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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 explanationsGet 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.
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Case studiesGet a better understanding of how SAP software is used to solve real-world business problems through numerous case studies.
Highlights:
Log on/offSystem navigationAutomating tasksReportingPrintingHelp functionsMaster dataData securityMessagingSAP product overviews
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Clear explanationsGet 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 systemAre you a visual learner? You'll benefit from the hundreds of screenshots throughout the text that show you the right path.
Case studiesGet a better understanding of how SAP software is used to solve real-world business problems through numerous case studies.
Highlights:
Log on/offSystem navigationAutomating tasksReportingPrintingHelp functionsMaster dataData securityMessagingSAP product overviews
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- SAP PRESS Englisch
- Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 459/21404
- 3rd ed.
- Seitenzahl: 387
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 233mm x 177mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 723g
- ISBN-13: 9781493214044
- ISBN-10: 1493214047
- Artikelnr.: 45148610
- SAP PRESS Englisch
- Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 459/21404
- 3rd ed.
- Seitenzahl: 387
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 233mm x 177mm x 27mm
- Gewicht: 723g
- ISBN-13: 9781493214044
- ISBN-10: 1493214047
- Artikelnr.: 45148610
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.
... 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 ... 16
1 ... The SAP Enterprise ... 19
1 ... 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 ... 24
2 ... 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 ... 32
3 ... 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 ... 50
2 ... Basic Principles of System Operation ... 53
4 ... Organizational Structures and Master Data ... 55
4.1 ... Organizational Structures ... 55
4.2 ... Master Data ... 62
4.3 ... Try It! ... 68
5 ... 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! ... 84
6 ... 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! ... 102
7 ... 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! ... 120
8 ... 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! ... 133
9 ... 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! ... 144
10 ... Automating Tasks ... 145
10.1 ... Background Jobs ... 145
10.2 ... Batch Processing (Batch Input) ... 158
10.3 ... Try It! ... 166
11 ... 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! ... 177
12 ... 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! ... 182
13 ... 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! ... 193
14 ... The Role and Authorization Concept ... 195
14.1 ... Authorizations ... 195
14.2 ... Roles ... 196
14.3 ... Try It! ... 198
3 ... Most Important Processes in the SAP System ... 199
15 ... 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 ... 232
16 ... 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 ... 254
17 ... 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 ... 282
18 ... 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 ... 307
19 ... 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 ... 326
20 ... 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
... Structure of the Book ... 13
... Working with This Book ... 15
... SAP's Training System ... 16
... Preparing for User Certification ... 16
... Acknowledgments ... 16
1 ... The SAP Enterprise ... 19
1 ... 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 ... 24
2 ... 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 ... 32
3 ... 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 ... 50
2 ... Basic Principles of System Operation ... 53
4 ... Organizational Structures and Master Data ... 55
4.1 ... Organizational Structures ... 55
4.2 ... Master Data ... 62
4.3 ... Try It! ... 68
5 ... 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! ... 84
6 ... 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! ... 102
7 ... 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! ... 120
8 ... 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! ... 133
9 ... 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! ... 144
10 ... Automating Tasks ... 145
10.1 ... Background Jobs ... 145
10.2 ... Batch Processing (Batch Input) ... 158
10.3 ... Try It! ... 166
11 ... 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! ... 177
12 ... 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! ... 182
13 ... 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! ... 193
14 ... The Role and Authorization Concept ... 195
14.1 ... Authorizations ... 195
14.2 ... Roles ... 196
14.3 ... Try It! ... 198
3 ... Most Important Processes in the SAP System ... 199
15 ... 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 ... 232
16 ... 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 ... 254
17 ... 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 ... 282
18 ... 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 ... 307
19 ... 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 ... 326
20 ... 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
... 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 ... 16
1 ... The SAP Enterprise ... 19
1 ... 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 ... 24
2 ... 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 ... 32
3 ... 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 ... 50
2 ... Basic Principles of System Operation ... 53
4 ... Organizational Structures and Master Data ... 55
4.1 ... Organizational Structures ... 55
4.2 ... Master Data ... 62
4.3 ... Try It! ... 68
5 ... 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! ... 84
6 ... 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! ... 102
7 ... 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! ... 120
8 ... 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! ... 133
9 ... 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! ... 144
10 ... Automating Tasks ... 145
10.1 ... Background Jobs ... 145
10.2 ... Batch Processing (Batch Input) ... 158
10.3 ... Try It! ... 166
11 ... 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! ... 177
12 ... 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! ... 182
13 ... 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! ... 193
14 ... The Role and Authorization Concept ... 195
14.1 ... Authorizations ... 195
14.2 ... Roles ... 196
14.3 ... Try It! ... 198
3 ... Most Important Processes in the SAP System ... 199
15 ... 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 ... 232
16 ... 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 ... 254
17 ... 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 ... 282
18 ... 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 ... 307
19 ... 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 ... 326
20 ... 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
... Structure of the Book ... 13
... Working with This Book ... 15
... SAP's Training System ... 16
... Preparing for User Certification ... 16
... Acknowledgments ... 16
1 ... The SAP Enterprise ... 19
1 ... 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 ... 24
2 ... 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 ... 32
3 ... 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 ... 50
2 ... Basic Principles of System Operation ... 53
4 ... Organizational Structures and Master Data ... 55
4.1 ... Organizational Structures ... 55
4.2 ... Master Data ... 62
4.3 ... Try It! ... 68
5 ... 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! ... 84
6 ... 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! ... 102
7 ... 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! ... 120
8 ... 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! ... 133
9 ... 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! ... 144
10 ... Automating Tasks ... 145
10.1 ... Background Jobs ... 145
10.2 ... Batch Processing (Batch Input) ... 158
10.3 ... Try It! ... 166
11 ... 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! ... 177
12 ... 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! ... 182
13 ... 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! ... 193
14 ... The Role and Authorization Concept ... 195
14.1 ... Authorizations ... 195
14.2 ... Roles ... 196
14.3 ... Try It! ... 198
3 ... Most Important Processes in the SAP System ... 199
15 ... 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 ... 232
16 ... 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 ... 254
17 ... 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 ... 282
18 ... 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 ... 307
19 ... 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 ... 326
20 ... 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