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Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By : Chandrakant Agarwal
Book Image

Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By: Chandrakant Agarwal

Overview of this book

Using different SAP systems in an integrated way to gain maximum benefits while running your business is made possible by this book, which covers how to effectively implement SAP Order to Cash Process with SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), SAP Transportation Management System (TMS), SAP Logistics Execution System (LES), and SAP Enterprise Central Component (ECC). You’ll understand the integration of different systems and how to optimize the complete Order to Cash Process with mySAP Business Suite. With the help of this book, you'll learn to implement mySAP Business Suite and understand the shortcomings in your existing SAP ECC environment. As you advance through the chapters, you'll get to grips with master data attributes in different SAP environments and then shift focus to the Order to Cash cycle, including order management in SAP CRM, order fulfillment in SAP APO, transportation planning in SAP TMS, logistics execution in SAP LES, and billing in SAP ECC. By the end of this SAP book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how different SAP systems work together with the Order to Cash process.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

TMS analytics

Like SAP CRM Analytics, SAP TMS Analytics allows you to collect and merge different data elements across different operational areas, thus imparting insight and transparency into the transportation processes. Reporting in SAP TMS can lead you to effectively understanding the most profitable transportation and shipping routes. Having reporting capabilities in this area can improve the overall cost of the product, and that can lead to you maximizing your profit.

The following diagram shows the typical layout you'll come across when working with a SAP NetWeaver BW environment:

Figure 13.4 – SAP TMS reporting integration with SAP NetWeaver BW

Figure 13.4 – SAP TMS reporting integration with SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP provides delivered contents within SAP NetWeaver BW and the standard extractors that extract data from SAP TMS. You can use this to transfer data to SAP BW, wherein the data from different objects and systems can be merged to show it on the reporting application in the SAP TM system.

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