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Re: New to SAP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ian.lovsin@hqims.ssc.ssc-asc.x400.)
Thu Mar 6 16:47:22 1997
To: sapr3-soft@MIT.EDU
Date: 6 Mar 1997 16:37:05 -0500
From: ian.lovsin@hqims.ssc.ssc-asc.x400.gc.ca (Ian Lovsin) (by way of SAP Moderator <ian.lovsin@hqims.ssc.ssc-asc.x400.gc.ca>)
The following is sent for informational purposes only. This is not
sent for commercial reasons:
Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario CANADA is offering an
excellent set of SAP certified courses.
They have a homepage at
www.lambton.on.ca
Here is a snippet from some older info I have....
Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology is offering its first SAP
Canada's ABAP/4 Certification Program August 19 - September 13, 1996.
Due to the overwhelming response received, two more sessions have
been scheduled for September 30 - October 25 and November 11 -
December 6, 1996.
Lambton College is the first educational institution to join SAP
Canada's Education Alliance Program, a new initiative to provide
SAP product training at Canadian colleges and universities. The
new program offers members of the general public a vehicle for
learning SAPS R/3 family of client/server applications - one of the
most popular business software packages in the market today.
ABAP/4 PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The ABAP/4 Certification program is a 4-week intensive training
program focusing on SAP's programming language ABAP/4. It will
prepare an individual to interface with the SAP R/3 System at the
Basis level. The curriculum contains elements of courses that are
essential to develop and maintain user written queries and provide
support at the functional level.
The topics include:
Architecture - overview of SAP R/3 System architecture and
functions of the SAP BASIS System. Introduces the technical
environment, interfaces, services in the system kernel,
communication & data interfaces, application modules.
Correction & Transport - subjects are: concepts and terms of
the Workbench Organizer, transport system, working with the
Workbench Organizer, customer development, carrying out
transports, utilities.
Authorization Concepts - architecture of the SAP authorization
concept, maintaining and activating authorizations, profiles,
user master records, authorizations in the applications,
general authorization objects, defining your own authorization
objects, help tools.
Data Dictionary - includes data dictionary objects, data
modeling tools, repository information system, ABAP/4
dictionary, tables, relational databases.
Introduction to ABAP/4 Programming - This course will give
the student an understanding of the ABAP/4 Workbench, data
dictionary, tables, function modules, subroutines, and
reporting. Also covered are debugging, authorizations,
dialog programming and SQL.
ABAP/4 Data Interfaces - Participants will learn techniques
to transfer data to and from the R/3 system. The topics
are: generating ABAP/4 programs for background processing,
generating and reading sequential files, file transfer using
batch-input.
Dialog Report Programming - you will learn to develop dialog
programs using advanced techniques in Screen Painter and Menu
Painter, table control, programmed on-line help and dynamic
screen modification. This section also introduces the SAP
locking concept and the components used to make internal
and external calls.
Introduction to On-line Programming - This section covers
the basic techniques for developing dialog applications for
R/3. Using the Workbench, students will learn to use Screen
Painter, Menu Painter, the module pool and integration of the
Data Dictionary. Other topics are testing input data,
programming transactions, dynamic screen sequence and
modifications.
Advanced Techniques of On-line Programming - As a follow on
to the above section, the student will learn to use advanced
techniques to develop dialog applications. The topics include
step-loop dynamic programs, linking dialog and list processing,
modularization using dialog and function modules.
This program will include homework in the evening and may require
weekend work as well. Access to the computer lab is available at
night and on weekends.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Programmers/analysts, systems analysts, business analysts with
previous programming experience and business experience.
PREREQUISITES:
1) Minimum of 2 years of recent (within the last 5 years)
professional business programming experience using structured
programming languages and techniques.
2) Experience with common business programming constructs and
algorithms, ie., looping structures, conditional tests and other
common programming conventions.
3) Knowledge of basic data modeling and system architecture.
4) Basic knowledge of a graphical user interface (GUI), such as the
MS Windows environment.
FACILITIES:
Training will be delivered in the College's new SAP training lab with
a Digital ALPHAServer 2100 5/250 supporting 20 multi-media Pentium
workstations with 17 colour monitors. Each participant will have
their own workstation.
CLASSROOM POLICY:
- Eating or drinking is not permitted in the computer training labs.
- Lambton College is a smoke free institution.
- Dress code for class is casual.
REGISTRATION:
To register or to receive more information, contact Susan Bernardi:
- by e-mail at susan@lambton.on.ca
- by phone at (519) 542-7751, ext. 470
- by fax (519) 542-1017
Following registration, you will receive an information package about
Lambton College and a detailed outline of the ABAP/4 program.
REGISTRATION FEES:
The total cost is $5,500.00 Canadian (the equivalent to
approximately $4,100.00 U.S.) It would be preferred if payments
were made in Canadian funds.
The fee includes the cost of program materials, personal access to
your own Internet account and access to the SAP training lab during
off-hours.
A minimum $1,500.00 deposit is required with your registration to
secure your seat in the program.
Registrations are processed in the order in which they are
received.
Remaining payment must be received no later than 14 calendar days
prior to the 1st day of the program.
Payment to be made by VISA/Mastercard, certified cheque or money
order.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Confirmed registrations cancelled prior to 14 days before the
start of the program will receive a full refund less a $150.00 service
charge.
Substitutions are allowed provided substitute meets program
prerequisites.
Cancellations received less than 14 days prior to the program
start will result in a 50 percent course fee charge.
No cancellation is possible 3 business days or less before the
program starts.
Cancellation must always be made in writing by mail or fax.
COMING FALL/WINTER 1996:
Business Process Training
Lambton College will have access to all the new R/3 Release 3.0
training material developed by SAP. The new training is organized
around core business processes (customer order management or
procurement) rather than application modules (SD - Sales or
MM - Materials Management). To make learning more efficient,
core critical processes have been identified through extensive
analysis of the SAP R/3 business processes used by customers.
These critical processes are logically organized for new
learners who want to know how to successfully apply the R/3
System to core business processes. This approach, based on
proven adult learning theory, offers the potential to accelerate
learning, to improve knowledge retention, and to maximize the
investment in training.
Series Courses Duration of Time
Customer Order Management 1 Week
(Introductory and Intermediate)
Procurement 1 Week
(Introductory and Intermediate)
Manufacturing Planning 1 Week
(Introductory and Intermediate)
Manufacturing Execution - Discrete 1 Week
(Introductory and Intermediate)
Financial/Management
Accounting & Reporting 1 Week
(Introductory and Intermediate)
The introductory material in the SAP R/3 Release 3.0 curriculum
presents the big picture. Participants are given a comprehensive
view of the features and functions of the SAP R/3 System.
The intermediate material gives participants the skills they need to
apply SAP R/3 to their own company's business processes. Each course
begins with a walk through of the core critical processes.
Participants use SAP R/3 tools and reference aids during case study
activities to learn more about the critical processes. Participants
thus gain proficiency by modeling the SAP R/3 System based on the
requirements of a case company.
OUR LOCATION:
Sarnia, Ontario is approximately a 1 hour drive from Detroit
Metropolitan Airport or a 3 hour drive from Toronto's Pearson
International Airport. Flight and train connections are available
between Sarnia and Toronto.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
Lambton College has made arrangements with selected local hotels to
offer special reduced rates. You must mention that you are attending
Lambton College training in order to qualify for the corporate rate.
Course participants must make their own accommodation arrangements.
In article <5fh7g0$17i@nexus.netconcepts.com>, Philip_Badger@techsol.com
says...
>
>Suba Viswanathanby way of SAP Moderator <sap-request@realtimeusa.com>
><suba@ziplink.net> wrote:=20
>
>> Christopher A. Meuser (by way of SAP Moderator ) wrote:
>>=20
>> Hello all:
>>=20
>> Can anyone recommend a good beginners book(s) that describes SAP
>> Architecture and ABAP programming.
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
>> Chris
>>=20
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> I would also like to find out the best way to learn about SAP. Are
>> there any courses offered and if so is this a good way to enter the
>> world of SAP?
>>=20
>> Thanks
>> Raj
>
>Hi,
>
>I've yet to come across a really good SAP architecture book; there's a few
>publications on the market aimed at project managers and executives looking
>to implement SAP, but they tend to focus heavily on the business needs
>rather than the technical aspects. I've thumbed through QUE's weighty SAP
>R/3 tome at my local Barnes & Noble and it provides a decent overview of
>the applications. It retails around the $75 mark and might be worth a
>closer look. Unfortunately, I don't have the ISBN to hand, but I would
>suspect you could locate it at most major bookstores.
>
>On the ABAP/4 side, I would recommend "Developing SAP's R/3 Applications
>with ABAP/4" by R=FCdiger Kretschmer and Wolfgang Weiss, published by Sybex
>(ISBN 0-7821-1881-X). The authors are both SAP developers, so they know
>what they're talking about and present the topics in a clear and readable
>fashion. The book retails for $59.99.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Phil Badger
>SAP Basis Consultant, UNIX system admin, perl scripter, Oracle dabbler.
>Email: philip_badger@techsol.com
> pbadger@cultorfs.com
>
>
