SAP Best Practices for
Consumer Products and
Wholesale Industries
V1.604 (FR)
What’s New
Short Overview of What’s New
What‘s new
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SAP ERP Release related enhancements
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Based on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 4
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Usage of updated NWBC:
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New design
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Higher performance
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4-layered user navigation
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Usage of new POWER lists
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New SAP Best Practices roles
Tool and activitation related enhancements
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Reduced activation time
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Extended personalization ability (cross company enterprise structure)
Scenario related and content changes
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Added scenario 118 Foreign trade export processing
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Added scenario 250 Advanced customer returns
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SAP Best Practices is based on the
SAP Enhancement Package 4
Installation of New Functionality Separated From Activation via Switch Framework
Preamble
Optional
SAP enhancement packages are shipped as a delta shipment to SAP ERP 6.0
Selective Installation
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Enhancement
Packages
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Each SAP Enhancement Package contains
new versions of existing software components
You only update software components, which
are related to the functionality you want to use.
After installation:
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Selective update - Example
No UI or process change until a business function is activated
No implications on the underlying NetWeaver platform, however SAP Enhancement
Packages require defined ERP support package stack
Selective Activation
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Support
Packages
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New functionality must be explicitly
switched on to become active in the system.
If activated:
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Mandatory
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Changes are predictable, only well described changes in the activated areas.
Testing is simplified with templates, provided for every business function
Usage of Updated NWBC
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New design
Higher performance
4-layered user navigation
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7.01 SPS06 will
include the updated
NWBC in standard for
ERP EhP4
Overview of SAP Best Practices for Consumer
Products Wholesale Industries Scenarios
Consumer Products
 Activate Document Splitting for Consumer Products and Wholesale
All
Industries
Enhanced
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Extended Rebate Processing with Customer
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Sales Order Inbound via EDI
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Billing Document Outbound via EDI
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Handling Unit Management for Foods Safety
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Contribution Margin Planning
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Integrated Warehouse Management with Return to Vendor
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Transportation Management
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Purchase Rebate
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Yard Management for Inbound Deliveries
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QM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)
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Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container
Shipments
Overview of SAP Best Practices for Consumer
Products Wholesale Industries Scenarios
Wholesale Distribution
 Advanced Customer Returns Management
All
Enhanced  Load Building
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Extended Sales order Processing with Sales Support and Dynamic
Product Proposal
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Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI – Outbound
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Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI - Inbound
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Yard Management for Outbound Deliveries
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Combined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple Branches
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Advanced Returns from Warehouse to Vendor
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Sales Order Processing with Delivery from other Plant
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Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse
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Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)
New Scenarios
SAP Best Practices for CP/WSD France V1.604 provides the
following new industry-specific scenarios:
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Yard Management for Inbound Deliveries
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Activate Document Splitting for Consumer Products and Wholesale
Industries
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Sales Order Inbound via EDI
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Billing Document Outbound via EDI
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QM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)
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Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container
Shipments
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Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI – Outbound
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Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI – Inbound
New Scenarios
SAP Best Practices for CP/WSD France V1.604 provides the
following new industry-specific scenarios:
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Advanced Customer Returns Management
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Combined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple Branches
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Advanced Returns from Warehouse to Vendor
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Sales Order Processing with Delivery from other Plant
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Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse
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Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)
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Quality management in manufacturing (for process manufactured goods)
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Quality management at goods receipt
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Activation of Document splitting for CP and WSD
Advanced Customer Returns Management
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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This scenario describes advanced sales order returns processing with material
inspection. The creation of the return sales order references to the original billing
document for the goods. The goods are shipped back and a return delivery is
created with reference to the sales order. After material inspection and decision
on follow-up activities a credit memo is created and posted to the customers
account.
Benefits
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Manage customer returns with advanced functions that provide end-to-end
support for the returns process
Sales order returns are processed according to sales order reference to the
original billing document
Automatic Creation of follow-up documents after material inspection
Credit memo is created and posted to customers account
Monitoring of the whole return process
Activate Document Splitting for Consumer
Products and Wholesale Industries
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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The Activate Document Splitting is provided with the new General Ledger
Accounting
Documents are enhanced with additional account assignment objects, or
additional postings are done which split the original postings into lines referring
to the account assignment objects
Account assignment objects can be defined according to selected dimensions. In
SAP Best Practices the dimensions are profit centers and segments
Benefits
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The postings are done in real time (online).
It is possible to draw up complete financial statements for the selected
dimensions at any time (segment reporting).
Sales Order Inbound via EDI
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Describes sales order processing where data is transferred from the customer
via EDI and a sales order is generated automatically via the sales order inbound
processing.
Benefits
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Enables customers and suppliers to communicate via EDI
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Provides a step-by-step operational guide, which users can follow to work
through the scenario in a real system
Billing Document Outbound via EDI
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Describes billing document processing where data is transferred to the customer
via EDI.
Benefits
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Enables customers and suppliers to communicate via EDI.
Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI Outbound
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Encompasses a business document exchange between business partners via
EDI. The outbound ASN uses the EDI file from the Wholesale Distributor to
create a delivery notification automatically via EDI for the customer.
Benefits
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Step-by-step operational guide to work the scenario in a real system
Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI
- Inbound
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Encompasses a business document exchange between business partners via
EDI. The inbound ASN uses the EDI file from a supplier to create a delivery
notification automatically via EDI for the Wholesale Distributor.
Benefits
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Step-by-step operational guide to work the scenario in a real system
Yard Management for Inbound Deliveries
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Tracks the movement of trailers and provides inventory visibility with the
receiving/shipping yard.
Benefits
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Enabling management and control for the planned goods.
QM in Manufacturing (for Process
Manufactured Goods)
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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When production orders for finished products are released, inspection lots are
automatically generated for quality inspections during production. The usage
decision does not have any stock-relevant effects.
Benefits
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Enables customers make the quality inspection during production.
Combined Delivery for Sales Order from
Multiple Branches
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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The multi-branch combined delivery processing component is a standard sales
process between company and customer; during available check only parts of
customer ordered material is confirmed in the plant, then the material search of
unrestricted quantity in related plants take place.
Benefits
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Transparent view of outstanding stock transfers, stock-in-transit
Efficient Processing of internal stock transfers
Advanced Returns from Warehouse to
Vendor
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Return to vendor with advanced return management
Benefits
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Inspection Capturing – as part of the return order for returns at the vendor and
in a separate application for deliveries
Tracking of Whole Return Process – overview of all involved ERP documents
and status recording
Sales Order Processing with Delivery from
other Plant
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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This scenario describes the entire process sequence for a standard sales
process with a customer where there is not sufficient material in the local branch
and the sale is to be delivered to the customer from another, nearby branch or
distribution center.
Benefits
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Enhanced material search in nearby plants during creation of sales order
Quality Management: Goods Receipt
Inspection for Container Shipments
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Stock materials are placed in storage following a goods receipt. After the goods
receipt posting has been made for materials that require a quality inspection, an
inspection log is generated for quality inspections and the quantity is posted in
the stock in quality inspection. After a usage decision has been made, the
quantity is posted to the corresponding stock (if accepted, to the unrestricted-use
stock, if rejected to the blocked stock)
Advanced Returns from Store to
Warehouse
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Return to store with advanced return management in a company code
Benefits
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Inspection Capturing – as part of the return order for returns at the counter and
in a separate application for deliveries
Definition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities – available in return order and
new inspection application in combination with inspection results
Automatic creation of logistical follow-up documents – when saving return
orders or inspections
Tracking of Whole Return Process – overview of all involved ERP documents
and status recording
Advanced Returns from Store to
Warehouse (cross-company)
Purpose and Benefits
Purpose
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Return to store with advanced return management in a company code
Benefits
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Inspection Capturing – as part of the return order for returns at the counter and
in a separate application for deliveries
Definition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities – available in return order and
new inspection application in combination with inspection results
Automatic creation of logistical follow-up documents – when saving return
orders or inspections
Returns Refund Determination - Separate application for detailed refund
control
Tracking of Whole Return Process – overview of all involved ERP documents
and status recording
SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale
Industries :
Used Power Lists
Name of Role
Single role
POWER List description
Appl- ID
Invoice
MM-INVOICE
Accounts Payable
Accountant
SAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-S
Vendor Line Items
(Homepage)
KYKOP-FIN-FIVENDORITEMS
SAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-S
Customer Line Items
KYKOP-FIN-FICUSTOMERITEMS
Accounts Receivable
Accountant
Accounts Receivable
Manager
Asset Accountant
Billing Administrator
Type*
Used in scenario
163
new with EhP4
X
158
157
Customers Homepage
KYKOP-OPS-FICUSTOMERS
108, 157, 155.18
Credit Overview Homepage
KYKOP-CRC-LISTCUSTOMERS
155.18
Assets Homepage
KYKOP-FIN-FI-ASSETLIST
162
SAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-M
SAP_NBPR_ASSET-S
Internal Orders Homepage KYKOP-FIN-CO-INTORDER
Billing Worklist
CREATE_COMPLAINTS_C
OMP
107, 109, 111, 113,
114, 115, 116, 118,
119, 120, 121, 122,
123, 141, 201, 203,
204, 250,288, 291,
293, 297, 300, 321
Credit Overview
(Homepage)
KYKOP-CRC-LISTCUSTOMERS
203
SAP_NBPR_BILLING-S
Enterprise Controller
SAP_NBPR_CONTROLLER
-M
Internal Orders Homepage KYKOP-FIN-CO-INTORDER
Finance Manager
SAP_NBPR_FINACC-M
General Ledger Accountant SAP_NBPR_FINACC-S
155.12
155.12
List of Recurring
Documents (Homepage)
KYKOP-FIN-FIRECU_ENTRY_DOC
156
G/L Account List
(Homepage)
KYKOP-FIN-FIGL_ACC_LIST
156
Display G/L Account Items KYK-FIN-FI-GLITEMS
156
X
SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale
Industries :
Used Power Lists
Name of Role
Single role
POWER List description
Production Planner
Maintain Production
KYKOP-OPS-PPOrders
(Homepage)
PRODUCTION-ORDER
SAP_NBPR_PRODPLAN
NER-S
Maintain Planned Orders KYKOP-OPS-PP(Homepage)
PLANNED-ORDER
Maintain Confirmation
Capacity Overview
(Homepage)
Production Supervisor
Purchaser
Purchasing Manager
Appl- ID
Type*
Used in scenario new with EhP4
151, 181
145, 146
KYKOP-OPS-PPCONFIRMATION
151
OPS-PRSP-POWL-CMO
146, 222
X
OPS-PRSP-POWL-CONF
SAP_NBPR_PRODPLAN List of Confirmations
NER-M
Sales Orders with Delay OPS-PRSP-POWLTimes (Homepage)
DELAY
151, 222
X
X
147, 222
Range-of-Coverage
Overview (Homepage)
OPS-PRSP-POWL-DSUP
149, 222
Worklist
OPS-PRSP-POWL-WL
145, 150, 222
Purchasing Documents
OPS-BUYER-POWLPURDOC-13
128, 130, 133, 134,
163, 155.72, 293,
X
295, 296, 299, 318,
322, 345, 346
Create and Process
Purchase Requisition
MMPUR_UI_PR_APP
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASE
R-S
X
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASE Release Purchase Order
KYKOP-P2P-REL-PO
R-M
(Homepage)
s
133
107, 114, 115, 129,
130, 133, 138, 163,
293, 295,299, 318
X
X
SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale
Industries :
Used Power Lists
Name of Role
Single role
POWER List
description
Customer Cockpit
Customer Cockpit
Sales Administrator
SAP_NBPR_SALESPER
SON-S
Sales Document
Processing
Orders (Homepage)
Appl- ID
O2C_CUST_COCKPIT_
s
ETI_COMP
CUST_COCKPIT_COMP s
LO_OIF_MAIN_APP
107, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 120,
X
121, 123,
250,288,291,293,2
98,300,321,323
KYKOP-OPS-SDORDERS
KYKOP-OPS-LEQUOTATIONS
KYKOP-SLSComplaints (Homepage)
COMPLAINTS
SAP_NBPR_SERVEMPL
Service Entry Sheet
OYEE-S
Used in scenario new with EhP4
107, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 120,
X
121, 123,
250,288,291,293,2
98,300,321,323
107, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 120,
X
121, 123,
250,288,291,293,2
98,300,321,323
Quotations (Homepage)
Service Employee
Type*
MM-SERVICES
s
107, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 120,
121, 123,
250,288,291,293,2
98,300,321,323
112
111
129
X
SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale
Industries :
Used Power Lists
POWER List
description
Name of Role
Single role
Shop Floor Specialist
SAP_NBPR_SHOPFLOO Maintain Production
R-S
Orders
KYKOP-OPS-PPPRODUCTION-ORDER
145, 202
Strategic Planner
SAP_NBPR_STRATPLAN
NER-S
LTP Homepage
KYKOP-OPS-PP-LONGTERM-PLNG
144
Warehouse Clerk
Appl- ID
Type*
Used in scenario new with EhP4
Goods Receipt
MM-MAT-DOC
107, 115, 127, 129,
130, 133, 134, 139,
150,
X
291,296,300,318,3
21
Order Fulfillment
Worklist
O2C-SALESREPFULFILL
109, 110, 111, 113,
115, 118, 119, 120,
X
121, 122, 123, 134,
141, 201, 203
SAP_NBPR_WAREHOU
SECLERK-S
* s = simplified transaction, blank = POWER List
New SAP Best Practices Roles
Role name
Administrator (HCM)
Accounts Payable Manager
Accounts Payable Accountant
Accounts Receivable Manager
Accounts Receivable Accountant
Technical role name
SAP_NBPR_ADMIN_HCM-M
SAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-M
SAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-S
SAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-M
SAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-S
Accounts Recievable Account - FI Only
Asset Accountant
Bank Accountant
Benefits Administrator (HCM)
Billing Administrator
Compliance Manager
Enterprise Controller
Customs Agent
EH&S Clerk
Employee (Professional User)
Engineering Specialist
Finance Manager
General Ledger Accountant
FMLA Processor (HCM)
Investment Manager
IT Administrator (Professional User)
Maintenance Employee
Manager (HCM)
Product Cost Controller
Production Supervisor
Production Planner
Project Manager
Purchasing Administrator
Purchasing Manager
Purchaser
Payroll Administrator (HCM)
Quality Specialist
Resource Planner
Sales Manager
Sales Administrator
Service Agent
Service Employee
Shop Floor Specialist
Strategic Planner
Time Administrator (HCM)
Time Processor (HCM)
Travel Accountant
Treasurer
Warehouse Clerk
Warehouse Manager
SAP_NBPR_AR_FI_ONLY-S
SAP_NBPR_ASSET-S
SAP_NBPR_BANKACC-S
SAP_NBPR_BENADMIN_HCM-M
SAP_NBPR_BILLING-S
SAP_NBPR_COMPLIANCE-S
SAP_NBPR_CONTROLLER-M
SAP_NBPR_CUSTOMSAGENT-S
SAP_NBPR_EH&S_CLERK-S
SAP_NBPR_EMPLOYEE-S
SAP_NBPR_ENGINEER-S
SAP_NBPR_FINACC-M
SAP_NBPR_FINACC-S
SAP_NBPR_FMLAPROCESSOR_HCM-S
SAP_NBPR_INVESTMAN-M
SAP_NBPR_IT_ADMIN-S
SAP_NBPR_MAINTENANCE-S
SAP_NBPR_MANAGER_HCM-M
SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR-S
SAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-M
SAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-S
SAP_NBPR_PROJECTMANAGER-M
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-K
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-M
SAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-S
SAP_NBPR_PYADMIN_HCM-M
SAP_NBPR_QUALMGR-S
SAP_NBPR_RESOURCEPLNR_SERV-S
SAP_NBPR_SALESPERSON-M
SAP_NBPR_SALESPERSON-S
SAP_NBPR_SERVAGENT-S
SAP_NBPR_SERVEMPLOYEE-S
SAP_NBPR_SHOPFLOOR-S
SAP_NBPR_STRATPLANNER-S
SAP_NBPR_TMADMIN_HCM-M
SAP_NBPR_TMPROCESSOR_HCM-S
SAP_NBPR_TRAVEL-S
SAP_NBPR_TREASURER-S
SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSECLERK-S
SAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSEMANAGER-M
• User roles delivered with SAP Best
Practices provide specific user
menus for demo or reference
purposes. These are only required if
you are using the updated SAP
NetWeaver Business Client interface,
and are intended for demo or
evaluation use.
• The new SAP Best Practices roles are
ceated according to the naming
convention SAP_NBPR_*
• The roles are delivered via the the
technical SAP Best Practices Add-On
together with all other technical SAP
Best Practices technical objects.
New Enablement Kit for SAP NetWeaver Business
Client
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New Enablement Kit for SAP NetWeaver Business Client –
V1.30: The versioning is conform with the standard SAP
Best Practices versioning: V1.30 refers to the fact that this
is the first version of the Enablement Kit for SAP NWBC
3.0.
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Instructions for using POWER Lists, Reports and
Roles
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The enablement kit consists of:
Development instructions for POWER Lists
Overview of existing POWER Lists and Reports
Guided Procedure for a quick and rapid prototyping
(see Guided Tour in the menu)
The new Enablement Kit available since March 2010.
Tool and Activitation Related Enhancements
Reduced activation time
Extended personalization ability (cross
company enterprise structure) in the
Solution Builder
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SAP Best Practices Solution Builder:
Enhanced Graphical Scoping
Enhanced Graphical Scoping
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Design as known from the Solution Configurator for SAP Business All-in-One
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Enhanced application area editor
The scenarios of a
solution are sized
dynamically and ordered
into a solution map-like
view
The application areas are
defined in the application
area editor.
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