Reporting Made Easy Guidebook series, Release 4.0B (Paperback)

~ Inc. R/3 Simplification Group SAP Labs (Author)

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Product Description

The R/3 Reporting Made Easy guidebook series explains the nuts-and bolts of R/3 reporting concepts and development tools.

Book 1 introduces the basics of reporting, book 2 helps you understand the report development tools, and book 3 offers examples of commonly used reports.

From the Publisher

The "R/3 Reporting Made Easy" guidebook set covers almost anything you can think of regarding reporting (information retrieval) in SAP R/3 System. Whether you are new to the R/3 environment, or if you are quite knowledgeable about the system, this 3-book set will have something for you.

Are you new to the R/3 System?
Then you might want to look to book 1, Fundamentals of Reporting, to learn about the basics of using R/3 reports. Subsequently, you can look at book 3, Commonly Used Reports, to find examples of reports among almost all business application areas in R/3.

Are you part of a team implementing R/3 focusing on reporting?
Then you should also look to book 1, Fundamentals of Reporting, to find the "Tactical Approach to Reporting" - a strategy developed to help you make the best use of reporting functionality in R/3. You can also find recommendations for implementation teams and questions we suggest you ask as you develop a working knowledge of R/3.

Are you an experienced R/3 report developer?
Then you know how to develop reports with the R/3 tools. But which tool is the right tool? You can start with book 1, Fundamentals of Reporting, to learn which report development tool would be most recommended for your development needs. Next, we direct you to book 2, Report Development Tools, where you can learn how to use these tools.

Have you wondered how you might make better use of R/3 for information retrieval?
Then we leave the discovery of the guidebook set up to you. Below we describe what is contained in each book.

Here are the contents of the 3 books:

Book 1: Fundamentals of Reporting will help you:
* Understand how to plan and prepare for reporting projects during an R/3 implementation
* Explore techniques to quickly find standard R/3 reports that meet your information needs
* Learn basic and advanced reporting-related concepts in the R/3 System (for example, exporting report output to PC applications, sending output through electronic mail, and more)
* Choose among the standard R/3 tools available for report development

Book 2: Report Development Tools will help you:
* Understand the nuts-and-bolts of R/3 report development tools such as Logistics Information System, Report Painter, ABAP Query and more
* Learn how to use the report development tools with step-by-step examples to help you get started
* Discover "tips & tricks" on getting the most out of the report development tools
* Use program templates for creating your own ABAP reports (provided on the companion CD)

Book 3: Commonly Used Reports will help you:
* Explore sample reports found throughout most application areas of R/3 (including Accounting, Logistics, and Human Resources)
* Understand the integration of reports across application areas
* Use a template for creating your own report documentation (provided on the companion CD)

The guidebook set was developed for R/3 release 4.0B, however you should find that most of the information provided is applicable to 3.x and 4.5x versions of R/3. In future, the guidebooks will be upgraded to higher levels of R/3. To that end, we are open to receiving any of your comments. Please feel to send us electronic mail to: [e-mail].

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1178 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Printing Service (October 5, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1893570657
• ISBN-13: 978-1893570658
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,531,508 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to that other guy!..............., March 20, 2001

By A Customer

The Simplification Group has done a terrific job of explaining how to use various SAP reporting tools by documenting the creation of actual reports with screen shots and easy-to-understand instructions. While other books tend to focus on only one tool, they've included directions for ABAP Query, Report Painter/Report Writer, Drilldown Reporting and LIS Reporting. They even give you the tools you need to decide which reporting tool is appropriate for the information you're trying to get out of the system.

I believe this guidebook is an absolute "must-have" for anybody who is using SAP. It gives a comprehensive outline for your overall reporting strategy, then provides more than enough direction to get you beyond the starting gate with each tool. If you don't feel like developing ad hoc reports by yourself, Book 3 helps you to find many of the SAP-delivered reports that already exist, and shows you how to tailor your query to get only the information you need. I highly recommend this book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best how to do guide on R/3 reporting, August 17, 2001

By A Customer

This guidebook is very good if you want to get an overview, but the greatest value is the guide's how to make the reports. I have used it to make drill down reports in CO-PA utilising most of the R/3 reporting features. The part on ABAP query is also very useful.

2 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Basura pura, January 25, 2000

By	Trucho (Texas) - See all my reviews

Los de SAP se han quedado con nostros y nos han sacado la pasta una vez más. Son unos peaso mamones del quince y medio