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SAP S/4HANA Overview for Beginners

Understand how SAP S/4HANA connects finance, procurement, sales and production, and choose the SAP career path that suits you.

  • 16 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Guided practice in an SAP S/4HANA training system
  • Fiori launchpad and SAP GUI navigation
  • Record to report, procure to pay, order to cash, plan to produce
  • Career guidance across SAP functional and technical roles
Duration
2 Days | 16 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Beginner
Language
English

Why learn this course with Ace Skills

  • Built for beginners

    No SAP or ERP background needed — every term is explained as it appears.

  • See the whole flow

    Follow a purchase and a sale through logistics, inventory and finance.

  • Master data clarity

    Understand why business partners, materials and GL accounts drive everything.

  • Choose your path

    Leave with a clear view of which SAP module or role to pursue next.

Course overview

SAP S/4HANA is the enterprise resource planning system used by many of the largest manufacturers, retailers, banks and service firms in India and worldwide. For newcomers it can look overwhelming: thousands of screens, unfamiliar terms and modules with three-letter names. This two-day course gives you a clear mental map of the system before you specialise.

Day one starts with what ERP is and why an integrated system matters, then compares S/4HANA with the older SAP ECC and explains the in-memory HANA database, the simplified data model and deployment options in the cloud and on premise. You will log on, navigate with the Fiori launchpad and SAP GUI, and learn how organisational units such as company codes, plants and sales organisations model a real business. We then look at the master data every process depends on: business partners, materials and general ledger accounts.

Day two follows four end-to-end processes through the system — procure to pay, order to cash, plan to produce and record to report — so you can see how a single purchase or sale flows into inventory, accounting and reporting. Each process is demonstrated and then practised step by step.

The course closes with an honest look at SAP careers: functional consultant, key user, technical and ABAP developer, Basis administrator and analytics roles, along with how certification and project experience fit together.

This is an original Ace Skills course with no vendor exam. Ace Skills is not an SAP partner and does not use official SAP courseware; it is designed as a neutral starting point before a module-specific course such as FI, MM or SD.

Key features

  • Access to an SAP S/4HANA training system during class
  • Guided navigation of Fiori launchpad and SAP GUI
  • Walk-throughs of four end-to-end business processes
  • Plain-English glossary of SAP terms and transaction codes
  • Career path guidance for functional and technical roles
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting
  • Post-training doubt support

Who should attend

  • Graduates and career changers considering SAP
  • Finance, purchasing, sales and supply chain staff moving onto SAP
  • New SAP key users and end users
  • Project managers and business analysts joining an S/4HANA programme
  • IT staff who support SAP users

Prerequisites

  • Basic computer skills
  • General awareness of how a business buys, sells and accounts for goods is helpful but not required

Curriculum

2 Days · 16 Hours · 8 Modules · 7 Labs

  1. ERP and SAP S/4HANA

    • What an ERP system does
    • SAP product landscape at a glance
    • SAP HANA in-memory database
    • S/4HANA versus SAP ECC
    • Cloud and on-premise deployment options
    • Simplified data model and the Universal Journal
    • Lab: Explore an S/4HANA system landscape diagram · 20 min

    Navigating the system

    • Logging on and clients
    • SAP Fiori launchpad, spaces and tiles
    • SAP GUI menus and transaction codes
    • Favourites, personalisation and help
    • Searching, lists and display variants
    • Lab: Navigate with the Fiori launchpad and SAP GUI · 45 min

    Organisational structure

    • Client, company code and controlling area
    • Plants, storage locations and purchasing organisations
    • Sales organisations, distribution channels and divisions
    • How org units model a real company
    • Displaying the enterprise structure
    • Lab: Map a sample company to SAP organisational units · 40 min

    Master data

    • Business partner for customers and suppliers
    • Material master and its views
    • General ledger accounts and chart of accounts
    • Cost centres and profit centres
    • Why master data quality matters
    • Lab: Display and create business partner and material records · 45 min

  2. Procure to pay

    • Purchase requisition and purchase order
    • Goods receipt and inventory update
    • Supplier invoice and three-way match
    • Outgoing payment
    • Document flow and accounting impact
    • Lab: Run a simple procure-to-pay cycle · 50 min

    Order to cash

    • Sales quotation and sales order
    • Availability check and pricing basics
    • Outbound delivery and goods issue
    • Billing and the customer invoice
    • Incoming payment
    • Lab: Run a simple order-to-cash cycle · 50 min

    Plan to produce and record to report

    • Demand, MRP and planned orders
    • Production orders and confirmations
    • Journal entries and the Universal Journal
    • Period-end close in outline
    • Financial statements and embedded analytics
    • Lab: Trace a production order into finance · 30 min

    Careers in SAP

    • Functional consultant, key user and analyst roles
    • Technical roles: ABAP, Basis, integration and Fiori
    • Analytics and data roles
    • SAP certification and project experience
    • Choosing your next module
Download full syllabus (PDF)

Skills you will gain

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • ERP fundamentals
  • Fiori launchpad
  • SAP GUI navigation
  • Organisational structure
  • Master data
  • Procure to pay
  • Order to cash
  • Plan to produce
  • Record to report

Tools & technologies

  • SAP S/4HANA (training system)
  • SAP Fiori launchpad
  • SAP GUI

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 16 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 7 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 2 · 50 min

    Run a simple procure-to-pay cycle

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a certification exam at the end?

No. This is an original Ace Skills foundation course with no vendor exam; you receive an Ace Skills course completion certificate.

Is this an official SAP course?

No. Ace Skills is not an SAP partner; this is an independent course that uses original material.

Will I get system access?

Yes, you work in an SAP S/4HANA training system during the sessions, with guided exercises.

Which course should I take next?

Finance professionals usually move on to FI or CO, purchasing and stores staff to MM, and sales staff to SD. We help you decide on the final afternoon.

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