SAP S/4HANA 1610 – Business Functions
This S/4HANA SCN Blog Post gives an overview about the ALWAYS_OFF and ALWAYS_ON Business Functions within SAP S/4HANA 1610. Similar Blogs exist for:
- SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 Initial Shipment: SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition system conversion: Additional remarks regarding Business Functions
- SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 FPS1: SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 FPS1: Remarks regarding Business Functions
- SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 FPS2: https://blogs.sap.com/2016/05/12/sap-s4hana-on-premise-edition-1511-fps2-remarks-regarding-business-functions/
Introduction
As a first step within the SAP S/4HANA, on-premise system conversion the customer will execute the Maintenance Planner. The Maintenance Planner checks the system with regards to business functions, industry solutions, and add-ons. If there is no valid path for the conversion (for example, the add-on is not released yet), the Maintenance Planner prevents the conversion.
- For more details see Conversion Guide (SAP Help) or the related SCN Blog (The System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 – Technical procedure and semantic adaption tasksSCN Link).
- It is recommended to get familiar with the SAP S/4HANA system conversion basic information.
- The following SCN Blog provides specific information about the role of Business Functions within SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 and is based on the basic understanding of the system conversion process.
Business Functions
A business function is a building block of a business function set. From a business perspective, it represents a self-contained function that you can switch on. From a technical point of view, it is a set of switches that assign repository objects to the business function. Business functions are switched on at a system level. For more details regarding Business Functions see SAP Help: Link
Business Functions Sets
The business functions are grouped in business function sets in your ABAP-based ECC system. There are two types of business functions sets:
- For most Industry Business Solutions, there is one business function set for each industry. You use this to change your clients of an ECC system over to the applications and solutions tailored for an industry. This business function set covers all industry business functions that can be used for an industry solution to be used exclusively on one system/one instance.
- In addition to the industry-specific business function sets, there is a general business function set. This contains the Enterprise business functions and the Enterprise Extensions. These contain functions for the standard applications of Accounting, Logistics, Human Capital Management, and some additional industry-specific applications.
A business function set is activated when you have activated at least one of the related business functions. We therefore recommend that you activate the business function set when you start configuring your system, since the required industry-specific view of your Implementation Guide is only created once you have activated the related business function.For more details regarding SAP ERP Business Functions and Industry Business Solutions see SAP Help:Link
Business Functions Status in SAP S/4HANA
A Business Functions can have the following S/4 On-Premise state (Field: S4H_OP_STATE) in SAP S/4HANA:
- Always on,
- Customer switchable (or Blank which is tretaed similar to Customer_switchable),
- Always off.
During the system conversion to SAP S/4HANA the following figure gives an overview about the handling of different status of Business Functions.
| Start Release (SAP Business Suite) | Target Release SAP S/4HANA | |||
| State | SAP S/4HANA, on-premise state | Conversion | New State | Remark |
| ON | ALWAYS_OFF | NO | — | See SAP Note 2240359 |
| OFF | ALWAYS_ON | YES | ON | See SAP Note 2240360 |
| ON | Customer_Switchable (or blank) | YES | ON | |
| OFF | Customer_Switchable (or blank) | YES | OFF | |
ALWAYS OFF in SAP S/4HANA
If a business function was switched “ON” in the Business Suite start release system, but defined as “always_off” in the SAP S/4HANA target release, then a system conversion is not possible with this release (for Business Functions where the status cannot be reverted on start release).
See as well SAP Note 2240359 – SAP S/4HANA: Always-Off Business Functions
Find attached the list of Business Functions which are in state ALWAYS_OFF in SAP S/4HANA 1610 (included in SAP Note 2240359 as attachment):
| Business Function | Name 1 | Name 2 |
| /BEV1/ARC | BEV Archiving (PL,Emps,Rets,ED) | Archiving for Pendulum List, Empties, Returnables, and Excise Duty |
| /BEV1/NE_ENH | Functional Improvements BEV | Functional Improvements in MM for EM and ExD |
| /CWM/CM_1 | CWM, Variable Valuation UoM | CWM, Variable Valuation Unit of Measure |
| ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT | Media: Advertising Management | Media: Advertising Management |
| BUSINESS_FUNCTION_BASIS_UTIL | Business Function Basis (UTIL) | Business Function Basis (UTIL) |
| CA_FINANCIALS_SOA_SEM | Financials SOA for SEM, EhP6 | Financials SOA for SEM, EhP6 |
| COMMODITY_MANAGEMENT_01 | Commodity Management 01 | Commodity Sales, Commodity Procurement, Commodity Risk Management 01 |
| COMMODITY_MANAGEMENT_02 | Commodity Management 02 | Commodity Sales, Commodity Procurement, Commodity Risk Management 02 |
| COMMODITY_MANAGEMENT_03 | Commodity Management 03 | Commodity Sales, Commodity Procurement, Commodity Risk Management 03 |
| COMMODITY_PROC_SALES_01 | Commodity Procurement & Sales | Commodity Procurement and Sales |
| FASHION_01 | Fashion 1.0 | Wholesale, Retail harmonized processes for Fashion |
| FASHION_02 | Feature Pack 1 for FMS 1.0 | Feature Pack 1 delivered for Fashion Management Solution 1.0 |
| FASHION_03 | FMS 2.0 | FMS 2.0 |
| FASHION_04 | FMS 2.2 | FMS 2.2 |
| FDT_TEST_ENTERPRISE_BF_OFF | BRF+ Test Business Function Off | BRF+ Test Enterprise Business Function, switchted off |
| FICAX_LEASING | FI-CA, Leasing | FI-CA, Leasing |
| FICAX_LEASING_CI_1 | Contract A/R & A/P, Leasing 1 | Improvements for “Offer for Contract Termination” |
| FICAX_SOLSALESBILL | SAP Solution Sales and Billing | SAP Solution Sales and Billing |
| FIN_ACC_XBRL | Reporting Using XBRL Standards | Reporting Using XBRL Standards |
| FIN_MDM_SOA_CU | MDGF, SOA ChtAccts and FinRptgSt | Master Data Governance for Financials, SOA ChtAccts and FRS |
| FIN_PDCE_COSTQUOT | Cost and Quotation Management | Cost and Quotation Management |
| FIN_PDCE_COSTQUOT_CI_1 | Cost Estimate and Simulation | Cost Estimate and Simulation |
| FIN_PDCE_PI | PDCE, Improved Performance | PDCE, Improved Performance |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM | TRM, FRM for Commodities | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM_2 | TRM, FRM for Commodities 2 | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities 2 |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM_3 | TRM, FRM for Commodities 3 | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities 3 |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM_4 | TRM, FRM for Commodities 4 | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities 4 |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM_5 | TRM, FRM for Commodities 5 | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities 5 |
| FIN_TRM_COMM_RM_6 | TRM, FRM for Commodities 6 | TRM, Financial Risk Management for Commodities 6 |
| HI_FASHION_01 | Business for High Fashion Brands | Business for High Fashion Brands |
| ILM_TSW_ECC | ILM TSW Ehp7 BusinessFunction | Oil & Gas, ILM Enablement for TSW |
| ISH_ILM | Old Functions SAP Pat. Mgmt ILM | Old Functions SAP Patient Management: ILM Enhancements |
| ISR_GLT_CMMINTEG | Trade, Integrtn with Commodities | Trade, Integration with Commodities |
| ISR_GLT_CMMINTEG_2 | Trade, Integr with Commodities 2 | Trade, Integration with Commodities 2 |
| ISR_GLT_IFW | Trade, Invoice Forecasting | Trade, Invoice Forecasting |
| ISR_RETAIL_INDIA_LOC | Retail, Localization for IN | Retail, Margin Protection Localization for India |
| ISR_RETAIL_INSTORE_FPD | Retail, Instore Food Production | Retail, Instore Food Production |
| ISR_RETAIL_MAP_IF | Retail, MAP Interface | Retail, MAP Interface |
| ISR_RETAIL_RMA | Retail, Method of Accounting | Retail, Retail Method of Accounting |
| ISR_RET_PERISH_PROCUREMENT | Retail, Perishables Procurement | Retail, Perishables Procurement |
| ISU_WASTE_1 | Waste & Recycling | Utilities: Enhancement |
| ISU_WASTE_2 | Waste & Recycling | Waste & Recycling |
| ISU_WASTE_3 | Waste & Recycling | Waste & Recycling |
| ISU_WASTE_4 | Waste & Recycling | Waste & Recycling |
| ISU_WASTE_C&I_2 | Waste & Recycling, C&I | Enhancements for Commercial and Industrial Customers |
| ISU_WASTE_RCI_2 | Waste & Recycling, RCI | Enhanced Container Management |
| IS_MIN_LOC_BR_01 | IS-Mining Brazil | IS-Mining Brazil |
| LAM_GEN_FSL | Leasing: Full Service Leasing | Leasing: Full Service Leasing Processes (EhP1) |
| LOG_COMMODITY_TPT_MGMT_5A | Commodity Mgt & Bulk Transports5 | Commodity Mgmt and Bulk Transp. Usability/Co-innovation Enhancements |
| LOG_CPE_FA_FE | CPE: BAdI-Based Formula Handling | Commodity Pricing Engine: BAdI-Based Formula Handling |
| LOG_CPE_SD_MM | Logistics, CPE in SD and MM | Logistics, Commodity Pricing Engine in SD and MM |
| LOG_MM_COMMODITY | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities |
| LOG_MM_COMMODITY_02 | Procure-to-Pay Commodities 2 | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities 2 |
| LOG_MM_COMMODITY_03 | Procure-to-Pay Commodities 3 | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities 3 |
| LOG_MM_COMMODITY_04 | Procure-to-Pay Commodities 4 | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities 4 |
| LOG_MM_COMMODITY_05 | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities 5 | Procure-to-Pay for Commodities 5 |
| LOG_SD_ANALYTICS_01_ALWAYS_OFF | SD, Analytics 01 | Sales and Distribution, Analytics 01 – Functionality is obsolete in SAP S/4HANA |
| LOG_SD_COMMODITY | Contract-to-Cash for Commodities | Contract-to-Cash for Commodities |
| LOG_SD_COMMODITY_02 | Contract-to-Cash Commodities 2 | Contract-to-Cash for Commodities 2 |
| LOG_SD_COMMODITY_03 | Contract-to-Cash Commodities 3 | Contract-to-Cash for Commodities 3 |
| LOG_SD_COMMODITY_04 | Contract-to-Cash Commodities 4 | Contract-to-Cash for Commodities 4 |
| LOG_SD_COMMODITY_05 | Contract-to-Cash Commodities 5 | Contract-to-Cash Commodities 5 |
| LOG_SD_EACOMPLAINTS_ALWAYS_OFF | SD, Complaints Handling | SD, Complaints Handling – Functionality is obsolete in SAP S/4HANA |
| LOG_SEGMENTATION | Segmentation | Material Segmentation across Logistics (SD, MM, PP, IM, LE) |
| LOG_SEGMENTATION_02 | Segmentation Part II | Segmentation in PP, WM |
| LOG_SEGMENTATION_03 | Segmentation Part III | Segmentation in HUM, Subcontracting, Costing |
| LOG_SEGMENTATION_04 | Segmentation Part IV | Vendor consignment |
| LOG_TRM_INT_1 | Logistics Treasury Integration | Logistics Treasury Integration |
| LOG_TRM_INT_2 | Log-TRM Integ. for Commodities 2 | Logistics to Treasury Integration for Commodities 2 |
| LOG_TSW_ECC | Trader’s & Scheduler’s Workbench | Trader’s and Scheduler’s Workbench |
| LOG_TSW_ECC_1 | Trader’s & Scheduler’s Workbench | Trader’s & Scheduler’s Workbench Usability/Co-innovation Enh. |
| MED_BP_1 | Media, BP | Media, Business Partner |
| MED_BP_BLOCKING | Blocking of Business Partners | Media, Blocking of Business Partner Data |
| MED_CA_1 | Media, Contract A/R & A/P | Media, Contract A/R & A/P |
| MED_CA_2 | Media, Contract Accounting 2 | Media, Contract Accounting 2 |
| MED_CA_3 | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 3 | Media, Contract Accounts A/R and A/P 3 |
| MED_CA_4 | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 4 | Media, Contract Accounts A/R and A/P 4 |
| MED_CA_5 | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 5 | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 5 |
| MED_CA_5B | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 5 | Media, Contract A/R and A/P 5 |
| MED_CA_5E | Media Contract A/R & A/P 5e | Media Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 5e |
| MED_CA_5G | Contract A/P & A/R, 05G | Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, 05G |
| MED_CA_LOC_1 | Country-Specific Functions, 01 | Country-Specific Functions, 01 |
| MED_INV_PP | Media: Content to Cash | Media: Content to Cash |
| MED_INV_PP_1 | Billing in Cont.Acc.Rec./Pay.1 | Media, Billing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 1 |
| MED_INV_PP_2 | Billing in Cont.Acc.Rec./Pay.1 | Media, Billing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 2 |
| MED_MAM_1 | Media, Ad Mgmt 2 | Media, Advertising Management 2 |
| MED_MAM_2 | Media, Cross-Media Ads | Media, Cross-Media Ad Sales |
| MED_MSD_1 | Media, Subs. Mgmt 2 | Media, Subscription Management 2 |
| MED_PDEX | Media: Press Distribution | Media: Press Distribution |
| MED_PDEX_1 | Media, Press Distrib. 2 | Media, Press Distribution 2 |
| NPA_BILLING | Patient Accounting – Billing | SAP S/4HANA Healthcare for Patient Accounting – Billing |
| NPA_MAIN | Patient Accounting | SAP S/4HANA Healthcare for Patient Accounting |
| OIL_OPM_UPST | Op. Perf. Management Upstream | Operations Performance Management for Upstream |
| OIL_OPM_UPSTGIS | Integration of GIS | Integration of Geographical Information System |
| OIL_OPM_UPST_CI_1 | Op. Perf. Management Upstream 1 | Op. Perf. Management Upstream Continous Improvements 1 |
| OIL_UOM_UPST_CI_2 | Upstream Ops. Management CI 2 | Upstream Operations Management Continous Improvements 2 |
| OIL_UOM_UPST_CI_3 | Upstream Ops Management CI3 | Upstream Operations Management Continous Improvements 3 |
| PLM_CFO_IMPEXPMPN | cFolders Import Export of MPNs | cFolders Import and Export of MPNs |
| PLM_CFO_ORDWBSBOM | Export Order/WBS-BOM to cFolders | Export Order- and WBS-BOM to cFolders |
| PSCD_SOCIAL | Social Services (PSCD) | Public Sector, Social Services, PSCD Integration |
| REMOTE_LOGISTICS_MANAGEMENT_I | Remote Logistics Management S-A | Remote Logistics Management Standalone (without using Oil&Gas functionality) |
| RS_IQM | IQM Reporting | IQM Reporting |
| SCM_APO_DISTR_REC | Planning with SNC-Planned Rec. | SCM-APO, Planning with SNC-Planned Receipts in APO |
| SCM_APO_DRS_PLAN | Third-Party Order Plng in APO | SCM-APO, Third-Party Order Planning in APO |
| SCM_APO_USABILITY | Usability Enhancements | SCM-APO, Usability Enhancements |
| SCM_EWM_BP_IDMAP | EWM, Business Partner ID Mapping | EWM, Business Partner ID Mapping |
| SCM_SCMB_TM_FND1 | Ext. Transp. Mgmt. System | Foundation for External Transportation Management System |
| SCM_SCMB_TR_NETWORK | Transportation Network | Enhanced Services for Transportation Network |
| SIMPLIFY_MANAGED_CLOUD | S/4 HANA Managed Cloud | Business Function for identifying an S/4 HANA Managed Cloud environment |
| SIMPLIFY_PUBLIC_CLOUD | S/4 HANA Cloud | Business Function for identifying an S/4 HANA Cloud environment |
| SINGLE COPY NEWSP. & MAG (PUB) | Media: SC Newsp&Mags (Pub.) | Media: Single Copy Sales of Newspapers and Magazines (Publisher) |
| SINGLE COPY NEWSP.&MAG (WHS) | Single Copy Newsp&Mags (WHS) | Media: Single Copy Sales of Newpapers and Magazines (Wholesaler) |
| SINGLE COPY PREMIUM CONTENT | Media: SC Premium Content | Media: Single Copy Sales of Premium Content Products |
| SMC_ACTIVITY_MGT_OFW_1 | Activity Management, Sell-Side | SLC, Activity Management (Sell Side) |
| SMC_STW_INTEGRATION_1 | SLC, Integr. with SAP Jam | SLC, Integration with SAP Jam |
| SMC_SUPPL_CLASS_1 | SLC, Supplier Classification | SLC, Supplier Classification |
| SMC_SUPPL_QUA_BFW_1 | SLC, Supplier Qual. Buy Side | SLC, Supplier Qualification (Buy Side) |
| SMC_SUPPL_QUA_OFW_1 | SLC, Supplier Qual. Sell Side | SLC, Supplier Qualification (Sell Side) |
| SMC_SUPPL_REG_BFW_1 | SLC, Supplier Reg. Buy Side | SLC, Supplier Registration (Buy Side) |
| SMC_SUPPL_REG_OFW_1 | SLC, Supplier Reg. Sell Side | SLC, Supplier Registration (Sell Side) |
| SMC_SUPPL_SMNT_OFW_1 | SLC, Suppl. Data Mnt. Sell Side | SLC, Supplier Data Maintenance (Sell Side) |
| SPROC_ALWAYS_OFF_BF | Dummy BF with status AlwaysOff | Business function in sProc with status AlwaysOff to collect obsolete switches |
| SUBS LOOSE-LEAF, JOURNALS | Media: Subs Looseleaf, Journals | Media: Subscription Sales of Looseleaf Collections, Journals, and Closed Series |
| SUBS NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINES | Media: Subs Newspapers Magazines | Media: Subscription Sales of Newspapers and Magazines |
| TITLE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT | Media: Title Lifecycle Mgmt | Media: Title Lifecycle Management |
Note:
In this constellation it is not possible to convert this system and start a conversion program with the target of productive use. If the intention is a proof of concept to experience SAP S/4HANA it is possible to convert the system by applying a workaround in a non-productive testing environment.
ALWAYS ON in SAP S/4HANA
If a business function was switched “OFF” in the start release system, but defined as “always_on” in the target release, then the business function will be activated during the conversion.
See as well SAP Note 2240360 – SAP S/4HANA: Always-Off Business Functions.
Find attached the list of Business Functions which are in state ALWAYS_ON in SAP S/4HANA 1610 (included in SAP Note 2240360 as attachment):
| Business Function | Name 1 | Name 2 |
| /CCEE/LOC_01 | FI,LO Localization for CEE, IL | FI,LO Localization for Central and Eastern Europe and Israel |
| /PLMU/COEX_IPPE_BOM | PLM Coexistence IPPE BOM | PLM Coexistence IPPE BOM |
| /PLMU/ER_1 | Engineering Record Development | Engineering Record Development in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/ER_2 | Engineering Record Development | Engineering Record Development in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/GSS_E2M | Synchronization EBOM with MBOM | Synchronization of EBOM with MBOM |
| /PLMU/IPPE_INT | PLM IPPE Integration | PLM IPPE Integration |
| /PLMU/IPPE_INT_2 | Product Structure Management | PLM, Product Structure and Assembly Management |
| /PLMU/IPPE_INT_3 | Product Structure Management 3 | PLM, Product Structure and Assembly Management 3 |
| /PLMU/IPPE_INT_4 | Product Structure Management 4 | PLM, Product Structure and Assembly Management 4 |
| /PLMU/IPPE_INT_5 | Product Structure Management 5 | PLM, Product Structure and Assembly Management 5 |
| /PLMU/PI_BCV | PLM, Product Int. with BCV | PLM, Product Intelligence with Business Context Viewer |
| /PLMU/RCP_1 | Recipe Development in PLM Web UI | Recipe Development in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/RCP_2 | Recipe Development 2 | Recipe Development 2 in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/RCP_3 | Recipe Development 3 | Recipe Development 3 in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/RCP_3_1 | Recipe Development 3.1 | Recipe Development 3.1 in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/RCP_3_2 | Recipe Development 3.2 | Recipe Development 3.2 in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/RCP_3_3 | Recipe Development 3.3 | Recipe Development 3.3 in PLM Web UI |
| /PLMU/WEB_UI | PLM Web UI | PLM Web User Interface |
| /PLMU/WEB_UI_2 | PLM Web UI 2 | PLM Web User Interface 2 |
| /PLMU/WEB_UI_3 | PLM Web UI 3 | PLM Web User Interface 3 |
| /SAPMP/GEN_CI_1 | Mill, OrderToCash & Global Trade | Mill, OrderToCash & Global Trade |
| /SAPMP/PP_CMTSBVAL | MTS with Ind. Batch Determ. | Batch valuation of configurable materials in MTS |
| /SAPMP/USER_PROD | Mill Products, UI Harmonization | Mill Products, Interface Harmonization |
| /SCWM/EWM_S4_ADAPT | EWM, Core Functions active S/4H | EWM, Core Functions active in S/4HANA only |
| AD_GPD_CI_1 | GPD Improvements | Grouping, Pegging & Distribution – Improvements |
| AD_GPD_CI_2 | GPD Innovations | Grouping, Pegging & Distribution – Innovations |
| AD_MRO_CI_1 | A&D Maint., Repair & Overhaul | A&D Maint., Repair & Overhaul |
| AD_MRO_CI_2 | Material Exchange with ATP Check | Material Exchange with ATP Check |
| AD_MRO_CI_3 | Rot/SSP, Subcon Innovations | A&D Maint., Repair & Overhaul: Rot / SSP, Subcon Innovations |
| AUTO_CI_1 | Automotive Innovations | Automotive Innovations |
| AUTO_DP_1 | Dealer Portal, VMS, SPP, ES | Dealer Portal, Veh. Mgmt. Syst., Spare Parts, Enterpr. Serv. |
| AUTO_DP_2 | DP, NWBC, VC Intgr. | Dealer Portal, NWBC, Variant Configuration Integration |
| BSCBN_HANA_NAV | HANA-Based Navigation for Suite | SAP HANA-Based Navigation for SAP Business Suite |
| BSESH_HANA_SEARCH | SAP HANA-Based Search for Suite | SAP HANA-Based Search for SAP Business Suite |
| CA_BP_SOA | Services for Business Partner | Business Foundation: Services for Business Partner |
| CA_ECH_1 | Error and Conflict Handler | Improvements to Error and Conflict Handler (ECH) |
| CA_SUPPLIER_SOA | Services for Supplier | Business Foundation: Services for Supplier |
| CO_ALLOCATIONS | CO, Allocations | CO, Allocations |
| DA_ARCHOBJ_STANDARD_1 | Standardization – Arch. Objects | Data Archiving: Standardization of Archiving Objects |
| DA_ARCHOBJ_STANDARD_2 | Standardization – Arch. Objects | Data Archiving: Standardization of Archiving Objects – Data Privacy |
| DA_ARCHOBJ_STANDARD_3 | Standardization – Arch. Objects | Data Archiving: Standardization of Archiving Objects – Retail/Agency Business |
| DA_ARCHOBJ_STANDARD_4 | Standardization – Arch. Objects | Data Archiving: Standardization of Archiving Objects – Business Suite EhP8 |
| DFPS_MRO_PDR | FFFC for Prod. Data Replication | FormFitFunctionClass for Product Data Replication |
| DIMP_SDUD | Discrete Indus. – Mill Products | Discrete Industries – Mill Products |
| DRF_FOUNDATION | Data Replication | Data Replication |
| EA-FIN | Financials Extension | Financials Extension |
| EA-FS | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| EA-GLT | Global Trade Management | Global Trade Management |
| EA-PLM | PLM Extension | PLM extension |
| ERP_CA_INT_ADD_VERSN | International Address Versioning | International Address Versioning |
| ERP_CA_SIDEPANEL | Side Panel for Business Suite | Side Panel for Business Suite |
| ERP_CF_INTEGRATION_1 | ERP, Integration with CLA & FM | ERP, Integration with Claims and Funds Management |
| ERP_ECC_MSP_EA | ERP MSP(general core enablement) | ERP Maintenance & Service Planning (general core enablement) |
| ERP_ENTERPRISESEARCH | Enterprise Search | Embedded search in SAP ERP |
| ERP_UID_01 | Item Unique Identification | Item Unique Identification |
| ERP_UID_02 | Item Unique Identification | Item Unique Identification (Additional Functions) |
| ERP_UID_03 | Item Unique Identification | IUID, Registry and Supplier Communication |
| FDT_TEST_ENTERPRISE_BF_ON | BRF+ Test Business Function On | BRF+ Test Enterprise Business Function, switchted on |
| FIN_BL_EB_1 | FI-BL, Elec. Bank Statement | FI-BL, Importing and Postprocessing of the Electronic Bank Statement |
| FIN_CO_CCMGMT | CO, Cost Center Management | CO, Cost Center Management |
| FIN_CO_CCPLAN | CO, Cost Center Planning | CO, Cost Center Planning |
| FIN_CO_ORPLAN | CO, Order Planning | CO, Order Planning |
| FIN_FSCM_CCD | FSCM Functions | FSCM Functions |
| FIN_FSCM_CCD_2 | FSCM Functions 2 | FSCM Functions 2 |
| FIN_FSCM_CCD_3 | FSCM Functions 3 | FSCM Functions 3 |
| FIN_FSCM_CCD_INTEGRATION | FSCM Integration 2 | FSCM Integration 2 |
| FIN_FSCM_CCD_INTEGRATION_3 | FSCM Integration 3 | FSCM Integration 3 |
| FIN_FSCM_INTEGRATION | FSCM Integration | FSCM Integration |
| FIN_GL_CI_1 | New General Ledger Accounting | New General Ledger Accounting |
| FIN_GL_CI_2 | New General Ledger Accounting 2 | New General Ledger Accounting 2 |
| FIN_GL_CI_3 | New General Ledger Accounting 3 | New General Ledger Accounting 3 |
| FIN_GL_ERR_CORR | Error Correction System | Error Correction System |
| FIN_GL_ERR_CORR_SUSP | Error Corr. and Susp. Accounting | Error Correction and Suspense Accounting |
| FIN_INHOUSE_CASH_1 | FIN IHC Enhancements | FIN In-House Cash Module Enhancements |
| FIN_LOC_CI_1 | Non-HCM Localization Topics | Non-HCM Localization Topic |
| FIN_LOC_CI_11 | FI, Localization for CN, SA, AE | FI, Localiz. for China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| FIN_LOC_CI_13 | FI, Localization for China | FI, Localization for China |
| FIN_LOC_CI_14 | FI, LO, Topics for Russia 2 | FI, LO, Localization Topics for Russia 2 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_15 | FI-AA Localization Topics for RU | FI-AA Localization Topics for Russia |
| FIN_LOC_CI_17 | Optimized Fin. Processes, China | FI, Optimization of Financial Processes for China |
| FIN_LOC_CI_18 | FI-AA Localization for Japan | FI-AA Localization for Japan and Enhancements to Legacy Asset Transactions |
| FIN_LOC_CI_19 | FI, LO Topics RU 3 | FI, LO Localization Topics for Russia 3 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_23 | FI, LO Topics RU 4 | FI, LO Localization Topics for Russia 4 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_25 | Electronic Monetary Claims | FI, Electronic Monetary Claims for Japan |
| FIN_LOC_CI_26 | Golden Tax Interface for China | Golden Tax Interface for China |
| FIN_LOC_CI_27 | RE-FX, Real Estate Loc for China | RE-FX, Real Estate Localization for China |
| FIN_LOC_CI_29 | Localization Topics for Qatar | FI, Localization Topics for Qatar |
| FIN_LOC_CI_30 | Localization Kazakhstan | Localization Kazakhstan |
| FIN_LOC_CI_31 | ERP Localization for Banks RU | ERP Localization for Banks in Russia |
| FIN_LOC_CI_33 | FI, LO Topics RU 5 | FI, LO Localization Topics for Russia 5 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_35 | FI, LO Topics RU 6 | FI, LO Localization Topics for Russia 6 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_36 | Localization Kazakhstan 2 | Localization Kazakhstan 2 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_39 | FI, Localization for Kuwait | FI, Localization Topics for Kuwait |
| FIN_LOC_CI_4 | FI Topics Japan and South Korea | FI Localization Topics for Japan and South Korea |
| FIN_LOC_CI_40 | FI, LO Topics RU 7 | FI,LO Localization for Russia 7 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_41 | FI, LO Topics RU 8 | FI,LO Localization for Russia 8 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_42 | FI, LO Topics RU 9 | FI,LO Localization for Russia 9 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_44 | FI, LO Topics RU 10 | FI,LO Localization for Russia 10 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_45 | FI, Localization for Oman | FI, Localization Topics for Oman |
| FIN_LOC_CI_46 | FI, LO Topics RU 11 | FI,LO Localization for Russia 11 |
| FIN_LOC_CI_8 | FI-AA Topics for IN, JP, RU | FI-AA, Localization Topics for India, Japan, and Russia |
| FIN_LOC_CI_9 | FI, Localization for CN | FI Localization for China |
| FIN_LOC_FSCM_1 | FI, Cash Budgeting for China | FI, Cash Budgeting Localization for China |
| FIN_LOC_FSCM_2 | FI, Cash Budgeting for China 2 | FI, Cash Budgeting Localization for China 2 |
| FIN_LOC_FSCM_3 | FI, Cash Budgeting for China 3 | FI, Cash Budgeting Localization for China 3 |
| FIN_LOC_FSCM_4 | FI, Cash Budgeting for China 4 | FI, Cash Budgeting Localization for China 4 |
| FIN_RTC_BASIC_1 | Real-Time Consolidation | Real-Time Consolidation Basic Functionalities |
| FIN_TRM_CCC | TRM, Central CP Clearing | TRM, Central Counterparty Clearing |
| FIN_TRM_CFAR | TRM, Cash Flow at Risk | TRM, Cash Flow at Risk |
| FIN_TRM_CORR_FW | TRM, Correspondence Framework | TRM, Correspondence Framework |
| FIN_TRM_CORR_FW_2 | TRM, Correspondence Framework 2 | TRM, Correspondence Framework 2 |
| FIN_TRM_CS | TRM, Credit Spreads | TRM, Credit Spreads |
| FIN_TRM_CVA | TRM, Credit Value Adjustment | TRM, Credit and Debit Value Adjustments |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN | TRM: Hedge, Instr., Key Figures | TRM: Hedge Accounting, New Instruments, New Key Figures |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN_2 | TRM, Hedge, Exposure, FI | TRM, Hedge and Exposure Management, New Financial Instrument |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN_3 | TRM, Instruments, Accounting | TRM, New Instruments, Accounting Enhancements, Reporting |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN_4 | TRM, Enhancements in Exp. Mngmt | TRM, Enhancements in Exposure Management 2.0 |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN_5 | TRM, Enhancements in E-HA | TRM, Enhancements in Hedge Accounting for Exposures |
| FIN_TRM_LR_FI_AN_6 | TRM, Determine Net Exposures | TRM, Determine Net Exposures |
| FIN_TRM_MME | TRM, Money Market Enhancements | TRM, Money Market Enhancements |
| FIN_TRM_PERF_OPT | TRM, Performance Optimization | TRM, Performance Optimization |
| FIN_TRM_TRADE_FIN | TRM, Trade Finance | TRM, Trade Finance |
| FIN_TRM_TRADE_FIN_2 | Trade Finance 2 | Trade Finance 2 – Bank Guarantee and others |
| FIN_TRM_YCF | TRM, Yield Curve Framework | TRM, Yield Curve Framework |
| FND_ANALYTICS_TOOLS | Enh. f. Business Suite Analytics | Enhancements for Business Suite Analytics |
| FND_ANALYTICS_TOOLS_2 | Enh. Business Suite Analytics 2 | Enhancements for Business Suite Analytics 2 |
| FND_EPT_PROC_ORCH_1 | Process Orchestration v1 | Infrastructure for Built-In Process Monitoring & Analytics |
| FND_SOA_REUSE_1 | SOA Reuse Functions | Improvements for SOA Reuse Functions |
| IS_AD_S2K_VER_2014 | A&D SPEC2000 Version 2014 | A&D SPEC2000 Version for 2014 |
| ISR_APPL_AGENCY_4 | Trade, Agency Business 4 | Trade, Agency Business 4 |
| ISR_APPL_AGENCY_5 | Trade, Agency Business 5 | Trade, Agency Business 5 |
| ISR_APPL_AGENCY_6 | Trade, Agency Business 6 | Trade, Agency Business 6 |
| ISR_APPL_CRM_INTEG | Retail, MD Integration in CRM 01 | Retail, Master Data Integration in CRM 01 |
| ISR_APPL_USABILITY | Retail, Usability | Retail, Usability |
| ISR_GLT_COMMODITY_4 | Trade, Commodity Management 4 | Trade, Commodity Management 4 |
| ISR_GLT_COMMODITY_5 | Trade, Commodity Management 5 | Trade, Commodity Management 5 |
| ISR_GLT_VENDOR_FUND | Trade, Fund Settlement | Trade, Vendor Fund Settlement Within Compensation Management |
| ISR_GLT_VENDOR_FUND_2 | Trade, Fund Settlement 2 | Trade, Vendor Fund Settlement Within Compensation Management 2 |
| ISR_RET_AGENCY | Trade, Agency Business | Trade, Agency Business |
| ISR_RET_AGENCY_2 | Trade, Agency Business 2 | Trade, Agency Business 2 |
| ISR_RET_AGENCY_3 | Trade, Agency Business 3 | Trade, Agency Business 3 |
| ISR_RET_COMMODITY | Trade, Commodity Management | Trade, Commodity Management |
| ISR_RET_COMMODITY_2 | Trade, Commodity Management 2 | Trade, Commodity Management 2 |
| ISR_RET_COMMODITY_3 | Trade, Commodity Management 3 | Trade, Commodity Management 3 |
| ISR_RET_COMPENSATION | Trade, Compensation Management | Trade, Compensation Management for Wholesalers |
| ISR_RETAIL_MATERIAL_LEDGER | Retail – Material Ledger | Business Function for Material Ledger in Retail |
| ISR_RETAIL_USABILITY | Retail, Usability EA | Retail, Usability (EA-RETAIL) |
| JVA | Joint Venture Accounting | Joint Venture Accounting |
| JVA_CUTB_REVERSE | JVA cutback reversal | JVA cutback reversal |
| JVA_GL_INTEGRATION | JVA – New G/L Integration | JVA – New G/L Integration |
| JVA_INFS_VALIDREP | JVA, cutb, validation, reporting | JVA-cutback track org, masterfile validat, open item report |
| JVA_REP_SIMPL | JVA, ODP for JVA | JVA, Operational Data Provisioning for JVA |
| LOG_BM_CC1 | BM Continuous Improvements | Batch Management Continuous Improvements |
| LOG_EAM_ELBK | Electronic Logbook Data Exchange | Compliance Relevant Data Exchange, Electronic Logbook |
| LOG_EAM_POM | Project Oriented Maintenance | Enhancement Package 2 – Project Oriented Maintenance |
| LOG_EAM_POM_2 | MEB and Logbook Innovations | MEB and Logbook Innovations |
| LOG_EAM_ROTSUB | Refurbishment & Subcontracting | Refurbishment & Subcontracting |
| LOG_EAM_ROTSUB_2 | Refurbishment & Subcontracting 2 | Refurbishment & Subcontracting 2 |
| LOG_EAM_WTY | Warranty for customer service | Warranty for customer service |
| LOG_EHS_CI_2 | EH&S Continuous Improvement | Continuous Improvement |
| LOG_EHS_CI_4 | EHS – Continuous Improv. for PS | EHS – Continuous Improvements for Product Safety |
| LOG_EHS_DG_CI_3 | EHS – Continuous Improvements DG | EHS – Continuous Improvements for Dangerous Goods Management |
| LOG_EHS_GLM_CI_4 | EHS – Cont. Improvement GLM | EHS – Continuous Improvement for Global Label Management |
| LOG_EHS_PS_CI_3 | EHS – Continuous Improvements PS | EHS – Continuous Improvements for Product Safety |
| LOG_EHS_PS_CI_5 | EHS – Continuous Improvements PS | EHS – Continuous Improvements for Product Safety |
| LOG_EHS_PS_CI_6 | EHS – Continuous Improvements PS | EHS – Continuous Improvements for Product Safety |
| LOG_EHS_PSS_CONC4PSS | EHS– Connector to C4PSS | EHS – Connector to SAP Cöoud for Product Stewardship |
| LOG_LE_INTEGRATION | LE, SAP EWM Integration | LE, Extended Warehouse Management Integration |
| LOG_MM_CI_1 | Materials Management | Materials Management |
| LOG_MM_OM_1 | ERP OPS Outsourced Manufacturing | Outsourced Manufacturing in ERP Operations |
| LOG_MM_OM_2 | Outsourced Mfg 2 in ERP OPS | Outsourced Manufacturing 2 in ERP Operations |
| LOG_MM_OPTIMIZATIONS | UI and Performance Optimizations | Materials Management, UI and Performance Optimizations |
| LOG_MM_SERNO | Serial Numbers in Purchasing | Serial Numbers in Purchasing with Integration in Inventory Management & Shipping |
| LOG_MM_SIT | MM, Stock in Transit & Act.Cstng | MM, Stock in Transit & Actual Costing |
| LOG_PP_CI_1 | Optimizations in Production | Optimizations in Production |
| LOG_PP_EWM_MAN | EWM Integration in Manufacturing | EWM Integration into Manufacturing |
| LOG_PP_EWM_MAN_2 | EWM Integr. in Manufacturing 2 | EWM Integration in Manufacturing 2 |
| LOG_PP_LMAN | Lean Manufact., MRP Evaluations | Lean Manufacturing, Better MRP Evaluation (Stock/Req. List for Material Group) |
| LOG_PP_LMAN_02 | Kanban Enh. for Lean Manufact. | Kanban Enhancements for Lean Manufacturing |
| LOG_PP_MES_INT_01 | Integr. Production Orders MES | Integration of Production Orders with an MES |
| LOG_PP_MES_INT_02 | Integration Production/MES | Integration of Production Processes with an MES |
| LOG_PP_MES_INT_03 | Integration Production/MES 2 | Integration of Production Processes with an MES 2 |
| LOG_PP_MIS | Manufacturing Information System | Manufacturing Information System: Order Info System and Planning Evaluations |
| LOG_PP_PI_EHM | XSteps, Campaign Weighing | PP-PI, Process Industry Enhancements: Xsteps / Campaign Weighing and Dispensing |
| LOG_PP_PI_PMA_01 | PI Sheet Archiving | Archiving of PI Sheets and Work Instructions |
| LOG_PP_PMA_PMC | PI Sheet | PI Sheet |
| LOG_PP_PROD_ORD_SPLIT | Order Split | Enhancements for Splitting of Production Order |
| LOG_PP_SRN_02 | Shift Report/Shift Note | Enhancements to Shift Report and Shift Note |
| LOG_PP_SRN_CONF | Shift Report/Notes, Confirmation | Shift Report and Notes, Confirmation |
| LOG_PP_WIP_BATCH | WIP Batch | Work-In-Process Batch |
| LOG_PP_WIP_BATCH_02 | WIP Batch Enhancements | Work-In-Process Batch Enhancements |
| LOG_PP_XS_01 | XStep Repository Enhancements | Cross-Plant and Multi-Language XStep Repository |
| LOG_PP_XS_RTG_PO | XSteps for Routing and PO | XSteps for Routing and PO |
| LOG_PPH_MDPSX_READ | MRP Performance Optimizations | Performance Optimizations for MRP |
| LOG_SCM_CUSTVEND_INT | SCM, Customer Vendor Integration | SCM, Customer and Vendor Master Data Integration into BP |
| LOG_SCM_EQUIFUNCLOC_INT | SCM, Equip / FuncLoc Integration | SCM, Equipment / Functional Location Integration into TM Resources |
| LOG_SCM_EWM_INT | EWM Integration | EWM Integration |
| LOG_SD_CI_01 | Sales & Distribution | Sales & Distribution |
| LOG_SD_EDIMON | EDI Monitors | EDI Monitors |
| LOG_SD_JAM_INTEG_CDS | SD JAM Integration using CDS | Sales and Distribution, SAP JAM Integration using CDS Views |
| LOG_SD_PRICE_LIST | SD, Price Lists | Sales and Distribution, Price Lists |
| LOG_SD_PRICE_LIST_2 | SD, Price Lists 2 | Sales and Distribution, Price Lists 2 |
| LOG_TM_IV_INT | TMS-ERP: Invoice Integration | TMS-ERP: Invoice Integration |
| LOG_TM_ORD_INT | ERP-TMS: Order Integration | ERP-TMS: Order Integration |
| LOG_TM_ORD_INT_II | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 2 | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 2 |
| LOG_TM_ORD_INT_III | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 3 | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 3 |
| LOG_TM_ORD_INT_IV | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 4 | ERP-TMS: Order Integration 4 |
| LOG_WTYRCL_REPORT_OPT | Warranty Recall report opt. | Warranty recall report optimization |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_CUSTOBJ_2 | MDG-CO, Consol. + Mass Pro. 9.0 | Master Data Governance for Custom Objects, Consolidation and Mass Processing 9.0 |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_CUSTOMER | MDG-C, Consolidation 8.0 | Master Data Governance for Customer, Consolidation 8.0 |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_CUSTOMER_2 | MDG-C, Consol. and Mass Pro. 9.0 | Master Data Governance for Customer, Consolidation and Mass Processing 9.0 |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_MATERIAL_2 | MDG-M, Consol. and Mass Pro. 9.0 | Master Data Governance for Material, Consolidation and Mass Processing 9.0 |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_SUPPLIER | MDG-S, Consolidation 8.0 | Master Data Governance for Supplier, Consolidation 8.0 |
| MDG_CONSOLIDATION_SUPPLIER_2 | MDG-S, Consol. and Mass Pro. 9.0 | Master Data Governance for Supplier, Consolidation and Mass Processing 9.0 |
| OPS_ADVRETURNS_1 | Advanced Returns Management | Advanced Returns Management |
| OPS_ADVRETURNS_2 | Advanced Returns Management 2 | Advanced Returns Management 2 |
| OPS_QM_EXTENSION_2 | Enhanc.in FMEA + QM Notificatns | Enhancements in FMEA and QM Notifications |
| OPS_QM_EXTENSION_3 | QM Extensions in QC and Notif. | QM, Extensions in Quality Control and Quality Notification |
| OPS_QM_EXTENSIONS | Quality Management, Extensions | Quality Management, Extensions |
| OPS_QM_NOTIFICATION | QM: Functions for Qty Notifictns | Quality Management: Enhanced Functions in Quality Notifications |
| OPS_QM_PLAN_INTEGRAT | QM: Inspection Plan Integration | QM: Inspection Plan Integration |
| OPS_QM_VP | QM, Visual Planning | Quality Management, Visual Planning |
| PLM_MDOC_DMS_INT | DMS Int with SAP Mobile Doc. | DMS Integration with SAP Mobile Documents |
| PLM_PMEVC_1 | PLM Var. Config. Prod. Mod. Env | PLM Variant Configuration Product Modeling Environment |
| PLM_RM_PRODUCT_LABELING | PLM RM: Labeling | PLM Recipe Management: Labeling |
| PLM_VCHLL_HANA | Low-Level VC with SAP HANA | Low-Level Variant Configuration with SAP HANA |
| PLM_VIP_1 | PLM, Visual Instance Planner | PLM, Visual Instance Planner 1.0 |
| PLM_VMP_1 | Visual Manufacturing Planner | Visual Manufacturing Planner |
| PLM_VMP_2 | Visual Manufacturing Planner | Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner |
| PMD_PLM_RECIPE_MANAGEMENT_1 | PLM: Recipe Management | PLM: Recipe Management – Enhancement 1 |
| PRS_GEN_UI | Prof. Services, UI Enhancements | Prof. Services, UI Enhancements |
| PSM_FM_BCS_AVC | PSM, BCS Availability Control | PSM, BCS Availability Control |
| PSM_FM_BCS_CI_1 | PSM, Budget Control System | Enhanced Features for the Budget Control System |
| PSM_FM_BCS_FMAA_DESCR | BCS FM account assignment texts | PSM, BCS FM Account Assignment Texts |
| RE_CO_INTEGRATION | Real Estate: CO Integration | Controlling Integration with Real Estate |
| RE_CRE_MISC | Corporate Real Estate | Corporate Real Estate |
| RE_GEN_CI_1 | Real Estate | Real Estate |
| RE_GEN_CI_2 | Real Estate 2 | Real Estate 2 |
| RE_GEN_CI_3 | Real Estate 3 | Real Estate 3 |
| S4H_AATP | Advanced Available-to-Promise | Advanced Available-to-Promise (ATP) |
| SCM_APO_ON_ERP | SAP APO on SAP ERP | SCM-APO, SAP APO on SAP ERP |
| SCM_APO_PPDS_PI | Continuous Production | SCM-APO-PPS, Continuous Production and Multi-Resource Scheduling |
| SCM_APO_VERSION_SIM | Version Simulation | SCM-APO, Version Simulation |
| SCM_EHS_DG_CI_1 | EH&S Services SCM: Dang. Goods | EH&S Services in SCM: Dangerous Goods continuous improvement |
| SCM_EWM_FND | EWM, Foundation | EWM, Essential Foundation Functions |
| SCM_EWM_MEAN | EWM, Additional GTINs for Prod. | EWM, Additional GTINs (EANs/UPCs) for Product |
| SCM_PPDS_ON_ERP | SAP ERP, PP/DS Add-on | SCM-APO-PPS-ERP, SAP ERP, PP/DS Add-on – Simplified Integration |
| SD_01 | Logistics S&D Simplification | Logistics S&D Simplification |
| SIMPLIFY_ON_PREMISE | S/4 HANA On Premise | Business Function for identifying an S/4 HANA On Premise environment |
| SMC_ACTIVITY_MGT_1 | SLC, Activity Management | SLC, Activity Management (Buy Side) |
| SMC_SUPPL_DATA_MGT_1 | SLC, Suppl. Portfolio Management | SLC, Supplier Portfolio Management |
| SMC_SUPPL_EVAL_1 | SLC, Supplier Evaluation | SLC, Supplier Evaluation |
CUSTOMER SWITCHABLE in SAP S/4HANA
If a business function is defined as “customer_switchable” in the SAP S/4HANA target release then the business function status remains unchanged from the status on start release. Business Functions which are not listed within the ALWAYS_OFF and ALWAYS_ON section of this blog do have the status CUSTOMER_SWITCHABLE (or Blank they are treated similar to customer_switchable). This is the state of the great majority of Business Functions in SAP S/4HANA.
These business functions keep their state after the conversion to SAP S/4HANA (BF which have been active on SAP ERP start relelease remain active / BF which have been inactive on SAP ERP start release remain inactive).
Related information sources
| System Conversion related information in SAP Notes | ||
| Business Function related information | SAP S/4HANA 1511 (FPS2) |
SAP S/4HANA 1610 (initial shipment) |
| SAP S/4HANA: Always-Off Business Functions | 2240359 | |
| SAP S/4HANA: Always-On Business Functions | 2240360 | |
| System Conversion related information in SAP Help | ||
| SAP Help | SAP S/4HANA 1511 (FPS2) |
SAP S/4HANA 1610 (initial shipment) |
| SAP S/4HANA On-Premise documentation | http://help.sap.com/s4hana (select the appropriate release dependent information) |
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| Getting Started With SAP S/4HANA | ||
| Conversion Guide for SAP S/4HANA | ||
Frank,
Thanks for providing detailed information.
I have been following your previous blogs and i have below questions,
Earlier blogs ( 1511 initial shipment, 1511 FPS01/02) have business functions which are part of future roadmap. Do you plan to publish future roadmap at some point of time in near future?
I checked trail version of 1610 system and i see a status for business function named "default state"....so, if a customer has a business function "ON" in source system then what is the impact w.r.t system conversion? Ex: Business function MDG_CUST_ERPCLIENT_1 is defined as "default_state" in 1610...
Thanks,
Jay
Thanks for the detailed list, i'm quite concerned with the implications of the "always_off" status, i know a pair of customers who have activated the listed BFs and were evaluating the effort to migrate to S/4 HANA.
There is no work around for system conversion in productive environment if they are "always_off" business functions which are activated in customer source system.
SAP will provide masking only for sandbox for POC.
If the "always_off" BFS are part of future roadmap then hopefully they can consider migration plan in future S/4 HANA releases.
Thanks,
Jay
Dear Frank,
Both on 1511 as on 1610, the business function LOG_SD_ANALYTICS_01 appears to be 'obsolete' (which is another 'flag' than what you were discussing before, i.e. always on or off; even more, it has the value is 'switchable'). The implication is that it is no longer possible to use the logistics SD extractors to support delta-loads towards a linked BW system. I was able to unflag this 'obsolete' flag, and could activate the business fuction again, and I'm now in the process of testing whether 2LIS_11* extractor can still be used for their previous purpose.
This raises some questions :
(1) what is the alternative for using 2LIS_11* extractors to get SD data delta-per-delta towards an allocated BW instance ? I assume the same is valid for 2LIS_12* and 2LIS_13*.
(2) in the assumption I get 2LIS_11* working again by 'repairing' the obsolete flag : does SAP support this way of working ?
(3) I also found some other business functions related to 2LIS*, e.g. LOG_MM_ANALYTICS_01, which is also categorized 'obsolete'; therefor, I expect 2LIS_02* and/or 2LIS_03* to be unusable.
I don't know the full list of business functions for the other 2LIS-extractors, but as most (if not all) of the BW-customers I know are using this, I think it would be very usefull to have a guideline on the way forward in context of either conversion or even a new setup.
Many thanks in advance,
Kind regards,
Mark.
Hello Mark,
my understanding is that you managed that only via "Debugger" or as "modification". There is no "official" way to activate business functions that are defined as "obsolete". Accordingly the SAP support is not doing that in a similar way. The functionality which are related to ALWAYS_OFF business functions are not available in SAP S/4HANA. They will not get available by modifying the "obsolete" flag. For certain areas the former coding is not yet deleted but the functionality is nevertheless not supported.
Regarding the BW content I just can point you to the appropriate Simplification Item which should be that one: SAP Note 2289424: S4TWL - SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Warehouse Content - BI_CONT.
I´m sorry, possibly that is not the answer you have hoped for but that the answer I have to give.
Kind Regards,
Frank
Hi Frank,
Thanks for your quick respons.
I managed to change the obsolete flag without debugging : just went into change, and reactivated the BF.
Remark that though the function is 'obsolete', it is NOT in 'ALWAYS_OFF' but in 'switchable by customer'.
The note you refer to is about BI_CONT, which does relate to the embedded BW, and not really to the source-system extractors in place.
So in conclusion my questions remain unanswered, so let me reformulate in a more specific phrasing :
(1) Are 2LIS* extractors still supported in S/4 HANA or not ?
(2) If not : what is the alternative for according delta-extraction ?
Many thanks,
KR,
Mark.
Hello Mark,
possibly I was not precise enough. Obviously in your system changing of SAP objects (=modification) is set to allowed. I assume you changed the attribute of the Business Function in Transaction SFW2. In case these changes are allowed in your system you should get while entering SFW2 the pop-up "System Setting does not allow you to change R3TR SFBF <Business_Function_ID>". If you continue (which is possible in systems where the modification of SAP Objects is allowed) you are modifying a SAP Object. If it does not behave like this at least I do not understand the system hanling at this point (at least in our internal "customer-like" systems it behaves like this. .
I will ask my BI contact to provide more information about the BW extractors and S/4HANA. Let see what I can provide here.
Kind Regards,
Frank
Hi Frank,
Any news on this matter ?
Many thanks,
Kind regards,
Mark.
Hello Mark,
My name is Ursula Nani and I am Product Owner in SD and responsible for Analytics in S/4 HANA.
The Business Function LOG_SD_ANALYTICS_01 was build in ERP before avaialbitiy of HANA to allow real-time analytics without extraction into a BW system. For this business function basic functionality of the 2LIS_11_* extractors were re-used, but the business function never controlled the Extraction into a BW system.
The extraction into BW was always possible without activation of the business function.
With S/4 HANA this business function is no longer supported because we are doing embedded analytics using the capabilities of HANA now.
BW extraction form S/4 HANA On Premise to an On Premise BW System is still available and released.Therefore you do not need the business function.
Best Regards,
Ursula
Good. Thanks Frank.
I am not able to activate Business function FND_GEF in S/4 HANA 1610; any clue in this. in fact I cant change any other Business function.
I am not able to activate all Business Function after I completed installation SAP S/4 HANA IDES 1610. Please the attached file. Please help to let me know to Enable to check Planned Status to activate Business Function.