Unit 6: Extensibility Options for SAP S/4HANA

Extensibility Options for SAP S/4HANA

Why build extensions?

Scope Innovate

Reach

Optimize

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise extensions

SAP S/4HANA Extensions

300+(*) APIs
In-App with 3000+ User Interface
Extensions operations Rules/Workflow SAP Side-
Cloud SDK
2000+ (*) Integration for by-Side
white-listed SAP S/4HANA Extensions
CDS Processes/Events
views 90+ (*)
Data Replication
business
events

Classic
Extensions

SAP S/4HANA SAP CLOUD PLATFORM

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SAP S/4HANA flexibility

Extensions

Extensions
BAdI

SAP Standard SAP Standard

SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA
In-App Key User Extensibility In-App Key User Extensibility
& Classic Extensibility

Standardization Flexibility

Flexibility Standardization

SAP S/4HANA Cloud SAP S/4HANA AnyPremise

SAP CLOUD PLATFORM

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Key user in-app extensibility: Custom Fields and Logic app

▪ Create and maintain custom fields that can be used to enhance applications and APIs
▪ Choose different data types (e.g. Number, Text)
▪ Use this app to create your own fields and enhancement implementations to customize applications and their
UIs, reports, email templates, form templates, business scenarios, OData APIs, SOAP APIs, BAPIs, and IDocs
▪ Example: Create a custom field for a whitelisted OData API and enable usage
▪ Start tool standalone, directly from business app or from Extensibility cockpit

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SAP S/4HANA key user extensibility: custom business logic

Custom Business Logic – Web Editor

▪ Purpose: Implement cloud-released BAdIs
▪ Easy exploration of APIs, key user documentation
▪ Syntax highlighting, code completion, testing support
▪ Restricted ABAP: Stick to robust and secure code
▪ Simplicity: Stick to relevant and simple ABAP statements
▪ Code structuring via custom reusable elements
▪ Custom logic tracing to trace code execution

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Advantages of in-app extensibility

Business Operations
Digital core
No technical skillset required enhanced in a lifecycle-
for enablement of key users stable way

Fast and lightweight process adaptation

directly within the apps

Technology
Adaptation of SAP Fiori UIs Predefined technology
without need to build new ones tailored for standardized use cases

Neighborhood to core data Expose selected data

utilizing analytical and transactional benefits and build upon side-by-side

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Business scenarios for side-by-side extensions

Business Solution Extension

Extend user experience of existing business

UI
processes with new or renovated UIs

Extend access to users without access or permissions

Users
to original business solution

Extend business process with additional steps for

Process
business process optimization or innovation

Extend data insight by consolidating and combining

Data
data in one central place

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Extension Factory overview

Identity & Access

SAP S/4HANA Connectivity SAP Fiori Launchpad API Management
Management
(Incl. Cloud
Connector) Lifecycle
SAP ERP
1 PROVISION (CI/CD)
Extensibility
SAP C/4HANA Services ABAP Development
Mendix SAP Business
Tools for Eclipse
Application Studio
(ADT)
SAP
SuccessFactors Robotic Process
SAP Cloud Platform Automation
Integration
SAP Concur
1

Business Event Bus Workflow Monitoring

SAP Cloud SAP Cloud ABAP RESTful
(Enterprise Application
SAP Fieldglass
1 Software Programming
Messaging) Programming Development Model
Business Rules
Model Kit
SAP Ariba 1

CONFIGURE DEVELOP
SAP API
Other SAP 1 Business Hub Landscape
Solutions
BUILD
Management
SAP Graph
3rd
Party 1 Application Serverless Kyma 1 ABAP
Solutions Runtime Runtime Runtime Environment
CONNECT DEPLOY OPERATE
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Advantages of side-by-side extensibility

Business Digital core Operations

remains focused
Extend reach Share
to new user groups extension applications
Test and support
Extend scope with with less effort
custom solutions
Complement
data and business Technology
services from Use technology
different back ends of choice
Keep data
Central skillset & technology
as global as possible
resulting in lower costs
and as local as needed

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SAP Extensibility Explorer – Explore SAP S/4HANA Cloud extensibility options

Key Features

▪ Gain a comprehensive overview of

in-app and side-by-side extensibility
▪ Learn implementation best practices
▪ Set up ready-to-run samples in your landscape
▪ Explore extensibility patterns and access patterns
▪ Built-in intelligence – Initiate conversation with
SAP Extensibility Explorer (powered by SAP
Conversational AI)

SAP Extensibility Explorer @

https://www.sap.com/extendS4

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