SAP ERP: Become an SAP S/4HANA Certified Consultant – Pro

The SAP ERP, or enterprise resource planning platform helps large businesses streamline their processes and support each segment of their business, from sales to financial accounting.

S/4HANA is the latest SAP business suites that’s been around since 2015. It continues to evolve, getting more and more powerful, while remaining stability and flexibility to use.

In order for you to get the best out of this course, it is very important that we set the expectations very early on. In this video, I'm going to walk you through some of the prerequisites of this course.

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SAP was started in 1972 by five former IBM employees with a vision of creating a standard application software for real-time business processing. SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing.

SAP Business Suite software, a set of fully integrated applications such as SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP SCM, and SAP SRM, enables enterprises to run their core business operations more efficiently. It provides end-to-end process support for areas such as customer engagement, finance, human resources, manufacturing, procurement, logistics and IT.

SAP's ERP is a suite of integrated modules used to collect, transact and report on data from their business activities. It enables the flow of information between the different parts of a company and with outside stakeholders, like customers and vendors.

SAP S/4HANA is SAP's ERP for large enterprises. It is the successor of SAP R/3 and SAP ERP and is optimized for SAP's in-memory database SAP HANA.

There are many benefits and limitations of using SAP. Reasons for and against implementing SAP at an organization could fill an entire course. That said, let's review the top benefits and limitations.

From the perspective of business cases, which approach that is appropriate for your organization really is a very unique case by case situation where it's really looking at the degree of change, and it is a risk management exercise.

To help you better understand the business operations, I've modeled a demo company called - Orange.

Which database is SAP’s product?

Which systems comprise SAP’s Business Suite?

What is not the trend of driving the need for a re-engineered business suite built for the digital?

Broaden your knowledge about this section.

In this demo, we will create a logon system.

In this demo, we will logon to SAP system via GUI

In this demo, we will work with different types of toolbars

We will add a new shortcut to favorites menu in SAP GUI

In this demo, I will introduce the tips and tricks for the SAP transaction field

In this demo, we will learn how to use SAP help

In this demo, we will walk you through the latest version of SAP GUI

In this lecture, I will show you how-to: (1) access the SAP solution library within SAP CAL and (2) activate and create your SAP solution instance by explaining each step in the workflow.

In this lecture, you will learn more SAP GUI tips.

Fiori is SAP's new browser-based user interface, so the idea is that you don't log in to your old, regular ERP system with the SAP GUI anymore. Instead, you use Fiori through a web browser.

So here we are in the actual live Fiori apps library, and as we discussed in the previous module

The primary goal of the Fiori App recommendations function is to identify Fiori Apps that best fit your needs, based on the profile from your systems.

In this demo, we will learn how to navigate SAP Fiori launchpad

In this lecture, you will broaden your knowledge about SAP Fiori.

Elements of the SAP System logical structure, important for Financial Accounting .

Organizational units are used to structure business functions and for reporting. The organizational units of Financial Accounting are used for external reporting purposes, that is, they fulfill requirements that your business is subject to from external parties, for example, legal regulations. The financial statements for example, are created based on the organizational units of Financial Accounting.

Basic settings in Financial Accounting are Customizing settings that you have to make in order to be able to carry out processes in Financial Accounting .

SAP R/3 works on real-time data, i.e., there is no time lag between data entry and data availability. The important thing while creating any data is to maintain data integrity. SAP R/3 data is categorized into two −

• Master data − Data that is created centrally, and is valid for all applications. It remains constant over time but we need to update it on a regular basis. For example: Vendor is a type of master data that is used for creating purchase orders or contracts.

• Transactional data − Data that is associated with processing of business transaction is transactional data.

SAP Master Data is of the following two types −

• Material Master Data

• Vendor Master Data

In this demo, we will learn how to display a material master record

In this demo, we will learn how to display a customer master data

In this demo, we will learn how to display a business partner

In this lecture, you will broaden your knowledge about SAP organizational structure.

There are 2 Types of SAP ERP system Modules. Number one is Functional Modules and second one is Technical Modules. All SAP Modules integrated with each other with functionality and provide us best solution for Business. Most important SAP Modules that Bunnies implement for their business are

Functional modules:

1. SAP FICO module

2. MM Module

3. SD module

4. HR module

5. PP module

6. PS module

Technical modules:

1. Basis module

2. security module

3. ABAP module

SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management represents the foundational core that covers all mission-critical business processes of an enterprise. It is built on SAP HANA, designed with the SAP Fiori user experience, and delivered in the cloud and on premise.

In this lecture, we will learn how logistics works from the perspective of business processes

SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is an important module of SAP ERP consisting of business processes required in selling, shipping, billing of a product. The module is tightly integrated with SAP MM & SAP PP. Key sub-modules of SAP SD are Customer and Vendor Master Data, Sales, Delivery, Billing, Pricing, and Credit Management.

The sales documents you create are individual documents but they can also form part of a chain of inter-related documents. For example, you may record a customers telephone inquiry in the system. The customer next requests a quotation, which you then create by referring to the inquiry. The customer later places an order on the basis of the quotation and you create a sales order with reference to the quotation. You ship the goods and bill the customer. After delivery of the goods, the customer claims credit for some damaged goods and you create a free-of-charge delivery with reference to the sales order. The entire chain of documents the inquiry, the quotation, the sales order, the delivery, the invoice, and the subsequent delivery free of charge creates a document flow or history. The flow of data from one document into another reduces manual activity and makes problem resolution easier. Inquiry and quotation management in the Sales Information System help you to plan and control your sales.

In this demo, we will create a sales order

In this demo, we will create a delivery and post a goods issue

In this demo, we will create a sales order billing document

SAP MM is the short form for SAP Material Management system. The roles of SAP MM in a business process are as follows −

• A business process in SAP is termed as a “module”.

• SAP MM is a part of logistics functions and it helps in managing the procurement activities of an organization.

• It supports all aspects of material management (planning, control, etc.).

• It is the backbone of logistics that incorporates modules such as Sales and Distribution, Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, Project Systems, and Warehouse Management.

In this lecture, we will explain the business processes in procurement (sub module of material management)

In this lecture, we will learn the business processes in inventory management (sub-module of material management)

In this demo, we will create a purchase order for a stock material

In this demo, we will create a goods receipt by referencing a purchase order

In this demo, we will verify logistics invoice

SAP PP (Production Planning) Training. SAP PP is one the important module in SAP system. It handles all business process related to production of a company. In SAP R/3 system modular data is classified as master data and transaction data where the master data is defined as the individual module objects.

In this lecture, we will understand business processes in planning

In this lecture, we will understand business processes in production

In this demo, we will display a bill of materials (BOM)

In this demo, we will display a stock requirements list

In this demo, we will create a production order

In this demo, we will confirm a production order

In this lecture, you will learn most frequently used t-codes in enterprise management (previously logistics) to work as an end users and consultants.

In this lecture, you will broaden your knowledge about Enterprise Management (previously logistics).

SAP Simple Finance (S/4 HANA Finance) is one of the important modules to manage SAP Finance and Accounting powered by SAP HANA. It is used to perform financial operations and accounting in real time and reporting using BI tools.

In this lecture, we will learn integrated modules and systems

SAP enterprise structure is organizational structure that represents an enterprise in SAP R/3 system. It consists of some organizational units which, for legal reasons or for other specific business-related reasons or purposes, are grouped together

The Important Organizational elements in SAP FI are as follows:

1. Company Code

2. Business Area

3. Chart of Account

4. Functional Area

• Company code is a Smallest Organization unit for which independent financial statements can be carried out. Balance sheets and Profit & Loss statements, can be created at the company code level as per required by law. Business transactions are processed at each company code level.

• Business Area is a separate area of operations or responsibilities of organizational units with in a company code and used for internal and external reporting. Different divisions of each business with in a legal entity are created as Business areas for reporting of each operational areas.

• The chart of accounts (COA) is a list of GL accounts master record that are used by the organization. A chart of accounts must be assigned to each company code.

• Functional Area is a organizational unit in accounting that classifies the expenses of an organization by functions. The functional area is use to create P & L A/C in Financial Accounting using cost of sales accounting.

In this lecture, we will explore core finance modules

In this lecture, we will learn purchase to pay business process

In this demo, we will create accounts payable invoice and post a payment.