If you've worked with SAP long enough, you understand how configuration works and the various options within a given area. You also know that the logic used by SAP to handle it's processes (posting a journal entry, posting a GR on a PO, etc.) can't be touched. Read part 2...
Secret Way to Tweak SAP Standard Processing Logic in S/4HANA Finance (Part 1)
If you've worked with SAP long enough, you understand how configuration works and the various options within a given area. You also know that the logic used by SAP to handle it's processes (posting a journal entry, posting a GR on a PO, etc.) can't be touched. Read part 1...
Stop Assigning Assets to Locked Cost Centers!
SAP has quite a history in the fixed assets area of how an asset is assigned to a cost center. Obviously, we don't want to assign an asset to one that is locked since the month-end depreciation run will post depreciation expense and promptly be rejected because of it. Read...
Change in S/4HANA Fixed Asset Reporting and Deactivated Assets
Ever since R/3 SAP has not included deactivated assets in its standard asset reports... and for good reason! But now in S/4HANA they've made a significant change to enable asset reporting regardless if the asset is active or not. If you work with the Asset Balance report in SAP, you'll...
Hidden Parameter in Asset Change Documents Report
SAP revamped their reports many years ago to be ALV compliant. For the Asset Change Documents report (AR15), this was a nice improvement but there is an option in configuration that controls how it is displayed... and it's not in the Asset Accounting IMG. Read more to find out how...
Depreciation Calculation Differences Between the Old and New Depreciation Engines
Considering a move to S/4HANA from ECC, or considering activating the New Depreciation Calculation Program in ECC and want to know what you're getting into? Read more!
Mass Maintenance in SAP Project Systems (Part 3): CNMASSCREATE
SAP has some great processes to manage large project objects. CNMASS and CNMASSSTATUS are great tools for those of us that work a lot in the PS area. But CNMASSCREATE is even more useful!
Mass Maintenance in SAP Project Systems (Part 2): CNMASSSTATUS
There are plenty of times when I need to change the status on multiple projects. In the past that required a custom program or an LSMW upload (cumbersome!). SAP now has a much better solution with CNMASSSTATUS.
Mass Maintenance in SAP Project Systems (Part 1): CNMASS
There are many ways to create a project. Template projects and copying are common solutions but the best and new(-ish) way is to upload fomr Excel. Read the blog to see all of its benefits!