SAP Simplified for Absolute Beginners

In this video the instructor and the course content will be presented.

The term SAP will be defined. By the end of the video, you'll know what people mostly mean by those three big white letters.

After you’ve already learned that SAP ERP is a packaged Business Software, and in order to become familiar with it, you'll next see what this software looks like. By the end of the video you’ll be able to distinguish the different parts of an SAP screen.

The concept of ERP software will be shortly discussed, the SAP ERP software will be demonstrated and then the different acronyms of the product name will be explained.

You'll learn about the three main characteristics of SAP ERP, which are real-time, components and integration.

You'll learn how Components are structured and how business tasks are performed via Transactions.

It will be demonstrated how Favorite folders are created, how transactions are added as Favorites, and how Favorites are changed or deleted.

At the close of this video, you'll be able to call a transaction via the navigation area or the command field. Furthermore, you'll be able to deal with multiple sessions.

It will be demonstrated how to call a transaction from the Navigation Area, how to call a transaction by using the Command Field, how to call a transaction in a new session and how to leave a transaction.

You'll learn why documents are needed, how they are generally structured and how to deal with them.

You'll be taught about the concept of the Dynpro, how the screen changes and what to bear in mind when accessing a transaction.

You'll learn about the Client-Server-Model, the SAP GUI and how to control this SAP GUI. By the end of the video you'll be familiar with the three different parts of the SAP system and the graphical user interface of SAP.  

You learn about the SAP Logon and how to log on and log off from the SAP system. By the end of the video you'll know how your computer establishes a connection to the SAP server, which data you must enter on the Log-on-screen and how you can log off from the SAP system.

It will be demonstrated how to log on for the first time using an initial password, what happens if you log on more than once and how to log off in one or in multiple sessions.

The idea of Customizing will be outlined and then you'll throw a glance at where and how this is done. By the end of the lecture you understand what Customizing means, you get to know the Implementation Guide and you comprehend how the screen layout of the document Purchase Requistion can be customized.

The equivalent of a company's organizational chart in SAP ERP will be discussed. By the end of the lecture you know the main organizational units in SAP ERP and you are aware of how an enterprise structure is established in the system.

The concepts of Master data and Transactional data will be explained. Then it will be illustrated how business tasks in general are performed considering the Client-Server-Model. By the end of the lecture you'll know what Master data and Transactional data mean. You'll also comprehend the complete procedure of a transaction in SAP ERP.

A customer master record will be displayed and the arrangement of data in so called views explained. By the end of the video you are able to call up a Customer Master Data Record and you are aquainted with General Data, Company Code Data and Sales Area Data of a customer.

It will be demonstrated how to change a Customer Master Record. Therefore, the transaction XD02 Change Customer Centrally will be called and data changes will be made in General Data, Sales Area Data and Company Code Data.

Document types will be explained. Then forms of input help for entering data and how to complete a document will be demonstrated. By the end of the video you comprehend the usage of document types, you know how to apply simple and collective search Help for data input,  and you realize how the screen's logic guides you to make all necessary entries for completing the document.

It will be demonstrated how to perform the transaction ME51N. By the end of the video you’ll be able to create a simple Purchase Requisition with one item in SAP ERP.

The procedure of viewing and printing a document in SAP will be demonstrated. By the end of the lecture, you know what the Print Preview of a document contains, what Messages signify in printing context and how Messages are processed.

The difference between  Create and Change transactions will be discussed,  the customizing of document numbers will be shown and the Forward Navigation will be demonstrated. At the close of this video you realize how significant the Create Transaction is, where Document Numbers come from and how convenient Forward Navigation could be.

It will be demonstrated how in general a Standard report is called, executed and displayed. Ultimately, you know the term Commitment Line Items, you get to know the transaction KSB2  and you get to know the SAP List Viewer.

It will be discussed why a running SAP ERP constantly must change, what the SAP System Landscape is and how changes within that system landscape are carried out. By the end of the video you know the main factors that influence changes in the system, the different parts of the SAP System Landscape and  SAP's tool for transferring the changes.

The term ABAP is explained, the ABAP-Editor is shown and the Error Log is displayed. By the end of the lecture you'll know what ABAP is, where to find the ABAP Workbench and what a short dump is.

The term authorization will be shortly defined, the concept of roles will be explained and it will be demonstrated how it is applied. By the end of the video you know what authorization means in SAP, what roles are and where roles are assigned to a user.

This video will name the different participants of SAP ERP. At the close of the video you know who operates SAP ERP, who technically runs SAP ERP and who adjusts SAP ERP.

A brief insight into the SAP product portfolio will be given. By the end of the video you are aquainted with SAP's Business Suite, SAP's Industry Solutions, SAP for small and midsized enterprises and the SAP Business Intelligence Suite.