SAP FI method to approach?

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I am brand new to SAP FI.

SAP is a huge system..

I've got too much FI materials such as: ebooks ... but I really don't know where I can start and how to understand the system in shortest time step-by-step.

Sometimes, I'm overloaded. Usually I am too much confused, and upset.

Please share some of your tips or experiences of studying SAP FI.

What should I do first?

How can I save my time and avoid going in a round?

Thank you very much.

[former_member266406]

Hi,

As i am working as SAP FICO trainer i suggested the below.

1. To understand the basics, self learning is not suggested one unless you have good domain experience.

2. Consider small samll business scenarios in ebooks and approach the step by step.

3. If you practice in configuration of minimum 50 business scenarios, learning further is not that much of difficult. Because the concept of the solutions are similar in the 50 scenarios.

4. Initially you consider "SAP best practice" material. In this they explain with sample datas.

Regards

Prasad

[Former Member]

Hi Prasad,

Thank you for taking time answer my questions

Sometimes, I am too much confused and upset because I have too much things as reference materials but they are not STANDARD.

I am tired of reading so many books but their contents are so different.

I hate reading books now for I can not get any more words into my head.

I will get more practice, but don't have much business scenarios to practise.

Where can I get step-by-step guide scenarios as example for self-practice?

Please suggest some useful & informative ebooks I should buy or download.

Thank you again for your help.

[former_member266406]

Hi,

Consider my 4th point SAP BEST PRACTICE. Which you can found in help sap com.

If you do practice this and be available in this forum should really helpful when you go for real time

Regards

Prasad

[Jelena_Perfiljeva]

I'm not an FI expert, but at some point we've all been beginners.

It seems to me that you just don't have a clear purpose or goal for studies. If I was trying to learn a programming language but didn't know what kind of a program I'd like to write, I'd be confused too. ("Hello world" only goes that far.)

It's not clear from your post why you have decided to study FI module. Is SAP being implemented where you work? Is it just curiosity? A career change?

The request for "step-by-step" guides worries me a lot though. Unfortunately, we have many users on this same site who only work "step-by-step", never bother to learn the meaning of these steps and then end up providing inferior service to their customers.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thanks for your concern.

I've just graduated from the university. Actually, my major was marketing, but my goal's to working in finance or business administration field. Of course, there are many way to achieve that goal, and I chose ERP.

Doing this job requires me to learn a lot.

I am willing to learn, but just at some points I don't know where to start or even wonder if my way of approaching is right? I learned a lot, practice a lot, but then I feel like I don't know nothing at all. It's kind of weird but understandable for SAP's damn giant.

[Jelena_Perfiljeva]

I'm still not quite clear on what exactly your goal is... Are you already employed by a company that is using SAP FI? Or are you just searching for a job? What kind of work are you planning to do? Do you want to become an FI consultant (= perform FI configuration) or do you just want to be an "power user"?

If you're already employed, it would make more sense to discuss on-the-job training with your employer. If you want to become an FI consultant, you'll need to get some working experience first. Try searching for a consulting company that would take you in as a trainee. They will put you on a project where you'll work with an experienced consultant. Keep in mind though that this would requre hard work, travel and most likely small pay (if any) at first.

Otherwise, quite frankly, I think you're wasting your time and just stressing yourself. Most of the FI books and even the documentation are really meant for the somewhat experienced users/consultants or for the readers who know the business process well (i.e. have significant real life working experience) and need help translating their knowledge into SAP terms.

If you just want to gain a competitive edge in the interviews and to be able to claim "yes, I have a clue about SAP", I think you'll do better if you read just one general SAP book for beginners (e.g. Discover SAP) and familiarize yourself with the SAP navigation and resources. SDN eLearning or even YouTube might be a good place to start - watching the demos will give you a better "feel" of the system than any book. If you feel the investment is worth it, it might also make sense to attend a formal SAP in-class training.