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Businessintelligence,Analytics,andreportingSales and Distribution Controlling with SAP NetWeaver BI ......................................4ABAP Development for SAP NetWeaver BI — User Exits and BAdIs .........................4SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator ................................................................................4SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 Migration Guide ..................................................................4Integrating SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Tools with SAP NetWeaver .........................4SAP BEx Tools — 2nd Edition .................................................................................4SAP Business Intelligence ........................................................................................5SAP NetWeaver BI Integrated Planning for Finance .................................................5Practical Data Modeling with SAP NetWeaver BW ..................................................5Mastering Information Broadcasting with SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 ............................5MDX Reporting and Analytics with SAP NetWeaver BI ............................................5SAP Business Planning and Consolidation ...............................................................5

datamanagementthe saP netweaver MdM collection ................................................................6Enterprise Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM ......................................6Mastering SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management ............................................6SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management .............................................................6Effective Master Data Management with SAP MDM ...............................................6Migrating Your SAP Data — 2nd Edition ................................................................6

customerrelationshipmanagementDiscover SAP CRM ..................................................................................................7Planning Your SAP CRM Implementation ................................................................7Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction Center ........................................................7Service with SAP CRM ............................................................................................7the crM collection ..............................................................................................7SAP CRM WebClient Customizing and Development .............................................7Variant Configuration with SAP .............................................................................7

humancapitalmanagementMastering HR Management with SAP ERP HCM — 2nd Edition ..............................8Implementing Employee and Manager Self-Services in SAP ERP HCM .....................8Mastering SAP ERP HCM Organizational Management ...........................................8Time Management with SAP ERP HCM ...................................................................8Authorizations in SAP ERP HCM .............................................................................9HR Reporting with SAP ...........................................................................................9SAP Enterprise Learning ..........................................................................................9SAP ERP HCM Performance Management ...............................................................9the cats �-Pack new .........................................................................................9Configuring US Benefits with SAP .........................................................................10Practical SAP US Payroll ........................................................................................10Creating Forms in SAP ERP HCM ..........................................................................10Enterprise Compensation Management with SAP ERP HCM .................................10Personnel Planning and Development Using SAP ERP HCM — 2nd Edition ...........10E-Recruiting with SAP ERP HCM ...........................................................................10

BooksFordevelopersABAP Objects: ABAP Programming in SAP NetWeaver ..........................................11ABAP Performance Tuning ....................................................................................11the aBaP Beginner’s �-Pack .............................................................................11SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ...........................................................................11Architecting EDI with SAP IDocs ............................................................................12Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver PI ...................................12B2B Integration Using SAP NetWeaver PI ..............................................................12Enterprise Integration Patterns for SAP NetWeaver PI ............................................12Developing Enterprise Services for SAP .................................................................12the saP integration collection .........................................................................12Java Programming with SAP NetWeaver — 2nd Edition ........................................13Unicode in SAP Systems ........................................................................................13SAP Java Connector — Operation and Development ............................................13The Developer’s Guide to the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment .............13Developing Applications with Enterprise SOA .......................................................13Inside Web Dynpro for Java — 2nd Edition ...........................................................13Maximizing Web Dynpro for Java .........................................................................13The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Security ...............................................13Next Generation ABAP Development ....................................................................14ABAP Objects: Application Development from Scratch ..........................................14Web Dynpro for ABAP ..........................................................................................14ABAP Development for SAP NetWeaver BI — User Exits and BAdIs .......................14The Official ABAP Reference .................................................................................14Object-Oriented Programming with ABAP Objects ................................................14ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 certification guide ......................................14

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer .........................................................................15Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal Applications .....................................15Building Extensible Composite Applications for SAP ..............................................15Getting Started with Web Dynpro for ABAP new ................................................15Official ABAP Programming Guidelines .................................................................15SAP CRM WebClient Customizing and Development ............................................15

FinanceandcontrollingProduct Cost Controlling with SAP .......................................................................16SAP ERP Financials: Configuration and Design ......................................................16Segment Reporting with Document Splitting in the SAP New G/L .........................16Migrate Successfully to the SAP General Ledger — 2nd Edition ............................16Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP ...............................................16New General Ledger in SAP ERP Financials ............................................................16the financial fundamentals collection ............................................................17Maximizing SAP ERP Financials Accounts Payable..................................................17SAP Account Determination ..................................................................................17Invoice Verification for SAP — 2nd Edition ...........................................................17Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling ...................................................17Manufacturing Finance with SAP ERP Financials ....................................................18Optimize Your SAP ERP Financials Implementation................................................18Financial Reporting with SAP ................................................................................18Optimize Your SAP ERP Financials Controlling Implementation .............................18SAP ERP Financials User’s Guide ............................................................................18SAP ERP Financials Controlling: The Complete Resource .......................................18Receivables and Collections Automation with SAP FSCM new.............................18Outsourcing SAP Operations .................................................................................18SAP ERP Financial Accounting: The Complete Resource ........................................18SAP Business Planning and Consolidation .............................................................18Surviving an SAP Audit new ................................................................................18

governance,riskandcomplianceSOX Compliance with SAP Treasury and Risk Management ..................................19CobiT and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ........................................................................19SAP Treasury and Risk Management .....................................................................19SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance .................................................................19Cross-Enterprise Integration with SAP GRC Access Control ...................................19Implementing SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services .....................................19Best Practices for SOX Compliance in SAP Change Management ..........................19

Supplychainmanagement,logistics,&manufacturingSAP Warehouse Management: Functionality and Technical Configuration ............20SAP MM — Functionality and Technical Configuration — 2nd Edition ..................20Discover Logistics with SAP ERP ............................................................................20Transportation Management with SAP TM ...........................................................20Effective Document Management with SAP DMS .................................................20Quality Management with SAP — 3rd Edition ......................................................20Implementing and Configuring SAP MII ................................................................20Project Management with SAP Project System ......................................................20Sales and Inventory Planning with SAP APO ..........................................................21Effective SAP SD ...................................................................................................21Sales and Distribution Controlling with SAP NetWeaver BI ....................................21Transportation Management with SAP LES ...........................................................21the supply chain fundamentals collection ....................................................21Efficient E-Procurement with SAP .........................................................................22Project Portfolio Management with cProjects and SAP RPM ..................................22The Consultant’s Guide to SAP SRM .....................................................................22Enhancing Supplier Relationship Management Using SAP SRM .............................22the saP snc �-Pack new ..................................................................................22Supplier Relationship Management with SAP SRM 5.0 certification guide ...22Maximize Your Plant Maintenance with SAP .........................................................23SAP Enterprise Asset Management .......................................................................23Production Planning with SAP APO-PP/DS .............................................................23Production Planning and Control with SAP ...........................................................23Optimize your Mobile Applications in Warehouse and Shipping with SAP WM .....23Inventory Optimization with SAP — 2nd Edition ...................................................23Capable to Match (CTM) with SAP APO ...............................................................23Manufacturing Finance with SAP ERP Financials ....................................................23Customizing Materials Management with SAP ERP Operations .............................24Materials Planning with SAP ................................................................................24Implementing SAP Environment, Health, and Safety .............................................24Extended Warehouse Management with SAP SCM new .....................................24Customizing Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERP ............................24Maximize your Warehouse Operations with SAP WM new ..................................24Demand Management with SAP ...........................................................................24

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itmanagementPractical Workflow for SAP — 2nd Edition ............................................................25Business Process Management: The SAP Roadmap ...............................................25Implementing SAP Customer Competence Center ................................................25Managing Organizational Change During SAP Implementations ...........................25SAP NetWeaver: The Official Guide .......................................................................25Managing SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Projects ..............................................................26Discover SAP .........................................................................................................26SAP for Retail ........................................................................................................26SAP Enterprise Support new ................................................................................26Enterprise SOA Roadmap ......................................................................................26

ForAdministratorsSAP Solution Manager Enterprise Edition ..............................................................27Performing End-To-End Root Cause Analysis Using SAP Solution Manager ...........27SAP Solution Manager 4.0 Service Desk — Functionality and Implementation ......27SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP System Administration ..................................................27SAP Database Administration with Oracle .............................................................27SAP Change and Transport Management — 3rd Edition ......................................27Testing SAP Solutions ...........................................................................................27SAP MaxDB Administration ...................................................................................27the saP netweaver Portal collection ............................................................28Universal Worklist with SAP NetWeaver Portal ......................................................28SAP NetWeaver Portal ...........................................................................................28Global Portal Systems with SAP ............................................................................28Content Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal ...................................................28Enterprise SOA Roadmap ......................................................................................29SAP NetWeaver Application Server Upgrade Guide ...............................................29Global SAP Systems — Design and Architecture ...................................................29Sizing SAP Systems ...............................................................................................29SAP Security and Authorizations ...........................................................................29SAP CRM Middleware Optimization Guide ...........................................................29SAP on Windows ..................................................................................................29SAP Adaptive Computing — Implementation and Operation ................................29Practical Workflow for SAP — 2nd Edition ............................................................30Job Scheduling for SAP .........................................................................................30Managing SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Projects ..............................................................30SAP Performance Optimization Guide — 5th Edition ............................................30Building Web Infrastructures with SAP NetWeaver Application Server ...................30Archiving Your SAP Data — 2nd Edition ...............................................................30Change Request Management with SAP Solution Manager ..................................30Conception and Installation of System Monitoring using SAP Solution Manager — 2nd Edition new .........................................................30

BooksforBeginnersDiscover SAP .........................................................................................................31Discover SAP ERP Financials ..................................................................................31Discover ABAP ......................................................................................................31Discover SAP CRM ................................................................................................31Discover SAP ERP HCM .........................................................................................31Discover Logistics with SAP ERP ............................................................................31the Beginner’s complete collection ................................................................31

morehottopicsandBestSellersPractical Workflow for SAP — 2nd Edition ............................................................32Integrating SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Tools with SAP NetWeaver .......................32SAP Solution Manager Enterprise Edition ..............................................................32

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sales and Distribution Controlling with sap netWeaver Biby Susanne Hess, Stefanie Lenz, and Jochen Scheibler

This book teaches users how to define, evaluate, and report key figures for sales and distribution controlling in SD (SAP ERP 6.0) using SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0. It starts with an overview of essential key figures in SD control-ling and explains their business background. From there, it details the sales processes, and provides an overview of how raw data is created. Users learn how to map key figures for business controlling in a business ware-house, and how to use key figures in various analysis tools.

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sap netWeaver Bi 7.0 Migration guideby Daniel Knapp

This book provides consultants, develop-ers, power users, and project teams with the knowledge needed for technical and functional SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 migrations. Using real-life examples and highlighting SAP-recommended approaches, the book walks you through data, authorizations, and report migration. Both automatic and manual aspects of report migration are highlighted, with radi-cally revised Web reporting getting specific attention.


sap netWeaver Bi acceleratorby J. Andrew Ross

This book is your A-to-Z guide to under-standing, setting up, and operating the SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator. After summarizing the BI Accelerator’s concept and reviewing its overall functionality and architecture, the author provides detailed insights on all regular and advanced administrative tasks. Volumes of technical background information and in-depth customer examples serve to round out this indispensable resource.


aBap Development for sap netWeaver Bi — user Exits and Badisby Dirk Herzog

Extended, revised, and updated for NetWeaver BI 7.0, this much anticipated second edition has been written to help users learn how to determine the correct User Exit to use, and how to bring that User Exit to life. It provides detailed insights on the options avail-able for manipulating the data flow from the source system through to the report. Plus, learn how to develop extractor exits and extensions, and uncover the wide range of options avail-able for customizing data in SAP NetWeaver BI.


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integrating sap Businessobjects Xi 3.1 Tools with sap netWeaverby Ingo Hilgefort

This book is about the integration of Business Objects BI tools with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and SAP ERP 6.0 landscapes. BI administrators, technical consultants, and implementation project leads will learn about the actual installation and configura-tion of the software in combination with the SAP system and will be prepared to use the Business Objects tools (Crystal Reports, Live Office, Xcelsius, InfoView, etc.) for creating reports and analyt-ics. With this implementation guide, readers get started quickly with the Business Objects software while learning how the SAP NetWeaver BI concepts are being mapped to Business Objects software. Short tutorials with many step-by-step instructions, screenshots, tips and tricks and best practices make this book an indispensable SAP Essentials guide.


sap BEx Tools — 2nd Editionby Peter Scott

This detailed guidebook teaches users exactly what they need to know to perform effective BEx reporting, with no frills or unnecessary informa-tion, and with key sample scenarios and practical examples included throughout the book. This new edition features completely updated terminology and technology, and explains how to update every-thing using the new interfaces. A newly added chapter covers advanced topics on the new tools, and includes an FAQ section that answers common questions and best practices.


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Readers gain a profound understanding of SAP NetWeaver BI and quickly learn how to master the new release, while avoiding costly errors. Familiar subjects like data modeling, ETL, Web reporting, and planning are combined with expert insights on essential new BI func-tions and core concepts. The authors provide exclusive details on advanced developments in the BEx Analyzer and the BEx Web Application Designer, as well as the BEx Report Designer, BI-integrated planning, the BI Accelerator and the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer.


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sap netWeaver Bi integrated planning for Financeby Kumar Srinivasan and Sridhar Srinivasan

Readers learn how best to configure, develop, and manage planning applications in a simple and easy-to-follow manner. All the key features and most important aspects are covered in detail, providing you with everything you’ll need in order to build a comprehensive planning application. The included examples provide you with a deep understanding of the various features and allow you to reproduce them in your own environment — showing you exactly how the SAP NetWeaver BI Integrated Planning tool works.


practical Data Modeling with sap netWeaver BWby Daniel Knapp

This book provides a practical, hands-on overview of the Corporate Information Factory (CIF) model of SAP NetWeaver BI. The struc-ture of the CIF is described in detail, including practical examples and new enhancements to the data model, with a focus on making it easy to implement these changes in a BI system. In addition, the book offers step-by-step instruc-tions on how the requirements of all depart-ments can be implemented with the CIF.

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Mastering sap netWeaver Master Data Managementby Bernd Schloemer

This guide uses a real-life scenario to lead you step-by-step through a complete master data manage-ment project with SAP NetWeaver MDM — starting with importing the data into the MDM system over data maintenance with the Data Manager to exporting the data into the local systems. You’ll learn how to master all repository tasks and how to import data using the Import Manager or batch import. The book also shows you how to re-import the data back into the local systems using MDM Syndicator or batch export, and more.


Effective Master Data Management with sap MDMby Andy Walker and Jagadeeshwaren Ganapathy

This book describes the key business benefits of implementing business partner master data pro-cesses in SAP NetWeaver MDM. Users learn the business drivers for MDM, as well as the value of integrating with Dun & Bradstreet services. The book covers the complete process of planning for and understanding master data management and how it can specifically affect business processes, ensuring that you can develop the practical skills necessary to integrate SAP NetWeaver MDM effectively.


sap netWeaver Master Data Managementby Loren Heilig, Steffen Karch, Roland Pfennig, and Christiane Hofmann

Uncover the concepts and business-related requirements of master data management, as well as best practices for integrating MDM in your Enterprise SOA.

More than 130 pages are dedi-cated to an MDM compendium, complete with detailed answers to all of your most pressing questions on individual components, data extrac-tion from SAP systems, options for integration with SAP NetWeaver XI, SAP NetWeaver BI, and SAP NetWeaver Portal (including user management), as well as on work-flows and the Java API.


Migrating Your sap Data — 2nd Edition by Johann Gradl and Michael Willinger

Completely revised and updated, this all-new edition of our bestseller illustrates the basic principles of migration, discusses the necessary preparatory measures for a project, and shows you how to migrate your data using the means offered by your SAP systems — without the need for any programming. The new edition is up-to-date for SAP ECC 6.0 and provides all of the newest infor-mation available on eCATT and SAP Accelerated Data Migration.


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Discover sap CrMby Srini Katta

If you’re searching for a customer relationship management tool to help you achieve customer-driven growth and the ability to attract and retain quality customers, SAP CRM offers you all the tools you need.

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planning Your sap CrM implementationby George Fratian

If you’re considering an SAP CRM implementation, this insightful book will give you and your project team the no-nonsense, practical details on what to do, when to do it, and, more important, what not to do.

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Maximizing Your sap CrM interaction Centerby John Burton

This is a must-have resource for anyone interested in learning how to customize the SAP CRM Interaction Center. Each chapter describes specific functions in the Interaction Center complete with in-depth usage and customization details. Coverage includes Computer Telephony Integration and Multi-Channel Integration, Marketing, Shared Services Center, and Partnerships.


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This book is your complete guide to the service component of SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) 2007, including coverage of functionality, implementation, customization, and Master Data. Readers get an overview of the func-tionalities of the service component of SAP CRM 2007, learn how to map them in the SAP system, and gather valuable information from two real-life customer examples.


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implementing Employee and Manager self-services in sap Erp HCMby Jeremy Masters

This book is written for HR and IT professionals, project managers, and consultants. It covers the project cycle from design to implementation, begin-ning with the details of why self-service is important to organizations, how it fits into a service delivery strategy, and how

to approach developing a business case. An overview of ESS and MSS is provided along with details on the technical implementation, includ-ing the homepage framework, OADP (Object and Data Provider), and the underlying configuration.

Self-service fundamentals are also explained, including installation and setup, and a full review of the standard components available in SAP ESS and MSS Business Packages is included. More advanced topics, including delegation, workflow, and security authorizations are covered, and a case study and lessons-learned section provides real-world insights from past experiences.


Mastering Hr Management with sap Erp HCM — 2nd Editionby Sven Ringling, Jörg Edinger and Janet McClurg

This completely updated and expanded second edition guides you through the entire HR management process using SAP ERP Human Capital Management. You’ll learn the ins and

outs of personnel administration and recruitment, how to transfer HR data to the financial and cost accounting departments, and much more. With this practical book, you’ll be introduced to the core functionality of SAP ERP 6.0 HCM and learn the key principles of cus-tomization. Each chapter explains the relevant concepts and business principles of an HR process, and provides real-life examples with prac-tical guidance to teach you how to optimize this powerful component.

Plus, learn how to integrate with Personnel Planning and Development, and explore E-Recruiting, ESS/MSS, Quality Assurance, the Internal Control System (ICS), and more!


Mastering sap Erp HCM organizational Managementby Sylvia Chaudoir

Do you want to maximize your SAP ERP HCM Organizational Management implementation? Learn how by going beyond the basics and delving into the key OM functions, their purpose, and how to use and customize them. You’ll explore the object-oriented data model,

and learn how infotypes and relationships are used to create the orga-nizational plan.

The author shows you how to take the OM model to the next level by determining which elements to use and how. You’ll identify methods for maintaining this complex data structure, including OM maintenance tools to modify and transform your data. And you’ll discover how to customize the user interface layout. Once you know how organizational data goes into SAP, you’ll learn how to get it back out through evaluation paths and hierarchy reporting.

This highly detailed book also includes coverage of OM integration with other HCM functions, including Personnel Administration and Employee and Manager Self Services. Based on the newest release, SAP ERP 6.0, this book is also relevant to earlier releases.


Time Management with sap Erp HCMby Brian Schaer

Learn how to optimize the planning and administration of your employees’ working times and activities using SAP ERP HCM Time Management. This detailed reference will teach you everything you need for understanding, implementing, and config-uring Time Management.

Beginning with an overview, the book progresses through the basics of implementation, including what is important during the blueprinting stage, and how to integrate Time Management with other components.

From there it moves on to cover the segments of Time Management configuration and customization that an implementer will follow. It also includes design considerations on how to use each infotype and which infotypes are required based on particular decisions. In addition, the book offers insight into how to configure the particular components, and how the items of the configuration fit together. The book concludes with a chapter on more advanced topics, including incentive wages, concurrent employment, web applications, and security and authorizations.




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sap Erp HCM performance Managementby Christos Kotsakis and Jeremy Masters

The authors take you on a guided journey, from design to implementa-tion, and provide volumes of insights to help increase your company’s productivity. First, learn about perfor-mance management process design, supplemented with practical and insightful case studies. Then, you’ll discover, step-by-step, how to imple-ment your own performance man-agement application. Based on the SAP R/3 Enterprise Release (4.7), this book also provides coverage specific to SAP ERP 2005.


Hr reporting with sapby Hans-Jürgen Figaj, Richard Haßmann, and Anja Junold

Learn how to use the various reporting tools, what options they provide, their strengths and weak-nesses, and more. This book covers the area menu, the Human Resource Information System, the Manager’s Desktop, and the SAP NetWeaver Portal in great detail. It also dis-cusses how to resolve authorization problems and much more. Based on SAP ERP 6.0, this book can be used with SAP R/3 Enterprise or more recent releases.


authorizations in sap Erp HCMby Martin Esch and Anja Junold

Learn how best to create and implement the right authoriza-tion strategy for your enterprise using SAP ERP HCM. The book covers everything you need to know from the general, structural, and context-sensitive autho-rization checks to the specific challenges involved in using per-formance management functions. In addition, you’ll learn about common problem areas and their possible solutions.



The CaTs 2-pack Successfully conquering all of the obstacles required to integrate, configure, install, and utilize the Cross Application Time Sheet (CATS) to its full potential can be an enormous challenge. However, when executed properly, the benefits to your organization can be enormous. This focused collection provides expert coverage of everything from integration with key SAP ERP 6.0 components to performing dozens of fre-quently used activities.

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sap Enterprise learningby Prashanth Padmanabhan, Christian Hockwarth, Sharon Wolf Newton and Sankaranaraya Bharathan

SAP Enterprise Learning provides a comprehensive environment for organizations’ training and knowl-edge transfer needs through class-room and computer-based training, virtual learning events, Web-based training, and collaboration features. This book provides a go-to reference that will help you whether those just considering SAP Enterprise Learning or looking to improve their current Enterprise Learning solution.


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Configuring us Benefits with sapby Satish Badgi

This guide provides a comprehensive, hands-on approach to configuring SAP’s US Benefits module. It’s written for payroll and benefits departments using SAP solutions (power users), project teams, consultants, off-shore and outsourced benefit administrators, and benefit providers interacting with SAP custom-ers. Coverage includes the complete employee lifecycle from enrollment, benefits changes, and FSA and claims processing, to termination and COBRA.


practical sap us payrollby Satish Badgi

Starting where SAP’s official documentation and training classes end, Practical SAP US Payroll addresses key issues not covered elsewhere, pro-viding the technical details and in-depth content needed by those charged with mission-critical US Payroll responsibilities. You’ll learn how to configure the payroll business process, in-depth details on schemas and rules, as well as details on important tax issues. The author also provides detailed instruction to master advanced topics, such as overpayments and much more.


Creating Forms in sap Erp HCMby Stefan Kauf and Viktoria Papadopoulou

This book teaches users how to use the SAP HR Forms Workplace (Form Builder) and its Smart Forms and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe tools to create flexible forms to deliver their HR master data, time data, and payroll results in a professional style. It shows users how to consistently select, conveniently design, and effectively print data from the different sources. It explains how to design remuneration and time statements with both tools, and then how to customize them for specific business requirements. From there the authors show you how to integrate forms with existing applications, including time management and payroll.




Enterprise Compensation Management with SAP ERP HCMby Jeremy Masters and Christos Kotsakis


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

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This is the first stop on your journey towards becoming a proficient ABAP developer. This exclusive and affordable collection makes it possible for anyone to grasp the fundamental aspects of ABAP programming. Beginning with a detailed explanation of the core concepts, you’ll build key skills quickly as you work towards the creation of your first functioning ABAP application.

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aBap objects: aBap programming in sap netWeaverby Horst Keller and Sascha Krüger

Based on ABAP Objects, this 1000+ page book describes all concepts of modern ABAP up to Release 7.0 (including a “sneak preview” of Release 7.10). Brand new topics found in the new edition include SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, Regular Expressions, Shared Objects, class-based exception handling, asser-tions, Web Dynpro for ABAP, Object Services, dynamic program-ming, interface technologies (RFC, ICF, XML), and test tools, among others. Procedural techniques are also covered where necessary.

BONUS DVD: Includes the SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) ABAP Trial Version


aBap performance Tuningby Hermann Gahm

This book covers the most critical performance-relevant pro-gramming issues and performance monitoring tools, to teach you how to best analyze, tune, and implement your ABAP programs. Starting with a description of the client/server archi-tecture, the author moves quickly to discuss the different tools for analyzing performance, and concludes with a detailed look at specific programming techniques based on numerous real-life examples. This in the one resource you need to ensure that your ABAP programs are tuned for optimized performance.


sap interactive Forms by adobeby Andreas Deutesfeld, Stephan Rehmann, Thomas Szücs, Philipp Thun, Jürgen Hauser

This comprehensive guide to SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0/SAP Integrated ERP 6.0, teaches you about the newest forms technology available for SAP and how to integrate it in your business processes and workflows.

The first part of the book gives you the know-how to immediately start with form design, covering the installation and configuration of software components, the design of the initial form templates with Adobe LiveCycle Designer, and the design of form output. The second part is devoted to more complex requirements in the design of online and offline forms, and includes information on output formatting, pagination, script programming, the integration of PDF forms in Web Dynpro ABAP, the use of barcode printers, and much more.


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architecting EDi with sap iDocsby Emmanuel Hadzipetros

Serving as your project-based guide to architecting Enterprise Data Interchange (EDI) with SAP IDocs, this unique book follows a compre-hensive and fully detailed sample scenario of an order-to-cash process from blueprint to code, you’ll get an A-to-Z explanation of what an EDI system or architecture looks like. The author then goes on to explain the basics of the process, using a real-life implementation, and introduces utili-ties, test strategies, monitoring and troubleshooting activities. By following along with the sample project, you’ll learn all there is to know about EDI.


B2B integration using sap netWeaver piby Sam Raju and Claus Wallacher

This comprehensive guide for B2B process integration provides in-depth coverage of the implementation of SAP NetWeaver to support B2B col-laboration. If you are an advanced to professional administrator, devel-oper, or consultant in the PI area, you’ll learn new ways to exploit SAP NetWeaver PI’s integration function-ality to optimize connectivity with your (global) trading partners by setting up a reliable, secure, and low-effort data exchange. Plus, discover the ins and outs of implementation, development, configuration, security considerations, testing, and that’s just for starters.


Enterprise integration patterns for sap netWeaver piby René de Daniel and Hermann Steinrötter

This practical workshop provides SAP NetWeaver XI developers with the most important patterns, from Aggregator to Content Filter and Guaranteed Delivery to Request Reply and Splitter. The book describes the function and structure of individual EIPs, applies them to specific real-life problems, and shows you how to implement them in Java for SAP NetWeaver XI.


Developing Enterprise services for sapby Markus Peter and Thomas Pohl

Beginning with the modeling process, you’ll be guided through the development and implementation of services. Numerous screenshots of the Workbench and Eclipse, and a variety of relevant code listings are included to help you better under-stand how to develop your own enterprise services. After reading this book, you’ll be able to develop enter-prise services in ABAP and Java, and you’ll be able to smoothly integrate these services into larger applications.


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Mastering iDoc Business scenarios with sap netWeaver piby Michal Krawczyk and Michal Kowalczewski

With the new edition of this practi-cal guide, you’ll learn how to handle IDocs correctly in a wide variety of sce-narios. Beginning with expert advice on the usage, configuration, and administration of IDocs, you’ll progress through the key integration processes carried out with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. You’ll also explore sending IDocs to SAP NetWeaver PI or vice versa, IDoc monitoring within SAP NetWeaver landscapes, and all aspects of exchange development. New topics covered include the ALE distribution model, IDoc monitoring with SAP Solution Manager, and IDoc packaging.



Uncover the detailed strategies, approaches and planning required to effectively achieve successful integration. This unique collec-tion introduces you to all of the fundamental concepts, as well as to the tools and tech-niques required to ensure you can hit the ground running with all of your most impor-tant integration projects.

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Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver PIEnterprise Integration Patterns for SAP NetWeaver PIB2B Integration Using SAP NetWeaver PIMastering SAP XI — ProgrammingSAP Exchange Infrastructure for Developers

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Java programming with sap netWeaver — 2nd Editionby Karl Kessler et al

Explore all the innovations in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (release 7.1) with this completely updated and extended second edition. You’ll get profound insights on business logic, persistence, scalability, maintain-ability, development in teams, and UI design, plus much more.

Three all-new chapters illustrate the development of composite appli-cations with the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment and all other chapters have been fully revised and updated for Java EE 5.

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


inside Web Dynpro for Java — 2nd Editionby Chris Whealy

This updated and completely revised second edition of Inside Web Dynpro for Java covers every-thing you need to know to leverage the full power of Web Dynpro for Java — taking you well beyond the standard drag and drop functionality. For this second edition, sections on the migration of legacy applications have been added, as well as another entirely new section devoted to integration topics. In addition, you’ll find key details on the portal, Adobe Document Services, Business Graphics Server, MS Office, mobile applica-tions, and much more.


Maximizing Web Dynpro for Javaby Bertram Ganz, Jochen Gürtler, and Timo Lakner

From the interaction with the Java Developer Infrastructure (JDI), to the use of Web Dynpro components, to the integration into SAP NetWeaver Portal and the use of its services — this unique book delivers it all. In addition, readers get dozens of tips and tricks on fine-tuning Web Dynpro applications in terms of response time, security, and structure. Expert insights on the configuration and administration of the Web Dynpro runtime environment, as a compo-nent of SAP NetWeaver 2004, serve to round out this comprehensive reference.


unicode in sap systemsby Nils Bürckel, Alexander Davidenkoff, and Detlef Werner

Our comprehensive reference book provides you with key answers to your most critical questions. Decision makers will find a profound basis for assessing business-relevant facts, and project teams get real-world technical details on implementa-tion and support. In addition, this book provides readers with detailed coverage of the Unicode architec-ture, the installation and conversion processes, and best practices for optimizing all aspects of the Unicode infrastructure.


sap Java Connector — operation and Developmentby Ilja-Daniel Werner

This highly-detailed technical guide provides you with a complete understanding of how to maximize the functionality of the SAP Java Connector. Using this practical, hands-on manual, you’ll uncover all aspects of application development with the JCo. From first connecting the worlds of ABAP and Java to the reciprocal call of building blocks, the author gives you all the instruc-tion needed for mastering exception handling, debugger functionalities, and for securing your communica-tions with tRFC and qRFC.


The Developer’s guide to sap netWeaver securityby Martin Raepple

This book covers all security tech-nologies in conjunction with SAP NetWeaver Application Server up to and including Release 7.0. In addition to describing the basic principles of the different technologies, such as Web Service Security, Single Sign-On, SAML, SPML, the book focuses on providing practical exercises and examples that help you gain a profound understand-ing of the standards used, enabling you to better assess their intended purpose. This book serves as an A-to-Z reference that enables you to use open security standards that are based on enterprise service-oriented architectures (enterprise SOA).


Developing applications with Enterprise soaby Martin Huvar, Timm Falter, Thomas Fiedler, and Alexander Zubev

With this unique book, devel-opers, software architects, and administrators get an introduction to developing applications using SAP’s Enterprise SOA tools. The authors describe the Enterprise SOA compo-nents (Enterprise Services Repository, Enterprise Services Infrastructure, and others), as well as methodologies and meta models. Detailed step-by-step instruction on service composition and configuration in Service Provider and Service Consumer scenarios serve to further complement this invaluable resource.


The Developer’s guide to the sap netWeaver Composition Environmentby Jan Rauscher and Volker Stiehl

By reading this book you’ll learn how to use the development tools and methods to build composite appli-cations using SAP NetWeaver CE in your daily work. The book enables you to decide at any time which tool is the best choice in your particular situation: Composite Application Framework, Web Dynpro, SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, SAP Interactive Forms, or Guided Procedures.

BONUS DVD: Includes trial version of SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 on DVD, complete with all of the examples used in the book.


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Web Dynpro for aBapby Ulli Hoffman

This book illustrates the many benefits that can be realized with component-based UI development using Web Dynpro for ABAP.

On the basis of specifically devel-oped sample components, readers are introduced to the architecture of the runtime and development environments, and receive highly-detailed descriptions of the different functions and tools that enable you to efficiently implement Web Dynpro technology on the basis of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s). Numerous code listings, screen captures, and little-known tricks make this book your indispensable companion.


The official aBap referenceby Horst Keller

This enormous 2-volume collection covers each current or obsolete command in ABAP. Readers benefit from a comprehensive overview of the application context of each respective instruction. Details on potential error messages, as well as prac-tical recommendations, make this exclusive refer-ence indispensable. For this considerably extended new edition, all chapters have been revised and updated for Release 6.40. You can also take advan-tage of insights on many new subject areas, such as ABAP and XML, which are explained in great detail for the first time.

BONUS CD: Includes SAP Web AS 6.20 test version on 3 CDs


aBap Development for sap netWeaver Bi — user Exits and Badisby Dirk Herzog

Extended, revised, and updated for NetWeaver BI 7.0, this much anticipated second edition has been written to help users learn how to determine the correct User Exit to use, and how to bring that User Exit to life. It provides detailed insights on the options available for manipulating the data flow from the source system through to the report. Plus, learn how to develop extractor exits and extensions, and uncover the wide range of options available for cus-tomizing data in SAP NetWeaver BI.


next generation aBap Developmentby Rich Heilman and Thomas Jung

This book shows advanced ABAP programmers new concepts, tech-nologies, techniques, and functions that have been introduced to ABAP (Release 7.0) in the last few years. Based on a single real-world example that runs throughout the book — a university upgrading from SAP R/3 4.6C to SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) — you’ll follow along with the university’s lead ABAP developer as he develops a custom course booking system. This unique approach allows readers to view the entire process of design, development, and testing — right through the eyes of a developer.

BONUS CD: Includes source code for all examples!


aBap objects: application Development from scratch by Thorsten Franz and Tobias Trapp

Developing completely new ABAP applications — separate from the SAP standard — represents a very challenging task even for experienced developers. This book describes the basic principles of designing and implementing an application in ABAP Objects, and how you can ensure that the application remains adapt-able for customer processes and sufficiently flexible for further devel-opment.


object-oriented programming with aBap objectsby James Wood

Using this comprehensive book as your guide, you can make the switch to object-oriented pro-gramming effectively, while bringing your skills up-to-date. You’ll learn all essential OO concepts, and see examples from real-world projects. Object initialization, inheritance, polymorphism, exception handling, unit testing, and much more are demysti-fied here, plus, you’ll explore enhanced techniques and tools in ABAP 7.0. The book doesn’t spend too much time teaching basic syntax, but rather con-centrates on teaching object-oriented development – this is your chance to successfully explore object-oriented programming with ABAP Objects.

As a bonus, at the end of each chapter, brief tutorials show you how to express your object-oriented designs using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).


SAP Certified Development Associate

aBap with sap netWeaver 7.0by Puneet Asthana and David Haslam

This certification guide prepares readers to take and pass the “SAP Certified Development Associate — ABAP — SAP NetWeaver 7.0” exam. Written for develop-ers and technical consultants going on to become officially certified as an SAP Associate for ABAP 7.0, this book is mapped directly to the objectives and topics covered in the exam, and it provides practice questions and answers to help ensure that readers can pass the exam with flying colors. The content relates not only to the education experience but also to the sorts of tasks and challenges awaiting the certified individual in the market.



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sap netWeaver Visual Composerby Carsten Bönnen, Mario Herger, and Dirk Wodtke

Learn the ins and outs of the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer (VC) architecture — including details on all components and concepts, as well as essential information on model-based development and on the preparation of different types of applications. Readers quickly broaden their knowledge by tapping into practical expert advice on the various aspects of the Development Lifecycle, as well as on selected applica-tions, which have been modeled with the VC and are currently deliv-ered by SAP as standard applications.


Developer’s guide to sap netWeaver portal applicationsby Marcus Banner, Berthold Latka, Roland Schroth, and Michael Spee

This book enables you to meet all of the requirements for creating applica-tions for SAP NetWeaver Portal and publishing portal content.

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



Official ABAP Programming Guidelinesby Horst Keller and Wolf Hagen Thümmel


Building Extensible Composite Applications for SAPby Matthias Steiner




sap CrM WebClient Customizing and Developmentby Michael Füchsle and Matthias Zierke


Getting Started with Web Dynpro for ABAPby Dominik Ofenloch and Roland Schwaiger


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new general ledger in sap Erp Financialsby Eric Bauer and Jörg Siebert

Readers get an insightful overview of all the most important new func-tionalities and advantages that the new G/L has to offer.

The authors show you how to achieve the ultimate in reporting transparency, both from the legal and the management reporting stand-points. This book shows you how to master your transition to the new G/L and how to get the very most from its functionalities.


Controlling profitability analysis (Co-pa) with sapby Marco Sisfontes-Monge

Based on SAP ECC 6.0, this book explores the required elements for a successful CO-PA implementation. Detailed coverage includes the funda-mentals of profitability management, development of the CO-PA models, and interaction with the FI compo-nent of SAP R/3. In addition, you’ll uncover priceless guidance on the configuration of Account-Based and Costing-Based CO-PA, extraction and retraction, and much more.


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Migrate successfully to the sap general ledger — 2nd Editionby Paul Theobald

This completely updated edition includes a new chapter on the Migration Cockpit, along with a detailed case study based on a recent migration of a very large organiza-tion, including the largest-to-date Document Splitting implementation. Although many companies plan to upgrade to the ERP 5/6 release and migrate to the SAP General Ledger in one step, this book explains why the upgrade should be separate from the migration project. Throughout the book significant attention is paid to the use of the SAP Migration Service, and optimizing existing systems and processes for use with the SAP General Ledger.


segment reporting with Document splitting in the sap new g/lby Mitresh Kundalia

This book provides comprehensive, step-by-step configuration informa-tion for using Document Splitting and Balanced Segment Reporting in the SAP General Ledger. It provides you with the implementation strate-gies, configuration steps, and best practices necessary to implement Document Splitting in the SAP General Ledger. Specific sections of the book focus on defining segments for use with common lines of business, configuration steps for Document Splitting, configuration of Segment Reporting, and managing a migration from the Classic General Ledger to the SAP General Ledger when Document Splitting is involved.


product Cost Controlling with sap by John Jordan

If you are looking for a guide that shows you how to set up SAP ERP Financials Controlling for Product Costing and how it integrates with other components, this book is for you. This comprehensive resource is for anyone in finance, production planning, purchasing, or sales and distribution with an interest in the integrated areas of product costing.

The author shows you how overhead costs flow from financial postings to cost centers, and then on to manufacturing orders. Readers also discover the ins and outs of the material ledger, transfer pricing, reporting, and learn how Product Cost Controlling allows management to manage product costs and make decisions about the optimal price at which to market products. In addition, you’ll explore how to address common problem areas, including month-end processing, long run times, and message and variance analysis.

This is the one resource you need to learn how Product Cost Controlling works in SAP ERP Financials.


sap Erp Financials: Configuration and Designby Naeem Arif

This comprehensive reference provides you with a real-world understanding of the SAP ERP Financials application. You’ll learn how to design and configure an SAP ERP Financials solution to satisfy your business requirements, including the more complex areas of configura-

tion, and you’ll explore how to manage data migration as part of an SAP ERP Financials implementation. Using the real-world, holistic business information provided in this book, you’ll learn everything from the general areas of SAP ERP Financials and how they fit in the SAP landscape, to how the new General Ledger can work for you.

This invaluable guide is the one resource you need to understand the configuration and design process, the enterprise structure, report-ing, data migration, Accounts Payable and Receivable, integration with other components, and all other critical areas of SAP ERP Financials. SAP ERP Financials: Configuration and Design is a must-have tool for all implementation teams, project managers, and consultants working on an SAP ERP Financials upgrade or new implementation.




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Product Cost Controlling with SAP

Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP

Financial Reporting with SAP

Optimize Your SAP ERP Financials Controlling Implementation

New General Ledger in SAP ERP Financials

SAP ERP Financials: Configuration and Design

Optimize Your SAP ERP Financials Implementation

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Maximizing sap Erp Financials accounts payable by Martin Ullman

This book is the definitive, com-prehensive guide to implementing, configuring, and enhancing AP for project managers, executives, technical leads, and end-users. Covering the configuration of every AP function, plus strategies for incorporating business processes, best practices, and additional SAP enhancements, this book provides the guidance needed to get the very most out of the AP module.


production Variance analysis in sap Controlling by John Jordan

This in-depth guide helps you analyze your company’s performance by showing you how to use production variance analysis in SAP Con- trolling (CO). The author helps you identify the breakdown points in your company’s performance and provides exclusive insights to better understand how these processes can be improved. Readers quickly learn how to make production processes more efficient, thereby directly and posi-tively impacting your organization’s bottom line.


invoice Verification for sap — 2nd Editionby Stephen Birchall

Invoice verification in SAP is an often misunderstood subject, despite its central role in contributing to a company’s fiscal health. Adding to the confusion is the fact that it falls between two teams — the MM team and the FI team — and each assumes that the other is responsible for the design and configuration of Invoice Verification. Although the process can be streamlined, many organizations get the design and use of invoice veri-fication wrong, resulting in vendors not being paid and accounts being placed on stop, which prevents further Purchase Orders from being processed until the vendor has been paid.


sap account Determinationby Manish B. Patel

Finally, a single reference point for all of the various account determina-tion techniques used in SAP! Readers can reduce implementation time with expert insights and step-by-step clari-fication of the various techniques in each module for generating General Ledger postings. Learn account deter-mination techniques for HR/Payroll, MM, SD and other important modules. With additional coverage on AR/AP, tax, and bank transactions, this comprehensive guide is a must-have resource.



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Financial applications are the backbone of your organization and leveraging the vast capabilities of SAP ERP Financials technology is essential to getting the very most from your implementation. This all-new collection of must-have resources has been custom designed to maximize core knowledge and boost your team’s essential skills. With this exclusive, comprehensive set of books you’ll discover the ins and outs of SAP ERP Financials configuration and design, reporting, controlling and all of the other fundamental, key aspects of SAP ERP Financials.

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Manufacturing Finance with sap Erp Financialsby Subbu Ramakrishnan

This book delivers practical solu-tions and best practices for integrat-ing and optimizing SAP ERP Financials in a manufacturing environment. It offers a complete view of the manu-facturing finance function: business drivers and KPIs, configuration, and technical considerations, as well as proven guidance for success with ERP Financials in make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturing envi-ronments. The book also provides best practices for integrating SAP ERP Financials with other SAP applications and components, including Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP).



optimize Your sap Erp Financials implementation by Shivesh Sharma

All successful organizations need to continuously improve operational efficiency and achieve faster closes. Using this book you’ll learn how to maximize your SAP ERP Financials implementation by leveraging value-added activities and a process-driven approach. You’ll find detailed, expert instruction on what needs to be done after an SAP ERP Financials implementation is complete — when the real work begins! The business-process perspective and real-world focus make this a practical, invaluable resource for anyone who needs to get the very most out of their SAP ERP Financials implementation.


optimize Your sap Erp Financials Controlling implementation by Shivesh Sharma

Readers learn about Investment Management, Cost Element Accounting, Product Cost Controlling, Profitability Analysis, and more. Real-life case studies, examples, and best practices illustrate how SAP Controlling can effectively support management reporting requirements, which can influence crucial organizational decisions.


Financial reporting with sap by Aylin Korkmaz

Deliver financial reports faster, more accurately, and in compliance with various international account-ing standards. Featuring step-by-step coverage of all major FI reporting functions (including Sub-Ledger, Corporate Finance Management, and Governance, Risk & Compliance), this timely book helps you streamline and simplify financial business processes and automate financial and manage-ment reporting in SAP ERP Financials.


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

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SAP Business Planning and Consolidationby Muthu Ranganathan and Gregory Lagarigue


SAP ERP Financial Accounting: The Complete Resourceby David Nowak and Quentin Hurst

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SAP ERP Financials Controlling: The Complete Resourceby David Nowak and Quentin Hurst



Surviving an SAP Auditby Steve Biskie



Receivables and Collections Automation with SAP FSCMby Sreedhar Narahari




Outsourcing SAP Operationsby Yosh Eisbart




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sap Treasury and risk Managementby Sönke Jarré, Reinhold Lövenich, Andreas Martin, and Klaus G. Müller

This comprehensive guide intro-duces you to the functionality and helps you quickly master the usage of SAP Treasury and Risk Management. With volumes of detailed screenshots, in-depth over-views and practical examples, all components of the tool are covered in detail — from transaction and position management, to risk and performance analyses, to reporting and beyond. Plus, you’ll also benefit from expert guidance on interfaces and integration as well as compli-ance requirements. The book is up-to-date for SAP ERP 2005.


sap governance, risk and Compliance by Sabine Scholer and Olaf Zink

Business processes, use cases and configuration scenarios are presented in detail, with a focus on the three most important components: SAP GRC Process Control, SAP GRC Access Control, and SAP GRC Risk Management. This book is your exclusive roadmap for mastering the processes and configuration of the essential components of the SAP governance, risk, and compliance technology foundation.


soX Compliance with sap Treasury and risk Managementby Balaji Kumar Alamanda and Arjun Krishnan

This book provides Finance profes-sionals, Treasurers, and CFOs with a roadmap for making their SAP processes compliant with SOX require-ments. Combining comprehensive coverage of the major applications (Electronic Banking, Positive Pay, Cash & Liquidity Management, In-House Cash) with discussion of relevant control structures, processes, and compliance matrices for each, this book lends guidance to those tasked with integrating SOX compliance into established or proposed SAP imple-mentations.


CobiT and the sarbanes-oxley act by Sabine Schöler, Liane Will, and Marc O. Schäfer

This pocket-sized guide is your roadmap to implementing the relevant CobiT Controls using SAP tools. Starting with the business/IT requirements dictated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the authors explain the relevant controls of the CobiT framework and show you exactly which tools and services SAP provides for the smooth implementa-tion of these controls within your IT operations.


Cross-Enterprise integration with sap grC access Controlby Raj Behera

This book provides cross-enterprise configuration instructions and best practices for SAP GRC Access Control implementations in companies with multi-system architectures. The author provides the implementation strategies, configuration steps, and best practices necessary to implement and manage a global access control, risk remediation, and compliance framework across a multi-system landscape, including non-SAP and legacy systems.


Implementing SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Servicesby D. Rajen Iyer


Best Practices for SOX Compliance in SAP Change Managementby Tad Scheiblich


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project Management with sap project systemby Mario Franz

This book provides you with a com-prehensive overview of the functions and customization options of SAP Project System. You learn how to maintain control of the entire project lifecycle, from design to planning, and from budgeting to controlling to invoicing and beyond.

This unique reference provides concise and straightforward informa-tion on the many integration scenar-ios available for SAP Project System. Focused chapters provide you with detailed coverage of reporting, inter-faces to other project management tools, and more.


sap MM — Functionality and Technical Configuration — 2nd Editionby Martin Murray

Based on SAP ERP 6.0, this new edition of our bestseller provides you with a thorough understanding of how MM works and integrates seamlessly with your other SAP components.

All-new aspects related to SAP ERP 6.0 are covered in detail, along with essential insights on Material Master Data, Purchasing, and Inventory Management. Crucial ‘touchpoints’ with other components, such as PP, SD, QM, and FI are covered as well.


sap Warehouse Management: Functionality and Technical Configurationby Martin Murray

This detailed guide includes all key aspects of WM, such as WM Master Data, Stock Replenishment, Picking and Putaway strategies, as well as Storage Unit Management. Readers quickly gain a complete understand-ing of WM and its interaction with other SAP Supply Chain modules, making this book a truly indispens-able resource.


suPPLy chain ManageMent, Logistics, & Manufacturing

Discover logistics with sap Erpby Martin Murray

With this reader-friendly book, anyone new to SAP or considering implementing it will discover the fun-damental capabilities and uses of the Logistics components. You’ll learn what’s available, and how it works to help you determine if Logistics with SAP is the right tool for your organi-zation. This book is written in a clear, practical style, and uses real-world examples, case studies, and insightful tips to give you a complete overview of the SAP logistics offerings.


Effective Document Management with sap DMsby Eric Stajda

Readers will benefit immediately from this complete and practical refer-ence on getting the most from the SAP Document Management System. It teaches project managers, functional users, and consultants everything they need to know to understand, config-ure, and use SAP DMS to its fullest, and provides volumes of step-by-step instructions and real-world scenarios, which make the concepts presented easy to understand. This is a must-have guidebook for anyone interested in learning how best to create an efficient, effective document manage-ment system using SAP.


Quality Management with sap — 3rd Editionby Michael Hölzer and Michael Schramm

This book gives you a comprehen-sive introduction to the processes of quality management. You’ll find details on installing and using SAP QM in your production environ-ment, and learn about viable solution options for business-related tasks with your SAP system. In addition to quality planning, quality inspec-tion, and quality control, you’ll learn about vendor evaluation and test equipment management, which are integrated in other SAP modules and integral to quality management.


implementing and Configuring sap Miiby Abesh Bhattacharjee and Dipankar Saha

Implementing and Configuring SAP MII is the complete guide to the features of SAP MII, how to imple-ment it, and how to configure and customize it for different manufactur-ing tasks and issues. The book will help manufacturing teams get pro-cesses and systems working together by showing how to create composite applications that connects them. Once the systems are linked and gen-erating comprehensive and accurate data, the book details how to use MII tools to generate accurate reports for analysis and planning.


Transportation Management with sap TMby Rüdiger Fritz and Till Dengel

This book teaches you what SAP Transportation Management (TM) is, what it can do, and how to imple-ment and configure it into your systems. You’ll learn how to use SAP TM to design well-organized and energy-efficient transport logistics processes and link them to your business processes. Throughout the book, you’ll find practical informa-tion on all business processes from requests, orders, and dispatching, to billing and settlement of transporta-tion services.



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SAP MM — Functionality and Technical Configuration Enhancing Supplier Relationship Management with SAP SRMInventory Optimization with SAPProduct Cost Controlling with SAPProject Management with SAP Project SystemProduction Planning and Control with SAPSAP Warehouse Management: Functionality and Technical ConfigurationEffective SAP SD

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Transportation Management with sap lEsby Othmar Gau

This book provides detailed knowl-edge on all aspects of shipping and transportation with SAP Logistics Execution System (LES). Using this book, employees in the warehouse and shipping departments, as well as consultants, can benefit from proven best practices for working successfully with the Transportation Management module. Plus, readers also learn how to master system con-figuration and much more.


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Effective sap sDby D. Rajen Iyer

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This book explores best practices for using APO-DP and APO-SNP in your supply chain. Readers learn how to improve forecast accuracy, optimize transport costs, and much more. This unique resource also provides you with expert insights on inventory and distribution resource planning, helping readers increase customer satisfaction, improve inven-tory planning, and more.


sales and Distribution Controlling with sap netWeaver Biby Susanne Hess, Stefanie Lenz, and Jochen Scheibler

This book teaches users how to define, evaluate, and report key figures for sales and distribution controlling in SD (SAP ERP 6.0) using SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0. It starts with an overview of essential key figures in SD controlling and explains their business background. From there, it details the sales processes, and provides an overview of how raw data is created. Users learn how to map key figures for business control-ling in a business warehouse, and how to use key figures in various analysis tools.


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This highly focused guide covers cProjects and SAP RPM, as well as the integration with SAP Project System. With real-life examples, readers gain a detailed understanding of specific solution options and projects. The main chapters are based on the actual business processes in an enterprise and contain industry-specific recom-mendations. Based on the latest releases, this handy guidebook is a must-have addition to any SAP library.




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Get practical advice on enhancing procurement in your company using SAP SRM, including full details on the functionality, new enhancements, and critical best practices. Plus, discover how processes between sourcing and procurement can be automated within the enterprise, across the supply base, and much more.


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Maximize Your plant Maintenance with sapby John Hoke and Lorri Craig

This book explains how to use SAP from a maintenance perspective, and align SAP functions with how you have to do your job. It covers impor-tant topics such as organizational preparation and refocus, common configuration and implementation issues, and the information system of plant maintenance. Real-world examples, step-by-step instructions, and volumes of practical advice help you get started immediately.


sap Enterprise asset Management by Karl Liebstuckel

Consultants, managers, and admin-istrators learn about the plant main-tenance process, how to evaluate which processes work best for them, and then go on to review the actual configuration steps. Also included are practical tips and best practices for implementation projects. This book is fully up-to-date for SAP ERP 6.0.

BONUS DVD: Comes loaded with examples, practice tests, presenta-tions, and much more.


production planning with sap apo-pp/Ds by Jochen Balla and Frank Layer

Learn how to use the central func-tions of SAP APO-PP/DS and every-thing you need to know to optimally set up data exchange using SAP APO Core Interface (CIF), including extensive details on APO master data. In addition, discover how to use the central planning and analysis tools and much more. Based on SAP APO 5.0, this book is equally relevant for users of older releases.


production planning and Control with sapby Jörg Dickersbach, Gerhard Keller, and Klaus Weihrauch

Expert insights help you master the processes and customizing features of SAP PP (mySAP ERP 2005 release). This comprehensive reference covers all production planning and control aspects, as well key details on mySAP SCM (APO) integration, all bolstered by volumes of examples and a complete glossary.


inventory optimization with sap — 2nd Editionby Marc Hoppe

This new edition provides a completely up-to-date reference to help you manage your inventory to increase profitability and operational efficiency using SAP ERP 6.0 and/or SAP SCM 5.1. Coverage includes additional sections on Material Requirements Planning, Controlling with SAP NetWeaver BI, Vendor Managed Inventory and Supplier Managed Inventory, and much more.


Capable to Match (CTM) with sap apoby Balaji Gaddam

Finally, a book that fully explains and teaches all of the core functions of SAP’s Capable-to-Match (CTM) functionality. This step-by-step guide for configuring CTM, including CTM Master Data selection, Order Selection, CTM Profile maintenance, and CTM configuration, educates readers on the basic aspects of CTM, such as Demand Prioritization, Supply Categorization, Multilevel Inventory, and Production Planning, as well as several advanced topics includ-ing, CTM planning for Safety Stock, Safety Days of Supply, and Maximum Earliness.


Manufacturing Finance with sap Erp Financialsby Subbu Ramakrishnan

This book delivers practical solu-tions and best practices for integrat-ing and optimizing SAP ERP Financials in a manufacturing environment. It offers a complete view of the manu-facturing finance function: business drivers and KPIs, configuration, and technical considerations, as well as proven guidance for success with ERP Financials in make-to-stock and make-to-order manufacturing envi-ronments. The book also provides best practices for integrating SAP ERP Financials with other SAP applications and components, including Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP).


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optimize your Mobile applications in Warehouse and shipping with sap WMby Dirk Eichholz, Jan-Martin Lichte, and Hans-Georg Nüvemann

Learn how to make the best possible decisions for system con-figuration, technical implementa-tion, flow control, and more. Goods receipt, picking, and physical inven-tory are covered in detail and addi-tional concepts help you enhance the standard SAP system in areas where the RF transactions provided do not yet represent a satisfactory solution.


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Materials Planning with SAPby Marc Hoppe and Ferenc Gulyássy



Implementing SAP Environment, Health, and Safetyby Markus Noertemann


Customizing Materials Management Processes in SAP ERP Operationsby Akash Agrawal


Customizing Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERPby Varun Uppuleti


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Maximize your Warehouse Operations with SAP WMby Martin Murray






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Business process Management: The sap roadmapby Jim Hagemann Snabe, Ann Rosenberg, Charles Møller, and Mark Scavillo

This book finally sheds light on Business Process Management (BPM) in the SAP environment. It explains what BPM is, why it is important in today’s business world to manage your processes, and how to implement BPM in

your company, both from the business and the IT perspective.

Readers learn everything about SAP’s BPM roadmap, a four-step approach to plan, prepare, execute, and monitor your BPM imple-mentation. Once this generic roadmap has been explained, the decisive question is: How can SAP software be used more effectively to provide a company with business innovation? Extensive case studies from various large SAP customers and SAP itself illustrate how the concepts of BPM, Enterprise SOA, and the Business Process Platform go together and equip you for your next business chal-lenges. Here, the capabilities of the new NetWeaver component SAP NetWeaver BPM are explained, and you get detailed advice on how to prepare your IT department for the transition.


sap netWeaver: The official guideby Loren Heilig, Steffen Karch, Oliver Böttcher, Christophe Mutzig, Jan Weber, and Roland Pfennig

The new edition of our bestselling SAP NetWeaver Roadmap has been completely updated for release SAP NetWeaver 7.1. It explains the concepts behind SAP NetWeaver using four customer examples from the automotive, banking, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries. The book gives you insights into optimizing and rede-signing business processes with SAP NetWeaver, and you’ll also get an introduction to enterprise SOA and to SAP NetWeaver as an integrated tech-nology platform.


implementing sap Customer Competence Centerby Boris Otto, Jörg Wolter

As the standard reference on SAP CCC, this book brings together strategic advice, pragmatic instructions, real-life examples, and best practices. Each area of SAP CCC — from developing and establishing an SAP CCC strategy to creating and enabling employees — is addressed as it would appear in a project. In addition, the book provides practical advice on the operation of a CCC, and includes numerous examples based on the authors’ extensive project experiences.


Managing organizational Change During sap implementationsby Luc Galoppin and Siegfried Caems

This book helps you prepare for change in a carefully organized manner, taking a holistic look at the organization, the impact of an SAP implementation, and how negative factors can be lessened or, in most cases, prevented early on. With a real-world, practical approach, this book gives readers pragmatic insights into the complex dimensions of organizational change that cannot be found elsewhere. Additional value is added as the authors describe the key considerations for each phase of the project lifecycle.


practical Workflow for sap — 2nd Editionby Ginger Gatling, et al

If you need to get the right work to the right people at the right time in an SAP application system, this book is your number one resource!

This second edition of our best-selling workflow book provides practical guidance on SAP Business Workflow. You’ll explore a general overview of workflow processes,

learn how to deploy and extend existing workflows, and discover how to create your own successful workflow projects. The book contains a plethora of technical details you’ll need if you’re implementing, and overviews if you’re a business process expert just curious to see workflow capabilities in action.

The book is up-to-date for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and includes infor-mation on upgrading workflow, UWL, ABAP Objects, and other effec-tive capabilities. In addition, it will touch on SAP’s overall strategy for Business Process Management. Many tips and tricks, guidelines, and practical instructions from the world’s leading SAP Business Workflow experts make this book an indispensable reference for everyday use.


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This book provides project managers and project team members with comprehensive infor-mation on upgrade projects to SAP ERP 6.0. You’ll learn everything you need to decide whether an upgrade is the right option for your organi-zation, and you’ll find all informa-tion necessary to prepare, manage, and execute an upgrade project, while avoiding costly mistakes.

After explaining the SAP tools and services for determining the value of an upgrade, the author details the tasks of the individual project phases. You’ll explore how to schedule the project, and how to estimate costs and risks. You’ll also learn how to build the project team and organize test cycles, plus, how to plan for a smooth cutover. In addition, SAP Solution Manager, the technical upgrade tools, testing tools, services and more are covered in a separate tools chapter. This invaluable resource is nicely complemented by a collec-tion of detailed customer case studies.


Discover sapby Nancy Muir and Ian Kimbell

If you’re new to SAP and want to learn more about it, or a deci-sionmaker, pressed for time, who needs to gain a holistic understand-ing of SAP, then this book is for you. A practical, reader-friendly guide for busy professionals, this comprehensive book helps you make quick sense of SAP solutions such as SAP ERP Financials, SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) SAP Customer

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sap for retailby Heike Rawe

Finally, there’s a complete and compre-hensive review of SAP for Retail that explains how business processes and general business concepts go together with this solution. Written in an easy-to-follow style, with applied real-world examples and graphics throughout, this book covers topics such as planning, merchan-dising and buying, supply chain and fulfillment, and store and multi-channel retailing.


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by Gerhard Oswald and Uwe Hommel

This book provides IT managers and decision makers with a detailed guide to SAP Enterprise Support. Using a top-down approach, the book begins by explaining why Enterprise Support was introduced, and then details the concrete benefits and concepts of Enterprise Support. It teaches you how and why to use Enterprise Support, and covers the new services that have been incor-porated. This is the one book you need to really understand how SAP Enterprise Support can work for your organization.


Enterprise soa roadmapby Stefan Hack and Markus A. Lindemann

Based on a detailed analysis of more than 500 consulting projects that have been implemented by SAP Consulting across various industries, the authors develop concrete recommendations regarding the implementation of enterprise SOA. You’ll benefit from a lessons-learned approach as you uncover how enterprises can best be supported on their individual paths towards the adoption of enterprise SOA. In addition, you’ll discover proven methods for minimizing implementation risks and for sidestep-ping them altogether as the authors show you how you can apply proven implementation options and best practices within your organization.




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sap solution Manager service Desk — Functionality and implementationby Thorsten Sternberg and Matthias Friedrich

This guide is your ideal com-panion for implementing service desk projects using SAP Solution Manager 4.0. Get a process-oriented description of the Service Desk function, and detailed instruc-tions on implementing the service desk process in your enterprise. Readers learn about specific func-tions in detail, such as the solution database, the bidirectional and Web interfaces, and much more.


performing End-To-End root Cause analysis using sap solution Managerby Michael Klöffer

Within the pages of this one-of-a-kind guidebook, the architects of SAP Solution Manager walk you through the complete set of tools SAP provides for problem analysis. Each type of available analysis tool is described in detail, focusing on the available End-to-End tools and tech-nology tools that are not solution-specific. Then, each individual tool is described separately with a brief case study, as well as architecture details and best practices for usage. This exceptional guide provides you with everything needed to fully analyze your SAP system landscape.


sap solution Manager Enterprise Editionby Marc O. Schäfer and Matthias Melich

The second edition of this excep-tional book helps administrators and IT managers quickly understand the full functionality of SAP Solution Manager, enterprise edition. Readers get expert advice and detailed guidance on implementation, operations, Service Desk, Change Request Management, and the brand new Diagnostics (Root Cause Analysis) function. Step-by-step instruction and expert guidance is bolstered in this book by extensively commented configuration examples. In addition, the integration capabilities with third-party tools from the Help Desk and Modeling areas are also covered in detail.


sap netWeaver as aBap system administration by Frank Föse, Liane Will, and Sigrid Hagemann

This updated and extended edition of our bestseller provides administra-tors and SAP Basis consultants with the required background knowledge for effective system maintenance of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP 7.0 and 7.1. Readers uncover the fundamental concepts, such as architecture, processes, client admin-istration, and authorizations, while learning how to use the system’s administration tools efficiently. The book is also suitable for certi-fied SAP technical consultant exam preparation.


sap Database administration with oracleby Michael Höding, André Faustmann, Gunnar Klein, and Ronny Zimmermann

This book provides step-by-step instructions for all of the most important administration tasks. Every aspect of system landscape planning and maintenance is covered. Bonus chapters deal with Java, SAP BW, Adaptive Computing, and the highly complex issues of Backup, Recovery, and Restoration.


sap Change and Transport Management — 3rd Editionby Armin Kösegi and Rainer Nerding

This benchmark book is indispens-able when it comes to planning, implementing, and maintaining SAP system landscapes.

First, you’ll learn everything about planning and setting up the SAP system landscape. Then, you’ll be introduced to technical tasks, such as transport relevant measures at instal-lation, configuration of the transport management systems, and creating and configuring clients. From there, the authors introduce you to all of the critical tools and how to handle them for both the ABAP stack and Java.


Testing sap solutionsby Markus Helfen, Michael Lauer, and Hans Martin Trauthwein

This book provides you with com-prehensive coverage of all testing requirements and techniques neces-sary for implementing, upgrading, or operating SAP solutions. Readers get an overview of all existing tools, their functionalities, and best practices for utilization. The authors focus mainly on SAP Solution Manager, Test Workbench and eCATT, and their use in load and operation tests is high-lighted in detail.


sap MaxDB administrationby André Bögelsack, Stephan Gradl, Manuel Mayer, and Helmut Krcmar

This book provides you with a detailed overview of the current MaxDB release 7.7, as well as earlier releases as needed. With this book you’ll learn about the internal struc-tures of the database, based on the interaction with the SAP NetWeaver Application Server. The book is filled with step-by-step instruction, sche-matic diagrams, and screenshots to help you learn how to quickly resolve errors in typical situations, manage daily administration tasks, and find performance bottlenecks. After reading this book, you’ll be prepared to administer MaxDB successfully.


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global portal systems with sapby Valentin Nicolescu, Mladen Medjovic and Helmut Krcmar

A portal is rarely a standalone solution, so what happens if you have to manage multiple portal solutions in global, distributed SAP system landscapes? Which location is best suited to store the data? Where and how should users be managed? How can you ensure access control to different portal contents? How can the system’s multi-lingual capability be guaranteed?

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universal Worklist with sap netWeaver portalby Darren Hague

This hands-on workshop takes you, step by step, from standard configura-tion to working with different user interfaces and covers workflow inte-gration from any back-end systems. Readers get an exclusive “look under the hood” of the Universal Worklist functionality and gain insight on future application scenarios. By reading this guide, you’ll be able to reconfigure existing applications to conform with the UWL, write UWL-specific applica-tions or transactions and adapt data sets in order to have the appropriate work item IDs created.


sap netWeaver portalby Valentin Nicolescu, Katharina Klappert, and Helmut Krcmar

This book introduces IT managers, portal administrators and consultants to the structure and application areas of SAP NetWeaver Portal Release 7.0 (2004s). A principle focus is to describe key portal functions and the underlying architecture — all from the technical viewpoint. Topics covered include role management, authenti-cation mechanisms, knowledge and content management, developing and administrating applications, applica-tion and system integration, and much more. Readers gain a solid technical grounding in all the relevant aspects of SAP NetWeaver Portal and the skills needed to effectively implement them.


Content integration with sap netWeaver portalby Marty McCormick and Matt Stratford

Take your portal implementations to the next level — by (re-)organizing your content, using this book as your exclusive guide. Explore the various impacts of Portal content for several SAP products, including Composite Applications and Business Packages, and uncover hands-on solutions to all important application usage scenarios with respect to SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.0. Readers can leverage the book’s examples as a basis for their own specific requirements.


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Enterprise soa roadmapby Stefan Hack and Markus A. Lindemann

Based on a detailed analysis of more than 500 consulting projects that have been implemented by SAP Consulting across various industries, the authors develop concrete recommendations regarding the implementation of enterprise SOA. You’ll benefit from a lessons-learned approach as you uncover how enterprises can best be supported on their individual paths towards the adoption of enterprise SOA. In addition, you’ll discover proven methods for minimizing imple-mentation risks and for sidestepping them altogether as the authors show you how you can apply proven imple-mentation options and best practices within your organization.


sap netWeaver application server upgrade guideby Bert Vanstechelman, Mark Mergaerts, and Dirk Matthys

This comprehensive guide covers all kinds of SAP upgrades, including upgrades for so-called “double-stack“ installations: those with both an ABAP and a Java stack under the hood. It describes a complete project, explains project management ques-tions, provides technical background information (including the upgrade of other systems like SAP CRM, Portal, SAP XI, and SAP BW), and then walks you through the project steps — from A to Z.


sap on Windowsby Josef Stelzel, Uwe M. Hoffmann, Ulrich B. Boddenberg, and Michael Mißbach

The authors offer proven best practices for the consistent admin-istration of systems, different virtualization and automation tech-nologies, as well as monitoring and deployment solutions. In addition, this book provides you with exclusive coverage of security concepts, the administration of frontends, and the maintenance of SAP applications and technical infrastructures. By helping you plan ahead for upcoming chal-lenges with new Windows versions and enterprise SOA, this book helps ensure the continued stable and secure operation of your data center.


global sap systems — Design and architectureby Alexander Davidenkoff and Detlef Werner

Project managers, IT managers, and other decision makers profit from business-relevant facts along with technical details for the practical realization of international implemen-tation projects. You’ll learn about the multifold requirements for such systems, which factors influence the system architecture, and which options there are for different system architectures. You’ll also benefit from valuable tips, best practices, and customer reports.


sizing sap systemsby Susanne Janssen and Ulrich Marquard

This technical guide provides system administrators, technical project managers, and consultants with comprehensive answers to all of the most pressing questions related to sizing. This book describes differ-ent methods and utilities that are available to determine the values you need and in doing so provides the basic information needed to efficiently use SAP’s Quick Sizer in your initial sizing process, obtain satisfactory results, and interpret these results in a useful manner. In addition, you’ll also uncover the methods that enable you to verify sizing results, and much more.


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Get up to speed quickly on risk evaluation, creating control options, designing security measures, and more. Benefit from an overview of international security standards and legal regulations and learn the best practices to ensure compliance.

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sap CrM Middleware optimization guideby Juliane Bode, Stephan Golze, and Thomas Schröder

You’ll learn the basics of data processing in the Middleware (input processing, validation, output process-ing) and get concrete administration advice for troubleshooting. Plus, uncover practical instruction on how to avoid system freezes and handle those freezes once they’ve occurred. Based on SAP CRM Release 5.0, this book is also highly useful for the older Release 4.0. Wherever possible, the authors provide you with sneak previews on the upcoming release 6.0 as well.


sap adaptive Computing — implementation and operationby Gunther Schmalzhaf

With this exceptional guide, you’ll quickly familiarize yourself with the concepts of Adaptive Computing — from A to Z. Learn all there is to know about architecture and configu-ration of the SAP Adaptive Computing Controller, as well as its integra-tion into the Adaptive Computing Landscape. The author provides you with concrete application examples for various types of landscapes and leads you through an exemplary con-figuration (SAP system, ACC, and SAP Solution Manager), making it easy for you to identify and profit from untapped potentials for cost reduction.


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Readers uncover critical details on the architecture, plus exclusive tech-nical insights that cannot be found elsewhere. The authors cover both decentralized and centralized SAP job scheduling and provide you with practical, real-world advice to drasti-cally bolster standard installation and configuration guides.

Special attention is paid to both individual CCMS and BI jobs, as well as to integration methods for these enterprise-level job chains. This book leaves no stone unturned.


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sap performance optimization guide — 5th Editionby Thomas Schneider

Learn how to identify and analyze performance-related issues, adapt the appropriate tuning measures, and verify their success.

This new edition includes coverage of the newest tools for monitor-ing Java applications — especially end-to-end workload and runtime analysis with SAP Solution Manager Diagnostics. In addition, analyzing Web Dynpro applications is covered in detail.


Building Web infrastructures with sap netWeaver application serverby Oliver Nocon and Volker Zirkel

With a practical focus on applica-tion and infrastructure know-how, this book deftly supports system administrators, network architects, technical consultants, and security experts in making key decisions on how best to create a complex Web infrastructure that fulfills all the latest security requirements. Several detailed examples shed additional light and serve to complete the intricate, yet straightforward, picture painted by the authors.


archiving Your sap Data — 2nd Editionby Helmut Stefani

This completely revised edition of our bestseller is up to date for SAP ECC 6.0 and provides you with valuable knowledge to master data archiving with SAP. This fully updated book includes two all-new chapters on XML-based data archiving in SAP ERP HCM and detailed descriptions of all the new functions and technologies, such as Archive Routing and transaction TAANA. The book focuses on the requirements of system and database administrators, as well as project col-laborators who are responsible for implementing data archiving in an SAP customer project.


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integrating sap Businessobjects Xi 3.1 Tools with sap netWeaverby Ingo Hilgefort

This book is about the integration of Business Objects BI tools with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and SAP ERP 6.0 landscapes. BI administrators, technical consultants, and implementation project leads will learn about the actual installation and configura-tion of the software in combination with the SAP system and will be prepared to use the Business Objects tools (Crystal Reports, Live Office, Xcelsius, InfoView, etc.) for creating reports and analyt-ics. With this implementation guide, readers get started quickly with the Business Objects software while learning how the SAP NetWeaver BI concepts are being mapped to Business Objects software. Short tutorials with many step-by-step instructions, screenshots, tips and tricks and best practices make this book an indispensable SAP Essentials guide.



This second edition of our bestselling workflow book provides practical guidance on SAP Business Workflow. You’ll explore a general overview of workflow processes, learn how to deploy and extend existing workflows, and discover how to create your own successful workflow projects. The book contains a plethora of technical details you’ll need if you’re implementing.

The book is up-to-date for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and includes information on upgrading workflow, UWL, ABAP Objects, and other effective capabilities.


Sap Press Catalog 2009 Summer

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