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Business Intelligence, Analytics, Books for Developers
and Reporting Mobilizing Your Enterprise with SAP NEW............................................................14
SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 — Practical Guide (2nd Edition) NEW...............................4
® SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (2nd Edition)........................................................14
100 Things You Should Know About SAP NetWeaver BW NEW..............................4 The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal......................................................14
ABAP™ Development for SAP NetWeaver BW: Exits, BAdIs, SAP Web Client: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers......................................14
and Enhancements (3rd Edition) NEW..................................................................4 Web Dynpro ABAP: The Comprehensive Guide NEW............................................15
SAP HANA® — An Introduction NEW......................................................................5 The Official ABAP Reference (3rd Edition)..............................................................15
SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects™: The Comprehensive Guide.............5 Next Generation ABAP Development (2nd Edition)................................................15
Enterprise Information Management with SAP.........................................................5 100 Things You Should Know About ABAP Workbench NEW...............................15
SAP BusinessObjects BI System Administration NEW...............................................6 SAP Certified Development Associate —
Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x with SAP NetWeaver......................6 ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.02 (2nd Edition) NEW..........................................16
Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)...............................6 ABAP Beginner’s 2-Pack NEW............................................................................16
SAP BusinessObjects BI Security NEW......................................................................7 BRFplus — Business Rule Management for ABAP Applications...............................16
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence®: ABAP Development for SAP NetWeaver BW: Exits, BAdIs,
The Comprehensive Guide (2nd Edition) NEW.....................................................7 and Enhancements (3rd Edition) NEW................................................................17
Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)..................................7 ABAP Development for Sales and Distribution in SAP: Exits,
BAdIs, and Enhancements NEW.........................................................................17
ABAP Objects: ABAP Programming in SAP NetWeaver...........................................17
Human Capital Management ABAP Data Dictionary............................................................................................17
Talent Management with SAP ERP HCM NEW........................................................8 Design Patterns in Object-Oriented ABAP (2nd Edition)..........................................17
Discover SAP ERP HCM............................................................................................8 ABAP Development for Financial Accounting: Custom Enhancements ..................18
Enterprise Compensation Management with SAP ERP HCM....................................8 ABAP Development for SAP Business Workflow ....................................................18
SAP ERP HCM Infotypes NEW.................................................................................8 ABAP Development for Materials Management in SAP: User Exits and BAdIs.........18
SAP ERP HCM Technical Principles and Programming..............................................8 Mobile Development for SAP NEW........................................................................18
SAP ERP HCM Processes and Forms NEW................................................................9
Personnel Planning and Development Using SAP ERP HCM (2nd Edition).................9
Supply Chain Management, Logistics &
Practical SAP US Payroll (2nd Edition).......................................................................9
Configuring and Customizing Employee and Manager Self-Services
Manufacturing
in SAP ERP HCM...................................................................................................9 100 Things You Should Know About Materials Management in SAP ERP NEW..........19
100 Things You Should Know About HR Management with SAP............................9 Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical
Configuration (3rd Edition).................................................................................19
Finance and Controlling Optimizing Reverse Logistics with SAP ERP............................................................19
Customizing Materials Management Processes in SAP ERP (2nd Edition)................19
Implementing SAP Business Planning and Consolidation NEW...............................10
Warehouse Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (3rd Edition) NEW.................................10 Technical Configuration (2nd Edition).................................................................19
Integrating Materials Management with Financial Accounting Project Management with SAP Project System (3rd Edition) NEW..........................20
in SAP (2nd Edition) NEW..................................................................................10
Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP — Practical Guide..............................................20
Actual Costing with the SAP Material Ledger.........................................................10
Optimizing Sales and Distribution in SAP ERP: Functionality and Configuration......20
The SAP ERP Financials and Controlling Configuration 3-Pack ......................10
Effective Pricing with SAP ERP................................................................................20
Accelerated Financial Closing with SAP..................................................................11
100 Things You Should Know About Sales and Distribution with SAP...................20
Discover SAP ERP Financials (2nd Edition) NEW.....................................................11
SAP Product Lifecycle Management.......................................................................21
Financial Reporting with SAP (2nd Edition)............................................................11
The Plant Maintenance 2-Pack ..........................................................................21
Controlling-Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP (2nd Edition)...........................11
Integrating Materials Management with Financial Accounting
Product Cost Controlling with SAP (2nd Edition)....................................................12 in SAP (2nd Edition) NEW..................................................................................21
Controlling with SAP — Practical Guide.................................................................12 Enhancing Supplier Relationship Management Using SAP SRM (2nd Edition).........21
Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling (2nd Edition)...............................12 Demand and Supply Planning with SAP APO NEW................................................22
100 Things You Should Know About Controlling with SAP...................................12 Global Available-to-Promise with SAP: Functionality and Configuration.................22
The Controlling Collection ................................................................................12 SAP Extended Warehouse Management: Processes, Functionality,
and Configuration .............................................................................................22
Customer Relationship Management Production Planning with SAP APO (2nd Edition)...................................................23
Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP (2nd Edition).................................23
Variant Configuration with SAP (2nd Edition)........................................................13
Demand Management with SAP............................................................................23
The SAP CRM Web Client 2-Pack ......................................................................13
Materials Planning with SAP..................................................................................23
Planning Your SAP CRM Implementation...............................................................13
SAP SRM: Technical Principles and Programming...................................................23
Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction Center.......................................................13
Service with SAP CRM...........................................................................................13
SAP CRM Middleware Optimization Guide............................................................13 IT Management
Discover SAP CRM (2nd Edition) NEW ..................................................................13 The SAP Green Book — A Business Guide for Effectively
SAP CRM Technical Principles and Programming...................................................13 Managing the SAP Lifecycle................................................................................24
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Current Releases
SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 —
Practical Guide (2nd Edition)
by Amol Palekar, Bharat Patel, and Shreekant Shiralkar
They say that the best way to learn is by doing. With this practical guide to SAP
NetWeaver BW, put that theory to the test. Start with conceptual explanations and then
dive straight into real-world application — all with the help of a case study that teaches
you how to meet common business intelligence requirements. Whether you want to
create objects, extract and transform data, or master the BEx tools, this book is all the
help you need.
Highlights
■■ InfoObjects ■■ BEx tools
■■ DataStore objects ■■ Planning applications
■■ InfoCubes ■■ SAP BusinessObjects BI
■■ InfoProviders ■■ Administration
■■ MultiProviders ■■ Open Hub
■■ Process chains ■■ SAP HANA
■■ Extraction, transformation,
and loading
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100 Things You Should Know About BW: Exits, BAdIs, and Enhancements
SAP NetWeaver BW (3rd Edition)
by Andrew Joo and Buntic Georgian by Dirk Herzog
If you’re looking to take your knowledge of SAP NetWeaver BW to the Steer your BW-specific programming and push your implementa-
next level, then this is the book for you! You’ll benefit from expert informa- tion beyond standard BI business requirements. Consider this book
tion that reveals the secrets of SAP NetWeaver BW gurus as they provide the your trusted guide to the most often-used and helpful custom
most useful tricks of working with the major task areas in SAP NetWeaver enhancements in SAP NetWeaver BW. Dive into user exits and BAdls
BW. These “100 Things” provide detailed screenshots, easy instructions, and
in planning, reporting, and data extracting or importing. You’ll walk
a hands-on approach to quickly working with SAP NetWeaver BW.
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SAP HANA — An Introduction
by Dr. Berg and Penny Silvia
You’ve heard all the hype — now get the real information. Understand what SAP
HANA is and what it can do for you: not in ten years, but right now. Why is it so fast?
How will it work with existing technology? What are the implementation options?
Once you understand the basics, dive straight into the heart of the topic with step-
by-step instructions and screenshots: How do you model data? How do you create
views in Information Composer? How do you work in SAP HANA Studio? With infor-
mation for both a manager looking for the big picture and a consultant looking for
the details, this introduction to SAP HANA is what you need.
Highlights:
■■ SAP HANA scenarios and use cases ■■ Information Composer
■■ SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator vs. ■■ SAP HANA Studio
SAP HANA ■■ SAP Data Services
■■ Hardware and software ■■ SAP System Landscape
requirements Transformation
■■ Sizing ■■ Sybase Replication Server
■■ SAP HANA-optimized InfoProviders ■■ DXC
■■ SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 ■■ SAP HANA Administration Console
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SAP NetWeaver BW and Enterprise Information Management
SAP BusinessObjects: with SAP
The Comprehensive Guide by Ginger Gatling, Corrie Brague, Ryan Champlin, Helmut Stefani,
Niels Weigel, et al.
by Loren Heilig, Peter John, Torsten Kessler, Thilo Knötzele,
and Karin Thaler-Mieslinger The accuracy of enterprise information is the foundation for a
Finally — the entire SAP business intelligence world in one volume! business’ success — or failure. With this book, you’ll learn which
Get the big picture, and get it from all angles: backend, frontend, and SAP enterprise information management tools will help you to elimi-
everything in between. Tools covered include BEx Query Designer, BEx nate cracks in that foundation, and how to get started with these
Analyzer, BEx Web Analyzer, BEx Web Application Designer (WAD), tools. Explore SAP’s different EIM products, assess which options are
Analysis, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP Crystal Reports®, right for you, and then learn the basics of working with them. With
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (Xcelsius®), and more. Based on SAP just the right mix of overview information and hands-on, practical
BusinessObjects 4.0 and SAP NetWeaver 7.3, this book will get you guidance, this book will help you ensure that all your decisions are
up to speed on SAP’s evolving BI landscape. based on clean and trusted information.
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6. Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Reporting
SAP BusinessObjects BI System
Administration
by Greg Myers and Eric Vallo
A system administrator’s job isn’t easy. When stuff works, no one notices. When stuff
breaks, suddenly everyone knows your name. Your most important task, then — for your
users and for you — is to set up your system right the first time, and to keep it running
effectively. With this book, do just that. Guided by step-by-step instructions and screen-
shots, you’ll learn how to perform the most common administration tasks in an SAP
BusinessObjects system, and also get acquainted with the vital changes in the 4.0 SP4
release.
Highlights
■■ Sizing ■■ Monitoring
■■ Installation and deployment ■■ Customization and enhancement
■■ Configuration ■■ Troubleshooting and maintenance
■■ Security ■■ SAP BusinessObjects Mobile
■■ Content migration
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Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI Reporting and Analysis with
Platform 4.x with SAP NetWeaver SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)
by Ingo Hilgefort by Ingo Hilgefort
Get the crucial knowedge you need to make essential business
l Get started with SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence tools!
intelligence products work on top of SAP NetWeaver. Continuing This book will teach you about all the features and functionalities
in the tradition of the first best-selling edition, this updated edition offered in the SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 toolset. Take advantage of
carefully guides you, click-by-click, through the process of connect- the reporting and analytics capabilities of SAP BusinessObjects, and
ing SAP BusinessObjects tools to SAP data. The expert advice and learn how they can be used to satisfy specific business reporting
clear instruction that this book provides is just what you need to requirements. This book tells you everything you need to know, and
become an authority on integrating your SAP BusinessObjects BI then shows how it can be applied via practical, real-life examples.
platform with SAP NetWeaver.
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the use of BusinessObjects for your BI needs, this book is a “must-have” for toolset has fundamentally changed since the XI 3.x release and this book contains
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SAP BusinessObjects BI Security
by Christian Ah-Soon and David François Gonzalez
“Don’t talk to strangers” — if only data security policies were this easy. Learn to
keep your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence data truly safe from unauthorized
actions with this comprehensive guide. Begin with security basics and work your way to
advanced concepts; along the way, you’ll explore functional and data security, define a
rights model, and secure data sources and universes. Step-by-step instructions ensure
that you can implement important security techniques in your administration and design
work. This book puts the master key to data security in your hands.
Highlights
■■ SAP NetWeaver BW, LDAP, and ■■ Secured connections
Active Directory authentication ■■ Universe security
■■ Single sign-on ■■ Access restriction
■■ Rights framework and inheritance ■■ Data and business security profile
model ■■ Scheduling, publications, and
■■ Access levels personalization profile
■■ General and specific rights
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SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence — Creating Dashboards with
The Comprehensive Guide (2nd Edition) SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)
by Jim Brogden, Heather Callebaut Sinkwitz, Mac Holden, Dallas Marks, and by Ray Li and Evan DeLodder
Gabriel Orthous
Impress your audience with eye-catching, informative, and easy-to-
Learn how to revolutionize your company’s data presentation navigate dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards! In this
with SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0 with new flexibility book, you’ll quickly learn the basics of building your own dashboard
and functionalities. No matter how much experience you have had and move on to customize your creations with themes, data connec-
with WebI to date, this comprehensive guide is for you. You can tions, and other essential features.
either build a foundational understanding of WebI by beginning Build a strong foundation by understanding the features, options,
with the fundamentals; or you can jump straight into the advanced themes, and commands at your disposal, and benefit from compre-
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This is the resource that will enhance your understanding of SAP board (and view them in color in the online version!). Tailor and
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8. Human Capital Management
Talent Management with SAP ERP HCM
by Joe Lee, Tim Simmons, Jon Jenkins, and Luke Marson
Confused by the term “talent management”? Know you should be doing something
with it, for it, or to it? This book sheds light on the topic as your comprehensive guide to
figuring out and using the Talent Management suite of applications in SAP ERP HCM. You’ll
find the information you need in order to plan for and enhance Talent Management. Each
chapter includes screenshots and visual aids to help you understand how all of these pieces
are part of the whole, and you’ll find real-world examples, case studies, and tips and tricks
throughout to help bring the text to life.
Highlights
■■ E-Recruiting ■■ Organizational Management
■■ Performance Management ■■ Personnel Administration
■■ Learning Solution ■■ Jobs and Qualifications Catalog
■■ Enterprise Compensation ■■ Workforce Planning
■■ Talent Assessment ■■ SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa
■■ Development Plan
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SAP ERP HCM Processes and Forms
by Brandon Toombs and Justin Morgalis
Whether you love them or hate them, forms are an integral part of today’s business
processes. Explore how to create forms that simplify your HR processes, align with your
core business objectives, and support employee development. Whether you’re setting up
the software or using it, this book provides end-to-end configuration steps, business sce-
narios, and the dos and don’ts of mapping business objectives.
Highlights
■■ Implementing and planning ■■ SAP NetWeaver Portal integration
■■ Adobe Forms, FPM Forms, Form ■■ Administration
Builder ■■ Design Time
■■ Process design
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Personnel Planning and Practical SAP US Payroll
Development Using SAP ERP (2nd Edition)
HCM (2nd Edition) by Satish Badgi
by Richard Haßmann, Christian Krämer, If you’re responsible for setting up,
and Jens Richter configuring, or using payroll functionality,
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the most critical asset of every company, sies can cause headaches and holdups
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this book you’ll learn about all of the pro- to speed on payroll implementation and
cesses of personnel planning and develop- cutover, time management integration,
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Self-Services in SAP ERP HCM with SAP
by Martin Gillet by Ajay Jain Bhutoria and Cameron Lewis
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Implementing SAP Business
SAP Business Planning and
Planning and Consolidation
Consolidation (3rd Edition)
by Peter Jones by Sridhar Srinivasan and
Kumar Srinivasan
Take the labor-intensive guess-
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Business Planning and Consolidation’s
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book will help you configure and implement the necessary dimen- you’ll get to the heart of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation with a foun-
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Accelerated Financial Closing with SAP
by James Fisher, Elizabeth Milne, and Birgit Starmanns
Navigate the complex last mile of finance with speed, efficiency, and ease with this comprehensive end-to-
end overview of the financial close process. Guided by practical business workflow scenarios and customer
examples, you will develop a single financial close workflow and learn how to maximize the potential of SAP’s
financial close solutions. Next, critically evaluate your financial close process and create an action plan.
In addition to managing your close process, proactively address disclosure management, regulatory report-
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issues with real time analysis and the SAP Financial Closing cockpit. Close your books in record time with this
one-stop resource for all your financial closing needs!
Highlights
■■ Sub-ledger ■■ Process governance ■■ Notes management
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■■ Account management close ■■ Financial consolidation
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Discover SAP ERP Financials Financial Reporting Controlling-Profitability Analysis
(2nd Edition) with SAP (2nd Edition) (CO-PA) with SAP (2nd Edition)
by Manish Patel by Aylin Korkmaz by Marco Sisfontes-Monge
Business financials is an essential part This book provides finance and IT teams If you’re looking for a book that will help
of every business, large or small. This with best practices for delivering finan- get you started with configuring profitability
title offers a very detailed, reader-friendly cial reports faster, more accurately, and analysis (CO-PA) in SAP, look no further!
reference that will give you an in-depth in compliance with various international Get up to speed with the basic tools,
overview of the key components of SAP ERP accounting standards. Featuring step-by- methods, and key functionalities you need
Financials. Perfect for new users, decision- step coverage of all major FI reporting for a CO-PA implementation. Find what you
makers, and power users, you will learn functions (including sub-ledger, corporate need to make CO-PA work best for your
how to improve your efficiency in key finan- finance management, and governance, risk business, get an overview of how CO-PA
cial areas, including profitability analysis, and compliance), this book will help you and SAP HANA work together, and benefit
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