E-3 Rubrik: MAG 17-07

Everything is in the black - in the safe - if the BlackLine system ensures correctness and traceability between the SAP financial system (R/3 to S/4) and the financial statements. At the BlackLine conference in London at the beginning of June this year, it became clear that, in a perfect world, theoretically no existing SAP customer would need a supplement for their FI/CO system - but accounting is...

In the warehouse of MAN Diesel & Turbo in Oberhausen, data glasses are used in the productive environment in the area of storage and picking as well as in the control of high-bay lifts. This new application works in parallel with the existing mobile scanner solution.

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In order to promptly replace outdated IT infrastructure and financial accounting with a modern one, Butzkies Stahlbau opted for SAP. The new system was planned and implemented by the ERP specialists of the Kiel-based Vater Group. Instead of investing in new hardware, the medium-sized company opted for a cloud-based solution in the Vater Business Cloud.

Every year, SAP announces itself for license measurement. Then users must prove that they are using their systems in accordance with the contractual agreements and have classified their SAP users accordingly.

Mobisys releases MSB Five, a development environment for mobile business applications with a modern look and feel.

Manufacturing areas ("store floors") have a large number of data suppliers in the form of sensors, controllers and machines. The information generated provides valuable information for optimizing production.

MSG Treorbis has recently launched itself as a full-service provider for SAP. To this end, the Hamburg-based company has rounded out its service portfolio in the SAP environment with managed services for application management and hosting.

The creation of refreshed SAP test or dedicated training systems will not decrease in the Hana era.

The topic of backup and recovery is considered a "necessary evil" by many companies and is often treated stepmotherly. But there is much more to it than that: the permanent availability of data and applications is indispensable and crucial to success in today's business world.

The existing authorization concept has grown historically over the years with overloaded roles and non-transparent assignments.

Increasing digitization and the networked world are shaping the future of ERP systems. As a result, business models, licensing terms, and SAP's interfaces will have to adapt to other software in the company.