Project Management with SAP Project System

This book provides consultants, project leads who use SAP PS, members of SAP PS implementation projects, and key users with highly detailed information on the functions and configuration options of SAP Project System. It features a comprehensive overview of the all essential customizing options, showing readers how best to manage the entire project lifecycle from start to finish.

2nd edition updated for EhP3 and EhP4
Discover the new SAP Project System features in EhP3 and 4, including Project Editor, Forecast Workbench, combination status codes, access control, and more!

Manage the project lifecycle
Maximize your time with numerous tips and tricks designed to help you get the most out of managing your projects, from planning and budgeting to settlement.

Use SAP Project System with other tools
Understand how to utilize SAP Project System with other industry-standard PM tools, including Microsoft Project, cProjects, and xRPM.

Reporting
Master topics that are applicable to multiple and multi-phase projects, including reporting and integration scenarios

Helpful additional resources

Find answers quickly in the appendices, which include menu paths of all transactions, BAPIs in SAP Project System, and selected Project System database tables.

Highlights:

• Structures and Master Data of SAP Project System
• Planning Functions of SAP Project System
• Budget
• Project Execution Processes
• Period-End Closing
• Reporting
• Integration Scenarios with other Project Management Tools

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Reporting and Analytics with SAP BusinessObjects

One of the most valuable resources a company has (and often the most misused or under-used) is the massive amount of company data sitting in a database, including everything from sales figures and shipping expenses, to other key performance indicators and metrics. By using the SAP BusinessObjects suite of business intelligence (BI) tools, companies have the power to transform their data into a powerful strategic and tactical tool to manage and grow their businesses. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the reporting, analysis, and visualization tools available from SAP BusinessObjects. Learn about the various tools, the different users of each tool, and the major functions for each of the tools. Explore pixel perfect reporting with Crystal Reports and understand who this powerful tool is for and what it can do. Discover how to enable users to create queries from scratch, format retrieved information, and easily analyze underlying trends and root causes. Find out how to leverage content from your BusinessObjects Enterprise system in Microsoft® Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Discover how to present complex business data clearly and provide decision makers the ability to interact with the information and manage their businesses proactively. Highlights - Enterprise Reporting - Ad-Hoc Query and Analysis - Advance Analysis - Dashboarding and Data - Visualizations

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SAP Warehouse Management: Functionality and Technical Configuration

If you want to gain a practical and holistic understanding of important SAP Warehouse Management (WM) functionality and technical configuration issues, then this is the book for you.

Explore all of the most important aspects of SAP WM, including Master Data, Stock Replenishment, Picking and Putaway strategies, and Storage Unit Management. By focusing on the basic aspects of each area before fully exploring the detailed functionality, you'll uncover invaluable technical configuration insights and gain a comprehensive understanding of SAP WM - while drastically enhancing your knowledge and expertise.

This unique reference provides exclusive insights for SAP WM practitioners, with comprehensive coverage on new technologies such as RF devices and RFID, as well as on the new functionality of Extended Warehouse Management and Value Added Services. Fully up-to-date for SAP ECC 6.0, this book also discusses how WM integrates with the MM, SD, QM, and PP modules. Drawing from the author's extensive WM experience, this is a must-have resource for enhancing your mastery of this critical SAP module.

Highlights:

• Stock Management
• Warehouse Movements
• Goods Receipt
• Stock Replenishment
• Picking Strategies
• Putaway Strategies
• Inventory Procedures
• Hazardous Materials Management
• Extended Warehouse Management

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SAP GRC For Dummies

Governance, risk, and compliance—these three big letters can add up to one giant headache. But GRC doesn't have to be a boil on your corporate behind. SAP GRC For Dummies untangles the web of regulations that confronts your company and introduces you to software solutions the not only keep you in compliance, but also make your whole enterprise stronger.

This completely practical guide starts with a big-picture look and GRC and explains how it can help your organization grow. You'll find out why these regulations were enacted; what you can do to ensure compliance; and how compliance can help you prevent fraud, bolster your corporate image, and envision and execute the best possible corporate strategy. This all-business handbook will help you:

• Understand the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Control access effectively
• Color your company a greener shade of green
• Source or sell goods internationally
• Keep your employees safe and healthy
• Ensure that data is kept secret and private
• Manage information flow in all directions
• Enhance your public image through sustainability reporting
• Use GRC as the basis for a powerful new corporate strategy

Complete with enlightening lists of best practices for successful GRC implementation and conducting global trade, this book also puts you in touch with thought leadership Web sights where you can deepen your understanding of GRC-based business strategies. You can't avoid dealing with GRC, but you can make the most of it with a little help from SAP GRC For Dummies.

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