Financials Expert

Automate the Disclosure of Your Financial and Regulatory Reports � Including XBRL Submissions

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:32:46 EST

After an organization completes the financial close, the final step is to disclose the results to various stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, financial analysts and investors, and corporate executives. Learn how SAP BusinessObjects Disclosure Management can automate the process of managing the production, publication, and filing of financial statements and regulatory disclosures, including eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) submissions.

Automate Travel Expense Settlement and Transfer to Finance

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:27:25 EST

Learn how to automate the process of settlement and transfer to finance of trip reports created in the SAP Travel Management module. Then, once the trip report is approved, it is automatically settled and posted into FI. Understand the settings, as well as the tips and tricks, needed to set up this automation batch job.

Spotlight: Fixed Asset Revaluation with SAP�s RAAUFW02 Program

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:42:06 EST

Revaluation of fixed assets is a common business event. Maybe your organization is going through a merger or acquisition, or maybe you are involved in a year-end fixed asset revaluation? Whatever the case may be, you want to make sure that you are following best practices for a fixed asset revaluation.

Use Enhancement Package 5 to Boost the Efficiency of SAP Collections Management

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:25:29 EST

Learn about the latest changes that have been implemented in enhancement package 5.0 via business function sets � namely FIN_FSCM_CCD_3 and FIN_FSCM_CCD_INTEGRATION_3. You can use these business function sets if you are planning on implementing SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM), including SAP Collections Management, or if you have implemented an SAP Collections Management solution without any enhancement packages.

Link Invoices and Partial Payments for Clearing

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:04:37 EST

Partial payments are sometimes difficult to process in an SAP system. Learn how to set editing options to automatically link partial payments to the invoices to which they belong.

Preparatory Settings for IFRS Compliance in SAP Capital Asset Management

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:46:47 EST

Adjustments must be made to SAP�s Asset Accounting (FI-AA) component to make it compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Learn what preparatory settings are required in an SAP system to facilitate these adjustments and how to use parallel reporting to ensure IFRS compliance.

Etip: Use Note Assistant to Automate SAP Notes Implementation

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:56:04 EST

Are you still checking SAP Notes and updating correction code manually when necessary? If you use Note Assistant, your manual and laborious efforts updating SAP Notes are unnecessary. You access Note Assistant via transaction code SNOTE.

Make Profitability Management More Proactive with the SAP CO-PA Accelerator

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:14:45 EST

The SAP CO-PA Accelerator is the marquee example and use case of an SAP HANA-based solution that accelerates existing SAP ERP-based business processes � in this case profitability management. See how using the SAP HANA-based CO-PA Accelerator to access and process nonaggregated data instantly can change your approach to profitability management.

Leverage the Benefits of Period-Based Accounting for Special Make-to-Order Manufacturing Scenarios

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:04:09 EST

A make-to-order (MTO) manufacturing strategy is generally implemented for a scenario in which the finished product is made and sold based on customer-selected options. From a controlling perspective for such cases, production orders are generally used as the cost object to capture and analyze the manufacturing costs. There are some special manufacturing scenarios in which you can implement the MTO strategy for repetitive controlling processes and then manage the manufacturing costs for a product by period and not by individual lot size.

Capture the Value of Stock in Transit Using a New Business Function in Enhancement Package 5

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:57:43 EST

Optimize Standard Cost Usage and Control from the PPV Variance Drilldown

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:23:45 EST

Learn how to optimize the tracking of purchase price variance (PPV) in your procure-to-pay business process for better control over its monitoring. Discover the limitations of the SAP ERP Financials system and the different dimensions (e.g., cost component, vendor type, and source of supply) by which you can analyze a PPV.

Use Multiple FI Functions to Manage and Calculate Accounts Receivable Item Interest on an Ad Hoc Basis

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 9:32:26 EST

Have you ever asked the following question: Do you charge interest on overdue receivables? Was the reply that you received similar to this response: Not always, but we want the ability to do so at any given time. With some behind-the-scenes configuration across a few areas of the FI modules within SAP ERP and some process management, you can address this requirement.

Case Study: Implementing SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 in the Hotel Industry

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:48:09 EST

Case Study: Implementing SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 in the Hotel Industry

Ready Your SAP System for the New Payment Methods within the Single Euro Payments Area, Part 2

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:58:29 EST

Juergen Weiss, SEPA-Now Consulting

A Guide to Making Bank-to-Bank Payments Using Repetitive Codes

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:10:02 EST

In SAP ERP Central Component most companies use transaction F110 to make payments from their SAP system. This transaction selects open customer and vendor items that are due before the next payment run is made. This program cannot be used to make bank transfers that are not based on customer and vendor open items. For those cases you must use payment requests. In principle a payment request is a document that is used for creating payment media with transaction F111. Payment media are methods to order the bank to make a transfer. Examples are files, checks, and bills of exchange. Learn how to set up repetitive codes, create a transfer using these codes, and customize settings needed to complete bank-to-bank transfers.

Use Tracing Factor Automation in Cost Allocation to Achieve Efficient and Faster Month-End Closing

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:55:40 EST

Ashim A. Nanda, Senior Consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Migrate Your Classic PCA Reports to SAP General Ledger PCA

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:59:16 EST

Transitioning to SAP General Ledger profit center accounting (PCA) not only provides seamless integration with other FI modules but also makes drill-down reporting available for developing profit center reports. However, a major challenge while transitioning from classic PCA to SAP General Ledger PCA lies with making standard or customized profit center reports developed with Report Painter or Report Writer for classic PCA available to SAP General Ledger PCA. The two forms of PCA use completely different sets of tables.

Accelerate the Closing Process by Automating an Elimination Difference Breakdown Using EC-CS

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:43:47 EST

Learn how to split intercompany elimination differences using SAP Enterprise Controlling Consolidation System (EC-CS) and thus accelerate the closing process.

Leverage Trend Information from the SAP General Ledger Using Existing and Undocumented Functionality

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:52:31 EST

Learn how to configure a comparative financial statement trend with one simple fiscal year and a period input variable using advanced Report Painter and Report Writer functionality, as well as some undocumented SAP functionality.

Use Subsequent Activation of Open Item Management for Better Control Over Your SAP General Ledger Account

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:40:01 EST

Sometimes business users need to convert a non-open item managed account into an open item managed account and convert the existing line items of the account into open items. This step is sometimes required by businesses to have better control over their SAP General Ledger accounts. It helps in controlling and clearing the transactions. SAP delivers standard programs to perform this activity. These programs allow you to convert the existing line items into open items and manage that account on open items. Learn how to perform this conversion process in SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) 6.0 and how your organization can benefit from it.

Use Functional Areas to Enhance Your Cost-of-Sales Reporting

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:51:48 EST

Learn the definition of cost-of-sales reporting and how it is distinguished from period-based reporting. Follow the steps to define and derive functional areas to facilitate cost-of-sales reporting. Discover the benefits of cost-of-sales reporting by functional area and how it contrasts with other methods of cost-of-sales reporting that are more commonly used in the SAP system such as costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) and cost center reporting.

Guard Against Nonpayments with Credit Data Error Detection

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:34:38 EST

Learn the techniques for determining the root cause of credit errors within SAP sales and distribution (SD). The SAP credit management functionality primarily resides in the SD module, but from a business process perspective, finance staff are a lot more interested in it than sales teams. Often analysts from the SAP finance team take responsibility for this functionality, based on end-user interest.

Improve Efficiency of Data Analysis by Enhancing Project System Hierarchy Reports

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:22:50 EST

Enhance standard Project System (PS) hierarchy reports to meet common user requirements. Learn how you can make changes to commonly run hierarchy reports to provide added flexibility and improve efficiencies when analyzing data.

A Guide to Selecting the Appropriate Cost Object to Support Your Manufacturing Process

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:11:02 EST

A company can choose between different methods for manufacturing its products, depending on the type of product, complexity of the production process, and whether the product is manufactured in response to customer demand for particular options. Different cost objects are available within product costing in SAP ERP, which complement each manufacturing process.

When and How Not to Split if Document Splitting Is Active

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:42:58 EST

Document splitting allows you to create balance sheets by organizational units other than company code. Line items such as vendor, customer, tax, discount, or bank are split based on characteristics such as profit center or segment. However, you might not always want to split some of these items. SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) 6.0 enables you to prevent document splitting on specific line items.

Use Down Payment Chain Functionality to Improve Efficiency of Tracking Contractual Events

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:30:50 EST

Track contractual events that occur in long-term projects with the down payment chain functionality in FI. Walk through the end-to-end configuration of the functionality supported by process steps with an example.

Use SAP�s Enhanced BKPF Table for VAT Liability-Based Reporting

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:41:37 EST

Learn how to prepare reports based on value-added tax (VAT) liability dates in order to comply with European legal requirements.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation for SAP NetWeaver or Microsoft: How They Differ

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:24:35 EST

Compare the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for Microsoft and the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver environments, and examine the strategies associated with this technology. Review the concept of the platform as the main issue behind a company�s reason for implementing one of these versions because of data integration issues, connectivity, and support of the long-term investment strategy for each type of technology.

Effectively Manage Your Customer Service Business Function by Using SAP�s Integrated Service Order Functionality

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:19:44 EST

See how service order functionality integrates with the controlling function to record, track, and manage both costs and revenues resulting from service functions for some of the common customer service scenarios.

Quick Tip: Minimize the Risk of Paying Vendors Twice by Enhancing Duplicate FI Invoice Check

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:18:47 EST

Learn the steps needed to enhance SAP standard check for duplicate FI invoices to minimize the risk of entering a duplicate invoice and making subsequent double payment. You can implement this technique when you are not using SAP purchase order functionality.

Use Payment Order Functionality to Clear Invoices Being Paid

Tue, 31 May 2011 10:51:26 EST

When using automatic payments to pay outstanding invoices, you normally clear the invoices being paid. Thus, the invoices are no longer visible as open items on the vendor open item list. In some countries the paid invoices should remain open. Learn how the SAP system�s payment order functionality handles this kind of payment.

Improve Profitability by Monitoring Rework and Failure Costs with Failure Cost Processing

Thu, 5 May 2011 15:10:41 EST

Learn how to use failure cost processing for substandard or damaged finished goods rework. You can capture costs and view reports for better monitoring and control of the rework.

Automatically Create Dispute Cases for Customer Payments Received Through the Lockbox

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:19:51 EST

Learn the requisite configuration, master data setup, and transactions to enhance automation of creating a dispute case for lockbox data processed for incoming payments from customers.

Quick Tip: 2 Options for Opening and Closing Posting Periods More Flexibly

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:41:15 EST

While opening and closing posting periods has been well covered in the past, two new functionalities exist that can help. One is in enhancement package 4 and one is available by activating SAP General Ledger.

Guard Against Nonpayments with Credit Data Reorganization

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:31:44 EST

Learn how the SAP system stores credit data, why errors can occur in credit data, and what you need to do to clean up credit data. Take away a list of key SAP Notes and configuration points.

Make Your Bad Debt Reporting Accurate and IFRS Compliant

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:53:20 EST

When preparing a financial statement (e.g., balance sheet) according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the outstanding receivables should be fair valued. This means that the reported amount should reflect the expected amount to be received. Learn about a functionality SAP developed that allows you to make a fair value adjustment in your system so that your financial statements will be correct.

Alter Your Collection Worklist � Without the Help of Consultants

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:38:49 EST

Mobilize your credit collection team to manually amend the order the collection worklist is produced in SAP Collections and Dispute Management. Doing so allows the team to be more agile and provides the flexibility to amend the various rules based on the current business issues it faces.

Implement a Lean Cost Control Process in a Repetitive Manufacturing Environment to Improve System Performance

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:53:11 EST

Learn how to set up cost control in a repetitive manufacturing environment. The process of repetitive manufacturing differs substantially from the other types of manufacturing and therefore needs a different method of cost control. By using this alternative method � product cost by period � you can simplify your cost control process.

What You Need to Know about the Starter Kit for Liquidity Planning for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:02:15 EST

Get a first-hand look at some of the most asked-about best practices available now for the starter kit for liquidity planning for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation. Step through the installation procedure and understand the pre-built components available as part of the starter kit. Learn how you can source the starter kit for liquidity planning through flat files or integrate it with SAP Business Suite and other systems to enable a financial liquidity reporting, planning, and forecasting scenario. Gather tips on how to use the starter kit�s calculation rules to run different scenarios to see the potential effects of changes to your liquidity.

Use the Indirect Activity Allocation Cycle to Calculate and Post Sender Activity Quantities

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 9:55:47 EST

The indirect activity allocation cycle can be useful for allocating activity costs from one cost center to another. When it is difficult to determine how much activity to post from one cost center to another, you can use a method that involves the automatic calculation of activity quantities. Understanding how to set up the master data defining the allocation cycle is the key.

Generate Your Cash Flow Report Automatically Using SAP ECC and SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 10:12:24 EST

The cash flow and shareholders� equity reports are two of the most challenging reports in any legal consolidation project. Generating them on a monthly basis is even more difficult if the right configuration or design is not in place. Follow a real-world procedure used to generate and calculate the statement of cash flows and shareholders� equity reports on a monthly basis using SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and legacy data as the source systems and SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation as the target environment.

Ready Your SAP System for the New Payment Methods within the Single Euro Payments Area

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:39:05 EST

It is highly likely that by 2014 the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) will become mandatory for all companies operating in Europe that are sending and receiving Euro payments in the SEPA zone. One of the most significant impacts will be the decommissioning of domestic payment formats. Become familiar with the new payment methods being introduced with SEPA. Get detailed insight into the necessary settings within the SAP ERP Financials system to activate the new payment formats. Understand the logical structure of the respective format trees within the Data Medium Exchange Engine.

Quick Tip: 2 Standard Alternatives for Uploading Exchange Rates

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:28:59 EST

On a regular basis, exchange rates need to be loaded into the SAP system. Many companies have a manual procedure to do so or use their own development to upload the exchange rates. However, in SAP Cash and Liquidity Management, two standard upload methods are available. Users in companies not using SAP Cash and Liquidity Management may not be aware of the existence of these upload methods.

Quick Tip: Extend the SAP General Ledger Zero-Balancing Capability to Multiple General Ledger Accounts

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:25:00 EST

SAP General Ledger document splitting functionality provides the capability to generate financial statements not only at the company code level, but also at the level of various characteristics such as profit center, business area, and segment. The system posts additional line items to a zero-balance clearing account to balance the document for specific characteristics. A prevalent misconception is that only one general ledger account can be set up for zero-balance clearing � but this is not true. See how to post to different zero-balance clearing accounts in your system.

Demystify Parallel Valuation and Analyze Value Flow of Materials Across Plants or Legal Entities

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:53:51 EST

In a product cost controlling implementation, you may consider implementing the material ledger with parallel valuation � the recording of inventory values in a separate valuation view � whenever business requirements related to group and legal cost, transfer pricing, or group and legal valuation are planned. This approach demands a high degree of business process control and integration across various business functions. Understand some of the global settings and fundamental concepts that are key in designing the material ledger with parallel valuation so you can avoid complex and irreversible system design issues and minimize manual work in product costing.

Quick Tip: A Simpler Way to Search for a Vendor When Processing Incoming Invoices

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:17:14 EST

It is most common to use the search help function (formerly called matchcode) to search for master data in your SAP system. However, when registering incoming invoices with transaction FB60, there is a simpler and more user-friendly way of searching for a vendor. By changing the editing options, you can search for a vendor by entering its name.

Quick Tip: How Enhancement Package 4 Affects Branch Account Information for SAP Collections and Dispute Management

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:18:46 EST

Learn how to see all open items for a branch account, as well as for the whole head office, in SAP Collections and Dispute Management by activating functionality in enhancement package 4.

Facilitate the Data Exchange Between Headquarters and Subsidiaries with SAP In-House Cash

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:23:05 EST

Become familiar with the most important business configuration settings of SAP In-House Cash. Get a step-by-step introduction to how to prepare both the subsidiary systems and the in-house cash center for the key business processes of SAP In-House Cash. Understand the setup of the principal master data for SAP In-House Cash.

Calculate Actual Costs Across Multiple Company Codes Using a New Business Function in SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:33:08 EST

The material ledger records the flow of goods from the initial purchase of the raw material to the final sale of the finished product. It assigns any price differences incurred during purchasing and production to the product sold � or at least it does provided that the goods flow remains within a single company code. Until SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0, a material sold to another company in the same group was treated as an externally procured material. Instead of the actual costs for the material purchased being transferred to the affiliated company, only the material price was recorded in the material ledger. Learn how to record both the legal view (in which the purchased good is treated as an external purchase for legal reporting purposes) and the group view (in which the actual costs for the purchased good are passed on to the other company and split into their cost components for group reporting purposes) and how to capture the intercompany markups in your cost component split.

Quick Tip: How to Simplify the Open and Closing Accounting Periods Screen

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:49:32 EST

Posting to accounting periods can be restricted by company code, account type, general ledger account, and user. The open and close accounting periods screen can be simplified if you are not using authorization groups to restrict previous period postings to specific users and do not need to open special periods.

How SAP FSCM Complements Standard FI-AR to Reduce Days Sales Outstanding

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:54:22 EST

Standard accounts receivable (AR) functionality is split among many transactions, taking extra time from a busy AR team. By performing the whole customer contact process using a single transaction within SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM), you can reduce the time spent by the AR team, ensuring more customers are contacted. The business can make better decisions, reducing potential bad debt. This includes having a complete dispute management system and prioritized worklist process in place. Walk through processes in AR, and then see how they work as compared to SAP FSCM to see the benefits, including a reduction in working capital and a reduction in days sales outstanding.

Cater to Arm�s Length Standards with Automated Intercompany Transfer Pricing Design

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:35:46 EST

Understand the pricing technique you can use in your SAP system to cater to IRS and EU arm�s length transfer pricing guidelines. Avoid double taxation on cross-country and jurisdiction transfers in an intercompany value chain. Follow configuration and master data checklists as well as two sample process flows that illustrate the technique.

How to Ensure Consistency and Accuracy in Project Reporting

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:38:45 EST

Discover a transaction in project system (PS) that enhances your reporting by ensuring consistent data despite changes that occur in the projects in your SAP system.

Achieve Accurate Financial Disclosure with an XBRL Reporting Application

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:29:32 EST

SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing by UBmatrix allows for the tagging and reporting of financial information based on a variety of taxonomies.

How to Use Selection Variables in SAP Financial Closing Cockpit

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:07:54 EST

Explore the use of selection variables provided by SAP Financial Closing cockpit. If used correctly in the closing process, selection variables reduce the steps of maintaining the variants in various programs and thus help speed up the closing task. For example, if a business has 100 company codes and wants to schedule the depreciation run for all company codes, it has to either create 100 different variants or create one variant and change the value in the variant for an individual run. Using SAP Financial Closing cockpit, you can create one variant and selection variables then automatically update key parameters in any program based on the closing hierarchy and the key date of the task list in the closing template.

Streamline Liquidity Forecasting by Integrating Real Estate Cash Flows with Enhancement Package 2

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:07:29 EST

Learn how to integrate liquidity forecasting with real estate cash flow.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: A Sneak Peek at the Starter Kit for Liquidity Planning

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:46:44 EST

SAP recently announced the starter kit for liquidity planning with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation. With the starter kit, you can create multiple liquidity scenarios and select them to fund operations and strategic initiatives across the enterprise.

Structure Consumption Accounts to Reflect the True Cost of Sales

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:47:02 EST

Learn the configuration settings that determine which accounts are posted to when performing the various transactions on a production order (e.g., goods issue, confirmation, goods receipt, work in process, overhead, and variance calculation). Then see how to structure these accounts in their financial statements to reflect the true cost of goods sold.

Use Search Strings with Electronic Bank Statements to Perform Automatic Clearing

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:46:13 EST

Improve efficiency in bank statement processing with effective use of search strings. Review the process of electronic bank statements and how they complement the standard SAP interpretation algorithm with an illustration.

How to Set Up Product Costing for Subcontracted Materials

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:57:19 EST

More businesses are evaluating their procurement options to focus on core business processes. As a result, subcontracting is becoming one of the popular procurement alternatives. The costing process for subcontracted materials is transparent to the end users and therefore requires only a little change management and no process disruptions. By setting up the correct configuration and master data for a material, you can easily switch product costing to a subcontracting process from in-house manufacturing.

Maintain Master Data Directly in the Production Client with SEM-BCS

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:49:16 EST

Step through the details behind an SAP Note that shows you how to maintain master data in production without going through other developers or users.

Effectively Control and Monitor the Purchase Price Variance

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:45:42 EST

When a product is procured from multiple vendors, there is often a variance between the actual purchase price and the standard. This variance in purchase price should be recorded, analyzed, and monitored in detail for improved cost control. Understand how to capture the variance in the standard and actual purchase price in the SAP system.

Effectively Manage Post-Dated Checks with Portfolios

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:45:23 EST

See how to configure post-dated checks in your standard Bank Accounting submodule in FI. Follow the various process steps in a sample business scenario in Thailand.

Maximize Your CO-PA Implementation with Better/Worse and Billing, Booking, and Backlog Reports

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:41:09 EST

Learn tricks and tips for profitability analysis (CO-PA) implementations. First, see how to implement the better/worse (B/W) % module with a percentage of cost or profit. Then follow some tricks and tips for the design of the billings, booking, and backlogs (BBB) module. It is difficult when the BBB module involves multiple currencies and an exchange rate adjustment for the last period�s closing. Step through an example of the BBB module with specific examples of the queries needed.

Oil and Gas Industry Spotlight: A Conceptual Look at How to Apply SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation to Upstream Operations

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:04:42 EST

Despite the complexities of the oil and gas industry, SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can deliver a simplified environment that handles both planning and consolidation needs. You can base consolidations on period or calendar, and planning via reusing dimensions, reports, processes, and pre-delivered content to simplify your reporting environment.

Discover New Options for Simplified Reporting in SAP Enhancement Packages 3 and 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:51:06 EST

If you have been looking at the latest business functions in SAP ERP, you may have come across the term simplified reporting, but have little idea what the new business function offers. Simplified reporting represents an easy way to modernize the reporting experience for your users in all areas of core SAP ERP Financials using your existing SAP ERP license. It also paves the way for the use of SAP BusinessObjects tools such as Crystal Reports by providing a consistent way to access the data in your SAP ERP tables.

Take the Guesswork Out of Making Asset Changes

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:53:01 EST

When troubleshooting issues with fixed assets, you can use the simulation tool to simulate depreciation term changes and asset transactions to ensure your depreciation adjustments are correct.

Use Top-Down Distribution in CO-PA to Report Overhead Costs at Lower-Level Characteristics

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:19:37 EST

Discover top-down distribution functionality and execution in day-to-day operations with two business examples. The first explains the allocation of expenses from cost centers to material groups through profitability analysis (CO-PA) assessment, with material group being a higher-level characteristic. The second explains how to distribute these expenses, posted through CO-PA assessments, from material group to material level. The first example relates to CO-PA assessment and second example is top-down distribution.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Evaluate Planned and In-Flight Initiatives with the Starter Kit for Capital Planning

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:19:20 EST

The starter kit for capital planning for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for the Microsoft platform, allows for specific business process flows to be common across budget planning for multi-year capital expenditure investments. See how to use the starter kit as well as the various views available to evaluate different strategic objectives.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Integrate Jobs into Your Existing Enterprise ETL

Wed, 26 May 2010 16:55:18 EST

See how to set up controlled batch jobs for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation with any corporate scheduling tool. This allows you to load end-to-end data from SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, and vice versa. Follow the steps for creating a batch file on the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application server to execute the scheduled SQL Server Integration Services package on the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation data manager.

Enhancement Package 5 Includes Fixed Asset Segment Reporting Improvements

Mon, 17 May 2010 11:36:27 EST

New features in enhancement package 5 change the way you report fixed assets. Walk through some of these features and see how they�ll affect you.

Make Inventory Valuation More Accurate by Manually Adding Actual Costs to Materials

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:36:47 EST

In product cost controlling-based standard costing, various options exist to add additional costs to a product cost estimate, such as the use of an overhead costing sheet, an additive cost estimate, or statistical pricing conditions. Understand the solution to add actual costs manually to a material that is subjected to actual costing in the material ledger. Learn the business reasons for manual cost addition to a material and how to use transaction MR22 to influence actual cost computation of a material.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Analyze Financial Scenarios for Enhanced Relationship Management

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:16:57 EST

As part of its positioning for the corporate boardroom set of enterprise performance management applications, SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver, allows for the transparency and flexibility to create predictive financial scenarios that can anticipate changes in the cost and corresponding investor relationship model. Learn how to increase performance by predicting capital asset ratings and enhance relationship management for effective governance using SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation and SAP BusinessObjects Strategy Management.

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Find the Information You Need to Fast Track Your Upgrade

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 9:57:38 EST

There�s a lot to an SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation upgrade � but what do you need to know as you plan the project? Learn the information you need to have about the software and server involved, and where to find the information in your system.

Quick Tip: How to Build a Business Case for the SAP General Ledger

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:07:14 EST

Many SAP professionals believe that only the requirement to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards will drive the adoption of the SAP General Ledger. In reality, there are at least 10 other benefits to the new technology that you should use to help build a better business case for the SAP General Ledger adoption and possible migration.

Speed Your Month-End Close with Automated Reserve Setup, Utilization Tracking, and Over/Underrun Calculation

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:21:42 EST

Use results analysis to automatically calculate reserves for installation and warranty based on the costs planned for the relevant work breakdown structure elements.

How ALE and IDocs Affect SAP In-House Cash Configuration

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 9:37:06 EST

Become familiar with the configuration of the Application Link and Enabling (ALE) settings of SAP In-House Cash. Follow a step-by-step technical implementation of ALE to enable the structured exchange data via Intermediate Documents (IDocs) within SAP In-House Cash. Become familiar with the most important IDoc types and their use in SAP In-House Cash. Understand how you can test the correct ALE configuration within the SAP system.

Create Online Vendor Payments Using Payment Requests

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:43:31 EST

In the standard payment transaction F110, outgoing payments are all based on financial documents. By using online payments, you can create payments without any underlying financial document. Instead of a financial document, the basis for the online payment is a payment request. You create the payment requests with transaction FIBLAPOP and the outgoing payment with transaction F111.

Join the Financials Expert LinkedIn group!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:12 EST

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Capture Costs Correctly and Ensure Follow-On Data Integrity

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:22:13 EST

Understand the limitations of SAP validation and substitution functionality to ensure correct data capture and learn how to complement them using proactive formula builder functionality in a Business Add-In and a periodic reactive method of report automation.

Improve User Productivity by Streamlining SAP Transactions with GuiXT

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:28:57 EST

Understand how to use GuiXT with the SAP front end to improve end-user productivity. Know the flexibility offered by GuiXT for customizing SAP transaction screens to make them simpler. Understand how customizations made by GuiXT are restricted to only those users who need them.

Quick Tip: Incorporate IFRS Amendments 7.27a and 7.27b in SAP Bank Analyzer

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:00:40 EST

Learn about two International Accounting Standards Board amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard 7, and find important SAP Notes and references to boost your knowledge of these regulations.

Quick Tip: Don�t Hard-Code Your Custom Logic to Get Cost Component Details � Use BAPIs Instead

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:43 EST

Reduce your reliance on custom development by taking advantage of existing Business Application Programming Interfaces to retrieve your cost component information.

An Introduction to Posting Journal Entries in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:16:57 EST

Learn how to post journal entries for audited and controlled adjustments to planning data with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, including how to post, unpost, and delete journal entries.

Excel-Based Upload Tool Easily Updates the Standard Price for Multiple Materials

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:17:31 EST

Discover how to use a custom Microsoft Excel upload tool rather than out-of-the-box functionality to update the standard price of a raw material for inventory valuation. Learn about additional functionalities and system validations the custom tool offers to create a more efficient and accurate business process for updating the standard price of raw materials.

Quick Tip: Can You Create Balanced Financials for Just Certain Profit Centers?

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:17:50 EST

Walk through a simple example to see how to limit your balanced financials to specific profit centers.

Tackle Changes to Inventory, Cash Flow, and Benefit Regulations with SAP ERP

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:34:34 EST

Review some accounting standard changes, including changes to foreign exchange rates, inventory, and benefits, and see how the SAP ERP system can address them.

Achieve Cross-Fiscal Year Reporting with the Rollup Ledger in the SAP General Ledger

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:22:03 EST

Overcome challenges presented with the SAP General Ledger for simultaneous reporting by using the rollup ledger.

How SAP ERP Combats the Challenges of Global Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:04:51 EST

Review some SAP ERP solutions, functionalities, and capabilities that you can use to meet the challenges of specific International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS) requirements, including ones that cover revenue, accounting policies, operating segments, and more.

Complete the Manufacturing Process with Period-End Postings to Recognize Production Variances

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:33:02 EST

After you manufacture a product, it is received into finished goods inventory at its standard cost. Understand the month-end postings that are necessary to clear any work in process on the production order, and to recognize manufacturing variances on the profit and loss statement.

Reduce Potential SAP General Ledger Migration Errors with Validation for Document Splitting

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:32:35 EST

Enable validation of document splitting in the SAP General Ledger and identify potential issues you could face early on. That way, you can take appropriate actions and prevent the accumulation of error documents while also improving the data quality for migration.

Optimize Your Corporate Payment Transactions with SAP In-House Cash

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:11 EST

Find out about the main organizational units of SAP In-House Cash and understand the three core payment processes this component supports, including their differences. Learn the business configuration of the application and the functional differences that were introduced with SAP ERP. Follow the step-by-step technical implementation of Application Link Enabling to enable Intermediate Document communication within SAP In-House Cash.

Quick Tip: Can You Group Segments in the SAP General Ledger?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:52:55 EST

Learn why you can�t group segments in the SAP General Ledger � but what you can do instead.

Efficiently Reconcile MM and FI Inventory Values

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:52:10 EST

Understand the reasons that cause inventory value discrepancies in materials management (MM) and FI. Learn how to avoid these discrepancies by means of adequate master data and configuration checks. Understand how to identify and resolve MM and FI inventory value discrepancies.

Quick Tip: Eliminate Manual Adjustment Postings by Using a Standard BAdI in the Accrual Engine

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:46 EST

Process Accrual Engine accounting documents with multiple account assignment objects with less manual effort for more efficient reporting.

Bring Work in Process to Actual Costing Using the Material Ledger

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:53:45 EST

Discover a development in work in process (WIP) functionality called WIP revaluation. See how you can use this functionality to fully absorb material and activity type variances in actual costing.

New PostProvide Parallel Product Costs for Inventory Valuation in the SAP General Ledger

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:22 EST

See how to take the parallel accounting functionality available in the SAP General Ledger and apply it in CO. You can use it to calculate multiple activity rates and multiple inventory values for your finished goods at period close. This means that although your logistics flows (e.g., goods movements and order confirmations) continue to be captured at standard cost at the time of posting, you can calculate different activity rates and apply them to your finished goods inventories using the Material Ledger at period close.

Speed Up Your IFRS Transition with the IFRS Starter Kit for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:47:55 EST

SAP BusinessObjects software provides comprehensive support for your transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Learn about the latest starter kit for IFRS for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, which can speed up the implementation time of IFRS-related configuration in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation by up to 80%. See how to install the starter kit and how to tweak and customize the delivered configuration content to fit your company�s environment.

Behind SAP�s Internal IFRS Project

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:44:15 EST

Like most global businesses with subsidiaries in dozens of countries, SAP�s reporting requirements are daunting. The looming switch to IFRS in the US has complicated things even further, requiring SAP to implement a parallel accounting structure to account for both US GAAP and IFRS reporting rules. See how the company was able to manage this complex project successfully, and how it plans to build on IFRS for the future.

Hone Your Manufacturing Cost Understanding for Better Decision Making

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:21:39 EST

When a product is manufactured, an accounting entry is automatically made each time that a posting is made in the production process. Some of these postings take place in FI, while others are posted only in CO. Follow the flow of these accounting entries and understand the reconciliation process between FI and CO.

Ensure Accurate Inventory Valuation by Using Actual Costing Functionality

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:01:08 EST

Break through a common misconception about how the actual cost is updated as the standard price in the material ledger and actual costing. Understand the process of how you can use the functionality to compute the actual cost of the material and carry out accurate inventory valuation at the end of the period. By following the sequence of the material ledger closing process, you�ll see why the update of the actual cost of the material as a standard price happens with a lag.

Make SAP General Ledger Migration Cockpit More Flexible by Adding Your Own Activities

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:23:56 EST

Fine-tune the migration cockpit to include your own activities in addition to standard ones so that you can see all the steps in one central place.

Integrate Your SAP Data into SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:11:50 EST

The purpose and the semantics of transaction level data in SAP ERP can differ significantly from what business users expect to see in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation when they perform their forecasting and consolidation activities. Taking these differences into account when integrating data into SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is often more complex than it seems at first glance. The key to successful data integration is to understand the semantic and technical aspects of it, as illustrated by several examples.

Prepare for IFRS with the Starter Kit for IFRS for SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:03:35 EST

The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as part of a global international accounting convergence can be expensive for your company because it is an implementation rather than just an accounting or reporting project. Learn about the latest starter kit from SAP for its SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation application, which can speed up and smooth your company�s transition to IFRS. It provides complete configurations from data collection to publishing of financial statements. See how to adjust the starter kit to meet your company�s requirements.

Where Is the D-U-N-S Number in Your SAP System?

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:36:13 EST

Find where an important but confusing number is kept in various parts of your SAP system.

Get Your SAP General Ledger Terminology Right

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:26:51 EST

With the onset of SAP General Ledger, it is important to become familiar with a number of terms, vocabulary, and buzz words.

Profit Center Reorganization Is a Snap with New Functions in Enhancement Package 5

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:40:14 EST

When your organizational structure changes, are you sure your profit centers are accurate? See how features in the forthcoming enhancement package 5 allow you to reorganize your profit centers in SAP General Ledger without the cost or headache.

Customize Your Logistics and Finance Processes by Changing Production Master Data with ECM

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:25:19 EST

Engineering Change Management (ECM) is a central function in logistics that you can use to change various aspects of production master data (e.g., bills of material, routings, and materials) with history (using effectivity dates) or depending on specific conditions. Understand the purpose of ECM using SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 and how you can use it to support costing, production, and planning processes.

Quick Tip: Realize Tax Savings with a Cost Segregation Study in FI-AA

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:59:24 EST

Review some tips and techniques for the successful implementation of the cost segregation study in your Asset Accounting (FI-AA) system � and the tax savings you can achieve as a result.

Two Workarounds to Avoid the #REF! Error in Percentage of Total Formulas

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:10 EST

If you are involved with reporting from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, you may have seen formulas that work until the expansion settings are changed and the result is a #REF! error message in Excel. Typically, this type of error can result when reports are defined with Excel formulas that show the percentage of total in a column based on dynamically changing row members. Follow a problem scenario with two workarounds for avoiding this error.

Quick Tip: SAP ECC 6.0 Changes the Way You Run Your Balance Carry Forward Transaction

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:53:35 EST

Discover the changes in the SAP General Ledger for an important transaction to your year-end processes.

Quick Tip: Comply with Capital Goods Reporting for France, Spain, and Portugal

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:52:04 EST

You can set your SAP system to automatically create an adjustment posting to report capital goods invoices separately, as required by some countries.

Effectively Create a Standard Cost Estimate Across Plants

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:44:08 EST

A complex manufacturing scenario may require operations to be carried out in different plants that manufacture a given good at various stages. Weigh the pros and cons of SAP�s four methods for creating a standard cost estimate for a semi-finished good in the receiving plant in a multiple-plant scenario.

Quick Tip: Remove Irrelevant Country Codes from Plants Abroad Functionality

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:46:04 EST

A simple setting in plants abroad functionality allows you to apply it only to the appropriate company codes in your SAP system.

Part 2: Payment Formats Unwieldy? Visualize Them with the Payment Medium Workbench

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:43:00 EST

Learn how to model payment file structures with the graphical editor of the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE). Understand the various node types that are available to create your own payment format trees and their differences. Comprehend the technical architecture, the graphical user interface, and the relevant configuration of the DMEE. Find out how the DMEE is integrated with the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW).

Keep Up to Date on the Latest SAP Financials Functionality by Using Enhancement Packages

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:40:32 EST

Implementing enhancement packages is a less rigorous process than performing technical upgrades. See how to operate enhancement packages in the SAP ERP 6.0 system so you can access the new functionality they include.

Gain Efficiency and Transparency in Capital Investments Approval Using Appropriation Requests

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:46:56 EST

See how to perform approval with SAP workflow for capital investments and execution steps using appropriation requests.

Include Period Values in Report Columns and Selection Criteria with Report Writer

Mon, 4 May 2009 14:15:22 EST

By converting a Report Painter report to a Report Writer report, you can allow for the multiple use of characteristics in the report. You can include a characteristic, such as period values, in both the selection criteria and the report itself.

Reduce Costs with Better Handling of Scrap Master Data Elements

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:17:35 EST

SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 offers several scrap master data elements. Understand the purpose of these master data elements, how the various scrap fields work together, and when and how to use master data elements to get the desired business results.

Quick Tip: Improve Your SAP Experience by Maintaining Your Personal List

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:03 EST

One easy setting simplifies your lists of data.

Streamline Your Capital Investment Process with Appropriation Requests

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:48:39 EST

Learn how appropriation requests in SAP Investment Management can help you plan cash flows and carry out a cost benefit analysis.

IFRS Adoption for US Companies: A Primer

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:16:02 EST

Worried about the impending US conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)? See some quick hints about things you should know and places you can look for information as the landscape changes.

Tips and Tricks for Your Treasury Migration in SAP ECC 6.0

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:10:07 EST

There is more to an upgrade for Treasury than just technical steps. See how to handle some pitfalls during the preparation stage of a Treasury migration, including Transaction Manager migration, to SAP ECC 6.0.

Quick Tip: Easily Display Automatic Account Determination Settings

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:34:03 EST

Learn how to easily display only relevant table contents of automatic account determination settings with transaction SE16N. This can assist you in quickly analyzing financial account balances, especially those associated with inventory and settlement transactions.

Automate FI Postings by Integration with RE-FX Through Account Determination

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:31:33 EST

Account determination in RE-FX improves productivity by automating customer invoicing and increasing the flow of information by executing periodic posting run. See how to automate your FI postings by integrating FI and Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX) through automatic account determination.

Reduce Your ABAP Development by Using the Mass Maintenance Tool

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:52:03 EST

Use a standard SAP transaction to make mass changes to both master data fields and accounting documents. This removes the need for one-time ABAP development, saving internal costs and enabling a best practice for your organization.

New G/L Posting Program in SAP ERP 6.0 Requires Attention During Upgrades

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:25:41 EST

Evaluate the differences between the old G/L posting program and the new program available in SAP ERP 6.0. See how third-party posting processes affect your decision to switch processes and prepare your organization for various business scenarios.

Two Ways to Ensure Proper Currency Cost of Sales

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:23:28 EST

After settlement to costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), group currency valuation in FI doesn�t reconcile with costing-based CO-PA. See two solutions to resolve this discrepancy.

Retire a Traded Asset and Expense the Equipment Received � All in the Same Transaction

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:17:40 EST

Learn how to consolidate multiple asset accounting-related journal entries into one transaction. Follow an example with three different accounting entries and two example scenarios to see how to handle different situations.

Quick Tip: SAP GL Data Sources: Which Tables Should You Use?

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:30:13 EST

When upgrading, users may take reports from the classic General Ledger (GL) and assume they will work in the SAP GL (formerly called the new GL). This isn�t always the case. See the differences between key tables containing SAP GL data and identify where you need to look for data.

Part 1: Payment Formats Unwieldy? Maintain Them with the Payment Medium Workbench

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:42:08 EST

Replace your classic RFFO* payment medium programs with the little-known functionalities of the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW) within the SAP Financials module. Understand the relevant configuration, functionality, and different processes of the PMW.

Quick Tip: Add Due Date as a Selection Field for Line Item Reports

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:00:45 EST

It is not possible using standard methods to use the due date as a selection criterion for the line item report transactions FBL1N and FBL5N. By setting a user parameter, you can make the due date a selection criterion.

Automate the Creation of a Standard Cost Estimate Using eCATT

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:59:54 EST

Avoid the complexity that comes with manual execution of costing of materials by using the extended Computer Aided Test Tool (eCATT) to automate the process of creating the standard cost estimate for a material.

Part 2: An Introduction to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:59:07 EST

Learn some of the different features and functions to support planning and consolidation requirements in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC). This includes creating input schedules for planning, posting journal entries, and using script logic for creating planning functions and consolidation logic in BPC.

Upload Master Data Using the BAPI Method in SAP LSMW

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:58:28 EST

When batch input recording is too cumbersome for uploading data, you can use a BAPI using SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench in SAP ERP Central Component. See how to do this with specific reference to Flexible Real Estate Management.

Quick Tip: Manage User Favorites to Improve End-User Productivity

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:57:32 EST

Instead of browsing through hundreds of transactions in the standard SAP menus, users can create their own Favorites menu. Now, users don�t have to remember the menu paths or transaction codes, thereby increasing productivity.

Part 2: Simplify FI Transactions in Dynamic Environments Using SAP NetWeaver BI Data Mining Suite

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:56:51 EST

Learn more about the development of a dynamic financial application for FI data extracted from R/3 or SAP ERP Central Component using the SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Data Mining Suite. See how to develop an application flexible enough to calculate the commission rates for sales representatives of different regions and update their equations as frequently as required without ABAP coding.

Enhance Activity-Based Costing Functionality Through Better Template Design

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:55:36 EST

A combination of business process and template allocation is the most commonly implemented model in SAP Activity-Based Costing (ABC). Understand the configuration steps of this model and the guidelines to accomplish an effective template design, which is the key success driver of your ABC implementation.

Overcome Performance Challenges When Migrating to SAP General Ledger

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:54:51 EST

See how companies of all sizes and complexities can benefit from a new migration approach for SAP General Ledger (SAP GL). This approach seeks to reduce the activation downtime window of your SAP GL migration. Discover how to implement the migration technique over two weekends.

What You Need to Know to Migrate to the SAP General Ledger

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:54:00 EST

SAP has refined the migration process to the SAP General Ledger. Find out what is new and learn some best practices developed during 11 recently completed migration projects.

Quick Tip: Find One Report to See Chart of Accounts Data in Different Tables

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:53:12 EST

Discover a report in Audit Information System that lets you access account determination configuration tables in one place.