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. 

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