Blogs posted December 2012

First I must thank Karsten RUF Viswanathan Ramakrishnan Donnie McMillan Ingo Hilgefort for all of their help via ASUG and the BI4 Elite training (thank you too Jens Koerner for BI4 Elite) During BI4 Elite training Donnie McMillan walked us through... Read More »

We went past apocalypse(?) without any major incident which means 2013 is right around the corner. So on the final day of 2012 I finally manage to put together this blog about the year it was in my professional life which happens to revolve around... Read More »

Overview: In SAP Sourcing v9, the ability to integrate with multiple backend system has been introduced.  In order to support this integration, the concept of the relationship of the Business System for some Master Data objects has also been... Read More »

Migration to BPC on HANA considerations and how to handle large amounts of transaction data during Migration With the growing demand of HANA amongst customers, SAP Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver – Powered by SAP HANA... Read More »

Introduction: It is important to prepare for an RFx process to ensure that you are successful in collecting the information that you need in order to help you drive the next step of the process.  The following is a brief checklist that may be... Read More »

With apologies to the 1979 Buggles, video DID NOT kill the radio star.   This holiday I spent A LOT of time in the car listening to ‘old fashioned wireless radio’  (Being an admitted Podcast/Pandora addict I wanted to... Read More »

Introduction: Preparing well for an Auction is key to helping to ensure a successful Auction.  The following is a brief checklist that may be used to help you prepare for and build an Auction in SAP Sourcing. Building an Auction:There are... Read More »

Whereas Internet technologies seem to facilitate the information flow between entities, several concerns have been raised about the risks connected to the misuse of the data that belongs either to organizations or to individuals. In fact,... Read More »

Introduction When upgrading an SAP Sourcing / CLM customer that has implemented the integration package that was available with SAP Sourcing / CLM 5.1, it’s important to note that the new standard integration now includes logic on the ECC... Read More »

It’s a typical scenario: a company has implemented some enterprise software, and a newer release is now available.  The new features and/or improved performance convinced the decision-makers that it makes good business sense, and the IT... Read More »