Job roles
Quick answer
A typical project pairs functional consultants (what the business needs) with developers (custom capability), supported by Basis (the platform) and security (access), coordinated by architects and project managers.
Key takeaways
- Functional consultant: gathers requirements and configures a module (FI, MM, SD, PP, HR) to run the business process.
- Business analyst: bridges business and IT, defining requirements.
- Key user / process owner: the business-side expert who validates and champions the solution.
- Watch out: Working in a silo, SAP delivery is deeply cross-role.
Functional roles
- Functional consultant: gathers requirements and configures a module (FI, MM, SD, PP, HR) to run the business process.
- Business analyst: bridges business and IT, defining requirements.
- Key user / process owner: the business-side expert who validates and champions the solution.
Technical roles
- ABAP developer: builds reports, enhancements, interfaces and custom logic.
- Fiori/UI5 developer: builds modern web apps and user experiences.
- Integration developer: connects SAP to other systems (PI/PO, CPI, IDoc, APIs).
- HANA/BW developer: builds data models and analytics.
Operations and leadership
- Basis administrator: installs, patches, tunes and monitors systems.
- Security/GRC consultant: designs roles, authorizations and controls.
- Solution architect: designs the overall solution across modules and systems.
- Project manager / program lead: runs the delivery.
How they work together
A typical project pairs functional consultants (what the business needs) with developers (custom capability), supported by Basis (the platform) and security (access), coordinated by architects and project managers. Understanding the whole team makes you a better contributor in any single role.
Common pitfalls
- Working in a silo, SAP delivery is deeply cross-role.
- Functional/technical hand-off gaps, poor specs cause rework.
- Underestimating Basis and security, they gate what actually goes live.
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of Job roles?
- A. Understanding the whole team makes you a better contributor in any single role.
- B. A purchase order (PO) is the formal document ordering goods/services from a vendor.
- C. ME22N is the SAP transaction code for Change Purchase Order (MM).
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A. Understanding the whole team makes you a better contributor in any single role.
Covered in the “How they work together” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to Job roles?
- A. Using the wrong variant (e.g. create vs change vs display).
- B. Functional consultant: gathers requirements and configures a module (FI, MM, SD, PP, HR) to run the business…
- C. Skipping the discipline under delivery pressure.
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B. Functional consultant: gathers requirements and configures a module (FI, MM, SD, PP, HR) to run the business…
Covered in the “Functional roles” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Job roles?
- A. SAP TCodes
- B. SAP labs
- C. Getting started
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C. Getting started
This lesson sits in the Getting started section of the Learn SAP course.