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Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• What is the best way to upgrade to SAP Process Orchestration?

  Upgrading from SAP Process Integration to SAP Process Orchestration is possible, but learn why many companies are opting for a side-by-side migration from PI to PO and some of the steps involved. Continue Reading

• SAP S/4HANA Cloud and indirect access will dominate 2018

  Industry experts say SAP S/4HANA Cloud migrations, Leonardo and Cloud Platform are the technology issues for SAP in 2018; on the business side, the top issue is indirect access. Continue Reading

• What can employees do with the SuccessFactors mobile app?

  Self-service SuccessFactors features for employees and managers are numerous, and learning tools, including online course downloading, will run on some Android and iOS devices. Continue Reading

• How is the recurring inspection process in SAP QM activated?

  The recurring inspection functionality available in the SAP Quality Management component can help effectively maintain materials that are managed in batches and have expiration dates. Continue Reading

• SAP S/4HANA public cloud infrastructure options increase

  An SAP systems integrator goes on the public cloud to deploy S/4HANA to help its clients and improve its financial reporting, gaining a world-class accounting system quickly. Continue Reading

• What features does the SAP Sourcing component of SRM offer?

  The Sourcing component in SAP Supplier Relationship Management is meant to offer end-to-end procurement for globalized and complex procurement processes. Here's what to know.Continue Reading

• Adita Technologies harnesses S/4HANA Cloud to handle growth

  Adita Technologies, a young professional services firm, implemented SAP S/4HANA Cloud in 10 weeks to consolidate financial systems and plan for growth.Continue Reading

• What is the difference between SAP components, modules and applications?

  The SAP landscape can be a confusing one, with the numerous acquisitions and constant rebranding of products. To clear up some confusion, here are the differences among three foundational areas.Continue Reading

• How can project planners decide between SAP PPM and SAP PS?

  Web-based Project and Portfolio Management gives teams a way to pitch ideas and manage projects, but on-premises Project System still fits into the project landscape. Here's how.Continue Reading

• How can SAP Quality Notification help improve product quality?

  SAP Quality Notification can help handle customer complaints for defective products, defective products produced in-house and defective materials supplied by a vendor. Here's a look at how it works.Continue Reading

• Must-know modularization basics from ABAP programming tutorial

  So you want to learn ABAP? This excerpt from SAP Press' 'Getting Started with ABAP' gives you a taste of just that, with a focus on why modularization is critical.Continue Reading

• Building data visualization with SAP Fiori tools

  Some BI developers will get by fine with features such as the Fiori Launchpad and Overview pages. Here's what's built into Fiori now, and what's on the horizon.Continue Reading

• Prerequisites to SAP Fiori analytical app implementation

  SAP consultant Anil Bavaraju shares an overview on configuring two analytical app types in Fiori in this excerpt from the book 'SAP Fiori Implementation and Development.'Continue Reading

• Is SAP NetWeaver 7.5 a new foundation for an old brand?

  SAP's venerable NetWeaver seems to be fading out of sight, but it forms the basis of the HANA Cloud Platform and a new version, SAP NetWeaver 7.5, indicates that it's here to stay.Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: How the SAP HANA platform stores data

  This excerpt from 'Implementing SAP HANA, 2nd Edition,' explains the ins and outs of row and column storage, and how SAP HANA's approach to data storage can improve compression and performance.Continue Reading

• How does SAP MM stock transport order help track goods shipment?

  Stock transport order in SAP MM helps you transfer, track and monitor goods movement between supplying and receiving plants.Continue Reading

• SAP Simple Finance shows HANA's potential for 'disruptive innovation'

  An industry analyst assesses SAP's "run simple" theme and what the new finance apps on HANA Enterprise Cloud could mean for the Business Suite.Continue Reading

• Do you need an SAP data mart, or an SAP data warehouse?

  Do you need an SAP data mart, or a data warehouse? It depends if you need to deploy data across an enterprise, or need something more focused.Continue Reading

• Free SAP Fiori excitement tempered by questions about true cost

  SAP Fiori UI and apps are now free, but enthusiastic attendees at Sapphire Now were unsure how much development work is involved.Continue Reading

• Why The Charmer Sunbelt Group Is Sticking with SAP WM

  Although alcohol wholesaler The Charmer Sunbelt Group has considered some parts of EWM, find out why it feels EWM isn't a good fit for its industry.Continue Reading

• The case for a phased SAP HANA implementation

  Installing SAP HANA is no easy task. Read about why Scotts Miracle-Gro decided on a phased rollout of its HANA implementation.Continue Reading

• SAP announces program to develop industry-focused cloud apps

  SAP says its plan to build industry-focused cloud apps will give customers new options for meeting business-specific needs in this news roundup.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between SAP ABAP and SAP Basis?

  Confused by the difference between SAP ABAP and SAP Basis? Developer Ethan Jewett explains how to tell them apart.Continue Reading

• SAP Fiori: Putting a price tag on usability?

  Fiori applications represent SAP's most serious attempt yet to improve the user experience of Business Suite, but some customers are unhappy about the costs.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between different SAP production types?

  In this tip, expert Jawad Akhtar outlines how to differentiate between discrete, process and repetitive production types and how SAP ERP supports them.Continue Reading

• Five critical factors to integrating SAP SuccessFactors with SAP HCM

  There are five critical aspects to integrating SAP SuccessFactors with SAP HCM software or other technologies, writes HCM expert Luke Marson.Continue Reading

• Use SAP Backflush functionality to automate production processes

  Companies save themselves headaches by automating production processes using SAP Backflush and Automatic Goods Receipt functions, writes Jawad Akhtar.Continue Reading

• SAP NLS app, new HANA updates changing the data management equation

  Developments including an SAP Near Line Storage application and new SAP HANA features are helping solve big data bottlenecks, writes Ethan Jewett.Continue Reading

• Oracle vs. SAP lawsuit: The trial begins

  It’s been more than three years since Oracle filed a lawsuit against SAP alleging intellectual property theft. Read this special report for the history of the Oracle vs. SAP lawsuit.Continue Reading

• SAP Sapphire Now 2010 Orlando: SearchSAP.com Special Report

  This SAP Sapphire 2010 special report features content from SAP's annual user conference in one convenient location.Continue Reading

• Special Report: Choosing hardware for SAP environments

  SAP application performance starts with smart hardware decisions. In this special report, find out how to choose hardware for SAP environments.Continue Reading