Landscape Strategy for SAP Solution Manager

With mandatory system SAP Solution Manager available in SAP landscape and its high application management capability, several SAP customers are now looking for utilizing this tool for various required scenarios. Several times I have encountered the basic question about landscape strategy that a company should have for SAP Solution Manager. I am sure you might also have encountered this question form the companies who are interested in using SAP Solution Manager as their future application management platform. Let’s discuss this in detail with different options to find the best possible landscape strategy for SAP Solution Manager.

Cohesion SAP Mobile

Purpose
This document will guide you through the installation of Cohesion Mobile on your SAP system. All steps for this procedure should be completed by your SAP system administrator. You will require access to your application server file system to complete the installation. Note: it is recommended to import Cohesion Mobile into your development system first. You should test all enhancements before moving to the production system. Cohesion applications are delivered in the custom namespace /COHESION/ so they cannot interfere with existing SAP programs in your system.

CSOL- Managing Parallel Projects

Introduction

Cross system object lock (CSOL) is a functionality offered by SAP to support multiple parallel projects execution in the same system or across different systems. There are some typical scenarios when companies prefer to have a single development system or multiple development systems to accomplish the parallel projects.

Note 23345 revised - so what?

Last week I edited note 23345 and after a some additional administrative tasks it had been released yesterday with version 61.
Why do I tell you this and why do I write a blog about this?

I do that because note 23345 is not just any other note, but it's one of the most used Oracle notes.
With every evaluation of the topnotes, this one is among the top ten Oracle notes.
The reason for that is simple: note 23345 is about "Consistency check of Oracle databases".

This note had been around since 1995 and was last changed in january 2007.

BPM with ARIS & SAP Solution Manager

                     Core of any business is its process. These processes generate revenue and thus are crucial for any organization. In the current competitive & volatile market, it is required to be most updated and transparent across the organization to be able to adapt to any changes in the market demand. This needs an organization to be transparent in terms of the process followed for a given business and be able to execute the steps centrally.

Where it All Started And Its Connections With The AFS Industry ??

In this article I thought I’ll discuss a bit about an interesting topic that is common to all ERPs.I am certain most of us are aware of what an ERP is and its role in businesses, but have you ever thought of how this came into being and what was its initial purpose.

With this in mind, let’s take a look at where it all began. Like everything else, ERP too had to come through an evolution.

SAP AFS Being in FASHION

It is well known that SAP had an integrated single solution to offer to all industries prior to the SAPPHIRE in 1994/95; it was during this event that SAP realized the importance of catering to each industry individually as all of them had their own unique way of doing business.

This brought into existence solutions that cater to 21 Industries, and one of its latest additions being the SAP Apparel & Footwear Sector Industry Solution. This solution caters not only to the Apparel and footwear but also to home furnishing, product allocation and contract manufacturing. 

SAP AFS Implementation – Things To Remember

There are two types of users of SAP AFS can be identified. One is the brand owners who have built their brand and now basically into selling than manufacturing. Others are the manufacturers of products. This post is based on the business model of an apparel manufacturer.

A system is as good as its data

I have worked with many users of ERP including SAP. These users are sometimes data entry operators and some times they are senior managers. No matter in what industry or position they are in they have a common problem. They always find the system is wrong and it is not providing the information they are looking for. Some really question the cost put into the system and they do not get return on investment.

SAP Apparel and Foot wear Solutions (SAP AFS) Special Features – Ability to handle size grids

SAP AFS offers many special features to its customers. One of them is the ability handle its functionalities according to the sizes. Apparel and footwear trade is based on the size of the product. For an example if we are making a shirt some of its properties will differ according to the collar size of the shirt to be produced. For an example the cuff size of the shirt, sometimes the consumptions of fabric can vary according to the size of the shirt to be manufactured. This is same in the footwear industry as well. So without sizes it is almost useless to have a solution to the apparel and footwear industry.

SAP AFS – Introduction

Fashion is one thing that will never stop changing, there are designs being churned out just about everyday, a new design needs to go through the entire cycle from design to development to delivery at the shortest time possible to make sure the market is still there for it, that’s how fast paced this industry is.

What more, with the complexity of having different customer demands from different regions and to match and satisfy this, it just makes the whole process more cumbersome and to say the least, close to creating a chaotic situation.

Know Exactly What You Want. More Output Means More Input

In any SAP implementation the key step is requirement capturing. The solution will evolve on the requirements captured in this phase of the project. What is the attitude of users or the people who communicate requirements in this important step of the project? Most of them will putdown everything comes in to their mind without analyzing whether this is a real requirement of the business or they will take this step very lightly and think these can be altered subsequently.

SAP AFS user MAS Holdings Wins SAP ACE

I got great news through Google news. MAS Holdings (Intimates Division) has won the award for customer excellence for the year 2007 from SAP. It is interesting to know the concept of vendor evaluating a customer. This is certainly against the common practice of customers rating their suppliers and service providers.

Business Requirements and Process

Explain what is meant by business requirement and process.

Here is the explanation of the words - Business requirements - Business process. 

Determine business requirements:

Business Requirements come from key stakeholders within the company and research outside the company.  Inside the company key stakeholders such as business users and the project sponsor provide the requirements. 

What The Tcode To Design Report In KE30

Which tcode to edit the design of the report in ke30?

Why when execute the report in ke30, no variant and all report not able to run despite parameter entered?

In COPA, before creating report, you have to define forms.

For forms check this t.codes:

KE34 - Define Forms for Profitability Reports

KE94 - Define Forms for Reports Based on Line Items 

Reports check this t.codes.

KE31 - Create Profitability Report

KE91 - Create Report Based on Line Items

KE32 - Change Report

Assets and Liabilities Closing Tcodes

1. Process Depreciation Run 
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Depreciation run -> Execute - AFAB

2. Process Investment Grant 
Accounting -> Financial accounting -> Fixed assets -> Periodic processing -> Investment grant
- AR11

Profit and Loss Closing Tcodes

 1. Capital Investment Projects – Settle Order to AUC 
Accounting -> Investment management -> Internal orders -> Period-end closing -> Single functions -> Settlement ->…  Various

 2. Capital Investment Projects – Settle AUC to asset in service 
Accounting -> Investment management -> Fixed assets -> Postings  -> Cap. asset u. const. -> Settle  AIBU

The Financial Statement Closing Tcodes

1. Maintain Financial Statement Versions

IMG -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> Closing -> Documenting -> Define Financial Statement Versions - OB58

2. Execute a Balance Sheet (RFBILA00) 

Useful Reports Tcode in SAP Financial Accounting

GENERAL LEDGER

Information Systems

1.  Structured Account Balances (Balance Sheet & P&L Account  in FS Version Format)               

                                                         S_ALR_87012279
2.  GL Account Balances (Totals & Balances )             S_ALR_87012301
3.  GL Line Items                                        S_ALR_87012282

SAP FI Transaction Code List 2

FG99    Flexible G/L: Report Selection 
FGI0    Execute Report 
FGI1    Create Report 
FGI2    Change Report 
FGI3    Display Report 
FGI4    Create Form 
FGI5    Change Form 
FGI6    Display Form 

SAP FI Transaction Code List 1

How to reverse a cleared documents?
The following procedure is to be followed to reverse the cleared document. 
1. Reset the cleared document and reverse the document.
Path # Accounting --> financial Accounting --> C/L --> Document--> Reset Cleared items -  T. code : FBRA

Some Important Tcodes for FI GL AR AP Asset

T Codes Details
Financial Accounting    
SPRO    Enter IMG
OX02    Company Code - Create, Check, Delete
OX03    Create Business Area
OKBD    Functional Areas

Add Edit Delete Entry In SE11 Database Table

How to edit entries of table in se11 ?

To update the data of any table, go to transaction SE16N, type “&SAP_EDIT”. It will activate SAP editing function.

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Go to table and press Ctrl+ shift + F10 where you will go to table entries. Click on F8 (execute).

And then select the entries that you want to edit by selecting the checkbox and goto menu Table entry - > select change. There you edit and save the entries.

Create Own Transaction Using SE93

What is SE93 and why we use this transaction?

SE93 is to Maintain Transaction Codes.

If we develop some Module pool programs or Report Programs, to make these programs available to the end users, we create transaction codes for these programes.

Transactions That Are Changed From Release 4.6 C

What are the new transaction code, through from R/3 4.6c to ECC6?

New transactions - 
FB50L - Enter GL Account Document for Ledger Group
FB01L - Enter General Posting for Ledger Group
FAGLB03 - Display General ledger Account Balances
FAGLL03 - Display /Change Items (New) (FBL3N)
FAGL_FC_VAL - Foreign currency valuation of open items
FAGLGVTR - Balance Carry Forward (New)
S_PL0_86000028 - Financial statement.

Easy to Remember - SAP Transaction Codes

SPRO    DEFINE ITEM CATEGORY    
MM01    CREATE MATERIAL 
MM02    MODIFY MATERIAL 
MM03    DISPLAY MATERIAL        
MMS1    CREATE MATERIAL MASTER  
MMS2    CHANGE MATERIAL MASTER  
MMS3    DISPLAY MATERIAL MASTER 
MB1C    MAINTAIN STOCK  

Sample Questions and Answers on SAP PP

1.  Which is the highest organisational level in SAP

 a) Plant  b) Client  c) Storage Location

Ans: b

2.  For Material Master record PP Data which is the highest organisational level

 a) Plant  b) Client  c) Storage Location

Ans: a

Questions and Answers On SAP PP

What are the cutover activities followed for PP module?

I am listing some cut over activities to be followed (for PP - Discrete Manufacturing).
   
Production Planning / Master data:    
For Production planning, only master data shall be migrated to SAP. In the 1st Stage, there is no master data.  Following is the master data elements relevant for PP: 

Used Tcodes in PP Module Part 3

Material Requirement Planning
Menu Nodes           TransactionActivity

Master Data          MD25       Create planning calendar
                     MD26       Change planning calendar
                     MD27       Display planning calendar
                     MDSA       Display BOM explosion number
                     MDSP       Edit BOM explosion number
                     MEQ1       Maintain quota file
                     OPPP       Explode BOM by date
                     MDUS       Display project assignment
                     MDUP       Process project assignment
                     MDL1       Create production lot
                     MDL2       Change production lot
                     MDL3       Display production lot

Used Tcodes in PP Module Part 2

SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING
PRODUCT GROUP        MC84       CREATE
                     MC86       CHANGE
                     MC85       DISPLAY
GRAPHIC              MC91       PRODUCT GROUP
                     MC92       OVERVIEW

Used Tcodes in ,PP Module Part 1

MATERIAL
CREATE-GENERAL       MM01       IMMEDIETELY
                     MM11       SCHEDULE
CHANGE               MM02       IMMEDIETELY
                     MM12       SCHEDULE
                     MM13       ACTIVATE
FLAG FOR DELETION    MM06       IMMEDIETELY
                     MM16       SCHEDULE
DISPLAY              MM03       DISPLAY CURRENT
                     MM19       DISPLAY AT KEY DATE
DISPLAY CHANGES      MM04       ACTIVE CHANGES
                     MM14       SCHEDULE CHANGES
                     MM17       MASS MAINTENANCE
                     MMAM       CHANGE MATERIAL TYPE

Transaction Code View All SAP Tables

What is the transaction code to view all SAP (PP) table,or there is some other way to view?

To browse tables which specified for PP module only, you can use SE16 with a specified application component & sub-component. First, go to SE16, browse the application component (ex : PP), then select the sub-component (ex : PP-SFC, for Production Orders related tables); and all tables within the specified area will be displayed. 

List of SAP Transaction Codes

Where I can find the list of transaction codes and their usage, I heard that there is some table which contains all the transaction codes with their descriptions.

Does anyone know about the Table that consist all the T-Code?

Listed here are the various ways you can find the list of transaction codes and their usage:

Use transaction SE11 - ABAP Dictionary:

Fill in the Database table name and click the Display button.
- TSTC   table will contain all the Tcodes and
- TSTCT table will contain all the Tcodes with Texts.

Once you entered the screen, click in Top Menu - Utilities - Table contents - Display

If you want to display all the transaction code (total - 57,048) you have to change the Fields: Maximum number of hits to 99999 (default 500).

or

Simply goto transaction SM01, although this tcode is to Lock/Unlock any transaction code, you can also view all the tcode available in the R/3 system from here.

or

Goto transaction SE93

There are two ways where you can find the list of transaction codes in SE93.

Method 1:
You must be familiar with the starting characters strings for each of the R/3 application modules.

Assuming you know that most Materials Management transaction codes start with MM.

In the Fields: Transaction code, type in MM* and press the function key F4

The list of transaction code starting with MM will be displayed.

How To Used It And What Is It - SCAT

How to Create SCAT program for any mass upload purpose?

SCAT is similar to LSMW/BDC to upload/updated data in SAP from legacy system.

The differences between SCAT and LSMW :-

LSMW and SCAT has different functionalities and different advantages, but common thing is they are used for data upload.

ABAP Interview Questions

1. What is the typical structure of an ABAP/4 program? 
ANS:-
   HEADER ,BODY,FOOTER.

2. What are field symbols and field groups.? 
    Have you used "component idx of structure" clause with field groups? 
    
ANS:-
    Field symbols:- 

    Field groups :-

Distinguish Between Reports, Abap Query,LIS

1) LIS stands for Logistics Information System. 

It is the information systems used to plan, control, and monitor business events at different stages in the decision-making process.

The Logistics Information System is made up of the following information systems which all have a modular structure:

System Navigation and Basic Knowledge Question

What SPRO stands for?

SPRO stands for SAP Project Reference Object.

It is used to configure the setting as per your client requirement by using the standard setting present in the system.  This where you can do all the SAP configuration work.  It is also known as the Configuration Menu.

What is full form IMG and SPRO? How are they different from each other?

Explain Cutover Activities/Strategies in SAP FI

Cutover Activities or Master Data Uploading Strategies Depending upon the when we are going live.  As per that, you have to give the information to your core team.  If you goling live at the middle you have to upload the all P&L Account items and B/S Items.  If you going live at the financial year start, you have to only Upload the B/S Items. Activities for Golive: 

Successfully Implementing On SAP

Implementing a package can be a traumatic affair for both the customer and the vendor.   Get it wrong and the vendor may get paid late or have to resort to lawyers to get paid and tarnish their reputation.   For the company the new package may not work the way they expected, be late or cost a more than budgeted for and take management will take their eye off running their business.

What is Meant By SAP R3

We know that SAP R/3 is software, it particular it is client-server software. This means that the groups/layers 
that make up a R/3 System are designed to run simultaneously across several separate computer systems. 

Customization vs Configuration

When considering enterprise software of any type, it is important to understand the difference between configuration and customization.The crux of the difference is complexity. Configuration uses the inherent flexibility of the enterprise software to add fields, change field names,modify drop-down lists, or add buttons. Configurations are made using powerful built-in tool sets.

Introduction On SAP

SAP was founded in 1972 in Walldorf, Germany. It stands for Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing. Over the years, it has grown and evolved to become the world premier provider of client/server business solutions for which it is so well known today. The SAP R/3 enterprise application suite for open client/server systems has established a new standards for providing business information management solutions.