SAP® Project System Handbook
by Dowling, KieronEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-03-20
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $55.00
Buy New
Usually Ships in 5-7 Business Days
$54.95
Rent Book
Select for Price
Rent Digital
$76.50
Used Book
We're Sorry
Sold Out
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
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
Author Biography
Kieron N. Dowling is a highly successful and experienced implementer of SAP's PS and IM (Investment Management) modules. He has more than 12 years of SAP experience.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Project System: An Overview of PS | p. 1 |
| From Start to Finish | p. 2 |
| Organization | p. 2 |
| Integration | p. 4 |
| Summary | p. 5 |
| Scenarios | p. 7 |
| A Typical Scenario | p. 7 |
| A Typical Working Scenario | p. 7 |
| Elements in the Scenario | p. 8 |
| Summary | p. 23 |
| Methods and Styles | p. 25 |
| Ways of Using PS | p. 25 |
| Asset Projects | p. 25 |
| Customer Projects | p. 30 |
| Service Project | p. 33 |
| Working with Materials | p. 33 |
| Working with CRM | p. 35 |
| Summary | p. 36 |
| Features of Project System | p. 37 |
| Structural Elements | p. 38 |
| Coding Masks: How Project Numbers Are Coded | p. 39 |
| Project Profiles: How a Project Should Behave-What It's Allowed to Do | p. 39 |
| Project Definition: What a Project's Defaults Are | p. 40 |
| WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) Elements: The Hierarchical Structure | p. 40 |
| Templates: How a Project Should Look | p. 41 |
| Milestones: Things a Project Must Remember to Do | p. 41 |
| Networks (Part 1): How to Carry Out Tasks in a Specific Way, Order, and Time Period | p. 42 |
| Networks (Part 2): What Materials and Resources Are Needed to Carry Out a Task | p. 42 |
| Networks (Part 3): Internal Activities-Planning Internal Resources | p. 43 |
| Networks (Part 4): External Activities-Planning External Resources | p. 43 |
| Networks (Part 5): General Cost Activities-Planning Unspecified Costs | p. 44 |
| Networks (Part 6): Material Components-Planning Materials | p. 44 |
| Internal Orders: Objects that Can Be Assigned to a Project Structure | p. 44 |
| Attachments and PS Text: Attachments to the Project Structure | p. 45 |
| Cost and Resource Planning | p. 45 |
| Structure Cost Planning via WBS: Direct Entry of Costs Against a WBS Structure, Without Regard to Cost Elements | p. 46 |
| Detailed Cost Planning via WBS: Planning Costs Against a WBS at Cost Element Level | p. 46 |
| Detailed Cost Planning via Network: Planning Costs Against a Network Activity Using Cost Elements, Materials, Services, or Activity Types | p. 46 |
| 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 | p. 47 |
| Plan Versions: Distinct Repositories for Keeping Your Planned Costs Separate | p. 47 |
| Statistical Key Figures: Objects Used for Storing and Planning Invisible Costs or Consumption | p. 48 |
| Overheads (CO): Additional Costs Calculated via Costing Sheets | p. 48 |
| Value Categories: Giving Meaning to Values | p. 48 |
| Budgeting | p. 49 |
| Budgeting in Projects: When the Budget Is Controlled from Within a Project | p. 49 |
| Budgeting in Investment Programs: When the Budget for All Projects Is Controlled by a Capital Investment Program | p. 50 |
| Availability Control: When You Need to Control Expenditure | p. 50 |
| Time and Capacity Planning | p. 51 |
| Dates in WBS: Managing Basic and Forecast Dates | p. 51 |
| Scheduling in Networks (Part 1): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing Scheduling | p. 51 |
| Scheduling in Networks (Part 2): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing Scheduling | p. 52 |
| Work Centers and Activity Types: Planning Capacities and the Cost of Utilizing the Resource | p. 52 |
| Workforce Planning: Planning Who Does What, and When | p. 53 |
| Revenue Planning | p. 53 |
| Structure Revenue Planning: Direct Entry of Revenue Against a WBS Structure, Without Regard to Revenue Elements | p. 54 |
| Detailed Revenue Planning: Planning Revenue Against a WBS by Revenue Element | p. 54 |
| Sales Orders (SD): Revenue Planning via Sales Order (or Quotation) | p. 54 |
| Execution | p. 55 |
| Status Management: Setting Project Restrictions (Business Processes) by Status | p. 55 |
| Actuals: Posting Actual Costs, Revenues, and Dates to a Project | p. 56 |
| Simulations: Simulating What You Want to Do Before You Really Do It, Without Committing | p. 56 |
| Project Versions: Snapshots of a Project for Comparison Purposes | p. 57 |
| Period-End (and Regular Processes) | p. 57 |
| Settlement: Transferring Actual Values to the "Owner" | p. 57 |
| Period-End: Executing Regular, Cyclical Processes | p. 58 |
| Progress (Part 1): Updating and Reviewing a Project's Progress | p. 58 |
| Progress (Part 2): Updating and Reviewing a Project's Progress | p. 59 |
| Archiving: Taking Your Projects out of the Live System | p. 59 |
| Billing: Sending the Customer an Invoice | p. 60 |
| Summary | p. 60 |
| Configuration | p. 61 |
| The IMG and Customization | p. 61 |
| Structures | p. 65 |
| Coding the WBS | p. 66 |
| Status Management | p. 69 |
| Project Profile | p. 79 |
| Networks | p. 92 |
| Milestones | p. 115 |
| Field Selections | p. 120 |
| Validation/Substitution | p. 124 |
| Documents | p. 127 |
| PS Text | p. 128 |
| Costs | p. 129 |
| Planned Costs | p. 130 |
| Dates | p. 165 |
| WBS Scheduling | p. 166 |
| Network Scheduling | p. 169 |
| Material | p. 175 |
| Procurement | p. 176 |
| Summary | p. 184 |
| Tools | p. 185 |
| The Project Builder | p. 185 |
| Project Builder Structure | p. 185 |
| Project Builder Icons | p. 186 |
| Project Builder Menus | p. 188 |
| Inside the Project Builder | p. 195 |
| The Planning Board | p. 210 |
| Planning Board Icons | p. 211 |
| ProMan (Project-Oriented Procurement) | p. 213 |
| Exceptions | p. 214 |
| Using ProMan | p. 214 |
| Standard Reporting | p. 216 |
| Summary | p. 223 |
| Technical Information | p. 225 |
| Transaction Codes | p. 225 |
| CJ and CN Sorted by Code | p. 226 |
| CJ and CN Sorted by Description | p. 235 |
| Tables | p. 244 |
| General Tables | p. 244 |
| Table Fields | p. 246 |
| Logical Databases | p. 253 |
| The Complete IMG | p. 256 |
| Summary | p. 271 |
| Tips and Tricks | p. 273 |
| Design Tips | p. 273 |
| Projects with Sales Documents | p. 273 |
| Classes and Characteristics | p. 275 |
| Object Dependencies | p. 276 |
| Validations and Substitutions | p. 277 |
| Project Progress | p. 278 |
| Progress Analysis | p. 278 |
| Other Useful Information | p. 285 |
| Known Limitations | p. 286 |
| Summary | p. 286 |
| Index | p. 287 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.