Gokul D

SAP FIORI/UI* ABAP on HANA Consultant

Email: acxwtb@r.postjobfree.com

567-***-****

SUMMARY:

•10+ years of IT Experience in ERP-SAP ABAP/4 Programming including 5 End-to-End life cycle Implementations.

•Developed a custom Fiori inbox App for creating, approval and posting FI customer invoices on SAP UI5 framework and SAP WebIDE

•Built and extended FIORI App for FI AR/AP, sales order tracking and purchase order approval

•Worked on ODATA services, consuming the ODATA services and deploying the FIORI application on ERP system and HANA cloud platform

•Worked on creation of Admin page using SAPUI5 and connected with backend SAP system using ODATA services in the frontend UI5 layer for customer maintainence. Operations include display, edit/maintain approvers, agent information from the frontend which is residing in R/3 tables

•Experience in HANA modelling, working with attribute, analytic and calculated views, tables using Hana, creating functions, procedures using native SQL

•Worked on optimization of ABAP programs on Hana after migration from Oracle

•Experienced in ODATA protocol (REST, JSON, HTTP,XML ) and web services

•Worked on web technologies including Web Dynpro, BSPs, HTML5, SAPUI5 and FIORI

•Worked on functional requirements gathering, Gap Analysis, High Level Design, Development and testing.

•Worked across various modules of SAP ECC 6.0, SAP 4.7EE, 4.6C, 4.6B - FI/CO, SD, MM, CRM, HCM, SCM, SRM with good functional knowledge

•Proficient in workflow design, development, configuration and troubleshooting

•Developed BW/BI Reports, BW Extractor Function modules for summary and batch extraction

•Implemented SRM workflow process for shopping cart approvals, schema configurations based on product category, project or discipline at line item level.

•Implemented schema process level controlled workflow using BRF events, expressions, standard SRM workflow template and schema level configurations

•Expertise in designing and developing, Mapping /trouble shooting/Problem resolution/ in interfaces using EDI/SAP ALE -IDOCs.

•Experienced in JIRA tool, Agile and Scrum methodologies

•Expertise in Enhancement technologies such as User Exits, Customer exits, Screen exits BADI’s and Enhancement Framework like Source Code, Function Group, Class.

•Worked on Function modules, RFC, BAPI, OOABAP and BOR objects.

•Worked on various SAP Net Weaver components including PI, BI and Solution Manager.

•Have strong knowledge on Web services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

•Expertise in using Adobe Life Cycle Designer (ADLC) to design Adobe Forms (both print forms and interactive forms).

•Worked on check printing, payment advice using Smart forms, Sap scripts

•Worked extensively on Object oriented Programming (OOPS), BOR objects and OOABAP

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming):

•R/3 Objects Tables, Views, Search Help, Indexing and Buffering Concepts

•Data Dictionary Structures, Domains and Data Elements.

•Workflow Workflow builder, workflow administration and troubleshooting,

Business object repository (BOR), deadline handling, substitution,

Escalations, delegation, event handling, BTE, workflow configur-

ation, automatic workflow customizing, triggering BRF+ workflow

•Web application Web Dynpro, BSPs, SAP UI5 and Fiori

•Middleware XI/PI 7.0

•Tools/IDE Eclipse, SAP WebIDE, HANA studio

•Data Uploading BDC, Call Transaction & LSMW.

•Interfaces ALE/EDI, IDOCs, BAPI, Web services, SOA & XI/PI

•Layouts Sap-script & Smart forms, Adobe interactive forms.

•Reports Classical, Interactive & ALV (Application List Viewer)

•Module Pools Screen and Menu Painter.

•Enhancements User Exits, Customer exits, BADI's and Enhancement Framework.

•SAP Modules Good Knowledge in Finance/Controlling (FICO), Contract Accounts

Receivable and Payable (FICA), Material Management (MM),

Sales & Distribution (SD), Process Integration(PI), Customer relationship management (CRM), Human Capital management (HCM), FS Insurance, Supplier relationship management (SRM), Supply Chain Management-APO (SCM-APO)

OTHERS:

•Application Server : SAP R/3, Solution Manager

•Data warehousing : BW/BI

•Operating Systems : Win98/2000/NT, LINUX.

•Languages : ABAP, C, C++ & JAVA

•Databases : Oracle, S/4 Hana

•Web Technologies : HTMLB, BSP, HTML5, UI5, CSS, FIORI, JavaScript.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Company: Cognizant, NJ April 2016 till date

SAP ABAP Technical Lead

Client: Sony, Rutherford NJ

Sony Music Entertainment has implemented SAP financial services under the Latin Rollout for Latin America. Scenarios include parking and posting of invoices via workflow engine, printing the invoice receipts using SAP scripts and smartforms, implementation of file interface and IEM(interface error magic) tools for implementing interfaces from Navision to SAP and monitoring error messages, status, developing custom reports and SAP RICEF objects. Worked on HANA modelling and building UI5/FIORI applications, ODATA services on cloud platform, WebIDE and ABAP repository

Major tasks handled:

•Developed configured interfaces for error handling, reprocessing IDOCS, senting status messages using file interface program and Error Magic tool while using filter dependent BADIs for incorporating the business logic

•Developed/Configured FIORI application for unified workflow inbox, added custom FIORI views and extended FIORI applications for displaying FI related data for AR and AP processing

•Modelling in HANA studio based on attribute, analytic and calculation views. Developed functions and procedures for automatic update of SAP FI tables using HANA SQL

•Developed SAPUI5 and FIORI applications on Eclipse, HANA studio and SAP WebIDE

•Worked on creation of ODATA services and consuming the ODATA proxies, registering and maintaining the services using SAP netweaver gateway service(SEGW). Deployed the FIORI application on ERP system and cloud platform

•Worked on performance optimization of custom BI report for finance, month end reporting after migrating to HANA database. Used ABAP test cockpit and SQL monitor in SAP Hana test system to correct functional issues and tune sql statements. Used code adjustment after migration of BW system to Hana

•Developed ALV reports including graphical ALV display and blocked ALV display reports for displaying and aggregation financial month end reporting data

•Design, development of smartforms and scripts for printing invoices and payment programs including misc invoices, check printing for Latin countries

•Co-ordinating with business, handling defects, CRs, working with offshore team to manage deliverables

•Used the Jira Agile software tool for issue and project tracking

Client: Deloitte & Touche, Hermitage TN.

SAP FIORI Consultant

March 2015 to March 2016

The Journal entry tool under the Finance Transformation Program will help to automate FI scenarios. User friendly front end has been developed in HTML5 and .NET which will talk to the backend SAP R/3 system. Custom Workflow has been implemented and integrated with the front end to effectively implement scenarios from creation of a new document involving AP processing to document posting.

Involved in development of a Fiori inbox app for creating and posting FI invoices using Hana cloud platform and SAP UI5 framework. Workflow development was done in R/3 system and integrated with front end for approval and AP processing of the invoices.

Major tasks handled:

•Developed RFCs for cost center, WBS element & G/L account validations, posting FI transactions, sending emails via standard text, recursal and reversal scenarios

•Developed workflow templates that handle multi-level approvals, triggering events and implemented dynamic parallel processing for multiple approvers

•Developed custom BOR object for handling agent determination, event handling, sending external emails and updating custom tables

•Admin page was developed using UI5 application for maintaining user data related to approvers, agents, threshold amounts and business conditions for triggering the workflow. Gateway ODATA services were used to connect the front end with the custom tables in the SAP backend

•Extended standard WBS BOR object to calculate BOR attributes like Business partner and other workflow agents for reusability across SAP applications for the Fiori inbox app

•Document submission, custom approval, agent determination logic and entire approval scenario was handled by building custom Fiori app. Connection with backend SAP system was established using SAP Gateway and ODATA services to dynamically update workflow statuses and user data from the front end. Deployed on Hana cloud platform

Client: CSC, Falls Church, Virginia.

SAP ABAP/FIORI Developer

Sep 2013- Mar 2015.

The Finance Transformation Program will leverage business processes and technology proven best practices throughout all F&A transactional processes. We will deliver a global blueprint throughout CSC. The blueprint will be adjusted to meet business operational reporting regulatory and statutory requirements. We will drive towards a standardized global service delivery model leveraging shared service centers and global process ownership. SAP and Cordy’s will be the key technologies. This is a transition program, a rebuild. It is not an incremental adjustment of existing processes.

Major tasks handled:

•Designed and developed total custom workflow solution for FI invoices that are triggered on parking FI docs from R/3 transactions. Extended standard BOR object FIPP for handling parking and posting scenarios.

•Developed FIORI inbox app for FI AP processing and posting customer invoices

•FI workflow has been enabled by doing configuration in OBWA, OBWJ t-codes to create/maintain variants for parking documents and incorporates security features of SAP workflow engine.

•Have done configuration in transaction SPRO for document parking to control workflow triggering based on document type, threshold amount etc. by creating workflow variants

•Developed labor pool approval workflow, PO limit validation report and worked on other RICEF objects including enhancements, BADIs and RFCs

•Worked on workflow for CATS timesheet approval for WBS, Cost center

•Developed Implemented total custom workflow solution for FI and PO invoices workflow using web dynpro user interface. Developed and designed workflow template in SAP, where workflow is triggered by parking documents in FB60 for FI invoices and MIR7/MIRO for PO invoices.

•Developed a custom Fiori app for sales order tracking and extended Fiori like app for Purchase order approval

Client: PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA

ABAP Technical consultant

Apr 2012- Jul 2013

PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiberglass. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 70 countries around the globe. By revenue it is the largest coatings company in the world. They need a comprehensive solution for warehouse management, quality management and implementation solutions in the area of MM and SD

Major tasks handled:

•Worked in BW reports for SD & FICO modules, enhancements, CRs, handling issues and client support

•Developed Reports for batch characteristics, exchange balances, profit center report in FICO, SD modules.

•Developed reports, function modules and enhancements for Warehouse management, MM and SD modules

•Developed BW function module extractors for delivery summary, batch extraction.

•Handled change requests, handled issues and new developments

Client: Kiewit, Omaha, Nebraska

ABAP Developer

Oct 2011 to July 2012

Kiewit committed to KieCore SAP implementation as the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) base to operate their business corporation wide. Kiewit has experience with SAP through the TIC companies. TIC’s installation, version 0, will be used as a baseline to build upon functionality and provide Kiewit with a best run business in the construction industry space.

Major tasks handled:

•MIRO screen enhancement using BADI to capture Progress estimate number for making payments to subs and suppliers once payment received from client

•Implemented workflow process for shopping cart approvals based on product category, project or discipline at line item level.

•Implemented schema process level controlled workflow using BRF+ events, expressions, standard SRM workflow template and schema level configurations

Using BRF plus workbench, trigger workflow from BRF plus, BRF application exits, BRF plus function modules in SRM, shopping cart workflows, schema configurations and writing BRF formula functions

•Worked on EHS and EQP module in developing custom workflows

•Implemented Journal parking and posting finance workflow from scratch including maintaining workflow FI configurations, variants, threshold amounts, multilevel approval, extending existing FIPP standard BOR object, parking and posting etc

Client: Focus Fairfax County, Virginia

ABAP Technical Consultant

Duration: Mar 2011 to Sep 2011

Fairfax County government and school system have embarked on a multi-year, joint initiative to modernize the portfolio of enterprise systems that support finance (FAMIS), human resources (government: PRISM -school: LAWSON), budget (BPREP), procurement (CASPS) and related administrative applications with an integrated approach that has the flexibility to meet current and future requirements. The project seeks to mitigate the risk that antiquated and disjointed systems pose for system failure and inferior data.

Major tasks handled:

•Developed outbound interface to transfer employee data like new hires, terminations, benefits information and Name/SSN changes from SAP HR-PA module to the DHR Laserfiche document management system using object oriented CL_PROXY_CLIENT(base class for consumer proxies).

•Developing and monitoring enhancements, interfaces in PI

•Implemented Conversion of Info type 14(recurring payments and deductions) from PRISM source to SAP for FCG active employees using conversion class ZCL_CONVERSION_MAIN

• Enhancement of custom fields for standard report to display project cost line items(CJII3) and Project info system(CN41N)

•Developed FI conversion for GL, PL balances and financial activity for FCG and FCPS using BAPI.

•Developed outbound interface to send eligibility data to T. Rowe for administration of enrollment in the 457 savings plan, loans and employee communications.

Client: SAP GD, Bangalore

Business Enterprise Consultant

Dec 2010 to Feb 2011

Major tasks handled:

•Gave customer demo on release procedures(release in the contract, account closures) in financial services domain.

•Work involved customizing, configuring workflow linkages, enhancement to standard workflow template for release workflow, creating rules for role resolution and modifying BUS object BUSISB001(BCA release tool)

•Master Data Configuration(Business Partner, Insurance Objects, Contract Accounts)

•Correspondence/Dunning Configuration, Payment program, clearing & payment lots

•Dunning by connection strategy with BRF+, write BRF+ expressions, rules and formulas

•Installment Plans Configuration and Benefit Type Tree(BTT) configuration

•Policy Product configuration(incl. Coverage Type, Incident Type, Line of Business)

•Claim Handling configuration(incl. Internal Claim Type(ICT), Participants, Reserve handling, External Service Provider Config., Claim items)

•Claim Handler groups configuration

•Compensation Calculation and Structured facts capture

•Subrogation, Refunds, Salvage configuration

•Business Rule Framework(BRF)

•Business Data Toolset(BDT)(screen sequence)

•Notes, Outbound and incoming correspondence configuration

Company: Hewlett Packard, Bangalore June 2006 to Nov 2010

SVC Info Developer II

Client: Coca Cola

ABAP/Workflow Consultant

Nov 2009 to Nov 2010

Before Coke is having the portal stuff at e-SCM for its third party people ( like users who

operates from different plants ) as to overcome the internet traffic and as there are issues

with the applications that were built on Portal, Coke came up with the project CCNA

SAP Mini Step Up for which users will be given VPN access to Coke's SAP Applications and this reduces the time in accessing the applications and makes ZERO count at all the

present issues with portal. To make limited access to third party users, we are coming

up with almost 80+ Transactions both Customized and Replicated ones. Restrictions like

Material Master data authorizations, Plant, Storage Location level authorizations and simplifying the work which they carry in day-to-day operations were given high priority

while building up the transactions

Major tasks handled:

•Worked on APO to Cimpro Interface where business files were sent from CIMPRO system for sales/purchase orders, stock and production. Apply CIMPRO to APO translation logic through cross ref tables and upload to APO system for both external(bottler) files and internal CCNA files using BAPIs and create sales/purchase, stock and production orders in the APO system with validations.

•Support the development and maintenance of Risk, Compliance and Finance models for QRM

•Replicated standard transactions by copying them and included custom functionality and enhancements

•Extensively worked on SAP R/3. (ALV reports, Module pool, User exits, Smartforms, Sapscripts,,Label Printing and BDC ).

•Worked on reports, ALV, Module pool programming for various ABAP objects

•Provide TCCC with a common process and tool to support travel management

•Enhanced existing workflow trip request workflows and travel expense workflows.

Client: World Bank Group

ABAP/Workflow Consultant

Aug 2007 to Nov 2009

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group that promotes and provides guarantee services to parties engaged in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). It uses the Guarantee Database (GDB) as a primary information, retrieval and repository system for managing and reporting on data for activities supporting the guarantee process. This is an upgrade project for existing MIGA operations project built on CGI Scripts & FaxPro. FI is another area where Finance related activities in insurance process are handled. It provides reliable user interfaces with WebDynpro for Java and Enterprise Portal 7.0 with backend as SAP R/3.

Major tasks handled:

•Designed and implemented a total workflow solution for single and multi-level approvals. Trigger workflows from the portal using WAPI workflow function modules and generate work items in the R/3 system.

•Developed BOR objects, workflow templates and worked on role resolution, agent determination, delegation, substitution and troubleshooting

•Configure the work items in the backend to be accessible from the portal using RFCs. Simulate the UWL by populating the work items in a custom portal dashboard and navigate to the desired UI application through integration

•Generate notification workflows from the portal and send emails to the recipient's lotus notes email and the SAP business workplace inbox.

•Developed web applications and webpages using Webdynpro for underwriting process, commitment, contract and Claims scenarios

•Developed RFCs and APIs for different events like Contract, Commitment, FI and CMPS events

•Built data dictionary objects including tables, views, etc

•Use the process control framework to perform various activities like Business checks, system and user status changes, field status of fields on UI, function codes, user authorizations to perform activities etc. Maintaining of various process controllers like activity, status, release, plausibility checks, authorization, change request, user interface elements.

Client: Cardinal Health

ABAP/EP Consultant

Jun 2006 to Jul 2007

ExcellerateHRO (EHRO) defines the next generation in the evolving HR Outsourcing. This project provides a comprehensive integrated global HR functions and processes that include Benefits Administration, Payroll, Compensation Management, Recruitment and Staffing, Workforce Administration, Workforce Development and Business Intelligence. It provides drawing of Workforce data from various systems to support better decision-making capacity for HR programs and enhance the value of the Outsourcing solutions.

Major tasks handled:

•UI design and development of BSP pages based on MVC architecture.

•Integrated BSP Applications in Enterprise Portals as BSP iViews

•Involved in development of building a custom framework based on the SAP Composite Application Framework methodology and Guided Procedures.

•Service Manager Implementation along with creation of proxies with WSDL’s.

•Implemented notification and leave request workflow using framework configuration

•Used custom BSP GP extensions for a variety of UI elements, using web services to retrieve data from backend using WSDL files, massaging and validating using tools like SOAP SONAR, RFCs, proxy implementation for communicating between PeopleSoft backend and SAP backend etc.

•Extensive programming and coding using ABAP programming, ABAP objects and JavaScript.

EDUCATION:

MSc. in Embedded Systems Engineering, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

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