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Monday, November 5, 2007

This Week: SAP security On The Spot feature, new APO book and SRM 2007 update

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SEARCHSAP.COM This Week - November 05, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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> From the Editor: SAP security On The Spot feature, new APO book and
SRM 2007 update
> Ask the Experts: The impact on HR when upgrading from 4.6 to ECC
6.0
> SAP Watch: The skinny on SAP SRM 2007
> Site Highlights: SAP NetWeaver jobs: What the future holds
> Webcasts: Case Study: Simplify and Accelerate SAP Integration Using
an Integration Appliance - Vendor Webcast
> More from SearchSAP.com: HP introduces SAP upgrade and management
services


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FROM THE EDITOR
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SAP security On The Spot feature, new APO book and SRM 2007 update
by Matt Danielsson - mdanielsson@techtarget.com

The latest guest expert in our popular On The Spot feature is Mario
Linkies, CEO of Secude Consulting and former Director of Risk
Management at SAP. Read his advice to users faced with challenges
like ensuring security during a SAP upgrade, social hacking, limiting
user transactions and many more.
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514274/6276287

For next month, we have Joey Hirao, author of the best-selling book
"SAP R/3 Administration for Dummies", coming in to answer questions
about SAP administration. Click here to submit your questions, then
stay tuned for the December issue of On The Spot.
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Speaking of books, we have a fresh excerpt from "Sales and Inventory
Planning with SAP APO" ready for you. This chapter examines the
latest in demand planning with SAP APO-DP, helping beginners and
veterans alike to stay on top of SAP APO.
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514276/6276287

Also don't miss news editor Jon Franke's latest update on SAP SRM
2007. Faced with even longer SRM delays, Franke sat down with Andrew
Bartels from Forrester Research to get the straight story on how bad
this will be for SAP. Get the skinny on SAP SRM 2007 in the editorial
blog today.
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514277/6276287

Finally, we have three fresh developer tips:

> How to switch off message determination in BAPI_PO_CREATE1
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514278/6276287

> Adding authorization group restrictions in an SAP query
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514279/6276287

> How to transport an SAP query in R/3 4.6x
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514280/6276287

Regards,
Matt Danielsson
Editor


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ASK THE EXPERT
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The impact on HR when upgrading from 4.6 to ECC 6.0
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514281/6276287

Q: What is the impact on ESS and MSS in HR when upgrading from 4.6 to
ECC 6.0?
A: The architecture between 4.6c and ECC for ESS / MSS has completely
changed...


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SAP WATCH
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The skinny on SAP SRM 2007
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514282/6276287

SAP's long-delayed supplier relationship management update, SAP SRM
2007, seems to be in for another full year in limbo. We checked in
with Forrester analyst Andrew Bartels to see how this impacts the SAP
SRM market.



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SITE HIGHLIGHTS
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SAP NetWeaver jobs: What the future holds
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514283/6276287
In this podcast, SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Ori Inbar,
SAP's senior vice president of solution marketing for NetWeaver,
discuss emerging SAP NetWeaver job roles and explain where talent
shortages are expected in the future.

Podcast: Becoming (and staying) a business process expert takes
business, technical skills
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Listen to SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Marco ten
Vaanholt, director of
SAP's business process expert community, discuss how to become a
business process expert
(BPX) and how to keep up with the changing landscape and demand for
business process skills.


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PODCASTS & WEBCASTS
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Case Study: Simplify and Accelerate SAP Integration Using an
Integration Appliance - Vendor Webcast
When: 08 Nov 2007
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Speaker: Joshua Greenbaum SAP Industry Analyst and Principal,
Enterprise Applications Consulting
Sponsor: Cast Iron Systems,
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View All Podcasts & Webcasts at:
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MORE FROM SEARCHSAP.COM
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MUST READ: HP introduces SAP upgrade and management services
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514288/6276287
HP is expanding its SAP upgrade and SAP installation management
services program, seeking to capitalize on a growing need for SAP
skills.

MUST READ: Business ByDesign gets thumbs up from early adopter
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2514289/6276287
MindWorks, one of SAP Business ByDesign's early customers,
appreciates the product's features and pricing but says it still has
room for improvement.

FAQS: SAP FAQs
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Get the answers to common questions about all the areas types of SAP,
including: HR, Basis, BI/BW and many more!

GUIDES: SAP learning guide library
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SearchSAP.com's learning guides range from basic introductions of
technologies to high-level practices for expert users. Browse guides
for ABAP developers, Basis administrators, CRM professionals and much
more here.


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