Software Development for SAP R/3®


Book Description

The ABAP/4 workbench presented here is built on the enterprise-wide data model of R/3 and contains all the tools needed for the effective development of large program systems in distributed teams. The book explains how to apply the development environment such that R/3 users and advisors can extend and adapt the system to their special needs. In particular, the text focuses on how to solve interface problems and the integration of desktop PCs into R/3. The source code for all examples is included on the accompanying diskette.




The SAP R/3 System


Book Description

This edition (no dates are given for previous ones) focuses on the reorientation and technical foundations of business software development in the changing business framework driving applications of the R/3 system for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) -- specifically SAP R/3 release series 4.x. Coverage includes ERP client/server computing, business processes over the Internet, object technology, and system implementation and customization.




Testing SAP R/3


Book Description

Testing SAP R/3: A Manager's Step-by-Step Guide shows how to implement a disciplined, efficient, and proven approach for testing SAP R/3 correctly from the beginning of the SAP implementation through post-production support. The book also shows SAP professionals how to efficiently provide testing coverage for all SAP objects before they are moved into a production environment.




Implementing SAP R/3


Book Description

This book provides a framework and a complete plan to enable business and technical managers to make the optimal decisions that are necessary for the successful implementation of SAP in their organizations. Valuable information is provided on management tools, technical details, and case studies involving cultural/people issues.




SAP R/3 Implementation


Book Description

Before use, standard ERP systems such as SAP R/3 need to be customized to meet the concrete requirements of the individual enterprise. This book provides an overview of the process models, methods, and tools offered by SAP and its partners to support this complex and time-consuming process. It begins by characterizing the foundations of the latest ERP systems from both a conceptual and technical viewpoint, whereby the most important components and functions of SAP R/3 are described. The main part of the book then goes on to present the current methods and tools for the R/3 implementation based on newer process models (roadmaps).




SAP R/3 Business Blueprint


Book Description

This book is a businessman's bible about business process design. Using SAP's leading enterprise software product R/3 as a backdrop, it is the first book to explain the structure and content of common business processes that management deals with on a daily basis. The authors paint the future of business process change by giving the reader the terminology, content, and technology behind an evolving standard for enterprises in the new age - the business blueprint. Here is a collection of process and object descriptions that are the basis for streamlining your company in the future. The book explains how to understand the process content of systems like R/3 and apply it to your company. In particular, this book explains the impact of new technologies such as Windows NT and the Internet on future business process design. It considers the scenarios that companies will need to integrate based on a common business process understanding.




The SAP R/3® Guide to EDI and Interfaces


Book Description

This book is for both developer and decision makers of R/3 implementation teams who need to understand in-depth and practically the benefits, financial risks and technical backgrounds of IDocs and ALE in interface development. It describes the implementation of interfaces in an R/3 roll-out, imporatnt technologies such as RFC, OLE and Workflow and common standards like EDIFACT, ANSI X.12 or XML. A large number of recipes deliver templates as a starting point for own enhancements. It is for everybody who depends on fast and cost-effective solutions for EDI and it also discusses why many EDI projects are ten times as expensive as they could be. Preparing the reader with the essential knowledge to survive the outrageously fast growing world of data communication and ecommerce via internet and intranet, the book shows in a destilled manner how enterprises using R/3 can efficiently implement Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) both with external partner and with inhouse satellite systems. This book in the tradition of IT-cookbooks, where the reader will find quick recipes and reliable information to cover all aspects of SAP Interfacing and quickly became a standard work for the R/3 world.




Successful SAP R/3 Implementation


Book Description

Successful SAP Implementation. Practical Management of ERP Projects Norbert Welti. With the rapid growth in popularity of Enterprise Resource Planning software packages, such as SAP R/3, Baan & PeopleSoft, an increasing number of companies are making the decision to transfer to ERP systems. But the implementation of an ERP package is an enormously complex task requiring specific project management skills and knowledge, a lack of which often leads to projects failing to meet deadlines and stay within budget.If you are involved in the implementation of an ERP project, then this book is essential reading - it will provide you with knowledge and tools to help you avoid the problems and pitfalls which commonly occur during the implementation management process. Using a composite example case study of a large SAP R/3 implementation, it provides a wealth of practical advice, essential factors for successful project management and many practical tools, tips and accelerators, all of which can be readily applied to any project to ensure success. Practical hands-on approach Detailed step-by-step instructions 'Lessons learned' in ERP project management Checklists of critical success factors Ti




SAP R/3 Process-oriented Implementation


Book Description

This book puts forward a method (Iterative Process Prototyping) for defining a company's business process and their interconnectinos so the R/3 system can be modeled accordingly. Because R/3 is a single, corporate wide system it must be set up to reflect the way a company does business.




Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering


Book Description

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2004, held in Barcelona, Spain, in March/April 2004. The 22 revised full papers and 4 tool presentation papers presented together with an invited paper and the abstract of another invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 98 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on objects and aspects, smart cards, components, security and web services, modeling and requirements, testing, and model checking and analysis.