SAP S/4 HANA Maintenance

• Basic knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA
• Basic experience with SAP maintenance and support

Audience

• SAP consultants
• SAP system administrators

SAP S/4 HANA (SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA) is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system developed by SAP SE. It is designed to help businesses run their operations in real-time by leveraging the high-performance capabilities of SAP HANA, an in-memory database management system.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level SAP consultants who wish to gain the expertise needed for advanced SAP S/4 HANA system maintenance, ensuring efficient and effective support for their organizations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn advanced technical skills for maintaining and optimizing SAP S/4 HANA systems.
• Gain detailed knowledge of the FI, CO, MM, SD, QM, CS, and PS modules to ensure comprehensive system management.
• Effectively manage and troubleshoot integration points between various SAP modules.
• Learn best practices for system maintenance, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Develop the ability to generate and interpret advanced financial, operational, and project reports.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Objectives and structure
• Importance of SAP S/4 HANA in modern enterprises
• Overview of SAP S/4 HANA architecture

Financial Accounting (FI)

• General ledger accounting
  • Advanced configuration
  • Financial statements and reporting
• Accounts payable/receivable
  • Vendor and customer accounts
  • Payment and dunning processes
• Asset accounting
  • Asset lifecycle management
  • Depreciation and reporting

Controlling (CO)

• Cost center accounting
  • Cost allocation and distribution
  • Overhead management
• Profitability analysis
  • Revenue and cost analysis
  • Real-time reporting and dashboards
• Internal orders
  • Order management and settlement
  • Budget monitoring

Materials Management (MM)

• Procurement Processes
  • Advanced procurement strategies
  • Supplier evaluation and selection
• Inventory Management
  • Stock valuation and movement types
  • Physical inventory processes
• Invoice Verification
  • Invoice processing and payment
  • Integration with FI and CO modules

Sales and Distribution (SD)

• Sales order processing
  • Advanced sales order configuration
  • Pricing and discount management
• Shipping and transportation
  • Delivery scheduling and route planning
  • Transportation management integration
• Billing
  • Billing document creation
  • Integration with FI module

Quality Management (QM)

• Quality planning
  • Inspection planning and QM in procurement
  • QM in production
• Quality inspection
  • Inspection lot processing
  • Defect recording and analysis
• Quality control
  • Statistical process control
  • Quality certificates and notifications

Customer Service (CS)

• Service management
  • Service order and contract management
  • Warranty and service agreement handling
• Repair and maintenance
  • Repair order processing
  • Resource planning and scheduling
• Service Billing
  • Service confirmation and billing integration
  • Reporting and analysis

Project Systems (PS)

• Project Planning
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation
  • Network and activity management
• Project Execution
  • Resource allocation and monitoring
  • Progress tracking and milestone management
• Project Controlling
  • Budgeting and cost management
  • Financial integration and reporting

Integration and Best Practices

• Cross-Module Integration
  • Integration points and data flow
  • Managing dependencies and data consistency
• Best Practices
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Effective troubleshooting and support strategies

Summary and Next Steps