Founded in the year 1972 in Germany, SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing, is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software designed by five former IBM employees, to develop software solutions for managing business operations and customer relationships. The SAP software system covers virtually every aspect of business management, through a number of fully integrated modules. As of now, in the ERP market SAP is the #1 ranked system software used by various corporations and organisations in 180+ countries. Around 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries to operate at its best, and serving to 440,000+ customers stronger, more than ever.

Why SAP?

A company plans their business in different aspects like Sales and Distribution, Finance controlling, Supply Chain Solutions, Material Management , Human Resource planning, etc., through the help of SAP software. The full integrated modules comprised in SAP software, helps every aspect of business management. Most students apply to SAP certification course after their graduation or post graduation, where students learn essential software programming skills which will help in many aspects of running a business and enhances human resource and management skills.

SAP Certification Course Overview

SAP offers around 100+ certification programs, each targeted at some specific SAP product. Given below in tabular form, is an overview of SAP course in India:

SAP Modules

The SAP ERP operations modules are designed, which focuses on various different processes, such as SAP ERP Human Resource Management, Production Planning, Project Management, Financial Supply Chain Management, etc. Given below is a list of few SAP modules:

• SAP Controlling ( SAP CO)
• SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI)
• SAP Quality Management (QM)
• SAP Human Capital Management ( SAP HCM)
• SAP Materials Management (SAP MM)
• Sales and Distribution (SAP SD)
• Project System (SAP PS)

SAP Human Capital Management (SAP HCM)

This module deals with the enhancement of the work process and data management within the HR department of the organisation. Under this module, students study about how to hire the right person for the position in the organisation, evaluating the employee’s performance, compensations, handling payroll, etc. The management of the employee in the organisation is done by the HR department using this SAP ERP HCM module.

SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI)

Under this module of SAP, student study related to management of financial transactions within enterprises. In the enterprise, this module helps in management of data involved in any financial and business transactions in a unified computing system. 

SAP Materials Management (SAP MM)

The SAP Materials Management module, by the term could be understandable that it is related to management of materials required, processed, and produced in the industry and organisations. Sub Components covered under this module includes purchasing, inventory management, vendor master data, consumption-based planning, etc.

Career prospects of a SAP holder

There are numerous job opportunities for a SAP certificate holder, in areas such as Marketing & Communications, Consulting Services & Customer Support, Finance, Executive & Management, Development & Technology, etc. Given below are some key job roles for which SAP course holder are recruited are:

• Linux Programmer
• Server Administrator
• Digital Marketing
• Cyber Security Professionals
• Business Analyst
• Cloud Architects
• Oracle Developer

Hope the blog has helped in providing in detail about SAP, the importance of SAP, highlighted some of the SAP modules and Career prospects for a SAP holder.