Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• Which SAP C/4HANA deployment options create great customer experience?

  Companies looking to SAP to help them create great customer experience should understand C/4HANA deployment options and which is best for them.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• What are SAPUI5 libraries, and how should developers use them?

  If you want to get more serious about developing UI5 apps, you need to know how the libraries fit into the broader architecture, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.  Continue Reading

• What are the best strategies for managing demand variability?

  One of the main challenges for manufacturers, supply chain managers and materials planners is demand variability. Here are 10 strategies for gaining control.  Continue Reading

• What order-to-cash cycle controls in SAP ensure compliance?

  SAP Sales and Distribution, a component of SAP ECC, has a number of available functions to help create a better order-to-cash cycle. Here's a look at 10.  Continue Reading

• What are the steps for configuring SAP EWM slotting?

  Slotting in SAP Extended Warehouse Management ensures that products are placed using the correct physical and storage conditions, and picked according to the right parameters.  Continue Reading

• What are the options for SAP Ariba integration with SAP ECC?

  Your company's current SAP ERP landscape is critical in choosing how to integrate Ariba and ERP Central Component. Here's a look at what you need and the three options you'll have.  Continue Reading

• How can I tell if I have the right SAPUI5 version?

  You'll understand the different innovation and maintenance versions, the role of ABAP delivery stacks and how long to count on support once you know SAP's numbering scheme.  Continue Reading

• Which SAP IBP implementation methodology is best?

  When it comes to SAP Integrated Business Planning, it's important to consider which methodology most closely matches the scope of the SAP IBP implementation.  Continue Reading

• Why is the ASAP implementation methodology critical for ECC?

  Unlike the Agile approach of project management with its shorter timelines, the Waterfall approach of project management for SAP ECC takes a longer approach to ensure success.  Continue Reading

• What are three ways SAP Material Ledger improves product costing?

  Implementing SAP Material Ledger in a manufacturing environment expedites the month-end financial closing process through inventory valuation at actual costs. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• How does SAP PLM support the product validation process?

  Checking and validating each step of product development helps ensure greater success and detects potential failure. Here's a look at how SAP PLM supports that process.  Continue Reading

• Which supply chain optimization techniques can SAP ECC support?

  Connecting scientific approaches to supply chain management with the technology tool of SAP ECC can help ensure a smoother flow of information and material.  Continue Reading

• What ensures audit compliance in the procure-to-pay cycle in SAP?

  Creating certain business controls -- such as configuring payment tolerances and using source determination only -- in SAP ERP Central Component can help ensure audit compliance.  Continue Reading

• How does SAP Payroll Control Center improve efficiency?

  The SAP SuccessFactors payroll front end can vastly improve efficiency and accuracy. It can also save time -- and your sanity -- by eliminating crunch-time surprises. Here's how.  Continue Reading