{"id":2641,"date":"2021-10-21T16:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/sap-s-4hana-definition-architecture-modules-functions\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:08:53","slug":"sap-s-4hana-definition-architecture-modules-functions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/en\/guide-information\/sap-s-4hana-definition-architecture-modules-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP S\/4HANA: Definition, Architecture, Modules, Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2641\" class=\"elementor elementor-2641 elementor-371\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae5f39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae5f39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-818dc08\" data-id=\"818dc08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc4734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc4734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meaning and definition of SAP S\/4HANA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f9c5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f9c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c49aa71\" data-id=\"c49aa71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72da4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72da4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy was\u00a0<strong>SAP S\/4 HANA<\/strong>\u00a0developed and what are the benefits for the user?\u00a0IT users and customers ask themselves such urgent questions again and again.\u00a0S\/4HANA is the extended portfolio of SAP SE and largely the successor system to the SAP Business Suite.\u00a0It should cover the specialist areas of ERP, BI and IoT platforms and thus become the innovative, high-performance, and holistic business solution of the future.\u00a0For the users of the SAP Business Suite, there is an optional intermediate step for the way into the future, in which the HANA database under the SAP Business Suite replaces previous relational databases: SAP Business Suite on HANA.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa663e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa663e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the term HANA mean?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7ad12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7ad12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0<strong>SAP term HANA<\/strong>\u00a0stands for\u00a0<strong>High Performance Analytic Appliance<\/strong>\u00a0and includes a high-performance analysis application, also known as in-memory technology.\u00a0SAP HANA is a hybrid of the column-oriented working method of in-memory databases and the traditional row-oriented database technology used in relational databases.\r\n\r\nHANA is the new, innovative development and integration platform for software applications from the SAP portfolio, mainly for the modules of the previous version SAP Business Suite and SAP Business Intelligence.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6ae44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af6ae44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference to other SAP versions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a32117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a32117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAP S\/4HANA is the extended SAP operating system of the latest generation.\u00a0As a logical consequence of SAP R\/2, R\/3, SAP ERP, it aims to simplify and reduce complexity.\u00a0The &#8220;S&#8221; in S\/4HANA stands for simple and is intended to show the simplified data model of the technology on the one hand and the improved usability of the applications on the other.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b618c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b618c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and limitations, benefits of SAP S\/4HANA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b54506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b54506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA key feature of SAP S\/4HANA is the consistent\u00a0<strong>design of the\u00a0in-memory technology platform<\/strong>.\u00a0This means that the complete database is already in the main memory and does not have to be copied from a hard disk to the main memory before analysis or processing, as is usually the case with relational databases.\u00a0This enables the processing of transactional (OLTP) and analytical procedures (OLAP) in one and the same system as well as the analysis and processing of large amounts of data (big data) in real time.\u00a0SAP HANA thus achieves\u00a0<strong>significant performance advantages <\/strong>and is considered a real quantum leap in the world of business software.\u00a0Performance and performance gain are currently largely limited by the available performance data of the subordinate hardware.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c06fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33c06fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the operating forms of SAP S\/4HANA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59055ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59055ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are\u00a0<strong>three types of SAP S\/4HANA operation<\/strong>: on-premises, hybrid and cloud.\r\n\r\nOn-premises traditionally relies on in-house systems for SAP operations.\r\n\r\nSince 2014, SAP has also offered the SAP HANA technology platform in various cloud environments.\u00a0The mixed operation with the operation of parts of the SAP environment on-premises and other parts on Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS is called hybrid.\u00a0The SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud enables companies to use business applications such as ERP, CRM, BI etc. as managed services (SaaS) based on the SAP HANA in-memory database platform\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0<strong>SAP HANA Cloud Platform<\/strong>\u00a0includes a wide range of in-memory application and database services.\u00a0Companies have the option of developing their own developments and extensions for applications themselves or using third-party solutions from SAP partners.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6931de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6931de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the architecture of SAP S\/4HANA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f756b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f756b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tS\/4HANA was fundamentally redeveloped based on\u00a0<strong>HANA in-memory technology<\/strong>\u00a0and designed according to the Fiori design guidelines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6658170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6658170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-s4-hana-architektur.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2512\" alt=\"Components of SAP S4\/HANA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-s4-hana-architektur.jpg 602w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-s4-hana-architektur-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8231c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8231c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 1: Architecture and components of SAP S\/4HANA\r\n\r\nSource: SAP SE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cdc10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6cdc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What technology is SAP S\/4HANA based on?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67f9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67f9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe technical strategy of SAP SE is: merge the previous relational database management systems (RDBMS) and OLAP and OLTP landscapes into a common in-memory database and integrate them as a new system basis.\r\n\r\nHANA was originally a\u00a0<strong>hardware and software appliance<\/strong>\u00a0combined with in-memory technology.\u00a0This in turn makes it possible to communicate directly with the main memory of the hardware.\u00a0Although their storage method is volatile, it is significantly faster than that of hard disk technology.\u00a0Users benefit from this, especially when evaluating large amounts of data and when running programs with extensive amounts of data, as these activities are rapidly reduced.\r\n\r\nThe originally proprietary SAP HANA technology is now much more flexible and can run on different hardware and cloud platforms.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f90a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f90a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the modules of SAP S\/4 HANA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e3f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e3f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the point of view of a user who accesses the menu tree and the underlying functionality via the SAP GUI, little has changed: A production order can still be managed via the &#8220;Production&#8221; menu item and an order via the &#8220;Materials Management&#8221; category and to be edited.\u00a0From this perspective, it can be assumed that the classic modules will still be available in the new S\/4 world, provided the functionality has made the transition to S\/4HANA.\r\n\r\nFrom SAP&#8217;s point of view, it looks completely different.\u00a0In the future, SAP will use the Lines of Business (LoB) definition for S\/4HANA both in the SAP tools (BP Explorer, Fiori Apps Reference Library, What&#8217;s New Viewer) and in the communication of the SAP ecosystem Division of functionalities.\u00a0In the case of S\/4HANA main releases, the innovations are no longer grouped and presented within modules, but are divided into business areas such as finance or manufacturing.\u00a0The following figure, from the SAP release preview for S\/4 version 1809, illustrates this procedure.\r\n\r\nAlthough the classic modules are still anchored in the SAP S\/4HANA system in the menu tree and in the application components, the new terminology will be used in the future when delimiting functional areas.\r\n\r\nThis means: the classic ERP modules are replaced by the business areas (lines of business).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790a1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"790a1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-geschaeftsbereiche-1024x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2513\" alt=\"Business areas in SAP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-geschaeftsbereiche-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-geschaeftsbereiche-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-geschaeftsbereiche-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-geschaeftsbereiche.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bd874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3bd874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 2: SAP Lines of Business\r\n\r\nSource: SAP Blog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324c9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324c9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>According to the new categorization, the following business areas<\/strong>\u00a0exist in SAP S\/4HANA\u00a0(excerpt from the SAP Fiori Apps Reference Library):\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>asset management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>commerce<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Finance<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Human Resources<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>marketing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R&amp;D\/Engineering<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sales<\/li>\r\n \t<li>service<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sourcing &amp; Procurement<\/li>\r\n \t<li>supply chain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sustainability<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFunctionalities and ERP modules of the individual business areas can be seen in the SAP help for the relevant product version.\u00a0There is also an overview of all areas of the SAP S\/4HANA core.\r\n\r\nFrom SAP&#8217;s point of view, it looks completely different.\u00a0In the future, SAP will use the Lines of Business (LoB) definition for S\/4HANA both in the SAP tools (BP Explorer, Fiori Apps Reference Library, What&#8217;s New Viewer) and in the communication of the SAP ecosystem Division of functionalities.\u00a0In the case of S\/4HANA main releases, the innovations are no longer grouped and presented within modules, but are divided into business areas such as finance or manufacturing.\u00a0The following figure, from the SAP release preview for S\/4 version 1809, illustrates this procedure.\r\n\r\nAlthough the classic modules are still anchored in the SAP S\/4HANA system in the menu tree and in the application components, the new terminology will be used in the future when delimiting functional areas.\r\n\r\nThis means: the classic ERP modules are replaced by the business areas (lines of business).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484ee76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"484ee76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What functions, properties and special features does SAP S\/4HANA have?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef53c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef53c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0<strong>new S\/4 HANA solution<\/strong>\u00a0architecture is completely innovated, completely based on the business processes in companies and their smart handling.\r\n\r\nThe new arrangement clearly stands out from the classic structure.\u00a0In some cases, functional areas that were previously anchored within a module were divided into several business areas.\u00a0This applies, for example, to inventory management and purchasing &#8211; classic in the MM module &#8211; in SAP S\/4HANA, however, purchasing (MM-PUR) in the Sourcing &amp; Procurement process environment and inventory management (MM-IS) in the Supply Chain process environment.\r\n\r\nIn addition, there are modules that were not previously integrated in SAP ECC, but in the extended functional area of \u200b\u200bthe SAP Business Suite and were transferred to a new business area with S\/4HANA. This applies, for example, to the SAP EWM module, which was transferred from the SAP SCM application to the S\/4 core and integrated there in the supply chain business area. Or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), which was previously a separate application in the SAP Business Suite and was transferred to the R&amp;D \/ Engineering division after being transferred to the S\/4HANA core.\r\n\r\n<strong>The area of group reporting<\/strong>\u00a0in \u200b\u200bbusiness intelligence\u00a0was greatly expanded.\u00a0This enables complex evaluations for company-relevant decisions, eg for targeted innovations, strategic business areas, strategies in human resources, logistics, group IT, to be of high quality and on the basis of quickly determined reports.\u00a0In addition, companies achieve the necessary transparency for relevant company decisions and the continuous improvement of company performance by means of meaningful analyses.\r\n\r\nIn addition, customer management is gradually being brought closer to the market leader Salesforce with a completely new CRM strategy and product innovations in the CRM area\r\n\r\nConclusion: In S\/4HANA, the modules have changed to Line of Business, i.e. process-oriented to business areas.\r\n\r\nThe former module form in SAP S\/4HANA has changed significantly from the perspective of the division of functions.\u00a0The end user will only notice small changes when using the SAP GUI.\u00a0However, the methods and procedures\u00a0<strong>of how functions are grouped in the SAP S\/4HANA system and the SAP tools<\/strong>\u00a0(BP Explorer, Fiori Apps Reference Library, What&#8217;s New Viewer) have changed significantly.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8e1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f8e1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-module-sap-geschaeftsbereiche-1024x592.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2514\" alt=\"Comparison of SAP modules and S\/HANA business units\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-module-sap-geschaeftsbereiche-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-module-sap-geschaeftsbereiche-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-module-sap-geschaeftsbereiche-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sap-module-sap-geschaeftsbereiche.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c472d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c472d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 3: Comparison: SAP ERP modules vs. SAP S\/4HANA business areas\r\n\r\nSource: SAP Help\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a676db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a676db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the coming years, SAP will stop maintaining the previous version ECC 6.0. In addition, companies are also dealing with the topic of SAP S\/4HANA for other reasons: in addition to many factual arguments that speak in favor of this new platform, the most important argument is certainly the digital transformation of companies.\u00a0<strong>The S\/4HANA platform<\/strong>\u00a0is SAP&#8217;s enabler for future digitized companies.\r\n\r\nThis fact makes S\/4HANA indispensable for every company &#8211; every company has to deal with the digital transformation. The new platform creates the conditions for a successful change to digitization, processes transactional and analytical data in one go and also enables the necessary flexibility and speed for digital business models. Highly integrated, digitized and modular architectures replace today&#8217;s processes, some of which are still manual. The way is clear for faster and sustainable value creation.\r\n\r\nWhile today&#8217;s in-memory add-ons from SAP&#8217;s competitors still rely on making copies of data that are loaded into memory and only then processed, SAP does not do this at all. The advantage: If, for example, postings have been made, these payments can be found directly in analyzes drawn up by controlling. Transactional and analytical data come from one source. \u201cToday, SAP has a representation of the data that enables in-depth analysis. If necessary, right down to document level,\u201d explains our SAP expert Franz-Josef Stortz\r\n\r\nWith this completely new generation of the central database, the SAP HANA platform is suitable for supporting companies in making the\u00a0<strong>transition to the digital economy<\/strong>.\u00a0Because on this path, an IT infrastructure that is secure, agile, open and absolutely reliable is indispensable.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e6e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36e6e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Migration strategies for SAP S\/4HANA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c480de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c480de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen\u00a0<strong>choosing the right migration<\/strong>\u00a0approach for the changeover from the previous SAP ERP products R\/3 and ECC to S\/4HANA, there are essentially three different approaches:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd7d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bd7d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brownfield<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca25058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca25058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrownfield approach means the conversion of a system from R\/3 or ECC to S\/4HANA within the existing modifications and the process and IT architecture structures without having to change them significantly.\u00a0The modifications are essentially retained.\u00a0The brownfield approach also transfers the historical data to S\/4HANA.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8f9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d8f9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greenfield<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fe50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fe50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith the greenfield approach, the new implementation of S\/4HANA and the corresponding ERP processes takes place.\u00a0This approach is designed to change the process landscape, for example because the old ERP is too complex or the requirements for business and IT processes have changed.\u00a0With Greenfield, users are again more oriented towards the SAP standard.\u00a0Historical data can be included, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf95be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf95be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mixed forms\/colourful<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8986d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8986d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis approach is designed as a hybrid of both approaches for each S\/4HANA project.\u00a0Depending on the function, it is decided individually which migration approach should be chosen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9ad5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e9ad5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsprojekte.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2515\" alt=\"Reasons for SAP S4 Hana migration projects\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsprojekte.jpg 602w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsprojekte-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfacd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbfacd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 4: Main drivers for S\/4HANA migration projects.\r\n\r\nSource: L\u00fcnendonk Studie 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdbe0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acdbe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsstrategrien.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2516\" alt=\"Reasons for SAP S4 Hana migration strategies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsstrategrien.jpg 602w, https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/s4-hana-migrationsstrategrien-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6a81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6a81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFigure 5: Reasons for each migration strategy.\r\n\r\nSource: L\u00fcnendonk Studie 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab946a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab946a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile in 2019 57 percent of companies still used the brownfield approach, 25 percent the greenfield approach and only 18 percent the mixed approach, the picture changed completely towards the middle of 2020.\u00a0Only 30 percent of companies want to carry out a purely technical migration (brownfield), i.e. an upgrade of the existing ERP to S\/4HANA while retaining the historical data and processes.\r\n\r\nFrom L\u00fcnendonk\u2019s point of view, one reason for the sharp decline in brownfield planning can be found in the extended conversion period up to 2027 by SAP, which leaves more time for conceptual considerations.\u00a0In fact, the time pressure for the ERP conversion is the main driver for S\/4HANA migrations for only one in four companies, the implementation of new business requirements and IT modernization for 38 percent of the study participants.\r\n\r\nAs a result, the proportion of SAP customers opting for a blended approach has increased from 18 percent (2019) to 43 percent.\r\n\r\n52 percent of the companies surveyed that are currently preparing the rollout are planning the so-called colorful approach.\u00a0With regard to the sectors, it is the surveyed companies from industry, the energy sector, the FMCG sector (Fast Moving Consumer Products) and the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors that combine both migration strategies more often than average.\r\n\r\n(Source: L\u00fcnendonk Study 2021)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09dd56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c09dd56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Largely identical change and release management in SAP S\/4HANA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da21971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da21971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith all the euphoria about the\u00a0<strong>innovations in SAP S\/4 HANA <\/strong>the change and release management in the SAP basis has largely remained the same. The CTMS will continue to be operated under S\/4HANA using the traditional and proven DQP installation form of all previous SAP systems. This applies to the classic ABAP Workbench as well as to new development environments such as Eclipse, Jason, Jenkins, and other low code development solutions. Even the striking gCTS approaches cannot hide the fact that everything has remained the same at the base. Regardless of the platform, all developments must first be filed in the quality system. From there, the objects are still transported in transports, first from D to Q and then, after the release, from Q to P, the productive system. The known risks and susceptibility to errors of this method have become even more complex over time. The same applies to the new cloud strategy, with which SAP wants to grow significantly.\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0<strong>Quality and Security Center for SAP CTMS<\/strong>\u00a0from Firnkorn &amp; Stortz with the extensive Transport Impact Analysis (TIA) is therefore an indispensable part of the release processes in the Solution Manager, future release processes in the SAP Cloud (Cloud Clean Core Code) and the Business technology platform alike.\u00a0Firnkorn &amp; Stortz supports SAP-related issues and guarantees well-founded advice on SAP S\/4HANA. With tailor-made support, the consultants at Firnkorn &amp; Stortz can achieve a significant improvement in the quality of SAP processes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-386d1b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386d1b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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SAP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ur4-tia.com\/en\/guide-information\/sap-s-4hana-definition-architecture-modules-functions\/sap-charm-change-request-management\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">SAP ChaRM \u2013 Change Request Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b024be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b024be\" 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