A Chandra

  • SAP ABAP Developer
  • Chicago, IL
  • Member Since Mar 13, 2023

Candidates About

 

A. Chandra    

Experience Summary:              

·         SAP Certified Consultant with extensive 10+ years of experience in IT mostly as SAP ABAP Consultant.

·         Extensive experience in Implementation Rollout & Support projects.

·         Excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills and leadership abilities.

                                                                                                                    

Skills Overview

·         Good exposure to domain knowledge in MM, IM, FI, WM, SD, SCM (IS-Retail), SRM5.0/7.0, PP, QM, PLM, C-projects, FS-CD, HR, APO, CRM Technical and category module a complimentary of AFS.

·         Working knowledge of following in CRM: - Roles, transaction launcher, custom enhancements of views, EEWB, AET, BSP, BSP with MVC, BOL programming in CRM, creation of custom views, navigation, creation of buttons, dropdown fields and HTMLB basics.

·         Proficient in analysis of Business requirements and creating Functional/Technical specifications.

·         Involved in debugging of ABAP Programs, Exposure to ASAP Methodology, OSS notes, unit testing, End-to-End testing ABAP programs and interfaces.

·         Worked with Performance tuning tools like Runtime analysis and SQL trace (SM30, SLIN, SM66, and ST05).

·         Strong experience in ABAP Enhancements Frameworks, Smart forms, Sapscripts, Data Migration and Dialog Programming, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, ALV and Interactive Reporting.

·         Good knowledge of Interfaces using IDOCS, XI/PI (basics) & ABAP Proxies.

·         Good experience in Programming using ABAP/4 Workbench, Data Dictionary, Table Maintenance Generator and Batch Job Management.

·         Strong experience in Data migration techniques using BDC, IDOCS, RFCs & LSMW.

·         Good experience in BRF based Workflow Programming including Creation and maintenance of the org. structure, agent determination, Containers and bindings at different stages of workflow, forwarding of work items and Sending mail to non-SAP inbox.

·         Good knowledge of Adobe Print Forms Adobe Print forms & Interactive forms.

·         Expertise in Performance Tuning, Debugging and Code Optimization of ABAP/4 Programs.

·         Gained good experience at configuration Level (SPRO) in MM for maintaining Pricing Procedure, Configuration for release strategy, Field General (MM01/02/03), Message type & O/P determination in P.O& OTC.

·         Good knowledge in Purchasing, requisition, invoicing, logistics, Picking, Packing, Handling Units and Inventory Management of MM Module.

·         Good knowledge of Object oriented programming (OOPs) in ABAP & OOPs ALV

·         Good knowledge ABAP Webdynpro programming and integration with portal SAP EP (iviews, events & page creation).

·         Good knowledge of working with XML & SOAP/ WSDL files and mapping of XML files using XSLT while working on PI, Adobe and general ABAP. Converting file format from text to XML & vice-versa.

 

Technical Skills:

 

ERP

:

SAP-ABAP/4, ECC 6.0 IS Retail 5.0 & 4.6c

Modules

:

MM, SD, FI & IS Retail

Report Development

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Drill down Report, ALV, Smartfforms

Data Transfer

:

BDC, BAPI, LSMW, IDOCs

Programming

:

User Exit, Debugging, Dialog programming, Data Dictionary,

 Function Module, ABAP/Query, Workflow & Webdynpro

Software Packages                 

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MS Office, Flow Charting, Lotus Notes, MS Word, Excel, Power Point

Operating Systems

:

Windows 98/2000 /XP, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux

Databases

:

Oracle, DB2, MySQL

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAP Experience:

 

 

Company

:

Independent Freelance Consultant.

Client

:

Dell Services & TreeHouse Foods, Chicago, IL

Duration

:

04/16 to   06/16

Role

:

SAP ABAP Developer- Short Term Contract.

Roles & Responsibilities:

I worked on SAP MM, IM, WM and procurement related modules of SAP for TreeHouse Foods & ConAgra                   Private –Label/ Private Brand’s acquisition project. My responsibilities included architecture design, code review, code deployment, development and testing for SAP MM, WM, IM and other PTP applications.

I worked extensively on User-exits, enhancement frameworks, implicit & explicit enhancements, BADIs for Purchase Order validation and complex screen enhancements for shipment transactions (VT02n). I also provided troubleshooting and support for steady state production environment for smartforms, scripts and report enhancement.

·         Major Developments: Re-designing of their procurement framework related to Order creation & validation. Consolidated all codes from different objects & interfaces into one BADI and resolving the ongoing issues with error handling in the Order enhancement framework.

·         Major Development: This was related to creation of screen enhancement for VT02n (Shipment transaction), since there was no direct suitable enhancement provided by SAP for this application, we had to design custom screens which were called at run time using custom overlay of screen-menus and combination of various enhancements & custom codes.

·         I worked with project stakeholders to identify, model and document requirements and business domain details as User Acceptance criteria’s and test cases.

·         I performed ‘As-Is To-Be’ process gap and impact analysis and translated business requirements into functional and technical design documents.

·          I provided resolution for major issues with core team members and senior management

·         I worked with super users to get requirements for data modeling & designing end to end applications. I coordinated multiple test system loads and production load.

·         I researched and implemented OSS notes and submitted OSS messages for production problem resolution.

·         Worked closely with end user to gather requirements and code custom reports that resulted in cost savings for the business by streamlining the business processes.

·         I managed configuration for MM & PTP. I developed, tested and executed applications for multiple plant go-lives. I also provided 24/7 production support for MM, EWM & PP modules.

 

Skill set: SAP-MM, WM, BDC, IDOCS, Enhancement-Frameworks., BAPIS, ALV, Report, Batch jobs and User Exits, SAP ECC 6.0, Web Services etc.

 

 

Company

:

Infosys Technologies

Client

:

Allstate Insurance & Tate n Lyle, Chicago, IL

Duration

:

01/15 to   12/15

Role

:

Technology Architect / ABAP Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

I worked on SAP FS-CD (Collections and Disbursement for Insurance) module as a Tech Lead. My major job responsibility was requirement gathering & volume related stats and metrics analysis. After the analysis, I provided recommendations and projections related to performance comparison existing of frameworks, licensing (CA&IO), hardware requirements, & memory requirement of the system for the upcoming project.

And as onsite coordinator for various clients, I did architecture design, code review, code deployment and testing for SAP SD and CRM applications.

·         Worked extensively on SAP SD BADIs, pricing procedures, output determination & enhancement frameworks.

·         Good knowledge of Shopping cart workflow & PO release and attachment transmission workflows.

·         Worked on basic webdynpro objects and reports.  Understanding of MVC models, cardinality, windows, views & plugs. Knowledge of basic ALV reporting in Webdynpro.

·         Worked on SD BAPIs, enhancement frameworks, pricing procedure related reports & CRM enhancements.

·         Worked on the modification of order replication interfaces from SAP ECC to SAP CRM.

·         Performed platform optimization by code review and performance comparisons of various frameworks designed for master data creation, payment plans, payment run and online banking and provided recommendations related to migration of frameworks.

·         Identified programs performance bottlenecks and overloading of work processors using EWR reports and provided recommendations for improvements, refactoring and tuning.

·         SAP dump analysis along with Monitoring of work processes utilization and overloading for memory related issues.

·         Completed a POC for Android mobile-based approval workflows using web services.

·         Handled tickets for several issues related to improper workflow termination and update termination issues.

·         Worked on Unicode upgrade project.

·         Troubleshooting experience in CRM Technical - Object Oriented Architecture, MVC Architecture, Web UI configuration and Development, CRM One Order Framework, CRM Data Modeling and Data Replication.

Skill set: SAP-FSCD, FI, BDC, IDOCS, WORKFLOW, BAPIS, ALV, Report, Batch jobs and User Exits, SAP ECC 6.0, Web Services etc.

 

SAP Experience:                                                                                   

 

Employer

:

Concord Professional Services

Client

:

T-Mobile, Seattle, WA

Duration

:

02/14 to   01/15

Role

:

Senior ABAP Consultant

Roles & Responsibilities:

I worked on MPCS merger project, Apple IPhone-6 launch and Advantage Redesign in SAP & CRM-ABAP. The job responsibility mainly includes new developments, design, testing, deployment and basic support work for their sales & distribution landscape.

·         Built several BDCs and data migration tools for MPCS Merger Project. 

·         Made modifications in several programs and smart forms for MPCS project.

·         Worked on several PI-Proxy based interfaces like Sales Order Create, Sales Order response, Activation interface, Activation Response, Debit memo create interface for damage fee and Sales Order cancel interface.

·         Basic ABAP code changes and proxy modifications for Revere 1.5. Project.

·         SAP CRM: Built a tool for modifying the newly added fields through AET in existing contracts in SAP CRM using BAPI: CRM_ORDER_READ, CRM_ORDER_MAINTAIN & CRM_ORDER_SAVE.

·         Modifications in the output types of few of the Purchase Order’s driver program for automatic mail sending to the vendors immediately after the output type is processed.

·         Created new output types for Smart forms processing. Different output types were made based on document types. RSNAST00 was used for processing those forms in background jobs.

·         Learnt and used XI adapters (File, IDOC, RFC, JDBC, SOAP and HTTP) to perform integration tests for SD interfaces.

·         Experience in configuring XI/PI system to get data from R3 using IDOC and XI/PI adapters and send it to vendors through FTP.

·         Various layouts and driver program modifications done in Smart forms.

·         Documentation – Program documentation, Technical specifications, Test results and runtime analysis using sql trace tools.

 

Skill set: MM, SD, FI, PP, BDC, IDOCS, WORKFLOW, BAPIS, ALV, Report, Batch jobs and User Exits, SAP ECC 6.0, Webdynpro and Adobe forms, PP, PM, PS, e-cats.

 

SAP Experience:

 

Employer

:

Satya Marg Solutions Inc.

Clients

:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington DC

Target Corporation- Minneapolis, MN

Duration

:

01/12 to   09/12

Role

:

ABAP Consultant

 Roles & Responsibilities:

I worked for the end clients of Accenture Federal service - USDA in Washington DC for an implementation project. The team was implementing the Public sector module FICO module of SAP handling FI invoices. I was responsible for design of technical specifications and development of the interfaces to the forest systems. We were also responsible for the support of the other SAP systems.

I also worked as a track Lead and a senior developer for their Client Target Corporation’s Headquarters’ in Minneapolis. I worked on their new Canada SAP Implementation project. The release for phase1 involved manly FI and HR developments and their UAT & SIT testing.

·         Worked on development and design of outbound interface program to send data to forest service systems using a file interface. The program was responsible for fetching creation and reversal details of Invoices, Customer Refunds, fees, collections, GL adjustment docs etc. based on accounting (eg:-funds, business area, applications of funds, WBS etc.).

·         Also worked on the design, development and testing of a couple of others FI outbound interfaces dealing with extraction of documents like funds reservation, funds commitments, vendor invoices, collections, fees, direct disbursement, accruals etc. The filtering of data was based on header text and rule based accounting was incorporated. Scenarios like overpayment, underpayment and exact payments were incorporated.

·         Developed a program to reset Release Strategy of a Purchase order whenever there is any change in the any of Purchase Order fields, by using  enhancement ‘M06E0004’ (FM XIT_SAPLEBND_002’) and customized fm ‘BAPI _PO_RESET_RELEASE’.

·         Worked on modifications of Proxy based (XI/PI) interfaces creating suspense and collections documents.

·         Worked on modifications of SAP FI Inbound Interfaces for creating various FI documents using BAPI_ACC_DOCUMENT_POST, POSTING_INTERFACE_CLEARING, CALL_FBOA, CALL_FBRA etc.

·         Created programs to upload data from Legacy Systems to SAP payroll.

·         Created a report to determine reports to manager and dotted line manager in HR based on allocations in cProjects and updates the HR master hierarchy data accordingly.

·         Implemented enhancements spots between SO and inquiry for validation of amount and currency in SD module.

·         Developed report to publish employee details in cPojects, whose allocations end date is within a week along with the skills from HCM.

·         Developed report for displaying vacant positions in an Organizational Unit in HCM.

·         Created LSMW for some of the finance related transactions using recording method.

·         Worked on the testing phase for various interfaces in FI (AP, AR, GL, CO etc.) like bank to ecc, Vertex and currency conversion using Thompson Reuiters.

·         Worked on various interfaces in HR like ADP, travels using Concur, LSO and Benefits using Sunlife.

·         Worked on adhoc query reporting tool in ABAP-HR.

·         Worked on R3 systems for FI related issues asset accounting, creating assets and sub assets.

·         Good knowledge of FI tables, account receivables, account payables and data uploads for GL account postings using FB01.

 

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Skill set: MM, SD, FI, BDC, WORKFLOW, ALV, Report, Batch Jobs, User Exits, SAP, ECC 6.0 & Adobe Forms

 

 

 

SAP Experience:

 

Company

:

IBM Global Services

Duration

:

 04/ 11   to   11/11

End Client

:

UBS

Role

:

ABAP & Workflow Consultant

Roles & Responsibilities:

I worked on all workflow related support and troubleshooting of SAP SRM 5.0 technical & BRF-Workflows. Basic responsibility includes support; modifications & development work related to shopping cart and PO release workflows in different backend systems. Worked as lead analyst for their worldwide support for BRF 5.0 wfls and was a part of L3 support and L4 escalation team.

·         Was responsible for all kind of modification, troubleshooting & development work related to approval matrix, workflow templates and matrix load programs for the workflows.

·         Handled several tickets in SRM where we had issues creating follow-on documents or backend system was not being determined (RFC or account assignment category mapping related issues).

·         Handled tickets in SRM, roles, access, display and missing buttons related issues.

·         Good knowledge and debugging experience of doc_check, doc_change, catalo transfer, PO_create, PO_change and wfl_approval BADIS.

·         Modified several smart forms in SAP for debit and credit notes in FI.

·         Handled several issues related to attachments not being transmitted to backend R3 systems.

·         Handled tickets on DMS and document transmission to DMS.

·         Responsible for day-to-day troubleshooting of Shopping Cart, Purchase order & invoice related workflows.

·         Handled several tickets related to agent determinations in bucket approval process and event linkage related problems.

·         Handled ticked related to preventing major issues for mass mail control/ mass notifications going to users in workflow.

·         Worked on customizing of extended notifications program and classes.

·         Good knowledge of analyzing application logs for BRF based workflows.

 

Skill set: MM, SD, FI, BDC, WORKFLOW, ALV, Report, Batch jobs, User Exits, SAP ECC 6.0, adobe forms

 

SAP Experience: