SAP01 - Introduction to ERP Systems using SAP

Summary

This 1-day instructor-led course aims at providing participants with the basic knowledge required to understand how the federal Government of Canada implemented and is using the SAP software to manage its daily financial and procurement activities. Participants are executing SAP transactions in a real live environment using Government of Canada business practices and examples. Attending this course allows participants to pursue their learning path with more advanced SAP modular training.

This course has been developed in order to provide users with a strong and solid foundation regarding ERP systems within the Canadian Federal Government.  Focusing primarily on SAP version 4.7 and ECC 6.0, the course includes theoretical concepts combined with practical exercised in a live SAP environment, case studies and review questionnaires.

Audience

This is a basic introductory course for individuals who want to know more about the fast growing SAP industry in the Federal Government of Canada. 

Prerequisites

Before attending this course you should have the following skills:

• Working knowledge of basic operating systems
• Basic Internet skills
• Recommended but not mandatory: Experience and/or knowledge of Federal Government standard business practices, rules and regulations 

Follow on courses

• Project Management in the GoC using the SAP Project System (PS) Module
• Budget Management in the GoC using the SAP Funds Management (FM) Module
• Procurement to Pay in the GoC using the SAP Material Management (MM) Module

Course Objectives

• SAP History and Concepts
• SAP Navigation
• Define ERP systems within the Federal Government of Canada
• Define SAP Modules and Integration concepts
• SAP Modular integration within the GoC
• SAP Standard Transactions
• SAP Functionalities
• Executing SAP Basic Reports
• Review SAP main Modules and functionalities
• Navigate within SAP ECC 6.0
• Review SAP technical and implementation considerations
• Execute transactions in an SAP live environment

Course Outline

Introduction

• Pre-test: evaluate users actual knowledge of ERP systems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

• ERP Definition and basics
• ERP Systems
• Modular Integration and Data Integration
• Sample ERP Workflow (Private vs. Public Sector)
• ERP Return on Investments (ROI) and Benefits

SAP

• Definition
• History
• Purpose
• Private vs. Public Sector
• Modular Integration
• Business Process Analysis
• Private vs. Public Sector

SAP Navigation

• Login/Logoff
• User ID/Password
• SAP Main Screen
• Toolbars/Button Bars
• Favorites
• Options Setting
• Search Functionality

SAP Basic Terminology and Concepts

SAP Modules

SAP GoC Modules

• FM
• PS
• MM
• FI
• CO
• HR

Specialty Applications and Add-ons

• CRM
• SCM
• SRM
• BI
• NetWeaver

Case Studies Analysis

Implementing SAP

SAP Pros & Cons

Review

Assessment (Post Test)