Using SAP Erp

An Introduction for Beginners and Business Users
3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-4932-1404-4
Verlag: Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc.

Buch, Englisch, 387 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 727 g

Reihe: SAP PRESS Englisch

Do you need to learn SAP for your day-to-day work? Get the detailed steps and screenshots that walk you through the processes you need to do your job. Get comfortable with logging on to and navigating the system, maintaining your data, creating reports, printing, and so much more. Whether you’re entering data, automating tasks, or building your foundational knowledge of the SAP system, this book has your back.

Clear explanations
Get familiar with SAP without fuss or confusion and learn what the SAP software does with step-by-step instructions on how to perform your daily tasks.

Screenshots from the SAP system
Are you a visual learner? You'll benefit from the hundreds of screenshots throughout the text that show you the right path.

Case studies
Get a better understanding of how SAP software is used to solve real-world business problems through numerous case studies.

Highlights:

- Log on/off

- System navigation

- Automating tasks

- Reporting

- Printing

- Help functions

- Master data

- Data security

- Messaging

- SAP product overviews

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schulz, Olaf

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

... About This Book ... 13 ... Structure of the Book ... 13 ... Working with This Book ... 15 ... SAP’s Training System ... 16 ... Preparing for User Certification ... 16 ... Acknowledgments ... 161 ... The SAP Enterprise ... 191 ... Brief History of the SAP Enterprise ... 21 1.1 ... Getting Started: From Realtime Financials to SAP R/3 ... 21 1.2 ... SAP from the Turn of the Millennium to the Present ... 242 ... How Does SAP Software Work? ... 27 2.1 ... What Is Standard Software? ... 27 2.2 ... Adapting the SAP System to an Enterprise ... 28 2.3 ... What If the Standard Isn’t Sufficient? ... 30 2.4 ... Orientation toward the Process ... 30 2.5 ... Real Time ... 31 2.6 ... Central Data: Decentralized Processing ... 323 ... Overview of the Most Critical SAP Products ... 35 3.1 ... Complete Package: SAP Business Suite ... 35 3.2 ... The Central Component: SAP ERP ... 36 3.3 ... Maintaining Customer Relationships: SAP Customer Relationship Management ... 42 3.4 ... Optimizing Supplier Relationships: SAP Supplier Relationship Management ... 43 3.5 ... The Entire Lifecycle of a Product: SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 44 3.6 ... For all Supply Chain Elements: SAP Supply Chain Management ... 45 3.7 ... Industry Solutions ... 47 3.8 ... Special Software for Medium-Sized Enterprises ... 48 3.9 ... The Next Software Generation: SAP S/4HANA ... 49 3.10 ... The Technical Basis: SAP NetWeaver ... 502 ... Basic Principles of System Operation ... 534 ... Organizational Structures and Master Data ... 55 4.1 ... Organizational Structures ... 55 4.2 ... Master Data ... 62 4.3 ... Try It! ... 685 ... Logging On to the SAP System ... 71 5.1 ... SAP Logon ... 71 5.2 ... Logging On for the First Time ... 74 5.3 ... Logging On to the System ... 77 5.4 ... The SAP Graphical User Interface ... 77 5.5 ... Logging Off the SAP System ... 83 5.6 ... Try It! ... 846 ... Navigating in the SAP System ... 87 6.1 ... Overview of the Navigation Options ... 87 6.2 ... Navigating via the SAP Easy Access Menu ... 89 6.3 ... Navigating via Transaction Codes ... 90 6.4 ... Entering Data in the SAP System ... 94 6.5 ... Input Help ... 99 6.6 ... Working with Sessions ... 100 6.7 ... Try It! ... 1027 ... Maintaining the System Layout and User Data ... 103 7.1 ... Creating Links on the Desktop ... 103 7.2 ... Maintaining Your Own User Data ... 104 7.3 ... Creating Favorites ... 108 7.4 ... Prepopulating Parameters for Fields ... 113 7.5 ... Holding, Setting, and Deleting Data ... 116 7.6 ... Adapting the User Interface ... 118 7.7 ... Try It! ... 1208 ... Creating Evaluations and Reports ... 121 8.1 ... Using Standard Reports in the SAP System ... 121 8.2 ... Finding Standard Reports ... 125 8.3 ... Exporting Lists to Microsoft Excel ... 128 8.4 ... Using Variants ... 130 8.5 ... Other Reporting Options in SAP ERP ... 131 8.6 ... Try It! ... 1339 ... Printing ... 135 9.1 ... Overview of the Print Functions ... 135 9.2 ... Using Spool Requests ... 137 9.3 ... Changing the Default Printer ... 142 9.4 ... Creating Screenshots ... 143 9.5 ... Try It! ... 14410 ... Automating Tasks ... 145 10.1 ... Background Jobs ... 145 10.2 ... Batch Processing (Batch Input) ... 158 10.3 ... Try It! ... 16611 ... Working with Messages and Business Workplace ... 167 11.1 ... Overview of the Business Workplace ... 167 11.2 ... Sending Short Messages ... 169 11.3 ... SAP Business Workflow ... 172 11.4 ... Folders ... 173 11.5 ... Office Organization ... 174 11.6 ... Try It! ... 17712 ... Electronic Data Interchange ... 179 12.1 ... Overview of the Electronic Data Interchange Process ... 179 12.2 ... Electronic Data Interchange in Practice ... 181 12.3 ... Try It! ... 18213 ... Using Help Functions ... 183 13.1 ... Field Helps and Search Windows ... 183 13.2 ... The Help Menu ... 186 13.3 ... Customizing the Help ... 191 13.4 ... Try It! ... 19314 ... The Role and Authorization Concept ... 195 14.1 ... Authorizations ... 195 14.2 ... Roles ... 196 14.3 ... Try It! ... 1983 ... Most Important Processes in the SAP System ... 19915 ... Materials Management ... 201 15.1 ... Materials Management Tasks ... 201 15.2 ... Organizational Structures ... 205 15.3 ... Master Data ... 206 15.4 ... Purchase Order ... 219 15.5 ... Inventory Management ... 223 15.6 ... Invoice Verification ... 226 15.7 ... Automatic Material Requirements Planning ... 231 15.8 ... Standard Reporting ... 23216 ... Sales and Distribution ... 235 16.1 ... Sales and Distribution Tasks ... 235 16.2 ... Organizational Structures ... 237 16.3 ... Master Data ... 238 16.4 ... Sales Order Processing ... 245 16.5 ... Availability Check ... 251 16.6 ... Complaint Processing (Returns) ... 252 16.7 ... Standard Reporting ... 25417 ... SAP ERP Financials ... 257 17.1 ... Financial Accounting Tasks ... 257 17.2 ... Organizational Structures ... 261 17.3 ... Creating the Financial Statement and Profit and Loss Statement ... 263 17.4 ... Processing Vendor Invoices ... 267 17.5 ... Processing Customer Invoices ... 277 17.6 ... Evaluation ... 28218 ... Controlling ... 287 18.1 ... Controlling Tasks ... 287 18.2 ... Organizational Structures ... 292 18.3 ... Overhead Cost Controlling ... 293 18.4 ... Product Cost Controlling ... 299 18.5 ... Profitability Analysis ... 303 18.6 ... Evaluations ... 30719 ... Human Resources ... 309 19.1 ... Tasks in Human Resources ... 309 19.2 ... Organizational Management ... 311 19.3 ... Recruitment ... 314 19.4 ... Personnel Administration ... 318 19.5 ... Talent Management ... 321 19.6 ... Time Management ... 322 19.7 ... Payroll ... 324 19.8 ... Standard Reporting ... 32620 ... Case Study ... 329 20.1 ... The Sample Business ... 331 20.2 ... The Enterprise Structure ... 331 20.3 ... Creating a Material Master Record ... 333 20.4 ... Creating Vendor Master Records ... 335 20.5 ... Creating Purchasing Info Records ... 336 20.6 ... Creating a Purchase Order ... 337 20.7 ... Receiving Goods ... 339 20.8 ... Verifying an Invoice ... 341 20.9 ... Displaying Open Items (Optional) ... 342 20.10 ... Posting Outgoing Payments ... 343 20.11 ... Creating a Customer Master ... 345 20.12 ... Adding Sales Data to the Material Master Record ... 346 20.13 ... Creating Conditions ... 348 20.14 ... Creating a Standard Order ... 349 20.15 ... Delivering and Issuing Goods ... 350 20.16 ... Creating an Invoice ... 351 20.17 ... Posting Incoming Payments ... 352... Appendices ... 355 A ... Abbreviations ... 357 B ... Glossary ... 359 C ... Buttons, Key Combinations, and Function Keys ... 369 D ... The Author ... 375 ... Index ... 377

Über Autor(innen)

Schulz, Olaf
Olaf Schulz works as an SAP consultant and trainer. He has over 15 years of experience in IT and organization, focusing on the following aspects: planning and implementation of trainings, creation of training material, project management, CRM implementation and system support, as well as system development and network administration. In cooperation with user departments, he has analyzed their requirements and implemented them in the SAP system and launched them in the enterprise.