Get to work in SAP S/4HANA with this introductory guide! Learn how to navigate your user interface, manage and report on your data, customize your reports, and tailor the system to your preferences. Then walk through daily tasks for several key lines of business: procurement, sales, and finance. With details on special functions and troubleshooting, this is the complete guide to your SAP S/4HANA workday! In this book, youll learn about:a. User Operations Get started in your new system! Learn how to log in, navigate, and display, maintain, and report on your companys data. b. Customization Options Use SAP S/4HANA according to your specifications and preferences! Adapt your reporting settings and personalize your user interface so that it works for you, whether youre using the new UI (SAP Fiori) or the classic look of SAP GUI. c. Business Processes See how to complete day-to-day tasks in key lines of business. Perform procurement activities in materials management, ordering and invoicing in sales, and business transactions in finance such as displaying open items or a balance sheet. Highlights Include: 1) Logon and navigation2) Reporting 3) Personalization 4) Procurement5) Sales 6) Financial accounting7) Special functions 8) Troubleshooting 9) SAP Fiori applications10) SAP GUI transactions

Wolfgang Fitznar is an SAP expert and holds a degree in business administration. Since 1992, he has been working on SAP software, first as a product manager for SAP qualifications and later as a project manager for SAP training projects. He is currently a freelance trainer and application consultant in national and international SAP training projects in the areas of logistics and accounting. He is certified both as an SAP solution consultant and as an SAP trainer. Wolfgang's training is characterized by professional competence and practical relevance. He systematically collects tips and tricks that help users with their daily work, and passes on his extensive know-how to advanced users and key users so that specialist departments can achieve faster and better results with SAP software. He is the author of a German-language user book, SAP for Users - Tips & Tricks.

... Target Groups ... 20 ... Objectives and Parts of the Book ... 21 ... How to Work with This Book ... 22 ... Data for Training in the System ... 22 ... Test Access for SAP Fiori ... 22 ... Acknowledgments ... 23 ... What Does SAP S/4HANA Have to Offer? ... 25 ... SAP GUI and SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 29 ... Company Structure in the SAP System ... 32 ... Master Data and Documents in the SAP System ... 35 ... Summary ... 37 1.1 ... Log On and Off of SAP GUI ... 41 1.2 ... Select Display Themes and Colors ... 50 1.3 ... Explore the SAP GUI Screen Elements ... 53 1.4 ... Display Transaction Codes ... 60 1.5 ... Create a Favorites Menu ... 63 1.6 ... Set User Data Appropriately ... 66 1.7 ... Summary ... 68 2.1 ... Start a Transaction ... 69 2.2 ... Navigate in a Transaction ... 73 2.3 ... Record Data ... 78 2.4 ... Use Value Help to Show Input Options ... 83 2.5 ... Use Search Help to Find Documents and Master Data ... 86 2.6 ... Use the Field Help ... 93 2.7 ... Work with Multiple Windows ... 96 2.8 ... Summary ... 99 3.1 ... Find and Call Reports ... 101 3.2 ... Find the Right Data by Selection ... 105 3.3 ... Working with Lists: Find and Filter Data ... 111 3.4 ... Print Lists or Save as PDF Files ... 115 3.5 ... Download Lists ... 116 3.6 ... Summary ... 121 4.1 ... Save Default Values in a Report Variant ... 123 4.2 ... Call Up a Report Variant ... 127 4.3 ... Maintain Report Variants ... 129 4.4 ... Get Creative: Design the Layout ... 132 4.5 ... Save a Layout ... 138 4.6 ... Call a Layout ... 142 4.7 ... Maintain Layouts ... 143 4.8 ... Summary ... 149 5.1 ... Optimize the Favorites Menu ... 152 5.2 ... Save Typing with Default Values (User Parameters) ... 157 5.3 ... Personal Value Lists ... 163 5.4 ... Summary ... 168 6.1 ... Log On and Off with SAP Fiori ... 171 6.2 ... Customize the Appearance ... 175 6.3 ... Your New Home: The SAP Fiori Launchpad ... 178 6.4 ... Find and Run SAP Fiori Apps ... 184 6.5 ... Add and Remove SAP Fiori Apps ... 188 6.6 ... Summary ... 192 7.1 ... Legacy Apps and Real SAP Fiori Apps ... 193 7.2 ... Launch and Navigate an SAP Fiori App Faster ... 197 7.3 ... Navigate in a Transactional SAP Fiori App ... 199 7.4 ... Make a Change ... 206 7.5 ... Create Data ... 209 7.6 ... Find Field Values with Value Help ... 210 7.7 ... Find Master Data and Documents ... 213 7.8 ... Enterprise Search for Global Search ... 217 7.9 ... Help for Self-Help ... 221 7.10 ... Work Optimally with the Browser ... 223 7.11 ... Summary ... 225 8.1 ... Find and Launch SAP Fiori Apps with Tables ... 227 8.2 ... Filter Tables in Header ... 230 8.3 ... Print Tables or Save Them as PDF Files ... 236 8.4 ... Download Tables ... 237 8.5 ... Visualize Data with Analytical SAP Fiori Apps ... 239 8.6 ... Summary ... 248 9.1 ... Views for Filters ... 249 9.2 ... Customize Tables in Transactional Apps ... 257 9.3 ... Customize Tables in Analytical SAP Fiori Apps ... 266 9.4 ... Create Your Own SAP Fiori Apps ... 270 9.5 ... Summary ... 272 10.1 ... Optimize the Homepage with Tile Groups ... 273 10.2 ... Edit Tiles ... 279 10.3 ... Set Default Values for Real SAP Fiori Apps ... 287 10.4 ... Settings for Legacy Apps ... 289 10.5 ... Summary ... 291 11.1 ... Purchase-to-Pay Process ... 296 11.2 ... Organizational Units for Procurement ... 297 11.3 ... Presets and Training Data ... 298 11.4 ... Supplier as a Business Partner ... 301 11.5 ... Display Purchasing Data in the Material Master ... 308 11.6 ... Display the Material Stock ... 315 11.7 ... Create an Order ... 318 11.8 ... Display the Order and Output It as a PDF ... 322 11.9 ... Enter a Goods Receipt ... 324 11.10 ... Enter a Supplier Invoice ... 328 11.11 ... Display a Supplier Invoice ... 332 11.12 ... Summary ... 335 12.1 ... The Order-to-Cash Process ... 337 12.2 ... Organizational Units ... 339 12.3 ... Preferences ... 340 12.4 ... Customer as a Business Partner ... 343 12.5 ... Display Sales Data in the Material Master ... 349 12.6 ... Create a Sales Order ... 352 12.7 ... Show Order List and Order Confirmation ... 355 12.8 ... Create an Outbound Delivery ... 360 12.9 ... Confirm Picking and Post Goods Issue ... 362 12.10 ... Create the Outgoing Invoice ... 365 12.11 ... Display the Invoice and Output It as a PDF ... 368 12.12 ... Summary ... 371 13.1 ... Organizational Units ... 373 13.2 ... Components of the Financial System ... 375 13.3 ... Default Settings for Financial Accounting and Controlling ... 376 13.4 ... General Ledger ... 378 13.5 ... Business Partner in Finance ... 384 13.6 ... Accounts Receivable ... 387 13.7 ... Accounts Payable ... 401 13.8 ... Summary ... 406