by Qazi Wasif Ali, SAP ABAP Consultant, DESCON Engineering Limited
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 3

Use ABAP code to create a utility that provides you the details of having more than one table or view maintenance generator in a single screen. With it, you can view all the table and view maintenance generator details that you have created in your system or that are already available in the standard system.

by Keith Corley, Sector Lead (Business Data and Analytics)
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), April 2012

Compare InfoProviders between two systems using a custom export program, InfoProvider Remote Comparison program, and Remote Function Call connections. Acquire the needed code, configure your system, and learn how to use this program.

by Uri Dembo, SAP CRM Consultant and CEO, Fishman Dembo Consultants
CRM Expert - Volume 8 (2012), Update 3

Learn how to configure a mechanism that controls which follow-up transactions will be available for a given transaction type based on the source transaction and status.

by Fahim Ahmad, Senior ABAP and Workflow Consultant, Descon Engineering Limited
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 3

Learn how to develop a customized workflow when a travel request needs to be approved from all cost center owners involved in that travel request. The cost center owners are usually the persons responsible for their respective department in an organization.

by Isha Gupta, SAP BI Consultant, and Vipul Goyal, SAP BI Certified Solution Consultant
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 3

Learn about a custom solution in SAP NetWeaver BW that helps developers and technical analysts track employee movements and changes within SAP ERP Human Capital Management, including how to use DataStore objects to capture this information. The employee movements provide HR end users with visibility to transfers that take place within the organization (e.g., between departments or relocations to different countries). These departments or countries can have different systems or software to house employee data, but a custom method enables analysis on all employee movements in SAP NetWeaver BW.

by Pranab Parhi, Senior Associate SAP BI and Planning, Bluefin Solutions, UK
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 2

Learn how to create a change log in a planning application using SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning (IP). This process helps track the changes made in an IP application, creating data that you can use for audit purposes and performance assessment.

by Faisal Altaf, SAP ABAP Consultant, DESCON Engineering Limited
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 2

For almost every standard SAP screen you have to change the layout according to user requirements (e.g., hide or gray out fields, set default values of fields, hide tabs on the screen, or set a default tab for the screen). Sometimes you can handle these from the IMG or transaction code SHD0, but in complex cases, you can’t handle all such requirements using these methods. Learn how to implement a user exit without modification and how to change the design of the standard SAP screen to make it more user friendly.

by Qazi Wasif Ali, SAP ABAP Consultant, Descon Engineering Limited
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 2

Use ABAP code to create a utility that allows you to download standard or custom SAP Smart Styles. With it, you’ll be able to download all SAP Smart Styles or a selection that you have defined, eliminating a normally laborious process.

by Justin Gurski, Dickinson & Associates, Inc.
Financials Expert - Volume 10 (2011), Update 9

Have you ever asked the following question: Do you charge interest on overdue receivables? Was the reply that you received similar to this response: Not always, but we want the ability to do so at any given time. With some behind-the-scenes configuration across a few areas of the FI modules within SAP ERP and some process management, you can address this requirement.

by Qazi Wasif Ali, SAP ABAP Consultant, Descon Engineering Limited
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 1

Use ABAP code to create a utility that allows you to download standard or custom SAP Smart Forms. With it, you’ll be able to download all SAP Smart Forms or a selection that you have defined, eliminating a normally laborious process.