If you're working with SAP S/4HANA, you need to know the ins and outs of the system. Master SAP S/4HANA's technical and application architecture with this book! See how the foundation is built: the backend data models, the frontend user experience, the analytics and extension capabilities, integration options, and more. Then learn about SAP S/4HANA's core application areas, from finance to logistics. Finally, see what SAP S/4HANA architecture looks like in the cloud. Get ready to master SAP S/4HANA from the ground up!
In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Technical Foundation
See what makes a modern ERP solution. Learn about SAP S/4HANA's technical backbone, including the underlying programming models. Then walk through core concepts: the SAP Fiori user experience, analytics, intelligent technologies, integration, extensions, and more.
b. Business Architecture
Explore SAP S/4HANA's line of business landscape. Take a tour of the master data structure and individual application areas like sales, service, sourcing and procurement, logistics, warehouse management, and finance.
c. Cloud Considerations
Pop the hood of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Discover cloud-specific architecture features, from scoping to outputs to identity and access management. Learn about cloud operations for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition.
Highlights include:
1) Technical and application architecture
2) Programming models
3) Analytics
4) Extensibility
5) Integration
6) Master data
7) Sales and service
8) Sourcing and procurement
9) Logistics and manufacturing
10) Finance and governance
11) Identity and access management
12) On-premise and cloud
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Thomas Saueressig is a member of the SAP board and leads SAP Product Engineering with global responsibility for all business software applications. This includes all functional areas from product strategy and management to product development and innovation, as well as product delivery and support. He is responsible for a portfolio that includes the SAP S/4HANA suite, SAP Digital Supply Chain, SME, SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, and industry solutions. Thomas is in charge of all development cross-functions at SAP, comprising the global SAP Labs Network, SAP Enterprise Adoption, Globalization Services, and SAP User Experience, as well as the overall quality of SAP software products ensuring a consistent level of scalability, reliability, performance, security, and data protection across all solutions for SAP's customers.
Tobias Stein (Development Senior Executive - Head of SAP S/4HANA Architecture) is a software architecture expert with more than 22 years of experience with SAP's ERP, Business Suite and SAP S/4HANA application and solution architectures. As member of SAP's global leadership team, he is heading the cen-tral architecture unit in the SAP S/4HANA development organi-zation. He is a TOGAF-certified Enterprise Architect. He can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaswstein.
Jochen Boeder (Vice President - SAP S/4HANA Architecture) has more than 15 years of experience in the architecture of SAP busi-ness applications. At SAP, he leads a team of senior architects in the SAP S/4HANA engineering organization. He has co-authored several IT books, most prominently, The Architecture of SAP ERP, Tredition, 2014. He can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/jochen-boeder.
Dr. Wolfram Kleis (Software Architect - SAP S/4HANA Architec-ture) joined SAP more than 20 years ago and held several posi-tions as developer and architect. Most recently he engineered cloud applications for Internet of Things before joining central SAP S/4HANA architecture unit. He has a strong passion for describing software architecture.
· ... Foreword ... 19
· ... SAP S/4HANA: A New ERP Platform ... 21
· ... About This Book ... 22
· ... Acknowledgments ... 23
· PART I ... Foundation ... 25
· 1 ... Architecture Challenges of a Modern ERP Solution ... 27
· 1.1 ... Characteristics of a Modern ERP System ... 28
· 1.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Architecture Principles ... 35
· 1.3 ... Evolving a Cloud ERP System from the Best Possible Origins ... 40
· 1.4 ... Summary ... 41
· 2 ... Technical Architecture Foundation ... 43
· 2.1 ... Virtual Data Model ... 43
· 2.2 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 49
· 2.3 ... Summary ... 66
· 3 ... Simplified Experience ... 67
· 3.1 ... User Experience ... 67
· 3.2 ... Search ... 77
· 3.3 ... Summary ... 82
· 4 ... Intelligence and Analytics ... 83
· 4.1 ... Analytics ... 83
· 4.2 ... Machine Learning ... 92
· 4.3 ... Intelligent Situation Handling ... 100
· 4.4 ... Summary ... 112
· 5 ... Extensibility ... 113
· 5.1 ... Key User Extensibility ... 113
· 5.2 ... In-Stack Developer Extensibility ... 123
· 5.3 ... Side-by-Side Extensions ... 126
· 5.4 ... Summary ... 136
· 6 ... Integration ... 139
· 6.1 ... SAP S/4HANA Integration Interface Technologies ... 139
· 6.2 ... SAP API Business Hub ... 141
· 6.3 ... Interface Monitoring and Error Handling ... 142
· 6.4 ... Communication Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 145
· 6.5 ... Cloud Connector ... 149
· 6.6 ... Process Integration Technology ... 151
· 6.7 ... Event-Based Integration ... 154
· 6.8 ... Data Integration ... 158
· 6.9 ... Summary ... 163
· 7 ... Data Protection and Privacy ... 165
· 7.1 ... Compliance Baseline ... 166
· 7.2 ... Definitions and Principles ... 166
· 7.3 ... Summary ... 173
· PART II ... Application Architecture ... 175
· 8 ... Master Data ... 177
· 8.1 ... Product Master ... 177
· 8.2 ... Bill of Materials, Characteristics, and Configurations ... 187
· 8.3 ... Business Partners ... 197
· 8.4 ... Summary ... 207
· 9 ... Sales ... 209
· 9.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 209
· 9.2 ... Sales Documents Structure ... 211
· 9.3 ... Authorizations ... 212
· 9.4 ... Sales Inquiries and Sales Quotations ... 213
· 9.5 ... Sales Order Processing ... 214
· 9.6 ... Sales Contracts ... 215
· 9.7 ... Sales Scheduling Agreements ... 216
· 9.8 ... Claims, Returns, and Refund Management ... 217
· 9.9 ... Billing ... 217
· 9.10 ... Sales Monitoring and Analytics ... 219
· 9.11 ... Pricing ... 221
· 9.12 ... Integration ... 223
· 9.13 ... Summary ... 224
· 10 ... Service Operations ... 225
· 10.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 225
· 10.2 ... Business Objects and Processes in Service Operations ... 226
· 10.3 ... Master Data and Organizational Model ... 229
· 10.4 ... Data Model and Business Transactions Framework ... 231
· 10.5 ... Integration ... 235
· 10.6 ... Summary ... 238
· 11 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 239
· 11.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 240
· 11.2 ... Procurement Processes ... 242
· 11.3 ... Business Objects in Procurement ... 244
· 11.4 ... Central Procurement ... 246
· 11.5 ... Product Sourcing ... 249
· 11.6 ... Enterprise Contract Management ... 250
· 11.7 ... APIs and Integration ... 252
· 11.8 ... Analytics ... 257
· 11.9 ... Innovation and Intelligent Procurement ... 258
· 11.10 ... Summary ... 259
· 12 ... Logistics and Manufacturing ... 261
· 12.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 262
· 12.2 ... Organizational Units ... 264
· 12.3 ... Master Data Objects ... 265
· 12.4 ... Transactional Business Objects ... 266
· 12.5 ... Calculated Business Objects, Engines, and Process Controls ... 269
· 12.6 ... Cross-Functions in Logistics and Manufacturing ... 286
· 12.7 ... Logistics Integration Scenarios ... 292
· 12.8 ... Summary ... 293
· 13 ... Extended Warehouse Management ... 295
· 13.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 295
· 13.2 ... Organizational Structure ... 297
· 13.3 ... Master Data ... 298
· 13.4 ... Stock Management ... 299
· 13.5 ... Application Components ... 301
· 13.6 ... Monitoring and Reporting ... 303
· 13.7 ... Process Automation ... 304
· 13.8 ... User Interface ... 305
· 13.9 ... Technical Frameworks ... 305
· 13.10 ... Warehouse Automation ... 306
· 13.11 ... Summary ... 307
· 14 ... Finance, Governance, Risk, and Compliance ... 309
· 14.1 ... Finance Architecture Overview ... 311
· 14.2 ... Accounting ... 313
· 14.3 ... Tax and Legal Management ... 333
· 14.4 ... Financial Planning and Analysis ... 335
· 14.5 ... Payables Management ... 354
· 14.6 ... Receivables Management ... 356
· 14.7 ... Treasury Management ... 376
· 14.8 ... Central Finance ... 390
· 14.9 ... Finance Extensibility ... 405
· 14.10 ... Governance, Risk, and Compliance ... 405
· 14.11 ... Summary ... 413
· 15 ... Localization in SAP S/4HANA ... 415
· 15.1 ... Document and Reporting Compliance ... 415
· 15.2 ... Localization as a Self-Service for SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 421
· 15.3 ... Summary ... 423
· PART III ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud-Specific Architecture and Operations ... 425
· 16 ... Scoping and Configuration ... 427
· 16.1 ... Reference Content ... 427
· 16.2 ... SAP Central Business Configuration ... 429
· 16.3 ... Summary ... 440
· 17 ... Identity and Access Management ... 441
· 17.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 441
· 17.2 ... Managing Users, Roles, and Catalogs ... 452
· 17.3 ... Summary ... 458
· 18 ... Output Management ... 459
· 18.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 459
· 18.2 ... Printing ... 460
· 18.3 ... Email ... 462
· 18.4 ... Electronic Data Interchange ... 463
· 18.5 ... Form Templates ... 463
· 18.6 ... Output Control ... 464
· 18.7 ... Summary ... 467
· 19 ... Cloud Operations ... 469
· 19.1 ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud Landscape ... 469
· 19.2 ... Data Centers ... 472
· 19.3 ... Multitenancy ... 474
· 19.4 ... Software Maintenance ... 480
· 19.5 ... Built-In Support ... 483
· 19.6 ... Summary ... 488
· 20 ... Sizing and Performance in the Cloud ... 489
· 20.1 ... Performance-Optimized Programming ... 489
· 20.2 ... Sizing ... 493
· 20.3 ... Elasticity and Fair Resource Sharing for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition ... 497
· 20.4 ... Sustainability ... 500
· 20.5 ... Summary ... 501
· 21 ... Cloud Security and Compliance ... 503
· 21.1 ... Network and Data Security Architecture ... 503
· 21.2 ... Security Processes ... 506
· 21.3 ... ABAP Application Server Security ... 508
· 21.4 ... Certification and Compliance ... 508
· 21.5 ... Summary ... 510
· 22 ... Outlook ... 511
· ... The Authors ... 513
· ... Editors ... 513
· ... Authors ... 514
· ... Index ... 531
