Unit 3: SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent

Processes
SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
SAP S/4HANA is the most comprehensive, integrated, and intelligent ERP

User Experience
Consistent and easy to use
on any device; role-based, Intelligent Processes
with a built-in digital assistant
to boost user productivity Intelligence and innovation with
150+ use cases using AI/ML to speed up
and automate business processes
Reduce opportunities for user error/data
Integrated Processes inconsistencies
Deeply integrated
end-to-end processes
Planning & Analytics
Embedded analytics
for simulations, predictions,
and insight to action

25 39 64
industries languages countries

Capabilities: The broadest ERP on the market

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SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
SAP S/4HANA is the most comprehensive, integrated, and intelligent ERP

R&D
Procurement SAP S/4HANA is available
in all 25 industries
Manufacturing Consumer Industry Financial Services
▪ Consumer Products ▪ Banking
▪ Life Sciences ▪ Insurance
▪ Retail
Sales ▪ Wholesale Distribution Public Services
▪ Defense & Security
Discrete Manufacturing ▪ Healthcare
▪ Aerospace & Defense ▪ Higher Education
Industries
▪ Automotive & Research
Supply SAP ▪ High Tech ▪ Public Sector
▪ IM&C
Chain S/4HANA ▪ T&T
Service Industry
▪ EM&C
Finance Energy & Natural ▪ Media
Resources
▪ Professional
▪ Chemicals Services
▪ Mill Products ▪ Telecommunications
Asset ▪ Mining ▪ Sports &
Management ▪ Oil & Gas Entertainment
Service ▪ Utilities

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SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
SAP S/4HANA supports local regulations and languages of global enterprises

NAFTA
UK VAT Poland SAF-T
CZ eBalance Sheet
US FDI filing US 10+2 filing Run your business
Spain SII VAT Japan eTax
globally with
China Golden Tax
SAP S/4HANA,
Mexico eBoleta China Customs Handbook
GCC VAT which is available in:
India GST

64
country versions
Brazil Nota Fiscal (NF-e)

eGST
Argentina eBoleta Australia Single Touch Payroll 39
languages

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SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
Example: Finance and risk capabilities in SAP S/4HANA

Business Capabilities Business Value (Examples)

▪ Financial Planning & Analysis ▪ Steering Effectiveness: fully integrated value-
− Planning, Prediction, Simulation, Management creating cycle along entire value chain
Accounting ▪ Process Efficiency: fully automated processes with
▪ Accounting and Financial Close embedded AI and analytics
− Record, Financial Accounting, Closing, Reporting ▪ Continuous Compliance: full value protection with
continuous compliance
▪ Financial Operations
− Accounts Payable and Receivable
▪ Treasury Management
− Payments and Bank Communications
− Cash and Liquidity Management
− Financial Risk Management
▪ Governance, Risk, and Compliance
− Business Integrity Screening, International Trade
− Controls and Compliance Management
− Access Governance

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Example: Service and sales capabilities in SAP S/4HANA

Business Capabilities Business Value (Examples)

▪ Strategic Sales and Service Planning ▪ Fewer Days in Inventory: by e.g. improved transparency of
− Service Portfolio, Central Price Management, Sales Planning order status and accelerated order execution

▪ Contracting and Order Orchestration ▪ Process Efficiency: by e.g. shorter pick-to-ship cycle times
with real-time visibility of order processing and warehouse
− Sales and Service Contract Management and Subscriptions data
− Solution Order Management ▪ Higher Quote Conversion Rates: by e.g. improved
▪ Sales Execution and Operations accuracy of cost and margin information
− Sales and Subscription Order Management and Processing
− Order Fulfillment and Delivery Performance
− Claims, Returns, and Refund Management
− Sales Rebate Management
▪ Service Management and Operations
− In-House Repair Management
− Field Service Management
− Ad-hoc and recurring, fast moving and slow moving services
− Billing and Invoice Management
− Sales, Service, and Subscription Billing
− One Single Invoice
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SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
Example: Sourcing and procurement capabilities in SAP S/4HANA

Business Capabilities Business Value (Examples)

▪ Operational Procurement ▪ Experience: consumer-grade buying experience
− Self Service Requisitioning ▪ Efficiency: low-touch operational procurement processes
− Purchase Order Processing and Collaboration with reduced requisition to order cycle time

− Requirements Processing ▪ Insight to Action: holistic overview of all spend categories,

with real-time reporting and monitoring as well as intelligent
− Services Purchasing and Recording, Purchasing Rebate Mgmt decision support
▪ Sourcing and Contract Management
− Source Assignment and Purchase Contract Management
▪ Invoice Management
− Invoice Processing and Collaboration
▪ Supplier Management and Procurement Analytics
− Supplier Evaluation and Classification and Segmentation
− Spend Visibility and Procurement Analytics
▪ Central Procurement
− Central Sourcing and Central Purchase Contract Processing
− Central Requisitioning and Central Purchasing
− Central Invoice Monitoring and Central Purchasing Analytics

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SAP S/4HANA: Scope and Intelligent Processes
SAP S/4HANA offers several extension possibilities

400+ Partner
code
300+ Applications
2000+ field
whitelisted exits
extensible
Custom
CDS apps 90 Applications
views business In-App SAP
events Extensions Cloud SDK on
SAP S/4HANA SAP Cloud
Applications Platform

300+ APIs
▪ R&D ▪ Sales ▪ Asset Mgmt
with 3000+
▪ Procurement ▪ Supply Chain ▪ Service
▪ Manufacturing ▪ Finance operations

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SAP S/4HANA offers a user experience that enables businesses to run better than before

Monitor GR/IR Account

▪ On any device Reconciliation
▪ Role-based
▪ Delightful Manage Material
Coverage
▪ Coherent
▪ With digital assistants

Overdue Materials
– Stock in Transit

Monitor Materials
Without Contracts
Manage Production
Orders

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (1)

Procurement
Overview
360º cockpits and analytical
Manage
Production
views for comprehensive,
Orders customizable insights
Manage Material Value: Complete overview of all
Coverage Procurement related
informations in one View
Monitor GR/IR
Account
Reconciliation

Monitor Purchase
Order Items

Monitor Materials
Without Contacts

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (2)

Procurement
Overview
Embedded analytics
Manage for simulation, prediction, and
Production
Orders insight-to-action
Manage Material Value: React quickly to critical
Coverage situations and avoid delays in
production by having all the
Monitor GR/IR
Account information and data you need
Reconciliation at your fingertips.

Monitor Purchase
Order Items

Monitor Materials
Without Contacts

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (3)

Procurement
Overview
Embedded analytics
Manage for simulation, prediction, and
Production
Orders insight-to-action
Manage Material Value: Now avoid disruption
Coverage to production that affect
fulfillment of customer demand
Monitor GR/IR
Account with visibility to anything
Reconciliation that causes a material
shortage during production.
Monitor Purchase
Order Items

Monitor Materials
Without Contacts

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (4)

Procurement
Overview
Role-based applications
Manage for user and task-related
Production
Orders optimization
Manage Material Value: Get an instant overview
Coverage of the status of open items on
your GR/IR accounts that need
Monitor GR/IR
Account clarification. Then, select areas
Reconciliation for granular details.

Monitor Purchase
Order Items

Monitor Materials
Without Contacts

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (5)

Procurement
Overview
Cross application analytics
Manage insights and data from multiple
Production
Orders applications
Manage Material Value: See and centrally manage
Coverage all the purchase orders on your
SAP S/4HANA Cloud system,
Monitor GR/IR
Account even ones that have been
Reconciliation extracted from other connected
systems.
Monitor Purchase
Orders
OrderCentrally
Items

Monitor Materials
Without Contacts

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Business process reinvention: SAP S/4HANA changes the way you run your business (6)

Procurement
Overview
Machine learning for
Manage automation and decision support
Production
Orders
Manage Material Value: Now make intelligent
Coverage decisions with minimal effort by
allowing machine learning to rank
Monitor GR/IR
Account relevance of materials without
Reconciliation purchase contracts, giving you
the power to optimize your spend.
Monitor Purchase
Order Items

Monitor Materials
Without
Without Contracts
Contacts

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Embedded intelligence – Example: procure-to-invoice

Image recognition machine

learning service powered by
SAP Cloud Platform:

1 Technician identifies part

that needs to be replaced
2 3
2 Technician takes image 4
3 Taken image is compared with
catalog item images in cross-catalog 5
search index to find matching patterns

4 Identified part is put in basket

for purchase requisition 1
5 Purchase requisition is executed

lower maverick spend resulting

62% in significant purchasing savings
and higher purchasing volumes

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SAP Analytics Cloud: One technology for all analytics across the Intelligent Enterprise

Embedded Analytics
Get insights on outcomes of business
transactions from within the applications

Cross-Application Analytics
Get insights/data from multiple
applications, aggregating across
process steps

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