SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling - Using Fiori Apps

Name: SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling - Using Fiori Apps
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Enterprise-Ready SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO) Business Processes Using SAP Fiori Apps

Created byRana W Mehmood

Last updated 5/2025

English

What you'll learn

Understand SAP Fiori apps with S/4HANA FICO processes
Work on SAP Fiori launchpad efficiently
Navigate Fiori Apps Reference Library
Become expert in SAP Fiori Administration
SAP S/4HANA Finance Business Processes
Managing finance accounting periods
Post general journal entries in SAP Fiori
Upload entries via spreadsheet templates
Manage G/L account master data
Use cash journal and manage banks
Handle customer master data and invoices
Post incoming and outgoing payments
Reset and clear open items in AR
Manage vendor master and supplier data
Post supplier invoices and payments
Configure and execute dunning notices
SAP S/4HANA Asset Accounting Business Processes
Manage asset master records and AuC
Perform depreciation and asset transfers
SAP S/4HANA Controlling Business Processes
Managing cost accounting periods
Global hierarchies and Flexible hierarchies
Run cost allocations and distributions
Post and analyze activity allocations
Create and settle internal orders
Reassign costs and revenues
Use analytics for financial reporting
Understand the relationship of SAP Fiori with Universal Journal

Course content

26 sections • 157 lectures • 23h 29m total length

Introduction to the Course (Topics/Sections Overview)5:23
Learn end-to-end finance and controlling processes in SAP S/4HANA using SAP Fiori apps, including posting journals, asset accounting, cost and profit centers, and the universal journal.
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Introduction to SAP S/4HANA Business Suite5:00
Explore the SAP S/4HANA business suite, its ERP architecture, and how Fiori apps enable role-based tasks across on premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments.
Introduction to SAP Fiori as a new User Interface and User Experience4:38
Learn how SAP Fiori delivers a cloud-based user interface and user experience for SAP S/4HANA finance and controlling, including the launchpad, tile groups, and the replacement of SAP GUI.
SAP Fiori Key Features and Design Principles12:59
Learn SAP Fiori design principles that deliver a responsive, simple, coherent, and instant value user experience, with extensibility and role based access on the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
SAP Fiori Help and Learning6:56
Discover SAP Fiori help and learning center features, from contextual help to interactive tutorials. Learn about accounts payable workflows, supplier data, and personalized training through my learning.
SAP Fiori Recent Activities and Frequently Used Apps1:32
Discover how business users view recent activities and frequently used SAP Fiori apps from the User Actions menu. Learn to open past apps and clear history in settings.
SAP Fiori Versions History4:18
Trace the SAP Fiori versions history across on premise, cloud private edition, and cloud public edition, from Fiori 1.0 through Fiori 3, with themes and roadmaps for S/4HANA.
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SAP Fiori App Finder and Fiori Apps Reference Library for Business Role(s)16:20
Use the SAP Fiori App Finder and Fiori Apps reference library to locate the asset master app, determine the required business role, and access it on the Fiori launchpad.
Assign a Standard Business Role to a Business User8:10
Assign a standard business role to a business user via SAP GUI and SU01, covering on premise and cloud editions and roles of basis consultants and administrators.
Catalog Management, Launchpad Content Manager, and Custom Business Role42:43
Learn catalog management for SAP Fiori with Launchpad Designer and Content Manager, create custom catalogs and groups, map tiles to target mappings, and build a custom business role for apps.
Manage SAP Fiori Launchpad Spaces and Pages37:36
Learn how to manage SAP Fiori Launchpad spaces and pages, including creating custom spaces and pages, assigning them to roles, and organizing apps and tiles into sections.
SAP Fiori Apps Display Options2:39
Explore converting SAP Fiori apps into link, flat tile, flat white tile, and white tile on the launchpad, then personalize with add to my home.
Deprecated, and Obsolete Fiori Tiles and Business Catalogs8:29
Learn how SAP marks Fiori tiles and business catalogs as deprecated or obsolete, why replacement occurs, and how to verify status using the Fiori Apps reference library.
Customization Options through SAP Fiori Apps7:06
Explore customization options in SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling using Fiori Apps, including custom fields and logic app and in-app extensibility to tailor user interfaces, reports, and templates.
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Introduction to SAP Fiori Application Types0:38
Explore the three main SAP Fiori application types—transactional, analytical, and fact sheets—and learn how Fiori elements provide pre-built templates, plus SAP GUI for HTML and web dynpro options.
Transactional Apps4:03
Learn how SAP Fiori transactional apps enable real-time create, update, and delete actions on the SAP backend, with filtering and identification via the Fiori Apps reference library.
Analytical Apps6:20
Explore SAP Fiori analytical apps that analyze real time financial and operational data via KPIs to support decision making, integrating with back end systems and visualizing insights across devices.
Fact sheets/Object Page4:17
Explore SAP Fiori fact sheets or object pages to view contextual information about business objects and navigate to related transactional and analytical apps via the SAP Fiori Launchpad.
Fiori Elements2:59
Explore SAP Fiori elements, pre-built templates for transactional, analytical, and fact sheet apps—list report and object page templates—delivering a consistent user experience and SAP best practices in design.
SAP Gui-based HTML Apps7:25
Understand sap gui for html apps, enabling browser-based, installation-free access to sap transactions and sap fiori integration, with transaction codes like fb50 and va01 in titles.
Web Dynpro4:21
Explore web dynpro as a model–view–controller framework for SAP Fiori apps, enabling automatic data binding, clear separation of business logic, and diverse reporting and transaction-focused applications.
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Business Scenario0:44
Explore end user processes in SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling using SAP Fiori apps, illustrating daily business activities for a UK tools manufacturing company.
Introduction to SAP S/4HANA Finance3:15
Discover how SAP S/4HANA Finance optimizes the record to report cycle with real-time data, integrated financial processes, and a flexible, Fiori-driven deployment across on premise, cloud, or hybrid environments.
Enterprise Structure (FI)2:26
Explore the enterprise structure in SAP S/4HANA Finance, including client, company codes, business areas, and the company, and how these units support financial reporting.
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Post and Manage General Journal Entries14:07
Post and manage general journal entries in SAP Fiori, detailing header and line items, currencies, ledgers, and postings, with simulation, attachments, notes, balance checks, and traceable audit changes.
Upload Journal Entries through Spreadsheet6:20
Upload journal entries via a spreadsheet using SAP Fiori apps, download the template, fill mandatory fields, ensure balanced debits and credits, then post and review the log.
Display G/L Account Balances and Line Items in G/L2:42
Display GL account balances and line items in the general ledger using SAP Fiori apps. Filter by fiscal year and currency, view debit and credit totals, open journal entry documents.
Manage G/L Account Master Data10:34
Learn to manage GL account master data in SAP Fiori with the Manage GL account master data app, covering chart of accounts, company code assignments, and open item management.
Manage Chart of Accounts and Financial Statement Version7:51
Demonstrates managing chart of accounts and financial statement version in SAP S/4HANA using the Fiori app; compare chart of accounts vs company code and view GL account details.
Introduction to Documents Clearing and Clearing G/L Accounts7:25
Demonstrate clearing GL accounts in SAP Fiori using an open-item journal entry example. Use the Clear GL accounts app to review open items, then post clearing to zero balances.
Manage Recurring Journal Entries7:27
Learn how to manage recurring journal entries in SAP Fiori, create, display, edit, and post recurring postings for accruals and deferrals within the general ledger periodic activities.
Sample Journal Entries3:50
Create and reference sample journal entries across accounts payable, general ledger, and accounts receivable using the Fiori app, noting that sample documents do not update GL balances until posting.
Cross-company code Transactions or Intercompany Transactions9:54
Explore cross company code transactions in SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling using Fiori, demonstrating intercompany loans, central procurement and central payment, with automatic postings across multiple company codes.
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Manage Banks - Master Data18:11
Learn to manage bank master data in SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling with Fiori, including defining house banks, linking to GL accounts, creating bank accounts, and hierarchies.
Post Cash Journal Entries14:54
Post cash journal entries in SAP S/4HANA Finance using a single Fiori screen, recording cash receipts and payments and posting to the general ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
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SAP Accounts Receivable Overview2:25
Explore SAP accounts receivable in SAP S/4HANA with Fiori apps, covering master data, invoicing, payments, dunning, and integrated reporting to improve cash flow and reduce bad debt.
Introduction to BP and Customer Master Data5:00
Discover how to create business partner and customer master data using SAP Fiori, understand the BP data segments, roles, and how general, company code, and sales data interrelate.
Creation of BP and Customer Master Data19:42
Create and extend business partner master data to include customer master data using SAP Fiori apps, covering general data, address, organization data, sales area data, and company code data.
Creation of One-time Customer Master Data7:43
Learn to create one-time customer master data in SAP via the Manage customer master Fiori app, using external number ranges for OTCUST01 and invoice processing.
Post Outgoing Invoices - For Customers25:13
Post outgoing customer invoices using SAP Fiori, selecting the customer, posting date, document type DR, GL account and tax code, then simulate and post to accounts receivable.
Hold Documents vs Parking Documents11:45
Compare hold and park documents in SAP S/4HANA Finance to temporarily save invoices without posting, with holds lacking document numbers and park documents generating numbers for later retrieval or posting.
Upload Customer Open Items10:15
Upload multiple customer invoices in SAP S/4HANA Finance using the Fiori app for uploading open items; download the template, fill required fields, upload, validate, and post.
Post One-time Customer Outgoing Invoice5:05
Use the Fiori app create outgoing invoice to post a one time customer invoice, entering date, tax, and customer details, then post to generate the document number.
Post Customer Credit Memo12:45
Learn to post customer credit memos in SAP S/4HANA Finance via Fiori, either linked to invoices or standalone, including tax, GL accounts, and payment terms.
Post Incoming Payments - For Customers (Period-End)9:13
Post incoming customer payments manually at period end using the Fiori payments and clearing page, select open invoices, apply cash discounts, and verify items are cleared with the clearing document.
Reset Cleared Items with Negative Reversal Posting8:38
Demonstrates resetting cleared items with negative reversal posting via the SAP Fiori app, reopening invoices after a credit memo and explaining reset versus reset and reverse and period considerations.
Clear Open Items - Automatic With Credit Memo (Period-End)4:44
Learn to clear open items automatically with a credit memo against invoices at period end in SAP S/4HANA Finance using Fiori apps.
Reset Cleared Items with Normal Reversal Posting12:35
Demonstrates how to reset cleared items with normal reversal posting in SAP Fiori, explaining the impact on customer balances and the difference from negative reversal posting.
Post Partial Incoming Payment - For Customers5:41
Demonstrates posting a partial incoming payment for a customer in SAP Fiori, clearing the original invoice and creating a clearing document for the remaining balance while reviewing journal entries.
Customer Underpayment/Overpayment within Tolerance Limits11:45
Learn to post customer underpayments or overpayments within permitted payment differences using SAP Fiori, guided by tolerance groups and GUI configuration through the post incoming payments workflow.
Customer Underpayment/Overpayment Above Tolerance Limits5:57
Post payment differences for under or over payments above tolerance limits using the Fiori post incoming payments workflow to create a customer invoice and post on account to clear balance.
Correspondence with Customers5:28
Demonstrates how to create and send customer correspondence in SAP Fiori, including credit memos, customer statements, and open item lists with payment advice, via PDF, email, or print.
Customer Down Payment Process (Special GL Transaction)26:33
Learn to process customer down payments with SAP Fiori, covering down payment requests, down payment received, and clearing against invoices using special GL transactions and reconciliation accounts.
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Requirements

Access to SAP S/4HANA System with Fiori Interface

Description

In this course, Learners will explore SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling (FICO) end-user business processes using SAP Fiori apps.

This course is designed for enterprise SAP users, finance professionals, and consultants working in real SAP S/4HANA environments. It focuses on end-to-end Finance and Controlling (FICO) business processes using SAP Fiori apps, aligned with corporate SAP implementations and real project scenarios.

The instructor has primarily demonstrated the business processes using SAP Fiori transactional apps, rather than SAP GUI-based HTML apps, to help learners understand and adopt SAP's latest innovations for process execution such as Global Hierarchies and Flexible Hierarchies in CO module etc.

They will learn to manage financial activities such as General Ledger accounting, Bank and Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting, Internal Orders, and Cost Allocations through intuitive, role-based Fiori interfaces. The course also introduces default values, hierarchies, and reporting tools that simplify daily operations.

After completing this course, Learners will be able to confidently perform core finance and controlling processes using SAP Fiori apps in a real-world S/4HANA environment.

Here are the highlights of this course:

Section 1 gives an introduction to the course.
Section 2 introduces SAP Fiori as the modern UI/UX for SAP S/4HANA Finance, covering design principles, navigation features, and version evolution.
Section 3 focuses on SAP Fiori Administration including role assignments, catalog and launchpad management, customization options, and handling Fiori tiles, pages, and deprecated catalogs effectively for SAP S/4HANA Finance.
Section 4 introduces various SAP Fiori application types including Transactional Apps, Analytical Apps, Fact Sheets, Fiori Elements, and legacy technologies like SAP GUI and Web Dynpro.
Section 5 provides an overview of the SAP S/4HANA Finance system, its Enterprise Structure, and a business scenario to contextualize real-world financial operations.
Section 6 explains how users can set SAP Fiori Default Values to personalize input defaults such as Company Code, Controlling Area, and Fiscal Year.
Section 7 covers how to Manage Posting Periods for both Accounting and Cost Accounting, ensuring financial data is posted in valid timeframes.
Section 8 explores General Ledger (FI-GL) tasks such as posting journal entries, clearing G/L accounts, managing recurring entries, and cross-company transactions using SAP Fiori apps.
Section 9 covers Bank and Cash Management, focusing on bank master data maintenance and posting cash journal entries through user-friendly Fiori interfaces.
Section 10 details Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) including customer master data, invoicing, incoming payments, tolerance limits, and special G/L transactions like down payments.
Section 11 focuses on Accounts Payable (FI-AP) processes such as supplier data, vendor invoicing, payments, foreign vendor transactions, and using document splitting and account templates.
Section 12 introduces Dunning Notices and Automatic Payments, guiding users through both configuration and execution using Fiori-based end-user processes.
Section 13 focuses on Asset Accounting (FI-AA) processes including asset master creation, acquisitions, retirements, revaluations, depreciation, and asset transfers, both with and without vendors.
Section 14 covers managing Profit Centers and Cost Centers, including their hierarchical structure, and how to group and monitor them for internal reporting.
Section 15 compares Global Hierarchies with Flexible Hierarchies, providing insights on structuring cost centers and profit centers for flexible reporting.
Section 16 introduces Cost Elements as G/L Master Data, how to group them, and define default account assignments used in cost allocations.
Section 17 explains how to manage Cost Accounting Posting Periods and the distinction between CO-Related Periods and general posting periods.
Section 18 teaches how to perform Cost Center Planning vs Actual Data Postings, including importing plans and analyzing plan vs actual results using Fiori apps.
Section 19 demonstrates the Distribution Method of Cost Allocations, handling both plan and actual costs and running allocations with analytics.
Section 20 focuses on the Assessment Method of Cost Allocations, covering how to plan, post, and compare it against the distribution method.
Section 21 dives into Direct Activity Cost Allocation, setting up activity types, cost elements, and performing plan vs actual postings with analysis.
Section 22 explains Indirect Activity Allocation, detailing allocation cycles, sender activities, and how to perform both plan and actual cycles.
Section 23 covers Internal Orders, discussing order types, settlement rules, actual postings, and closing orders for cost control and tracking.
Section 24 teaches how to Reassign Costs and Revenues using Fiori apps, ideal for correcting postings and reclassifying expenses.
Section 25 offers Additional Fiori Insights, highlighting the Universal Journal, SAP GUI vs Fiori implementation, and key business benefits of SAP Fiori and UI/UX.
Section 26 gives a bonus lecture that gives you information on how to learn Configuration for SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling, how to access SAP S/4HANA for Practice, where to find SAP Course Documentation, and how to resolve Sap Errors during configuration.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn SAP Fiori as a new User Cloud Interface
SAP Users who want to learn the End-User processes with SAP Fiori UX related to FICO
SAP Consultants, Testers and Software Engineers
SAP Project Managers, and Business Analysts

SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling - Using Fiori Apps

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Course content

Introduction to the Course1 lecture • 5min

SAP Fiori as a new User Interface and User Experience for SAP S/4HANA Finance6 lectures • 35min

SAP Fiori Administration for SAP S/4HANA Finance7 lectures • 2hr 3min

SAP Fiori Application Types7 lectures • 30min

Introduction to SAP S/4HANA Finance3 lectures • 6min

SAP Fiori Default Values1 lecture • 4min

SAP S/4HANA Finance - Manage Posting Periods1 lecture • 15min

SAP S/4HANA Finance - General Ledger (FI-GL)9 lectures • 1hr 10min

SAP S/4HANA Finance - Banks and Cash Management2 lectures • 33min

SAP S/4HANA Finance - Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)18 lectures • 3hr 10min

Requirements

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