Chapter 1 Flashcards

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  1. Next to SAP’s core ERP solution called SAP S/4HANA (available as both a cloud ERP solution and an on-premise solution), what are some of the other products offered by SAP within the Intelligent Enterprise suite of business solutions? Choose the correct answers.
    a. Embedded Extended Warehouse Management
    b. SAP S/4HANA Sales
    c. SAP Ariba
    d. SAP Concur
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c. SAP Ariba
d. SAP Concur

Correct. SAP Ariba and SAP Concur are part of the suite of business solutions that SAP offers within the Intelligent Enterprise suite of business solutions.

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  1. What are some of the main changes in SAP S/4HANA when comparing it with SAP ERP 6.0?
    Choose the correct answers.

a. Simplifications in the data model
b. New features/innovations
c. Combining OLTP and OLAP in one system
d. More extensive integration options (for example with Ariba Network)

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a. Simplifications in the data model
b. New features/innovations
c. Combining OLTP and OLAP in one system
d. More extensive integration options (for example with Ariba Network)
Correct. In SAP S/4HANA, the data model has been simplified and new features have been added, when comparing it with SAP ERP. OLTP and OLAP processing are also combined in one system, when using SAP S/4HANA. Next to these changes, SAP S/ 4HANA also offers more extensive integration options.

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  1. What is an example of a functionality that was released with SAP S/4HANA release 2021?
    Choose the correct answer.

a. Embedded PP/DS
b. Enhanced rebate processing
c. Support for preliminary billing documents
d. The Create Sales Order SAP Fiori app

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d. The Create Sales Order SAP Fiori app
Correct. Release 2021 released the Create Sales Order SAP Fiori app.

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  1. Which of the following is an example of an SAP S/4HANA On-Premise release? Choose the correct answer.
    a. Release 2202
    b. Release 2021
    c. Release 2208
    d. Release 2102
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b. Release 2021

Correct. Releases 2102, 2202 and 2208 are examples of releases of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The latest release of SAP S/4HANA On-Premise is release 2021.

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Question: What challenges do businesses face, as mentioned in the text?

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Answer: Changing markets and rapidly evolving technologies

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Question: How is SAP S/4HANA positioned in addressing business challenges?

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  • Answer: It is positioned as a solution running on the HANA platform with broad features and integration scenarios.
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Question: What deployment options are available for SAP S/4HANA?

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Answer: Both cloud ERP suite and on-premise suite

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Question: What are the main challenges identified when focusing on the Sales line of business?

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  • Answer: Increasing volume of sales documents, the need for business transparency, better collaboration with the sales front office, and increased complexity in the order-to-cash process.
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Question: How does SAP S/4HANA Sales address the identified challenges?

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-Answer: By introducing innovations to tackle business challenges.

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Question: What are the four aspects of the foundation of the SAP S/4HANA Digital Core?

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Answer: Scalable foundation, system of intelligence, end-to-end experience, and open architecture.

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Question: What challenges do businesses face, as mentioned in the text?
- a) Rapidly evolving technologies
- b) Steady market conditions
- c) Static technological advancements
- d) Consistent business environments

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Answer: a) Rapidly evolving technologies

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Question: How is SAP S/4HANA positioned in addressing business challenges?
- a) As a standalone solution
- b) Running on outdated technology
- c) As a cloud ERP suite
- d) Ignoring market changes

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Answer: c) As a cloud ERP suite

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Question: What deployment options are available for SAP S/4HANA?
a) Only on-premise
- b) Only as a cloud ERP suite
- c) Both cloud ERP suite and on-premise suite
- d) Neither

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  • Answer: c) Both cloud ERP suite and on-premise suite
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Question: What are the main challenges identified when focusing on the Sales line of business?
- a) Decreasing volume of sales documents
- b) Lack of business transparency
- c) Limited collaboration with the sales front office
- d) Reduced complexity in the order-to-cash process

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  • Answer: b) Lack of business transparency
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  1. Question: How does SAP S/4HANA Sales address the identified challenges?
    • a) By ignoring challenges
    • b) By introducing innovations
    • c) By maintaining the status quo
    • d) By avoiding technology upgrades
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  • Answer: b) By introducing innovations
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Question: What are the four aspects of the foundation of the SAP S/4HANA Digital Core?
- a) Random foundation, system of uncertainty, manual experience, closed architecture
- b) Scalable foundation, system of intelligence, end-to-end experience, open architecture
- c) Inflexible foundation, system of confusion, fragmented experience, proprietary architecture
- d) Unstable foundation, system of chaos, outdated experience, restricted architecture

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Answer: b) Scalable foundation, system of intelligence, end-to-end experience, open architecture

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Question: How does SAP S/4HANA act as an intelligent digital core?
- a) By limiting connectivity
- b) By ignoring data
- c) By automating key functions
- d) By avoiding improvements

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  • Answer: c) By automating key functions
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Question: What are some ways SAP S/4HANA modernizes ERP environments?
- a) By providing a manual-age user experience
- b) By avoiding automation
- c) By supporting outdated business processes
- d) By providing a digital-age user experience

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  • Answer: d) By providing a digital-age user experience
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Question: What is the significance of SAP S/4HANA in terms of user experience?
- a) It supports a confusing user interface
- b) It supports a manual-age user experience
- c) It supports a conversational user interface (UI)
- d) It avoids user interaction

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  • Answer: c) It supports a conversational user interface (UI)
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Question: In what ways does SAP S/4HANA support automation of business processes?
- a) By avoiding automation
- b) By reducing costs
- c) By increasing manual efforts
- d) By introducing complexity

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  • Answer: b) By reducing costs
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Question: What are the four main categories of changes in SAP S/4HANA when comparing it to SAP ERP 6.0?
- a) Unstructured changes, outdated UX, limited functionality, old features
- b) New data model, confusing UX, restricted functionality, outdated features
- c) Restructuring and simplification, a new user experience (UX), unifying functionality, new features and functionality
- d) Random changes, manual UX, fragmented functionality, restricted features

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  • Answer: c) Restructuring and simplification, a new user experience (UX), unifying functionality, new features and functionality
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Question: Give an example of unifying functionality in the core of SAP S/4HANA.
- a) Integrated Extended Inventory Management
- b) Advanced Sales Planning and Scheduling
- c) Embedded Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
- d) Separate Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS)

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  • Answer: c) Embedded Extended Warehouse Management (EWM)
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Question: What are some changes introduced in SAP S/4HANA release 2020?
- a) Reduction of capabilities
- b) Preliminary billing documents, elimination of integration
- c) Enhanced confirmation capabilities in advanced ATP (aATP)
- d) Removal of innovations

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Answer: c) Enhanced confirmation capabilities in advanced ATP (aATP)

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Question: How does SAP S/4HANA release 2021 contribute to innovations?
- a) By avoiding changes
- b) By removing features
- c) By introducing innovations across all areas
- d) By limiting progress

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  • Answer: c) By introducing innovations across all areas
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. Question: What is the significance of the SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management layer?
- a) It complicates business processes
- b) It offers pre-configured end-to-end business processes and simplifications
- c) It avoids integration
- d) It hinders business efficiency

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  • Answer: b) It offers pre-configured end-to-end business processes and simplifications
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Question: In which key areas of SAP S/4HANA Sales can most improvements and innovations be found?
- a) Order and Contract Management, Billing, Pricing and Master Data Management
- b) Inventory Management, Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling
- c) HR Management, Finance, Supply Chain
- d) Customer Relationship Management, Service Management, Marketing

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  • Answer: a) Order and Contract Management, Billing, Pricing and Master Data Management
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Question: What is the focus of the Order and Contract Management area in SAP S/4HANA Sales?
- a) It avoids integration
- b) It supports a manual-order process
- c) It supports an order-to-cash process, open for integration
- d) It hinders collaboration

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  • Answer: c) It supports an order-to-cash process, open for integration
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Question: What innovations are highlighted in the Billing area of SAP S/4HANA Sales?
- a) Reduction of channels for billing
- b) Multiple channels for billing, combining external and internal data
- c) Process complexities in billing
- d) Lack of process improvements

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  • Answer: b) Multiple channels for billing, combining external and internal data
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Question: What does SAP S/4HANA offer in Pricing and Master Data Management?
- a) Inefficient and unintelligent data management
- b) Efficient and intelligent data management, supporting price planning and optimization
- c) Limited price planning
- d) Lack of data optimization

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  • Answer: b) Efficient and intelligent data management, supporting price planning and optimization
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Question: How is Analytics supported in SAP S/4HANA Sales?
- a) By avoiding analytical reporting
- b) Through embedded strategic and operational reporting with drill-down capabilities
- c) By limiting reporting options
- d) By excluding real-time reporting

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  • Answer: b) Through embedded strategic and operational reporting with drill-down capabilities
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Question: Describe SAP Fiori and its focus.
- a) A confusing user interface focused on functionality
- b) A manual-age user experience based on complexity
- c) A user experience (UX) based on simplicity, focusing on the user
- d) A static user interface without personalization

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  • Answer: c) A user experience (UX) based on simplicity, focusing on the user
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Question: What are the key goals of SAP Fiori apps?
- a) To add complexity to tasks
- b) To ensure tasks can be completed with as many clicks as possible
- c) To add confusion to user interactions
- d) To ensure tasks can be completed with as few clicks as possible

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  • Answer: d) To ensure tasks can be completed with as few clicks as possible
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. Question: How does SAP Fiori contribute to personalization?
- a) It limits personalization options
- b) It restricts user screens
- c) It enables users to personalize their screens
- d) It avoids user customization

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  • Answer: c) It enables users to personalize their screens
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. Question: What changes were made to the data model in SAP S/4HANA?
- a) Introduction of redundant tables
- b) Extensive restructuring, elimination of redundancies
- c) Increased use of cluster/pooled tables
- d) Utilization of outdated database structures

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  • Answer: b) Extensive restructuring, elimination of redundancies
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. Question: What are the characteristics of the simplified data model in SAP S/4HANA?
- a) No separation of master and transactional data
- b) Utilization of cluster/pooled tables
- c) Clear separation of master and transactional data
- d) Extensive use of redundant tables

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  • Answer: c) Clear separation of master and transactional data
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Question: What benefits does SAP S/4HANA offer for performance management and Embedded Analytics?
- a) Limited business benefits
- b) No combination of OLTP and OLAP
- c) Significant business benefits in many areas
- d) Restricted reporting options

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  • Answer: c) Significant business benefits in many areas
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Question: What is Embedded Analytics in SAP S/4HANA?
- a) Analytical reporting on transactional data
- b) A separate reporting tool
- c) Limited reporting capabilities
- d) A manual reporting process

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  • Answer: a) Analytical reporting on transactional data
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Question: Name some tools and options available in SAP S/4HANA for reporting needs.
- a) Only Smart Business KPIs
- b) Query Browser and Analytical SAP Fiori apps
- c) Only Multidimensional reports
- d) Analytical apps based on Analysis Path Framework (APF)

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  • Answer: b) Query Browser and Analytical SAP Fiori apps
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. Question: What is the goal of SAP Fiori apps in terms of user tasks?
- a) To increase user interaction
- b) To ensure tasks can be completed with as many clicks as possible
- c) To restrict user customization
- d) To ensure tasks can be completed with as few clicks as possible

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  • Answer: d) To ensure tasks can be completed with as few clicks as possible
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Question: How does SAP Fiori contribute to a state-of-the-art web user interface?
- a) By limiting front-end devices
- b) By avoiding HTML5 and SAPUI5
- c) By providing outdated screens
- d) By being based on HTML5 and SAPUI5

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  • Answer: d) By being based on HTML5 and SAPUI5
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Question: How does SAP S/4HANA act as an intelligent digital core?

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  • Answer: It connects company data, automates key functions, and improves products and services.
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Question: In what ways does SAP S/4HANA support automation of business processes?

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  • Answer: By offering an increasing level of automation for core ERP business processes
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Question: What are the four main categories of changes in SAP S/4HANA when comparing it to SAP ERP 6.0?

A
  • Answer: Restructuring and simplification of the data model, a new user experience (UX), unifying functionality in the core, and new features and functionality.
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Question: Give an example of unifying functionality in the core of SAP S/4HANA.

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  • Answer: Embedded Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and embedded Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).
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Question: What are some changes introduced in SAP S/4HANA release 2020?

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  • Answer: Preliminary billing documents, seller-side integration in Ariba Network, increased confirmation capabilities in advanced ATP (aATP), etc.
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Question: How does SAP S/4HANA release 2021 contribute to innovations?

A
  • Answer: It introduces innovations across all areas, including the release of the Create Sales Order SAP Fiori app.
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Question: What is the significance of the SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management layer?

A
  • Answer: It offers pre-configured end-to-end business processes and simplifications across all application areas.
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Question: In which key areas of SAP S/4HANA Sales can most improvements and innovations be found?

A
  • Answer: Order and Contract Management, Billing, Pricing and Master Data Management, Analytics, and Monitoring.
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. Question: What is the focus of the Order and Contract Management area in SAP S/4HANA Sales?

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  • Answer: It supports an order-to-cash process, open for integration, and is efficient, using SAP Fiori for a modern user experience.
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Question: What innovations are highlighted in the Billing area of SAP S/4HANA Sales?

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  • Answer: Multiple channels for billing, combining external and internal data, and process improvements like a preliminary billing document.
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Question: What does SAP S/4HANA offer in Pricing and Master Data Management?

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  • Answer: Efficient and intelligent data management supporting price planning and optimization.
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Question: How is Analytics supported in SAP S/4HANA Sales?

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  • Answer: Embedded strategic and operational reporting with drill-down capabilities in real-time through SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics.
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Question: Describe SAP Fiori and its focus.

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  • Answer: It is a user experience (UX) based on simplicity, focusing on the user rather than functionality.
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Question: What are the key goals of SAP Fiori apps?

A
  • Answer: To ensure tasks can be completed with as few clicks as possible and as intuitively as possible.
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Question: How does SAP Fiori contribute to personalization?

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  • Answer: It enables users to personalize their screens, adapting them to their needs.
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Question: What changes were made to the data model in SAP S/4HANA?

A
  • Answer: Extensive restructuring, elimination of redundancies, and simplification following the Principle of One
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Question: What are the characteristics of the simplified data model in SAP S/4HANA?

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  • Answer: Main tables remain, clear separation of master and transactional data, removal of unused tables/columns, and no use of cluster/pooled tables.
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Question: What benefits does SAP S/4HANA offer for performance management and Embedded Analytics?

A
  • Answer: Significant business benefits in many areas, combining OLTP and OLAP for modern applications.
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Question: What is Embedded Analytics in SAP S/4HANA?

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  • Answer: Analytical reporting on transactional data, providing options such as simulations and predictive analytics.
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Question: Name some tools and options available in SAP S/4HANA for reporting needs.

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  • Answer: Multidimensional reports, Smart Business KPIs, Query Browser, Analytical SAP Fiori apps, and Analytical apps based on Analysis Path Framework (APF).
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. Question: What is the goal of SAP Fiori apps in terms of user tasks?

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  • Answer: To ensure a user can complete a task with as few clicks as possible and as intuitively as possible.
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Question: How does SAP Fiori contribute to a state-of-the-art web user interface?

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  • Answer: It is based on HTML5 and SAPUI5, supporting various front-end devices.