4. PREDEFINED ROLES (*AIO*)
With SAP ERP enhancement package 3 and 4, pre-defined roles are delivered
that cover content in the form of POWER Lists, reports, and transactions. The
roles delivered are intended for small businesses and midsize companies in the
production industry and enable efficient access to the processes of Financial
Accounting, Controlling, Materials Management, Production Planning and
Control, and Sales & Distribution. These roles can be found in transaction pfcg
by searching for SAP_AIO_* (technical name).
SAP partners can use the roles as a starting point and adapt them.
Accounts Payable Assistant
Strategic Planner
Accounts Receivable Assistant
Engineering Specialist
Cost Accountant
Purchaser
Financial Accountant
Sales Person
Shop Floor Specialist
Warehouse Specialist
Production Planner
Employee
Administrator
5. PREDEFINED ROLES (*BPR*)
For EhP4 SP1 some portal roles (PCD – roles) have been migrated to SAP ERP
and adapted for the small businesses and midsize companies. Their technical
names begin with: SAP_BPR_*.
Buyer
Internal Sales Representative
Maintenance Technician
Production Supervisor
Service Providers
6. PREDEFINED SAP BEST PRACTICES ROLES
Many predefined roles exist in the Best Practices solutions. Their technical names
begin with SAP_BPR* for the solutions based on EhP3 and with SAP_NBPR* for
EhP4. For an overview of the used roles see the functional list of each Best
Practices Solution (Baseline and Industry Packages). These are for example the
roles available in the SAP Best Practices Baseline Package (Germany) – V1.603,
delivered with SAP Note 1165371:
Accounts Receivable Accountant
Customs Agent
Sales Billing
Accounts Receivable Manager
Finance Manager
Sales Manager
Accounts Payable Accountant
General Ledger Accountant
Service Agent
Accounts Payable Manager
Maintenance Employee
Service Employee
Administrator
Shop Floor Specialist
Assets Accountant
Maintenance of Accounts
Receivable Master Data
Strategic Planner
Pricing Specialist
Travel Accountant
Bank Accountant
Business Analysis Purchaser
Product Cost Controller
Treasurer
Buyer
Production Planner
Warehouse Clerk
Customs Agent
Project Manager
Warehouse Manager
Employee
Purchasing Manager
Warehouse Monitoring
Engineering Specialist
Quality Specialist
Enterprise Controller
Sales Administration
28. GAIN INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING MARGINS
DAY-IN-THE-LIFE DEMONSTRATION
Find
Profitability
Issue
Compare
Company
Performance
Analyze
Product
Profitability
Define
Actions for
Solution
1)
2)
3)
Use this PPT slide as template (without this orange text box).
Personalize text, pictures, etc.
CFO
Convert slide into pdf (e.g. via PDFx-change 3.0, or any other conversion
Views the Income Statement and sees software)than expected profit
lower
4)
Upload PDF
(see next slide)
Uses dashboards to compare performance with into MIME directory “Process Overview Graphic” profitability
competitors and analyze product
5)
Via your role call BSP Appl. Z_A1_ENH_2 and start page
“menu_process_overview.htm” and pass file name (*.pdf) as parameter “graphic”
Decides to improve margins by discontinuing a product and reducing material costs
(see next after next slide)
Analyze
Production
Plan
Adjust
Production
Plan
Negotiate
Purchase
Price
Update
Purchase
Price
Operations Manager
Uses dashboards to adjust production plan for discontinued product
Models plan to minimize excess inventory and optimize plant utilization
Views details about material costs and supplier performance and uses for price renegotiation
29. 1)
PERSONALIZATION OPTIONS
DEMO PROCESS OVERVIEW PAGE (CONTINUED)
After you have personalized it and converted it from PPT (see previous
slide), upload your PDF file with the process overview graphic into the
SAP MIME repository.
2)
3)
4)
5)
If you have the NWBC Demo Kit (Candemo) go to
transaction “se80”, select “Repository Browser”, select
BSP Application “Z_A1_ENH_2”.
Open the folder “Mimes” and right click the subfolder
“Process_Overview_Graphics” and select “Import MIME
Objects”.
Select the personalized PDF file from your PC and
confirm to upload.
Now you can use this file in your role (see next slide).