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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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To effectively plan production costs, you know that guesswork and projections aren't enough. Optimize your production processes—and increase profitability—with this guide to production variance analysis in SAP S/4HANA. Start with the planning basics, and then perform costing runs and create cost estimates. See how to post actual costs with the Universal Journal, analyze variance during period-end processing, and assess scrap. Get details on SAP Fiori apps for reporting and the road ahead for variance analysis in this comprehensive resource! In this book, you'll learn about:a. Product Costing Compare planned versus actual costs in SAP S/4HANA. Walk through key product master data, and then create standard, preliminary, and mixed cost estimates. Post actual costs and analyze them using the Universal Journal and SAP Fiori apps. b. Variance Calculation Analyze variance at period-end close. Follow step-by-step instructions to configure and perform production variance analysis for the cost center, purchase price, and scrap. See how the Material Ledger and actual costing impact variance analysis. c. ReportingExplore your reporting options for production variance analysis in SAP S/4HANA: analysis reports, detailed reports, line item reports, production order reports, and cost center reports. Highlights include:1) Cost estimation 2) Actual postings 3) Product cost analysis 4) Period-end close 5) Variance configuration 6) Cost center variance 7) Purchase price variance 8) Scrap variance 9) Universal Journal 10) Material Ledger11) Reporting

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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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The best-selling book on SAP S/4HANA migration is back! Dive into this complete guide to SAP S/4HANA migrations paths, processes, and tools. Start with the basics: explore prerequisites for migration and learn about the on-premise, cloud, and hybrid operating models. Then get to know each migration path: brownfield, greenfield, or selective data transition. Understand the steps you'll take as you plan, prepare, and perform your migration, for any implementation path you choose. Your SAP S/4HANA migration starts today! 1) Your guide to SAP S/4HANA migration and implementation projects 2) Planning, preparation, implementation: find the information you need for each project phase 3) Detailed instructions for brownfield and greenfield scenarios 4) 2nd edition, updated and expanded a. Migration Paths: Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid? Brownfield, greenfield, or selective data transition? Explore your migration options and then tailor your path to a successful migration. b. Processes: Walk through each migration method with expert advice, instructions, and screenshots for system conversions, new implementations, and more. c. Tools: Master the tools of the trade: SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit, SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler, and a survey of the latest migration and modeling tools. 1) Cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios 2) System conversion 3) New implementation 4) Data migration 5) Selective data transition 6) SAP S/4HANA Cloud 7) SAP Activate 8) Migration object modeler 9) Migration cockpit 10) Rapid data migration

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Take your supply chain to the cloud! Walk through the SAP Integrated Business Planning applications—S&OP, demand, response and supply, demand-driven MRP, and inventory. Then learn to monitor and control these processes. See how to set up and use your SAP IBP system, from planning areas to key figures. With coverage of intelligent visibility, SAP IBP for demand-driven replenishment, and more, you can be sure you're getting the latest information on supply chain planning with SAP!Highlights include: 1) Planning model 2) Planning areas 3) Sales and operations planning (S&OP) 4) Demand planning and forecasting 5) Supply planning 6) Response planning 7) Inventory planning 8) Demand-driven replenishment 9) SAP Supply Chain Control Tower 10) Implementation methodology 11) Case studies

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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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Calling all SAP developers and admins! If your SAP and non-SAP apps rely on OData, you need this definitive guide to SAP Gateway. Perform your SAP Gateway deployment, including installation and configuration. Follow step-by-step instructions to create OData services in the backend, either with traditional coding or new SAP S/4HANA programming models. Use those services to develop various types of applications: SAPUI5, mobile, social media, and more. This book is your gateway to the world of OData! In this book, you'll learn about:a. Installation and Setup Get started with SAP Gateway! Begin with the basics: What are OData services? What are your integration options? Then deploy the solution and fine-tune key configuration settings.b. Service CreationCreate OData services, step by step! Whether you're developing services in the backend or using CDS-based technologies such as the ABAP RESTful application programming model, you'll find the instructions you need.c. Application DevelopmentBuild apps that consume OData! Develop SAPUI5-based apps using SAP Business Application Studio, mobile apps using SAP Mobile Development Kit, and more. Highlights include: 1) Installation and deployment2) Configuration and integration3) Service development and generation4) Application development 5) Extensibility6) Lifecycle management 7) Security 8) ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori9) ABAP RESTful application programming model10) SAP Business Application Studio11) SAP Business Technology Platform

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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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Take your UI to the next level with this all-in-one resource to implementing and developing SAP Fiori apps! Start by configuring the SAP Fiori components and setting up the necessary security measures. Then it's time to dive into applications: enabling them, developing them with SAP Business Application Studio and SAP Fiori elements, extending them for SAP S/4HANA, and more. With step-by-step instructions and screenshots throughout, this guide is your one-stop shop!Highlights: Installation and configuration Security OData services SAP Business Application Studio SAP Web IDE Freestyle apps SAP Fiori elements apps Analytical apps SAP Fiori launchpad SAP Screen Personas Conversational UIs Workflows

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Does your organization manage receivables in SAP S/4HANA? This book is your comprehensive guide for both standard and advanced processes! Once you’ve set up your master data, configure and use both basic AR and specialized tasks. Master credit, collections, and dispute management to successfully manage incoming payments. With step-by-step instructions and screenshots, this is your all-in-one receivables resource!In this book, you’ll learn about:a. Master DataDive deep into receivables master data in SAP S/4HANA. Configure customer master data, maintain business partner master data, and perform customer-vendor integration.b. ConfigurationCustomize your system! Follow step-by-step instructions to set up accounts receivable, credit management, collections management, and dispute management in SAP S/4HANA. c. Business ProcessesRun your core receivables management processes. Create invoices, clear open items, set up credit scores, use automatic credit control, manage dispute cases, assign worklists, collect receivables, and more. Highlights include:1) Customer master data2) Business partners3) Configuration4) Accounts receivable5) Credit management6) Dispute management7) Collections management8) Invoicing9) Centralized receivables management

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Novice or expert, this is your one-stop shop for administering SAP HANA 2.0! You’ll begin with a deep dive into database and engine architecture. Then explore your key tools: SAP HANA cockpit, SAP HANA Studio, the command-line interface, and more. From there, choose the topics you need. Backup and recovery? High availability? Data tiering? Security? Objects, tables, and transactions? All covered within these pages! From installation to performance tuning, this book has it all.Highlights include:1) Installation and updates 2) Architecture3) SAP HANA cockpit4) SAP HANA Studio5) Persistency6) High availability/disaster recovery7) Scale-out systems8) Data tiering9) Objects and tables10) Security11) Performance12) Monitoring

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Are you starting your SAP S/4HANA journey? If deploying Central Finance is your first step, get the answers you need to the questions you have! How does Central Finance fit in to your IT landscape? How will it impact your finance processes, reporting, and master data? Evaluate the process to deploy it—and explore the finance and IT possibilities that arise when you do. With step-by-step instructions for implementation and tips for project management, this is your one-stop shop for everything Central Finance! See how Central Finance with SAP S/4HANA improves financial processes and reporting Set up Central Finance in your IT environment step by step Apply best practices for implementation and operations Up to date for SAP S/4HANA 1909

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Ready to get the most out of SAP Ariba? Streamline your daily operations by integrating your sourcing and procurement data with your larger SAP system through the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway. This all-in-one resource walks you through each step of the integration, from add-on installation and configuration to integration of transactional data from Ariba Network and the SAP Ariba applications. This is your one-stop shop for connecting SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP! Highlights include: 1) SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway 2) Ariba Network 3) Configuration 4) Supplier lifecycle 5) Procurement 6) Strategic sourcing 7) Transactional data 8) Master data integration 9) Custom mapping 10) BAdIs

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It’s finally here: your all-in-one guide to Employee Central Payroll! From step-by-step instructions for configuring wages, personal data, pay statements (and more!) to guidance on running your payroll and reporting on system operations, this book has it all. You’ll walk through master data integration with Employee Central and master every aspect of the Payroll Control Center. Whether you’re new to SAP SuccessFactors or adding to your existing cloud HR landscape, this is the book for you!Highlights include:1) Payroll Control Center2) Wage types3) Compensation data4) Pay statements5) System provisioning6) Master data integration7) Master data replication8) Single sign-on9) Monitoring and troubleshooting10) Integration11) Project planning

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Your warehouse is unique, so your system must be too! Explore your options for extending and customizing both embedded and decentralized EWM in SAP S/4HANA. Use function modules, BAdIs, and custom code to alter the UI, automate processes, change standard procedures, and more. With detailed examples and sample code, you can ensure that your warehouse management solution suits your business precisely!Highlights include:1) Delivery processing2) Inventory management3) Quality management4) Warehouse monitor5) Easy graphics framework6) Radio frequency framework7) Post processing framework8) Key-use extensibility9) Work center10) Function modules11) BAdIs12) Migration

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Tap into bi-directional integration and analytics with SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence. With this bestselling guide, get step-by-step instructions for configuring SAP MII, managing external data connections, developing composite applications, and more. Dive into business logic service transactions and use visualization services such as i5 display templates and web reports. Run SAP Overall Equipment Effectiveness Management by mastering activities, dashboards, downtime maintenance, audit log checks, and shop-floor user interfaces. Your nitty-gritty guide to SAP MII is here! Highlights include:1) Data connections and management 2) Message servers3) Composite applications4) Manufacturing data objects5) Business logic service transactions6) Visualization services 7) Plant information catalog (PIC)8) SAP Plant Connectivity 9) SAP Overall Equipment Effectiveness Management

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Use SAP S/4HANA for advanced variant configuration to meet the individual requirements of your customers! Perform product modeling, from creating a configurable material and managing master data to setting up object dependencies, variant pricing, and material variants. Discover the most important integration points, including microservices on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP CPQ, and more. Incorporate industry best practices to get the most out of your AVC system!Highlights include:1) Configurable materials2) Master data3) Configuration profiles4) Object dependencies5) Variant pricing6) Material variants7) Integration8) Best practices9) Case studies

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SAP S/4HANA brings change to your routine controlling activities. Perform your key tasks in the new environment with this user guide! Get click-by-click instructions for your daily and monthly overhead controlling tasks, and then dive deeper into processes such as make-to-stock/make-to-order scenarios, margin analysis, and investment management. Finally, instructions for intercompany transactions and reporting make this your all-in-one resource!In this book, you'll learn about: a. Master Data- See how your financials data is organized in SAP S/4HANA for management accounting. Understand the key reporting entities, from general ledger accounts and cost centers to specific master data for margin analysis. b. Functional Tasks - Walk through your core controlling activities for overhead costs, manufacturing costs, sales costs, investments, and intercompany transactions. Learn how to assess each data type with step-by-step guidance and tips from the experts. c. Reporting - Discover the reports that gather your cost data for assessment. Get insight into SAP S/4HANA innovations that impact reporting, including the SAP Fiori interface, the virtual data model, global accounting hierarchies, and more. Highlights include: 1) Organizational structures 2) Master data 3) Overhead controlling 4) Production controlling 5)Service controlling 6) Margin analysis 7) Event-based revenue recognition 8) Investment controlling 9) Intercompany scenarios 10) Reporting 11) Universal Journal 12) User interfaces (UI)

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Plant maintenance with SAP Enterprise Asset Management (SAP EAM) is more than just a routine checkup. Use this must-have guide to structure your functional locations, capture shift notes and shift reports, and much more. Dive into the technical underpinning of SAP PM, from material and plant maintenance assemblies to linear asset management. Discover best practices and real-world tips make to your SAP PM job easier.- Best Practices for Your Day-to-Day Duties: Harness the power of SAP EAM with real-world best practices and strategies. Discover critical SAP EAM functionality like shift notes, shift reports, and preventative maintenance.- Specialized Functionality and Framework: Master SAP EAM business processes, from planned repairs and refurbishment, to subcontracting, and pool asset management. Map and implement these processes to your specialized requirements with detailed guides to optimize SAP PM daily workload.- Under-the-Hood Insigh: Explore technologies both old and new; see how SAP Work Manager, SAP Rounds Manager, SAP Business Client, and SAP HANA can impact your day-to-day with SAP PM.

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Avoid having too little or too much stock on hand with this guide to inventory management and optimization with SAP ERP! Start by managing the stock you have through replenishment, goods issue, goods receipt, and internal transfers. Then plan for and optimize your future by avoiding bottlenecks, setting lead times, using simulations, and more. Finally, evaluate your operations using standard reports, the MRP Monitor, and KPIs. Keep your stock levels just right! Key Inventory Processes: Understand essential business processes like good receipt, goods issue, internal stock transfer, reservations, and using materials documents. Then map these processes to their specific master data settings like service levels and lot size. Planning and Optimization: Learn how the entire supply chain influences inventory planning, and jump into methods and tools for inventory optimization including SAP ERP Add-On tools for simulations and inventory cockpits. Monitoring, Reporting, and Analysis: Employ Logistics Information Systems methods to control and monitor inventory, use the MRP Monitor for inventory analysis, and calculate key indicators to measure inventory performance. Highlights: Inventory management Inventory optimization Supply chain management Goods receipt/goods issue (GR/GI) Stock transfer SAP ERP Add-Ons Lot size Demand planning Material requirements planning (MRP) MRP Monitor Key performance indicators (KPIs)

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Optimize your warehousing by integrating EWM in SAP S/4HANA! Walk through step-by-step instructions to configure integration points between EWM and production planning, transportation, and quality management. Connect to and exchange data with different logistics processes, from yard management to plant maintenance. This complete integration guide has everything you need to set up cross-functional warehouse management!Highlights include:1) Outbound and inbound processes2) Master data3) Production planning4) Quality management5) Transportation management6) Advanced shipping and receiving7) Warehouse automation systems8) Plant maintenance 9) SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling10) SAP Yard Logistics11) SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management12) SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

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Preparing for your extended warehouse management (EWM) exam? Make the grade with this C_S4EWM certification study guide! From inbound and outbound processing to shipping and receiving, 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 C_S4EWM certification begins here! In this book, you'll learn about:a. The TestTo pass your certification exam, you need the right study materials. This guide provides comprehensive preparation for the exam, so deepen your knowledge of EWM and walk through topics new to C_S4EWM. b. Core ContentReview major subject areas like warehouse master data, labor management, and exception handling. 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 to improve your test-taking skills.Highlights include: 1) Exam C_S4EWM2) Master data3) Inbound and outbound processing4) Production integration5) Kitting6) Labor management7) Exception handling8) Batch management9) Storage control10) Physical inventory11) Replenishment12) Shipping and receiving

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Your guide to end-to-end SAP development is here! From the database to the user interface, you'll learn what it takes to create applications as a full stack developer. See how to use SAPUI5, OData, CDS, TypeScript, and SAP Fiori elements in your applications. Get detailed, step-by-step instructions for working with OData V4 and V2, including developing applications using the ABAP RESTful application programming model and creating projects in Transaction SEGW. Extend and deploy your applications—then you're ready to go! Highlights include:1) SAPUI52) SAP Fiori elements3) OData V4 and OData V24) Core data services (CDS)5) TypeScript6) SAP Cloud Application Programming Model7) ABAP RESTful application programming model8) Transaction SEGW9) User interface development10) Flexible programming model11) Extensibility12) Deployment

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