SAP Consultant BW/4HANA (Application Associate - Reporting, Modeling and Data Acquisition with SAP BW/4HANA) with Design Thinking

Free of cost

by funding

You can use SAP BW/4HANA to automate and evaluate company statistics and present them in electronic form. You will also learn about design thinking, an approach to problem solving and developing new ideas, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in your job.
  • Certificates: Design Thinking" certificate
    Original SAP Consultant Certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    SAP Consultant Certification Reporting, Modeling and Data Acquisition with SAP BW/4HANA C_BW4H_214
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 17 Weeks

Design Thinking

Introduction to Design Thinking (approx. 1 day)

Design Thinking process at a glance

The most important rules and phases of Design Thinking

Practice-oriented approaches and applications


5 phases in a real project (approx. 3 days)


Research Phase

Methodological input on qualitative research

Implementation through practical exercises on a real project


Synthesis phase

Methodical input on analysis and synthesis

Implementation through practical exercises on a real project


Ideation phase

Methodical input on creative techniques and idea development

Implementation through practical exercises on a real project


Prototyping phase

Methodical input on visualization and prototyping (including mockups, click dummies, 3D printing and rapid prototyping)

Implementation through practical exercises on a real project


Testing phase

Methodical input on test methods and iteration, agile approach

Implementation through practical exercises on a real project


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

SAP Consultant BW/4HANA - Application Associate - Reporting, Modeling and Data Acquisition with SAP BW/4HANA 2.x

Introduction (approx. 20 days)

First, you will get to know the SAP system landscape by choosing one of the following topics:


either:


Elective topic 1: SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO)

S4H00 SAP S/4HANA overview

S4F10 Business processes in financial accounting

S4F20 Business processes in internal accounting (Controlling)


or:


Elective topic 2: SAP Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD)

S4H00 SAP S/4HANA overview

S4500 Business Processes Sourcing and Procurement

S4600 Business processes in Sales


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Your chosen topic is followed by the BW-specific SAP topics:

 


BW405 - Query Design and Analysis (approx. 10 days)

Introduction to SAP HANA and SAP BW/4HANA

Starting reports and navigating in reports

Simple queries

Key figures in queries

Structures in queries

Characteristics, attributes and hierarchies

Variables in queries

Exceptions and conditions in queries

Report-report interface

Query performance optimization

Query administration

Overview of authorizations

Overview of SAP Analytics


BW410 - Data Warehousing (approx. 10 days)

Introduction to SAP HANA

Master data in SAP Business Warehouse BW/4HANA

Transaction data in SAP BW/4HANA

Native modeling in SAP HANA

Open ODS Views

Advanced SAP BW/4HANA topics


BW430 - Data Modeling (approx. 15 days)

Challenges in data modeling

Overview: The business case

Modeling approaches in SAP BW/4HANA

Best practice standards in SAP BW/4HANA modeling

Modeling process

SAP BW/4HANA content add-on

Implementing field-based rapid prototyping for SAP BW/4HANA

Implementing models in SAP BW/4HANA

Implement native SAP HANA views

Implement agile data marts

Implementing SAP BW/4HANA Workspaces

Advanced Modeling in SAP BW/4HANA


BW450 - Data provision (approx. 10 days)

Data provision in SAP HANA

Overview of SAP BW/4HANA

Data provisioning in SAP BW/4HANA via the SAP HANA source system

Data provisioning in SAP BW/4HANA via Operational Data Provisioning (ODP_SAP)

Delta management in Operational Data Provisioning (ODP_SAP)

Data extraction from SAP S/4HANA in SAP BW/4HANA

Other types of operational data provisioning in SAP BW/4HANA

Manage and optimize data flow components in SAP BW/4HANA

Big data provisioning in SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Data Hub


Project work/case study, certification preparation and SAP consultant certification BW/4HANA (approx. 15 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of data processing - such as programming skills in the field of databases and data warehousing - is an advantage. SAP and English language skills are recommended.
The design thinking approach can be used to develop innovative solutions for complex problems. The design thinking approach is clearly structured, iterative and leaves plenty of room for new perspectives. The course conveys the meaning, process and principles of the method.

You will also have the necessary qualifications to provide your clients with comprehensive and competent support as an SAP BW/4HANA consultant. The course will enable you to use the SAP BW/4HANA technology platform to automate, evaluate and present company statistics in electronic form. Your professional profile will be enhanced by the SAP Consultant certification.

The course is aimed at people with a degree in computer science, business informatics, business administration, mathematics or comparable qualifications.

The globally standardized and recognized SAP certificate is considered one of the most important manufacturer certifications in the IT sector, with which you can improve your career prospects on the job market across all industries. Managers in the field of Business Warehouse are in demand at both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade, services and finance. Your potential fields of activity lie in business and software consulting, development and business analysis and reporting.

Training partner of SAP® Germany

In cooperation with the SAP training partner alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH, we will qualify you for a job in industry and business.

You are directly connected to the SAP® Germany servers and learn on the original SAP® training system (IDES) in the latest version. This gives you the necessary practical experience during the course.

All SAP consultant courses also conclude with the original SAP certification. Our SAP instructors are qualified SAP consultants who will provide you with intensive support and prepare you optimally for the certification exam.

 

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face teaching via video technology.

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.