SAP Simple Finance
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978-1-4932-1215-6 (ISBN)
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See what SAP Simple Finance can do, what it offers your organization, and where to begin with this introduction to this feather-light finance solution that packs a punch. Take a look at the applications that SAP Simple Finance offers across planning, consolidation, accounting, and compliance, and learn how they are pushing Finance forward.
- Solution: what it is and why it matters
- Business value: what it can do and why you need it
- Deployment: how to get it and how to use it
SAP Simple Finance offers planning, consolidation, accounting, and compliance by pushing Finance forward.
The Simple Vision
What does it mean to “run simple”? Identify the business trends that have shaped IT and Finance expectations for data, and explore the innovations that produced SAP Simple Finance’s intuitive, effective processes.
Business Value
Follow case studies that demonstrate how SAP Simple Finance’s key attributes impact finance organizations—and your business’ bottom line.
SAP Simple Finance Applications
From cash management to financial close and consolidation, see what powerful applications SAP Simple Finance offers, and how they can change your financial operations.
Highlights include:
- In-memory technology and SAP HANA
- Redundancy removal
- Non-disruptive innovation
- Flexible reporting
- Data aging
- Universal journals
- SAP Simple Finance applications
- Deployment and adoption
- SAP Fiori
- Central Finance
Dr. Jens Krüger heads the LoB Finance and SAP Innovation Center unit in the board area of Products & Innovation, where he reports to Bernd Leukert, a member of the SAP Executive Board.
... Foreword ... 15
... Preface ... 17
... Acknowledgments ... 25
1 ... Introduction ... 27
1.1 ... Market Trends ... 27
1.2 ... Leadership Trends ... 29
1.3 ... Technology Trends ... 31
1.4 ... Introducing SAP Simple Finance ... 32
Part I ... Exploring the SAP Simple Finance Model ... 63
2 ... In-Memory Technology and SAP HANA ... 65
2.1 ... Keeping Data in Memory ... 67
2.2 ... Columnar Data Organization ... 69
2.3 ... Data Encoding and Compression ... 72
2.4 ... Parallel Execution ... 74
2.5 ... Delta Store and Merge ... 77
3 ... Removal of Redundancy ... 81
3.1 ... Benefits of a Redundancy-Free System ... 82
3.2 ... In-Memory Technology Removes Redundancy ... 86
3.3 ... Simplifying the Core Data Model ... 89
3.4 ... Immediate Benefits of the New Data Model ... 92
4 ... Nondisruptive Innovation ... 97
4.1 ... Compatible Refactoring ... 98
4.2 ... Transitioning to SAP Simple Finance ... 101
5 ... Unlimited Flexibility Based on Line Items ... 105
5.1 ... Gaining Unparalleled Insights ... 105
5.2 ... Removing Predefined Aggregates ... 107
5.3 ... Deciding without Information Loss ... 110
5.4 ... Optimizing Operations with Big Data ... 112
5.5 ... Innovating with Line Item Granularity ... 115
6 ... Finance in Real Time ... 117
6.1 ... Accepting the Limits of Retroactive Analysis ... 118
6.2 ... Benefitting from Real-Time Finance ... 120
6.3 ... Identifying Real-Time Finance Patterns ... 126
6.4 ... Becoming a Real-Time Finance Company ... 127
7 ... Data Aging ... 131
7.1 ... Information Lifecycle ... 131
7.2 ... Traditional Approach: Archiving ... 133
7.3 ... Modern Approach: Data Aging ... 134
7.4 ... Vision ... 138
Part II ... Using SAP Simple Finance ... 141
8 ... Building Blocks of SAP Simple Finance ... 143
8.1 ... Seeing the Big Picture ... 143
8.2 ... Reloading SAP ERP Financials Functionality ... 146
8.3 ... New Applications in SAP Simple Finance ... 151
9 ... Single Source of Truth: Universal Journal ... 155
9.1 ... Mastering Business Challenges without SAP HANA ... 155
9.2 ... The New SAP HANA-Based Architecture ... 159
9.3 ... Immediate Benefits of the New Model ... 164
9.4 ... Building on Top of the Universal Journal ... 170
10 ... Flexible Reporting ... 177
10.1 ... The Challenge of Flexible Operational Reporting Needs ... 178
10.2 ... Addressing the Challenges Using SAP Simple Finance ... 181
10.3 ... Conceptual Advances in Reporting ... 185
10.4 ... Advances for End Users ... 187
11 ... Flexible Analytics and SAP HANA Live ... 191
11.1 ... Replacing Complex Analytics with Simplicity ... 192
11.2 ... SAP HANA Live Paradigms ... 193
11.3 ... SAP HANA Live Architecture ... 196
11.4 ... Unmatched Operational Intelligence ... 200
12 ... SAP Simple Finance Applications ... 203
12.1 ... Business Cockpits for Business People ... 203
12.2 ... Financials Operations ... 210
12.3 ... Ariba Networks Integration ... 217
12.4 ... Cash Management ... 221
12.5 ... Integrated Business Planning for Finance ... 232
12.6 ... Profitability ... 241
12.7 ... Financial Closing and Consolidation ... 247
12.8 ... Revenue Accounting ... 254
12.9 ... Real-Time Governance and Compliance ... 259
13 ... Revamping the User Experience with SAP Fiori Apps ... 267
13.1 ... The Design Philosophy of SAP Fiori ... 268
13.2 ... Developing Intuitive Products ... 269
13.3 ... SAP Fiori Design Principles in SAP Simple Finance ... 270
13.4 ... SAP Fiori Application Framework and Finance ... 274
13.5 ... Extending SAP Fiori ... 278
Part III ... Running SAP Simple Finance ... 283
14 ... Deploying SAP Simple Finance ... 285
14.1 ... The Classic On-Premise Deployment ... 286
14.2 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Deployment ... 290
15 ... Landscape Consolidation with Central Finance ... 299
15.1 ... Harmonization and Standardization ... 299
15.2 ... Central Journal Principles and Capabilities ... 303
15.3 ... From Central Journal to Central Finance ... 308
15.4 ... Central Finance in the Cloud ... 311
16 ... Adoption Scenarios ... 313
16.1 ... Greenfield vs. Brownfield Approach ... 314
16.2 ... SAP Simple Finance in SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA ... 316
16.3 ... Central Finance and Central Journal ... 318
17 ... Success Story: SAP SE Runs SAP Simple Finance ... 323
17.1 ... Defining a Finance Vision ... 323
17.2 ... Moving to SAP Simple Finance ... 326
17.3 ... Reaping the Benefits ... 333
17.4 ... Anticipating the Next Steps ... 336
17.5 ... Conclusion ... 336
18 ... Partner Ecosystem ... 339
18.1 ... Navigating the Partner Model ... 339
18.2 ... Partnerships around SAP Simple Finance ... 341
18.3 ... SAP Simple Finance Partnerships in the Future ... 348
Part IV ... Moving Forward with SAP Simple Finance ... 351
19 ... Design Thinking ... 353
19.1 ... The Foundation of Design Thinking ... 354
19.2 ... Impacts on a Business Process Landscape ... 358
19.3 ... Identify and Define Changes ... 359
19.4 ... Set Up a Design Thinking Workshop ... 363
19.5 ... Opportunities in the Business Process Landscape ... 365
20 ... The Future of Finance ... 369
20.1 ... Simulation and Predictive Analysis ... 369
20.2 ... A Proactive Finance Solution ... 372
... Appendices ... 377
A ... Changes to the Data Model ... 379
B ... Additional Information ... 381
... The Authors ... 389
... Index ... 401
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SAP PRESS Englisch |
| Verlagsort | Maryland |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 880 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► SAP | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
| Schlagworte | Central Finance • Data aging • Deployment and adoption • Flexible reporting • In-memory technology and SAP HANA • Non-disruptive innovation • Redundancy removal • SAP • SAP Fiori • SAP HANA • SAP Simple Finance applications • Universal journals |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4932-1215-X / 149321215X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4932-1215-6 / 9781493212156 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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