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SAP IS-U tipsdennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-8986309127108608712011-02-01T21:20:00.005+02:002011-02-01T21:43:52.224+02:00SAP Books for Kindle<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y27P3M?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002Y27P3M" target="_blank">Kindle</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B002Y27P3M" width="1" border="0" /> is a great reading device from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle-store-ebooks-newspapers-blogs%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D133141011%26ref_%3Dtopnav_storetab_kinc&tag=asphome&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Amazon.com</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" border="0" />. I see it as an interface to the largest library on the Planet Earth. Within seconds you have access to almost 1 milion books.<br /><br />If you don't have one yet, you should get one now. I recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y27P3M?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002Y27P3M" target="_blank">Kindle Wi-Fi</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B002Y27P3M" width="1" border="0" /> - it's only 139 USD.<br /><br />As a SAP Consultant, I checked if there are any SAP books available for Kindle. I found a lot of interesting books which cost a lot less than the paper edition.<br /><br />Here is a list of the SAP Books available for Kindle:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00142KQFC?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00142KQFC">Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B00142KQFC" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, Second Edition is the perfect tool for learning one of the most sophisticated enterprise solutions available today. Designed to being with the basics, you will become acquainted with the entire SAP system, from navigation to creating your own reports. You'll also cover:<br /><ul><li><div align="left">Implementation tools and methodologies </div></li><li><div align="left">NetWeaver </div></li><li><div align="left">ECC 5.0 </div></li><li><div align="left">Designing Screens and menus </div></li><li><div align="left">Reporting </div></li><li><div align="left">Integration with Microsoft Office </div></li><li><div align="left">And more</div></li></ul><p align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BBZ1B4?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002BBZ1B4">SAP Implementation Unleashed: A Business and Technical Roadmap to Deploying SAP</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B002BBZ1B4" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description: </strong>SAP can help you capture better information and deliver it more quickly, allowing you to make better decisions and maximize the business value of everything you do. However, SAP implementations require massive effort, total buy-in, and significant change throughout the organization. In SAP Implementation Unleashed, 10 expert SAP project managers, functional consultants, and technologists guide you through the entire journey, helping you avoid pain and pitfalls and gain all the benefits of SAP.</p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S49AT4?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001S49AT4">SAP R/3 for Everyone: Step-by-Step Instructions, Practical Advice, and Other Tips and Tricks for Working with SAP</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B001S49AT4" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> SAP R/3 for Everyone is the nontechnical user's guide to working with SAP R/3, the leading business enterprise software product in the world. Written and road-tested by experienced SAP R/3 users and trainers, this book saves typical SAP R/3 users time and trouble by providing them with the universal skills needed to work with any module of this complex software.<br />SAP R/3 can be used effectively by anyone who can perform a handful of simple procedures that are employed in nearly every SAP R/3 transaction. The authors explain these procedures in plain English, using illustrations and real-world examples.<br /></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D4ZALS?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004D4ZALS">SAP® ERP Financials and FICO Handbook</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B004D4ZALS" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description: </strong>This up-to-date quick reference guides the reader through the most popular SAP module. It includes material on SAP ERP Financials, SAP FICO, and SAP R/3. Unlike most books that only provide questions and answers for certification or interview preparation, this book covers fifty common business situations related to ERP Financials/FICO and provides practical solutions for them. In addition, the book begins with over 200 FAQs and certification questions for those who need a quick review of the material. A CD-ROM with FICO templates, short cuts, and color figures from the book is included with the text.<br /></p><p align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00140FY06?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00140FY06">SAP® Business Information Warehouse Reporting</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B00140FY06" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> Your Hands-On Guide to SAP Business Information Warehouse. Give your company the competitive edge by delivering up-to-date, pertinent business reports to users inside and outside your enterprise. SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting shows you how to construct Enterprise Data Warehouses, create workbooks and queries, analyze and format results, and supply meaningful reports. Learn how to use the BEx and Web Analyzers, Web Application Designer, Visual Composer, and Information Broadcaster. You will also find out how to forecast future business trends, build enterprise portals and websites, and tune performance. Group data into InfoCubes and DataStore Objects and generate reports using queries and workbooks. Work with the BEx Analyzer, Web Analyzer, and Query Designer. Build queries and reports using the Business Administration Workbench. Add attachments and drill-through using Document Integration and RRI. Format and distribute results using Report Designer and Information Broadcaster. Extend functionality with Enterprise Portal, Data Modeling, and Visual Composer. Deploy charts, maps, diagrams, and unit of measure conversions. Predict trends and possible outcomes using SBC and Integrated Planning. Generate HTML pages using Enterprise Reporting and Web Application Designer. Create BI-based corporate Web and intranet sites using SAP Enterprise Portal.<br /></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015DWNQU?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015DWNQU">SAP Project System Handbook (Essential Skills (McGraw Hill))</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B0015DWNQU" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> Centralize and Control Enterprise Project Management Plan, execute, and track projects across the entire lifecycle using SAP Project System (PS) and the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive volume. SAP Project System Handbook explains how to configure PS for optimal performance, design structures and networks, create project blueprints, generate cost estimates and materials demands, and use the latest SAP tools. You will find full details on scheduling work, automating and tracking billing and POs, triggering events, and integrating with most other SAP modules. An invaluable reference to PS transaction codes is also included. * Configure and customize SAP Project System * Build PS objects, networks, and Work Breakdown Structures * Use customer and service projects to track sales and billing * Understand Assembly Processing concepts * Create integrated cost, settlement, and resource plans * Develop financial, workforce, and materials management blueprints * Perform resource-related billing using Dynamic Item Processor Profiles * Simulate and automatically generate sales documents, POs, and quotations * Manage corporate investments with IM structures and AUCs * Construct timesaving Project, Network, and Milestone Templates * Extend functionality with the Project Builder, Planning Board, and ProMan<br /></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Q6DDJU?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003Q6DDJU">Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B003Q6DDJU" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> The first and only book to offer detailed explanations of SAP ERP sales and distribution. As the only book to provide in-depth configuration of the Sales and Distribution (SD) module in the latest version of SAP ERP, this valuable resource presents you with step-by-step instruction, conceptual explanations, and plenty of examples. If you're an SD consultant or are in charge of managing an SAP implementation in your enterprise, you'll want this valuable resource at your side.<br /></p><ul><li><div align="left">SAP is one of the leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software products on the market, with over 40,000 implementations </div></li><li><div align="left">Covers the latest version of SAP ERP-ECC 6.0 </div></li><li><div align="left">Covers common through advanced configurations, so it's helpful no matter what your level of experience with SAP </div></li><li><div align="left">Explains the conceptual framework behind the configuration process<br /></div></li></ul><p align="left">If your company uses the SD module, keep this indispensable guide on hand</p><p align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00452V9LI?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00452V9LI">SAP MM - A Complete Reference to SAP MM (Material Management)</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B00452V9LI" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Decription:</strong> This book is for those who are in SAP MM or interested to learn SAP MM. This book is wrote keeping in mind the problems faced by newcomers or end users. It includes screen shot of SAP and Describes each and every aspect like customization paths, implementation etc...</p><p align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SMZGUY?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000SMZGUY">SAP: An Executive's Comprehensive Guide</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B000SMZGUY" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> Crucial Help for Getting the Most from Today’s Information Systems Technology Deciding what type of information systems your company will need to stay competitive into the twenty-first century is a highly complex and risky exercise. SAP: An Executive’s Comprehensive Guide provides the information you need to assess your options realistically and make the most informed decisions possible. Written by a team of business, financial, and information systems professionals who have extensive experience with SAP system implementations at Fortune 500 companies, this book:<br /></p><ul><li><div align="left">Explores the strategic role of client/server enterprise computing now and in the next century </div></li><li><div align="left">Helps you to evaluate your company’s long-term IS requirements </div></li><li><div align="left">Offers an impartial look at SAP R/3 strengths and weaknesses </div></li><li><div align="left">Outlines the costs and benefits involved in implementing SAP R/3 </div></li><li><div align="left">Helps you decide whether SAP R/3 is right for your organization </div></li><li><div align="left">Shows you how to make SAP R/3 an integral part of process redesign </div></li><li><div align="left">Covers all key technical SAP aspects of concern to IS professionals<br /></div></li></ul><p align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Z9JR34?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003Z9JR34">SAP Enterprise Structure Concept and Configuration Guide - A Case Study</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B003Z9JR34" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description:</strong> SAP enterprise structure is organizational structure that represents an enterprise in SAP R/3 system. It consists of some organizational units which, for legal reasons or for other specific business-related reasons or purposes, are grouped together. I wrote this e-book to explain in details about the SAP Enterprise Structure (MM and related modules such as FI, Logistics, and SD) Concept and Configuration Guide. Just like other articles on my SAP Study Materials blog, I wrote the e-book in a simple-to-understand way, so you can learn it easily. You don't need to have extensive SAP knowledge and experience to be able to configure the SAP Enterprise Structure, as the e-book start explaining each step with the basic concept behind it. After understanding the concept, the e-book will show the step-by-step configuration with the screen shots. </p><p align="left"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017T0BVQ?ie=UTF8&tag=asphome&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0017T0BVQ">SAP NetWeaver Portal Technology: The Complete Reference</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=as2&o=1&a=B0017T0BVQ" width="1" border="0" /><br /><strong>Book Description: </strong>Your Hands-on Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal Technology Master SAP NetWeaver Portal with the most comprehensive, step-by-step reference available on the entire portal implementation life cycle. Written by SAP architect Rabi Jay, this book provides everything you need to plan, design, install, configure, and administer SAP NetWeaver Portal, including SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java. SAP NetWeaver Portal Technology: The Complete Reference is filled with detailed descriptions, numerous illustrations, and hundreds of expert tips. Design and deploy portals with high availability, scalability, and performance. Implement single sign-on to backend systems and integrate SAP and non-SAP applications. Configure reliable J2EE engine and portal security, and devise a flawless portal backup and restore strategy. Improve performance using portal workload, GC, thread dump, and HTTP analysis. Plan futuristically using PAM, release planning, and maintenance strategy Design global portals using federated portal networks and external-facing portals Implement self-registration and delegated user and content administration Enable authorization using security zones, UME actions, and ACL permissions Manage users centrally using LDAP, UME, and Identity Management Implement user-, type-, and attribute-based authentication Brand your portal using portal desktop rules, themes, and framework pages Configure portal transports, and deploy patches and business packages using JSPM Monitor your portal using CCMS and GRMG Availability Monitoring Manage your portal centrally using NWA and maintain systems using SLD. </p><p align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr_pg_2%26keywords%3DSAP%26qid%3D1296587863%26rh%3Dn%253A133140011%252Cn%253A%2521133141011%252Ck%253ASAP%26page%3D2&tag=asphome&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">More SAP books for Kindle</a><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" height="1" alt="" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=asphome&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" border="0" /><br /></p>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com289tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-55261682655947636352010-10-25T18:23:00.002+03:002010-10-25T18:27:59.216+03:00XBLNR on Aggregate billingIn aggregate billing process, if Oficial Number Document functionality is active the aggregated invoice doesn't get an official document number unless you apply note 1363482.<br /><br />To implement the note, create program z_e21c which is called in function module ISU_INV_PREPARE_UPDATE:<br /><br />REPORT z_e21c.<br />*&---------------------------------------------------------------------**& Form act_aggrbill_xblnr*&---------------------------------------------------------------------** text*----------------------------------------------------------------------** -->Y_ACTIVE text*----------------------------------------------------------------------*FORM act_aggrbill_xblnr CHANGING y_active TYPE xfeld.<br /> y_active = 'X'.<br />ENDFORM.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-41889630474285028912010-07-09T12:57:00.001+03:002010-07-09T13:00:07.902+03:00Replacement Value Procedure in EDM ProfileWhen creating an EDM profile a replacement value procedure can be allocated.The role of this procedure is to create missing values in the profile. This can be done in the import process or in the billing simulation process. I belive the system creates the missing values in the settlement process as well but I haven't tested it (yet).<br /><br />Recently I was asked the following question by a fellow EDM consultant:I want to use the replacement value procedure just in case of billing simulation and not during billing. So I started to play around in the system and I discovered that when defining the RV Procedure there is a setting called RVP After Imp (in SPRO -> SAP Utilities -> Energy Data Management -> Profile Management -> Replacement Value Creation -> Define Replacement Value Creation Group.<br /><br />I quickly defined a RVP group and I didn't set up the RVP After Imp field. I created a profile and a quick file to use in transaction EEDMIMP01 - Profile Import. When the RVP After Imp field was set on the RVP group, the system created the missing profile values.If the field is not set, system doesn't create the missing profile values.Also, when doing the billing simulation in EA00 the system creates the missing profile values based on the RVP configuration.<br /><br />So, if you need to set up your RVP group to be used only in billing simulation but not in billing do not set up the field RVP After Imp.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-79630835582601561262010-06-11T08:31:00.000+03:002010-06-11T08:32:13.701+03:00Packt invites SAP experts to write a new set of booksPackt Publishing (<a href="http://www.packtpub.com/">www.PacktPub.com</a>) is planning to expand its range of SAP books and is currently inviting book ideas and potential authors.<br /><br />A list of some of the topics Packt will be interested in publishing includes:<br /><br />SAP Business Intelligence SAP reporting with various SAP tools and crystal reports SAP ERP SAP certification guides SAP Netweaver<br /><br />Packt is laso looking to develop books on specific industries like finance, fashion, medicine, law and so on.<br /><br />While Packt is interested in these topics, this list is not exhaustive. If you have some interesting ideas on topics not mentioned in this list, you are welcome to send them across to the editorial team at Packt.<br /><br />You don't need to have any past writing experience to write these books. If you have expert knowledge of your subject, a passion to share it with others and an ability to communicate clearly in English, you will be a perfect fit to write for Packt. Having an official recognition as SAP expert will be an advantage but not necessary.<br /><br />Packt pays a royalty of 16% to its authors and an advanace against it.<br /><br />So, if you love SAP and fancy writing a book, here's an opportunity for you. Contact Packt at author@packtpub.com with your book idea (if you have one). Even if you don't have a book idea and are simply interested in writing a book, Packt is keen to talk to you.<br /><br />More details about this opportunity are available at: <a href="http://authors.packtpub.com/content/Packt-invites-sap-experts-write-books">http://authors.packtpub.com/content/Packt-invites-sap-experts-write-books</a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-13842307546166522742010-04-29T08:10:00.002+03:002010-04-29T08:12:32.677+03:00SAP’s SME Solutions – A Guide to the Product PortfolioThis is an interesting article about the SAP products for the SME market.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/manufacturing/saps-sme-solutions-a-guide-to-the-product-portfolio-1042010/">SAP’s SME Solutions – A Guide to the Product Portfolio</a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-78275765048991013392010-03-21T23:15:00.003+02:002010-03-21T23:17:48.724+02:00How to write effective SAP functional specsAs a functional SAP consultant, sometime early in the realization phase, for each FRICE-W item identified in the blue print phase, we have to write functional specs. This is very important especially when the ABAP development team is not on the project site but somewhere 8 hours or more ahead (like India). <br /><br />The functional spec document is very important document as it captures:<br />1) the requirements (FRICE-W scope)<br />2) the design or how it should work<br /><br /><br /><strong>The requirements:</strong><br />Tipically a FRICE-W object is developed to cover a GAP in a standard SAP process. Therefore most often the object is require in order for a SAP process to work as the company intends to work. In the requirement section of the spec, the writer has to list all the things that the object should do. Also, sometimes is good to list what the FRICE-W object will not do just to set out the expectations.<br />Also each requirement should be as detail as possible.<br /><br /><br /><strong>The design or how FRICE-W object should work</strong><br />In this part of the spec, the writer has to define how the FRICE-W will work. Usually a flow chart should be drawn to show how the information will flow from the SAP process to the FRICE-W and also inside the FRICE-W. <br />If user interface elements (such a screens, menus) will be developed these should be mocked so that the developer will have all the information to design the UI element. Usually I mock up the screens in Excel but any other tool will work. Also if some new field needs to be added to a standard SAP screen, a screen shot of that screen will be a good starting point.<br /><br />When I write my specs I try to give the developer as much information as needed so usually I put the table and fields from where the data needs to be selected. The best way to find where data is stored in SAP is to press F1 on a screen field and the press the technical details button (the buttun with a hummer as the icon). In most of the cases this will show you the field name and table where that information is stored.<br /><br />Other things to consider.<br />Most of the specs are not done from the first iteration, they have to go multiple itetation before they are signed off by all partie involved. A brief change history and versioning works very good to keep track of all the stages the spec went through.<br /><br />Add test scenarios to the spec. Define a list of at least few test scenarios that both the developer and the tester should perform to test the object.<br /><br />If you have other pice of advice of tips about writing effective SAP FRICE-W functional specs, please feel free to comment on this article.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-13564255445340121122010-01-18T07:53:00.002+02:002010-01-18T07:53:54.019+02:00SAP IS-U PresentationsHere are a few interesting presentations about SAP IS-U:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pdfgeni.com/book/What-is-SAP-ISU-CCS-pdf.html">http://www.pdfgeni.com/book/What-is-SAP-ISU-CCS-pdf.html</a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-6328379069801615482009-11-15T07:47:00.006+02:002009-11-15T07:59:43.297+02:00SAP IS-U Master Data Template ebook<div>This <a href="http://isuebook.blogspot.com/">ebook</a> teaches you how to configure the SAP IS-U Master Data Template (EPRODCUST transaction) to create test data in IS-U system.<br /><br />Now you can buy it for only 1.99 EUR.<br /><center><strong>Configure ISU Master Data Template to create test data<br />9.99 EUR </strong><form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"><br /><input value="_s-xclick" type="hidden" name="cmd"><br /><input value="9710269" type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id"><br /><input border="0" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" name="submit"><br /><img border="0" alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /><br /></form></div><br /></center>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-88568308462142004382009-11-01T23:59:00.002+02:002009-11-02T00:09:48.703+02:00SAP ISU: Legacy Move In Date on the contractThe other day I come to know that the field Legacy Move In Date (field EVER-EINZDAT_ALT) on the contract is not just an information only field. It is used in the meter estimation procedure to determine the vacant period.<br /><br />What is the vacant period? Well, the SAP code is looking at the date when the device was installed and the validity periods of the contracts for that installation. In the case of the migration contract, it is not using the move-in date for that contract but it is using the legacy move-in date for that contract. Then if there is a vacant period which overlaps the base period the system basing the estimate on, the vacant period is subtracted from the whole base period. In other words, SAP considers that in a vacant period the consumption is zero.<br /><br />So next time you cannot explain the way SAP calculated an meter reading estimate it can be worhwhile to check this side of the estimation equation.<br /><br />If you are having an interest in SAP IS-U you can check out my sap-isu community at <a href="http://www.sap-isu.net ">http://www.sap-isu.net </a>.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-1506740173788274682009-04-03T20:30:00.002+03:002009-04-03T20:32:01.027+03:00EDM Overview videosHere are some videos about EDM.<br /><br /><b>EDM - Create Profile, Change Profile Values</b><br /><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/video/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf?v=4.0.6.1%3A19639" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sap-isu.net%2Fvideo%2Fvideo%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fid%3D2694047%253AVideo%253A5516%26ck%3D850678147&video_smoothing=on&autoplay=off" width="456" height="344" bgcolor="#E4E4E4" scale="noscale" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> <br /><br/><small><a href="http://www.sap-isu.net/video/video">Find more videos like this on <em>SAP-ISU</em></a></small><br/><br /><br /><b>EDM - Display Profile Values</b><br /><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/video/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf?v=4.0.6.1%3A19639" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sap-isu.net%2Fvideo%2Fvideo%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fid%3D2694047%253AVideo%253A5533%26ck%3D34905684&video_smoothing=on&autoplay=off" width="456" height="344" bgcolor="#E4E4E4" scale="noscale" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> <br /><br/><small><a href="http://www.sap-isu.net/video/video">Find more videos like this on <em>SAP-ISU</em></a></small><br/>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-5390013008932810822009-02-14T21:21:00.002+02:002009-02-14T21:24:02.446+02:00I Want To Become a SAP ConsultantJoin the "I Want to Becoma a SAP Consultant" online community.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sapforall.net/">http://www.sapforall.net</a><br /><br />This is a community for people wanting to pursue a career as SAP consultant.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-47465272219722889262009-01-18T19:37:00.002+02:002009-01-18T19:47:07.507+02:00SAP Training Materials - allmost FREEI just find out a very good resource if you want to learn SAP without investing thousands and thousands of your money!<br /><br />Click <a href="https://paydotcom.com/r/77352/danieltoba/22367602/">here</a> to see what you can get for less money! They have a huge discount these days, you can get all their <a href="https://paydotcom.com/r/77352/danieltoba/22367602/">SAP materials</a> for only 47 USD.<br /><br /><a href="https://paydotcom.com/r/77352/danieltoba/22367602/">Almost FREE SAP Courses - click here.</a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com123tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-78251551908712322742009-01-09T09:43:00.001+02:002009-01-09T09:55:02.802+02:00SAP-ISU.net SAP ISU social networkI created a social network for SAP ISU Consultants to share knowledge and ideas.<br /><br />You can find it here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sap-isu.net/">http://www.sap-isu.net</a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-76689393085563732142008-11-23T21:17:00.002+02:002008-11-23T21:19:08.502+02:00Free SAP Tip #1 - How to Use Substitutions in FINice article on How to Use Substitutions in FI module.<br /><br /><a href="http://techbays.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/sap-tip-how-to-use-substitutions-lakshman-tandra1.pdf">http://techbays.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/sap-tip-how-to-use-substitutions-lakshman-tandra1.pdf</a><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />To subscribe at Free SAP Tips newsletter send a mail to freesaptips at gmail dot com.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-41746855029224666572008-11-22T23:30:00.002+02:002008-11-22T23:34:01.683+02:00SAP IS-U Billing TariffsHey guys!<br /><br />Do you have problems with setting up an IS-U Billing rate or something related to EDM in your current project. Let me help you. Send me your rate structure / EDM issue and I'll help you.<br /><br />You can sent me an email at danieltoba at yahoo dot com or daniel.toba at gmail dot com.<br /><br />Who's gonna be the first?dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-78566472017537531372008-11-16T05:00:00.011+02:002008-11-16T05:25:44.727+02:00Free SAP TipsEvery day I discover new things in SAP. I want to share them with you.<br /><br />If you want to receive free SAP Tips when I discover them just send an e-mail to freesaptips at gmail dot com.<br /><br />Here is the first one:<br />=============================<br />Free SAP Tip<br />by Daniel Toba @ SAP Blog<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>ABAP debug</strong><br /><br />You want to enter in debug mode but you are in a modal window and cannot access the T-code box to type /H. Here is what you need to do to get into debug.<br /><br />Open Notepad.<br /><br />copy and paste the following line:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">[FUNCTION]Command=/HTitle=DebuggerType=SystemCommand</span><br /><br />Save the document as debug.txt<br /><br />Open the Windows Explorer and drag and drop the debug.txt file ontop of the SAP modal window. Voi la, you are in debug mode!<br /><br />You can subscribe to Free SAP Tips newsletter by sending a mail to freesaptips at gmail dot com with subject line Free SAP Tips. Or press <a href="mailto:freesaptips@gmail.com?subject=Free%20%20SAP%20%20Tips">here</a>:<br />============================<br /><br />If you liked the Free SAP tip please click on any ads on the page to give me a small reward!Thanx!dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-71816056559685615422008-11-16T02:43:00.003+02:002008-11-16T02:46:18.606+02:00What is my typical day as an SAP Consultant?I got inspired by the previous post and wanted to share some of my daily SAP activities. I'm not doing all the bellow actions in one day, of course:<br />So, here they are:<br />1) A good day is starting with a good coffee. Back when I was working in Romania I had two ways of drinking coffee depending where I would have been. When I was going to my company office I would drink the coffee at the office while reading my emails. Sometimes I was doing the same when I was going to the client’s site. But sometimes I just drank the coffee after the breakfast in the hotel restaurant. <br />2) Read my emails. I start each day reading my emails and response to the ones in need of one.<br />3) Attend to meetings. SAP Consulting is about meetings, getting information and requirements about the client’s business processes. Interact with client’s team members or other SAP Consultants to design the SAP processes. There are a lot’s of meeting during the Blue Print phase of the project. Of course each meeting should be documented and meeting notes should be posted on the project’s document repository.<br />4) Design and document the business processes. Of course meeting’s results should be documented in the TO BE SAP business processes. Usually the processes are documented using plain English and Process Diagrams. Then you discover there are some gaps between the client’s processes and SAP processes so you need to think about ways to fill the gap: usually a manual step in the process, an external application which needs to be interfaced with SAP or a SAP ABAP Development (report, form, enhancement, user-exit).<br />5) Configuration and testing. This is what I like the most. Configuring the system and finding ways to solve client’s problems with standard SAP system. Testing is also a lot of work.<br />6) Writing technical specs. Once you identified a gap you need to write a technical spec about how that gap will be filled. Then the technical spec goes to a ABAP technical consultant who is creating the ABAP object to fill the gap.<br />7) Presentations. Design and Create PPT presentation for the client to demonstrate SAP functionalities / business process flows. Usually the presentation is created to sustain a deliverable<br />8) ABAP coding and debugging . Back when I was working in Romania I’ve done a lot of ABA coding and debugging. And I’m like doing it. Actually my hobby is SAP Workflow.<br />9) Lot’s of other stuff. List is open you can contribute. Please leave a comment.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-19656202177794494432008-11-15T21:01:00.001+02:002008-11-15T21:04:36.816+02:00What does an SAP Consultant do?This is an interview with an SAP Consultant working for IBM. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ejh65pFGGVE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ejh65pFGGVE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-90238447891686620782008-09-09T17:29:00.003+03:002008-09-09T17:36:58.404+03:00The IS-U house / Business PartnerThe IS-U House is a famous picture among IS-U Consultants as it depicts a real house and how it is modeled in IS-U as IS-U Master Data.<br />Here is the IS-U House.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX0gywU5fHsZn1ikpNcdEd2coNz5fxFfy2Xws3mJx5ubs2DIoUcQHiZaqZQDHh5dmcEjtmv5tcafa9BToy1VJn2khlPn6eHrcdAd9JL2v8GcQfShirybo8ZSVS7KDnYjGGUwJ/s1600-h/isuoverview003-isuhouse.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX0gywU5fHsZn1ikpNcdEd2coNz5fxFfy2Xws3mJx5ubs2DIoUcQHiZaqZQDHh5dmcEjtmv5tcafa9BToy1VJn2khlPn6eHrcdAd9JL2v8GcQfShirybo8ZSVS7KDnYjGGUwJ/s320/isuoverview003-isuhouse.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244029966261191714" /></a><br /><br />As you can see real life objects has been modeled as IS-U Master Data.<br /><strong>Connection Object </strong>= building<br /><strong>Premise</strong> = Apartment<br /><strong>Device Location</strong> = The location where a device is installed (e.g. Hall, Basement)<br /><strong>Meters</strong> = Meters<br /><strong>Installation</strong> = this is an object without real life correspondence and it is used for billing purposes<br /><strong>Contract</strong> = a contract for a specific type of utility<br /><strong>Contract Account</strong> = grouping of one or more contracts under the same umbrella for financial transactions<br /><strong>Business Partner</strong> = the customer<br /><br /><br />Let’s see what kind of data are stored at each master data level.<br /><br /><strong>Business Partner</strong><br />A business partner can have multiple roles within the SAP IS-U:<br />- Contract partner<br />- Installer<br />- Prospect<br />- Contact person<br /><br />At the Business Partner Level we can store the following data:<br />General:<br />- Name<br />- Address<br />- Legal Form<br />- Group<br />- Search Term<br /><br /><br />Addresses<br />- Standard addresses<br />- P.O Box addresses<br />- Other addresses<br /><br />Communication<br />- Telephone<br />- Fax<br />- Extension<br />- Internet<br />- E-mail<br /><br />Payment Transaction<br />- Bank<br />- Bank Account<br /><br />Biller Direct<br /><br />Relationships<br />- Hierarchical<br />- Equal<br />- Connected<br /><br />Additional Data<br />- Status<br />- Identification Number<br />- Register entrydennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-62848808017800846882008-09-08T13:14:00.005+03:002008-09-09T16:23:12.532+03:00Free e-book: How to write your SAP Consultant CVI have wrote an e-book on how to write your SAP Consultant CV. If you want to receive a free copy you must subsctibe to my SAP Blog feed. You can subscribe either by email or if you are using a reader you can subscribe in that reader.<br />Here you can subscribe by email:<br /><form style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 3px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center" onsubmit="window.open('http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2374467', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" action="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow"><br /><p>Updates via email:</p><br /><p><input style="WIDTH: 140px" name="email"></p><input type="hidden" value="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~e?ffid=" name="url"><input type="hidden" value="SAP Blog" name="title"><input type="hidden" value="en_US" name="loc"><input type="submit" value="Subscribe"></form><br />Here you can subscribe in a reader:<br /><br /><a title="Subscribe to my feed" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/saproblog" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" /></a><a title="Subscribe to my feed" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/saproblog" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate">Subscribe in a reader</a><br />If you subscribe in a reader send me an email at danieltoba at yahoo dot com to send the e-book.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-40248239829489457082008-09-07T20:44:00.002+03:002008-11-16T02:50:47.263+02:00SAP IS-U FAQSAP IS-U FAQ<br /><p>I get a lot of IS-U questions and I'll use this post to start group them in some way.<br /></p><br /><p>Billing:</p>1) Can we use Payment scheme with DPC back billing ?<br /><br />A: As far as I know you can use DPC with Budgetbilling ( I guess with payments plans as well because they are a type of budgetbilling) starting with version 4.7.2<br /><br />2) In DPC should estimate consumption during billing ? If yes, then what is the advantage?<br /><br /><br />A: If you estimate the consumption durring billing then you will not have any Meter Reading Result in the system (no entry in EABL, EABLG table). The system is estimating a consumption and then based on the consumption it is determining a reading. If you need to print estimated readings on your invoice that would lead to inconcistencies from one billing perioad to another. The advantage is that you do not store the Meter Reading Result in the database.<br /><br />3) Is UTILIT98 starting a workflow!<br />Yes it is starting an workflow. Actually it is triggering the event BillingEvent01 of BILLDOCAUT business object. Then you can link your workflow to this event. You can use it to send alerts or to start a business process as an action to a billing result.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-90844572958135249622008-09-05T18:02:00.005+03:002008-09-05T18:16:06.757+03:00SAP Solution Manager 7.0<div>Today I was browing the SAP Portal and I found out some cool Ramp up Knowleadge Transfer documents for SAP Solution Manager.<br />For the ones who don't know yer, SAP Solution Manager is a product used to drive an SAP implementation project or to support an already implemented SAP Solution.<br /></div><div>This is what SAP has to say about Solution Manager on it's Portal:<br /><em>"Managing your entire SAP solution landscape is a challenging task, but SAP has the answer: the SAP Solution Manager. </em><br /><br /><em>The SAP Solution Manager is a platform that provides the integrated content, tools, and methodologies that you need to implement, support, operate and monitor your enterprise's solutions from SAP.<br /></div></em><div><em>With SAP Solution Manager, companies can minimize risk and increase the reliability of their IT solutions.<br /></em></div><div><em>SAP Solution Manager helps reduce TCO throughout the solution life cycle.<br />SAP Solution Manager helps companies manage their core business processes and link business processes to the underlying IT infrastructure.<br /></em></div><div><em>SAP Solution Manager supports both SAP and non-SAP software and helps companies get more from their existing IT investments.<br /></em></div><div><em>Current release of the SAP Solution Manager is: SAP Solution Manager 7.0, SP15. "</em><br /><br /><br /><br />I haven't yet been in a project where the Soltution Manager would be used as a implementation tool but I cant wait to land such a project. Until that time I can go through almost 40 hours of SAP Solution online training.</div><br /><div>Here is a pic of all the topics covered:</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEtQKgBKIu0EEtQJ1hngMolFE3GqAMm4iPgbysvxAfkoqIwTTOinFJU__OzKgmEke7eytgeP4VZvTdx8jNurlcMkUOE6p7ear_Eivz3tkVErRfUoLt52eVEzaexxSSQQLidib/s1600-h/sapsolmanager.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242555038511462994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEtQKgBKIu0EEtQJ1hngMolFE3GqAMm4iPgbysvxAfkoqIwTTOinFJU__OzKgmEke7eytgeP4VZvTdx8jNurlcMkUOE6p7ear_Eivz3tkVErRfUoLt52eVEzaexxSSQQLidib/s320/sapsolmanager.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is the link:<br /><a href="https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000633637">https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000633637</a>&<br /><br />Of couse you need to have a user with the right authorization on SAP Portal to access it.dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-22535517851491044782008-09-04T19:31:00.002+03:002008-09-04T19:36:26.702+03:00SAP IS-U Overview IISAP R/3 and IS-U can be implemented under the SAP IS-U Client or in different clients.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Implementing SAP IS-U and SAP R/3 in the same client:</span><br /><br />This is the best solution as the interfaces between SAP R/3 and SAP IS-U is native. IS-U practically extend some of the R/3 functionalities.<br /><br />Examples:<br /><br />- an IS-U device is a serial number of a device category. In R/3 a device category is a material in the Logistics Material Master.<br /><br />- FI-CA posts closed reconciliation keys in the General Ledger.<br /><br />- a device location and connection object is a functional location in PM<br /><br />- a work management order is a PM order.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Implementing SAP IS-U in a different client than SAP R/3:</span><br /><br />This is a solution suitable for large implementations with large number of customers. The interfaces are kept at minimum.<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />FI-CA posts reconciliation keys in the local General Ledger. Then the posting in the local General Ledger needs to be transferred in the R/3 General Ledger using an interface usually ALE.<br /><br />The utility company buys new meters. This are managed in SAP R/3 from the logistic and accounting point of view: purchase order, goods receipt and invoice. But in the same time a interface (manual / automatic) needs to be established to make the meters available in IS-U for the device installation process.<br /><br /><br />There could be other examples as well but these are the ones are most common.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IS-U and R/3 Integration.</span><br /><br />Let’s see the integration of IS-U and R/3 in depth detail.<br /><br />As I already told you, the IS-U is sometimes extending existing R/3 functionalities to cover the need of the utility business. But of course other functionalities were newly developed.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Device Management</span> is fully integrated with the PM and MM and AM modules. A device (e.g.: meter, transformer) is a serial number of a device category and in the same time a piece of equipment. The device category is defined as a material in the material master.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Work Management</span> is fully integrated with MM, SD, PM/CS and Controlling modules. Here the utility company can implement a broad range of billed or non-billed services offered to the customers. For example a work management order is an extension of a PM/CS order and can be linked to IS-U objects such as Business Partner, Contract Account, Connection Object.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Billing & Invoicing</span> is fully integrated with SD. For example we can implement a process where some services are billed in SD and Invoiced in IS-U.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contract Accounts</span> is fully integrated with Financial Accounting. CA is a sub-ledger of General Ledger.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IS-U and external applications integration.</span><br /><br />IS-U can be integrated with external applications such as: GIS, SCADA, External Billing Systems, Automatic Meter Reading Systems, other CRM Systems.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IS-U in deregulation markets.</span><br /><br />IS-U has evolved along with the utility market. In the last 10 years the European market but other markets as well has adopted a new business model. That is the unbundling of a classic utility company into: generation, transmission, distribution and supply. The unbundled utility market had several stages such as:<br /><br />- accounting unbundling – the utility company would present different P&L accounts for Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Supply<br /><br />- informational unbundling – accounting unbundling + the prevention of sales (supply) users to access the distribution data of customers supplied by other supplier<br /><br />- legal unbundling – splitting of the utility company in separated legal entities responsible with generation, transmission, distribution and supply.<br /><br />The deregulation market model leaded to a lots of changed in a utility company processes. The most important change was about the data exchange process between the utility companies. Because a customer has the right to change it’s utility supplier lead to a process called “Change of Supplier” where the suppliers and distributor need to exchange data about that customer such as: Billing Tariffs, Meter Readings, Unpaid bills.<br /><br />In order to support such processes SAP developed a new module for this called SAP IDE which supports the following processes:<br /><br />Change of supplier<br /><br />Billing of Distribution Services to Supplier<br /><br />Sending Meter Readings to Distributor / Supplier<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KXIOi3C9d6j05gOS_E4vZxm-jft71JRj07DNY3dDPG1JTRjR0-5k3RFM9_Sc6UDxvto3SQM6oquxVPhQP13C0cWDBjsMixl4tMqmkcyjhyphenhyphenMafeF-Q3_r5SjD5qYStjV-37vk/s1600-h/isuoverview002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KXIOi3C9d6j05gOS_E4vZxm-jft71JRj07DNY3dDPG1JTRjR0-5k3RFM9_Sc6UDxvto3SQM6oquxVPhQP13C0cWDBjsMixl4tMqmkcyjhyphenhyphenMafeF-Q3_r5SjD5qYStjV-37vk/s320/isuoverview002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242205834269042626" border="0" /></a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-47784727616241546512008-09-02T19:58:00.002+03:002008-09-03T07:33:00.131+03:00SAP IS-U Billing Job in Poland and EstoniaEcrm Consulting requires a Team of Consultants for 2 Greenfield CC&B Formally SPL (Cordaptix) for projects in Poland and Estonia. We require consultants with excellent working knowledge of Billing Project Ideally CC&B (Cordaptix) who have excellent functional Architectural skills in Billing. The project is length is approximately 18 Months. Please send your updated resume; We are willing to wait for the correct consultants to become available.<br /><br />Please contact Andrew Mickel at andrew.mickel at ecrm-euro dot com.<br /><br />Andrew Mickel<br />CRM, Oracle, BI Specialist EMEA<br />ERP, eCM & CRM Business Development<br />eCRM Euro<br />Part of the Euro Group Managed Service.<br />2 / 2 Burnets Close, 156 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1QU<br /><br />ORACLE CERTIFIED PARTNER<br /><br />(Tel: +44(0)131 550 1150 - (Mob: +44 (0) 7595360893 - ÊFax: +44 (0) 131 550 1165 -dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11119794.post-73683259032529741942008-09-02T10:11:00.002+03:002008-09-02T10:14:53.150+03:00SAP IS-U Overview I<span style="font-weight: bold;">Overview of SAP IS-U CCS modules</span><br /><br />The IS-U CCS is a Industry Solution from SAP which address the needs of a customer oriented utility company. In the next pages we’ll refer to SAP for Utilities Industry Solution simply as IS-U or CCS.<br /><br />IS-U comprises the following modules:<br /><br />Master Data and Basic Functions<br />Customer Services<br />Work Management<br />Device Management<br />Billing & Invocing<br />Energy Data Management<br />Contract Accounts<br /><br />A complete SAP for Utilities solution should also contain the following SAP products:<br />CRM – Customer Relationship Management<br />BW – Business Warehouse.<br /><br />The CRM solution is design to cover all the marketing, customer acquisition, sales and customer services processes of a utility company. It is fully integrated with the IS-U: CRM works as a front end (contracts, customer services, market campaigns and IS-U as a backend (billing, payment processing, work management, etc). For example when using a CRM as a front end system, a contact created in CRM is replicated automatically in IS-U where the necessary master data is created automatically using Master Data Templates.<br /><br />The Business Warehouse solution is used for reporting. Is comes with a Business Content which already contains a lot of predefined Info Cubs and reports.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where can IS-U be implemented?</span><br />The traditional value chain in the energy industry is:<br />Generation, transmission, Distribution, Supply and Customer Services and Billing.<br />The IS-U has been successfully implemented and design for the Distribution, Supply and Customer Services and Billing. However IS-U (mostly EDM) has been implemented in Transmission companies as well. Of course with a few/a lot of developments depending on which of the business processes were covered in IS-U.<br /><br />Typical landscape for a SAP for Utility Solution<br /><br /><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:356.4pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Admin\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55HPlzxwhluhIFYWW7uKSl_-YSdr2ex-h12I63mucZRT_2Y6tBZchQV1_glMMCGfliJgA_PPlILC32pgo6rjq2JuDQG_oLLl6VHjHmvJjdi5ZJ0CvP4H2av_x6vLiRpoX_bEG/s1600-h/isuoverview001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55HPlzxwhluhIFYWW7uKSl_-YSdr2ex-h12I63mucZRT_2Y6tBZchQV1_glMMCGfliJgA_PPlILC32pgo6rjq2JuDQG_oLLl6VHjHmvJjdi5ZJ0CvP4H2av_x6vLiRpoX_bEG/s320/isuoverview001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241318916509488306" border="0" /></a>dennyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647147225607903440noreply@blogger.com3