SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting Certification Guide

Application Associate Exam

Stefanos Pougkas

• Editorial: SAP PRESS
• Año: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781493221288
• Edición: 3
• Categoría: Computer Science
• Categoría: Computer Science General

1 Overview and Deployment of SAP S/4HANA

Techniques You’ll Master

• Explain the SAP strategy for digital transformation
• Describe the SAP framework for the digital enterprise
• Understand the role of the SAP Business Technology Platform and intelligent technologies
• Review basic SAP HANA technology
• Describe the scope of financials for SAP S/4HANA
• Choose the relevant deployment option for SAP S/4HANA
• Explain the SAP Fiori design pillars
• Use the SAP Fiori launchpad
• Describe the basic SAP Fiori app types

In this chapter, we’ll explore the architecture of SAP HANA, describe the scope and deployment options of SAP S/4HANA, and discuss the basic functions of the SAP Fiori user interface (UI).

Real-World Scenario

As a consultant, you need to understand the underlying architecture that the SAP S/4HANA system is built on. SAP HANA is at the core of the SAP strategy, and you need to feel comfortable explaining this technology to your customers in simple terms. SAP HANA is a faster database, but there’s more information you should be able to pass on without scaring nontechnical people off. SAP HANA is often perceived as expensive, so understanding technologies such as compression and columnar store on a high level can help you build a case to alter this perception for your potential customers.

The SAP S/4HANA system is a separate product line from the old SAP ERP system. SAP ERP is no longer the default go-to enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for SAP. This was a huge change and a business decision with quite a large risk for SAP. It has proven to be successful, and more and more customers are persuaded by the true benefits of the new system. But what’s special about it? How difficult is it to adopt? How can customers move to SAP S/4HANA, and do they risk losing the (potentially) millions they have invested in the “old” software? You need to be able to explain the reasons for this move by SAP and what it means for new and existing SAP customers.

Finally, SAP Fiori is the default graphical user interface (GUI) for end users in SAP S/4HANA, so you need to be able to use it with confidence, explain its components, and describe the benefits it brings. Explain the importance of a simple interface with great usability and applications that can be used on mobile device and on desktops. You should also have knowledge of how the tile groups, tile catalogs, roles, and users cooperate to form what the user sees on his own SAP Fiori launchpad.

1.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

The purpose of this portion of the certification exam is to test your general knowledge of the SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Fiori applications. The certification exam expects you to h...