Q&A

Access answers to hundreds of questions posed by our SAPinsider Community during live events and conferences, virtual events and webinars, and during video interviews. These documented Q&A sessions can help you understand how to move forward on common business challenges alongside your peers.

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  1. Prepare Your Landscape for the Migration to SAP S/4HANA Finance

    Reading time: 35 mins

    Whether you are already implementing SAP S/4HANA Finance or you are still in the evaluation stage, you need to learn about the architecture considerations before making the move to better prepare your current SAP ERP system for the migration. Sonam Pawar, A speaker at the upcoming SAP Financials 2016 conference in Singapore, answered questions on…...…
  2. Maximize Supply Chain Transparency and Gain Control of Freight Spend with the Latest SAP TM Capabilities

    Reading time: 24 mins

    Achieving increased transparency across today’s complex supply chains is a fundamental objective for many organizations. Gaining such visibility has proven to be a very real challenge impacting both operational efficiency and customer service levels. Equally important is the ability to effectively manage transportation costs, which is critical in achieving total efficiency across the entire supply…...…
  3. Discovering the Newest Developments of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2

    Reading time: 29 mins

    During this live Q&A session, SAP’s Pierpaolo Vezzosi, Gregory Botticchio, and other members of the SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence product management and product development teams discussed the new innovations and enhancements to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2. This Q&A is part of the Q&A and webinar series “Innovating the Core: SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.” Register for…...…
  4. Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Lumira with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2

    Reading time: 29 mins

    If you missed the chat or need a refresher, we welcome you to view the online chat replay or read the full, edited transcript below. This Q&A was part of the four-part Q&A series Innovating the Core: SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise BI. Live Blog Q&A on Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Lumira with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2  …...…
  5. How to Automate and Streamline the Financial Close Process in Your SAP Systems

    Reading time: 22 mins

    In this Q&A, experts provided tips and best practices for automating and streamlining the financial close process, including deep insight into suggested tools ways to leverage those tools for improved error management, faster data extraction, and greater efficiency.  If you missed the chat or need a refresher, we welcome you to view the online chat…...…
  6. How to Ensure a Successful SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 Upgrade

    Reading time: 29 mins

    In this Q&A session, experts from SAP provided answers to questions about all aspects of upgrading to SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2, including the planning and technical considerations you’ll need to make before the move. They also addressed key new migration processes designed to save your organization time and effort when making this change. If you…...…
  7. Optimize Asset Management with ECM for SAP Landscapes

    Reading time: 23 mins

    During this live Q&A session, industry experts Nicholas Mauldin (AMER) and Claudia Traving (EMEA) of OpenText gave an international look at how leading organizations are leveraging Enterprise Content Management (ECM) in their SAP landscapes to digitize key assets and processes, thereby providing fast access to documentation. If you missed the chat or need a refresher,…...…
  8. Q&A on SAP BI 4.2: What’s Happening with SAP’s BI Products, and What Does It Mean for You?

    Reading time: 77 mins

    During this live Q&A session, Jayne, Ty Miller, Olivier Duvelleroy, and several other key product leaders from the BI product groups at SAP, including SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Lumira, SAP Design Studio, SAP Analysis for Office, and SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports, gathered to answer readers’ questions on the road ahead for SAP’s BI products,…...…
  9. Optimizing BI Administration in SAP Environments: Q&A on How to Properly Maintain and Secure Complex, Shared Landscapes

    Reading time: 42 mins

    Business intelligence (BI) is the lifeblood of data-driven organizations, enabling you to turn the data in your SAP systems into actionable information that drives better decision making, uncovers opportunity, and improves efficiency. The modern BI landscape is an increasingly complex one, however, with trends such as big data, the cloud, and the Internet of Things…...…
  10. Meet Demand-Driven Scheduling Requirements with SAP ERP and SAP APO: Q&A on When to Use Which for Enhanced Supply and Production Planning

    Reading time: 31 mins

    SAP ERP and the production planning and detailed scheduling (PP/DS) and supply network planning (SNP) components of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) offer functionality that can be utilized in a variety of design options to optimize production plans and provide greater visibility into your inventory management, but when do you use which? Especially…...…