Download or read book A Practical Guide to Manufacturing Variances in SAP S 4HANA written by Tom King and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturing companies need to put a large amount of effort into controlling variances in production. The SAP S/4HANA system provides many tools for highlighting and reviewing these variances. In this book, explore the sources of manufacturing order costs and how they interact to generate variances. Look into target cost versions and learn how different views of variances can give each stakeholder a fuller understanding of non-conformance in manufacturing. Review strategies for setting up the reporting tools to give the most actionable information. Learn some tips for analyzing reporting needs and how to keep the information fresh and meaningful. Understand the interaction between manufacturing orders and cost centers in order to see the big picture of manufacturing performance. Look into the period-end tasks required for order settlement and see how that impacts views of variances. Get an overview of the important configuration tasks. Learn about: - How SAP Manufacturing and Controlling modules interact - Sources of target and actual costs used to determine variances - How manufacturing reporting affects cost center accounting - Strategies for interpreting and managing variances in manufacturing

Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP S 4HANA Controlling written by Nora Voigt and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With SAP Fiori, SAP S/4HANA offers a modern user interface and a simplified new technical data model. The objectives are faster closing and improved performance for reconciliation activities. Using an example manufacturing company, this book presents the resulting new features for the area of Controlling. In addition to the process-related view of the workflows within the company, the book takes a practical look at the SAP Fiori apps in Controlling. You quickly get an overview of the most important innovations, changed Customizing settings, and current developments in all subcomponents in SAP S/4HANA Controlling. Readers who do not have much experience with HANA yet can first familiarize themselves with the new SAP Fiori interface before turning to the new (simplified) data structures of S/4HANA in Financials and Controlling, as well as the changes to master data and processes. You then follow the example company SPEED GmbH through central structures and processes in Product Cost Con- trolling. The author also looks at the integration of processes, allocations in SAP Controlling, current developments in Profitability Analysis, and planning and reporting with SAP S/4HANA. - New features in Controlling with SAP S/4HANA - Overview of the functions of all subcomponents - Effects of S/4HANA on your business processes - Practical explanations using a continuous example

Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP S 4HANA Profit Center Accounting 2nd Edition written by John Pringle and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated 2nd edition offers a comprehensive introduction to SAP ERP Profit Center Accounting (PCA) for both classic general ledger (GL) and the new GL. Review the differences between ECC and SAP S/4HANA and user interface changes with Fiori. Get the tools you need to set profitability targets for business (planning) and then compare actual results against those targets to improve overall profitability. Solidify your understanding of the difference between PCA and SAP Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) views. Gain in-depth knowledge of the concepts, objects, and functionality available in PCA in SAP ERP, including the relevant master data set-up, actual data flows, planning scenarios, and reporting options. Clarify the differences between PCA and Margin Analysis and understand when it is best to use each. Dive into profit center transfer pricing and obtain detailed configuration and set-up steps required for activation. Learn more about the new APP Manage Profit Center Group. Explore planning options in SAP S/4HANA, including ACDOCP universal planning table. Take a closer look at on-premise reporting options for profit centers in SAP S/4HANA, including APPS and CDS views available in the Query browser. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers up to speed on SAP Profit Center Accounting. - Fundamentals of SAP Profit Center Accounting (PCA) - Concepts, master data, actual data flow, and planning basics - Differences between PCA in classic and new GL Reporting for Profit Center Accounting (PCA)

Download or read book The SAP Material Master in SAP S 4HANA a Practical Guide written by Matthew Johnson and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into this updated best-selling guide on SAP Material Master! Updated to cover key updates to the SAP Material Master in SAP S/4HANA, this guide walks through basic concepts on how to tailor the SAP Material Master to your production environment, as well as learn detailed information on material master settings and their impacts. This book provides the opportunity for readers to better understand their unique environments and how to make the SAP Material Master work for them. This guide provides best practices for how to approach common scenarios, and offers cost-saving tips. Find out why planning is the most important (and often overlooked) aspect of understanding the SAP Material Master. Review how material master settings impact FI/CO and other SAP modules. This third edition incorporates feedback from readers, and includes solution updates, new information on advanced planning views, extended service parts planning views, and the SAP Fiori app for Material Master. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the authors bring readers up to speed on best practices for optimal use of the SAP Material Master. - Fundamental SAP Material Master concepts - How settings impact other modules in SAP - Cost-effective procurement and planning techniques - Inventory and quality management best practices

Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP CO PC Product Cost Controlling in SAP S 4HANA 2nd edition written by Tanya Duncan and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of its complex integration, Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC) has often been regarded as the most challenging module in SAP ERP. In this 2nd edition, the most important concepts, business processes, and configuration settings have been updated to cover SAP S/4HANA, including how Material Ledger has evolved in S/4HANA. There is also a new chapter on sales order costing. By concentrating only on the essentials, this book can be easily used as a supplementary guide for readers who are implementing or supporting SAP CO-PC. Transaction and configuration screenshots have been included to illustrate processes and concepts covered in this book, and Fiori app names and GUI transaction codes have also been provided. In addition, this guide examines the integration of CO-PC with other modules, and offers helpful tips to consider during implementation. - Introduction to value flows in SAP S/4HANA Controlling - Step-by-step examples - Configuration for make-to- stock and make-to-order costing - Detailed month-end closing processes

Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP Entitlement Management with SAP S 4HANA written by Santosh Kumar and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAP Entitlement Management with SAP S/4HANA streamlines and automates entitlement management processes and operations, from initial modelling and full lifecycle management to reporting. This practical guide introduces SAP Entitlement to aspiring consultants and to users who are supporting new implementations., and covers functionality and integration points, and where this solution fits in the quote-to-cash process. Explore entitlement models and how to set up entitlement rules. Learn how to integrate entitlement management with other SAP solutions, including SAP Sales and Distribution (SD), SAP Subscription Order Management (SAP S/4SOM), and SAP Subscription Billing. Walk through business use case examples for split and merge entitlement sce- narios, as well as a bundled entitlement scenario. Be guided, step-by-step, on how to configure SAP Entitlement Management, as well as deployment options. Gain an understanding of how background jobs, business events, monitoring, and migration functionality work. Take a closer look at advanced features such as merging and splitting. Learn how to create and change entitlements, and also how to split and merge entitlements. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the authors bring readers quickly up to speed on SAP Entitlement Management. - SAP S/4HANA Entitlement Management models and functionality - Configuration and deployment options - Creating and changing entitlements - Splitting and merging entitlements

Download or read book A Practical Guide to SAP Multi Bank Connectivity written by Mary Loughran and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides business users, SAP support staff, and SAP consultants with an overview of the functionality included with SAP Multi-Bank Connectiv- ity. Discover bank connectivity options and how SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity complements business processes in SAP. Examine the end-to-end SAP Multi- Bank Connectivity key business processes, including the application-side execution of payment runs and how SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity fits in. Explore MBC Connector functionality and configuration. Take a look at the key implementation steps and best practices. Gain an understanding of the BASIS-related setup steps for SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity such as exchang- ing certificates, creating RFC destinations, and using the MBC Connector to import and process a payment file generated from an external system. Compare and contrast ECC versus SAP S/4HANA functionality. Learn about Situation Handling, a new SAP S/4HANA cross-module functionality that is available for SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity. - Introduction to SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity - MBC Connector functionality and configuration - Implementation steps and best practices - Situation Handling functionality in SAP S/4HANA

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity Governance for SAP written by Juliet Hallett and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2023-11-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a lot of misunderstanding about how to apply cybersecurity principles to SAP software. Management expects that the SAP security team is prepared to implement a full cybersecurity project to integrate SAP software into a new or existing company cybersecurity program. It’s not that simple. This book provides a practical entry point to cybersecurity governance that is easy for an SAP team to understand and use. It breaks the complex subject of SAP cybersecurity governance down into simplified language, accelerating your efforts by drawing direct correlation to the work already done for financial audit compliance. Build a practical framework for creating a cyber risk ruleset in SAP GRC 12.0, including SOX, CMMC, and NIST controls. Learn how to plan a project to implement a cyber framework for your SAP landscape. Explore controls and how to create control statements, plan of action and milestone (POA&M) statements for remediating deficiencies, and how to document con- trols that are not applicable. The best controls in the world will not lead to a successful audit without the evidence to back them up. Learn about evidence management best practices, including evidence requirements, how reviews should be conducted, who should sign off on review evidence, and how this evidence should be retained. - Introduction to cybersecurity framework compliance for SAP software - SAP-centric deep dive into controls - How to create a cyber risk ruleset in SAP GRC - Implementing a cyber framework for your SAP landscape

Download or read book A Practical Guide to SAP Data Warehouse Cloud written by Klaus-Peter Sauer and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the advantages of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC): from data management all the way through to visualization, this book covers all the tools you need to set up a modern, cloud-based data warehouse landscape. You can even set up hybrid architectures or convert on-premise SAP BW systems to the SAP BW Bridge. Operating departments will learn how they can use virtual work areas (spaces) to enrich central corporate data with local data without having to copy data or download files. New findings can be easily shared with others. For IT employees in particular, there is an extensive introduction to modeling and the Data Builder. With the editors and functionalities of this tool, you get to know the technical implementation of data modeling in more detail. In addition, the Business Builder offers professional users a simplified analysis of data by reducing the time required for semantic modeling and enrichment of data. After discussing important aspects of the configuration and security of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, the author looks at the developments that can be expected for this highly dynamic topic in the future. - Basic principles of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud - Virtual interaction between operating departments and IT via spaces - Separation of semantic modeling and the data layer - SAP BW Bridge and Hybrid landscapes

Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP GTS Part 1 SPL Screening and Compliance Management written by Kevin Riddell and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) helps companies maximize supply chain performance and reduces the overall cost and risk of global trade by ensuring regulatory compliance, accelerating trade activity, and enabling trade compliance automation. This updated 2nd edition to Practical Guide to SAP GTS helps the user navigate the system, while offering compliance insight to maximize their return on investment. Dive into difficult-to-navigate menus and review available functionality. Using screenshots and detailed instructions, readers will obtain best practices for meeting and exceeding compliance standards. Includes suggested audit plans to sustain long term compliance. The book is current to version SAP GTS for HANA GTS e4H and explores GTS Version for HANA and its new features in detail. In addition, includes information on the new Fiori-based Apps and UX developments, new features, and process improvements. This book covers:

• Tips and tricks for leveraging SAP GTS to automate trade compliance
• Overview of regulatory requirements and compliance suggestions
• Step-by-step walkthrough of business processes
• Review of SAP GTS for HANA GTS e4H with screenshots

Download or read book Practical Guide to Using Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager written by Aušra Gustainienė and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dive into the world of SAP Solution Manager’s Focused Build application with this essential guide, designed to help you manage development and configuration activities effectively. This book aims to go beyond technical information and setup guides by sharing practical experiences, valuable tips, and insights on what works and what doesn’t. Understand the relationship between Focused Build and SAP Solution Manager, and explore the key features that can enhance your project management experience. Determine if Focused Build is the ideal tool for your projects. Familiarize yourself with Focused Build’s end-to-end processes and the various roles crucial for successful project implementation. Understand how to use Focused Build to document and prioritize requirements, approve implementation scope, and manage the build process with ease. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create work packages, deal efficiently with work items, correct errors, and handle changes in your projects. The key topics covered in this easy-to-follow guide include:

• Introduction to Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager
• Key features and benefits of Focused Build
• End-to-end requirements definition, project scoping, and build management
• Configuration overview and best practices

Download or read book Introduction to SAP S 4HANA written by Prof. Dr. Bernd Scheuermann and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-understand introduction to SAP S/4HANA guides you through the central processes in sales, purchasing and procurement, finance, production, and warehouse management using the model company Global Bike. Familiarize yourself with the basics of business administration, the relevant organizational data, master data, and transactional data, as well as a selection of core business processes in SAP. Using practical examples and tutorials, you will soon become an SAP S/4HANA professional! Tutorials and exercises for beginners, advanced users, and experts make it easy for you to practice your new knowledge. The prerequisite for this book is access to an SAP S/4HANA client with Global Bike version 4.1. - Business fundamentals and processes in the SAP system - Sales, purchasing and procurement, production, finance, and warehouse management - Tutorials at different qualification levels, exercises, and recap of case studies - Includes extensive download material for students, lecturers, and professors

Download or read book Invoice Verification and the GR IR in SAP S 4HANA written by Oona Flanagan and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most organizations receive so many supplier invoices daily that it becomes too difficult to manage without automation to verify that the invoices are correct and can be paid. This book gives you an in-depth look at how invoice verification works in SAP S4/HANA. Explore how different posting types are made, and how to monitor and make corrections when there is no exact three-way match between the purchasing document, the goods or services receipt, and the invoice. Learn how to review blocked invoices so that suppliers can be paid, as well as ensure that the general ledger accurately reflects what has been received, invoiced, and what should be accrued. Explore opportunities for streamlining your invoice verification process. Take a closer look at new functionality available with SAP S/4HANA and Fiori, as well as how some processes have been simplified. Walk through the invoice verification stages using Fiori and other apps. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers quickly up to speed on invoice verification and the GR/IR in SAP S/4HANA. - Invoice verification process in SAP S/4HANA - Tools for GR/IR reconciliation - Configuration settings that affect the invoice verification process - Period end processes and reporting

Download or read book First Steps in SAP S 4HANA written by Sebastian Brunner and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you working with SAP software for the first time, or are you switching from SAP ERP and are confronted with SAP S/4HANA for the first time? Then this quick start guide with its concise overview of the functional scope and a clear introduction to the new SAP Fiori user interface is right for you. Clarify the terms ERP, HANA and S/4HANA, as well as the two licensing options for S/4HANA, on-premise and cloud. You will learn about the essential integrated business processes and how they are mapped in SAP S/4HANA using the Fiori apps. To do this, the authors take you through the modules related to logistics, such as materials management, sales and distribution, and production planning and control, and then demonstrate the integration with financial accounting and controlling. You will learn about the most important functions as well as organizational and master data objects, and by the end of the book you will also know which components are assigned to each module. Finally, using case studies, you will walk step by step through the three most important end-to-end processes in SAP S/4HANA: Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay and Forecast to Fulfill. - Cross-module presentation of business processes - SAP basic terms explained in a simple and understandable way - Introduction to the new user interface SAP Fiori - Includes 4 hours of video material

Download or read book Integrated Business Processes in SAP S 4HANA written by Ernst Schulten and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a compact overview of how you can use SAP S/4HANA to map and efficiently control business processes in a company. It gives you an insight into digitalization in these areas. The presentation follows the content of the course that prepares students from universities and colleges of applied sciences as well as prospective SAP consultants for the internationally recognized SAP industry certification exam TS410. Take a deep dive into the processes in internal and external finance, human resources, purchasing, production and sales, maintenance and project management. You will gain an insight into the value creation processes of the financial supply chain. You will also find out what advantages and opportunities new developments in the area of SAP software offer: the SAP S/4HANA system with the in-memory database HANA, the SAP Fiori apps, and SAP Mobile Start. - Introduction to SAP S/4HANA - Fundamental central concepts - Simple examples with practical applications - Preparation for the official SAP TS410 certification exam

Download or read book First Steps in SAP S 4HANA Universal Parallel Accounting written by Janet Salmon and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Universal Parallel Accounting (UPA) is perhaps the most significant innovation since the introduction of the universal journal in SAP S/4HANA. The business requirements behind UPA will be familiar to anyone who has worked in a mul- tinational organization. What is new is the architecture—ledger and currency settings are used consistently, across all financial applications within the organization. If the universal journal was the single document that combined information from the general ledger, asset accounting, controlling, material ledger, and margin analysis, then Universal Parallel Accounting takes the idea a step further by providing consistent ledger and currency settings across all finance applications. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Universal Parallel Accounting and explains how it is different from previous approaches. Troubleshoot the challenges of working with multiple accoun- ting principles, fiscal year calendars, and currencies in subsidiaries, alongside the common accounting principle, fiscal year calendar, and group currency. Take a closer look at ledgers, accounting principles, and fiscal year variants. Explore key changes to asset accounting, overhead accounting, and inventory accounting. Compare and contrast the approach to calculating WIP and vari- ances—instead of calculating at period-end closing, they are calculated with each goods movement and confirmation. Learn more about the new way to recognize revenue. This book expertly guides readers through key updates to parallel accounting in SAP. - Introduction Parallel Accounting in SAP S/4HANA - Use Cases for Universal Parallel Accounting - How Universal Parallel Accounting differs from Previous Approaches - Explore key changes to asset accounting, overhead accounting, and inventory accounting

Download or read book Access Risk Management in SAP written by Bianca Folkerts and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you need expert guidance on how to plan, implement, and run access analyses? This book takes a practical approach to customer-specific SAP rulesets for compliance managers, GRC teams, identity and access management teams, as well as administrators running these systems. Identify types of risk and the tools available. Take a look at use cases and tools for risk analysis and explore how to optimize processes, quality of authorization roles and concepts, transparency of access rights to data, and functions for data and process owners. Explore key considerations for evaluating a tool for hosting a using a risk catalog. Take a look at limitations of risk catalogs and learn more about a methodology for customizing standard access to the risk catalog. Find out why the authors recommend starting with a small access risk catalog before move onto more complex landscapes. Take away best practices for bringing end users up to speed. - Considerations for hosting and using a risk catalog - Limitations of risk catalogs - methodology for customizing standard access - Risk handing process