S/4HANA
- SAP S/4HANA is a new product, not the legal successor of SAP ERP/SAP Business Suite products
Only SAP S/4HANA solutions are allowed to run on an SAP S/4HANA installation
- Certain SAP ERP/SAP Business Suite solutions are able to run on a SAP S/4HANA
Enabled by using “Compatibility Packs” (CPs)
A CP is an S/4HANA compatible copy of a “classic” = SAP Business Suite software product (e.g. ECC WM)
Compatibility Packs are only required for solutions which are installed on the SAP S/4HANA instance –not for side-by-side installations
On December 31, 2025, the right to use CPs will expire. At that time, CPs must not be run any longer
SAP aims to replace these classic solutions by the end of 2025 with a genuine S/4HANA solution
- Running a classic SAP ERP solution side-by-side with SAP S/4HANA does not require a Compatibility Pack
Beyond 2025, SAP ERP/SAP Business Suite products can still connect to S/4HANA using side-by-side approach
S/4HANA On-Premise offers 2 Approaches to EWM:
Decentral and Embedded
EWM Decentral and Embedded have Identical EWM Common Core (e.g. Core Functionality)
Decentral EWM and embedded EWM are planned to cover the same business scenarios & processes with only minor exceptions
Approaches can be mixed to support different operational models
EWM embedded offers simplified data model, no CIF/RFC integration required
EWM decentral offered as “side-by-side” approach only
S/4HANA EWM Embedded: Primary Focus Areas
1. One System
(Master Data, Customizing, UX)
2. Reduce Data-Redundancy
Lean Processes with Less Business Documents
3. Simplification
Simplifications due to Strategic Reasons
Technical Deprecations (compared to SAP EWM and its related products)
3. Best-practice content
ERP
Customer / Vendor
Material
Material Values
Batches + Batch Characteristics
Cost Centers
Internal Orders
Projects
EWM
Product
Business Partner
Product Values
Versions Characteristics
EWM Accounting Information
EWM Accounting Information
EWM Accounting Information
EWM in S/4HANA
Business Partner
Material + EWM Views
Material Values
Batches + Batch Characteristics
Cost Centers
Internal Orders
Projects
ERP
Customer / Vendor
Material
Material Values
Batches + Batch Characteristics
Cost Centers
Internal Orders
Projects
EWM
Product
Business Partner
Product Values
Versions Characteristics
EWM Accounting Information
EWM Accounting Information
EWM Accounting Information
EWM in S/4HANA
Business Partner
Material + EWM Views
Material Values
Batches + Batch Characteristics
Cost Centers
Internal Orders
Projects
Summary: EWM Embedded in S/4HANA
EWM part of the S/4HANA software stack
Focus on simplification and reduction of redundant objects and data
Intended for small & medium sized operations
