SAP Beginner Course

Lesson 1 • What Is an ERP System

Defines ERP systems and their purpose in integrating business processes. Provides the conceptual baseline needed before exploring SAP specifically.

Lesson 2 • Key SAP Modules and Their Functions

Maps the major functional modules—FI, CO, MM, SD, HR—to real business processes. Students gain a mental map of SAP's scope before diving into any single module.

Lesson 3 • SAP's Position in the Market

Examines SAP's history, product portfolio, and industry relevance. Contextualises why SAP is the dominant ERP platform globally.

Lesson 1 • SAP Fiori Launchpad Basics

Introduces the modern browser-based Fiori interface as an alternative to SAP GUI. Students compare both interfaces and understand when each is appropriate.

Lesson 2 • Logging In and System Access

Covers client numbers, user IDs, passwords, and initial login steps. Ensures every student can access the system before any practical exercise begins.

Lesson 3 • Using Transaction Codes

Teaches direct navigation via T-codes as the primary efficiency method in SAP. Students practise entering and bookmarking frequently used transaction codes.

Lesson 4 • Getting Help Within SAP

Demonstrates built-in help tools including F1 field help, F4 value search, and SAP Help Portal. Students become self-sufficient when encountering unfamiliar fields.

Lesson 1 • Logistics Organisational Units

Introduces plant, storage location, sales organisation, and purchasing organisation. Students see how goods movement and sales transactions are structured in SAP.

Lesson 2 • How Organisational Units Interact

Shows cross-module assignments such as plant-to-company-code and sales-org-to-company-code links. Students can trace a business transaction across organisational boundaries.

Lesson 3 • Financial Accounting Organisational Units

Covers client, company code, business area, and controlling area as FI building blocks. Students understand how financial postings are assigned to the correct entity.

Lesson 4 • Enterprise Structure Fundamentals

Defines the concept of organisational units and why SAP requires them before data entry. Establishes the structural logic that governs all subsequent module work.

Lesson 1 • Understanding Master Data vs. Transactional Data

Distinguishes static master records from dynamic transaction documents. Students grasp why data quality at the master level affects all downstream transactions.

Lesson 2 • Material Master Record

Covers material master views, industry sectors, and organisational-level data. Students create a basic material master record using the correct T-code and views.

Lesson 3 • Master Data Governance Basics

Introduces change documents, authorisation controls, and data quality checks. Students understand how organisations maintain master data integrity over time.

Lesson 4 • Customer Master Record

Covers general data, company code data, and sales area data for customer records. Students create customer masters that support order-to-cash transactions.

Lesson 1 • Financial Reporting in SAP FI

Introduces standard FI reports including trial balance, G/L line items, and ageing lists. Students extract and interpret financial data to support business decisions.

Lesson 2 • Chart of Accounts and General Ledger

Explains chart of accounts structure, G/L account types, and account groups. Students understand how the general ledger underpins all financial postings in SAP.

Lesson 3 • Accounts Payable Transactions

Covers vendor invoice entry, payment processing, and account clearing in AP. Students execute the procure-to-pay cycle's financial steps in SAP.

Lesson 4 • Posting Journal Entries

Teaches manual journal entry creation using FB50 and document principles. Students post, park, and reverse documents following standard accounting controls.

Lesson 1 • Purchase Requisitions

Teaches creation, approval, and conversion of purchase requisitions in SAP. Students generate PRs manually and understand the approval workflow concept.

Lesson 2 • Purchase Orders

Covers PO creation, item details, delivery schedules, and PO output. Students create standard and framework purchase orders with correct account assignments.

Lesson 3 • Procurement Process Overview

Maps the procure-to-pay cycle: requisition, RFQ, PO, GR, and invoice verification. Students see how each step connects before executing individual transactions.

Lesson 4 • Goods Receipt and Inventory Posting

Explains goods receipt against a PO, movement types, and stock updates. Students post GRs and verify how inventory quantities and values change in SAP.

Lesson 1 • Delivery Processing

Covers outbound delivery creation, picking, packing, and goods issue posting. Students execute the warehouse fulfilment steps that follow a confirmed sales order.

Lesson 2 • SD Reporting and Document Tracking

Introduces sales order lists, delivery monitor, and billing due list reports. Students use standard SD reports to monitor open items and cycle completion status.

Lesson 3 • Order-to-Cash Process Overview

Maps the full SD cycle from inquiry through payment receipt. Students understand document flow and integration with MM and FI before executing transactions.

Lesson 4 • Sales Order Creation and Management

Teaches sales order entry, item categories, pricing, and availability checks. Students create standard sales orders and interpret system feedback on stock and pricing.

Lesson 1 • Productivity Tips and Shortcuts

Covers keyboard shortcuts, multiple sessions, clipboard use, and layout personalisation. Students work faster and more accurately in daily SAP operations.

Lesson 2 • SAP Query and Ad Hoc Reporting

Introduces SAP Query tool for building custom reports without ABAP coding. Students create simple queries to answer business questions not covered by standard reports.

Lesson 3 • Selection Screens and Variants

Teaches how to configure selection criteria and save them as reusable variants. Students reduce repetitive data entry by creating and sharing report variants.

Lesson 4 • Standard SAP Reporting Tools

Surveys report types: ALV lists, drilldown reports, and information systems. Students identify the right reporting tool for a given business question.