S/4 HANA: Interview questions .
1.
Question 1. What Is Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA, short for SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA, is SAP’s
next-generation business suite. It is a new product fully built on the most
advanced in-memory platform today – SAP HANA – and modern design principles
with the SAP Fiori user experience (UX). SAP S/4HANA delivers massive
simplifications (customer adoption, data model, user experience, decision
making, business processes, and models) and innovations (Internet of Things,
Big Data, business networks, and mobile-first) to help businesses run simple in
a digital and networked economy.
SAP HANAはSAPの次世代ビジネススイートです。
2.
Question 2. What Does The Name
Of Sap S/4hana Stand For?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA is the short form for SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA.
It brings the next big wave of SAP innovation to our customers, similar to the
transition from SAP R/2 to SAP R/3. SAP S/4HANA is a new product with a new
code line.
3.
Question 3. What Are The
Deployment Options Offered?
Answer :
SAP currently plans to offer on-premise, cloud (public and
managed), and hybrid deployments to give real choice to customers. SAP S/4HANA
also gives customers the option to fully leverage the new HANA multitenancy
functionality as provided by the SAP HANA platform (currently support package
9) for the cloud.
S/4 Hanaは、クラウドと、オンプレミス、およびハイブリッドソリューションとして利用できます。
S/ 4 HANA wa kuraudo de, onpuremisu de, soshite haiburiddo to
shite riyō kanōdesu.
4.
Question 4. What Is The Business Scope Of The Different Editions?
Answer :
The business scope for each edition was designed to offer maximum
choice to customers in alignment with their business requirements:
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition, already offers a business scope
that is similar in terms of coverage, functionality, industries, and languages
as the current SAP Business Suite. Within this scope, SAP S/4HANA also includes
the transformational simplifications delivered with SAP Simple Finance (SAP
Accounting powered by SAP HANA) as well as a planned integration with
SuccessFactors Employee Central and Ariba Network.
The on-premise edition is intended to offer a yearly innovation
cycle through simplification and innovation packages. The next simplification
and innovation package is planned for the end of 2015.
SAP S/4HANA, public cloud edition, should address specific
business scenarios of lines of business and industries. The first delivery in
early 2015 is expected to cover key scenarios in customer engagement and
commerce and professional services (10 core scenarios, plus planned integration
with SuccessFactors Employee Central, Ariba Network, SAP hybris Marketing).
SAP S/4HANA, managed cloud edition, should address a similar
business scope as the on-premise edition. The first delivery in early 2015 is
planned to already cover essential core ERP scenarios (accounting, controlling,
materials management, production planning and control, sales and distribution,
logistics execution, plant maintenance, project system, and PLM, plus
integration with SuccessFactors Employee Central, Ariba Network, SAP hybris
Marketing).
The cloud editions are intended to offer a quarterly innovation
cycle.
オンプレミス版のSAP
S / 4HANAは、現在のSAPと同じビジネス範囲をすでに提供しています。
Onpuremisu-ban no SAP S/ 4 HANA wa, genzai no
SAP to onaji bijinesu han'i o sudeni teikyō shite imasu.
5.
Question 5. How Does Sap S/4hana
Relate To Sap Simple Finance Powered By Sap Hana?
Answer :
The SAP Simple Finance solution marked the first step in our SAP
S/4HANA road map for customers. The solution has demonstrated the value of
simplification (for example, no indexes, no aggregates, and no redundancies)
and instant insight in Finance. SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition leverages the
full scope of SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA included in SAP Simple
Finance. SAP S/4HANA, managed cloud edition is intended to leverage the same
scope. SAP S/4HANA, public cloud edition is planned to focus on a selected
scope of SAP Simple Finance in alignment with the key requirements in finance.
6.
Question 6. Which Industry
Solutions Will Be Available In Sap S/4hana And By When?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition, supports current lines of
business and industries.
SAP S4/HANA, public cloud edition, will be released by business
scenario for specific languages, lines of business, and industries. The first
industry available is currently planned to be the professional services
industry. The scope will be determined in close cooperation with the SAP user
groups based on customer requirements.
SAP S/4HANA, managed cloud edition, is planned to ultimately have
a similar scope as the on-premise edition. For the first delivery in early
2015, the following core industries are planned:
Professional Services,Chemicals, Consumer Products, Industrial
Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, as well as Transportation and
Logistics.
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Question 7. How Does Sap S/4hana Relate To Sap’s Existing Portfolio Of Cloud
Solutions?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA shall also be made available with public cloud and
managed cloud editions. However, SAP S/4HANA will not replace our existing
portfolio of line-of-business cloud solutions; it will integrate with and
expand it. Our comprehensive offering is planned to allow SAP S/4HANA customers
to build hybrid scenarios between SAP S/4HANA and cloud solutions from SAP,
including those from SuccessFactors and Ariba as well as integration with SAP
hybris Marketing. This way customers can leverage the cloud at their own pace,
based on their needs, while keeping all the integration and business benefits
of their existing SAP solutions. In addition, SAP S/4HANA is designed to easily
connect with global business networks such as,for example, the Ariba Network
and Concur.
8.
Question 8. Does Sap Provide
Prepackaged Integration For Sap S/4hana To The Existing Cloud Solutions From
Sap?
Answer :
Yes, this service is provided as SAP Rapid Deployment solutions
with SAP S/4HANA and will be delivered with prepackaged integration (for example
integration between SuccessFactors and SAP S/4HANA in HCM).
9.
Question 9. Is Sap S/4hana
Multitenant?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA gives customers the option to leverage the HANA
multitenancy functionality as provided by the SAP HANA platform (currently support
package 9).
10.
Question 10. Can Customers Run Different Sap S/4hana Editions In Parallel In
Their Enterprise Architecture?
Answer :
Yes, SAP S/4HANA editions are integrated and run mostly on the
same data semantic.
11.
Question 11. How Does Sap Hana
Cloud Platform Relate To Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
In the context of SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Cloud Platform serves as
an extension platform and agility layer. It is possible to build specific
capabilities extending the scope of SAP S/4HANA by either integrating non-SAP
functions or building your own capabilities. The cloud platform not only serves
as the development platform but also as the runtime foundation for the
developed solutions. The extensions built on the cloud platform can run against
both cloud and on-premise deployments of SAP S/4HANA.
12.
Question 12. How Does The Sap
Hana Enterprise Cloud Service Relate To Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
For SAP S/4HANA, managed cloud edition, we are leveraging the same
infrastructure as a service (IaaS), data centers, and security qualities,
though the lifecycle management is different. Innovation updates for the cloud
editions are planned on a quarterly basis, to be consumed by the customer, and
managed by SAP.
13.
Question 13. What Is The Benefit To The Data Model For Using An In-memory
Platform?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA delivers high-volume transaction processing (OLTP) and
high volume real-time analytical processes (OLAP) based on a unified data model
without the redundant data layers typically required by traditional RDBMS based
systems. This reduces TCO while providing new opportunities to increase
business value from existing investments. Examples for redundant data layers
are custom-built layers based on database tuning efforts such as secondary
indexes, or application built-in performance accelerators such as aggregate
tables or multiple general ledger versions for different managerial reporting
needs. The massive simplifications of the data model and the data processing
layers enable business and technological innovations on a broad scale across
all lines-of-business and industry solutions. The new application architecture
simplifies system landscape architectures and accelerates cloud deployments on
an economical scale.
14.
Question 14. Will Sap Continue
To Deliver Innovations To Sap Business Suite Customers On Anydb?
Answer :
Yes. SAP remains committed to protect our customers’ investments.
We recently announced that we are extending our maintenance commitment until at
least 2025. This is an unprecedented commitment to customers in the IT
industry. We will also continue to deliver innovations without disruption
(through enhancement packages for example) to SAP Business Suite customers on
anyDB and on SAP HANA. However, transformational business and IT
simplifications require a transformational platform and this is why as of today
SAP S/4HANA runs only on SAP HANA. It is the logical next step for our
installed base customers and the biggest step forward for 10+ years with full
compatibility with SAP ERP 6.0.
15.
Question 15. Do Sap S/4hana And
Sap Business Suite Share The Same Data Semantic?
Answer :
With SAP S/4HANA, SAP has developed a new product that leverages
basic data structures and elements of the SAP Business Suite for maximum
compatibility, non-disruptive migration and hybrid scenarios. However, SAP
S/4HANA provides new business functionality on top of these data structures
natively built on the SAP HANA platform and designed with the SAP Fiori UX
principles. SAP Business Suite on-premise customers on the latest enhancement
package can easily move to this new product simply by migrating to the SAP HANA
database and applying the exchange innovation (new code) to their current SAP
Business Suite environment.
16.
Question 16. What Is The Fundamental Difference Between The Old Sap Business
Suite Code Line And The New Sap S/4hana Product Code Line?
Answer :
The development approach of SAP S/4HANA is to eliminate all
artefacts that have been introduced as performance workarounds for classical
row-based RDBMS. These are aggregates and programmed indexes that contained no
semantic value and only provided fast access to sums and data. On the downside,
these created interconnections in the application and complexity in how to lock
the system to avoid conflicting updates in aggregates. Moreover, significant
code had to be developed for lengthy ETL (extract-transformload) scenarios
incurring data preparation and exception management routines caused by latency.
This portion of the code did not carry business semantic in itself, but served
as “performance proliferation” in business processes. With SAP S/4 HANA, these
different types of workaround on restrictions based on technical limitations
are no longer necessary, as the latest information and the time travel from the
columnar store can be accessed instantaneously across all inserts and updates
and therefore eliminates the need for any overhead of the index and aggregates.
17.
Question 17. What Is The Typical
Journey For An Existing Sap Business Suite Customer?
Answer :
Moving to SAP S/4HANA for a typical existing SAP ERP 6.0 customer
will require a move to the latest enhancement package, followed by a database
migration from anyDB to SAP HANA combined with the deployment of the exchange
innovation (new code). From an execution perspective, these steps can be
executed in sequence or as a combined step. Moving to SAP S/4HANA for an
existing SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA customer is even faster as only
the deployment of the exchange innovation (new code) is required. Both journeys
are well proven in the market with several hundred of live SAP Business Suite
powered by SAP HANA customers as well as SAP Simple Finance live customers.
ECCからS /
4 HANAへのアップグレードには2つの可能性があります。
1.
ECC 6.0からS / 4まで。
2.
HANA付きECCからS / 4HANAへ。
一番目について、最新のパッケージに移行することが必要です, その後 S / 4 HANAへの移行。
二番目の場合は、交換イノベーション という新しいコードを実装することだけです.
ECC kara S/ 4 HANA e no appugurēdo ni wa 2tsu
no kanōsei ga arimasu. 1. ECC 6. 0 Kara S/ 4 made. 2. HANA-tsuki ECC kara S/ 4
HANA e. Ichi-banme ni tsuite, saishin no pakkēji ni ikō suru koto ga hitsuyōdesu,
sonogo S/ 4 HANA e no ikō. Ni-banme no baai wa, kōkan inobēshon to iu atarashī
kōdo o jissō suru koto dakedesu.
18.
Question 18. How Can Sap
Partners Support The Move Of A Customer To Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
SAP has an established partner ecosystem (value-added retailers
and systems integrators) that is ready to resell and service SAP S/4HANA for
our joint existing and new customers to implement future innovations. More than
50% of the SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA projects were managed by
partners. Partners and SAP will support customers in their journey with
predefined migration, system conversion in the cloud, and deployment packages
for quicker time to value. Companies of all sizes will benefit from the
highquality service and reseller capabilities our partners provide.
19.
Question 19. What Happens To
Existing Modifications When A Customer Moves To Sap S4/hana?
Answer :
In any scenario, the move to SAP S/4HANA is a great opportunity to
validate the existing modifications and simplify your solution. It has not been
unusual for customers to realize that 50% of the modifications that hamper fast
release cycles and require long test cycles were no longer necessary to run the
business, but were leftovers from older projects while the remaining
modifications could have been built in a less intrusive manner. When moving to
SAP S/4HANA, public cloud edition, customers will move their modifications to
SAP HANA Cloud Platform as an extension. Also, customers that make the choice
of the SAP S/4HANA, managed cloud edition, the recommended approach is to use
SAP HANA Cloud Platform extensions to provision enhancements. In fact, standard
field extensions can directly be done within the SAP Fiori UX while SAP HANA
Cloud Platform can be leveraged for more significant developments. SAP S/4HANA,
on-premise edition, provides maximum customization opportunities: on premise as
traditionally done in the past or through SAP HANA Cloud Platform. SAP has
several references of SAP Business Suite customers using SAP HANA Cloud
Platform extensions for on-premise systems. In general, the SAP HANA extension
framework of SAP HANA Cloud Platform uses SAP HANA as the common platform for
SAP S/4HANA and offers additional choices such as the integration of open
source solutions. The extension framework has the advantage to isolate
modifications from the core and drive agility for the on-premise deployment and
safeguard agility for cloud deployments. This means that rather than modifying
the core code, enhancements are put in a “safe” environment so that innovation
packages can be easily applied. The core SAP S/4HANA system remains “clean” and
can be quickly and easily updated when new innovations are added – in just the
same way that consumer mobile apps are updated on a regular basis.
20.
Question 20. What Happens To
Existing Legacy Interfaces If A Customer Moves To Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition, currently supports the existing
published legacy interfaces.
21.
Question 21. How Does Sap
S/4hana Relate To And Coexist With The Existing Sap Landscapes?
Answer :
A single system can always only be on SAP S/4HANA or on the
traditional SAP Business Suite (on SAP HANA or anyDB). However, customers can
decide to move separate installations within their landscape individually to
SAP S/4HANA and do not have to do a “big bang” for their whole system landscape
– and thus run in a mixed environment. As SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite
are using semantically consistent data structures, a move to SAP S/4HANA is
nondisruptive.
22.
Question 22. Can A Customer
Choose To Run The Traditional Sap User Interface And Custom Screens Or Is Sap
Fiori Mandatory?
Answer :
All SAP S/4HANA innovations are intended to be delivered with SAP
Fiori UX providing the same experience on all devices. However, a customer
using SAP S/4HANA is planned to still be able to consume the traditional user
interfaces.
23.
Question 23. What Is The Pricing
Model For Sap S/4hana?
Answer :
For the on-premise version, SAP Business Suite customers need to
purchase the SAP S/4HANA foundationpromotion license to run the new SAP S/4HANA
code line. SAP is offering the following promotion until the end of Q3/2015: •
Existing SAP Business Suite customers have to procure the SAP HANA runtime
license for SAP Business Suite (@15% HSAV = SAP HANA Software Application
Value) and will get the SAP S/4HANA foundation-promotion license at no
additional cost. • Existing SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA customers
with a valid SAP HANA limited runtime license for SAP Business Suite (LREA) are
eligible for the SAP S/4HANA foundation-promotion license without additional
cost. For the cloud, the pricing model will be subscription-based and
communicated at a later stage. Please contact your local sales representative
for more information.
24.
Question 24. Are Successfactors,
Ariba, Concur, Sap Hybris Marketing, And Other Cloud Solutions From Sap
Included In The Sap S/4hana Product License?
Answer :
SAP S/4HANA is planned to integrate with our existing cloud
portfolio offerings. These offerings remain offered under separate
license/subscription.
25.
Question 25. Will Customers That
Have Licensed Sap Accounting Powered By Sap Hana Get A Credit?
Answer :
Yes, all customers that already purchased a SAP Accounting powered
by SAP HANA license will get a corresponding credit for upcoming purchases. For
details and conditions, please contact your local sales representative.
26.
Question 26. How Does Sap
S/4hana Relate To S-innovations?
Answer :
s-innovations was the internal project name for our development
program and will not be used anymore.
27.
Question 27. How Does Sap
S/4hana Relate To Sap Business Bydesign And Sap Business One?
Answer :
SAP Business ByDesign remains a
dedicated end-to-end cloud ERP application for midsize companies that want to
run their entire business on single cloud application. SAP Business One remains
a dedicated ERP option for small businesses in all industries
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