SAP Enhancement Pack 7

New FeaturesOctober 2016

What is SAP Enhancement Pack 7 Upgrade?

● Major technical upgrade of SAP system ● Keep current with SAP’s product support versions● Set foundation for new technology offering such as Fiori

mobile apps and HANA database● Has new functionality but will need to review with

business departments to determine which ones to implement● Scheduled Go-Live on weekend of October 8, 2016

What’s New?

New Export Functionality

New Spreadsheet Export Formats

● Additional formats available to download data

● Existing format is still available

Use existing optionIf using existing spreadsheet functionality, select option “In Existing XXL Format”.

Save Selected FormatDo not check this box. Once this box is checked you will not be able to change spreadsheet format.

New Spreadsheet Export Formats (cont.)

List Export Option

“Spreadsheet” replaced by “Text with Tabs”

Before Upgrade After Upgrade

New Spreadsheet Export Formats (cont.)

Text with Tabs Option

1. Default filename format is text (.txt)

2. Can also be used to export to spreadsheet format .xls.

3. When the pop-up appears after Text with Tab option is selected, change the file extension in the “File Name” field from .txt to .xls

New Spreadsheet Export Formats (cont.)

Other Changes

Before Upgrade After Upgrade

Open New SAP Windows

Display List of Split Documents

● New feature in FB03 (Document Display) allows user to list related split documents.

● Posting with more than 900 lines such as payroll posting are split into multiple documents.

New field on FV50, FV60 & FV70

● New field for Document currency on input screen

● No impact as only one currency used

● Can be left unchecked or checked

Procurement Changes

Shopping Cart

Shopping Cart

Search Criteria has been enhanced to include filtering options such as “is less than”, “is greater than”, etc.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Shopping Cart (Cont.)

The Shopping Cart pane command buttons remain frozen and the screen at the bottom has been removed.

Previous Shopping cart pane were at the top and bottom.

Shopping Cart New Features

The Manage Commands are now in a hyperlink format. Previously, the commands were in button format.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Shopping Cart New Features (Cont.)

The Delivery Search allows users to select from the dropdown any field available in the search criteria (i.e., Building Code that contains the Storage Location number).

Shopping Cart (Cont.)

Fields have been re-arranged in the Item Data tab.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Shopping Cart (Cont.)

The Total Values may be frozen by clicking on the Settings option.

Then click on Basic Settings and check the “Allow Horizontal Scrolling”

Shopping Cart (Cont.)

The shopping cart fields now retains previously entered values and uses retained values to propose values on subsequent entries as characters are entered.

Purchase Order

Purchase Order New Features

The purchase order command buttons are now hyperlink format.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Purchase Order (Cont.)

Similar to the Shopping Cart, Search Criteria has been enhanced to include filtering options such as “is less than”, is greater than”, etc.

Purchase Order (Cont.)

The PO pane command button is frozen and the button pane has been removed.

The previous command buttons were at the top and bottom.

Purchase Order (Cont.)

Purchase order fields have been re-arranged.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Purchase Order (Cont.)

The Total Values may be frozen by clicking on the Settings.

Then click on Basic Settings and check the “Allow Horizontal Scrolling”

Purchase Order (Cont.)

The purchase order fields now retains previously entered values and uses retained values to propose values on subsequent entries as characters are entered.

Purchase Order (Cont.)

The Refresh button has been replaced with refresh icon .

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

Goods Receipt

Goods Receipt

Description changed from “Quantity Received” to “GR Quantity”.

After Upgrade Before Upgrade

MAC Users with Citrix

MAC OS Sierra with Citrix

Issue: The current Citrix receiver does not work with the new MAC OS Sierra.

Solution: MAC users who installed the new MAC OS Sierra will need to download the new receiver via link below, uninstall the old, and install the new receiver. https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/mac/receiver-for-mac-latest.html

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