Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
2nd Edition
Published on 22. April 2021
Book
Hardback
606 pages
978-1-4932-2094-6 (ISBN)
Description
The best-selling book on SAP S/4HANA migration is back! Dive into this complete guide to SAP S/4HANA migrations paths, processes, and tools. Start with the basics: explore prerequisites for migration and learn about the on-premise, cloud, and hybrid operating models. Then get to know each migration path: brownfield, greenfield, or selective data transition. Understand the steps you'll take as you plan, prepare, and perform your migration, for any implementation path you choose. Your SAP S/4HANA migration starts today!
1) Your guide to SAP S/4HANA migration and implementation projects
2) Planning, preparation, implementation: find the information you need for each project phase
3) Detailed instructions for brownfield and greenfield scenarios
4) 2nd edition, updated and expanded
a. Migration Paths
Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid? Brownfield, greenfield, or selective data transition? Explore your migration options and then tailor your path to a successful migration.
b. Processes
Walk through each migration method with expert advice, instructions, and screenshots for system conversions, new implementations, and more.
c. Tools
Master the tools of the trade: SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit, SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler, and a survey of the latest migration and modeling tools.
1) Cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios
2) System conversion
3) New implementation
4) Data migration
5) Selective data transition
6) SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7) SAP Activate
8) Migration object modeler
9) Migration cockpit
10) Rapid data migration
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Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
Operating Models, Migration Scenarios, Tools, and Implementation
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Operating Models, Migration Scenarios, Tools, and Implementation
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Persons
Author
Frank Densborn is a product manager for SAP Rapid Deployment solutions in the technology area, focusing on data migration and cloud integration. Frank is the package owner of SAP's Rapid Data Migration rapid-deployment solution packages and is also working on integrating SAP's cloud solutions with the on premise world. He joined SAP in 2004 holding various roles in development, education, support, and product management.
Martina Höft works in SAP S/4HANA product management in the area of data migration and data transformation, with a focus on the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit. She has been working for SAP since 2011 and has held various positions in consulting and product management. Previously, Martina Höft worked as a senior consultant on numerous national and international projects for various consulting companies. Here, she focused on SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) and sales and distribution with SAP. Martina is a trained office administrator and studied economics.
Kim Mathäß leads product management for SAP S/4HANA cross topics, which is responsible for data management and migration for SAP S/4HANA. He is responsible for the further development of tools and solutions for the transition to SAP S/4HANA. Kim Mathäß conducts lectures and sessions on SAP S/4HANA transition scenarios and migration regularly at national and international conventions. Kim Mathäß joined SAP in 2006 and has held various roles and positions. As a senior consultant and business development manager, he has conducted numerous projects at both international enterprises and medium-sized corporations in Europe. His experience ranges from SAP new implementations to the subsequent adjustment of systems and system landscapes. These projects include system consolidations, mergers and acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as traditional data migrations from SAP and non-SAP systems.
Dr. Boris Rubarth has been working for SAP since 1999. Today, he is a product manager in software logistics. There he is responsible for the Software Update Manager and manages the knowledge transfer to the SAP Community and user groups. Previously, he worked as a training consultant in the area of ABAP and interfaces for many years. Subsequently, he led the product management team for the Application Server ABAP. Dr. Boris Rubarth has created countless blogs and SAP training courses on SAP topics and is author of several books. He gives regular lectures on system conversion at national and international conventions. Dr. Boris Rubarth studied physics at the Universities of Hamburg and Hannover, Germany, and holds a doctorate from the University of Oldenburg, Germany.
Content
... Preface ... 17
... Introduction ... 19
... Who This Book Is For ... 20
... Structure of This Book ... 20
Part I ... SAP S/4HANA: Basic Principles ... 25
1 ... SAP S/4HANA: Requirements and Benefits ... 27
1.1 ... Future Business Challenges ... 28
1.2 ... The Pledge of SAP S/4HANA ... 38
1.3 ... Business Functions in SAP S/4HANA ... 46
2 ... SAP S/4HANA versus the Traditional SAP Business Suite ... 67
2.1 ... Comparing the Available Solutions: SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Core ... 67
2.2 ... Simplification ... 71
2.3 ... The New Data Model and the SAP HANA Database ... 73
2.4 ... SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 79
2.5 ... Interfaces ... 85
2.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 86
2.7 ... Summary ... 88
3 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Scenarios ... 89
3.1 ... Overview of Operating Models ... 90
3.2 ... The SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 95
3.3 ... Comparing the Operating Models ... 102
3.4 ... Extensibility of SAP S/4HANA ... 107
3.5 ... ABAP-Based Enhancements via SAP BTP, ABAP Environment ... 117
3.6 ... Summary ... 124
Part II ... Preparing for Migration to SAP S/4HANA ... 125
4 ... Which Migration Options Are Available? ... 127
4.1 ... Basic Considerations ... 127
4.2 ... The Three Migration Scenarios ... 132
4.3 ... Summary ... 148
5 ... Selecting Your Migration Scenario ... 149
5.1 ... Overview of Procedures and Input Helps ... 149
5.2 ... Creating Your Own Roadmap ... 156
5.3 ... The Most Important Criteria for Your Decision ... 171
5.4 ... Summary ... 174
6 ... Trial Systems ... 175
6.1 ... The SAP S/4HANA Trial System ... 175
6.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Fully Activated Appliance ... 177
6.3 ... Solution Scope of SAP S/4HANA Fully Activated Appliance ... 180
6.4 ... Summary ... 183
Part III ... Migration through System Conversion According to the Brownfield Approach ... 185
7 ... Preparing System Conversion ... 187
7.1 ... Overview of the System Conversion Project ... 187
7.2 ... System Requirements and Checks ... 195
8 ... Executing System Conversion ... 229
8.1 ... Using Software Update Manager ... 229
8.2 ... Activities after SUM ... 234
8.3 ... Estimating and Reducing the Downtime ... 246
8.4 ... Insights from Previous Customer Projects ... 254
Part IV ... New Implementation and Data Migration According to the Greenfield Approach ... 257
9 ... SAP Activate ... 259
9.1 ... SAP Activate Content ... 260
9.2 ... SAP Activate Phases ... 272
10 ... Installing and Configuring SAP S/4HANA On-Premise or in the Private Cloud ... 277
10.1 ... Installation ... 278
10.2 ... System Configuration ... 284
11 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 289
11.1 ... Setting Up SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 289
11.2 ... Configuring SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 301
11.3 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud via SAP Central Business Configuration ... 307
12 ... Planning Data Migration ... 317
12.1 ... Data Migration Using SAP Activate ... 318
12.2 ... Data Migration Phases ... 322
12.3 ... Project Planning Using SEAMAP ... 336
12.4 ... Tools for Data Migration Planning ... 342
13 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 349
13.1 ... Data Migration Using the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 349
13.2 ... Transfer Option 1: Transferring Data from a File ... 355
13.3 ... Transfer Option 2: Migrate Data Using Staging Tables ... 404
13.4 ... Transfer Option 3: Direct Transfer of Data from an SAP System ... 410
13.5 ... Performance Considerations ... 428
13.6 ... Supporting Applications ... 430
13.7 ... Summary ... 449
14 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 451
14.1 ... General Structure of the SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 452
14.2 ... Modeling for Data Migration using Staging Tables ... 456
14.3 ... Modeling for Transfer Data Directly from SAP Systems ... 495
15 ... Rapid Data Migration ... 519
15.1 ... Tools ... 519
15.2 ... Architecture ... 521
15.3 ... Migration Content ... 524
15.4 ... Connecting to Source Systems ... 531
15.5 ... Data Profiling ... 534
15.6 ... Field Mapping ... 537
15.7 ... Value Mapping and Conversion Tables ... 544
15.8 ... Data Validation ... 551
15.9 ... Importing Data ... 554
15.10 ... Monitoring ... 556
15.11 ... IDoc Performance Optimization ... 558
15.12 ... Summary ... 562
16 ... Comparing Data Migration and Modeling Tools ... 563
16.1 ... Comparing Data Migration Tools ... 563
16.2 ... Comparing Modeling Tools ... 569
16.3 ... Conclusion ... 570
16.4 ... Outlook ... 572
A ... Available Migration Objects ... 573
A.1 ... Data Transfer Using Staging Tables ... 573
A.2 ... Data Transfer Directly from SAP Systems ... 580
B ... The Authors ... 591
... Contributors to This Book ... 593
... Index ... 595
... Introduction ... 19
... Who This Book Is For ... 20
... Structure of This Book ... 20
Part I ... SAP S/4HANA: Basic Principles ... 25
1 ... SAP S/4HANA: Requirements and Benefits ... 27
1.1 ... Future Business Challenges ... 28
1.2 ... The Pledge of SAP S/4HANA ... 38
1.3 ... Business Functions in SAP S/4HANA ... 46
2 ... SAP S/4HANA versus the Traditional SAP Business Suite ... 67
2.1 ... Comparing the Available Solutions: SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Core ... 67
2.2 ... Simplification ... 71
2.3 ... The New Data Model and the SAP HANA Database ... 73
2.4 ... SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 79
2.5 ... Interfaces ... 85
2.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 86
2.7 ... Summary ... 88
3 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Scenarios ... 89
3.1 ... Overview of Operating Models ... 90
3.2 ... The SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 95
3.3 ... Comparing the Operating Models ... 102
3.4 ... Extensibility of SAP S/4HANA ... 107
3.5 ... ABAP-Based Enhancements via SAP BTP, ABAP Environment ... 117
3.6 ... Summary ... 124
Part II ... Preparing for Migration to SAP S/4HANA ... 125
4 ... Which Migration Options Are Available? ... 127
4.1 ... Basic Considerations ... 127
4.2 ... The Three Migration Scenarios ... 132
4.3 ... Summary ... 148
5 ... Selecting Your Migration Scenario ... 149
5.1 ... Overview of Procedures and Input Helps ... 149
5.2 ... Creating Your Own Roadmap ... 156
5.3 ... The Most Important Criteria for Your Decision ... 171
5.4 ... Summary ... 174
6 ... Trial Systems ... 175
6.1 ... The SAP S/4HANA Trial System ... 175
6.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Fully Activated Appliance ... 177
6.3 ... Solution Scope of SAP S/4HANA Fully Activated Appliance ... 180
6.4 ... Summary ... 183
Part III ... Migration through System Conversion According to the Brownfield Approach ... 185
7 ... Preparing System Conversion ... 187
7.1 ... Overview of the System Conversion Project ... 187
7.2 ... System Requirements and Checks ... 195
8 ... Executing System Conversion ... 229
8.1 ... Using Software Update Manager ... 229
8.2 ... Activities after SUM ... 234
8.3 ... Estimating and Reducing the Downtime ... 246
8.4 ... Insights from Previous Customer Projects ... 254
Part IV ... New Implementation and Data Migration According to the Greenfield Approach ... 257
9 ... SAP Activate ... 259
9.1 ... SAP Activate Content ... 260
9.2 ... SAP Activate Phases ... 272
10 ... Installing and Configuring SAP S/4HANA On-Premise or in the Private Cloud ... 277
10.1 ... Installation ... 278
10.2 ... System Configuration ... 284
11 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 289
11.1 ... Setting Up SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 289
11.2 ... Configuring SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 301
11.3 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud via SAP Central Business Configuration ... 307
12 ... Planning Data Migration ... 317
12.1 ... Data Migration Using SAP Activate ... 318
12.2 ... Data Migration Phases ... 322
12.3 ... Project Planning Using SEAMAP ... 336
12.4 ... Tools for Data Migration Planning ... 342
13 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 349
13.1 ... Data Migration Using the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 349
13.2 ... Transfer Option 1: Transferring Data from a File ... 355
13.3 ... Transfer Option 2: Migrate Data Using Staging Tables ... 404
13.4 ... Transfer Option 3: Direct Transfer of Data from an SAP System ... 410
13.5 ... Performance Considerations ... 428
13.6 ... Supporting Applications ... 430
13.7 ... Summary ... 449
14 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 451
14.1 ... General Structure of the SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 452
14.2 ... Modeling for Data Migration using Staging Tables ... 456
14.3 ... Modeling for Transfer Data Directly from SAP Systems ... 495
15 ... Rapid Data Migration ... 519
15.1 ... Tools ... 519
15.2 ... Architecture ... 521
15.3 ... Migration Content ... 524
15.4 ... Connecting to Source Systems ... 531
15.5 ... Data Profiling ... 534
15.6 ... Field Mapping ... 537
15.7 ... Value Mapping and Conversion Tables ... 544
15.8 ... Data Validation ... 551
15.9 ... Importing Data ... 554
15.10 ... Monitoring ... 556
15.11 ... IDoc Performance Optimization ... 558
15.12 ... Summary ... 562
16 ... Comparing Data Migration and Modeling Tools ... 563
16.1 ... Comparing Data Migration Tools ... 563
16.2 ... Comparing Modeling Tools ... 569
16.3 ... Conclusion ... 570
16.4 ... Outlook ... 572
A ... Available Migration Objects ... 573
A.1 ... Data Transfer Using Staging Tables ... 573
A.2 ... Data Transfer Directly from SAP Systems ... 580
B ... The Authors ... 591
... Contributors to This Book ... 593
... Index ... 595