Implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition

Key Aspects
November 2022

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 Deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition with SAP Activate
Journey Overview and Key Milestones

Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run

Technical Preparation Functional Operate,

Experience Integrate and Onboard and
Steps and Test Conversion and monitor,
Trial extend deploy
Conversion​ Cut-Over support

SYSTEM CONVERSION
Go-Live
Project
Lifecycle
SAP Solution Manager/ Cloud ALM

NEW IMPLEMENTATION
Fit-to-standard analysis
with SAP Best Operate,
Experience Scope and Migrate, integrate, Onboard and
Practices or SAP monitor,
Trial Enterprise
configure​ extend, test deploy
support
Management Layer*

(*)
• Only available for SAP S/4HANA On Premise, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, extended edition and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition
• Only included in the subscription package for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, extended edition

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Deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition with SAP Activate
Journey overview and key milestones for new implementation

Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run

Contract Start Go-Live

Continuous Innovation

Discovery and Setup and Fit-to-Standard Scope and Migrate, Integrate, Onboard Users Innovate, Operate,
Test
Value Enablement Analysis Configure Extend and Deploy Support

Discover the Initial planning Run a fit-to- Perform a series of Finalize setup Continue adoption
solution and preparation standard analysis, agile iterations to of the of the solution
capabilities, of the project. validate the configure, extend and production across the
understand the Onboard and solution fit, and test an integrated landscape, business. Do
business value enable project identify delta business environment. data loads, regression test for
and benefits of team. Provision requirements for Perform data loads, confirm system upgrades.
the solution to initial landscape config, data, adoption activities, and readiness, and Activate additional
customer’s and ALM tools. integration and plan production go-live with the functionality as
business. extensibility. operations. new solution. needed.

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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
 Leverage SAP standard processes where possible
Customers that adhere to
these rules realized
 Deploy your solution incrementally with short releases and sprints
following benefits:
2. Use pre-configured solutions with predefined processes and utilize SAP Fiori UX • Faster time to value
 SAP Best Practices • Lower cost of initial
 SAP Enterprise Management Layer (*)(**)
deployment and on-going
 Partner templates (*)(**) cost of running the
solution
3. Use modern integration technologies
 Use SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) functionality for Integration
• Ability to absorb
innovation delivered by
 Use SAP API Business Hub
SAP at a faster rate
4. Use modern extensions technologies • Lower risk during the
 Follow guidance from Extend SAP S/4HANA in the cloud and on premise with ABAP based extensions – deployment of the
(A) Extend solution using released remote or local SAP APIs; (B) Extend SAP objects only via predefined extension solution
points; and (C) Leverage cloud-enabled and released technologies.
 Retire custom ABAP extensions that you no longer need and renovate existing custom ABAP extension using cloud
• Higher flexibility and
extension techniques lower reliance on one
system integrator
5. Ensure transparency on deviations from these Golden Rules
• Deployment of future-
 Any deviation has to be clearly documented as part of the implementation process; this will help the customer replace
these with standard capabilities if they are offered in the future proof solution utilizing
 Use standard capabilities of SAP Application Lifecycle Management tools to document the solution
modern technologies
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 Golden Rules 1 “Cloud Mindset” and 2 “Use Pre-configuration and Fiori”
Conduct Fit-to-Standard Workshops and Technical Design + Implement in Sprints

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 Driven Configuration questionnaires
Select key processes to be shown
•
•
Business Driven Config Questions
Feedback
2 3 4 5 Implement Backlog
• Prepare workshops – demo, roles, data, process flows • 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 Business and IT
• Business Driven Configuration questionnaire • Key Business Decisions
• Confirmation of Scope • Process Models
• Select key processes to be shown
• Roadmap Items • Delta Requirements
• Setup system and activate pre-configuration
• New Business Process

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

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

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

Integrations are part of a Eliminate Identify integration Best Detail integrations - Document all
business process duplicates, optimize Practices to use use SAP S/4HANA integrations with
landscape APIs you can find on and without public
Output from fit-to-standard Identify customer driven
SAP API Business Hu interfaces.
integrations b
Avoid extending
standard integrations SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition
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 Golden Rule 4 “Use modern extensions technologies”
Extensions Planning and Design
Extension Requirement Guidance for Extensibility Design Extension
and Document

Decide on Design

SAP Store

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 key-user extensibility, on- Sign-off extension Document all
business process Guide for Extensibility to stack developer extensibility, with customer on extensions with and
Output from fit-to- determine best way to and side-by-side extensibility design and efforts without public APIs.
extend the software to before considering classic
standard
meet the requirements extensions
Aim to minimize
Use SAP S/4HANA APIs on
extensions and use
standard where possible SAP API Business Hub

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 Golden Rule 5 “Transparency on Deviations”
Document Exceptions
Establish Solution Standardization Board to
govern the process for all deviations

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 Deploy
Technical Design Document
List of Integrations Ensure documents are complete and
updated after activity

Test Script

Document all exceptions

Setup Guide functionally and technically

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Steps to Deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition with SAP Activate
Journey overview and key milestones for new implementation

Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run

Contract Start Go-Live

Continuous Innovation

Discovery and Setup and Fit-to-Standard Scope and Migrate, Integrate, Onboard Users Innovate, Operate,
Test
Value Enablement Analysis Configure Extend and Deploy Support

1 2 3 4 5
Development System

SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA or 1 3 4 5

SAP Enterprise Management Layer
Quality System
1: Foster Cloud Mindset
2: Use Best Practices 1 3 4 5
3: Use modern integration technologies
Production System
4: Use modern extensions technologies
5: Transparency on deviations

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