Preface

15

How This Book Is Organized

15

Acknowledgments

18

Introduction: The Path to Certification

19

Who This Book Is For

20

The C_TS410 Certification Exam

20

Ways to Learn

23

Face-to-Face Training

23

Online Training

24

SAP University Alliances Institutions

25

Additional Learning Resources

27

SAP Learning Hub

27

SAP Help Portal

30

Glossary

30

Application Helps

31

openSAP

31

Tips for Taking the C_TS410 Exam

32

Exam Preparation

32

Taking the Exam

33

Test Takeaway

34

1 SAP S/4HANA Basics

35

1.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

36

1.2 SAP S/4HANA Suite

37

1.2.1 Motivators and Technology Enablers

37

1.2.2 Components

39

1.2.3 Key Characteristics

43

1.3 The Intelligent Enterprise

46

1.3.1 The Intelligent Suite and Enhanced Business Processes

46

1.3.2 Intelligent Technologies

48

1.3.3 Industry Cloud

48

1.3.4 SAP Business Technology Platform

48

1.4 SAP Fiori

50

1.4.1 Design and Dimensions

50

1.4.2 SAP Fiori Launchpad

52

1.4.3 Application Types

54

1.5 System-Wide Concepts

54

1.5.1 Data

55

1.5.2 Client

57

1.5.3 Transactions

57

1.5.4 Documents

59

1.5.5 Outputs

60

1.6 Business Process Integration

61

1.7 Important Terminology

61

1.8 Practice Questions

64

1.9 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

67

1.10 Test Takeaway

70

2 Core Finance: Financial Accounting

71

2.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

73

2.2 Data Structures for Financial Accounting

73

2.2.1 Organizational Data

73

2.2.2 Master Data

75

2.2.3 Data Assignments

80

2.3 Key Processes of Financial Accounting

81

2.3.1 General Ledger Accounting

81

2.3.2 Accounts Payable

98

2.3.3 Accounts Receivable

99

2.3.4 Asset Accounting

99

2.4 Integration with Other Modules

108

2.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

108

2.4.2 Integration via Transactions

109

2.5 Important Terminology

111

2.6 Practice Questions

114

2.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

119

2.8 Test Takeaway

124

3 Core Finance: Management Accounting

125

3.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

127

3.2 Data Structures for Management Accounting

127

3.2.1 Organizational Data

128

3.2.2 Master Data

130

3.2.3 Data Assignments

133

3.3 Key Processes of Management Accounting

133

3.3.1 Cost Element Accounting

134

3.3.2 Cost Center Accounting

136

3.3.3 Activity-Based Costing

146

3.3.4 Internal Orders

147

3.3.5 Profitability Analysis and Sales Controlling

151

3.3.6 Product Cost Accounting

155

3.3.7 Profit Center Accounting

158

3.4 Integration with Other Modules

161

3.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

161

3.4.2 Integration via Transactions

163

3.5 Important Terminology

166

3.6 Practice Questions

169

3.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

175

3.8 Test Takeaway

180

4 Source-to-Pay Processing

183

4.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

185

4.2 Data Structures for Source-To-Pay

185

4.2.1 Organizational Data

186

4.2.2 Master Data

188

4.2.3 Data Assignments

201

4.3 Key Processes of Source-to-Pay

204

4.3.1 Determination of Requirements

205

4.3.2 Source of Supply Determination

209

4.3.3 Vendor Selection

211

4.3.4 Purchase Order Handling

211

4.3.5 Goods Receipt

215

4.3.6 Invoice Verification

221

4.3.7 Payment

223

4.4 Integration with Other Modules

224

4.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

224

4.4.2 Integration via Transactions

225

4.4.3 SAP Ariba Integration

226

4.5 Important Terminology

227

4.6 Practice Questions

228

4.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

233

4.8 Test Takeaway

236

5 Lead-to-Cash Processing

237

5.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

239

5.2 Data Structures for Lead-to-Cash

240

5.2.1 Organizational Data

240

5.2.2 Master Data

243

5.2.3 Data Assignments

249

5.3 Key Processes of Lead-to-Cash

251

5.3.1 Order-to-Cash Overview

252

5.3.2 Sales Order Handling

254

5.3.3 Outbound Delivery Handling

265

5.3.4 Billing

275

5.4 Integration with Other Modules

279

5.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

279

5.4.2 Integration via Transactions

279

5.5 Important Terminology

281

5.6 Practice Questions

283

5.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

288

5.8 Test Takeaway

292

6 Design-to-Operate Processing

295

6.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

297

6.2 Data Structures for Design-to-Operate

297

6.2.1 Organizational Data

298

6.2.2 Master Data

298

6.2.3 Data Assignments

312

6.3 Key Processes of Design-to-Operate

313

6.3.1 Strategic Planning

314

6.3.2 Demand Management

316

6.3.3 SAP Integrated Business Planning

316

6.3.4 Detailed Planning

317

6.3.5 Manufacturing Control and Execution

327

6.4 Integration with Other Modules

341

6.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

341

6.4.2 Integration via Transactions

342

6.5 Important Terminology

344

6.6 Practice Questions

346

6.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

352

6.8 Test Takeaway

356

7 Enterprise Asset Management

359

7.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

360

7.2 Data Structures for Enterprise Asset Management

361

7.2.1 Organizational Data

361

7.2.2 Master Data

363

7.2.3 Data Assignments

371

7.3 Key Processes of Enterprise Asset Management

372

7.3.1 Maintenance Notification

373

7.3.2 Maintenance Planning

375

7.3.3 Maintenance Control

379

7.3.4 Maintenance Execution

380

7.3.5 Maintenance Completion

381

7.4 Integration with Other Modules

386

7.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

386

7.4.2 Integration via Transactions

387

7.5 Important Terminology

388

7.6 Practice Questions

390

7.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

395

7.8 Test Takeaway

398

8 Inventory, Warehouse, and Transportation Management

399

8.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

401

8.2 Inventory Management

402

8.2.1 Organizational Data

402

8.2.2 Goods Movements

403

8.2.3 Documents for Goods Movements

410

8.3 Warehouse Management

411

8.3.1 Organizational Data

412

8.3.2 Centralized Warehouse Management

414

8.3.3 Decentralized Warehouse Management

416

8.4 Extended Warehouse Management

417

8.5 Transportation Management

419

8.6 Integration with Other Modules

422

8.6.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

422

8.6.2 Integration via Transactions

422

8.7 Important Terminology

424

8.8 Practice Questions

426

8.9 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

432

8.10 Test Takeaway

435

9 Project System

437

9.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

438

9.2 Data Structures for Project System

439

9.2.1 Project Structuring Elements

439

9.2.2 Data Assignments

451

9.3 Key Processes of Project System

452

9.3.1 Project Planning

453

9.3.2 Project Budgeting

456

9.3.3 Project Execution

457

9.3.4 Period-End Closing

461

9.4 Integration with Other Modules

463

9.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

463

9.4.2 Integration via Transactions

465

9.5 Important Terminology

466

9.6 Practice Questions

467

9.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

471

9.8 Test Takeaway

474

10 Hire-to-Retire Processing

477

10.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test

479

10.2 Data Structures for Hire-to-Retire

479

10.2.1 Organizational Structures

479

10.2.2 Master Data

485

10.2.3 Data Assignments

489

10.3 Key Processes of Hire-to-Retire

490

10.3.1 Hire-to-Retire Tasks

490

10.3.2 Human Capital Management versus Human Experience Management

491

10.3.3 SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

495

10.3.4 Self-Service Tools

496

10.4 Integration with Other Modules

497

10.4.1 Integration via Cross-Module Data Assignments

497

10.4.2 Integration via Transactions

498

10.5 Important Terminology

498

10.6 Practice Questions

500

10.7 Practice Question Answers and Explanations

503

10.8 Test Takeaway

505