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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 Control
- The architecture of the SAP GRC ecosystem and its key components
- Integrating continuous compliance directly into daily financial routines
- Identification, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of corporate risks
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Protecting Financial Processes
- Reducing financial risk: Managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user provisioning
- Evaluating and mitigating access risks across SAP S/4HANA environments
- Superuser Privilege Management (Emergency Access / Firefighter roles)
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:45 | GRC Process Control (PC) - The Internal Controls Framework
- Automating compliance testing, control documentation, and periodic reviews
- Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of critical transactions
- Simplifying 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 through the SAP Central Finance (CFIN) architecture
- Automating transaction matching leveraging Machine Learning & AI
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Day 1 Strategic Review & Custom Q&A
Day 2: Integrations, Financial Closing, Planning & Innovations
- 09:00 - 09:15 | Recap of Day 1 & Agenda for Day 2
- 09:15 - 10:30 | Integrations Overview & Cross-Module Connections
- Integration overview with Sales & Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM)
- Introduction to Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) & Treasury
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 5: Financial Closing & Group Consolidation
- Financial close procedures & the SAP Financial Closing Cockpit
- Overview of Group Reporting & Financial Consolidation tools
- 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 & key implementation 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 Recap
Day 3: In-Depth MM-FI & PS-FI Integration (Hands-on Configuration)
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 9: MM-FI Account Determination Setup
- Practical configuration of Table OBYC (Valuation Class, Account Modification, G/L Assignment)
- Clearing process for Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) 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 (Budgeting setup & validation rules)
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 11: PS Settlement Execution to Asset Accounting
- Project Settlement process: Transferring WBS costs to Asset Under Construction (AUC)
- Executing Final Settlement to Fixed Assets (Capitalization flow)
- 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: Operational Execution in Asset Accounting
- 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
- Setting up Multi-Ledger (Leading vs Non-Leading Ledger) within 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 Foundations, Real-Time Analytics & No-Code Dashboards
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 15: Fiori Architecture & Role Management
- Managing the Fiori Launchpad: Configuring Business Catalogs, Groups, and Spaces/Pages
- Utilizing the S/4HANA Fiori Apps Reference Library for role assignment
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 16: Standard S/4HANA Fiori Analytics
- Activating and using 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"
- Designing KPI tiles, thresholds, and drill-down charts without writing code
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 | Hands-on Lab 3: Building a custom operational dashboard & KPI Tiles for Finance/Project monitoring
Day 6: ABAP Technical Foundations, 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) using 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 determination and integration error messages
- 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
- Creating 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 workflows
- General knowledge of SAP core architecture
- Conceptual grasp of authorization and compliance principles
Who Should Attend
- Finance Directors and Executive Leaders
- GRC Specialists and Internal Auditors
- 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…