Monday, August 27, 2018

FREE SAP IDES ACCESS: 4 EASY STEPS TO FOLLOW


 SAP IDES stands for SAP Internet Demonstration and Evaluation System.
3) Under the support menu we will find SAP IDES Access. Just follow the procedure there and you can set up your user account very easily. Once you get the access then  you need to download SAP GUI (Graphical User Interface) and install it in your computer. 
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"SAP IDES" are demo systems running all SAP modules and applications with sample data for demo.
SAP IDES systems can be used for training including online training, classroom training or self-study as well as presentations and customer demos.
German based Consolut company provides Free SAP IDES Access from its server. What you need  is to follow the below 4 easy steps.
If you want to use free IDES then follow the below steps:

1) Create your user ID


2) Install GUI 7.3 in PC or Laptop (download from below)


and choose your language of preference.


4) You can get SAP GUI from SAP Download in SAP Market Place in www. sap.com. But you need a SAP OSS  ID there. You can just simply google “SAP GUI Download” and there are many alternative sites that offer SAP GUI Download. This is one of the link that we can use to get SAP GUI Download.


You can even use the consolut SAP IDES System with your own SAPGUI as follows:     Application Server:   i62external 
    SAProuter-String:     /H/ides.consolut.eu/W/consolut/H/ 
    System-ID:                 I62 
    System Number:        09 

 You can simply download it in your PC and run the installer. Once it is installed then  you can setup the connection to the consolut server.

Free Access to SAP IDES ERP 6.0 System


Internet Demonstration and Evaluation System: IDES ERP 6.0


Dear SAPiens and Aspirant SAPiens, 
A very good news for all of you!!
Consolut International AG, Switzerland provides FREE-OF-CHARGE access to IDES ERP 6.0. The system allows consultants, project managers and users to familiarise and practice the SAP system or to develop in-depth knowledge, without installing any software, simply via web interface.

How to access the IDES system:

1. Request for an username and password

2. Download

SAP GUI for Windows
SAPGUI 7.30 Complete Installation package   - Compilation 1
(ZIP archive: 840MB) News Patch (patch level 2, Hotfix 1) for SAPGUI 7.30 (self-extracting archive: 110MB)

SAPGUI 7.20
The installation package is no longer provided.
Please install version 7.30.
Latest Patch   (patch level 14) for SAPGUI 7.20
(self-extracting archive: 144MB)
SAP support for version 7.20 will end on 9 April 2013.

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SAPGUI for Java (Linux, Mac OSX)
Installation package, including documentation

Use the consolut SAP IDES System with your own SAPGUI 
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    Application Server: i62external
    SAProuter-String: /H/ides.consolut.eu/W/consolut/H/
    System-ID: I62
    System Number: 09

SAP Online Help PDFs

The various chapters of the SAP IDES Online PDFs provide a better understanding of IDES customizing. Potential clients can use these files to obtain an overview of a large number of international business proceses.

The SAP Online Help PDFs give a detailed explanation of the structure of the SAP ERP system and the way it can be adapted to customers' wishes. These PDFs with the complete SAP online help system (unfortunately only available in version 4.6C) can be printed chapter by chapter as the need arises.
Source: Consolut International AG, Switzerland 

Big Data, Cloud, & The Future of SAP

By Ed Hawes


Looking back on the performance and business novelties of the past year goes hand in hand with preparing for new challenges that lie ahead.


The SAP ecosystem continued to boom with launches, news and trends. In a nutshell, 2017 proved to be another strong year for SAP, fueled by revenues from its Cloud business – and the outlook for 2018 is even brighter. 
SAP Leonardo will push growth, the company’s digital innovation system which includes all things related to SAP’s Cloud platform, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Analytics, Big Data, Design Thinking and blockchain. SAP committed €2 billion ($2.2 billion, £1.7billion) to IoT over the next five years which certainly shines a light on where talent can look to remain competitive and actively work to bridge any skillset gaps.

SAP is looking to not only help businesses innovate, but also scale their existing businesses. SAP is even investing in startups through their SAP.IO fund – focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and blockchain technologies, specifically. Under the initiative, it operates a foundry that runs accelerators in partnership with Techstars – the largest startup accelerator program in the world, while the fund independently invests in startups.

In fact, more and more companies are seeing the importance of adopting cloud services. Gartner predicts that by 2021, 28% of all IT spending will be for cloud-based infrastructure, middleware, application and business process services. See below, a breakdown of the Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGRs) by category:
                                                     


It’s no surprise then that tech skills, such as developers, systems analysts and data specialists, including those for HANA, will continue to be in demand during 2018 and beyond. The amount of information people have to process continues to increase and the ability to manage it effectively can be overwhelming. This is why big data and being able to automate the identification of data patterns and drawing conclusions from those patterns continues to be a skillset in high demand.

At RED, our entire focus is on matching the right talent with the right SAP career opportunity. We continually look to provide the foresight needed to keep our talent pool competitive and prepared to capitalize on the opportunities SAP is paving the way for – in both the near- and long-term.

Source: https://www.redsapsolutions.com/blog/2018/01/big-data-cloud-future-of-sap

Learn SAP in 1 day : Books for Beginners

Learning is always fun and learning is more fun when you are learning technological skills that pay you back. Today I will focus on this article some useful books on SAP that help you to learn SAP quickly in just 1 day. 




Real-time financial information helps the organization to take important decisions. SAP FICO is a complete financial management ERP solution that integrates the accounting side of business. Most SAP consultants find difficult how and what part of the business process they should bring under SAP FICO. This e-book can actually act as a demo for them, where they will learn to integrate the important business module into SAP FICO.


This e-book is intentionally prepared small to keep it simple and straight to the point. The book did not miss on any of the SAP FICO topics like Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Bank Accounting, General Ledger, Asset Accounting, and so on. The book has given a practical example and explained them step by step. The example teaches you each SAP FICO module in detail including how their transaction code works.
Not only SAP consultant but any beginners will be benefited with this book. Where company demands experienced SAP consultant to handle their finance, this book could be a first handon experience for SAP aspirant. This e-book has also given a referral to some basic accounting concept and terminologies to help beginners.
Where online training or courses charges you the hefty amount for teaching you the same, and no guaranteed returns. This book can help you to reduce that cost. This e-book is an ultimate guide to learn SAP FICO.
Available on amazon 


SAP MM is one of the core modules of the logistic process in SAP.SAP MM covers a broad area of business functionalities. There is no surprise that SAPMM is a very broad subject, and it requires ample amount of time. In order to save users time and make subject matter easy, this book is designed. The book is small but covers all important aspects of SAP MM.
This book will help you to get end-to-end knowledge of SAP MM module in a short span of time. The book has segmented SAP MM modules into various section like Master data, purchasing, pricing and Inventory management in a concise way. This edition will also guide SAP MM aspirants for their certification course.
It can be used as a user manual by SAP readers. All technical terminology are well explained. By using this book SAP implementation becomes easy, you will learn how SAP MM can be configured step by step. The screenshot and examples clearly explain various t-codes for SAP MM process. For beginners, it will be their first hand on experience with SAP MM. Learning SAP MM becomes easy with this book.
Available on amazon


SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is one of the most widely implemented modules of SAP. It covers business activities like Pre-sales, Inquiry, Quotation, Sales Order Processing, Shipping, Delivery, and Billing. SAP SD is used across industries.
This book is designed for beginners with little or no prior SAP SD experience.
Available on amazon


You do not require much effort to be proficient in SAP ABAP language if you have access to right learning resource. With this book, you can begin with your first SAP ABAP program in minutes. The book makes ABAP program as simple as reading the specification doc, analyze the requirements and start coding. This book will give you a quick tour on basic concepts like an internal table, structures & field symbols, data dictionary, and so on.
Whether you're writing programs for HR, SD, FI, or one of the many other modules within SAP the guidelines in this book will help across all your SAP modules. To save users efforts, the abstract of SAP ABAP is put together in an understandable format. Images, examples, and code will teach you how to create database tables and lists, work with fields and calculations, and debug your code for errors in no time.
For Beginners this book can be a gateway to learn SAP ABAP. They can use this edition as a personal guide. They can learn various control command and practice them in real ABAP environment. All high level and fundamental topics of SAP ABAP required for development of SAP application are covered.
Available on amazon


SAP Hana is popular due to its large main memories and massive parallel job processing capabilities. It makes SAP Hana real fast. The motive of this book is to develop a good understanding of how SAP Hana is used. The book doesn't need any experience with SAP HANA or software development. It’s a self-learning guide that even beginners can use. Everything about SAP HANA is explained like architecture, modeling, reporting, SQL script, and so on.
This book is full of information, hands-on and real life project experience learning.  In this edition, you will identify various components of SAP HANA and its working process.  Though the book size is small, it tried to justify almost all important topics of SAP HANA with examples and images. These includes SLT, the connection between SAP system and HANA, Data services, etc. You will also learn how to use SQL script in HANA.
By the end of this book, you will be able to integrate SAP HANA pretty much with any platform. Over a time you can use this edition as a handbook and harness your SAP Hana skills. So all and above this edition will save a lot of your expenses spend behind other courses and learning resources.
Available on amazon


SAP Business Intelligence (BI) is a tool to analyze raw data and derive meaning inferences. SAP BI gives single point access to data from various sources. Robust reports and visualization are available to analyze the data. SAP BI can analyze multidimensional data, easily integrates with other applications and has a mobile app.
Available on amazon


SAP Basis is a set of useful programs and tools in the SAP landscape. It helps in integration and administration of the Database, Operating system, Communication protocols and business applications (such as HR, PP, SD,etc)
This book is designed for beginners with little or no prior SAP Basis experience.
Available on amazon


Sunday, August 26, 2018

What are best SAP books for beginners?

We often ask ourselves what are the best books and how can I grasp the best in a very less time, i.e., getting the best with little effort. That's really a good thinking indeed, but we need to put some efforts to get the best guidance we can to reach in our desired paths. Well, allow me to present some best books:



Do you need to learn SAP for your day-to-day work? Get the detailed steps and screenshots that walk you through the processes you need to do your job. Get comfortable with logging on to and navigating the system, maintaining your data, creating reports, printing, and so much more. Whether you’re entering data, automating tasks, or building your foundational knowledge of the SAP system, this book has your back.
  • Learn to easily navigate the SAP system
  • Work with SAP components step by step
  • Includes many examples and detailed SAP screenshots
  • 3rd updated edition
More details on SAP Press Website




Do you want to understand the basic fundamentals of SAP software without having to work through 400 pages or more? Yes? Then this book is for you! The authors concentrate on the essentials and spare you all the details you do not need as a beginner. Using simple, step-by-step examples, walk through the fundamentals of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including navigation, transactions, organizational units, and master data. Instructional videos help you experience the look-and-feel of SAP software without requiring access to an SAP system. 
Available on amazon



Explaining FI, CO Modules & Concepts to guide Consultants, Users, End Users gain confidence, get comfortable with and improve productivity using SAP FICO. Beginners who are in their First & Second year of career with SAP FICO will find this book beneficial the most.
Available on Amazon


Learn to code in ABAP, SAP’s programming language! This book explains ABAP in simple terms, and provides the guidance you need to jump-start your ABAP career. Once you understand the basics, you’ll write your first application, and then get a preview of more advanced language concepts. Step-by-step instructions, sample code, and hands-on exercises help ensure that you can apply the skills you learn to real-life scenarios. Become an ABAP developer in no time!
  • Learn the basics of ABAP and write your first program
  • Set up an ABAP trial system and master the integrated development environment (IDE)
  • Develop an example application using strings and text, dates and times, and more
More details on SAP Press Website



The Ultimate SAP ® User Guide is the essential handbook for all aspiring SAP professionals. SAP master and experienced author Rehan Zaidi has put out an easy-to-follow, illustrated guide that will help you take your SAP skills to the next level. At a time when SAP jobs are competitive, it's important to exceed expectations. This book will help you to do just that - with up-to-date content on the latest ERP 6.0 screens across modules. Whether you need help getting started on SAP, personalizing your SAP system, or creating your own reports, this book will guide you. Polished by a review panel of SAP experts, The Ultimate SAP User Guide is an affordable alternative to costly training. You can use the book as step-by-step training, or simply use it as a reference when your job calls for a new task or SAP skills. With The Ultimate SAP User Guide, you are on the way to SAP mastery.
Available on Amazon


In this book you will learn the basics of the purchasing process in SAP ERP. A step-by-step example with detailed SAP screenshots will take you from the vendor master data on the purchase requisition to the purchase order. Building on this, the goods receipt and invoice verification will follow. 

•Introduction to the SAP Module Materials Management (MM)
•The primary process in SAP MM
- Creating a vendor master record
- Creating a purchase requisition
- Converting a purchase requisition to a purchase order
•Goods receipt posting
•Incoming invoice verification
•Excursus
- Creating favorites
- Helpful evaluation functions

Claudia Jost has been involved in process design for 12 years. Her focuses include designing processes with external business partners (concentrating on procurement processes) and mapping these processes in the SAP system.
Available on amazon




Discover SAP ERP HCM: SAP HR for Beginners by Greg Newman (2008-11-28) Paperback – 1822

Available on amazon


This book will help configure SAP SD without anybody's help after installing the SAP software. The pictorial view of the enterprise assignments shown in page 39 of the book will help remember easily the basic enterprise assignments of SAP SD. This book can be used as a course material for SAP SD training institutes. Also this book will be very useful for ABAP/MM / PP / CRM, etc. consultants to make their SD related fundamentals very clear. SAP SD screen shots in this book are sequenced in such a way that even without SAP software, you can understand how Sales and Distribution module of SAP works. Also you will get a clear picture about how an ERP works. This book explains all important fields of SAP SD sessions so that a new comer to this field can easily understand the fundamentals of SAP SD. In this book only what is required to understand fundamentals of SAP SD are explained. Care is taken not to drag the matters and waste the time of fast track readers and lose their patience.
Available on amazon



Whether you are • a SAP project team member seconded from the business, unsure where to start with documenting business requirements • a support analyst dealing with change requests and new requirements • an offshore analyst/consultant wanting to up your game, get recognition for top quality work, and stand out from the crowd • anyone fresh out of a SAP academy or training course, wanting to transition smoothly into a valuable project team member • a graduate with one of the big management consulting firms wanting focussed reliable advice to help build your consulting career • a junior consultant wanting to make a name for yourself as a professional productive "good" SAP resource • an experienced consultant wanting to refresh your knowledge and maybe kick some bad habits • a business analyst looking to move into the SAP arena • a manager or team lead tasked with reviewing and signing off functional specs • a project manager wanting to bring in best practices • a technical analyst wanting to understand the functional side of SAP requirements 
SAP: How to Write an Interface Functional Specification is a comprehensive guide, including a free downloadable functional specification template that will have you producing polished, high-caliber, valuable interface specifications in no time!
Available on amazon


For manufacturing companies, effective and efficient production planning processes are crucial to success.
In this book, you will learn the basics of production planning in SAP ERP. Review the details surrounding Material Requirements Planning (MRP II) and the principles of Engineer-to-Order, Make-to-Order, Assemble-to-Order, and Make-to-Stock scenarios. The book is illustrated with numerous SAP screenshots and provides a detailed example of an effective make-to-stock strategy. Identify which master data is involved in the planning processes and how it is structured. Trace material requirements planning and its process flow using detailed examples from the field. Gain an understanding of the importance of production orders for lot-related production and which functions they perform. Finally, learn how to implement capacity sequencing using capacity leveling in SAP ERP.

- Compact handbook for discrete production in SAP
- Processes in SAP PP explained clearly and understandably
- Comprehensive example with numerous screenshots
- Master data, resource planning and production orders in context

The author Björn Weber is a production planner at RÖHM GmbH, the leading global chucking tool manufacturer. He is responsible for planning organization and control, process development, and continuous optimization of production activities. As a graduate mechanical engineer, Björn has sound theoretical and practical knowledge of the PP module, in addition to related MM, SD, and APO modules. He has expert knowledge of process analysis, capacity requirements planning and capacity evaluation, user training, and lean and change management. As an author, it is particularly important to Björn to present PP fundamentals in a practical manner and to empower readers to understand and investigate the power of SAP PP functionality.
Available on amazon


Help your business team prepare for and participate in the SAP project journey! Get an early read on timelines, processes, responsibilities, and potential setbacks. Understand how your implementation, upgrade, or migration is structured, how to assemble the deliverables, and how to dodge common pitfalls. With this preview of what to expect, what questions to ask, and when to take which steps, you can execute planning, go-live, and post-go-live activities without tripping up or getting lost.
  • The complete guide to SAP projects for project team members
  • Project phases, roles, and deliverables—beyond the ASAP Roadmap
  • All technical topics explained from the business perspective
More details on SAP Press Website



What does SAP HANA mean for you? This book is your introduction to all the essentials: from implementation options to the basics of data modeling and administration. With cutting-edge coverage of SAP HANA smart data access, SAP HANA Vora, and more, this best-seller has everything you need to take your first steps with SAP HANA.
  • Explore SAP HANA in all its forms: as a database, application platform, and driver for SAP S/4HANA
  • Learn about data modeling, data provisioning, and administration
  • Get the basics you need to speed into the world of SAP HANA
More details on SAP Press Website



Software can be daunting, but learning about it doesn’t have to be! This guide is your comprehensive overview of all SAP modules and components. Whether you're a decision-maker, professional, or are looking to start your SAP career, this book will paint you the picture of the SAP system by introducing you to each major module and showing you what it can do. Are you wondering how SAP software actually works, or what advantages it provides? Real-world examples highlight how different businesses have benefited from SAP software. Discover the world of SAP!
  • Learn what SAP has to offer
  • Explore the functionality of each major software module and component
  • Jumpstart your SAP career
More details available on SAP website






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