Integration of documents and attachments in utilities quotations and...
Documents and attachments that are linked to one order documents using content management are currently only supported in the user role UTIL_SALES (B2B scenario) in the utilities environment. There has...
View ArticleSave the Date for the International SAP Conference for Utilities
The 10th International SAP Conference for Utilities will take place on April 13 - 15 in Berlin, Germany. Next years conference motto will be "The Digital Utility - Transform, Simplicity, and Execute"....
View ArticleHow many “Things” does it take to make a smart grid?
A day in the not too future Your biometrics monitor (1) realizes you are coming out of REM sleep and signals to your heating system (2) to increase the temperature to 16°c/62°f, and turn on the...
View ArticleData Rich and “Insight” Poor
At recent conferences the topic of BIG DATA seems to be on everyone’s agenda – What are you doing with all of this data – What is yourplan for merging machine to machine data – How are you visualizing...
View ArticleCan "Social Saudis" help in achieving energy efficiency improvement targets?
Middle East countries are seen as paradise in terms of lack of taxes, cheap gasoline, and big cars with huge and powerful engines. Almost 21% of global oil production comes from The Middle East, 13%...
View ArticleSAP Multichannel Foundation for Utilities SP03 offering a brand new...
As per our planned scope, we have released SP03 of SAP Multichannel Foundation for Utilities which includes a brand new SAP UI5 based responsive template UI. A lot ofdesign effort has gone into the...
View ArticleGot questions about Big Data? Join the Big Data Week on 6th – 10th October
There’s no doubt that Big Data is reshaping the way we work, live, and play. Now, organizations can find new patterns, predict the future, and optimize business processes. And, with predictive...
View ArticleExecute Business Add-In CRM_IUICMD_BADI to fill the context area
The context area is always filled in the same way. You can also use the Business Add-In CRM_IUICMD_BADI to influence and change the information displayed. To prevent the need to implement any changes...
View ArticleSAP Multichannel Foundation for Utilities: Analytics
Utility companies often need to analyze how consumers are using their Portal applications. This usage might be analyzed by different dimensions.One of the important dimensions is a channel. Channel...
View ArticleModelling Utilties Products using PMU and BRF+ Rules
IntroductionKey FeaturesBasic CustomizingProduct CategoriesUtilities Products and BRF+ ApplicationsActivating the BRF+ Rule EditorModelling an Example ProductDefining Product AttributesProduct...
View ArticleProduct Finder and Configurator - Updates with SAP CRM 7.0 EHP3 SP05
The following provices a short descrition of the updates for the Product Finder and Configurator (PFC) that were released with SAP CRM 7.0 EHP 3 SP05. PFC Main Title BarThe Product ID is now only...
View ArticleSummary of a Successful SAP Utilities Day at SAP Labs in São Leopoldo, Brazil
The SAP Utilities Day took place on September 17th at the SAP Labs in São Leopoldo located in the south of Brazil. 21 executives from 10 Generation and Distribution Utilities from Latin America...
View ArticleWhere are the mobile limits?
Recently I read that someone made Windows 95 run on a smart watch:http://gizmodo.com/and-heres-windows-95-on-a-smartwatch-for-some-reason-1642658609My thoughts were: Other than a hack, what is this...
View ArticleWhy Utilities encounter performance issues with their IT systems?
My experience with working around the Utility industry shows that most of the utility retailers have inherent performance issues either after they have moved to new generation billing/customer service...
View ArticleSAP is a Gold Sponsor of the European Utility Week in Amsterdam
This year´s European Utlity Week takes places in Amsterdam on November 4-6, 2014 and SAP is a gold sponsor of this event. "European Utility Week is well-known for its market leading conference...
View ArticleBill Correction in CRM for Utilities
General Information PPT Overview Initial Shipment The Bill correction was initially requested using SAP's Customer Connect Program -...
View ArticleSAP HANA Live for Utilities Q4/2014: New Insights for Device-Related...
SAP HANA Live for Utilities Q4/2014 is now available!The SAP HANA Live for UtilitiesQ4/2014edition for SAP ERP provides new queries for process monitoring in Device Management:Query for Forecasting the...
View ArticleHow SAP helps a „hidden“ industry to improve their business by mobilizing...
Mobile applications – a phrase that is meanwhile on everyone’s lips. And yet, first that comes to mind are consumer apps. Some of us might have thought about enterprise mobile apps, but here again we...
View ArticleAriba will significantly help to improve Procurement at CPFL
CPFL Energia, a 101 years utility group operating generation, distribution, services and telecommunications, leading electricitty distribution market with 13% share, with more than 7.5 million...
View Article2014 North America Utilities Conference Recap - See what you missed
The months and months of focus and hard work by the entire utilities practice and supporting teams too numerous to mention paid off in spades: the event had an incredible impact on developing deep...
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