Fiscal Year Change Activities in SAP

This document describes fiscal year change activities for SAP R/3 3.1, 4.0, 4.5, and 4.6; SAP R/3 Enterprise; mySAP ERP 2004; SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP ERP 6.0 enhancement package 1, 2, 3, and 4. Following topics covered in detail:

  • Fiscal Year Change Activities in Logistics
    • Defining Fiscal Year
    • Posting to Previous Period
  • Fiscal Year Change Activities in Accounting
  • Year Change Activities in HR
  • Factory and Holiday Calendars

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BEx Query Designer Presentations for Beginners

The BEx-Query Designer is used to prepare analysis – known as queries – of all data stored in the SAP BW. The Query Designer can be invoked via the Web or from MS Excel or can be installed as a desktop application. After the Query Designer has been started, the Open dialog allows a fast access to the InfoProviders in the SAP BW and the queries already present.

This presentation package consists of the following topics:

  • Unit 1 – Introduction to BW Reporting: You will be introduced to BW architecture and objects used in SAP BW: InfoObject, InfoCube, Infoprovider and ODS…
  • Unit 2 – BEx query Designer: This presentations gives a brief definition of BEx Query Designer and basic steps required to create, change and display a Query
  • Unit 3 – Calculated and Restricted KEy Figures: Learn what Calculated and Restricted Key Figures are and know their properties. Structures and Cell Editor also covered in this unit
  • Unit 4 – Properties and Attributes of Characteristics: Get a brief overview of Attributes and properties of the Display Hierarchy
  • Unit 5 – Variables: Learn what variables are used in Query Designer
  • Unit 6 – Query Properties: After reading this unit you will be able to understand the purpose of setting parameters under General, Display and Extended properties.
  • Unit 7 – Exceptions and Conditions: What are Exceptions and Conditions ? Read this unit and learn how to create them.

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Visual Composer Installation and Configuration Guide

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer provides a development environment for rapidly creating and adapting model-based transactional and analytical applications. It can be used by a range of users – from business analysts to experienced developers – to create enterprise applications using standardized components that meet SAP standards and quality criteria. As the organization’s business objectives evolve, these applications can be subsequently customized and continuously changed using Visual Composer.

Visual Composer is delivered and installed as an integral part of the EP usage type that is part of SAP NetWeaver 7.0. The Visual Composer client accesses Visual Composer Storyboard through a web browser with network access to the Visual Composer server.

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How to Execute Report Painter Reports Properly

Report Painter reports are available throughout your SAP system, including for reporting in FI, Controlling (CO), Project System (PS), Funds Management (FI-FM), and Logistic Information System (LIS). From a technical perspective, you can assign one or multiple Report Painter reports to a report group. You can then execute the report group using transaction GR55.

However, most organizations prefer to assign report authorizations by transaction code and therefore create individual transaction codes for each report. Then you have to transport the new transaction throughout the system landscape to execute the Report Painter report in your different systems (e.g., development or production). 

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