Migrating to SAP S/4HANA

... Preface ... 15

... Introduction ... 17

... Who This Book Is For ... 18

... Structure of This Book ... 19

PART I ... Basic Principles ... 23

1 ... SAP S/4HANA-Requirements and Benefits ... 25

1.1 ... Future Business Challenges ... 26

1.2 ... The Pledge of SAP S/4HANA ... 37

1.3 ... Business Functions in SAP S/4HANA ... 46

2 ... SAP S/4HANA versus the Traditional SAP Business Suite ... 75

2.1 ... Comparing the Available Solutions: SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Core ... 75

2.2 ... Simplification ... 79

2.3 ... The New Data Model and the SAP HANA Database ... 81

2.4 ... SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 88

2.5 ... Interfaces ... 95

2.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 96

3 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Scenarios ... 99

3.1 ... Overview of Operating Models ... 100

3.2 ... The SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 104

3.3 ... Comparing the Operating Models ... 115

3.4 ... Extensibility in SAP S/4HANA ... 122

4 ... Preparing the Migration to SAP S/4HANA ... 133

4.1 ... Basic Considerations ... 133

4.2 ... The Three Migration Scenarios ... 139

5 ... SAP Activate ... 157

5.1 ... SAP Activate Content ... 158

5.2 ... SAP Activate Phases ... 174

6 ... Trial Systems and Model Company ... 179

6.1 ... Trial System in the SAP Cloud Appliance Library ... 179

6.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance ... 182

6.3 ... Solution Scope of the Model System ... 185

6.4 ... Enterprise Structure of the Model Company ... 188

PART II ... Migrating to SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud ... 191

7 ... Migrating to the Public Cloud ... 193

7.1 ... Setting Up SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 193

7.2 ... Configuring SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 210

7.3 ... Migrating Data to SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 213

8 ... Integrating SAP S/4HANA Cloud into the System Landscape ... 241

8.1 ... Integration with SAP Ariba Solutions ... 241

8.2

Densborn, Frank
Frank Densborn is a product manager for SAP Rapid Deployment solutions in the technology area, focusing on data migration and cloud integration. Frank is the package owner of SAP's Rapid Data Migration rapid-deployment solution packages and is also working on integrating SAP's cloud solutions with the on premise world. He joined SAP in 2004 holding various roles in development, education, support, and product management.Mathäß, Kim
Kim Mathaess is a Product Manager for Data Management and Migration in the area of SAP S/4HANA at SAP. He started at SAP in 2006 and since worked in various areas and positions. As Senior Consultant and Business Development Manager he conducted numerous projects at international enterprises and European, medium-sized corporations. His experience ranges from SAP new implementations to subsequent adjustments of systems and system landscapes. These projects comprise system consolidations, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures as well as traditional data migration from SAP and non-SAP systems. As Product Manager he is today responsible for further development of tools and solutions for the transition to SAP S/4HANA. He conducts lectures and sessions regarding SAP S/4HANA transition scenarios and migration regularly at national and international conventions and fairs.