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What’s in a Name? December Schedule
SAP1on1.com becomes SAPTraining.com
Perhaps you’ve noticed that SAP1on1 is now SAPTraining? All courses meet three times a week for 3
If so, you may be wondering what happened to the old name weeks (except SAP101 and PM101 – see
and why did we make the change. Nothing has changed with
below for more details)
the business. We are still the leader in providing SAP hands
on training, but the new name makes it even easier to find us st
and represent what we do. Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday courses begin Dec. 1
7:00 PM: SEC101 - SAP Security Introduction
With our training, you still receive all of the same benefits 7:30 PM: ABAP101 - SAP ABAP Developer Introduction
that you’ve become accustomed to including the following: 8:00 PM: ADM101 - SAP Basis Administration Introduction
• Certified SAP Instructors nd
• Internet courses from the comfort of your home or Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday courses begin Dec. 2
office 7:30 PM: SAP101 - Introduction to SAP* (Weekly)
8:00 PM: BW101 - SAP Business Warehouse Introduction
• The best in audio, video, and web conferencing
tools th
• SAP ECC 6.0 System complete w/ IDES data Saturday/Sunday courses begin Dec. 6
10:00 AM: SEC101 - SAP Security Introduction
• Class recordings for follow up review
(NOTE: This course runs for 4 weekends with the final
• Resume and job placement assistance
weekend Jan. 3rd/4th)
• Full 30 days of additional SAP access following the
completion of your training for continued learning
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday courses
th
Here at SAPTraining.com, we are still dedicated to providing beginning Dec. 8
the best SAP hands on training in the business and 9:00 AM: PM101 - SAP Project Management
committed to training excellence for our students. We are
excited about the new name and hope it will be a good * SAP101 courses last one week spread over two nights
change for you as well! (Tuesday/Thursday) from 7:30 – 9:00 PM.
425-6280 to register or for more information
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
New Courses
1 What’s in a Name? SAP1on1 is now SAPTraining
New: BI/BW and SAP Project Management
1 New Courses and December Course Schedule Courses
Two new courses have been added to the schedule for the
2 Instructor Spotlight November/December months. They are SAP Project
Management and Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse.
2 Importance of Hands on Training In addition, we have enhanced our course schedules to work
with the upcoming holidays. (See page 3 for more info)
2 SAP Tips and Tricks
continued on page 3
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Importance of hands on SAP Instructor Spotlight – Alan Crew
Training The instructor spotlight helps you to get
the inside scoop on some of our
Hands-on Training is a simple and
instructors
effective method to get started in the SAP
Industry
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 How did you first get involved in SAP?
taking skills directly from the classroom and into the I was living in the UK when I was offered a contract to work
workplace. To keep pace with the rapid developments in for Dow Chemical in their office in the South of France.
technology, it is essential that the individuals continually They were looking for an operations analyst to help look
supplement their education and experiences with on-going after an SAP system they had inherited when they bought a
training by a Certified SAP instructor. company called Naskov. Their SAP instance was running on
CICS and VSAM!
Continue reading this article by going to our blog at
http://saptraining.com/sap-info/2008/11/sap- How long have you been working with SAP?
training/importance-of-hands-on-sap-training/ 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?
SAP Tips and Tricks Yes but not 100% of the time. I started working for a small
Novembers “Tip of the Month” is a list of SAP consultancy based out of North Carolina in 1997.
little known SAP transaction shortcuts 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
General command field formats security go hand in hand, so after installing or upgrading the
R3 systems and training the Basis team I then helped design
/n Skip to the next record if you are processing one and build the security.
batch input session
/bend Cancel a batch input foreground process How long have you been teaching SAP?
In a limited capacity since 1992. However as time has gone
/nend Close all R/3 sessions and logoff
by teaching has become an increasingly significant aspect of
/nxxxx Call the transaction xxxx in the same session
my career.
/o Generate a session list
/oxxxx Call the transaction xxxx in an additional session Why do you like teaching?
/i Delete the current session I like to think I am a people person and I enjoy helping
/h Turn the debug mode on people. So if I can do that and help people move up in their
/$tab Reset all buffers (for System Administrators) career, then it’s a win-win for me.
/$sync Synchronize instances buffers (for System
Administrators) 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? Introduction to Business Intelligence/Business
That’s a difficult question and I don’t have stats from all the Warehouse
positions I have held over the years but I would guess in the You’ve asked for it. Now we’ve got it. The Introduction to
high 100’s. Business Intelligence/Business Warehouse is finally here.
Be part of our inaugural class as it begins on Tuesday,
Do you prefer one on one classes or groups? November 18th at 8:00 PM (EST).
I enjoy both equally.
SAP Project Management
How has your teaching style changed over the years? Perhaps you’ve got your PMP certification, have experience
Good question. It has always been easy going and laid back. managing IT or other projects, or just have a desire to learn
I have found that if you are relaxed and confident in your what it takes to manage an SAP implementation project from
knowledge and approach it really helps the students. start to finish, we’ve got just the course for you. Our
SAPPM101 course will prepare you to manage an SAP
How have you taught? project from start to finish. It will cover a variety of topics
Initially, training was done “on the job” working with the and specifically related to SAP projects including the
permanent members of staff. Over the years that grew to following:
encompass formal classes with varying numbers of students.
• Project preparation
Which teaching method do you prefer?
• Sizing and Blueprinting
I think the Webex approach as utilized by SAPTraining.com
is superb! It’s flexible, cost effective and the students love • SAP Functional Development
it.
• Final preparation
Do you still work in the Net weaver and security areas? • Go Live/Cutover
No. I decided to drop Basis and specialize in SAP security 6
years ago.
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employee? subject line to
[email protected]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.
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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