Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition

Book description

The #1 hands-on SAP tutorial for beginners: now fully updated and 100% refocused on two key audiences: business users and IT professionals

  • Now easier to read and more useful, with more actionable guidance, better screenshots, and better foundational material for beginners

  • Reflects new SAP technologies and roadmaps, including SAP in the cloud

  • Covers the full lifecycle: project management, installation, administration, usage - even SAP careers

  • Step-by-step instructions, case studies, exercises, and tips

  • In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, beginning-to-intermediate-level managers and IT pro master the latest version of SAP, and learn how to use it in real business environments. You learn hands-on, step-by-step, through practical examples based on SAP's free demonstration software. This edition has been fully reorganized and updated to help business and technical readers quickly learn what they need to know, and to help absolute beginners move forward more rapidly. Each chapter is built around a real-world case study that helps you put your new knowledge to the test. Long-time SAP consultant George Anderson explains SAP's goals, functionality, roles, and implementation considerations; NetWeaver, SAP ERP, and the SAP Business Suite; SAP's user interface; core SAP business tasks; reporting and querying; extending SAP with Microsoft Duet; managing implementations; using Basis; developing new applications; day-to-day administration; enhancements, upgrades, replatforming, cloud services, and more. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, delivering a strong real-world foundation for success with SAP in any organization.

    Table of contents

    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright Page
    3. Contents at a Glance
    4. Table of Contents
    5. About the Author
    6. Dedication
    7. Acknowledgments
    8. We Want to Hear from You!
    9. Reader Services
    10. Introduction
    11. Part I. Introduction to SAP
      1. Hour 1. SAP Explained
      2. Hour 2. SAP Business Basics
      3. Hour 3. SAP Technology Basics
      4. Hour 4. SAP Project Basics
    12. Part II. SAP Applications and Components
      1. Hour 5. Overview of SAP Applications and Components
      2. Hour 6. SAP NetWeaver: The Foundation for SAP
      3. Hour 7. SAP ERP: SAP’s Core Product
      4. Hour 8. The SAP Business Suite and Other SAP Applications
    13. Part III. SAP for Business Users
      1. Hour 9. A Business User’s Perspective on Implementing SAP
      2. Hour 10. Logging On and Using SAP’s User Interface
      3. Hour 11. SAP User Roles and Authorizations
      4. Hour 12. Using SAP to Do Your Job
      5. Hour 13. Reporting and Query Basics
      6. Hour 14. Extending SAP with Microsoft and Other Products
    14. Part IV. SAP for IT Professionals
      1. Hour 15. A Project Manager’s Perspective on Implementing SAP
      2. Hour 16. A Basis Professional’s Perspective on SAP
      3. Hour 17. A Developer’s Perspective on SAP
      4. Hour 18. SAP Technical Installation
      5. Hour 19. SAP and the Cloud
      6. Hour 20. SAP System Administration and Management
      7. Hour 21. SAP Enhancements, Upgrades, and More
    15. Part V. SAP Careers
      1. Hour 22. SAP Careers for the Business Professional
      2. Hour 23. SAP Careers for the IT Professional
      3. Hour 24. Other Resources and Closing Thoughts
    16. Part VI. Appendixes
      1. Appendix A. Case Study Answers
      2. Appendix B. SAP Acronyms and Common Terms
    17. Index

    Product information

    • Title: Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition
    • Author(s):
    • Release date: May 2011
    • Publisher(s): Sams
    • ISBN: 9780132603751