SAP tutorials and career tips
Technical articles on the SAP modules you actually run into on projects (EWM, PP, PM, MM, S/4HANA...) and career tips to move forward without burning out along the way.
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SAP Document Flow: Trace an Invoice Back to Its Order (VBFA)
SAP Document Flow: Trace an Invoice Back to Its Order (VBFA) It is 9:10 in the morning. A customer is disputing an invoice and wants your answer before noon. You...
Michael A.
SAP availability check (ATP): sales order not confirmed
SAP availability check (ATP): why your sales order is not confirmed The stock is right there on your screen, the sales rep is calling, and the confirmed quantity on the...
Michael A.
SAP Object Locked by Another User: What It Means (SM12)
SAP Object Locked by Another User: What It Means (SM12) An object locked by another SAP user and an object you have no rights on feel exactly the same: everything...
Michael A.
Your First SAP Project as a Consultant: What to Expect
Your First SAP Project as a Consultant: What to Really Expect Nobody starts their first SAP project at the beginning of the project. That is the paradox of arriving: you...
Michael A.
SAP Credit Block: Release a Blocked Sales Order (VKM1, VKM3)
SAP Credit Block: Release a Blocked Sales Order (VKM1, VKM3) and Understand OVA8 You create a sales order the way you do a hundred times a week, and instead of...
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SAP EWM Wave Management: Waves, WT and WO Explained
SAP EWM Wave Management: Mastering Picking Waves A misconception runs through almost every team I meet: "my wave creates my picking tasks." It does not. SAP EWM wave management builds...
Michael A.
SAP BOM and Routing: Create the Pair (CS01, CA01)
SAP BOM and routing: understand and build the BOM / routing pair First thing to get straight, because this is where everyone stumbles: in SAP, a bill of materials has...
Michael A.
SAP Consultant Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
You know your module inside out. You have practised your transactions, you know how to configure, you even have a project or two to talk about. And yet, on the...
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Career Change to SAP at 40: Is It Too Late?
Career Change to SAP at 40: Is It Too Late? When I really moved into SAP, I had spent nearly nine years in industrial maintenance. Methods technician, then team leader,...
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