Saptraining.com Newsletter November 2008

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What’s in a Name?

November 2008

December Schedule

SAP1on1.com becomes SAPTraining.com Perhaps you’ve noticed that SAP1on1 is now SAPTraining? If so, you may be wondering what happened to the old name and why did we make the change. Nothing has changed with the business. We are still the leader in providing SAP hands on training, but the new name makes it even easier to find us and represent what we do. With our training, you still receive all of the same benefits that you’ve become accustomed to including the following: • Certified SAP Instructors • Internet courses from the comfort of your home or office • The best in audio, video, and web conferencing tools • SAP ECC 6.0 System complete w/ IDES data • Class recordings for follow up review • Resume and job placement assistance • Full 30 days of additional SAP access following the completion of your training for continued learning Here at SAPTraining.com, we are still dedicated to providing the best SAP hands on training in the business and committed to training excellence for our students. We are excited about the new name and hope it will be a good change for you as well!


All courses meet three times a week for 3 weeks (except SAP101 and PM101 – see below for more details) Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday courses begin Dec. 1

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7:00 PM: SEC101 - SAP Security Introduction 7:30 PM: ABAP101 - SAP ABAP Developer Introduction 8:00 PM: ADM101 - SAP Basis Administration Introduction nd

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday courses begin Dec. 2

7:30 PM: SAP101 - Introduction to SAP* (Weekly) 8:00 PM: BW101 - SAP Business Warehouse Introduction Saturday/Sunday courses begin Dec. 6

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10:00 AM: SEC101 - SAP Security Introduction (NOTE: This course runs for 4 weekends with the final weekend Jan. 3rd/4th) Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday courses th beginning Dec. 8

9:00 AM: PM101 - SAP Project Management * SAP101 courses last one week spread over two nights (Tuesday/Thursday) from 7:30 – 9:00 PM. Contact [email protected] or call us Toll Free 888425-6280 to register or for more information

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What’s in a Name? SAP1on1 is now SAPTraining

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New Courses and December Course Schedule

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Instructor Spotlight

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Importance of Hands on Training

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SAP Tips and Tricks

New Courses New: BI/BW and SAP Project Management Courses Two new courses have been added to the schedule for the November/December months. They are SAP Project Management and Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse. In addition, we have enhanced our course schedules to work with the upcoming holidays. (See page 3 for more info)

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Instructor Spotlight – Alan Crew

Importance of hands on SAP Training Hands-on Training is a simple and effective method to get started in the SAP Industry

The instructor spotlight helps you to get the inside scoop on some of our instructors

The Hands-On Training Method: • • • • • •

Prepare Open Present Practice Evaluate Review

Hands on SAP technical or functional training is crucial in developing the SAP skills and knowledge needed to compete in the current employment market. Hands-on Training is also the most effective method for taking skills directly from the classroom and into the workplace. To keep pace with the rapid developments in technology, it is essential that the individuals continually supplement their education and experiences with on-going training by a Certified SAP instructor. Continue reading this article by going to our blog at http://saptraining.com/sap-info/2008/11/saptraining/importance-of-hands-on-sap-training/


SAP Tips and Tricks Novembers “Tip of the Month” is a list of little known SAP transaction shortcuts General command field formats /n /bend /nend /nxxxx /o /oxxxx /i /h /$tab /$sync

Skip to the next record if you are processing one batch input session Cancel a batch input foreground process Close all R/3 sessions and logoff Call the transaction xxxx in the same session Generate a session list Call the transaction xxxx in an additional session Delete the current session Turn the debug mode on Reset all buffers (for System Administrators) Synchronize instances buffers (for System Administrators)

How did you first get involved in SAP? I was living in the UK when I was offered a contract to work for Dow Chemical in their office in the South of France. They were looking for an operations analyst to help look after an SAP system they had inherited when they bought a company called Naskov. Their SAP instance was running on CICS and VSAM! How long have you been working with SAP? 18 years. The first 6 were spent working on the older SAP R2 mainframe version, the last 12 working on the current R3 SAP versions. Have you always worked in SAP Security? Yes but not 100% of the time. I started working for a small SAP consultancy based out of North Carolina in 1997. Being a small shop we were called upon to work in more than one area. Basis, or Net weaver as it’s now called and security go hand in hand, so after installing or upgrading the R3 systems and training the Basis team I then helped design and build the security. How long have you been teaching SAP? In a limited capacity since 1992. However as time has gone by teaching has become an increasingly significant aspect of my career. Why do you like teaching? I like to think I am a people person and I enjoy helping people. So if I can do that and help people move up in their career, then it’s a win-win for me. What do you think makes a good instructor? I think you have to enjoy working with people of varying experience and be able to simplify and explain complex problems or concepts in several different ways that can be easily understood.

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How many people have you taught? That’s a difficult question and I don’t have stats from all the positions I have held over the years but I would guess in the high 100’s. Do you prefer one on one classes or groups? I enjoy both equally. How has your teaching style changed over the years? Good question. It has always been easy going and laid back. I have found that if you are relaxed and confident in your knowledge and approach it really helps the students. How have you taught? Initially, training was done “on the job” working with the permanent members of staff. Over the years that grew to encompass formal classes with varying numbers of students.

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Introduction to Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse

You’ve asked for it. Now we’ve got it. The Introduction to Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse is finally here. Be part of our inaugural class as it begins on Tuesday, November 18th at 8:00 PM (EST). SAP Project Management

Perhaps you’ve got your PMP certification, have experience managing IT or other projects, or just have a desire to learn what it takes to manage an SAP implementation project from start to finish, we’ve got just the course for you. Our SAPPM101 course will prepare you to manage an SAP project from start to finish. It will cover a variety of topics and specifically related to SAP projects including the following: •

Project preparation

Which teaching method do you prefer? I think the Webex approach as utilized by SAPTraining.com is superb! It’s flexible, cost effective and the students love it.

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Sizing and Blueprinting

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SAP Functional Development

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Final preparation

Do you still work in the Net weaver and security areas? No. I decided to drop Basis and specialize in SAP security 6 years ago.

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Go Live/Cutover

Did you prefer working as a consultant or a permanent employee? Good question. As a consultant you have the opportunity to work at many varied installations and experience different operating systems, SAP versions, SAP upgrades and installations. However once the job is done you are off to the next, so you miss out on the opportunity to grow with a company. It comes down to personal preference.

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Give an example of some of the problems you deal with. This is a good one! If any functional person has an issue he can’t fix, then by default “It has to be a Net weaver or Security issue.” It’s the catch all response. Of course this is not always the case but you are sometimes called on to prove it’s not security. In one problem, we encountered two users with the same access getting different results. The problem turned out to be the decimal notation on their SAP accounts. One had 1.234.567.89 and the other 1,234,567.89. If you don’t specify when you define the user account then 1.234.567.89 is the default, this was causing the problem since some arithmetic calculations need 1,234,567.89. What tips would you give students? Practice, practice and practice! You have 7 x 24 access to the systems; use it as much as you can, and if you have any questions ask them. That’s what we are here for!!


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