SAP S/4HANA Migration

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2267306 - S4TWL - SD Simplified Data Models LoB : Sales Target Release
Business process : Simplified Data Models Analysis
2021
What is changing? What is the impact to Client? What are possible solutions?
• Status fields have been moved to the Pre-Migration Activities
corresponding header and item tables - SAP Note 2224436
Functional Change. •NO Impact to the Business Process VBAK and VBAP for sales documents, LIKP
• Elimination of status tables VBUK, VBUP •The modelling will be simpler. and LIPS for deliveries, VBRK for billing During Migration Activities
documents.
• Simplification of document flow Technical Caution Customer code has to be adapted according to
• If append structures are added to VBUK and
table VBFA • Each append field must have the same name the cookbooks in SAP Note 2198647
and the same data type as it does in the
VBUP database tables in the source release
• Field length extension of SD document to store additional data for documents in
source table.
category VBAK/VBAP, LIKP/LIPS and VBRK tables
VBTYP (Char 1) replaced by VBTYPL • Each one must be appended to the table- and the fields are to be used in SAP
specific status include structure (DDIC S/4HANA, the appended fields to be added Post Migration Activities
(Char4). structures VBAK_STATUS, LIKP_STATUS, to the respective document tables. NA
VBTYP_EXTN is eliminated. VBRK_STATUS, VBAP_STATUS or • An appended field in the VBUK status table
LIPS_STATUS). must be added to one or more of the
•Elimination of Redundancies
• Only then the field will be considered for document header tables (VBAK, LIKP,
Document index tables VAKPA, VBRK) and depends on which of the
automatic data conversion as well as read
VAPMA, VLKPA, VLPMA, VRKPA, function modules that can be used to replace document types the field respective field is
VRPMA. direct SELECTs. relevant for. Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
• The same case with appended field in Medium
Rebate index table VBOX (SAP Note • Do not append the field directly to the VBUP status table to the document item
2267377). document table. It is possible to have several tables.
LIS tables S066, S067 (SAP Note append structures for one status include Other Inputs :
structure
2198647).  Selection of document header data and document
header status requires one SELECT statement
Business Benefits Word of Caution (VBAK) and Similar for the item tables.
 Data model simplifications in Sales and Distribution (SD) offer the  Until SAP S/4HANA 1610: The conversion pre-check class  Views containing document header data and
following benefits: CLS4H_CHECKS_SD_DATA_MODEL delivered via SAP Note 2224436 provides a document header status can be built without JOIN
 Reduced memory footprint through elimination of index tables, status check for such append fields. condition.
tables, fewer aggregate tables and simplified document flow.  As of SAP S/4HANA 1709: The check is executed automatically as part of phase  Add the fields during ACT_UPG, prompted for
ACT_UPG (in the SUM tool) and only appends fields if they belong to the SPDD in the Development system.
 Increased performance due to the integration of status tables into
namespaces Z* or Y*.  Use modification adjustment transports or customer
document tables.
 Check not executed if a SPDD transport integrated into the conversion transport integration during the upgrade-like
 Field length extension of SD document category allows for functional procedure. conversion for other systems.
scope enhancements

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