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COURSE OUTLINE
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Course Version: 15
Course Duration: 3 Day(s)
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ix Course Overview

1 Unit 1: SAP, a Cloud Company

1 Lesson: Identifying SAP Applications and Components

1 Lesson: Outlining New SAP Functionality

3 Unit 2: SAP System Navigation

3 Lesson: Accessing the SAP System

3 Lesson: Personalizing the User Interface

5 Unit 3: System-Wide Concepts

5 Lesson: Identifying SAP Organizational and Master Data Elements

7 Unit 4: Logistics

7 Lesson: Performing the Procure to Pay Business Process Steps

7 Lesson: Using Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for
Procurement and Sourcing Processes
7 Lesson: Integrating Ariba Functionality with Procurement in SAP
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
7 Lesson: Processing a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Run
7 Lesson: Processing Production Orders
8 Lesson: Using Supply Chain Management (SCM) to Manage Supply
and Demand
8 Lesson: Creating Sales Orders
8 Lesson: Creating a Delivery and Posting a Goods Issue
8 Lesson: Creating Sales Order Billing Documents
8 Lesson: Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
8 Lesson: Using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

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 9 Unit 5: Financials

9 Lesson: Identifying Financial Accounting Processes

9 Lesson: Using Financial Add-Ons for SAP Business Suite
9 Lesson: Creating a Journal Entry in the General Ledger
9 Lesson: Outlining the Outbound Payments Process in Accounts
Payable
9 Lesson: Generating Financial Statements
9 Lesson: Outlining the Inbound Process in Accounts Receivable
10 Lesson: Outlining the Business Processes in Fixed Assets
Accounting
10 Lesson: Analyzing Internal Costs in Management Accounting
10 Lesson: Monitoring Manufacturing Costs
10 Lesson: Analyzing Profitability

11 Unit 6: Human Capital Management (HCM)

11 Lesson: Identifying the Components of SAP Enterprise Resouce

Planning (ERP) HCM
11 Lesson: Outlining the HR Renewal Functionality
11 Lesson: Integrating SuccessFactors in the Cloud

13 Unit 7: Analytics and Strategic Planning

13 Lesson: Executing Analytics and Strategic Planning Reports

15 Unit 8: SAP Services

15 Lesson: Accessing SAP Services

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
● Application Consultant
● Business Analyst
● Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User
● Change Manager
● Data Consultant/Manager
● Development Consultant
● Executive
● Industry Specialist
● Program/Project Manager
● System Architect
● Technology Consultant
● Trainer
● User

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 UNIT 1 SAP, a Cloud Company

Lesson 1: Identifying SAP Applications and Components

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Identify SAP applications and components

Lesson 2: Outlining New SAP Functionality

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the usage and functionality of SAP HANA

● Outline the usage and functionality of Cloud for Customer
● Describe the various aspects of SAP User Experience

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 UNIT 2 SAP System Navigation

Lesson 1: Accessing the SAP System

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Access the SAP system

Lesson 2: Personalizing the User Interface

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Personalize the user interface

● Use transaction codes and navigation options
● Locate Help on the SAP Easy Access screen

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 UNIT 3 System-Wide Concepts

Lesson 1: Identifying SAP Organizational and Master Data Elements

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Identify the elements of SAP system-wide concepts

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 UNIT 4 Logistics

Lesson 1: Performing the Procure to Pay Business Process Steps

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create a purchase order for materials

● Create a goods receipt
● Verify a vendor invoice

Lesson 2: Using Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for

Procurement and Sourcing Processes
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define the SRM processes

Lesson 3: Integrating Ariba Functionality with Procurement in SAP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Integrate Ariba functionality with procurement in SAP ERP

Lesson 4: Processing a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Run

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Process an MRP run

Lesson 5: Processing Production Orders

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

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Unit 4: Logistics

● Create and release a production order

● Confirm a production order and goods receipt

Lesson 6: Using Supply Chain Management (SCM) to Manage Supply

and Demand
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use SCM to manage supply and demand

Lesson 7: Creating Sales Orders

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create a sales order

Lesson 8: Creating a Delivery and Posting a Goods Issue

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create a delivery and post a goods issue

Lesson 9: Creating Sales Order Billing Documents

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create a sales order billing document

Lesson 10: Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use CRM

Lesson 11: Using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use PLM

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 UNIT 5 Financials

Lesson 1: Identifying Financial Accounting Processes

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the tasks associated with financial accounting

Lesson 2: Using Financial Add-Ons for SAP Business Suite

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use financial add-ons for SAP Business Suite

Lesson 3: Creating a Journal Entry in the General Ledger

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create a journal entry

Lesson 4: Outlining the Outbound Payments Process in Accounts

Payable
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Process an outbound payment

Lesson 5: Generating Financial Statements

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Generate financial statements

Lesson 6: Outlining the Inbound Process in Accounts Receivable

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Unit 5: Financials

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the inbound process in accounts receivable

Lesson 7: Outlining the Business Processes in Fixed Assets

Accounting
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the business processes in fixed assets accounting

Lesson 8: Analyzing Internal Costs in Management Accounting

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Execute a cost center report

● Monitor internal costs using internal orders

Lesson 9: Monitoring Manufacturing Costs

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Monitor planned and actual manufacturing costs

Lesson 10: Analyzing Profitability

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Analyze profitability

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(HCM)

Lesson 1: Identifying the Components of SAP Enterprise Resouce

Planning (ERP) HCM
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Identify the components of SAP ERP HCM

● Outline the organizational structure of SAP ERP HCM
● Maintain employee master data

Lesson 2: Outlining the HR Renewal Functionality

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Outline the functionality available with HR Renewal

Lesson 3: Integrating SuccessFactors in the Cloud

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Integrate SuccessFactors in the cloud

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Planning

Lesson 1: Executing Analytics and Strategic Planning Reports

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Execute a sales report

● Create a business intelligence report

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 UNIT 8 SAP Services

Lesson 1: Accessing SAP Services

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the services offered by SAP

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