This is the first guide that provides the practical and technical details needed to understand and use the Document Management System in SAP effectively. Project managers and lead consultants, project team members, and functional users will learn all of the information they need to know in order to understand, configure, and use SAP DMS in real-world settings. It teaches users how to capitalize on these tools to increase efficiency over the massive amounts of documents and paperwork that can be connected to each job, and provides practical, in-depth information on the configurations needed to link customer’s objectives with the appropriate SAP tool.
This book provides clear, step-by-step instructions on how to use and configure SAP DMS using real-world examples and SAP screenshots and graphics throughout.
The book takes readers through the details of SAP DMS in a logical way – starting with an overview of what SAP DMS is, what its requirements are, and how to plan for it. It then moves on to cover DMS functions and configuration details. The book ends by explaining the DMS workflow, the different front ends of DMS, CAD integration, and BADIs and User exits.
Eric Stajda
Eric has over 15 years of industry experience in software programming, project management, and technical and business process consulting services. He was among the original SAP PLM consulting group members based in the Americas, and today is one of the leading platinum-level SAP PLM consultants worldwide. Eric has helped customers find and implement solutions in a variety of industries, including automotive, high-tech, pharmaceuticals, discrete manufacturing, and oil and gas. He is a regular speaker at SAP conferences, including ASUG, SAP Insider, and SAPPHIRE.
Document management, DMS Data management, data source SAP infrastructure content server, index server, conversion server Vault, business processes, front end lifecycle, workflow check-in, version, revision attributes, language, status network, history, searching configure, DMS security workflow, front end, integrating, CAD