Download - Presented by: Z Option and Excel4apps
ATUL PATANKAR[ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 2000
LINDA WILSON[ASUG INSTALLATION MEMBER MEMBER SINCE: 1999
JUERGEN LINDNER[SAP POINT OF CONTACT MEMBER SINCE: 1998
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] Improve Your Business Processes: Upload Financial Transactions and
Report from SAP Without Ever Leaving Excel!
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Agenda – In This Session…
Z Option Information
Excel4apps Information
GLSU and GL Wand Demos
Q&A
Wrap-Up
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Learning Objectives
Learn how you can streamline financial data entry from Excel directly into SAP (using GLSU from Z Option) and then be able to immediately report on posted results (using GL Wand from Excel4apps), without ever leaving Excel.
See how financial data can be uploaded into SAP using a flexible, configurable spreadsheet interface.
Learn how to automate monthly uploads.
Observe how data can be extracted from SAP to Excel in real time.
Experience the difference between static vs. flexible ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
Discover how to accelerate month-end processing and error resolution.
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Welcome
Spreadsheet Integration For the SAP Professional
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Tim CurtinSolution Specialist
Presenter
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About us
• Located in Lewisville, Texas (Near Dallas, TX – U.S.)
• Formed in 1998 by accountants and programmers
• SAP software solutions partner
• Customers of all sizes and industries, worldwide
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Customers
For a more complete list of our customers, visit www.zoption.com
Z Option has hundreds of customers with thousands of users worldwide.
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Software Tools
• GLSU
• Budget Loader
• EzySolutions
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Software Tools
• Powerful, flexible, user- friendly solutions
• Reduce support and development costs
• GLSU uses standard SAP authorizations
• Start posting documents in a few hours with a free Remote Installation Service
• Free Trial
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Current Challenges
Non-flexible upload tool
Large external file uploads
Errors on large journal entries
SAP upgrade
Mergers/acquisitions
New implementations
Month-end closing process
Multiple currencies
Cross company postings
Multiple vendors
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Key Features of GLSU
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GLSU Common Uses
Customer Success Stories: http://www.zoption.com/myfiles-c8-Success_Stories.aspx
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Customer Comments
“With GLSU, we save time and money.” – FI Project Manager
“We’ll have been using GLSU for two years and I cannot tell you what a positive impact it has had on our finance users.” –
Director
“Since implementing GLSU, we’ve managed to achieve our goal of a [much shorter] closing, down from 8 weeks.” – ICT Officer,
FI Unit
“There is simply no limit to how you can use GLSU if you’re familiar with Excel.” – SAP Business Analyst
“We use GLSU to improve overall productivity.” – Senior Accountant
“SAP is dynamic, my clients’ businesses are dynamic, and they need dynamic tools like GLSU.” – Independent SAP Consultant
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Welcome
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Ryan SchmidtTerritory Manager
Presenter
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About us
• Founded 2004• >420 customers, >10000
Users• >60 countries• Largest installed base is NA• HQ: Sydney, Australia• NA Offices: Raleigh &
Pittsburgh
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• Finance users demand highly productive review, modelling and
distribution interface.
• Have MS Excel on desktop and can use it.
Define Execute Review Distribute
Reporting cycle
Currently
• Changing requirements
• Specialist Report Painter / Writer skills
• Report Painter limitations e.g., charting
• Loss of productivity
Monthly Reporting
• Time to log on
• Time to query
• Time to convert to distribute
• User frustration
Ad hoc Enquiries
Many organizations employing dual SAP & Microsoft strategies
• No out of the box SAP Excel integration
• Manual refresh process / retype
• Iterative export / imports
• Loss of productivity
• User frustration
SAP Excel integration
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Define Execute Review Distribute
Reporting cycle
GL Wand for SAP
• Use custom functions to retrieve
balances
• Copy / Paste to edit report definitions
• Highly productive
Monthly Reports
• Fast query to resolution
• Drill to details
• Distribute information
• Reduced frustration
Ad hoc Enquiry
• Innovative reporting tool built around finance role in
organizations running SAP
• Installs in minutes
• Easy to use
• .Net connector direct to SAP
• SAP sign on / security
• Range / Sheet / Workbook refreshable on demand
• Report built @ cell level
SAP Excel integration
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ERP Systems(Oracle, SAP, JDE, PS)
Business Intelligence Tools
(e.g., Hyperion, Business Obj.)
ETL Process
Datawarehouse
Data Cubes
Periodically Updated(e.g., weekly, monthly)
Data transformation
(summarized, filtered)
Transactional Data
(GL, AP, AR, FA, PO)
Executive Information for strategic decisions
Reports Dashboards Graphics
Microsoft Excel
DatasheetsReal-Time Data
Drill-Down Capability
Reports
Dashboards
Graphics
Business Intelligence(Hyperion, OBIEE, Business Objects, etc.)
Operational IntelligenceOperational Information for Daily Analysis
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Architecture
Excel Add-in
Client PC
Read only access
Remote PC upgrades
WAN support
GL Wand for SAP v1.1 (Excel Add-in)
MySAP Technology
RFC LayerSAP connector for Microsoft .NET v2.01
Microsoft .NET environment
Installed as aTransport
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History
SAP ERP
SAP Version ECC 5.0 ECC 6.0, 4.7
Connectivity options
SAP connector for
Microsoft.Net v2.01
SAP connector for
Microsoft.Net v2.01
GL Wand versions
Compatible
1.10 1.152.003.45
MS Office requirements
Office 2000Office 2003Office 2007Office 2010
Office 2000Office 2003Office 2007Office 2010
Brief product history
Mar-03 Proof of concept releasedSep-04 First sale to listed Investment
Bank, Schroders, running Oracle 11i
Jan-06 GL Wand 3.00 series releasedwith HTTP framework
Feb-07 GL Wand 3.20 - Twenty Three New features including Office2007 support
Dec-07 GL Wand 3.50 – Thirty Three enhancements
Aug-09 GL Wand for SAP V1.0for “New GL”
Nov-09 GL Wand for SAP v1.1Jan-10 Sales Wand for SAP v1.1
April 10 SAP Certified Integration with SAP Applications
May 11 Support for 4.7 included from GLW 1.15
Feb 12 Version 3.45
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Customers
NATOAdcock Ingram
Al Fahim EnterprisesAuscott Limited
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Avista CorpAvtec Limited
Bank of Scotland TreasuryBartter Enterprises Pty LtdBateman Projects Limited
Bossini Enterprises LimitedBrick Warehouse
Capital Finance Australia LimitedCell C (Pty) LTd
Clark CountyCochlear Ltd
Coogee ChemicalsDepartment of Indigenous Affairs (DIA)
Destination Hotels & ResortsDHL Excel Supply Chain Singapore Pte Ltd
Edgars Consolidated Stores LtdEllerine Furnishers (PTY) Ltd
Epol a Division of Rainbow FarmsEuramax Exterior Products
GeratechGFI Group Inc
Glatfelter Insurance Group
Harmony Gold Mining Pty LtdHBO Films
Indianapolis Airport AuthorityInsurance Commission of Western Australia (ICWA)
Integro Insurance BrokersInternet Solutions
ITV PlcJSC Severstal
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line)KnappKPMG
Lancashire County CouncilLancashire Fire & Rescue
Lancashire Police AuthorityLouisville Metro Government
MasterCard InternationalMB Petroleum Services LLC
Mediacom Communications CorpMediMediaMetrobus
Multiplex LimitedNational Health Laboratory Service
NATO CIS Services AgencyNetwork Ten
Nextel Communications Argentina SANorth-West UniversityOptium Corporation
Paramount Citrus Association (PCA)Paramount Farms
Parliament of VictoriaPAS Technologies
Perry Equipment CorpRed Rock Consulting Pty Ltd
ResmedRoll International
Rural Ambulance VictoriaSamimSARCC
Schroders Investment Management LimitedSchweitzer Mauduit Intl Inc
SITA (Pty) LtdSouth African Tourism
SpectraneticsThe British Library
The University of MelbourneTourism Australia
University of JohannesburgUniversity of the WitwatersrandUniversity of Western Sydney
Vodacom (Pty) LtdVW Credit Inc
WesbankWesfarmers Energy Limited
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
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Demonstration
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Wrap Up
With GLSU and GL Wand: Simply and efficiently generate reports and inquiries
from SAP Financial (FI) modules using Excel with full drill down to transactional details
Improve the efficiency of financial data entry functions – including cutover data, FI postings, and vendor invoice processing – directly from Excel to SAP and even enhance your SAP environment by posting more than 1,000 lines and multiple documents from one worksheet, and attaching source documents in SAP
Start streamlining your accounting processes for better error resolution, improved data accuracy, reduced time and effort, and a shorter month-end close cycle
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Looking For More Information?
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Z Option: GLSU
Schedule a No-Obligation
WebEx Demo – one hour
www.zoption.com
Set Up Your Free 30-day Trial
Excel4apps: GL Wand
Schedule an Online Demonstration
http://www.excel4apps.com/sap
Try GL Wand free for a 30-day Trial
Next Steps
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