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Articles on SAP, ERP and AI
Experience and field notes on SAP, ERP consulting, artificial intelligence and software.
SAP SD–MM–FI Integration: Account Determination and Goods Issue
How a sales order is reflected in stock, cost and accounting; the integration points and the most common posting errors.
What Does an SAP SD Consultant Do? Role, Responsibilities and the S/4HANA Shift
The responsibilities of an SAP SD consultant across order-to-cash, how the role differs from an SAP analyst, and what changed with S/4HANA, with examples from the field.
SAP S/4HANA Migration: Greenfield, Brownfield and Selective Transition
The three paths from ECC to S/4HANA, when each makes sense, and the preparation steps for a migration.
SAP S/4HANA Credit Management: Risk Control with FSCM
The move from classic SD credit management to FSCM, how credit checks work on orders and deliveries, and how to build a good rule set.
How SAP SD Copy Control and Document Flow Work
Copy control decides which data moves along the chain from order to invoice. Here is how it works and where it most often goes wrong.
Returns, Credit Memos and Debit Memos in SAP SD
The SAP SD document types for customer returns and price corrections, how to set up approvals, and the most common pricing and stock mistakes.
SAP SD Pricing Procedure: The Condition Technique Step by Step
The five building blocks of the condition technique and practical rules for a readable, auditable pricing procedure.
SAP CO-PA: Account-Based vs Costing-Based Profitability Analysis
Two ways to see profitability by product, customer and region, what changed in S/4HANA, and what it takes for SD data to flow correctly into CO-PA.
SAP S/4HANA Business Partner: A New Era for Customer Master Data
How customer and vendor master data merge into a single business partner model in S/4HANA, and where migrations most often get stuck.
SAP BAdI vs User Exit vs Enhancement: Choosing the Right Extension
The ways to extend SAP without modifying it, the risks of each, and the right choice under S/4HANA's clean core approach.
What Does an ERP Manager Do? Responsibilities and Key Skills
The role of the ERP manager as the in-house owner of the ERP system, the relationship with consultants and solution partners, and how success is measured.
ERP Data Migration Guide: From Master Data to Open Items
Data migration is the most underestimated work package in ERP projects. Here it is in steps: scope, cleansing, mock loads and reconciliation.
ERP User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Planning and Execution
User acceptance testing is what the go-live decision rests on. Here is how to write scenarios, manage defects and define exit criteria.
ERP Authorisations and Segregation of Duties (SoD): Preventing Risk
Authorisations are the most neglected part of ERP security. Here is how to approach role design, SoD conflicts and the audit perspective.
ERP Selection for SMEs: 6 Steps to the Right System
The most common ERP selection mistakes SMEs make with limited budgets and teams, and a six-step method for choosing the right system.
How to Run an ERP Fit-Gap Analysis: A Step-by-Step Method
The fit-gap analysis sets an ERP project's scope and budget. Here it is broken down into practical steps from an ERP analyst's point of view.
How to Choose an ERP Consultant
Why ERP projects go off track, how a consultant differs from a solution partner, and seven practical criteria for choosing the right ERP consultant.
ERP Go-Live (Cutover) Checklist
Go-live is the most critical moment of a months-long ERP project, compressed into a few days. Here is a practical checklist.
What Is RAG? Building an AI Assistant on Your Company Documents
The RAG architecture that lets an AI assistant answer from your own company documents, explained step by step from an AI architect's perspective.
Architecture for Enterprise AI Projects: From Pilot to Production
Why AI projects that shine in a demo struggle in production, and which decisions an AI architect has to make along the way.
Data Protection in AI Projects: KVKK, GDPR and Security
Architectural and process measures for protecting personal data in enterprise AI projects, with a practical checklist.
LLM Document Processing: How to Measure Accuracy on Invoices and Orders
How to answer "how accurate is it?" with numbers in AI document-processing projects: test sets, metrics and automation thresholds.
Optimizing Export Processes in SAP S/4HANA
How to streamline export operations, from order creation to shipment, by using the SAP SD module effectively.
Automating Business Processes with Artificial Intelligence
How to integrate LLM technologies into enterprise processes to automate repetitive tasks, and where to draw the line.
Performance Tips for Modern Web Development
Actionable optimisation techniques to improve the speed and user experience of your web applications.
