Our Meta Manager product helps business users view and understand the vast amount of meta data in the enterprise. It also enables the generation of meta data in various formats to load into downstream applications. The creation of meta data systematically replaces many of the manual processes that could introduce errors or inconsistencies in the data.
We also have a Meta Manager plugin for SAP's Enterprise Profitably Management suite which provides robust documentation about the business decisions and use of driver data to arrive at final cost and profitability information among activities, resources, and departments.
Activity Based costing models deliver a great deal of value to organizations through the proper allocation of costs. However, these models are often difficult to explain to the stakeholders since they operate like a “black box” in some cases. This often makes buy-in throughout the organization more difficult especially among those shouldering greater portions of the allocated costs.
The SAP EPP plugin pulls the veil off of the black box and exposes the logic of the model to all. It provides a clear way to communicate the methods used to allocate costs and produces the transparency lacking in many ABC solutions today. The SAP EPP plugin is designed for documenting SAP's EPM Suite models currently.
In addition to documenting the model for others to see, it provides an easy validation that the model architecture is implemented correctly as well as providing historical comparisons between models to identify changes.
The SAP EPP can be provided as a service which is completely web based and requires no software installation on your computers or servers.
If you have a large scale ABC implementation and would like an in-house version of the Meta Manager and plugin, the software is capable of running on most hardware and operating systems today. We provide assistance in the setup of the application if desired or you can choose to install and configure on your own.