SAP Workflow Certification!

[Mike Pokraka]

> Maybe the WUGers should put together our own training course J

I thought a number of WUGers had already put together a DIY training
course that also covers "what's new", and with a substantial charity
element to boot.

I think it was called "Practical Workflow for SAP, second edition" or
something like that...


On Wed, February 29, 2012 1:36 pm, Keohan, Susan - 1140 - MITLL wrote:
> 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
>
> ----
>
> 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
>
>
>   _____
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> ----
>
> 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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