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Duration 42 hours
Course Outline
Day 1: SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) & Modern Automation
- 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome, Icebreaker & Course Objectives
- 09:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to GRC & Access Management
- Overview of the SAP GRC ecosystem and essential components
- Seamlessly embedding ongoing compliance into routine financial tasks
- Identifying, evaluating, and tracking organizational risks
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Protecting Financial Operations
- Reducing financial risk: Managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user access provisioning
- Evaluating and addressing access vulnerabilities across SAP S/4HANA environments
- Managing Superuser Privileges (Emergency Access or Firefighter roles)
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:45 | GRC Process Control (PC) - Internal Control Frameworks
- Automating internal compliance testing, control documentation, and periodic reviews
- Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of key financial transactions
- Optimizing workflows for internal and external audit tracking
- 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon Break
- 15:00 - 16:30 | Process Control, Central Finance & Automation
- Real-time replication of financial documents using SAP Central Finance (CFIN) architecture
- Automating transaction matching through Machine Learning & AI
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Day 1 Strategic Debrief & Custom Q&A
Day 2: Integration Overview, Closing Processes, Planning & Innovation
- 09:00 - 09:15 | Recap of Day 1 & Day 2 Agenda
- 09:15 - 10:30 | Integration Overview & Cross-Module Interactions
- Integration overview with Sales & Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM)
- Introduction to Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) & Treasury functions
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 5: Financial Closing & Group Consolidation
- Financial closing processes & the SAP Financial Closing Cockpit
- Overview of Group Reporting & Financial Consolidation utilities
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:45 | Module 6: Planning, Budgeting, and Analytics Overview
- Overview of IBP for Finance, SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) & Embedded Analytics
- 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon Break
- 15:00 - 16:00 | Module 7: SAP Central Finance (CFIN) Architecture
- Real-time replication & implementation key considerations
- 16:00 - 16:45 | Module 8: Key Innovations & Future Trends
- Machine Learning, AI in Finance, & Predictive Accounting
- 16:45 - 17:00 | Day 2 Summary & Phase 1 Wrap-up
Day 3: In-Depth MM-FI & PS-FI Integration (Practical Configuration)
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 9: MM-FI Account Determination Setup
- Practical configuration of Table OBYC (Valuation Class, Account Changes, G/L Assignment)
- Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) clearing workflow and G/L posting simulation
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 10: PS-FI Integration & WBS Budgeting
- Project System structure: Assigning WBS Elements and Cost Centers
- Project Availability Control (Budget setup & validation logic)
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 11: PS Settlement Execution to Asset Accounting
- Project Settlement workflow: Transferring WBS costs to Asset Under Construction (AUC)
- Final Settlement execution to Fixed Assets (Capitalization process)
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 | Hands-on Lab 1: End-to-End simulation of the Procure-to-Project-to-Asset cycle
Day 4: Asset Accounting (FI-AA) Execution & Multi-Ledger
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 12: Asset Accounting Operational Execution
- Maintaining Asset Master Data and Managing the Asset Lifecycle (Acquisition via PO/FI, Depreciation runs)
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 13: Parallel Valuation & Multi-Ledger in Asset Accounting
- Configuring Multi-ledger structures (Leading vs Non-Leading Ledgers) in Asset Accounting
- Reconciliation tools and managing posting discrepancies
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 14: Asset Retirement & Transfer Processing
- Executing partial and full Asset Retirement, and transferring Assets between Cost Centers/Companies
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 | Hands-on Lab 2: Full Asset Lifecycle execution & Multi-Ledger posting verification
Day 5: Fiori Foundation, Real-Time Analytics & No-Code Dashboards
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 15: Fiori Architecture & Role Management
- Administering the Fiori Launchpad: Setting up Business Catalogs, Groups, and Spaces/Pages
- Utilizing the S/4HANA Fiori Apps Reference Library for role assignments
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 16: Out-of-the-Box S/4HANA Fiori Analytics
- Activating & leveraging Overview Pages (OVP), Smart Business KPIs, and Multidimensional Reports
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 17: No-Code Dashboard & KPI Creation
- Creating custom real-time dashboards using the Fiori App "Manage KPI & Reports"
- Building KPI tiles, thresholds, and drill-down charts without coding
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 | Hands-on Lab 3: Developing a custom operational dashboard & KPI Tiles for Finance/Project monitoring
Day 6: ABAP Technical Foundation, Debugging & CDS Views
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 18: ABAP Data Dictionary & S/4HANA Data Model
- S/4HANA database structure: Analyzing key tables (ACDOCA, BKPF, BSEG, PRPS, ANLA) via SE11/SE16N
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 19: ABAP Debugging for Functional Troubleshooting
- Basic ABAP Debugging (/h, breakpoints) to trace G/L determinations and integration errors
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 20: Core Data Services (CDS) Views & Custom Queries
- Understanding CDS Views as the backend engine for Fiori Dashboards
- Developing custom analytical queries using the Fiori "Custom Analytical Queries" app
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 16:30 | Hands-on Lab 4: Debugging integration flows & configuring Custom Analytical Queries
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Course Conclusion, Final Feedback, & Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of financial procedures
- Knowledge of core SAP architecture
- Conceptual grasp of authorization and compliance standards
Target Audience
- Finance Directors and Senior Management
- GRC Specialists and Internal Audit Teams
- SAP Functional Consultants and Business Analysts
- SAP Security and Authorization Administrators
Testimonials (2)
It was straight to the point and more practical
Lungelo Ndlela - SNG Grant Thornton
Course - SAP S/4 Hana (S/4Hana)
His calm and collected voice even though at points he was frustrated with the system, but kept his cool…
