SAP S/4HANA Defense and Security - Organizational Flexibility (IDS20)

Course subjects

Introduction to SAP for Defense and Security (D&S)

• Explain the specific challenges of the defence industry and how an industry solution can help address those challenges

• Describe the motivation and content of the Industry Solution D&S, as developed and released in 2000s

• Explain the main differences between SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA as the new digital core

• Explain what the Compatibility Scope is and how it is relevant for D&S customers transitioning to SAP S/4HANA

• Familiarise yourself with the new D&S solution on top of SAP S/4HANA

• Explain the purpose and influence of the Defence Interest Group

• Gain understanding of how the current D&S customers use the solution and where it benefits them

• Find useful sources of additional Information about SAP S/4HANA and the Defence Solution

Force Elements and Force Structures

• Outline the table of organisation and equipment (TOE)

• Define a Force Element

• Describe Force Element data model design

• Describe different approaches to modelling a Force Element

• Describe Force Element structures

Force Management Applications

• Explain what SAP Fiori Launchpad is

• Describe the concept of Business Roles

• List several defence-specific applications

• Differentiate between applications and application variants

• Search for Force Elements, in List and Hierarchy Views

• Navigate the Manage Force Elements App

• Explain how to create a Root Object

• Explain how to edit the main characteristics of Force Elements

• Explain how to create Force Elements and substructures by copying

• Explain how to repurpose a Force Element by changing its characteristics accordingly

• Describe the SAP S/4HANA Business Partner Approach

Capabilities

• Explain what capability-based planning is

• Explain the key terms

• Explain how they could be being used in force generation and force employment

• Explain what Capability Code is

• Create Capability Codes and Capability Hierarchies

• Create Capability Statements

• Assign Capability Statements to variants

• Create mission essential tasks and a task hierarchy

• Describe what Lines of Developments are

• Define the capability code detailed data

• Assign Capability Code and METLs to a Force Element

Data Model and Personnel

• Create a position

• Describe the role of qualifications and jobs in the force structure

• Describe how evaluation paths are used in D&S

Operations and Exercises

• Explain how SAP D&S solution can be used to support operations and exercises planning

• Create operations and exercises in the system

• Create an operational organisation structure

• Assign a complete unit to an operation or exercise

Integration with Cost Accounting

• Describe D&S accounting components

• Describe D&S organisational levels and accounting

• Describe the technical settings in accounting

• Describe the D&S force elements and accounting objects

• Describe force element status changes

• Describe force element delimitation impacts

• Explain organisational measure changes

• Explain workflow management

• Explain accounting links in the structure workbench

• Describe the mass generation functionalities in D&S

• Describe the generation of the CO standard hierarchies in D&S

• Describe the different accounting objects relevant to D&S

Measures

• Describe the difference between Organisational and Individual Measures

• Describe Individual Measures

• Describe Organisational Measures