Lindinkosi Mkaka

I am an accomplished SAP Certified ABAP programmer with over 18 years of professional working experience and an excellent understanding of the various application areas involved. I have working experience in ABAP object-oriented programming. Hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Transkei.

SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANT ON S/4 HANA Core Business Solution

Illovo 

August 2023 – October 2023

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Develop Adobe forms for SD and MM Modules
• Develop Module Pool programming, Reports (ALV and List), RFC Function modules (BAPI).

SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANT ON  CoU Revenue Project

City of Umhlathuze 

November 2020 – November 2022

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Experience in Device Management, Billing & Invoicing, FICA, and Billing in SAP Utilities Data Models (Experience in table relation in DM, FICA, and Billing Billing)
• Experience in Variant programming for Billing, Events of FI-CA (FQEVENTS), and ISU related enhancements and reports
• Experience in Module Pool programming, Reports (ALV and List), RFC Function modules (BAPI), Enhancements, and BADIs.
• Experience in the enhancement of objects in ISU

SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANT 

Johannesburg Waters

January 2022 – December 2022

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Develop systems on SAP PS, PM , and FI-AA. HTTP REST is used for this integration.
• Responsible for report/program maintenance and creation, BAPIs, function group/ module creation, creation of maintenance tables, search help modification, enhancement implementations, append structures , and creation of classes
• SICF service creation, activate and maintain SAP webservice

SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANT ON MIAB-IMQS INTEGRATION PROJECT 

City of Umhlathuze

March 2018 – October 2020

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Develop systems on SAP PS, PM, and FI-AA. HTTP REST is used for this integration.
• Responsible for report/program maintenance and creation, BAPIs, function group/ module creation, creation of maintenance tables, search help modification, enhancement implementations, append structures , and creation of classes
• SICF service creation, activate and maintain SAP webservice

SAP TECHNICAL CONSULTANT ON TPT SUPPORT PROJECT

Transnet Port Terminals, Durban

November 2014 – December 2017

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Developing systems in SAP MM, FI, and SD, specifically focusing on report/ program maintenance and creation, smartform development, BADIS/BAPIs, authority checks and function group/ module creation.
• Creation of maintenance Programs to eliminate opening of production for config with audit trail.

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT ON KUSILE SAP BUSINESS SOLUTION PROJECT

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Port Elizabeth

September 2014 - October 2014

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all required Master and Transactional Data is migrated to SAP, with the objective of enabling SAP to operate efficiently in the Production Mode.
• Write ABAP code to upload text files and do the conversion according to the business specifications. 
• Applied my skills to BDC programs, BAPI’s in order to load data into SAP.
• Provided ABAP support for the HR module.

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT SAKHASONKE BUSINESS SOLUTION

NHBRC Johannesburg July 2013 – December 2013

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• I was developing systems in HCM,  FI/CO, SD and SCM
• I applied my skills to BDC Programs, BAPI and Smartforms and implementation of OSS Notes

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT ON MAGALIES WATER DATA MIGRATION PROJECT

City of Tshwane, Pretoria

April 2013 – June 2013

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• The objective of Conversion was to ensure that all required Master and Transactional Data is migrated to SAP, with the objective of enabling SAP to operate efficiently in the Production Mode. 
• Write ABAP code to upload text files and do the conversion according to the business specifications and save them on the SAP Application Server. 
• All data is then loaded into SAP via the SAP Tool EMIGALL(I-SU) and BDC or Manual Data Entry where required. 

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT ON MAGALIES WATER DATA MIGRATION PROJECT

City of Tshwane, Pretoria

August 2012 – December 2012

Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• The objective of Conversion was to ensure that all required Master and Transactional Data is migrated to SAP, with the objective of enabling SAP to operate efficiently in Production Mode.
• Write ABAP code to upload text files and do the conversion according to the business specifications and save them on SAP Application server
• All data is then loaded into SAP via the SAP Tool EMIGALL(I-SU) and BDC or Manual Data Entry where required. 

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT

Rand Refinery, Germiston June 2012

1. Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in terms of custom code development. 
• Involved in the creation of SWIFT messages to the Treasury Department. 
• Created a couple of module pool programs for the business.

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT ON POPULATE POD TABLE IN SAP WITH DATA FROM SLE AND MAGIC SYSTEMS PROJECT

RTT Medical, Centurion

July 2011 – March 2012 

1. Key Functions & Responsibilities:

• This Project involved getting delivery information from the SLe and Magic databases to SAP. 
• Used Web Service to get data from SLe. For the data on Magic, I uploaded a text file from the Application Server to SAP.
• Project: Maintain Billing Percentage and Export CSV file to be imported into Oracle Financials. This project involved getting billing data for RTT clients and calculate billing according to the rates defined per client and then export information in the form of a csv file to Oracle Financials.
• Involved in emergency bug fixing and enhancing existing programs.

SAP ABAP CONSULTANT

Petro SA,Bellville

March 2011  - June 2011

SAP ABAP PROGRAMMER

Pioneer Foods, Paarl

November 2008 - November 2010

SAP ABAP PROGRAMMER

SANS Fibres, Bellville

October 2002 - May 2008

Reporting:

• Developed a wide range of reports in both the conventional manner and ALV format. Here are some of the skills I’ve harnessed in additional reporting functionality:
  • Secondary lists in popup widows.
  • Calling standard SAP transactions by double-clicking on SAP documents.
  • Dynamic updating of report fields initiated by clicking on a button on the report output.
  • Functionality to regenerate the report output via a refresh button.
  • Ability to email report output to selected users by clicking on a button.
  • Selection screen functionality to change selection screen field values by clicking on different radio buttons. 

Transaction Programming:

• System in WM to automate the warehouse process to ensure consistency between WM and IM. 
• System in SD to automate the shipping process (creation of deliveries, transfer orders and packing lists).
• System in SD/WM to mirror the SAP standard picking process for customer consignment stock at storage unit level that is consumed. 

Interfaces for data transfer (BDC’s, BAPI’s):

• Developed a strong ability in this area through extensive experience. Areas of application:
  • BAPIs to create and change purchase orders, sales orders and quotations.
  • BDC programs that perform various SAP transactions with appropriate interactive error handling. 
  • These programs have sourced their data from either the presentation server (via a spreadsheet), flat files on the application server or the SAP database itself. 

SAP Upgrade Project Work:

• Extensive work carried out on upgrade projects from 4.6c to 4.7. This involved maintenance of BDC programs, BAPIs, report selection screen fixes, accommodating changes to: SAP standard function module interfaces, SAP standard printing programs for layoutsets . Re-applying modifications to the standard system was included as well.

Internet Services:

• Internet Application enabling a consignment customer to view all stock currently on the way to him over the internet. The customer is then able to select the stock he has already received and save his selection to a custom built database. 

Enhancements, User Exits and BADI’s:

• User exits and BADI’s in MM, SD, FI and PS.
• Screen exits in PM on the notification transaction.

Smartforms:

• Development of new  Smartforms for Export documentation (Commercial Invoices, Shipping Instructions, Insurance Certificates and Quality Certificates).
• Automatic e-mailing and batch printing of the above forms.
• Conversion to PDF file format for Acrobat Reader display and print. 

Additional information required will be provided upon request.

I an accomplished SAP ABAP certified programmer with over 18 years of professional working experience and an excellent understanding of the various application areas involved. I have working experience in ABAP object-oriented programming. Hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Transkei.