SAP Financial Accounting Training

Week-1, Day 1
Course Schedule
Module Title: Unit 1

• Learning Units: SAP S/4 HANA Overview

Table of Contents
Su Introduction to ERP
01

Su Introduction to SAP ERP

02

Su Introduction to SAP S/4HANA

03

Su Overview of S/4 HANA – FI module

04

Su Organizational Structure of SAP FI

05

Su Questions & Answers

06
Module Title: Unit 1

• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP

• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is business

management software that allows an organization to use a
system of integrated applications to effectively manage
and run the business.
• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP

• ERP is the end-to-end (E2E) integration of core business process cycles, that is,
in real-time and mediated by software and technology.
• Core E2E Business Process Cycles include:
➢ Purchase to Pay (P2P)
➢ Order to Sale (O2S)
➢ Order to Cash (O2C)
➢ Acquire to Retire (A2R)
➢ Hire to Retire (H2R)
• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP
• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP

ERP Integration
➢ FI
➢ CO
➢ HR
➢ SD
➢ MM
➢ SCM (Supply chain Management)
➢ CRM
• Topic 1: Introduction to ERP

Introduction to SAP ERP

➢ SAP ERP is a business suite which comprises of, but not limited to, following
applications:
➢ FI
➢ FM
➢ CO
➢ BASIS (SAP Basis refers to the administration of SAP system that includes
activities like installation and configuration, load balancing, and performance
of SAP applications running on Java stack and SAP ABAP.)
➢ QM (SAP Quality Management (QM) is a component of SAP ERP Central
Component (ECC) that helps businesses implement and run quality control
processes. It is designed to prevent defects, enable continuous process
improvement, and establish sustained quality control programs)
➢ PM
➢ WM
➢ SD
➢ MM
➢ PP
Module Title: Unit 1

• Topic 2: Introduction to SAP ERP

• Topic 2: Introduction to SAP ERP

History of SAP
SAP was started in 1972 by five former IBM employees with a vision of creating a standard
application software for real-time business processing. SAP stands for Systems Applications
and Products in Data Processing.
• Topic 2: Introduction to SAP ERP

• SAP ERP is a business suite which comprises of, but not limited to, following
applications:
Module Title: Unit 1

• Topic 3: Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA

• Topic 3: Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA
Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA
With S/4 HANA Enterprise, companies can dramatically simplify their processes in several
areas
Companies can get insight on data in real-time: planning, execution, prediction, and
simulation –decisions may be made on the fly with a high level of Quality for faster business
impact.
Connect easily to people, devices, and business networks to deliver new value to their
customers on any channel.
• Topic 3: Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA

Introduction to SAP S/4 HANA

• S/4HANA Enterprise provides in addition key innovations in selected areas that make S/4HANA unique from
a functional perspective; Formerly known as simple finance and simple logistics
• SAP will make available new innovations in future releases
Module Title: Unit 1

• Topic 4: Overview of SAP S/4 HANA – FI Module

• Topic 4: Overview of SAP S/4 HANA – FI Module
Overview of Financial Accounting (FI)
SAP FICO is a module used for financial reporting both externally and internally. The objective is to record all financial transactions
that are posted by an entity and produce financial statements that are accurate at the end of the trading period.

Full Form or SAP FI stands for (Financial Accounting)

Financial Accounting (FI) Application
Components
• FI GL (General Ledger)
• FI AR (Accounts Receivable)
• FI AP (Accounts Payable)
• FI AA (Asset Accounting)
• Bank and Cash accounting
• Topic 4: Overview of SAP S/4 HANA – FI Module

Financial Accounting (FI) Application Components

The FI module is further broken down into following sub-modules:

FI-GL General Ledger FI-AA Asset Accounting

FI-AR Accounts Receivable

FI-AP Accounts Payable

Module Title: Unit 1

• Topic 5: Organizational Structure of SAP S/4 HANA - FI

• Topic 5: Organizational Structure of SAP S/4 HANA - FI

What is Client
The Client is the highest level in the SAP ERP system hierarchy. It is independent environment where
users are working.
• Topic 5: Organizational Structure of SAP S/4 HANA - FI

What is Client
It Contains Master data ,transactional data and configuration. It is 3 digits numeric key.
• Topic 5: Organizational Structure of SAP S/4 HANA - FI
Organizational Structure of SAP FI Module
COMPANY CODE:

Independent entity - legal entity or division

CHART OF ACCOUNTS:

List of all natural accounts available to all company codes

G/L ACCOUNTS:

Natural accounts linked from the chart of accounts to a specific company code
• Topic 6: Questions & Answers
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