PC Technical Requirements – SAP Short Courses

Hardware

• Processor – minimum 233 MHz processor, 400 MHz recommended
• RAM – 128 MB to 256 MB
• Sound – 16-bit sound card, with speakers or a headset (optional)
• Screen resolution – 1024 x 768 (minimum)

Software

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP (Microsoft Vista is not fully supported at this time)
• Browser: Internet Explorer (IE) version 6 or higher, with JavaScript support in the browser configuration
• Required plug-ins:
  • Flash 9 subversion 115 or above.
    If Flash is not pre-installed it can be obtained for free at: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/
  • For web assessments, the Java plug-in JRE 1.31_03 or higher is required.
    If JRE is not pre-installed it can be obtained for free at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
  • Acrobat PDF Reader.
    If Acrobat PDF Reader is not installed it can be obtained for free at:
    http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
• Pop-up blockers must be disabled in order to view the course content properly

Note: Later versions of Flash and IE are available. These updated releases have introduced new security changes that might affect the performance of certain features in the courses. If you are using a later release of these software components and encounter problems, we request that you identify the problems and report them to SAP as soon as possible.

Connectivity

• Minimum connection speed – 128 kbps DSL