SAP Activate Content Updates for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (2-system landscape)

Updated May 22, 2023

SAP Activate provides a clear guided methodology to deploy, adopt and extend new capabilities across your organization. The SAP Activate implementation Roadmap Viewer is a tool used by the implementation project team members to navigate the phases, deliverables, tasks and accelerators related to the SAP Activate.

The implementation roadmap is updated frequently to contain the latest scope, processes and accelerators. The content updates occur throughout the quarter with final changes coinciding with the cloud solution release cycle.

This blog summarizes the changes for the roadmap SAP Activate Methodology for S/4HANA Cloud.

May 22 Release Notes

1. Updated the description and procedure in task, Conduct Final Data Quality Assessment.
2. Updated several references to the SAP Best Practices Explorer to SAP Signavio Process Navigato This impacts in tasks, accelerator names and accelerator contents. Updates will continue in the next release sprint.
3. Added Analytics as on output to the task, Conduct Workshop by Business Process Area.
4. Added a procedure note to task, Review Scope Items and Requirements for Embedded Analytics.
5. Added a procedure step 3 and procedure note to task, Determine Details for Customer-Driven Analytics.
6. Renamed deliverable, Development and Setup of Extensions in Quality/Test System, to Extension Development in Quality/Test System to be consistent with other deliverable names.
7. Removed task, Self Enable on BTP Integration Suite. Added the content to task, Self-Enable on SAP Business Technology Platform.
8. Updated the accelerator, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Onboarding Presentation.pptx (SAP Customer), in task, Review Overview Documentation.
9. Added procedure step 5 to task, Self-Enable on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Embedded Analytics. Added a new accelerator, Help – SAP Learning Journeys.

May 8 Release Notes

1. Updated the procedure in task, Self-Enable on the Fit-to-Standard Process, so that it is applicable to multiple cloud products.
2. Created a new deliverable, Analytics Approach and Plan, and associated new task, Develop the Analytics Approach and Plan, to better guild the planning of testing in the prepare phase.
3. Added a new filter tag, 2^nd Wave Project / Rollout Project, to allow for reduction of the roadmap for projects on systems that have already gone live. This tag eliminates the provisioning tasks as well as other not relevant tasks.
4. Renamed task, Correct and Re-run Test Plan, to Defect Management and Re-testing. Improved the guidance.
5. Removed task, Edit Action Data and Change the Visibility of the Test Process, from deliverable, Test Execution for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It is redundant with help documentation.
6. Added a procedure note to task, Determine Process Scope, to emphasize that scope from the Discovery Assessment can be loaded into SAP Cloud ALM.
7. Updated the procedure note of task, Create Cutover Plan and Documentation, to allow for coverage of multiple SAP Cloud products.

April 24 Release Notes

1. Updated task, Execute Data Migration Using Staging Tables, to include an additional procedure step 2 for verifying the migration results. Updated the accelerator, Data Migration – Approach and Strategy Template, to include high level data migration scheduling.
2. Renamed task, Configure Customer Specific Fiscal Year Variant, to show that it is optional.
3. Added a new task, Monitor Functional Usage Adoption and Consumption, to deliverable Value Management in the Run phase.
4. Updated the guidance in task, Evaluate and Request Test Data Refresh Service.
5. Added the excel based Backlog Template to task, Prepare for Fit-to-Standard Workshops, and others.
6. Added new task, Attend the Onboarding Welcome and Introduction Workshops, and task, Engage with the SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Build team, to deliverable, Getting Started with your SAP Implementation in Prepare.

April 10 Release Notes

1. Updates to the column headers of the Business Driven Configuration Questionnaires in task, Perform Initial Business Process Assessment for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
2. Updated task, Determine Scenario Options for Integrations, with a new procedure step 2. Added accelerator, SAP Help – Architecture Overview for Data Integration.
3. Updated the procedure in task, Self-Enable on Extensibility, with a new step. Added accelerator, SAP Extensibility Explorer.

March 29 Release Notes

1. Renamed iRPA to SAP Build Process Automation in several tasks. Prepare System for SAP Build Process Automation, Deploy SAP Build Process Automation scripts in Production Tenant, plus others.
2. Added new accelerators to task, Create Initial Artificial Intelligence List.
3. Renamed deliverable, Data Migration Approach and Strategy, Data Migration Approach and Plan, Updated description text to be consistent. Renamed task, Develop the Data Migration Approach and Strategy, Develop the Data Migration Approach and Plan, Updated the description text to be consistent with the new title.

March 13 Release Notes

1. Updated the name of task, Evaluate the Need for a Sandbox Tenant, (previously Test Tenant). The description and procedure were updated to reflect the new process. Updated the related accelerator to match the name change.
2. Updated the procedure notes in tasks, Receive and Access Production System, Receive and Access Quality System, and Receive and Access Starter System.
3. Added to procedure step 4 of task, Determine the Required Master Data for S/4HANA Cloud, the text ‘The list can be downloaded into spreadsheet and extended to be used as a tracking tool.’
4. Added procedure step 3 of task, Determine Migration Cockpit Field Structures for S/4HANA Cloud, ‘2 – Understand the dependencies between the objects for prioritization purposes.’
5. Task Verify Data and Settings for Fit-to-Standard Workshops was updated to include the new accelerator SAP Note 3298955 – Demo Data for Starter System.
6. Renamed task, Define Specifications for Data Extraction from a Legacy System, to Extract and Transform Legacy Data. Updated the description to include the processing of data from extraction through load file preparation.
7. Removed task, Develop Overall Load Plan. This procedure is embedded in other tasks.
8. Updated the accelerator name, Help – User Onboarding for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, to Help – Initial System Access to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
9. Added task, Self-Enable on My Fiori Apps Reference Library for Embedded Analytics.

February 27 Release Notes

1. Updated the content releases of both Chinese and Japanese.
2. Revised the procedure in task, Ensure Project Team Members Access to the SAP Support Portal, SAP Best Practices Explorer, and SAP Customer Communities. , Also note that SAP Universal ID is now mandatory for of access to SAP sites and platforms.
3. Updated the task, Review and Request New Scope Activation for Manage Your Solution App and enhanced the 2nd procedure note to include how to view activated scope items.
4. Added a procedure note to task, Activate New Scope or Country/Region in Quality System via SAP Central Business Configuration.
5. Changed the section header ‘SAP Business Role Template’ to ‘SAP Business Role Template Required’ in various tasks that list the Business Role Template.
6. Added to procedure step 4 of task, Determine the Required Master Data for S/4HANA Cloud, the text ‘The list can be downloaded into spreadsheet and extended to be used as a tracking tool.’
7. Added procedure step 3 of task, Determine Migration Cockpit Field Structures for S/4HANA Cloud, ‘3. Understand the dependencies between the objects for prioritization purposes.’
8. Renewed the procedure in task, Deploy Solution Extensions.

February 13 Release Notes

1. Updated task, Create Test Strategy, and task, Determine test scope, to include references to 2 tier scenarios.
2. Added two accelerators, SAP Best Practices – SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Hybrid Deployment and SAP Best Practices Explorer for S/4HANA Cloud, to task, Set Up Integrations in the Test Tenant. Added a procedure note referencing previous task related outputs.
3. Added a procedure note to task, Set up and Integrate the Automation Tool, relating to two-tier integration.
4. Major improvements to accelerator, Test Strategy Template S4HANA Cloud. pptx, in task, Create Test Strategy.
5. Renamed accelerator, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Meet-the-Expert/E-learning Sessions to Blog – SAP Enterprise Support Learning Assets.
6. Improved the guidance in task, Self-Enable on Extensibility, by adding accelerator, SAP Note 2283716 – Key User Application is not configured.
7. Added country, Croatia, to accelerator, Q System Activation Request Questionnaire.xlsm.
8. Changed the task title from Determine the Required Master Data and Transactional Data for S/4HANA Cloud to Determine the Required Master Data for S/4HANA Cloud. Updated the description by removing references to transaction data. With a few exceptions in finance, transaction data is not migrated.

2302 Release Notes

1. Miscellaneous readability improvements to several deliverables and tasks.
2. Updates to various release specific accelerators.

December 19 Release Notes

1. Added a new task, Self-Enable on Two-Tier ERP with SAP S/4HANA Cloud to deliverable,
2. Customer Team Self-Enablement.
3. Added a procedure step to task, Determine Scenario Options for Integrations, to provide additional instruction related to Two-Tier ERP.
4. Retired accelerators, SAP RPA Installation Steps – Vol.1-Tenant and OP Components.pdf and RPA Installation Steps – Vol.2-Pre-configured Content.pdf, in task Review Processes for Robotics Process Automation. Replaced the accelerators with SAP Note 3047348 – Release Note – SAP Best Practices for SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation.
5. Updated the procedure in task, Install Robotic Process Automation Components, and added a new accelerator, SAP Intelligent RPA Store.
6. Changed the task title from Monitor the Jobs in RPA Factory to Monitor the Jobs in SAP Intelligent RPA Factory.
7. Added a new accelerator, Design and Configuration Documentation Template, and added to multiple tasks including Document Configuration Values.
8. Updated task, Determine Process Scope, for more emphasis on SAP Cloud ALM.

December 5 Release Notes

1. Added a new accelerator, Business Driven Configuration Questionnaire – Two Tier.xlsx, to task, Perform Initial Business Process Assessment for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, to assist with Two-Tier implementations.
2. Updated the accelerator, Data Migration – Approach and Strategy Template, in task, Develop the Data Migration Approach and Strategy, to include references to interfaced data and two-tier.
3. Added a procedure note to tasks, Finance – Conduct Workshopand Conduct Workshop by Business Process Area, to highlight two-tier content in SAP Best Practices.
4. Updated task, Perform Data Cleansing Activities,to include cleansing of source data related to interfaced or two-tier scenarios.
5. Added a new procedure note to task, Prepare for a Release Upgrade, to improve knowledge on best practices relating to the upgrade.
6. Added accelerator, Extend SAP S/4HANA in the cloud and on premise with ABAP based extensions, to task, Self-Enable on Extensibility.
7. Updated the Product field of tasks related to SAP Cloud ALM so they are more easily identifiable.
8. Updated the roadmap viewer search results page to allow for filtering by Phase, Deliverable, Task, and Accelerator.

November 21 Release Notes

1. Updated task, Verify Data and Settings for Fit-to-Standard Workshops, with new procedure steps and accelerators.
2. Enhance the procedure in task, Activate New Scope or Country/Region in the Starter System via SAP Central Business Configuration, in the Prepare phase.
3. Updated task, Conduct Workshop by Business Process Area, to remove redundant information from previous procedure steps and further enhance the CALM related content.
4. Renamed task, Document Master Data Requirements, to Document Data and Setting Requirements. Included additional procedure steps.
5. Added a new task, Maintain Data and Setting for Treasury Management (Optional), to deliverable, Required Configuration Before System Use – SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
6. Replaced the accelerator, Org Structure Definition Template.xlsm, with a new accelerator, Organizational Structure Overview.xlsx in task, Organizational Structure – Conduct Workshop.
7. Added a new deliverable, Solution Scope, and new task, Determine Process Scope, to the prepare phase. This is help with standard implementations and two-tier implementations.
8. Removed the ‘System’ reference from tasks that have the product attribute ‘SAP Central Business Configuration’. This association was erroneous.
9. Updated task, Handover of Requirements to Integration Expert, to include references to SAP Cloud ALM functionality.
10. Updated the Data Migration Approach and Strategy Template in task, Develop the Data Migration Approach and Strategy.
11. Added a new accelerator, Tutorial Library for SAP Central Business Configuration, to task, Self-Enable on SAP Central Business Configuration. Updated the procedure to include the accelerator.
12. Removed the requirement of submitting a Service Incident from the procedure of task, Set Production System to Live. This is no longer required.

November 7 Release Notes

1. Added the XM transformation (Experience Management) process which includes the following:
   • New tag, ‘XM Transformation’ to quickly access all tasks.
   • New tasks under various deliverables:
     1. Self-Enable on Experience Management
     2. Conduct Readiness Assessment Survey
     3. Deliver Program Goal Alignment Survey
     4. Execute Solution Validation Survey
     5. Assess Project Performance
     6. Establish Readiness for User Acceptance Test
     7. Assess Training Satisfaction
     8. Assess Project Performance
     9. Tracking Goals
     10. Assess Project Performance
     11. Assess Solution Performance

2. Added procedure note 7 to task, Access SAP Support Service, and related accelerator. SAP offers Penetration Testing/ Vulnerability Assessment/ Vulnerability Management.
3. Addition of new task, Assign Resources and Refine Project Tasks in SAP Cloud ALM, to deliverable, Project Plans, Schedule and Budget. This task details the process of assigning teams or people to tasks in SAP Cloud ALM.
4. Task, Direct and Manage Project Execution, was refreshed in the Explore, Realize and Deploy Phases to address handling of project monitoring in SAP Cloud ALM.
5. Creation of new deliverable, Sprint Planning and Execution, to document the overall sprint handling process. This includes the creation/refresh of the following tasks and updates to existing accelerators:
   • New task, Plan the Sprint, including accelerator Agile Release Planning.
   • New Task, Execute the Sprint, including accelerators:
     1. Agile Release Planning
     2. Agile Sprint Burndown and Task Board
     3. Agile Sprint Retrospective Template

• • Refresh of task, Close the Sprint, and accelerator Agile Sprint Retrospective Template.

6. Updated the title of task, Create Manual Test Cases, to Create Manual Test Cases with SAP Cloud ALM. Added additional content to explain how to import test scripts from BPX.
7. Updated the procedure in task, Self-Enable on SAP Cloud ALM, to include the SAP Cloud ALM Expert Portal.

October 24 Release Notes

1. Renamed the roadmap from ‘SAP S/4HANA Cloud’ to ‘SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (2-system landscape)’ to better differentiate from the other SAP S/4HANA Cloud roadmaps.
2. Removed task, Request Access to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Release Assessment Tool. Requesting access is no longer required.
3. Added new deliverable, Request Initial System Access, and related task, Request SAP Cloud ALM Tenant. SAP Cloud ALM is now requested via SAP for me.
4. Removed procedure steps 4 and 5 from task, Access SAP Cloud ALM and Create Users. These steps are moved to a new task for setting up teams and roles in SAP Cloud ALM.
5. Updated task, Document Integration Requirements, to include addition SAP Cloud ALM instructions.
6. Updated task, Document Extensibility Requirements, to include addition SAP Cloud ALM instructions.
7. Updated task, Handover of Requirements for Extensions to Developer, to include a procedure step for using the SAP Cloud ALM app, Requirements, and User Story functionality. Added a procedure note pointing to the Export Portal accelerator and additional documentation.

October 10 Release Notes

1. Updated tasks, Receive and Access Stater System, Receive and Access Quality System, and Receive and Access Production System, to reflect the new provisioning processes related to the elimination of the technical user and elimination of the initial password.
2. Added a procedure note to task, Define the Implementation Strategy, to direct new customers to the documentation on SAP Cloud ALM during the Discover phase.
3. Add deliverable, Solution Scope, and task, Determine Process Scope, to accommodate the scoping process and highlight the benefit of using SAP Cloud ALM for scoping.
4. Updated the task, Confirm Backlog, with two new procedure notes that reference the requirements functionality in SAP Cloud ALM.
5. Updated the description in task, Ensure Project Team Members Access to the SAP Learning Hub, to improve readability.
6. Updated the listed apps in tasks, Create Users in the Starter System, Create Users in the Quality System, and Create Users in the Production System

September 26 Release Notes

1. Created a new task, Document Extensibility Requirements, under deliverable, Fit to Standard Analysis Documentation. Added accelerator, Extensibility Functional Specifications Template to the task.
2. Improved the accelerator, Test Strategy Template S4HANA Cloud.pptx, in task Create Test Strategy.
3. Consolidated several Conduct Workshop tasks under deliverable, Fit-to-Standard Analysis, into one task, Conduct Workshop by Business Process Area. Include the business areas and a common procedure in the task text.
4. Added a new accelerator, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Meet-the-Expert/E-Learning Sessions, to several tasks including Create Self-Enablement Plan.
5. New task, Self-Enable on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Embedded Analytics, created along with 3 new accelerators.
6. Updated task, Prepare for Post Upgrade Testing, to include the new features of PUT 2.0.

September 12 Release Notes

1. Replaced testing tasks, Set Up Selected Third-Party Automated Testing Tools and Set Up Users for the Test Automation Tool, with task Set Up and Integrate the Automation Tool.
2. Updated the Sourcing and Procurement Business Driven Configuration accelerator in task, Perform Initial Business Process Assessment for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
3. Updated the CIAS Scenarios Direct Links.xlsx accelerator in task, Set Up Integration using Cloud Integration Automation Service (CIAS), with new scenarios.

August 29 Release Notes

1. Reviewed and updated the attribute ‘Product’ associated with multiple tasks within the Application Design and Configuration The ‘Product’ is the system or systems in which the actions specified in the task procedure is performed.
2. Added a link to the E-book – Migrating to SAP S/4HANA Cloud in task Develop the Data Migration Approach and Strategy.
3. Added SAP Cloud ALM as an associated Product to several testing tasks since SAP Cloud ALM now supports testing.
4. Various minor changes related to improved reuse of task across different roadmaps.

August 15 Release Notes

1. Added a procedure note to task, Create Users in the Starter System, to provide additional guidance via the click through tutorials.
2. Added new accelerator, Treasury Workshop Planning.xlsx, to task Prepare for Fit-to-Standard Workshops.
3. Redirected the procedure step 3 of task, Access SAP Cloud ALM and Create Users, to the SAP Cloud ALM for Implementations – Expert Portal accelerator and removed the link to the temporary blog.
4. Streamlined the accelerators in task, Self-Enable on the Fit-to-Standard Process, by consolidating information. Updates were made to the How to Approach Fit-to-standard.pptx
5. Removed tasks, Document Scope via SAP Central Business Configuration and Document Initial Configuration Settings for SAP Central Business Configuration. The content was consolidated into task, Document Scope and Settings for System Activation.
6. Added a new procedure note to tasks, Execute Data Migration Using Staging Tables and Create Cutover Plan and Documentation. Maintenance downtimes on the weekends should be considered when planning data migration processes.

2208 Release Notes

1. Removed task, Set Up Employee Central Integration (JB1), and related accelerators. Integration via MDI is now the preferred approach. A complete list of MDI tasks are available in the Intelligent Enterprise roadmap.
2. Updated the procedure of task, Set Up Integration using Cloud Integration Automation Service (CIAS) in BTP, to include that the CIAS tenant will be provisioned when SAP Cloud ALM is provisioned reducing the needed setup.
3. Updated the procedure in task, Create Initial Analytics List, and added accelerator, SAP Best Practices for Analytics with SAP S/4HANA.
4. Removed obsolete accelerators from task, Finance – Conduct Workshop. The accelerators removed: Fiscal Year Variant Implementation Guide.pdf, SAP Note 2568382 – Different Fiscal Year Variants for Various Ledgers, and SAP Note 2640035 – Guidance for Deviating Shifted Fiscal Year Variant.
5. Updated the procedure in task, Change Test Data Using Data Variant, to improve flow and readability.
6. Updated task, Create Users in the Quality System, by changing the reference to app, Import employee, to app, Manage Workforce. The app, Import Employee, was depreciated.

July 1 Release Notes

1. Added a new information to step 1 of task, Evaluate Release Upgrade Functionality, to include a reference to Cloud ALM Upcoming Event card.
2. Added two procedure notes to task, Revise Business Roles and Business Catalogs. The notes clarify that the customer should make custom business roles instead of using the template roles in Production.
3. Added a new procedure note to task, Activate New Scope or Country/Region in Starter System via SAP Central Business Configuration, and other related tasks. The note informs the user that country extensions will require mandatory organizational structure changes and other items to consider.
4. Removed accelerator, MS Project Cutover Schedule Sample, from tasks, Create Cutover Plan and Documentation and Execute Cutover Tasks per the Cutover Plan. This accelerator is obsolete and will be replace.
5. Added a new accelerator, BDC questionnaire – Treasury, to task, Perform Initial Business Process Assessment for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

June 20 Release Notes

1. Added two new tasks, Verify System Setting for Fit-to-Standard Workshop and Activate New Scope or Country/Region in Starter System via SAP Central Business Configuration, to deliverable, Fit-to-Standard System Preparation. These replace the deliverable, New Scope Activation via SAP Central Business Configuration.
2. Removed deliverable, New Scope Activation via SAP Central Business Configuration, and related tasks from Explore. See related change above.
3. Refreshed the Project Plan with the current content from the roadmap. Typically, this accelerator gets updated with each major release. To increase freshness, we will update 4 times per year.
4. Replaced task, Self-Enable on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, with 3 simplified tasks, Complete SAP S/4HANA Cloud Onboarding Learning Courses, Access the SAP Enterprise Support Value Map for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and Join the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Implementation Learning Room.
5. Removed tasks, Document Preset Parameters for Manage Your Solution App and Document Scope Bundle for Manage Your Solution App. They are no longer relevant.
6. Updated the description and procedure in task, Ensure Project team Members Access to the SAP Learning Hub.
7. Updated task, Prepare Testing Prerequisites, with a new accelerator to the Automation Testing community.
8. Updated task, Collect Details for Customer-Driven Integrations, with a new procedure step and procedure note.

June 3 Release Notes

1. Removed tasks related to Manage Your Solution and the provisioning of the quality system. These are no longer relevant with SAP Central Business Configuration.
2. Removed dual instructions from Request the Production System and Transport Initial Change Project from Q-System to P-System. Removed qualifiers from multiple SAP Central Business Configuration tasks since they are now relevant to all projects getting new systems.
3. Renamed deliverable, Quality System Request / Initial Setup, to Initial Quality System Setup. Renamed task, Execute Initial Setup of the Quality System via SAP Central Business Configuration, to Execute Initial Setup of the Quality System.
4. Updated the task, Ensure Project Team Members Access to the SAP Learning Hub, with improved description and additional procedure steps.
5. Updated the OCM Customer Readiness Whitepaper in task, Execute the Cloud Mindset.

May 23 Release Notes

1. Replaced the two tables that included the Service names, Estimated Completion Duration and Last Date to Request from task, Prepare for a Release Upgrade, with a process step listing the dos and don’ts on transports, scope/country activation when planning project activities around upgrade period. Note that the tables were related to the older Manage Your Solution processes which are now obsolete and replaced with SAP Central Business Configuration.
2. Added 3 new procedure notes to task, Evaluate and Activate Feature from Continuous Delivery. Two are related to post upgrade testing and one to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Release Assessment and Scope Dependency (RASD)
3. Updated the general blogs link in task, Request SAP Cloud ALM Tenant, to be based on the SAP Cloud ALM tag and display results in date order.
4. Updated the title of task, Set Up Evaluation Project in SAP Central Business Configuration, from Set Up Starter Project in SAP Central Business Configuration. SAP Central Business Configuration has changed the name of the initial project. Related accelerator titles are also updated. Added two new procedure notes related to the quality system request and upgrade window.
5. Edited procedure step 2 in task, Subscribe to Cloud Integration Automation Service (CIAS) in BTP. Added a new procedure note related to automatic provisioning with SAP Cloud ALM.
6. Added task, Maintain Test Process and Test Plan for Customer Test, in the Regression Test for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Upgrade
7. Consolidated tasks, Provide Consent for Post Upgrade Testing, Maintain Master Transaction Data and Open Posting Periods, and Maintain Test User Credentials, into task Prepare for Post Upgrade Test.

May 8 Release Notes

1. Updated the procedure notes in task, Create Users in the Starter System. Updated the link in accelerator Help – Manage Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Identity and Access Management.
2. Updated the Solution Adaption workstream in the phase/workstream graphic of the Overview tab.
3. Add the procedure step 3 in task, Document Scope via SAP Central Business Configuration.
4. Added procedure step 3 in task, Track Changes in Configuration. The process for SAP Central Business Configuration now is the same as with Manage your Solution.
5. Updated task, Request New Scope or Country/Region Activation via SAP Central Business Configuration, with additional guidance on the number of countries that can be added in one iteration. Added accelerators, SAP Note 3151804 – Country Activation Guidance and Help – Project Experience. Updated the procedure notes.
6. Updated task, Set Up Exchange Rates for New Country/Region, with clarification that steps 3 and 4 are not relevant to the starter system.
7. Added a new accelerator, Blog – Accelerate SAP Cloud Solution Adoption With New Templates In SAP Activate, to task, Set up OCM Team and OCM Concept.
8. Updated the procedure in task, Configure Identity and Access Management in the Q-System. Added new accelerator, Help – Manage Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud – Maintain Business Roles. Added procedure note stating that SAP strongly recommends the creation of Custom business roles to be used in the production system

April 25 Release Notes

1. Eliminated four unnecessary accelerators from task, Access Starter System and Reset Password. Eliminated references to the IAS (Identity Authentication Service) in the procedure. The IAS is initially setup with SAP Central Business Configuration.
2. Added a procedure step to task, Access the SAP Central Business Configuration, to include actions related to the initial access to the IAS.
3. Removed references to ‘quarterly’ release updates from several tasks. SAP currently releases upgrades 2 times per year but has increased the use of continuous feature delivery.
4. Renamed task, Test Preparation, to Prepare Testing Prerequisites.
5. Updated task, Organizational Structure – Conduct Workshop, to focus on the SAP Central Business Configuration process instead of the older Manage Your Solution process. Removed unnecessary accelerators. Add the procedure note that the organizational structure cannot be deleted once activated.

April 11 Release Notes

1. Renamed task, Prepare for Post Upgrade Testing by SAP, to Prepare for Post Upgrade Testing. Updated the description, procedure, and procedure notes.
2. Renamed task, View Post Upgrade Test Result, to Analyze Post Upgrade Test Result and made updates to the procedure.
3. Changes to the IPS (Identity Provisioning Service) and IAS (identity Authentication Service) applications referenced within various tasks. See the SAP Cloud Identity Services – Identity Authentication help for more information.
4. Updated the procedures in tasks, Create Content Development Plan and Manage Content Design and Content Development.
5. Updated the text in deliverable, Enablement Delivery, and in the related tasks, Train the Trainer and Plan Learning Logistics.
6. Updated the procedure in task, Request Cloud Integration Automation Services (CIAS). Customers can now self-subscribe to the service.
7. Added a procedure note to task, Execute Initial Setup of the Quality System via SAP CBC. Once certain SAP Central Business Configuration initial settings are activated, they cannot be changed.