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Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, Second Editionis the perfect tool for learning one of the most sophisticated enterprise solutions available today. Designed to being with the basics, you will become acquainted with the entire SAP system, from navigation to creating your own reports. You'll also cover: Implementation tools and methodologies NetWeaver ECC 5.0 Designing Screens and menus Reporting Integration with Microsoft Office And more Written by leading SAP consultants with over 20 years of combined experience, this easy-to-understand tutorial is ideal for getting up and running with SAP quickly and efficiently.

George W. Anderson, a senior SAP Basis Consultant and Project Manager for HP's Consulting and Integration Services organization, specializes in implementing and optimizing HP and other technology vendor' platforms for SAP's customers. An 8-year veteran of numerous successful implementations, upgrades, and other SAP engagements, he is a certified SAP Technical Consultant and PMI Project Management Professional. A frequent speaker at SAP technical and user conferences and events, George is also the author of SAP Planning: Best Practices in Implementation (2003) and mySAP Toolbag for Performance Tuning and Stress Testing (2004).

Danielle Larocca is a certified SAP consultant and programmer. She has 15 years experience writing technical documentation for SAP and competitive products. She has certifications from the SAP academy in seven areas, including the basis system, manufacturing, human resources, and ABAP programming. She has been writing documentation for SAP and other enterprise systems for several years.

Introduction

1

(1)

What's New in This Edition

2

(1)

Who Should Read This Book

3

(1)

Organization of This Book

3

(1)

Conventions Used in This Book

4

(3)

Part I: SAP Introduction

Hour 1: Introduction to SAP NetWeaver and ECC

7

(12)

Overview of SAP

7

(3)

SAP System Architecture and WebAS

10

(4)

ESA and mySAP ERP

14

(1)

SAP ECC

15

(4)

Hour 2: SAP Basics

19

(16)

Session Basics

19

(10)

SAP GUI Basics

29

(6)

Hour 3: Database Basics

35

(10)

Database Structure

35

(2)

Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)

37

(3)

Database Concepts

40

(5)

Hour 4: Customizing Your SAP Display

45

(18)

Which SAP GUI Is Right?

45

(4)

The Customizing of Local Layout Button

49

(8)

New Visual Design Selection

57

(1)

Clipboard Selection

58

(1)

Font Selection

58

(1)

Status Field's System Information Icon

59

(4)

Hour 5: Navigation in SAP

63

(16)

Performing Tasks Using Menu Paths

63

(1)

Performing Tasks Using Transaction Codes

64

(4)

Using the Clipboard

68

(3)

Creating Screen Prints from SAP

71

(1)

Printing in SAP

72

(7)

Hour 6: Screen Basics

79

(18)

Understanding and Using Fields

79

(9)

Screen Objects

88

(9)

Part II: Implementing SAP

Hour 7: Implementing SAP: Resources and Timelines

97

(10)

Assembling the Project Team

97

(5)

Training the Project Team

102

(5)

Hour 8: Implementation Tools, Methodologies, and the IMG

107

(16)

ASAP---AcceleratedSAP

107

(5)

Newer SAP Implementation Tools and Methodologies

112

(1)

The SAP Implementation Guide (IMG)

113

(1)

Different Views of the IMG

114

(2)

IMG Basics

116

(7)

Hour 9: Implementation Lessons Learned

123

(12)

Strategic Business Lessons Learned

123

(2)

End User Lessons Learned

125

(1)

Technology Lessons Learned

126

(2)

Implementation Process Lessons Learned

128

(7)

Part III: SAP Products and Components

Hour 10: SAP NetWeaver

135

(6)

SAP NetWeaver---A Working Definition

135

(1)

SAP NetWeaver Past and Present

136

(2)

The Evolution of SAP NetWeaver

138

(3)

Hour 11: SAP ECC and R/3

141

(22)

SAP R/3 Versus ECC

141

(3)

Core SAP Business Modules

144

(1)

mySAP ERP Financials

145

(3)

mySAP ERP Human Capital Management

148

(5)

mySAP ERP Operations

153

(4)

mySAP ERP Corporate Services

157

(6)

Hour 12: SAP BI, KW, and MDM

163

(12)

SAP Business Intelligence

163

(3)

SAP Knowledge Warehouse

166

(3)

SAP Master Data Management

169

(6)

Hour 13: Other Enabling Technologies

175

(16)

SAP Enterprise Portal

175

(3)

SAP Exchange Infrastructure

178

(3)

SAP Mobile Infrastructure

181

(2)

SAP xApps

183

(8)

Part IV: SAP Technical Guide

Hour 14: Technology Overview

191

(12)

Application Architecture

191

(1)

Basis Tools

192

(4)

Work Processes

196

(7)

Hour 15: System Administration

203

(10)

Monitoring the System

203

(5)

SAP Authorization Concepts

208

(5)

Hour 16: Systems and Performance Management

213

(16)

What Is Performance Management?

213

(2)

Sources of Performance Data

215

(2)

Specific CCMS Transactions for Managing Performance

217

(8)

Analyzing Performance Data

225

(4)

Hour 17: ABAP Dictionary and Repository

229

(18)

Database Tables

229

(4)

Structures and Includes in the ABAP Dictionary

233

(1)

Exploring the ABAP Dictionary

234

(4)

Client Dependence and Independence

238

(1)

What Table and Field Is This Stored In?

239

(1)

SAP Repository Information System

240

(3)

The Repository Information System Window

243

(4)

Hour 18: Designing Screens and Menus

247

(16)

SAP Screen Painter

247

(7)

SAP Menu Painter

254

(1)

Menu Painter Object Components

255

(8)

Part V: Using SAP

Hour 19: Reporting Basics

263

(10)

Reporting Tools

263

(2)

General Report Selection

265

(8)

Hour 20: Reporting Tools in SAP (SAP Query, InfoSet Query, Ad Hoc Query, and QuickViewer)

273

(26)

The Structure of the Query Reporting Tools

273

(1)

Query Groups

274

(1)

InfoSets

275

(1)

Administrative Decisions

276

(8)

SAP Queries

284

(7)

Understanding the InfoSet (Ad Hoc) Query

291

(3)

Understanding the QuickViewer

294

(5)

Hour 21: SAP SCM, CRM, PLM, and SRM

299

(16)

SAP Supply Chain Management

299

(4)

SAP Customer Relationship Management

303

(4)

SAP Product Lifecycle Management

307

(2)

SAP Supplier Relationship Management

309

(6)

Hour 22: Integration with Microsoft Office

315

(22)

SAP and MS Office Integration Architecture

315

(13)

Quick References

328

(3)

Mendocino Review

331

(6)

Part VI: SAP Support

Hour 23: Support Overview

337

(14)

SAP Solution Manager

337

(2)

SAP Service Marketplace

339

(5)

Accessing Extended Help

344

(4)

The SAP Support Team

348

(3)

Hour 24: Additional SAP Resources

351

(34)

Professional Resources

351

(5)

Internet Resources

356

(6)

SAP Conferences

362

(1)

Employment and Career Opportunities

363

(8)

Part VII: Appendixes

Appendix A: Quiz Answers

371

(14)

Index

385

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