SAP Plant Maintenance

This is a fantastic course for anyone interested in understanding how the SAP Plant Maintenance module integrates with other modules, as well as understanding the various business processes within SAP!

What will you learn?

Unit 1: Overview of Plant Maintenance



• Corrective Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance


Unit 2: Plant Maintenance and Enterprise Asset Management


• Plant Maintenance and Reliability
• Plant Maintenance and Regulatory Compliance
• Plant Maintenance and Cost Tracking
• Feeding Back Corrective Data Into "PM's"
• Business Process Integration
• Maintenance Management Best Practice


Unit 3: Plant Maintenance Asset Data (Technical Objects)


• Functional Locations
• Equipment
• Bills of Material (BOMS)
• PM Assemblies
• Materials
• Object Links


Unit 4: Plant Maintenance Organizational Elements


• Plants
• Work Centers
• Planner Groups


Unit 5: Plant Maintenance Transactional Objects


• Notifications
• Work Orders


Unit 6: Plant Maintenance Preventive Maintenance Objects


• Task Lists
• Preventive Maintenance Items
• Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Measuring Points and Measuring Documents


Unit 7: Cross Application Objects


• Classes and Characteristics
• HR Master Data
• Document Management
• Shop Papers


Unit 8: Integration of Plant Maintenance with other Modules


• Finance
• Procurement
• Project Systems


Unit 9: Reporting


• PMIS
• BW Reporting
• Ad Hoc Plant Maintenance Queries


Unit 10: Variants and Defaults

SAP ABAP Web Dynpro Training

For any developer interested in customizing their SAP environment, learning the scope of Web Dynpro, and/or responsible for the development of their programming model, this course is indispensible!

What will you learn?

• The ABAP Web Dynpro Component in detail
• Positioning of ABAP Web Dynpro with Business Server Pages, Java Web Dynpro, and other UI technologies
• ABAP Object Oriented Programming Review – Foundational Elements
• Usage, Definition and Programming aspects of Web Dynpro Controllers within a Web Dynpro Component
• All details for each Controller Type (Component, View, Main, Custom, Interface)
• Context Definition, Binding, and Programming components
• ABAP Web Dynpro Application and corresponding ICF Service
• UI Elements in Detail for each category; Elementary, Complex, Container, and Specialized
• Error handling and message interface with users
• ALV Integration to replace table UI elements and Event integration
• Dynamic User Interface and Context programming
• Pop-up windows and dynamic window creation
• Specialized UI Elements for Adobe form integration
• Performance and Security aspects
• Multi-lingual text handling, data dictionary based and programmed
• Value help handling, data dictionary based and programmed, including Object Value Selector
• Portal integration design considerations
• Configuration and User Personalization
• Web Dynpro Enhancement Framework

visit us at www/trainingintel.com for more info!

Feedback from recent SAP training

Here are some quotes from recent SAP training we've conducted...

- The instructor was outstanding – one of, if not the best I have ever experienced!
          – Senior SAP Analyst



- A very well-organized class; applied to our SAP environment regardless of customization, whereas other courses we have had do not relate to our customized solution
          - ABAP Programmer


- Best SAP class so far! 
          - SAP Security Manager


- Great instructor. Very knowledgeable on subject matter and other technical areas of SAP. Easy to understand and very willing to give personal (one on one) attention for questions.
          – IT Business Consultant


- Best ABAP class ever – should be required for all analysts.
          – Senior SAP Analyst


Remember, "gray market" training allows the provider to be much more responsive and flexible, at a fraction of the cost of going directly to the manufacturer!

Pulling Back the Curtain on Microsoft Training

How Much is Too Much to Pay for Private Microsoft Training?

Whatever the number is, right now you’re probably paying too much. Microsoft training is a commodity. There are, as of this writing, 356 Microsoft Certified Partners for Learning Solutions (CPLS) in the U.S. alone, and the vast majority of them operate in the exact same way, from single location shops, to nationwide chains.

You should be paying no more than about $12,000 - $14,000 for a week of private Microsoft training, onsite at your own company location. The high end of that range INCLUDES extensive customization, by the way.

Here’s the thing to keep in mind if your training provider wants to charge more than this total: Most training companies run a facility with 8-12 classrooms, network, electricity, phones, staff, etc, that they need to cover whether you use their facility of not. However, if you’re conducting the training at your office, these costs are truly irrelevant to you, and you should not pay for them. EVER.

If you require the use of their facility, then by all means, you should expect to pay for it.

Please feel free to comment or respond to this post with questions about your own training need, and I’ll be happy to assist you with a reasonable cost assessment and breakdown for your training need.

JDE & Strategy

JDE & STRATEGY training wrapped up last week at our client site - great reviews, and the client would like to customize future STRATEGY courses based on the audience. This first course had an audience that was all over the board, so different courses for beginners vs. experienced users are definitely in order.

JD Edwards Training - Enterprise One!

Training Intelligence kicked off a four-day training course at a major manufacturer in Connecticut this week. The course consists of three days of administration training on JD Edwards Enterprise One (E1), plus one day of Showcase STRATEGY! The client formerly shared ERP systems with their sister company, but recently split off to their own stand-alone system.

STRATEGY! is a stand-alone software solution for business intelligence reporting, recently certified as the preferred BI interface to JD Edwards E1.

The client will be holding future courses, particularly on STRATEGY!, as a large portion of their population will benefit.