Education

Education sector is an important vertical for SAP. The Education industry comprises of public and private institutions that span early childhood to higher education. Continuing education as well as online education are new additions to the sector. Digital campuses and mobile learning are creating significant disruption and generating new and evolved expectations from consumers.

SAP and partner solutions for education

A wide range of solutions are available from SAP and its partners for various elements of the education sector:

Education sector is an important vertical for SAP. The Education industry comprises of public and private institutions that span early childhood to higher education. Continuing education as well as online education are new additions to the sector. Digital campuses and mobile learning are creating significant disruption and generating new and evolved expectations from consumers.

SAP and partner solutions for education

A wide range of solutions are available from SAP and its partners for various elements of the education sector:

  • Online tools deliver exceptional end-to-end student experience ranging from courses, grades, research, billing, scholarships, etc.
  • HCM solutions support gig economy and floating teaching workforce to deliver maximum value
  • Finance solution brings together all financial process and provides high-quality analytics to manage financial goals
  • Analytics and data help mine student engagement and deliver higher quality, tailored education and meet revenue goals
  • Integration and development solutions enable integration of the expanding set of tools with SAP and provide seamless experience
  • Artificial Intelligence helps develop guidance and insights for a tailored learning experience.

With increasing pressure to transform as well as the budget pressures, educational institutions can leverage such technologies to operate nimbly and efficiently while also responding to student demand for new models of learning.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:

Several higher education institutions have achieved significant benefits through SAP and partner solutions.

  • Case Study: A new age of expense and reimbursement management at Johns Hopkins. Read thiscase study on how Johns Hopkins made the move to SAP Concur for expense management to simplify and speed their expense and reimbursement process
    • Case study: How Texas’s largest school district implemented an SAP budgeting and planning solution. Read insights from this case study on Houston independent school district implemented budgeting and planning by leveraging master data from source systems for the purpose of budgeting, centralize employee calculations and leveraging SAP SBP-standard PEP engine functionality as much as possible for projections
    • Case Study: Duke University Men’s Basketball Enhances Digital Playbook. Read case study on how Duke University used SAP HANA to use computational algorithms to provide context of in-game performance across the history of the program

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  1. Validate School Data Entry for Education Infotype 0022

    Published: 15/August/2006

    Reading time: 22 mins

    Your SAP system does not provide a drop-down list of schools in the education infotype (0022) to facilitate and validate data entry. I’ll explain how to do just that. Key Concept The education infotype (0022) allows you to store education and training information about your company’s employees or applicants. This infotype has no minimum system...…

  2. SAPinsider and IDG Partner to Bring Educational and Networking Events to SAP Customers Worldwide

    Published: 07/May/2019

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Audio pioneer Dolby Laboratories, which has been delivering audiophiles a superior sound and sight experience since the 1970s, decided in 2016 that it wanted an equally stringent level of quality assurance for its business process testing. The business sought a risk-based automated testing solution to reduce or eliminate regression test coverage gaps and lengthy testing…

  3. Why Symbolic Accounts Are the Key to a Smooth Payroll Posting Process

    Published: 15/August/2005

    Reading time: 19 mins

    To keep your company’s financial information up to date, you must maintain the vital relationship between HR wage types and Financial Accounting (FI) accounts. Symbolic accounts are key to this relationship. Learn about symbolic accounts, how to configure them, and why you should never delete old symbolic accounts. Key Concept A symbolic account is a...…

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    SAPinsider 2022: Education Driving Technology, Leadership, and Sustainability

    Published: 20/July/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    The SAPinsider 2022 conference is currently underway with an exciting gathering of SAP thought leaders, educators, speakers, and hands-on labs.

  5. APD Simplifies Marketing Attribute Updates from SAP BI to SAP CRM

    Published: 15/June/2008

    Reading time: 13 mins

    See how you can update SAP CRM marketing attributes, such as customer lifetime value and student education level, using Analysis Process Designer (APD). The technique includes how to prepare your data, map it from SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence to SAP CRM, and then use APD to process it. Key Concept Analysis Process Designer (APD) provides...…

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    Experiencing Your SAP S/4HANA Future

    Published: 23/September/2021

    Reading time: 6 mins

    By Robert Holland, VP and Research Director, SAPinsider For those deploying SAP S/4HANA, one of the most important requirements they must fulfill is educating business users and executives on SAP S/4HANA features. While this can be partially achieved by attending webinars, demonstrations, and listening to what other customers have to say, it is still difficult…

  7. Smart Campus Initiatives & Technology

    Published: 28/February/2018

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Campuses are embracing smart digital technologies to better compete with other institutions and deliver improved student experience.  By leveraging sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and education applications, colleges and create a smart campus and deliver benefits including better campus safety, higher student engagement, and increased collaboration.  However, A smart campus initiative presents challenges on…

  8. Mastering SAP 2022 – A Partner’s Perspective

    Published: 12/August/2022

    Reading time: 4 mins

    From a partner’s perspective, Chris Rae has plenty of experience attending SAP-related conferences around the world.

  9. An Insider’s Guide to SAP BusinessObjects and SAP NetWeaver BW: What Tools Should You Use Going Forward?

    Published: 14/May/2009

    Reading time: 17 mins

    Delve into the reporting and analysis tools available with SAP BusinessObjects and SAP NetWeaver BW. Find out when to use which tool, where to find it, and who should be the one using it. Learn which BEx tools SAP will continue to develop and which SAP BusinessObjects tools you should consider for your long-term reporting...…

  10. CRM Middleware Demystified

    Published: 15/January/2008

    Reading time: 12 mins

    CRM Middleware contains important functionality to help SAP CRM share data with other systems. Learn about the components involved with CRM Middleware and then see how it helps to transfer data between SAP CRM and R/3 or SAP ERP Central Component. Key Concept CRM Middleware provides software to enable the transfer of data to and...…