SAP Career Guidance and Advice

Hi SAP Experts & Gurus,
I am a computer graduate and software engineer having a experience of 3 yrs in open source and .net Technologies.I want to learn SAP programming. Kindly advise me which module,learning path and career path is best for me.
Thanks in Advance.
Faisal Khalil

Dear Faisal,
Considering your profile, I would advice you to first spend some time with ABAP Programming and then get some practical exposure in this field. Later on you can decide if you want to continue as technical consultant or techno-functional consultant or functional consultant. You will have other choices also like SAP Netweaver, SAP XI etc.
Hope this helps you. Please let me know in case of any specific queries.
Regards,
Rakesh

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This has reference to SAP Career Guidance.
Let me brief you, I m student of Victoria University and pursuing Master of Business in ERP at Singapore. In this course they are covering 7 modules of SAP which would be overall view of SAP system.
I found that each module demands in depth research wherein the university is going to provide general views on each module.
I would like to have your advice on SAP career journey. I do understood that i need to gain mastery in any one module to start employment with any organization. As such you seniors have vast experience in SAP, would you pl. advise me which module should pick up to gain in-depth knowledge looking towards to future demand. I m likely to finish Master of Business in ERP by Jan 2009.
Seeking your guidance.
Sincerely,
Devang Nandha
"Together, Transform Business Process by leveraging Information Technology to Grow and Excel in Business".

Dear Devang Nandha,
A very relevant question.
I feel that you should gain good knowledge in one of the modules. Please do not select the module based on the popularity. Select the module based on your work expereince and your interest. Trust me there is enough in any module to learn and to contribute.
Devang, you are in a very good position as you have the choice of selecting the module. Make the most of this opportunity. For any specific query, please let me know.
Welcome to SAP world and best of luck for your future endeavors.
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Dear All,
I am fresher to SAP SD but have domain experience of 6 years in the field of sales, and business development. I want to attend interviews on SAP SD. Please guide me on what topics to be concentrated more.
if some one can guide me in assigning some work so that i can practise and work on the same to gain some knowledge. I have VM ware installed on my system and i can work to gain more knowledge.
I am ready to work as freelancer on some of the projects for sometime to gain experience. Presently i am in bangalore and please let me know if some one can help me on that.
Thanks in advance.
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Rajesh
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I would say search for SAP SD interview question and try to find out the answer of those question by own with all the root logic or concepts.
Apply to careers of companies and contact to some consultancy too..

On SAP career path

Hi everyone am a SAPling. My highest academic background is Masters in I.T. I need an expert advice on SAP career path and specific SAP module to take to accomplish this. Presently i am running a training program in CCNA.

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Can anyone please guide me through choosing career in SAP.
I have done B.com and i got 6 years of experience in Finance and Accounts field with exposure over SAP.
Currently appearing for MBA exams and wanted to enhance my skills in SAP in Finance and Accounts.
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Dear Faiyaz,
As you have good experience in this field. So I will suggest you go for SAP ERP 6.0 Certification. That has a great demand in the market with great package.
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Recently I was going through one of the SAP Certification (SAP Business Planing and Consolidation). I
am working as a SAP B1 Techno Functional Consultant and would like to take my skills to one step further.
Is the BI Package integrative with SAP B-One and what is the market value of the product.
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Hi Pushpa,
In Bpc for reporting and query we have all in built tools.and you can get the graphical details in reports and input schedules.
and BPC7 is NW version i.e it supports BI from Backend and we are getting 7.5 which is of Business objects category.
For knowing the BPC you can go to below links...
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/57/a21f407b402402e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
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Please give the points if it is helpfull...
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I'd like to learn about Career Management and Grading Systems in SAP. My company is currently in the process of implementing a dual career path (specialist vs. structural) for our IT organization, as one of the initiatives to improve engagement level of technical employees.
Best Regards,
Iwan Prajogi

Hi Iwan,
Thanks for your reward.Well actually SAP itself implemented mySAP E-recruiting 6.0 and the succesion planning module does the task.
I am afraid I can't give exact information as to the technical positions, but what I see is it is a so called TALENT GROUP in e-recruiting.
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SAP also has a special interest in employees who have the potential to move into key positions within targeted timeframes. An annual program identifies successors for management and executive positions. Like the high potential process, the career-development needs of our leaders are carefully planned and tracked.</b>
The above given is an excerpt from SAP career publications.
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New to SAP PLM ( I need advice pls)

Hi,
I will appreciate some advice please.
I'm interested in SAP and plan to gain certification in SAP PLM (Project Management Modules), but I've not got any SAP experience. I've got under 3yrs experience in Project Administrator, Support and Coordinator type roles, got my Certification in PRINCE 2 Practitioner level, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner level, PPSO and ITIL foundation level.
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Here PLM stands for Product Lifecycle Management. Forum is to discuss and get solution on the problems faced while implementation.
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Sap career in which module - reg.

Hello Guru's
This is challa, from Hyderabad, i have lot of doubts in choosing the sap career. I found many sap modules in which i can't find to choose.
i am working as a Logistics executive (import & Export) in a company, i am very much interested in SAP. My Aim is to get a job in SAP industry.
So, please suggest me sir which module is suitable to move forward in SAP, i am very much confused so please kindly help me sir.
now my age is 29 yrs is this age is write to get job in SAP. so please give me complete guidance sir.
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Hi Sudhakar,
The best suitable module / system suits for you is SAP SD (cover logistics) & Foreign Trade and SAP Global Trade Services (Compliance, Customer, Risk Management.
SAP SD Covers logistic execution and Foreign Trade, however nowadays SAP trying to split all modules in big a way due to Globalization. If you look at SAP SD - Foreign Trade that becomes SAP Global Trade Services as separate system.
The quite secret is domain experience never counts in IT industry but that would be an added advantage for your career as for my experiences in India and outside India. Also, the companies first question is "Whether you have relevant SAP experience or are you holding any SAP certification" you can experience when you apply for a job.
Age side, there is no restriction of age to enter into SAP because when I studied in SAP Authorized Training Institute there were two guys whose age was 40 and 41 years and another two guys were 36 years old. That was a great boost to me when I joined at 29 years to take a certification and I started my SAP career at 29 years only.
You know one thing, all those guys got a job in only in CMM Level 5 companies in India, you have to believe you and your passion, patience and perseverance end of the day. Because those Mid 30 years and 40 years old guys were succeeded already then why can't you.
Our guys already pointed lot of things to you... Take a slow step one by one and try to get into SAP. Do not urge you and take the step. Do not leave your current job and take the step. So, take it very slowly and precisely.
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1. Go to SAP Authorized Training and take a certification
2. Go to SAP Training Training and Certification Shop and Take the training & certification.
3. Be patient and apply the job and set your target (give 3 to 6 months time) to get into SAP or become SAP Consultant.
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RC Gopi
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03. Oracle E-Business Suite has another area for those who build new reports, integrate with other applications. For this area you don't need in-depth knowledge. (But you need to have some knowledge in those modules). But here you need to have very good PL/SQL and Report Experience. Because you have experience in Reports and PL/SQL , you need to get some knowledge in E-Business Suite and other integration techniques. (This area is always depends with the current trend. So you need to do more research on it and find whether your living area has any demand for e-Business Suite)
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In India will the training of SAP SD module help in starting SAP career?

In India, how can training of SAP SD module help a person in starting his SAP career? Do this training be helpful after a engineering degree in printing technology?

Hi,
Its more helpful when you a functional knowledge , experience and certification in your hand along with training.
try to get an entry job in SAP SD in any company, then improve your knowledge with trainings, certifications etc.
Read the career center blogs written by Gold Otto and others, they are worth Reading.
Must read career advice for all beginners - check out this blog
regards,
Mahesh.
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Hi experts,
I am configuring NWDI for our environment and have a few questions that I'm trying to get my arms around.
I've read we need to check-in SAP-JEE, SAP_BUILDT, and SAP_JTECHS as required components, but I'm confused on the whole check-in vs. import thing.
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3. Should be answered indirectly.
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Marc

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I have a RFC interface between Sap R/3 and XI.
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Hi Vikrant,
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