The latest module in a five-book series, this is the most complete manual for administering and integrating SAP's production and planning, featuring valuable tips and examples to show SAP consultants and production managers how to get up and running quickly.

This book is the ideal manual for people installing or administering the Materials Management module--or those managing a site utilizing the MM module. It provides specific examples of how to conduct transactions and business operations using the MM-Materials Management module. Filled with practical examples of how to structure your department, it shows how to utilize the MM module to save time and money.

Enterprise Asset Management: Configuring and Administering SAP R/3 Plant Maintenance provides a step-by-step guide to SAP PM configuration, information required by those interested in using the Plant Maintenance module or those interested in improving their use of the module. Benefit from years of R/3 Plant Maintenance implementation and upgrade experience across many industries. Gain an understanding of the many ways in which R/3 Plant Maintenance can be configured, described in terms that are easy to understand. Learn which configuration steps can be easily adjusted later and which cannot. Discover the configuration steps that integrate with other SAP R/3 modules and what effect the configuration will have on those modules. Enterprise Asset Management: Configuring and Administering SAP R/3 Plant Maintenance is a valuable resource for novices as well as those experienced with SAP configuration. Updated for SAP R/3 version 4.7 (R/3 Enterprise), it is also a valuable resource for upgrading existing SAP Plant Maintenance installations.

Presents a comprehensive reference balancing HR business decisions with technical implementation strategies to increase efficiency and profitability across your company.

Throughout the world, high-profile large organizations (aerospace and defense, automotive, banking, chemicals, financial service providers, healthcare, high tech, insurance, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecommunications, and utilities) and governments are using SAP software to process their most mission-critical, highly sensitive data. With more than 100,000 installations, SAP is the world's largest enterprise software company and the world's third largest independent software supplier overall. Despite this widespread use, there have been very few books written on SAP implementation and security, despite a great deal of interest. (There are 220,000 members in an on-line SAP 'community' seeking information, ideas and tools on the IT Toolbox Website alone.) Managing SAP user authentication and authorizations is becoming more complex than ever, as there are more and more SAP products involved that have very different access issues. It's a complex area that requires focused expertise.This book is designed for these network and systems administrator who deal with the complexity of having to make judgmental decisions regarding enormously complicated and technical data in the SAP landscape, as well as pay attention to new compliance rules and security regulations.Most SAP users experience significant challenges when trying to manage and mitigate the risks in existing or new security solutions and usually end up facing repetitive, expensive re-work and perpetuated compliance challenges. This book is designed to help them properly and efficiently manage these challenges on an ongoing basis. It aims to remove the 'Black Box' mystique that surrounds SAP security. - The most comprehensive coverage of the essentials of SAP security currently available: risk and control management, identity and access management, data protection and privacy, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance - This book contains information about SAP security that is not available anywhere else to help the reader avoid the "gotchas" that may leave them vulnerable during times of upgrade or other system changes - Companion Web site provides custom SAP scripts, which readers can download to install, configure and troubleshoot SAP

Reference tool for implementing the SAP R/3 financial accounting and control methodology and software. It focuses on the business and technical decisions that need to be made before, during, and after administration of the software. Note: SAP R/3 has since become as mySAP ERP.