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Join this free open online course to learn about the technical aspects involved in converting an SAP ERP system into an SAP S/4HANA system. After completing this course, you’ll have a good understanding of the technical aspects of a system conversion, such as which tools support a system conversion and what to consider when adopting custom code.
This course was retired in October, 2023.
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Course information
This course was retired in October, 2023.
Course Summary
During the popular course, System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA, learners expressed an interest in focusing on the technical and functional aspects of system conversion. This course will provide learners with a more detailed look at the technical topics and we’ll provide a separate course focused on the functional topics, as well as demos where possible.
The SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group supports customers on their journey to SAP S/4HANA with their focus on customers transitioning to SAP S/4HANA who have chosen a system conversion approach. The topics in this course were selected based on the project experiences and frequently asked questions.
In this course, we’ll focus on the technical aspects of a system conversion. This will help you better prepare yourself and make you aware of the new tooling available.
In the first week, we’ll present the technical tools and the changes SAP introduced to better support the ecosystem to transition to SAP S/4HANA. As well as covering the technical tools, the units focus on required changes to the authorization and the upgrade strategy.
In week 2, we’ll take a very close look at User Experience. It is a key element for a successful conversion to SAP S/4HANA and is often neglected. This week should help you to set up the foundation and enable the on-going adoption of new innovations.
Week 3 takes a closer look at the adoption of custom code. The team will present some new tools and explain how you can adopt relevant custom code to the new data model in SAP S/4HANA.
In the final week of the course, you'll learn more about the SAP Analytics space and how a system conversion impacts analytics and SAP BW. After a short introduction, the colleagues will focus on potential impacts on SAP BW, planning, and actual system demonstrations, showing things in an SAP S/4HANA system.
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Course Characteristics
- Starting from: October 2, 2019, 09:00 UTC. (What does this mean?)
- Duration: 4 weeks (3-4 hours per week)
- Final exam: October 30, 2019 09:00 UTC – November 7, 2019 09:00 UTC
- Course language: English
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Course Content
Week 1: Fundamentals and Technical Tooling
Week 2: User Experience in SAP S/4HANA
Week 3: Development Recommendations for SAP S/4HANA
Week 4: SAP Analytics
Week 5: Final Exam
Target Audience
- Project teams
- Technical consultants
Course Requirements
Basic understanding of SAP implementation projects
Further Learning
We recommend that you check out the SAP S/4HANA Implementation Tools and Methodology learning journey.
About Further Content Experts
Pierre Cassano
Pierre Cassano is a principal analytics and solution architect and part of the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group in APJ and APJ Digital Business Services. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Pierre has been with SAP for more than 24 years, spanning training, consulting, and management roles throughout this time.
With a strong software development background and specialization within the analytics space with the introduction of SAP BW in the late 1990s, Pierre has seen many of the SAP analytics innovations some of us take for granted. He now focuses on SAP HANA analytics, IoT, and Big Data, including developing customer-specific architecture and strategy solutions for the APJ region.
Course contents
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User Experience in SAP S/4HANAWeek 3:
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Rating
This course was rated with 4.31 stars in average from 2064 votes.
Certificate Requirements
- Gain a Record of Achievement by earning at least 50% of the maximum number of points from all graded assignments.
- Gain a Confirmation of Participation by completing at least 50% of the course material.
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Boris Rubarth works as a product manager in the area of Software Logistics and is responsible for the Software Update Manager (SUM).
Boris has written numerous blogs and training courses on SAP topics and is the author of several books.
Christian Niemann is a principal consultant with the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group (RIG) for EMEA, and is based in Hannover, Germany.
He has worked in consulting at SAP for more than 20 years. With a strong background in solution architecture, business processes, and analytics, his focus areas in the RIG are CVI and architecture.
As a product expert, Christian has supported numerous successful SAP S/4HANA customer projects in the EMEA region.
Christoph is a product manager in the SAP Intelligent Enterprise Group. He is product owner for the Analysis Path Framework (APF) in the APF @ SAP Cloud Platform team and works on making APF consumable as SAP Cloud Platform service for SAP’s SaaS and PaaS applications.
Christoph works on innovation topics at SAP and acts as well as Design Thinking and Business Model Innovation coach, facilitating teams and customers to find innovative solutions in their challenging environments.
Éva Szabó is a principal consultant in the area of SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Analytics solutions. Éva started with SAP while the team was called BW-Team. She experienced from very nearby the growth of the SAP Analytics portfolio and the introduction of BW on SAP HANA. Éva was part of the SAP BW/4HANA RIG when it was introduced in 2016 and is involved in SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise integration with SAP BW/4HANA and classic BW, which are currently hot topics for SAP customers.
Gilbert Wong is an SAP S/4HANA product expert in the Regional Implementation Group for the Americas region. He is also a platinum consultant in Digital Business Services – Services Delivery in North America.
Gilbert has been working at SAP for over 21 years, and specializes in the areas of SAP architecture, integration, SAP HANA migrations, and SAP S/4HANA projects.
Jocelyn Dart is a user experience strategist and solution architect with the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group for Asia-Pacific Japan. She is based in Sydney, Australia.
Jocelyn has been with SAP for more than 28 years in a wide range of roles and industries. Her current focus is user experience – primarily SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA. She has a special passion for accessibility.
Jorge Baltazar is a user experience consultant and architect in the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group and SAP UX/Mobile Services in the Americas region. He is based in Mexico City, Mexico.
Jorge has been working with SAP for 12 years, interacting with the support, training, and consulting areas.
With a strong background in development, integration, and SAP architecture, he works on local, regional, and global SAP customer projects, focusing on helping customers adopt SAP Fiori, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP BTP services.
Jürgen Butsmann is a member of the Global Business Development team, responsible for the go-to-market of SAP S/4HANA in EMEA. He ensures that this new innovation is picked up by all market units in SAP EMEA and acts as a solution evangelist with customers and partners.
Jürgen also heads GTM for the Analytics solutions inside SAP S/4HANA and the positioning with related solutions.
Mahesh Sardesai is an SAP S/4HANA product expert and principal technology and solution architect in the Regional Implementation Group for the Americas region. He is also a platinum consultant in Digital Business Services – Services Delivery in North America based in Toronto, Canada.
Mahesh has been working with SAP Canada for 12 years, with SAP products for 22 years, and specializes in the areas of SAP architecture, integration, and SAP HANA migrations, guiding early adopter customers on SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise projects.
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Michael Ren is an senior analytics consultant. He is also part of the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group APJ and Customer Success Services China. He is based in Shanghai.
Michael has been with SAP for more than 13 years and has worked in SAP HANA and analytics service delivery. He has extensive experience in planning, implementing, and safeguarding analytics solutions. Michael is now focusing on SAP S/4HANA analytics in addition to other SAP analytics solutions like SAC and Datasphere for APJ customers.
Thiago Zanguetin is a technology consultant and technology architect in the SAP Regional Implementation Group in the Americas region. He is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Thiago joined SAP in 2001, working in the areas of SAP product integration, technology, and performance. He joined the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group in 2016 and has supported customers and partners on many successful SAP S/4HANA projects.
In recent years, Thiago has been coordinating SAP S/4HANA enablement activities for customers and partners in LAC. His goal is to ensure a successful transition for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition customers.
Dr. Thomas Schneider is the responsible architect and area product owner for extensibility for SAP S/4HANA on the ABAP platform.
Thomas started working for SAP AG in 1996. Since then, he has held several positions in the area of global service and support, including acting as head of the Center of Expertise for performance. In 2004 he moved to the development department, where he was the architect responsible for topics like IT service and application management, partner development, and extensibility.
Thomas is the author of books on SAP performance optimization and SAP S/4HANA extensibility.