New HR Executive Seeking Advice: Which SAP Module Should I Learn First?

Hi,

I am working as an HR Executive for the last 3 months. I completed my MBA in HRM & Marketing. Now, I want to learn SAP. Could you please suggest which module is better to join? Please suggest me the right path.

Thanks & Regards,
Vijay

Dear Vijay,

It's nice to know that you are interested in SAP. One should have the process knowledge before going in for any ERP - let it be SAP or Oracle. Hence, I would recommend you to be in the HR department until such time you learn the full cycle of all HR-related processes before you enter into ERP.

All the very best.

Regards,
P Arun Kumar

Hi Vijay,

It's great that you are interested in taking up SAP. However, let me tell you one thing - though you can pursue SAP HR/HCM, you need to have a minimum of 2-3 years of domain experience, and this is mandatory. Nonetheless, you can still proceed, but you may encounter difficulties in finding a job. If you choose authorized education partners, they might not allow you to enroll at this time. If you opt for unauthorized ones, they will admit you, but my suggestion is not to pursue it through unauthorized SAP channels.

For more details, you can contact me at naveen.saldanha@gmail.com.

With regards,
Naveen

Hi Vijay,

I would like to know more details about SAP. Currently, I have been working as an HR Executive for the past 3 months in a software company in Delhi. Additionally, I am pursuing an MBA in HR through distance learning.

Could you kindly advise me on whether I should pursue the SAP-HR module? I am interested in knowing the requirements, future prospects, and some authorized centers in Delhi.

Thank you,
Poonam

Hi, Poonam,

If you have just 3 months of HR experience, you will not be able to do SAP-HR because HR is very vast. For that, you should have thorough knowledge of all HR functions. In SAP, they will not teach you anything about HR; they only teach you how to integrate your HR knowledge into the SAP HR module. For example, how to enable the self-appraisal link to all employees when you want to conduct self-appraisals and how to set the parameters for that. Here, they will not teach what a self-appraisal is and the different parameters involved. They assume you know that, but they will train you on how to enable the link and how to use the SAP software.

So, you need to have a total of two years of experience. Gain experience in payroll, leave management, and statutory report generation; that really helps. Avoid jobs like IT recruitment.

With regards,
Naveen

Hi Naveen,

Thanks for sharing the facts. I am currently handling a generalist profile in HR, but I acknowledge that my exposure is limited at the moment. Therefore, I have decided to pursue SAP HR module after gaining some experience.

Best wishes,
Poonam

Hi Vijay,

I suggest you learn SAP XI (Exchange Infrastructure). I think ABAP knowledge is not needed to learn this package.

Good luck,
Rajesh

Hi,

I have completed B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and have 2 years of experience in Java. Currently, I am pursuing my final year of MBA with a major in finance and a minor in marketing. I would like to know which SAP module is best for me to learn.

Thank you.

I want to do some skill enhancement courses to start my second career. I have overall 6 years of experience in HR and operations. I started to search on SAP HR. I got to know it is older now and has migrated to SAP-HCM. I made up my mind to learn SAP HCM, and suddenly I got to know there is some SuccessFactors SAP HCM LMS module in demand and WORKDAY ERP/HCM. Is every company creating some new model based on Cloud Architecture and SAP HCM? I want to learn updated technology, not the old one which does not serve my purpose.

Request you to help me by sharing the difference between all of these products. Please give me a logical reason where it's worth investing money and fulfilling my purpose. Nowadays, anyone can become a SAP consultant and start classes and provide course completion certificates. Request you to please help me in choosing the right track.

Thanks for reading such a long email. Awaiting your reply.

Regards