• SAP – ERP Tool (link to PPT, link to VSD)
• Role of Functional Consutant (link to PPT)
• SAP Easy access Menu
• SAP IMG Menu
• SAP HR/HCM Modules (link to PPT)
• SAP Landscape (Link to Example)
• Organizational Structure (link to PPT, link for notes)

Additional Reading

• SAP – Intro (link to PPT)
• SAP Best Practices Documents – List all SAP functionalities related to HCM (link to doc)
• Exampe of an Organizational Sructure (link to PDF)
• HR Glossary (link to site)
• How to install SAP GUI and setup the client (link to youtube video)

In this class, we discuss ERP service providers including SAP’s competitors.
This class also adresses questions like what is SAP Landscape and how SAP Landscape looks like in a real-time scenario.

Step-1 Configuring an Organizational Structure Create Objects Essential Relationships Create Description Create Department/Staff Add Relationships Maintain Plan Data Add account assignment to the Company Organizational Unit Acct Assignment Features Structure Maintenace

Step-2 Configuring Positions Configure Positions Configure Reporting Relationships Produce and Organizational Structure Report

Step-3 Executing a Personnel Action Hire a Employee Make changes to Employee Master Data Produce an Employee List report for the new employee

Step-4 Using the Implementation Guide (IMG) Create a project plan. Generate a project IMG Description of Vacant Position Use the find feature to locate IMG activities Execute and IMG Activity Maintain status of project activities.

Step-5 Establishing the Enterprise Structure Configuring Personnel Sub-Areas Employee Sub-Groups Grouping for Work Schedules

Step-6 Additional Organizational Assignments Maintain HR Master Data Change Organizational Assignment

Step-7 Using Features Display Features Process Feature/Decision Tree

Step-8 Understanding Planned Working Time Connection to Basic Pay Display the HR Master Data Planned Working Time Basic Pay Work Schedules Overview Primary Wage Type and Employee Groupings

Step-9  Defining Payscale Structures Customizing Project Administration Process Feature Tariff: Decision Tree Choose Activity Change Payscale – Period Parameter Assignment Determine Work Area Create Basic Pay

Step-10 Defining Wage Types Create Dialog Wage Type Understand controls used to determine wage type assignment Define feature LGMST to default wage type assignment Setup indirect valuation

Step-11 Performing Payscale reclassification and pay increases Underrstand how to perform payscale reclassifications Configure a payscale reclassification to a new payscale level after employees have been in a payscale level for one year. Understand how to perform standard payincreases

Step 12 Confirming the new master data configuration Modify an existing organizational structure to add a new organizational unit and new position Process a hire personnel action and confirm the functionality of the newly configured personnel subarea, employee subgroup, payscales and wage types

1. Human Resource Essentials
• Structures in HCM
• Master data
• Benefits administration (only USA & Canada)
• Time Management
• Recruiting
• Learning and development
• Enterprise Compensation Management and Personnel Cost Planning
• End-User Service Delivery
• Analytic Functions
• Travel Manament
2. Master Data
• Project Management
• Enterprise structure
• Organizational Structure
• Customizing master data infotypes
• Features
• Pay scale structure
• Wage type structure
• Infotype controls
• Personnel actions
• Dynamic actions
• Mangement of Global Employees
3. Authorizations
• General authorization checks
• Indirect role assignment
• Structural authorization
4. Time Management
• Overview of Time Management
• Time management groupings
• Work schedules and Part Time Employees
• Time data recording and administration
• Absence and attendance counting
• Attendance and absence quotas
• Time Managers’ Workplace (TMW)
• Cost assignment and activity allocation
5. Basic Payroll
• Entering payroll data
• Organizing a live payroll run
• Payroll process
• Payroll reports
• Posting payroll results to accounting
• Bank transfers
• Process model
6. Organizational Management
• Concepts of organizational management
• Organization and Staffing interface
• Expert mode
• Evaluations and reporting
• Manager’s Desktop and Manager Self Service
• Customizing
• Integration Points
7. Reporting
• Reporting methods
• Infoysystems
• Logical databases and infosets
• Ad hoc query
• SAP query
• Payroll and time management infotypes
• HCM in BW and SEM
8. Solution Manager
• Solution Manager Overview
9. Experiences from Implementations (Case Study or Project)
• Setting up structures
• Integration and dependencies
10. Job Search
• Help with resume building
• Practice with mock interviews
• Placement Assistance