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Monday, August 27, 2007

ERP - end to end - SAP

ERP

SAP ( Systems Applications and Products ) is basically an ERP.* :

What is ERP ?

Ans: ERP is an acronym for "Enreprise Resource Planning".an ERP attempts to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system that can serve all those different department's particular needs. E : Enterprise is a huge business Organisation.R : Resources are Money,Material,Man power,Machinery,MethodsP : Planing for optimal Utilization of resource for a huge business Organisation.


Why do Enterpises(Companies) Fix ERP in their Organisations ?There r 5 major reasons Y companies undertake ERP.


(1) Integrate financial Information
(2) Integrate Customer Order Information
(3) Standardize and speed up manufacturing processes
(4) Reduce inventory
(5) Standardize HR information.


(1) Integrate financial Information : As the CEO tries 2 understand D copmany's overall performance,he may find many different versions of the truth .Finance has it's own set of revenue numbers,sales has another version and the different business units may each have their own versions of how much they contributed 2 revenues. ERP creates a single version of D truth that cannot be questioned because everyone is using D same system.

(2) Integrate Customer order information : ERP system can bcome D place where D customer order lives from D time a customer service representative receives it unitll D loading dock ships D merchandise & finance sends an invoice.By having this info in one software system,companies can keep track of orders more easily and coordinate maufacturing,inventory and shiipping among many different locations @ same time.

(3) Standardize and speed up manufacturing processes : Manufacturing companies -especially those with appetite 4r mergers & aquisitions often find that multiple business units across D copmany make D same widget using different methods & computer systems. ERP systems come with standard methods 4r automating some of D steps of steps of a manufacturing process. Standardize those processes & using a single,integrated computer system can save time,increase productivity & reduce head count.

(4) Reduce inventory: ERP helps D manufacturing process flow more smoothly & it improves visibility of D order fulfillment proces inside D company.That can lead 2 reduced inventories of D stuff used 2 make products & it can help users better plan deliveries 2 customers,reducing D finished good inventory @ D warehouse & shipping docs

(5) Standardize HR information - especially in companies with mulitiple busines units, HR may not have a unified,simple method for tracking employees time & communicating with them abt benefits and services.ERP can fix that.In D race 2 fix these problems ,companies often lose sigt of D ERP packages r nothing more than generic representatives of the eays a typical copmany does business, While most of packages r exhaustively comprehensive ,each industry has its own qurks that amke it unique. Most of the ERP systems r designed 2 be used by discrete manufacturing companies . The ERP programs r modified according 2 D needs of each industry which install them.

SAP ( Systems Applications and Products ) is basically an ERP.* :

What is ERP ?

Ans: ERP is an acronym for "Enreprise Resource Planning".an ERP attempts to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system that can serve all those different department's particular needs. E : Enterprise is a huge business Organisation.R : Resources are Money,Material,Man power,Machinery,MethodsP : Planing for optimal Utilization of resource for a huge business Organisation.


Why do Enterpises(Companies) Fix ERP in their Organisations ?

There r 5 major reasons Y companies undertake ERP.

(1) Integrate financial Information
(2) Integrate Customer Order Information
(3) Standardize and speed up manufacturing processes
(4) Reduce inventory
(5) Standardize HR information.


(1) Integrate financial Information : As the CEO tries 2 understand D copmany's overall performance,he may find many different versions of the truth .Finance has it's own set of revenue numbers,sales has another version and the different business units may each have their own versions of how much they contributed 2 revenues. ERP creates a single version of D truth that cannot be questioned because everyone is using D same system.

(2) Integrate Customer order information : ERP system can bcome D place where D customer order lives from D time a customer service representative receives it unitll D loading dock ships D merchandise & finance sends an invoice.By having this info in one software system,companies can keep track of orders more easily and coordinate maufacturing,inventory and shiipping among many different locations @ same time.

(3) Standardize and speed up manufacturing processes : Manufacturing companies -especially those with appetite 4r mergers & aquisitions often find that multiple business units across D copmany make D same widget using different methods & computer systems. ERP systems come with standard methods 4r automating some of D steps of steps of a manufacturing process. Standardize those processes & using a single,integrated computer system can save time,increase productivity & reduce head count.

(4) Reduce inventory: ERP helps D manufacturing process flow more smoothly & it improves visibility of D order fulfillment proces inside D company.That can lead 2 reduced inventories of D stuff used 2 make products & it can help users better plan deliveries 2 customers,reducing D finished good inventory @ D warehouse & shipping docs

(5) Standardize HR information - especially in companies with mulitiple busines units, HR may not have a unified,simple method for tracking employees time & communicating with them abt benefits and services.ERP can fix that.In D race 2 fix these problems ,companies often lose sigt of D ERP packages r nothing more than generic representatives of the eays a typical copmany does business, While most of packages r exhaustively comprehensive ,each industry has its own qurks that amke it unique. Most of the ERP systems r designed 2 be used by discrete manufacturing companies . The ERP programs r modified according 2 D needs of each industry which install them.

Need of ERP

Need Of An ERP: ERP Is used for planning our reources to get maximum profits

with minimum Efforts.


How to Provide ERP Solutions ?

(1) Business Process Analysis
(2) Document Analysis
(3) Client Sign Off
(4) GAP Realization
(5) Realization
(6) Testing
(7) Q.A. ( Quality Analysis )
(8) Go- live
(9) End User Training
(10) Post Production Support.

HISTORY OF SAP.Founded in 1972,SAP is the recognised leader in providing collabrative business solutions for all types of industries and for every major market. Headquartered in Willdorf,Germnay,SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company,and the world's third largest independent software supplier overall. SAP employs over 28,900 people in more than 50 countries SAP profesionals are dedicated to providing high-level customer support and sevices.


1972 - Five former IBM employees

(1) Dietmer Hopp
(2) Hans-Werner
(3) Hasso Plattner
(4) klaus Tschira
(5) Claus Wellenreuther

Launch a company called SAP - Systems Analysis and Program Development.later known as SAP - Systems Applications and Products.1973 - R/1 system is created

R stands for Real Time
1 stands for one tier.

1980 - SAP MOVES TO Max-Planck-Strasse in an industrial park in Walldorf,near Heidelberg,Germany.

1981 . SAP R/2 is widely accpeted.R stands for Real time2 stands for two tier.

1986 -SAP moves outside Germany,Austria.Revenues reach DM 100 million around U.S. $52 million ) earlier than expected.

1988 - SAP GmbH becomes SAP AG.Nov 4 ,1.2 million shares are listed on Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges.

1992 - SAP R/3 is unleashed in market.

1996 - 1,089 new SAP R/3 customers have been won.

1997 - SAP celebrates it's 25th anniversary and now employs around 12,900 people.

1998 - SAP stocks now trades on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

1999 - In May Co-Founder,Co-Chairman and CEO Hassao Plattner announces the mySAP.com stratergy.

2000 -More than 10 million users work with SAP solutions.There are now 36,000 installations worldwide,1,000 partners,22 industry business solutions and 13,500 customers in 120 countries.SAP becomes world's third largest independent software vendor.

2002 - With sales of U.S.$7.8 billion and 29,000 employees,SAP is one of the leading vendors of e-business solutions.2003 - SAP Netwaver is introduced

HISTORY OF SAP.
Founded in 1972,SAP is the recognised leader in providing collabrative business solutions for all types of industries and for every major market. Headquartered in Willdorf,Germnay,SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company,and the world's third largest independent software supplier overall. SAP employs over 28,900 people in more than 50 countries SAP profesionals are dedicated to providing high-level customer support and sevices.


1972 -
Five former IBM employees (1) Dietmer Hopp
(2) Hans-Werner
(3) Hasso Plattner
(4) klaus Tschira
(5) Claus Wellenreuther
Launch a company called
SAP - Systems Analysis and Program Development.later known as
SAP - Systems Applications and Products.

1973 -
R/1 system is created
R stands for Real Time
1 stands for one tier.

1980 -
SAP MOVES TO Max-Planck-Strasse in an industrial
park in Walldorf,near Heidelberg,Germany.

1981 -
SAP R/2 is widely accpeted.
R stands for Real time
2 stands for two tier.

1986 -
SAP moves outside Germany,Austria.Revenues reach DM 100 million around U.S. $52 million ) earlier than expected.

1988 -
SAP GmbH becomes SAP AG.Nov 4 ,1.2 million shares are listed on Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges.

1992 -
SAP R/3 is unleashed in market.

1996 -
1,089 new SAP R/3 customers have been won.

1997 -
SAP celebrates it's 25th anniversary and now employs around 12,900 people.

1998 -
SAP stocks now trades on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

1999 -
In May Co-Founder,Co-Chairman and CEO Hassao Plattner announces the mySAP.com stratergy.

2000 -
More than 10 million users work with SAP solutions.There are now 36,000 installation

8/20/2006 12:20 PM

SAP-Introduction
SAP(Systems applications and products) is an ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) package,where in the functions of enterprise are planned and performed by the software,I am into ABAP(Advanced Busines Application Programming) module,
We program (Change the standard code of SAP),or (Write a new code) According to requirments of Functional People.Functional people will say us their requirements,For example for creating pay rolls of employees,in standard SAP their is no VAT tax deduction,so we modify the standard code.
This(ABAP) is the only module through which we can write the code(progamme),
there are 12 functional modules,PP- Production planning
MM -Material Management
SD -Sales and distribution
FI -Financial Accounting
CO -Controlling
AM -Fixed Assest Management
PS -Project system
WF -Work force
IS -Industry Solutions
HR -Human resources
PM -Plant Maintainance
QM -Quality Management
The above modules are the basic modules,we will talk about latest modules in near future.

SAP is a company and a package as well,I mean both have the same name.
SAP AG (the company deals with both ERP & CRM),what we are talking in our grp is SAP software which is a kind of ERP.

CRM is not an ERP. CLEAR ?

C - Customer
R - Relation-ship
M - Management

E - Enterprise
R - Resources and
P - Products.

SAP AG has both the softwares,if it's clear fine,or else i'll try to explain pictorially.

8/24/2006 11:04 PM

Vikram plz brief about wd each module deals with ?
Hi sadhana,
Nice question,I'll soon be explaining about each and every Module.
Let us move step by step.
ABAP is the only programming language 2 SAP,The one who is working with ABAP is called technical consultant.They write the coding(programs).
All others are called Functional consultants.
Ex: Let us consider a vehicle.Comparing a vehicle with SAP.
Now
(1) A Functinal Consultant is like a Driver.
(2) A Technical Consultant(ABAPer) is like Mechanic.
(3) SAP AG is like The one who manufacture vehcile
Regarding the Role of Functional Consultant ,Vist the latest forum.

8/25/2006 8:17 AM

Introduction to SAP Continued....
SAP is the fourth largest software company in the world. It ranks after Microsoft,IBM and Oracle in terms of market capitalization. SAP is the largest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution software provider.SAP's products focus on ERP, which it helped to pioneer. The company's main product is SAP R/3;the "R" stands for real time data processing and the number 3 relates to a three-tier application architecture: database, application server and client SAPgui.Other major product offerings include

(1).Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO),
(2).Business Information Warehouse(BW),
(3).Customer Relationship Management(CRM),
(4).Supplier Relationship Management(SRM),
(5).Human Resource Management Systems(HRMS),
(6).Product Lifecycle Management(PLM),
(7).Exchange Infrastructure(XI) and
(8).Knowledge Warehouse(KW).

Reportedly, there are over
91,500 SAP installations at more than
28,000 companies. SAP products are used by over
12 million people in more than
120 countries."

8/25/2006 1:37 PM

so then you mean to say that SAP has:-
1)Technical module (i.e.,ABAP)
2)Functional module (which has 12 modules)

Is my interpretation correct?

Reply to pranav
Ur Interpretation is correct to a certain extent.
What I mean is that these Functional modules keep increasing and New versions of ABAP keep comming.got it ? So.If we understand basics then that accesories can be easily understood. Hope u got it.

Regards,
Vikram

Functional Modules-Description
Material Management covers the functionality required to (1) purchase goods and services,(2) manage inventory, and (3) inspect incoming materials.
The Purchasing function includes creation of requisitions, requisition approval, purchase order generation, and receipt of goods and services. Inventory Management includes issuing and transferring inventory, inventory restocking, and the inventory count and adjustment processes.

SAP-SD
HI, Vikram,

I need some info on SAP-SD Module.

1.What are the different parts of SAP-SD module? Which are the best for Consulting?
2.Is it applicable only for Retail or it can be used for Machinery manufacturers as well?
3. Is certification optional? What are its benefits? Does ABAP have Certification?

Regards,
Milind.

Hi Milind,I'll be explainging abt S.D. in detail,hopefully tommorrow night,thought 2 tell it today but just now i came home,9:00 pm and again moving out,hopefully I will write abt it tomm.

From the paste with wich u brush Ur teeth to blanket U use on coat,everything has come 2 U through sales and distribution,evrything U see(i mean,man made things) has gone thorugh Sales and distribution.

U don't need certification for getting a job,Only experience counts.Even I myself don't have certification !!!!!!!!!!,so coool.

SAP R/3

Thrugh out our interaction I use two words,SAP R/3 and SAP AG.U need to be absolutely crystal clear abt these two and their Definitions.

SAP R/3
Means the software package & R/3 means Real time ,3 tier Technology.

SAP AG
Means the Company where AG(german) means limited in english.

Query About SAP R/3 - SD Module
Hi
Vikram,

First of all heartly thanks to you for your endeavors to create an open oppurnity to discuss our problems in SAP.

I am a B.Com Graduate & presently in pursuance of my final year of Master of Marketing Management (through distance learning education) in. Apart from this I am experienced in working with a Manufacturing MNC as an end user of SAP R/3 – SD Module. Currently I am working with a leading Stock Broking firmq as a Compliance Officer. My total work experience is of 1.5 years.

I wish to pursue SAP – R/3 – Sales & Distribution Module & want to know whether it will help me in securing a job as a SAP Consultant, since I want to switch my line.. I come to know that in securing a successful job after completion of the course one needs to have domain experience in Marketing, which I really don't have.



I would be grateful to you if I get a proper guidance from your end .

Role of a functional consultant:

Role of a SAP Functional Consultant
For those who wished to know the role of a functinal consultant. Below is one view:

A functional consultant evaluates the demands in talking with the customer's representatives, transforms the essence into an abstract and algorithmic business model. Hence, he identifies the use cases and transforms them into logical and technical views.

Then the main task starts: customizing the respective business area and making sure the system reacts in the manner according to the constraints of the requested use case.

The consultant documents the settings and prepares proper guidelines that allow other consultants to do further changes or repairs with due efforts.

The consultant takes care that proper training is given to the users and that the system is usable, performing appropriately and the business flow is complete and correct.

During go live he assists the technical staff by testing the behaviour of the system.

After go live he guarantees that the procedures remain usable and consistent in real live situation and proposes enhancements.

The main duty of a consultant is to transfer external know-how to the client. It is not manpower that counts but intelligence, understanding of processes, a feeling for defects and general a common sense.


Role of a Functional Consultant in an End To End Implementation

When you talk about the role of a Functional consultant in an end to end implementation, I think it won't be possible for me or anybody to define everything but I will try to summarize it:

Role of Functional Consultant.

1. Functional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Flow diagrams and DFD are prepared, most of the time in Vision format, all this forms the part of AS IS document.

2. Everything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates, these have to be then approved by the team leads or who ever the consultant is reporting to.

3. Mapping and GAP analysis is done for each module, I have seen people defining integration after mapping, gap analysis and configuration is done, but as per my experience in implementation, it is a simultaneous process.
4. Before starting configuring future business processes in SAP, the DFD/ERD are prepared, this documentation is called TO BE, which can be also siad as the result of mapping and gap analysis.

5. Sometimes Functional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios.

6. End user manual and user training is also expected from F.Consultants.

The project normally starts off with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodlogy, dates and schedules, working hours which have been predicided are formally defined.
ASAP, it won't be possible for me to explain it here, but all I can tell you about it is that it is SAP standard implementation methodology, which SAP prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow, such as IBM follow some blue Methodlogy, some companies follow typical SDLC steps, ASAP stands for Accerlated SAP, you can find all the steps on SAP site, through google, reading it from there won't give you a great knowledge about ASAP but will obviously get you to know the definitions of various term.

What is the Difference between Consultant & End users?

SAP consultant role is to build the system, changes & modification/updation in currently installed SAP system for the end users.

SAP End user only use the SAP system just to fetch some info, or to create new thing. So a end user is just using the final product which it is meant for and consultnat design the product/updation and modification.

Sales and Distribution

Sales and Distribution helps to optimize all the tasks and activities carried out in sales, delivery and billing. Key elements are; pre-sales support, inquiry processing, quotation processing, sales order processing, delivery processing, billing and sales information system.

The sales logistics business process scenario in R/3 allows users to manage sales and distribution activities in an effective manner. The business processes include scenarios for sales, shipping, billing, sales support, and sales information. With real time, on line access to sales information, such tasks as order entry, delivery, and billing are all streamlined. In addition, sales and distribution can be integrated with procurement and production planning, improving turnaround time up and down the value chain. The sales function in R/3 utilizes a configurator to select configured products as well as a "conditions" program to manage complex pricing scenarios. The sales order process sends requirements to manufacturing. The R/3 system uses a technology, called Application Linking and Enabling (ALE), to implement distributed solutions such as decentralized shipping. In this approach, special types of business information documents, called Intermediate Documents or IDOCs, are automatically transmitted between communicating systems. This database is used by R/3 to automatically generate the IDOCs used in communicating between the host and remote systems. In the recent years, many of SAP's customers have found that the integration of sales and distribution applications in R/3's logistics chain has improved the performance of their companies.

Modules in R/3
Many people have asked me abt the prior Knowldge required to go fora particular

Module,Here r the fields in which U need to be perfect to Have a better understanding of the module in SAP.

A brief description of FM's ,what U'll need to learn ?

Asset Management
(AM) :
* Purchase
* Sale
* Depreciation
* Tracking

Controlling
(CD) :
* Cost elements
* Cost centres
* Profit Centres
* Internal Orders
* Activity based costing
* Product Costing

Cross Applications
(CA).
* Work Flow (WF)
* Business Inforamtion Ware house (BW)
* Office
* Industry Solutions
* Work place
* New Dimension products

Financial Accounting
(FI). :
* General Ledger
* Book close
* Tax
* Accounts receivable
* Accounts Payable
* consolidation
* Spcial Ledger

Project systems
(PS) :
* Plant shut downs
* Make to order
* Third-party billing
* Human resouces

Plant Maintance
(PM) :
* Labour
* down time & outages
Material

Matearial Management(MM) :
* Requsitions
* Purchase Orders
* Accounts Payable
* Goods reciept
* Inventory Management
* B



Sales and Distribution
(SD):
* From order to delivery
* Shop Floor
* Sales orders
* Pricing
* Picking
* Shipping
* Packing

Quality Management
(QM):
* Planning
* Inspections
* Executions
* Certificates

Prodution planning
(PP):
* Capacity Planning
* Master production scheduling
* RFQ

Phases in ABAP Programming
The following R D diff phases of ABAP programming.

Phase 1 : Project Preperation.
Phase 2 : Business Blueprint.
Phase 3 :
Realization.
Phase 4 : Final Preperation.
Phase 5 : Go live and Support.

Realization is the most important phase where a ABAPer enters,All the beginers(ABAP) enter into SAP world in this phase.

Phase 1 : Project Preperation : In this phase of the ASAP Roadmap,desicion makers define clear project objectives and an efficient decision-making process. A project charter is issued,an implemetation stratergy is outlined and the project team as well as its working environment r established.

The first step is for the project managers(not for ABAPers) to set up the implementation project(s).They draw up a road draft of the project,appoint the project team and hold a kickoff meeting.The kickoff meeting is critical, since at this time the project team and process owners become aware of the project charter and objectives and are allocated their responsibilities,lasting thriughout the project.

Phase 2 : Business Blueprint

In this phase,The scope of R/3 is defined(to solve the task) the documentation of R/3 implementation is done.The final document prepared is called
"Business Blueprint".This is done by project team under the project manager.Here the exact step by step procedure in which the task has 2 be carried out is defined.

The Business Blue print serves as the conceptual master plan & is assembled into a detailed written document.This document summarizes and documents business requirements in detail and serves as the basis for organisation,configuration and if necessary,development activities.

The business Process Master List (BPML) is the primary activity-tracking & control mechanism used by project management team during the realization phase. The BPML is first created at the end of the Business Blue print phase from the
Q&Adb in order to create the Baseline Scope Document and ten used during the next phase for monitoring and controlling the R/3 configuration and testing activities.

The baseline scope is generated via the
Q&Adb and the Business Process Master List.The amount to be included in this scope will vary based on each individual project implementation.As a guideline,the base line scope shld target 2 address rougly 80% of TBR (total Business requirements),Before passing B.P. 2 next phase a quality check is done.

Phase 3 : Realisation

Realization:This is the moost important phase,because,this is where maximm number of Techincal people will be at work.Especially people having experience less than 4-5 yrs.

The purpose of Phase 3 is to configure the R/3 System,in ordr 2 have an integrated and documented solution that fulfills Ur client's business process requiremnts.

In this phase,configuration of the system is carried out in 2 steps:

(1)Baseline and
(2)Final Configuration.

(1)Base line

The Base line Configuration is designed 2 configure abt 80% of ur clint's daily business transactions & all of the master data,& organize structur.The remaining configuration is done in process-oriented cycles.The Businessss Blue print is used as D guide 4r D system config,done using D mplementation guide.which will be describd in detail in tihs forum.

After this process,data transfer pograms as wella s interfcaceds ,ned 2 be tested.

Phase 4 : Final Preperation
The purpose of this phase,as name suggests, is 2 complete the final preperation of the R/3 systm 4r going live.This includes testing, user training, system managment & cutover activities,2 finalize ur radiness 2 go live.This final preperation phse also serves 2 resolve all crucial open issues. On successful completion of this phase, U r ready 2 run the business in ur productive R/3 system.

In this phase,the end users go thru comprehensive training.

Phase 5 : Go Live and support
Now U r ready to go live with ur productive system ! Afterwards, the project team focuses on supporting the end users,4r which training may not be completed.It is also necessay 2 establish preocedures & measurements 2 review D benefits of ur investments in R/3 on an ongoing basis . Key SAP Services 2 support U in this phase include

* The onlin Sevrvices System (OSS)
* REMOTE Consulting
* EarlyWatch Services.

In this phase the implementation project is concerned with aupporting & optimizing D operative R/3 system,both D technical infrastructure & load distribution as well as D business process.

Description of Development Environment
Development Class :A Development Class is anything created by a developer.

The Development Objects are
(1). Programs.
(2). Screens
(3). Tables
(4). Views
(5). Structures
(6). Data Models
(7). Messages
(8). Includes & so on.........

The R/3 system contains tools for creating testing developent objects.These tools are located in the R/3 Development Work Bench. To access any development tool, U go 2 the workbench.(
workbench ????)

The work bench
contains tools for creating and testing development objects.These tools r used to create :

(A). The ABAP/4 program editor where U cAN create & modify ABAP/4 source code & other program components.
(B). The DATA Dictionary where u cna create tables,structures & views.
(C). The Data modeler where U can documnet the realtionships betn tables
(D). The Function library where U can documnet the relationships betn tables.
(E). The screen & menu painters where U can create a user interface 4r ur programs.

Testing and search tools in ABAP.
The following testing and search tools are also available:


* ST05 -
SQL trace :
Tracking the database calls form the system transaction and programs.
* SE38 -
Abap Debugger,
we can debug wiht in SE38,where we write program.
* SE30 -
Run time Analysis:
Analyzing the system calls.

Resume Preperation
Many of us ignore the fact that,Resume preperation is one of the most important and cruial step for our career.Even if we r good @ suject,If our resume is not well prepared and well presented,U may not get,becoz for getting a call and fixin appointment for interview,entirly depends on our resume.DEPENDS ONLY ON OUR RESUME. The selection of resume is importcant for getting calls.

I have seen that many r charging to prepare a professional resume and we too end up in a confusion.

So,here I ahve decided to give the steps: VERY IMPORTANT STEPS.

If U follow this steps,U r sure to get a call and even job.ALL THE BEST.

Tips for Resume Preperation
Tip 1 - Use Titles or Headings That Match The Jobs You WantWith employers receiving hundreds of resumes you must make sure that your resume hooks an employer's attention within a 5-second glance. A great way to do this is to use job titles and skill headings that relate to and match the jobs you want.

Before Resume:I U want a job on SAP-HR,then It should be clearly on the heading,stating ur experience, like
SAP-HR with 2 years Experience.Then people who r looking ofr 2 yrs guys will open ur resume.If U keep ur title as SAP-job,u'll never get a call,becoz no one will open ur resume.

make it sue that U keep some experience,from some XYZ company,who r genunely aorking on SAP.but fo this U need 2 be perfect and confident abt subject or else u'll face problems.

Tip 2
Tip 2 - Use Design That Grabs Attention of Employers make snap judgments when glancing at Ur resume. If they see unrelated job titles or skills the likelihood is very high that they will make an immediate assumption that you are not qualified for the job you want. Adding to this problem is the fact that employers don't have the time to read through each of your job descriptions to determine if you have the skills they need.

Tip 3 - Create Content That Sells
Resume design should get attention but it's really the content of your resume, the descriptions you include of your skills and abilities, that determine how many interviews you generate--as well as the level of salary offers you receive. Compare the before and after statements :

Before Resume:U need to specify only 3 things.

Name : XXXXXXX.
Email-id : @@@@@@@@
Contact No : 12345678.

After Resume: Do not keep any personal Details If U r experienced Guy,Or if u r projecting ur self as a experinced one,Never write Ur personal details in the last,nor write that " I promise that ...."

Simple reason is that if U r experienced U will not promise any one anything.

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Dr. Berg holds a Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University (B.Sci.), an MBA from East Carolina University, a Doctorate in Information Systems from Argosy University (DBA) and is studying Information Technology at University of North Carolina (Ph.D). He has also completed masters level courses at University of North Carolina Charlotte and undergraduate courses at Florida Keys Comm College. He attended the Norwegian Army Military Academy (KSG) and served as an officer in the Norwegian Armed Forces. His dissortation was "An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Data Model Denormalization the Model Validation Results" Previosly, Dr. Berg has worked as a Sr. Manager at PriceWaterhouseCooper's global data warehouse group and as a Director of Business Intelligence at MyITGroup Ltd. In these positions he has managed multi-year data warehouse projects for clients such as Ericsson, Chevron-Texaco, International Thomson Publishing, International Paper. He has also consulted and managed smaller projects for OTP Bank (Hungary), SEB Banken (Sweden), Bank of Hawaii (Hawaii), NationsBank (USA), Equiva Services (USA), Research in Motion (Canada), Anheuser-Busch (USA), Asea-Brown Boveri (Sweden), and has been an project advisor to Brady Corp, Callaway golf, Novellus, Cadence, PG&E, Sedgwick county, Waste Management, & others.



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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Sales pro wondering about a switch to SAP

Sales pro wondering about a switch to SAP
EXPERT RESPONSE FROM: Jon Reed


It's hard to walk away from strong sales skills. Top notch salespeople are hard to find. Instead of working in SAP, why not sell SAP? Or if not SAP, you could also consider selling complementary third-party software solutions that interface with SAP. There are hundreds out there, and many are doing quite well.
In fact, if you excel in SAP sales, you might even be able to transition into a "pre-sales" role which would combine your sales skills with some technical know-how as you guide customers through the software evaluation process.

But if you decide to pursue SAP implementation work instead, I'm not sure you would find your sales background especially relevant. It's true that the "sales" side of the Sales and Distribution module does touch on sales, but for the most part, the key areas of SD pertain to configuring sales orders and advanced pricing functionality. With your background in marketing and sales, you might find that SAP's CRM component draws more on your expertise.

But again, if you have a knack for sales, you might be better off moving into SAP software sales than trying to become an implementation consultant. The market for SD/MM consultants is good, largely driven by upgrade projects, but then again, someone had to sell those upgrade projects too, and maybe that someone could be you.

Friday, March 16, 2007

SAP Resumes, Interviewing Tips




Learning how to best present yourself when looking for jobs is crucial. Articulate effectively your ability and skills on resume and at the interview:



EDI Configuration guide

EDI Configuration guide

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is about doing business and carrying out transactions with your trading partners electronically.EDI covers most things that are traditionally done using paper-based communication, for example placing orders with suppliers and carrying out financial transactions.

EDI is described as the interchange of structured data according to agreed message standards between computer systems, by electronic means. Structured data equates to a simple and direct method of presenting the data content of a document, be it an invoice, a sales order, or any other document type. The method of ensuring the correct interpretation of the information by the computer system is defined by the EDI standard.

Recognizing the value of EDI as a key business enabler early on, SAP has provided support for EDI since R/3 Release 2.2x and continues to enhance its solution.

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Special Report: Breaking into SAP consulting---Tip

Krissi Danielsson, freelance contributor
27 Mar 2006
From TechTraget SAP Magazine giving good insight about SAP Career.

So you've heard that SAP consulting can be a challenging and fulfilling career. The money's good. The work is interesting. The technology has a fairly solid future. Ready to jump ship and rush to find the nearest SAP opening? Join the club. At the moment SAP consulting is a challenging market for new consultants, but as with anything, a determined person can break into the market. The key is to find the right balance of timing, knowledge, and strategy.


The right time
"The first step is to understand that you don't just jump into independent SAP consulting," says Jon Reed, vice president of SAPtips (www.saptips.com). You have to make sure you're at a point in your career that consulting is a realistic option. While a few exceptions exist, having the right qualifications is far from a guarantee that you can find work.

"The aspiring SAP consultant is up against veterans, and few areas are so new that someone more experienced than you isn't on the case," says Reed. And SAP handles more of its consulting business than it used to, so independent consultants with senior level experience tend to score the open positions. In the past, certification was enough to get started, but Reed says that is no longer true. "Breaking into consulting now requires a lot of strategy and determination," he says.

According to Reed, the best time to try to break into consulting is when you already have a number of years of experience working with SAP technology. Reed advises breaking your plan into steps. "Don't expect 'today this, tomorrow SAP consulting,'" he says. Expect to spend a few years as a full-time employee to get exposure to SAP and develop a track record.

But just how much time do you need to put in before making the leap to consulting? That depends heavily on the type of work. "The less specific to the consulting target the consultant's past experience is, the more time is going to be needed." Bill Scheer, a research analyst with Kennedy Information, Inc., points out that a person working in automotive onboard diagnostics for a leading company might be able to translate that experience into consulting fairly quickly. Because longevity in the industry breeds networking and contacts, expect an average of ten years in the industry as being a good benchmark for being able to break into consulting, Scheer says. "Some can break in sooner, but lots do it later."

Reed agrees, pointing out that few universal truths exist regarding when and how individuals can break into consulting. "Whether or not you can break in in one step depends mostly on the overlap between your current skills and SAP," he says. Certain Web-based programmers may be able to break in right away because SAP is emphasizing programming in its new release. But people working on the business side may have difficulty finding such an overlap. "Just because you have a finance background doesn't mean you can suddenly become an SAP consultant in that area," Reed says. "You need a transitional opportunity with a company in order to get that exposure. Companies are much more willing to expose people to new skills development when they are permanent employees than when they are consultants."



Is consulting for you?
Is consulting even right for you in the first place? Reed offers the following checklist to help determine:

Do you like having control over what kind of project to work on and when?
In pursuing a higher income potential, are you willing to take on a bit more risk?
In independent consulting, finding the next project is often up to you. Are you comfortable with the sales and marketing component?
Are you comfortable with the financial management part of being your own boss?



The right knowledge
According to Scheer, the most important piece of expertise for would-be consultants is vertical expertise and industry knowledge. "There's significant play for consultants who have deep industry knowledge and expertise with clients in the same industry," he says. Consulting firms want to have the engagement team stacked with the best thought leaders and those who know the industry best, and this is important for independent consultants to keep in mind as well. The client needs to feel that the consultant or firm understands the client's needs and can deliver them, he says.

Narrowing in on the right area of focus can be a challenge for some consultants. "The relevant skills you need depend on which area of SAP you are trying to break into," Reed says. "What I encourage people to do is to study SAP's product in order to map your current skills into the product." Many new consultants don't recognize the marketability of their existing skills. For example, Reed points out that some people with a terrific background in finance chase CRM instead of doing their homework to determine how their skills best synch up with SAP. He advises choosing both a core and a cutting edge area of SAP to focus on. "An HR consultant, for example, might target core areas in payroll but look for cutting edge things like internationally based management, self service or succession planning or workforce management."

Scheer agrees that specializing is key. "Anyone considering going into consulting on SAP modules really needs to have a very tight focus," he says. Focus almost needs to be by industry sub-segment, he recommends. "It's almost not good enough to be an automotive specialist. You need to be sub-assembly transmission builder or electronics subcontracting specialist. That's the type of expertise that clients are expecting." Companies look for people who really live and breathe the industry to understand both sides of meeting the business needs.

If you wonder whether certification would make it easier to break into consulting, Reed says not to expect miracles. "There are good reasons to consider training and certification, but it doesn't have the immediate gratification aspect that it should," he points out. Taking training does allow you to begin the process of learning the application and making connections, but experience and paying your dues are key. "I think the people with the most luck are not those who go and get certified but those who take it upon themselves to do that good old fashioned networking."

The right strategy
Many people who aspire toward SAP consulting make a key error from the start. "They understand that SAP rates are really good, so they just want to jump ship to that higher rate application but really haven't looked hard at where the application is going." Reed advises staying up to date on SAP's direction through webcasts, product overviews, and following the industry as a whole. Having your finger on the SAP industry's pulse is key in your attempts to plan your strategy. "Don't try to break into where SAP is now. Imagine yourself meeting SAP further along the path as it's moving ahead." If you try to intersect further along, you'll be competing with more, and more experienced, consultants.

Wondering if a staffing agency might be a shortcut into the consulting world? "That would really depend on the consultant's goals," Scheer says. In terms of getting started, most consultants find the most direct route is to go back to the people they knew in the industry while working as a full-time employee. Then, it's word of mouth. "An outside agent is not going to have the first hand knowledge of where the consultant is trying to play," he says. "Consultants are really their own best representatives, so I really bet they are best off going to beat the bushes themselves."

The impact from offshore outsourcing
The rise in offshore outsourcing has led to an interesting challenge for prospective consultants. The most promising area, says Scheer, is consulting in business processes and functions. Consultants will find less opportunity on the programming side. "The technical side can be and is being offshored," he states.

That's not to say technical consulting can't be done, says Reed, but know that programmers face a special set of strategic considerations. One key tactic is to understand SAP's new technology architecture and the new development tools that come along with it. By gaining skills in new development and platforms, technical consultants face a better chance of success than if they focus on skills like ABAP programming, which is commonly outsourced.

"The cubicle coder is an endangered species," says Reed. "No longer can programmers show up, duck into a cubicle, and crank out code. They have to be on the cutting edge or just genius level talent, and there's not a lot in between." Those consultants finding success tend to find it in SAP projects with knowledge transfer. Companies are more sophisticated about in-house staff and look for someone that really understands how to work with functional teams and to identify issues with customizations.

"Soft skills may make you a little more marketable," Reed advises. Be prepared to do team leadership and training. To succeed as a technical consultant, expect to need broader skill sets than just technical programming. But Reed cautions against abandoning technical for functional consulting prematurely if programming is your true passion. "There are exceptions to every trend," he says "Although there's not a lot of room for average programmers in consulting, if you're super talented and super committed, I'm not sure you should bail out too soon. The areas that you are most passionate about are the ones about which you're going to put in the extra hours reading the latest book or manual on the plane."

Looking to the future
What can you expect regarding pay as a consultant? Reed says he can only speak in generalities and they don't necessarily apply across the board, but he estimates most salary-based SAP employees can expect compensation around $60-80,000 per year, and the consulting side might be more like $60-100,000, although finding jobs can be tricky. On the contracting side the rates tend to be around $60-90 per hour. Obviously those numbers are general and depend on skill and experience, he points out.

As far as prospects for future consultants, Reed points out that because most SAP customers are still running on R/3 4.6C, many are in the process of upgrading right now. 2009 is the last year that version is supposed to be on standard maintenance. Expect to see companies looking to upgrade to 5.0 or mySAP ERP with the NetWeaver release. "The pending upgrade activity bodes well for those who can find jobs with SAP customers who are planning upgrades." When companies are more in maintenance mode, less opportunity exists for interesting skill exposure, but the coming upgrades carry the potential for more action and activity for those who want to break in.

The choice is individual. If you prefer to focus exclusively on your passion for implementing SAP and stay focused on core technical skills, you may be best off working in an employee scenario or full-time for a consulting firm, Reed says. But if you prefer the freedom and additional responsibility of finding projects, attending conferences, and making decisions on where to go next, consulting may be the right choice for you.


Case Study for Solution Consultants

Case Study Accompanying Fundamental Courses for Solution Consultants (for Courses TFIN14, THR14, TSCM24,TSCM34, TSCM54, and TSCM64)

This case study is the concluding section of the Fundamentals Course for SAP Solution Academy students in the areas of Financials, Logistics, and Human Resources.

Building on the knowledge gained during the function-based application training courses, it is designed to demonstrate how a typical implementation project for SAP solutions works. Participants learn how to define corporate structures in the SAP R/3 system and APO system, based on the description of a model company.

Target Audience

This course is intended for the following audiences:- Solution consultants responsible for implementing business processes with mySAPBusiness Suite

Course Prerequisites

Required Knowledge- Fundamental Courses Parts 1 and 2 for the relevant consultant profile accompanying the mySAP Business Suite solution.

Course Goals

This course will prepare you to: - Apply your knowledge as a junior consultant directly in an initial practical phase using the SAP experience that you have gained in the previous courses and the structure of a model company demonstrated in this course- Model the corporate structure, master data, and business processes of a specific company in the SAP system and carry out the configuration steps required to do so.

Course Objectives


After completing this course, you will be able to:- Work in the project team- Define corporate structures and model them in SAP systems- Implement selected business processes in SAP systems.

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