SAP Workflow Certification!

Wed Feb 29 08:36:23 EST 2012

Hi Mike,

I do agree with you that those of us who have spent a long time in the
trenches would be well served by a 'What's New' course.  I seem to recall
that SAP offered a delta course on SAP Workflow - but that, of course, was
about 8 years ago, and has disappeared.  

There have been many debates on the merits of certification in the job
market, and no doubt, there will be continue to be more.  

For my part, I would just like to get the certification.  Since I don't plan
on seeking a new job, it is purely for my own satisfaction.  

I think you're right, too, that people don't set out to become SAP Workflow
experts.which is a shame, since as you said the many nuances of what WF can
do are do seductive.

Maybe the WUGers should put together our own training course J

Cheers,
Sue

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Susan R. Keohan

SAP Workflow Specialist

Enterprise Applications

Information Services Department

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

244 Wood Street, LI-200

Lexington, MA. 02420

781-981-3561

keohan at LL.MIT.EDU

From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Mike Gambier
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:59 AM
To: sap-wug at mit.edu
Subject: RE: SAP Workflow Certification!

Hi Susan,

Whilst I understand the modularity in the course overall, and how an 'old
hand' might skill up on the new stuff by trying to cherry pick what's new, I
feel it's a pity that SAP have not envisaged a 'refresher' version.

Furthermore I've had a look at the SAP UK Training offerings and none of
these courses are regulalrly scheduled. Or, if they are, they're only
available as remote courses...which is a pity given that the best way to
learn this stuff is through collaboration. Yet again I feel they're
under-investing in this area.

Personally speaking, I think they're missing a trick here. In my experience
Workflow isn't something that poeple set out to do when they start their
professional careers working with SAP software. Instead it's a skillset that
people fall into out of necessity or opportunity, typically because a
client/employer needs a Business Process to be modelled. 

Once budding Workflor developers have grasped its capabilities the learning
curve feels a lot like a foreign language: the nuances of what it can do are
seductive and pull you in the more you invest in experimenting and
exploring. And with any language, if you don't keep it up you end up losing
your edge to the point where your ability to communicate deteriorates.

For those of us who have 'grown up' with Workflow days some habits die hard
and some ways of thinking need to be adjusted from 'old' ways to 'new'
whilst keeping true to the OO nature of what Workflow is all about. For
those being introduced to Workflow for the first time there are 'old' tricks
and tips that are still relevant and the heritage of Workflow is still worth
explaining because BOR will still be knocking around when they're thrown
into the job market.

What I was hoping for was some sort of bridge course which would seek to
explain the introduction of ABAP-OO principles, the ECC 6 additions (XML
Container, Persistence Profiles, Local Workflows, Blocks, the retirement of
LOOP WHILE, etc), the new Workflow Service jobs (Condition Evaluation,
revised Deadline Monitoring using the CL_SWF_RUN_SWWWIDH_QUEUE ABAP Class),
the new Event Linkage mechanism with Object Category built in. Thsoe sort of
things...

So much changed as part of that watershed upgrade it deserves a much better
transition course than this...and sadly this course simply doesn't cut it
I'm afraid.

Mike GT

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From: keohan at ll.mit.edu
To: sap-wug at mit.edu
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:14 -0500
Subject: SAP Workflow Certification!

Hi Folks, 

I thought you might like to know that SAP Workflow Certification is back on
track!

https://training.sap.com/us/en/certification/c_bitwf_73-sap-certified-develo
pment-associate-sap-business-workflow-with-sap-netweaver-70-g/

It's available in other geographies as well.

See you there!
Sue

PS: and please, nobody post the questions here, OK?

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Susan R. Keohan

SAP Workflow Specialist

Enterprise Applications

Information Services Department

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

244 Wood Street, LI-200

Lexington, MA. 02420

781-981-3561

keohan at LL.MIT.EDU

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