Design with the people doing the work
We identify roles, tasks and essential information. Early prototypes validate priorities, terminology and business actions before development begins.
SAP management cockpits: understand the situation and take action.
COPERNIC has developed management cockpits that bring data closer to everyday work. We start with a decision or task, then design a view that helps people understand the situation and act on it.
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01 · UNDERSTAND
A useful cockpit answers a specific question.
What needs attention? Why does an amount differ? What is blocking a process? We agree those questions with users before choosing measures and features. The use cases described here are possibilities to assess against your data, responsibilities and operating needs.
- Bring together the information a decision requires.
- Distinguish a measure from an alert or an action.
- Explain calculations and provide a path back to source data.
- Reduce reliance on separate files and duplicate checks.
02 · DESIGN & DELIVER
Expertise grounded in how you work.
Measures and data quality
Every measure has a definition, source, scope and calculation rule. Missing or delayed data remains visible so users can judge what the information tells them.
Controls and operational actions
Depending on the requirement, a cockpit can bring together exceptions, processing status and controlled actions. Permissions, approvals and execution records are designed with the business process.
Integration with your SAP landscape
Architecture follows an assessment of sources and constraints. We examine standard capabilities before extending them, selecting Fiori, APIs or other components only where appropriate to your environment.
COPERNIC · PEOPLE & EXPERTISE
Business knowledge shapes the tool.
Functional consultants and technical specialists work together to make each cockpit useful beyond its charts. Their combined expertise helps identify meaningful controls, explain exceptions and fit the tool into the team’s working practices.
Business understandingSystem expertise
Discuss the expertise your team needs03 · WORK TOGETHER
A clear approach, from scoping to handover.
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Choose a focused use case
We define what the user needs to see, understand and do. Success criteria reflect practical use and the reliability of the information.
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Prototype with representative data
Teams review early designs and working views against real scenarios. Business owners validate calculations and investigate differences.
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Test the actions and plan maintenance
Acceptance testing covers permissions, errors, volumes and any operational actions. Documentation explains sources, rules and refresh conditions.
04 · MAKE IT CONCRETE
Deliverables your teams can use.
We agree the scope and acceptance criteria at the start of the engagement, based on your landscape and priorities.
- A validated design built around defined business tasks.
- A glossary of the data and measures displayed.
- Documented access, control and action rules.
- An operational tool with supporting documentation.
USEFUL ANSWERS
Your questions.
Is a management cockpit just a dashboard?
It can bring analysis, exceptions and operational actions together. The available scope depends on permissions, interfaces and the functions selected during design.
How does a cockpit relate to SAP CO?
The management accounting model defines what to measure and how to calculate it. A cockpit makes selected information and actions available to a user role. Its data sources and rules are agreed with the business; it does not replace the design of the CO model.
Are COPERNIC cockpits standard SAP products?
COPERNIC has developed its own management cockpits. These are distinct from applications and cockpits supplied by SAP. An assessment identifies what can be reused, adapted or built for your requirement.
Does a cockpit always require custom development?
No. We assess the capabilities already available in your environment first. Custom development needs a clear purpose and a considered approach to maintenance, performance and future change.
A CONCRETE FIRST STEP
Map your invoice flow
From the source document to the status that your team needs to monitor.
Proposed starting deliverables
Flow map, exception catalogue and acceptance scenarios.
Scope, access, schedule and fees are agreed together before starting. No fixed duration or outcome is implied.
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