Table of Contents

Open all
Close all
Foreword
15
Preface
17
Objective of This Book
18
Who This Book Is For
18
How This Book Is Organized
19
Acknowledgments
21
1 SAP S/4HANA Fundamentals
23
1.1 Transition into an Intelligent Enterprise
24
1.1.1 Preparing Businesses for a Fast-Changing Future
25
1.1.2 The Evolving Nature of Data
26
1.1.3 Adoption of Intelligent Technology
26
1.2 Key Technologies
27
1.2.1 SAP S/4HANA Cloud
27
1.2.2 SAP HANA
30
1.2.3 SAP Fiori
32
1.3 Deployment and Operating Models
35
1.3.1 Cloud
36
1.3.2 On-Premise
38
1.3.3 Hybrid
38
1.3.4 Deployment Considerations with SAP S/4HANA
39
1.4 Deployment Approaches
40
1.5 Summary
43
2 Introduction to SAP Activate
45
2.1 SAP Activate Key Concepts
45
2.2 Components of SAP Activate
51
2.2.1 Ready-to-Run Business Processes
52
2.2.2 Methodology
54
2.2.3 Tools for Adoption and Extensibility
56
2.3 SAP Activate Phases and Project Management
57
2.3.1 Discover
58
2.3.2 Prepare
59
2.3.3 Explore
59
2.3.4 Realize
60
2.3.5 Deploy
61
2.3.6 Run
62
2.3.7 Project Management
62
2.4 Golden Rules for Implementing SAP S/4HANA
64
2.4.1 Rules and Benefits
65
2.4.2 Rule 1: Foster a Cloud Mindset
67
2.4.3 Rule 2: Use Preconfigured Solutions and Leverage SAP Fiori
68
2.4.4 Rule 3: Use Modern Integration Technologies
69
2.4.5 Rule 4: Use Modern Extensibility Technologies
70
2.4.6 Rule 5: Ensure Transparency on Deviations
72
2.4.7 Governance to Keep the Core Clean
72
2.5 SAP Activate Methodology Taxonomy
76
2.5.1 Workstreams
77
2.5.2 Deliverables
79
2.5.3 Tasks
80
2.5.4 Accelerators
81
2.6 SAP Activate Community
82
2.6.1 Register and Follow the SAP Activate Community
82
2.6.2 Find Your Way in the SAP Activate Community
83
2.6.3 Ask Questions and Find Answers
84
2.6.4 How to Contribute Blog Posts
85
2.7 SAP Activate Training and Certification
85
2.8 Summary
87
3 Accessing SAP Activate
89
3.1 Roadmap Viewer
89
3.2 SAP Best Practices Explorer
95
3.2.1 Positioning of Content
96
3.2.2 SAP S/4HANA Content Structure
96
3.2.3 Localizations and Languages
101
3.2.4 Tool Features
104
3.3 SAP Cloud ALM
107
3.3.1 Why SAP Cloud ALM?
107
3.3.2 SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation
108
3.3.3 SAP Cloud ALM for Operations
111
3.4 SAP Solution Manager
114
3.4.1 Application and Business Process Operations
115
3.4.2 Data Volume Management
116
3.4.3 Change Control Management
116
3.4.4 Custom Code Management
116
3.4.5 IT Service Management
117
3.4.6 Landscape Management
117
3.4.7 Process Management
117
3.4.8 Project Management
118
3.4.9 Focused Build and Focused Insight
118
3.4.10 Test Suite
119
3.5 Summary
120
4 Starting with a Working System
121
4.1 SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA
121
4.1.1 SAP S/4HANA Cloud
121
4.1.2 SAP S/4HANA
130
4.2 Enterprise Management Layer for SAP S/4HANA
134
4.2.1 Structure of Content
135
4.2.2 Updates
137
4.2.3 Deployment Options
137
4.3 Summary
138
5 Configuration, Data Migration, Extensibility, Integration, and Testing
139
5.1 Business-Driven Configuration
139
5.1.1 SAP Central Business Configuration
141
5.1.2 SAP S/4HANA Cloud
142
5.1.3 SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition
146
5.1.4 SAP S/4HANA
150
5.2 Data Migration
152
5.2.1 Data Migration Preparation
153
5.2.2 Data Migration Execution with Staging Tables
155
5.2.3 Data Migration Execution Using Direct Transfer
157
5.3 Extensibility
158
5.3.1 Key User Extensibility
158
5.3.2 Developer Extensibility
159
5.3.3 Side-by-Side Extensibility
160
5.3.4 Artificial Intelligence Technologies
160
5.3.5 Tools and Implementation
162
5.4 Integration
164
5.4.1 Prepare
166
5.4.2 Explore
167
5.4.3 Realize
168
5.5 Testing
168
5.5.1 SAP S/4HANA Cloud
168
5.5.2 SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition
172
5.5.3 SAP S/4HANA
173
5.6 Summary
176
6 Agile Project Delivery
177
6.1 Roles, Responsibilities, and Governance
177
6.1.1 Roles
178
6.1.2 Events
182
6.1.3 Artifacts
184
6.2 Creating and Managing the Backlog
184
6.3 Agile Realization
187
6.3.1 Defining Release and Sprint
187
6.3.2 Anatomy of a Sprint
189
6.4 Definition of Ready and Done
192
6.5 SAP Activate in a Scaled Agile Environment
195
6.5.1 Common Principles in SAFe and SAP Activate
196
6.5.2 Alignment Points for Each Level of SAFe
197
6.6 Summary
198
7 New Implementation of SAP S/4HANA
199
7.1 New Implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud
199
7.1.1 Deployment Approach Overview
200
7.1.2 Discover Your Solution
201
7.1.3 Prepare Your Project
204
7.1.4 Explore the Solution
213
7.1.5 Realize Your Requirements
225
7.1.6 Deploy Your Solution
245
7.1.7 Run Your Solution
250
7.2 New Implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition
254
7.2.1 Deployment Approach Overview
254
7.2.2 Discover Your Solution
256
7.2.3 Prepare Your Project
259
7.2.4 Explore the Solution
264
7.2.5 Realize Your Requirements
269
7.2.6 Deploy Your Solution
275
7.2.7 Run Your Solution
277
7.3 New Implementation of SAP S/4HANA
279
7.3.1 Deployment Approach Overview
280
7.3.2 Discover Your Solution
283
7.3.3 Prepare Your Project
290
7.3.4 Explore the Solution
296
7.3.5 Realize Your Requirements
314
7.3.6 Deploy Your Solution
333
7.3.7 Run Your Solution
337
7.4 Summary
340
8 System Conversion and Selective Data Transition to SAP S/4HANA
341
8.1 Deployment Project Overview
342
8.2 Discover Your Solution
345
8.2.1 Strategic Planning
345
8.2.2 Trial System Provisioning
347
8.2.3 Application Value and Scoping
347
8.3 System Conversion
352
8.3.1 Prepare Your Project
353
8.3.2 Explore the Solution
363
8.3.3 Realize Your Requirements
383
8.3.4 Deploy Your Solution
396
8.3.5 Run Your Solution
399
8.4 Selective Data Transition
402
8.5 Summary
408
9 Deploying Hybrid System Landscapes
409
9.1 What Is a Two-Tier ERP Setup?
410
9.1.1 Corporate Headquarters and Subsidiary Setup
412
9.1.2 Central Services Setup
412
9.1.3 Supply Chain Ecosystem
413
9.2 Move Options
415
9.3 Master Data
417
9.3.1 Data Replication Framework
418
9.3.2 API-Based Replication
420
9.4 Finance
422
9.4.1 Financial Planning
422
9.4.2 Advanced Financial Closing
430
9.4.3 Intercompany Reconciliation Automation
432
9.4.4 Financial Consolidation
434
9.4.5 Centralized Payments
440
9.4.6 Supplier Financing
442
9.4.7 Cash Visibility of Subsidiary at Headquarters
443
9.4.8 Treasury Integration
444
9.4.9 Global Trade
446
9.4.10 Central Finance Compliance Management
447
9.4.11 Central Privacy Governance
449
9.4.12 Intelligent Real Estate
450
9.5 Sales
451
9.5.1 Subsidiary as a Local Sales Office
452
9.5.2 Drop Shipping
453
9.5.3 Returns Handling
458
9.6 Services
460
9.6.1 Service Order Management
460
9.6.2 Repair Order Integration
463
9.6.3 Sales and Installation
466
9.7 Procurement
469
9.7.1 Procurement Handled Directly by Subsidiary
469
9.7.2 Centralized Procurement at Headquarters
470
9.7.3 Centralized Contracting from Headquarters
473
9.7.4 Centralized Scheduling Agreements from Headquarters
475
9.8 Manufacturing
477
9.8.1 Production at Subsidiaries
477
9.8.2 Assembly at Subsidiaries with Components Provided by Headquarters
480
9.8.3 Integration with Manufacturing Execution Systems
483
9.8.4 Just-in-Time Calls
485
9.8.5 pMRP with Scheduling Agreements
487
9.9 Supply Chain Transportation Management
488
9.10 Integration
490
9.10.1 Integration Approaches
491
9.10.2 Monitoring and Extensibility
493
9.11 Sustainability Product Footprint Management
495
9.12 Analytics and Reporting
497
9.12.1 Analytics via SAP Business Warehouse Tools
498
9.12.2 Central Analytics on SAP BTP
499
9.12.3 Central Analytics on SAP Analytics Cloud
500
9.12.4 Ad Hoc Custom Reporting
501
9.13 Accelerators
501
9.13.1 Download Accelerators
502
9.13.2 Master Data Handling with SAP BTP Workflows
503
9.13.3 Finance Master Data Replication
503
9.13.4 Purchase Order to Sales Order Automation
504
9.13.5 Billing Document-Supplier Invoice Automation
505
9.13.6 Business Partner Replication Using Cloud Integration
505
9.14 Summary
505
10 Organizational Change Management
507
10.1 OCM and Digital Transformation
507
10.2 OCM Activities in SAP Activate
508
10.2.1 Discover
509
10.2.2 Prepare
510
10.2.3 Explore
511
10.2.4 Realize, Deploy, and Run
513
10.3 Transition to the Customer Center of Expertise
514
10.3.1 Organizational Readiness in the Customer Center of Expertise
515
10.3.2 Capabilities Framework
515
10.3.3 Roadmap for Organizational Readiness
517
10.3.4 New Roles with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
518
10.4 Team Enablement and Self-Enablement
520
10.5 Enablement Content Development with SAP Enable Now
522
10.6 Summary
523
11 SAP Activate for Other SAP Products
525
11.1 SAP Activate for SAP SuccessFactors
525
11.2 SAP Activate for the Intelligent Enterprise
528
11.3 SAP Activate for SAP Analytics Cloud
529
11.4 SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Upgrade and Product Integration
531
11.5 Additional SAP Activate Methodology Roadmaps
533
11.6 Summary
533
Appendices
535
A SAP Activate Certification Preparation
535
A.1 Exam Structure
535
A.2 Practice Questions
536
A.3 Practice Question Answers and Explanations
547
B The Authors
555
B.1 Contributors
556
Index
563