If you are a SAP Basis consultant having few years of experience looking for a training to upskill yourself in most advanced activities like BTP Administration, Cloud ALM, Distributed and high availability system Installations, ECC to S4/HANA Conversion, OS/DB Migration, System Refresh, On-premise to cloud migration, S/4 HANA Release upgrade etc. then this is the best training for you.
This training will prepare you for Lead SAP Basis roles and guide you to build hands-on experience in SAP Basis most advanced topics so that you can easily take charge of those activities and crack interviews of SAP Basis Lead positions effortlessly.
This program includes the courses below. Open any course to see its syllabus.
Syllabus
- Introduction to SAP
- What is SAP?
- SAP Products Overview
- SAP Modules Overview
- What is Basis?
- Roles and Responsibilities of Basis Consultants
- SAP Cloud ALM
- SAP Cloud ALM introduction
- Introduction to SAP
- SAP Cloud ALM
- SAP Cloud ALM features
- SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation
- SAP Cloud ALM for Operation
- Provisioning SAP Cloud ALM
- Connecting backend S4/HANA system with Cloud ALM
- Exploring SAP Cloud ALM for Operation Scenarios
- SAP Cloud ALM for Operation : Job & Automation Monitoring
- Cloud Computing and BTP Introduction
- SAP Landscape
- What is SAP Business Systems?
- Cloud Computing and BTP Introduction
- SAP Landscape
- SAP System ID
- SAP Sever Host Name
- Cloud Computing and BTP Introduction
- SAP Landscape
- Business Systems - 3 system Landscape
- Cloud Computing and BTP Introduction
- SAP Landscape
- Business Systems - ECC, EP, BW Landscape
- Cloud Computing and BTP Introduction
- CF Architecture and services
- SAP Landscape
- SAP Projects
- Implementation Projects
- Support Projects
- Training Landscape
- SAP R3 Architecture
- Login in OS Level (Windows Server)
- BTP Core Concepts
- SAP R3 Architecture
- Directory Structure of SAP
- Layers of R3 Architecture
- SAP System 3 Tier Architecture
- Different types of SAP Systems
- BTP Core Concepts
- Environments - CF, Kyma, ABAP on Cloudrn
- SAP R3 Architecture
- SAP ABAP System
- SAP Java System
- Understanding the architecture of Central Instance
- Understanding the architecture of Dialog Instance
- BTP Core Concepts
- SAP R3 Architecture
- Understanding the architecture of Database Instance
- Sequence of SAP System Shutdown
- Shutdown of SAP Systems
- Sequence of SAP System Startup
- Startup of SAP Systems
- BTP Core Concepts
- Global Accounts and Sub-Accounts
- Hyperscalers
- Service Entitlements
- Directory Concept
- Setup BTP Trial account
- Cockpit walkthrough - Services, Cloud Foundry, Connectivity, Security, Entitlements
- Create BTP sub-account
- SAP Client Concept
- What is Client?
- SAP Standard Clients
- Custom Clients
- Client Dependent Data and Client Independent Data
- BTP to On-premise system integration
- Cloud Connector Overview
- Cloud Connector Installation
- SAP Cloud Connector - Administration
- SAP Cloud Connector - Logs, traces & Troubleshooting
- Add Sub Account in Cloud Connector
- Add system mapping for on-premise system( ABAP System, Protocol - HTTPS)
- Add system mapping for on-premise system( ABAP System, Protocol - RFC)
- Create communication user in ABAP System
- Create Destination in SAP BTP Cockpit
- SAP System Monitoring
- Importance SAP System Monitoring
- Checking Application Servers (SM51)
- Monitoring Work Processes for Individual Instances (SM50)
- Monitoring System Wide Work Processes (SM66)
- Monitoring Lock Entries (SM12)
- Monitoring Users (AL08, SM04)
- CPU Utilization (ST06)
- Monitoring Update Processes (SM13)
- Monitoring System Log (SM21)
- Buffer Statistics (ST02)
- SAP Distributed System Installation
- Planning a Distributed System Installation
- SAP System Monitoring
- Monitoring Batch Jobs (SM37)
- Spool Request Monitoring (SP01)
- ABAP Dump Analysis (ST22)
- Outbound Queue (SMQ1)
- Inbound Queue (SMQ2)
- SAP Distributed System Installation
- System sizing for a distributed installation
- SAP System Monitoring
- Database Backup logs (DB12)
- Workload Monitoring (ST03N)
- SAP Distributed System Installation
- Preparing VM for SAP and Database installation
- Installing HANA DB
- Preparing VMs for SAP application instances installation
- Install ASCS instance
- Install Database Instance
- Install Primary Application Server Instance
- Install Additional Application Server Instance
- Post Installation activities
- Users, Roles and Authorization
- Creating, deleting, copying, locking and unlocking user
- Concept of Role and Profile
- SAP High Availability System Installation
- Planning a High Availability System Installation
- Users, Roles and Authorization
- Creating single and composite roles
- Assigning roles to user
- SAP High Availability System Installation
- System sizing for a High Availability System installation
- Users, Roles and Authorization
- Mass user administration (SU10)
- Assigning authorization objects to roles
- SAP High Availability System Installation
- Preparing VM for HANA DB installation
- Users, Roles and Authorization
- Understanding SUIM for advanced access administration and troubleshooting
- SAP High Availability System Installation
- Installing HANA DB
- Preparing VMs for SAP application instances installation
- Install ASCS instance
- Install ERS Instance
- Prepare additional cluster node
- Install Database Instance
- Install Primary Application Server Instance
- Install Additional Application Server Instance
- Post Installation activities
- Remote Function Call - RFC
- Introduction to RFC (Remote Function Call)
- Interview Preparation
- Discussion on common question asked in interview
- Remote Function Call - RFC
- Types of RFC Connections
- Creating different types of RFC
- Interview Preparation
- Discussion on error scenaro and troubleshooting
- Remote Function Call - RFC
- Understanding common connection errors in RFC connection test
- Change and Transport Management System
- What is Transport Request
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- Introduction to SAP Activate Methodology
- Change and Transport Management System
- Workbench/Customizing Transport Request
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- Responsibility of SAP Basis Consultant in a Greenfield Project
- Change and Transport Management System
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- Project planning for greenfield implementation using SAP Activate Methodology
- Planning for S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Change and Transport Management System
- Release transport Request
- Import Transport Request
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- Sizing for System installation
- Generating Stack XML from Maintenance Planner
- Change and Transport Management System
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- SAP S/4 HANA Standalone System Installation using SWPM
- Change and Transport Management System
- Transport Logs and Return code
- SAP Greenfield Implementation
- Performing Post installation activities
- Change and Transport Management System
- Transport Directory and Its configuration
- Setting up Transport Management System
- Transport of copies, Transport subtasks
- Assigning Transport Layer to SAP Packages
- Troubleshooting end user issues related to transports
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- Client Customization options
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Creating Plan for System Installation
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Sizing for System installation
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- Changing Client Properties
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Generating Stack XML using maintainance planner
- Downloading required software packages
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- What is Logical System?
- Creating Logical System (BD54)
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- SAP S/4 HANA Standalone System Installation using SWPM
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Post installation activity : Creating business clients
- Post installation activity : Client copy
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- SAP Client copy
- Local Client copy
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Post installation activity : Running STC01 task list SAP_BASIS_SETUP_INITIAL_CONFIG
- Post installation activity : Business Functions activation
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- Remote client copy
- Client copy by import / Export
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Post installation activity : Fiori Activation
- Client Administration & Client Copy
- S/4HANA System Provisioning
- Roles and authorization design
- Data Migration to S/4 Hana with Green Field Implementation Approach
- Architecture of HANA Migration Cockpit
- Background Job Administration
- What is Background Jobs?
- Creating/Scheduling Background job
- Data Migration to S/4 Hana with Green Field Implementation Approach
- Hana Migration Cockpit - File Upload Approach
- Hana Migration Cockpit - Stagging File Approach
- Background Job Administration
- Imporance of Varience and Step User
- Deleting Background job
- Data Migration to S/4 Hana with Green Field Implementation Approach
- Hana Migration Cockpit - Direct transfer from ECC
- Background Job Administration
- Changing/Editing background jobs
- Data Migration to S/4 Hana with Green Field Implementation Approach
- Hana Migration Cockpit - Modeler
- Background Job Administration
- Suspending/Rescheduling background jobs using BTCTRNS1 and BTCTRNS2
- Server & Network - Program overview and learning outcomes
- Role of server and network administration in SAP Basis work
- SAP Java System Administration
- SAP Java System Architecture
- SAP Java - Important URLs
- Server & Network - Program overview and learning outcomes
- Typical SAP landscape components and infrastructure dependencies
- Shared responsibility: Basis vs. OS vs. network teams
- SAP Java System Administration
- User Administration
- Destinations
- Server & Network - Program overview and learning outcomes
- Lab environment, access models, and safety practices
- Course tools: SSH, RDP, ipconfig, ping, tracert, nslookup
- SAP Java System Administration
- SSL Administration
- Logs and Troubleshooting
- Interconnectivity between SAP Java and Backend ABAP system
- SAP Basis Administrative Operations in SAP System
- Overview of SAP Profile Files
- Server & Network - SAP landscape infrastructure context
- Presentation, application, and database tiers in SAP
- SAP Basis Administrative Operations in SAP System
- SAP OSS Note implementation
- Server & Network - SAP landscape infrastructure context
- Central instance, application servers, and database host
- SAP Basis Administrative Operations in SAP System
- Service administration (SMICM)
- Usage of RZ10 and RZ11
- Changing Profile Parameters
- Email Configuration
- Server & Network - SAP landscape infrastructure context
- SAP hostnames, instance numbers, and SID conventions
- Internal vs. external client access paths
- SAP Basis Administrative Operations in SAP System
- Running ABAP Reports - SE38
- Static and Dynamic Profile Parameters
- Server & Network - SAP landscape infrastructure context
- High availability and DR - infrastructure view
- SAP Basis Administrative Operations in SAP System
- Running Function Modules - SE37
- Logon Groups configuration
- SICF Service administration
- Operations mode configuration
- SSL administration STRUSTSSO2
- SAP Kernel Upgrade
- System Landscape Directory(SLD) administration
- Server & Network - Windows Server administration for SAP
- Login at OS level (Windows Server) for SAP administration
- Printer Configuration
- Print Architecture and Printing method
- Local Printing
- Server & Network - Windows Server administration for SAP
- Windows services relevant to SAP (overview)
- Disks, volumes, and pagefile considerations for SAP
- Printer Configuration
- Remote Printing
- Frontend Printing
- Server & Network - Windows Server administration for SAP
- Windows updates and patching coordination with Basis
- Printer Configuration
- Server & Network - Windows Server administration for SAP
- Event Viewer and basic Windows troubleshooting for SAP hosts
- Printer Configuration
- Server & Network - Windows Server administration for SAP
- Local users, groups, and UAC impact on SAP installs
- Server & Network - Linux administration for SAP
- Linux distributions used for SAP (RHEL, SUSE) - overview
- SAP Marketplace Tasks & Activities
- Register new developer
- Register objects to generate access key
- Server & Network - Linux administration for SAP
- SSH login, sudo, and sapadmin / <sid>adm users
- Filesystem layout, mounts, and sapmnt / oracle or HANA paths
- SAP Marketplace Tasks & Activities
- Generating, downloading and applying SAP License keys
- Server & Network - Linux administration for SAP
- systemd services and starting/stopping SAP-related units
- Package management and kernel/driver coordination
- Log locations: messages, syslog, SAP trace directories
- Oracle Database Administration
- Server & Network - Virtualization and compute for SAP
- Virtual machines vs. bare metal for SAP workloads
- Oracle Database Administration
- Different Type of database used with SAP Systems
- Server & Network - Virtualization and compute for SAP
- vCPU, memory, and NUMA awareness (overview)
- Oracle Database Administration
- Database Administration Tools - Brtools, sqlplus, HANA Studio etc
- Server & Network - Virtualization and compute for SAP
- VM snapshots, clones, and Basis change windows
- Hypervisor networking basics (vSwitch, port groups)
- Preparing a VM for SAP and database installation (lab context)
- Oracle Database Administration
- Oracle Database Architecture
- Oracle Database Administration
- Using Brtools for oracle DB administration
- Database backup overview
- Types of database backup
- Online and offline backup
- Database backup strategy
- How to configure automatic database and transaction backup
- Taking adhoc database and transaction backup in Oracle
- Database restore strategy
- Database Restore - Oracle
- Server & Network - Storage and filesystems
- SAP directory structure on application servers
- Database data, log, and backup storage layout
- NFS, CIFS, and shared storage for SAP (overview)
- Disk space monitoring and Basis escalation thresholds
- File permissions and ownership for SAP users
- SAP System Refresh
- System Refresh planning and key considerations
- Pre-refresh activity - Important screenshots
- Pre-refresh activity - Necessary Table backups
- Pre-refresh activity - User Master Export
- Database backup from Source System
- Database Restore in target System
- Post restore activty - Critical cosiderations before starting the system
- Post restore activty - TMS configuration
- Post restore activty - Target System specific configurations
- Post restore activty - System integration configuration
- Server & Network - Networking fundamentals
- TCP/IP, UDP, and the OSI model (practical subset)
- SAP System Refresh
- Post restore activty - Run BDLS
- Post restore activty - Release background jobs
- Post restore activty - Release the system for Business
- Server & Network - Networking fundamentals
- IP addresses, subnets, masks, and gateways
- MAC addresses, ARP, and local segment communication
- VLANs and network segmentation concepts
- NAT and SAP landscapes (overview)
- Server & Network - DNS and hostname resolution
- DNS records (A, PTR, CNAME) for SAP hosts
- SAP Patch update and Add-on Installation
- What is patch and add-on?
- Server & Network - DNS and hostname resolution
- Forward and reverse lookup verification (nslookup, dig)
- SAP Patch update and Add-on Installation
- SAP Add-on Installation using SAINT
- Server & Network - DNS and hostname resolution
- hosts file vs. DNS - when each is used in SAP projects
- SAP Patch update and Add-on Installation
- Patching/Upgrading component using SPAM
- Patching/Upgrading java component using telnet
- Server & Network - DNS and hostname resolution
- Split-horizon DNS and internal vs. external names
- Common DNS misconfigurations affecting SAP logon and RFC
- Server & Network - SAP ports, protocols, and connectivity
- Default SAP port ranges and instance numbers (32xx, 36xx, etc.)
- SAP Support Package Upgrade
- What is support package stack
- Server & Network - SAP ports, protocols, and connectivity
- Message server, gateway, and ICM ports
- SAP Support Package Upgrade
- Planning & prerequisites for support package implementation
- Setting up Project Dev system
- Server & Network - SAP ports, protocols, and connectivity
- Database listener ports (HANA, Oracle overview)
- SAP Support Package Upgrade
- Generating MP Stack from SAP Marketplace
- Downloading softwares using SAP Download Manager
- Server & Network - SAP ports, protocols, and connectivity
- Testing connectivity with ping, telnet, Test-NetConnection, nc
- SAP Support Package Upgrade
- Performing SP upgrade using SUM
- Server & Network - SAP ports, protocols, and connectivity
- SAProuter and remote support connections (overview)
- SAP S4/HANA Standalone System Installation
- Planning a S/4 HANA System Installation
- SAP System Sizing
- Prearing VM for S4/HANA System Installation
- Installing HANA DB
- S/4 HANA Installation prerequisites
- Executing S/4 HANA Installation using SUM
- Post Installation activities
- Server & Network - Firewalls and network security zones
- Firewall rule concepts: source, destination, port, action
- DMZ, application zone, and database zone patterns
- Windows Defender Firewall and Linux firewalld/iptables (overview)
- Change process for firewall requests in SAP projects
- Documenting required flows for a new SAP system
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Background job issues
- Troubleshooting Database related issues
- Troubleshooting Login related issues and SAP* login
- Troubleshooting Memory dumps
- Troubleshooting OS level issues (permission, Port blocked etc.)
- Troubleshooting Performance issues
- Troubleshooting Printer issue
- Troubleshooting R3trans issues
- Troubleshooting Services related issues
- Troubleshooting System startup issues
- Troubleshooting Transport related issues
- Server & Network - Load balancing and reverse proxies
- Load balancer role for SAP HTTP(S) traffic (overview)
- SAP Web Dispatcher as reverse proxy - placement
- SSL termination at LB vs. on SAP host
- Health checks and session persistence (overview)
- Interview Preparation and Mock Interview and soft skills
- Exploring common interview questions
- Server & Network - SSL/TLS and certificates
- Public/private keys, CAs, and certificate chains
- Interview Preparation and Mock Interview and soft skills
- Professional Communication and email etiquette
- Server & Network - SSL/TLS and certificates
- SAP PSE and STRUST - Basis touchpoints
- Installing and renewing certificates on SAP ICM / Gateway
- Interview Preparation and Mock Interview and soft skills
- Scenario based email writing
- Server & Network - SSL/TLS and certificates
- Certificate expiry monitoring and incident prevention
- Interview Preparation and Mock Interview and soft skills
- Optimizing LinkedIn Profile
- Building an quality resume/CV
- 2 Mock interviews
- Referal in SAP Basis openings
- Discussion on questions which you couldn't answer in company interviews
- Server & Network - Secure Network Communication (SNC)
- Secure Network Communications (SNC) - concepts
- SNC quality of protection and profile parameters
- SNC configuration for RFC (overview lab)
- Troubleshooting SNC and GSS-API errors (overview)
- Server & Network - Remote access and jump hosts
- SSH key-based authentication and hardening basics
- RDP best practices for SAP Windows hosts
- Jump hosts / bastion architecture for SAP landscapes
- Session recording and access audit (overview)
- Server & Network - Time synchronization and clustering
- Why time sync matters for SAP, DB, and cluster nodes
- NTP on Windows and chrony on Linux (verification)
- Cluster time skew symptoms in SAP HA environments
- Coordinating time changes during maintenance
- Server & Network - Monitoring and performance at OS/network layer
- CPU, memory, and I/O monitoring on Windows and Linux
- Network utilization and error counters
- Correlating OS metrics with SAP SM50 / ST06 (overview)
- Baseline documentation for SAP host performance
- Server & Network - Troubleshooting connectivity for Basis
- Layered troubleshooting: client -> network -> OS -> SAP -> DB
- Diagnosing SAP GUI logon failures (network angle)
- RFC and SM59 connection failures - network checks
- Packet capture concepts (when to escalate to network team)
- Runbook template for connectivity incidents
- Server & Network - Hands-on labs and assessment
- Lab: Verify IP, gateway, DNS, and SAP port reachability
- Lab: Document firewall rules for a three-tier SAP landscape
- Lab: STRUST / certificate import walkthrough
- Lab: SSH hardening and sudo check on Linux SAP host
- Knowledge check: ports, DNS, zones, and escalation paths
- Capstone: infrastructure readiness checklist for new SAP system
- S/4HANA landscape and release concepts
- S/4HANA product versions, releases, and support packs
- Compatibility matrix: kernel, database, OS, SAP GUI
- Single vs. dual-stack history; ABAP-only S/4HANA
- Deployment options: on-premise, private cloud, RISE
- System roles: DEV, QAS, PRD, sandbox, SOLMAN
- High availability, DR, and upgrade sequencing
- Upgrade strategy and project planning
- Choosing the target release and upgrade path
- Maintenance strategy: n-1, n, support package stack
- Downtime vs. near-zero downtime options (overview)
- Sizing and duration estimation (runtime, disk, memory)
- Upgrade runbook and rollback / fallback concepts
- Coordination with functional, security, and infrastructure teams
- Upgrade checklist and gate reviews (readiness, cutover, go-live)
- Preparation: software logistics and downloads
- SAP Software Download Center and SAP for Me
- Maintenance Planner: planning, stack file, download basket
- Stack XML / stack configuration and dependencies
- SAP Host Agent and relationship to SWPM / sapinst
- License keys and registration (Basis overview)
- Export control and download integrity (checksums)
- System preparation (source system)
- Current system inventory: release, SP, kernel, DB version
- SAP Note implementation and conflict resolution
- Pre-upgrade reports: RC_COLLECT_ANALYSIS_DATA, custom code (overview)
- Housekeeping: spool, jobs, logs, disk space
- Consistency checks: ST22, SM21, DB checks, tablespaces
- User and batch job freeze strategy
- Backup and recovery verification (DB and file system)
- Deactivating third-party interfaces and RFC destinations
- Software Update Manager (SUM) fundamentals
- SUM purpose, architecture, and supported scenarios
- SUM directory structure, logs, and trace files
- SUM phases: PREPARE, UPGRADE, POST (overview)
- SUM GUI vs. command line and sapinst context
- sapupparams and key SUM parameters
- Resuming, restarting, and abort handling
- SUM on application server vs. central instance
- S/4HANA-specific upgrade mechanics (Basis)
- ABAP upgrade / EHP / support package application via SUM
- Kernel and ABAP platform update
- Database revision requirements for SAP HANA
- ICM, gateway, and Web Dispatcher considerations
- Enqueue and message server in clustered environments
- Post-upgrade: SPAM/SAINT, tp configuration, transport domain
- Database layer for S/4HANA (SAP HANA)
- HANA revision alignment with target S/4HANA release
- HANA backup before upgrade (file and snapshot concepts)
- HANA Studio, HDBSQL, and hdblcm in upgrade context
- Tenant DB vs. single-container (as applicable)
- HANA parameter and memory checks pre-upgrade
- Post-upgrade: statistics, savepoints, and cleanup (overview)
- Downtime optimization (advanced)
- nZDT / downtime-optimized procedures (conceptual)
- Shadow instance / parallel upgrade concepts
- Business downtime vs. technical downtime
- Application-level freeze and data sync coordination
- Unicode, code page, and language
- Unicode system checks for upgrade path
- MDMP / language handling (legacy contexts)
- Sort sequence and collation after upgrade
- Post-upgrade technical tasks (Basis)
- Starting the system: sequence, profiles, services
- EarlyWatch / SDCCN and solution documentation
- SPAM/SAINT: support package level verification
- Kernel switch and sapcontrol verification
- RFC, HTTP, and SSO smoke tests
- Batch job and spool recovery
- Regenerating buffers where required
- License measurement and USMM (overview)
- Transport management: freeze lift, import order, client settings
- Client, authorization, and security after upgrade
- Client copy / refresh relationship to upgrade (overview)
- SUIM, SU01, and role comparison after upgrade
- Security notes and profile parameters (login, SSL, SNC)
- Trusted RFC and SSO (SAML/OAuth) regression checks
- Secure configuration: gateway, ACL, UCON (overview)
- Integration and middleware
- PI/PO, CPI, and IDoc flow verification
- Background RFC and qRFC queues
- Business Connector / third-party adapters (if used)
- Fiori / launchpad and reverse proxy after upgrade
- SAP Gateway and OData service activation checks
- Monitoring and performance after upgrade
- SM50, SM66, ST03N, SAT (Basis overview)
- Workload analysis comparison pre vs. post upgrade
- HANA SQL Plan Cache and expensive statements (overview)
- Early correction of performance regressions
- Alerting: CCMS, Solution Manager, Focused Run (overview)
- HANA Database Administration
- HANA Studio overview
- Hana Database Architecture
- Hana Database basic Administrative activities
- License Administration
- User administration in SAP HANA Database
- SAP HANA Table Administration
- SAP HANA Workload Management
- HANA DB : Logs and traces
- Hana Database Performance Troubleshooting
- Generating full system dump
- SAP HANA Expensive Statements Analysis
- SAP HANA Mini Checks
- SAP HANA Alerting Framework
- Backup strategy
- Performing HANA DB Backup
- Restoring the backup
- SAP Hana platform lifecycle management
- SAP OS/DB Migration
- SAP OS/DB Migration Introduction
- OS/DB Migrations Scenarios
- Type of OS/DB migrations
- Homogeneous VS Heterogeneous OS/DB migrations
- Different approaches for OS/DB migrations
- Homogeneous migration using DB backup restore method
- Heterogeneous migration using SWPM export import
- Onpremise to cloud migration
- On-premise to Cloud migration through HANA Site Replication Lift Shift approach
- ECC to S4/HANA Conversion - Brownfield Approach
- Planning for S4/HANA Conversion
- Readiness Check
- SI Check
- CVI and Document Splitting
- Custom Code Migration
- Planning for downtime
- Technical Migration (DMO with/without System Move)
- Post installation activities (ABAP+Basis)
- Finance Migration
- Go Live
- ECC to S/4HANA - Program overview and learning outcomes
- Role of SAP Basis in ECC to S/4HANA brownfield conversion
- Conversion vs. release upgrade vs. greenfield implementation
- Brownfield, greenfield, bluefield, and selective data transition
- Typical conversion phases and Basis deliverables
- Tools: Maintenance Planner, Readiness Check, DMO, SUM, SAP for Me
- ECC to S/4HANA - Conversion landscape and prerequisites
- Supported ECC source releases and target S/4HANA versions
- Unicode requirement and code page considerations
- SAP HANA sizing and hardware prerequisites for conversion
- LMDB, Solution Manager, and landscape documentation
- Sandbox / PoC system strategy (copy from PRD or QAS)
- High availability, DR, and conversion sequencing (DEV -> QAS -> PRD)
- ECC to S/4HANA - Project planning and conversion strategy
- Planning for S/4HANA conversion (project structure and milestones)
- DMO with System Move vs. DMO without System Move
- Shell conversion vs. in-place / database migration patterns
- Downtime vs. near-zero downtime conversion (overview)
- Conversion runbook, rollback, and fallback planning
- Coordination with functional, finance, security, and infrastructure
- Go/No-Go criteria and cutover checkpoints
- ECC to S/4HANA - Software logistics and Maintenance Planner
- Maintenance Planner: conversion plan and download basket
- Stack XML for conversion and dependency validation
- DMO media, SAP Host Agent, and installation paths
- License keys and entitlements for S/4HANA
- Export control, checksums, and download verification
- ECC to S/4HANA - Readiness Check and simplification inventory
- Running Readiness Check and interpreting results
- SI check and Simplification Item catalog (Basis perspective)
- Current system inventory: ECC release, SP, kernel, database
- SAP Note implementation for conversion path
- Pre-conversion backup and recovery verification
- ECC to S/4HANA - Source ECC system preparation
- Housekeeping: spool, jobs, logs, disk space
- Consistency checks: ST22, SM21, database checks
- Deactivating interfaces and RFC destinations before cutover
- User, batch job, and customizing freeze strategy
- Transport freeze and import order before conversion
- Planning for downtime (technical vs. business window)
- ECC to S/4HANA - SAP HANA target database preparation
- HANA installation or revision alignment for target S/4HANA
- HANA backup, recovery, and snapshot concepts before DMO
- Memory, tenant, and parameter checks for migration
- hdblcm and database connectivity prerequisites for DMO
- ECC to S/4HANA - DMO and SUM fundamentals
- DMO architecture and supported conversion scenarios
- SUM phases in conversion context (PREPARE, MIGRATE, UPGRADE)
- Key DMO and SUM parameters (overview)
- SUM/DMO directory structure, logs, and trace files
- Resuming, restarting, and abort handling during DMO
- ECC to S/4HANA - CVI, Business Partner, and document splitting
- CVI and Business Partner conversion (overview for Basis)
- Document splitting - awareness and Basis prerequisites
- Master data migration validation support
- Coordination with functional team during CVI activities
- ECC to S/4HANA - Custom code migration and simplification
- Custom Code Migration - analysis tools (RC_COLLECT, ATC overview)
- Simplification database and blocked transactions (Basis view)
- SPDD/SPAU and modification adjustment (overview)
- Third-party add-on and industry solution compatibility
- ECC to S/4HANA - Finance migration overview
- Finance migration and Universal Journal (overview for Basis)
- Finance Migration Cockpit - role split functional vs. Basis
- Basis tasks during finance migration window
- Post-migration finance validation support
- ECC to S/4HANA - Technical migration execution (DMO)
- Technical Migration (DMO with / without System Move)
- Database migration execution and monitoring
- Create sandbox (PoC) system by copying PRD VM (lab context)
- Immediate post-DMO technical verification steps
- ECC to S/4HANA - Post-conversion technical tasks (Basis)
- Post installation activities (ABAP and Basis)
- System start sequence, profiles, and services
- Kernel switch, SPAM/SAINT, and sapcontrol verification
- RFC, HTTP, and SSO smoke tests
- Transport domain, client settings, batch jobs, and spool recovery
- ECC to S/4HANA - Go-live and cutover
- Go Live - technical cutover sequence
- Dress rehearsal and mock cutover (overview)
- Early hypercare monitoring and escalation
- Stabilization period Basis tasks
- ECC to S/4HANA - Security, integration, and Fiori after conversion
- Authorization and role regression after conversion
- Trusted RFC, SSO, and gateway security checks
- PI/PO, IDoc, and background RFC verification
- Fiori launchpad, Gateway, and OData activation checks
- Performance monitoring: ST03N and HANA SQL (overview)
- ECC to S/4HANA - Troubleshooting conversion errors
- Reading SUM/DMO logs and common error codes
- Space, permission, version, and compatibility failures
- HANA migration-specific troubleshooting patterns
- Restore from backup and rollback decisions
- SAP Notes search and SAP Support escalation
- ECC to S/4HANA - Documentation, audit, and hypercare
- Conversion protocol and audit evidence
- LMDB, CMDB, and runbook updates
- Change records and CAB alignment
- Handover to AMS / hypercare team
- ECC to S/4HANA - Hands-on labs and assessment
- Lab: Readiness Check results review
- Lab: Maintenance Planner conversion stack
- Lab: DMO prepare phase walkthrough
- Lab: Post-conversion startup checklist
- Lab: DMO/SUM log analysis exercise
- Knowledge check: DMO options, phases, Basis checklist
- Capstone: brownfield conversion runbook for one landscape
- SAP HANA Database Administration - Advanced
- Sizing for SAP HANA Installation
- System requirements for SAP HANA DB Installation
- Installing the SAP HANA Database
- Installing the SAP HANA Database in batch mode
- Creating, starting, stopping, deleting, renaming tanent database
- SAP Hana Database revesion upgrade
- SAP Hana Cockpit Installation
- SAP Hana Cockpit Configuration & Administration
- SAP HANA SDI & SDQ & SDA Connections
- SAP HANA high availability concept
- Installation of a High Availability SAP HANA System
- SAP HANA Table Partitioning and table Placements
- Reconfiguration of a Scale-Out SAP HANA System
- Perform Failure testing of a SAP HANA Worker Node
- Perform Failure testing of a SAP HANA Co-Ordinator Node
- Adding and Removing a Host from a Scale-Out System
- SAP HANA Disaster Recovery concept
- HANA Database replication configuration and monitoring
- Performing a Takeover on the Secondary System
- SAP HANA Tanent Replication concept
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Program overview for SAP Basis
- SAP Basis role when SAP runs on Azure, AWS, or GCP
- What this course covers vs. cloud architect / cloud admin training
- RISE with SAP, private cloud, and customer-managed IaaS - Basis view
- Shared responsibility model for SAP on hyperscalers
- Lab access, subscriptions, and safe change practices
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - SAP deployment models on hyperscalers
- SAP-certified IaaS offerings - what Basis still operates
- Dedicated SAP instances vs. shared managed services (overview)
- S/4HANA on Azure / AWS / GCP - typical landscape layout
- When Basis escalates to cloud platform team vs. handles locally
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Azure essentials for SAP Basis
- Azure portal navigation for SAP operators (not architect design)
- Resource groups, regions, and availability zones - SAP implications
- Azure VMs for SAP: sizing SKUs and naming (overview)
- Managed disks and storage types relevant to SAP workloads
- Start, stop, restart SAP VMs and coordinate with SAP services
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - AWS essentials for SAP Basis
- AWS console basics for SAP operators
- EC2 instances, instance types, and SAP-certified families (overview)
- EBS volumes, snapshots, and attachment for SAP hosts
- Regions, AZs, and placement for SAP HA (Basis awareness)
- EC2 lifecycle operations coordinated with SAP shutdown/start
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - GCP essentials for SAP Basis
- Google Cloud console basics for SAP operators
- Compute Engine VMs and machine types for SAP (overview)
- Persistent disks, snapshots, and SAP data paths
- Zones and regions - SAP HA awareness
- Instance start/stop aligned with SAP maintenance windows
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Networking for SAP on cloud
- VPC (AWS/GCP) and VNet (Azure) - subnets for SAP tiers
- Public vs. private IPs and SAP GUI / Fiori access patterns
- Security groups, NSGs, and firewall rules for SAP ports
- DNS in cloud and integration with corporate DNS for SAP hosts
- Documenting required flows for Basis change requests
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Hybrid connectivity for SAP
- Why hybrid links matter for SAP (RFC, GUI, replication, backup)
- Site-to-site VPN - Basis verification and troubleshooting hooks
- Azure ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect, GCP Cloud Interconnect (overview)
- SAP Cloud Connector - role in BTP to on-prem / private SAP
- Connectivity tests Basis runs after network changes
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Identity and access (Basis scope)
- Cloud IAM vs. SAP OS users (<sid>adm, sapadmin) - separation
- SSH keys and RDP access to SAP VMs in cloud
- Service principals / IAM roles Basis may use for automation (overview)
- Escalation paths for privileged access and break-glass
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Storage, backup, and restore
- Cloud snapshots vs. SAP-consistent backup (coordination with DB)
- Freeze/thaw and DB tools - Basis checklist before cloud snapshots
- Azure Backup / AWS Backup / disk snapshots - operator view
- Restore scenarios: OS-only vs. full SAP system recovery
- Copying VMs/disks for sandbox refresh in cloud (overview)
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - High availability and DR in cloud
- Availability zones and SAP ASCS/ERS / HANA SR awareness
- Load balancers in front of SAP - Basis configuration touchpoints
- DR region concepts - what Basis validates during failover tests
- Maintenance windows across zones and SAP cluster behavior
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Installing and patching SAP in cloud VMs
- SAP installation media and paths on cloud VMs
- Hostname, /etc/hosts, and cloud metadata - SAP prerequisites
- Kernel and SWPM updates in cloud - same as on-prem with cloud I/O notes
- Temporary disks vs. persistent - avoiding SAP on ephemeral storage
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Monitoring and logging
- Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, Cloud Logging - what Basis glances at
- VM metrics (CPU, disk, network) correlated with ST06 / OS
- Alert routing: when Basis acts vs. cloud ops team
- SAP application logs still primary for ABAP issues in cloud
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Security and compliance (Basis tasks)
- OS patching coordination with SAP downtime in cloud
- Encryption at rest for SAP disks - verify with platform team
- TLS certificates on SAP ICM/Gateway in cloud deployments
- Security baseline checks before go-live on cloud SAP
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Cost and capacity awareness
- Why Basis should understand VM sizing and idle cost
- Stop/deallocate vs. SAP-supported shutdown procedures
- Reading basic cost dashboards to flag oversized dev systems
- When to request resize vs. tune SAP memory parameters
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Migration and landscape moves
- Lift-and-shift SAP to cloud - Basis milestones
- SAP LaMa / system copy concepts in cloud target (overview)
- IP/DNS cutover and SAP profile updates after cloud move
- Post-migration smoke tests for Basis
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - BTP and SAP SaaS integration
- BTP subaccounts and connectivity to private SAP in cloud/on-prem
- Cloud Connector installation and routing - Basis responsibilities
- Destination and trust setup - coordination with BTP admins
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Troubleshooting SAP on cloud
- Systematic checks: cloud VM -> OS -> network -> SAP -> database
- Common issues: wrong NSG/SG, DNS, time sync, disk full
- SAP GUI / RFC failures after cloud network change
- When to open tickets with hyperscaler vs. SAP support
- Multi-cloud (Basis) - Hands-on labs and assessment
- Lab: Navigate portal and identify SAP VM resources (Azure or AWS or GCP)
- Lab: Validate NSG/security group rules for SAP ports
- Lab: Snapshot coordination checklist with HANA/DB prep
- Lab: Cloud Connector connectivity test to SAP system
- Knowledge check: shared responsibility and escalation paths
- Capstone: runbook for monthly SAP maintenance on a cloud VM
- Digital Transformation
- Introduction to Digital Transformation
- Digitisation vs Digitisation vs Digital Transformation
- Driving factors behind Digital Transformation
- Five pillars of Digital Transformation
- DT Operating Model building blocks
- 6 Steps of DT journey
- Digital Transformation in SAP World
- SAP Technology map for DT
- Role of a SAP Basis consultant in Digital Transformation
- Must have skillsets for DT
- Common pitfalls of Digital Transformation
- Digital Transformation Real life scenario 1 - Global Manufacture business challenge
- Digital Transformation Real life scenario 2 - Fashion Retailer business challenge
- Digital Transformation Real life scenario 3 - A Pharma Manufacturing company business challenge
- Practitioner checklist for a Digital Transformation
- Rise with SAP
- What is Rise with SAP?
- Public Cloud vs Private Cloud offerring in Rise with SAP.
- Shared responsibility in Public and Private cloud model
- What is the responsibility of SAP Basis Consultant in Rise with SAP?
- FUE Calculation for Rise with SAP Implementation projects.
- Greenfield Implementation of SAP S4/HANA Rise with SAP
- Brownfield Implementation of SAP S4/HANA Rise with SAP
- Bluefield Implementation of SAP S4/HANA Rise with SAP
