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SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Pack Overview – EP 3

This is the second in a series of posts, providing an overview of the new or changed functionality in the SAP Enhancement Packages for ECC 6.0.  Check this post for Enhancement Packs 1 & 2.

Enhancement Pack 3

Availability: In Unrestricted Shipment since 31st of May, 2008

Contents:

Financials

• New function 'Local Close'.
• New function 'New General Ledger Accounting'.
• New function 'Reporting Using the XBRL Standard'.
• New components in 'Non-HCM Localization Topics' including; Invoice Processing with Golden Tax System for China and Real Estate Localization for Portugal.
• New function 'TRM: Hedge Management' (many new components).

Human Capital Management (HCM)

• New function 'HCM, E-recruiting 1' including; Candidate Services (new), Enhancements Support Team (new), Mass Processing of Invitations (new), Prepopulation of Posting Texts (new), Worklists with Questionnaires for the Dashboard (new), Enhanced Check for Duplicate Entries (new), Flexibilization of Organizational Data in Requisition (new), Background Checking (new) and Resume Parsing (new).
• New function 'HCM, SAP E-Recruiting Search Functions 1'.
• New function 'HCM, MSS for SAP E-Recruiting'.
• Various HCM Localizations

Corporate Services

• New function 'Enterprise Asset Management Part 3' including; BAPIs for Technical Objects (new and enhanced), Business Add-Ins for Lists in Plant Maintenance (new), Shift Reports and Shift Notes for Technical Objects (new) and
  Enhancements for Work Clearance Management (new).
• New function 'Electronic Logbook Data Exchange'.
• New function 'Pool Asset Management'.
• New portal function 'Takover and Handover of Technical Objects.'
• New function 'Environmental Compliance Integration'.
• Changes to Environment, Health & Safety components including; EH&S Expert (Changed), Open Content Connector OCC (Changed), Windows Wordprocessor Integration (WWI) (Changed), Standard Property Tree and Value Assignment Types (Enhanced), Dangerous Goods Processing (Changed), Hazardous Substance Management (Changed), Industrial Hygiene and Safety (Changed), Occupational Health (Changed), Specification Workbench (Changed), Inheritance (Changed), Substance Volume Tracking (Changed), Global Label Management (changed), Product Safety (Changed), Structure Changes in IMG for EH&S, Waste Management (Changed).
• Enhancements to 'Project System' including; Project Builder - Enhancements, ProMan Enhancements, Forecast Workbench, Progress Tracking, Easy Cost Planning, Access Control List, Progress Analysis Workbench, Business Add-Ins for Calculation in the Project System, Project System Material Component, Change Inherited Settlement Rules and Determine WBS Account Assignment at MRP Area Level.
• New function 'Quality Management Extensions'
• New function 'RE/FM Earmarked Funds'

Travel & Transportation

• New function 'Interchangeability based on SCM'.
• New function 'Material Exchange with ATP Check'.
• New function 'FFF Class for Product Data Replication'.

Retail

• New function 'Retail, Cross-Docking Interface'.
• New function 'Retail, Global Data Synchronization'.
• New function 'Retail, Instore Food Production'.
• New function 'Retail, Retail Method of Accounting'.
• New function 'Retail, Store & Multichannel 2'.

Wholesale Distribution

• New function 'Agency Business 2' including; Additional Functions for Agency Business and Extended Remuneration Lists From FI Documents.
• New function 'Commodity Management 2'.
• New function 'Compensation Management'.

Consumer Products

• New function 'CWM, Innovations in Logistics & Accounting'.
• New function 'Enhancement of the DSD Process'.

Defense & Security

• New function 'DFPS, Logistical Operational Support'.
• New function 'Item Unique Identification'.
• New function 'PSM, US Federal - PPA and Payments'.

End User Service Delivery

• New function 'Roles in SAP All-in-One'.
• New function 'CATS regular: cProjects Details'.
• New function 'CATS classic: cProjects Details'.
• New function 'HCM, ESS for Concurrent Employment and Global Employment'.
• New function 'HCM, ESS for Personal Information'.

Enterprise Asset Management

• New function 'Mobile Asset Management'.

Healthcare

• New function 'SAP Patient Management CV Italy'.

Higher Education & Research

• New accelerator package 'Student Lifecycle Management: Implementation Accelerator Package (IAP)' containing extensive functionality.
• New interface, 'Student Lifecycle Management: User Interface for Academic Advisor'.

Insurance

• New function 'Credentialing'.
• New function 'Incentive and Commission Management'.
• New function 'Portfolio Assignment'.
• New function 'Insurance: Collections/Disbursements 1'.
• New function 'Insurance Claim Handling'.
• New function 'Statutory Reporting for Insurance'.

Procurement & Logistics Execution

• New function 'Extended Warehouse Management Integration'.
• New roles for 'Trade, Warehouse Operations Manager'.
• New portal content for 'buyer' through the new function 'Business Package for Buyer'.
• New function 'Returnable Packaging Logistics'.
• New operations available in 'Operations, Enterprise Services 2' including; Area ERP Cross and Area ERP Logistics.
• New function 'Integration of SCM and SAP ERP'.

Professional Services

• New user interface for 'Billing Request Editor'.

Public Sector

• New function 'Item Hierarchies' for procurement documents.
• New function 'Shopping Cart Commitment'.
• New function 'PSCD, Collections Management'.
• Grantor integration with Collections and Disbursements.
• New function 'Tax Return Processing'
• New function 'PSM, Sales Order Services'.
• New function 'Expenditure Certification'.
• New function 'PSM-FM, Funds Management'.
• New functions in 'Grantee Management' including; Budget Splitting Rule Enhancement, Subtractive Cost Sharing Method, IDC Calculation from and to Grantee's contribution, Accrual and Deferral Calculation and Posting, Revaluation and Currency Conversion Enhancement and Archiving.
• New function 'Financial Integration with EA-PS'.
• New function 'Pricing Arrangements for EA-PS Integration'.
• New function 'Grantor Integration (AP/AR)'.
• Enhancements to 'U.S. Federal - Reimbursable Orders'.
• New function 'U.S. Federal: Business Partner Network'.
• Enhancements to the USFG solution.
• New function 'Debt Management' available for the USFG solution.
• New function 'Period of Performance' available for the USFG solution.
• Enhancements to the 'PPA and Payments' components of the USFG solution.

Sales & Service

• New function 'Logistics, Commodity Pricing Engine in SD and MM'.
• New function 'Advanced Order Processing and Billing'.
• Enhancements to the 'Sales & Distribution' components including; Improved integration of archived bills into business processes and Improved rebate processing.

Analytics

• New function 'Financials, Group Closing, Compliance'.
• New BI reports in function 'Reporting Financials'.
• New function 'HCM, Talent Management Analytics 1'.

Oil & Gas

• Business Function Basis (COM) and Business Function Basis, two technical functions which are prerequisites for other functionality.
• New function 'Commodity Management and Bulk Transports'.
• New function 'Joint Venture Cutback, Validation, Reporting'.
• New function 'Remote Logistics Management 1'.

Product Development & Manufacturing

• Enhancements to the 'Manufacturing Information System' including; Enhancements in the Collective Displays of Material Requirements Planning, Evaluation of Range-of-Coverage Data, Mass-Extraction of Planning Data, Enhancements in Order Report and Enhancements in Order Info System and Mass Processing.
• New function 'Browser-Based PI Sheet'.
• New function 'Shift Report Notes and Confirmation'.
• New function 'XSteps for Routing and Production Order'.
• New function 'cFolders Import and Export of MPNs'.
• New function 'PLM Recipe Management'.