Using SAP S/4hana: An Introduction for Business Users (Paperback)

... Foreword ... 17

... Preface ... 19

... 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

... Introduction ... 25

... 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

... Using SAP GUI ... 39

1 ... First Steps with SAP GUI ... 41

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 ... Displaying and Maintaining Data with SAP GUI Transactions ... 69

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 ... Reporting with SAP GUI ... 101

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 ... Changing SAP GUI Reports ... 123

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 ... Personalizing and Optimizing SAP GUI ... 151

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

... Using SAP Fiori ... 169

6 ... First Steps with SAP Fiori ... 171

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 ... Displaying and Maintaining Data with SAP Fiori Apps ... 193

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 ... Reporting with SAP Fiori Apps ... 227

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 ... Customizing SAP Fiori Reports ... 249

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 ... Personalizing and Optimizing SAP Fiori ... 273

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

... Running Core Business Processes ... 293

11 ... Materials Management: Coordinating Procurement ... 295

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 ... Sales and Distribution: From the Order to the Invoice ... 337

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 ... Financial Accounting: Posting and Evaluating Business Transactions ... 373

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

... The Authors ... 407

... Index ... 409