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Business Intelligence, Analytics, and ReportingIntegrating SAP BusinessObjects™ BI Platform 4.x with SAP NetWeaver NEW........4Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition) NEW .....................4SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (2nd Edition) ...............................4Creating Dashboards with Xcelsius® — Practical Guide ...........................................4SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence®...................................................................4Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management .............4100 Things You Should Know About Reporting with SAP Crystal Reports® NEW ......5SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide NEW......5Discover SAP BusinessObjects .................................................................................5Inside SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis........................................................5Inside SAP BusinessObjects Explorer™ ....................................................................5Using Crystal Reports with SAP...............................................................................5SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x Reporting — Practical Guide..............................................6Practical Guide to SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.0....................................6SAP Query Reporting — Practical Guide .................................................................6Efficient SAP NetWeaver BW Implementation and Upgrade Guide..........................6Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ........................................................6Enterprise Information Management with SAP NEW ..............................................6Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects NEW.............................................6SAP BusinessObjects System Administration NEW ..................................................6

Customer Relationship ManagementVariant Configuration with SAP (2nd Edition) NEW ................................................7Discover SAP CRM..................................................................................................7SAP CRM Web Client Customizing and Development.............................................7Planning Your SAP CRM Implementation................................................................7Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction Center........................................................7Service with SAP CRM ............................................................................................7SAP CRM Middleware Optimization Guide .............................................................7The SAP CRM Web Client 2-Pack NEW...............................................................7

Human Capital ManagementConfiguring and Customizing Employee and Manager Self-Services in SAP ERP HCM..............................................................................8Mastering HR Management with SAP ERP HCM (2nd Edition) ................................8Time Management with SAP ERP HCM...................................................................8Mastering SAP ERP HCM Organizational Management ...........................................8Configuring and Using CATS ..................................................................................8Creating Forms in SAP ERP HCM ............................................................................8Authorizations in SAP ERP HCM .............................................................................8HR Reporting with SAP ...........................................................................................8SAP ERP HCM Performance Management...............................................................8Discover SAP ERP HCM...........................................................................................9100 Things You Should Know About HR Management with SAP ...........................9Personnel Planning and Development Using SAP ERP HCM (2nd Edition)................9Enterprise Compensation Management with SAP ERP HCM ...................................9E-Recruiting with SAP ERP HCM .............................................................................9Talent Management with SAP ERP HCM NEW .......................................................9

Finance and ControllingCustomizing Financial Accounting in SAP NEW ....................................................10Account Determination in SAP (2nd Edition) NEW................................................10SAP ERP Financials Configuration and Design (2nd Edition) NEW .........................10Maximizing SAP ERP Financials Accounts Receivable .............................................10Quick Reference Guide: Financial Accounting with SAP ........................................10The SAP General Ledger 2-Pack .......................................................................10Maximizing SAP General Ledger ...........................................................................10Optimizing Value Flows with SAP ERP...................................................................10100 Things You Should Know About Financial Accounting with SAP NEW ..........11SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (2nd Edition) .............................11Maximizing Cash Management with SAP ERP Financials .......................................11

Integrating SAP ERP Financials: Configuration and Design ....................................11Integration of Materials Management with Financial Accounting in SAP...............11Transitioning to IFRS in SAP ERP Financials............................................................11Check Design and Payment Process Configuration in SAP ERP Financials ..............11Segment Reporting with Document Splitting in the SAP General Ledger...............11SAP Treasury and Risk Management .....................................................................11Product Cost Controlling with SAP (2nd Edition) NEW ........................................12Actual Costing with the SAP Material Ledger NEW .............................................12Controlling with SAP — Practical Guide................................................................12Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling (2nd Edition) ..............................12100 Things You Should Know About Controlling with SAP ..................................12The Controlling Collection UPDATED ...............................................................12Discover SAP ERP Financials ..................................................................................13Financial Reporting with SAP (2nd Edition) NEW .................................................13ABAP™ Development for Financial Accounting: Custom Enhancements...............13SAP ERP Financials User’s Guide............................................................................13Customizing Controlling in SAP ERP .....................................................................13Controlling-Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP (2nd Edition) NEW ................13

Books for DevelopersSAP Business ByDesign™ Studio — Application Development NEW .....................14Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal Applications .....................................14SAP Interface Programming ..................................................................................14Practical Guide to IDoc Development for SAP .......................................................14SAP Web Client: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers NEW............................14SAP CRM Web Client Customizing and Development...........................................14Architecting EDI with SAP IDocs............................................................................14The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment ...................14Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver PI ...................................15SAP NetWeaver PI Development — Practical Guide (2nd Edition)..........................15Mobilizing Your Enterprise with SAP NEW ...........................................................15Developing Applications with Enterprise SOA .......................................................15Enterprise Integration Patterns for SAP NetWeaver PI............................................15B2B Integration Using SAP NetWeaver PI ..............................................................15The SAP NetWeaver PI 2-Pack .........................................................................15Discover ABAP (2nd Edition) NEW ........................................................................16Next Generation ABAP Development (2nd Edition) ...............................................16ABAP Cookbook...................................................................................................16The Official ABAP Reference (3rd Edition) NEW ...................................................16Official ABAP Programming Guidelines .................................................................16BRFplus — Business Rule Management for ABAP Applications..............................16ABAP Objects: ABAP Programming in SAP NetWeaver..........................................17ABAP Data Dictionary ..........................................................................................17Design Patterns in Object-Oriented ABAP (2nd Edition).........................................17ABAP Basics (2nd Edition) .....................................................................................17Developing Enterprise Services for SAP .................................................................17Object Services in ABAP........................................................................................17ABAP Objects: Application Development from Scratch .........................................17Object-Oriented Programming with ABAP Objects ................................................17Getting Started with Web Dynpro ABAP...............................................................17ABAP Performance Tuning....................................................................................17ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.0.............................................................................17Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition) .............................................................17SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (2nd Edition) NEW .............................................18ABAP Development for Materials Management in SAP: User Exits and BAdIs........18ABAP Development for SAP Business Workflow NEW ..........................................18ABAP Development for Financial Accounting: Custom Enhancements .................18The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Security ...............................................18Java Programming with SAP NetWeaver (2nd Edition) ..........................................18The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal NEW ............................................18

Supply Chain Management, Logistics & ManufacturingProduct Cost Controlling with SAP (2nd Edition) NEW .........................................19Actual Costing with the SAP Material Ledger NEW ..............................................19

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Global SAP Systems Design and Architecture........................................................27Building Web Infrastructures with SAP NetWeaver Application Server...................27SAP CRM Middleware Optimization Guide ...........................................................27SAP on Windows..................................................................................................27Job Scheduling for SAP.........................................................................................27SAP Solution Manager (3rd Edition) NEW ............................................................28Testing SAP Solutions (2nd Edition).......................................................................28Change Request Management with SAP Solution Manager ..................................28Conception and Installation of System Monitoring using the SAP Solution Manager (2nd Edition).......................................................................................28SAP Change and Transport Management (3rd Edition) .........................................28Performing End-to-End Root Cause Analysis Using SAP Solution Manager............28SAP Transaction Codes: Your Quick Reference to T-Codes in SAP ERP NEW.........29Authorizations in SAP Software: Design and Configuration ..................................29The SAP Solution Manager Collection UPDATED............................................29The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal NEW ............................................29SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise System Administration NEW ................................29100 Things You Should Know About Authorizations in SAP NEW ........................29Using SAP: A Guide for Beginners and End Users NEW ........................................30The Discover SAP Collection UPDATED............................................................30

Effective Pricing with SAP ERP NEW .....................................................................19The Plant Maintenance 2-Pack .........................................................................19Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP (2nd Edition)................................19Quality Management with SAP (3rd Edition) .........................................................19Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration (3rd Edition)................................................................................19

Project Management with SAP Project System (2nd Edition) .................................20Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP — Practical Guide.............................................20Maximize Your Warehouse Operations with SAP ERP ...........................................20Optimizing Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP: Functionality and Configuration.....20Warehouse Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration (2nd Edition) NEW .....................................................................20

Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling (2nd Edition) ..............................20Implementing and Configuring SAP MII ................................................................20Sales and Distribution Controlling with SAP NetWeaver BI ....................................20Integration of Materials Management with Financial Accounting in SAP...............21Enhancing Supplier Relationship Management Using SAP SRM (2nd Edition) ........21Materials Planning with SAP .................................................................................21Customizing Materials Management Processes in SAP ERP Operations..................21The MM 2-Pack .................................................................................................21The Consultant’s Guide to SAP SRM.....................................................................21Efficient E-Procurement with SAP .........................................................................21Global Available-to-Promise with SAP: Functionality and Configuration NEW .......22Demand Management with SAP...........................................................................22Inventory Optimization with SAP (2nd Edition)......................................................22Customizing Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERP ............................22SAP Extended Warehouse Management: Processes, Functionality, and Configuration.............................................................................................22

Capable to Match (CTM) with SAP APO ...............................................................22Invoice Verification for SAP (2nd Edition) ..............................................................22Project Portfolio Management with SAP RPM and cProjects ..................................22Discover Logistics with SAP ERP ............................................................................23Discover SAP SCM ................................................................................................23Optimizing Reverse Logistics with SAP ERP............................................................23Production Planning with SAP APO (2nd Edition) ..................................................23100 Things You Should Know about Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP NEW.......23SAP Product Lifecycle Management ......................................................................23

IT ManagementThe BPM 2-Pack .................................................................................................24Managing SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Projects..............................................................24Discover SAP (2nd Edition)....................................................................................24Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition) ..............................................................24SAP Transaction Codes: Your Quick Reference to T-Codes in SAP ERP NEW.........24Implementing SAP Customer Competence Center ................................................25SAP NetWeaver: The Official Guide.......................................................................25Managing Organizational Change During SAP Implementations ...........................25SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide NEW......5The SAP Green Book — A Business Guide for Effectively Managing the SAP Lifecycle NEW ......................................................................................25Mobilizing Your Enterprise with SAP NEW ...........................................................25

Books for AdministratorsSAP NetWeaver AS ABAP System Administration (3rd Edition) ..............................26SAP Administration — Practical Guide ..................................................................26Implementing SAP Enhancement Packages ...........................................................26SAP NetWeaver BW: Administration and Monitoring ............................................26SAP Security and Risk Management (2nd Edition) .................................................26Understanding SAP NetWeaver Identity Management...........................................26SAP NetWeaver Portal...........................................................................................26Global Portal Systems with SAP ............................................................................26Content Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal ...................................................26SAP Performance Optimization Guide (6th Edition)...............................................27Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition) ..............................................................27SAP MaxDB™ Administration ...............................................................................27Mastering SAP NetWeaver PI — Administration (2nd Edition) ...............................27

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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, ANALYTICS, AND REPORTING

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation(2nd Edition)by Sridhar Srinivasan and Kumar Srinivasan

This is your authoritative guide toSAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation to help you understandits features, functions, implementa-tion, and integration with other SAPcomponents and applications. In addition to learning best practices for budgeting, planning, forecasting, and consolidation, you’ll understandhow SAP BusinessObjects Planningand Consolidation works for theSAP NetWeaver platform and inte-grates with other SAP components. This new edition covers the newestrelease, version 7.5, and includes additional coverage on consolidationand enhanced reporting features.

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UnderstandingSAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Managementby William D. Newman

This book guides you step-by-step through the core components of SAP BusinessObjects enterprise perfor-mance management solutions, andprovides you with real-world insight into the strengths and functional-ity of each. You will learn how thevarious components such as spend analytics, strategy management,financial information management,supply chain effectiveness, andbusiness planning and consolidationcan be integrated and leveraged toprovide a single “cockpit” for enter-prise performance management.



SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligenceby Jim Brogden, Mac Holden, and Heather Sinkwitz

This book provides you with a com-prehensive functional overview of SAPBusinessObjects Web Intelligence, as well as actionable, step-by-step contentto help you quickly begin creating, analyzing and sharing enterprise-wide reports. It also covers advancedfeatures to ensure you’re using the tool to its full capacity, including customiz-ing web intelligence with the softwaredeveloper’s kit (SDK), and linking withother SAP BI tools.



Creating Dashboards with Xcelsius — Practical Guideby Evan DeLodder and Ray Li

Learn how to build your ownXcelsius dashboards with this practi-cal book. It explains how to use allthe features and functionality in Xcelsius, while highlighting typical scenarios where each feature can be used to solve business problems. You’ll also learn how to customize the Xcelsius components, themes, and data connections so you can use Xcelsius to the fullest extent.



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“If you are an SAP customer using BusinessObjects software or considering the use of BusinessObjects for your BI needs, this book is a “must-have” for your bookshelf.”


Integrating SAPBusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x with SAP NetWeaver

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Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)

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Discover SAPBusinessObjectsby Chris Dinkel, JC Raveneau, and Thierry Audas

In this book, you’ll find what you need to really understand whereSAP BusinessObjects can fit into your operations. Whether you’re a decision-maker, consultant, or new SAP professional, this reader-friendly reference will take you on a complete journey — from the history of SAP BusinessObjects to a look at each SAP BusinessObjects portfoliosolution. You’ll find everything fromon demand, EPM, GRC, and enter-prise information management solu-tions to customer scenarios and theSAP BusinessObjects roadmap.



Inside SAP BusinessObjects Explorerby Ingo Hilgefort

If you’re considering using SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, this bookis for you. It will show you how SAPBusinessObjects Explorer can helpyou make faster, better-informeddecisions by giving you more insight into your data. And, if you’re already using SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, you’ll learn about the functionalityof the XI 3.2 release and the new features of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version in com-bination with SAP NetWeaver BWAccelerator. From installation and deployment, to everyday usage sce-narios and more advanced topics, thisbook is filled with invaluable informa-tion that will help you configure andutilize SAP BusinessObjects Explorer to its full potential.



Inside SAPBusinessObjectsAdvanced Analysisby Ingo Hilgefort

This is the definitive source forinformation on SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Microsoft Office edition, and provides you with a comprehensive functional overview,installation/deployment scenarios, data connectivity guidance, andbasic/advanced usage scenarios as well as details of the release of SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Web edition, and integration withthe release of SAP BusinessObjects XI 4.0. Learn what SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis is and how it canbenefit users. Plus, get details on how to deploy the tool and connect it with SAP and non-SAP data.



Using Crystal Reports with SAPby Mike Garrett

If you have to generate reports with Crystal Reports in an SAPNetWeaver BW environment, this is the book you need. You’lllearn how to quickly create effective reports that get the right informationto the right people. This book coversthe primary features and functions ofCrystal Reports, while paying special attention to integrating with otherSAP BusinessObjects and SAP appli-cations and data sources.



SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide

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100 Things You Should Know About Reporting with SAP CrystalReports

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Efficient SAP NetWeaver BW Implementation and Upgrade Guideby Debasish Khaitan and Gary Nolan

The book starts by defining a typical SAP NetWeaver BW project lifecycle, followed by an examination of proper project management andupgrade strategies, including under-standing common mistakes, resourcerequirements, and project planning and development. The topics are presented in a linear, intuitive, project-based scenario, to help you navigate easily through all stages of the project, including pre-project considerations, actual project guidance, as well as the go-live and post-live monitoring andmaintenance considerations.



Learn what it takes to become an SAP Certified Application Associate as you progress, step-by-step, through the key functions and business scenarios. Practice makesperfect, and this book provides you with a sampling of practice questions, so you’ll understand the different typesof questions and learn how to answer correctly based on thedetailed explanation of why each of the answers is correct orincorrect. Plus, get the inside scoop on special tips and tricksyou can use to prepare for and pass the exam. Explore prac-tical, tried-and-true advice about how to use particular func-tions, explanations based on real-world business scenarios, as well as useful study tips and much more.

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SAP Query Reporting — Practical Guideby Stephan Kaleske

This book shows how to deploythe SAP query tool to create reports and extend the standard reportingcapabilities of an ERP system. Usingmany concrete, practical examples andsolutions specifically geared toward accurate, efficient, and cost effective reporting, readers learn quickly from expert, step-by-step instruction. Themain features of the SAP query tool are covered (e.g., drill-down func-tionality, rankings, statistics, trafficsymbols, calculated fields of informa-tion, MS Office integration) andmuch more.



Practical Guide to SAPNetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.0by Bharat Patel, Amol Palekar, and Shreekant Shiralkar

This book is intended to provide a comprehensive and practical under-standing of SAP NetWeaver BW,utilizing a real-world, scenario-basedapproach to detail the core, funda-mental components and features.You’ll learn about the primary features and functions of SAP NetWeaver BW,including architecture, data modeling,data extraction, data staging, andmore. Then, delve into the specifics ofdata modeling with SAP NetWeaver BW. Coverage includes InfoObjects,working with master data, InfoCubes,MultiProviders, and Infosets.



SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x Reporting — Practical Guideby Jason Kraft

This book provides you with adetailed, how-to guide for using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse(SAP NetWeaver BW) 7.x and the BEx tools to generate enterprise reports.It will teach you how to design and distribute effective, attractive reports that meet critical business objectives.Learn when, why, and how to use BExreporting, the ins and outs of retriev-ing data, how to build effective BW queries, run queries in Excel andmuch more!



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Variant Configuration with SAP (2nd Edition)by Uwe Blumöhr, Manfred Münch, and Marin Ukalovic

With this all-inclusive reference,you have everything you need toimplement, customize, and use variant configuration with SAP.Whether you’re a consultant, work directly with variant configuration, or are a manager, this book contains essential informationyou need in order to make key decisionson how variant configuration works bestfor your company.

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Discover SAP CRMby Srini Katta

Learn how you can achieve customer-driven growth and the ability to attract andretain quality customers using SAP CRM.Whether you’re considering implementingSAP CRM, you’re a project leader looking fordetails on how it works, or you’re new toSAP, this reader-friendly guide is the resourceyou need. It details all of the functionality and provides practical insights into how itworks in the real world.

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SAP CRM Web Client Customizingand Developmentby Michael Füchsle and Matthias Zierke

Do you want to utilize the new SAP CRMuser interface in the best possible way? Thiscomprehensive guide, suitable for SAP CRM2007 and SAP CRM 7.0, explains every-thing that you need to know about theSAP CRM Web client: the architecture of the UI framework, the customizing options (roles, navigation, portal integration, and much more), as well as all options that are available for customer-specific extensionsthrough programming.

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Planning Your SAP CRM Implementation

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Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction CenterJohn Burton


SAP CRM Middleware Optimization GuideJuliane Bode, Stephan Golze, and Thomas Schröder

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Mastering SAP ERP HCMOrganizational Managementby Sylvia Chaudoir

The author shows you how to take the OM modelto the next level by determining which elements to use and how. You’ll identify methods for maintain-ing this complex data structure. And you’ll discoverhow to customize the user interface layout. Onceyou know how organizational data goes into SAP,you’ll learn how to get it back out through evalua-tion paths and hierarchy reporting.

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Time Management with SAP ERP HCMby Brian Schaer

This book provides a detailed guide to under-standing, implementing, and configuring the time management component of SAP ERP HCM. It teaches you the core topics of time manage-ment and provides the fundamental informationyou need for implementing and configuring the business requirements. It also provides insight into some of the more advanced topics, such as processflows and more.

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Creating Forms in SAP ERP HCMStefan Kauf and Viktoria Papadopoulou

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Authorizations in SAP ERP HCMy Martin Esch and Anja Junold

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HR Reporting with SAPHans-Jürgen Figaj, Richard Haßmann,d Anja Junold

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SAP ERP HCM Performance Management

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Configuring and Customizing Employee and Manager Self-Services in SAP ERP HCM

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he most out of the self-servicewithin SAP ERP HCM, you needow to effectively configure andthe tools. With this detailed guide, all of the information you need

for customizing employee self-services (ESS),manager self-services (MSS), and the shared services center (SCC). You’ll learn everything about the standard “out of the box” configuration, from the earlyrelease with ITS services to the latest Web Dynpro offering in SAP ERP 6.0.


Mastering HR Management with SAP ERP HCM(2nd Edition)

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mpletely updated and second edition guides you

he entire HR managementprocess using SAP ERP Human CapitalManagement. You’ll learn the ins and

outs of personnel administration and recruitment, how to transfer HR data to the financial and cost accounting departments, and much more. You’ll be introduced to the core functionality of SAP ERP HCM 6.0 and learn thekey principles of customization.


Configuring and Using CATSby Manuel Gallardo

This complete guide to effectively configuring CATS provides detailed explanations of Special Approvalsand customizing for Duet®, along with detailed stepsfor setting up CATS to fulfill the many complex con-figuration requirements. Details on each CATS User-exit and tips on what functionality can or cannot be accomplished with particular user-exits is also included.In addition, the author provides in-depth guidance forhow to prevent and correct performance problems, answers to frequently asked questions, tips for audit report development, and much more.

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Enterprise CompensationManagement with SAP ERP HCMby Jeremy Masters and Christos Kotsakis

Strategically managing compensation is a key humancapital management initiative that can greatly impactyour company’s success, and with SAP ERP HCMenterprise compensation management you have thetools you need for an effective and consistent strategy.So if you’re an HR professional, IT professional, orSAP ERP HCM consultant who needs to know how to deliver and support a successful enterprise compensa-tion implementation using SAP, you’ll find exactlywhat you need in this detailed, practical book.

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E-Recruiting with SAP ERP HCMby Jeremy Masters, Christos Kotsakis,and Venki Krishnamoorthy

This book provides a practical guide to configuringand using SAP E-Recruiting effectively in the real-world. It is written to teach SAP ERP HCM users and the implementation teams that support them what the SAP E-Recruiting tool is, so that they can use it effec-tively in their recruitment process and integrate it easilywith other SAP ERP HCM components. The bookguides you through the configuration process from a real workflow perspective. This resource is a must forall those who will be involved with SAP E-Recruiting.

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Personnel Planning and Development Using SAP ERP HCM(2nd Edition)by Richard Haßmann, Christian Krämer,and Jens Richter

Qualified and motivated employees are the most critical asset of every company, and recruiting, retaining, and training them forms the basis for thefuture. With this book you’ll learn about all of the processes of personnel planning and development, explore the functions and basic customizing, and find out how to implement and use the compo-nents of SAP ERP HCM successfully.

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100 Things You Should Know About HR Management with SAP

ain Bhutoria and Cameron Lewis

u spent days trying to figure out enerate a personnel report in SAP only to find out you just neededfew buttons? If so, you’ll be with this book, which unlocks s of SAP ERP HCM. It provides

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DiscoverSAP ERP HCM

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FINANCE AND CONTROLLING

Maximizing SAP ERP Financials Accounts Receivable by Manish Patel

Every company implementing SAP ERP Financials has use for the Accounts Receivable (AR) compo-nent, but many never utilize it to its full capacity. This often leads to decreased return on investment and increased user fatigue. In this book, you’ll find tools and strategies for avoiding this scenario by maximizing and enhancing your SAP ERP Financials Accounts Receivable implementation!

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Quick Reference Guide:Financial Accounting with SAPby Vincenzo Sopracolle

Using clear, simple step-by-step instructions and detailed screenshots, you will learn how to perform key activities in the core areas of SAPGeneral Ledger, asset accounting, accountspayable, accounts receivable, banking, and the special purpose ledger. Each section starts with quick reference material such as transaction codes,tables, and menu paths, and ends with easy-to-use answers to frequently asked questions and problems commonly encountered by users.

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Customizing Financial Accounting in SAP

eeriah Narayanan

s comprehensive bookes you how to customize cial accounting in SAP ERP l of your unique business sce-s. Whether you want to change your screen t for end users or need to define new ss variants in any FI component, this book s configuring your solution easy for any

business requirement. Acquire the knowledgebehind the customizing actions. After reading

this book, you’ll be able to take over an implementation in any stage, or start one of your own. Find information on seldom-covered topics: lease accounting, contract accounts receivable and payable, and much more.


AccountDetermination in SAP (2nd Edition)

sh Patel

clear and practical aches you how toe account deter-

n in SAP ERP. Learnhe various account nation techniques in each

component for generating GeneralLedger postings, including AR/AP,

tax transactions, bank transactions, human capital management, andmaterials management. Get step-by-step configuration instructions, andin this new edition, each chapter provides real-world examples, business processes and scenarios, useful screenshots, and practical tips to help youunderstand and master all aspects of account determination.


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The SAP General Ledger 2-Pack

SAP ERP Financials Configurationand Design (2nd Edition)by Naeem Arif and Sheikh Tauseef

Master the most important issues involved in design-ing and configuring an SAP ERP Financials implementa-tion using this must-have reference. The new edition of this best-selling book is completely updated toprovide you with information on everything from thegeneral areas of SAP ERP Financials and how they fitin the SAP landscape, to how the new SAP General Ledger can work for you. Get the skills, tools, andknowledge you need to be able to understand andconfigure your SAP ERP Financials system.

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100 Things You Should Know About Financial Accounting with SAP

ul Ovigele

book provides 100 practi-tle-known tips, tricks, and rounds to help you get theout of your SAP system. time-saving shortcuts and work-ds will help users of all levels to get

the most out of their daily interaction withthe system. Use these insightful tips to con-

figure screens to your personal needs, to significantly reduce the number of IT trouble tickets, and to work more efficiently. The hands-on approach andeasy-to-follow layout will help you to pick up new skills in no time. Your SAP user experience will be friendlier and easier, and you may even find yourselfsaying, “I had no idea you could do this that way!”



SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation(2nd Edition)

r Srinivasan and Kumar Srinivasan

our authoritative guide to SAPbjects Planning and Consolidation u understand its features, func-ementation, and integration withcomponents and applications.

In addition to learning best practices for budgeting, planning, forecasting, and consolidation, you’ll understand howSAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation works for the SAP NetWeaverplatform and integrates with other SAP components. This new edition covers thenewest release, version 7.5, and includes additional coverage on consolidationand enhanced reporting features.


Integrating SAP ERP Financials: Configuration and Designby Naeem Arif and Sheikh Tauseef

This book explains the integration points between SAP ERP Financials and other software— including sales and distribution, materials man-agement, human capital management, and assetaccounting. Readers are provided with a well-defined set of best practice configuration instruc-tions that are essential to a successful integration project, and the book details the configurationand design of key end-to-end business processes,including sales order to cash, purchase order topayment, payroll, and asset lifecycle management.

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Maximizing Cash Management with SAP ERP Financialsby Eleazar Ortega Van Steenberghe

This book explains the functionality of all key SAP cash management components, including best practices, real-world business scenarios, key con-figuration, and master data information. It explainshow all the components can be integrated, and how both the individual components and the integrated solution can be maximized for optimal performance. Topics covered include electronic banking, liquidity planner, in-house cash, bank communication management, and much more.

AVAILABLE NOW ■ 2010 ■ H3148 ■ $79.95■ ■


Transitioning to IFRS inSAP ERP Financials

Paul Theobald

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Integration of Materials Management with Financial Accounting in SAPby Faisal Mahboob

This book teaches you about MaterialsManagement (MM) and Financial Accounting (FI),and the intersection points between them. It explainshow to configure the system so that you can stream-line your business and continually improve your procurement processes with MM and FI. You’ll findpractical, real-world examples, troubleshooting tech-niques, and step-by-step descriptions throughout to help you master this crucial integration effectively.

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Check Design and Payment Process Configuration in SAP ERP Financials

y Donald Eyres

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Segment Reporting with DocumentSplitting in the SAP General Ledger

Mitresh Kundalia

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SAP Treasury and Risk Management Sönke Jarré, Reinhold Lövenich, Andreas Martin, d Klaus G. Müller

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Production Variance Analysisin SAP Controlling (2nd Edition)by John Jordan

This book presents a detailed explanation of how production variance analysis works in control-ling with SAP, and focuses on the processes and reports that assist with all phases of the controlling process. You’ll learn controlling concepts from a simple and easy-to-understand level, while beingintroduced to in-depth information on master dataand configuration setup requirements, based on SAP ERP 6.0.

AVAILABLE NOW ■ 2011 ■ H3185 ■ $84.95■ ■


100 Things You Should Know About Controlling with SAPby John Jordan

Tip #36: You can reduce the clutter in cost estimate screens! Simplify cost estimate screens by reducing the number of cost component views listed. Although five cost component views are listed by default, you may not need to display them all. With this tip, you can learn how to view only the information you really want. Find out more on page 98. The books in our “100 Things” series each provide 100 practical, little-known tips, tricks, and workarounds to help you get the most out ofyour SAP system.

AVAILABLE NOW ■ 2010 ■ H3129 ■ $49.95■ ■


Actual Costing with the SAP Material Ledger

nda Reis

ou are a control-onsultant, or costunting professional,this is your comprehensive guide ng the SAP material ledger forl costing! Here, you’ll find the

answers to how, why, and where to perform actual costing with the SAP material ledger to optimize yourbusiness practices. After a brief overview of how to configure the SAP material ledger, the book delves into more in-depth usages of actual costing and material ledger functionalities, such as using alternativevaluation runs and actual costing cross-company code.


Controlling with SAP — Practical Guideby Janet Salmon

Learn how to perform transactions with fewer steps and less effort, and you’ll discover how totroubleshoot minor problems and system issues.In addition to the core areas of controlling, you’ll also find coverage of more advanced topics, such as SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP BusinessObjects, theSAP Financial Closing cockpit, and topics addedin recent enhancement packages. This book will help you to master the system and work more effi-ciently on a daily basis.

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Product CostControlling with SAP(2nd Edition)

Jordan

are looking for a resource that you how to set up Controlling for Costing and how it es with other modules,

ok is for you. This bookch you how overhead

costs flow from financial postings to costcenters and then on to manufacturing orders. Find answers to your questions regarding the material ledger, transfer pricing and reporting, and discoverhow to address common problem areas, including month-end processing, long run times, and message and variance analysis. This new edition includes updated content on cost object hierarchies, engineer-to-order, and make-to-order, as well as new case studies and real-world examples.


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Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling

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100 Things You Should Know About Controlling with SAP

Optimize your SAP ERP Financials Controlling Implementation

Product Cost Controlling with SAP

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Financial Reporting with SAP (2nd Edition)by Aylin Korkmaz

This book providesfinance and IT teams with best practices for deliver-ing financial reports faster, more accu-rately, and in compliance with various international accounting standards. Featuring step-by-step coverage of allmajor FI reporting functions (includingsub-ledger, corporate finance manage-ment, and governance, risk and compli-ance), this book will help you streamlineand simplify financial business processes and automate financial and manage-ment reporting in SAP ERP Financials.This new edition includes updatedcontent on statutory reporting, segmentreporting, AP and AR reports in SAPERP, Consolidated Financial Reporting,as well as the most recent reporting tools in SAP ERP, SAP BusinessObjects.



ABAP Development for Financial Accounting:Custom Enhancements by Sergey Korolev

With this book, you learn how to create custom enhancementsto standard ABAP code in financialaccounting for SAP, which will allow you to address all corporate and/or country-specific business rules. Theauthor takes a systematic approach to the topic, introducing generalinformation about the subject ofenhancements, and then offering specific coding tutorials consisting of step-by-step instructions and screen-shots. You’ll quickly learn how to findthe appropriate enhancement for a particular problem, use all availabledata, and avoid common program-ming errors.



SAP ERP Financials User’s Guideby Heinz Forsthuber and Jörg Siebert

This book focuses on the practical,day-to-day requirements of working with SAP ERP Financials. It guidesusers through the various financialaccounting functions step-by-step: documents, account reports, specialpostings, automatic procedures,accounts receivable accounting,accounts payable accounting, general ledger accounting, closing opera-tions, and asset accounting. Whether you are already an experienced user, or new to the world of SAP ERP Financials, you are guaranteed tofind volumes of useful tips and tricks designed to help maximize your daily work.



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Customizing Controlling in SAP ERP

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Controlling-Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP (2nd Edition)

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Discover SAP ERP Financialsby Manish Patel

Are you a financial manager, con-sultant, or decision-maker consider-ing SAP? Or are you new to SAP and need to understand how it works? If so, this very detailed, reader-friendlyreference, will give you an in-depthoverview of the key components ofSAP ERP Financials. You’ll learn howeach component works, the advan-tages they offer, and how this fullyintegrated package addresses the challenges facing today’s companies. Along the way, you’ll also learn how to improve your efficiency in keyfinancial areas, including profitabilityanalysis, financial supply chain man-agement, cost-accounting, and more.





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SAP Interface Programmingby Michael Wegelin and Michael Englbrecht

This book teaches you how tointegrate third-party programs withyour SAP systems while avoiding the many pitfalls that can arise from dif-ferent programming languages and interface technologies. It provides a comprehensive description of the communication protocols thatare supported by SAP, which com-ponents of the SAP NetWeaverApplication Server implement them,and how these components must be configured to enable communication with external systems.



Practical Guide to IDoc Development for SAPby Sabine Maisel

For years, IDocs have been used as interfaces for internal and cross-enterprise communication. But doesthe SAP standard meet the demands and requirements for your business?With this book, learn how you canchange standard IDocs and even develop your own IDocs for special customer information. With expert knowledge and hands-on advice, this complete reference will help you hit the ground running.



Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal Applicationsby Marcus Banner, Berthold Latka,Roland Schroth, and Michael Spee

The book first provides a step-by-step introduction to roles, worksets,pages, and iViews. From there it guides you through all essential implementation phases, including useradministration, connecting externalsystems using single sign-on, layout of externally facing portals, and ultimately transporting data to your live system.Two detailed workshops providehands-on examples showing youexactly how to customize portal com-ponents and even create new ones.


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The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver CompositionEnvironment

Jan Rauscher and Volker Stiehl

BONUS DVD: Includes trial version of SAP tWeaver CE 7.1 on DVD, plus all examples.

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SAP CRM Web ClientCustomizing and Development

Michael Füchsle and Matthias Zierke

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Architecting EDI with SAP IDocsEmmanuel Hadzipetros

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SAP Web Client: AComprehensive Guide for Developers

nko Stefanov, Armand Sezikeye, anjeet Mall

s is your compre-ve guide to devel-and enhancing

cations with SAP client. Focusing on develop-tasks and practical examples,

this book will take you on a journeythrough the Web client framework,

discussing different programming layers and development activities via the use of practical examples, screenshots, and code. With the perfect balance between theory and practical guidance, this book will teach you everything you need to know about building a full-fledged, enter-prise-ready application using Web client.

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“An excellent book, very useful for the web UI developer!”


SAP Business ByDesign Studio — ApplicationDevelopmentby Thomas Schneider

Get ready for a newera of SAP program-ming! This book is yourfirst and ultimate guideto developing for SAP Business ByDesign. See the new develop-ment environment and the scriptinglanguage in action, understand howto model and implement business objects, and design your own UIs. Begin a journey deep into the inner workings of SAP’s new businesssolution!



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Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAPNetWeaver PIby Michal Krawczyk and Michal Kowalczewski

Beginning with expert advice on the usage, configuration, and admin-istration of IDocs, you’ll explore thekey integration processes carried outwith SAP NetWeaver PI, as well as sending IDocs to SAP NetWeaver PIor vice versa, IDoc monitoring within SAP NetWeaver landscapes, and allaspects of exchange development. New topics covered include the ALEdistribution model, IDoc monitoringwith SAP Solution Manager, and IDoc packaging.



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The SAP NetWeaver PI 2-Pack

B2B Integration Using SAPNetWeaver PI

Sam Raju and Claus Wallacher

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Enterprise Integration Patterns for SAP NetWeaver PI

René de Daniel and Hermann Steinrötter

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pages ■ Print ■ Online

Developing Applicationswith Enterprise SOA

Martin Huvar, Timm Falter, Thomas Fiedler,d Alexander Zubev

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SAP NetWeaver PI Development — Practical Guide (2nd Edition)by Valentin Nicolescu et al.

With this practical guide, you’lllearn how to develop mappings, adapters, and proxies for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. Eachexercise includes detailed descriptionsfor all development and configura-tion objects (including monitoring), and then concludes with an integra-tion example. The book is suitable forSAP NetWeaver PI beginners, and can also serve as a reference guide forexperienced users.



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Mobilizing Your Enterprise with SAP

AVAILABLE 7/2012


Official ABAP Programming Guidelinesby Horst Keller and Wolf Hagen Thümmel

This book, the official SAP programmingstyle guide, will show you how to maximize performance, readability, and stability in your ABAP programs. Sorted by program-ming tasks, it provides you with guidelineson how best to fulfill each task. Starting with basic considerations on the use of comprehensive programming concepts, thebook continues with formal criteria and then concludes with detailed descriptionsof the various areas and tasks of ABAP development. Loaded with real-life code examples, both good and bad, this book is truly a must-have guide for serious ABAP developers.



The Official ABAP Reference (3rd Edition)by Horst Keller

Get to know ABAP in all its intricacy and detail with this, your comprehensive reference for all ABAP state-ments. Each chapter discusses the relevant keywords forthe topic at hand, and begins with an introduction that explains the essential concepts, such as character stringprocessing, dynpro development, and more. For each state-ment, the book offers an explanation of the function, thesyntax listing, a description, notes on special usage, and an example. The clear organization of content, a full index,and the comprehensive glossary will help you navigate through the complexities of ABAP with ease.

BONUS DVD: Includes a trial version of SAP NetWeaver 7.02 SP6.

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Next Generation ABAPDevelopment (2nd Edition)by Rich Heilman and Thomas Jung

Designed to keep seasoned developers up-to-date with the latest techniques and technologies available in ABAP, this all-new second edition of our best-selling titlefollows along with a lead ABAP developer as he learns how to assess and employ the new tools and features of ABAP from SAPNetWeaver 7.0 up to 7.0 enhancement package 2. Witness the entire process of building applications: design, development,and testing of all areas. In addition, you’llalso become familiar with end-to-end object-oriented design techniques, and more.

BONUS CD: Includes a CD with source code for all examples, plus the entire first edition of the book in HTML format.



ABAP Cookbookby James Wood

This book allows you to find the answers you need to typical ABAP development problems and tasks. You’ll discover best practices for developing solutions, and learn how to apply ABAP to solve differenttypes of problems. The recipes rangefrom simple appetizers to complexmain courses — and some sweet desserts, of course! Each chapter is a short tutorial in itself, organized andconsolidated into an easy-to-read format. The various code samples,screenshots, and different icons willhelp you to follow the best practices.



BRFplus — Business Rule Management for ABAPApplicationsby Thomas Albrecht and Carsten Ziegler

This book is your one-stop resource to understanding and using BRFplus: Learn how to create applications with theBRFplus workbench as well as the API, find out how to manage applications andobjects, and benefit from an extensive reference chapter on functions, data objects, rules and rulesets, expressions, and actions. Additional chapters on tools, performance, deployment, and otheradvanced topics round off this comprehensive book.



Discover ABAP (2nd Edition)by Thorsten Franz and Karl-Heinz Kühnhauser

If you’re new to ABAP and want practical programming guidance, look no further. Discover ABAP offers a clear andconcise introduction to SAP’s main programming language,giving you the information you need to immediately start writing code. Based on an extended, real-life example that iscarried throughout the book, you’ll quickly develop your own programming solutions, starting from page one. You canthen take your new skills to the next level as you successfully use your custom source code in practice. This revised secondedition is updated for SAP NetWeaver 7.2/02, and is exactly the tool you need to begin your ABAP experience.

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Design Patterns in Object-Oriented ABAP(2nd Edition)by Igor Barbaric

If a proven solution for a recur-ring problem already exists, whywould you reinvent the wheel? Thishands-on programming tutorialexplains why and how you can usedesign patterns to help completeyour ABAP tasks in less time with better code. Step-by-step, theauthor guides you through class andinterface definitions, as well as the coding for all relevant methods. Plus, benefit immediately from extensively commented real-world code thatshows how to implement MVC,Façade, Adapter, Decorator, and more in ABAP objects.



ABAP Data Dictionaryby Tanmaya Gupta

If you work regularly with the ABAP Data Dictionary, this is the reference you need. Suitable for both beginners and advanced users, thisbook will answer all your questionsabout the central repository of infor-mation for ABAP data. You’ll learnbasic background information as wellas details about the specific func-tionality of Data Dictionary elements(domains, tables, views, etc.), both of which will help you enhance yourprogramming skills. The book also provides coverage of more complextopics, such as lock objects.



ABAP Basics (2nd Edition)by Günther Färber and Julia Kirchner

Whether you are already familiarwith another programming languageor ABAP is your first, this book provides you with comprehensiveand structured basics on program-ming business-critical software. Getto know all relevant programmingconcepts and methods from scratch and implement them based on aholistic, real-life example. Procedural and object-oriented languageelements are presented with step-by-step instructions, screenshots, andtried-and-tested tips.



ABAP Objects: ABAPProgramming in SAP NetWeaverby Horst Keller and Sascha Krüger

Based on ABAP Objects, this 1000+ page book describes all concepts of modern ABAP up to release 7.0(including a preview of release 7.10).Brand new topics found in the new edition include SAP NetWeaverApplication Server ABAP, regular expressions, shared objects, class-based exception handling, asser-tions, Web Dynpro for ABAP, object services, dynamic programming, interface technologies (RFC, ICF, XML), and test tools, among others.

BONUS DVD: Includes the SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ABAP Trial Version



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ABAP Performance Tuningy Hermann Gahm

AVAILABLE NOW ■ 2009 ■ H3060 ■ $69.95■ ■


Developing Enterprise Services for SAP

Markus Peter and Thomas Pohl

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Object Services in ABAPy Christian Assig, Aldo Hermann Fobbe,nd Arno Niemietz

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ABAP Objects: Application Development from Scratch

y Thorsten Franz and Tobias Trapp

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Getting Started with Web Dynpro ABAPy Dominik Ofenloch and Roland Schwaiger

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SAP Certified Development Associate

ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.0y Puneet Asthana and David Haslam

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CertificationGuide

Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition) y Ginger Gatling, et al

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Object-Oriented Programmingwith ABAP Objects

James Wood

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Java Programming with SAP NetWeaver (2nd Edition)by Karl Kessler, et al

With this completely updated andextended second edition, you’ll getprofound insights on business logic,persistence, scalability, maintainability, development in teams, and UI design,plus much more. Three all-new chap-ters illustrate the development of composite applications with the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environmentand all other chapters have been fullyrevised and updated for Java EE 5.

BONUS DVD: Includes DVD with the SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 trial version, plus all examples.



ABAP Development for Materials Management in SAP: User Exits and BAdIsby Jurgen Schwaninger

The author uses his real-life experi-ences to provide ideal options forenhancing and optimizing the SAPstandard through custom develop-ments. This book shows you how toimplement these customizations formaterials management (MM) in SAP ERP and describes how they influencethe behavior of the user exits withcustom ABAP programs. Includedthroughout the book are exercises to illustrate the exact procedures andcoding examples needed.



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ABAP Development for Financial Accounting:Custom Enhancements by Sergey Korolev

With this book, you learn howto create custom enhancements to standard ABAP code in financialaccounting for SAP, which will allow you to address all corporate and/orcountry-specific business rules. Theauthor takes a systematic approach tothe topic, introducing general informa-tion about the subject of enhance-ments, and then offering specificcoding tutorials consisting of step-by-step instructions and screenshots. You’ll quickly learn how to find theappropriate enhancement for a particu-lar problem, use all available data, andavoid common programming errors.



ABAP Development for SAP Business Workflow by Ilja-Daniel Werner

You’ll learn the aspects of the tools that aredirectly related to the developer’s tasks, under-standing when it is neces-sary to use custom code and how towrite this code. In the many activitiesand tutorials this book provides, you’ll discover how your work differs from the workflow engine of classicapplication development, as well as how to influence the behavior of a workflow with its own ABAP programs. Additionally, you’ll learnhow to customize the workflowenvironment beyond standardprogramming.



SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (2nd Edition)by Jürgen Hauser et al

If you’ve ever had any questions about workingwith SAP’s interactiveforms, this book will be avaluable addition to yourlibrary. Whether you are a beginning or advanced technical consultant,developer, or form designer, you willlearn everything you need to know about working with SAP InteractiveForms by Adobe. The book offers a comprehensive discussion of thetopic, explaining what interactive forms are, how they are created and used, and how to solve commonproblems associated with them.



The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Securityby Martin Raepple

Developers, system integrators, and software engineers can use thisbook as a hands-on guide for imple-menting security standards using SAP NetWeaver 7.0. Each chapterstarts with a description of the basicprinciples of different technologiesand continues with detailed examplesand hands-on exercises. In these exercises, you assume the role of anapplication developer responsible for communication and data security, as well as identity management, in a sample enterprise.



The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS & MANUFACTURING

Actual Costing with the SAP Material Ledger

anda Reis

you are a controller, con-nt, or cost accountingessional, then this is yourprehensive guide to using the SAPerial Ledger for actual costing! Here,l find the answers to how, why, and

where to perform actual costing withthe SAP Material Ledger to optimize your business practices. Aftera brief overview of how to configure the SAP Material Ledger, thebook delves into more in-depth usages of actual costing and MaterialLedger functionalities, such as using alternative valuation runs and actual costing cross-company code.


Effective Pricing with SAP ERP

Rajen Iyer and Suresh Veeraraghavan

aster the most important issuesnd pricing in SAP ERP withone-stop, comprehensive refer-rr You’ll learn about the keyents of pricing in sales and distributionmaterials management, and discover

complete, step-by-step instructions on howto configure pricing. This book provides you with a practical perspective on the entire process, with coverage that includes basic and advancedconfiguration and condition techniques, as well as integration pointswith other SAP tools, such as financial accounting and cost accounting. Each chapter provides real-world examples, case studies, and practical tips to help you understand and master pricing in SAP ERP.


Product CostControlling with SAP(2nd Edition)

hn Jordan

hether you’re in Financials,uction Planning, Purchasing, and Distribution, or have interest

e integrated areas of productcosting, this book will teach you how

overhead costs flow from financial postings to cost centers and then on to manufacturing orders. Find answers to your questions regarding the material ledger, transfer pricing, and reporting and discover how toaddress common problem areas, including month-end processing, longrun times, and message and variance analysis. This new edition includes updated content on cost object hierarchies, engineer-to-order, andmake-to-order, as well as new case studies and real-world examples.


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The Plant Maintenance 2-Pack

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Jörg Thomas Dickersbach and Gerhard Keller

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Martin Murray

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Maximize Your Warehouse Operations with SAP ERPby Martin Murray

With this book, discover how to examine all of your warehouse pro-cesses from incoming products toshipment completion, and review the challenges and opportunities at each key processing point from both technical and operational perspec-tives. Loaded with success stories,best practices, and explanations of the tools offered in the warehousemanagement functionality of SAPERP, this comprehensive referenceprovides you with the knowledge youneed to achieve results with minimaltime and expense.




Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP — Practical Guideby Matt Chudy and Luis Castedo

This book focuses on the practical,day-to-day requirements of workingwith sales and distribution (SD) inSAP ERP. You’ll learn how to perform transactions with fewer steps and lesseffort, and discover how to trouble-shoot minor problems and systemissues. In addition to the core areas of sales and distribution, such as sales, pricing, delivery, transportation, and billing, you’ll also find coverage of more advanced topics, like special sales pro-cesses (cross-company and third-party)and reporting. Each chapter providesyou with the menu paths and transac-tion codes that are used to executeeach of the many detailed examples.



Sales and Distribution Controllingwith SAP NetWeaver BI

Susanne Hess, Stefanie Lenz,d Jochen Scheibler

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Optimizing Sales and Distribution in SAPERP: Functionality and Configurationby Ashish Mohapatra

If you want to learn how to con-figure and use sales and distributionin SAP ERP to optimize and stream-line your business, this is the book you need. You’ll be able to use SAPERP to fulfill orders and deliver your products and services more effec-tively, improving performance of the system and getting a better return on investment for your sales and distribu-tion implementation. Throughout this book, you’ll find step-by-step instruc-tions and real-world examples that will help you understand and optimize sales and distribution in SAP ERP.



Implementing and Configuring SAP MII

Abesh Bhattacharjee, Dipankar Saha

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Project Management with SAP Project System (2nd Edition)by Mario Franz

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Warehouse Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration (2nd Edition)

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Enhancing Supplier RelationshipManagement Using SAP SRM (2nd Edition)by Sachin Sethi

This completely updated and expanded new edition is a detailedand practical guide to the essentialsof SAP SRM 5.0 and 7.0, including a functionality overview, new productenhancements, and best practices foroptimizing your business processes.Throughout the book, you’ll find tipsand tricks, practical examples, expert analysis of the changes in SAP SRM 7.0, and information on how SAP SRM integrates with core SAP ERP compo-nents. This is the one resource you need to get the most out of SAP SRM.



Materials Planning with SAPby Marc Hoppe and Ferenc Gulyássy

With this comprehensive refer-ence, you’ll learn how to implement,optimize, and use SAP ERP and SAP APO for effective materials planning.Expert insights help you understand cross-component materials planningwith SAP ERP and SAP SCM as well as modern materials planning pro-cedures. Readers discover how toconfigure and use the different SAPERP applications and how best to integrate them with an existing SAPsystem. In addition, the authors showyou how to optimize the tools and determine which settings are useful, and how they affect other settings.



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Whether you’re a consultant who wants to familiarize yourself with materials management (MM) cus-tomization, or an end user interested in learning about MM business pro-cesses, this book is for you. You’ll gain a thorough understanding ofthe strategies and key processes for materials management, and learn how SAP ERP can be customized to support your business. Practical examples anddozens of timesaving tips are providedthroughout to explain the why andhow of configuring and customizingMM with SAP ERP Operations.



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Explore the problems faced by consultants during an implementa-tion from the perspective of thetransitioning roles assumed over thecourse of the project. Beginning withyour role as a business consultant in the blueprint phase, the book progresses through to your role as atechno-functional expert during the realization stage. This approach helpsyou anticipate challenges and gives you the tools to handle them.



Efficient E-Procurement with SAPby Eduard Gerhardt and Kai Krueger

This book teaches you how tooptimize procurement within yourorganization using e-procurement with SAP. You’ll find in-depth informationon both the business requirements of procurement, and an explanation ofhow to implement them in the SAP system. You’ll also learn which SAPtool is appropriate for each purchasingarea. The hands-on, solution approach used throughout the book makesthis a must-have resource for anyoneinterested in learning how to use and configure e-procurement.




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Customizing Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERPby Varun Uppuleti

The goal of every warehousemanager is to have an efficiently-run operation that provides clear visibility into warehouse activities, as well as the ability to quickly optimize stock,reduce inventory movements, and streamline the supply chain process.To achieve these goals you also need to have the right tools, and with extended warehouse functionalities in SAP ERP, you do. Throughout this book, you’ll learn everything about core functionalities. This is the one resource you need to reallyunderstand extended warehousemanagement with SAP ERP and how to customize it to meet your ownbusiness requirements.



Inventory Optimization with SAP (2nd Edition)by Marc Hoppe

This updated edition provides acompletely up-to-date reference tohelp you manage your inventory to increase profitability and operationalefficiency using SAP ERP 6.0 and/or SAP SCM 5.1. Coverage includes additional sections on materialrequirements planning, controlling with SAP NetWeaver BI, vendormanaged inventory and suppliermanaged inventory, and much more. You’ll learn about the criticalfactors that affect your inventory, from inventory analysis, demandplanning, and MRP, to service level, lot size, production, and inventory monitoring.




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SAP Extended Warehouse Management: Processes, Functionality, and Configuration by M. Brian Carter, et al

This is the definitive guide to SAP EWM, covering everything from a general functional overview to detailed system setup and con-figuration guidelines. You’ll learn about the key capabilities of theSAP EWM solution; explore the configuration elements available inthe standard solution; discover the methods used to solve commonbusiness process requirements; and find out how to extend the solution to meet your more complex or unique business require-ments.


Global Available-to-Promise with SAP:Functionality and Configurationby Sandeep Pradhan and Pavan Verma

Learn how to implement and con-figure GATP to meet your company’s order fulfillment cycle, including the key elements of GATP in SAP SCMwith complete, step-by-step instruc-tions. Each chapter provides real-lifebusiness scenarios and case studyexamples, and offers insight on basicand advanced ATP methods, as well aspractical tips and tricks on implement-ing and sustaining the GATP solution.After reading this book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how GATPbridges the integration gap betweenorder fulfillment and planning, andknow how to configure your systemsto work efficiently and effectively.



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Demand Management with SAPby Christopher Foti and Jessie Chimni

This is the first resource that managers and business leaders needto understand and effectively use SAP demand management tools.Each chapter begins with a generaldescription of a business strategyor a process in demand manage-ment from the SAP perspective, and then teaches how the SAP solutionis designed to work and teaches readers how to configure and cus-tomize the solutions. After reading this book, users will understand demand management, and will know how to configure and use the SAP solutions.



Capable to Match (CTM)with SAP APO

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Discover Logistics with SAP ERPby Martin Murray

With this reader-friendly book, anyone new to SAPor considering implementing it will discover the fun-damental capabilities and uses of the logistics compo-nents. You’ll learn what’s available, and how it works to help you determine if logistics with SAP is the righttool for your organization. This book is written in aclear, practical style, and uses real-world examples, case studies, and insightful tips to give you a completeoverview of the SAP logistics offerings.

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Discover SAP SCMby Shaun Snapp

SAP SCM is a leading supply chain managementsolution and if you’re new to it or considering usingit, this is the book for you. Whether you’re a decision maker considering SAP SCM, a consultant seeking functional details, or you’re just starting to work withSAP SCM, this guide will give you the insight andknowledge needed to understand the features and benefits of SAP SCM. You’ll find details on the evolu-tion of the software, guided tours through each appli-cation, advice on which functionality to implement,and expert guidance on how to get the best return onyour investment.

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This is the book you need to master reverse logis-tics. You’ll learn how to configure and use SAP ERPto optimize reverse logistics practices, particularlyreturns, repairs, and refurbishment. And with thestep-by-step instructions, real-world examples, and tips provided throughout, you’ll find many ways to streamline your processes and make your business perform more efficiently. This is the book that willensure you’re getting the most out of the reverselogistics tools in SAP ERP.

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Production Planning with SAP APO(2nd Edition)by Jochen Balla and Frank Layer

This book provides you with a comprehensive and practi-cal guide to implementing, customizing, and using production planning in SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO).You’ll learn how to set up the data exchange between SAP ERP and SAP APO to ensure that you’re making the most out of the versatile functions and options of SAP APO-PP/DS. In addition to covering the standard processes, you’ll learn about various advanced processes, such as multi-resource planning and theMRP-based detailed scheduling.


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Managing SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Projectsby Martin Riedel

This book provides project managers and project team members with comprehensive information on upgrade projects to SAP ERP 6.0.

After explaining the SAP tools and services for determining the value of an upgrade, the author details thetasks of the individual project phases.You’ll explore how to schedule theproject, and how to estimate costsand risks. You’ll also learn how to build the project team and organize test cycles, plus, how to plan for a smooth cutover. In addition, SAPSolution Manager, the technical upgrade tools, testing tools, servicesand more are covered in a separatetools chapter.



Discover SAP(2nd Edition)by Nancy Muir and Ian Kimbell

Discover what SAP is all about andlearn how the new products and solutions can improve your business processes. In this completely updatededition, you’ll find what you need toreally understand where SAP can fit into your operations. Whether you’re a decision-maker, consultant, or newSAP professional, this practical guidewill take you on a complete journey — from the history of SAP to a detailed look at each solution and thetechnology that runs them. Everythingfrom the newest solutions for sustain-ability and the SAP BusinessObjectsportfolio to the tried-and-true solu-tions for small to midsize businesses, financials, CRM, HR, supply chainmanagement, and more are covered.

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Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition)by Ginger Gatling, et al

This second edition of our best-selling workflow book provides practical guidance on SAP BusinessWorkflow. You’ll explore a general overview of workflow processes, learn how to deploy and extend existing workflows, and discover how to create your own successfulworkflow projects. The book containsa plethora of technical details you’ll need if you’re implementing. The book is up-to-date for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and includes information onupgrading workflow, universalworklist (UWL), ABAP objects, andother effective capabilities.



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ImplementingSAP CustomerCompetence Centerby Boris Otto and Jörg Wolter

As the standard reference on SAP Customer Competence Center (CCC),this book brings together strategic advice, pragmatic instructions, real-life examples, and best practices.Each area of CCC — from develop-ing and establishing a CCC strategyto creating and enabling employees— is addressed as it would appear in a project. In addition, the bookprovides practical advice on theoperation of a CCC, and includes numerous examples based on theauthors’ extensive project experi-ences.



SAP NetWeaver: The Official Guideby Loren Heilig et al.

This revised edition of our bestsell-ing SAP NetWeaver Roadmap hasbeen completely updated for release SAP NetWeaver 7.1. It explains the concepts behind SAP NetWeaverusing four customer examples fromthe automotive, banking, oil andgas, and manufacturing industries. The book gives you insights into optimizing and redesigning business processes with SAP NetWeaver, and you’ll also get an introduc-tion to enterprise SOA and to SAPNetWeaver as an integrated technol-ogy platform.



ManagingOrganizationalChange During SAPImplementationsby Luc Galoppin and Siegfried Caems

This book helps you prepare for change in a carefully organizedmanner, taking a holistic look at the organization, the impact of an SAP implementation, and how negative factors can be lessened or, in most cases, prevented early on. With a real-world, practical approach, this book gives readers pragmatic insightsinto the complex dimensions oforganizational change that cannotbe found elsewhere. Additional valueis added as the authors describe the key considerations for each phase of the project lifecycle.


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SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects: The ComprehensiveGuideby Loren Heilig et al

Get started with SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence tools! Thisbook will teach you aboutall the features and functionalities offered in the SAP BusinessObjects XI 4.x toolset. Take advantage of the reporting and analytics capabilities of SAP BusinessObjects, and learn how they can be used to satisfy specificbusiness reporting requirements. This book tells you everything you need to know, and then shows how it can beapplied via practical, real-life examples.



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SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP System Administration (4th Edition)

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SAP Administration — Practical Guide

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SAP Security and Risk Management (2nd Edition)by Mario Linkies and Horst Karin

This book introduces readers to the overall topic of risk valuation, the creation of control options, thedesign of security measures, and the procedure forimplementing supporting processes. Learn how toimprove the security of existing SAP systems and pro-cesses, as well as how to include new technologiesand the enhanced functional portfolio in the consid-eration of security measures. This book also providesassistance in working through legal requirements.

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Implementing SAPEnhancement Packagesby Martina Kaplan and Christian Oehler

This book provides numerous step-by-step instruc-tions on how you can successfully install SAP enhancement packages and activate them via theSwitch Framework. You get to know the technicaldetails of the architecture and learn how you should approach an enhancement package project fromplanning up to activation, how to handle the corre-sponding tools, and which benefits the enhancementpackage strategy provides.

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SAP NetWeaver BW: Administration and Monitoringby Olaf Klostermann and Milco Österholm

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Understanding SAP NetWeaverIdentity Management

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Building Web Infrastructures with SAP NetWeaver Application Serverby Oliver Nocon and Volker Zirkel

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SAP Performance Optimization Guide (6th Edition)

as Schneider

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performance. The author has also added a new focus on SAP NetWeaver BW, including new concepts in index design anddata modeling, as well as coverage of SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator, based onTREX. In addition to the SAP NetWeaver BW content, the book is further enriched with updates related to SAP NetWeaver 7.1 and SAP Solution Manager, enterpriseedition, and also provides more in-depth information on sizing.


Practical Workflow for SAP (2nd Edition)

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econd edition of our best-workflow book provides

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Mastering SAP NetWeaver PI —Administration (2nd Edition)by Marcus Banner, Heinzpeter Klein,and Christian Riesener

As the core middleware in your system land-scape, SAP NetWeaver PI plays an enterprise-critical role. But how can you ensure smooth operation?This book answers your questions. Using a highlydetailed scenario as an example, the authors guideyou through all administration tasks and provide useful tips for your daily work.

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Global SAP SystemsDesign and Architectureby Alexander Davidenkoff and Detlef Werner

Project managers, IT managers, and otherdecision makers profit from business-relevant factsalong with technical details for the practical real-ization of international implementation projects.You’ll learn about the multifold requirements for such systems, which factors influence the system architecture, and which options there are for dif-ferent system architectures. You’ll also benefit fromvaluable tips, best practices, and customer reports.

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SAP MaxDB™ Administrationby André Bögelsack, Stephan Gradl, Manuel Mayer, and Helmut Krcmar

This book provides you with a detailed overviewof the current SAP MaxDB release 7.7, as well as earlier releases as needed. You’ll learn about theinternal structures of the database, based on the interaction with the SAP NetWeaver ApplicationServer. The book is filled with step-by-step instruc-tion, schematic diagrams, and screenshots to helpyou learn how to quickly resolve errors in typical situations, manage daily administration tasks, andfind performance bottlenecks.

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Testing SAP Solutions (2nd Edition)

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mplete guide to test and test execution answers

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Conception and Installation of System Monitoring using the SAP Solution Manager (2nd Edition)by Corina Weidmann and Lars Teuber

This practical guide provides you with comprehensive information on how to develop a concept for centralsystem monitoring and then imple-ment it using SAP Solution Manager. Based on detailed, step-by-stepinstructions, you’ll learn about the con-figuration of this solution, how to setup the monitoring functionality, and how best to utilize the alert monitor and central auto-reaction methods. A chapter on performance reportingusing SAP NetWeaver BW serves to round out this exceptional book.



Change Request Management with SAP Solution Managerby Matthias Friedrich and Torsten Sternberg

If you’re tired of managing change requests in Microsoft Excel lists or sending transport releases via email,this practical guide is the book for you! With detailed coverage of both the basic and extended configura-tion of change request management within SAP Solution Manager, you’llquickly master all the methods and tools needed to systematically imple-ment changes to SAP systems. In addition, you’ll learn about importanttopics such as enhanced transportmanagement (CTS+), transport strat-egies, conditions, and quality gate management.



SAP Change and TransportManagement(3rd Edition)by Armin Kösegi and Rainer Nerding

This benchmark book is indispens-able when it comes to planning, implementing, and maintaining SAP system landscapes. First, you’ll learn everything about planning and setting up the SAP system landscape. Then,you’ll be introduced to technicaltasks, such as transporting relevant measures at installation, configurationof the transport management systems,and creating and configuring clients. From there, the authors introduce youto all of the critical tools and how tohandle them for both the ABAP stack and Java.



Performing End-to-End Root Cause AnalysisUsing SAP Solution Managerby Michael Klöffer and Marc Thier

Within the pages of this one-of-a-kind guidebook, the architectsof SAP Solution Manager walk you through the complete set of toolsSAP provides for problem analysis. Each type of available analysis tool isdescribed in detail, focusing on theavailable end-to-end tools and tech-nology tools that are not solution-specific. Then, each individual tool is described separately with a brief casestudy, as well as architecture details and best practices for usage. Thisexceptional guide provides you witheverything needed to fully analyzeyour SAP system landscape.


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SAP Transaction Codes: Your Quick Reference to T-Codesin SAP ERP

nki Krishnamoorthy, Martin ay, and Norman Reynolds

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