Course Summary

This course is a repeat of last year’s course with the inclusion of new information in the handout material. You’ll also have the opportunity to access a hands-on system in the course.

The course takes a detailed look at the technical topics involved in a system conversion to SAP S/4HANA and presents the new tooling available. It is brought to you by the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group, who support customers on their journey to SAP S/4HANA. The topics in the course were selected based on project experiences and frequently asked questions.

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’s 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 team 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 7, 2020, 09:00 UTC. (What does this mean?)
• Duration: 4 weeks (3-4 hours per week)
• Final exam: November 4, 2020 09:00 UTC – November 12, 2020 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
  
• Implementation partners
  
• Anyone involved in an SAP S/4HANA implementation project

Course Requirements

Basic understanding of SAP implementation projects

Hands-On Systems

If your primary interest in taking this course is learning about the technical aspects of a system conversion, you do not need access to an SAP S/4HANA system. However, we realize that many of you will be interested in getting some hands-on experience based on the instructions in the course. We will therefore provide you with a dedicated SAP CAL environment. You will get detailed information on how to access the system image and the costs at the beginning of the course.

Further Learning

• For further learning, we recommend that you check out the learning journey on SAP S/4HANA - Implementation Tools and Methodology
• You can also find complementary learning on SAP S/4HANA on openSAP Microlearning
• Check out our Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast series, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and TuneIn

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.

Thiago Zanguetin

Thiago Zanguetin is an SAP S/4HANA product expert in the Regional Implementation Group for the Latin America region. He is also a consultant in Digital Business Services – Services Delivery in South America. Thiago has been working at SAP for more than 18 years and specializes in the areas of SAP architecture, integration, performance, and SAP S/4HANA projects.

Thomas Csapo

Thomas Csapo is a principal technology and solution architect with the SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group (RIG) in APJ.

Thomas has been with SAP since 2001 and has held different roles in basis to solution development and technical and enterprise architecture planning and guidance. He has a deep knowledge of many SAP products and integration, including integration with non-SAP products. He joined the SAP S/4HANA RIG in 2015 and co-coordinates the technical global SAP S/4HANA RIG team. In recent years, Thomas has supported numerous successful SAP S/4HANA customer projects in the APJ region, and also coordinates SAP S/4HANA enablement activities for partners and SAP internal teams.

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Previous Version of This Course

Previous version of this course is available here: Key Technical Topics in a System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA (October 2 through November 07, 2019)