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SAP Course for HR

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Master SAP HCM from the ground up and handle every core HR process with confidence. This course covers organisational management, personnel administration, payroll, time management, benefits, and analytics in one comprehensive programme. Whether you're new to SAP or looking to sharpen your skills, you'll gain the practical knowledge employers demand.

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What you will learn:

You'll learn how to navigate SAP HCM and manage the full employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition and organisational assignment to termination. The course covers payroll processing, time evaluation, and benefits administration using real SAP transactions and tools. You'll also explore talent management, e-Recruiting, and HR reporting with Ad Hoc Query and SAP Analytics Cloud. Supplementary modules introduce SuccessFactors, HR data privacy, workflow automation, and SAP implementation methodology. By the end, you'll be equipped to support HR operations and contribute to SAP projects in any organisation.

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Course content

8 Chapters • 39 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

SAP HR Fundamentals and Navigation

  • Lesson 1 • Organisational Structure Basics

    Explains the enterprise, personnel, and organisational structures that underpin all HR data. Connects org units to employee records.

  • Lesson 2 • Introduction to SAP HCM

    Covers SAP's role in HR management and its modular structure. Establishes context for all subsequent HR processes within the system.

  • Lesson 3 • Master Data Concepts

    Introduces infotypes as the core data containers in SAP HR. Provides the conceptual basis for all data entry and reporting tasks.

  • Lesson 4 • System Login and Interface

    Teaches SAP GUI and Fiori interface navigation, including menus and transaction codes. Enables confident daily system access.

Chapter 2See details

Organisational Management in SAP

  • Lesson 1 • Position Management

    Covers creating positions, assigning them to org units, and linking them to jobs. Positions are the foundation for staffing and payroll.

  • Lesson 2 • Integration with Personnel Administration

    Shows how OM objects link to PA infotypes, enabling seamless employee assignment. Reinforces the dependency between OM and PA modules.

  • Lesson 3 • Creating and Editing Org Units

    Demonstrates how to create, change, and delimit organisational units using transaction PPOME. Builds hands-on OM maintenance skills.

  • Lesson 4 • Reporting Relationships and Hierarchies

    Explains how to define reporting lines and chief positions within the org plan. Accurate hierarchies drive workflow and approvals.

  • Lesson 5 • Organisational Plan Components

    Defines organisational units, positions, jobs, and persons as OM objects. Establishes the vocabulary for building org structures.

Chapter 3See details

Personnel Administration and Master Data

  • Lesson 1 • Core Employee Infotypes

    Covers infotypes for personal data, addresses, bank details, and contract elements. These records support payroll, employee benefits, and compliance.

  • Lesson 2 • Hiring an Employee

    Walks through the hiring action using transaction PA40 and required infotypes. Establishes the employee record as the basis for all HR activity.

  • Lesson 3 • Organisational Assignment Infotype

    Details infotype 0001, which links employees to org units, positions, and pay scales. Correct assignment drives downstream payroll and reporting.

  • Lesson 4 • Maintaining and Auditing Master Data

    Teaches how to display, change, and lock employee records while maintaining data integrity. Audit logs ensure accountability and compliance.

  • Lesson 5 • Personnel Actions and Events

    Explains how to process transfers, promotions, and terminations as personnel actions. Actions trigger multiple infotype updates in sequence.

Chapter 4See details

Time Management in SAP HR

  • Lesson 1 • Absence and Attendance Types

    Defines absence and attendance categories and their counting rules. Proper configuration ensures accurate leave balances and payroll deductions.

  • Lesson 2 • Time Data Entry Methods

    Demonstrates manual time entry via infotypes and self-service clock-in options. Multiple entry methods accommodate diverse workforce needs.

  • Lesson 3 • Work Schedule Configuration

    Covers daily work schedules, period work schedules, and their assignment to employees. Correct schedules are the foundation of time evaluation.

  • Lesson 4 • Time Evaluation with RPTIME00

    Explains how the time evaluation programme processes raw time data into payroll-ready results. Students run and interpret evaluation logs.

  • Lesson 5 • Overtime and Substitutions

    Covers overtime recording, approval workflows, and substitution infotypes. Accurate overtime data protects compliance and controls labour costs.

Chapter 5See details

Payroll Processing in SAP

  • Lesson 1 • Wage Types and Pay Elements

    Explains wage type structure, processing classes, and cumulation classes. Wage types determine how each pay element is calculated and reported.

  • Lesson 2 • Payroll Results and Remuneration Statements

    Covers reading payroll results clusters and generating employee payslips. Accurate payslips are essential for employee trust and compliance.

  • Lesson 3 • Off-Cycle Payroll and Corrections

    Explains off-cycle runs for bonuses, corrections, and manual payments. Handles exceptions that fall outside the standard payroll cycle.

  • Lesson 4 • Payroll Fundamentals

    Introduces payroll areas, control records, and the payroll driver concept. These elements govern when and how payroll is calculated.

  • Lesson 5 • Running the Payroll Cycle

    Walks through simulation, live run, and exit steps of the payroll cycle. Students gain confidence executing payroll in a controlled sequence.

Chapter 6See details

Benefits Administration in SAP

  • Lesson 1 • Eligibility and Enrolment Rules

    Explains eligibility groupings and enrolment periods that control plan access. Rules ensure only qualified employees enrol in appropriate plans.

  • Lesson 2 • Benefits Plan Configuration

    Covers plan types, benefit plans, and option sets used to define offerings. Configuration determines what employees can select during enrolment.

  • Lesson 3 • Benefits Reporting and Auditing

    Teaches standard benefits reports for enrolment counts, costs, and compliance. Regular audits prevent billing errors and coverage gaps.

  • Lesson 4 • Employee Benefits Enrolment

    Demonstrates enrolling employees via HR administrator and self-service channels. Accurate enrolment drives correct payroll deductions.

  • Lesson 5 • Life Events and Mid-Year Changes

    Covers processing qualifying life events that trigger benefit re-enrolment windows. Life events maintain plan accuracy when employee circumstances change.

Chapter 7See details

Talent Management and Talent Acquisition

  • Lesson 1 • Offer Management and Hiring

    Explains generating offers, capturing acceptances, and converting applicants to employees. Seamless conversion eliminates duplicate data entry.

  • Lesson 2 • Recruitment Fundamentals in SAP

    Introduces the SAP e-Recruiting architecture and its integration with OM and PA. Establishes the end-to-end hiring process within the system.

  • Lesson 3 • Applicant Tracking and Evaluation

    Demonstrates managing applicant records, statuses, and evaluation criteria in SAP. Structured evaluation ensures fair and consistent candidate assessment.

  • Lesson 4 • Performance and Succession Planning

    Covers SAP Performance Management appraisal templates and succession plan configuration. Links individual employee performance to organisational talent pipelines.

  • Lesson 5 • Job Requisition Management

    Covers creating, approving, and publishing job requisitions linked to open positions. Requisitions drive sourcing and applicant tracking.

Chapter 8See details

HR Reporting and Analytics in SAP

  • Lesson 1 • Ad Hoc Query and InfoSet Query

    Teaches building custom queries using SAP Ad Hoc Query and InfoSet tools. Enables HR teams to answer unique data questions without ABAP skills.

  • Lesson 2 • Standard HR Reports Overview

    Surveys key standard reports for headcount, turnover, and payroll reconciliation. Standard reports provide immediate value without custom development.

  • Lesson 3 • SAP HCM Reporting with HIS

    Introduces the HR Information System for multi-dimensional workforce analysis. HIS aggregates data across modules for executive-level reporting.

  • Lesson 4 • Data Governance and Reporting Compliance

    Covers authorisation objects, data privacy rules, and audit-ready reporting practices. Governance ensures reports meet regulatory and ethical standards.

  • Lesson 5 • SAP Analytics Cloud for HR

    Demonstrates connecting SAP HCM data to SAP Analytics Cloud for visual dashboards. Cloud analytics extend reporting beyond standard SAP capabilities.

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This course is for you:

  • HR coordinators who want to replace manual processes with SAP-driven workflows.

  • Payroll specialists seeking deeper system knowledge to reduce processing errors.

  • Career changers from administration aiming to break into HR technology roles.

  • HR business partners who need data fluency to advise leadership more effectively.

  • Recent HR graduates looking to stand out with in-demand SAP system skills.

  • IT professionals supporting HR departments who want functional module expertise.

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