✒️El sistema SAP S/4HANA

The SAP S/4HANA System

SAP Business Suite 4 HANA, abbreviated as SAP S/4HANA, represents a groundbreaking product developed on the SAP HANA platform, exclusively functioning with the SAP HANA database. It is meticulously designed using the SAP Fiori user experience.

This version introduces numerous enhancements across various areas of the system, incorporating innovations tailored for emerging technologies such as IoT, Big Data, Business Networks, and Mobile First. Its features and functions closely resemble those of SAP ECC.

The Architecture of SAP S/4HANA

The solution, now known as SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management (commonly referred to as SAP S/4HANA), comprises 10 Lines of Business (LoBs):

• SAP S/4HANA Finance
• SAP S/4HANA Human Resources
• SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement
• SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain
• SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing
• SAP S/4HANA Asset Management
• SAP S/4HANA Marketing and Commerce
• SAP S/4HANA Sales
• SAP S/4HANA Service
• SAP S/4HANA Research and Development

The On-Premise version of SAP S/4HANA, installed directly at the client's site, is composed of:

• SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management: Tailored for companies across industries requiring a profound and comprehensive functionality coupled with a high degree of flexibility in customization. This core solution covers critical business processes previously addressed by the SAP ECC system.
• SAP S/4HANA LoB Products: Enhance the core functions of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management to provide additional commercial benefits for specific lines of business.

LoB's examples:

* SAP S/4HANA Human Resources: Encompasses the core functionality of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management (formerly known as the HCM module), along with SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Fieldglass.

* SAP S/4HANA Sales: Comprises the core functionality of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management, incorporating what was previously known as the SD module, along with SAP Hybris.

* SAP S/4HANA Finance: Incorporates the core functionality of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management, encompassing modules FI and CO, along with SAP Financial Services Network, SAP Ariba, and SAP Concur.

* SAP S/4HANA Asset Management: Encompasses the core functionality of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management, covering the AM and PM modules, along with other SAP applications.

* SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement: Includes the core functionality modeled after the MM module, along with SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP Concur.

* SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing: Comprises the functionality of the PP and QM modules.

To access SAP S/4HANA LoB Products, companies with SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management need to purchase a separate license. Core functionalities implemented in SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management natively integrate with cloud solutions implemented by Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass, Hybris, SuccessFactors, and SAP Financial Services Network. Integration can be implemented through WebServices (natively implemented in SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management, HANA Cloud Integration, or SAP PO).

SAP S/4HANA LoB Products for Specific Industries: Enhance core functions to provide specific industry-related commercial benefits for lines of business. Industries covered include Agriculture, Automotive, Banking, Insurance, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail and Fashion, Services, Waste and Recycling.

SAP S/4HANA Compatibility Packages: Enable business continuity with S/4HANA. Clients can use the compatibility version of the related SAP Business Suite product in S/4HANA while SAP simultaneously develops comparable business functionality for S/4HANA.

The Benefits of SAP S/4HANA

• Reinvented user experience.
• Reinvented business models.
• Reinvented business processes.
• Reinvented data model.
• Options for system implementation.
• Agility in business decisions.
• Reduction of costs for SAP services, simplifying the SAP landscape.

SAP S/4HANA Implementation options

SAP S/4HANA offers three implementation editions: On-Premise, Cloud, and Hybrid.

Both editions encompass functionalities for finance, accounting, control, purchasing, sales, manufacturing, plant maintenance, project system, and product lifecycle management, integrating with SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, SAP Hybris, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP Concur. A hybrid implementation option involves operating some applications in the cloud and others On-Premise.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud: Offered through the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, SAP manages all administration, including updates and security, ensuring cloud solutions have the latest technology more accessible than ever with continuous expansions and updates. SAP provides both a public and private cloud, with the main distinction being that, in the private cloud, the client agrees to update schedules and software changes.

Versions of SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA On-Premise -> 1 annual version

SAP S/4HANA Cloud -> quarterly releases