Duet
Duet was a software product that emerged from the collaboration between SAP and Microsoft under the project name "Mendocino". The software created an interface between mySAP ERP 2004 (or higher) and Microsoft Office 2003 (or higher) with Active Directory 2000. In 2011, the two manufacturers announced that they would be launching a new version, called Duet Enterprise. In the meantime, even the Internet domain duet.com has been orphaned and has been redirected to the SAP website, which suggests that the project is not is pursued more.
Goal setting
This interface should enable end users who use MS Office and are not familiar with the operation of SAP to use essential elements of the SAP system. For many companies that have switched to SAP but have not implemented the system consistently, special and expensive retraining of all employees on the complex SAP system can be omitted.
Functional areas
The following areas were made more easily and flexibly accessible for users of both system worlds using Duet :
- Time management : Working times can be recorded directly in the SAP system using the Outlook calendar . This saves employees time in recording their working hours while complying with the requirements required by the SAP system.
- Budget control : Users can receive reports from the SAP software in the Outlook inbox and control budgets in the SAP system with the help of warning messages.
- Notifications of absence and vacation management : Notifications of absence and vacation requests can be inserted as calendar entries that are integrated in the approval guidelines of the SAP system and in internal company processes .
- Organizational management : Up-to-date information on employees and company structures can also be called up, which is integrated from the SAP software in the Outlook contacts area and in Microsoft Office Professional 2003 documents. With the help of Microsoft Office InfoPath forms, users can also enter personnel changes in SAP personnel systems.