SAP finance and accounting software
Financial accounting and closing processes are key to a company's success. Our experts and writers share strategy and advice on SAP finance and accounting software, including which SAP finance systems can help enable better insights, compliance and control, and how to improve financial operations with the technologies you purchase.
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07 Mar 2022
SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP S/4HANA: A comparison
After years of evolution, Business ByDesign has found a sweet spot in SaaS ERP for SMBs and the public sector compared with S/4HANA's strengths in larger enterprise deployments. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2022
9 top SAP S/4HANA benefits for businesses
For today's highly nimble business models, SAP S/4HANA can provide speed, flexibility, simplicity, faster analytics, lower costs and the strength of HANA's in-memory database. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2022
How SAP tools could help you move to continuous accounting
SAP tools like SAP Business Planning and Consolidation can help companies switch from periodic closing to continuous accounting and planning. Learn more about how it works. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2022
Solving GAAP vs. IFRS, other accounting challenges with SAP
SAP ERP products can help users with international accounting challenges like GAAP vs. IFRS. Learn how the software can potentially make the process easier. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2022
How can SAP's Financial Closing Cockpit streamline closing?
SAP's Financial Closing Cockpit and its next-generation cloud iteration could help companies manage their closing more efficiently. Learn more about the applications' capabilities. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2022
SAP reports strong Q4 earnings; acquires Taulia
SAP Q4 2021 cloud earnings were strong, and the company added to its portfolio by acquiring Taulia for cash management and investing in intelligent contract firm Icertis. Continue Reading
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04 Jun 2021
SAP Business Network major focus at Sapphire Now 2021
SAP announced new initiatives such as the SAP Business Network to help companies become intelligent enterprises. Experts described the messaging as impressive but lacking in detail. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2021
SAP forms financial services partnership with Dediq
SAP and financial industry investment firm Dediq are forming a new business unit to develop applications that help banks and insurance firms with changing processes. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2021
What is SAP Field Service Management and what can it do?
Organizations need to get more from their technicians and field workers, and SAP Field Service Management is meant to help. Learn what it can do. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2020
SAP Intelligent Spend Management shows where the money goes
In this Q&A, SAP's John Wookey explains the current makeup of the SAP Intelligent Spend Management and Business Network group and how it helps companies track their spending. Continue Reading
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29 May 2020
How can SAP tools help during a COVID-19 economic downturn?
Managing cash flow, anticipating demand and getting insight into data are three critical ways to manage COVID-19's effects. Here are a few tools meant to provide those capabilities. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2020
How can Employee Central boost localized COVID-19 compliance?
The SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Localization is one of the systems' core benefits. Now, SAP has released COVID-19 legal changes monitoring. Continue Reading
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19 Jun 2019
A breakdown of 10 commonly used SAP ECC components
Whether you've already implemented SAP ECC or your company is considering expanding its use of the on-premises ERP system, it's time to brush up on the main functional components. Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2018
Oracle Open World 2018: CEO Mark Hurd says SAP ERP customers will defect
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd opined at Open World that SAP ECC6 customers will defect, in some measure, to Oracle in preference to S/4 Hana Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2018
What order-to-cash cycle controls in SAP ensure compliance?
SAP Sales and Distribution, a component of SAP ECC, has a number of available functions to help create a better order-to-cash cycle. Here's a look at 10. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2018
SAP buys lead-to-money leader CallidusCloud to take on Salesforce
SAP paid $2.4 billion to acquire lead-to-money vendor CallidusCloud, and analysts agree that the significant price may be worth it in an effort to compete with Salesforce. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2017
SAP S/4HANA public cloud infrastructure options increase
An SAP systems integrator goes on the public cloud to deploy S/4HANA to help its clients and improve its financial reporting, gaining a world-class accounting system quickly. Continue Reading
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10 Jul 2017
Adita Technologies harnesses S/4HANA Cloud to handle growth
Adita Technologies, a young professional services firm, implemented SAP S/4HANA Cloud in 10 weeks to consolidate financial systems and plan for growth. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2017
What core components does the SAP ERP system include?
The SAP ERP system -- also known as ECC -- is the foundation for many companies' ERP implementations. Here's a look at its core components and what each one does. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2017
Greggs bakes in business change programme with SAP
UK baker and food-to-go retailer says it has significantly advanced its business change programme with a full panoply of SAP software Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2017
What is the difference between SAP components, modules and applications?
The SAP landscape can be a confusing one, with the numerous acquisitions and constant rebranding of products. To clear up some confusion, here are the differences among three foundational areas. Continue Reading
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18 May 2016
S/4HANA Finance brings data consolidation to major insurer
A finance leader at New York Life explains how S/4HANA Finance helps manage and analyze data on $528 billion in assets, and the key role of change management in a successful project. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2011
Asset accounting in SAP ERP Financials
In this SAP Press book chapter, learn the basics of asset accounting in SAP ERP Financials, including implementation, integration, and configuration. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2010
Using separate trading partner fields in SAP function FB01
An SAP R/3 4.7 user wants looking to post a document entry using different trading partner fields for credit and debit for function FB01. Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2009
The top SAP advice from the experts in 2009
Curious what other SAP customers are looking for advice on? Check out the most popular expert answers of 2009. Continue Reading