Release notes 40B
   Cross-Application Components
      European Monetary Union: Euro
         Euro: Own Implementation Guide (IMG)
         Converting from Local Currencies to the Euro in Fu
      Documentation and Translation Tools
         Translation Tools
            Conversion to two-character language key
   Financial Accounting
      General Ledger Accounting
         Information System
            Foreign currency balance sheets for banks
      Accounts Payable
         Basic Functions
            Dunning
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
            Correspondence
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
      Accounts Receivable
         Basic Functions
            Dunning
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
            Correspondence
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
               Changes to the Implementation Guide (IMG) for 4.0B
      Funds Management
         Converting from Local Currencies to the Euro in Fu
      Travel Management
         Printing a trip in the overview screen
   Treasury
      Loans Business
         Authorizations in order management for borrower's
   Controlling
      Overhead Cost Controlling
         Structural Changes in the IMG for Overhead Cost Co
   Enterprise Controlling
      Profit Center Accounting
         Changes in account determination for internal good
      Consolidation
         Data Transfer and Interfaces
            Data Collection
               FI-LC: PC Data Entry and Reporting with Interactiv
         Information System
            FI-LC: PC Data Entry and Reporting with Interactiv
   Real Estate Management
            Tenant service charge settlement: AP transfer - Se
      Correspondence
         Real Estate Management: 4.0B Correspondence
   Sales and Distribution
      Structural Changes in the IMG for Sales and Distri
      Sales
         Complaints
            Processing credit memo requests with workflow
      Billing
         Rebate Processing
            Currency changes for rebate agreements
   Materials Management
      Purchasing
         Vendor-Material Relationships and Conditions
            Subsequent Settlement
               Subsequent (End-of-Period Rebate) Settlement: Conv
         Outline Purchase Agreements with Vendors
            Contract
               Taking GR Quantity into Account in Release Order D
         Purchase Orders
            Release of Purchase Orders via SAP Business Workfl
      Inventory Management
         Goods Receipt
            Post goods receipt for delivery
         Goods Issue and Return Delivery
            Choosing transaction/event for goods issues with r
         Stock Transfer / Transfer Posting
            New movement types for transferring special stocks
      Information System
         Vendor Evaluation
            Reversal of Goods Receipts/Calendar
   Plant Maintenance
      Equipment and Technical Objects
         Functional Locations
            Improvements to List Entry of Functional Locations
            Customer Exit When Checking Structure of Location
         Additional Functions
            Measuring Points and Counters
               Customer Exits for the Measuring Point and Measure
   Production Planning and Control
      Repetitive Manufacturing
         Creation of Actual Data
            Recording actual times in repetitive manufacturing
      Production Planning for Process Industries
         Basic Data
            Master Recipe
               Text Symbols in the Process Instruction Assistant
         Process Order
            Text Symbols in the Process Instruction Assistant
         Process Management
            Enhancement of the PI-PCS Interface
            PI Sheet
               Text Symbols in the Process Instruction Assistant
   Personnel Management
      HR: Changes to the SAP Reference IMG for Release 4
      Recruitment
         Program for Creating Internal Applicants (Bulk Pro
      Personnel Administration
         General
            Modification of Standard Wage Maintenance for the
            Program for Creating Internal Applicants (Bulk Pro
            Integration with Recruitment in partner systems
   Personnel Time Management
      HR: Changes to the SAP Reference IMG for Release 4
   Payroll Accounting
      HR: Changes to the SAP Reference IMG for Release 4
      Austria
         Not available in this language
         Gross
            Determine special run periods
            Statistics / Key Figures for Cost Accounting
               Reserves
         Further Reporting
            Payroll Acctg for Civil Service & Government Agenc
               Not available in this language
               Not available in this language
      Switzerland
         Year change 1997/1998
      Germany
         Not available in this language
         Gross
            Integration with Time Management
               New subschema DTGZ in gross schema DT00.
            Shift Change Compensation
               New subschema DTGZ in gross schema DT00.
            Wage Type Valuation
               New subschema DTGZ in gross schema DT00.
         Net
            Social Insurance
               Not available in this language
               Social insurance: Optional social / ecological yea
               Not available in this language
               Social insurance: multiple employed employee
      Spain
         Determine special run periods
      Great Britain
         Gross
            Wage Type Valuation
               Absences
                  OSP Processing: Occupational Sick Pay (OSP) Scheme
                  SSP Easement has been activated for 4.0B
   Training and Event Management
      HR: Changes to the SAP Reference IMG for Release 4
   Basis Components
      ABAP Runtime Environment
         Remote Function Call - New features in Releases 3.
         System Components, Screen, RFC, Batch Input
            Remote Function Call - New features in Releases 3.
      Basis Services / Communication Interfaces
         Reporting
            Tree variants in report trees