It's time to start your migration to SAP S/4HANA, using this all-in-one resource! Get to know the migration paths, processes, and tools. First, explore on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment scenarios. Then, understand the steps involved in new implementations and system conversions. Finally, get step-by-step instructions for all the relevant migration tools. From basic concepts to implementation processes, you'll find everything you need to plan, prepare, and kickstart your SAP S/4HANA migration!Highlights include:1) Cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios2) SEAMAP3) Brownfield migration (system conversion)4) Greenfield implementation (new implementation)5) Data migration6) RISE with SAP7) Software Update Manager (SUM)8) SAP Discovery Center9) SAP AppHaus10) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)11) SAP S/4HANA Cloud12) Hyperscalers

Detailed instructions for brownfield and greenfield scenarios

... Foreword ... 17... Introduction ... 19... Who This Book Is For ... 19... Structure of This Book ... 20... SAP S/4HANA: The Basics ... 251 ... SAP S/4HANA: Requirements and Benefits ... 271.1 ... Future Business Challenges ... 281.2 ... The Pledge of SAP S/4HANA ... 371.3 ... Summary ... 422 ... SAP S/4HANA versus the Traditional SAP Business Suite ... 432.1 ... Comparing the Available Solutions: SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Core ... 432.2 ... Simplification ... 452.3 ... New Data Model and the SAP HANA Database ... 472.4 ... SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 532.5 ... Interfaces ... 592.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 602.7 ... Summary ... 613 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Scenarios ... 633.1 ... Overview of Operating Models ... 643.2 ... The SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 683.3 ... Comparing the Operating Models ... 753.4 ... RISE with SAP ... 803.5 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 823.6 ... Extensibility of SAP S/4HANA ... 983.7 ... Summary ... 108... Preparing for Migration to SAP S/4HANA ... 1094 ... Which Migration Options Are Available? ... 1114.1 ... Basic Considerations ... 1114.2 ... The Three Migration Scenarios ... 1164.3 ... Summary ... 1315 ... Selecting Your Migration Scenario ... 1335.1 ... Overview of Procedures and Input Helps ... 1335.2 ... Creating Your Own Roadmap ... 1405.3 ... The Most Important Criteria for Your Decision ... 1555.4 ... Summary ... 1586 ... Trial Systems and Content to Try Out ... 1596.1 ... The SAP S/4HANA Trial System ... 1606.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance ... 1626.3 ... Solution Scope of SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance ... 1656.4 ... SAP Discovery Center and SAP AppHaus ... 1686.5 ... Summary ... 179... Migration through System Conversion Using the Brownfield Approach ... 1817 ... Preparing System Conversion ... 1837.1 ... Overview of the System Conversion Project ... 1837.2 ... System Requirements and Checks ... 1917.3 ... Summary ... 2248 ... Executing System Conversion ... 2258.1 ... Using Software Update Manager ... 2258.2 ... Activities after SUM ... 2308.3 ... Estimating and Reducing the Downtime ... 2428.4 ... Conversion Target Hyperscaler ... 2508.5 ... Insights from Previous Customer Projects ... 2548.6 ... Summary ... 256... New Implementations and Data Migration Using the Greenfield Approach ... 2579 ... SAP Activate ... 2599.1 ... SAP Activate Content ... 2609.2 ... SAP Activate Phases ... 2719.3 ... Summary ... 27410 ... Installing On-Premise SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition ... 27510.1 ... Installation ... 27610.2 ... Deploying Production Systems with SAP Cloud Appliance Library ... 28310.3 ... Summary ... 28611 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 28911.1 ... Objective and Overview ... 28911.2 ... System Landscape ... 29111.3 ... Defining the Solution Scope ... 29611.4 ... Configuration Management ... 30611.5 ... SAP Central Business Configuration with SAP Activate and SAP Cloud ALM ... 31111.6 ... Summary ... 31312 ... Planning Data Migration ... 31512.1 ... Data Migration Using SAP Activate ... 31612.2 ... Data Migration Phases ... 32212.3 ... Project Planning Using SEAMAP ... 33812.4 ... Tools for Data Migration Planning ... 34612.5 ... Summary ... 35213 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 35513.1 ... Data Migration Using the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 35513.2 ... Transfer Option 1: Migrate Data Using Staging Tables ... 36113.3 ... Transfer Option 2: Migrate Data Directly from SAP System (Direct Transfer) ... 44813.4 ... Performance Considerations ... 47313.5 ... Complementing Applications ... 47513.6 ... Summary ... 49814 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 49914.1 ... General Structure of the SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 50014.2 ... Modeling for Data Migration Using Staging Tables ... 50414.3 ... Modeling for Data Migration Using Staging Tables in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition ... 54414.4 ... Modeling for Directly Transferring Data from SAP Systems ... 54514.5 ... Additional Useful Sources of Information ... 56014.6 ... Summary ... 56215 ... Rapid Data Migration ... 56315.1 ... Tools ... 56315.2 ... Architecture ... 56515.3 ... Migration Content ... 56815.4 ... Connecting to Source Systems ... 57515.5 ... Data Profiling ... 57815.6 ... Field Mapping ... 58115.7 ... Value Mapping and Conversion Tables ... 58715.8 ... Data Validation ... 59415.9 ... Importing Data ... 59715.10 ... Monitoring ... 59915.11 ... IDoc Performance Optimization ... 60115.12 ... Summary ... 60416 ... Comparing Data Migration and Modeling Tools ... 60516.1 ... Comparing Data Migration Tools ... 60516.2 ... Comparing Modeling Tools ... 61216.3 ... Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Migration Tools ... 61416.4 ... Conclusion ... 6151 ... The Authors ... 617... Index ... 621