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SAP S/4HANA Product Engineering Foundation

Course Overview

Unit 1: Introducing SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering Foundation

Unit 2: Modelling a Product Development Process

Unit 3: Defining data for the Engineering Concept Phase

Unit 4: Creating data for the Engineering Design Phase

Unit 5: Setting up data for the Validation Phase

Unit 6: Explaining master data relevant in the Manufacturing Phase

Unit 1: Introducing SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering Foundation

Lesson 1: Introducing SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering

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Lesson 1: Introducing SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Provide an overview of SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering

● Name the R&D Engineering capabilities

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Overview SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering
S41100 Figure 1: R&D Engineering Capabilities Unit 1 Lesson 1
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Provide an overview of SAP S/4HANA R&D Engineering

● Name the R&D Engineering capabilities
Unit 2: Modelling a Product Development Process

Lesson 1: Modelling a Product Development Process

Lesson 2: Defining Business Roles and Process Flow

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Lesson 1: Modelling a Product Development Process

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Model a product development process

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Define a product development process for your company
S41100 Figure 2: Forklift example Unit 2 Lesson 1
S41100 Figure 3: Product Development Process Unit 2 Lesson 1
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Model a product development process

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Lesson 2: Defining Business Roles and Process Flow

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define business roles and a detailed process flow

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Define business roles and a detailed process flow
S41100 Figure 4: Design Engineer Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 5: BOM Engineer Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 6: Product Configuration Modeler Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 7: Master Data Specialist Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 8: Development Manager Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 9: Process Flow: Standard Material Unit 2 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 10: Process Flow Configurable Material Unit 2 Lesson 2
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Define business roles and a detailed process flow

Unit 3: Defining data for the Engineering Concept Phase

Lesson 1: Discovering the Engineering Concept Phase

Lesson 2: Working with the Engineering Control Center

Lesson 3: Discovering the SAP Document Management System

Lesson 4: Defining the benefits of SAP Product Lifecycle Costing

S41100 Unit 3 Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Discovering the Engineering Concept Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give an overview on the engineering concept phase

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Process overview: engineering concept phase
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give an overview on the engineering concept phase

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Lesson 2: Working with the Engineering Control Center

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Work with the Engineering Control Center

● Use the Engineering Control Center as an alternative UI for master data

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Determine the benefits of the Engineering Control Center
S41100 Figure 11: Engineer Control Center Unit 3 Lesson 2
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Work with the Engineering Control Center

● Use the Engineering Control Center as an alternative UI for master data
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Lesson 3: Discovering the SAP Document Management System

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Work with the document management system

● Connect external files to a document info record and make them available inside other
SAP objects
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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Work with documents
S41100 Figure 12: Document Management Unit 3 Lesson 3
S41100 Figure 13: Document Info Record Unit 3 Lesson 3
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Work with the document management system

● Connect external files to a document info record and make them available inside
other SAP objects
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Lesson 4: Defining the benefits of SAP Product Lifecycle

Costing

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Conduct a first product cost estimation in an early product development phase

● Use a SAP S/4HANA backend integration to upload existing master data for a better
cost estimation
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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Conduct a first cost estimation
S41100 Figure 14: Use Cases Unit 3 Lesson 4
S41100 Figure 15: Import from SAP S/4HANA Unit 3 Lesson 4
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Conduct a first product cost estimation in an early product development phase

● Use a SAP S/4HANA backend integration to upload existing master data for a
better cost estimation
Unit 4: Creating data for the Engineering Design Phase

Lesson 1: Processing the Engineering Design Phase

Lesson 2: Working with Materials

Lesson 3: Working with Material BOMs

Lesson 4: Discovering Engineering Change Management

S41100 Unit 4 Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Processing the Engineering Design Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give an overview on the engineering design phase

S41100 Unit 4 Lesson 1

Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Process overview: engineering design phase
S41100 Figure 16: Design Phase Unit 4 Lesson 1
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give an overview on the engineering design phase

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Lesson 2: Working with Materials

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Work with materials

● Use the product master as an alternative UI

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with materials or products
S41100 Figure 17: Material Master Definition Unit 4 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 18: Product Master Unit 4 Lesson 2
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Work with materials

● Use the product master as an alternative UI
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Lesson 3: Working with Material BOMs

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand the central meaning of a material BOM

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with material BOMs
S41100 Figure 19: Bill of Material Unit 4 Lesson 3
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Understand the central meaning of a material BOM

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Lesson 4: Discovering Engineering Change Management

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Benefit from the use of Engineering Change Management

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with an engineering change management
S41100 Figure 20: Material Change: Consequences Unit 4 Lesson 4
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Benefit from the use of Engineering Change Management

Unit 5: Setting up data for the Validation Phase

Lesson 1: Discovering the process of Validation Phase

Lesson 2: Working with Classification

Lesson 3: Using Variant Configuration

S41100 Unit 5 Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Discovering the process of Validation Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give an overview on the validation phase

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Process overview: validation phase
S41100 Figure 21: Validation Phase Unit 5 Lesson 1
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give an overview on the validation phase

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Lesson 2: Working with Classification

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Benefit from using a classification

● Perform an product classification

● Find your objects with a classification search

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Manage classes and characteristics
S41100 Figure 22: Classification Unit 5 Lesson 2
S41100 Figure 23: Classification Functions Unit 5 Lesson 2
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Benefit from using a classification

● Perform an product classification
● Find your objects with a classification search
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Lesson 3: Using Variant Configuration

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Benefit from the use of SAP Variant Configuration

● Understand a sales order scenario for a configurable product

● Simulate a product configuration

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with variant configuration
S41100 Figure 24: Variant Configuration for a Forklift Unit 5 Lesson 3
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Benefit from the use of SAP Variant Configuration

● Understand a sales order scenario for a configurable product
● Simulate a product configuration
Unit 6: Explaining master data relevant in the Manufacturing
Phase

Lesson 1: Processing the Manufacturing Phase

Lesson 2: Working with Work Centers

Lesson 3: Using Routings

S41100 Unit 6 Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Processing the Manufacturing Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give an overview on the manufacturing phase

S41100 Unit 6 Lesson 1

Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Process overview: manufacturing phase
S41100 Figure 25: Manufacturing Phase Unit 6 Lesson 1
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give an overview on the manufacturing phase

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Lesson 2: Working with Work Centers

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give a brief overview on a work center

● Setup costing, capacity or scheduling information

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with work centers
S41100 Figure 26: Work Center Unit 6 Lesson 2
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give a brief overview on a work center

● Setup costing, capacity or scheduling information
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Lesson 3: Using Routings

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Give a brief overview on routings

● Setup data for a possible production process

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Lesson Agenda
Learn About:
● Understand and work with routings
S41100 Figure 27: Routings Unit 6 Lesson 3
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Summary
You should now be able to:

● Give a brief overview on routings

● Setup data for a possible production process