SAP Complete Roadmap

Course Objective:

• Understand SAP ERP, S/4HANA, enterprise processes, and implementation basics.
• Build a foundation in SAP navigation, business data, and end-to-end workflows.
• Explore functional modules such as FICO, MM, SD, and PP alongside technical paths such as ABAP, Fiori, Basis, Security, and BTP.
• Practice requirements, configuration concepts, integration, migration, testing, and project delivery.
• Develop a role-focused portfolio and prepare for relevant SAP certification and interviews.

1

SAP Fundamentals & ERP Overview

• What is SAP and ERP?
• SAP business processes and enterprise systems
• SAP GUI, SAP Fiori, and SAP BTP overview
• SAP S/4HANA overview
• On-premise vs cloud deployment
• SAP landscapes: Development, Quality, Production
• Clients, transports, and system environments
• SAP roles: functional, technical, basis, security, analytics
• How to choose a SAP career path

2

Business Process Foundations

• Order-to-Cash (O2C)
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Record-to-Report (R2R)
• Plan-to-Produce (P2P manufacturing)
• Hire-to-Retire (H2R)
• Master data vs transactional data
• Organizational structures
• End-to-end process mapping
• Business requirements and fit-to-standard

3

SAP Navigation & System Basics

• SAP Logon and system access concepts
• SAP GUI navigation
• SAP Fiori Launchpad
• Apps, tiles, spaces, and pages
• Search, filters, variants, and favorites
• Transaction codes (where applicable)
• User settings and personalization
• Understanding messages and logs
• Working safely in shared training systems

4

SAP S/4HANA Core Concepts

• SAP S/4HANA architecture overview
• In-memory computing and HANA basics
• Simplification and business value
• Universal Journal concept
• Business Partner approach
• Embedded analytics overview
• SAP Activate methodology
• Fit-to-standard workshops
• Implementation lifecycle

5

Choose a Functional Module: SAP FICO

• Financial accounting (FI) overview
• General ledger accounting
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Asset accounting
• Bank accounting
• Cost center and profit center accounting
• Internal orders
• Product costing overview
• Financial closing process
• Basic reporting and reconciliation

6

Choose a Functional Module: SAP MM

• Materials Management overview
• Material master data
• Supplier/vendor master and Business Partner
• Purchasing organization and groups
• Purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Goods receipt and goods issue
• Inventory management
• Invoice verification
• Procurement approvals
• MM integration with FI and SD

7

Choose a Functional Module: SAP SD

• Sales and Distribution overview
• Customer master and Business Partner
• Sales organization and distribution channel
• Inquiry and quotation
• Sales order processing
• Availability check concepts
• Delivery and shipping
• Picking, packing, and goods issue
• Billing and pricing basics
• SD integration with MM and FI

8

Choose a Functional Module: SAP PP

• Production Planning overview
• Material and BOM master data
• Work centers and routings
• Demand management
• MRP fundamentals
• Planned orders and production orders
• Capacity planning basics
• Goods issue and confirmation
• Production settlement overview
• PP integration with MM and SD

9

Other Functional Paths

• SAP HCM / SuccessFactors overview
• SAP EWM warehouse management
• SAP TM transportation management
• SAP QM quality management
• SAP PM / EAM asset maintenance
• SAP PS project systems
• SAP Ariba procurement
• SAP Concur travel and expense
• SAP IBP planning
• Compare module responsibilities and demand

10

SAP ABAP Programming Foundations

• ABAP development environment overview
• ABAP syntax and data types
• Variables, operators, and control statements
• Internal tables and work areas
• Loops and modularization
• Methods, classes, and objects
• Exception handling
• Debugging basics
• ABAP Dictionary: tables, structures, domains, data elements
• Open SQL basics

11

Modern ABAP & Development

• ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse
• Code organization and packages
• CDS views fundamentals
• ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) overview
• OData services concepts
• Enhancement techniques and BAdIs
• Forms and output concepts
• ABAP Unit testing
• Performance-aware coding
• Clean ABAP principles

12

SAP Fiori & UI Development

• SAP Fiori design principles
• SAPUI5 and OpenUI5 overview
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript foundations
• MVC architecture
• Data binding
• OData consumption
• Fiori Elements overview
• Launchpad configuration concepts
• Accessibility and responsive design
• Build a small UI prototype

13

SAP Basis & System Administration

• SAP system architecture
• Application server and instances
• System startup and shutdown concepts
• Users, roles, and authorizations overview
• Transport Management System (TMS)
• Client administration concepts
• Background jobs
• System monitoring and logs
• Performance troubleshooting basics
• Backup, recovery, and high availability concepts

14

SAP Security & Authorizations

• Authentication and authorization concepts
• Users and user groups
• Roles and authorization objects
• Role design principles
• Segregation of Duties (SoD)
• SAP Fiori authorizations overview
• Audit logs and access reviews
• Least privilege
• Security testing and documentation

15

SAP HANA & Data Concepts

• Relational database fundamentals
• SAP HANA architecture overview
• Column-store and in-memory concepts
• SQL basics for SAP data
• Schemas, tables, and views
• Data modeling fundamentals
• Calculation views overview
• Performance concepts
• Data lifecycle and governance

16

SAP Analytics & Reporting

• Operational vs analytical reporting
• Embedded analytics in S/4HANA
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) overview
• Stories, models, and dashboards
• KPIs and business metrics
• Data connections and modeling concepts
• SAP BW/4HANA overview
• Reporting requirements and validation
• Present insights to business users

17

SAP BTP & Integration

• SAP Business Technology Platform overview
• Global accounts, subaccounts, and environments
• Integration Suite overview
• API management concepts
• Cloud Integration (CPI) fundamentals
• Event-driven integration concepts
• SAP Build and low-code overview
• Identity and connectivity basics
• Integration monitoring and error handling

18

Data Migration & Master Data

• Data migration lifecycle
• Source-to-target mapping
• Master data governance concepts
• SAP Migration Cockpit overview
• Templates and staging approaches
• Data cleansing and validation
• Reconciliation and sign-off
• Cutover planning
• Migration defects and remediation

19

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Unit, integration, regression, and UAT testing
• Test strategy and test plans
• Write test cases from requirements
• End-to-end process testing
• Test data preparation
• Defect lifecycle and severity
• Retesting and regression cycles
• Evidence and traceability
• Go-live readiness checks

20

Implementation & Project Delivery

• SAP Activate phases: Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run
• Project roles and governance
• Requirements workshops
• Fit-to-standard and gap analysis
• Configuration documentation
• Functional specifications
• Change requests and scope control
• Cutover and hypercare
• Stakeholder communication

21

SAP Cloud & Current Ecosystem

• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition overview
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition overview
• Clean core principles
• Extensibility options
• SAP BTP extension concepts
• Release and upgrade awareness
• Cloud ALM overview
• Responsible handling of business data

22

Hands-on Practice & Portfolio

• Use an authorized training or practice system
• Document one end-to-end business process
• Complete module-specific configuration exercises where available
• Create sample master and transactional data
• Build an ABAP, Fiori, analytics, or integration mini-project
• Write requirements and test cases
• Maintain screenshots and implementation notes
• Create a clear project README or case study
• Explain business value, assumptions, and limitations

23

Certification & Interview Preparation

• Choose a role-aligned SAP certification path
• Check current official exam scope before preparing
• Review core concepts and process flows
• Practice scenario-based questions
• Prepare project walkthroughs
• Practice functional configuration or technical coding topics
• Prepare troubleshooting examples
• Resume and LinkedIn project descriptions
• Mock interviews and communication practice

24

Professional-Level Specialization

• Deepen expertise in one primary SAP module or technical track
• Learn cross-module integration scenarios
• Study production support and incident handling
• Analyze root causes and recurring defects
• Understand upgrades, releases, and change management
• Improve documentation and stakeholder facilitation
• Contribute to a realistic implementation or support project
• Build a continuing learning plan

Skills You'll Gain:

• Understanding of SAP ERP, S/4HANA, and core enterprise business processes.
• Ability to navigate SAP GUI and Fiori and understand system landscapes.
• Foundational knowledge of functional modules and how they integrate.
• Role-specific skills across functional consulting, ABAP, Fiori, Basis, security, analytics, or integration.
• Experience documenting requirements, process flows, test cases, and project work.
• Awareness of data migration, cloud services, system operations, and responsible data handling.
• A portfolio of practice exercises and projects to discuss in interviews.

Duration:

Typically 6 to 12 months for a broad foundation and role-focused practice. Becoming job-ready depends on your chosen SAP track, access to practice systems, and project experience.

Certification:

Select a current SAP certification aligned with your chosen role and verify its official exam scope and availability before registering. Certification does not replace hands-on practice.