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The Universe of SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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Introduction to the Universe of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public

Edition
 Note
"SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition" refers to an offering that includes the technical product SAP S/4HANA Cloud as the
main component and a large variety of surrounding services.

When you sign a subscription contract for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition (for example, after subscribing to RISE with SAP
or GROW with SAP), you don't only get the technical product SAP S/4HANA Cloud, but rather an entire environment that
contains additional products and services designed to support your business processes. The environment that you receive is
modular; this means that it contains some default products that are necessary for the standard functions, while other products
are optional, and their inclusion depends on your business requirements. You can use SAP for Me to get an overview of the
products and services to which you're entitled.

 Tip
RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud brings together the solutions and services that you need to transform your business, all in
one package and with one contract. RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud helps you to integrate data, technologies, and software,
all tailored to the speci c needs of your company. This is particularly bene cial if your company wants to move to SAP, but
has a smaller IT footprint or budget. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is simply one part of the RISE with SAP solution; for more
information, see RISE with SAP .

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product, which means that the software is licensed on a subscription
basis and is accessed via the Internet. SAP takes care of many tasks for you, such as installation and upgrades, so that you can
concentrate more on your business. If you would like to know more about SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Help Portal contains a
dedicated page with detailed documentation about the available features, implementation, links to training materials, and
more: SAP S/4HANA Cloud on SAP Help Portal.

This document gives you an overview of the overall SAP S/4HANA Cloud environment and its concepts, including information on
how to get started, delivery of innovations, integration with other products, and support.

Getting Started with the Universe of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public

Edition
The ideal way to get started with the universe of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is by using SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer.
Its roadmaps guide you through the implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud by listing and explaining the various activities that
you need to carry out, divided into phases in accordance with the SAP Activate methodology.

Preparation
SAP S/4HANA Cloud provides many features to support your company's business processes. If you are interested in purchasing
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, we can match your business processes to these features. In the Prepare phase of the SAP Activate
roadmap, the initial planning and preparation for the project is carried out; we perform an initial business process assessment
with you, using questionnaires to give us an understanding of your business that will be used in the planning and the execution
of t-to-standard workshops (see Exploring SAP S/4HANA Cloud below). In this phase, you also receive access to an SAP
S/4HANA Cloud starter system, which will be used in the t-to-standard workshops. For more information on receiving access to
your starter system, see SAP S/4HANA Cloud Starter System or SAP S/4HANA Cloud Starter System: Customizing Tenant and
Development Tenant, depending on your system landscape.

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 Note
For more information about system landscapes and the differences between them, see System Landscapes in SAP
S/4HANA Cloud.

For detailed information on the Prepare phase of the SAP Activate roadmap, see one of the following links:

Prepare phase for the 2-system landscape

Prepare phase for the 3-system landscape

Exploring SAP S/4HANA Cloud

In the Explore phase of the SAP Activate roadmap, you take part in t-to-standard workshops, in which the standard processes
of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are reviewed, to determine how they t with your business requirements. The functionality of SAP
S/4HANA Cloud is demonstrated in the starter system, so that you can see how the solution can meet your requirements. In
addition, any requirements that are not covered by our standard processes are examined. This will help to determine the other
products that you will need in your environment. Then any special decisions that must be made regarding con guration are
identi ed. The results of the workshops should be documented appropriately. For more information, see the following links:

2-System Landscape 3-System Landscape

Fit to Standard Analysis Fit to Standard Analysis

Fit-to-Standard Analysis Documentation Fit-to-Standard Analysis Documentation

Scope Activation in a 3-System Landscape

In a 3-system landscape, once the workshops are complete and your solution scope is de ned, you need to review, evaluate, and
activate it. For details on the process, see New Scope Activation .

Once your scope has been activated, you can request your other systems, including other products that can be integrated with
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, in SAP for Me. For more information, see Systems and Tenants in a 3-System Landscape.

Related Information
SAP Activate
SAP Activate Road Map Viewer
SAP for Me

Con guring Your Systems

Once your systems are available, they need to be con gured so that their features and functions are adapted to your speci c
needs. SAP offers several tools to help you with this:

 Note
Con guration can be product-speci c, and so the processes in some of your products may differ from those described here.

SAP Central Business Con guration

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This is a cloud service that is integrated with SAP S/4HANA Cloud and helps you with scoping, organizational setup, and
con guration. It provides reference content that you can explore based on demo data, before adapting it to your needs. For
more information, see Settings via SAP Central Business Con guration (3-System Landscape).

For more information about using SAP Central Business Con guration, see SAP Central Business Con guration.

SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer

One of the many uses of SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer is to list and explain the various activities that you need to carry out to
con gure SAP products, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The roadmap for each type of system landscape guides you through the
con guration processes for SAP S/4HANA Cloud:

Type of System Landscape Roadmap More Information

2-system landscape SAP Activate Methodology for SAP Realize phase for 2-system landscape in
S/4HANA Cloud SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer

3-system landscape SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud 3- Realize phase for 3-system landscape in
system landscape SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer

You can nd additional information on many of the topics covered by the roadmaps in the product assistance of SAP S/4HANA
Cloud, for example under Con guration with SAP Central Business Con guration (3-System Landscape).

SAP Cloud ALM

SAP Cloud ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) assists you with the management of your SAP cloud solutions. It helps you
to set up and manage projects, de ne the technical landscape of your cloud products, carry out tests, and more. You can use
SAP Cloud ALM to create a project to guide you through the con guration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. In this project, you can select
one of the following task templates, which enables you to access the tasks from the corresponding SAP Activate roadmap from
within your project. SAP Cloud ALM enables you to use the roadmaps and complete their tasks in the most effective way:

Type of System Landscape Task Template Roadmap

2-system landscape SAP S/4HANA Cloud SAP Activate Methodology for SAP
S/4HANA Cloud

3-system landscape SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud 3- SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud 3-
system landscape system landscape

For more information, see SAP Cloud ALM Feature Scope Description. For information on how SAP S/4HANA Cloud and other
products are supported by SAP Cloud ALM, see Supported Solutions.

User Onboarding
Once your systems are con gured, follow the appropriate onboarding procedure as described under Initial System Access to
SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

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