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S/4HANA on Premise Edition Scope Guide 12/2015


S/4HANA Cloud Edition Scope Guide 12/2015

Extensibility of S/4HANA – Helpful Links

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In this document, I am collecting helpful links around extensibility of S/4HANA.

 

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SAP® S/4HANA Extensibility for Customers and Partners

http://www.sap.com/bin/sapcom/en_us/downloadasset.2015-07-jul-08-12.sap-s4hana--extensibility-for-customers-and-partners…

White Paper, June 2015, 30 pages

 

2.

The Key User Extensibility Tools of S/4 HANA

A blog post that provides an overview on the key user Key User Extensibility Tools of S/4 HANA

Last updated January 2015, 8 pages

 

3.

Feature Description Extensibility Tools of S/4 HANA

The official user assistance documents

 

Inside the user assistance documents, see the video with a tour on the available extensibility tools. It shows the apps for creating new custom fields, new custom logic (ABAP in the cloud) and for transporting the extensibility content from you D/Q to the P environment.

 

 

4.

Online Sessions

Extensibility Concepts for S/4HANA

TechEd Session, October 2015, 1h Session Replay


 

 

... to be continued

SAP Fiori - Troubleshooting Guide for SAP S/4HANA Finance, On-Premise Edition

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This troubleshooting guide describes typical issues its analysis and resolution in the context of SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA Finance, On-Premise Edition

View this Document

S/4HANA Use Cases

Test Drive S/4 Hana - Cloud edition

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Test drive S/4 Hana – cloud edition.

The test drive is available for Project management, Finance and Marketing

You can create procurement orders as well. Available in Fiori style tiles. Looks good, also apprehensive if this style can match the utility value of the SAP GUI. This document covers the Procurement process only.

Procurement process:

  • Basic difference is the Ux. The layouts are simplified and user friendly.
  • Prompts on typing is not available. You need to go into search mode to pull up a vendor. Which is same as in SAP Gui
  • While creating a PO, I wanted to add a few pricing conditions. Clicked on the item value link –but could not add new pricing elements
  • WBS element is now called Work package name
  • When you display a vendor you can get all information related to the vendor in one screen:
    • Master data
    • Info record
    • Purchase orders, status and values
    • Invoices
    • Vendor balances, line items
    • Payment blocks etc
  • Similarly when you display a material –you get every information related to the material
  • Collaboration is easy as there is an email link at each object
  • But no other means of collaboration or social media seemed to be available
  • The best way of retrieving my purchase order seemed to be via the purchase group. My PO would have been nice. Prompts and intelligent suggestions are missing. This is definitely a must in today’s world. Currently a significant area for improvement for S/4
  • Goods Receipt: I had missed selecting a Storage location in the PO. During GR it just stopped me without allowing any way to enter the GR. Grrr…
  • Back to PO create with storage location selected
  • In the midst of GR creation, I thought lets check the PO and it had problems..
  • So can I not operate on multiple screens? Right clicked on the PO link and no “new tab” option available.
  • Could not post the GRN as the combination of Material, Plant with Storage location was not maintained. Looks like auto create of storage location has not been set.
  • Invoice processing: Again searching a PO is not friendly enough. Posting is very unfriendly if some information like tax code is missed out in the PO.

 

Overall my sense is:

Pros:

  1. Nice screen layout, friendly to the eyes
  2. Functionality not compromised, I assume the configuration flexibility is still the same
  3. Reporting for objects are easy to find

Cons:

  1. Number of teething issues especially related to search
  2. If the initial document is not complete then subsequent transactions cannot be performed
  3. I see similar rigidity as core ECC

Questions:

  1. Given that all aspects need to be configured what is the timeline expected for cloud ERP deployment? Competitors claim 90 days. What is SAP’s take?
  2. Most of the changes I see are in the Ux, I am aware that the columnar data storage against each record is the other change with reduction in number of tables. This will drastically alter the performance. Is there anything else I am missing?

S/4HANA Simplification DB - Examples

SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Migration Worklist

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Custom Code Migration Worklist

 

With the Custom Code Migration Worklist (technically part of SAP NetWeaver 7.5) a customer can check if his SAP Business Suite custom code complies with the scope and data structure of SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition. The following figure describes basically the supporting custom code management approach related to SAP S/4HANA.

 

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Figure 1: Custom Code Migration Worklist at a Glance

 

 

In the context of Custom Code Migration Worklist a central component is a data store called “Simplification Database". This database contains information about which SAP objects changed between the classical Business Suite and SAP S/4HANA. For each changed object, a SAP note is referenced describing what has been changed, why it has been changed and how custom code needs to be adapted.

The relevant and release-dependent Simplification Database can be downloaded as a ZIP file from the SAP Service Marketplace and imported in a SAP NetWeaver 7.5 system.

  • See SAP Note 2241080
  • The ZIP file can be imported into SAP NetWeaver 7.5 system using program SYCM_UPLOAD_SIMPLIFIC_INFO.

 

In addition to the information about changed SAP objects, the custom code needs to be scanned for references to these SAP objects. The customer can run the Custom Code Analyzer to extract these references. The resulting file can be imported in the SAP NetWeaver 7.5 system.

  • See SAP Note 2185390
  • The Custom Code Analysis Result file can be imported into SAP NetWeaver 7.5 system using programSYCM_UPLOAD_REPOSITORY_INFO

 

With executing the Custom Code Migration Worklist the information about the current custom code base is checked against the content of the Simplification Database. This custom code information includes modifications and enhancements to SAP code as well as customer-owned main objects, respective where-used list information and possibly available usage information (UPL). The Custom Code Migration Worklist is provided in an ALV-like list (including XLS download opportunities). Besides the pure listing of customers code entities which do not comply with the SAP S/4HANA data structure and scope additional information (based on SAP notes) and recommendations will be included in the resulting list. Customers can navigate from the worklist to a corresponding SAP Note. The dedicated SAP Notes then will give the explanation about the technical change and how the related custom code needs to be adapted. Based on the results, the individual custom code analysis results and the provided adaption recommendations, the customer can plan and adapt his custom code to comply with the SAP S/4HANA data structures and scope.

 

Custom Code Migration Worklist - The Steps


1. Simplification List Content (CCMSIDB)

a. Download component CCMSIDB from SMP

See SAP Note 2241080

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b. Upload zip-file into analysis system using report SYCM_UPLOAD_SIMPLIFIC_INFO

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2. Create Custom Code Metadata Export (on Dev/QA-System)

If where-used index is not up-to-date à execute report SAPRSEUB (Note: this might have a significant runtime)

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Implement SAP Note 2185390  
Includes report to create metadata zip-file (to be scheduled as batch job)
Also includes the download feature for the collected content

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Import results into analysis system

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3. Get usage data of productively used custom code

Usage and Procedure Logging (UPL) needs to be activated in Production System and available in Solution Manager.
Note: RFC-connection betweenanalysis systemand SolMan needs to be set-up

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4. Custom Code Migration Worklist

Execute report to display the Custom Code Migration Worklist

Contained are objects in use that are affected by simplification items:
- Syntactically (e.g. material number field length extension)
- Semantically
- Use of no more existing functionality
- Use of new functionality
is mandatory

Not in scope
: SAP HANA code optimization (e.g. for performance)

SAP-Notes will be referenced to explain the necessary resolution tasks

Code adaptation may happen before (using transports) or after System Conversion (e.g. for initial dev system conversion)

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To reduce and prioritize the work list use the UPL data collected in Solution Manager

 

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NOTE: Prepare your ABAP code for SAP HANA in general

In general existing ABAP code runs on SAP HANA as before (exception: DB specific code, aforementioned incompatibilities due to simplification).

However: Database migration to SAP HANA is a good opportunity for tuning!

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Details can be found in SAP note 1912445 and SDN-Article: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-46714

Note: the steps on this slide are independent of the changes from Custom Code Migration Worklist (CCMW)







SAP S/4HANA Cookbook: SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503

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SAP S/4HANA Cookbook

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The SAP S/4HANA Cookbook covers the most important aspects of implementing SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA).

It consists of a small set of HTML landing pages that provide abstracts for specific topics, along with links to further deep-dive information.

 

The content on these pages follows an iterative approach and will be updated regularly.

Comments are disabled on this page to keep it lean.

Please use the SAP S/4HANA forum to raise questions about SAP S/4HANA.

For comments regarding the cookbook itself, please use the accompanying blog.


Table of Contents


1. What is SAP S/4HANA

  • Read this page to get an overview of SAP S/4HANA, current releases and capabilities, transition paths, ...


2. SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503 (this page)

  • Overview
  • Technical implementation
  • Functional implementation
    • Accounting
    • Cash management
    • Integrated business planning
    • SAP Fiori and Analytics
    • Central finance
  • Learning resources for SAP Simple Finance


3. Transition to SAP S/4HANA: Know your options in detail

  • Planned for Q1/2016 (see 'What is SAP S/4HANA > Transition Options' for currently available overview)


Note: For access to SAP Notes and roadmap information, an 'S-user' is required (see here).


 

SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Overview

 

 

 

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SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition is a new SAP HANA-based finance solution, which is available with SAP Business Suite 4 HANA, or SAP S/4HANA. Simple Finance allows you to run trial balance sheets, P&L's and cash flow analysis any time of the day.

 

The picture below shows the main building blocks of SAP Simple Finance (accounting, cash management, integrated business planning). SAP Simple Finance is based on the proven SAP Business Suite with the SAP HANA platform underneath.

 

Note:

The name 'SAP S/4HANAFinance' has been introduced in September 2015 and will replace the former name 'SAP Simple Finance' (often abbreviated sFIN). They both denote the same product, however, the 1503 product version is still called SAP Simple Finance 1503. Higher versions will follow the SAP S/4HANA Finance name schema.

If you do a free-text search for notes in SAP Service Marketplace / OSS, adding the term 'sFIN' to your search might help finding the right notes.

 

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SAP Simple Finance overview on sap.com

 

SAP Note on product names and versions

 

SAP Help Portal: Simple Finance Add-on

 

What's New in SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition



 

Check out the SAP Finance roadmap for upcoming innovations.

 

SAP Finance Roadmap



SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Technical implementation

 

 

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SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition comprises SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA and SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA. In addition, it brings necessary technical components for SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance and SAP Central Finance. Get yourself familiar with the Simple Finance release scope central note.


 


 


SAP Simple Finance release scope central note.

SAP Simple Finance release information note


 

The slide collection gives an overview of the necessary considerations and steps during technical installation or upgrade of SAP Simple Finance,on-premise edition.

 

 

The administrator guide is the central information source for technical installation and upgrade of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition.

 

 

 

 

The prerequisites check is an ABAP report that does a preliminary check whether your current system meets the conditions for implementing SAP Simple Finance.

 

 

Installation and upgrade: The slide collection

 

 

Administrator Guide on help.sap.com

 

 

Automated prerequisites check for SAP Simple Finance migration



Sizing information for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition:

For the migration of existing systems, you can analyse the existing data footprint and the estimated sizing proposal for an SAP HANA based installation with the mentioned SAP note.

For greenfield implementations, the SAP HANA quick sizer will give you a first estimate on your sizing.

 

 

Estimated SAP HANA sizing when migrating an existing ERP system to Simple Finance (SAP Note)


Rough sizing estimation for greenfield installations (HANA Quick Sizer)

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With the installation of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition totals and application index tables were removed and replaced by equally named DDL SQL views, so-called compatibility views. These views are generated from DDL sources. This replacement takes place during the add-on installation of SAP Simple Finance (using the SAP SUM tool); related data is secured into backup tables. The compatibility views ensure database SELECTs do work as before. However any write access (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MODIFY) was removed from SAP standard, respectively has to be removed from custom code – refer to SAP note 1976487.

 

Support Pack Recommendation

 

 

The following sections describe the functional areas of SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise edition 1503 in detail.

 


SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA

 

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SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA contains General Ledger Accounting, Controlling, and Asset Accounting.


 


 


 

Universal Journey Entry

 

New Assets Accounting (FI-AA)

New Assets Accounting Relevant Note (important) for Year-End-Closing

 

Profitability Analysis

 

 

Existing customers, who want to implement and use SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA, must migrate the existing data from the G/L Accounting (FI-GL), Asset Accounting (FI-AA), Controlling (CO) and Material Ledger areas. This application data migration does the adaptation to the new table structures and is different from the database migration to SAP HANA that needs to be done in addition if the source system is not on SAP HANA already.

 

Refer to the Migration Guide on help.sap.com for all necessary application migration steps, which should be executed by application experts (involve them prior to installation of SAP Simple Finance):

  • Migration preparation
  • Migration
  • Post-migration
  • Migration to FI-AA (new)

 

 

 

Migration of an existing SAP FI/CO system to SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA, including new FI-AA


Additional necessary configuration steps are described in the Configuration Guide for SAP Simple Finance, OnPremise Edition.

 

Configuration Guide for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition

 

Refer to SAP note for application migration steps for new Simple Finance, on-premise edition installation.

 

Migration steps for new Simple Finance implementation (SAP Note)

 

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA

 

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SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA is SAP's new generation of cash and liquidity management product. It contains Bank Account Management, Cash Concentration, Daily Cash Operations and Liquidity Management. The necessary BI content for enabling Liquidity Planning and Liquidity Forecast is also available.

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA does require a separate license.


 


 


 

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA

 

 

 

Technical prerequisites for implementation

 

 

 

SAP Note for release scope, licensing, comparison to classical cash management, and more

 

 

After the installation of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition, the Business Function for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA should be switched on in order to leverage the full functions and features.

 

 

 

Switch on Business Function for SAP Cash Management


Refer to the "Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA" to setup the necessary configuration.

 

Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management

 

 

It is necessary to setup data according to "Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA".

 

 

Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management

 

 


SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance


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SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance provides a consistent view of the planning process. The application leverages the embedded model technology from SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver, and a separate license is required. Customers who want to perform consolidation can install SAP Business Planning and Consolidation in addition.


 


 


 

 

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance Central Release Note

 

SAP Note for setting up Integrated Business Planning for Finance

 

 

Refer to "Integrated Business Planning for SAP Simple Finance" to start working with this application.

 

 

 

SAP Help Portal: Integrated Business Planning for SAP Simple Finance

 


SAP Fiori and Analytics for Simple Finance


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SAP Fiori delivers a personalized, role-based user experience (UX) for SAP software. Using modern design principles, it simplifies the UX across all lines of business, tasks, and devices – to reflect the way you actually work throughout your day. SAP S/4HANA and SAP Simple Finance are natively designed with the UX and include a number of finance role-based Apps.

For release information on SAP Fiori for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition 1503, refer to this SAP Note.


 


 


 

SAP Fiori & UX for Simple Finance

 

General information about SAP Fiori:

 

Smart Business Cockpits are based on SAP Fiori and tailored to help business users decide and act in real-time. A user can analyze strategic or operational KPIs, evaluate the situation, and trigger needed follow-up actions immediately.

For release information on SAP Smart Business for Simple Finance, refer to the accompanying SAP Note.

 

 

SAP Smart Business for Simple Finance:


SAP HANA Live provides enhanced quality for analytics across SAP Business Suite applications (including SAP Simple Finance) by enabling industry-standard access to SAP data through easily understandable data models.

The administrator guide and the SAP release note contain more information about technical setup, configuration and operation.

 

Analytics & SAP HANA Live for Simple Finance



SAP Central Finance


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With SAP Central Finance, you can transition to SAP Simple Finance without disruption to your current system landscape which may consist of multiple SAP and non-SAP systems. One central finance system serves as hub for a consolidated financial and management reporting items that are being re-posted from from other connected. A separate license is required to use SAP Central Finance.


 


 


 

Central Finance Overview

 

Please refer to the Administrator Guide for Central Finance as the single entry point to start implementation. The guide includes:

  • Introduction with references to related documents and relevant SAP notes
  • System Landscape
  • Configuration

 

 

Administrator Guide for Central Finance

Administrator Guide for Central Finance On-Premise and S4HANA On-Premise

 

SAP Note for SAP Central Finance Implementation and Configuration


Refer to Application Help for Central Finance for operational information.

 

Application Help for Central Finance

 

A central finance scenario can also use SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG) to manage, harmonize and consolidate master data in your central finance reporting system (in case your various source system use non-harmonized data).

The read-on presentation explain the integration concept and capabilities of this approach.

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SAP Master Data Governance: Integration with SAP Simple Finance


 

 

Learning Resources for SAP Simple Finance


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SAP Early Knowledge Transfer (EKT) material for SAP Simple Finance on SAP Learning Hub provides you with deep knowledge about the product, covering technical installation as well as functional features and implementation information.

 

The following learning maps are available:

 

 

You need a valid subscription license for the SAP Learning Hub, otherwise those links will not work. Please see information on the right for details.

 


 


 

SAP Learning Hub

 

Introduction to Simple Finance EKT material

 

How to use SAP Learning Hub for Simple Finance learning material

 

Simple Finance EKT material via SAP PartnerEdge

 

 

 

Additional book offer: SAP Simple Finance - An Introduction




Comments are disabled on this page. Please use the forum to raise questions, comments, or ideas.

SAP S/4HANA Cookbook: What is SAP S/4HANA

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SAP S/4HANA Cookbook

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The SAP S/4HANA Cookbook covers the most important aspects of implementing SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA).

It consists of a small set of HTML landing pages that provide abstracts for specific topics, along with links to further deep-dive information.

 

The content on these pages follows an iterative approach and will be updated regularly.

Comments are disabled on this page to keep it lean.

Please use the SAP S/4HANA forum to raise questions about SAP S/4HANA.

For comments regarding the cookbook itself, please use the accompanying blog.

 

Table of Contents


1. What is SAP S/4HANA (this page)

  • Overview
  • What is available now ?
  • Further capabilities in context of SAP S/4HANA
  • Transition Options
  • Extensibility & Adaptation
  • Best Practices & Enablement by SAP


2. SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Implementation Information

  • This first on-premise version of SAP S/4HANA was released in March 2015. Since this version currently has the highest implementation figures, there is a separate page on it in the cookbook.


3. Transition to SAP S/4HANA: Know your options in detail

  • Planned for Q1/2016 (see 'What is SAP S/4HANA > Transition Options' for currently available overview)


Note: For access to SAP Notes and roadmap information, an 'S-user' is required (see here).


SAP S/4HANA: Overview

 

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Getting Started with SAP S/4HANA


SAP S/4HANA,the next generation business suite designed to help you run simple in the digital economy.

This new suite is built on our advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and offers a personalized user experience with SAP Fiori.

Deployable in the cloud or on-premise, SAP S/4HANA is built to drive instant value across lines of business and industries with the ultimate in sophistication: simplicity.






 




 

 

Overview Presentation

 

 

Product Roadmap

> Product road maps > Cross Topics > SAP S/4HANA ('S-User' is required)

 

Frequently Asked Questions


Explore SAP S/4HANA along selected use cases


This series of blogs explains the possibilities of SAP S/4HANA along 'typical' use cases - tackled from both a business and a technical angle.

  • Next Generation Logistics (biz / tech)
  • Next Generation Inventory Management (biz / tech)
  • Marketing to a Segment of One (biz / tech)
  • Increase Financial Business Performance (biz / tech)
  • Engage Talent Across the Organization (biz / tech)

 

 

openSAP course on SAP S/4HANA use cases



SAP S/4HANA: What is available now ?

 

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SAP S/4HANA, On-Premise Edition 1511

The most recent and comprehensive version of the SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition


With SAP S/4HANA (SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA), on-premise edition, SAP is providing a new product and a next generation of business applications. With the delivery in November 2015 ('1511'), enterprises can benefit from innovative use cases in core financial and operational areas e.g. Materials Management & Operations.

 

Key innovations include:

  • Optimized working capital with new accounts payable and receivable cockpits
  • Decreased stock buffers with simplified data model in inventory management for real-time, high-volume processing
  • Increased visibility with real-time stock and material flow insight
  • Reduced manufacturing cycle time with streamlined material flow for internal requirements (MRP)
  • Augmented reactivity with real-time monitoring of production orders regarding flow and critical issues
  • Improved operational decisions with easy simulation of supply alternatives
  • Lower procurement costs with standard integration to the Ariba Business Network
  • Better customer service with new sales order fulfillment cockpit for instantly identifying bottlenecks and issues

 

 

 

 

Flipbook about SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511

 

 

Product scope overview for SAP S/4HANA 1511, on-premise edition (presentation / blog)

(Update, Jan 29)


 

SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Functional scope in details

 

 

help.sap.com for SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511


SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503

The on-premise edition of SAP S/4HANA solely focusing on financial scenarios


'SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition' marked the first step in the SAP S/4HANA on-premise roadmap for customers. It solely focuses on financial scenarios such as SAP Accounting, SAP Cash Management, SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance and SAP Central Finance.

 

The initial version was released in March 2015 (1503) followed by support package stacks in May (1505), August (1508) and November (1511).

Since this version currently has the highest implementation figures, we offer a separate page with detailed implementation information around it. You will find a substantial list of assets on the 'Read on' page on the right.

 

‘SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition 1503’ and 'SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511' both contain financials scenarios (SAP S/4HANA 1511 additionally contains Materials Management & Operations).

However, they are delivered as two different products. Customers who are interested into financial innovations can either start with SAP Simple Finance 1503 and transition to SAP S/4HANA 1511 at a later point in time, or they can start with SAP S/4HANA 1511 directly.

 

Note: The terms 'SAP S/4HANA Finance' and ‘SAP Simple Finance’ are often used interchangeably especially in introductory documents. However, in Help Portal, Software Download Center, etc. you will find distinctions between the two.





 

 

 

SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Implementation Information

Try it out for yourself:

There is a 30-day trial hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that lets you create a dedicated on-premise instance of SAP Simple Finance 1503 and explore the trial system with administrator rights.

The SAP license is waived for this period, AWS hosting fees apply.

SAP Simple Finance 1503, 30-day trial


SAP S/4HANA, Cloud Edition 1511

The current cloud edition in detail


The current cloud edition of S/4HANA was released in November 2015 and comprises three different sub-editions:

  1. SAP S/4HANA, cloud marketing edition
  2. SAP S/4HANA, cloud project services edition
  3. SAP S/4HANA, cloud enterprise edition


1 & 2 focus on line-of-business scenarios (marketing, professional services), 3 offers a generic ERP scope with enterprise-wide scenarios. All cloud editions are hosted by SAP.

 

Note: You might also find references to older cloud edition releases (e.g. 1506) on SAP web pages since we’re keeping this information for some time as reference for existing customers.



 




Product scope overview for SAP S/4HANA, cloud edition 1511

Update (Jan 29)

 


Scope details (documentation) for SAP S/4HANA, cloud edition 1511

New (Dec 14)



Try it out for yourself:

In the free trial of SAP S/4HANA, cloud edition, you can experience SAP S/4HANA in a guided tour at your own pace. It covers both line-of-business and generic enterprise scenarios.

 

Cloud Edition: SAP S/4HANA Free Trial




Further capabilities in context of SAP S/4HANA

 

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SAP PLM, SAP HR, SAP CRM

 

Finance and logistics are the first major areas that are addressed within SAP S/4HANA.
Other products areas of the SAP portfolio will move into SAP S/4HANA going forward or can be closely integrated with it.The linked blog gives an overview and further information on roadmap and strategy for the products mentioned in the headline at the current point in time (this might be changed in the future without prior notice).

 

 

 

 

SAP S/4HANA and solutions of the SAP Suite: strategy and roadmap

 

Hybrid scenarios and SaaS integration capabilities

 

Both the on-premise and cloud editions of SAP S/4HANA offer integration capabilities with other cloud-based SaaS products. This can be SAP solutions such as Ariba, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass, Concur, Hybris, SAP Cloud for Costumer, SAP Financial Services Network, or other third-party solutions depending on the detailed interfaces to those.

The read-on documents list the cloud integration capabilities by line-of-business (integration into SAP S/4HANA for Ariba, FSN, SuccessFactors (latter on-premise) are available, other products to follow) and provide some generic information on integration scenarios.

 

 

 

 

Cloud integration capabilities by line-of-business

 

 

Technical information on cloud integration (Blog / White Paper)


 

 


SAP S/4HANA: Transition Options


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Your transition options in a nutshell

 

SAP S/4HANA can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud, offering customers a choice what fits best for them.

 

Besides the decision what target infrastructure fits best, also the starting point of a project may vary.

There are basically three different implementation scenarios how a customer can move to SAP S/4HANA (you might even find combinations of those within the same customer):

  1. System Conversion : Existing SAP customers who want to move a complete SAP Business Suite system to SAP S/4HANA
  2. Landscape Transformation: Existing SAP customers who want to optimize their system landscape and move to SAP S/4HANA
  3. New Implementation: Customers who want to move from non-SAP legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA (new and existing SAP customers)

 

 

 

The linked documents explain the possible roads to SAP S/4HANA along typical customer scenarios, and give an overview how to technically deploy SAP S/4HANA and move data into the new infrastructure.

The blog focuses on the on-premise edition of SAP S/4HANA for existing customers (i.e. 1. in the list above).

The white paper takes a more comprehensive look on all three scenarios above for both on-premise and cloud deployments.





 


 

 

White Paper:
The Road to SAP S/4HANA

 

 

Blog:
The road to SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition for existing customers

 

 

System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Technical procedure and semantic adaption tasks

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


SAP S/4HANA: Extensibility & Custom Code Adaptation

 

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Extending SAP S/4HANA (side-by-side or in-app)

 

Extensibility covers a broad spectrum of topics that allows customers and partners to adapt standard business software to their business needs. It ranges from business configuration; layout adaptation of user interface (UI), forms, and reports; custom fields and logic; integration; and custom terminology and translation to customer-specific applications.

Extensibility in the SAP® S/4HANA suite can be categorized into two main parts: side-by-side extensibility through SAP HANA® Cloud Platform, and in-app extensibility through built-in capabilities.


 


Overview blog about extending SAP S/4HANA

 

 

 

White Paper: Extensibility for Customers and Partners


Custom Code Assessment & Adaptation


As an existing SAP customer, you may have developed ABAP custom code in your source system.

When converting your system to SAP S/4HANA, you need to assess and possibly adapt this custom code. This activity is mainly valid for on-premise transitions, since custom code can not be carried over that way into a cloud infrastructure.

Many of the steps for custom code assessment and adaptation are similar compared to moving to SAP HANA in general. Specific steps for SAP S/4HANA will be detailed out as SAP S/4HANA evolves.

 

 

 

Converting an existing SAP system to SAP S/4HANA: What you need to consider for your custom code

 


 

Best Practices & Enablement by SAP

 

Context & SummaryRead on

SAP Activate

 

SAP Activate expedites SAP S/4HANA implementations throughout the customer lifecycle. It offers ready-to-run best practice content, guided configuration, and an implementation methodology.

 

SAP Best Practices packages provide ready-to-run digitized business and technical processes optimized for SAP S/4HANA. They allow you to leverage SAP’s expertise and experience for standard processes and spend more time focused on innovation.

Guided configuration is the content lifecycle management tool for configuring and testing your chosen SAP Best Practices. It is available to assist in your implementation and to support ongoing innovation.

SAP Activate methodology offers a consistent approach for any SAP S/4HANA deployment type – cloud, on-premise, hybrid, or mobile.

 

 

 

SAP Activate overview

 


Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA in a nutshell

 

SAP Education Offerings

 

openSAP is SAP’s learning platform for Enterprise MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Register for free and get access to learning materials about SAP S/4HANA and other SAP software.

 

openSAP course: SAP S/4HANA in a Nutshell

 

openSAP course: SAP S/4HANA - Deep Dive

 

openSAP course: SAP S/4HANA use cases

 

 

SAP Learning Hub provides immediate, cloud-based access to a vast selection of SAP learning content – and to our interactive learning rooms (subscription fee applies).

 

 

SAP Learning Hub

Search for S/4HANA

 

Classroom trainings for SAP S/4HANA from SAP Education (training fee applies)

 

SAP S/4HANA Training & Certification Curriculum

 


 

 

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Create your J2ee Application project with SAPUI5 Application Development

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SAP HANA Tools in Eclipse provides you with SAP HANA native development capabilities.



Prerequisites:

You have installed the SAP HANA Cloud Platform Tools. For more information, see Installing Java Tools for Eclipse and SDK.

 

 

Just imagine you :

  • SAP HANA analytic power ;
  • Develop straight into the Eclipse IDE, integrated with the SAP HANA database, and easily:

- Manage SAP HANA artifacts, such as SAP HANA schemas and repository packages;- Builde analytic models and XS applications;

  • Enjoy superior performance with the XS engine;
  • Build attractive application user interface with SAPUI5 that consumes and visualizes application data;
  • Everyone can access and try out the capabilities of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform by developing an application in the Eclipse IDE and deploying it in the SAP HANA Cloud;
  • Each cloud user and their data is secured and isolated from other users;
  • Grant rights to other users to use your application;

Scenario:

To develop your first Application project , you need to complete the following activities:

Procedure

     Create  your application project SAPUI5 in J2EE
To open  your new file Eclipse IDE ,select a wizard select package SAPUI5 Application Development, select Application Development:
     -Open the Project Explorer view and navigate to File -> New Project. Select SAPUI5 Application Development;          By the next step you declare that name for yourproject won't be stored only on your file system, but in your  Repository. In the next step you           have      to create a Repository workspace that will store your naame project.          By completing this you can press Finish button.Troubleshooting: If you experience project errors due to unsupported encoding, use one of the following options to fix the problem:

  • Quick fix that automatically changes the encoding of individual files to UTF-8
  • Project settings that change the default encoding of the entire XS project to UTF-8 ( context menu Properties Resource Text file encoding Other UTF-8 )

If some objects in your  package are hidden you should do the following:

  1. In Eclipse IDE open Window -> Preferences -> SAP HANA -> Modeler -> Content Presentation.
  2. Select Show all objects checkbox.

 

As a next step, you will create a calculation view, then activate it, and finally select data from the view.


Now open your application package you see normaly:

   

  -Src

   -JRE System Libray

   -SAPUI5 Core Libraries

   -build

   -WebContent

          -META-INF

          -your_name_application

          -WEB-INF

          -index.html

Now you can execute your project .

Open the file index.html you see:


<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<html>

  <head>

  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

  <meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html;charset=UTF-8'/>

 

 

  <script src="resources/sap-ui-core.js"

  id="sap-ui-bootstrap"

  data-sap-ui-libs="sap.m"

  data-sap-ui-theme="sap_bluecrystal">

  </script>

  <!-- only load the mobile lib "sap.m" and the "sap_bluecrystal" theme -->

 

 

  <script>

  sap.ui.localResources("myap");

  var app = new sap.m.App({initialPage:"idMyApView1"});

  var page = sap.ui.view({id:"idMyApView1", viewName:"myap.MyApView", type:sap.ui.core.mvc.ViewType.HTML});

  app.addPage(page);

  app.placeAt("content");

  </script>

 

 

  </head>

  <body class="sapUiBody" role="application">

  <div id="content"></div>

  </body>

</html>


You have a choice for this

Now you configure your application server.

 

Information:

The table above shows all VMs running locally and on remote hosts.

You change the remote hosts via   from the tool bar.

To profile a VM, just double click it or use the context menu.

To profile a VM with an open debug port, use   in the tool bar.

For further information about the profiler see the  online documentation .

 

Summary

 

Congratulations! You have just developed your very first  application on the SAP HANA in Java Eclipse

 

 

Contributor:

 

Ahmadou GUEYE

Create your SAPUI5 Application Development

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SAP HANA Tools in Eclipse provides you with SAP HANA native development capabilities.



Prerequisites:

You have installed the SAP HANA Cloud Platform Tools. For more information, see Installing Java Tools for Eclipse and SDK.

 

 

Just imagine you :

  • SAP HANA analytic power ;
  • Develop straight into the Eclipse IDE, integrated with the SAP HANA database, and easily:

- Manage SAP HANA artifacts, such as SAP HANA schemas and repository packages;- Builde analytic models and XS applications;

  • Enjoy superior performance with the XS engine;
  • Build attractive application user interface with SAPUI5 that consumes and visualizes application data;
  • Everyone can access and try out the capabilities of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform by developing an application in the Eclipse IDE and deploying it in the SAP HANA Cloud;
  • Each cloud user and their data is secured and isolated from other users;
  • Grant rights to other users to use your application;

Scenario:

To develop your first Application project , you need to complete the following activities:

Procedure

     Create  your application project SAPUI5 in J2EE
To open  your new file Eclipse IDE ,select a wizard select package SAPUI5 Application Development, select Application Development:
     -Open the Project Explorer view and navigate to File -> New Project. Select SAPUI5 Application Development;          By the next step you declare that name for yourproject won't be stored only on your file system, but in your  Repository. In the next step you           have      to create a Repository workspace that will store your naame project.          By completing this you can press Finish button.Troubleshooting: If you experience project errors due to unsupported encoding, use one of the following options to fix the problem:

  • Quick fix that automatically changes the encoding of individual files to UTF-8
  • Project settings that change the default encoding of the entire XS project to UTF-8 ( context menu Properties Resource Text file encoding Other UTF-8 )

If some objects in your  package are hidden you should do the following:

  1. In Eclipse IDE open Window -> Preferences -> SAP HANA -> Modeler -> Content Presentation.
  2. Select Show all objects checkbox.

 

As a next step, you will create a calculation view, then activate it, and finally select data from the view.


Now open your application package you see normaly:

   

  -Src

   -JRE System Libray

   -SAPUI5 Core Libraries

   -build

   -WebContent

          -META-INF

          -your_name_application

          -WEB-INF

          -index.html

Now you can execute your project .

Open the file index.html you see:


<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<html>

  <head>

  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

  <meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html;charset=UTF-8'/>

 

 

  <script src="resources/sap-ui-core.js"

  id="sap-ui-bootstrap"

  data-sap-ui-libs="sap.m"

  data-sap-ui-theme="sap_bluecrystal">

  </script>

  <!-- only load the mobile lib "sap.m" and the "sap_bluecrystal" theme -->

 

 

  <script>

  sap.ui.localResources("myap");

  var app = new sap.m.App({initialPage:"idMyApView1"});

  var page = sap.ui.view({id:"idMyApView1", viewName:"myap.MyApView", type:sap.ui.core.mvc.ViewType.HTML});

  app.addPage(page);

  app.placeAt("content");

  </script>

 

 

  </head>

  <body class="sapUiBody" role="application">

  <div id="content"></div>

  </body>

</html>


You have a choice for this

Now you configure your application server.

 

Information:

The table above shows all VMs running locally and on remote hosts.

You change the remote hosts via   from the tool bar.

To profile a VM, just double click it or use the context menu.

To profile a VM with an open debug port, use   in the tool bar.

For further information about the profiler see the  online documentation .

 

Summary

 

Congratulations! You have just developed your very first  application on the SAP HANA in Java Eclipse

 

 

Contributor:

 

Ahmadou GUEYE

Custom Code within SAP S/4HANA On-Premise

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SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Adaption

In the following document contains information related to the SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Adaption within the on-premise edition. In this document:

  • we are answering basic questions like "are modifications possible in SAP S/4HANA" and we try to give an overview about the custom code related tooling available for SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition
  • recommended steps and sequence to adapt the custom code

Our target is to update this document (and publish via the SCN) and incorporate the learnings we receive from the different customer projects and input channels. Feedback and ideas for improvement of the document are welcome and can be given here in this SCN Blog

 

Link to the document:  http://service.sap.com/~sapidp/012002523100002530422016E.pdf

 

 

Additional Information

 

Document

Link

General SAP S/4HANA information sources

SAP SCN - SAP S/4HANA Community Network

Link

SAP SCN - SAP S/4HANA Cookbook

Link

SAP SCN - The System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 - Technical procedure and semantic adaption tasks

Link

SAP SCN - SAP S/4HANA Custom Code Migration Worklist

Link

SAP S/4HANA Extensibility

SAP SCN - The Key User Extensibility Tools of SAP S/4 HANA

LINK

SAP S/4HANA Extensibility - Whitepaper

Link

Custom Code

SAP SCN - Custom Code Management in ABAP Development

Link

SAP TechEd replay - ITM103: Efficient Custom Code Management – Prepare for SAP HANA: What’s New?

Link

SAP SCN - Usage and Procedure Logging (UPL)

Link

SAP SCN - Set-Up UPL

Link

SAP SCN - Decommissioning with CCLM in Solution Manager SP12

Link

SAP SCN - Development Guidelines for Greenfield Implementation in sync with SAP Custom Code Management

Link

ABAP custom code migration for SAP HANA - recommendations and Code Inspector variants for SAP HANA migration

SAP Note 1912445

S/4HANA Cloud Edition Scope Guide 12/2015

SAP S/4HANA 1511 - SPS 00 & 1511 FPS 01 : What's NEW & What's NOT !!

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SAP S/4HANA 1511 - FPS 01 (released 3rd FEB 2016)

Updates of this release will be studied and highlighted here.

 

Application AreaAreaItem Description
Supported Industries

1511 FPS 01 --> +2

1511 FPS 01 - Two more industries added to "supported" industries list

 

(A) Higher Education and Research To-Analyze
(B)  Defense and Security ** supported "with Restrictions"

Defense and Security ** supported "with Restrictions"

Restrictions from being used

( i ) Manufacturers Part Number (MPN) enhancement from from DIMP Industry Add-on

(ii)  Part Interchangeability enhancement from the former DIMP Industry addon

(iii) Valuated GPD (Grouping, Pegging, Distribution) - Valuated Project Stock

(iv) GPD use of Stock Transport Order (STO) with Delivery Document

(v) (PDN) Product Designer Work Bench >> Replaced by Product Structure Management

(vi)  For Customer Stock-Load, instead of MIGO transaction MT711B, use MB11  until fixed

(vii)  IS-ADEC-WTY

(viii) Production Order Split does not support GPD

Master Data
Business Partner

The Business Partner approach became Mandatory in SAP S/4HANA 1511 00.

The Business Partner - capable of centrally managing master data for business partners, customers, and vendors.

However there were restrictions with BP -

  • ONLY 85 customer & supplier fields in transaction BP were delivered

That supported-field-list has increased. With FPS 01 - list of fields delivered has increased. Of interest are Incoterm, Customer-General data, fields, many Additional ( LFM2 Table) fields, (LFM1) Purchasing Fields and LFA1 table fields were added.

 

 

SAP S/4HANA 1511 - Initial Version (SPS 00)

 

This document is an effort to captures a summarized view of "Simplification-Listing" & the restrictions of KEY Functionalities.

Base information has been referred from SAP Notes, Release Information, S/4HANA 1511 sap help.

 

 

Application AreaAreaItem Description
Financials
GeneralSimplified Data Model in SAP S/4HANA FinancialsWith SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition identically-named DDL SQL views (compatibility views) replace totals and application index tables in Finance. These views are generated from DDL sources. The replacement takes place during the conversion using SUM. Related data is saved to backup tables. The compatibility views ensure that database SELECTs still work. However, write access (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MODIFY) was removed from SAP standard, or has to be removed from custom code. For more information, see SAP Note 1976487
Asset AccountingAsset AccountingData structures in Asset Accounting have been changed massively
ControllingProfit and Loss Planning and Profit Center PlanningCO-OM planning, profit and loss planning, and profit center planning are now covered by Integrated Business Planning. For more information, see SAP Note 2081400
ControllingTransfer Prices/ Parallel Delta VersionsWith the merge of FI and CO into the Universal Journal a new approach for parallel valuations has been implemented. Existing solutions based on parallel delta versions for actuals in Controlling have to be adapted.

 

Cash Management

Cash Management

Classic Cash Management is replaced by the new SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA. If you used the classical Cash Management and convert to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition, you need to activate the new SAP Cash Management. For a more information, see SAP Note 2149337

Credit ManagementAuto-Migration

The tools that support an automated migration from FI-AR Credit Management to FIN-FSCM Credit Management cannot be used in SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511

Restrictions

1511 sps 00

 

CO

EC-CS

 

2233501 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise 1511: Restriction Note for S/4HANA Finance

 

2127080 - Release restrictions for SAP Simple Finance on-premise edition 1503 apply to 1511 too

 

Fiori Fact Sheets in the area of Accounting cannot be used

 

CO allocation do not support multiple currencies (this restriction is planned to be resolved with SP01)

 

For the consolidation solution EC-CS, you can no longer define a custom characteristic using the data element or domain MATNR (or any derived). If you are already using a custom characteristic based on the data element or domain MATNR, you cannot upgrade to S/4 HANA. Appropriate transition pre-checks are in place to give the customer the opportunity to check such a situation already on start release

Master Data
Business PartnerBusiness Partner

The Business Partner approach is mandatory in SAP S/4HANA.

The Business Partner is now capable of centrally managing master data for business partners, customers, and vendors. With current development, the Business Partner is the single point of entry to create, edit, and display master data for business partners, customers, and vendors.

• maintenance of recipient master data is not possible because Application Equipment & Tools Management is not released  with this release

• ONLY 85 customer & supplier fields in transaction BP are delivered, others cannot be maintained.

Product MasterMRP in Material Master

The MRP functionality has been optimized for Material Master in SAP S/4HANA for simplification purposes.

For rmore information, see SAP Note 224371 .

Restrictions : (sNOTE#  2237351)

Source list is not considered by MRP sourcing. As workaround use purchasing info records relevant for automatic sourcing.

• HANA MRP does not yet create capacity requirements. As workaround use classic MRP (transaction MD01).

Logistics -

MMO : SCM & Manufacturing

MM-IM Inventory ManagementSimplified inventory management data model

Significant changes of the data model. The new de-normalized table MATDOC has been introduced which contains the former header and item data of a material document as well as a range of other attributes. Material document data is stored in MATDOC only. Actual stock quantity data will be calculated on-the-fly from the new material document table MATDOC for which some of those additional special fields are used.

Adoption effort on DDIC level for customer appends and coding adjustments for performance critical parts may be required Restrictions :

Printing & Archiving of Material Documents is not possible. It is planned to be realized for the next Service Pack. (snote# 2237351)

MM-IM - Inventory ManagementMaterial Valuation

To achieve a significant increase of transactional data throughput for goods movements, we recommend to deactivate the statistical moving average.

Caution : The deactivation is not reversible.

The deactivation of the statistical moving average is the consequence of a new lock behavior for materials with price control "Standard".

PLM - Product Lifecycle ManagementBOM, Routing, and Production VersionOnly BOMs with valid production version are considered during BOM explosion. Therefore, it is mandatory for manufacturing BOMs to maintain the product version for correct BOM explosion. For all BOMs in the system, we recommend to maintain product versions using the report Product Version Migration for BOM (transaction code CS_BOM_PRODVER_MIGRATION).
QM - Quality ManagementITS services for results recording, quality notifications, and quality certificates

The ITS services for the Internet Application Components (IAC) in QM are not available SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511.

Instead, use the corresponding QM transactions in SAP GUI for HTML, or use the Web Dynpro applications, which are part of the PFCG role for NWBC Quality Inspector (SAP_SR_QUALITY_INSPECT_5).

PP - Production PlanningProcess Control Messages Control InstructionsThese functions will be consolidated. Once the successor functions are available, these transaction codes will be replaced in a future release
PPMRP-LIVE

The HANA-Optimized MRP

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SAP S/4HANA features MRP Live --> an MRP run optimized for SAP HANA.

* MRP Live reads material receipts and requirements, calculates shortages, and creates planned orders and purchase requisitions all in one database procedure - Optimizes Performance

* The definition of the planning scope is more flexible. MRP Live allows you to plan a set of materials with all components, materials for which a certain production planner is responsible, or one material across all plants.

* MRP Live determines the sequence in which materials have to be planned across several plants.
*MRP Live is a prerequisite for the future production planning and detailed scheduling PP/DS solution in SAP S/4HANA.

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Classic MRP is still available as an interim solution, which at the moment has to be used in the following cases: 

(1) Capacity requirements shall be created by MRP

(2) For creating MRP lists.

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MRP live differs from classic MRP in the following aspects: 

* MRP live does not write MRP lists. 

* Multi-level, make-to-order planning (transaction MD50) is not optimized for HANA. 

* Individual project planning (transaction MD51) is not optimized for HANA.

* The creation indicator for purchase requisitions is not available in MRP Live. MRP Live always creates purchase requisitions if the material is procured externally. 

* The creation indicator for delivery schedule lines is not available in MRP Live. MRP Live always creates delivery schedule lines if a valid delivery schedule exists.

 

MRP-Live Limitations

** The actual benefit of MRP-LIVE will depend on the following: MRP features used, Number of materials planned using MRP-LIVE, Number of materials planned using Classic MRP, Number of low-level codes.

In MRP Live, following functions are not supported:

*BAdIs no Longer Supported

* MRP Live does not support net change planning in the planning horizon. The planning horizon is ignored.

* Multi-level, make-to-order planning (transaction MD50) is not optimized for MRP Live.

* Individual project planning (transaction MD51) is not optimized for MRP Live.

* The new MRP Live is designed to be faster but will not support all these existing business processes right away.

 

Custom-Code check -

LONG LIST of checks.....…..

MRP Live is implemented in SQLScript running on the database server as opposed to classic ABAP code, which is performed on the application server. Any enhancement or BAdI implementation of the classic MRP run does not work with MRP Live. A new set of AMDP BADIs will be available for MRP Live from SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1603. BAdI implementations of the classic MRP have to be translated into AMDP BAdI implementations if still required. list of BADIs

PPSimplified Sourcing

MAJOR Logic change & Simplification makes ERP sourcing and PP/DS sourcing become more similar.

 

The different sources of supply are pretty symmetrical.

Sources of supply have a temporal validity, a quantitative validity, a deletion indicator, and a "relevant for automatic sourcing" indicator.

The sourcing logic can treat the different sources of supply in a uniform way 

Quota arrangements can be used to prioritize any of the possible sources of supply

Purchasing info records are proper sources of supply.

The SAP S/4HANA MRP can select purchasing info records without source list entries. It is sufficient to define the supplier information of a material in the purchasing info record. 

 

Production versions make sure BOM and routing fit together 

Production versions have always been the only in-house production source of supply integrated with APO PP/DS. With production versions as the only in-house production source of supply, ERP sourcing and PP/DS sourcing become more similar. 

 

Purchasing info records, contracts, and delivery schedules have always been the external procurement sources of supply integrated with APO. With purchasing info records being proper sources of supply, ERP sourcing and PP/DS sourcing become more similar

A unified source of supply model is the basis for future innovations in sourcing

 

Impact on Customer Coding

If you implemented BADI MD_MODIFY_SOURCE in SAP ERP, then one should check if the intended functionality still works.

Also check changes in alignment with "MRP-LIVE" - Optimized MRP processing.

SCM-CIFInterfacing with CIF

CIF does not work with LONG Material Number

"The Core Interface which is used to transfer master data from S4HANA to another application like SAP EWM, SAP TM or SAP SCM does not support the new long material numbers.

In case the automated exchange of master data using CIF is required the material number field length extension has to be deactivated in the following IMG-activity: In Customizing for S4HANA, choose -> Cross-Application Components -> General Application Functions -> Field Length Extension -> uncheck: Extended Material Number"

LE-TRATransportation Management

LE-TRA Using LE –TRA is not supported. Instead use “Strategic Solution” SAP Transport Management.

 

Integration Scenario :

(SAP TM 9.3 SP02 & SAP S4/HANA, on-premise edition 1511  SP0, FP1)

Supported Scenarios :

* Order integration

* Invoice integration

* Sales order scheduling

 

Not Supported Scenarios :

* Self-billing is currently not supported. : In SAP S/4HANA, the setting to activate the self-billing process is not available in master data. This will be resolved with SAP S/4HANA FP1.

* Invoice document creation/printing is not supported for forwarding processes (LSP scenario; SD based). Billing simulation (print preview) and printing of billing document created for SAP TM are not supported.

* Intercompany billing is not supported. Automatic creation of intra-system supplier invoice and posting to agency business are not supported.

LE-WMW/h Management

Usage of LE-WM not supported. Recommendation is to use "Strategic Solution" - SAP Extended W/h Management (SAP EWM)

 

Integration Scenario : SAP EWM 9.3 SP03 and SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511

Supported Scenarios

* SAP EWM 9.3 can be connected to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 and supports the same scenarios as with SAP ERP Enhancement Package 7

 

Not-Supported Scenarios

* The returns process for stock transfer orders between two EWM warehouses via SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition does not fully work. However, you can use a new stock transfer order to reverse the process. This will be resolved with SAP S/4HANA FP2.

Procurement
GeneralCo-Deployment with SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM)

If you run SAP SRM and SAP Business Suite on one server, you cannot convert your system to SAP S/4HANA. It is not possible to install the SAP SRM software components within the SAP S/4HANA stack. Accordingly, the related conversion pre-check prevents such systems from being converted. If you run SAP SRM and Business Suite on separate servers, you can continue to integrate SAP SRM with the converted SAP S/4HANA system

SAP SLC & SAP S/4HANA - Sourcing & ProcurementSupplier Category Management

Supplier and Category Management in SAP S/4HANA is CURRENTLY not identical with the SAP SLC functionalities

Not in SAP S/4HANA

All sell-side processes: Supplier Registration and Supplier Data Maintenance

Several buy-side processes: Supplier Hierarchies, Supplier Classification, Area of Validity in Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Qualification, Certificate Management, External Tasks in Activity Management

MDG-SMaster Data Governance for SupplierMDG-S : After the conversion to S/4HANA, customers using standalone SAP SLC system & communicating with SAP ERP have to use MDG-S (Master Data Governance for Suppliers) for supplier distribution. The MDG-S license is not part of the SAP S/4HANA. & implementation is separate project
MDMSAP SRM MDM CatalogSAP SRM MDM Catalog* >> Limited Functionality available in 1511. * Roadmap-item. Existing SRM MDM can be integrated with SAP S/4HANA 1511 as punch-out catalog via OCI
DIMP
AutomotiveLong Material Number

The industry solution for long material numbers has been replaced by a native long material number in SAP S/4HANA. That replacement has a technical impact, no business impact. Both Material# & Material Description are now 40Char.

Extended Mat# - is not visible in LIS (snote# 2232362)

Customer and supplier mat# mainly used in communication remain 35Char (snote#2232366)

Concatenated Mat# in archived data (snote# 2232391) – is being worked on

GeneralDIMP Added to the CORE

Migration of software component ECC-DIMP to S/4 HANA

 

Business processes of DIMP added to CORE, however there are Restrictions with processes. Refer to Industry Restrictions SAP Notes.

Sales & Distribution
AnalyticsLogistics Information System (LO-LIS) for Analytics obsolete

Simplification in SD analytics follows the overall analytics strategy in SAP S/4 HANA.

Instead of prebuilt aggregates and redundant data for analytical purposes, the SAP S/4HANA Analytics approach is based on ODATA and Open CDS (ABAP-managed CDS = Core Data Services) directly on top of the original database. Corresponding analytics content will be provided within SAP S/4HANA

Foreign TradeForeign Trade process  covered by SAP GTS

With SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511, the business requirements for foreign trade are covered by SAP Global Trade Services (GTS).

 

SAP GTS can be natively integrated with S/4HANA with limitations.

 

Please refer sNOTE# 2226408 - Global Trade Services and S/4HANA oP: compatibility information & SAP #sNOTE 2238122 , 2214213

 

With S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511, the following restrictions apply:

 

Not Supported - Automatic creation of Intrastat declarations :

• SD dispatches and receipts (report RVEXST00, transaction VE01)

• MM receipts (report RMIMST00, transaction MEIS)

• MM dispatches (report RMEXST00, transaction VI99)

• Intercompany billing receipts (report RVIVST00, transaction VI98)

 

Not Supported - Transfer of S/4 Docs to an external GTS System

• SD dispatches and receipts (report /SAPSLL/IS_SD, transaction /SAPSLL/IS_SD

• MM receipts (report /SAPSLL/IS_MM, transaction /SAPSLL/IS_MM)

• MM dispatches (report /SAPSLL/IS_MM_RET, transaction /SAPSLL/IS_MM_RET)

• intercompany billing receipts (report /SAPSLL/IS_SD_IB, transaction /SAPSLL/IS_SD_IB)

 

Not-Supported Intrastat Declarations :

• third party declarants

• Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

• Greece

• Services in Intrastat declarations are not supported

Commodity ManagementCommodity Management Sales

If Commodity Business Functions are active in your system, you cannot convert the system to SAP S/4HANA. A conversion pre-check will check the use of these Business Functions and prevent the conversion if they are active

BillingOutput Management Simplified output management in SD Billing

With SAP S/4HANA a new output management approach is in place. The target architecture is based on Adobe Document Server and Adobe Formsonly.

 

Billing documents that are migrated from legacy systems and for which NAST based output have been determined, can be processed with this technology. For all new billing documents the new output management is used.

 

Therefore, in the area billing / customer invoice you need to adapt the configuration settings related to output management.

Contract BillingContract Billing

Contract Billing is not available in SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511. If you used Contract Billing in SAP ERP and plan to move to SAP S/4HANA, you have to remodel your business processes.  

Revenue Recognition

ERP SD Revenue Recognition  >>

SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting

If you are using "SD-Revenue Recognition" you need to evaluate if a migration to "SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting" is possible for your business before you decide to Conversion to S/4HANA


Release 1.1 of "SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting" does not include the full functional capabilities of SD-Revenue Recognition.

Examples of not available functionalities in SAP S/4HANA,on-premise edition 1511 are: 

Revenue Recognition Type D (billing based): Invoice cap and exchange rate per invoice are not available. 

Call off Orders: While SD-Contracts are supported call of orders are not available

Credit ManagementFI-AR-CR >> FIN-FSCM-CR

The FI-AR-CR Credit Management is not available with SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511

The functional equivalent in SAP S/4HANA is SAP Credit Management (FIN-FSCM-CR)

One need to carry out a migration from FI-AR-CR to FIN-FSCM-CR.

This migration has several elements:

•configuration data

•master data

•credit exposure data

•credit decision data

SAP NOTE : 2217124

 

"Auto-Migration Tool not available" - please check comments in "Credit Management" section above.

SD-PricingData Model Changes in Pricing

• Introduction of PRCD_ELEMENTS &  PRCD_ELEM_DRAFT

• Data Elements Changed

• Length of several data elements changed

• “Obsolete Fields” not available in PRCD_ELEMENTS

** Cookbooks provided by SAP, however code-adaption  Custom-CODE will require definitive efforts.

 

Post-processing report PRC_MIG_POST_PROCESSING ASAP

 

Impact on Customer DDIC enhancements

append structure to PRCD_ELEMENTS & PRCD_ELEM_DRAFT

Append PRCD_Elements in conversion phase SPDD

enhance CDS view V_KONV & V_KONV_DRAFT

 

Impact on Customer Coding

It is strictly forbidden to insert, update, or delete any entries in database table KONV directly.

Mandatory to use the new pricing result API to access the database layer (new pricing result API is part of package VF_PRC_DB)

 

 

 

** Added SCM & Manufacturing - Area functionality and Restrictions. - 22nd JAN 2016

 

Supportings

Key SAP NOTES :

2189824 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Release Information Note

2214213 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511: Restriction Note

2214409 - The release information for Add-Ons.

2182725 -  Procure latest SAP Notes for Pre-Checks

2241080 - Custom Code Checks

2190420 -  SAP S/4 HANA: Recommendations for adaption of customer code


http://help.sap.com/s4hana_op_1511


S/4HANA Cloud Edition Scope Guide 12/2015

S/4HANA on Premise Edition Scope Guide 12/2015

S/4 HANA Post Implementation Basis Checklist

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This Section contains technical requirements in different areas to check post implementation.

 

Document Information

Document Title:

Technical Checklist – <SID>

Document Purpose:

Technical Checklist of SAP <SID> system after installation and post Implementation steps

Date

<Date>

Author

<XXXXXX>

 

System Details

Hostname

XXXXXXXX

Operating system

XXXXXXXX

System ID

XXX

DB Name

XXX

Product Details

Product

SAP ERP

Release

6.0

SAP Enhancement Packages

8 for SAP ERP 6.0, SPS 1

Based on

SAP NetWeaver 7.5, SPS 1

 

***It is recommended to perform Automated Initial Setup of Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver ABAP setup tasks automatically instead of performing them manually.

 

After the installation of a new SAP system based on SAP Net Weaver ABAP (NW 7.4 and above) , you use task list SAP_BASIS_SETUP_INITIAL_CONFIG to run required configuration steps automatically.


Reference - http://service.sap.com/sltoolset

 

Sl no

Activity

Importance

Status

Comments

Initial Consistency Check

High

 

SICK shows no error

Installed Product version

High

 

SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE 1511

NW 7.5 FOR S4HANA OP 1511

Check if Latest Support Packages has been applied.

High

 

SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE 1511 SP1

S4CORE 100      0001 SAPK-10001INS4CORE

NW 7.5 FOR S4HANA OP 1511 SP1

SAP_BASIS 750

ECC 6.0 with EHP 8


SAP_HR 608

MDG_APPL800

 

Best Practices Applied

High

 

2244659 - SAP Best Practices for S/4HANA, on premise edition Germany (DEV2)Not Evident

Pre Requisite Notes

High

 

Following notes to be applied before content activation:

2257369 - Missing entries in table T160M leads to activation errors during solution builder content activation

2269628 - Unjustified error message in settlement

2226371  - SAP S/4HANA content activation note

Business Function Activation

High

 

After installing SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE, but before activating the SAP Best Practices for S/4HANA, on premise edition, following SAP Business Functions needs to be activated.

All Business Functions needs to be activated before creation of any client.

 

FIN_FSCM_CLM

FIN_FSCM_BNK

FIN_REP_SIMPL_2

FIN_REP_SIMPL_3

FIN_REP_SIMPL_4

Activation of Switch Framework

High

 

  • FSCM Functions (FIN_FSCM_CCD)
  • FSCM Functions 2 (FIN_FSCM_CCD_2)
  • FSCM Functions 3 (FIN_FSCM_CCD_3)
  • FSCM Integration (FIN_FSCM_INTEGRATION)
  • FSCM Integration 2 (FIN_FSCM_CCD_INTEGRATION)
  • FSCM Integration 3 (FIN_FSCM_CCD_INTEGRATION_3)

Connectivity

High

 

<system id >CLNT<Client> Type 3  RFC Destination to SAP S/4 HANA Server

<system id >CLNT<Client>Type 3  RFC Destination to SAP Gateway Server

<system id >CLNT<Client> Type H  RFC Destination to SAP S/4 HANA Server

Check if a working client has been setup which has to be copied from client 000.

High

 

  1. E.g. Client 100 created from 000 with SAP_CUST profile

Check Transport Management System has been configured.

High

 

STMS Configured

Check if all SAP Licenses are in place and installed.

High

 

  1. e.g. Temporary license applied, valid till 11.05.2016

Check if all Standard jobs are scheduled as per Standard job schedule design.

Medium

 

  1. e.g. Basis standard jobs are scheduled
Check if Latest Kernel has been applied.

High

 

e.g Kernel Release - 745

Check dialog and background process

Low

 

  1. e.g Dialog -20

Background - 5

Check if Operation mode is setup

Low

 

  1. E.g. Operation mode configured but not setup.

Check SGEN Execution has been done.

High

 

  1. e.g. RSPARAGENER8M ran on 12.02.2016
Check if clean shutdown and starup happens by Starting and Stopping of the system.

Low

 

 

Automatic User SAP star

High

 

  1. E.g. Parameter login/no_automatic_user_sapstar set to 0 which means Automatic user SAP* is permissible.
Workflow configuration

Medium

 

  1. e.g. Edit Runtime Environment executed and all green

Backup

High

 

  1. e.g. Configured and working
DBACockpit status

High

 

  1. e.g. Operation State – Green

All services Started

System Change Option

High

 

  1. e.g. SE06 – Modifiable. Ok Considering this is sandbox
Missing table and Indexes

Medium

 

  1. E.g. Inconsistent object with red item is Zero.

Perform Server Check

Medium

 

  1. E.g. In SM51 the server names and system numbers are correct.
Temse Consistency Check

Medium

 

  1. e.g. 20729 TemSe objects were checked. TST01 is ok.

SMTP Configuration

Low

 

  1. e.g. SCOT not configured
Check and update the connection to SAPNet

Low

 

  1. e.g. OSS1 configured

SAP_COLLECTOR_FOR_PERFMONITOR

Medium

 

Job schedule from client 000

Check SICF services are active

Medium

 

Active

Beginners in SAP-HANA: Hope all these information at one place would help you to understand it better

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A blog from Sridhar Garige (Cognizant US)


Obvious Questions and Answers which almost all beginners in SAP HANA


We have been hearing about HANA since the beginning of this decade or even earlier. Initially I thought it was just a new database. Thought, may be SAP does not want to share the market revenue with any other database provider (competitors); therefore they came up with their own database.


Later I had a notion that HANA is only for BI/BW folks, so how about for ABAPer? Everyone used to talk about analysis and modelling.  So, I think, it is a piece of cake for BI/BW modelers. Then ABAP…?


Then the rumor started in market; ABAP going to be extinct in near future. I used to wonder, if ABAP is going to die, then who in this whole universe would support those tons and tons of ABAP code written in the history of SAP Implementations? What will happen to all those time, effort and money spent in those large and small scales SAP Implementations?  I have spent more time in researching what is HANA than actually learning what HANA is. Internet is full of information regarding HANA but finding the right answers for your curiosity or doubt, is an uphill task.


I spent and some time and gathered some information from other sources to know what is HANA and who needs it and why?

Hope all these information at one place would help you to understand it better.


  1. Q.  Is SQL a pre-requisite to learn HANA?
    Ans:No.

SAP HANA is like any other relational database. Having Database Concepts and basic knowledge of SQL before starting SAP HANA is an advantage, but it is not a pre-requisite. You can always catch up with these concepts while learning SAP HANA.

  1. Q. Without SAP BI/BW/BO knowledge, can ABAPer learn HANA?
    Ans: Yes.

BI is the Data Warehousing package implementation tool from SAP. Data Warehousing Concepts in SAP BI will help understand the implementation aspects from BW on HANA perspective.


But unless you plan to a BW on HANA consultant, you necessarily do not have to learn BI.  Similarly BW and BO are Business Warehouse and Business Object respectively. If you have prior BW experience, understanding modeling concept and transferring data SAP Business Suite System to HANA would be child’s play for you. But, we can easily learn HANA modeling concept even if we do not have current exposure to BW. But it would be a must for those consultants who are eyeing the role of BW on HANA expert.


By now, I have understood that BO is a front end reporting tool. Prior knowledge in reporting tools would be an advantage but, we can always learn BO concepts while learning HANA.

But, if you already have BI/BW/BO knowledge, then BW on HANA work would be the role you would be targeting to (if you are planning to shift to HANA).


Q. Is SAP ABAP skilled required to learn HANA?
Ans: No.


If you are an SAP ABAP programmer, then implementing the business logic and model would be fun for you. You must have already heard about SAP ABAP on HANA. Let’s put a full stop to the rumor that ABAPer are vanishing. With HANA, ABAPer would be smarter and more in demand. Only ABAP on HANA consultant would need ABAP knowledge as pre-requisite.


Q. Is HANA for functional folks or technical folks or modelers?
Ans: All.


Q. SAP HANA claims to be so fast. Which programming language is it written in?
Ans: World famous C++.


Q. HANA is about RAM, so can we increase the memory size of traditional database and get similar performance like HANA?
Ans: No.

We would definitely get better performance if we increase the memory size of traditional database, but it would not be comparable to what we get in HANA.  Because, HANA is not just about database. It is a hybrid in-memory database which is combination of niche Hardware and Software innovation as stated below:



In-Memory storage (RAM): Processing data from RAM itself is 1 million time faster than accessing data from hard disk. In practical scenarios, it might is around 10x to 3600x time faster. Also, in today’s world RAM is cheap and affordable expense wise.

Read time in RAM: 2 MB/ms/core (2 megabyte per millisecond per core).


So to scan 1 GB of data, it would approximately take 0.5 s/core. For 100 GB it would take 50 s/core.  If you have 50 cores in the hardware, scanning 100 GB data would take just 1 second. Huh!! Quantitative numbers always clarifies better than paragraphs of sentences. Isn’t it?


Multi core Architecture, Partitioning & Enormous Parallel Processing: Servers are available with one node up to 64 cores (and even more). So partitioning the data foot prints in different node and running the query parallel is the innovation which HANA uses so effectively. This is perfect example of both hardware and software innovation.


Columnar Storage: Contiguous memory allocation faster reading with sequential memory access. Remember, column store not only makes reading faster. HANA has built the column store is such a way that it is efficient for both READ and WRITE.

Quick aggregation (normally aggregations are expensive) and also supports parallel processing.

Searching in column store is must faster than row storage (provided you are selecting only some sets of columns, not all).


Data Compression: Minimize data footprint through Compression i.e. less data movement means faster performance.
Idea is remove repetitive data, build a vector for the data and point it with an integer (and integer is less expensive than reading a string).


Q. Is Computer Architecture is changing?

Ans: Yes

 

Q. How does Column Storage actually make it faster?

Ans: Column store is divided into three parts:


  1. Main 
  2. L2 Delta
  3. L1 Delta/cache


Persisted data are saved in Main Memory, all buffer and transaction changes are kept in L2 Delta and High Inserts / Deletes / Updates etc in L1 Delta


  • L1-delta
  • Accepts all incoming data requests
  • Stores records in row format (write-optimized)
  • Fast insert and delete
  • Fast field update
  • Fast record projection
  • No data compression
  • Holds 10,000 to 100,000 rows per single-node


  • L2-delta
  • The second stage of the record life cycle
  • Stores records in column format
  • Dictionary encoding for better memory usage
  • Unsorted dictionary
  • Requiring secondary index structures to optimally
  • Support point query access patterns
  • Well suited to store up to 10 million rows


  • Main
  • Final data format
  • Stores records in column format
  • Highest compression rate
  • Sorted dictionary
  • Positions in dictionary stored in a bit-packed manner
  • The dictionary is also compressed

So the smart innovation of L1, L2 and Main memory and combination of all three, make data read and write, really fast and effective.

 

Q.  How can we decide whether to go for Row or Column storage?


Row Store:

If you want to report on all the columns of a table then the row store is more suitable because reconstructing the complete row is one of the most expensive operations for a column-based table.


Column Store:

If you want to store in table huge amounts of data that should be aggregated and analyzed then column based storage is more suitable.

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You can also check the attached .XML document.

SAP S/4HANA Cookbook: SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503

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SAP S/4HANA Cookbook

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The SAP S/4HANA Cookbook covers the most important aspects of implementing SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA).

It consists of a small set of HTML landing pages that provide abstracts for specific topics, along with links to further deep-dive information.

 

The content on these pages follows an iterative approach and will be updated regularly.

Comments are disabled on this page to keep it lean.

Please use the SAP S/4HANA forum to raise questions about SAP S/4HANA.

For comments regarding the cookbook itself, please use the accompanying blog.


Table of Contents


1. What is SAP S/4HANA

  • Read this page to get an overview of SAP S/4HANA, current releases and capabilities, transition paths, ...


2. SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503 (this page)

  • Overview
  • Technical implementation
  • Functional implementation
    • Accounting
    • Cash management
    • Integrated business planning
    • SAP Fiori and Analytics
    • Central finance
  • Learning resources for SAP Simple Finance


3. Transition to SAP S/4HANA: Know your options in detail

  • Planned for Q1/2016 (see 'What is SAP S/4HANA > Transition Options' for currently available overview)


Note: For access to SAP Notes and roadmap information, an 'S-user' is required (see here).


 

SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Overview

 

 

 

Context & SummaryRead on

 

SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition is a new SAP HANA-based finance solution, which is available with SAP Business Suite 4 HANA, or SAP S/4HANA. Simple Finance allows you to run trial balance sheets, P&L's and cash flow analysis any time of the day.

 

The picture below shows the main building blocks of SAP Simple Finance (accounting, cash management, integrated business planning). SAP Simple Finance is based on the proven SAP Business Suite with the SAP HANA platform underneath.

 

Note:

The name 'SAP S/4HANAFinance' has been introduced in September 2015 and will replace the former name 'SAP Simple Finance' (often abbreviated sFIN). They both denote the same product, however, the 1503 product version is still called SAP Simple Finance 1503. Higher versions will follow the SAP S/4HANA Finance name schema.

If you do a free-text search for notes in SAP Service Marketplace / OSS, adding the term 'sFIN' to your search might help finding the right notes.

 

S/4HANA_Finance_Overview.png

 

SAP Simple Finance overview on sap.com

 

SAP Note on product names and versions

 

SAP Help Portal: Simple Finance Add-on

 

What's New in SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition



 

Check out the SAP Finance roadmap for upcoming innovations.

 

SAP Finance Roadmap



SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise Edition 1503: Technical implementation

 

 

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SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition comprises SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA and SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA. In addition, it brings necessary technical components for SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance and SAP Central Finance. Get yourself familiar with the Simple Finance release scope central note.


 


 


SAP Simple Finance release scope central note.

SAP Simple Finance release information note


 

The slide collection gives an overview of the necessary considerations and steps during technical installation or upgrade of SAP Simple Finance,on-premise edition.

 

 

The administrator guide is the central information source for technical installation and upgrade of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition.

 

 

 

 

The prerequisites check is an ABAP report that does a preliminary check whether your current system meets the conditions for implementing SAP Simple Finance.

 

 

Installation and upgrade: The slide collection

 

 

Administrator Guide on help.sap.com

 

 

Automated prerequisites check for SAP Simple Finance migration



Sizing information for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition:

For the migration of existing systems, you can analyse the existing data footprint and the estimated sizing proposal for an SAP HANA based installation with the mentioned SAP note.

For greenfield implementations, the SAP HANA quick sizer will give you a first estimate on your sizing.

 

 

Estimated SAP HANA sizing when migrating an existing ERP system to Simple Finance (SAP Note)


Rough sizing estimation for greenfield installations (HANA Quick Sizer)

Note: Only MS Internet Explorer is supported

With the installation of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition totals and application index tables were removed and replaced by equally named DDL SQL views, so-called compatibility views. These views are generated from DDL sources. This replacement takes place during the add-on installation of SAP Simple Finance (using the SAP SUM tool); related data is secured into backup tables. The compatibility views ensure database SELECTs do work as before. However any write access (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MODIFY) was removed from SAP standard, respectively has to be removed from custom code – refer to SAP note 1976487.

 

Support Pack Recommendation

 

 

The following sections describe the functional areas of SAP Simple Finance, On-Premise edition 1503 in detail.

 


SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA

 

Context & SummaryRead on

 

SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA contains General Ledger Accounting, Controlling, and Asset Accounting.


 


 


 

Universal Journey Entry

 

New Assets Accounting (FI-AA)

New Assets Accounting Relevant Note (important) for Year-End-Closing

 

Profitability Analysis

 

 

Existing customers, who want to implement and use SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA, must migrate the existing data from the G/L Accounting (FI-GL), Asset Accounting (FI-AA), Controlling (CO) and Material Ledger areas. This application data migration does the adaptation to the new table structures and is different from the database migration to SAP HANA that needs to be done in addition if the source system is not on SAP HANA already.

 

Refer to the Migration Guide on help.sap.com for all necessary application migration steps, which should be executed by application experts (involve them prior to installation of SAP Simple Finance):

  • Migration preparation
  • Migration
  • Post-migration
  • Migration to FI-AA (new)

 

 

 

Migration of an existing SAP FI/CO system to SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA, including new FI-AA


Additional necessary configuration steps are described in the Configuration Guide for SAP Simple Finance, OnPremise Edition.

 

Configuration Guide for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition

 

Refer to SAP note for application migration steps for new Simple Finance, on-premise edition installation.

 

Migration steps for new Simple Finance implementation (SAP Note)

 

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA

 

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SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA is SAP's new generation of cash and liquidity management product. It contains Bank Account Management, Cash Concentration, Daily Cash Operations and Liquidity Management. The necessary BI content for enabling Liquidity Planning and Liquidity Forecast is also available.

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA does require a separate license.


 


 


 

SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA

 

 

 

Technical prerequisites for implementation

 

 

 

SAP Note for release scope, licensing, comparison to classical cash management, and more

 

 

After the installation of SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition, the Business Function for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA should be switched on in order to leverage the full functions and features.

 

 

 

Switch on Business Function for SAP Cash Management


Refer to the "Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA" to setup the necessary configuration.

 

Configuration Guide for SAP Cash Management

 

 

It is necessary to setup data according to "Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA".

 

 

Data Setup Guide for SAP Cash Management

 

 


SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance


Context & SummaryRead on

 

 

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance provides a consistent view of the planning process. The application leverages the embedded model technology from SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 10.1, version for SAP NetWeaver, and a separate license is required. Customers who want to perform consolidation can install SAP Business Planning and Consolidation in addition.


 


 


 

 

SAP Integrated Business Planning for Finance Central Release Note

 

SAP Note for setting up Integrated Business Planning for Finance

 

 

Refer to "Integrated Business Planning for SAP Simple Finance" to start working with this application.

 

 

 

SAP Help Portal: Integrated Business Planning for SAP Simple Finance

 


SAP Fiori and Analytics for Simple Finance


Context & SummaryRead on

 

SAP Fiori delivers a personalized, role-based user experience (UX) for SAP software. Using modern design principles, it simplifies the UX across all lines of business, tasks, and devices – to reflect the way you actually work throughout your day. SAP S/4HANA and SAP Simple Finance are natively designed with the UX and include a number of finance role-based Apps.

For release information on SAP Fiori for SAP Simple Finance, on-premise edition 1503, refer to this SAP Note.


 


 


 

SAP Fiori & UX for Simple Finance

 

General information about SAP Fiori:

 

Smart Business Cockpits are based on SAP Fiori and tailored to help business users decide and act in real-time. A user can analyze strategic or operational KPIs, evaluate the situation, and trigger needed follow-up actions immediately.

For release information on SAP Smart Business for Simple Finance, refer to the accompanying SAP Note.

 

 

SAP Smart Business for Simple Finance:


SAP HANA Live provides enhanced quality for analytics across SAP Business Suite applications (including SAP Simple Finance) by enabling industry-standard access to SAP data through easily understandable data models.

The administrator guide and the SAP release note contain more information about technical setup, configuration and operation.

 

Analytics & SAP HANA Live for Simple Finance



SAP Central Finance


Context & SummaryRead on

 

With SAP Central Finance, you can transition to SAP Simple Finance without disruption to your current system landscape which may consist of multiple SAP and non-SAP systems. One central finance system serves as hub for a consolidated financial and management reporting items that are being re-posted from from other connected. A separate license is required to use SAP Central Finance.


 


 


 

Central Finance Overview

 

Please refer to the Administrator Guide for Central Finance as the single entry point to start implementation. The guide includes:

  • Introduction with references to related documents and relevant SAP notes
  • System Landscape
  • Configuration

 

 

Administrator Guide for Central Finance

Administrator Guide for Central Finance On-Premise and S4HANA On-Premise

 

SAP Note for SAP Central Finance Implementation and Configuration


Refer to Application Help for Central Finance for operational information.

 

Application Help for Central Finance

 

A central finance scenario can also use SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG) to manage, harmonize and consolidate master data in your central finance reporting system (in case your various source system use non-harmonized data).

The read-on presentation explain the integration concept and capabilities of this approach.

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SAP Master Data Governance: Integration with SAP Simple Finance


 

 

Learning Resources for SAP Simple Finance


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SAP Early Knowledge Transfer (EKT) material for SAP Simple Finance on SAP Learning Hub provides you with deep knowledge about the product, covering technical installation as well as functional features and implementation information.

 

The following learning maps are available:

 

 

You need a valid subscription license for the SAP Learning Hub, otherwise those links will not work. Please see information on the right for details.

 


 


 

SAP Learning Hub

 

Introduction to Simple Finance EKT material

 

How to use SAP Learning Hub for Simple Finance learning material

 

Simple Finance EKT material via SAP PartnerEdge

 

 

 

Additional book offer: SAP Simple Finance - An Introduction




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