SAP S/4HANA

Bardhan, Devraj
Devraj Bardhan is a senior architect with IBM Germany and has led several large SAP transformations projects, designing and implementing SAP global templates and growing IBM's SAP HANA capability. He has 22 years of IT experience, and has become a global subject matter expert for SAP S/4HANA at IBM. Devraj can be reached via Twitter @devbard or on the SAP Community Network.

Moving your business to SAP S/4HANA or wondering if it's right for you? From finance to logistics, from on-premise to cloud implementations, and from industry solutions to reporting, see what SAP S/4HANA can offer! Understand its architecture, adoption scenarios, and how SAP Activate can expedite your transformation. Learn about all-new functionality for warehousing, manufacturing, procurement, and more. Up to date for release 1709!

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... Foreword from Uwe Grigoleit ... 19

... Foreword from Cameron Art ... 21

... Preface ... 23

... Why Read This Book? ... 23

... Audience ... 24

... Structure of the Book ... 24

... Acknowledgments ... 27

1 ... The Digital Transformation: An Introduction ... 29

1.1 ... Defining the Digital Transformation ... 30

1.2 ... Business Value Scenarios ... 36

1.3 ... Architecture at a Glance ... 55

1.4 ... Summary ... 60

2 ... Finance ... 61

2.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 61

2.2 ... Key Functionalities ... 70

2.3 ... Outlook ... 102

2.4 ... Summary ... 104

3 ... Manufacturing ... 105

3.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 105

3.2 ... Key Manufacturing Functionality ... 110

3.3 ... Outlook ... 118

3.4 ... Summary ... 119

4 ... Supply Chain ... 121

4.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 121

4.2 ... Key Supply Chain Functionality ... 125

4.3 ... Outlook ... 137

4.4 ... Summary ... 138

5 ... Sales, Marketing, Commerce, and Service Management ... 139

5.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 139

5.2 ... Key Sales Functionality ... 142

5.3 ... Key Marketing and Commerce Functionality ... 154

5.4 ... Key Service Management Functionality ... 157

5.5 ... Outlook ... 158

5.6 ... Summary ... 159

6 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 161

6.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 161

6.2 ... Key Sourcing and Procurement Functionality ... 164

6.3 ... Outlook ... 173

6.4 ... Summary ... 173

7 ... Research and Development and Asset Management ... 175

7.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 176

7.2 ... Key Research and Development Functionality ... 178

7.3 ... Key Asset Management Functionality ... 181

7.4 ... Outlook ... 183

7.5 ... Summary ... 185

8 ... Industry Solutions ... 187

8.1 ... Retail ... 187

8.2 ... Oil & Gas ... 195

8.3 ... Summary ... 201

9 ... SAP S/4HANA Architecture ... 203

9.1 ... The Journey from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA ... 203

9.2 ... SAP HANA Platform ... 216

9.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Security ... 245

9.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Core Data Models ... 248

9.5 ... User Interface and User Experience ... 249

9.6 ... Data Lifecycle Management ... 253

9.7 ... DevOps ... 254

9.8 ... Summary ... 259

10 ... Deployment Options ... 261

10.1 ... Cloud Concepts ... 261

10.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Versions ... 264

10.3 ... Cloud Vendor ... 275

10.4 ... Integration ... 277

10.5 ... Summary ... 278

11 ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 281

11.1 ... Value Proposition ... 281

11.2 ... Current Scope of the Solution ... 283

11.3 ... Deployment ... 284

11.4 ... Extensibility ... 291

11.5 ... Content Lifecycle Management ... 291

11.6 ... Summary ... 294

12 ... Extending SAP S/4HANA ... 297

12.1 ... Extensions for SAP ... 298

12.2 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 308

12.3 ... Internet of Things and Cognitive Analytics ... 312

12.4 ... SAP Leonardo and Machine Learning ... 314

12.5 ... Summary ... 319

13 ... Adopting SAP S/4HANA ... 321

13.1 ... New Implementation Options and Approach ... 323

13.2 ... System Conversion Options and Approach ... 329

13.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion Prerequisites ... 345

13.4 ... Housekeeping Activities ... 354

13.5 ... System Conversion Considerations ... 356

13.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 360

13.7 ... Tools and Techniques for Minimizing Downtime ... 364

13.8 ... Summary ... 368

14 ... Using SAP Activate ... 369

14.1 ... SAP Activate Overview ... 369

14.2 ... SAP Activate Methodology ... 374

14.3 ... SAP Best Practices for SAP Activate ... 380

14.4 ... SAP Activate Tools ... 384

14.5 ... Summary ... 387

15 ... SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Landscape ... 389

15.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement: SAP Ariba ... 390

15.2 ... Contingent Workforce Management: SAP Fieldglass ..