Espresso Tutorials is very pleased to announce our latest French-language book release Le débogueur SAP pour développeurs et fonctionnels by Nicolas Pontier. Keep reading to learn more. 

Comprendre un projet SAP implique bien évidemment de comprendre les flux métiers qui composent le scope de ce projet, mais aussi toute la partie tech- nique déjà en place ou à réaliser afin de saisir au mieux les besoins du client. Très vite, nous pouvons être confrontés à une problématique : le code ABAP qui, dans certains cas, peut être très complexe à appréhender. L’avantage d’un système SAP est qu’il est pourvu d’un débogueur très complet et performant. Ainsi, de nombreux fonctionnels et développeurs l’utilisent régulièrement afin de résoudre des problèmes plus ou moins difficiles. Cependant il n’existe pas de réelles aides de cet outil sur SAP et il est très rare d’avoir un guide expliquant ses différentes fonctionnalités. Grâce à ce livre, il est désormais possible de tenir tous les tenants et aboutissants du débogueur SAP. Ouvert à tous, il est un bon moyen aux équipes fonctionnelles d’utiliser les fonctions de base du débogueur SAP, et aux équipes de développement, d’approfondir leurs connaissances et d’accélérer leur analyse en ciblant avec précision, l’origine d’un problème ou l’endroit d’une mise à jour à mettre en place. La majorité des (nombreux) outils mis à disposition dans le débogueur SAP est traitée avec des exemples dont le code est à disposition afin que le lecteur puisse suivre et reproduire les exemples sur son système SAP.

• Aperçu de l’interface du débogueur SAP
• Explications d’outils spéciaux complexes mais très utiles
• Revue des principaux outils
• Exemples pour suivre et reproduire les cas étudiés

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Hot off the presses – Practical Guide to Using Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager by Ausra Gustainiene and Domantas Mince. 

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Dive into the world of SAP Solution Manager’s Focused Build application with this essential guide, designed to help you manage development and configuration activities effectively. This book aims to go beyond technical information and setup guides by sharing practical experiences, valuable tips, and insights on what works and what doesn’t. Understand the relationship between Focused Build and SAP Solution Manager, and explore the key features that can enhance your project management experience. Determine if Focused Build is the ideal tool for your projects. Familiarize yourself with Focused Build’s end-to-end processes and the various roles crucial for successful project implementation. Understand how to use Focused Build to document and prioritize requirements, approve implementation scope, and manage the build process with ease. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create work packages, deal efficiently with work items, correct errors, and handle changes in your projects. The key topics covered in this easy-to-follow guide include:

• Introduction to Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager
• Key features and benefits of Focused Build
• End-to-end requirements definition, project scoping, and build management
• Configuration overview and best practices

Don’t miss our latest release Access Risk Management in SAP by Adam Edwards, Bianca Folkerts, Tobias Sieg.

Do you need expert guidance on how to plan, implement, and run access analyses? This book takes a practical approach to creating customer-specific SAP rulesets for compliance managers, GRC teams, identity and access management teams, as well as administrators who run these systems. Identify types of risk and the tools available. Take a look at use cases and tools for risk maintenance and explore how to optimize processes, the quality of authorization roles and concepts, the transparency of access rights to data, and functions for data and process owners. Explore key considerations for evaluating a tool for hosting and using a risk catalog. Take a look at the limitations of standard access risk catalogs and learn more about a methodology for customizing a standard risk catalog. Find out why the authors recommend starting with a small access risk catalog before moving on to more complex landscapes. Take away best practices for bringing end users up to speed.

• Considerations for hosting and using a risk catalog
• Limitations of standard access risk catalogs
• Methodology for customizing standard access risk catalogs
• Risk handling process

Don’t miss the newest release on the SAP Library platform – Material Requirements Planning in SAP S/4HANA by Winfried Würzer. This set of video tutorials shows the planning run and its settings. Suitable for those new to the topic, as well for those migrating from SAP ECC, and manufacturing companies, retailers, or service providers. Extended planning in SAP S/4HANA (PP/DS) is not covered, as this requires a separate SAP license. The application functions are demonstrated with SAP GUI and SAP Fiori. In addition, customizing settings are shown in detail.

• General overview and innovations in SAP S/4HANA
• Material master and product master
• Master data customizing (plant parameters and MRP groups, MRP types, lot size procedures, special procurement keys, navigation profiles)
• Classic planning run  
• MRP Live  
• Sourcing  
• Classic evaluations  
• Evaluations with Fiori apps  
• Forecast

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Learn more about our latest release First Steps in SAP ABAP – 2nd edition by Boris Rubarth.

If you’re looking to master SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming), this book is your perfect starting point. Written in a clear and concise style, this guide takes you through the basics of SAP ABAP program- ming, helping you build a strong foundation. Many SAP professionals start their careers as programmers and focus on turning functional specifications into technical specifications and writing code. Learn how to write your own ABAP code step by step and progressively build your own ABAP application. This updated 2nd edition provides you with the tools you need to get started with a job as an SAP ABAP programmer, including new information on ABAP Development Tools (ADT).

• Step-by-step instructions for beginners
• Comprehensive descriptions and code examples
• A guide to creating your first ABAP application
• Tutorials that provide answers to the most commonly asked programming questions

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Grow Your Digital SAP Business with Espresso Tutorials

Are you an SAP expert looking to build your personal brand and grow your digital SAP business?

Look no further than Espresso Tutorials. We offer a number of unique opportunities for you to share your expertise with thousands of SAP users around the world.

Tap into our existing platform and extensive marketing reach by writing a book or creating a set of video tutorials for the SAP Library Platform.

Many leading SAP experts choose to work with Espresso Tutorials to grow their digital SAP business. Some of their reasons include:

• We are recognized for short, concise books on SAP topics, as well as effective video tutorials.
• We offer our authors access to a SAP S/4HANA system to use during the course of their project.
• We know that you have a day job and are flexible in working with you on project deadlines.
• We offer a full range of professional services including content editing, spell checking, layout, video production, and marketing and sales.

Interested in learning more? Sed me an email at alice.adams@espresso-tutorials.com or book a slot on my calendar. I look forward to hearing from you!

Did you know that Espresso Tutorials published a cookbook? A very special SAP cookbook with recipes submitted by our team and authors around the globe. Our team worked on this project during 2022 and it reflects a mix of wonderful people spread across multiple continents and countries in the world united as the Espresso Tutorials team. The recipes are a hymn to this diversity, garnished with interesting, amazing, and funny stories about their origin. Enjoy the surprises that await you on the journey!

Help us fight hunger in the world! 50% of the sales price will be used to cover printing and shipping. We will donate the remainder to the World Food Program to support its global fight against hunger.

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Espresso Tutorials has an exciting lineup of SAP virtual events this spring. Keep up to speed on your SAP education and reserve your place today! All events are free of charge.

March 21: SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) 

March 22: SAP S/4HANA: How to Power Better Process Efficiency with Automation

April 27: Journey to SAP S/4HANA 

April 28: SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling

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Then give et.training a try – the digital SAP Learning Platform offers three types of learning content, flexible learning times, and guided learning content. 

• Choose 4 weeks – you decide when

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• More than 700 eBooks and videos by SAP experts for beginners, users, and experts

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Exciting news for SAP ABAP enthusiasts! A new set of video tutorials, “SAP ABAP Essentials,” is now available on the Espresso Tutorial SAP Learning Platform, brought to you by industry experts Paul Bakker, Rick Bakker, and Daniel Beattie.

The tutorial set provides comprehensive coverage of SAP ABAP programming, with a focus on the essentials of the language and its applications. Whether you’re new to SAP ABAP or have been working with it for years, you’ll find the tutorials to be a valuable resource for enhancing your skills and knowledge.

The video tutorials are easy to follow and are designed to cater to both beginner and advanced level SAP ABAP developers. They cover a wide range of topics, from the basics of SAP ABAP syntax to more advanced concepts like object-oriented programming and advanced database programming.

With the help of expert instructors Paul Bakker, Rick Bakker, and Daniel Beattie, you’ll learn how to write robust SAP ABAP code and understand the key principles and techniques for SAP ABAP development.

If you’re looking to enhance your SAP ABAP skills, the “SAP ABAP Essentials” is a must-have resource. Get your hands on this comprehensive set of tutorials today and take your SAP ABAP development skills to the next level!

Start learning now at https://et.training/.

Announcing our latest book release – Practical Guide to SAP S/4HANA Profit Center Accounting – 2nd edition by John Pringle.

This updated 2nd edition offers a comprehensive introduction to SAP ERP Profit Center Accounting (PCA) for both classic general ledger (GL) and the new GL. Review the differences between ECC and SAP S/4HANA and user interface changes with Fiori. Get the tools you need to set profitability targets for business (planning) and then compare actual results against those targets to improve overall profitability. Solidify your understanding of the difference between PCA and SAP Controlling Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) views. Gain in-depth knowledge of the concepts, objects, and functionality available in PCA in SAP ERP, including the relevant master data set-up, actual data flows, planning scenarios, and reporting options. Clarify the differences between PCA and Margin Analysis and understand when it is best to use each. Dive into profit center transfer pricing and obtain detailed configuration and set-up steps required for activation. Learn more about the new APP Manage Profit Center Group. Explore planning options in SAP S/4HANA, including ACDOCP universal planning table. Take a closer look at on-premise reporting options for profit centers in SAP S/4HANA, including APPS and CDS views available in the Query browser. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers up to speed on SAP Profit Center Accounting. 

• Fundamentals of SAP Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
• Concepts, master data, actual data flow, and planning basics
• Differences between PCA in classic and new GL
• Reporting for Profit Center Accounting (PCA)

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Author John Pringle is the SAP FICO Competency Group Lead with Illumiti, a platinum SAP Partner and a leading SAP systems integration and management consulting company based in Toronto, Canada. He is the product owner for the SAP all-in-one Mining Solution, one of Illumiti’s all-in-one SAP solutions. John has been working in SAP consulting for over 20 years and has previously worked for PwC, IBM and Accenture. He has implemented SAP solutions in a number of industries including mining, automotive, food processing, semi-conductor manufacturing, and industrial and building products. He is SAP certified in CO and is experienced in implementing most areas within SAP FICO as well as areas in PS, MM, SD and PP. Prior to his consulting career John worked in a variety of business and accounting roles for over 10 years and has also been part of the client team in several large system implementations giving him a unique perspective on the issues faced by both consultants and the business. John has an MBA in Finance and International Business from Schulich School of Business in Toronto and is a CMA and CPA.

We are pleased to announce our first virtual event of 2023 in collaboration with Precisely. Join us February 7, 2023 to learn best practices for automating SAP processes. The event is free of charge for participants.

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Session include:

• Streamlining Your SAP S/4HANA Migration: Expert Tips and Best Practices

• SAP S/4HANA: How to Power Better Process Efficiency with Automation

• How to Streamline Complex, Data-Intensive SAP Materials and Product Data Processes to Improve Business Results

• 10 Ways Microsoft Excel Can Speed Up your SAP Processes and Improve Data Quality

Sessions will be presented by Andrew Hayden. Andrew is a senior product marketing manager at Precisely, overseeing programs for Precisely’s Automate portfolio of SAP automation solutions. Mr. Hayden spent over 25 years in marketing, consulting and entrepreneurial roles working for himself and others. During his career he has managed marketing programs and departments for some of the largest companies in the world including IBM, SAS institute, Siemens and Coca-Cola, as well as overseeing marketing for Nortel Global Services group. In addition, he has held senior marketing positions for multiple startup companies and consulted with other early-stage technology startups.