SAP® project system handbook / Kieron N. Dowling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowling, Kieron N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SAP Project system.

Project management--Computer programs.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York, United States of America : McGraw-Hill Education, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Centralize and Control Enterprise Project Management Plan, execute, and track projects across the entire lifecycle using SAP Project System (PS) and the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive volume. SAP Project System Handbook explains how to configure PS for optimal performance, design structures and networks, create project blueprints, generate cost estimates and materials demands, and use the latest SAP tools. You will find full details on scheduling work, automating and tracking billing and POs, triggering events, and integrating with most other SAP modules. An invaluable reference to PS transaction codes is also included. Configure and customize SAP Project System Build PS objects, networks, and Work Breakdown Structures Use customer and service projects to track sales and billing Understand Assembly Processing concepts Create integrated cost, settlement, and resource plans Develop financial, workforce, and materials management blueprints Perform resource-related billing using Dynamic Item Processor Profiles Simulate and automatically generate sales documents, POs, and quotations Manage corporate investments with IM structures and AUCs Construct timesaving Project, Network, and Milestone Templates Extend functionality with the Project Builder, Planning Board, and ProMan

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

Project System: An Overview of PS

From Start to Finish

Organization

Integration

Summary

2 Scenarios

A Typical Scenario

A Typical Working Scenario

Elements in the Scenario

3 Methods and Styles

Ways of Using PS

Asset Projects

Customer Projects

Service Project

Working with Materials

Working with CRM

4 Features of Project System

Structural Elements

Coding Masks: How Project Numbers Are Coded

Project Profiles: How a Project Should Behave-What It's Allowed to Do

Project Definition: What a Project's Defaults Are

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) Elements: The Hierarchical Structure

Templates: How a Project Should Look

Milestones: Things a Project Must Remember to Do

Networks (Part 1): How to Carry Out Tasks in a Specific Way, Order, and Time Period

Networks (Part 2): What Materials and Resources Are Needed to Carry Out a Task

Networks (Part 3): Internal Activities-Planning Internal Resources

Networks (Part 4): External Activities-Planning External Resources

Networks (Part 5): General Cost Activities-Planning Unspeci.ed Costs

Networks (Part 6): Material Components-Planning Materials

Internal Orders: Objects that Can Be Assigned to a Project Structure

Attachments and PS Text: Attachments to the Project Structure

Cost and Resource Planning

Structure Cost Planning via WBS: Direct Entry of Costs Against a WBS Structure, Without Regard to Cost Elements

Detailed Cost Planning via WBS: Planning Costs Against a WBS at Cost Element Level

Detailed Cost Planning via Network: Planning Costs Against a Network Activity Using Cost Elements, Materials, Services, or Activity Types.

Easy Cost Planning via WBS: Planning Costs Against a WBS via Unit Costing, but with the Use of Cost Models to Make Data Entry Simpler

Plan Versions: Distinct Repositories for Keeping Your Planned Costs Separate

Statistical Key Figures: Objects Used for Storing and Planning Invisible Costs or Consumption

Overheads (CO): Additional Costs Calculated via Costing Sheets

Value Categories: Giving Meaning to Values

Budgeting

Budgeting in Projects: When the Budget Is Controlled from Within a Project

Budgeting in Investment Programs: When the Budget for All Projects Is Controlled by a Capital Investment Program

Availability Control: When You Need to Control Expenditure

Time and Capacity Planning

Dates in WBS: Managing Basic and Forecast Dates

Scheduling in Networks (Part 1): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing Scheduling

Scheduling in Networks (Part 2): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing Scheduling

Work Centers and Activity Types: Planning Capacities and the Cost of Utilizing the Resource

Workforce Planning: Planning Who Does What, and When

Revenue Planning

Structure Revenue Planning: Direct Entry of Revenue Against a WBS Structure, Without Regard to Revenue Elements

Detailed Revenue Planning: Planning Revenue Against a WBS by Revenue Element

Sales Orders (SD): Revenue Planning via Sales Order (or Quotation)

Execution

Status Management: Setting Project Restrictions (Business Processes) by Status

Actuals: Posting Actual Costs, Revenues, and Dates to a Project

Simulations: Simulating What You Want to Do Before You Really Do It, Without Committing

Project Versions: Snapshots of a Project for Comparison Purposes

Period-End (and Regular Processes)

Settlement: Transferring Actual Values to the "Owner"

Period-End: Executing Regular, Cyclical Processes.

Progress (Part 1): Updating and Reviewing a Project's Progress

Progress (Part 2): Updating and Reviewing a Project's Progress

Archiving: Taking Your Projects out of the Live System

Billing: Sending the Customer an Invoice

5 Configuration

The IMG and Customization

Structures

Coding the WBS

Status Management

Project Profile

Networks

Milestones

Field Selections

Validation/Substitution

Documents

PS Text

Costs

Planned Costs

Dates

WBS Scheduling

Network Scheduling

Material

Procurement

6 Tools

The Project Builder

Project Builder Structure

Project Builder Icons

Project Builder Menus

Inside the Project Builder

The Planning Board

Planning Board Icons

ProMan (Project-Oriented Procurement)

Exceptions

Using ProMan

Standard Reporting

7 Technical Information

Transaction Codes

CJ and CN Sorted by Code

CJ and CN Sorted by Description

Tables

General Tables

Table Fields

Logical Databases

The Complete IMG

8 Tips and Tricks

Design Tips

Projects with Sales Documents

Classes and Characteristics

Object Dependencies

Validations and Substitutions

Project Progress

Progress Analysis

Other Useful Information

Known Limitations

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613815378

9781282272972

1282272977

9780071544511

0071544518

OCLC:

870677656