SAP HR TRAINING
Article by David Sholmire

Learning SAP HR or (new name HCM - Human Capital Management) module is not difficult at all if you have a qualified and experienced instructor who loves to teach; If you have the best of material that is geared towards certification; If you have system that is carefully tweaked for optimal performance and if you have an environment that is conducive to total learning.

SAP HR configuration jobs pay the highest. SAP HCM is one of the hottest areas in SAP consulting, but the skills you need to succeed in SAP HR are also changing. You need to have a structured road-map that begins with basic understanding and ends at advanced skill and understanding of the SAP HR module. The topics you need to cover in your SAP HR course need to be determined as early as possible. There are certain areas of the business process which are not applicable to U.S. implementations and therefore can be left to cover at a later date. On the other hand there are topics that must be covered in order to apply for and survive a job. For the five-day course, for your ready reference I have listed these important topics as follows:

Day 1 - Business Processes in Human Capital Management

• Navigation and mapping personnel, company and organization structure
• Personnel Administration and Global Employment
• Time Management and brief introduction to payroll
• Recruitment and E-Recruiting
• Mapping personnel development processes (especially performance management)
• Training and Event Management, SAP Learning Solution
• Enterprise Compensation Mgmt
• Personnel cost planning
• Reporting options
• Employee Self-Service and Manager Self-Service

Day 2 - Master Data Configuration

• Structures in HCM:
  • Company Structure
  • Personnel structure
  • Organizational structure
• Storing default values (features)
• Personal data
• Relationship between planned working time and basic pay
• Payroll data
• Pay scale structure
• Wage type structure
• Workflows:
• Pay scale reclassification
• Standard pay increase
• Customizing Procedures and Interfaces
• Infotype Characteristics and Screen Modification
• Combining Infotype Menus
• Setting Up Personnel Actions
• Dynamic Actions and Mail Connection
• Global Employment (management of delegates abroad and concurrent employment relationships)
• Overview: Portal role HR Administrator and employee interaction center

Day 2 - Authorizations in HCM

• Setting up general authorization checks
• Determining the responsibility period
• Authorization objects in payroll
• Authorization check for evaluations
• Structural authorization checks
• Other aspects of authorization check

Day 3 - Configuration of Time Management

• Overview of time management functions and how they are integrated with other applications
• Concept of integrating external time recording systems
• Designing work schedules for mapping planned working time
• Time management infotypes
• Absences, attendances, and deduction rules
• Time quotas and their deduction rules
• Automatic structuring of absence quotas
• Time Manager's Workplace (TMW)

Day 3 - Payroll Configuration

• Identify and operate control mechanisms available in the payroll system
• Personnel calculation schema and rules
• Encoding the payroll characteristics of wage types
• Check the payroll using the payroll log
• Determine rates of pay
• Calculation of averages
• Factoring
• Develop payment methodologies for time-based entries
• Account for absences in payroll
• Understand retroactive accounting

Day 3 - Organizational Management

• Concept of Organizational Management
• Maintenance of Organizational Units
• Organization & staffing interface
• Expert mode
• Matrix organizations and general structures
• Reporting and reporting tools
• Manager's Desktop and Manager Self Service (Enterprise Portal)
• Customizing Organizational Management
• Integrating Organizational Management with other HR components

Day 4 - Reporting in HCM

• Overview of all HR reporting tools
• Specific applications of various tools to meet user and company requirements
• Effective use and adaptation of standard reports, queries, InfoSets, and key figures.
• Creation and layout of queries for Ad Hoc Query and for SAP Query.
• Generation of payroll infotypes and access simulated infotypes for Time Management
• Outlook on the integration of HCM in the Business Information Warehouse and in Strategic Enterprise Management

Day 4 - Solution Manager

• Solution Manager
• Solution Manager Overview

Day 4 - Experiences from Implementations (Case Study or Project)

• Setting up structures
• Integration and dependencies

Post Training Steps

At the end of the SAP HCM training you should get a roadmap from your school that shows post-training activities clearly marked on a time-line. This is very crucial for successfully completing the training. Lookout for the following major things;

Complete material for Certification preparations.

Help with resume building

Practice with mock interviews

Benchmarking Exam and

If you do well in the exam then Job Placement Assistance.

LearnSAP LLC is a SAP training school that has its head office in Houston, TX and satellite office in New Jersey NJ, Detroit MI, Chicago IL, Minnesota MN, Dallas TX, Atlanta GA, Los Angeles CA, Santa Clara CA, London UK, Mena KSA. LearnSAP was founded in 1998 with the express aim to help individuals make a move to a successful career in SAP. Over the years we have evolved to cater large corporate trainings as well. You can join one of the canned trainings or we can tailor a course to meet your specific requirements. LearnSAP HR training course follows a high level of standards. Instructors are carefully selected on a strict criteria. Several years of experience and certification are mandatory for instructors. Next, preference is given to instructors who possess cross industry experience. We would very much like to have you as a student at our school. If for any reason you cannot come to a LearnSAP Partner establishment then carefully use the above guideline for selecting a SAP training partner.

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