Topic 4: Role of a SAP HR Consultant

[SPS]

Hi Trainer,

Sorry I am from HR background so didn't understand :

1. Use Cases
2. DFD/ERD
3. SDLC

May be more to come as I read. I have a request, pl provide full forms of the words along with the abbreviations used.

Regards,
Shweta

[Yogesh]

Originally Posted by freesaphr

Role of a Functional Consultant in an End To End Implementation



When you talk about the role of a Functional consultant in an end to end implementation, I think it won't be possible for me or anybody to define everything but I will try to summarize it:



1. Functional consultant is expected to generate knowledge about the current business process, design current business flows, study current business processes and its complication, in all we can say getting through with current business setup. Flow diagrams and DFD are prepared, most of the time in Vision format; all this forms the part of AS IS document.





2. Everything configured has to be documented as per their categories in the form of predefined templates; these have to be then approved by the team leads or who ever the consultant is reporting to.





3. Mapping and GAP analysis is done for each module, I have seen people defining integration after mapping, gap analysis and configuration is done, but as per my experience in implementation, it is a simultaneous process.





4. Before starting configuring future business processes in SAP, the DFD/ERD are prepared, this documentation is called TO BE, which can be also said as the result of mapping and gap analysis.




5. Sometimes Functional consultants are also expected to prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios.





6. End user manual and End user training is also expected from F.Consultants.





The project normally starts off with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodlogy, dates and schedules, working hours which have been predicided are formally defined.





ASAP, it won't be possible for me to explain it here, but all I can tell you about it is that it is SAP standard implementation methodology, which SAP prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow, such as IBM follow some blue Methodlogy, some companies follow typical SDLC steps, ASAP stands for Accerlated SAP, you can find all the steps on SAP site, through google, reading it from there won't give you a great knowledge about ASAP but will obviously get you to know the definitions of various term.

Hi
Please explain Flow Diagrams through any example.
What DFD/ERD stands for?
What are typical SDLC steps?
Thanks

[Yogesh]

Originally Posted by freesaphr

Unit testing is done in bit and pieces. Like e.g. in SD standard order cycle; we do have 1-create order, then 2-delivery, then 3-transfer order, then 4-PGI and then 5-Invoice. So we will be testing 1,2,3,4 and 5 seperately alone one by one using test cases and test data. We will not be looking and checking/testing any integration between order and delivery; delivery and TO; TO and PGI and then invoice.



Whrereas System testing you will be testing the full cycle with it's integration, and you will be testing using test cases which give a full cyclic test from order to invoice.



Security testing you will be testing different roles and functionalities and will check and signoff.



Performance testing is refered to as how much time / second will take to perform some actions, like e.g. PGI. If BPP defination says 5 seconds for PGI then it should be 5 and not 6 second. Usually it is done using software.



Regression testing is reffered to a test which verfies that some new configuration doesnot adversly impact existing functionality. This will be done on each phase of testing.



User Acceptance Testing: Refers to Customer testing. The UAT will be performed through the execution of predefined business scenarios, which combine various business processes. The user test model is comprised of a sub-set of system integration test cases.



We use different software during testing. Most commonly use are



Test Director: which is used to record requirement, preparing test plan and then recording the progress. We will be incorporating defects that are coming during these testings using different test cases.
Mercury Load Runner: is used for performance testing. This is an automatic tool.

Hi
Please explain Security Testing a bit more in detail.
What is Masked Data?
Is SAP HR functional consultant required to do Technical Testing and learn Testing Software also? Which Testings are beyond his scope?
Thanks

[welcomewiki]

Hi

Security Testing is a test checking the SAP client Authorizations.

Like We (BASIS) will create Authorizational Roles for Client like one person for payroll...and also Client EE's we will create ESS access and for Managers MSS.

Like one person for Master Data and EE will not able to see other EE data in ESS....

We test in Security Testing.

Thanks
an

Originally Posted by Yogesh

Hi
Please explain Security Testing a bit more in detail.
What is Masked Data?
Is SAP HR functional consultant required to do Technical Testing and learn Testing Software also? Which Testings are beyond his scope?
Thanks

[welcomewiki]

Hello,

DFD & ERD are Technical, we Functional Consultant no need to put efforts on this.

As you may be aware that at the simplest level a DFD is a data flow diagram. It depicts the flow of the data you may be trying to map. While and ERD or entity relationship diagram depicts the relationships between 2 or more entities.

For example if you have 2 cars on the street going south and the members in both cars are brothers. Then your DFD will show the flow of the cars going south. While your erd may show the relationships
of the members in the cars as being brothers.(this is an extremely similistic view)

Thus what a DFD does can not persay be done by an erd as they map 2 fundamentally different aspects of given situation. They may be used in conjunction to solve a problem.

SDLC Steps nothing but ASAP.

Thanks
WIKI

Originally Posted by Yogesh

Hi
Please explain Flow Diagrams through any example.
What DFD/ERD stands for?
What are typical SDLC steps?
Thanks