SAP Best Practices Baseline Package
V1.605 for Brazil
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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Tool and activation related enhancements
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Scenario related and content changes
• Based on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 5
• Usage of new Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)
• Enhanced SAP Solution Builder Tool
• Coverage of new content in the area of
• Procurement
• Manufacturing
• Sales
• Service
• Financials
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SAP Best Practices is Based on the
SAP Enhancement Package 5
Installation of New Functionality Separated From Activation via Switch Framework
Preamble
SAP enhancement packages are shipped as a delta shipment to SAP ERP 6.0
Opcional
Selective Installation
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.
Enhancement
Packages
Selective update - Example
After installation:
 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
Support
Packages
New functionality must be explicitly
switched on to become active in the system.
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If activated:
 Changes are predictable, only well described changes in the activated areas.
Mandatório
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 Testing is simplified with templates, provided for every business function
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SAP Best Practices Baseline Package:
New Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)
The personal object worklists (POWLs) are a tool to visualize specific
business objects.
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Starting from the POWLs, a user can launch transactions based
on a selected business object which opens up in a new session
in the client.
The POWLs overview lists outlines the new POWLs used by the
SAP Best Practices Baseline package and describes in which
business scenarios they are used.
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Tool and Activation Related Enhancements
Changes in Activation Procedure in the SAP Best
Practices Solution Builder Tool
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Upload of installation data is mandatory
Activation only possible if installation data
upload is complete
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Short Overview of What’s New
What‘s new
•
SAP ERP Release related enhancements
•
Tool and activation related enhancements
•
Scenario related and content changes
• Based on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 5
• Usage of new Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)
•Enhanced SAP Solution Builder Tool
• Coverage of new content in the area of
• Procurement
• Manufacturing
• Sales
• Service
• Financials
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What’s New for Brazilian Localization
What’s New for Brazilian Localization
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New legal features into SAP Best Practices version :
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Financials
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New Chart of Accounts in accordance with the Law nº 11.638 (IFRS).
PIS and COFINS control in the Asset Acquisition.
New Asset Classes – Intangible.
Fiscal Ledger and IFRS Ledger
Nota Fiscal Eletronic (NF-e)
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Updated with the necessary configurations for SAP ERP Enhancement
Package 5.
NF-e Layout 2.0.
New functionality: NF-e SCAN – SEFAZ Virtual.
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PROCUREMENT - New Scenario:
Foreign Trade Import Processing
Foreign Trade Import Processing
This scenario describes the steps involved in foreign trade affairs, and how the system
performs completeness checks to make sure that all essential information is in the system.
Process Steps
 This scenario consists of the following steps:
 Creating Purchase Order
 Changing Purchase Order
 Approving Purchase Order
 Printing Purchase Order
 Receiving Goods from Vendor
 Invoice Receipt by Line Item
Key Points
 Comply with authorities demands
 Fulfill complex documentation requirements
 Drive Process efficiently
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PROCUREMENT - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Template Functions for Purchasing Documents
You are now able to save and load data entered in purchase requisitions and purchase orders
as templates.
 Faster Order Processing
 User-Friendly Order Handling
 Personalized purchase documents
This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 129, 130, 133, 134, 138,141
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MANUFACTURING - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Process Order List
New Personal Object Worklists (POWLs) are in scope in the area of process manufacturing
(process order manufacturing) that improve usability and user navigation in the following
areas:
 Process order list for the role of shop floor specialist and production planner
 Process order list for confirmation for the role of shop floor specialist and production
planner
 Process order confirmation status for the role of shop floor specialist and production
planner
 PI sheet list for the role of shop floor specialist
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 146
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SALES - New Scenario:
Sales Order Processing with Customer Down Payment
Sales Order Processing with Customer Down Payment
Often in business, especially in a make-to-order environment, customers may be required to
pay some amount in advance before delivery of goods. This process is used to create
requests for down payment, record the receipt of the down payment, create a final invoice and
receive the remaining funds. The integrated process allows for a proper document flow to be
maintained between the sales and financial transactions.
Process Flow
 This scenario consists of the following steps:
 Sales Order Entry
 Posting a Down Payment
 Delivery Processing
 Post Goods Issue
 Billing
 Clearing a Down Payment
Key Points
 System integrated sales order processing with Customer down payment
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SALES - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Personal Object Worklists
New configurable Personal Object Worklists (POWLs) are available that improve usability and
user navigation.
You can use these functions to easily create personal work lists on the basis of feeder classes.
They are also instrumental in adding valuable process guidance for the business scenario.
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Quotations
Sales Order
Return Orders
Entregas das saídas
Invoices
This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 107, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 118,
119, 120, 121, 123, 201, 203, 205, 222
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SALES - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Foreign Trade Export Processing
This scenario was enhancement and describes the steps involved the export data, Customs
Documentation requirements, Forms management and how easy is to find the foreign trade
information.
 Foreign Trade Information in delivery
 Pro Forma Billing
 Customs Documents (ex Certificate of Origin)
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SERVICE - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Web-Dynpro Application for Time Recording
Simplified and faster time recording and approval for the Cross-Application Time Sheet (CA-TS):
 Simplified user interface from simplified interaction patterns
 Able to highlight individual functionalities from time
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 211
Web-Dynpro based travel expense sheet
Employees (users) can enter their travel expenses with an easy-to-use Web Dynpro ABAP-based “guided”
application.
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 191
Multiple trips per day
 Create one expense report for multiple trips
 Add trip breaks to be excluded from per diem calculations
 Create an expense report for repeat trips (such as a training course)
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 191
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SERVICE - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Commercial Project Inception
The Commercial Project Inception application allows you to simplify the creation of commercial
engagements by:
 Providing a consolidated view of customer contracts and project controlling.
 Enabling straight-forward set up of controlling structures for improved financial contract management
 Synchronizing the creation of contracts and projects, including a subsequent linking of contracts with
projects (when you create a sales document, you can create a project using standard WBS elements).
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 196
Lean Staffing
The Lean Staffing application introduces new tools that can be used to manage assignments of employees
to both client-facing and internal engagements, and enables you to:
 Easily identify the right professionals for your engagements.
 Assign selected employees to engagements and apply rules.
 Monitor employee assignments.
 Simplify and validate time recordings for employees (CATS).
 Obtain reliable reports and forecasts about employee utilization.
 Use integrated functions for service-specific billing and financials.
This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 195, 196
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SERVICE - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Employee Forecasts
Visibility of the utilization and availability of individual employees is a key asset for professional service
providers.
You get the following benefits:
 Allows individuals to plan their own time, while documenting their availability / non-availability in parallel.
 Improves the assessment of your employee commitments, raises visibility of employee utilization and
increases the reliability of the business forecast.
 The flexible reporting options offered by this application are based on preferences that you can define in
Customizing.
This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 195, 196
NWBC Business Roles for Consulting Agency Managers
Two streamlined roles (SAP_NBPR_CNSLT_CLNTMGR_S, SAP_NBPR_CNSLT_PROJMGR_S) have
been developed to support the activities involved in the planning, execution, and settlement of consulting
and other professional service engagements. Users can access the new Web Dynpro applications, POWLs
and reports provided by the business function Commercial Project Inception and Lean Staffing through
these roles.
This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 195, 196
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SERVICE - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)
New configurable Personal Object Worklists (POWLs) are available that improve usability and
user navigation.
You can use these functions to easily create personal work lists on the basis of feeder classes.
They are also instrumental in adding valuable process guidance for the entire professional
services quotation-to-cash business scenario. The Commercial Project Inception & Lean
Staffing business function includes new POWLs for:
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Sales documents
Internal orders
Projects
Customer service orders
Staff assignments
Employees
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FINANCIALS – New Scenario:
Inventory Valuation – Material Ledger Closing
Inventory Valuation – Material Ledger Closing
This document outlines the process of inventory valuation with the Material Ledger Closing at
the end of the actual period. The Actual Costing/Material Ledger is legal requirement for Brazil
and used to calculate actual product costs for each material at the end of the period end close.
Process Flow
 This scenario consists of the following steps:
 Combines the benefits of Moving Average and Standard Price.
 Actual Costing.
 Both single-level settlement and multi-level settlement functions are available to calculate
the actual material costs at period end close.
Key Points
 Production and Process Order Variance Calculation.
 Calculating the Actual Cost based on variances settling.
 CO-PA Revaluation based on Actual Cost.
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FINANCIALS - Improved Scenarios:
Overview New Features
Asset Acquisition through Direct Capitalization: scenario
improvement
Asset Acquisition now not only works integrated with Materials Management but also enables
the integration of the acquisition process with investment orders as part of Investment
Controlling.
 Tracking of investment budgets for acquisitions without Asset under Construction phase
This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 163
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