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József S.
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer in S/4 HANA migration
- Automation of trade calculation (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between cash register system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and assignment of pricing conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the standard supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
David S.
Last position:
Consultant SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ Project Manager/ Service Manager at David Schievers Consulting
- Architecture of SAP landscapes
- Business consulting in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ API Management environment
- Basis administration
- Analysis, planning, implementation and maintenance of interfaces
- EDI connection of customers, suppliers and freight forwarders
- Development of eBusiness solutions
- Project management in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI environment
- Data transfer from third-party systems
- Service management / vendor coordination
- Team leadership
- Third-level support for SAP PI/ PO/ CPI
- SAP interfaces SOAP, REST, JDBC, OData, IDOC, SFTP
Beserithan M.
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Florian S.
Last position:
ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC with ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Jürgen V.
Last position:
Instructor / Trainer at SAP Training Company
- Instructor / Trainer
- SAP applications in SAP S/4 HANA - Sales, Sourcing Procurement, Logistic Execution, SAP Foundation
- SAP S/4 HANA - Fiori UX and Fiori Launchpad
- Cross-module MM application - Sourcing & Procurement
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Procurement
- Purchasing processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Incoming processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Supplier invoicing SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Pricing & plant determination SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Pre & After Sales
- Sales processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Delivery processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Billing SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Pricing SAP S/4 HANA Sales and Storage Rooms and Lean-EWM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- SAP S/4 HANA – SAP Private Cloud – Release 2023
Timo G.
Last position:
S/4HANA Project Management, Board and Strategy Consulting at Services
- S/4HANA project management: book project with an online hub to derive an agile project management methodology (Scrum) based on SAP Activate, Solution Manager Focused Build, SAP Enable Now, many SAP project accelerators, community solutions and custom developments.
- Strategy consulting: overview of service providers and product vendors as well as demos and videos to present best practice processes, cloud solutions and SAP community products.
- Sales structure development: scaling the network organization via partnerships, public relations (PR), marketing, digital events etc.
- Contract terms & general terms and conditions: manufacturing and service contracts, personnel placement contracts, copyrights etc.
Oliver K.
Last position:
Certified Public Accountant (German Public Auditor) at Self-employed
Internal audit at two credit institutions in the cooperative sector: MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, KWG, capital gains tax, payment transactions, credit examination (system and individual case reviews with collateral valuation), internal control system, institutional compensation regulation, balance reconciliation, electronic banking, data protection, membership matters, account openings, personnel, associated business, inheritance regulations, special matters, goods trading, CSRD/taxonomy regulation/ESRS/sustainability, problem loans and intensive support.
Internal audit at an asset management company: outsourcing, risk management, collective fund management, anti-money laundering, institutional compensation regulation, InvMaRisk, IFRS (2023-2025).
Internal audit at a CRR credit institution including risk management, liability umbrella, procurement: MiFID II conduct of business rules according to §§ 63 ff. WpHG, KWG, HGB, WpHG, WpHG compliance, WpHGMaAnzV, EBA, BaFin (2023-2025).
External report review for financial statements of securities institutions and crypto companies: Securities Institution Act (WpIG), KWG, IFRS, appendix, management report, MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, system and individual case reviews with collateral valuation, internal control system (2025).
Internal audit at a credit institution in the cooperative sector (2023-2024): MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, KWG, capital gains tax, payment transactions, credit examination, internal control system, institutional compensation regulation, balance reconciliation, electronic banking, data protection, membership matters, account openings, personnel, associated business, inheritance regulations, special matters, intensive support and problem loans.
Audit of open-ended investment funds (04/2024-05/2024): AIF, KAGB, OGAW, UCITS, SICAV, management company.
Annual financial statement audit at a leasing institution (2023-2024): KWG, HGB, leasing regulations, appendix, management report, reporting requirements, compliance, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, internal audit.
Audit of regulatory requirements at securities institution according to WpIG, MaRisk, anti-money laundering (2024).
IFRS financial statement preparation for investment funds (07/2019-05/2023): HGB to IFRS conversion, appendix, hedge accounting, provisions, equity, price review, subfunds, poolfunds, SICAV, FCP, IFRS 37, IAS 32, 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 9.
Audit of reporting requirements (banking supervision law) at PIE institution (securities trading bank) (02/2023).
Workstream lead for migration of accounting for closed-end funds including closed-end funds accounting/valuation (real estate, aircraft, infrastructure including hedge accounting), particularly multi-level fund structures at overall fund level as well as individual company financial statements within funds (SPVs) according to HGB/KAGB/IFRS, fund administration (consolidation, NAV calculation, regulatory reporting, asset management, particularly fund accounting of tangible assets such as system expansion, system change, setting up new closed-end funds in existing accounting systems), preparation of decision templates from a business perspective and presentation in a steering committee, board-level communication, interface management between IT and the business department, interim assumption of coordination and continuation of VAT reporting at an asset servicing bank (11/2022-02/2023).
Advisory and support for funding applications at a funding institution (11/2022-01/2023).
Conducting annual financial statement audits for a financial holding, credit institution and securities institution according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, CRR, institutional compensation regulation) (03/2022-07/2022).
Annual financial statement audit of a credit institution with a focus on crypto business/crypto trading according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, CRR, compliance, anti-money laundering, outsourcing) (03/2022-07/2022).
Conducting annual financial statement audits for a financial holding, credit institution and securities institution according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation) (03/2022-07/2022).
Support of internal audit at a credit institution (02/2022-04/2022).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (10/2021-03/2022).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit (including banking supervision law including problem loans and intensive support and executed corporate actions) of a commercial bank (10/2021-03/2022).
IFRS conversion of SPACs (05/2021-08/2021).
Advisory and support for funding applications at a funding institution (04/2021-06/2021).
Support of internal audit at a credit institution (02/2021-04/2021).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (10/2020-03/2021).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit (including banking supervision law and executed corporate actions) of a commercial bank (10/2020-03/2021).
Training in IFRS 17 topics (01/2021).
Annual financial statement audit according to HGB (including banking supervision law and corporate actions) at a factoring company (09/2020-11/2020).
Support in preparation of consolidated financial statement at a real estate leasing company according to HGB (08/2020).
Final audit of 4 leasing companies including banking supervision law and executed corporate actions (04/2020-08/2020).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (12/2019-06/2020).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit of a commercial bank (12/2019-04/2020).
Functional quality assurance during preparation of annual financial statement according to HGB and answering technical questions (management report, notes) regarding accounting according to HGB at a commercial bank specializing in project and aircraft financing (11/2019-02/2020).
Support of "Accounting Principles" department at a commercial bank with focus on "consumer credit business" particularly on IFRS 9 (hedge accounting, deferred taxes HGB and IFRS) and IFRS 16 (12/2018-06/2019).
Preparation of model audit report and critical review of fund reports for an audit firm.
Preparation of checklists for WpHG audits (12/2018-03/2019).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit of a commercial bank (12/2018-03/2019).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law including executed corporate actions) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (12/2018-03/2019).
Interim management at an international bank with focus on wealth management: advisory on classification of financial instruments under HGB and IFRS, ensuring IFRS reporting preparation, monitoring and derivation of measures to ensure annual financial statement according to HGB considering Brexit changes, ensuring and documenting expert concepts and process descriptions, advisory on technical questions regarding BFA 2, BFA 3, IAS 39, IFRS 9 (06/2018-11/2018).
Internal inspection (04/2018-05/2018).
Project-related quality assurance during execution of annual financial statement audit (with corporate actions) at a securities trading bank and commercial bank (01/2018-03/2018).
Internal audit at an asset management company (anti-money laundering, KAMaRisk, MAD, MIFIR, PRIIP regulation, WpHG) (12/2017-01/2018).
Participation in monthly reconciliations and plausibility checks of derivative results according to HGB and IFRS including executed corporate actions (IAS 39 and IFRS 9), preparation of reports on development and analysis of derivative results, regular preparation of IFRS reporting package, support of commercial law annual financial statement preparation (appendix, management report), support in SAP Fin introduction relating to derivatives including testing of financial instruments in SAP Bank Analyzer for correct posting and support in basic work and basic questions at a public-law development bank in Frankfurt (11/2016-11/2017).
Report review for WpHG audit at a securities trading bank (10/2017).
Project-related quality assurance during execution of annual financial statement audit at a securities trading bank by a mid-size audit firm (01/2017-04/2017).
Preparation of technical IT concept IFRS 9 for loans and answering technical questions IAS 39, IFRS 9 for loans, treasury, hedge accounting and fair value (05/2016-10/2016).
Audit of consolidated package according to IFRS (01/2016).
Participation in development of a group-wide chart of accounts (including representation of corporate actions) according to HGB and IFRS (07/2014-03/2016).
Participation in preparation of a cross-functional (risk management, controlling, accounting, tax) valid new product hierarchy - financial instruments in the group (07/2014-03/2016).
ECB audit: Asset Quality Review Phase 2 PPA (spring 2014).
Audit according to WpHG and deposit law (including MiFID) (spring 2014).
Audit of annual financial statement of a credit institution (including FinRep) (11/2013-03/2014).
Preparation of annual financial statement at a leasing company (accounting according to HGB) including substance value calculations according to HGB and IFRS (10/2012-11/2013).
Preparation of (consolidated) financial statements of credit institutions, clearing and exchange companies (accounting according to HGB and IFRS), preparation of notes according to HGB and IFRS and comparison of annual financial statement information with FINREP criteria and considering MiFID requirements (11/2010-06/2012).
Management of internal audit at an investment stock corporation and securities trading bank (2012).
Additional topics: WpHG compliance audit, anti-money laundering and notification requirements, risk management systems (MaRisk and InvMaRisk), compliance, contingency plan, outsourcing, trading book – investment book, trading and settlement, investment limits, management fees and performance calculations, accounting topics particularly financial instruments including hedge accounting, fair value measurement, pensions, disposal of business segments, interest effects on long-term provisions and liabilities, deferred taxes, subsidiary and associated companies, impairment, foreign currency translation, support of accounting during planned merger of two exchange companies, support of accounting during implementation of full banking license requirements, support of accounting during integration of a majority-owned company into group chart of accounts, risk management audit, audit of processes for restructuring and workout loans, portfolio audit according to WpHG, technical project responsibility for central price provision project for securities/active market, organization and management of meetings and preparation of decisions on this project, development/preparation of IFRS expert concepts considering accounting modernization law on equity-debt, impairment, market price use according to IAS 39/active market considering exposure draft fair value measurement, deferred taxes, operational support in determination of notes according to HGB in a securities and loans group, technical contact person for IFRS questions in the Financial Instruments department, preparation of seminar materials on foreign currency translation according to BilMoG, ad hoc special investigations.
Eric M.
Last position:
Consulting and Development at MIGROS
- Development of SAP R/3 7.5 (FI/SD) to S/4HANA
- Focus: Customer-specific system conversion and extension of SAP R/3 (FI/SD) to S/4HANA (AIF, Report, Dynpro, BAPI, SAP HANA Studio)
Andreas R.
Last position:
Development at Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall
- Coordination of SAP CML, SAP CMS, iBS FIN with Paricon MXF
- Custom development (ABAP, CDS)
Harald W.
Last position:
ABAP, ABAP-OO Senior Developer, Logistics Senior Consultant at Self-employed
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Statistics of experts using SAP Application Interface Framework
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
30 years

Position duration
3 years

Positions per freelancer
22

Top business areas
Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Finance

Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services

Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Accounting, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
50%
Master's degree or higher
25%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
90%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP Application Interface Framework
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SAP Application Interface Framework experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (80%)
- Manufacturing (80%)
- Professional Services (80%)
- Automotive (60%)
- Retail (60%)
- Government and Administration (50%)
- Banking and Finance (40%)
- Food and Beverage (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What AIF does
SAP Application Interface Framework, commonly called AIF, is an SAP toolset for monitoring, managing, and correcting application interfaces. It gives business and technical teams structured access to interface errors, payloads, reprocessing actions, and status information instead of forcing them to inspect every integration manually.
Core SAP integration work
AIF supports interfaces that exchange data between SAP applications, external systems, and business partners. It is used with inbound and outbound messages, IDocs, web services, proxy interfaces, and other integration patterns in SAP landscapes. Strong solutions connect technical monitoring with clear business context.
Ecosystem and tooling
AIF work often sits alongside SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, ABAP, SAP Integration Suite, and middleware such as SAP Process Integration or SAP Process Orchestration. Specialists configure interface channels, value mappings, validations, structures, alerts, authorizations, and error actions. They also work with IDoc monitoring, web service configuration, application logs, and transport management.
- Define interface-specific monitoring and error handling
- Configure validation, mapping, and reprocessing rules
- Connect AIF monitoring with SAP integration processes
- Document support procedures and operational ownership
When companies need specialists
Companies usually bring in freelance AIF expertise during S/4HANA programs, interface migrations, integration cleanups, or support transitions. It is also useful when recurring errors lack clear ownership or when business teams need a usable view of failed messages. In Germany, specialists may support remote delivery across distributed SAP teams or join on-site workshops where process knowledge and German-language collaboration matter.
Typical project deliverables
A specialist can assess the existing interface landscape, design an AIF monitoring concept, and configure namespaces, interfaces, actions, and alerts. Typical deliverables include tested error scenarios, reprocessing workflows, role concepts, operating instructions, and handover documentation.
- Interface inventory and monitoring assessment
- AIF configuration for selected business processes
- Error correction and reprocessing workflows
- Test cases, documentation, and knowledge transfer
What distinguishes strong experts
Strong AIF experts understand both SAP integration technology and the business process behind each message. They trace an error from the source system through mappings and validations to the receiving application, then make the correction path safe and understandable. Look for specialists who explain design choices clearly, protect productive data, and have worked with transports, authorizations, testing, and support operations.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to SAP Application Interface Framework.
SAP Application Interface Framework is used to monitor, validate, manage, and reprocess interfaces in SAP environments. It helps teams understand failed messages in business terms and provides controlled actions for correcting them. A specialist can apply it to IDocs, web services, proxy interfaces, and other inbound or outbound integrations.
AIF adds a structured business-oriented monitoring layer to standard SAP tools. Transactions such as IDoc monitoring and application logs remain important, but AIF can bring error visibility, validation, mapping, authorizations, and reprocessing into a more consistent operating model. The right choice depends on the interface types, support process, and existing SAP landscape.
SAP Application Interface Framework work benefits from ABAP, IDoc processing, web services, proxy interfaces, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Integration Suite knowledge. Familiarity with SAP Process Integration or SAP Process Orchestration, application logs, transports, authorizations, and business process testing is also valuable. The required combination depends on where the interfaces run and how they are integrated.
AIF projects need a specialist who has handled the relevant interface types and can work across configuration, testing, and operational support. A contained monitoring adjustment may need focused expertise, while a landscape redesign requires broader SAP integration and process knowledge. Assess the specialist against the actual interfaces, error volumes, ownership model, and release context rather than relying on a generic profile.
SAP Application Interface Framework projects are often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, analysis, testing, and documentation can be performed through controlled system access. On-site workshops in Germany can still help when teams need to map business ownership, review support procedures, or align German-language stakeholders. Access controls and data protection requirements should be agreed before work begins.
AIF configuration should start with the interface inventory, message structures, error categories, business owners, and permitted correction actions. The specialist should also review the SAP release, connected middleware, transport route, authorization model, and test data. This prevents a monitoring design that looks complete but cannot be operated safely.
SAP Application Interface Framework quality is visible in clear monitoring concepts, traceable configuration, safe reprocessing, and documentation that support teams can use. Ask the specialist to explain how they diagnose a failed message, separate technical from business errors, and prevent duplicate postings. References to comparable interface scenarios are more useful than tool familiarity alone.
SAP Application Interface Framework is used in SAP S/4HANA and can also be relevant in SAP ERP landscapes, depending on the release and interface design. Its value is not limited to one application version; it lies in providing consistent monitoring and handling for supported integration scenarios. A specialist should verify compatibility and available functions before proposing a target design.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 831 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects, 50% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 25% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects have 30 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are German (100%), English (80%), and French (40%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Manufacturing (80%), and Professional Services (80%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Supply Chain Management (80%), and Finance (70%).
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