February 6, 2008

 

A periodic informational email from the Fulton County Schools SAP Management Team

 

This e-newsletter is sent each week during SAP implementation to keep SAP users aware of special dates, trainings and other important need-to-know news. Consider this your “One Stop Shop” for SAP news!

    

Workflow arrived February 4

 

SAP Workflow began this week. This application allows SAP users to track requisitions and their progress throughout the system. Below you will find three links to important documents you will need going forward:

 

·         Workflow Frequently Asked Questions

·         Requisition Approval

·         Rejecting a Requisition

 

As an “approver,” you have five days to approve a requisition or SAP will delete it from the system. Please be aware of this and make sure you approve or reject requisitions in a timely manner.

 

Also, employees using SAP need to make sure when creating a requisition, the correct document type is used. The three document types to use going forward are: Purchase Requisition, Sole Source and Emergency Purchase Requisition. Click on the link below for a definition of the document types and steps on how to change the document type in a requisition

 

·         Requisition Document Types

 

January payroll successfully run by SAP

 

Last week, Fulton County Schools passed a major milestone – the first systemwide running of SAP-generated payroll. If you didn’t notice, that’s because the transition went smoothly – better than any school system this size.

 

Other large school systems converting to SAP have experienced some problems with their systemwide payroll, but not Fulton County Schools. Fulton examined those systems’ issues and learned from them so the same mistakes would not be repeated. A few of our employees experienced small differences in how their pay was calculated, but these issues were quickly addressed by the Payroll Department. In all, the conversion to SAP payroll went extremely well.

 

Quick Tip for the Week

 

A hotline – 404-763-5728 – is available throughout February to handle payroll calls as HCM implementation continues. Please use this hotline rather than the email addresses below.

 

For more information about SAP

 

Support questions:   SAPhelpdesk@fultonschools.org or FCS Help Desk at 404-669-4956

General questions:   SAPinfo@fultonschools.org

        SAP web site:   www.fultonschools.org/fcssap