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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
- Exploring the SAP GRC landscape architecture and key components.
- Integrating continuous compliance directly into daily financial processes.
- Identifying, evaluating, and monitoring corporate risks.
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Securing Financial Processes
- Reducing financial exposure: Managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user provisioning.
- Assessing and mitigating access risks across SAP S/4HANA systems.
- Superuser Privilege Management (Emergency Access Management / Firefighter roles).
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 14:45 | GRC Process Control (PC) - Internal Controls Framework
- Automating internal compliance testing, control documentation, and regular assessments.
- Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of critical financial transactions.
- Optimizing internal and external audit tracking workflows.
- 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon Break
- 15:00 - 16:30 | Process Control, Central Finance & Automation
- Real-time financial document replication using SAP Central Finance (CFIN) architecture.
- Automating transaction matching using Machine Learning & AI.
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Day 1 Strategic Review & Custom Q&A
Day 2: Integrations Overview, Closing, Planning & Innovations
- 09:00 - 09:15 | Day 1 Recap & Day 2 Agenda
- 09:15 - 10:30 | Integrations 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 close processes & 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 Wrap-up & Phase 1 Summary
Day 3: Deep Dive MM-FI & PS-FI Integration (Hands-on Configuration)
- 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 9: MM-FI Account Determination Configuration
- Practical setup 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: Settling 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 | Hands-on Lab 1: End-to-End simulation of 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
- Asset Master Data maintenance 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) in Asset Accounting.
- Reconciliation tools and handling posting discrepancies.
- 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
- 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 14: Asset Retirement & Transfer Processing
- Partial and full Asset Retirement execution, Asset Transfer 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 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.
- Utilizing the S/4HANA Fiori Apps Reference Library for role assignment.
- 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Break
- 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 16: Out-of-the-Box S/4HANA Fiori Analytics
- Activating & 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
- Building custom real-time dashboards using the Fiori App "Manage KPI & Reports".
- Creating KPI tiles, thresholds, drill-down charts without coding.
- 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 | Hands-on Lab 3: Building 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 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 flow & configuring Custom Analytical Query.
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Course Wrap-up, Final Feedback, & Next Steps.
Requirements
- Essential understanding of financial processes.
- Basic familiarity with SAP core architecture.
- Conceptual knowledge of authorization and compliance frameworks.
Target Audience
- Finance Directors & Executive Leadership.
- Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Professionals & Internal Auditors.
- SAP Functional Consultants & Business Analysts.
- SAP Security & 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…
