Think Tanks connect you with peers navigating the same challenges and opportunities as you. ASUG will facilitate an interactive peer-to-peer exchange where solutions are shared for topics specific to your role and interest.
Learn how companies use SAP GTS sanctioned party list (SPL) screening globally with different foreign languages requirements. Additionally, you’ll hear about country-specific language requirement special characters, such as:
○ Japanese - Kanji Characters
○ Korean - Hangul Characters
○ Spanish - examples: á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¿, ¡
○ German - Ä/ä, Ö/ö, Ü/ü, ß (called Eszett (sz) or scharfes S, sharp s)
The agenda for Thursday, Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. CT will include:
Welcome and kick-off by ASUG
Panel discussion led by ASUG members Tracy Somora and Adel Gatri from Arthrex, Inc.
Key akeaways:
Possible ERP/GTS Solutions
SAP standard or customized?
SAP OSS notes
Implementation timeframes
Gain visibility into the challenges and successes other SAP customers are experiencing, and acquire new ideas for real-world solutions.
If you are experiencing challenges and would like to lead your own case study, fill out the survey here.
For further questions please email:
- Tracy Somora: Tracy.Somora@Arthrex.com
- Adel Gatri: Adel.Gatri@Arthrex.com
Think Tank Insights:
As of Sept. 8, 2020 The United Nations is the only governing body that publishes the full set of lists in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French.
OFAC, when able, publishes names in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Japanese, Korean, and Latin
EU consolidated list does not provide the full set of data in all the EU member state languages. However, if available, they do provide native languages.
Best Practices/Tips and Tricks:
Prevent your customer service team from changing addresses at time of order entry.
If you will use intl. address version, it will be a significant change to your business practice to get the English translation in the system.
Think Tank Links:
- Register for the SAP GTS U.S. Foreign Trade Zone: Lessons from Ropaar and Dorel Sports After a Year Running 3 Zones webcast on Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. CT
- Slide Deck
Tracy: SAP International Address Solution – Reference Guide: https://help.sap.com/viewer/a10e348e95cd4b679cc727859578c3ac/7.5.9/en-US/4e4a2843e8801ecfe10000000a42189b.html
Amanda: You can apply for our GTS Influence Council here: https://www.asug.com/events/sap-global-trade-services-gts-influence-council-6
Tracy: SAP international Address Solution – ISSUE review – multiple address versions not transferred to GTS: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2490805