Controls testing is key to SOX 404 compliance. Every year, the financial auditor is faced with a question "Which Controls should be tested for SOX Compliance?". Controls testing should be performed to ensure the auditor's conclusion whether controls addr… more »

SAP BW turns data stored in SAP R/3 into more reportable knowledge. SAP BW is not about creating or updating data, but it is about turning the data into information for decision making. As with SAP R/3 where security is controlled via authorizations, in… more »

One of the key concepts for an ABAP programmer to understand is that of function modules. Recently, I discussed the concept of function groups within ABAP. Today, lets us focus on function modules. From a definition viewpoint, function modules can be def… more »

SAP ECC 6.0 New GL has a new functionality to create segment financial statements. With the help of document splitting one can allocate an expense line item between two segments. FI Document split and segment is covered via a 'segment field' which is a s… more »

SAP BW 7.0 Business Warehouse is SAP's latest offering to the business intelligence market. BW is nothing new within the SAP's suite of business software. With the release of SAP BW 7.0, SAP is now offering an enhanced product with some key improvements… more »