by Jacob Crane, NetWeaver Solution Architect, EPI-USE America
HR Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 4

Learn how to configure SAP NetWeaver Portal so that you can safely access it over the Internet. By carefully designing the system and considering any effects on it, you can achieve a safe and secure system that allows more simple and efficient access to data and information.

by Charles Eubanks, Senior HR and Payroll Project Manager and Consultant
Project Expert - Volume 5 (2012), Update 4

Use these tips and best practices to choose the right global HCM rollout option – big bang, phased functional, or phased geographic.

by Michelle Bliffen, Human Resources and Payroll Team Lead, University of Kentucky
Project Expert - Volume 5 (2012), Update 4

Learn how to successfully execute an enhancement package installation combined with year-end Support Packages without automated testing tools in a complex system landscape. Learn how to minimize the need for consulting and reduce system downtime.

by Michelle Bliffen, Human Resources and Payroll Team Lead, University of Kentucky
HR Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 4

Learn how to successfully execute an enhancement package installation combined with year-end Support Packages without automated testing tools in a complex system landscape. Learn how to minimize the need for consulting and reduce system downtime.

by Thomas Jenewein, Solution Manager, SAP AG
HR Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 4

SAP provides a major extension for the SAP Learning Solution that enables companies to offer learning for external employees or groups such as suppliers, partners, or customers. See the business background, the usage scenarios in different industries, and the key features in detail, as well as the technical architecture and prerequisites.

by Jennifer Adams, Principal Consultant, AspireHR
HR Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 4

Is your organization having difficulty integrating the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) Workbench and the processes required with your payroll processing? Are you getting hard errors in the payroll processing or preventive errors from the Cross-Application Time Sheet when attempting to enter absences for employees on unpaid leave of absences? If so, then the settings established for the employment status in your organization’s personnel actions may be incorrect for the type of processing and tracking required for the employee to meet organizational and legal requirements. See how to complete the integration process and correct these kinds of errors.

by Jean-Bernard Rolland and Kouros Behzad, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

Too much data is rarely seen as a bad thing since it can provide detailed insight into the business. However, the HR organization has lacked the ability to easily access data across the enterprise, leaving crucial HR metrics unseen by executives who have the power to act on them. Advanced analytics solutions can help SAP customers maximize the value of HR and, with this information at their fingertips, executives can make more-informed business decisions more quickly.

by Oliver Conze, Vice President, Solution Management, SAP, and Lillian Reaume, Vice President, Human Resources Center of Excellence, Nakisa
insiderPROFILES - 2012 (Volume 3), April (Issue 2)

We are entering an era comprised of a multi-generational workforce of employees who are increasingly ready and willing to switch companies. In this era, talent and succession management is increasingly difficult. Companies need new approaches to management. What’s your game plan for building a winning team and managing talent?

by Joshua Greenbaum
insiderPROFILES - 2012 (Volume 3), April (Issue 2)

Since SAP has acquired more than 30 companies — most notably Business Objects and Sybase — what does this mean for SAP customers, investors, and partners? Analyst Josh Greenbaum reviews SAP’s acquisition history and delves into the most recent acquisition of SuccessFactors, revealing what exactly SuccessFactors brings to the table.

by Srinivasa (Srini) Munagavalasa, PMP, Principal Business Integration
CRM Expert - Volume 8 (2012), Update 3

Understand and quickly fix integration issues between SAP ERP HCM and SAP CRM systems, without having to rely on the HR team. Also learn the basics of SAP ERP HCM and Application Link Enabling (ALE) distribution of organizational data and business partner data from SAP ERP to an SAP CRM system.