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Sapphire conference intros raise SAP integration questions
Unveiling of Salesforce challenger C/4HANA and lingering indirect licensing issue give mixed message about SAP's willingness to integrate with popular products from competitors.
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- SAP quietly pulls the plug on SAP Anywhere
Users and analysts say technical limitations and a failure to adequately understand the SMB market contributed to the demise of SAP Anywhere after just two years on the market.
- New tools unveiled to monitor, manage and optimize SAP environments
Vendors announced software to help organizations move to SAP systems, including test automation, code profiling for HANA apps, user experience management and GDPR compliance.
- How can I use the V-Model with SAP Product Lifecycle Management?
The V-Model combines three highly interconnected components of product development: mechanics, electronics and informatics. Here are the steps for using it with SAP PLM.
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- SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface)
SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) is a standard interface to the business object models in SAP products.
- SAP Data Hub
SAP Data Hub is software that enables organizations to manage and govern the flow of data from a variety of sources across the enterprise.
- SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors is a major vendor of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software and talent management software.
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Admin
Running an SAP environment is no easy task. Hone your SAP administration skills and learn how to optimize SAP performance by brushing up on issues related to SAP Basis and NetWeaver administration. Make your SAP infrastructure more secure by learning SAP authorization processes and SAP security administration. Learn to perform SAP data archiving and work with SAPscript and Smart Forms.
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- SAP Basis
Basis is a set of middleware programs and tools from SAP, the German company whose comprehensive R/3 product is used to help manage large corporations. (Continued...)
- SAP Single Sign On
SAP Single Sign On is a security product from SAP that allows users to have secure access to SAP and non-SAP applications with a single password.
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- What are my options for SAP support services?
- What's the best way to write an SAP support ticket?
- Start preparing infrastructure now for SAP S/4HANA migration
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- SAP Basis administration and NetWeaver administration
- SAP security administration
- SAPscript and Smart Forms
BI/data mgmt
Through SAP data management, SAP users can clean their data, create reports on the fly and set up dashboards. SAP data management entails SAP business intelligence, SAP business information warehouse, SAP MDM, analytics and reporting, SAP CPM software, and governance, reporting and compliance (GRC).
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- SAP Data Hub
SAP Data Hub is software that enables organizations to manage and govern the flow of data from a variety of sources across the enterprise.
- SAP BusinessObjects BI
SAP BusinessObjects BI (SAP BO, also historically BOBJ) is a reporting and analytics business intelligence (BI) platform aimed at business users.
- SAP Cloud for Customer (SAP C4C)
SAP Cloud for Customer (SAP C4C) is a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform for sales and service professionals, comprised of SAP Cloud for Sales and SAP Cloud for Service, which are marketed as separate entities by SAP.
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- Data managers must hustle preparing for GDPR regulations
- Demand-driven MRP an upgrade for SAP digital supply chain
- ControlPanelGRC app eases Steelcase's compliance pain
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- Business Objects and SAP business intelligence
- Data archiving for SAP
- SAP and GRC
- SAP business warehouse
- SAP CPM software
- SAP MDM software
Development
SAP developers need to keep up on NetWeaver development tools such as Web Dynpro for ABAP and Java, JCo debugging, ABAP help, SAP XI integration and SAP enterprise portal (EP) connectivity troubleshooting.
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- SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface)
SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) is a standard interface to the business object models in SAP products.
- SAP Data Hub
SAP Data Hub is software that enables organizations to manage and govern the flow of data from a variety of sources across the enterprise.
- IDoc (intermediate document)
IDoc (intermediate document) is a standard data structure used in SAP applications to transfer data to and from SAP system applications and external systems.
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- New tools unveiled to monitor, manage and optimize SAP environments
- SAP and Accenture collaborate on entitlement management platform
- Inside SAP's digital transformation strategy
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In the SAP ERP project management topic, find resources for using SAP ERP components and SAP ECC 6.0, including how to implement SAP ERP and keep SAP ERP deployments on time and under budget. Learn more about ERP management, and get expert tips and advice on support and maintenance as well as SAP upgrades and implementations. Find out how to manage your SAP infrastructure, how to perform SAP upgrades and how to implement SAP virtualization. Also discover how SAP planning and research into SAP market trends can help you evaluate and purchase SAP ERP software and measure SAP ROI and TCO.
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- SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS version of SAP S/4HANA ERP, a suite of integrated business applications.
- SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC)
SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) is the umbrella term for SAP's functional and technical software components that compose its ERP system.
- SAP S/4HANA HCM
SAP S/4HANA HCM is the unofficial name of a product SAP will release in 2023 as a bridge to give SAP ERP HCM users more time to migrate to SAP's cloud HCM platform, SuccessFactors.
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- Sapphire conference intros raise SAP integration questions
- How can I use the V-Model with SAP Product Lifecycle Management?
- C/4HANA suite gets qualified thumbs up at SAP Sapphire Now
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- Buying SAP ERP software
- Compliance management for SAP
- Evaluating ERP for small business and the midmarket
- SAP implementation and upgrades
- SAP outsourcing and implementation partners
- SAP ROI and TCO
- SAP Solution Manager
- SAP support and maintenance
- SAP training and certification strategy
- SAP trends, strategy and ERP market share
Infrastructure
In the SAP hardware and infrastructure topic section, learn how hardware and infrastructure are becoming a more important factor in SAP's software development, and why SAP application performance starts with smart hardware decisions. Get news and information, expert advice and tips, on hardware for SAP as well as SAP infrastructure hosting, data archiving for SAP and SAP cloud infrastructure management.
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- SAP Cloud Platform
The SAP Cloud Platform, formerly known as SAP HANA Cloud Platform, is an in-memory Platform as a Service (PaaS) product that companies can use to create and test HANA-based cloud applications.
- technical debt
In software development, technical debt is a metaphor equating Extreme Programming’s incremental, get-something-started approach with the easy acquisition of money through fast loans. Like monetary debt, technical debt must be repaid.
- SAP Fiori
SAP Fiori is a product line of SAP apps that have a device-agnostic user interface (UI).
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- Inside SAP's digital transformation strategy
- SAP Cloud Platform pushes to break new ground, extend ERP
- SAP Cloud Platform architecture is glue for new technologies
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Find out about SAP NetWeaver development tools and NetWeaver installation methods, get an SAP enterprise SOA tutorial, learn about SAP Business Process Management, SAP Duet, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP Solution Manager, SAP xApps and SAP XI Exchange Infrastructure customization.
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- SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface)
SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) is a standard interface to the business object models in SAP products.
- WGate (Web gateway)
WGate (for Web gateway) is one of two major components of the Internet Transaction Server (ITS) from SAP, the software company that provides a popular set of programs for managing a large enterprise.
- SAP Integration Adapter
A SAP Integration Adapter is a product that facilitates the integration of a business application into an environment running SAP applications with SAP's NetWeaver and the SAP Exchange Infrastructure.
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- SAP Cloud Platform pushes to break new ground, extend ERP
- SAP Cloud Platform architecture is glue for new technologies
- Pros and cons of SAP Cloud Platform integration tools
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- SAP and enterprise service oriented architecture
- SAP application integration
- SAP Business Process Management
- SAP Duet
- SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal
- SAP PI-XI
Modules
Need to gain a deeper understanding of SAP modules? Can't quite figure out the interrelationship of SAP modules? Want to beef up on functional modules? Get the information you need in this extensive collection of SAP software resources.
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- SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors is a major vendor of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software and talent management software.
- supplier relationship management (SRM)
Supplier relationship management (SRM) is the systematic approach of assessing suppliers' contributions and influence on success, determining tactics to maximize suppliers' performance and developing the strategic approach for executing on these determinations.
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS version of SAP S/4HANA ERP, a suite of integrated business applications.
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- Sapphire conference intros raise SAP integration questions
- SAP quietly pulls the plug on SAP Anywhere
- How can I use the V-Model with SAP Product Lifecycle Management?
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- SAP All-in-One
- SAP Business ByDesign
- SAP Business One
- SAP CRM software
- SAP ERP software
- SAP financial management
- SAP HR management
- SAP industry-specific software
- SAP MM
- SAP mobile technology
- SAP PLM software
- SAP PM
- SAP SCM software
- SAP SD
- SAP supplier relationship management software
- SAP xApps