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Architecture Decisions for International Trade

SummaryThis article provides guidance on defining a target application architecture for International Trade Management capabilities in an SAP-centric landscape.It is intended as a decision accelerator for enterprise and solution architects, global tr...

Architecture Decisions for Tax Management

SummaryThis article provides guidance on defining a target application architecture for Global Tax Management capabilities in an SAP-centric landscape.It is intended as a decision accelerator for enterprise and solution architects, governance bodies,...

Implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in an SAP Environment

SummaryThis article outlines the solutions available within the SAP ecosystem for implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). RAG enhances generative AI applications by grounding them in your specific, private business data, ensuring responses...

Enterprise Architecture at Speed of Innovation in 2026 !

Attention CTOs, CIOs, and Digital Transformation Leaders !Are you only looking for Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) or targetting for Enterprise Architecture Excellence ?

Architecture Decisions for Product Tracking and Tracing Capability

SummaryWhen defining a target architecture based on the SAP Reference Business Architecture (RBA), the Product Tracking and Tracing capability under the Supply Chain Enablement domain ensures product identification, serialization, and traceability ac...

Impact of De-globalization on Instance Strategy

SummaryWith geopolitical tensions growing and governments becoming more protectionistic in policy-making, enterprises are preparing for a more localized, de-globalized world. This article describes observations from the SAP Transformation Hub on the ...

Application Decisions for Sales Order Management in CX - Part 2

SummaryOne of the key functions within the sales process is the creation of a Sales Order, typically followed by its replication to the back-office system (whether SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA). This process, known as Sales Order Management, is part of the...

Application Decisions for Sales Order Management in CX - Part 1

SummaryOne of the key functions within the sales process is the creation of a Sales Order, typically followed by its replication to the back-office system (whether SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA). This process, known as Sales Order Management, is part of the...

Application Decisions for Sales Activities

SummaryActivity Management plays a vital role within the Customer Experience domain, particularly in the Sales Execution process (Sales > Sales Execution). It enables sales teams to manage key activities such as appointments, phone calls, and emails,...

SAP S/4HANA Extended Warehouse Management vs. Stockroom Management

SummaryIn this enterprise architecture decision accelerator, you will learn how to decide between Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) on SAP S/4HANA and Stockroom Management (StRM) on SAP S/4HANA. Business RequirementsThe key assumption is that the c...

Navigating the SAP Business AI Landscape: Finding the Right Solution for Your Business

The SAP ecosystem provides a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities designed to empower organizations to drive efficiency and optimize productivity. A critical responsibility for decision-makers is determining which AI functionalities align with thei...

Application Choices and Decisions for Procure to Receipt Process

SummaryThis article seeks to provide guidance on deciding the most suitable target application architecture to support Procure to Receipt needs of an organization, in the context of Source to Pay end to end cycle.With SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass and S/...

Solution Options for Product Management (PLM)

SummaryIn this article we describe alternative options of an SAP application landscape that can provide Product Management capabilities according to the SAP Reference Architecture within the Products and Services enterprise domain (capabilities relat...

Solution Options for R&D and Engineering (PLM)

SummaryIn this article we describe alternative options of an SAP application landscape that can provide R&D and Engineering capabilities according to the SAP Reference Architecture under the Products and Services enterprise domain (capabilities relat...

SAP S/4 HANA Extended Warehouse Management Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Options

SummaryThe document discusses how to choose between different KPI monitoring tools for SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). It presents three main options: integrated EWM capabilities with Fiori applications, the cloud-based SAP Warehouse Insight...

Operational Reporting on SAP S/4HANA live data

SummaryThis article describes architecture options for SAP S/4HANA operational reporting with live data needs. Analytical applications should access data directly from the application tables in SAP S/4HANA, avoiding data replication to another applic...

Strategic Decision Paths for Supply Chain Planning in Retail

SummaryThis accelerator provides businesses with a general guidance on making architectural decisions regarding the business capability of Supply Chain Planning specifically focusing on forecasting & replenishment business processes for the Retail In...

Application Decisions for HR Strategy and Planning

SummaryThis article seeks to provide guidance on defining the most suitable target application architecture to support HR Strategy and Planning needs of an organization in the Business Domain of Human Resources.With SAP SuccessFactors and SAP S/4HANA...

Application Decisions for Opportunity Management

SummaryAs part of the sales process in the customer experience domain, one of the initial and probably most important tasks is to manage opportunities. Without an effective and accurate opportunity handling, sales representatives won’t have a chance ...

Architecture Decisions for Supplier Payment Collaboration

SummaryWhen planning target architecture based on business capability assessments, the Supplier Payment Collaboration (Corporate --> Finance --> Payables and Receivables Management --> Supplier Payment Collaboration) capability under the SAP Referenc...

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