SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Michael Jolton is the vice president of service delivery at NIMBL and the leader of its SAP S/4HANA Cloud practice. Throughout his career, Michael has helped clients develop and implement ERP strategies, and he is now applying those experiences to helping clients evaluate and implement SAP S/4HANA Cloud.|Yosh Eisbart began his SAP career in 1995 as a consultant for Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini). Today, he’s Director of the SAP Service Line/SAP Consulting Services at Comsys, an IT service provider and consulting firm with headquarters in Houston, TX. During his 14 years of SAP consulting he’s worked on numerous SAP implementations across the globe and – with only few exceptions – every project has leveraged outsourcing in some capacity. Yosh is intimately familiar with the decision-making process, application, pro’s/con’s, engagement arrangements, relationship construct, etc. Yosh has been involved in both the decision on whether to employ this alternative (in numerous forms), and how it actually operates. Yosh also published on the topic of outsourcing and others multiple times (among others, for SAP NetWeaver Magazine) and speaks at conferences.

Foreword from SAP
Foreword by Geoffrey Scott
Preface
Objective of This Book
Target Audience of This Book
How to Read This Book
Acknowledgments
On with the Show
Part I: Getting Started
The Basics: What Is SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
Overview
Cloud ERP and the Two-Tier Model
Preconfigured End-to-End Business Processes
ERP Cloud Building Blocks
Ongoing Support
Summary
Customer Use Cases: Who Should Use SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
ERP in the Cloud
Preconfigured ERP
Two-Tiered ERP Model
Localization
Summary
Implementation: How Do You Set Up SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Best Practices
SAP Activate
Team Requirements and Timing
Summary
Costs: How Much Will SAP S/4HANA Cloud Cost?
Subscription Price Structure
SAP’s Cloud Extension Model
Implementation Cost Components
Estimating Implementation Costs
End User Support via SAP Application Management Services
Summary
Maintenance: How Do You Maintain SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
Quarterly Release Management
Report Development
Tile Customization
Integration Management
End User Support via Application Management Services
Summary
Part II: Business Processes
Product Functionality: What Processes Does SAP S/4HANA Cloud Perform?
The Big Picture
Streamlined Procure-to-Pay
Accelerated Plan-to-Product
Optimized Order-to-Cash
Project Services
Core Finance
HR Connectivity
Data Management
Functionality in New Releases
Summary
Embedded Analytics: What Can SAP S/4HANA Cloud Teach You About Your Business?
SAP Fiori UX Overview
Tiles
Standard Graphical Reports
Standard Overview Apps
Multidimensional Analytics
Customized Queries
Summary
Part III: Next Steps
Integrations: Can You Connect SAP S/4HANA Cloud with Other Applications?
Built-in Integrations
Custom Integrations
Summary
Extensibility: How Can You Personalize SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
In-App Extensibility
Side-by-Side Extensions Using SAP Cloud Platform
Customer-Developed Extensions via SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK
Summary
Roadmap: Where Do We Go from Here?
Current Roadmap
Recent Innovations and How They Might Affect the Roadmap
Where to Find Roadmap Updates
Summary: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Appendices
Conclusion
The Authors
Index