRP 8) Long-term planning 9) Capacity requirements planning 10) Early Warning System 11) Reporting and analysis

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New to SQLScript—or maybe looking to brush up on a specific task? Whatever your skill level, this comprehensive guide to SQLScript for SAP HANA is for you! Master language elements, data types, and the function library. Learn to implement SAP HANA database procedures and functions using imperative and declarative SQLScript. Integrate with ABAP, SAP BW on SAP HANA, and SAP BW/4HANA. Finally, test, troubleshoot, and analyze your SQLScript programs. Code like the pros!Highlights include: 1) SAP HANA Studio 2) SAP HANA Web-Based Development Workbench 3) SAP Web IDE 4) SQL Console 5) Language basics 6) Declarative and imperative programming 7) Data types 8) Database programming 9) ABAP-managed database procedures (AMDP) 10) SAP BW and SAP BW/4HANA 11) Clean code 12) Troubleshooting and analysis

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Preparing 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. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to sales certification begins here!Highlights include:1) Exams C_TS460_1909 and C_TS460_2020 2) Upskilling exams C_TS462_1909 and C_TS462_20203) Organizational structures4) Master data5) Sales documents6) Availability checks7) Pricing8) Shipping9) Billing10) Simplifications

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Jump-start your inventory operations in SAP S/4HANA! Review basic inventory practices and consult step-by-step instructions to configure SAP S/4HANA for your organization's requirements. Then put the system to work! Run the SAP Fiori applications that guide your core inventory workflows: inventory planning, goods receipt, core inventory, production planning, and inventory analysis. This hands-on guide to inventory has the details you need. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Inventory Planning Set up a successful inventory management system. Understand how to implement key planning strategies like make-to-order, make-to-stock, MRP Live, and Kanban in your SAP S/4HANA system. b. Inventory Execution Ensure your system runs smoothly. Tap into the potential of SAP Fiori applications and execute core inventory processes such as exception handling, physical inventory, transfers, and more. c. Inventory Analysis Make the most of your inventory analytics tools. See what's offered with SAP S/4HANA, such as real-time data and role-based design; then dive in to CDS views, KPI monitoring, custom queries, and more.

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Do you need to learn SAP for your day-to-day work? Get the detailed steps and screenshots that walk you through the processes you need to do your job. Get comfortable with logging on to and navigating the system, maintaining your data, creating reports, printing, and so much more. Whether you're entering data, automating tasks, or building your foundational knowledge of the SAP system, this book has your back. Clear explanations: Get familiar with SAP without fuss or confusion and learn what the SAP software does with step-by-step instructions on how to perform your daily tasks. Screenshots from the SAP system: Are you a visual learner? You'll benefit from the hundreds of screenshots throughout the text that show you the right path. Case studies: Get a better understanding of how SAP software is used to solve real-world business problems through numerous case studies. Highlights: Log on/off System navigation Automating tasks Reporting Printing Help functions Master data Data security Messaging SAP product overviews

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Smart manufacturing, industrial IoT, intelligent factories—you've heard the buzzwords. But what is Industry 4.0—and what does it mean for you? This forward-looking guide focuses on the practical implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts with SAP solutions! Reduce asset downtime using digital twins, automate quality checks using AI and machine learning, track your production with SAP Digital Manufacturing, and much more. Don't let the revolution leave you behind!Highlights:1) Digital twins2) Internet of Things (IoT)3) Process automation4) Product development5) Intelligent factories6) Asset management7) Personnel safety and support8) SAP Enterprise Product Development9) SAP S/4HANA10) SAP Digital Manufacturing11) SAP Asset Strategy and Performance Management12) SAP Predictive Asset Insights

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Get all the essential details to set up and use SAP S/4HANA for sourcing and procurement! Follow step-by-step instructions to configure your system for operational and direct procurement, inventory management, contracts, product sourcing, and invoices. Learn how SAP S/4HANA integrates with SAP Signavio, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and more. Then, expertly run your system after go-live—see how to get the most out of your new analytics features and customize your UI. Explore the future of sourcing and procurement!Highlights include:1) Source to pay (S2P)2) Operational procurement3) Automated and direct procurement4) Inventory management5) Contract management6) Invoicing7) External and product sourcing8) Supplier management9) Central procurement10) Analytics11) Integration

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Preparing for your C_CPI_14 exam? Make the grade with this SAP Integration Suite certification study guide! From API Management to the Integration Advisor, this guide will review the key technical and functional knowledge you need to pass the test. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to SAP Integration Suite certification begins here! Highlights include:1) Exams C_CPI2) API Management3) Cloud Integration4) Open Connectors5) Integration Advisor6) Trading Partner Management7) OData8) REST protocol9) SOAP10) SAP Business Technology Platform11) SAP API Business Hub

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The general ledger is the backbone of your financials system. Learn everything you need for configuring and using the general ledger in SAP S/4HANA. Walk step by step through setting up fiscal years, posting periods, parallel ledgers, and more. See routine processes like posting, document control, and year-end closing in action. Whether you're planning a new implementation or a system conversion, this is your complete guide to general ledger accounting in SAP S/4HANA! Highlights include:1) Posting periods2) Parallel reporting3) Currencies4) Master data5) Profit center accounting6) Document splitting, posting, and clearing7) Cost of sales accounting8) Financial close9) Accruals management10) Reporting and analytics11) Central Finance

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Ready to master S&OP? See how to configure SAP IBP for sales and operations to fit your unique requirements, from key figures to the planning model. Then use step-by-step instructions to execute demand planning, perform unconstrained or constrained supply planning, and consolidate the results into views. With this authoritative guide, get more out of your new SAP IBP implementation by tapping into what-if scenarios, KPIs and dashboards, collaboration using SAP Work Zone, and more!Highlights include:1) Demand planning2) Unconstrained supply planning3) Constrained supply planning4) Consolidation5) Collaboration6) Simulations7) Process management8) Planning views9) Reporting and analytics10) Configuration and integration

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Make business reporting easy with this all-in-one user guide! Explore the SAP Fiori user experience and see how its role-based approach makes gathering data from your system simpler and faster. Then dive into reporting requirements for different business areas, including finance, tax, sales, management, and logistics with common business reporting use cases. Finally, learn to build custom reports based on your most important KPIs using SAP Fiori-based tools. This is your everyday resource for all things reporting in SAP S/4HANA!Highlights include:1) SAP Fiori roles and apps2) Reporting strategy3) Hierarchy-based reporting4) KPI-based reporting5) Segment-based reporting6) Finance use cases7) Controlling use cases8) Consolidation use cases9) Reconciliation balance and close use cases10) Tax compliance use cases11) Procurement use cases12) Sales use cases13) Logistics use cases14) Implementation at a glance

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Preparing for your SAP Extension Suite development associate exam? Make the grade with this certification study guide! From user interfaces to security, this guide will review the key technical knowledge you need to pass the test. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to SAP Extension Suite certification begins here! Highlights include: 1) Exam C_CPE_13 2) SAP S/4HANA 3) SAP Extension Suite 4) SAP Integration Suite 5) SAP API Business Hub 6) SAP Business Application Studio 7) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) 8) SAP Fiori 9) APIs 10) Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) 11) Extensibility 12) Security

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To improve profitability, you need to plan ahead. With this comprehensive guide to SAP IBP for demand, you’ll learn how to predict demand for your products. Follow step-by-step instructions to configure your data models for demand planning and demand sensing. Then see how to use core functionality like statistical forecasting, event-based planning, and data segmentation. Details on analytics, data integration, and more make this your one-stop shop for demand planning!In this book, you’ll learn about: a. Configuration Set up SAP IBP for demand to meet your business needs. Customize the data models in SAP IBP, including key settings like the planning area, planning levels, planning operators, key figures, and more. b. Functionality Run key processes to plan for demand. Follow step-by-step instructions and screenshots to perform forecasting, event-based planning, demand sensing, lag-based planning, data segmentation and realignment, and Microsoft Excel-based planning. c. IntegrationIntegrate your demand planning data. Learn how SAP IBP for demand integrates with key solutions like SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP APO, and more. Then explore data integration with other SAP IBP modules. Highlights include: 1) Data models 2) Statistical forecasting 3) Event-based planning 4) Demand sensing 5) Data segmentation and realignment 6) Microsoft Excel-based planning 7) Configuration 8) Data integration 9) Exception management 10) Identity and access management 11) Application job scheduling

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Tired of relying on ancient documentation and outdated Google results to run SAP Business ByDesign? Look no further! Whether you’re just learning to navigate from screen to screen or you’re ready to dive straight in to core operations, you’ll get the step-by-step instructions you need. You’ll find information on all your keys tasks, from creating sales orders and handling service requests to paying suppliers and approving time sheets. If you’re using SAP Business ByDesign, this is the book for you!Highlights include: 1) Navigation 2) Master data 3) Customer relationship management (CRM) 4) Service management 5) Supplier relationship management (SRM) 6) Supply chain planning 7) Warehouse management 8) Project management 9) Financial and management accounting 10) Human resources (HR) 11) Reporting and analytics 12) Administration

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Preparing for your sourcing and procurement exam? Make the grade with this SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement Application Associate Exam certification study guide! From stock material to purchasing, review the key 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 S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement certification begins here! Learn about the SAP S/4HANA certification test structure and how to prepare. Review the key topics covered in each portion of your exam. Test your knowledge with practice questions and answers. Exams C_TS450_1809 and C_TS452_190. In this book, you’ll learn about: The Test - Whether this is your first certification or your third, you need to know what’s going to be tested. This guide follows the exact structure of the exam, so deepen your knowledge on sourcing and procurement with SAP S/4HANA and walk through topics new to C_TS450_1809 and C_TS452_1909. Core Content - Review major subject areas like purchasing optimization, planning, inventory management, and configuration. 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: Exams C_TS450_1809 and C_TS452_1909 on SAP S/4HANA Procurement Stock material Direct consumption Sources of supply Procurement optimization Consumption-based planning Inventory management Valuation and account determination Invoice verification Special functions

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Ready for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central? First, master the Employee Central workforce admin functionality for hiring, time sheets, benefits, payments, and termination. Next, learn to configure permissions, implement mass changes, and set up workflows, company structures, and business rules. Finally, explore integration with SAP and third-party applications to get the most out of your HR setup. From implementation to operations, this Employee Central book has it all!Highlights include: 1) Time sheets 2) Benefits management 3) Payment 4) Time management 5) Workforce management 6) Mass changes 7) Implementation and integration 8) Reporting 9) Data import and migration 10) SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite 11) Intelligent services

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SAP BTP, ABAP environment requires specialized knowledge of language limits and development environment—let this book be your guide! Begin by provisioning a trial instance and setting up ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse. Then, walk step-by-step through building an app using the ABAP RESTful application programming model, developing backend services, and creating SAP Fiori apps. Connect your cloud-based ABAP applications to on-premise and cloud systems and learn how to manage and maintain those applications. ABAP’s not dead, it’s in the cloud!Highlights include:1) ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse2) SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry environment3) ABAP RESTful application programming model4) Application development5) Backend services6) SAP Fiori7) Consuming APIs8) Identity and access management9) Application lifecycle management10) Monitoring and security

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Unpack your API toolkit with this guide to SAP API Management. Learn how to use the API Designer to create enterprise APIs and discover how to manage their lifecycle. Walk through key processes that optimize your APIs and keep them running smoothly: traffic management, mediation, security, and monetization. Get expert guidance on building applications, generating integration flows, and running analytics. Master API management from end to end. In this book, you’ll learn about: a. API Lifecycle - Walk through API management from end to end: design, management, consumption, and more. Understand how components such as the Developer Portal and API Gateway support the API lifecycle. b. Key Processes - Make the most of your APIs. See how to monitor traffic; perform message transformation, parsing, and validation; handle API security threats; and monetize API products. c. Consumption and Analytics - Get your APIs working for you. Learn how to consume APIs in SAP Fiori apps, mobile apps built with SAP Mobile Services, and more. Then, analyze API consumption to gain insight into usage trends and performance.

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Keep your product standards high with this comprehensive guide to quality management in SAP S/4HANA. You'll learn how to make QM an integral part of your existing supply chain by connecting to materials management, production planning, warehouse management, and other logistics processes. Step-by-step instructions will show you how to both configure and use key QM processes like batch management and audits. Implement quality plans, inspections, and notifications in SAP S/4HANA to be confident in your product's quality.

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If you're a Basis administrator looking to keep your SAP system under lock and key, this is the book for you. Discover information on security-relevant issues, from identity and access management to network and backend security. Then get the technical know-how to identify vulnerabilities and defend your system from internal and external threats. Secure your SAP system from the ground up. Highlights include: Password security, CommonCryptoLib, Single sign-on (SSO), Authorizations, Transport security, Audit logging, Patching, Client locking, RFC security, Operating system and database security. With this book, you will be able to: Configure application, network, and infrastructure security. Set up identity and access management: roles, authorizations, SSO. Prepare for audits and learn to maintain your security setup long-term.

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Today's employees never stop learning. From routine training to certification updates, this book shows you how SAP SuccessFactors handles learning management. Configure and use key SAP SuccessFactors Learning functionality for physical and virtual classrooms: curate online content, manage training curriculum and programs, and evaluate your workforce's results. Apply experts' best practices so your SAP SuccessFactors Learning implementation project makes the grade. Highlights Include: - User and administrator interfaces. - Instructor-led training. - Content management. - On-the- job training. - Curriculum and program management. - Assessment and evaluation. - Informal learning. – Compliance. - Implementation and project management. - Integration

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Ready for SAP BW/4HANA 2.0? Whether you’re an architect, administrator, or developer, this comprehensive guide is for you. Start with a new installation or migrate from an existing SAP BW system. Then walk through major administration, security, and data management tasks. You’ll learn to model data, convert ABAP transformations, use embedded SAP BPC for planning, connect to SAP Analytics Cloud, and more. The data warehouse of the future is here!In this book, you'll learn about: Deployment and Migration - Learn to install SAP BW/4HANA, step-by-step, or migrate from SAP BW. Implement SAP BW/4HANA in the cloud and on-premise. Administration - Set up the tools you need to work with SAP BW/4HANA, from SAP HANA Studio to the ABAP Development Tools. Secure your system with authorizations, track user activity with read access logging, and automate data pipelines with process chains. Modeling - Model your data within SAP BW/4HANA. Create and configure aDSOs, Open ODS views, CompositeProviders, and more. Master hybrid and native data modeling in SAP HANA, and take a closer look at modeling with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud. Analytics and Business Intelligence - Connect to frontend analytics tools, from SAP Analytics Cloud to SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office. Explore dashboard design, report creation, and data discovery.

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Developers, your guide to ABAP for SAP S/4HANA is here. Master the end-to-end development process for SAP S/4HANA applications using the new ABAP programming model. Build applications from scratch, or use SAP Fiori elements to get a head start! Then, deploy your applications to the SAP Fiori launchpad and get the best practices you need to operate applications post-development, including Git version control, application tests, and setting up an integration pipeline. a. Getting Started - Get the development foundation you need and master SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP Fiori, design-led development strategies, and the new ABAP programming model. b. End-to-End Development - Use step-by-step instructions to develop in SAP S/4HANA using Core Data Services, SAP Gateway, OData, Service Adaptation Description Language, and BOPF. Create list reports and object pages, overview pages, analytical list pages, freestyle applications, and more. c. Operating Applications - Once your applications are developed and exported, get the best practices you need to operate them: Git version control, automated backend and frontend testing, and continuous integration for SAPUI5 and ABAP. 1. ABAP programming model, 2. SAP Fiori, 3. Git, 4. SAP Web IDE, 5. SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Foundry, 6. ABAP Test Cockpit, 7. Core data services (CDS), 8. Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF), 9. Service Adaptation Description Language (SADL), 10. OData services, 11. SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK, 12.RESTful APIs.

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What comes after SAP ERP? Wondering whether the new SAP can meet your existing business requirements—and if so, how? This book is your big-picture guide to how SAP solutions address your day-to-day business and IT processes in the post-SAP Business Suite landscape. Learn about up-and-coming SAP applications, from SAP S/4HANA, to SAP Hybris, to SAP IBP. Follow a central business case to get a clear idea of how the new SAP portfolio can work for you, now and in the years ahead.Highlights include:1) Digital transformation,2) SAP HANA,3) SAP S/4HANA,4) SAP Hybris,5) SAP Integrated Business Planning,6) SAP Ariba ,7) SAP SuccessFactors,8) Sales and service,9) Financials,10) Human resources,11) Data analytics,12) Administration

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Looking 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: pricing, sales order management, ATP and supply protection, shipping, billing, and more. Including SAP Fiori reports and KPIs, this is your all-in-one sales resource!In this book, you’ll learn about:a. Master Data See how to configure new business partners in your system, and perform customer-vendor integration (CVI) to manage customer data. Then learn about the material master data that’s integral to your sales processes. b. ConfigurationWalk through step-by-step instructions to configure your sales and distribution processes in SAP S/4HANA, from managing sales orders and condition contracts to shipping, delivery, billing, and invoicing. c. ReportingGet the most out of your sales data! Explore operational reports and due lists with SAP Fiori and SAP GUI. Analyze the KPIs that mean the most to your business. Highlights include: 1) Organizational structure 2) Business partners 3) Customer-vendor integration 4) Material master 5) Pricing 6) Sales contract and agreement management 7) Sales order management 8) Available-to-promise (ATP) 9) Supply protection10) Shipping and delivery 11) Billing and invoicing12) Reporting

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Work smarter with authorizations! Have you ever had an unauthorized user access something in your system that you could have sworn was off limits? Here you go: SAP PRESS equips you with ""100 Things"" that unlock the secrets of managing your security and authorizations in SAP.The tips are grouped together based on the area of authorizations they cover, such as development security, Profile Generator, upgrades, and more. They have been carefully selected to provide a collection of the best, most useful, and rarest information. An invaluable resource to support you in your SAP administration duties! Highlights: User master records Development security Profile Generator Segregation of duties Upgrades Auditing Security templates Continuous Compliance and Governance

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