SAP Search Guide

Searching the right information in the SAP information jungle can be quite time consuming. This guide is  intended to help to SAP professionals to quickly find answers to typical questions on the internet. For each proposed search starting point prerequisites as well as an estimate for the time needed to find the solution are listed.This list for sure does not claim to be complete, so it does not reflect information needs specific to versions of SAP. 

	Problem	Source, Categorie	Requi- rements	Search start		Procedure / Comment
General / Naming	What does SAP stands for?	Wikipedia	-	SAP AG SAP ERP		About the company and its products
	What is SAP talking about?	Terms, Definitions	- -	German English
	What stands this abbreviation for?	Acronyms, Abbreviations	-	SAP Designguild		The most important.
	Was this product renamed?	Naming	-	n/a		Will be my next Blog!
Education	Does SAP offer a course on this topic?	Education	S-User*	SAP Education Catalog
	When and where the next TechEd is planed?	TechEd	-	SAP Events		Apply > participate > Overview on future products and solutions
	Does SAP has CBTs (Computer based Trainings)?	eLearning	-	SDN eLearning		Select product in the catalog.
	Can i find a book on this topic?	SAP Press usw.	-	SAPPressAmazon
Releases	When will the next version released?	Product Availability Matrix	S-User*	PAM		Select product
	On what product do I have to count on in next time?	Special PAM Tabelle	S-User*	PAM Tabelle		Sort for Availability
	Timeline for ServicePacks?	Servicepack Stack Schedule	S-User*	SP Schedule		Use Link on products for details.
	What’s the difference between two SAP ERP Releases?	ERP Solution Browser	-	Solutionbrowser		Source-, Targetrelease and Solution area.
	Is my product still supported?	Special PAM Tabelle	S-User*	PAM Tabelle
KBase / Solutions	How to install a SAP product?	Installation documentation	S-User*	Installation Guides		Read the hole document incl. links on SAP Notes!
	How to configure a SAP product?	SAP Help	-	SAP Help		Select product (version) > Search > (follow the postinstallation configuration)
	Where to find the solution to a technical problem?		- S-User* - -	SDN SAP Notes SAPFANS SDN Wiki		According to experience: SDN > SAP Notes > Google > SAPFANS > SAPTechies Important: Check for notes to optimice your search!
	Who can answer a technical question?	Depose a problem	S-User*, License*** SDN-User**	OSS   SDN		Slowly but surely. Faster but without guaranty for success
	Who can deliver a SAP solution?	SAP partners Search	-	Switzerland
	If all else fails!	ultimo ratio				079 447 xx xx Website
Design	How to design a SAP applications?	UI Design Resources	-	SAP Designguild
	Where do I get original SAP icons?	SAP Icon Library	-	SAP Designguild

* To access http://service.sap.com/ a SAP S-User is needed. Alternative a C- or I-User works of course too.
** SDN user needed. Free subscription possible on http://sdn.sap.com/. Alternative the logon works with the S-User*.
*** For product support you need an SLA with SAP.