March 22-25, 2011
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Configure a Matrix Organization Structure to Track Skills and Responsibilities Across Product Lines
To create a new matrix type, access table T779M via IMG menu path Personnel Management>Organizational Management>Matrix Organization> Define Matrix Types (Figure 3).
Keep Track of Characteristic Relationships within SEM-BPS
Numerous types of BW hierarchies can be used in SEM-BPS, such as those formed of multiple characteristics (internal hierarchy), just one characteristic (external hierarchy), and hierarchies with text nodes.
Understand What Role MDX Plays in Third-Party Reporting Tools
Third-party reporting tools generally use Multidimensional Expression (MDX) to generate reports and query multidimensional data sources in BW.
Quick Tip: Engineering ControlCenter in SAP PLM Eases Transition for Engineers
Learn how a tool within SAP PLM, Engineering ControlCenter, simplifies how you manage engineering data by centralizing engineering tasks.
Overcome Four Common Challenges of a Product Data Consolidation Project
Moving product data into a central repository reduces redundant labor and increases the speed at which your company can respond to price requests from customers. This case study follows an automotive parts supplier as it builds a foundation for flexible price quoting with a product data management system.
To create the best experience for customers and maximize their own bottom lines, manufacturers must link — not silo — their product development, manufacturing, and service efforts. Understand the four SAP business processes that are most critical for manufacturers, and walk through the latest SAP Business Suite 7 innovations for manufacturing companies.
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Company Goes Global with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
After acquiring a US-based company, GILSA, a Mexico-based dairy manufacturer and distributor, committed itself to ensure smooth business process integration — internally and for longstanding retailers and customers — by building a flexible data system to serve its growing, global customer base. CIO Mauricio Castillo shares how the company was able to keep these new customers operating in a business-as-usual manner.
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