In an ever evolving IT industry testing has become critical part of any project and SAP is no exception. SAP testers are integral part of any implementation and help test and analyse the SAP processes in the system. The demand of SAP testers is only increasing given the complex nature of SAP implementations. You will learn the right methodologies and processes to test various SAP processes.

SAP Testing basically means to test the functionality of SAP modules (such as SAP FICO, MM, SD, PM, PP, HCM, SCM, etc.) and to ensure that they perform as per the desired configuration.

An SAP system undergoes various changes and upgrades like patch management and fixes, new module implementations, and various other configuration changes. All these modifications raise a need for regression testing that is to be performed in SAP environments to ensure that the functionality of the impacted modules is intact. 

SAP testing automation tools like SAP Test Acceleration and Optimization tools can be used for this purpose. SAP TAO is one such automation tool to generate test cases for end-to-end scenarios for SAP applications. There are many other automation testing tools for SAP testing like HP QTP, and ECATT, etc.

Key reasons why SAP testing is performed and why it is an important function in the growth of an organization:

• System Validation
• Quality Assurance
• Cost Control
• Compliance & Procedures
• New Implementation
• Configuration Changes
• Integration
• Performance

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• Introduction to automated testing of SAP systems
• Set up the system landscape for eCATT
• eCATT environment (scripts and script language)
• Test applications (what can I test and how?)
• Develop executable test cases
• Version eCATT scripts
• Migrate CATT to eCATT
• Test Workbench overview
• Change Diagnostics
• Transparency and documentation of current system configuration and business processes
• Introduction of SAP Solution Manager and SAP System Landscape Directory as configuration management and documentation tools
• Control Dashboard to control parameter settings across the solution
• Transparency on past and planned changes
• IT Reporting for software and infrastructure changes
• Change Distribution
• Focus on technical distribution of changes.
• Usage of automation tools in order to reduce manual interaction and to guarantee process reliability
• SAP Netweaver development environments for ABAP, EP, PI, NWDI
• Transport of Non-ABAP objects via Enhanced Change and Transport System
• SAP best practises for transport landscape topologies and release strategies
• Change Request Management
• Approval process including demand consolidation, prioritisation, categorisation and scheduling of changes
• Introduction of Change Request Management in SAP Solution Manager
• Demonstration of SAP’s best practises in transport management which are implemented in the SAP Solution Manager
• Maintenance Management
• SAP’s best practices for regular maintenance of SAP software (ABAP and JAVA)
• Support Package stack strategy and side effect reporting
• Support Package content analysis
• Proactive implementation of SAP Notes
• Maintenance Optimiser and HotNews Inbox in SAP Solution Manager
• Test Management
• Test organisation with SAP Solution Manager
• Test automation with eCATT and SAP Code Inspector
• Setup of the test environments
• Certification test for the SAP E2E Solution Operations Certification as ApplicationManagement Expert
• Change Control Management