Cover story April 2024
SAP Basis with Cloud ALM,
on-prem
and licenses.
Salzburg 2024: Hana and S/4 also need a robust SAP basis. The Customer Competence Center of SAP R/3 and Business Suite 7 is transforming itself with ALM, process mining and enterprise architects. The SAP Competence Center Summit in Salzburg is dedicated to this transformation process.
Cover story February 2025
Steampunk, Clean Core, and BTP
Why Clean Core? Why BTP? Why Abap and Steampunk?
The best minds from the SAP community plus an analyst from PAC in Munich and a guest from the IT scene and platform economy explain the ERP opportunities and most successful SAP roadmaps.
SAP master data with sustainability
February 18, 2025
NTT Data has introduced Sustainability Data Simplified, a new product for the precise calculation and analysis of CO2e values.
One Data Transformation Approach?
February 18, 2025
Transformation projects are very extensive and complex. This is why consultants are often called in. However, hardly any consultant has experience with all manufacturers, offers all services along the transformation or supports all migration processes.
Looking back: BTC SAP Summit 2024
February 17, 2025
What moves IT decision-makers. The SAP Summit organized by IT consulting company BTC will take place in June 2025. Trends such as Grow vs. Rise, BTP and AI will be highlighted for the third time. A look back shows how a lively exchange of experiences with added value for the participants was already created in 2024.
Code security for SAP BTP
February 17, 2025
New offering provides industry-leading application security testing for SAP BTP development.
The drive of the future for SAP workloads
February 14, 2025
SAP workloads require maximum availability and security. SLES for SAP Applications 16 solves this challenge with high availability, security and optimized management for a stable and efficient SAP environment.
SuccessConnect: Integrated AI for HCM Suite
February 13, 2025
SAP has announced new AI capabilities across the SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite for improved workforce planning, training and operational development.
SAP RISE 2.0
February 13, 2025
With a complex ERP initiative for a hidden maintenance extension and an alternative cloud roadmap, RISE with SAP should have been given a second chance at survival earlier this year. The announcement of the Business Data Cloud in addition to the Business Technology Platform has finally put S/4 out of business.
SAP Platforms for Data Management
February 6, 2025
SAP recognized the value and importance of data early on, but failed to develop a stable solution across multiple ERP generations. From NetWeaver to Datasphere, there have been ambitious attempts, but no data orchestration in the ERP space.
The Future of SAP BTP and AI
January 30, 2025
In an interview with Handelsblatt editor Christof Kerkmann at the WEF 2025 in Davos, SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig modified the popular saying “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it.” Saueressig said: "You shape your own future.”
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February 14, 2025
The drive of the future for SAP workloads
SAP workloads require maximum availability and security. SLES for SAP Applications 16 solves this challenge with high availability, security and optimized management for a stable and efficient SAP environment.
February 10, 2025
What are the benefits of open source in the EIC context?
SAP Edge Integration Cell (EIC) is currently a much-discussed topic. SAP users should also see it as an opportunity to use open source as a strategic foundation to drive modernization and implement innovations.
February 6, 2025
Innovation is important - but not its inflationary use
How often have you read about innovations recently? You get 1,850,000,000 search results on Google. The frequency with which I come across innovations that, on closer inspection, are not innovations is relatively high.
February 6, 2025
Which Is the Best Cloud for Hana?
Which cloud is best for SAP Hana and how do the different providers compare? With how widespread SAP is, the security and performance of these systems are critical.
Community News
February 18, 2025
SAP master data with sustainability
NTT Data has introduced Sustainability Data Simplified, a new product for the precise calculation and analysis of CO2e values.
February 18, 2025
One Data Transformation Approach?
Transformation projects are very extensive and complex. This is why consultants are often called in. However, hardly any consultant has experience with all manufacturers, offers all services along the transformation or supports all migration processes.
February 17, 2025
Looking back: BTC SAP Summit 2024
What moves IT decision-makers. The SAP Summit organized by IT consulting company BTC will take place in June 2025. Trends such as Grow vs. Rise, BTP and AI will be highlighted for the third time. A look back shows how a lively exchange of experiences with added value for the participants was already created in 2024.
February 13, 2025
SuccessConnect: Integrated AI for HCM Suite
SAP has announced new AI capabilities across the SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite for improved workforce planning, training and operational development.
Business Management
February 7, 2025
User story: Successful S/4 go-live in the big bang
The Blanc & Fischer Group was faced with the task of modernizing its ERP systems. To this end, the company carried out two S/4 transformations in its operational corporate groups E.G.O. and Blanco. The smooth go-live of the E.G.O. Group took place after a project duration of 2.5 years.
February 4, 2025
Guided SAP Structure Synchronization
The crane and lifting platform manufacturer Tadano increased efficiency and quality in design and production by optimizing parts list management and introducing SAP GSS.
February 3, 2025
Integration of S/4 and SiGreen: Emission data from value chains
NTT Data has introduced the "SAP Integration with SiGreen" solution as part of the Siemens Xcelerator Business Platform. Siemens SiGreen is a solution for data communication in the supply chain.
December 19, 2024
Away with paper and Z programs: Digitized production with SAP DM
Paper-based processes can still be found in production - to the detriment of the environment and efficiency. Modern MES solutions such as SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM) provide a remedy here by helping companies to digitize their production processes more easily.
IT Management
February 17, 2025
Code security for SAP BTP
New offering provides industry-leading application security testing for SAP BTP development.
January 31, 2025
SAP data integration without ODP
The integration of SAP data is a challenge, especially with incremental data updates and large volumes of transaction data. SAP Note 3255746 prohibits the use of ODP Data Replication APIs for access via the RFC interface.
December 23, 2024
Q3-2024 release: SAP Business AI for IT and platforms
Three months earlier than planned in our roadmap, SAP presented 100 functions for generative AI that can be used immediately in all SAP cloud applications.
December 5, 2024
UiPath Presents New Vision of the Future
UiPath presents Agent Builder, a tool for automation developers and business users to create, test, and publish agents.
Economy
February 4, 2025
S/4 Migrations Gain Momentum
Complex SAP-centric business processes continue to hinder comprehensive, company-wide automation. These are the findings of a recent study by the Americas' SAP Users' Group ASUG and Precisely, a global provider of data integrity.
August 14, 2024
Cyber insurance is the IT standard
The first cyber insurance policies for companies were offered in the DACH region a good ten years ago. Since then, the market has grown and the insurance offerings have matured considerably.
June 3, 2024
Are AI and Digitalization Our Saviors?
The many changes in business, technology, politics, and society can make you think. And the more innovations there are, the greater the desire for orientation and clarity.
March 26, 2024
CNT and Amazon Business: Partnership for SAP solutions
Preferred Partnership agreed for convenient procurement processes.
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Production planning and control with SAP S/4HANA - Customizing
This book is your indispensable companion for the successful implementation and configuration of production planning and control with SAP S/4HANA. Learn how to optimally maintain master data, efficiently control demand and capacity planning and create production orders and Kanban boards. The team of authors uses many screenshots and practical examples to show you what is important in customizing.
- Implementation and configuration of SAP S/4HANA Production Planning
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- Implementation and configuration of SAP S/4HANA Production Planning
- Demand planning, capacity planning, production control, Kanban and integration with MES
- Practical examples and helpful tips
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