SAP FICO Training in Hebbal, Bangalore

Introduction to ERP and SAP

What is ERP? Evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning • SAP AG — Company History and Product Evolution • SAP R/3 Architecture (3-Tier: Presentation, Application, Database) • SAP NetWeaver Application Server Overview • SAP S/4HANA vs SAP ECC 6.0 — Key Differences • SAP System Landscape — DEV, QAS, PRD • Client Concept — Logical Clients vs Physical Systems • SAP Modules Overview — FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, PM, QM, PS, WM • SAP GUI Installation and Logon Process • SAP GUI Screen Elements — Menu Bar, Standard Toolbar, Command Field • SAP Navigation — Favorites, Sessions, Transaction Codes • SAP Fiori Launchpad Overview and Role-Based Apps • SAP Best Practices for Finance • SAP Activate Methodology Overview • SAP Help Portal and Documentation Navigation

Enterprise Structure

What is Enterprise Structure in SAP FI? • Company — Definition and Assignment • Company Code — Creation and Configuration • Business Area — Usage and Limitations • Credit Control Area — Configuration and Assignment • Controlling Area — Creation and Assignment • Plant — Definition and Assignment to Company Code • Storage Location — Definition and Assignment • Purchasing Organization — Definition and Assignment • Sales Organization — Definition and Assignment • Profit Center — Definition and Standard Hierarchy • Cost Center — Definition and Standard Hierarchy • Relationships Between Enterprise Structure Elements • Assignment Rules — What Can Be Assigned to What • Cross-Company Code Transactions • Configuration Steps in IMG (SPRO)

General Ledger Accounting

G/L Account Master Record — Creation (FS00) • Chart of Accounts — Definition and Types (Operational, Group) • Account Groups — Definition and Assignment • Posting Keys — Definition and Configuration • Document Types — Creation and Number Ranges • Fiscal Year Variant — Definition and Assignment • Posting Period Variant — Opening and Closing Periods • Field Status Variant and Field Status Groups • Journal Entries — Posting and Reversal • Financial Statements — Balance Sheet and P&L • G/L Account Groups and Number Intervals • Reconciliation Accounts for AP, AR, and AA • Document Parking and Holding • Reference Documents and Document Reversal (FB08) • G/L Account Display and Line Item Display (FBL3N) • Balance Display and Trial Balance (F.08, S_ALR_87012282)

Accounts Payable

Vendor Master Data — Creation (FK01, XK01, BP) • Vendor Account Groups and Number Ranges • Vendor Reconciliation Account Configuration • Invoice Posting — Vendor Invoice (FB60, MIRO) • Credit Memo Posting — Vendor Credit Memo (FB65) • Vendor Payments — Outgoing Payment (F-53, F-58) • Automatic Payment Program (F110) — Configuration and Execution • Payment Methods and Payment Terms • Down Payments and Down Payment Clearing • Vendor Reconciliation — Vendor Line Item Display (FBL1N) • Vendor Reports — Balance Display, Open Items, Cleared Items • Withholding Tax Configuration for Vendors • Vendor Subledger Configuration • Tolerances and Duplicate Invoice Check

Accounts Receivable

Customer Master Data — Creation (FD01, XD01, BP) • Customer Account Groups and Number Ranges • Customer Reconciliation Account Configuration • Customer Invoices — Posting (FB70) • Credit Memo Posting — Customer Credit Memo (FB75) • Incoming Payments — Receipt Posting (F-28) • Credit Management — Configuration and Credit Control Area • Credit Limits and Credit Checks • Dunning Process — Configuration and Execution (F150) • Customer Reconciliation — Customer Line Item Display (FBL5N) • Customer Reports — Balance Display, Open Items, Cleared Items • Down Payments Received and Clearing • Customer Subledger Configuration • Bad Debt Provisions and Write-Offs • Aging Reports and Customer Aging Analysis • Payment Terms and Cash Discount Configuration

Asset Accounting

Asset Accounting Overview and Organizational Structures • Asset Master Data — Creation (AS01) • Asset Classes and Number Ranges • Asset Acquisition — External and Internal (F-90, ABZON) • Asset Retirement — With and Without Revenue (ABAVN, ABAON) • Asset Transfer — Intercompany and Intracompany (ABT1N) • Asset Depreciation — Configuration and Execution (AFAB) • Depreciation Areas and Depreciation Keys • Asset Reports — Asset Balance Sheet, Asset History Sheet (S_ALR_87011990) • Fixed Asset Configuration — Chart of Depreciation • Asset Under Construction (AuC) and Settlement • Asset Capitalization and Low-Value Assets • Asset Revaluation and Asset Impairment • Asset Year-End Closing and Depreciation Run • Asset Explorer (AW01N) and Asset Transactions

Bank Accounting

Bank Accounting Overview and Configuration • House Banks — Creation and Configuration (FI12) • Bank Accounts and Account IDs • Bank Master Data — Bank Directory (BNKA) • Bank Reconciliation — Manual and Automatic • Electronic Bank Statements — Configuration and Posting (FF.5) • Manual Bank Statement Posting (FF67) • Cash Journal — Configuration and Posting (FBCJ) • Payment Processing — Checks, Wire Transfers, and Direct Deposit • Bank Transactions and Bank Clearing Accounts • Bank Determination — Ranking Orders and Account Assignments • Check Deposit (FF68) and Check Management • Bank Chain and Bank Partner Types • Multi-Currency Bank Transactions and Exchange Rate Differences

Cost Center Accounting

Cost Center Accounting Overview and Organizational Structures • Cost Centers — Creation and Standard Hierarchy (KS01) • Cost Center Groups and Hierarchy Design • Cost Elements — Primary and Secondary (KA01) • Cost Element Groups • Activity Types — Definition and Planning (KL01) • Cost Center Planning — Manual and Automatic • Cost Allocation — Assessments (KSU5) • Cost Allocation — Distributions (KSV5) • Reposting of Costs (KB11N, KB15N) • Statistical Key Figures — Planning and Posting • Cost Center Reports — Plan vs Actual Variance • Activity Price Planning and Price Calculation • Cost Center Actual Postings and Periodic Allocations

Profit Center Accounting

Profit Center Accounting Overview • Profit Centers — Creation and Standard Hierarchy (KE51) • Profit Center Groups and Hierarchy Design • Profit Center Planning — Revenue and Cost Planning • Profit Center Posting — Direct and Indirect • Profit Center Reports — Plan vs Actual Variance • Internal Profitability Analysis • Profit Center Balance Sheet and P&L • Profit Center Document Splitting • Dummy Profit Center and Error Handling • Profit Center Periodic Allocations and Assessments • Profit Center Standard Reports (KE80) • Profit Center Hierarchy and Company Code Assignment

Internal Orders

Internal Orders Overview and Use Cases • Order Types and Number Ranges • Internal Order Creation (KO01) • Order Master Data and Configuration • Internal Order Planning — Primary and Secondary Costs • Internal Order Budgeting — Original and Supplement • Budget Availability Control and Tolerance Limits • Internal Order Settlement (KO88, KO8G) • Settlement Rules and Receiver Categories • Internal Order Reports — Plan vs Actual Variance • Statistical Orders and Real Orders • Order Groups and Hierarchy • Periodic Settlement and Full Settlement

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

CO-PA Overview — Costing-Based vs Account-Based • Operating Concern — Creation and Assignment • Characteristics — Definition and Assignment • Value Fields — Definition and Assignment • CO-PA Planning — Manual and Automatic • CO-PA Posting — Direct and Indirect • Profitability Reports — KE24, KE30 • Revenue Analysis and Margin Analysis • CO-PA Assessment Cycles and Settlement • CO-PA Derivation Strategy and Characteristics Derivation

Product Costing

Product Costing Overview and Organizational Structures • Cost Object — Definition and Assignment • Costing Variant — Plan, Actual, and Standard • Cost Estimates — Standard Cost Estimate (CK11N) • Cost Roll-Up — Material Cost Roll-Up • BOM (Bill of Materials) and Routing Integration • Material Costing — Raw Materials, Semi-Finished, Finished Goods • Activity Rate Planning and Calculation • Variance Analysis — Production and Planning Variances • Manufacturing Costing — Work-in-Process (WIP) • Order Settlement and Variance Settlement • Product Cost by Order vs Product Cost by Period • Cost Object Controlling and Periodic Settlement

SAP S/4HANA Finance

SAP S/4HANA Finance Overview and Architecture • Universal Journal (ACDOCA) — Single Source of Truth • Business Partner (BP) — Central Master Data • Fiori Applications for Finance — Role-Based Apps • Embedded Analytics and Real-Time Reporting • Simplified Finance — Table Simplification and Elimination • Migration Concepts — Greenfield vs Brownfield • Asset Accounting Simplification in S/4HANA • Costing-Based CO-PA vs Account-Based CO-PA in S/4HANA • Margin Analysis in S/4HANA • Real-Time Integration Between FI and CO • S/4HANA Finance Best Practices • Central Finance Overview

Reporting

Reporting Overview in SAP FICO • Trial Balance — Display and Analysis (F.08) • Profit & Loss Statement — Configuration and Display • Balance Sheet — Configuration and Display • Cash Flow Statement — Direct and Indirect Methods • Financial Reports — Custom Reports Using Report Painter • Cost Center Reports — Plan vs Actual (S_ALR_87013611) • Profit Center Reports — Profitability Analysis • Profitability Reports — CO-PA Reports (KE24, KE30) • Line Item Display — G/L, Vendor, Customer (FBL3N, FBL1N, FBL5N) • Drill-Down Reporting and Report Painter • Standard SAP Reports vs Custom Reports • Reporting in S/4HANA — CDS Views and Embedded Analytics

Integration

SAP FICO Integration Overview • SAP MM Integration — Purchase Order to Invoice • SAP SD Integration — Sales Order to Billing • SAP HR Integration — Payroll to FI Posting • SAP PP Integration — Production Order to CO • Cross-Module Reporting and Analytics • Integration Configuration — Account Determination • Automatic Account Determination in MM (OBYC) • Automatic Account Determination in SD (VKOA) • Integration Between FI and CO — Real-Time Integration • Integration Between CO and MM — Cost Center and Order • Integration Scenarios — Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash

New G/L Accounting

New G/L Overview and Benefits Over Classic G/L • New G/L Activation and Configuration • Document Splitting — General and Profit Center-Based • Document Splitting Configuration and Rules • Segment Reporting — Segment Characteristic and Derivation • Parallel Accounting — Multiple Ledgers Configuration • Ledger Groups — Definition and Assignment • Leading and Non-Leading Ledgers • Parallel Valuation of Receivables and Payables • Parallel Valuation of Inventory and Fixed Assets • Zero Balance Clearing Account Configuration • New G/L Reporting — Display Line Items (FBL3N) • New G/L Migration from Classic G/L • Document Splitting Scenarios — Vendor Invoice, Customer Invoice, Payment

Closing Operations & Period-End Closing

Period-End Closing Overview and Closing Checklist • Accruals — Accrual Engine and Accrual Posting • Deferrals — Deferral Posting and Configuration • Recurring Entries — Configuration and Posting (FBD1) • Foreign Currency Valuation — Configuration and Execution (FAGL_FC_VAL) • Foreign Currency Valuation — Open Items and Balances • GR/IR Clearing Account — Configuration and Maintenance • GR/IR Reconciliation and Clearing (F.13) • Depreciation Run — Periodic and Year-End (AFAB) • Cost Center Assessment and Distribution at Period-End • Order Settlement at Period-End (KO8G) • CO-PA Settlement at Period-End • Balance Carry Forward — G/L, AP, AR (FAGLGVTR) • Year-End Closing Activities and Checklist

SAP FICO Configuration & Customizing

IMG (Implementation Guide) Navigation — SPRO Overview • Configuration Steps — Enterprise Structure • Configuration Steps — G/L Accounting • Configuration Steps — Accounts Payable • Configuration Steps — Accounts Receivable • Configuration Steps — Asset Accounting • Configuration Steps — Bank Accounting • Configuration Steps — Controlling • Number Ranges — Configuration for Documents and Master Data • Validation — Configuration and Usage (GGB0) • Substitution — Configuration and Usage (GGB1) • Document Posting Rules and Field Status Configuration • Transport Management — Transport Requests and Copies • Configuration Documentation and Best Practices

Cross-Module Integration Scenarios

Cross-Module Integration Overview and Architecture • MM-FI Integration — Purchase Order (PO) Creation and Accounting • MM-FI Integration — Goods Receipt (GR) Posting and Account Determination • MM-FI Integration — Invoice Receipt (IR) and Three-Way Match • MM-FI Integration — Account Determination Configuration (OBYC) • SD-FI Integration — Sales Order and Revenue Determination • SD-FI Integration — Delivery and Goods Issue Posting • SD-FI Integration — Billing and Accounting Document Posting • SD-FI Integration — Account Determination Configuration (VKOA) • CO-FI Integration — Assessment and Distribution Cycles • CO-FI Integration — Real-Time Integration in S/4HANA • Real-Time Integration Scenarios — Procure-to-Pay (P2P) • Real-Time Integration Scenarios — Order-to-Cash (O2C) • Integration Troubleshooting and Reconciliation

Real-Time Projects, Certification & Placement Preparation

End-to-End Implementation Project — Blueprint to Go-Live • Configuration Documentation — Step-by-Step Configuration Guide • Testing — Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and UAT • SAP FICO Certification Preparation — C_TFIN52_67 • Certification Exam Pattern and Question Types • Interview Preparation — Technical and Scenario-Based Questions • Resume Building — Project Description and Skill Keywords • Mock Interviews — Technical Round, HR Round, Manager Round • Client-Facing Scenarios — Requirement Gathering and Status Reporting • Support Project Scenarios — Ticket Handling and Resolution • Rollout Project Scenarios — Country-Specific Configuration • Career Roadmap — Junior Consultant to Senior Consultant to Architect • Industry Case Studies — Manufacturing, Retail, and Banking