Joerg Boeke explains how to use SAP HANA calculation views and procedures as data providers for complex calculation views. He explains the concept of graphical joins versus SQL Script-based joins in procedures being fed to calculation views. Step by step he demonstrates the new modeling concept and its advantages to cut down load times as well as remodeling phases.
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by Karl Kessler
SAPinsider
With the advent of SAP HANA, a new data modeling infrastructure called core data services (CDS) has been introduced by SAP to simplify how developers define semantically rich data models. Read on to learn the concepts behind CDS and how it works in ABAP development processes, and walk through a step-by-step guide on using CDS with SAP’s development toolset.
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by Karl Kessler
SAPinsider
SAP NetWeaver serves as the technology foundation for many SAP customer landscapes. With maintenance ending for older SAP NetWeaver releases still in use at some customer sites, now is the time to move to a newer version that will meet modern business needs and pave the way to adopting innovations such as SAP S/4HANA. This article helps you make a strategic plan for your organization by providing a concise, comprehensive overview of SAP’s current maintenance strategy for SAP NetWeaver.
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Experts discuss the path to SAP S/4HANA for your company and tools you can use.
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by Michael Gilmartin and Stephen Wolfman
insiderPROFILES
In many finance departments, open items can pile up in the system, slowing down operations with an overabundance of unmatched transactions. These open items need to be matched and cleared as quickly as possible, but for large organizations, that can be a time-consuming and inefficient task. During a recent SAPinsider Live Q&A, this issue was tackled by BlackLine’s Michael Gilmartin, Director of Solutions Consulting, and Stephen Wolfman, Director of Product Management. These experts fielded attendees’ questions on open-item management, automation for open-item clearing, and solutions for simplifying that process. Below is an abridged transcript of the conversation. The full transcript is available on SAPinsider Online at bit.ly/ClearingOpenItems.
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by Kehinde Eseyin, Security Architect
See how to activate tracing to resolve authorization errors in SAP HANA. You then can troubleshoot authorization errors related to repository role activation, SQL privileges, and analytical privileges.
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by Caetano Almeida, Support Architect, SAP
Learn the changes and simplifications in the subcontracting process introduced with SAP S/4HANA and how to effectively implement it in SAP S/4HANA.
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by Vessy Panayotova, Senior SAP Solution Manager Analyst, Employment and Social Development Department, Government of Canada
Learn how the new Solution Documentation in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 affects the configuration and administration of Change Request Management (ChaRM) and what to address when upgrading existing ChaRM functionality.
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by Sergei Peleshuk, SAP BI and HANA Architect
Sergei Peleshuk provides an overview of SAP BW/4HANA and key considerations to think about when making the decision to migrate. Understand how the effort of implementing SAP HANA-based enterprise data warehousing empowers businesses, leads to greater returns, and reduces total cost of ownership.
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