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 Duration 42 hours

Course Outline

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

  • 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome, introductions & course objectives
  • 09:30 - 10:30 | Introduction to GRC & Access Control
    • Overview of the SAP GRC landscape and its core components
    • Integrating continuous compliance directly into daily financial operations
    • Identifying, evaluating, and monitoring corporate risks
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning coffee break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | GRC Access Control (AC) - Securing Financial Processes
    • Managing financial exposure: Handling 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 periodic assessments
    • Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) for real-time oversight of critical financial transactions
    • Streamlining workflows for internal and external audit tracking
  • 14:45 - 15:00 | Afternoon coffee break
  • 15:00 - 16:30 | Process Control, Central Finance & Automation
    • Real-time financial document replication using SAP Central Finance (CFIN) architecture
    • Automating transaction matching leveraging Machine Learning & AI
  • 16:30 - 17:00 | Day 1 strategic review & custom Q&A session

Day 2: Integrations Overview, Closing, Planning & Innovations

  • 09:00 - 09:15 | Recap of Day 1 & review of Day 2 agenda
  • 09:15 - 10:30 | Integrations Overview & Cross-Module Touchpoints
    • 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 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 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 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 coffee break
  • 10:45 - 12:30 | Module 10: PS-FI Integration & WBS Budgeting
    • Project System structure: WBS Elements and Cost Centre 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 (Capitalisation flow)
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon coffee 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 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 Centres/Companies
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon coffee 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
    • Utilising the S/4HANA Fiori Apps Reference Library for role assignment
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Morning coffee 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 coffee 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: Analysing 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
    • Creating custom analytical queries using the Fiori "Custom Analytical Queries" app
  • 15:00 - 15:15 | Afternoon coffee 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

  • Foundational understanding of financial processes
  • Familiarity with SAP core architecture
  • Conceptual understanding of authorisation and compliance

Audience

  • Finance leaders and executive management
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) officers and internal auditors
  • SAP functional consultants and business analysts
  • SAP security and authorisation administrators

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