Thoroughly Updated and Expanded! Includes New Coverage on Cloud Computing for SAP!
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll master the latest updates on SAP, and discover how to succeed with it in real business and technical environments!
Using this book's straightforward, step by step approach, you'll learn through practical hands on examples and case studies based on SAPs free demonstration software. Each lesson builds on what youve already learned, giving you a strong real world foundation with both the business and technical sides of SAP. Leading SAP architect and consultant George Anderson starts with the absolute basicsthoroughly covers core business, reporting, and administration tasksand takes you all the way to the cutting edge, including how the cloud might be used to support SAP environments.
Step by Step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SAP tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to
Integrate various cloud resources into your current day SAP environments
Understand SAP applications, components, and architecture
Obtain and install the trial version of SAP, step by step
Use NetWeaver, SAP ERP, the SAP Business Suite, and other SAP applications
Select an access method and create user roles and authorizations
Customize your user interface for maximum convenience and productivity
Transact day to day business, including sample sales order transactions, personnel updates, and more
Work through complex processes, such as Order to Cash
Query from SAP and third party business productivity tools, such as SharePoint
Professionally tune, maintain, and monitor SAP systems
Plan and build new SAP applications
Prepare for SAP projects, including technical upgrades and enhancements
Develop your career as a SAP business or technology professional