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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...

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...

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...

Architecture Decisions for Open Item Management

SummaryWhen planning target architecture based on business capability assessments, the Open Item Management (Corporate --> Finance --> Payables and Receivables Management --> Open Item Management) capability under the SAP Reference Architecture model...

Application Decisions for HR Time Management

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Strategic Decision Paths for Managing Corporate Carbon Footprint Calculations (SCT, SFM, EHS-EM)

SummaryThis article guides businesses through the architectural decision-making process regarding which SAP sustainability solutions to use for calculating corporate carbon footprints according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. It focuses on three SAP ...

Application Decisions for HR Talent Management

SummaryThis article seeks to provide guidance on deciding the most suitable target application architecture to support Talent Management (incl. processes for Recruiting / Talent Management / Learning / Rewarding) needs of an organization in the Busin...

Strategic Decision Paths for Managing Hazardous Substances: SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Migration

SummaryThis article guides businesses through the architectural decision-making process regarding SAP solutions for managing hazardous substances. It focuses on two specific SAP solutions: Hazardous Substance Management (HSM) and EHSM-Worker Safety -...

Application Decisions for HR Payroll

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

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