Cracking the SAP S/4HANA Interview

Get Your Dream Job Today with Intelligent Responses to the Employer

Sudipta Malakar

• Publisher: BPB Publications
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9789355512192
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

A guide to achieve a highest level of SAP S/4 HANA, Central Finance and Group Reporting

Key Features
? In-depth demonstration of SAP S/4HANA 2020, 1909, and 2021 fundamentals.
? Includes graphical illustrations for Migration Cockpit commands and methods.
? Hands-on practice on Fiori, BPC, SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance and Group reporting.

Description
This book will guide you through the process about what you need to know and help you perform at your highest level to achieve SAP S/4 HANA and some of the best practices available today. This book can assist you in acing employment interviews. This book provides an in-depth practical illustration of SAP S/4HANA 2020, 1909, and 2021 fundamentals with several examples. It contains graphical demonstrations and visual descriptions of the commands and methods available in the SAP S/4 HANA Migration Cockpit. It includes thorough hands-on practice showcasing Fiori, BPC, SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance, and Group reporting subjects using SAP S/4HANA standards. Many applications and industry-wide projects are included in the book. After reading this book, you will be able to reliably perform Basis, Security, SD, MM, PP, FICO, and HCM operations, as well as define complicated tasks in SAP S/4 HANA from the very first day.

What you will learn
? Perform Basis, Security, SD, MM, PP, FICO, and HCM processes in SAP S/4 HANA.
? Forecast and monitor progress throughout the SAP S/4HANA deployment process.
? Administration, implementation, and authorisation of SAP S/4 HANA systems from start to finish.
? Enterprise-wide backup, restore, and monitoring of SAP HANA databases.
? Leverage Fiori apps to carry out SAP S/4 HANA tasks.

Who this book is for
This book is meant for S/4 HANA consultants and project managers as well as those working in other fields related to SAP S/4 HANA. If you read this book, you will be well-versed in every step of the SAP S/4HANA project development lifecycle.

Table of Contents
1. SAP S/4 HANA 2020, 2021, 1909 Interview questions
2. Lessons learnt and pragmatic approach – SAP S/4 HANA Interview questions
3. SAP S/4 HANA Data Migration Interview questions
4. Interview questions and answers on BPC, SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance and Group reporting

CHAPTER 1

SAP S/4 HANA 2020, 2021, 1909 Interview Questions

Introduction

Nothing is more crucial to landing your dream job than a stellar performance in the interview, that nerve wracking final step to every job search. Extensively updated and revised for today's highly competitive employment market, this compact and concise handbook will prepare you for the most challenging and frequently asked questions you may encounter. Following each question is a list of savvy, can't miss sample answers that can be easily modified to reflect your own experience level, skills, and qualifications.

What is HANA SAP? HANA (High Performance Analytical Appliance) is an in-memory database engine from SAP that is used to analyze large data sets in real time; these data sets reside entirely in memory. It is a database system that totally changes the DBMS methodology, and it can be deployed on premise or over cloud.

What is new in HANA? HANA is the first system to let you perform real-time online application processing (OLAP) analysis on an online transaction processing (OLTP) data structure. The following figure outlines the available options for a central finance environment:

SAP S/4 Version Interoperability On Premise 1511 > 1909

Figure 1.1: SAP S/4 Version Interoperability On Premise 1511 > 1909
(Image Source: SAP SE / AG)

The following figure outlines SAP S/4HANA 1909 Embedded Analytics Integrating SAP S/4HANA and SAP:

Figure 1.2: SAP S/4HANA 1909 Embedded Analytics Integrating SAP S/4HANA and SAP
(Image Source: SAP SE / AG)

Structure

In this chapter, we will discuss the interview questions on the following topics:

• SAP S/4 HANA 2020
• SAP Kernel
• RFC Blacklist
• CHIP
• SAP S/4 HANA Basis
• SAP S/4 HANA Security
• SAP S/4 HANA HCM
• SAP S/4 HANA MM
• SAP S/4 HANA Simplification Item Check (SIC)
• SAP S/4HANA output management
• SAP S/4 HANA LIVE_REPORTING
• SAP S/4 HANA IPC
• SAP S/4 HANA Business Suite
• SAP S/4 HANA Hybris
• SAP S/4 HANA Business partner approach
• SAP S/4 HANA Master Data Governance
• DIMP
• SAP S/4 HANA 2021
• SAP S/4 HANA 1909
• Launchpads of Gantt Chart and Commercial Project Inception
• Commodity Pricing Engine (CPE)
• SAP S/4 HANA FICO
• SAP S/4 HANA Logistics
• Agricultural Contract Management
• SAP S/4 HANA Analytics
• SAP S/4 HANA Data Model
• SAP S/4 HANA SD
• SAP S/4 HANA Customer Service
• Customer Interaction Center (CIC)
• SAP Travel Management
• SEM Banking
• SAP S/4 HANA RE FX
• SuccessFactors
• Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS)
• iPPE Time Analysis
• Collaborative Engineering
• PLM
• SAP S/4 HANA SAP Document Center
• SAP S/4 HANA Engineering Control Center
• Mobile Asset Management (MAM)
• Computer Aided Processing Planning (CAP)
• SAP S/4 HANA ABAP and PI
• SAP S/4 HANA PPQMPM
• SAP S/4 HANA PP/DS
• Electronic Batch Record (EBR)
• SAP S/4 HANA Fiori
• SAP Internet Kanban
• SAP S/4 HANA PS
• SAP S/4 HANA QM
• SAP S/4 PM
• SAP Product and REACH Compliance (SPRC)
• SAP S/4 HANA BW, BI and BO
• SAP S/4 HANA WM and EWM
• SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM)
• SAP SRM
• SAP DMS
• SAP S/4 HANA UI5 and Webdynpro
• SAP S/4 HANA CRM
• IS Beverage (Excise Duty)
• eNetting
• SAP Retail
• SAP Fashion Management
• SAP S/4 HANA SCM
• SAP IS Utilities
• GIS

Objectives

After studying this unit, you should be able to:

• Perform hands-on activities and resolve tricky issues confidently in SAP S/4 HANA
• Apply SAP S/4 HANA in your organization/project(s) confidently from day 1
• Crack your interviews in first try and get your dream job
• Implement best practices and field rules of SAP S/4 HANA for faster performance and better results and help project teams by delivering result-driven, cost-effective, faster time-to-market quality product(s)

1.1 SAP S/4 HANA interview questions

1. Does SAP Kernel version 7.73 support NW AS Java?
   Starting with SAP Kernel version 7.73, NW AS Java is no longer supported. S/4 HANA does not contain the NetWeaver Application Server Java (as Java).
2. What is CHIP?
   A CHIP (Collaborative Human Interface Part) is an encapsulated piece of software used to provide functions in collaboration with other CHIPs in a Web Dynpro ABAP Page Builder page or side panel. All available CHIPs are registered in a library (CHIP catalog).
   From a technical point of view, CHIPs are Web Dynpro ABAP components that implement a specific Web Dynpro component interface.
3. Define RFC Blacklist.
   SAP uses a feature called RFC Blacklist, where the remote enabled function modules that need to be restricted from being called by external RFC Clients are added in an RFC Blacklist object, which has the same identify as a package. SAP releases one blacklist package per S/4HANA OP release.
   S/4HANA OP Release # | Blacklist Package
   • S/4HANA OP 2020 | ABLMUCON2020
   • S/4HANA OP 1909 | ABLMUCON1909
   • S/4HANA OP 1809 | ABLMUCON1809
   • S/4HANA OP 1709 | ABLMUCON1709
   • S/4HANA OP 1610 | ABLMUCON1610SP00
   View_the_contents_ of_ RFC_Blacklist
   The RFC blacklist and its contents can be viewed from a program RS_RFC_BLACKLIST_COMPLETE. This program can be run on any S/4HANA OP instance.
   Applies to S/4HANA 1610 OP and above.
   Override the Blacklist on your landscape
   If you wish to unblock the access of any RFC enabled Function Module by an external RFC client for any reason, follow the instructions mentioned in note #2408693.
4. Does SAP Multi resource Scheduling 1.0 for SAP S/4HANA support the material master enhancement for requirements profiles?
   SAP Multi resource Scheduling 1.0 for SAP S/4HANA does not support the material master enhancement for requirements profiles.
   If you have used this functionality in previous SAP Multi resource Scheduling releases and would like to store the data before it might be lost during SAP Multi resource Scheduling 1.0 for SAP S/4HANA installation, execute the steps describe in the manual activities attached to this note.
5. In SAP S4HANA is there any change in WFBATCH?
   Yes.
   Starting with S/4 Hana On Premises 1709, the workflow system user and workflow system jobs changed. The workflow system user is called SAP_WFRT now instead of WF BATCH. The workflow system jobs start with SAP_WORKFLOW now and are scheduled automatically by "Technical Job Repository", transaction SJOBREPO.
   Starting with S/4 Hana On Premises 1809, the workflow system jobs are scheduled under the user, under which the system jobs of Technical Job Repository run. This might be a different user than SAP_WFRT.
6. In SAP S4HANA from SAP_BASIS 756 onward, is there any change of authorization check by authorization object S_PROGRAM?
   From SAP_BASIS 756 onward, the authorization check by authorization object S_PROGRAM has been replaced by an authorization check on authorization object S_WF_ADM. This new authorization object has two authorization fields:
   • WF_GROUP
   • ACTVT
   To a group, all reports/transactions are assigned caring about the same topic. For example, reports RSWF_SHOW_SWW_WIREGISTER (Registered Actions for Work Items) and RSWEQADMIN (Event Queue Administration) are both assigned to group 'EVENT'.
   With the activity, you can differentiate the actions that are allowed to the user. For example, by report RSWF_SHOW_SWW_WIREGISTER, you can display the registered actions for work items, but you cannot change them. Therefore, the display activity is checked. However, in report RSWEQADMIN, several actions can be triggered, so it checks on the execute activity.
   Your roles for the user needing these reports or transactions need to be adapted accordingly.
7. In SAP S4HANA 2020, is Business User Management functionality mandatory?
   Business User Management in SAP S/4HANA is mandatory and is automatically activated during the conversion from SAP Business Suite to SAP S/4HANA.
8. What has changed in Business User Management in SAP S/4HANA?
   SAP S/4HANA is introducing a new identity model for business users, which is based on the "principle of one."
   In SAP S/4HANA, the business partner is the natural person who maintains the user data for the person, work center, and communication-related information. For logon, changing the user ID (BNAME) is no longer supported. However, one person can still log on with a user alias or email. The user alias or email can be changed (see SAP Note 2883989).
   The identity model for business users ensures correct auditing, workflows, and jobs. It also avoids errors in documents after a change of the user ID (BNAME).
   SAP S/4HANA Business User Management enables and supports the entire life cycle maintenance of business users such as organizational changes, change of employment, or retirement. A user in SAP S/4HANA has a one-to-one relationship with a corresponding business partner (natural person). This reduces redundant maintenance and prevents outdated information.
9. Are business users and SU01 users the same in SAP S/4HANA?
   A business user is a SU01 user who also has a one-to-one relation with the corresponding business partner. This relationship is time-independent and cannot be changed anymore.
   For more details about important user-related constraints, see SAP Note 2571544.
   In many new applications in SAP S/4HANA, the business user concept is used. SU01 users with Classic Address (Identity Address Type 00 – User's Old Type 3 Address) lead to limitations because the new business user model is a prerequisite for many business applications. As soon as Fiori apps are activated and used, business users are mandatory (for example, Teams, Credit Analyst in Credit Management or Situations).
   The business partner contains the personal information, for example, private address, workplace address, bank details, and vendor and customer related data. The business partner and SU01 user share personal details and workplace address related data. The advantage of the new business user model is that the entire lifecycle of that person works without redundant maintenance of user address data.
   In the SAP Business Suite, you can use transaction BP (Business Partner Maintenance) to assign users to business partners. Existing business partners cannot be converted to business users because of Data Protection and Privacy (DPP). That said, existing business partners could have been part of a distribution scenario.
10. What is the limitation of Human Capital ...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• About the Author
• About the Reviewer
• Acknowledgement
• Preface
• Errata
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1. SAP S/4 HANA 2020, 2021, 1909 Interview Questions
• 2. Lessons Learnt and Pragmatic Approach – SAP S/4 HANA Interview Questions
• 3. SAP S/4 HANA Data Migration Interview Questions
• 4. Interview Questions and Answers on BPC, SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance and Group Reporting
• Index