
SAP S/4HANA training course
Master SAP S/4HANA from the ground up and position yourself for high-demand ERP roles. This comprehensive training covers financial accounting, procurement, sales, production planning, and advanced system configuration. You'll gain hands-on skills across every core module, plus analytics, integration, and consulting best practices.
What you will learn:
This course walks you through every critical area of SAP S/4HANA, starting with system architecture and organisational structures, then moving into financial accounting, controlling, procurement, sales and distribution, and production planning. You will learn how to configure core business processes, maintain master data, and execute transactions across all major modules. The curriculum also covers SAP Analytics Cloud, the SAP Integration Suite, migration strategies, and Fiori app development. You will finish with professional consulting skills, including SAP Activate methodology, workshop facilitation, and certification preparation. By the end, you will have the technical depth and practical confidence to work on real S/4HANA implementations.
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Course content
8 Chapters • 41 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)
Chapter 1HideHide detailsSee detailsSAP S/4HANA Foundations and Architecture
SAP S/4HANA Foundations and Architecture
Lesson 1 • Deployment Models and Landscape Options
Covers on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment options with their trade-offs. Prepares learners to evaluate infrastructure decisions in enterprise contexts.
Lesson 2 • SAP HANA In-Memory Database Basics
Explains how the in-memory columnar database engine powers S/4HANA performance. Connects database design to real-time analytics and simplified data structures.
Lesson 3 • Evolution from SAP ERP to S/4HANA
Traces the transition from legacy SAP ERP to S/4HANA, highlighting architectural shifts. Establishes context for all subsequent technical and functional learning.
Lesson 4 • SAP Fiori User Experience
Introduces the Fiori design paradigm, tile-based launchpad, and role-based app access. Enables learners to navigate S/4HANA efficiently from day one.
Lesson 5 • System Navigation and Core Transactions
Teaches GUI navigation, transaction codes, and menu paths alongside Fiori equivalents. Grounds learners in practical daily system interaction skills.
Chapter 2HideHide detailsSee detailsOrganisational Structures and Master Data
Organisational Structures and Master Data
Lesson 1 • Vendor and Supplier Master Data
Explains supplier master creation, purchasing views, and payment terms within the Business Partner framework. Connects supplier data to procurement and accounts payable flows.
Lesson 2 • Chart of Accounts and G/L Master
Establishes the general ledger account structure, account groups, and field status settings. Provides the financial data foundation for all accounting transactions.
Lesson 3 • Enterprise Structure Configuration
Maps company codes, plants, storage locations, and sales organisations to real business entities. Provides the structural backbone required before any transactional configuration.
Lesson 4 • Business Partner and Customer Master
Introduces the unified Business Partner model replacing separate customer and vendor records. Aligns learners with S/4HANA's consolidated master data approach.
Lesson 5 • Material Master Data Management
Covers material master views, field selection, and organisational-level data maintenance. Ensures consistent product data across procurement, production, and sales processes.
Chapter 3HideHide detailsSee detailsFinancial Accounting in S/4HANA
Financial Accounting in S/4HANA
Lesson 1 • Accounts Receivable Processing
Covers customer invoice posting, incoming payment processing, and dunning procedures. Links sales order billing to cash collection and credit management.
Lesson 2 • General Ledger Accounting Processes
Covers document posting, reversal, recurring entries, and period-end closing in the universal journal. Builds transactional competency central to all financial reporting.
Lesson 3 • Accounts Payable Processing
Teaches vendor invoice entry, payment runs, and reconciliation within the AP subledger. Connects supplier master data to cash disbursement workflows.
Lesson 4 • Asset Accounting and Depreciation
Explains asset master creation, acquisition posting, and depreciation run execution. Ensures accurate fixed-asset valuation across multiple depreciation areas.
Lesson 5 • Financial Closing and Reporting
Guides learners through month-end and year-end closing activities and standard financial statements. Demonstrates how S/4HANA simplifies closing through the universal journal.
Chapter 4HideHide detailsSee detailsManagement Accounting and Controlling
Management Accounting and Controlling
Lesson 1 • Product Costing Fundamentals
Introduces cost estimate creation, costing variants, and standard price updates for manufactured goods. Links production master data to cost of goods manufactured.
Lesson 2 • Internal Orders and Project Costs
Teaches internal order creation, budget assignment, settlement, and status management. Connects project-level cost tracking to G/L and asset accounting.
Lesson 3 • Cost Centre Accounting Operations
Covers actual cost postings, allocations, distributions, and variance analysis for cost centres. Enables accurate departmental cost monitoring and reporting.
Lesson 4 • Controlling Area and Cost Centre Setup
Establishes the controlling area, cost centre hierarchy, and planning parameters. Creates the structural foundation for all internal cost tracking activities.
Lesson 5 • Profitability Analysis and Reporting
Explains costing-based and account-based profitability analysis, value flows, and margin reporting. Provides strategic insight into product and customer profitability.
Chapter 5HideHide detailsSee detailsProcurement and Materials Management
Procurement and Materials Management
Lesson 1 • Supplier Evaluation and Reporting
Introduces supplier scoring, purchasing analytics, and spend reporting using embedded analytics. Supports strategic sourcing decisions with data-driven insights.
Lesson 2 • Goods Receipt and Inventory Management
Teaches goods receipt posting, stock types, transfer orders, and physical inventory procedures. Connects procurement documents to real-time inventory valuation.
Lesson 3 • Procurement Process Overview
Maps the end-to-end procure-to-pay cycle and key document types in S/4HANA. Establishes process context before diving into individual transaction steps.
Lesson 4 • Purchase Requisitions and Orders
Covers manual and automatic requisition creation, approval workflows, and conversion to purchase orders. Builds core purchasing transaction skills.
Lesson 5 • Invoice Verification and Payment
Explains three-way match, invoice blocking, variance handling, and automatic payment triggering. Closes the procure-to-pay loop with accurate financial postings.
Chapter 6HideHide detailsSee detailsSales and Distribution Processes
Sales and Distribution Processes
Lesson 1 • Pricing and Condition Techniques
Explains condition types, pricing procedures, and access sequences for flexible price determination. Enables accurate and automated customer pricing across scenarios.
Lesson 2 • Sales Reporting and Analytics
Introduces standard sales reports, backlog analysis, and embedded analytics for order-to-cash monitoring. Supports sales management with real-time performance visibility.
Lesson 3 • Billing and Revenue Recognition
Covers billing document creation, invoice types, revenue account determination, and credit memo processing. Completes the order-to-cash cycle with accurate revenue postings.
Lesson 4 • Delivery and Shipping Execution
Teaches outbound delivery creation, picking, packing, and goods issue posting. Connects sales orders to warehouse operations and inventory reduction.
Lesson 5 • Sales Order Management
Covers sales order creation, item categories, schedule lines, and availability checks. Establishes the starting point of the order-to-cash process.
Chapter 7HideHide detailsSee detailsProduction Planning and Manufacturing
Production Planning and Manufacturing
Lesson 1 • Production Order Processing
Teaches production order creation, release, material staging, and operation scheduling. Drives shop floor execution from planned orders to finished goods.
Lesson 2 • Production Order Settlement and Closing
Explains variance calculation, order settlement to cost objects, and technical completion. Closes the manufacturing cost loop and feeds controlling with actuals.
Lesson 3 • Demand Management and MRP
Explains planned independent requirements, MRP run parameters, and exception message handling. Connects demand signals to material and capacity planning outputs.
Lesson 4 • Shop Floor Confirmations and Goods Movements
Covers operation confirmations, goods issue to orders, and goods receipt of finished products. Captures actual production data for cost and inventory accuracy.
Lesson 5 • Production Master Data Setup
Covers bills of material, work centres, routings, and production versions as prerequisites for planning. Ensures accurate master data before any planning run is executed.
Chapter 8HideHide detailsSee detailsAdvanced Configuration and Integration
Advanced Configuration and Integration
Lesson 1 • Output Management and Forms
Covers output condition records, form templates, and channel configuration for business documents. Ensures accurate and timely document output across procurement and sales.
Lesson 2 • Transport Management System
Covers transport request creation, release, import queues, and landscape management. Ensures controlled movement of configuration and development across system tiers.
Lesson 3 • Cross-Module Integration Scenarios
Maps data and document flows between FI, CO, MM, SD, and PP modules. Enables learners to troubleshoot integration gaps and design end-to-end solutions.
Lesson 4 • Authorisation and Role Management
Explains authorisation objects, role creation, profile generation, and user assignment. Secures system access aligned with job functions and segregation-of-duties requirements.
Lesson 5 • System Monitoring and Performance Basics
Introduces workload monitoring, background job management, and basic performance analysis tools. Equips learners to maintain system health and support basis activities.
Lesson 6 • Customising and IMG Navigation
Teaches Implementation Guide structure, project IMG creation, and configuration documentation. Provides systematic access to all configuration activities in S/4HANA.
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This course is for you:
Finance professionals: looking to add ERP system expertise to their accounting background.
IT support analysts: ready to move from helpdesk work into SAP functional roles.
Supply chain coordinators: wanting to understand the systems driving their daily workflows.
Career changers: drawn to enterprise software consulting as a high-growth opportunity.
Recent business graduates: seeking a technical edge in a competitive job market.
Legacy ERP users: migrating their skills from older platforms to S/4HANA environments.
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