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SAP ERP Functional Enhancements
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SAP ERPSolutionArea
Module(s) Delta Functionality Functionality Description Business
Benefits
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Procurementand LogisticsExecution
MM Order processing withradio frequencyidentification
Order processing with radio frequencyidentification (RFID)
providescomprehensive and integrated portfolioof
autoidentification-enabledapplications and
infrastructurefunctions:
- Receiving and processingRFID/autoidentification data
streamsfrom readers- Writing data to RFID tags- Enabling RFID data
processing inshipping, receiving, and packing- Handling RFID
automatically
RFID-enabled outbound processingprovides a generic
outboundprocessing solution to industries. Theautomatic
identification developmentenhances the efficiency and quality
ofoutbound processing operations byenabling the following:
- Automated hands-free goodsissue/loading confirmation-
Verification of physical goods issuedagainst the fulfillment
requirementsstipulated by the back-end software inthe form of a
delivery document,presenting a real-time quality controlfunction at
source for correct issuing ofgoods ordered- Nearly instantaneous
communicationof pallet and case-level electronicproduct code (EPC)
information tobusiness partners and enterprise back-end software
upon goods issue, whichmeans that the roles impacted by
thisdevelopment extend well beyond thewarehouse worker and manager:
theyapply to sales executives, as well asbusiness partners
In conjunction with the SAP EventManagement application,
RFID-enabled outbound processing allowsvisibility at delivery and
handling unitlevels inside the company and alsobetween business
partners.
Order processing withradio frequencyidentification
(RFID)provides the followingbenefits: - It automates
theidentification and trackingof physical objects (pallets,goods,
and so on).- It improves transparencythrough real-timeconnection
between thereal world and businessapplications to optimize allkind
of activities (supplychain, maintenance, andso on).
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End-UserServiceDelivery
MM Purchasing agent role The purchasing agent roleaccomplishes
the following: - Itprovides overview of the actualworkload. - It
provides decisionsupport. - It executes correspondingfunctions such
as sourcedetermination, purchase requisition
The purchasing agent roleprovides these benefits: - Itimproves
efficiency andeffectiveness of purchasersthrough the
personalizationof information, as well as asingle point of entry. -
It
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conversion, and creation of requestsfor quotation (RFQs). - It
offers accessto reporting functions.
enhances visibility of dailyissues and figures. - Itincreases
speed in routinework. - It increasesdemand visibility and
orderresponsiveness.
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SRM Service procurement Service procurement accomplishes
thefollowing: - Request for external staff Amanager can send a
request to thesupplier before actually ordering theservice or
external staff, and canrequest further information forexample, on
availability, skillsinformation, or curriculum vitae. Therequest
can be based on existingcontracts.- Order management This includes
thestandard purchase order managementfunctionality offered by the
SAPSupplier Relationship Managementapplication, including purchase
orderprocessing and purchase orderresponses by the supplier, as
well asmonitoring- Confirmation and service entry Oncethe services
have been performed, thesupplier records times worked andadditional
costs. These must beapproved by the requesting manager.- Invoice
handling An invoice can besent in electronically by the supplierand
must then be approved by therequesting manager.
This situation supports line managersor project managers in
findingtemporary staff as required. Althoughsituations such as this
were in the pastrouted through the procurementdepartment with
various iteration loops,procurement was in most cases notinvolved
in line or project activities.This situation empowers theemployees
who have the knowledgeabout what to order or from where tosource
it, by providing professionalsourcing functionality together
withworkflow enablement to line or projectmanagers.
This functionalityautomates the procure-to-pay business scenario
fortemporary labor andconsulting services byaccomplishing
thefollowing: - It provideseasy-to-use self-service formanaging the
procurementof external resources.- It offers seamlessintegration of
suppliers intothe service procurementprocess.- It enhances
shiftoperation.
SAP ERP 6.0 Procurementand LogisticsExecution
SRM SAP InvoiceManagement
The SAP Invoice Managementapplication provides a single point
ofaccess for all invoices. Invoices can beentered manually, through
ExtensibleMarkup Language (XML), or throughelectronic data
interchange (EDI).There is also an option to receivescanned
invoices based on opticalcharacter recognition (OCR). If an
erroroccurs when the invoice is posted, theycan be viewed by
various exceptiontypes and statuses with the invoice
The invoice managementfunctionality providespreprocessing of
incominginvoices on top of existinginvoice verification. If
thereare no exceptions, theinvoices are automaticallyposted. In the
case ofexceptions, variousworkflow and monitoringactivities,
includingnotification of vendors
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monitor software. The clarification ofincorrect invoices is
based on SAPInteractive Forms by Adobe and e-mail,which the
software monitors.
about exceptions, aretriggered and tracked.
Predefined exceptions areas follows: - Missing orincorrect
internal orexternal information Theinvoicing party or internaluser
can change or addmissing or wronginformation in an Adobeinteractive
form. Changesare transferred into theinvoice document.- Duplicate
invoice Ttheinvoicing party or internaluser is asked to
checkwhether an invoice really isa duplicate. If the answer isyes,
the invoice is deletedautomatically. If the answeris no, the
invoice can beposted automatically (ifanswer was sent byinternal
user) or the statusis updated to "inclarification (if the answerwas
sent from invoicingparty).- Price, quantity, or taxdifferences The
e-mailrecipient can accept orreject differences within theSAP
Interactive Forms byAdobe application. If theacceptance by an
e-mailrecipient is sufficient, theinvoice can automaticallybe
posted or deleted;otherwise, the answer isrecorded in the
protocol.- Missing goods receiptThe invoice arrives beforethe goods
receipt isposted. You can clarify withthe goods receipientwhether
the goods alreadyarrived at the loading rampor ask the supplier
directlywhy the goods have notarrived yet.- Wrong reference The
e-mail recipient can correct apurchase order in the SAPInteractive
Forms byAdobe application. Thenew purchase order istransferred into
the invoiceand then posted.- Invoice in approval Allinvoices that
are awaitingapproval for more than a
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certain number of days aredisplayed.- Other error This refers
toother error messages.
SAP ERP 6.0 Procurementand LogisticsExecution
MM Design collaboration withsuppliers, based oncFolders
Exchanging product documentationwith suppliers and partners
issupported by the collaboration onproduct structure data (such as
bills ofmaterial or product variant structures)and product-related
documents (suchas technical drawings and computer-aided design
models).
See also the description "Developmentcollaboration with partners
andsuppliers (cFolders)."
This functionality improvesproductivity andcollaboration with
partnersand suppliers during theproduct design phase.
SAP ERP 6.0 End-UserServiceDelivery
MM SAP role: buyer This role supports buyers in their day-to-day
purchases (operationalprocurement) as it provides for bothmaterials
and services procurement.
The main target group is operationalbuyers who are involved
mostly inordering activities (operationalprocurement), as well as
reporting.Targeted purchasers may operate inseveral industries
(cross-industry role)and buy direct materials andmaintenance,
repair, and operations(MROs), as well as services:- In work
overview, you obtain anoverview of your daily work. Thepurchasing
work list is the point of entryfor the processing of current
workflowtasks, such as the release of purchaserequisitions and
purchase orders or theprocessing of faulty vendorconfirmations. You
can obtaininformation about forwarded workflowtasks and obtain an
overview of thetasks you have completed. Thepurchasing group
analysis provides anoverview of the workloads of theindividual
buyers and buyer groupswithin your enterprise. For thispurpose, the
software accessesenterprise-wide consolidated data ofthe former SAP
Business InformationWarehouse component (now includedin SAP
NetWeaver BusinessIntelligence). The purchasing groupanalysis gives
you the option ofdefining and saving your own views ofthe data.- In
transaction processing, you obtainan overview of your
purchasingdocuments (such as purchase ordersand purchase
requisitions). With theaid of queries, you can assemble
yourtransactions to be processed in anynumber of work lists. You
therefore
This functionalityaccomplishes the following:- It enables you to
react toquestions and problemsimmediately.- It provides quick
accessto personalized work lists.- It helps you achieveanalytical
insight.
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have the opportunity to structure andperform your daily work in
accordancewith your own needs. The integration ofthe SAP document
storage applicationCollaborative Folders (cFolders) allowsyou to
display the attachments to yourpurchase transactions directly in
theportal.- In vendor information, you obtain anoverview of your
vendors. You candisplay the contact data and partnerroles of your
vendors. You can use asource-of-supply overview to obtain
anoverview of the assortment of productsoffered by your vendors.
The vendoranalysis informs you of the goodssupplied and services
performed byyour vendors. In the process, thesystem accesses
enterprise-wideconsolidated data stored in the formerSAP Business
Information Warehousecomponent. The vendor analysis givesyou the
option of defining and savingyour own views of the data.- With
information on material, youobtain an overview of your
materials.You can display master data for, andstocks information
about, yourmaterials, or you can obtain informationon the possible
sources of supply ofthese materials. The material analysisinforms
you about the materials thatyou procured. In the process,
thesoftware accesses enterprise-wideconsolidated data stored in the
formerSAP Business Information Warehousecomponent. The materials
analysisgives you the option of defining andsaving your own views
of the data.- With service procurement, you canperform all tasks
and access alldocuments involved in the procurementof external
services. You can start thesourcing application, or you canprocess
documents of all types.Alternatively, you can open the worklists
for different documents, which arebased on prespecified
selectioncriteria. If you know the documentnumber, you can also
open documentsdirectly.
SAP ERP 6.0 End-UserServiceDelivery
SAP role: invoicing clerk This role provides access to the
invoicemanagement function. The main targetgroup of this role is
invoicing clerks,who are responsible for the incominginvoices in
the logistics department.The invoice management functionallows the
processing of incomingelectronic invoices (with and withoutpurchase
order reference) on anexception basis. The invoicing clerkrole
contains one work center for
This functionalityaccomplishes the following:- It streamlines
invoiceverification by delivering ahigh degree of
processautomation.- It improves efficiency andeffectiveness through
thepersonalization of theinformation.
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processing invoices and monitoring thecomplete exception
handling process.It can be enhanced with additional workcenters,
especially in companies inwhich single individuals often
havevarious different jobs.
In work overview, the invoicing clerkcan start all tasks and get
access to alldocuments involved in the invoicemanagement process.
He or she cansearch for related invoices and invoiceexceptions.
Alternatively, the clerk cancreate a document or start the
relatedservice without any previousselections.The work center
providespreprocessing of incoming invoices ontop of existing
invoice verification. Ifthere are no exceptions, the invoicesare
automatically posted. In the case ofexceptions, various workflow
andmonitoring activities are triggered andtracked, including
notification ofvendors about exceptions.A work list enables the
invoicing clerkto monitor the incoming invoicesquickly and also
shows all invoiceexceptions. In the case of exceptions,various
workflow and other activitiesare offered, including
informingsuppliers and noninvoice specialistusers.With regard to
analytics, appropriatereports and queries on every workcenter
support relevant user scenarioswith respective business
intelligencequeries, such as excessive invoicedocuments or invoice
documentoverview.
SAP ERP 6.0 End-UserServiceDelivery
SAP role: supplier This role provides suppliers with asingle
point of access to data andtransactions in the SAP Supplier
Self-Service component, thereforeintegrating self-service
capabilities aspart of the end-to-end procurementprocess. Extending
the capabilities ofSAP ERP to business partners,specifically to a
companys supplierbase, is one of the next logical steps inthe
evolution of the SAP ERPapplication. The introduction
ofaccessibility to information andtransactions for suppliers brings
self-service functionalities to SAP ERP,which allow companies to
furtherstreamline their processes andinformation exchange and,
therefore, tofurther capitalize on their investments.Work centers
support various activitiesassociated with orders, purchase
orderresponses, and invoices, as well as
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itimproves
productivity andcollaboration withsuppliers. - It speeds upthe
procurement process. -It reduces costs. - Itexpands value
propositionby linking any kind ofsuppliers throughappropriate and
costeffective channels.
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reporting activities. The main targetgroup is small suppliers
without theirown enterprise resource planning(ERP) software.
Usually these aresmall to middle-sized businesses inwhich
individual employees take on avariety of tasks. The employee
workingwith the supplier role accesses data inthe customers system
and uses thisdata to start both internal andscollaborative
processes. - In workoverview, you can start all tasks andget access
to all documents involved inthe collaboration process with
yourcustomer. You can see a status-relatedoverview of all
documents, as well asincoming alerts that need yourimmediate
attention. - You can searchfor information on requests,
purchaseorder responses, or invoices. Thedocument overview provides
quickaccess to documents, such as requestsfor quotation, purchase
orders,shipping notifications, confirmations,goods receipt
confirmations, andinvoices. - You can create shippingnotifications,
confirmations, or invoices.- With administration, you canadminister
your companys access tothe portal by requesting user accessrights,
and administer your own or yourcompanys master data in the portal.
-With regard to analytics, appropriatereports and queries on every
workcenter support relevant user scenarioswith respective business
intelligencequeries, such as sales value reportingor
evaluations.
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Management of internalcontrols
Management of internal controlsaccomplishes the following: -
Itsupports documentation, assessment,and testing of internal
controls neededto fulfill the requirements of Sections302 and 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Actof 2002 (SOX), as well as theCommittee of
SponsoringOrganizations of the TreadwayCommission (COSO I)
framework andother internal control initiatives.- It provides
scheduling functionalityand workflow-supported issue-remediation
functionalities.- It includes predefined and easilycustomized
management reports,ranging from a high-level overview ofthe status
of internal control to detailedanalyses.
SOX makes management responsiblefor the effectiveness of
disclosurecontrols and procedures for financialreporting,
operations, and compliance
Management of internalcontrols produces thefollowing benefits: -
Lowerrisk of failing to comply withfinancial complianceregulation-
Reduced internalcommunication andadministration expensesrelated to
compliancedocumentation- Improved managementreporting that
highlightsissues before legal andregulatory reportingdeadlines, to
reduce therisk of noncompliance
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(Section 302) and requires managersto document internal
controls, assesstheir effectiveness, and prepare areport on the
state of internal controlsin their organization (Section 404).SOX
is applicable not only to UnitedStatesbased companies and
theirforeign subsidiaries but also to foreigncompanies that are
registered with theU.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission.
Management of internal controlscentralizes the documentation
ofinternal controls and assessments ofcontrol design,
efficiency,effectiveness, and managementreporting to support
companies in theirSOX and other internal controlinitiatives. The
scheduling functionalityand workflow-supported issueremediation
ensure on-time disclosuresand reduce internal communication
andadministration expenses related tocompliance. Predefined
andcustomizable management reportsprovide managers, as well as
internaland external auditors, with an overviewof the state of
internal control.
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Audit information support This function offers new roles
thatsupport two different business auditapproaches:
- An account-oriented approach thatprovides a balance sheet, an
incomestatement, and segment reporting, aswell as internal activity
allocation and aconsolidated financial statement- A
process-oriented approach thatsupports two different processes:
orderto cash and purchase to order
The audit information function providesmethodical approaches for
businessand system auditing, comprising astructured collection of
preconfiguredSAP evaluation programs. The auditinformation function
is the external orinternal auditors toolbox within an
SAPenvironment, providing online controlsand data export
functionality tospecialized auditing software. Thisfunction has
been enhanced to offer amore complete suite of
preconfiguredbusiness audit functionality. Theenhanced scope of
this functionincludes further components withinfinancial
applications, such as assetaccounting, cost accounting,
cashjournal, consolidation, real estate, andtreasury, and within
operationapplications, such as procurement.
This functionality lowersrisk of internal auditfailures,
improves ability tosatisfy requirements ofinternal audit
commitees,improves quality of internaland external auditing,
andimproves efficiency ofinternal and externalaudits.
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Management of internalcontrols: customer-defined fields
Customers can create their ownattributes for control-related
masterdata such as organizational units,controls, and processes. In
addition,fields can be added to assessments,test logs, issues, and
remediationplans. These fields can be madeavailable in reporting
and can helpcompanies deliver on company-specificrequests by
auditors.
This function provides thefollowing benefits: - Itimproves
managerialinsight into internal controlsanalysis and reporting.- It
improves effectivenessof processes in compliancewith the
Sarbanes-OxleyAct.- It reduces risk of failure tocomply with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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Management of internalcontrols: import of third-party tests
This function accomplishes thefollowing: - It supports the
direct importof third-party test results of controleffectiveness
(from separately licensedtesting tools) to support the
testingrequired by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.- It enables authorized
users todocument the results of their control-effectiveness tests,
in accordance witha predefined testing procedure.- It provides
master data structures thatfacilitate data mapping with
dedicatedcontrol testing environments.
New functionality in SAP ERP supportsthe import of third-party
tests of controleffectiveness results directly intomanagement of
internal controls tosupport the testing required by
theSarbanes-Oxley Act. To implement thisfunctionality, the customer
must beusing a separately licensed testing tool(Virsa, Approva,
SecurInfo) in whichthe customer's side of the interface hasbeen
developed for pushing the testresults into management of
internalcontrols.
This function provides thefollowing benefits: - Lowercost of
compliance throughthe automation of testingprocedures- Real-time
identification ofinternal control violations orfraudulent
transactions- Improved effectiveness ofprocesses in compliancewith
the Sarbanes-OxleyAct
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Management of internalcontrols: upload of masterdata
This function supports upload ofprocess- and
control-relateddocumentation which is required forcompliance with
the Sarbanes-OxleyAct, Section 404 from otherapplications, such as
Microsoft Excel,with a standardized Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML)
interface.
This function provides thefollowing benefits: - Lowercost of
compliance throughthe automated processdocumentations- Real-time
identification ofinternal control violations orfraudulent
transactions- Improved effectiveness ofprocesses in compliancewith
the Sarbanes-OxleyAct
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Management of internalcontrols: massassignment of testers
This function supports massassignment of testers to controls
(testobjects) within a cycle or business unit.
This function provides thefollowing benefits: -Improved
automation ofactivities that ensurecompliance with
theSarbanes-Oxley Act- Elimination of manualassignment processes-
Improved ability tomonitor key controls
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Management of internalcontrols: audit informationfunction
interface
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It enables
authorizedtesters to document the results of theircontrol
effectiveness tests in themanagement of internal controls.- It
allows testers to drill down to theindividual document level in the
auditinformation function, if necessary, totrack down results.
The audit information function is alisting of SAP ERP reports
that can beaccessed through a hierarchicallystructured menu of
reports. Auditing ismade easier because data ranges foranalysis can
be limited and there is noneed to learn transaction codes
andnavigation.
In accordance with the predefinedtesting procedure, the tester
uses a linkin management of internal controls toopen the audit
information function in aWeb-based transaction. The tester istaken
to a report that has beenassigned to test a particular control (ina
particular system for example, alogistics control would bring the
testerautomatically into an audit informationfunction in the
business units logisticssoftware).
Using selection criteria as provided inthe testing procedure,
the testerexecutes the report. The auditinformation report is
displayed. Theuser can drill down to the individualdocument level
if necessary to trackdown results.
The tester enters the results of thereport in management of
internalcontrols. If problems were identified,the tester initiates
any necessaryremediation activities to fix problemswith the
control.
This function provides thefollowing benefits: -Improved
automation ofactivities that ensurecompliance with
theSarbanes-Oxley Act- Elimination of manualassignment processes-
Improved ability tomonitor key controls
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Cost center planning andbudgeting: expressplanning
The express planning self-servicecomposite application
combinesvarious services into one convenientand easy-to-use
planning applicationfor occasional users such as linemanagers:
- It supports the technical preparationof planning,
communication, executionof planning, and review and release
ofplanning details.- It includes planning guidelines forreference.-
It provides status overview forplanners and planning supervisors.-
It integrates planning software such
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itlowers
the cost of planningand budgeting.- It improves accuracy ofplans.-
It better enables you tomonitor changes andapprovals to plans.- It
enhances businessperformance through moreeffective planning
andperformance management.
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as the former SAP BusinessInformation Warehouse (SAP
BW)component (now part of SAPNetWeaver); the former SAP
BusinessPlanning and Simulation ServiceSelect; and SAP ERP
CentralComponent (SAP ECC)based costcenter planning.
This functionality helps with planningfor the entire
organization. It improvesthe productivity of the entireorganization
during planning cyclesand produce a better audit trail of
allassociated documentation, e-mail, andunstructured information.
Expressplanning bundles all this into a singleapplication and
presents it in astructured way to the user. A statusmanager tells
you at any time what youhave done already and what still has tobe
done. Altogether, this makesplanning much easier for the user.
Express planning is a new collaborativeplanning function that
acceleratesplanning and is available with roadmap user interfaces,
making it easy touse, even for occasional users. Thestandard end
users for expressplanning are occasional users: forexample, line
managers. ExpresspPlanning is not a new planningtechnology but a
new compositefunction framework. As a compositefunction, express
planning combinesvarious services (such as planning andreporting
services, master datamaintenance services, and internalservice
requests) into a singleapplication framework. As a self-service
function, express planningguides users through a series ofbusiness
process steps to allow themto accomplish tasks related to
planningwithout additional training.
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Cost center planning andbudgeting: planningcoordination
andmonitoring
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It supports
planningprocess organization throughcollaboration rooms.- It
provides monitor with statusinformation on the progress of
planningtasks.- It offers links to jump directly into asingle
planning task of a singleplanning user for example, forinserting
comments or approvingcertain parts of the planning.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itlowers
the cost of planningand budgeting.- It improves accuracy ofplans.-
It better enables you tomonitor changes andapprovals to plans.- It
enhances businessperformance through moreeffective planning
andperformance management.
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Product design costestimate
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It imports bills
of materials
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - It
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and routing from SAP R/3 and anyother logistics software.- It
imports existing cost estimates fromSAP R/3 software.- It enables
you to develop target costsand accurately estimate
productprofitability.- It performs simulations and modeloutcomes of
your production plans.
enables manufacturingorganizations to makeaccurate price
predictionsbefore production.- It allows more accuratemeasurement
of productprofitability.- It improves ability toforecast
productprofitability.- It enables engineeringstaff to evaluate
costimplications of designdecisions.- It improves ability
ofproduction staff to evaluatechange requests.
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General ledger: datastructure standardization
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides
single datastructure across various ledgers.- It offers a
simplified approach toextend the general ledger functionalityas
needed.- It lowers the cost of expandinggeneral ledger and training
accountingstaff.- It smoothes the transition path fromthe existing
general ledger.
SAP ERP contains a new cross-industry and cross-country
generalledger, which, because of itsarchitecture, provides
considerableadvantages with regard totransparency and compliance,
theoption of enhancement with industry-specific and
customer-specific terms,fast close, reduction of total cost
ofownership (TCO) on implementation,and extended options for
reflectingparallel accounting standards. The newgeneral ledger
functionality existsparallel to the classic general ledgerthat is
the current functionality in SAPR/3 and SAP R/3 Enterprise.
Upgradecustomers can continue to use theclassic functions for the
time being.SAP plans to provide a migration fromthe classic to the
new general ledger atthe start of unrestricted shipment.
In the standard SAP offering, the newgeneral ledger has a data
structure thatis equally suitable for financialstatement reporting,
for managementreporting, and as a source for
analyticalapplications. This means thatcustomers no longer have to
implementadditional components with partiallyredundant ledgers
(profit center ledger,cost of sales ledger, special purposeledger,
consolidation staging ledger,
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -
Itsimplifies datamanagement.- It enables more flexibleconsolidated
reporting andanalysis.- It eliminates need formanual postings to
variousledgers.
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industry-specific ledger) in addition tothe general ledger, as
was the case inSAP R/3 and SAP R/3 Enterprise.
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General ledger:extensions
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It allows
organizations toadd dimensions to general ledger asbusiness
evolves.- It offers an extensible general ledgerin which standard
data structure isused.- It maintains existing functionality
fromcurrent general ledger.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itquickly
modifies generalledger to fit businessneeds.- It reduces
requirementsfor technical migration ortraining.- It eliminates the
need tomaintain separate ledgers.
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General ledger:document online split
This funcitonality accomplishes thefollowing: - It simplifies
the generationof financial statements and reports onsegments or
dimensions that areunique to an industry.- It eliminates the need
for businessesto create new or special ledgers foreach view of the
company by allowingdocuments to be automaticallybalanced online for
any desired viewof the company.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itsupports
transparency andfast closes.- It simplifies the ability toreport by
industry-specificrequirements.- It enables greater internalcontrol
when generatingindustry-specific financialstatements.
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General ledger: real-timeintegration fromcontrolling
This functionality automatically reflectsany postings from
managementaccounting (for example, cost centerallocations) in the
general ledger at theappropriate level of detail.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -
Iteliminates need for aseparate reconciliationledger.- It
eliminates reconciliationprocesses betweenfinancial and
managerialaccounting.- It increases theopportunity to close
month-end books faster.
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General ledger: parallelaccounting
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides
additionalfunctionality for parallel ledgers toreduce costs. - It
enables organizationsto use identical interfaces and functionsto
process all ledgers in the generalledger, as well as to update
ledgersindividually or simultaneously.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itreduces
manual postingsto individual ledgers.- It enables greaterefficiency
of accountingstaff.- Its document numberingimproves internal
controlfor managing parallelledgers.
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Fast close support This functionality accomplishes thefollowing:
- It provides a simplifiedoverview of the entire closing
processthrough a closing cockpit for period-endclosing of
individual financialstatements.- It offers an intuitive user
interface forscheduling and beginning the closingprocess.- It
enables reconciliation of open itemsand intercompany balances in
generalledger accounts.- It supports loading of intercompanydata
from non-SAP software through a
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Reduced
errors throughtransparency and supportfor compliance through
aconcise overview of theclosing status andremaining tasks-
Significantly reduced timeto reconcile intercompanyactivities-
Improved employeeproductivity and reducedcosts
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new interface.
There is an increasing worldwidedemand by companies
management,as well as external institutions, such asregulators and
stock exchanges, toreduce time spent on closing thebooks. SAP
software supports the fastand efficient creation of accurate
andtransparent financial statements bymeans of application
integration,process automation, comprehensivereconciliation, and
collaborationfunctionality.
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General ledger:document online splitsimulation
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It offers
functionality tosimulate the result of an online split,which can be
previewed and analyzedbefore a document is posted.- It allows
posted documents to beanalyzed with regard to theconfiguration that
led to the resultingsplit.- It offers standard customizing
contentfor processing special indicatortransactions, such as down
paymentsand down payment clearings.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Increased
transparency ofpostings in the new generalledger- Improved
usability- Necessity for lessadditional customizing tosupport
standardprocesses such as downpayments and so on
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General ledger: period-end closing taxaccounting
A program (data retention tool [DART])creates data files to
support theperiodic transfer of value-added taxrelated data to tax
authorities. Thesefiles are then sent to the tax authorities.
Note: this functionality has also beenmade available in SAP R/3
and the2004 version of SAP ERP.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Compliance
with U.S. taxlaw (IRS RevenueProcedure 98-25)- Increased reporting
andauditing capability
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General ledger: period-end closing
The reporting tools available in theaudit information function
now alsosupport the new general ledger.
Note: this functionality is also availablein the 2004 version of
SAP ERP withsupport package 10.
This functionality improvesbusiness and tax auditcapability.
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General ledger:depreciation of fixedassets
This functionality offers a completelyautomated depreciation of
fixed assets,even for customers from countries withspecial
requirements in this area, suchas Japan and Russia.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Greater
flexibility andeasier compliance,especially for customers inJapan
and Russia- Improved compliance withInternational
AccountingStandards (IAS)
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General ledger: migrationfrom classic to newgeneral ledger
This functionality supports SAP R/3and SAP R/3 Enterprise
customers intheir migration efforts, providingstandardized
migration paths andprograms.
Note: this functionality is also availablein the 2004 version of
SAP ERP withsupport package 10. If a customer
This functionality reducesmigration effort and costs.
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wants to apply as a pilot, he has tocreate an open source
software ticketaccording to note 812919 and will beprovided with
further informationconcerning the next steps).
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General ledger: defaultderivation of profit center
This functionality supports derivation ofthe default profit
center.
This functionality reducesthe need for additionalcustomizing
effort.
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General ledger:enhanced reporting
This functionality offers the following: -Enhanced standard
line-item reportingfor the fields segment and profit center-
Reconciliation report for totals anddocuments
Note: this functionality is also availablein the 2004 version of
SAP ERP withsupport package 10.
This functionality reducesthe need for additionalefforts in
generatingspecific reports onstandard content.
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General ledger: statisticalkey figures
This functionality allows allocationwithin general ledger
through the useof statistical key figures as a basis.
This functionality providesgreater flexiblity forallocations
within generalledger.
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General ledger: archivingof documents
This function allows archiving ofdocuments and totals created in
thenew general ledger.
Note: this functionality is also availablein the 2004 version of
SAP ERP withsupport package 10.
This functionality results inbetter performance of theSAP
software and lowermaintenance costs.
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General ledger: euroconversion
This functionality creates zero balanceon document level when
changing overto euro currency.
This functionality improvesaudit capability.
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General ledger:enhanced interfaces andintegration to new
generalledger
This functionality offers enhancedinterfaces and integration
concerningthe applications public sector,
financialaccountingcontract accounting,human capital management,
travelmanagement, and material ledger(transfer prices).
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Improved
ability to supportpublic sector accountingrequirements- Improved
integration withhuman resources, traveland expense, and
contractaccounting solutions
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Credit management:credit limit managementand control
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides a
portal for creditmanagers to view, analyze, andchange current
credit limits forcustomers.- It enables access and visibility
tocustomer credit scores according toexternal or internally
createdstandards.- It displays intuitive view of customercredit
risk levels and order limits.- It triggers a notification process
if anexception is needed.
SAP Credit Managementhelps companies managetheir customers
creditlines. Companies cananalyze credit informationby using both
external andinternal information toadapt the customer scoringto fit
the reality. SAP CreditManagement makes use ofthe latest components
ofthe SAP NetWeavertechnology platform,including SAP
NetWeaverMaster Data Management,SAP NetWeaver Portal,and SAP
NetWeaverExchange Infrastructure.Effective creditmanagement can
reduce
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arrears and preventpotential nonpayment afterdelivery has
occurred. SAPCredit Management meetsall the prerequisites for
acompany-wide creditpolicy, includingautomated, real-timedecisions
and access toboth internal and externalcredit information by
allemployees. By bringingcustomer data from varioussources
together, SAPCredit Managementenables centralizedcustomer credit
checks andhelps companies avoid therisk that customers woulduse
different distributionchannels to extend theircredit limits. SAP
CreditManagement can be usedby companies in allindustries.
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Credit management:credit information support
Requesting external credit informationis completely integrated
in SAP CreditManagement and enables companiesto request information
electronicallyusing appropriate Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML)
interfaces. Becausecredit departments often use severalexternal
credit information providers,SAP Credit Management can save
theinformation provided by such aninterface separately according to
thedata provider.
This functionality supports creditmanagers in determining
andmanaging the external and internalcredit information on
customers information used primarily to set upinput parameters for
the credit rulesengine in SAP ERP, which can makecredit decisions
or automaticallycalculate credit limits.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Ability to
utilize externaland internal credit ratingsin a single portal-
Ability of companies togenerate credit standardsby using external
data- Ability to develop anindustry-specific creditrating
system
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Credit management:credit rules automation
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It allows
organizations toapply or change credit rules to groupsof
customers.- It enables automated calculations ofcredit limits on
the basis of newstandards or changes to externalstandards.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Ability to
change new creditrules without transformingprocesses- Simplified
implementationof new credit rules andstandards- Ability of
creditdepartment to changestandards faster and reactto market
conditions
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Credit management:credit decision support
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It helps credit
managers
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -
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visualize customer credit risks andlimits.- It reduces training
costs for creditmanagers through an intuitive userinterface.- It
allows credit managers to makedecisions faster and with
greatercertainty through improved reporting.
Credit decision support contains, forexample, evaluations for
analyzing thecredit history for a customer and foranalyzing payment
or purchasebehavior.
Enhanced customer care- Reduced customer creditrisks- Reduced
levels of baddebt or default accounts
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Collections management This functionality accomplishes
thefollowing: - It enables greaterproductivity through a single
view ofcustomer accounts receivable status.- It enables individual
collectionsmanagers to set promise-to-pay flagsthat include
automatic workflow triggersif dates have passed.- It offers
customer-improved invoicehistory overview.- It simplifies the task
of applyingcredits to open invoices or splittingpayments to
multiple invoices.
SAP Collections Management providesnew functions that enable you
todisplay and process receivables percustomer. All open invoices
aredisplayed, with their status, at customeraccount level, and this
enables fastfurther processing. It is thereforepossible to create
and monitorpromises to pay, to create disputecases, and to display
a detailed invoicehistory.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Enhanced
productivity ofcollections and accountsreceivable departments-
Increased collectionsrates, lower days salesoutstanding (DSO)-
Customer-orientedapproach to the accountsreceivable process
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In-house cash This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It
provides integration withcash management and treasurymanagement
features.- It provides new payment orders,flexible routing, and new
currencyconversion functionalities.- It supports international
paymentswith real-time exchange rateinformation.
SAP In-House Cash is an applicationfor companies that operate
globally tomanage their intragroup and externalpayment transactions
more efficientlyby setting up a virtual house bank. WithSAP
In-House Cash, internationalcompanies can centrally processpayments
made by their affiliates bynetting and consolidating
internalaccounts. You can use SAP In-HouseCash to pay external
business partners
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Accurate
current accountsforecasting for cashmanagers- Reduced complexity
ofintercompany netting andpayments- Reduced cost ofintercompany
payments orcross-border settlements
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on behalf of the subsidiaries or toforward incoming payments
fromexternal business partners to thecorrect subsidiary.
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Dispute management This functionality accomplishes thefollowing:
- It enables organizations toprocess receivables-related disputes.-
It supports structuring andstreamlining the dispute
resolutionprocess and reduces processing timethrough an electronic
communicationprocess.- It integrates with accounts receivable,sales
and distribution, SAP CustomerRelationship Management (SAP CRM),and
SAP Business Workflow (includinge-mail notification).- It supports
automatic creation ofdispute cases for underpaymentsgenerated by
the electronic accountstatement.- It offers a correspondence
functionthat enables standard letters, faxes,and e-mail to be sent
automatically.- It supports various communicationchannels,
including those through SAPBiller Direct and SAP
CollectionsManagement.
SAP Dispute Management containsfunctions for processing
receivables-related disputes such as reducedpayments and disputes
because of acustomer action. SAP DisputeManagement enables
companies tostructure and streamline the process ofdispute
resolution and to reduceprocessing time. Communication ismanaged
entirely in electronic form.SAP Dispute Management is
closelyintegrated with the accounts receivablefunction but also
with the sales anddistribution function, SAP CRM, andSAP Business
Workflow.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Reduced days
salesoutstanding (DSO)- Reduced days deductionoutstanding (DDO)-
Improved liquidity andliquidity forecasting- Accelerated
processesthrough automation- Improved customerrelationships
throughtargeted inquiries and fastprocessing of complaints- Reduced
costs throughearly identification andnotification about
possibleproblems in the logisticsvalue chain or
internalprocesses
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Electronic billpresentment andpayment (SAP BillerDirect)
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It enables
companies todeploy Web-based billing, invoicing,account management,
and paymentservices through Internet portals.- It supports
Internet-basedauthorization of automatic paymentdebits.- It enables
collaboration withcustomers and trading partners withoutrequiring
paper- and electronic datainterchange (EDI)based paymentmethods.-
It provides a portal for suppliers toview invoices and payments.-
It supports the completecommunication process from bill
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Reduced
billing andsettlement transactioncosts- Improved payment
andexception processing- Improved cash flow- Integrated data both
inaccounts receivable andaccounts payable, whicheliminates the need
toreenter information- Reduced accountingerrors on the customer
side- Reduced processing timeon the supplier side
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presentation to discrepancy handlingand final reconciliation.-
It eliminates duplicate data entry byintegrating data in accounts
receivableand accounts payable.- It reduces administrative burden
witheasy Web-based configurationmanagement.
This functionality allows corporateentities to present invoice
and accountinformation through the Internet. SAPBiller Direct
supports the completecommunication process frompresenting the bill
through dealing withdiscrepancies to the final reconciliation.
SAP Biller Direct also supports theauthorization or cancellation
ofautomatic debits through the Internet.This function is of
particular interest tothe utilities and telecommunicationsectors.
It also enables thepresentment of vendor information inthe Web. At
the same time, billrecipients can import bill data into theirSAP
software in Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML) form. There arefurther
improvements in the areasdiscount, partial payments,
andconfiguration. SAP Biller Direct is anapplication based on the
Java 2platform, enterprise editioncompatiblefunctionality of SAP
NetWeaver.
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Treasury and riskmanagement
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It improves
compliance withthe International Financial ReportingStandards
(IFRS) and financialaccounting standards (FAS), includinghedge
accounting, and supports theSarbanes-Oxley Act and
Germanregulations.- It adds new products for foreignexchange
trading.
The SAP Treasury and RiskManagement application is used tomanage
financial transactions and theassociated financial risk.
Commoninstruments can be handled within themoney market, foreign
exchange,derivatives, and securities functions,both on the
investment side and on theborrowing side. Financial risks can
bemonitored through the use of risk tools,and a range of
derivatives can beemployed to limit the risk.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Improved
corporatecontrols, by integratingtreasury reporting withfinance and
accounting- Greater array oftransaction support- Elimination of the
need tosupport a treasurymanagement functionseparate from finance
andaccounting
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Credit management:credit limit managementand control
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides a
list ofdocuments that are blocked because oftheir credit
status.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itlowers
the cost ofoperating your credit
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- It offers automated work lists for creditlimit checks
triggered by sales ordersand delivery documents.
The major processes in creditmanagement that are subject
tocontinuous improvements developmentin SAP ERP are as follows:
- Credit check called by sales ordersand delivery documents
(delivery andshipping)- Liability updates triggered by salesorders,
delivery documents, and billingdocuments- List of documents that
are blockedbecause of their credit status (blockedsales order
list)- Rebuilding of liabilities from salesdocuments (linked
partner messages)Exposure from deliveries is decreasedonly if the
corresponding financialaccountingaccounts receivableinvoice is sent
to credit management.
department.- It improves productivity ofindividual credit
analystswithin your creditdepartment.- It improves ability of
creditmanagers to monitor risksthroughout the entire valuechain.-
It drives down customercredit risk and levels of baddebt.
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Credit management:credit decision support
This functionality improves reportingand scoring abilities.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itlowers
the cost ofoperating your creditdepartment.- It improves
productivity ofindividual credit analystswithin your
creditdepartment.- It improves ability of creditmanagers to monitor
risksthroughout the entire valuechain.- It drives down
customercredit risk and levels of baddebt.
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In-house cash This functionality release workflows forin-house
cash payment orders. Youcan define the workflow for in-housecash
payment orders and assign thepossible users for the workflow.
The SAP BusinessWorkflow tool can be usedwith this
functionality.
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Collections management This functionality accomplishes
thefollowing: - It enables the definition oforganization-specific
rules for collectingreceivables and determining theselection and
prioritization ofcustomers to be contacted.- It presents a work
list with prioritizedaccounts to collections
specialistsautomatically, based on definedcollection rules and
strategies.- It enables collections specialists toremove customers
from their work listuntil the resubmission date.- It allows
collections specialists todocument customer contacts andprovides an
overview of past contacts
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Reduced days
salesoutstanding (DSO)- Increased efficiency incollecting
receivables fromcomplex transactions orcontracts- Improved
customerrelationships- Ensured collectionstrategy execution
withautomatic creation of worklists- Improved userproductivity
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to facilitate contact preparation andoptimize contact
results.
A focus area in financial supply chainmanagement is the SAP
CollectionsManagement application in whichcollection specialists
can processautomatically created work lists toensure efficient
execution. Userproductivity enhancements were alsomade to bank
statement reporting inthe SAP Cash and LiquidityManagement
application. Specifically,a report was added that helpscustomers to
do better cashmanagement reporting. SAPCollections Management is
notlicensed separately.
- Reduced preparation timefor customer contacts
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Electronic billpresentment andpayment
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides
integration withthe SAP Dispute Managementapplication, thereby
allowing users toupload or download businessdocuments.- It offers
various options for filteringinvoices, such as by sold-to party.-
It provides a company administratormode that allows
companyadministrators to create and maintaintheir users' profiles
themselves.
Within SAP Biller Direct, dispute-handling functions are
enhanced, andan additional company administratormode allows company
administratorsto maintain their users' profilesthemselves. This
component isseparately priced.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itimproves
your disputeresolution processes anddrives down days
salesoutstanding (DSO).- It accelerates your abilityto manage
supplier andbusiness customerrelationships.- It improves insight
andability to examine invoiceinformation.
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Treasury and riskmanagement
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It offers new
instruments fordebt management and asset-backedsecurities.- It
provides significantly improvedreporting and
hedge-accountingcapabilities.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itimproves
youreffectiveness in managingfinancial instrument andhedging
transactions.- It improves the accuracyand speed of
reportinginvestment income andlosses.- It reduces currencyexposure
and risk.
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CorporateServices
RE-FX Space management This functionality provides
enhancedmaintenance of the linkage thatconnects architectural views
(physicalstructure of a building) and rentalobjects (the different
rental spaces tolease out) to the real estate contract.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Better
management of theallocation and utilization ofspace- Enhanced
transparencyof vacancies in the spaceutilization- Faster creation
of rentalobjects and relatedcontracts
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RE-FX Rental vacancymanagement
This functionality enables managers toassign the reasons why a
vacancy hasoccurred (and the date on which itoccurred).
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Analysis of
conditionchanges by reasons- Easier assignmentthrough automatic
settingof change reasons,depending on theadjustment method
duringthe adjustment process
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RE-FX Rent adjustments This functionality allows rentadjustments
to be made according torepresentative lists of rents andcomparable
objects.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Higher legal
reliability ofrent adjustments throughautomation of thecalculation
procedure- Increased revenuesthrough improved usage ofadjustment
opportunities
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RE-FX Service chargesettlements
This functionality supports meteredconsumption for the
apportionment ofservice charges if meters are assignedto settlement
units or pooled spaces.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Improved
distribution ofconsumptions through theassignment of meters
topooled spaces- Enhanced settlementpossibilities as a result of
aone-, two-, or three-levelhierarchy of meters for thesettlement
units
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RE-FX Integration to financialaccounting
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It enables
easier retrieval ofrelated open times by using the real-estate
contract number in the incomingpayment transaction.- It enables
open items to be easilydistributed into multiple installments.- It
allows assets to be created andassigned directly from buildings
andproperties.- It facilitates reporting, revenue, andcost planning
on real estate objects byallowing real estate master data to
beeasily assigned to individual sets.
Until this release, the financialaccounting functions used for
realestaterelated transactions were notable to reflect the specific
informationimportant for real estate. Now thenumber of the real
estate contract isincluded in the incoming paymenttransaction.
Also, the tenant account isdisplayed in standard reporting
forfinancial accounting. In addition, youcan record an installment
agreement inthe software by splitting an open itemin financial
accounting into smalleramounts later on.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Easier
posting of incomingpayments by betterselection function- Time
savings throughautomatic generation ofinstallments- Simplified
creation andassignment of assets- Faster selection ofspecific parts
of a realestate portfolio
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RE-FX Reports and invoicing This functionality accomplishes
thefollowing: - It includes new reports for
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -
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plant maintenance (costs onmaintenance orders), asset
accounting(depreciation of real-estate objects),and controlling
(costs on internal ordersfor real estate objects).- It allows rent
invoices to be printedfrom the periodic postings function
anddispatched to tenants (Note: Line itemson the invoice are
grouped together,and the invoice number is based on thereal estate
document.)
Enhanced analysis optionsfor joining data from theSAP Real
EstateManagement applicationwith data originating fromother SAP
ERPapplications- Simplified creation ofinvoices to real
estatecontracts
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
RE-FX Real estate search This application enables the following:
-Search for offered objects (vacantobjects) on the basis of the
prospectsproperty requirements and generalprospect data- Creation
of a contract offer, when afitting real estate object is found,
bycopying all relevant prospect and rentalobject data to the offer
document- Monitoring of contract offer approvalsor rejections and
creation of theaccompanying correspondence forproperty managers
Real estate search is a functionalitythat was not available in
previousreleases. It supports the lease-outprocess. In real estate
search, youcollect the prospects requirements forthe property that
the prospect wishes torent, as well as all data on the prospectin
the real estate search request.
This functionality providesthe real estate managerwith enhanced
insight intodemand for property andown supply, and itoptimizes the
occupancylevels within the manager'sreal estate portfolio.
The process is automatedand integrated to masterdata and
contractmanagement processes,and it allows for accurateoccupancy
reporting.
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RE-FX Land use management This functionality enables
managementand viewing of public lawrelatedinformation found in
cadastral andproperty registers about parcels of landand
properties, as well as related rightsand encumbrances, such as
rights ofways and contracts for usage andsales. (This functionality
has beenreleased only for Germany).
This functionality supportsbetter decision making andbusiness
insight.
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
RE-FX Condominium ownershipassociation (COA)management
Condominium ownership association(released only for
Germany)accomplishes the following: - Itprovides real estate
managers with aseparate book of accounts per realestate and enables
real estatemanagers to manage various suchassociations on their
behalf.- It enables viewing of specific masterdata such as mandates
andmanagement contract.- It supports regularly
scheduledprocesses:> Calculation of event-driven fees>
Creation of a proposal for the nextyears annual budget> Final
settlement of costs to theowners
This functionality enablesmore efficient managementof
condominium ownershipassociations.
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In comparison to standard propertymanagement, the
condominiumownership association functionalityfocuses on the
management ofcommunities of owners per real estate.The community
gives the real estatemanager the power of attorney(mandate) to
manage the property andall associated activities.
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RE-FX Adjustment measure This functionality enables the
following:- Using the adjustment measure, thereal estate manager
can set new rentsor increase rents for any rental objectsand, on
the basis of this action, make arent adjustment.- Adjustment
measures are especiallysuited for adjusting conditions andnotifying
tenants when the adjustmentis based on the following:>
Modernization measures> Expert opinion> Special assessments
forcondominiums (condominiumownership association)
In general, you can use the adjustmentmeasure when rental
conditions forobjects are to be adjusted through aparticular
adjustment method, and anadjustment for these conditions shouldbe
calculated.
Adjustment according tomodernization isconsidered by
Germanorganizations as a legalrequirement.
Organizations profit froman earlier, faster, and saferincrease
of revenues andreturn on their(modernization)investment.
Additionalmanagement costs arereduced.
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RE-FX Integration to financialaccounting
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It adapts
one-time postingtransactions and templates to standardfinancial
accounting interfaces to bettermeet the needs of the real
estatemanager.- It utilizes the accrual engine to postaccruals and
deferrals to the correctperiods for expenses and revenuesfrom real
estate contracts.- It offers tax summarization for thesummarization
of tax lines, which isrequired in some countries, such asItaly and
Austria. This compresses alltax postings sharing certain criteria
intoone line.- It allows input tax distribution inaccounting
objects for real estate tomeet taxation requirements,
therebyavoiding time-intensive manual checksand transfer postings.-
It integrates with public sectorcontract accounting to allow for
unifiedopen-item accounting in the publicsector through real estate
processes,while being able to transfer thesedocuments to general
ledgeraccounting.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Optimization
of integrationwith other parts of SAPERP (such as controllingand
plant management)- Increased efficiencythrough automatedprocesses-
Better compliance with(local) legislation andtaxation requirements
inthe area of real estate
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
RE-FX Service chargesettlements
Because of local law, organizations insome countries have to
calculate, in
This functionality enablesorganizations to ensure
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addition to the service costs, theapportionment loss risk,
whileexecuting service charge settlement.This functionality is a
legal requirementand was not available in previousreleases.
that taxation requirementsare met and to avoid time-intensive
work on manualchecks and transferpostings.
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RE-FX Localization support:Germany
This functionality includes the following:- Data retention
tool(DART)/Grundstze zum Datenzugriffund zur Prfbarkeit digitaler
Unterlagen(GDPDU) compliance (reportingsupport for tax
authorities)- Land use management -Condominium ownership
association
This functionality enablesbetter compliance with(local)
legislation andtaxation requirements inthe area of real estate.
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RE-FX Localization support: Italy This functionality calculates
thefollowing: - Imposta comunale sugliimmobili (local property
taxes and fees)- Imposta di registro (registration tax)- Posta di
bollo (stamp tax)
This functionality enablesbetter compliance with(local)
legislation andtaxation requirements inthe area of real estate.
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
RE-FX Localization support:Austria
This functionality calculates thefollowing: - Condition
adjustments(Austrian real estate, 1/15 adjustment)- Service charge
settlement (currentoccupancy principle)- Correspondence (according
toAustrian real estate template)
This functionality enablesbetter compliance with(local)
legislation andtaxation requirements inthe area of real estate.
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
RE-FX Localization support:Switzerland
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - Creation
ofEinzahlungsscheine mitReferenznummer (ESR) (referencenumbers) in
credit postings of vendorcontract- Service cost settlement
(calculation ofheating material consumption; refermanagement fee to
vendor andinvoice/document printing; exchange ofdata tapes in
individual heating costsettlement; results of meter reading
forconsumption of energy)- Correspondence (including forms thatare
released by the state ofSwitzerland)
This functionality enablesbetter compliance with(local)
legislation andtaxation requirements inthe area of real estate.
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Business unit analyst roletesting 123
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It provides
monitors to trackaggregate key figures for a businessunit and
identify budget overruns,postings that exceed a given threshold,and
unusual postings.- It offers hierarchical reports to helpvisualize
the relationships betweenprofit centers, cost centers, and ordersin
the business unit and to facilitatenavigation through large numbers
ofitems, such as information for multiplecost centers.
The business unit analyst is typicallypart of the management
team for his orher unit with responsibility for thefinancial health
of the unit. Thebusiness unit analyst monitors a
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itimproves
productivity forthe occasional user bymaking it easier to find
allthe relevant reports for hisor her business unit and toaccess
the reports withoutfilling out a selectionscreen.- It helps
analysts focus onthe information thatmatters, by allowing themto
set rules to help themmonitor key figures,budgets, and
individualpostings.- It makes it easy to verifyand examine the
selected
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number of financial and operational keyfigures for his or her
business unit andreports these figures to seniormanagement. This
analyst also has anadvisory role to the line managers inhis or her
business unit, explainingpostings to them and communicatingwith the
back office. The business unitanalyst is a key player in the
planningprocess and coordinates the handoverto the back office and
to corporateplanners. He or she is a supportingplayer in the fast
close process,monitoring the key figures for theoperational
processes, reportinganomalies to the back office, andsigning off
the figures for his or her unitwhen postings are complete.
Allorganizations have business unitanalysts, although the key
figuresmonitored can differ significantlybetween industries.
information and perform orrequest adjustmentpostings if
necessary.- It helps analysts visualizethe relationships betweenthe
profit centers, costcenters, and orders in thebusiness unit and
helps theuser see how costs rollthrough these structures.- It
provides a frameworkfor the planning processand access to the
planningdata entered by the linemanagers.- It supports
collaborationbetween the business unitanalyst and the managers.
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Business unit analyst role This functionality accomplishes
thefollowing: - It provides monitors to trackaggregate key figures
for a businessunit and to identify budget overruns,postings that
exceed a given threshold,and unusual postings.- It offers
hierarchical reports to helpvisualize the relationships
betweenprofit centers, cost centers, and ordersin the business unit
and to facilitatenavigation through large numbers ofitems, such as
information for multiplecost centers.
Within the SAP ERP release 6.0, thesolution has been redesigned
to helpanalysts to monitor their business unitand collaborate more
effectively. Thenew work center approach provides thebusiness unit
analyst with a list of alertseach morning that show dependingon
rules for exception handling set bythe analyst key figures that
haveexceeded a threshold, cost centers thatare over budget, unusual
postings, andso on. From here, the business unitanalyst can drill
down into the detailsbehind the posting and startcollaboration
services with, forexample, the cost center managerresponsible for
the high variances. Inthe event of errors or changes in
theorganization, the analyst can use form-based processes to
initiate a correctionposting or request a change: forexample, to a
profit center or costcenter in his or her area. All form-based
business processes have beenreimplemented to use SAP
InteractiveForms by Adobe software.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Improved
businessproductivity throughautomated alerts andexception handling-
Improved decisionsupport and employeeproductivity- Increased
quality ofemployee support andproject managementthrough better
access tobudgets and project statusinformation- Better usability
andenriched user experience
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A separate work center focuses solelyon the planning process
allowing theanalyst to set up a collaborativeplanning process to
organize all tasksassociated with planning. This includesad hoc
planning tasks and the guidedexpress planning application that
leadsthe managers through the process ofplanning head count, costs,
equipment,internal orders, and other costs. As themanagers submit
their data, thebusiness unit analyst can monitor theirresponses and
check the results bothin total and individually, returning thework
item to the manager for furtherwork: for example, if the planned
travelcosts exceed the organizationguideline.
An additional work center shows theanalyst the master data in
his or herarea of responsibility, and a dedicatedanalytics work
center provides accessto all the reporting applications that
theanalyst works with. This application hasbeen expanded in SAP ERP
to includeprojects in addition to the profit centers,cost centers,
and orders available inthe 2004 version of SAP ERP.
mySAP ERP2004
Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Briefing book This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It
makes it easy to createcustom reports, summarizing specificdata in
the SAP Balanced Scorecardapplication for different
audiences.(Note: Users simply drag and dropdesired data from the
scorecard intothe briefing book, tailoring contents forparticular
audiences as needed whilekeeping other SAP BalancedScorecard data
confidential.)- It enables PC-based download thatcan be forwarded
to the relevantparties either as an Adobe PDF file oras a
printout.
In general, the strategy managementprocess communicates
strategies andobjectives throughout the entireorganization through
the SAP BalancedScorecard. It supports value-basedmanagement,
management byobjectives, and strategic initiatives.
Reporting for strategy managementhas to consider the individual
needs ofthe recipients of the different types ofinformation.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Less time
needed toprepare reports based ondata from the SAPBalanced
Scorecardapplication- Personalized collection ofdata from SAP
BalancedScorecard- Many options for printingand viewing through
theuse of Adobe PDF files
mySAP ERP2004
Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: integrationof statutory
and
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It delivers
time- andversion-dependent assignment validity
This release extends theexisting online analyticalprocessing
(OLAP)based
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managementconsolidation
from statutory and managerialconsolidation units.- It provides
specific definition of firstconsolidation/divestiture
accountingdates through consolidation unitcombinations.- It
supports customer-definedattributes of consolidation
unitcombinations.
The process of consolidationencompasses extensive functions
forthe efficient collection of data frominternal and external
accounting andfor ensuring the necessary quality anddetails of the
data. These functionsoffer an almost fully automatic creationof
consolidated financial statements fora broad spectrum of
accountingmethods in compliance with variousgenerally accepted
accounting rules.External and internal group reportingcan be built
on a basis of shared,consolidated data, so that time-intensive
reconciliation andsynchronization of different sets of dataare no
longer necessary. Thus, anefficient, integrated
consolidationprocess for statutory and managementreporting
contributes significantly torealizing a fast-close strategy.
consolidation functionalityin various places withregard to
usability,compliance withInternational AccountingStandards (IAS)
andInternational FinancialReporting Standards(IFRS), and a
reduction intotal cost of ownership(TCO). The concepts of
fullintegration of statutory andmanagement consolidationare
extended with newfunctionality andenhancements in the areaof master
data. The userinterface is more clearlystructured. The logic
ofconsolidation ofinvestments has beenextended to
automaticallysupport new requirementsfor IAS and IFRS.Furthermore,
this releasesignificantly facilitates theintegrated collection
ofdata from subsidiaries.
mySAP ERP2004
Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation:consolidation
ofinvestments
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It supports
goodwill in localcurrency.- It provides automatic treatment
ofmethod change between equity methodand purchase method.- It
supports organizational changes.- It enables amortization/write-up
ofinvestments.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itimproves
cost ofgenerating consolidatedfinancial statements.- It improves
accuracy offinancial reporting.- It enables more effectivetreatment
of investmentaccounting.- It supports consolidatedfinancial
reporting forcomplex, multinationalorganizations.
mySAP ERP2004
Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: datacollection
capabilities
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It enables users
to readdata from an integrated business datawarehouse.- It supports
conversion of data frombusiness data warehouse or flat file.- It
enables customers to usecustomized calculations to update
databefore the consolidation process.- The cut-and-paste
functionality canbe used to move data from third-partysoftware to
consolidation software.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Less
complexity in therelationship betweenoperational software andthe
consolidations software- Ability to link third-partyaccounting
software to theconsolidation software- Improved usability,
whichaccelerates theconsolidation process andimproves close times-
Support of consolidatedfinancial reporting forcomplex,
multinational
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organizationsmySAP ERP2004
Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: reportingfeatures
This functionality provides the followingfeatures: -
Configurable task logs- Simpler configuration of reporting fordata
matrices- Database list with report logic- Extensible Business
ReportingLanguage (XBRL) outbound interface(support for multiple
periods)
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Quick and
handy ad hocanalysis of preliminaryconsolidated data- Easy creation
ofperformance-optimizedreports- Information tailored to theusers
needs
SAP ERP 6.0 Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation:consolidation
ofinvestments
This functionality is characterized asfollows: - New alternative
posting logicprovides enhances flexibility inhandling goodwill in
investmentconsolidations, including decrease ofownership.- Handling
of manual goodwill entryand correction is facilitated.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Increased
automationduring the creation ofconsolidated financialstatement and
thusreduced closing times- Support of legalcompliance- More
flexibility in goodwilltreatment
SAP ERP 6.0 Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: interunitprofit elimination
intransferred assets
Automated functionality for theelimination of interunit profit
intransferred assets is characterized asfollows:- It enables the
elimination of interunitprofit in transferred assets,
includingfunctionality for the treatment oftransfer chains.- It
creates automatic postings tocorrect ongoing depreciations.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Lower total
cost ofownership (TCO): nomanual eliminationdocuments ncesessary
toexecute consolidationsteps- Faster closing: predefinedbusiness
logic forautomatic postings, whicheliminates recurringadjustments
after a manualparallel posting- Better compliance as aresult of
standard businesslogic for new legalrequirements fromInternational
FinancialReporting Standard (IFRS)3
SAP ERP 6.0 Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: interunitprofit elimination
ininventory
This functionality enables elimination ofinterunit profit in the
following:- Inventory supply chains, while allinterunit profit
along the supply chain isconsidered within a consolidation group-
Inventory in upstream, downstream,and horizontal transactionsAlso,
delivery between purchased andat-equity units can be handled
invarious combinations.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Lower total
cost ofownership (TCO): nomanual eliminationdocuments necessary
toexecute consolidationsteps- Faster closing: predefinedbusiness
logic forautomatic postings, whicheliminates recurringadjustments
after a manualparallel posting- Better compliance as aresult of
standard businesslogic for new legalrequirements from
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International FinancialReporting Standard (IFRS)3
SAP ERP 6.0 Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: masterdata integration
This functionality provides support forreading master data from
an InfoObject(the smallest information object in theformer SAP
Business InformationWarehouse [SAP BW] component,which is now part
of SAP NetWeaver),either from its physical storage in theformer SAP
BW or through a remoteconnection from its origin.It also provides
the ability to loadmaster data that has been extractedfrom SAP BW
with traditional businessintelligence extractors into the SAPSEM:
BCS workshop.Moreover, it allows you read an infoobject's master
data, not from physicalstorage in SAP BW, but online throughremote
connection from the originallocation in SAP R/3 or SAP ERPCentral
Component.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Streamlined
maintenanceof master data in integratedscenarios- Lower total cost
ofownership (TCO): noprogramming of dowloadinterfaces necessary
tocreate files that arereadable by SAP SEM:BCS flexible file
uploadfunctionality
SAP ERP 6.0 Analytics FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Legal and managementconsolidation: migrationsupport
Improved migration support from theenterprise controlling
component forconsolidation to SAP StrategicEnterprise Management
ischaracterized as follows:- Downloadable reports can be used
tocreate flat files (for chart of accounts;financial statement
items andhierarchies; subassignments; andconsolidation units,
consolidationgroups, and hierarchies) that can beuploaded with
standard methods formaster data file upload in the SAPSEM: BCS
workshop.- Flexible file upload of SAP SEM: BCShas been enhanced to
read transactiondata files in formats created by periodicextract or
special ledger rollup.- Statistical items can be recalculatedin
C/I; no reopening of already closedperiods is necessary.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: - Itlowers
cost of migrationand shortens projectschedules.- Facilitated
projectorganization: the migrationproject can, as a first
step,fully concentrate switchingthe consolidation softwarewithout
the need forsubsidiaries to change theirdata extraction
method;switching the dataextraction method can bedone as a second
stepwhenever it fits best in theproject schedule.
mySAP ERP2004
CorporateServices
FI, CO, AM,FSCM
SAP Employee Self-Service: for travel andexpenses
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - It integrates
maps tosupport hotel and airport searches,indicating exact
distances todestination addresses.- It integrates airline and car
rentallogos, hotel images, and amenitiesinformation in availability
searches.- It integrates external Web contentregarding up-to-date
visa, health, andsecurity information, as well asimportant travel
news.- It integrates company-specific textson and links to
important policyinformation.- It maintains personal traveler
profilesthrough new self-service functions.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Easy and
direct access toa range of travel servicesfor employees- Improved
useracceptance- Minimized training costsand decreased
help-deskcalls- Reduced administrativecosts
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- It supports subsequent assignment ofimported credit card data
to expensereports.- It provides several options,
includingcountry-specific versions.
SAP Travel Management provides afully integrated end-to-end trip
life-cyclemanagement solution to improveprocesses in pretrip
approval, onlinebooking, expense reporting, and datawarehousing.
This process optimizationresults in a reduction in indirect
travelcosts, lower travel agency transactionfees, enhanced supplier
negotiations,and higher company policy compliance.For SAP ERP, the
major new travelmanagement development is in thearea of
people-centric user interfaceredesign, increasing user
productivityfor travelers as self-service users. Theenhancements
include the redesign ofthe user interface and the integration
ofexternal services such as maps andvisa, health, and security
information.
mySAP ERP2004
CorporateServices
FI-TV Enhancements in mobiletravel expenses for SAPERP
The SAP Mobile Time and Travelapplication has been enhanced
asfollows:- Usage with the 2004 version of SAPERP provides the
following:> Redesigned, step-by-step guideddata user interface,
in completeanalogy to the new online self-serviceapplication>
Enablement of offline users to attachcredit card receipts directly
to expensereports> Receipt itemization functions to breakdown
complex receipts such as hotelbills- Usage with version 6.0 of SAP
ERPprovides the above plus:> Travel requests and travel plans
thatare created in the online SAP ERPapplication can be brought
down to theoffline application> Ability to customize for
long-termtravel (for example 90-days-rule)> Integration with
CollaberationProjects (cProjects) application
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Reduced
costs, byeliminating paper-basedprocesses and double dataentry-
Speedier billing cycles forservices rendered, whichincrease cash
flow- Increased visibility ofaccounting data
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
FI-TV Self-service for managers(approvers) and
travelarrangers
This functionality accomplishes thefollowing: - Enhanced process
supportfor managers (highlighting of policyexceptions, instant
access to mostimportant travel data, details ofbusiness trips in
summarized Adobeform, and one-click approval function)-
Personalized access for travelarrangers
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Accelerated
approvalprocesses and reducedindirect costs- Increased
transparencyabout anticipated costs formanagers- Faster access to
data ofother employees for teamassistants
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SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Pretrip budget availabilitycontrol in fundsmanagement
This functionality enhances availabilitycontrol of funds
management budgetsat the stage of travel requests(estimated
amounts) and travel plan(exact costs of online booking).
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -More
accurate availabilitycontrol before start of abusiness trip, at the
time ofpretrip approval- Elimination of manualavailability control
andpaper-based processes
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Travel planning andonline booking
The direct hotel connects functionalityincludes a generic SAP
interface basedon SAP NetWeaver ExchangeInfrastructure (SAP
NetWeaver XI) tocomputer reservation software forhotels.
The low-cost carrier airlines and Webfares functionality
includes a genericSAP interface based on SAPNetWeaver XI to
consolidator systemsfor low-cost carriers or Web fare withfull
integration into SAP TravelManagement booking processes:
- Services not registered in centralreservation software (for
example,taxis, shuttles, and so on) can noweasily be requested and
their bookingstatus can be updated in a travel plan.- Processing
status at the agency sidecan now be made transparent to users,and
communication dialogue betweentraveler, travel preparer, and agency
isimproved with an additional status field.- Enhancements for car
rental bookingsinclude special drop-off and pickupaddresses, as
well as handling ofnegotiated fares differentiated byorganizational
area.- German Rail (NVS) bookings throughthe Amadeus global travel
distributionprogram have been integrated in theWeb-based
self-service user interface.- Country-specific airline fares such
asLufthansas pay as you fly programcan now be booked online.- A new
program for the offlinesynchronization of Amadeus bookingsallows
for a much faster update ofbookings that have been changedoutside
the SAP software forexample, by the travel agent. Noadditional
system components areneeded any more.
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Increased
flexibility in usingdifferent reservationsoftware in the
bookingprocess- Lower total cost ofownership (TCO)
andimplementation coststhrough service providerspecific integration
support- Lower direct purchasingcosts based on access to awider
range of low-priceoffers- Significantly reducedcosts for
interfacemodifications- Streamlined and moreefficient
back-officeprocesses for theinteraction of traveler andtravel
agency/sharedservice centers
SAP ERP 6.0 CorporateServices
FI, CO, AM,FSCM
Expense reportmanagement andreimbursement
This functionality includes the following:- New print forms as
Adobe PDF forms,facilitating the configuration andadaptation of the
look and feel(including the option for bar codes andcompany logos)
of Adobe PDF formstechnology
This functionality providesthe following benefits: -Improved
usability foronline and offline travelmanagement businessscenarios-
Significantly reduced
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- Automatic distance calculationsbetween start-of-trip and
end-of-triplocations based on geocoding services,simplifying
audit-proof and tax-proofmileage calculations- Credit card feeds
through the genericinterface in SAP NetWeaver
ExchangeInfrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI) thatcapture itemized
hotel folio statementsto populate expense reports- Integration with
Collaboration Projects(cProjects) to capture travel expenseson
project budgets- New user interface for mobile travelexpenses
effort for entering traveland expense data, as wellas
associatedadministration efforts, aspaper receipts becomeobsolete-
Increased flexibility inimporting credit cardinformation into
thesoftware and,subsequently, reducedtotal cost of ownership(TCO)-
Reduced cost ofcompliance with theSarbanes-Oxley Actthrough
deployment ofstandard, fast-to-implement, compliance-relevant
workflows
mySAP ERP2004
ProductDevelopmentandManufacturing
PM SAP Mobile AssetManagement version 2.5
The SAP Mobile Asset Managementapplication assists the field
service andthe field maintenance technicians inperforming their
daily activities atcustomer sites and within plant