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 Duration 42 hours

Course Outline

Day 1: SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) & Modern Automation

  • 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome, Introduction & Course Orientation
  • 09:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to GRC & Access Control
    • Structure of the SAP GRC environment and its core components
    • Integrating continuous compliance directly into daily financial routines
    • Identifying, evaluating, and tracking corporate risks
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Protecting Financial Processes
    • Reducing financial exposure: Managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user onboarding
    • Evaluating and resolving access risks within SAP S/4HANA systems
    • Superuser Privilege Management (Emergency Access / Firefighter roles)
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
  • 13:30 - 14:45 | GRC Process Control (PC) - Internal Controls Framework
    • Automation of internal compliance testing, control documentation, and periodic assessments
    • Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of key financial transactions
    • Simplifying tracking workflows for internal and external audits
  • 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon Break
  • 15:00 - 16:30 | Process Control, Central Finance & Automation
    • Real-time financial document replication through the SAP Central Finance (CFIN) architecture
    • Automation of transaction matching leveraging Machine Learning & AI
  • 16:30 - 17:00 | Day 1 Strategic Review & Q&A Session

Day 2: Integration Overview, Closing, Planning & Innovation

  • 09:00 - 09:15 | Review of Day 1 & Agenda for Day 2
  • 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
  • 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 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 & 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 Conclusion & Phase 1 Summary

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 Modification, G/L Assignment)
    • Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) clearing process 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: WBS Elements and Cost Center assignment
    • 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)
    • Final Settlement execution to Fixed Asset (Capitalization flow)
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
  • 15:15 - 17:00 | Practical 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
    • Maintenance of Asset Master Data and Asset Lifecycle (Acquisition via PO/FI, Depreciation run)
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 13: Parallel Valuation & Multi-Ledger in Asset Accounting
    • Multi-ledger setup (Leading vs Non-Leading Ledger) within Asset Accounting
    • Reconciliation tools and resolution of posting discrepancies
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
  • 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 14: Asset Retirement & Transfer Processing
    • Execution of partial and full Asset Retirement, Asset Transfer between Cost Centers/Companies
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
  • 15:15 - 17:00 | Practical Lab 2: Full Asset Lifecycle execution & Multi-Ledger posting checks

Day 5: Fiori Foundation, Real-Time Analytics & No-Code Dashboards

  • 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 15: Fiori Architecture & Role Management
    • Fiori Launchpad administration: Configuring Business Catalogs, Groups, and Spaces/Pages
    • Utilization of 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
    • Activation & usage of 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
    • Construction of custom real-time dashboards using the Fiori App "Manage KPI & Reports"
    • Creation of KPI tiles, thresholds, and drill-down charts without coding
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
  • 15:15 - 17:00 | Practical Lab 3: Building 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: Analysis of 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 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
    • Creation of custom analytical queries using the Fiori "Custom Analytical Queries" app
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
  • 15:15 - 16:30 | Practical Lab 4: Debugging integration flow & configuring Custom Analytical Query
  • 16:30 - 17:00 | Course Conclusion, Final Feedback, & Next Steps

Requirements

  • Essential understanding of financial processes
  • Knowledge of core SAP architectural concepts
  • Basic grasp of authorization and compliance principles

Intended Audience

  • Finance directors and executive leadership
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) professionals and internal auditors
  • SAP functional consultants and business analysts
  • SAP security and authorization administrators

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