Members of Serio Consulting frequently publish articles in SAP industry leading publications. You can view a sample of their work below.
Three Ways to Ensure Accurate Depreciation Values in ECC
The primary focus of the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) sub-ledger is to accurately calculate and track values for fixed asset records. Often it is possible that planned values stored in FI-AA do not reflect the existing system configuration and therefore are incorrect. You can use program RAAFAR00 (recalculate values) to ensure that calculated amounts are correct.
How to Add Custom Fields to a Fixed Asset (Financials Expert, Volume 6, Number 7) Utilizing an SAP user exit, it is possible to add a customer-defined field to the fixed asset master record. Follow the steps in this article to work your way through this expert level process.
mySAP ERP 2005: Discover the Logic and Parameter Changes in the New Depreciation Calculation (Financials Expert, Volume 6, Number 1)
If you are upgrading to ERP 6.0 you’ll want to read the full details of how the depreciation calculation has changed from prior releases. This represents a complete departure from the prior calculation algorithm and introduces a series of new approaches and/or functionalities that you should be aware of.
Quick Tip: G/L Terms Defined: What Are the Flex G/L, Split Processor, and the New G/L? (FI/CO Expert, Volume 3, Issue 8)
If you’ve worked in the SAP Financials industry for awhile you are most likely familiar with the GL and possibly Special ledger as well. But have you head of the Flex G/L? What about the Split Processor? And what is this New G/L module that is available in ERP 5.0. Read this article to gain better insight as to what these terms mean so that you can better navigate the recent changes in the SAP Financials area.
Customize Data-Entry Screens with Transaction Variants
(FI/CO Expert, Volume 2, Issue 8)
Have you ever wanted to make a change to a standard SAP screen but wasn’t sure how to do it? Transaction Variants have been available in SAP ERP for many releases but are consistently under utilized. This step-by-step guide gives an example of how they can be implemented to increase user productivity as well as the step-by-step solution.
Ask the FI/CO Expert: How to Manage Customizing Activities Directly in Production Without Using Transports (FI/CO Expert, Volume 2, Issue 6)
If you’ve worked with SAP before then you’re aware of the CTS system and the concept of a multi-tier landscape… that is, systems dedicated to their purpose of Sandbox, Development, Quality, Training, and Production. CTS ensures that all configuration between the instances are consistent and that each system performs consistently. But some items shouldn’t be transported; they should be maintained directly in Production. Use the technique described in this article to find your way around the “transport path” restriction.
Find FI/CO Customization Discrepancies Fast with R/3's Standard CCSV Tool (FI/CO Expert, Volume 2, Issue 1)
If you’re going to work with SAP ERP, you’ll need a couple of tools to call upon to diagnose and troubleshoot many of the problems that you’ll eventually encounter. Using SAP’s Customizing Cross System Viewer, you can compare tables and configuration settings across instances to see why a process works correctly in one system but not in another.
How to Add Fields to Any Fixed Asset Report (FI/CO Expert, Volume 1, Issue 9)
Unlike traditional FI reports that have line layouts that can be changed to adjust the fields displayed in a report, Asset Accounting uses a different approach. This article provides the step by step solution on how to add any asset field to virtually any of the asset reports.
Access Asset Accounting Customizing with One Transaction Code by Bringing Back ORFA (FI/CO Expert, Volume 1, Issue 7)
This article provides a solution in older SAP R/3 releases to quickly access the Asset Accounting section of the IMG using a dis-continued transaction code.
How to Migrate to the New DataSource Concept in SAP NetWeaver 2004s
(BW/BI Expert, Volume 5, Number 4)
This article provides a comprehensive overview about the New DataSource concept delivered in SAP BW 7.0. It provides detailed steps on how to migrate to the New DataSource concept as well as how to revert back to the 3.x format if required.
Develop a Custom DataSource Using the Generic Extractor
(BW/BI Expert, Volume 1, Issue 5)
What do you do when you have to extract data from a custom table in an SAP source system into BW? Read this article to find the detailed steps and recommendations on how to best utilize SAP Generic Extractor (RSO2) to fully model your custom solutions.
Enhancing DataSources in Standard Business Content to Suit Your Needs
(BW/BI Expert, Volume 1, Issue 3)
As part of any BW data modeling effort, it is universally required to make enhancements or changes to the SAP delivered Business Content to properly model the source data into BW. This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to carry out this de-facto process.
Transferring Global Settings from R/3 to BW
(BW/BI Expert, Volume 1, Issue 1)
As part of the initial setup of a new BW environment, it is important to properly connect it to its SAP Source System. This process also requires the execution of two key programs to ensure that the global settings used to capture all SAP master data and transaction data in the source system are available in BW for reporting purposes.
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