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SAP and Compliance Schedule Highlights
Sarbanes-Oxley, Virsa, Governance, Risk Technical Intro’s Offered Twice Monthly
Management, and Compliance (GRC) Due to demand, we are now offering both weekend and
weeknight courses monthly for our Basis Administration and
Are you currently wrestling with governance, risk SAP Security Introduction courses. Other courses are
management, and compliance issues within your company? offered on a monthly or quarterly basis as demand warrants.
Have you heard or been part of conversations about Please refer to our course schedule for more details.
compliance and regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley? For a
quick reference, the following summaries were pulled from Self-Study Virtualization Courses to be Offered Soon
Wikipedia. Stay tuned to SAPTraining.com over the next few weeks as
we anticipate rolling out self-study courses in multiple
Governance is the responsibility of senior executive management and functional areas. These courses are primarily targeted as
focuses on creating organizational transparency by defining the mechanisms SAP User training; however, there will also be packages for
an organization uses to ensure that its constituents follow established
processes and policies. A proper governance strategy implements systems to consultant configuration skills. They will be offered for as
monitor and record current business activity, takes steps to ensure little as $99 each, but package bundles will also be available
compliance with agreed policies, and provides for corrective action in cases including certification preparation packages for both Finance
where the rules have been ignored or misconstrued. (FI) and Controlling (CO) functions. Additional courses will
Risk Management is the process by which an organization sets the risk be available for Sales and Distribution (SD), Materials
tolerance, identifies potential risks and prioritizes the tolerance for risk Management (MM), Human Resources (HR), Project
based on the organization’s business objectives. Risk Management Systems (PS), Plant Maintenance (PM), Business Warehouse
leverages internal controls to manage and mitigate risk throughout the (BW), and Solution Manager (SM).
organization.
Compliance is the process that records and monitors the policies,
procedures and controls needed to enable compliance with legislative or
industry mandates as well as internal policies. $1,000 Early Bird Special
Keep in mind that Risk Management and Compliance are Register early and save 20%
dependent on Governance (policies and processes) first being
in place. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 drove much of SAPTraining.com now offers a discount for early
the initial interest in GRC activities, but other regulations as registration. Sign up more than 1 month in advance for any
well as a desire to better manage risk within businesses and technical or functional course and save $250 when you make
your full payment. You pay just $1,000. This discount
Continued on page 3 applies to all technical and functional courses.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE • ADM101 – SAP Basis Administration Introduction
• ADM201 – SAP Basis Administration Advanced
• SEC101 – SAP Security Introduction
1 SAP and Compliance • SEC201 – SAP Security Advanced
• ABAP101 – SAP ABAP Developers Introduction
1 $1,000 Early Bird Special • ABAP201 – SAP ABAP Developers Advanced
• PM101 – SAP Project Management
2 Instructor Spotlight – Elizabeth Krutzler • BWBI101 – BW/BI (Netweaver Business Intelligence) Introduction
• FICO101 – SAP Finance and Controlling Introduction
2 SAP Tips and Tricks • HR101 – SAP Human Resources Introduction
• MM101 – SAP Materials Management Introduction
• PP101 – SAP Production Planning Introduction
3 SAP Access Special – 2 months for price of 1 ($69.95) • SD101 – SAP Sales and Distribution Introduction
3 Indeed Job Searches and Job Placement Assistance Space is limited. See our course schedule for course dates
and times. Call us at (888)425-6280 and tell us you want the
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Early Bird Special to reserve your spot today!
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SAP Tips and Tricks Instructor Spotlight: Elizabeth Krutzler
How to Set or Change the Start Get the inside scoop on our instructors
Transaction in the SAPGui
The SAPGui will start in any transaction that you choose.
This easily overlooked option is a great time saver if you
tend to open the same transaction often.
Login to the SAPgui and got to Extras > Set Start
Transaction.
How did you first get involved in SAP? I was working at a
company helpdesk and was trained to create user logons in
SAP.
How long have you been working with SAP? I have been
working for almost 9 years with SAP.
Have you always worked in SAP Security? I have been
working in SAP Security most of the time - but did spend a
couple of years working with the Electronic
Commerce part of SAP including the SM59 portion of
A box will pop up that requests the transaction you would setting up ports and connections to external applications.
like to use. Enter the transaction code (ST22 in the example
How long have you been teaching SAP? I have been
below) and click the green check box.
teaching SAP for about 2 years. Before this I was training
other employees in SAP skills informally "on-the-job" for
about 6 years. Before 2000, I spent 3 years as a training
coordinator for IBM teaching classes to End User Support
technicians in over 50 applications and in customer service
skills.
Why do you like teaching? I really like to help people and
love to see how well my students do. It is wonderful to
watch my students succeed and improve their lives.
What do you think makes you a good instructor? I listen to
my students - there are no silly questions. I want my
students to feel free to ask questions. Sometimes they come
Close the SAPgui and reopen it and the first page will now up with new topics I may not have thought of covering.
be the desired transaction. Questions can open the door to new ideas and there is a
good chance that someone else was thinking about the same
question.
How many people have you taught? A lot of people, well
SAP ACCESS SPECIAL FOR $69.95 over 100 in my career.
TWO MONTHS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Do you prefer one on one classes or group classes? I like
both. The one on one classes give me time to go into more
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY. detail into what one student really wants to learn. The
group classes are much more dynamic and lively. Students
can share questions and ideas. Both formats really have
benefits.
How has your teaching style changed over the years? I think
I have become more relaxed and more confident. I have
more experiences to share with my students.
How have you taught? I have taught traditional classes in a
This specials end February 28, 2009.
classroom and I have taught on the internet and I have
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SAP and Compliance - Continued from page 1
Tax Refund in the Mail?
Put your tax refund to good increase the ability to make good decisions has led to an
use by investing in yourself. even greater emphasis on GRC activities.
Call (888)425-6280 and
ask us about SAP SAP can help with GRC in multiple ways. SAP ERP
Training today. Financials integrates many governance processes that help
you manage day-to-day operations. Some of these
compliance functions include:
• Project organization for documentation, testing, and sign-off for internal controls
• Workflow procedures that accelerate testing and sign-off
• Object-level analysis of segregation of duties (SOD)
• Authorization administration
• Automated rule building and maintenance
• Simulation and proactive compliance
• Risk mitigation and remediation
• Real-time drill-down analysis and reporting
• Management reporting
Instructor Spotlight - Continued from page 2
SAP also acquired Virsa Systems a couple of years ago to
taught informally "on the job". help it address governance, risk, and compliance. As a
Which teaching method do you prefer? I really like the result, SAP has added GRC Repository, GRC Process
virtual classroom environment - it allows students from Control, and GRC Risk Management to its portfolio of
everywhere to take a class and share experiences with each compliance applications as well as Virsa Compliance
other. Calibrator.
Did you prefer working as a consultant or a permanent
employee? I prefer working as a permanent employee. I like
the benefits you gain from working for a long time with a
company. You can grow more in your career and gain a
sense of continuity in the work you do.
Give an example of some of the problems you deal with. So
many of the problems that come my way need me to
determine whether they are truly Security problems.
Troubleshooting skills are so important.
One issue that came up in my career as SAP Security
Administrator: When the Service Desk Agents were creating This is good news for companies who already use SAP or
new user logons in the SAP Central User Administrator are considering implementing it because it includes multiple
(CUA), data was flowing very slowly down to the clients. out-of-the-box solutions and tools for helping manage GRC
After troubleshooting this, I realized the CUA was waiting activities while also contributing to the bottom and top line
for 500 records before sending data down to the clients. I of your company.
changed this packet size to 1 and set it to send immediately.
Then data flowed more quickly! NOTE: Please review the following links for articles and SAP
Whitepapers that provide much more detail and insight about GRC, SAP,
Another issue we see frequently, a user is not able to run a and Virsa Solutions.
transaction in SAP. They are getting authorization errors. I
look at the authorization check (SU53) for the user or turn • Wiki - Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
• Enterprise Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
on trace (ST01) in the system to find out what is causing the • SAP Solution Brief: SAP Solutions for GRC
error. • SAP Compliance Calibrator by Virsa Systems
• Inside Virsa: SAP, Customers Win with Acquisition
What tips would you give students? Study hard while you • SAP Adds Risk Components to Compliance Offerings
can. Practice as much as possible. Remember you have 24 • SAP ERP Financials – Compliance Solutions
X 7 access to the system. The more you practice, the more
naturally this will come to you. Try to live and breathe SAP
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Security! Do not give up. SAP Basis
SAP Security
Please ask questions in class. I love to hear someone else's SAP ABAP
voice besides my own in class and questions break up the SAP Project Manager
SAP FICO
monotony of just listening. Email questions too. I am happy SAP SD
to answer them! SAP BI/BW
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Course Schedule
Course Introduction to SAP Begins Days Time Duration
SAP101 Introduction to SAP Weekly Monday/Wednesday 7:30 PM 1 week
SAP101 Introduction to SAP Weekly Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 PM 1 week
Course Technical Courses Begins Days Time Duration
ABAP101 SAP ABAP Developers - Introduction 3/3/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 PM 4 weeks
ABAP101 SAP ABAP Developers - Introduction 5/5/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 PM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 2/28/2009 Saturday/Sunday 9:00 AM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 3/2/2009 Monday/Wednesday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 3/28/2009 Saturday/Sunday 9:00 AM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 3/31/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 5/2/2009 Saturday/Sunday 9:00 AM 4 weeks
ADM101 SAP Basis Administration - Introduction 5/4/2009 Monday/Wednesday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 2/28/2009 Saturday/Sunday 10:00 AM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 3/3/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 3/28/2009 Saturday/Sunday 10:00 AM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 3/30/2009 Monday/Wednesday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 5/2/2009 Saturday/Sunday 10:00 AM 4 weeks
SEC101 SAP Introduction to Security 5/5/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
ABAP201 SAP ABAP Developers - Advanced 3/31/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 PM 4 weeks
ADM201 SAP Basis Administration - Advanced 3/7/2009 Saturday/Sunday 10:00 AM 4 weeks
ADM201 SAP Basis Administration - Advanced 5/5/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
SEC201 SAP Security - Advanced 4/7/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
SEC201 SAP Security - Advanced 6/1/2009 Monday/Wednesday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
Course Functional Courses Begins Days Time Duration
BWBI101 SAP BW/BI (Netweaver Business Intelligence) Introduction 3/24/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
BWBI101 SAP BW/BI (Netweaver Business Intelligence) Introduction 6/2/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
FICO101 SAP FICO (Finance/Controlling) Introduction 6/15/2009 Monday/Wednesday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
HR101 SAP HR (Human Resources) Introduction 6/8/2009 Monday/Wednesday 7:30 PM 4 weeks
MM101 SAP MM (Materials Management) Introduction 6/9/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
PP101 SAP PP (Production Planning) Introduction 5/4/2009 Monday/Wednesday 7:00 PM 4 weeks
SD101 SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) Introduction 5/5/2009 Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 PM 4 weeks
NOTE: All times are Eastern Standard Time and all classes are targeted at 2 hours per night
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