Guide me - to Learn SAP

Hi Friends,
Am willing to learn  SAP HR. I am from HR Recruitment background.
Kindly help me, how to start from scratch and also help me in suggesting proper study material, where i can learn the basics of SAP and then SAP HR.
Looking forward for your valuable suggestions.
Regards
Ays

Hi,
The better way to understand any module functionally is to know the domain,
Country specific logics , Calculation Logic and statutory knowledge
Once you are an domain expert, you can map processes as per the business logic in any System.
In SAP HCM you should first know Payroll(PY module).
Why Payroll first, All the results are calculated in Payroll , All results are posted to FI from Payroll
Get to know on the Schema & PCR's for the flow logic and study the log comparing with the logical flow of the schema.
All the other module are satellite module revolving around the PY module
You get all the inputs from OM,PA,Time to PY and Output to FI modules.
Other modules part of HR practises emphasising on Trainings, Recruitment,Country specific Modules
like Compensation & Benefits.
To enhance and get to know everything on Web get to know on ESS, MSS, E-Recruitment.
I would suggest you if you are working on Indian Payroll try and learn all the concepts of Payroll
Look at your own tax sheet/ form16( Indian PY)  and derive step by step calculation
Once you are thru with this try to study w.r.t. SAP PY
Regards,
Hemant V. Mahale

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