SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling - Using Fiori Apps (Udemy.com)

In this course, Learners will explore SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling (FICO) end-user business processes using SAP Fiori apps.

This course is designed for enterprise SAP users, finance professionals, and consultants working in real SAP S/4HANA environments. It focuses on end-to-end Finance and Controlling (FICO) business processes using SAP Fiori apps, aligned with corporate SAP implementations and real project scenarios.

The instructor has primarily demonstrated the business processes using SAP Fiori transactional apps, rather than SAP GUI-based HTML apps, to help learners understand and adopt SAP's latest innovations for process execution such as Global Hierarchies and Flexible Hierarchies in CO module etc.

They will learn to manage financial activities such as General Ledger accounting, Bank and Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting, Internal Orders, and Cost Allocations through intuitive, role-based Fiori interfaces. The course also introduces default values, hierarchies, and reporting tools that simplify daily operations.

After completing this course, Learners will be able to confidently perform core finance and controlling processes using SAP Fiori apps in a real-world S/4HANA environment.

Here are the highlights of this course:

• Section 1 gives an introduction to the course.

  
  

• Section 2 introduces SAP Fiori as the modern UI/UX for SAP S/4HANA Finance, covering design principles, navigation features, and version evolution.

  
  

• Section 3 focuses on SAP Fiori Administration including role assignments, catalog and launchpad management, customization options, and handling Fiori tiles, pages, and deprecated catalogs effectively for SAP S/4HANA Finance.

  
  

• Section 4 introduces various SAP Fiori application types including Transactional Apps, Analytical Apps, Fact Sheets, Fiori Elements, and legacy technologies like SAP GUI and Web Dynpro.

  
  

• Section 5 provides an overview of the SAP S/4HANA Finance system, its Enterprise Structure, and a business scenario to contextualize real-world financial operations.

  
  

• Section 6 explains how users can set SAP Fiori Default Values to personalize input defaults such as Company Code, Controlling Area, and Fiscal Year.

  
  

• Section 7 covers how to Manage Posting Periods for both Accounting and Cost Accounting, ensuring financial data is posted in valid timeframes.

  
  

• Section 8 explores General Ledger (FI-GL) tasks such as posting journal entries, clearing G/L accounts, managing recurring entries, and cross-company transactions using SAP Fiori apps.

  
  

• Section 9 covers Bank and Cash Management, focusing on bank master data maintenance and posting cash journal entries through user-friendly Fiori interfaces.

  
  

• Section 10 details Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) including customer master data, invoicing, incoming payments, tolerance limits, and special G/L transactions like down payments.

  
  

• Section 11 focuses on Accounts Payable (FI-AP) processes such as supplier data, vendor invoicing, payments, foreign vendor transactions, and using document splitting and account templates.

  
  

• Section 12 introduces Dunning Notices and Automatic Payments, guiding users through both configuration and execution using Fiori-based end-user processes.

  
  

• Section 13 focuses on Asset Accounting (FI-AA) processes including asset master creation, acquisitions, retirements, revaluations, depreciation, and asset transfers, both with and without vendors.

  
  

• Section 14 covers managing Profit Centers and Cost Centers, including their hierarchical structure, and how to group and monitor them for internal reporting.

  
  

• Section 15 compares Global Hierarchies with Flexible Hierarchies, providing insights on structuring cost centers and profit centers for flexible reporting.

  
  

• Section 16 introduces Cost Elements as G/L Master Data, how to group them, and define default account assignments used in cost allocations.

  
  

• Section 17 explains how to manage Cost Accounting Posting Periods and the distinction between CO-Related Periods and general posting periods.

  
  

• Section 18 teaches how to perform Cost Center Planning vs Actual Data Postings, including importing plans and analyzing plan vs actual results using Fiori apps.

  
  

• Section 19 demonstrates the Distribution Method of Cost Allocations, handling both plan and actual costs and running allocations with analytics.

  
  

• Section 20 focuses on the Assessment Method of Cost Allocations, covering how to plan, post, and compare it against the distribution method.