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SAC Planning & Reporting - Complete Hands-On Training

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Overview

SAC Planning & Reporting - Complete Hands-On Training based on real-customer scenario of P&L (income statement) planning

What you'll learn:
  • Build an end-to-end SAC Planning & Reporting Application for FP&A - P&L planning customer scenario
  • Complete hands-on based step-by-step instructions for modeling, reporting and planning in SAC
  • Integrate S4HANA master and transaction data CDS Views using oData services and extract the attributes, text, hierarchies and transaction data into SAC planning
  • Learn all the basic planning features such as Version Management, Disaggregation, Data Locking, Data Actions, Multi Actions, Allocations and Currency Conversion
  • Learn all the advanced planning features such as VDTs, Rolling Forecast Layout & Calendar Functionality
  • Learn all the basic Reporting functionalities such as ODEs, Input Controls, Story filters, Linked Analysis, Geo Maps, Blending, Sorting and Ranking
  • Learn all the Advanced Reporting functionalities such as Variance analysis, Reference Lines, Conditional Formatting, Calculated and Restricted measures
  • Learn about Live data connectivity between BW4HANA and SAC, S4HANA and SAC, Native HANA and SAC
  • Learn about complex advanced-formula based data actions to achieve complex business requirements
  • Interview Preparation Tips & tricks to excel any technical or managerial SAC interview
  • Learn all the modeling aspects of both Analytic and Planning models such as private vs public dimensions, calculated dimensions, inverse formula and migration

SAC Planning & Reporting - Complete Hands-On Training based on real customer scenario of P&L (income statement) planning

This course will take you from zero to hero with a detailed hands-on scenario in SACplanning using one of the most frequently used planning scenarios - P&L(Profit &Loss, a.k.a Income Statement)planning.

This is not a theoretical PPT-only driven training, but rather an end-to-end customer scenario-driven, completely hands-on course.

After attending this training, you will also be able to take your certification with confidence and crack interviews.

This training covers, in detail (hands-on) all the important SACmodeling, reporting &planning concepts:

  • SAC tool - look and feel

  • SACconnectivity with SAP and Non-SAPsources.

  • SACModelling Fundamentals - Public dimension, Private dimension, Hierarchies, Properties and much more.

  • Datasets in SACand their usage.

  • Types of models in SAC (Analytic, Planning, Classic vs New measure-based) and the creation of each of these models from scratch.

  • Migration of classic models to new measure-based models.

  • Designing SACstories using the GDrive flat files.

  • Basic and Advanced reporting functionalities in SACStories, such as blending, input controls, Geo-maps, and R-script-based widgets.

  • Creating Composites in SAC.

  • Creating all types of calculated and restricted measures in SAC.

  • Connecting SAC to S4HANA via oData services generated out of SAPStnd CDSViews.

  • End-to-end planning of the customer scenario of P&Lplanning.

  • Creating FSV and S4HANA and loading data into SAC public dimensions.

  • Loading hierarchies fromS4HANA to SACpublic dimensions.

  • Loading transaction data from S4 CDSViews (oData service) to SACplanning model.

  • Creating planning input templates.

  • Creating Planning versions (public and private) using Version Management.

  • Creating Data Upload triggers in SACplanning for easy upload of forecast data.

  • Creating Data Actions using the advanced formula for a complex scenario.

  • Debugging data actions using the Tracing functionality.

  • Creating Multi actions in SAC.

  • Creating Data Locking to safeguard planning versions from modifications.

  • Creating workspaces in SAC for better content and security management.

  • Creating rolling forecast layouts in SAC planning input templates and reports.

  • Creating Allocations in SAC planning.

  • Creating simple and complex currency conversions in SAC.

  • Creating VDTs (Value Driver Trees)in SAC.

  • Creating Calendar tasks and using the calendar automation feature in SAC.

  • Creating the final report in SAC and concluding the end-to-end planning application.

  • Creating transport routes in SACusing the content network.

  • Business Content installation in SAC.

Syllabus

  • All Course Material
  • Welcome & Introduction to SAC
  • SAC Architecture and Connectivity
  • BTP Introduction + Basics of SAC Modeling
  • Modeling in SAC
  • Dimension types in SAC (public vs private)
  • Dimension properties & Public Dimensions
  • Hierarchies in SAC
  • Hierarchies in SAC – Deep Dive
  • Account Dim Multiple Hierarchies and Calculated Accounts
  • Import Methods in SAC
  • SAC Model migration (old type to new) and oData connection to extract model data
  • Stories in SAC - Fundamentals
  • SAC Stories - Geo Maps
  • Input Controls in SAC
  • SAC - Advanced Features in SAC Stories
  • Live Reporting on S4 CDS Views
  • Live Reporting on HANA CVs
  • Live Reporting on BW Queries - Part 1
  • Live Reporting on BW Queries - Part 2
  • Calculations in SAC Stories - Part 1
  • Calculations in SAC Stories - Part 2
  • Planning in SAC & FP&A Functional Knowhow
  • Customer Scenario - Master Data & FSV creation in S4HANA
  • Load GL MD and Hierarchy in SAC Pub Dimension
  • Load ProfitCtr, CostCtr, Company Code & Transaction Data in SAC
  • Workspaces & Version Management in SAC Planning
  • Data Upload Trigger in SAC
  • Data Actions in SAC
  • Data Action - Cross Model Copy
  • Data Action - LINK Function for dynamic lookup
  • Adding Dimension members via Input Template
  • Disaggregation, Cell Locking, Data Entry Modes & Inverse Formula
  • Data Actions - Complex Scenario - Advanced Formula
  • Multi Actions & Data Actions - Tracing and Debugging
  • Allocations in in SAC Planning
  • Currency Conversion in SAC
  • Currency Conv - Custom table scenario
  • Data Locking in SAC Planning
  • Advanced Filtering in SAC
  • VDTs (Value Driver Trees) in SAC
  • Rolling Forecast Layout in SAC
  • Transports in SAC
  • Calendar Functionality in SAC
  • Finalizing the application - Input Templates & Reports

Taught by

Debanshu Mukherjee

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