Different types of sap consultants

SAP is been classified into Technical and Functional Modules:

Functional Consultant :

1. SD (Sales and Distribution)
2. HRM (Human Resources Management)
3. FICO (Finance and Controlling)
4. PP (Production and Planning)
5. MM (Material Management)
6. CRM (Customer Relation Management)
7. SCM (Supply Chain Management)
8. SD with CIN

• Gathers requirements from the client
• Translates the requirements into functional specification.
• Needs to know CRM Base Customizing and Business Terms

 Technical Consultant :

1. ABAP (Advanced Business Application in Programming)
2. BASIS (System Administration)

•  Needs to understand the functional requirement from the functional specs.
•  Translates functional specs into technical specs.
•  Does the coding as per the technical specs.
•  Needs to know basic ABAP

Techno-Functional  Consultant  :

1.  ABAP + HR
2.  ABAP + SD
3.  BIW (Business Information Warehouse)

• Needs to know basic business processes

 End Users :

• Those who interact with sap but don't have much knowledge of sap.

 Dual  Consultant  : (Not Imp)

1. SD + CRM
2. PP + SD
3. FICO + SD
4. HR + SD
5. HR + CRM

• By consultant those who have more then functional module knowledge