SAP Transition with S4 Hana and ABAP

SAP Transition with
S4 Hana and ABAP

From R/3 to S/4 HANA with ABAP in 3 Days

From legacy ERP to next-generation digital core — your fast-track to practical S/4 HANA mastery.

This course is developed and delivered by a seasoned industry practitioner with over 30 years of enterprise SAP implementation experience. The training emphasizes real-world business scenarios, strategic rollout approaches, and practical hands-on application—strictly not academic fluff.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this 3-day intensive course, participants will be able to:

• Navigate both ECC (R/3) and SAP S/4 HANA using SAP GUI and Fiori interfaces.
• Grasp the evolution from R/3 to S/4 HANA, including architectural improvements and key differences.
• Execute end‑to‑end core business transactions: order‑to‑cash and procure‑to‑pay.
• Understand system landscape, authorizations, transport management, configuration strategy.
• Develop custom S/4 HANA applications using ABAP: from data modeling with CDS to service exposure with OData and UI delivery.
• Build and consume Core Data Services (CDS) views, handle transactional logic via BOPF, and expose applications through Gateway.

Prerequisites

• No prior SAP or ERP experience required.
• Basic familiarity with ABAP is recommended for the ABAP module.
• Basic computer literacy and willingness to engage in hands-on system navigation.

Detailed Training Outline

1: Foundations & System Architecture

• Understanding SAP’s Evolution
  • Origins of SAP R/3 and the ERP Business Suite
  • Transition to SAP S/4 HANA: motivations and technological drivers
• SAP Solutions Landscape
  • Overview of enterprise modules and business suites
  • Positioning of S/4 HANA in the SAP ecosystem
• System Navigation Basics
  • Logging in, user interface comparison (SAP GUI vs Fiori Launchpad)
  • Practical navigation exercises
• Key Concepts of S/4 HANA & Fiori
  • Data simplification, in-memory architecture, embedded analytics
  • Core capabilities and real-time analytics
• R/3 vs S/4 HANA: Key Differences
  • Data structures: Universal Journal, simplified data model
  • Interface and process optimizations
• SAP Authorization & System Landscape
  • User roles, authorizations, system types (Dev, QA, Prod)
  • Overview of landscape architecture and client strategy

2: Core Business Scenarios & Transactions

• Order-to-Cash Process Flow
  • Create Customer Order → Post Goods Issue → Delivery → Invoice
  • Hands-on simulation in S/4 HANA
• Procure-to-Pay Process Flow
  • Create Purchase Order → Goods Receipt → Invoice Posting
  • Real-world scenario walkthrough
• Data Modeling and Master Data
  • Overview of master data (customer, vendor, material)
  • Impact of data models in S/4 vs ECC
• Business Process Integration
  • Integrating order, inventory, procurement, and billing
  • Monitoring transaction lifecycle and error handling
• Hands-On: Practical Scenario
  • End-to-end simulation of complete business cycle from order to invoice
  • Analysis of system messages and troubleshooting steps

3: Technical Underpinnings & Implementation Strategy

• Underlying Technologies
  • Application platforms, web servers, HANA database fundamentals
  • Role of Fiori Apps and their architecture
• Transport Management & Configuration
  • Concepts of customizing, transport requests, and system movements
  • Best practices in landscape movement
• Implementation Strategy
  • Designing a roadmap for migration or greenfield implementation
  • Cutover planning, roll-out considerations, stakeholder engagement
• System Administration Essentials
  • Basics of authorization configuration, client strategy, technical setup

4: Business Process Mastery & ABAP Intro

• ABAP Development in S/4 HANA
  • Overview: theory + demos; building from scratch
• ABAP Tooling Setup
  • Installing ABAP Development Tools—Eclipse or ADT environment

5: Deep Dive into ABAP in S/4 HANA, Technical Strategy

• CDS Views
  • Base tables → Interface CDS → Transactional Processing CDS → Consumption CDS.
• BOPF (Business Object Processing Framework)
  • Generating and testing BOPF objects via BOBT transaction.
• OData Services & UI
  • Creating OData services with SEGW; generating UI via Gateway Project Builder.
• Hands-On: Build Custom S/4 App
  • End-to-end construction: DB tables → CDS layers → BOPF logic → OData → UI.
• Implementation Strategy & Transport Management
  • Customize, transport, move across landscape.
• Technical Architecture & Admin
  • ABAP under the hood in S/4—HANA DB, performance, system administration.
• Final Project
  • Define a simple custom S/4 HANA app based on business scenario: outline tables, CDS views, object logic, exposed services, UI.
• Wrap-Up
  • Consolidated review, next steps for continued learning (e.g., RAP, advanced ABAP).