Simple Instructions to Common SAP BASIS Activities

This beginner’s guide will introduce you to the frequently used procedures in SAP BASIS module with providing simple step notes (not broken into much detail) with screenshots. It is not a very well documented guide but would be a good reference though.

  • Create a USER.
  • Create a ROLE.
  • Assign a ROLE to USER.
  • Give full authorizations to T-codes and give some tcodes (su01, pfcg)
  • Create a Background Job
  • Create an RFC connection within the same client
  • Create an RFC connection between two different clients
  • Create an RFC connection between two systems
  • Create Operation modes
  • Set operation modes in calendar
  • Do a Local client copy
  • Do a Remote client copy.
  • Lock some T-codes.
  • Configure TMS.
  • Transport and import requests (both work bench and customizing requests).
  • Make a spool connection
  • Create mass users.
  • Change parameters and their status.
  • Lock/Unlock a client.
  • Create one virtual printer and do the printing
  • Logon load balancing and background load balancing
  • Install one dialog instance.

Read more

SAP MM-IM: Extensive Guide to Material Movements

This document (over 200 pages) describes the step by step processes related to Material Movements in SAP Materials Management (MM) module. Each procedure in the guide is illustrated with screenshots, descriptive notes, transaction & menu paths and tips & tricks. Following are the headlines you will get inside:

  • Goods Receipt
  • Reservation
  • Transfer Posting
  • Goods Issue
  • Goods Movements
  • Outbound Delivery
  • Pyhsical Inventory Verification

Read more

SAP PP Configuration Document (75 Pages PDF)

This PDF configuration document, from a real life implementation project, captures the required configurations details in SAP system to meet the business requirements as envisaged in the Design Stage (Business Blue Print Stage) for Project of Production Planning module. The configuration steps have mappings to corresponding menu path to where the configuration has been done in the IMG (Implementation Guide).

Following sections are covered in this document:

  • Production Planning (PP)
  • Production Planning for Process Industries (PP-PI)
  • Batch Management
  • Document Management

Read more

Smartforms Programming: Step by Step Training

This training presentation provides step by step instruction of Smartforms in SAP. Topics from the document is as below:

  • Smartform Creation
  • Graphics in Smartform
  • Form interface in Smartform
  • Global definition and Program lines
  • Tables in SMARTFORMS

Read more

SAP ABAP Material: Learning Programming from Ground Up

This ABAP Training material, seems to be documented from various sources by author, would be a good reference for the the absolute beginner. The training explains SAP ABAP from the ground up starting with the absolute basics – with no previous experience necessary. The following are the key sections covered from this guide;

  1. Data Dictionary Objects
    • Data Base Tables
    • Views
    • Structures
    • Data Elements
    • Domains
    • Search helps
    • Lock objects
    • Primary Key and Foreign Key
    • Table Maintenance Generator
  2. Internal Tables
    • Internal Tables Introduction
    • Declaring Internal Table
    • Populating Internal Table
    • Processing Internal Table
    • Initializing Internal Tables
  3. Moduralization Techniques
    • Macros
    • Sub-routines
    • Function Module
  4. REPORTS
    • Classical
    • Interactive
    • Abap list viewer (ALV)
  5. BDC – Batch Data Communication
    • Session method
    • Call Transaction Method
    • LSMW
  6. Module pool Programming
    • Screen painter
    • Menu painter
  7. Forms
    • Scripts
    • Smart forms
  8. Cross-Aplications
    • ALE & IDOCS
    • BAPI’s
    • BADI’s
    • User Exists
  9. Miscellaneous Topics
    • Correction & Transport request (CTS)
    • Transport Organizer
    • Work Bench Request
    • Task Creation
    • Release Objects
    • SAP Memory & ABAP Memory
    • SD Flow
    • MM Flow

Read more

SAP HR Personnel Administration Training Overview

The objective of this training document is to comprehend and carry out the basic processes of Personnel Administration in SAP HR. After reading this document you will be able to explain major functional areas of SAP R/3 Human Resources such as Personnel Administration, maintain employee data and execute Personnel Actions.

  • Overview Personnel Administration (PA)
  • Personnel Administration (PA) as ‘End User’ (Data maintenance)
    • General concepts
    • Infotypes and subtypes
    • Time constraints and validity periods
    • Data maintenance procedures and actions
  • Personnel Administration (PA) as ‘Consultant’ (Master Data Customizing)
    • IMG <> Table maintenance
    • Customizing tables
    • Infotypes structure and attributes
    • Personnel actions
    • Dynamic actions, features and user exits

Read more

Step by Step Configuration Guide to SAP FI Organizational Structure

This document provides step-by-step detail on the configuration settings that need to take place in Finance module (FI) of the SAP system. Following enterprise structure element configurations are explained in detail with screenshots;

  1. Chart of Accounts
  2. Fiscal year variant
  3. Company Code Configuration
  4. Business Areas
  5. Functional Areas
  6. Advanced Validation and Substitution Configuration
  7. Sales and Use Tax

Read more