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Difference between S/4HANA and SAP Suite on HANA

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SAP S/4HANA Vs. SAP Suite on HANA

Between SAP Suite on HANA and SAP
S/4HANA, some level of confusion still exist
which I got know after speaking with a large
number of people. For those who are wrestling
with the differences between the two products let
me provide some clarity. Before making any
decisions it goes without saying that it is vital to
understand the contrasts in the journey to each
product and their functionality.

SAP Suite on HANA

First came, SAP Suite on HANA. On SAP
HANAthe traditional SAP ECC solution is
available as the name suggested. The engine (database) is now a HANA engine although it has all of the
traditional functionality of an ECC environment. There is no concept of data simplification as nearly all of
the SAP transaction codes are available. To create real-time reporting one can access to the HANA live
studio. To utilise the HANA Database and provide additional performance benefits the solution also
boasts amended transactions.

On HANA the route to Suite to digest is pretty simple. From your current database to HANA it should be
upgraded to ECC6 Enhancement Package 7 and then a database migration should be performed.
Without too much business involvement this technical exercise can be achieved (regression testing is a
must).

SAP S/4HANA
A new product is SAP S/4HANA. Around the core ECC solution it is based. A number of
differences are there, however:

Simplification of the data has been done. Within certain processes into a single table by replacing the
core tables this can be achieved.

Due to the ‘principle of one’, some traditional functionality is no longer available after the new
functionality has been released.

With over 3000 CDS views currently available embedded reporting has been released. Within the
S/4HANA environment, SAP BW and SAP BPC can be embedded. Within the new product S/4HANA
enables certain scenarios to be performed– not all however; it will not replace BW or BPC.

Either by a system conversion from an ECC solution (including Suite on HANA), or a new install the route
to S/4HANA is achieved. From ECC6 to S/4HANA there is no upgrade path. With the reason being to
enable the new simplified data model a system conversion needs to take place. In order to replace it from
your existing system you need to be conscious on the lost functionality as part of the move to S4/HANA.
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SAP S/4HANA Versions

The on-premise S/4HANA solution is of two versions. With a simplified Finance module and full ECC
scope SAP S/4HANA Finance is the one which is Suite on HANA. Availability of this product is still there
and soon a new release is due.

Materials Management and Operations as well as Finance are simplified by SAP S/4HANA Enterprise
Management. By “S4CORE” “SAP_APPL” has been replaced which has a different base component. In
ECC there are modules which have been replaced.

Still there is an evolution of each of these products and therefore what you currently have in your ECC
solution may not provide all of the functionality you with certain Industry Solution functionality which is not
yet available. Within S/4HANA Enterprise Management Modules in the roadmap to be simplified
modules such as Production Planning and Quality Management are there. Although the functionality will
still be available within S/4HANA the HR module will not be simplified.

Following are the Comparisons of versions

S/4 HANA
Suite on S/4 HANA
Functionality SAP ECC6 Enterprise
HANA Finance
Management
Core SAP ECC processes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Core SAP ECC modules and Not fully due to
Yes Yes Yes
Funtionality principle of one
HANA Database No Yes Yes Yes
HANA live reporting No Yes Yes No
SAP Embedded reporting No No No Yes
Simplified Finance data
No No Yes Yes
model
Simplified Materials
No No No Yes
Management and Operations
SAP Fiori availibility Yes Yes Yes Yes
Some for Some for
Optimised SAP Fiori Apps No Yes
HANA Finance
Embedded BW No No Yes Yes
Embedded BPC No No Yes Yes
System
Not System conversion
Route to new Solution Upgrade conversion or
applicable or new install
new install
Not Not
System Conversion effort Low High
applicable applicable
Core Component SAP_APPL SAP_APPL SAP_APPL S4CORE
Not
Project Effort Medium High Very High
applicable

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