1. SAP S/4 HANA: Everything you need to
know for a successful implementation
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Global leadership in end to end digital transformation powered by SAP HANA
3. S/4 HANA in a nutshell
Carsten Hilker
Solution Manager, SAP Labs
7. Only SAP offers the complete platform for a
growth oriented digital future
Through organic innovations and strategic acquisitions, SAP has the best solution
portfolio and expertise required to enable your digital strategy. SAP is the preferred
choice to turn your digital vision into reality.
11. What is SAP S/4HANA?
• The next version of SAP Business Suite
• New code base
Only supported with the SAP HANA DB
• S/4HANA themes
Renewed interface with Fiori UX
Simplified structure with SAP HANA
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12. Deployment options
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Public
Cloud
Shared HANA
multi-tenant DB
No customisations
HANA Cloud
Platform
Extensions
Quarterly Release
Schedule
100% Managed by
SAP
Automatic Updates
Subscription
pricing
Managed
Cloud
Managed HANA DB
and network
HANA Cloud
Platform
Extensions
Limited ABAP
Customization
100% Managed by
SAP
Scheduled Updates
Subscription
pricing
On-
Premises
On-Premises or
Hosted
Full ABAP
Customization
available
Yearly Release
Schedule
Managed by
Customer/Partner
Update schedule
defined by
customer
15. Customer Suite on non-HANA DB
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Cloud
Deployment
Transfer data to the Cloud
Upgrade, migrate database to HANA on new
hardware
16. Customer using Suite on HANA
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Cloud
Deployment
Transfer data to the Cloud
Upgrade and deploy innovations
17. Defining the technical scope
• S/4 migration is very difficult to package as a pure technical upgrade
due to the differences in the capability of the platform
Code changes are essential
Reduction in data volumes should be performed
Return to standard and removal of customisations is recommended
New capabilities
New user interface
• Are any of the existing systems going to need to be upgraded – or can
they be decommissioned
• Does S/4 require any new systems to be implemented to provide
additional functionality
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18. Pre-migration activities
• Housekeeping
Basis Tables – change documents, logs etc…
Transport and upgrade logs
IDOCs
• Sizing
Run the Sizing reports for ECC and BW
Identify large tables – consider archiving or Data tiering
Create action plan and execute
• Architecture
Server specifications
HA/DR
Non-Functional requirements
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27. Migration tools – return to standard
• Return to standard confers many benefits
Faster upgrades
Reduction in time spent managing complexity
Reduced effort in support
• Make sure you are on the latest latest SP!
http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/custom-code-management
• Custom Code Management Tools (CCMT)
Custom Code Management Cockpit (CDMC)
Usage & Procedure Logging (UPL)
CloneFinder
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28. Migration tools - testing
• Test Management is critical
Technical not just functional – HANA is a radically different platform
Some customers have a mature strategy
• Revise your test management strategy
Test automation
Test coverage
Test prioritization
• Reduce your time to complete testing
How long does it take to complete regression test?
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29. User Interface changes
Fiori and SAP UI5 are now the primary user interaction/interfaces for S/4
• Reduced requirement for SAP Gui
Reduction in amount of desktop software
• Browser based interfaces
Browser compatibility issues and frequent updates
• Mobile accessibility
Planning needed for external access
• SAP HCP connectivity for extending applications
• Use of design standards for consistent look and feel
• User experience is of increasing importance
• Testing just became about a million times easier!
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30. Sum-up: Indicators of success
The biggest indicators of success in an upgrade/migration project are:
• Simplicity
• Repeatability
• Consistency
• Documentation
• Team work
• Planning
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31. What is Central Finance and why I
should use it?
Carsten Hilker
Solution Manager, SAP Labs
32. What is central finance and its relationship
to Simple Finance, S/4 HANA
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S4/HANA Finance brings together the latest Finance innovations and simplifications in
one market leading solution set based on SAP HANA for our customers. S4/HANA
Finance is Simple Finance (rebranded in Q4/2015)
Central Finance allows for non-disruptive adoption, particularly in heterogeneous
system landscapes
33. Central Finance (formerly Central Journal)
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Dedicated S/4 HANA Finance system (SAP HANA, SAP ERP, S/4HANA Finance)
connected to one or more ERP (SAP or non-SAP ERP) systems for single source
transaction recording, reporting, and planning / consolidation
34. Central Finance (formerly Central Journal)
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Dedicated Simple Finance system (SAP HANA, SAP ERP, S/4HANA Finance) for
consolidated entity reporting, and central process execution. Catalyst for innovation
roll-out to source systems, foundation for M&A onboarding
35. Key use cases to help identify the use of
Central Finance
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36. Limits of the system to explain what can and
cannot be done in Central Finance
38. Limits of the system to explain what can and
cannot be done in Central Finance
39. Shared Services and Central Finance
The SAP Shared Services Framework today successfully supports Shared Services
operations globally
Central Finance provides the ability* to have “one face to the customer” and “one face
to the organization” by bringing data together enterprise wide and unify diverse
integration technologies required for optimized central process execution
41. Planning in SAP BPC for S/4HANA
Nick Carter
EPM Consultant, Bluefin Solutions
42. Key areas of Planning in S/4HANA
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Real-time
Analytics with
SAP HANA
SAP BPC’s
powerful
modelling
capability
Pre-built
starter
planning
models
SAP Predictive
Analytics
increases plan
accuracy
Simplified
landscape
reduces TCO
Accelerate
ROI
43. SAP BPC for S/4HANA
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Add
transparency
to planning
cycle
No data
redundancy of
Actuals
Out of the box
data
retraction
functionality
to ECC
Powerful
scripting to
allow complex
calculations
Version
management
to plan for the
best and worst
case
Sharing of
data and
master data
with ECC =
Real time
planning
Workflow No duplication Push to ECC
Driver-based planning Scenario analysis ECC Integration
44. Real-time planning and reporting
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Master Data
structures
Actuals +
Journals
Disaggregation
logic
Faster
planning and
analysis
Reduced TCO
45. Pre-built Planning Models
• Starter content to replace ECC Planning functionality
• SAP BO Analysis for Office
• Models, Workbooks, Planning Logic, Queries
• Planning functions such as disaggregation's, BPC to ECC copy and
more included
• Customisable
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46. Pre-built Planning Models
SAP BPC for S/4HANA Starter content includes:
• Cost Centre Planning
• Internal Order Planning
• Project Planning
• Profit Centre Planning
• Cost of Sales Planning
• P&L Planning
• Market Segment Planning
• Balance Sheet Planning
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47. Recap
• Simplification of planning process
• Reduced implementation costs through starter kit
• Predictive capability of SAP HANA easier to utilise
• Increase accuracy whilst reducing effort required
• Improve usability and user experience
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49. SAP S/4HANA Finance
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Financial
planning and
analysis
Treasury and
financial risk
management
Accounting and
financial close
Collaborative
finance
operations
Enterprise risk and
compliance
management
Data consistency across
solutions
Insight-to-action with seamless access
On-the-fly modelling of
what-if scenarios
Alignment
Agility
Predictability
Benefits
50. SAP S/4HANA building blocks
• Single source of truth (Universal Journal)
• Re-vamped user experience
• Streamlining of month-end
• Line-item based flexibility
All of the benefits without the loss of functional scope
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53. Streamlining month-end
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Continuous intercompany reconciliation
Reduction in number of batch jobs
Higher data quality
s
Period close
Period close
Soft-close on demand
Within the period
Within the period
Period-end close
Period-end close
Traditional
close
SAP
S/4HANA
Finance
57. Building the business case for S/4 HANA
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Hardware
Licences
Support
Software
Data
reconciliation
Month-end
tasks reduction
Ease of use
Reports
preparation
IT cost savings Business process efficiencies
58. Cost savings for IT
Reduction in hardware costs
Database size reduction at least 5:1
Removal of a planning landscape
Reduction in support costs
Fewer systems to support
HANA databases more reliable
Migrate away from non-SAP systems
Few systems to support
Simplified user experience
Better use of licenses
Reduction in non-SAP license costs
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59. Cost savings for the Business
Reduction in month-end tasks
Increased speed
Soft close tasks at anytime
Increased reporting flexibility
Simplified data model
Real-time data
Single source of truth
‘What if?’ reporting
Reduction in manual effort
Intuitive Fiori apps
Task based
25-40% key stroke reduction
Elimination of reconciliation effort
Removal of reconciliation between Finance and Controlling
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62. Latest thinking
The SAP® Business Suite 4 SAP HANA® (SAP S/4HANA) FAQ – Read
By John Appleby
SAP BPC for S/4HANA - what does it mean for your Planning teams? – Read
By Nick Carter
SAP Universal Journal - how can you maximise the benefit – Read
By Mark Chalfen
Moving your applications to the Cloud: 11 tips – Read
By Chris Kernaghan
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