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Integration Principles for the Intelligent Enterprise with SAP S/4HANA
SAP integration DNA – Adoption of architecture standards* along key end-to-end processes
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IBP
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S/4 S/4
AIN DMC
Reference Core Integration Application Lifecycle Security & Identity Experience Analytics
Architecture Management Management
Architecture Standards
* Architecture standards used within SAP to form a consistent Intelligent Suite
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Reference
Integration Principles for the Intelligent Enterprise with SAP S/4HANA Architecture
Reference architecture: end-to-end process models – Descriptive & linked to runtime artifacts
Objective
▪ Provide a consistent overview on E2E processes
supported by the Intelligent Suite
▪ Describe how the software products collaborate with
each other
Core integration: out-of-the-box integration based on harmonized APIs and domain models
Objective
▪ Simplify SAP-to-SAP integrations for the Intelligent
Suite by aligned domain models and common
integration patterns
Approach
▪ Semantic alignment of domain models across SAP
applications will result in aligned APIs in SAP API
Business Hub
▪ Central master data services on SAP Cloud Platform to
simplify the synchronization of master data across SAP
applications
▪ Simplified, pre-packaged integrations based on
https://api.sap.com standardized integration patterns
Approach
▪ SAP Cloud Platform Master Data for workforce delivers consistent people data to enable digital end-to-end business processes across
solutions in the Intelligent Enterprise.
▪ Designed as a centralized service on SAP Cloud Platform, it is a key part of our Intelligent Enterprise software architecture that
enables comprehensive integration and drives the employee experience.
▪ SAP Cloud Platform Master Data for workforce provides a subset of employee master data for integration which is commonly
required by (primarily non-HRIS) applications such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Concur, and other (non-HRIS) future SAP
Cloud Platform applications.
Objective
▪ Provide a consistent application provisioning and
operations approach across the Intelligent Suite
▪ Ensures reliable data exchange processes at
application level in cloud-only and hybrid scenarios
Approach
▪ Automated provisioning of SAP applications and
automated setup of integration scenarios
▪ Centralized integration monitoring infrastructure
Example: Cloud Integration Automation Service ▪ Harmonized release and maintenance schedules
Monitoring Alerting
What is the status of my integration scenario? Are there any integration scenario-related issues?
Leverage machine learning and crowd sourcing to reduce integration development efforts by 60% or more.
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Security &
Identity
Integration Principles for the Intelligent Enterprise with SAP S/4HANA Management
Enable central identity provisioning and authentication across the Intelligent Suite
Objective
▪ Enable a seamless and consistent identity provisioning
and authentication procedure for the Intelligent Suite
Approach
John Smith ▪ Single sign-on for business users to execute all steps
end-to-end for a specific business process
▪ Define which users have access to which applications
in a single place
▪ Ensure compliance by changing or revoking user
access centrally
Federation from Navigation into My Tasks app for Public APIs for 3rd Planned as service
tasks across the target applications use with central party integration for SAP Cloud
Intelligent Suite Fiori launchpad Platform
Objective
▪ Provide one consistent approach for all analytical use
cases of the Intelligent Suite with SAP Analytics Cloud
Approach
▪ Embedded analytics: Users can get analytical insights
on the outcomes and progress of business transactions
from within the applications.
▪ Cross-application analytics: Get insights/data from
multiple applications, aggregating across process steps
and regional organizations.
▪ KPI monitoring on the SAP Fiori launchpad ▪ Consolidated view on a certain domain, e.g. Purchasing ▪ Generic approach to mix analytical and transactional activities
▪ Drill down into further analytical or transactional apps ▪ Information presented in analytical tables and charts ▪ Display table or chart or a combination
▪ Save personal variants ▪ Take action in the same place or navigate to other apps ▪ Take action directly in the same app or navigate to other apps
▪ Save personal variants ▪ Save personal variants
▪ Interactive drilldown to explore data and influencing factors ▪ Embedded data analyzer ▪ Optional, additional content for SAP S/4HANA
▪ Create sequences of analytics steps with charts or tables ▪ Analyze and visualize data from multiple dimensions ▪ Stories/dashboards (S/4 data only) are shipped via SAC
▪ Save personal variants ▪ Display PivotTable or chart or a combination content repository
▪ Save personal variants ▪ Queries supplying the data are shipped with SAP S/4HANA
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Integration Principles for the Intelligent Enterprise with SAP S/4HANA
Summary: integrated business processes – Total workforce management
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