ImportantTipsforInterviewforSAPSD

LetmesharesomeimportanttipsforinterviewforSAPSD:
1.Pleasebethroughwiththeprojectsyouhavementionedinyourresume.
2.Rememberalltheversionsyouhaveworkedupon.
3.IfyourprojectsareinIndianscenariobethoroughwithCIN/ExciseVATandpricingprocedure.
4ForoffshoreclientspeciallyinEuropeandNASAprepareyourselfforSAPWarehouse/Lean
warehouse
5.ThirdPartySalesandbilling/InterCompany/Maketoorderareimportanttopics.
6.CostbookingthatisaccountingentriesafterPGIandBillingshouldbeknowntoyou.
7.Mugupallthedeterminations.
8.Rememberyourlastticket.
9.HavegeneralawarenessaboutALE/EDI/IDOC,asthisprovidesaddedadvantage.(notverytough)
10.Pleasebethroughwithyourbasics,theprocess,thepricingandthemasterdata.
11.Peoplewhoarethoroughwithroute,transportation,shippingalwayshaveanaddedadvantage.

TheMOSTIMPORTANTTHING:

Donottrytofoolyourinterviewer,sayexactlyandonlywhatisaskeddonotshowyourexcitementanddo
notspeaktoomuchifyouknowthetopictoowell,andsayastraightNOifyouhavenotworkedon
something,ordon'tknowaboutsomething,plsplsplsdon'tnotgoforflukesotherwiseyouwillendupin
soup.

WhatIunderstandismostofthecompaniesespeciallyintheUSarelookingforacandidateswith
1)goodcommunicationskills(SAPisallaboutinteractingwiththeclient,usersandteam)
2)goodbusinessknowledge
3)areyouabletoconvincetheclient

ThencomesinnextroundwhenyouareinterviewedtobedepartedforanyUS/Europeproject,inthis
roundtakecareofthefollowing:

1.Speakslow,Imeannormal,becauseusuallyIndiansspeakenglishtoofast.
2.Listentothemcarefully,ifyouarenotabletounderstandtheirquestionrequestthemtorepeatit,rather
thanassumingittobesomethingelseandgivingawrongreply.
3.AgainIshouldrepeatprepareyourselfforwarehouse,Imeanevengeneralknowledgewillhelp.
4.Sayastraightnowhenyoudon'tknoworhavenotworkedonthetopic.
5.AlwaysbestrongonSD,MM&FIintegration's.

WhatthejobresponsibilitieswouldbefortheSupportConsultant?IftheConsultantisworkingin
OffshoreSupport,HowthebusinessinteractionwouldbetherebetweentheConsultantand
Customer?HowtheCustomerQuerieswerehandledsuccessfullysittingfromhislocation.

JobresponsibilityofaSupportconsultantsistohandleroutinetickets,whichcanbeincident(routine
problems),changetickets(needconfigurationchange,thereforeachangerequest),normallyasupport
consultantcanonlyadviceachangebutcan'tdoit,becausethereisalwaysachangeadvisoryboardon
clientendtoevaluateandimplementtheadvisedchange.

Businessinteractionbetweenusersandcustomercanbethroughmailboxutilities,outlook,even
telephonesandsomecompaniesalsoallowchat.

Usuallythecustomerprovideswiththenumberofthedocumentandclient/companycodeandother
necessaryinfo.abouttheprocesswhichisfacingproblem,theconsultanttrackstheprojectbylogginginto
developmentserverandsearchoutforcauses,thesolutionisthensenttouser,maybewithsnapshotif
required.

Forthosepeoplewhoasksforfortickets:
1.Ticketsarenormallyraisedbyenduserandcarryapriority.
2.ThosewhoareaskingSAPgurustotellthemabouttickets,plsnotethatmostoftheproblemsexceptfor
thebasicquestionsdiscussedinthisgrouparetheticketsthemselves,ticketsarenothingbuttheroutine
incidentstheSAPconsultantsget,ifyouregularlyreadthemailsinthegroupyouwillsoonstart
recognizingtickets.

Andthemostimportantthing"BelieveinyourselfandGod,asthereisalwayssomebodytheretohelp
you".

Whatistheteamsize?Durationoftheproject.

HardlytheteamoftheSAPSDwillbe4to5andentireteamoftheprojectwillbearound2024(all
moduleslikefi/co,sd,mm,pp,hr,qm,pm).Ifitsbigproject,itwillbearound40.Teamsizemeansthe
employeeswhoyouareworkingonsapr/3implementation.

Fortheprojectcompletionitwilltakearound810monthstogetintogolive.Afterthat,post
implementationfor3months.Afterthatsupportingitdependsasprojecttimelineforeverycompanyis
different.
SeeAlso

SAPSDInterviewQuestions
InterviewQuestionandAnswersonSAPSD
SomeSAPSDInterviewQuestions1
SomeSAPSDInterviewQuestions2

GethelpforyourSAPSDproblems
DoyouhaveaSAPSDQuestion?

SAPBooks
SAPFunctional,ABAPProgrammingandBasisAdministrationReferenceBooks

SAPSalesandDistributionTips
SAPSDDiscussionForumandSales/DistributionTips

MainIndex
SAPERPModules,Basis,ABAPandOtherIMGStuff

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