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SAP Best Practices for


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SAP Best Practices Software and Delivery Requirements

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Table of Contents
Contents
1 Purpose of the Document............................................................................................................. 5
2 General Project Prerequisites....................................................................................................... 5
3 Technical Requirements............................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Software Product Versions................................................................................................. 6
3.2 SAP Notes.......................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Software Landscape Diagram............................................................................................ 7
3.3.1 BGH: Embedded Analytics with SAP S/4HANA.............................................................8
3.3.2 2P6: Embedded Analytics for SAP S/4HANA Cloud......................................................9
3.3.3 4VX: Analytics between S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud.......................................10
3.3.4 4VW: Analytics between S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud......................................11
3.3.5 55Z: Embedded Machine Learning in S/4HANA..........................................................12
3.3.6 561: Embedded Machine Learning in S/4HANA Cloud................................................13
3.3.7 BGB: Integration Between SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW..............................................14
3.3.8 4DP: SAP Sales Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud....................................................16
3.3.9 49P: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Treasury Management Content with SAP Analytics Cloud17
3.3.10 4A6: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Receivable management content with SAP Analytics Cloud
18
3.3.11 2K6: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Financial Consolidation Content with SAP Analytics Cloud
19
3.3.12 28W: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Professional Services Content with SAP Analytics Cloud 20
3.3.13 39A: Predictive Analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP S/4HANA Cloud..............21
3.3.14 2EB: Financial Planning and Analytics for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.................................22
3.3.15 3DJ: SAP Workforce Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud..............................................23
3.3.16 2YG: SAP Project Budgeting & Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.............................24
3.3.17 29D: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Procurement Content with SAP Analytics Cloud...............25
3.3.18 3N0: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Sales content with SAP Analytics Cloud...........................26
3.3.19 3Y0: SAP Liquidity Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.................................................27

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1 Purpose of the Document


This document contains information to:
 Validate that key prerequisites such as software products and versions match the customer
situation
 Check that all prerequisites for a customer implementation are in place
 Check that correct content, tools, and skills are in place before the project starts
The document lists different kinds of requirements on package level if they are valid for all scope
items included in the package. For requirements valid for certain scope items only, these scope
items are mentioned.
The document contains prerequisites only, not the procedures to meet them. For how-to information
(for example, how to find the download area), please refer to the configuration guides.

2 General Project Prerequisites


The following prerequisites need to be in place before an implementation project can start.
Prerequisite Responsibility
Kickoff and workshop dates, location, and attendees agreed Customer
Customer team allocated with correct skills and training in place Customer
Project sponsors and stakeholder identified Customer
Hardware fully commissioned Customer
Software licenses in place Customer
Infrastructure team can respond to requests quickly enough e.g. CSS Customer
notes, BW content, patches, user requests, authorization changes and
transports
User interfaces agreed e.g. SAPGUI, Netweaver Business Client or Customer
Portal
Remote access is in place for SAP consultants and SAP Active Global Customer
Support
Users with Authorizations on SAP System / HANA DB, etc. Customer
Decision made whether pre-assembled delivery will be used Customer
Decision made whether SAP Best Practices Solution Builder will be Customer
used to activate content.
Decision made whether Solution Manager will be used. Solution Customer
Manager set up with any relevant templates.
Tool for project repository and collaboration agreed Customer
Test management tool agreed Customer

3 Technical Requirements
This section contains technical requirements in different areas. For each requirement, the relevance
for scope items of the package is provided.

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3.1 Software Product Versions


The following software products and versions are required:

Product Product Version Compone Comments Relevanc


nts e

BGH,
SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA 2020 Mandatory. BGB,
4VX, 55Z

28W, 2P6,
2K6, 29D,
2EB, 2YG,
SAP 3DJ
SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA Mandatory (optional),
CLOUD CLOUD 2108
Cloud 2108 3Y0,
39A,4DP,
49P,4A6,
4VW

SAP_BW
750 >=
SP 05 or
SAP SAP NETWEAVER
DW4COR Mandatory BGB
NETWEAVER 7.50 SP05 or above
E 100 >=
SP01

SAP HANA SAP HANA, platform


PLATFORM edit. 1.0 (latest SP, Mandatory BGB
EDITION latest revision)

SAP HANA Live for


SAP HANA Live
SAP ERP 1.0, latest Optional BGB
for SAP ERP
support package

1SO, 1P4,
28W, 2EB,
2K6, 29D,
SAP Analytics SAP Analytics Cloud 2YG, 3DJ,
Mandatory
Cloud (latest) 3N0, 3Y0,
39A,4DP,
49P,4A6,
4VX, 4VW

SAP Success
SAP
Factors Employee Mandatory 3DJ
SuccessFactors
Central (latest)

3.2 SAP Notes


The following SAP Notes need to be considered:

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SAP Note Content Comments Relevance


No

2271853 This SAP Note Before you start the All Scope Items
contains critical implementation of
information for the related SAP Best
implementing the SAP Practices scope,
Best Practices for check the latest
analytics with SAP versions of this SAP
S/4HANA. Note.

3.3 Software Landscape Diagram


For each scope item, system landscape diagrams are provided accordingly.

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3.3.1 BGH: Embedded Analytics with SAP S/4HANA


The chart below describes the embedded analytics in SAP S/4HANA:

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3.3.2 2P6: Embedded Analytics for SAP S/4HANA Cloud


The chart below describes the embedded analytics in SAP S/4HANA Cloud:

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3.3.3 4VX: Analytics between S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud

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3.3.4 4VW: Analytics between S/4HANA and SAP Analytics


Cloud

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3.3.5 55Z: Embedded Machine Learning in S/4HANA


Please refer to “1. Embedded ML in S4“ marked in Blue

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3.3.6 561: Embedded Machine Learning in S/4HANA Cloud


Please refer to “1. Embedded ML in S/4HC“ marked in Blue

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3.3.7 BGB: Integration Between SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW


For integration between SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW, there are different scenarios. The scenarios
below are also covered in detail in the Configuration Guide BGD.
1. Integration of SAP S/4HANA in BW when BW embedded in SAP S/4HANA

2. SAP BW, SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Live deployed across different SAP HANA instances:

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3. HANA Live and BW in the same HANA DB

4. SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW in the same HDB with separate standalone SAP BW

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3.3.8 4DP: SAP Sales Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud


This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 4DP. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.9 49P: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Treasury Management Content


with SAP Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 49P. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.104A6: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Receivable management


content with SAP Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 4A6. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.112K6: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Financial Consolidation Content


with SAP Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 2K6. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.1228W: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Professional Services Content


with SAP Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 28W. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.1339A: Predictive Analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP


S/4HANA Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 39A. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.142EB: Financial Planning and Analytics for SAP S/4HANA


Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 2EB. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.153DJ: SAP Workforce Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 3DJ. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.162YG: SAP Project Budgeting & Planning for SAP S/4HANA


Cloud

This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 2YB. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.1729D: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Procurement Content with SAP


Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 29D. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.183N0: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Sales content with SAP


Analytics Cloud
This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 3N0. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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3.3.193Y0: SAP Liquidity Planning for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

This diagram is an abstract view of the system landscape for Scope Item 3Y0. It is not a
specification that describes all the technical details of a real system landscape.

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