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BEx (Business Explorer)

In the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW), BEx (Business Explorer) is the reporting tool used to work with data in the BW database.

Business Configuration Set (BC Set)

In the R/3 system from SAP, a Business Configuration Set (BC Set) is a management tool that allows the user to record, save, and share customized settings.

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 BW (Business Warehouse)

SAP Business Warehouse (BW) is a model-driven data warehousing product based on the SAP NetWeaver ABAP platform.

Benefits and challenges of blockchain food supply chain growth

Using blockchain in the food supply chain may improve consumer safety, but experts say reluctance from suppliers and a lack of ...

ERP vendor IFS makes a near-merger with Acumatica

EQT Partners, which owns ERP vendor IFS, has acquired Acumatica, another ERP vendor. Both firms will be working together, sharing...

Blockchain food supply chain growth depends on clean data

Traceability to ensure freshness, safety and compliance is an obvious benefit of blockchain in the food supply chain, but it ...

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How to create Oracle Multitenant database user accounts

Database administrator Brian Peasland outlines the process of creating users in an Oracle Multitenant environment and details new...

How to connect to a pluggable database in Oracle Multitenant

Once you've created pluggable databases in an Oracle Multitenant system, the next step is to connect applications to them so they...

Creating an Oracle Multitenant container database and PDBs

Database administrator Brian Peasland outlines how to create the container and pluggable databases that are at the heart of the ...

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Building leaner, meaner BI data sources

As business intelligence analysis and reporting platforms become increasingly important in the enterprise, so does the data that ...

A comparison of open source, real-time data streaming platforms

With so many real-time data streaming tools, how do you know which is right for your organization? Experts compare Spark ...

Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access

This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part ...

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Secure Lambda functions and meet cloud compliance standards

While AWS Lambda itself is secure, users are responsible for the functions they run with the service. Set up CloudWatch, KMS and ...

AWS re:Inforce agenda underscores cloud security challenges

AWS re:Inforce this month in Boston is the first dedicated security conference by the industry's largest cloud provider. Here's ...

AWS partner program targets cloud migration of ISV workloads

A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive ...

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MicroStrategy product development advances after Voice.com sale

Analytics and BI vendor MicroStrategy sells the Voice.com domain name and moves forward with product R&D in a competitive market ...

Social media analytics applications live and die by the data

This handbook provides insight and advice on how to use analytics to get information on customer sentiment and marketing ...

Social media analytics best practices tempered by privacy laws

Social media provides a fertile landscape of information and insight into consumer behavior, but collecting and analyzing that ...

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Acquia Content Cloud is here, in private beta version

Acquia Content Cloud is a cloud-based headless content management system built on Drupal. The content-as-a-service product is ...

Dropbox Business gets integrations with G Suite, Slack and Zoom

Dropbox Business has been overhauled in an attempt to make it a hub for business communication and collaboration. The updates ...

5 Microsoft PowerApps use cases in the enterprise

Organizations use Microsoft PowerApps to simplify a number of tasks, including employee onboarding, inspections, new user setups,...

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Startup applies AI in hiring to contracting niche

AI is gaining ground in recruiting, hiring and now in contracting. A London-based firm provides some insight about what the ...

Evaluate your current HRMS software before buying a new system

Replacing HRMS software can be expensive and time-consuming, but it isn't your only option. Review your current system first to ...

Social learning takes its place in employee retention efforts

Employees are more likely to stay at jobs where they can learn new skills or improve old ones. For companies, that means ...