Creating a Course (Without Resources)

Caution Caution

The following applies to time-dependent courses .

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Procedure

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, in the SAP Menu choose Start of the navigation path Human Resources Next navigation step SAP Learning Solution Next navigation step Courses Next navigation step Dates Next navigation step Create Next navigation step Without Resources End of the navigation path . The Create Course Without Resources initial screen appears.

  2. Enter the course type for which you want to create a course.

    Note Note

    If you call the function from the dynamic course menu, the relevant data is read simply by positioning the cursor on the course type. The course type is already selected on the initial screen.

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  3. In the Start date field , enter the start date. The default date proposed by the system is the current date. You can change the start date on the data screen if required.

  4. Choose data screen. The Create Course Without Resources data screen appears.

  5. Select either Internal or External to specify what kind of course you want to create.

  6. Select either Planned or Firmly bkd.

  7. Enter a course location.

  8. Enter a language.

  9. Assign a schedule to the course. To do so, choose either Copy to transfer the schedule defined for the course type or Create to define your own schedule.

    See also: Creating a Schedule

    Note Note

    If the course type does not have a schedule, a popup appears where you can create your own schedule.

    If one or more schedules have been defined for the course type, a popup appears displaying the existing schedules for selection.

    Once you have copied or created a schedule, you can check or change it by choosing Display or Change under Schedule.

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  10. Enter all other data you require for your course on the data screen. That is, data that you do not want to transfer from the course type or that was not maintained for the course type.

    The tutor plays a supporting role in the course. The tutor can be one of the following objects:

    • Person

    • Contact person

    • User

    • External person

      You can assign one or more tutors to a course type to make them available as potential tutors for courses. You can assign one of the potential tutors or a different tutor to a course. A tutor can be assigned to a course of any delivery method . A course that has delivery method WBT inherits all the potential tutors that are assigned to the course type to which it belongs.

      Caution Caution

      Refer to the information contained for the individual infotypes under the section Structure in Course Type .

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  11. Choose .

Result

You have created the course.

Note Note

Alternatively, you can create a new course by copying from an existing course. In this case, you enter no course type and choose . Enter the course you want to use as a reference in the field under Copy from. Choose Data screen. The data of the reference course is displayed on the data screen. You can overwrite it as required. Note that the Copy function only lets you create courses without the resource reservation function.

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