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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Strategies for the Setup and Adoption of Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover best practices and strategies for encouraging long-term user adoption of Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5397&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:26:32 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Apply Campaign Automation to Third-Party Marketing Service Providers]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover how to facilitate a simple automated campaign for campaign enrollment. In this example, a sample third-party marketing company handles email delivery and response handling.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5395&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:16:22 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Save Time and Money in the Interaction Center with Address Validation and Duplicate Check ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the most common — and most costly — issues facing large organizations today is keeping customer master data accurate and clean. Duplicate customer records and other dirty data produce a fragmented view of the customer and can cost organizations millions of dollars annually. Learn how to enable address validation and duplicate checks in the Interaction Center coupled with SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality Management to avoid creating duplicate and inaccurate customer master data. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5390&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:46:08 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Automate Your Interaction Center with CTI Call Attached Data]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how you can enable the transfer of call attached data to the interaction record, which allows your agents to easily access call-relevant information. Learn how to reduce call processing time by defaulting input fields with values the telephony environment collects automatically. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5379&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:31:45 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Improve SAP CRM Processes with Customer-Material Information Records  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In a business-to-business scenario, distributors or resellers typically place orders using their own material numbers — not those of the manufacturer. This feature is often overlooked on most Web sites, but it is a touch of personalization that allows customers to transact more quickly online due to their familiarity with their own products. Enabling customers to search for and place orders using their own product numbers not only increases productivity but also improves customer satisfaction. Find out how you can use customer-material information records to streamline SAP CRM processes such as order entry and product searches if you have sales-area-dependent customer part numbers.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5355&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:24:13 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Use ABAP to Import Decision Table Entries for Business Rule Framework Plus  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Some standard SAP CRM applications, such as Loyalty Management and Territory Management, use SAP’s Business Rule Framework plus (BRFplus), a native ABAP-based business rules engine. One of the expressions you can use in BRFplus rules is a decision table that allows you to fill in configuration entries using the CRM WebClient UI. Find out how you can do this quickly and directly from your ABAP program instead of adding entries one by one. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5354&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:58:43 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[What Every SAP CRM Professional Needs to Know about Sybase Mobile Sales  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM allows SAP customers to run SAP CRM business processes on Windows Mobile and the iPhone. It is the first solution that allows customers to leverage one landscape to run SAP CRM on these mobile devices, and it is deeply integrated with SAP. Find out what functionality the application offers and the technical requirements for it. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5345&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:32:47 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Defensive Programming: Protect Against RFC Disconnects ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP CRM often uses SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) to store planning data associated with marketing plans and opportunities. When coding mass updates, it is sometimes necessary to update objects in both SAP CRM and SAP NetWeaver BW. This is accomplished via Remote Function Calls (RFCs). Depending on how long the processing takes, the RFC connection between the systems may time out. Learn about a technique to eliminate the chance that the RFC connection will time out.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5349&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:22:19 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Access Control Engine 7.0 Concepts and Troubleshooting]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how the Access Control Engine (ACE) is operated from the technical perspective, with a focus on important tables in your system. Read a step-by-step troubleshooting guide and learn about ACE design considerations and user interaction analysis. Also, find tips for handling large sets of data and changes that can occur when you upgrade SAP CRM.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5260&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:26:45 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Setting Up Access Control Engine 7.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn the concepts and architecture behind Access Control Engine (ACE) 7.0. Follow step-by-step configuration and coding instructions on setting up the ACE from start to finish. Find out everything you need to configure in your system using a simple but common example. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5258&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:40:30 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tips for Customizing Your CRM WebClient UI Header Area]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In this excerpt from Michael Füchsle and Matthias Zierke’s SAP PRESS book <i>SAP CRM Web Client Customizing and Development</i>, available at www.sap-press.com, learn how to enhance your CRM WebClient’s header area to make it more user-friendly and efficient. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5248&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:39:43 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Deliver Actionable Alerts from SAP NetWeaver BW to SAP CRM with Alert Management]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Together, SAP CRM and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse can monitor the quality of service you are giving your customers and alert you about critical problems through Alert Management. Discover how to prevent delays in critical situation processing by reducing the time between discovering and responding to problems.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5246&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:07:29 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: Your Guide to the Major CRM WebClient UI Framework Enhancements in SAP Enhancement Package 1]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn about some of new CRM WebClient UI Framework features and tools that come with SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0, and discover how they help enhance usability and efficiency for both your end users and your IT department. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5232&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 13:12:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Cloud Computing for SAP CRM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn background information on cloud computing deployment models and see how to select a cloud service to meet your on-demand service requirements. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5230&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:04:06 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Deploy New Features in the CRM WebClient UI with These Easy Steps  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn two tips for the CRM WebClient UI in SAP CRM 7.0: how to customize product proposals with SAP ERP sales quotes and order types in a flexible and easy way, and how to facilitate smoother sales and service orders by integrating the product catalog into the CRM WebClient UI.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5212&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010 10:55:44 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Use the E-mail Response Management System to Manage Opt-Out Requests  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[When you use SAP CRM Marketing to send out an email marketing campaign, you should offer a way for recipients to opt out of subsequent emails from your company. Learn how to provide this functionality using standard HTML commands to generate opt-out requests and the E-mail Response Management System to process these requests and automatically update a marketing attribute.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5196&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:03:17 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Simplify CRM Middleware Monitoring with the Central Monitoring Cockpit: Part 2]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out how to use the Monitoring Cockpit to comprehensively monitor CRM Middleware, especially as it relates to monitoring tools, statistics, and background jobs.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5182&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:07:48 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Avoid Losing Valuable Sales and Customer Data by Using Backup and Recovery in Depth]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out why multiple, in-depth layers of recovery parameters are more effective than a single layer when backing up and recovering SAP CRM data, business processes, and event logs.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5180&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Apr 2010 16:20:20 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Launch Thick Client Applications from a CRM WebClient UI Business Role]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how you can enhance your CRM WebClient UI business roles to launch thick client applications installed in a user’s desktop from the business role navigation bar. With this enhancement, you can make your SAP CRM business role the central homepage from which users can launch applications without extensive knowledge of the technology platform behind it.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5135&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:31:50 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Use Configuration Parameters to Control CRM WebClient UI Functionalities ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In SAP CRM 7.0, you can control some of the CRM WebClient UI features — such as disabling the export to Microsoft Excel on the search results — using certain configuration parameters and eliminate the need for development. This allows you to configure business roles according to the requirements of various groups of users with different preferences. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5106&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:17:16 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Improve Customer Service with Self-Service Scenarios in SAP BCM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Achieve cost savings and increased customer service efficiency with self-service scenarios in the SAP Business Communications Management (SAP BCM) Interactive Voice Response System (IVR). Learn how it can help your customers quickly check account balances, activate or deactivate accounts, and make a payment. Self-service scenarios also help you reallocate and refocus your customer service agents on more high-priority tasks that require human intervention.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5102&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:19:30 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: SAP CRM and WFO: A Combination for Achieving Customer Centricity Across an Enterprise  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[While the SAP CRM application and workforce optimization (WFO) software have existed separately for years, some organizations are now connecting the two technologies and business processes. Learn how together they can provide greater visibility into customer service processes, workforce performance, and customer intelligence. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5082&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:22:56 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Defend Mobile SAP CRM Systems with Defense in Depth  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to defend SAP CRM applications on a smartphone or a handheld device (with BlackBerry Sales Client as a specific example), and see why multiple layers of defense are more effective than a single layer when you use the defense-in-depth model. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5078&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:42:26 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Eliminate Bottlenecks When You Access Data in the CRM WebClient UI  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[These tips and best practices can enhance the performance of your CRM WebClient user interface in a client-server network environment. Learn strategic and valuable pointers that will help you avoid network performance pitfalls.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5075&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:12:34 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Learn the Foundations of Calculating Sales Opportunity Chances ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP CRM offers a flexible and easy-to-implement mechanism for opportunity qualification based on questionnaires you can configure to follow your company's particular sales methodology. Learn about the logic behind the calculated chance of success that can help steer and better focus the use of resources during a sales pursuit.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5046&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:06 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Strategies to Overcome SAP CRM User Adoption Challenges  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how the Port of San Diego struggled with user adoption after the implementation of SAP CRM. Learn some of the expected (as well as unexpected) risks that an organization can encounter after introducing new software such as SAP CRM, and read about techniques to help end users embrace it.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5044&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:43:21 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Top 10 CRM Expert Articles for 2009 ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Here's a list of the most popular articles that you accessed in 2009. Popular topics this year included SAP CRM 2007, SAP CRM 7.0, and the CRM WebClient user interface (UI), among others. Congratulations to John Burton and Ned Falk, who each had two articles on the list this year. You can click the titles of the articles to view them. (Note that you must have a CRM Expert subscription to view the full articles.)]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5032&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:54:45 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Simplify CRM Middleware Monitoring with the Central Monitoring Cockpit]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how you can use the monitoring cockpit accessible via transaction SMWP to comprehensively monitor CRM Middleware. In particular, you will learn how to monitor generation information, runtime information, and systems settings.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=5023&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:52:04 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Resource Planning Application Guides Service Demands Through to Fulfillment  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how companies are applying the resource planning application (RPA) in SAP CRM to meet the demands of their service delivery process. Learn about its key components, the information you need to maintain to assist in the Resource Scheduling Process, and the selection of resources in conjunction with Microsoft Outlook (groupware) integration. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4953&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:46:48 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: A Guide to Implementing Screen Pop for the Employee Interaction Center  ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Employee Interaction Center (EIC) provides unique challenges for implementing screen pop, the automated display of a caller's data on the agent's screen. Learn how to overcome them and achieve efficient call handling in your organization’s HR shared services contact center.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4950&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:11:04 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Set Up CRM Feeds in SAP CRM 7.0 For Easy Alerts ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A new feature in SAP CRM 7.0, the CRM Feed functionality, sends alerts about changes on a user's home page. Learn how it is implemented in SAP CRM 7.0, the necessary configuration steps, and the available customizations.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4952&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:57:17 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: Seamlessly Integrate Non-CRM Business Users into an Email-Based Process]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to combine SAP business workflow with the E-Mail Response Management System to integrate non-SAP CRM users into an automated workflow using email.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4943&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:13:11 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gain Insight into the Foundations of Pricing in SAP CRM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn tips and tricks on how to navigate through important configuration settings and functions that make up pricing in SAP CRM, which is an important functionality that drives sales processes in various SAP systems.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4918&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:01:56 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: Enhance SAP CRM Business Objects to Create Custom Workflows]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Standard business object types allow you to build workflows based on their functionality. However, you might encounter situations in which the available functionality of the objects does not fit your organization’s needs. Learn how business object types can be enhanced in SAP CRM 7.0 to support your specific business requirements for automated SAP Business Workflow processes.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4895&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:30 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: Three Enhancements to the CRM WebClient UI Framework]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Gain insight into three of the new CRM WebClient UI features and tools that come with SAP CRM 7.0 and enhance usability and efficiency.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4882&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:03:58 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Enhance Screens Effortlessly in SAP CRM 7.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The new CRM WebClient UI introduced in SAP CRM 7.0 offers a flexible and adaptable user interface that enables companies to deploy the application more rapidly. Professionals with little or no technical experience can now make changes to screen layouts without requiring any programming. The new user interface can expedite the design and prototype of a solution, consequently reducing the implementation time for SAP CRM applications.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4879&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:59:52 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Route Ticket Dispatches and Escalations Automatically]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In this excerpt from John Burton’s SAP PRESS book, Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction Center, discover one of the ways that the Rule Modeler can be used within the SAP CRM Interaction Center: to route service tickets to the responsible agent or agent group.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4872&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:41:17 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ensure Consistent Customer Service with Interactive Scripts]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In this excerpt from John Burton’s SAP PRESS book, Maximizing Your SAP CRM Interaction Center, learn about interactive scripts and how they can help your agents provide your customers with the best and most consistent customer service experience possible.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4870&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:31:50 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Prevent a Data Disaster with Backup, Restore, and Recovery Strategies]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Review some best practices that should be adopted when you plan and implement a strategy for data protection in an SAP CRM system landscape.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4843&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 9:16:49 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Adopt Data Management Strategies to Optimize SAP CRM 7.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Effective data management and appropriate configuration settings go a long way to combat the effect that high data growth in database tables has on system performance. Learn how to manage SAP CRM tables that are vulnerable to high volume data growth by leveraging data management best practices and customization settings to enhance the performance of your SAP CRM 7.0 system. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4802&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:30:33 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Verify Email Campaign Executions]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[After you build a target group and execute an email campaign, you want to be sure the process ran correctly. Follow these steps to include an internal email address in your target group so that you receive the campaign in the same way as your external recipients.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4797&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:53 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP CRM 7.0: Take Advantage of Web 2.0 Technologies in the CRM WebClient UI]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Web 2.0 has become an integral part of the CRM WebClient UI in SAP CRM 7.0. Three Web 2.0 concepts in particular, AJAX, widgets, and drag and drop, illustrate the use of state-of-the-art Internet technology in the CRM WebClient UI. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4794&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:38:53 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Customize the Layout of the Interaction Center Context Area in SAP CRM 7.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to easily change the default branding (brand logo and message) and layout of the context area in the Interaction Center with SAP CRM 7.0 using simple configuration — without any code modification.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=4783&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:36:26 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Take Advantage of New Sales and Service Functionality in SAP CRM 7.0]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Discover how upgrading to SAP CRM 7.0 can provide you with new tools to help your sales and service teams. Additions in this release include the ability to display expired contracts and the ability to create ERP quotes.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4574&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:32:44 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Strategies for Accessing the CRM WebClient UI ]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[You have different options when it comes to launching the CRM WebClient UI and then launching the correct business role. Most options apply to both SAP CRM 2007 and the newer SAP CRM 7.0. Knowing when each option should be used simplifies testing and support.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4567&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:12:32 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[A Roadmap to Success for Your CRM Projects]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Before setting out on an implementation of SAP CRM, consider crucial tips, tricks, and lessons learned in this excerpt from George Fratian’s SAP PRESS book <em>Planning Your SAP CRM Implementation</em>. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[ http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4560&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:12:10 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Going Global? Update Your Web Shop Text Fields in 10 Minutes Without Modifying Source Code]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A small enhancement to the SAP E-Commerce text process allows you to make it easier to adjust static Web text, such as the text on buttons. This gives you the opportunity to implement a custom translation process that fits your individual requirements, enabling global companies to provide the same Web experience to all customers, regardless of language. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4510&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 9:40:40 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Increase the Effectiveness of Your Marketing Campaigns with Deduplication]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP CRM Marketing allows you to build target groups so that you can send campaigns to large distribution lists. A deduplication method ensures that each business partner is contacted just once for any given campaign.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4496&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:22:23 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Easily Assess Your IC Agents’ Performance with Audio Interaction Records]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[See how you can enhance your communication management software integration with Interaction Center to associate a call recording file with the corresponding interaction record in the activity clipboard. With this enhancement, you can play the recording by clicking a link in the activity clipboard. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4493&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:50:03 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Companies Use Service Management to Increase Revenue and Retain Customers]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out how companies are using different service delivery models — including service contracts and product service letters — to transform their service processes to maximize service revenues. In addition, take a look at service billing using CRM Billing and contract entitlements before and after service is provided. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4491&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:27:28 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Prevent Unwanted Changes to Sales Documents and Avoid Unhappy Customers]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[ make sure that sales quotations remain unchanged after you send them to your customer, you can set up SAP CRM to lock the sales quotation document for changes after the document is released. This ensures that the logistics and billing processes are followed according to the quotation copy sent to the customer. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4478&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:38:49 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ask the CRM Expert: Customize the Standard Toolbars in SAP CRM 2007 and 7.0 for Quick Access to Actions]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[You can enhance the standard toolbars in the new CRM WebClient UI overview pages to add new buttons to incorporate your own functionality, such as a print button. Find out the six steps you need to take to customize your SAP CRM toolbars.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4442&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:26:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Avoid Pitfalls When Setting Up the Agent Inbox in SAP CRM 2007]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The agent inbox in SAP CRM Interaction Center can be a centralized location to receive customer and supplier emails. An incoming email triggers a standard workflow, which routes the workflow object to your agent inbox. Find out the client-independent and client-dependent settings you need to make this work. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4436&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:22:24 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: A Simple (and Inexpensive) Way to Filter Your Customer List]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[If you want to view a list of customers who have a common attribute across product lines (e.g., a service plan), you can use existing filters in Segment Builder to sort your customers. This can often be a less expensive alternative to development and configuration.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4334&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:51:47 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Adjust the Marketing Planner Interface to Meet Your Needs]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out advanced methods to configure the screen layout and field properties on marketing plans and campaign documents by changing settings in Marketing Planner. In addition to the basic personal settings, you can also use modifiable and influencing fields as well as the CRM_MKTPL Business Add-In.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=4331&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:31:24 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Case Study: SAP CRM 2007 Helps Crestron Electronics Improve the Efficiency of Its Customer Returns Process]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Whether you are using an earlier version of SAP CRM or another legacy CRM system, conducting an upgrade to SAP CRM 2007 requires thorough planning. Find out how Crestron Electronics moved from a three-system service landscape (without any integration among systems) to a more efficient SAP ERP and SAP CRM service landscape. Review the six-phase roadmap and see how Crestron’s customer returns processes changed by incorporating SAP CRM 2007.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3798&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:17:18 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Hidden XCM Features Minimize Manual Web Channel Application Setup]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out how to simplify and speed up the setup of multiple Web Channel applications using the download and upload capabilities within Extended Configuration Management (XCM). Using XCM download and upload features helps you quickly set up multiple SAP CRM Web Channel applications for E-Selling or E-Service scenarios.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?session=&id=3766&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 9:49:22 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Activate Central Search Functionality in SAP CRM - It's Easier than You Think]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how you can activate the central search functionality in the CRM WebClient UI in SAP CRM 2007 without the need for portal integration.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3757&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:53:39 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Align Employee Business Partner Master Data Between SAP HR and SAP CRM]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[nizations that have both SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) and SAP CRM can set up their systems to share employee master data, thereby eliminating dual maintenance of employee data, master data errors, and inconsistencies. Follow step-by-step through the process from activating integration in SAP ERP HCM to replicating the employee master data from SAP ERP HCM to SAP CRM. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3738&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:27:04 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[SAP ICM Expands Your Commissions Possibilities to Enhance Sales Team Motivation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[One way to improve competitiveness is to implement incentive models that are tailored to specific business drivers. SAP Incentive and Commissions Management (ICM) provides an integrated platform to help you meet these requirements. Find out how to configure SAP CRM and SAP ERP Central Component to use ICM with your sales team.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3721&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:50:12 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Use Conditions in Mail Forms to Customize Email Content]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out how to easily customize the content of outbound email campaigns. You can use this technique to control the content of your outbound email messages based on any business partner field or marketing attribute. ]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?&id=3710&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:10:48 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Easy as 1-2-3: Set Up New Product Attribute Views in Just Minutes]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Take advantage of new functionality in the CRM WebClient UI in SAP CRM 2007 and SAP CRM 7.0 that allows you to quickly generate the views for new product attributes. You can do it in just three basic steps.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?&id=3697&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:33:30 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: BI Navigational Attributes Enable Dynamic Relationship Reporting]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence, navigational attributes allow you to support a dynamic organizational structure in SAP CRM areas such as Territory Management. See how your business intelligence team can 
use this type of master data attribute with your SAP CRM data, giving you more reporting options.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3694&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:49:42 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ERMS Email Escalation Notifications Help Prevent Frustrated Customers]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to configure SAP CRM to send automatic email notifications to your contact center supervisor when the initial response time for a customer email in the queue has been exceeded.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3685&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:49:35 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Interactive Report Wizard: Simple Reporting in a Flash]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Find out how you can use the new interactive report wizard, available in SAP CRM 2007, to create and share basic reports directly from SAP CRM.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3684&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:49:27 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Make Your Online Sales Screens Your Own]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Ensure that your users can easily read through your online sales screens by labeling fields with your own company-specific terminology, such as changing “sales group” to “sales block.” All it takes is a few simple 
steps.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3676&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:49:19 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Part 2: Drive Service Revenue Through Service Contract Management]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Service contract management in SAP CRM 2007 can address the needs of many diverse service contract scenarios. The various applications of service contract management are useful for driving revenue in an 
increasingly service-oriented business environment. Find out what the key business drivers are for service contract management and learn about the different components that comprise it.
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	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3668&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:56 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Seamlessly Create and Send Data from SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe to SAP CRM 7.0 via Email]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Gain insight into how you can build lean offline scenarios with SAP CRM 7.0 and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. Learn how to use the new CRM via E-Mail tool set to extract and send business data from an Adobe Form 
to the SAP CRM system via email and see how the system processes this automatically.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3643&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:44 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick Tip: Use the Postprocessing Desktop to Solve Data Transfer Errors]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Learn how to find and repair errors when using Customer/Vendor Integration (CVI) by using the Postprocessing Desktop in SAP ERP Central Component.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3642&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:34 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Enable Cross-System Access in SAP CRM — Without Portals]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP NetWeaver Portal allows you to access Web sites and other systems from within SAP CRM. Find out how the transaction launcher enables this functionality in systems without SAP NetWeaver Portal implemented.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3641&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:26 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Create Custom Filters for Segment Builder]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[SAP CRM Marketing allows you to filter your business partner database to send email campaigns to any target group. Learn how to create custom filters so that you can segment contacts based on virtually any 
selection criteria.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3640&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:19 EST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Automatically Move Business Partners, Customers, and Vendors from SAP CRM to SAP ECC]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Create business partners, customers, and vendors in SAP ERP Central Component starting from SAP CRM. Then ensure that the data stays updated in both systems. The process involves the use of middleware and 
Customer/Vendor Integration functions. The combination of the two functions provides the total end-to-end solution.]]></description>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.crmexpertonline.com/article.cfm?id=3639&ref=rss]]></link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:09 EST</pubDate>
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