Implementing SAP S/4HANA with a Cloud Mindset

February 2021

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Golden Rules for Implementing SAP S/4HANA with a Cloud Mindset

1. Foster cloud mindset by adhering to Fit-to-Standard and Agile Deployment detailed in

SAP Activate Customers that adhere to
 Leverage SAP standard processes where possible
these rules realized
following benefits:
 Deploy your solution incrementally with short releases and sprints
• Faster time to value
2. Use pre-configured solutions with predefined processes and utilize SAP Fiori UX
 SAP Best Practices
• Lower cost of initial
deployment and on-going
 SAP Enterprise Management Layer (*)
cost of running the
 Partner templates (*) solution
3. Use modern integration technologies • Ability to absorb
 Use SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) functionality for Cloud integration innovation delivered by
 Use SAP API Business Hub SAP at a faster rate
4. Use modern extensions technologies • Lower risk during the
 Develop customer extensions in a side-by-side approach using the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) deployment of the
 Follow SAP S/4HANA Cloud Extensibility Guide solution
 Leverage business logic extensibility within in-app extensibility; avoid classic coding enhancements where possible • Higher flexibility and
5. Ensure transparency on deviations lower reliance on one
 Any deviation has to be clearly documented as part of the implementation; this will help the customer replace these
system integrator
with standard capabilities if they are offered in the future • Deployment of future-
 Use standard capabilities of SAP Application Lifecycle Management tools to document the solution proof solution utilizing
modern technologies
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Golden Rules for Implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud

1. Foster cloud mindset by adhering to Fit-to-Standard

and Agile Deployment detailed in SAP Activate
5 5 5
2. Use pre-configured solutions with predefined 5
processes and leverage SAP Fiori UX
 SAP Best Practices for S/4HANA
2
 SAP Enterprise Management Layer 2
 Qualified Partner Package 1
2 2 2 1
3. Ensure use of modern Integration technologies**
 Use the SAP Integration Suite (SAP Business Technology Platform) 4 5
3 5
 Use SAP S/4HANA API listed on the SAP API Business Hub
 Use published/released API’s in your SAP S/4HANA system
 Follow the given SAP Activate guidance
1
4. Ensure use of modern Extensibility technologies**
 Use the SAP Extension Suite (SAP BTP)
 Develop customer extensions in a side-by-side approach
Benefits on using the 5 Golden Rules
using the SAP Business Technology Platform • Faster implementation by using standard processes (SAP Best Practices or SAP
 Backend enhancements should be avoided Model Company)
• Lower efforts in upgrades – less classic extensions, no changes in SAP Code
5. Ensure Transparency on Deviations
• Business value driven implementation of extensions and integrations
 As the customer has full flexibility to do IMG configuration, custom
code, etc. Any deviation has to be clearly documented as part of the
• Lower efforts in future implementations of additional capabilities by re-using new
S/4HANA Cloud implementation versions of Best Practices and Model Company

* Compliance to cloud content architecture guidelines; no full copy of client 000 configuration
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** Refer to support note 2920697 for detailed guidance for extensibility
 Golden Rules 1 “Cloud Mindset” and 2 “Use Pre-configuration and Fiori”
Conduct Fit-to-Standard Workshops and Technical Design

Discover Prepare Explore Realize

2 1 2 Q-Gate 5
Report on Golden Rules
Prepare Business Processes for Fit-to- Fit-to-Standard Workshops
Standard Solution Realization
• Show and Tell
•Business

•Select
Driven Configuration questionnaire
Key processes to be shown
•
•
Business Driven Config Questions
Feedback
2 3 4 5 Implement Backlog
•Prepare workshops • Review Process Flows and Scripts Planning and Design
Value Discovery • Integration Release 1-2 1-2
• High Level • Extensibility Planning wks wks
Scoping
2 3 2 • Output Management
Sprints and
Document Findings Confirmation with
Prepare Landscape and technical Setup Build Backlog
• Key Business Decisions • Business and IT
•Business Driven Configuration questionnaire
• Confirmation of Scope • Process models
•Select Key processes to be shown
• Roadmap Items • Delta Requirements
•Prepare workshops • New Business Process

2
Activate Fiori for Business Roles in Scope
•Scope & Business Roles
•Rapid Fiori Activation
Approach • Use configuration options before considering
extensions
• Use SAP S/4HANA Best Practices or SAP Enterprise
Management Layer to build the “starter-like” system • Use techniques and APIs available also in SAP
S/4HANA Cloud for Integration and Extension
• Collect delta requirements on top of SAP Best
Practices • Document all decisions with regards to deviations
• Review Product roadmap before considering from the Golden Rule.
development
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 Golden Rule 3 “Use modern integration technologies”
Integration Planning and Design

Related business scope item Integration Scope item if available SAP Technical consultant completes the list by
needed for business settings for provides out-of-the-box integrations for adding all necessary details to write setup
the integration various integrations. instructions or to apply for a new/extended
API.

Process Overview:
1 1 2 3 3 5
Collect Integration Align and Optimize Detail Setup
Determine Details Sign-Off
Requirements Instructions

Integrations are part of a Eliminate Identify integration Best Detail integrations Use Document all
business process duplicates, optimize Practices to use SAP S/4HANA APIs integrations with
Output from fit-to-standard landscape preferred ( and without public
Identify customer driven
SAP API Business Hu interfaces.
integrations b Link to Roadmap Viewer
Avoid extending )
standard integrations
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 Golden Rule 4 “Use modern extensions technologies”
Extension Planning and Design
Extension Requirement Design Extension
SAP Extensibility Guide and document

Decide on Design

SAP App
Center

Process Overview: 1 2 1 3 4 5 5
Assess alignment
Collect Delta Detail Setup
with Extensibility Collect Details Sign Off
Requirements instructions
Guidance

Extensions are part of a Use the Use in-app key-user Sign-off extension Document all
business process SAP Extensibility Guide to extensibility and side by side with customer on extensions with and
determine best way to first, before using classic design and efforts without public APIs.
Output from fit-to-
extend the software to extensions
standard
meet the requirements
Aim is to minimize Use CDS views instead of
extensions and use ABAP
standard where possible Use SAP S/4HANA APIs Link to Roadmap Viewer
SAP API Business Hub
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 Golden Rule 5 “Transparency on Deviations”
Document Exceptions

Business Process
Design Document Q-Gate Decisions
• Business Process
Model
• Process Steps
Project • Needed Products List of Business Processes not
Standards • Needed Extensions adhering to Golden Rules with
• Integrations explanation and links to documents
• KPIs

Document all Q-gate decisions from

Explore to Handover
Technical Design Document List of Integrations Ensure documents are complete and
updated after activity

Test Script

Document all exceptions

functionally and technically See Blog
Setup Guide

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