The February 2014 version of SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense management has been released, continuing the quarterly evolution of this solution
With this release our customers will get a number of new features which have been added to reflect the newest trends, simplifying the user experience and in response to our active customer feedback channel.
SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense – even simpler:
- Additional mobile platform support with Windows Phone 8 native app to support the increasing number of users deciding for the Microsoft smartphone*.
- In addition to existing Apple iOS with iPhone and iPad, Android and Blackberry support.
- HTML 5 UI – New enhanced and simplified user experience running natively in modern browsers across operating systems with latest internet technologies. (No browser plug-ins required, no installation required enables easier roll-out on customer side.)
Want to see what’s new:
SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense – even faster with the HANA in-memory database:
- SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense now fully runs on SAP HANA in-memory database to accelerate analytics and business processes. With this version, all existing and new customers will be running on HANA.
SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense – richer with new functionality:
- Integration: besides automatic integration in to SAP ERP it is also integrated to SAP JAM and enables employees to collaborate effectively with their corporate social network solution.
- Flexibility: Ability for customers to optimize the screens based on rules to hide fields or mark them mandatory to simplify entering expenses and increase data accuracy.
- Mobility: Further increased mobile abilities (like automatic itemization and handling of items, mileage claiming, handling attachments in approvals, viewing of various attachment types, recalling expense reports and more).
- Ease of use: An easier and more effective way to add attendees and recipients.
SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense – simplified compliance for healthcare industry:
- Offering seamless access to a central practitioner database with up-to-date identity
information, as provided by our new partner MedPro Systems. - This will simplify adding attendees to the expense reports while increasing accuracy
when reporting to the Sunshine Act regulations.
SAP Cloud for Travel and Expense – Again – Simpler, faster and richer on functionality
*Windows Phone 8 has to go through the validation process and will be available in the Windows Phone store in March.
Nice blog Benno, it is amazing how far the solution has come in just a few years. In my opinion it is already the most comprehensive travel and expense management system available for upper mid and large enterprises!
hello Benno,
very useful block, other than Travel and Expenses, any other modules included?
regards,
Prasad.
Hi Prasad,
Cloud for Travel and Expense is an end-to-end Travel and Expense Management system.
It includes as well capabilities like OCR, Integrating with Online Booking Partners or out-of-the-box integration to SAP ERP. But all these functions are integral part of Cloud for Travel and Expense and not sold as separate moduls.
But we have other Cloud solutions like Cloud for Customer - Cloud CRM, HCM, ByDesign ERP-Suite in the Cloud and more
Find the overview here: http://www.sap.com/pc/tech/cloud/software/overview/index.html
Best
Benno
Hi Benno
Gr8 work, Thnx for posting such a wonderful Info, got a question for u.. what all can be the prerequisites to get a data on cloud.
Cheers 😉
Pradyp
Hi Pradyp,
my pleasure.
Not sure If I got your question completly. Are you refering to initially fill the new system with mass master data?
If yes there are at least two answers:
- Some masterdata comes from the integration to the ERP-System, not only initially but constantly refreshed
- We have tools for our customers to upload data to the system
With the HTML5-Interface you only need an up-to-date browser to use Cloud for Travel and Expense.
Best
Benno
Hi Benno
thanks for explaining
regards
Theo