Searching for unusual posting texts in SAP

Performing a check for unusual posting texts is one kind of standard analysis within the framework of Journal Entry Testing (JET). In this blog article, we will show you two possible analyses to get a quick overview of how posting texts are being handled in SAP. What is considered to be unusual and what is not is […]

8 risk categories and an audit approach for a social media audit

Theory and practice are often two very different things. This is why, Dr. Urban Becker, Head of Auditing at Melitta, has developed a procedure model for the auditing of social media. In collaboration with various experts in auditing and social media, eight risk categories that need to be taken into account in any social media […]

Social media audit – Ready for your first shitstorm?

Social media has long since made its arrival in companies. But, for quite some time now, the emphasis has no longer been on the networking of users. Many companies have discovered the possibilities of using social media for their own purposes, e.g. for HR recruiting. In the meantime, a huge industry has grown up around […]

Nothing lasts forever – then again perhaps recurring entries in SAP actually do?

Nothing lasts forever, you might think. But today we are going to be talking about recurring entries. In many places, SAP offers the option of automating repetitive activities and thus minimizing the expense of, for example, the monthly posting of rent. This all sounds very good and helpful at first glance, but where there is […]

Journal Entry Testing: Completely happy or unhappy gaps?

Journal Entry Testing (JET) examines the very basic requirements of accounting, the “Foundations of Accounting”, so to speak. In this blog post, we want to take a closer look at these basic requirements and show how, with SQL in your SAP, you can quickly and easily check whether document numbers are unique and whether they […]

How to use credit memos to break down your liquidity planning

Energy companies that provide reimbursements for the electricity generated by solar systems and wind farms or companies with many suppliers, e.g. those from the automotive sector and in online trading, now make extensive use of credit memos to make their task easier. But what are the potential pitfalls of this? In this article, we show […]