"SAP capabilities for
generating impressive customer documents are very limited",
was the opinion of a German ISIS customer talking about
the status quo of his SAP business documents.
Impressive Business Documents
for SAP R/2 and R/3
At a time when information exchange with customers
via electronic media is dominating the marketplace,
printed business documents are still the primary vehicle
for providing a corporate image to customers. Expectations
for high quality color documents are
rising because of PC and inkjet color printers.
In general, business documents should not only be designed
for clarity and understanding, but also for marketing
purposes. Ideally, the inclusion of information is aligned
to the customer situation and not random. By including
individual marketing messages and inserting promotional
materials, considerable savings in postage and handling
expenses can be achieved.
Papyrus provides a total solution for SAP business
documents. Impressive documents, that are easy to read,
are rapidly developed from SAP data. Printing can take
place on any platform with the printer of your choice.
Bundling and merging of pages from SAP with other document
applications is fully supported to optimize mailing
operations and postal discounts. Archiving and distribution
are available in a variety of media, including CD-ROM
and the Internet.
An integrated solution
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Maintain the corporate image through standard
document design |
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Fast and flexible development of documents
on a graphical workstation - no coding required |
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Document format is platform and printer independent |
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Conditional placement of marketing information |
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Dynamic generation of chart graphics from
data |
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Viewing, printing, faxing and e-mailing of
documents |
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Electronic forms to reduce printing and handling
costs |
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Integrated archiving and Internet distribution |
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Adding OMR and barcodes |
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Distribution of documents using CD-ROM |
 The
Solution
The WYSIWYG Papyrus Designer on Windows or OS/2 provides
the interface to the SAP business data, the definition
of the document logic and the graphical document layout.
The formatting engine Papyrus DocEXEC allows high speed
document production on eleven different platforms. The
generated document format is independent of the platform
and printer hardware. At time of print, Papyrus Print
Services offer a transparent conversion to all common
laser printers on the market. Furthermore, the same
electronic document can be archived and presented on
the Web. Output management functions are achieved by
adding OMR and barcodes.
The Benefits of Papyrus
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Substantial time and money savings due to
user friendly graphical design |
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Re-use of document elements for different
applications |
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Include marketing messages |
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Improve understanding of content by presenting
the data with a chart |
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No programming in SAP is needed |
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Printer and platform independence |
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Elimination of preprinted forms |
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Perfect viewing of documents and printing
of documents on the Client PC |
Many of the worldwide SAP users have successfully implemented
Papyrus as their corporate document solution. For more
information on Papyrus and SAP, review the detailed
implementation report by GPU
Energy. |
