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What is SAP?
SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing. SAP, by definition, is also the name of the ERP (Enterprise Resource
Planning) software as well as the name of the company. SAP Software is a European multinational, founded in 1972 by Wellenreuther,
Hopp, Hector, Plattner, and Tschira. They develop software solutions for managing business operations and customer relationships.
SAP system consists of a number of fully integrated modules, which covers virtually every aspect of business management.
SAP is #1 in the ERP market. As of 2010, SAP has more than 140,000 installations worldwide, over 25 industry-specific business solutions
and more than 75,000 customers in 120 countries
Other Competitive products of SAP Software in the market are Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.
The following video will explain the need for an ERP software like SAP in an enterprise
The very fundamental question for any beginners is why Enterprise Resource Planning also called ERP, is required? To answer this, let’s
examine this typical business scenario.
Suppose a client approaches a sales team asking for a particular product. The sales team contacts the inventory department to check the
availability of the product. To their surprise, the sales team found out that the product is out of stock. So next time this doesn’t happen, they
have to introduce an SAP ERP tool.
Before we actually see in detail, what ERP is and how ERP can help in your business process, we will understand how different departments
are involved in the whole business process, right from the ordering of the raw material – to manufacturing goods – to delivering final
products to the customer.
1. Client contacts the sales team to check the availability of the product
2. Sales team approaches the Inventory department to check for the availability of the product
3. In case the product is out of stock, the sales team approaches the Production Planning Department to manufacture the product
4. The production planning team checks with inventory department for availability of raw material
5. If the raw material is not available with inventory, the Production Planning team buys the raw material from the Vendors
6. Then Production Planning forwards the raw materials to the Shop Floor Execution for actual production
7. Once ready, the Shop Floor Team sends the goods to the Sales Team
8. Sales Team who in turn deliver it to the client
9. The sales team updates the finance with revenue generated by the sale of the product. Production planning team update the finance
with payments to be made to different vendors for raw materials.
10. All departments approach the HR for any Human Resource related issue.
That is a typical business process for any manufacturing company. Some key inferences one could derive from the scenario would be.
Based on the manner in which communication and data exchanged is managed. Enterprise systems can be broadly classified as
1) Decentralized System
Decentralized System
Let's look at Decentralized system first, in a company with Decentralized System of Data Management. There are two major problems –
To identify issues arising due to decentralized Enterprise management system lets look at the same business process again. The customer
approaches the sales team for a product, but this time around, he needs the product, on an urgent basis.
Since it is a decentralized process, the Sales Team do not have any real-time information access to the productavailability. So they approach
the Inventory department to check the availability of the product. This process takes time, and the customer chooses another vendor leading
to loss of revenue and customer dissatisfaction.
Now, suppose the product is out of stock, and the Sales Team approaches the Production Planning team to manufacture the product for future
use. Production Planning Team checks the availability of the raw materials required.
In a decentralized system, raw material information is stored separately by Production Planning as well as the Inventory Department. Thus,
data maintenance cost (in this case, Raw Material) goes up.
The raw material information is available in two different departments Inventory as well as Production Planning. When sales team check a
particular raw material required to manufacture the product, it shows the raw material is available as per the inventory, but as per the
database of the production planning team, the raw material is out of stock.
So, they go ahead and buy the raw material. Thus, material, as well as inventory cost, goes up.
Once the raw material is available, the shop floor department suddenly realizes they are short of workers. They approach the HR, who in turn
hire temporary employees at higher than market rates. Thus LABOR Cost Increases.
The production planning department fails to update the finance department on the materials they have purchased. The finance department
defaults the payment deadline set by the vendor causing the company loss of its reputation and even inviting a possible legal action.
Numerous disparate information systems created individually over time which are difficult to maintain
Integrating the data is time and money consuming
Inconsistencies and duplication of data
Lack of timely information leads to customer dissatisfaction, loss of revenue and reputation
High Inventory, material, and human resource cost.
These are some major drawbacks for which we need a solution. Well, the Solution lies in Centralized Systems i.e., ERP.
Centralized System
Let’s look at the same business process again to understand how a Centralized Enterprise System helps to overcome problems posed by a
Decentralized Enterprise System.
In this case, all departments update a Central Information System.
When Customer approaches the sales team to buy a product on an urgent basis. The Sales Team has real-time information access to
the products in inventory which is updated by the Inventory Department in the Centralized System
Sales Team respond to customer request on time, leading to Increased Revenue and Customer Delight.
In case, manufacturing is required the Sales Team update the Centralized Database, so that all the department remain informed
about the product status.
Production Planning Department is auto updated by the Centralized Database for requirements. Production Planning Team checks
the availability of the raw materials required via the Central Database, which is updated by the Inventory Department.
Thus, Data Duplication is avoided, and accurate data is made available. The Shop Floor Team update their Man Power Status
regularly in the Central Database, which can be accessed by the HR department.
In case of shortage of workforce, HR team starts the recruitment process with considerable lead time to hire a suitable candidate at
market price. Thus labor cost goes down.
While vendors can directly submit their invoices to the Central Enterprise System, which can be accessed by the finance
department. Thus, payments are made on time, and possible legal actions are avoided
SAP software is a type of Centralized System. SAP Systems are the most popularly used in ERP software.
Most people relate SAP with its ERP offering. But SAP now offers variety of products to address varied needs of an organization. Lets have
a look at them -
SAP HANA:- High Performance Analytic Appliance uses in-memory computing, a breakthrough technology that enables analysis
of very large, non-aggregated data at unprecedented speed in local memory (vs. disk-based database) enabling complex analyses,
plans and simulations on real-time data.
SAP Convergent Charging :- SAP Convergent Charging provides a rating and charging solution for high-volume processing in
service industries. It delivers pricing design capabilities, high performance rating and convergent balance management.
Customer Relationship Management:- Unlike other CRM software, the SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM)
application, part of the SAP Business Suite, not only helps you address your short-term imperatives – to reduce cost and increase
your decision-making ability – but can also help your company achieve differentiated capabilities in order to compete effectively
over the long term.
Enterprise Resource Planning:- A sound foundation is necessary to compete and win in the global marketplace. The SAP ERP
application supports the essential functions of your business processes and operations efficiently and are tailored to specific needs of
your industry like SAP ERP Financials, SAP ERP Human capital management,SAP ERP Operations,SAP ERP corporate services.
SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management :- It supports environmental, occupational and product safety processes,
regulatory compliance, and corporate responsibility. This is accomplished by embedding corporate policies, compliance, and
environmental, health and safety capabilities with global business processes for human resources, logistics, production and finance.
SAP Global Batch Traceability :- It allows you to completely trace tracked objects, for example, a batch, across both SAP
systems and non-SAP systems. In the event of a recall or withdrawal, SAP GBT ensures the timely compliance with legal reporting
timelines. Furthermore, it helps you to minimize cost and corporate risk exposure. You can also analyze multiple objects, for
example, batches, in one run.
SAP Product Life Cycle Management:- To survive in an ever-changing global environment, creating and delivering innovative
and market differentiating products and services is what distinguishes your company from the competition. The SAP Product
Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) application provides you with a 360-degree-support for all product-related processes – from the
first product idea, through manufacturing to product service
SAP Supplier Life Cycle Management:- SAP Supplier Lifecycle Management is a holistic approach to managing supplier
relationships. It deals with the supply base as a whole to constantly determine the right mix of suppliers. It covers the lifecycle of
individual suppliers ? from onboarding to a continuous development.
Supply Chain Management :- You face enormous pressure to reduce costs while increasing innovation and improving customer
service and responsiveness. SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) enables collaboration, planning, execution, and
coordination of the entire supply network, empowering you to adapt your supply chain processes to an ever-changing competitive
environment.
Supplier Relationship Management:- With SAP SRM you can examine and forecast purchasing behavior, shorten procurement
cycles, and work with your partners in real time. This allows you to develop long-term relationships with all those suppliers that
have proven themselves to be reliable partners.
Governance, Risk and Compliance:- Risk is unavoidable, but it can be managed. With governance, risk, and compliance (GRC),
businesses can strategically balance risk and opportunity.
Sales and operations planning:- SAP Sales and Operations Planning enables you to optimally and profitably meet long-term
future demand. Typically, this process repeats every month and involves many participants including Sales, Marketing, Finance,
Demand Planning, and Supply Chain Planning.
SAP Transportation Management :- It supports you in all activities connected with the physical transportation of goods from one
location to another.
Extended Warehouse Management:- SAP Extended Warehouse Management gives you the option of mapping your entire
warehouse complex in detail in the system, down to the storage bin level. Not only does this give you an overview of the total
quantity of a product in the warehouse, but you can also always see exactly where a specific product is, at any time, in your
warehouse complex. With EWM, you can optimize the use of various storage bins and stock movements, and can combine the
storage of stocks from several plants in randomly-managed warehouses.
Mobile Apps:- Mobile devices can also access SAP system.
Functional Modules
Technical Modules
These functional and technical modules are tightly coupled. Below is a list of key SAP Modules
Cost Accounting (CO) module of SAP provides information to managers decision makers to understand where the company's money is being
spent. CO helps them to optimize business costs.
SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) is also called SAP-HR. SAP HCM consists of sub-modules like Personnel Administration (PA),
Organizational Management (OM), Time, Payroll that help in employee management. Learn more about SAP HCM
Materials Management module in SAP consists of several components and sub-components including Master Data, Purchasing, and
Inventory. Learn more about SAP MM
SAP QM (Quality Management) is an integral part of several key business processes of SAP like production, sales, procurement, material
management, etc. Learn more about SAP QM
SAP PP ( Production Planning) is a SAP module, specially designed for integrating different department involved in production and
manufacturing. It has various components like Data Center, BOM, Work Center, CRP etc. Learn more about SAP PP
SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is an important module of SAP ERP consisting of business processes required in selling, shipping, billing of
a product. The module is tightly integrated with SAP MM & SAP PP. Key sub-modules of SAP SD are Customer and Vendor Master Data,
Sales, Delivery, Billing, Pricing and Credit Management. Learn more about SAP SD
SAP BI (Business Intelligence) or SAP BW is a leading data warehousing and reporting tool. It helps convert raw data into information and
insights that help improve business margins. Learn more about SAP BW
9. SAP Basis -
SAP Basis is a set of programs and tools that act as an interface with Database, Operating system, communication protocols and other SAP
modules like FI,HCM, SD etc. Learn more about SAP Basis
ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is the default programming language for SAP applications. You can also use Java to
code in SAP. Learn more about SAP ABAP
11. SAP CRM - where CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management
SAP CRM is the Market Leader in Customer Relationship Management Software. SAP CRM plays a pivotal role in strengthening customer
relationships. Learn more about SAP CRM
SAP HANA is an in-memory computing platform that allows real-time data analysis. Its currently the market leader in BI.Learn more
about SAP HANA
We often emails along the line ... "I have done XYZ degree and have ABC work experience. Could you recommend a SAP module for me? "
It is difficult to answer all your emails, so, we decided to bring out a guide that will help you in choosing the "right" module for you.
Job Opportunities
SAP has 25 modules and adding. Refer this list of all SAP Modules
But not all the 25 SAP modules are implemented in every company. The most implemented modules are the ones with most job
opportunities.
We recommend you narrow down your choice of SAP Modules to following which are in demand
1. SAP FI
2. SAP MM
3. SAP SD
4. SAP PP
5. SAP HCM
6. SAP Basis/ ABAP - for people with a technical bent
Apart from above modules, you can also consider making a career in many SAP add-on modules like which are HOT in market
Once you have narrowed your choices to above modules, you need to factor in your education and work experience (if any) to trim the
choices even further.
For instance, if you are a MBA in HR it makes no sense choosing SAP FI module. SAP HCM is a more apt module for you. Working in
HCM module will give you a competitive advantage as compared to SAP FI where you will work as a fresher.
This is often the most overlooked although the most important factor. Before selecting a SAP module , you need to think hard whether you
want to work on SAP in first place ?
You need to factor in your inclination , passion , aptitude and career goals into your decision.
You need to ask yourself, whether you are looking for a "career" in SAP or just a job ?
Following tool will help you choose the best sap module for yourself. Good Luck :)
How to become SAP Consultant
Plan to make a career as a SAP Consultant? If Yes, this guide is a MUST READ!
Business/ sales
Functional
Development or
Basis
domains of SAP. The consultant provides advisory, recommendations, guidance, implementation help in their respective SAP domains.
Why SAP?
SAP (Systems Applications and Products) is the world's leading provider of business software which specializes in industry specific
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions.
SAP consultants enjoy a premium remuneration over their IT counterparts working in other technologies like Java, .net etc.
1) Business/Sales Consultant - They try to win projects at customer end - without knowing much about SAP :-)
2) SAP Functional Consultant - They are responsible for customizing SAP as per customer demand. They talk with developers to code
custom ABAP programs as per client requirements.
4) SAP Basis Consultant - They help in installing, maintenance and performance tuning of SAP servers and databases
Above are the major consulting roles found in almost all SAP projects. Depending on the nature and size of the project there may be other
consulting roles as well such as SAP security consultant, SAP Techno-functional consultants, etc.
Academic Background
Academic qualification required to become a SAP consultant -- Any Under Graduate Course like Bcom, B.E., BSc etc. with any
Specialization
Any Post Graduate Course like MTech, MBA, etc. with any Specialization
The salary of a fresher SAP consultant in the USA is from $48,000 to $60,000 and the bonuses are from $1,000 to $2,000.
The salary of a fresher SAP consultant in India is from RS 247,000 to RS 4,50,000 and the bonuses are from RS 10,000 to RS 15,000.
From time to time we get emails asking "How do I become a SAP consultant." Obviously, there is no one answer. There are many ways to
enter the SAP market. Here are a few we can conjure ... Obtain SAP Training & Certification. Choose a SAP module and get a
certification from an authorized SAP training partner. SAP training is expensive, but it's worth the investment
Join a consulting companyIf you have good business/domain knowledge (and want to learn SAP ?), you could consider joining an IT
consultancy company like IBM, Deloitte, Infosys. etc as a junior consultant.
Join as a Trainee or in SAP supportYou can consider joining a company which has SAP implemented and work as a Trainee or support
personnel. The company may later sponsor your SAP certification and training. The trick here is to find such a company and convince them
to hire you
Join SAP Project as a non-SAP person.Many SAP projects require skills outside of SAP. For instance, lots of projects require a data
conversion individual. If you are good in database and SQL, you might consider joining the project and later teach yourself SAP
Following tool will help you choose the best sap module for yourself. Good Luck :)
SAP Solution (Like SAP Business One, Business Objects, ERP, Netweaver, PLM etc)
Your Role ( Development, Application, Technology)
1. Associate
2. Professional – (Please be aware that the professional-level certifications also require several years of practical on-the-job experience
and address real-life scenarios)
NEW- Speciality 40 multiple choice, multiple response and Comes along in addition to associate exams 90 minutes
Certification matching question and answers
Professional of 80 multiple choice, multiple response, Requires project experience, business process 3 hours
certification scenario based and matching questions and knowledge and understanding of SAP solutions
answers
Eligibility Criteria
For SAP there are no specific criteria if you are enrolling for basic modules of SAP; any graduate can pursue their career in SAP. However,
some SAP modules require relevant work experience in field like engineer graduate with relevant work experience of minimum two years
can take a course in SAP MM, PP, and PM module while a commerce graduate or MBA can choose SAP FICO.
Since 2014 SAP certification vouchers are only available for purchased directly from SAP education. Pearson Vue is no longer accepting
payment for SAP certification.
1. Contact your local SAP education department to register to your S-user number
2. Purchase a voucher from SAP education. You have to pay $500
3. Create a new web account if you don't already have an account with Pearson Vue
4. Sign in to your Pearson Vue account and schedule your exam appointment. At the checkout screen, enter your voucher number in
the space marked "Voucher/Promotion Code"
5. For few countries, online certification service is not provided and you have to call SAP where a representative will guide you
through the process.
6. To register for SAP certification online, you have to visit the website http://www.sap.com/training-
education/certification/about.html
SAP Logon is used initiate a user session in a desired SAP Server. The same SAP Logon pad can be used to login into different SAP ERP
environments. SAP Logon is a client side software usually used by Consultants, developers and end-users
Following Video will take you through the various screen elements observed in the SAP - Graphical User Interface (GUI)
You are shown a list of servers that you could log into right now there is only one server
But you see multiple servers like one for production, one for Testing one for development.
Select the server and click the Log On Button. In the next screen, enter your user id and password. You are taken to Sap's easy
access menu
At the top, you will see the menu bar. Next you will see the standard tool bar where you options to Print , Save Find , Scroll etc
To view or maintain any data in SAP or access different business process you need to know the corresponding transaction. Every
transaction has a unique code.
For example, transaction number to maintain a PA data is PA30
To access the transaction, in the command prompt enter PA30 and hit enter.
If you notice the title bar changes in accordance with the transaction, you are currently in.
The transaction is added to your favorites. At the bottom of a screen you will notice Message Bar. This Bar has three colors
Red - for errors
Yellow - for warnings
Green - for success
If you double click on the bar, detailed information of the message is reflected
At the bottom, you will see various system related information like the client or the program you are currently in.
To get help in SAP, select on the corresponding screen element and press F1
Suppose, I want help on command prompt, pressing F1 gives me a very detailed help document.
That's it to the SAP GUI
When you logon to SAP or you open a new session- you will see the following screen
The SAP User Menu is tailored to the user's specific needs. It includes all transactions relevant to a user, grouped under relevant folders
SAP Easy Access Menu
The SAP Easy Access Menu includes all transactions offered by SAP, grouped in folders according to SAP modules (FI/CO, MM, etc.). It is
not tailored to the user's specific needs
The SAP Menu Bar CHANGES from one screen to another. You follow a menu path to access a function or a transaction.
The SAP Standard Toolbar does NOT change from one transaction to another. You can use the SAP Standard Toolbar to execute various
functions.
The SAP Status Bar does NOT change from one screen to another. It tells you WHERE you are in SAP:
Functions keys are just another way of navigating around SAP. The availability of function keys CHANGES from one screen to another
While in a transaction , right click on your mouse , you will see a list of function keys available
More often than not while using SAP you will need HELP. You can access in-built SAP Help functionality for ANY screen element (like
text fields , buttons ,labels etc ) for ANY SAP Screen In this training , we will assume you need help for the following field -
You can access help in three different ways
1. It gives you information on how to fill the specific field on screen
2. Clicking on Technical Information Button gives you information like program name , table name and other technical details which comes
in very handy at times
3. Clicking on portal button gives you access to the online SAP Library available via the internet.
How to install SAP IDES for Practice
IDES is a demo SAP system developed by SAP AG used for learning and training and purpose. IDES stand for Internet Demonstration
and Evaluation System.
SAP IDES is an easy way for end users or consultants to get acquainted with SAP or gain mastery over the SAP ERP.
This document will explain you the installation of IDES server for learning and practice purpose. There are some prerequisites before
installation of IDES EHP6 server. We required installation media, list of media is shown below:
j2sdk-1_4_2_17-windows-amd64.exe
IDES EHP6 Installation Master
IDES EHP6 Installation Export
NW703 Kernel 720_Ext
SL Controller 720
MS SQL RDBMS
SAPCRYPTOGRAPHIC Library
JCE (Java Cryptography Extension) Policy
The above media is available on SAP Marketplace. Download and store it on your local hard disk. What we have gone through was software
requirement, now let us focus on hardware requirement. For the installation we require server with
RAM of 4 GB and above
HDD of 600 GB
Intel i3 processor 64-bit and above
Windows server 2006 R2 operating system.
Note: You can install SAP on Linux , AIX and Sun Solaris as well Below we have explained road map and each step for SAP IDES
installation.
Many learners need a video of the installation steps or do not have access to the SAP Marketplace to download the necessary files.
For such students we recommend you follow this course to get step by step process to install SAP in your laptop.
Installation steps:
1. Hostname of the server where you want to install IDES should not be more than 13 characters otherwise you will get an error during
installation.
2. Increase the virtual memory to thrice of physical memory of the server or ideally you can make it 20 GB.
3. Install the Java - j2sdk-1_4_2_17-windows-amd64.exe and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable. Windows server 2008 R2
has the java component within operating system package.
4. Before you start SAP IDES installation, you need to decide the System Identifier (SID) and Instance Number (00). Here we will use
SID = IDS and instance number = 00.
5. Now go to the installation master media and follow the path as shown below:
Fig. 2
6. After double clicking on "sapinst" it will open sap installation GUI as shown in figure 3.
7. Now follow the path as shown in figure 3 and select prerequisite check then click on the next.
Fig. 3
8. Prerequisites check is needed because if there are any requisites missing then it will show you during this phase. Once you click on
the next, it will take you to the next screen as shown in figure 4. There is a datafile to check the prerequisites on the installation
master DVD. Once you will go to the next screen it will automatically detect the .xml file or you can browse the installation master
DVD for "PREREQUISITE_CHECK_DATA.XML" and then click on the next.
Fig. 4
9. As we are installing ABAP stack, we need to check the option shown in figure 5 and then click on next.
Fig. 5
10. On the next screen figure 6, it will ask for the database for sap. Here we are going to install SAP on MS SQL database, so we have
selected MS SQL server option. If you are planning to install another database then you can select it from the drop down option
which is highlighted in figure 6.
Fig. 6
11. On the next screen, you have to mention the JAVA_HOME path, where you have installed the java environment, and also we are
installing Unicode so check all and then click on the next.
Fig. 7
12. On the next screen figure 8, it will ask you to review the option which you selected. If you want to change the selection you can
select the option "revise". Otherwise select next, and it will execute prerequisite check.
Fig. 8
13. If there are any prerequisites missing then, it will show on the next screen, or it will complete execution successfully as shown in
figure 9.
Fig. 9
14. Now again repeat the step 5 and execute "sapinst" from installation master and select the "Operating System user and Groups" from
drop down as shown in figure 10 and click on next.
Fig. 10
15. On the next screen, it will ask you either you want to create OS accounts for sap host agent only or sap administrative user also.
After selecting the option click on the next as shown in figure 11.
Fig. 11
16. On the next screen, it provides the SAP system identifier "IDS". Select local domain installation or provide the domain of your host
server as shown in figure 12 and then click next.
Fig. 12
17. On the next screen, set the password. Password should be compatible with operating system password policy. After mentioning the
password click on the next.
Fig. 13
18. Next screen (figure 14), allows you to revise the option which you have selected. Otherwise you can continue with selected option
and click on the next.
Fig. 14
20. Once all the prerequisites and user creation is complete, we need to install the database before we start installation of central
instance of IDES server. To start the DB installation we need to go to RDBMS DVD as shown in figure 16.Here we have MS SQL
database and for that SAP provided the script "SQL4SAP", just double click on that script. If you have Oracle database then it will
get install in between installation of SAP.
Fig. 16
21. After you double click on the script, it will open a window and ask for the database instance SID. For sap installation always keeps
it as default. So, it will create the DB SID same as SAP SID. Details are given in figure 17.
Fig. 17
22. Once you click on the OK button, it will ask for the confirmation, so click on OK as shown in figure 18.
Fig. 18
23. Once you confirm it will start the installation of MS SQL database in the background and installed on "C:/" drive.
Fig. 19
24. Once the installation gets complete, it will show the message as shown in figure 20.
Fig. 20
25. Now again repeat step 5 and start the "sapinst" and select the "Central Instance" and click on the next and start installation as shown
in figure 21.
Fig. 21
26. On the next screen, it will ask you for installation mode. If you select "Typical" mode then sapinst automatically selects some
default settings, it will not allowe DB configuration and SAPDATA file selection. While if you select the "Custom" mode then it
will ask for this expert settings. Ref. figure 22.
Fig. 22
27. Next screen figure 23, provide the SAP system ID (SID) and installation drive where you want to install (where "\usr\sap" resides).
Fig. 23
28. As shown in figure 24, it will ask for the server's Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). If you are going for local server
installation then uncheck the FQDN option otherwise check the FQDN option and provide your server's FQDN. Here we are going
for local installation, so we have unchecked the option.
Fig. 24
29. Now, enter master password for your sap system. This password will be used for all SAP accounts and users during installation.
You can also use this password to log in to SAP system with DDIC and SAP* users.
Fig. 25
30. As we have explained earlier, we are going to install as local installation. So, on the next screen (figure 26), select the local
installation option and click on next.
Fig. 26
31. On the next screen as shown in figure 27, it will ask the password for "<SID>adm" and SAPservice<SID>. As you have already
provided the Master password, you can skip this step, or you can set a different password for each user. For Oracle database, there
are "<SID>adm" and "ORA<SID>" users.
Fig. 27
32. Now it will ask for the database instance. As you have previously installed the MS SQL database, so it will show default instance of
the database, select that instance and click on the next.
Fig. 28
33. On this screen, it will show the information message that DBSID and SAPSID is same. This is ok, just click on the next.
Fig. 29
34. On the next screen it will ask you for the media path of Unicode Kernel NW 7.20. Please provide the path by browsing from
"Browse" and click on the next.
Fig. 30
35. Next it will show the installation drive where "\usr\sap\PRFCLOG" will get created.
Fig. 31
36. Now it will ask for the domain detail for sap host agent. We are installing as local so select local Domain option and click on the
next.
Fig. 32
37. Now provide the password for sapadm user otherwise it will take the master password as default.
Fig. 33
38. Now provide the path of installation export media and click on next.
Fig. 34
39. Now it will ask for the password of database ABAP schema. By default it will take master password.
Fig. 35
40. Now it will ask for the number of data file needs to be created for the database. As per the standard it will create 4 datafiles for
small system, 8 datafiles for medium system and 16 datafiles for large system. Here we have selected 8 datafiles.
Fig. 36
41. On the next screen, it will ask for the path where you want to store these datafiles. Also, you need to specify the initial size of
datafiles.
Fig. 37
42. Now it will ask for the location and size of tempdev and templog file.By default it will be on installation drive of a database. After
providing the required details click on the next.
Fig. 38
43. Here you need to provide the number of parallel jobs of ABAP import phase, default is 3, but its recommended to increase the
number of parallel jobs as per server resources. We have increased the jobs from 3 to 10. SAP code page will be a default, do not
change it.
Fig. 39
44. Here it will ask for the central instance number, you can choose any number in between 00 to 99. Here we have chosen 00, which is
a default.
Fig. 40
45. Now provides the details of ABAP message server and Internal ABAP port. Default it will be 3600 and 3900 respectively. We also
need to provide a host for transport directory, default it will be the same host where you are installing the server. Here you can
change the host if there is common transport directory for single landscape.
Fig. 41
46. Next screen will ask for the media path of sapcryptographic, provide the media path for the same. If you don't want to install then
uncheck the option and click on the next.
Fig. 42
47. In this step it will unpack the component of sapcryptographic library. Please select each package to unpack and click on the next.
Fig. 43
48. Now it will ask for the SID of diagnostic agent system, default it will be DAA but you can provide as per you and also can change
the destination drive.
Fig. 44
49. Here we need to provide the media path of JAVA JCE policy.
Fig. 45
50. Next it will ask for the diagnostic agent system domain detail. If you want to install as domain then provide the domain name and
select the option "Domain of the current user" or " different domain" otherwise select local installation option, which we have
selected here.
Fig. 46
51. On this screen, it will ask for the password for diagnostic agent system. Default password will be master password which you have
provided before.
Fig. 47
52. Next it will ask for the instance number for the diagnostic agent system.
Fig. 48
53. On the next screen, it will ask you to register your system in existing SLD if you want. SLD is the host where all server details are
stored. If you choose to register in existing SLD then on the next screen, it will ask you the host details. Here we have selected "No
SLD destination" option. You can find the details in figure 49 and figure 50.
Fig. 49
Fig. 50
54. Now it will ask to unpack the archive for diagnostic agent system. Please check all and click on next.
Fig. 51
55. Now on this screen it will show you all the parameter which you have selected during the "Define Parameters" phase. You can
revise the input parameter if you want. Once you revise the parameter, you can click on the next.
Fig. 52
Fig. 53
56. On this screen, it will ask for the solution manager key. You required unique key for your installation that you need to generate from
SAP solution manager. After providing the solution manager key click on the next.
Fig. 54
57. Once solution manager key provided, it will start the other installation phase. Longest phase will be "Import ABAP" phase. On the
bottom of the screen, you can find the status of the installation.
Fig. 55
Fig. 56
58. Once all the phase completed successfully, it will pop-up new window which shows the message of successful installation.
Fig. 57
59. Once the installation got complete, you can login to the system with DDIC and SAP* using SAP GUI with master password. SAP
IDES server has default 000, 001, 066 and 800 client available.
What is mySAP?
mySAP is not a single product but is a suite of products from SAP including SAP R/3.
SAP R/3 was First launched in 1998 , is regularly updated ,and is market leader in ERP category till date.
SAP R/3 many modules such as HR , Finance , MM covering all enterprise Functions
"3" stands for three tier architecture - Presentation tier , Logic tier and Data tier.
Other products in the mySAP product suite includes SRM(Supplier Relationship Management), CRM(Customer Relationship Management),
PLM(Product Lifecycle Management ) , SCM (Supply Chain Management)
What is NetWeaver?
NetWeaver is SAP's integrated technology platform and is not a product in itself.In fact, the new version of basis is called the
Netweaver.
It is the underlying technology for all the products in the mySAP suite.
All the products in mySAP suite can run on a single instance of NetWeaver's, SAP Web Application Server ,also know as "SAP WEBAs."
Netweaver makes possible access to SAP data using simple HTTP protocol or even mobile. This eliminates the need for installing and
more importantly training in SAP's client side software.
The core capabilities of SAP NetWeaver are the integration of people, information, and process
People integration
It simply means that it enables you to bring people together and help them work more efficiently.
Examples:-
Portal: - provides industry leading portal technology that delivers unified, personalized, and role-based user access
Collaboration: - Collaboration promotes cooperation in enterprises using virtual team rooms (Collaboration Rooms), real-time
communication (chat and application sharing) and the use of third-party groupware and synchronous collaboration tools (for
example, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and WebEx)
Multi-Channel Access :- With Multi-Channel Access, you can connect to enterprise systems through web-based, voice, mobile,
messaging, or radio-frequency technology.
Information integration
It means you can bring together information from a variety of locations and have it make sense in the context of what your folks do every
day! Examples:-
Business Intelligence:- It provides you with reliable tools for creating individual and interactive reports and applications.
BI Content & BI Content Extensions :- Enables quicker implementation using pre-configured role and task-oriented information
models in SAP Business Intelligence.
Knowledge Management:- Allows common access to unstructured information and documents in a distributed storage landscape
like Search,Classification,Subscription,Versioning,etc..
Search and Classification (TREX) :- Provides SAP applications with numerous services for searching, classifying, and text-
mining in large collections of documents (unstructured data) as well as for searching in and aggregating business objects (structured
data).
Process integration
It means coordinating the flow of work across departments, divisions, and between companies. Usage type process integration includes all
functions previously covered by SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure that you use to realize cross-system business processes. This SAP
NetWeaver usage type enables different versions of SAP and non-SAP systems from different vendors running on different platforms (for
example, Java ABAP, and so on) to communicate with each other. SAP NetWeaver is based on an open architecture, primarily uses open
standards (in particular those from the XML and Java environments), and provides services that are essential in a heterogeneous and complex
system landscape. These include a runtime infrastructure for exchanging messages, configuration options for managing business processes
and the flow of messages, as well as options for mapping messages before they reach the receiver.
Application Platform
SAP Web Application Server provides a complete development infrastructure on which you can develop, distribute, and execute platform-
independent, robust, and scalable Web services and business applications. SAP Web Application Server supports ABAP, Java, and Web
services.
The following SAP tutorial will allow you to view the transaction codes next to the transaction names in both the SAP Easy Access menu
and the User menu.
1. Click Extras
2. Click Settings
BEFORE AFTER
You will need to know Molga of a country ,while running country specific transactions.
Now , transaction to run payroll for Russia(Molga = 33 ) will be PC00_M33_Calc and that for Spain(Molga = 04 ) would be
PC00_M04_Calc
List of Molga (Country Codes) and ISO codes for all countries where SAP is operational --
1 DE Germany
2 CH Switzerland
3 AT Austria
4 ES Spain
5 NL Netherlands
6 FR France
7 CA Canada
8 GB Great Britain
9 DK Denmark
10 US USA
11 IE Ireland
12 BE Belgium
13 AU Australia
14 MY Malaysia
15 IT Italy
16 ZA South Africa
17 VE Venezuela
18 CZ Czech Republic
19 PT Portugal
20 NO Norway
21 HU Hungary
22 JP Japan
23 SE Sweden
24 SA Saudi Arabia
25 SG Singapore
26 TH Thailand
27 HK Hong Kong
28 CN China
29 AR Argentina
30 LU Luxembourg
31 SK Slovakia
32 MX Mexico
33 RU Russia
34 ID Indonesia
35 BN Brunei
36 UA Ukraine
37 BR Brazil
38 CO Colombia
39 CL Chile
40 IN India
41 KR South Korea
42 TW Taiwan
43 NZ New Zealand
44 FI Finland
45 GR Greece
46 PL Poland
47 TR Turkey
48 PH Philippines
49 NA Namibia
50 LS Lesotho
51 BW Botswana
52 SZ Swaziland
53 MZ Mosambique
54 KE Kenya
55 AO Angola
56 ZW Zimbabwe
57 AN Dutch Antilles
58 HR Croatia
60 IS Iceland
61 RO Romania
62 SI Slovenia
99 99 Other Countries
A SAP report is an executable program that reads data from the database and generates output based on the filter criteria selected by the end
user.
Select a Period
You need to select a period for which report will run like Today (Only current Day's Data), Upto Today (All data of the past uptil
today), Current Month , Current Year etc.
You can select other period and specify a custom From and To date for the period of the report
You can also click the Payroll Period Button and specify a payroll period as the time period for which your
output will generated
Select a Population
You can limit the number of people you want to run the report for by entering different selection criteria' s shown below.
You can add additional selection criteria fields to your report by clicking Further Selections
1. Under Selection Options , select the fields you would like to add to the selection area on the report
2. Click on the Arrow Button to send it to right
You can include both ranges and single values in your report
Click on Multiple Selection Button
You can further restrict selection criteria by using selection options (i.e., equal to, greater than, etc.)
Once you have executed your report, you can easily modify(sorting , summations , graphics etc.) the layout for the output generated using the
toolbar shown below.
You can also save the output to your local hard disk using the follwing steps
1. Click List
2. Export
3. Local File
Variants allow you to save your selection parameters in the input screen.
It minimizes the need to enter selection parameters each time you run a SAP report.
Variants can be stored for ANY SAP REPORT as long as the Save Button is available in the SAP Menu bar for the report.
Note: Many a transactions may be proctected due to security reasons by your administrator and save button may not be available
Create a Variant
1. Enter the values for selection criteria while you are in any SAP report.
2. Once all selection criteria are populated , Click the Save button
1. Enter a Variant Name
2. Type Meaning (description) of the variant
Click the Save Button.
Retrieve a Variant
Delete a Variant
1. Select the "only in current client" radio button. (All Clients option will delete the variant across ALL clients)
2. Click Continue
Variant is deleted.
SAP stands for System Applications and Products. It provides customer the ability to communicate with common corporate databases for a
comprehensive range of applications. It makes the business process work efficiently.
The SAP Testing is same as software application Manual Testing. It helps to detect and rectify error at all business modules like finance,
manufacturing, etc.
1. Unit testing
2. Functional and Regression testing
3. UAT testing
4. Integration testing and so on.
6) Why choosing a right strategy is more important than choosing a tool for SAP Testing?
SAP is a humungous system with endless variations. It's neither feasible nor cost-effective to check all possible variations and
combinations of test parameter inputs in SAP system.
A Tester needs to adopt strategies to reduce the number of test cases without sacrificing coverage.
Examples of such strategies include,
Boundary value analysis,
Equivalence partitioning & orthogonal array.
9) Mention what are the points to be considered while performing SAP Interface Testing?
What is the objective of using SAP Interface and what business scenarios are processed by the interface?
Verify the interface is processing all business scenarios accurately as per the test strategy
Best practice to perform Interface testing is to begin with Unit testing
Verify if the outbound interface is alright, which means that it ensures to perform file meeting specifications in terms of layout, etc.
Verify if the inbound interface is alright. Check if it is reading the file correctly and if it is performing the correct steps in the target
system.
Dialog
Enque
Update
Background
Spool
Message
Server
Gateway
11) Mention what is the difference between kernels, support packages & SAP Note?
The difference between kernels, support packages & SAP Note is,
ECATT is used to execute and create functional tests for SAP. It is an inbuilt tool that comes bundled with SAP with a primary objective of
automated testing of SAP business processes.
14) Mention what is the difference between developer trace, System trace, and System log?
The difference between developer trace, System trace, and System log
System Trace: It is used when you want to record the internal SAP system activities
Developer Trace: It contains technical information for use in the event of issues with your system. Using the entries in the
developer traces requires sound knowledge of the host systems in which your SAP system is running
System Log: You can use the log to highlight and rectify errors occurred in your system and its environment.
16) Mention what is the use of Process Flow Analyzer in SAP TAO?
In SAP TAO, Process Flow Analyzer is used to find out automatically the user interfaces used in transaction codes executed in a SAP
system.
SAP Cutover Testing is usually performed once in a project lifecycle. In this phase, a full-scale execution of all tasks is involved to retrieve
data from legacy systems and then to implement any kind of data conversion, load the results into the SAP system and fully validate the
results, including a user sign-off.
18) Mention what should be the approach for writing a BDC program?
For writing a BDC program, convert the legacy system data into a flat file. Then convert the flat file into an internal table. Transfer the flat
file into sap system called "sap data transfer." Then call transaction or create sessions.