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	<title><![CDATA[Effectively Control and Monitor the Purchase Price Variance]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When a product is procured from multiple vendors, there is often a variance between the actual purchase price and the standard. This variance in purchase price should be recorded, analyzed, and monitored in detail for improved cost control. Understand how to capture the variance in the standard and actual purchase price in the SAP system. 
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	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5363&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:45:42 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Effectively Manage Post-Dated Checks with Portfolios]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how to configure post-dated checks in your standard Bank Accounting submodule in FI. Follow the various process steps in a sample business scenario in Thailand.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5357&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:45:23 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Maximize Your CO-PA Implementation with Better/Worse and Billing, Booking, and Backlog Reports]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn tricks and tips for profitability analysis (CO-PA) implementations. First, see how to implement the better/worse (B/W) % module with a percentage of cost or profit. Then follow some tricks and tips for the design of the billings, booking, and backlogs (BBB) module. It is difficult when the BBB module involves multiple currencies and an exchange rate adjustment for the last period’s closing. Step through an example of the BBB module with specific examples of the queries needed.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5342&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:41:09 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Oil and Gas Industry Spotlight: A Conceptual Look at How to Apply SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation to Upstream Operations]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Despite the complexities of the oil and gas industry, SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can deliver a simplified environment that handles both planning and consolidation needs. You can base consolidations on period or calendar, and planning via reusing dimensions, reports, processes, and pre-delivered content to simplify your reporting environment.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5335&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:04:42 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Discover New Options for Simplified Reporting in SAP Enhancement Packages 3 and 4 for SAP ERP 6.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[If you have been looking at the latest business functions in SAP ERP, you may have come across the term simplified reporting, but have little idea what the new business function offers. Simplified reporting represents an easy way to modernize the reporting experience for your users in all areas of core SAP ERP Financials using your existing SAP ERP license. It also paves the way for the use of SAP BusinessObjects tools such as Crystal Reports by providing a consistent way to access the data in your SAP ERP tables.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5275&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:51:06 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Take the Guesswork Out of Making Asset Changes]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When troubleshooting issues with fixed assets, you can use the simulation tool to simulate depreciation term changes and asset transactions to ensure your depreciation adjustments are correct.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5272&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:53:01 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Use Top-Down Distribution in CO-PA to Report Overhead Costs at Lower-Level Characteristics]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover top-down distribution functionality and execution in day-to-day operations with two business examples. The first explains the allocation of expenses from cost centers to material groups through profitability analysis (CO-PA) assessment, with material group being a higher-level characteristic. The second explains how to distribute these expenses, posted through CO-PA assessments, from material group to material level. The first example relates to CO-PA assessment and second example is top-down distribution.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5264&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:19:37 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Evaluate Planned and In-Flight Initiatives with the Starter Kit for Capital Planning]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The starter kit for capital planning for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for the Microsoft platform, allows for specific business process flows to be common across budget planning for multi-year capital expenditure investments. See how to use the starter kit as well as the various views available to evaluate different strategic objectives.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5263&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:19:20 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Integrate Jobs into Your Existing Enterprise ETL]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how to set up controlled batch jobs for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation with any corporate scheduling tool. This allows you to load end-to-end data from SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse to SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, and vice versa. Follow the steps for creating a batch file on the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application server to execute the scheduled SQL Server Integration Services package on the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation data manager. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5243&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:55:18 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Enhancement Package 5 Includes Fixed Asset Segment Reporting Improvements]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[New features in enhancement package 5 change the way you report fixed assets. Walk through some of these features and see how they’ll affect you.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5229&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 11:36:27 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Make Inventory Valuation More Accurate by Manually Adding Actual Costs to Materials]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In product cost controlling-based standard costing, various options exist to add additional costs to a product cost estimate, such as the use of an overhead costing sheet, an additive cost estimate, or statistical pricing conditions. Understand the solution to add actual costs manually to a material that is subjected to actual costing in the material ledger. Learn the business reasons for manual cost addition to a material and how to use transaction MR22 to influence actual cost computation of a material.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5201&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:36:47 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Analyze Financial Scenarios for Enhanced Relationship Management  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[As part of its positioning for the corporate boardroom set of enterprise performance management applications, SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver, allows for the transparency and flexibility to create predictive financial scenarios that can anticipate changes in the cost and corresponding investor relationship model. Learn how to increase performance by predicting capital asset ratings and enhance relationship management for effective governance using SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation and SAP BusinessObjects Strategy Management.
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	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5200&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:16:57 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Find the Information You Need to Fast Track Your Upgrade]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[There’s a lot to an SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation upgrade – but what do you need to know as you plan the project? Learn the information you need to have about the software and server involved, and where to find the information in your system. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5194&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 9:57:38 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: How to Build a Business Case for the SAP General Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Many SAP professionals believe that only the requirement to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards will drive the adoption of the SAP General Ledger. In reality, there are at least 10 other benefits to the new technology that you should use to help build a better business case for the SAP General Ledger adoption and possible migration.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5171&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:07:14 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Speed Your Month-End Close with Automated Reserve Setup, Utilization Tracking, and Over/Underrun Calculation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Use results analysis to automatically calculate reserves for installation and warranty based on the costs planned for the relevant work breakdown structure elements.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5165&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:21:42 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How ALE and IDocs Affect SAP In-House Cash Configuration]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Become familiar with the configuration of the Application Link and Enabling (ALE) settings of SAP In-House Cash. Follow a step-by-step technical implementation of ALE to enable the structured exchange data via Intermediate Documents (IDocs) within SAP In-House Cash. Become familiar with the most important IDoc types and their use in SAP In-House Cash. Understand how you can test the correct ALE configuration within the SAP system. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5114&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 9:37:06 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Create Online Vendor Payments Using Payment Requests]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In the standard payment transaction F110, outgoing payments are all based on financial documents. By using online payments, you can create payments without any underlying financial document. Instead of a financial document, the basis for the online payment is a payment request. You create the payment requests with transaction FIBLAPOP and the outgoing payment with transaction F111.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5111&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:43:31 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Join the Financials Expert LinkedIn group!]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Click the following link to join the Financials Expert LinkedIn group to interact with editors, authors, and other readers: http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2756852]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:12 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Capture Costs Correctly and Ensure Follow-On Data Integrity]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Understand the limitations of SAP validation and substitution functionality to ensure correct data capture and learn how to complement them using proactive formula builder functionality in a Business Add-In and a periodic reactive method of report automation.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5099&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:22:13 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Improve User Productivity by Streamlining SAP Transactions with GuiXT]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Understand how to use GuiXT with the SAP front end to improve end-user productivity. Know the flexibility offered by GuiXT for customizing SAP transaction screens to make them simpler. Understand how customizations made by GuiXT are restricted to only those users who need them.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5084&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:28:57 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Incorporate IFRS Amendments 7.27a and 7.27b in SAP Bank Analyzer]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn about two International Accounting Standards Board amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard 7, and find important SAP Notes and references to boost your knowledge of these regulations.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5069&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:00:40 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Don’t Hard-Code Your Custom Logic to Get Cost Component Details — Use BAPIs Instead]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Reduce your reliance on custom development by taking advantage of existing Business Application Programming Interfaces to retrieve your cost component information.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5059&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:43 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Posting Journal Entries in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to post journal entries for audited and controlled adjustments to planning data with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, including how to post, unpost, and delete journal entries.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5055&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:16:57 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Excel-Based Upload Tool Easily Updates the Standard Price for Multiple Materials]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover how to use a custom Microsoft Excel upload tool rather than out-of-the-box functionality to update the standard price of a raw material for inventory valuation. Learn about additional functionalities and system validations the custom tool offers to create a more efficient and accurate business process for updating the standard price of raw materials.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5026&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:17:31 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Can You Create Balanced Financials for Just Certain Profit Centers?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Walk through a simple example to see how to limit your balanced financials to specific profit centers.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5024&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:17:50 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Financials Expert Articles for 2009]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Here are the ten most popular articles that you accessed in 2009. Hot topics included updates in SAP ERP Central Component 6.0, international regulations such as Value Added Tax, automation, and the SAP General Ledger. Congratulations to Akhilesh Mittal, who made the list twice. Click the links below to view the articles. (Note: You need to be a subscriber to Financials Expert to view the full articles.)]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5013&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:20:41 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tackle Changes to Inventory, Cash Flow, and Benefit Regulations with SAP ERP]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Review some accounting standard changes, including changes to foreign exchange rates, inventory, and benefits, and see how the SAP ERP system can address them.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=5007&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:34:34 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Achieve Cross-Fiscal Year Reporting with the Rollup Ledger in the SAP General Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Overcome challenges presented with the SAP General Ledger for simultaneous reporting by using the rollup ledger. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4997&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:22:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How SAP ERP Combats the Challenges of Global Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Review some SAP ERP solutions, functionalities, and capabilities that you can use to meet the challenges of specific International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS) requirements, including ones that cover revenue, accounting policies, operating segments, and more.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4959&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:04:51 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Complete the Manufacturing Process with Period-End Postings to Recognize Production Variances]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[After you manufacture a product, it is received into finished goods inventory at its standard cost. Understand the month-end postings that are necessary to clear any work in process on the production order, and to recognize manufacturing variances on the profit and loss statement.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4958&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:33:02 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reduce Potential SAP General Ledger Migration Errors with Validation for Document Splitting]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Enable validation of document splitting in the SAP General Ledger and identify potential issues you could face early on. That way, you can take appropriate actions and prevent the accumulation of error documents while also improving the data quality for migration.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4951&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:32:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Optimize Your Corporate Payment Transactions with SAP In-House Cash]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out about the main organizational units of SAP In-House Cash and understand the three core payment processes this component supports, including their differences. Learn the business configuration of the application and the functional differences that were introduced with SAP ERP. Follow the step-by-step technical implementation of Application Link Enabling to enable Intermediate Document communication within SAP In-House Cash.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4931&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:11 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Can You Group Segments in the SAP General Ledger?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn why you can’t group segments in the SAP General Ledger — but what you can do instead.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4917&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:52:55 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Efficiently Reconcile MM and FI Inventory Values]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Understand the reasons that cause inventory value discrepancies in materials management (MM) and FI. Learn how to avoid these discrepancies by means of adequate master data and configuration checks. Understand how to identify and resolve MM and FI inventory value discrepancies.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4916&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:52:10 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Eliminate Manual Adjustment Postings by Using a Standard BAdI in the Accrual Engine]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Process Accrual Engine accounting documents with multiple account assignment objects with less manual effort for more efficient reporting.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4908&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:46 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bring Work in Process to Actual Costing Using the Material Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover a development in work in process (WIP) functionality called WIP revaluation. See how you can use this functionality to fully absorb material and activity type variances in actual costing.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4897&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:53:45 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[New PostProvide Parallel Product Costs for Inventory Valuation in the SAP General Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how to take the parallel accounting functionality available in the SAP General Ledger and apply it in CO. You can use it to calculate multiple activity rates and multiple inventory values for your finished goods at period close. This means that although your logistics flows (e.g., goods movements and order confirmations) continue to be captured at standard cost at the time of posting, you can calculate different activity rates and apply them to your finished goods inventories using the Material Ledger at period close.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4896&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:22 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Speed Up Your IFRS Transition with the IFRS Starter Kit for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP BusinessObjects software provides comprehensive support for your transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Learn about the latest starter kit for IFRS for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, which can speed up the implementation time of IFRS-related configuration in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation by up to 80%. See how to install the starter kit and how to tweak and customize the delivered configuration content to fit your company’s environment.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4842&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:47:55 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Behind SAP’s Internal IFRS Project]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Like most global businesses with subsidiaries in dozens of countries, SAP’s reporting requirements are daunting. The looming switch to IFRS in the US has complicated things even further, requiring SAP to implement a parallel accounting structure to account for both US GAAP and IFRS reporting rules. See how the company was able to manage this complex project successfully, and how it plans to build on IFRS for the future.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4839&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:44:15 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hone Your Manufacturing Cost Understanding for Better Decision Making]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When a product is manufactured, an accounting entry is automatically made each time that a posting is made in the production process. Some of these postings take place in FI, while others are posted only in CO. Follow the flow of these accounting entries and understand the reconciliation process between FI and CO.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4833&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:21:39 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ensure Accurate Inventory Valuation by Using Actual Costing Functionality]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Break through a common misconception about how the actual cost is updated as the standard price in the material ledger and actual costing. Understand the process of how you can use the functionality to compute the actual cost of the material and carry out accurate inventory valuation at the end of the period. By following the sequence of the material ledger closing process, you’ll see why the update of the actual cost of the material as a standard price happens with a lag.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4827&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:01:08 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Make SAP General Ledger Migration Cockpit More Flexible by Adding Your Own Activities]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Fine-tune the migration cockpit to include your own activities in addition to standard ones so that you can see all the steps in one central place.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4826&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:23:56 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Integrate Your SAP Data into SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The purpose and the semantics of transaction level data in SAP ERP can differ significantly from what business users expect to see in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation when they perform their forecasting and consolidation activities. Taking these differences into account when integrating data into SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is often more complex than it seems at first glance. The key to successful data integration is to understand the semantic and technical aspects of it, as illustrated by several examples.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4820&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:11:50 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Prepare for IFRS with the Starter Kit for IFRS for SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as part of a global international accounting convergence can be expensive for your company because it is an implementation rather than just an accounting or reporting project. Learn about the latest starter kit from SAP for its SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation application, which can speed up and smooth your company’s transition to IFRS. It provides complete configurations from data collection to publishing of financial statements. See how to adjust the starter kit to meet your company’s requirements.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4791&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:03:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Where Is the D-U-N-S Number in Your SAP System?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find where an important but confusing number is kept in various parts of your SAP system.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4789&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:36:13 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Get Your SAP General Ledger Terminology Right]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[With the onset of SAP General Ledger, it is important to become familiar with a number of terms, vocabulary, and buzz words. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4786&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:26:51 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Profit Center Reorganization Is a Snap with New Functions in Enhancement Package 5]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When your organizational structure changes, are you sure your profit centers are accurate? See how features in the forthcoming enhancement package 5 allow you to reorganize your profit centers in SAP General Ledger without the cost or headache.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4782&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:40:14 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Customize Your Logistics and Finance Processes by Changing Production Master Data with ECM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Engineering Change Management (ECM) is a central function in logistics that you can use to change various aspects of production master data (e.g., bills of material, routings, and materials) with history (using effectivity dates) or depending on specific conditions. Understand the purpose of ECM using SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 and how you can use it to support costing, production, and planning processes.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4582&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:25:19 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Realize Tax Savings with a Cost Segregation Study in FI-AA ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Review some tips and techniques for the successful implementation of the cost segregation study in your Asset Accounting (FI-AA) system — and the tax savings you can achieve as a result. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4559&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:59:24 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Two Workarounds to Avoid the #REF! Error in Percentage of Total Formulas]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[If you are involved with reporting from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, you may have seen formulas that work until the expansion settings are changed and the result is a #REF! error message in Excel. Typically, this type of error can result when reports are defined with Excel formulas that show the percentage of total in a column based on dynamically changing row members. Follow a problem scenario with two workarounds for avoiding this error.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4558&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: SAP ECC 6.0 Changes the Way You Run Your Balance Carry Forward Transaction]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover the changes in the SAP General Ledger for an important transaction to your year-end processes. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4522&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:53:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Comply with Capital Goods Reporting for France, Spain, and Portugal ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[You can set your SAP system to automatically create an adjustment posting to report capital goods invoices separately, as required by some countries.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4517&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:52:04 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Effectively Create a Standard Cost Estimate Across Plants]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A complex manufacturing scenario may require operations to be carried out in different plants that manufacture a given good at various stages. Weigh the pros and cons of SAP’s four methods for creating a standard cost estimate for a semi-finished good in the receiving plant in a multiple-plant scenario. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4514&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:44:08 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Remove Irrelevant Country Codes from Plants Abroad Functionality]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A simple setting in plants abroad functionality allows you to apply it only to the appropriate company codes in your SAP system. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4507&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:46:04 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Part 2: Payment Formats Unwieldy? Visualize Them with the Payment Medium Workbench]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to model payment file structures with the graphical editor of the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE). Understand the various node types that are available to create your own payment format trees and their differences. Comprehend the technical architecture, the graphical user interface, and the relevant configuration of the DMEE. Find out how the DMEE is integrated with the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW). ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4505&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Keep Up to Date on the Latest SAP Financials Functionality by Using Enhancement Packages]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Implementing enhancement packages is a less rigorous process than performing technical upgrades. See how to operate enhancement packages in the SAP ERP 6.0 system so you can access the new functionality they include.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4481&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:40:32 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gain Efficiency and Transparency in Capital Investments Approval Using Appropriation Requests]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how to perform approval with SAP workflow for capital investments and execution steps using appropriation requests. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4445&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:46:56 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Include Period Values in Report Columns and Selection Criteria with Report Writer ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[By converting a Report Painter report to a Report Writer report, you can allow for the multiple use of characteristics in the report. You can include a characteristic, such as period values, in both the selection criteria and the report itself.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4447&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 14:15:22 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reduce Costs with Better Handling of Scrap Master Data Elements]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 offers several scrap master data elements. Understand the purpose of these master data elements, how the various scrap fields work together, and when and how to use master data elements to get the desired business results.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4439&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:17:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Improve Your SAP Experience by Maintaining Your Personal List]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[One easy setting simplifies your lists of data.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4429&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Streamline Your Capital Investment Process with Appropriation Requests ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how appropriation requests in SAP Investment Management can help you plan cash flows and carry out a cost benefit analysis. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4426&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:48:39 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[IFRS Adoption for US Companies: A Primer]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Worried about the impending US conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)? See some quick hints about things you should know and places you can look for information as the landscape changes.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4419&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:16:02 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tips and Tricks for Your Treasury Migration in SAP ECC 6.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[There is more to an upgrade for Treasury than just technical steps. See how to handle some pitfalls during the preparation stage of a Treasury migration, including Transaction Manager migration, to SAP ECC 6.0.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=3799&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:10:07 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Easily Display Automatic Account Determination Settings]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to easily display only relevant table contents of automatic account determination settings with transaction SE16N. This can assist you in quickly analyzing financial account balances, especially those associated with inventory and settlement transactions. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?&id=3746&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:34:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Automate FI Postings by Integration with RE-FX Through Account Determination]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Account determination in RE-FX improves productivity by automating customer invoicing and increasing the flow of information by executing periodic posting run. See how to automate your FI postings by integrating FI and Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX) through automatic account determination.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3747&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:31:33 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Reduce Your ABAP Development by Using the Mass Maintenance Tool]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Use a standard SAP transaction to make mass changes to both master data fields and accounting documents. This removes the need for one-time ABAP development, saving internal costs and enabling a best practice for your organization.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3742&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:52:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[New G/L Posting Program in SAP ERP 6.0 Requires Attention During Upgrades  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Evaluate the differences between the old G/L posting program and the new program available in SAP ERP 6.0. See how third-party posting processes affect your decision to switch processes and prepare your organization for various business scenarios.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?&id=3720&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:25:41 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Two Ways to Ensure Proper Currency Cost of Sales]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[After settlement to costing-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), group currency valuation in FI doesn’t reconcile with costing-based CO-PA. See two solutions to resolve this discrepancy. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3718&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:23:28 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Retire a Traded Asset and Expense the Equipment Received — All in the Same Transaction]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to consolidate multiple asset accounting-related journal entries into one transaction. Follow an example with three different accounting entries and two example scenarios to see how to handle different situations. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3717&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:17:40 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: SAP GL Data Sources: Which Tables Should You Use?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When upgrading, users may take reports from the classic General Ledger (GL) and assume they will work in the SAP GL (formerly called the new GL). This isn’t always the case. See the differences between key tables containing SAP GL data and identify where you need to look for data. 
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	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?&id=3707&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:30:13 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Part 1: Payment Formats Unwieldy? Maintain Them with the Payment Medium Workbench]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Replace your classic RFFO* payment medium programs with the little-known functionalities of the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW) within the SAP Financials module. Understand the relevant configuration, functionality, and different processes of the PMW.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3699&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:42:08 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Add Due Date as a Selection Field for Line Item Reports]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[It is not possible using standard methods to use the due date as a selection criterion for the line item report transactions FBL1N and FBL5N. By setting a user parameter, you can make the due date a selection criterion.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3669&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:00:45 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Automate the Creation of a Standard Cost Estimate Using eCATT]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Avoid the complexity that comes with manual execution of costing of materials by using the extended Computer Aided Test Tool (eCATT) to automate the process of creating the standard cost estimate for a material.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3664&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:59:54 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Part 2: An Introduction to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn some of the different features and functions to support planning and consolidation requirements in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC). This includes creating input schedules for planning, posting journal entries, and using script logic for creating planning functions and consolidation logic in BPC.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3651&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:59:07 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Upload Master Data Using the BAPI Method in SAP LSMW]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When batch input recording is too cumbersome for uploading data, you can use a BAPI using SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench in SAP ERP Central Component. See how to do this with specific reference to Flexible Real Estate Management.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3649&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:58:28 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Manage User Favorites to Improve End-User Productivity]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Instead of browsing through hundreds of transactions in the standard SAP menus, users can create their own Favorites menu. Now, users don’t have to remember the menu paths or transaction codes, thereby increasing productivity.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3592&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:57:32 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Part 2: Simplify FI Transactions in Dynamic Environments Using SAP NetWeaver BI Data Mining Suite]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn more about the development of a dynamic financial application for FI data extracted from R/3 or SAP ERP Central Component using the SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Data Mining Suite. See how to develop an application flexible enough to calculate the commission rates for sales representatives of different regions and update their equations as frequently as required without ABAP coding.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3591&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:56:51 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Enhance Activity-Based Costing Functionality Through Better Template Design]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A combination of business process and template allocation is the most commonly implemented model in SAP Activity-Based Costing (ABC). Understand the configuration steps of this model and the guidelines to accomplish an effective template design, which is the key success driver of your ABC implementation.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3590&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:55:36 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Overcome Performance Challenges When Migrating to SAP General Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how companies of all sizes and complexities can benefit from a new migration approach for SAP General Ledger (SAP GL). This approach seeks to reduce the activation downtime window of your SAP GL migration. Discover how to implement the migration technique over two weekends.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3589&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:54:51 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[What You Need to Know to Migrate to the SAP General Ledger]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP has refined the migration process to the SAP General Ledger. Find out what is new and learn some best practices developed during 11 recently completed migration projects.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3588&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:54:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Find One Report to See Chart of Accounts Data in Different Tables]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover a report in Audit Information System that lets you access account determination configuration tables in one place.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.financialsexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3587&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:53:12 EST</pubDate>
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