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 Duration 42 hours

Course Outline

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

  • 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome, Introductory Activities, and Learning Objectives
  • 09:30 - 10:30 | Overview of GRC & Access Control Frameworks
    • Architectural components of the SAP GRC environment and core modules
    • Integrating continuous compliance directly into routine financial operations
    • Identification, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of organizational risks
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Coffee Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Protecting Financial Operations
    • Reducing financial risk: Managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user provisioning
    • Evaluation and mitigation of access vulnerabilities across SAP S/4HANA environments
    • Emergency Access Management (Firefighter roles) for privileged user oversight
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
  • 13:30 - 14:45 | GRC Process Control (PC) - Internal Control Structures
    • Automation of internal compliance testing, control documentation, and periodic reviews
    • Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of significant financial transactions
    • Optimization of internal and external audit tracking processes
  • 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon Coffee Break
  • 15:00 - 16:30 | Process Control, Central Finance & Automation
    • Real-time replication of financial documents via 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, Planning & Innovations

  • 09:00 - 09:15 | Review of Day 1 Content & 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
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Coffee Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 5: Financial Closing & Group Consolidation
    • Financial close procedures & 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 Coffee 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: Detailed Analysis of MM-FI & PS-FI Integration (Practical Configuration)

  • 09:00 - 10:30 | Module 9: MM-FI Account Determination Configuration
    • 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 Coffee Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 10: PS-FI Integration & WBS Budgeting
    • Project System structure: WBS Elements and Cost Center allocation
    • Project Availability Control (Budgeting configuration & validation rules)
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
  • 13:30 - 15:00 | Module 11: PS Settlement Execution to Asset Accounting
    • Project Settlement process: Allocating WBS costs to Asset Under Construction (AUC)
    • Final Settlement execution to Fixed Asset (Capitalization workflow)
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Coffee Break
  • 15:15 - 17:00 | Practical 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 Coffee 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 Coffee 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
    • S/4HANA Fiori Apps Reference Library utilization for role assignment
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Coffee Break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 16: Standard S/4HANA Fiori Analytics
    • Activation & utilization 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 Fiori App "Manage KPI & Reports"
    • Creation of KPI tiles, thresholds, drill-down charts without coding
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Coffee Break
  • 15:15 - 17:00 | Practical 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: Analysis of key tables (ACDOCA, BKPF, BSEG, PRPS, ANLA) via SE11/SE16N
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning Coffee 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 Fiori "Custom Analytical Queries" app
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon Coffee 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

  • Foundational Knowledge of Financial Processes
  • Familiarity with SAP Core Architecture
  • Conceptual Understanding of Authorization & Compliance

Target Audience

  • Finance Leaders & Executive Management
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Officers & Internal Auditors
  • SAP Functional Consultants & Business Analysts
  • SAP Security & Authorization Administrators

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