Reduce the risks of volatile markets with SAP procurement solutions
Do you know why SAP procurement solutions have features you won't find elsewhere? It's not just the German engineering thing. Actually, it's very American: Get the most levarage out of your negotiating position. Like locking in a favorable price. Why wouldn't you want to keep your options open after signing the deal? Andreas Muno in Procurement and SRM [Feb. 06, 2012 01:40 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Sourcing 7.0 - Part 01 - Hardware Sizing
In this blog series I will share our challenges and learning from a recent SAP Sourcing 7.0 On Premise Implementation Shubham Tripathi in Procurement and SRM, Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 04, 2012 11:34 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SRM 7.0 : Text types & text mapping between SRM & backend objects
SRM 7.0 : Text types and Text mapping between SRM & backend objects is made easier & configurable. e.g. Shopping cart to PR or PO in ECC. ASHUTOSH TRIPATHI in ERP, Procurement and SRM [Feb. 03, 2012 12:54 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SRM 7 EhP2: Entry of Unknown Account Assignment to SRM
A lot is changing in the world of SRM, new improvements are coming in the form of business functions & customizing switches. Unknown account assignment will be helpful in service procurement & maintenance requests and open the door for SRM usage. ASHUTOSH TRIPATHI in Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), ERP, Procurement and SRM, Utilities Industry [Feb. 03, 2012 12:54 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP CIO's Ambitious Mobile Plans for 2012
'SAP Runs SAP' is a fitting mantra for the German enterprise software maker, which has big targets for boosting its mobile usage internally in 2012. Eric Lai in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Mobile, Organizational Change Management, Procurement and SRM, Run SAP [Jan. 09, 2012 03:19 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

5 Articles featuring SAP Procurement on SAP Insider : How cool is that
If you are an SAP Procurement consultant and have already hit the corporate block in 2012, then this welcome blog is for you, it was highly exciting for me to collate the content featured on SAP Insider, 5 great articles kicked off by Sanjay Poonen's Procurement Inside Edge. Read more Tridip Chakraborthy in Enterprise Social Systems, ERP, Procurement and SRM, Run SAP [Jan. 06, 2012 10:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

OPM Elite Training is coming to Europe: 3-2-1-HANA -- APRIL 16-20, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
BE THE FIRST TO HAVE LIVE SPEND 3.0, SCPM 2.0 and DEC 1.0 EXPERIENCE at the SAP BusinessObjects Operational Performance Management Elite Enablement. Learn about how SAP In-Memory Computing (HANA) will help operations and support Procurement and Supply Chain. Henner Schliebs in Analytics, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Enterprise Performance Management, Procurement and SRM, SAP EcoHub [Jan. 06, 2012 10:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Expert Networking Session at SAP Inside Track Washington DC: Where is SAP Procurement heading?
Are you an SAP Procurement Consultant and want to know what's happening with SAP Procurement currently, then this blog is for you where I Interview Rebecca Hughes from SAP Procurement Solution Management at the SAP Inside Track Washington DC. Tridip Chakraborthy in Community Day, Procurement and SRM, Social Media and Social Networks, Webinars [Dec. 29, 2011 02:13 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

ERP integration with SAP Sourcing – tips and tricks
ERP integration with SAP Sourcing – tips and tricks Markus Frieske in Business Process Expert, ERP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 27, 2011 07:36 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

New Features in SAP Sourcing Wave 9--Part 3: Usability
There is a lot more than meets the eye in SAP Sourcing's Wave 9 Usability. Read this blog to see the 13 new usability enhancements. David Wong in Business Process Expert, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 22, 2011 02:03 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Contract Hierarchies in SAP CLM 9.0
The purpose of this blog is give an overview of the Contract Hierarchies feature in SAP CLM 9.0 Jaideep Tungare in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 21, 2011 04:31 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Advanced clause change support in SAP CLM Wave 8
The purpose of this blog is to give an overview of the Advanced clause change management feature in SAP CLM Wave 8 SP1 Jaideep Tungare in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 21, 2011 12:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Contract data synchronization in SAP CLM
Contract data synchronization in SAP Contract Lifecycle Management Jaideep Tungare in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 21, 2011 11:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Build stronger Supplier Relationships with the SAP Supplier Lifecycle Management Solution- Overview
Have you been a veteran user of the ROS (Registration of Supplier) feature in SAP Supplier Relationship Management SAP SRM, and have managed the supplier lifecycle in your enterprise, then this one on SAP Supplier Lifecycle Management is for you, read more... Tridip Chakraborthy in Enterprise Social Systems, ERP, Improving My Experience, Procurement and SRM [Dec. 19, 2011 09:55 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Unleash the power of Crowdsourced Business Social Networks with SAP SupplierInfoNet - A Paradigm Shift - Part 1
Seldom, does an Enterprise solution transform in a way “where we question the holy cows and more importantly give birth to an idea, than rationalizing with BPR or transformation. Hence the birth of SAP Supplier InfoNet bringing in that paradigm shift in the way we look at “Supplier Relationships” or should I say “Trading Partner Relationships” read more… Tridip Chakraborthy in In-Memory Business Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Social Systems, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement and SRM [Dec. 12, 2011 06:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Making SAP Sourcing work with SSL Termination
A brief discussion on SSL Termination and how to set up your load balancer to work with SAP Sourcing. Paul Wagner in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Procurement and SRM, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Application Server [Dec. 09, 2011 12:57 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New Features in SAP Sourcing Wave 9--Part 2: Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
What are the new features coming out in CLM Wave 9? Read this blog to find out. David Wong in Business Process Expert, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 08, 2011 11:21 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New Features in SAP Sourcing Wave 9--Part 1: Strategic Sourcing
What are the new features coming out in the Strategic Sourcing module of SAP Sourcing Wave 9? Read this blog to find out. David Wong in Business Process Expert, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 06, 2011 07:58 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Driving RFx Process using Microsoft Excel in SAP Sourcing
Create, publish, respond, analyse RFx's using Microsoft Excel in SAP Sourcing Mahesh Jeswani in Business Solutions, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Dec. 04, 2011 11:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Future of SAP SRM ?
Some of my thoughts regarding the MM-Self Service Procurement from Ehp 6 and the future of SAP SRM ? Ragothaman.Ramkumar in ERP, Procurement and SRM [Dec. 02, 2011 03:50 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SPM - NW Compatibility
SPM - NW compatibility info for different versions of SPM release. Rajesh Prabhu in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Performance Management, Procurement and SRM [Nov. 29, 2011 01:16 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Expert Networking Session: "Where is SAP Procurement heading" at SAP Inside Track Washington DC
Are you an SAP Procurement solutions expert / Customer / end-user / consultant, then don’t miss our gig at the SAP Insider Track at the Washington DC event Tridip Chakraborthy in Community Day, Procurement and SRM, Run SAP, Social Media and Social Networks [Nov. 29, 2011 12:49 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Implement Self-Service Procurement in an accelerated mode with SAP SRM Rapid Deployment Solution: Work Smart not Hard
If SAP Procurement implementations in the past have made you crave for an SAP SRM solution that you could stand-up in 10-12 weeks, then read this blog to understand the length and breadth of the SAP Supplier Relationship Management Rapid Deployment solution and what better use case can we ask for than the Operational Procurement Self Service mode.read more.... Tridip Chakraborthy in Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Social Systems, Improving My Experience, Procurement and SRM, Run SAP [Nov. 29, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Receive SAP Sourcing Reports by Email
How to setup SAP Sourcing so that you can receive regular SAP Sourcing reports by email. Edmund Chua in Business Process Expert, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 28, 2011 09:20 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Viewing the Logs in SAP Sourcing 7.0 On Premise
A brief how-to on accessing the logs through the NetWeaver Administrator. Paul Wagner in Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 28, 2011 07:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Contributing to the SAP Sourcing Design through the Customer Engagement Program
Contributing to the SAP Sourcing Design through the Customer Engagement Program OLIVIER DECOBERT in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 20, 2011 03:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Diving into SAP Sourcing Project Management
SAP Sourcing Project Management tool to Manage, Plan, Track, Collaborate, Analyze sourcing projects. Mahesh Jeswani in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 15, 2011 05:36 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Master Data Governance in SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2011
This blog explains general concepts of SAP Master Data Governance with a special focus on the enhancements coming with Suite 7 Innovations 2011 Markus Kuppe in Enhancement Packages, Financial Excellence, Master Data Management (MDM), Procurement and SRM, Product Lifecycle Management [Nov. 10, 2011 12:10 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Dynamically Handling Structure Data Types Defined on a Remote Dictionary
Managing work areas and internal table variables handling dynamically structure (and internal table) data type defined on a remote system data dictionary (rfc reachable). Manuel Bellet in ABAP, Procurement and SRM [Nov. 06, 2011 05:58 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Supply Chain, Procurement Run Better at SAPPHIRE NOW
Mobile, analytics and in-memory now feed SAP’s remarkable double-digit earnings spree. How do these cutting edge technologies play with the company’s other bread n’ butter solutions like supply chain and procurement? Tim Clark in Procurement and SRM, SAP SAPPHIRE [Nov. 04, 2011 06:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Adjusting the phase of an imported clause through scripting.
This is a how to on implementing a script I wrote to allow imported clauses with content to be set to the clause phase "Approved". Paul Wagner in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 02, 2011 07:14 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

The new SAP Procurement Twitter Widget is now live on the #SCN BPX Sourcing Home-page (are you still outside twitter? Don’t be)
If you are an SAP Procurement consultant and are on twitter, the new Twitter widget on the SAP Procurement Sourcing page is designed to hear your shout-outs, give it a shot !!! Tridip Chakraborthy in Improving My Experience, Procurement and SRM, SAP Developer Network, Social Media and Social Networks, Widgets [Oct. 27, 2011 02:39 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Supplier InfoNet: Networking that Improves Your Business
Social networks are a brilliant way to keep informed about friends and colleagues. The same holds true for supplier information. Supplier InfoNet is a new solution released by SAP that manages comprehensive supplier data and allows customers to monitor their supply companies’ performance in multiple-enterprise supply chains. Jennifer O'Rourke in Business Process Management, Procurement and SRM, SAP Research, Social Media and Social Networks [Oct. 27, 2011 09:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Deploying SAP Sourcing Optimizer in Wave 7 OP
SAP Sourcing Optimizer is often a source of confusion for on premise implementations. In this blog post I cover some issues I've seen recently and some ways af fixing them. Paul Wagner in Composition Environment (CE), Procurement and SRM, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Support and Maintenance, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS) [Oct. 24, 2011 02:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Procurement goes mobile: What’s in it for you? Part2 - SAP SRM Shopping Cart Approval
There has been a strong need inside the SAP Procurement community for the need of #mobility in procurement and our first blog of the series was a curtain raiser, this blog is a multi-fold expressions of the roll-out of the use case for Shopping Cart Approval on the Mobility platform...read on...App live Tridip Chakraborthy in Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Procurement and SRM, SAP Business Workflow, SAP NetWeaver Gateway [Oct. 21, 2011 09:08 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Preparing for Sustainable Business Networks
Sustainable business networks, supply chain management, supplier relationship management wnewman in Governance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement and SRM, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Oct. 12, 2011 06:22 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Procurement goes mobile: what’s in it for you: Part 1
There has been a strong need inside the SAP Procurement community for the need of #mobility in procurement, sourcing and contract management. This blog is an unquote of the #ASUG session by Ramin Bagheri-Solution Owner SAP Procurement Solutions for On-Device Solutions for Procurement. Like me, the entire SAP Procurement community was thrilled to tune into this much awaited “spill the beans” show from the SAP Procurement shop. Tridip Chakraborthy in Best-Built Applications, ERP, Mobile, Procurement and SRM, SAP NetWeaver Gateway [Oct. 11, 2011 12:42 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Addressing HCP Spend Sunshine Act requirements with SAP CLM Contracts
Are you in the Lifesciences, Pharma, Health-Care industry and do you manage your contracts, Sourcing, procurement and Spend with SAP's Procurement suite SAP Sourcing, SAP CLM, SAP SRM, SAP Business Objects and spend performance Management, SAP MDM, then this blog will help you understand how to configure and comply with the Sunshine Act for HCP Spend. Tridip Chakraborthy in ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Procurement and SRM [Sep. 29, 2011 02:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Extracting ERP Master data for SAP Sourcing
Markus Frieske in Business Process Expert, ERP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Sep. 29, 2011 01:36 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

A Success Story Integrating SAP Procurement Open Group on LinkedIn.com with SCN (integration using #Social, not systems)
This is a case study of how you can leverage the LinkedIn Groups feature to get the maximum traction for applications under the SAP Procurement Solution portfolio.The idea is positively engaging the SAP procurement users back into the #SCN community. Tridip Chakraborthy in Enterprise Social Systems, Procurement and SRM, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Social Media and Social Networks [Sep. 19, 2011 02:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Gamifying the SAP Supplier Performance Scorecard : a thought process use case: but wasn’t taken: Cant swim the #river for a Snazzy UI
This was my first #Innojamlv and am a complete business and SAP Functional expert very little technical expertise, but I have great minds in my team, handicapped on #River, we got some help from the experts and are on our way to get a kind of working demo We had 2 use cases, the one that I have articulated below here is what was “discarded” by the team as too complicated and too much procurement, but I don’t mind that, but I thought if anyone else reading the use case thought if this could be gamified in the #SAP enterprise, any takers? Any suggestions? Even Greg's @gpmyers blog killed a lot of fear for those that think #innojam is only for the techies Tridip Chakraborthy in Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), Procurement and SRM, SAP TechEd, Social Media and Social Networks [Sep. 12, 2011 05:28 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Evolving your SAP presence on the twitter platform: #Dont miss these #Social sessions at #SAPTechEd 2011
This is my story just like some other stories you hear around the corner with the buzzwords and hashtags #social #socialbiz #socialearning #twitter #linkedin ?#LI and whatever!!! At this juncture where we sit around #sapteched you shouldn't miss out for mentor dope from our SAP #social side of thr family, they are here in person and will take your #social flair to the next level Tridip Chakraborthy in Procurement and SRM, SAP Developer Network, SAP Education, SAP TechEd, Social Media and Social Networks [Sep. 12, 2011 11:06 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Buy-Side Dutch Auctions: Commodities, Tulips, and the Bubonic Plague
Discussion on when and when not to use the new Dutch Auction capability in SAP Sourcing 7.0 David Wong in Business Process Expert, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Sep. 11, 2011 10:16 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Sequel: How important are Templates to the SAP Procurement Community – Part 2
SAP Procurement folks, its time to tune into this sequel that has more in-depth proposition to our story on Templatization inside the SAP Procurement offering, collaborate to learn more Tridip Chakraborthy in Enterprise Social Systems, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Master Data Management (MDM), Procurement and SRM, SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand [Sep. 09, 2011 10:38 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Are E Invoices Always Correct?
The assumption that if an invoice is delivered electronically it must be correct may lull corporations into a sense of false security! Thomas Walker in Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Financial Excellence, Procurement and SRM, SAP EcoHub [Sep. 09, 2011 07:50 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

How to configure Price Conditions in SAP Sourcing (Part II)
How to configure price conditions within SAP Sourcing Markus Frieske in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Business Process Expert, Procurement and SRM [Aug. 27, 2011 11:07 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Electronic signatures for contract documents in SAP CLM
Electronic Signatures for SAP Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is an integrated web-based On-demand solution that enables enterprises to significantly accelerate the contract management process by allowing business users to electronically sign contract documents. Jaideep Tungare in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Aug. 24, 2011 11:23 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Changing Published RFx's in SAP Sourcing
This blogs provides an overview on How the Buyer can make necessary changes to RFx events which are already published to Suppliers in SAP Sourcing. Mahesh Jeswani in Procurement and SRM, Business Solutions, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS) [Aug. 22, 2011 04:25 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Using Price Conditions in SAP Sourcing
This blog explains how to use price conditions as an end user in SAP Sourcing. Markus Frieske in Business Process Expert, ERP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Aug. 19, 2011 07:41 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

How to configure Price Conditions in SAP Sourcing
This blog will start with a short overview about Price Conditions (or Condition Types as they are called in ERP) and their attributes in SAP Sourcing. The required configuration steps will be explained in a second blog. Please note that these features are available starting with SAP Sourcing On Demand Wave 8. Markus Frieske in ERP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM, Business Process Expert [Aug. 15, 2011 06:40 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]