SAP HANA Training (Modelling & Administration)
Work with SAP HANA as both a modeller and an administrator: the in-memory architecture, SQL and SQLScript, calculation views, CDS, procedures, security and roles, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and the operational tasks that keep an S/4HANA database healthy.
SAP HANA training covers SAP's in-memory platform from two angles. As a modeller you build calculation views, write SQL and SQLScript, create procedures and functions, and design for performance. As an administrator you handle installation concepts, system and tenant databases, users, roles and privileges, backup and recovery, monitoring, memory and CPU management, and high availability. It maps to the SAP Certified Associate Data Engineer exam for SAP HANA Cloud.
Who this course is for
Prerequisite: SQL knowledge is important. Any database, Basis or reporting background will make this course much easier.
What makes this different
You configure, not just watch
From the first session you are in a live SAP practice system doing the configuration yourself, with IMG paths, master data and test transactions. That is what makes it stick.
Taught on the current release
No ECC-era screenshots pretending to be current. Everything is shown on S/4HANA and the current cloud releases, including Fiori where the classic GUI screen has been replaced.
One consultant for the whole batch
One working SAP consultant teaches the full course, no rotation, so the configuration story stays consistent from first session to go-live simulation.
Support continues to the offer
Resume rewriting for SAP roles, mock interviews on real implementation scenarios, and referrals. Support does not stop when the last class ends.
Curriculum
8 modules and 3 projects, updated to the current release. Every module maps to real SAP HANA work and expands into its full topic list, practised on a live developer instance.
SAP HANA Training (Modelling & Administration) module list: 8 modules, what each one covers, and how many topics it expands into. Full topic lists are in the accordions below.
| # | Module | What you configure | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HANA architecture and in-memory concepts | Understand why HANA is fast and what that means for how you design against it. | 8 |
| 02 | SQL and SQLScript | Write database code that performs, since pushdown is only an advantage if the SQL is good. | 8 |
| 03 | Information modelling with calculation views | Build the reusable models that reporting and applications consume. | 8 |
| 04 | CDS, virtual data models and consumption | Connect HANA models to the S/4HANA world and to the tools that consume them. | 8 |
| 05 | Security, users and privileges | Control who sees what, at row level as well as object level. | 8 |
| 06 | Administration and operations | Run the database day to day using the tools an administrator lives in. | 8 |
| 07 | Backup, recovery and high availability | Be the person who can prove the system can be restored, which is the whole point of the role. | 8 |
| 08 | Performance tuning and troubleshooting | Find and fix the slow thing, which is what you will be asked to do under pressure. | 8 |
1HANA architecture and in-memory concepts
Understand why HANA is fast and what that means for how you design against it.
- Column store versus row store and when each is used
- Compression, dictionary encoding and delta merge
- The index server and other HANA processes
- System database and tenant databases
- Persistence layer: data volumes, log volumes, savepoints
- HANA on-premise versus HANA Cloud
- Sizing basics: memory, disk and CPU
- How S/4HANA uses HANA differently from a data warehouse
2SQL and SQLScript
Write database code that performs, since pushdown is only an advantage if the SQL is good.
- HANA SQL essentials and data types
- Joins, unions and window functions
- SQLScript: scalar and table variables
- Procedures, functions and their differences
- Imperative versus declarative logic
- Control structures and cursors, and why to avoid cursors
- Error handling in SQLScript
- Debugging and testing SQLScript
3Information modelling with calculation views
Build the reusable models that reporting and applications consume.
- Calculation view types: dimension, cube, cube with star join
- Projection, join, aggregation, union and rank nodes
- Calculated and restricted columns
- Input parameters and variables
- Hierarchies: level and parent child
- Currency and unit conversion
- Model validation and best practice checks
- Migration from attribute and analytic views
4CDS, virtual data models and consumption
Connect HANA models to the S/4HANA world and to the tools that consume them.
- The S/4HANA virtual data model explained
- CDS views versus calculation views: when to use which
- Consuming HANA views from ABAP
- Smart Data Access and virtual tables
- Exposing models to analytics tools
- OData and REST consumption
- Replication basics: SLT and Smart Data Integration
- Data provisioning options compared
5Security, users and privileges
Control who sees what, at row level as well as object level.
- Users, roles and the role hierarchy
- System, object, analytic and package privileges
- Analytic privileges for row-level security
- Repository roles versus catalog roles
- Authentication options and single sign-on
- Auditing and audit policies
- Encryption at rest and in transit
- Separation of duties for HANA administrators
6Administration and operations
Run the database day to day using the tools an administrator lives in.
- SAP HANA cockpit and database explorer
- Starting, stopping and configuring the system
- Configuration parameters and .ini files
- Managing memory, allocation limits and the resident memory
- Workload management and admission control
- Table partitioning and distribution
- Licence management and system replication basics
- Housekeeping: traces, dumps and log volumes
7Backup, recovery and high availability
Be the person who can prove the system can be restored, which is the whole point of the role.
- Backup types: complete, delta, differential, log
- Backup catalog and backup destinations
- Recovery scenarios and point-in-time recovery
- Testing a restore properly
- System replication: sync, syncmem and async
- Takeover and failback procedures
- Disaster recovery design considerations
- Backint and third-party backup integration
8Performance tuning and troubleshooting
Find and fix the slow thing, which is what you will be asked to do under pressure.
- Expensive statements trace and SQL plan cache
- Explain plan and plan visualisation
- Common modelling anti-patterns that kill performance
- Delta merge tuning and table load behaviour
- Memory analysis: heap, column store, out-of-memory dumps
- CPU and thread analysis
- Alerts, thresholds and proactive monitoring
- Building a repeatable troubleshooting method
What you'll be able to do
Real projects you'll build
Interview-ready scenarios on a live instance, not toy demos.
Analytical model build
Model a star-join calculation view over a sales data set with hierarchies, input parameters and currency conversion, then validate performance with the plan visualiser.
Security and row-level access
Design a role and analytic privilege set so three user personas each see only their region's data, and prove it with test users.
Backup, restore and failover drill
Take a full and log backup, perform a point-in-time recovery, then configure and test a system replication takeover.
Certification and hands-on
Every session runs in a live SAP practice system, so you configure and test rather than watch. The course maps to C_HAMOD_2404, SAP Certified Associate, Data Engineer, SAP HANA Cloud, and finishes with an IT Canvass certificate plus a certification roadmap. IT Canvass does not issue the official SAP credential.
SAP certification is role-based and delivered through SAP Learning. Most exams sit at Associate level (implementation or development consultant for a specific solution), with Specialist exams for narrower scopes and Professional exams for architects and experienced consultants. Exams are booked through SAP Certification Hub or as a single exam; SAP re-versions exams with each release, so always confirm the current code before booking.
Certification facts. Vendor figures change, so confirm against the official SAP catalogue before booking.
| Exam code | C_HAMOD_2404 |
|---|---|
| Credential | SAP Certified Associate, Data Engineer, SAP HANA Cloud |
| Issued by | SAP SE (not by IT Canvass) |
| Exam duration | 180 minutes |
| Exam cost | US$560 single exam, or included in a SAP Learning Hub subscription |
| Prerequisite | No formal prerequisite. SAP recommends hands-on project exposure before the exam. |
| What IT Canvass issues | An IT Canvass course completion certificate and a certification roadmap |
Tools and transactions you will actually use
The screens and apps you will have open every day in this role. You practise in each of them during the course.
The administration console for monitoring, configuration, backups and alerts. The administrator's home screen.
SQL console, catalog browsing and plan analysis, used for both modelling and troubleshooting.
Where calculation views and HDI artefacts are developed for HANA Cloud projects.
The two views you check first whenever someone says the system is slow.
Scripted administration and recovery tasks, needed when the cockpit is not available.
hdbnsutil and the replication monitors used during takeover and failback drills.
Your SAP HANA career roadmap
Five stages on the SAP development track, with indicative 2026 bands.
Salary snapshot: SAP HANA Consultant
Indicative ranges aggregated from public salary data. Actual pay varies by location, employer and experience.
A day in the life of a SAP HANA Consultant
What the job is really like once you are in it, so you know what you are training for.
Who hires SAP people
HANA skills split into modelling and administration, and the strongest profiles cover both. Administration in particular is in demand from managed service providers and from every customer running S/4HANA on their own infrastructure or on a hyperscaler.
Employer types and named companies are shown as examples of where this skill is used.
How IT Canvass compares
Against a typical training provider, this SAP HANA course is taught on the current SAP release rather than recycled ECC material, gives you hands-on time in a live practice system from the first session, and keeps one working consultant for the whole batch instead of rotating trainers. Every module is mapped to the C_HAMOD_2404 scope, sessions are recorded with lifetime access, and job support (resume rewriting for SAP roles, mock interviews and referrals) is included in one transparent fee. Most providers still teach screen-by-screen navigation with no configuration practice, and bill system access, support and recordings as add-ons.
Fees and training modes
Choose how you want to learn SAP HANA. No-cost EMI available on all modes.
Interactive live batches, weekday or weekend, with the full cohort and lifetime recordings.
Private one-on-one coaching at your pace, whether you need interview-ready fast or hands-on help with your current project.
Learn on your own time with recorded sessions, labs and Q&A doubt support.
Train your team on SAP HANA
Tailored curriculum, flexible scheduling, a dedicated SAP consultant, and progress reporting for your managers. Delivered live online or on-site for cohorts of any size, with practice-system access for every learner.
Your trainer
Arjun, SAP Solution Architect, 14+ years
I still deliver S/4HANA implementations and rollouts for manufacturing and retail clients, so I teach from the configuration decisions and cutover problems that are live this quarter, not from a slide deck. In class I show the IMG path, the master data behind it, and the test transaction that proves it works.
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Learner reviews
The backup and system replication drill is the session I still think about. Being made to actually do a takeover changes how confident you are.
Calculation view performance was taught with real plan analysis rather than rules of thumb. My models got dramatically faster.
Good balance of modelling and administration. I came for modelling and ended up taking a role that needed both.
Fees, batches and policies
The questions people actually ask before enrolling, answered plainly.
What is the total fee and what does it include?
What are the batch timings, and do they work outside India?
What happens if I miss a session?
How long do I keep access to the recordings?
Is there a refund if the course is not right for me?
Is the certificate issued by SAP?
Frequently asked questions
Is this HANA on-premise or HANA Cloud?
Do I need SQL before starting?
Is this the same as SAP BW on HANA?
Modelling or administration, which pays more?
Which certification does this prepare me for?
Will I get system access?
Free SAP HANA tutorials to read first
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