Migrating to SAP S/4HANA

Operating Models, Migration Scenarios, Tools, and Implementation
4. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4932-2806-5
Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 698 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: SAP Press Englisch

SAP ERP is nearing end of maintenance—is your organization ready for SAP S/4HANA? In this migration guide, get up to speed on the latest migration paths, tools, and strategies. Explore on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment options, and then learn how to plan and execute new implementations, system conversions, and selective data transitions. With updated coverage of generative AI features, plus step-by-step guidance from planning through go-live, this book has everything you need to confidently navigate your journey to SAP S/4HANA.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

a.Migration Scenarios

Explore about the different paths to SAP S/4HANA. Learn about your deployment—cloud, on-premise, or hybrid—and see how to perform a greenfield or brownfield migration.

b.Tools and Methodologies

Master the tools you need for a successful transition. Tap into the latest capabilities of the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit, SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler, and more.

c.Planning to Go-Live

Follow instructions, expert advice, and detailed screenshots for your end-to-end migration project. Set up a trial system, prepare for your new implementation or system conversion, and execute your data transfer.

Highlights include:

1)Cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios

2)System conversion (brownfield)

3)New implementation (greenfield)

4)Data migration

5)Software Update Manager (SUM)

6)SAP Activate

7)SAP Central Business Configuration

8)Migration cockpit

9)Migration object modeler

10)SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)

11)SAP S/4HANA Cloud

12)SAP Experience Centers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Densborn, Frank

Finkbohner, Frank

Höft, Martina

Klöß, Petra

Mathäß, Kim

Rubarth, Boris

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

... Introduction ... 19

... Who This Book Is For ... 19

... Structure of This Book ... 21

PART I ... SAP S/4HANA: The Basics ... 25

1 ... SAP S/4HANA: Requirements and Benefits ... 27

1.1 ... Future Business Challenges ... 28

1.2 ... The SAP S/4HANA Pledge ... 36

1.3 ... Summary ... 41

2 ... SAP S/4HANA Versus the Traditional SAP Business Suite ... 43

2.1 ... Comparing the Available Solutions: SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Core ... 43

2.2 ... Simplifications ... 45

2.3 ... The Clean Core Strategy ... 47

2.4 ... The Data Model and the SAP HANA Database ... 48

2.5 ... SAP Fiori User Interfaces ... 54

2.6 ... Interfaces ... 60

2.7 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 61

2.8 ... Summary ... 63

3 ... Cloud, On-Premise, and Hybrid Scenarios ... 65

3.1 ... Overview of Operating Models ... 66

3.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 70

3.3 ... Comparing the Operating Models ... 76

3.4 ... RISE with SAP ... 81

3.5 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 83

3.6 ... Extensibility of SAP S/4HANA ... 100

3.7 ... Summary ... 109

PART II ... Preparing for Migration to SAP S/4HANA ... 111

4 ... Which Migration Options Are Available? ... 113

4.1 ... Basic Migration Considerations ... 113

4.2 ... The Three Migration Scenarios ... 118

4.3 ... Summary ... 135

5 ... Selecting Your Migration Scenario ... 137

5.1 ... Overview of Procedures and Input Helps ... 137

5.2 ... Creating Your Own Roadmap ... 142

5.3 ... Key Criteria for Your Decision ... 156

5.4 ... Summary ... 159

6 ... Trial Systems and Guided Adoption Journeys ... 161

6.1 ... The SAP S/4HANA Trial System ... 162

6.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance ... 164

6.3 ... Solution Scope of SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance ... 167

6.4 ... SAP Discovery Center and SAP Experience Centers ... 170

6.5 ... Summary ... 186

PART III ... Migration Through System Conversion Using the Brownfield Approach ... 187

7 ... Preparing System Conversion ... 189

7.1 ... Overview of the System Conversion Project ... 189

7.2 ... System Requirements and Checks ... 196

7.3 ... Summary ... 230

8 ... Executing System Conversion ... 231

8.1 ... Using Software Update Manager ... 231

8.2 ... Activities After SUM ... 236

8.3 ... Estimating and Reducing the Downtime ... 248

8.4 ... Conversion Target Hyperscaler ... 255

8.5 ... Insights from Previous Customer Projects ... 259

8.6 ... Summary ... 261

PART IV ... New Implementation and Data Migration Using the Greenfield Approach ... 263

9 ... SAP Activate ... 265

9.1 ... Contents of SAP Activate ... 265

9.2 ... Phases of SAP Activate ... 276

9.3 ... Roadmaps for the SAP S/4HANA Product Family ... 277

9.4 ... Summary ... 278

10 ... Installing SAP S/4HANA On-Premise or in the Private Cloud ... 279

10.1 ... Requirements and Overview ... 279

10.2 ... Installation ... 280

10.3 ... Summary ... 288

11 ... Setup and Configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 289

11.1 ... Objective and Overview ... 289

11.2 ... System Landscape ... 290

11.3 ... Defining the Solution Scope ... 295

11.4 ... Configuration Management ... 305

11.5 ... SAP Central Business Configuration with SAP Activate and SAP Cloud ALM ... 311

11.6 ... Summary ... 313

12 ... Planning Data Migration ... 315

12.1 ... Data Migration Using SAP Activate ... 316

12.2 ... Data Migration Phases ... 323

12.3 ... Project Planning Using SEAMAP ... 342

12.4 ... Tools for Data Migration Planning ... 351

12.5 ... Summary ... 358

13 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 359

13.1 ... Data Migration Using the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 359

13.2 ... Transfer Option 1: Migrate Data Using Staging Tables ... 365

13.3 ... Transfer Option 2: Migrating Data Directly from the SAP System ... 462

13.4 ... Updates and Upgrades in SAP S/4HANA ... 496

13.5 ... Performance Considerations ... 499

13.6 ... Summary ... 502

14 ... Complementing Applications ... 503

14.1 ... Setting the Migration Key Date for Financial Objects ... 503

14.2 ... Checking the Status of Data Migration ... 512

14.3 ... Exploring Migration Objects ... 528

14.4 ... Analyzing the Selection Process ... 535

14.5 ... Summary ... 542

15 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 543

15.1 ... General Structure of the SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler ... 544

15.2 ... Modeling for Data Migration Using Staging Tables in SAP S/4HANA ... 548

15.3 ... Modeling for Data Migration Using Staging Tables in SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 588

15.4 ... Modeling for the Migrate Data Directly from SAP System Approach ... 591

15.5 ... Modeling for the Migrate Data Directly from SAP Systems into SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Approach ... 612

15.6 ... Additional Useful Sources of Information ... 620

15.7 ... Summary ... 621

16 ... Rapid Data Migration ... 623

16.1 ... Tools ... 623

16.2 ... Architecture ... 625

16.3 ... Migration Content ... 628

16.4 ... Connecting to Source Systems ... 635

16.5 ... Data Profiling ... 637

16.6 ... Field Mapping ... 641

16.7 ... Value Mapping and Conversion Tables ... 647

16.8 ... Data Validation ... 654

16.9 ... Importing Data ... 657

16.10 ... Monitoring ... 659

16.11 ... IDoc Performance Optimization ... 661

16.12 ... Summary ... 664

17 ... Comparing Data Migration and Modeling Tools ... 665

17.1 ... Comparing Data Migration Tools ... 665

17.2 ... Comparing Modeling Tools ... 673

17.3 ... Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Migration Tools ... 677

17.4 ... Conclusion and Outlook ... 678

... The Authors ... 681

... Index ... 685

Über Autor(innen)

Densborn, Frank
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.