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CONTENTS Preface 5 New Business Benefits of my SAP ERP 2005 Adoption of the SAP Net Weaver Platform for Enterprise Services Architecture Analytics for Better Business Insight and Planning People Productivity Through a User-Centric Approach That Drives Proactive Work Lower Total Cost of Ownership Business Functional Value of Upgrade for my SAP ERP 2005 End-User Service delivery Analytics 6778961 Financials Human Capital Management Procurement and Logistics Execution Product Development and Manufacturing Sales and service Corporate Services Technical Value of Upgrade for my SAP ERP 2005
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 New Business Benefits of mySAP ERP 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Adoption of the SAP NetWeaver Platform for Enterprise Services Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Analytics for Better Business Insight and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 People Productivity Through a User-Centric Approach That Drives Proactive Work . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lower Total Cost of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Business & Functional Value of Upgrade for mySAP ERP 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 End-User Service Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Human Capital Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Procurement and Logistics Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Product Development and Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Corporate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Technical Value of Upgrade for mySAP ERP 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 3 CONTENTS
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PREFACE This document summarizes key business benefits and new There are two things this document does not do functions of mySAP" ERP 2005. If you are currently using a This document does not describe the benefits and functions SAP"R/Enterprise(now called SAP ERP Central Compo- of my SAP ERP in their entirety. It focuses only on the changes nent), this document is written specifically for you: it may give from SAP R/ Enterprise to my SAP ERP 2005. Please refer you some reasons to consider an upgrade to the new release towww.sap.com/erpforageneraldescriptionof mySAP ERP If you are currently using a different release of SAP R/, please This document cannot replace a detailed analysis of the contact your SAP sales representative to receive information specific value of transitioning to my SAP ERP 2005 for your on the benefits of upgrading from your current release to individual business situation. No matter which release of mySAP ERP 2005. This document may give you some insight my SAP ERP or SAP R/ you are currently using, this docu into“what'snew” in the latest release. ment can only facilitate and support a detailed discussion of your specific business situation and requirements with your SAP consultant. To figure out what services SAP offers to facilitate the value proposition and business case efinition, visit the Upgrade Information Center service at www.service.sap.com/upgradeservicesor www.service.sap.com/upgrade-erp 1. SAP ERP Central Component is the technical successor to SAP R Enterprise; the name is used in this document
This document summarizes key business benefits and new functions of mySAP™ ERP 2005. If you are currently using SAP® R/3® Enterprise1 (now called SAP ERP Central Component), this document is written specifically for you: it may give you some reasons to consider an upgrade to the new release. If you are currently using a different release of SAP R/3, please contact your SAP sales representative to receive information on the benefits of upgrading from your current release to mySAP ERP 2005. This document may give you some insight into “what’s new” in the latest release. 1. SAP ERP Central Component is the technical successor to SAP R/3 Enterprise; the name is used in this document. There are two things this document does not do: • This document does not describe the benefits and functions of mySAP ERP in their entirety. It focuses only on the changes from SAP R/3 Enterprise to mySAP ERP 2005. Please refer to www.sap.com/erp for a general description of mySAP ERP. • This document cannot replace a detailed analysis of the specific value of transitioning to mySAP ERP 2005 for your individual business situation. No matter which release of mySAP ERP or SAP R/3 you are currently using, this document can only facilitate and support a detailed discussion of your specific business situation and requirements with your SAP consultant. To figure out what services SAP offers to facilitate the value proposition and business case definition, visit the Upgrade Information Center service at: www.service.sap.com/upgradeservices or www.service.sap.com/upgrade-erp. 5 PREFACE