SAP S/4HANA 1709 – Overview @SAPCommunity Call Hosted by @SAPMentors
This was a SAP Community Call hosted by SAP Mentors, specifically Chris Kernaghan and Maria Farrales
Abstract/Description: This webinar will give you an introduction to the innovations coming with SAP S/4HANA 1709 (on-premise) release, designed for enterprises across industries that need a deep and broad level of functionality combined with a high degree of flexibility in customization. With SAP S/4HANA 1709, we bring the next wave of simplification and innovations to the core business functions of enterprises. This webinar will give you an introduction to the product offering, covering the core business scenarios of an enterprise as well as functionality for lines of businesses and industries.
Presenter: Christian Vogler, SAP S/4HANA Product Management & Co-Innovation, SAP SE
Recording can be found here.
Christian provided an overview of what is planned to be delivered. He said the presentation is just a snapshot, and subject to change
Release to customer is planned September 15
Source: SAP
The usual Legal Disclaimer applies
Key Innovations
1709 is an entire ERP solution
Links:
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First release was in 2015
Cloud first and simplification of core
SAP HANA as the database
Support OLAP/OLTP in same system
Only one code line for cloud/on-premise
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New embedded transportation management
Extension of industries including commodity management
Introduce machine learning, available in cash management and procurement
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Figure 5 covers landscape consolidation
Covers “what is in and what is out”
Operational reporting is in S/4HANA
SRM: bring back parts to core and some to Ariba
Supply chain – PP/DS in Core, global ATP not to core
CRM: Some move to hybris and other to core
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Figure 6 covers the release strategy
One on-premise deliver per year
SAP supports each release for 5 years, and provide SP and Feature Pack releases
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S4 is not the legal successor of any SAP ERP
Three scenarios, not an upgrade
New implementation, system conversion, and landscape transformation (consolidate landscape)
See this blog
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SAP recommends go directly to 1709
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Readiness check is a new tool, available through maintenance, customer can initiate, analyze SAP system and helps customer to give customer overview of potential requirements of S4
Recommend Fiori apps to replace SAP transactions
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Figure 10 shows a result of readiness check
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New simplification items in Figure 11
Link to simplification items (may require S-USER access)
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New in 1709 is the migration cockpit
Purpose is to support transition process for customers
Design tool for enhancements and modifications
Key Innovations
New industries, enhancements to line of business, integration and tools
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Active consumption of HANA 2 – this is mandatory for the 1709 release
1709 release will not support SAP HANA 1; will force customers to upgrade SAP HANA as well.
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First make a database upgrade and then upgrade to 1709
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Link to S/4HANA Compatibility Scope Matrix
Figure 15 covers compatibility packages
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Goal of asset management is to reduce reactive maintenance
Fiori app for report and repair malfunction
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Time to repair is covered
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Sourcing and Procurement has new innovations and enhancements
Display of document flow in purchase requisitions
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Figure 19 shows the purchase requisition document flow on the left and the analytic on the right
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Five key areas for Finance innovations
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Industry enhancements just listed; not much discussion in the webinar
For more information, be sure to look at the “Run” theme at SAP TechEd.
More Community Calls are planned for September, including getting ready for SAP TechEd.
Thanks for your update!!!
Regards,
Vidhya.C
Many thanks for sharing great sum up Tammy, are you planning to share the original pdf? , I was in the webinar and more pages we have seen.
Sarhan - I don't have the means to post the PDF; SAP owns it so I hope they can post in their repository.
I see Tammy, hope they share, many thanks again.
Many thanks for sharing and update!
Regards,
Gil A.
Not able to get simplification list for 1709 on link
Link to simplification items (may require S-USER access)
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/sic/
can you tell me exact link where do i get simplification list for 1709 ??
Kaustubh
Hi - thank you for reading - I can't help with access; please post this as a question at answers.sap.com