Simplification Items_13 Dec

SAP S/4HANA Conversion-
Migration Factory
12-12-2023
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Simplification items in Finance
SI in scope
 2835816 - Replacement of existing legal reports in SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Compliance Reporting (ACR)
based reports
 2270339 - S4TWL - General Ledger
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2835816 - Replacement of existing legal reports in SAP S/4HANA Target Release
LoB : Finance
for Advanced Compliance Reporting (ACR) based reports Business process : Finance
Legal Report 2022
What is the impact to Client? Pre-Migration Activities

What is changing? NA
What are possible solutions?
•There are legal and tax Reports
Functional Change. that need to be generated posted During Migration Activities
Some of the existing legal notes have and reported to the Adopt SAP Recommendation.
been replaced by SAP S/4HANA for
NA
Authority/Government by the
advanced compliance reporting (ACR) customers with respect to their
based reports legal tax reporting. Earlier it was
done by running separate ABAP
reports manually. These complex, Post Migration Activities
non-uniform existing statutory NA
reports reduce productivity.
•ACR is a tool to overcome the
above constraints.
Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
Medium
Business Benefits
• Advanced Compliance Reporting
is a unique and competitive legal Word of Caution Other Inputs :
reporting solution that allows you The planned end of Support till 01.10.2021 , S/4HANA release OP 1709 List of reports country/region listed in note
to manage your regulatory FPS1. After this date, the report will not be updated with latest legal 2480067.
requirements across the globe. changes.
The solution offers features that
ensure your complex and diverse
legal reporting needs are
addressed in uniform, easy to
use, and efficient .
2270339 - S4TWL - General Ledger LoB : Finance Target Release
2022
What is changing? What is the impact What are possible solutions?
Functional Change to Biz? Pre-Migration Activities
• The General Ledger line items • The Secondary cost • The Customizing setting prior to Migration tx Check Customizing Settings Prior to
are stored in new database table elements are now FINS_MIG_PRECHECK for clean up all inc Migration and clean up all
ACDOCA i.e Universal Journal in onsistencies. inconsistencies.
created as GL
S/4HANA.
Accounts. i.e tx • Run 'Migrate General Customizing' migrates During Migration Activities
• All CO internal actual postings FS00 all important customizing around ledgers,
Execute conversion cockpit to
are visible in General Ledger as currencies and CO integration.
configure mandatory changes in
well.
• "Execute Consistency Check of General finance and migrate finance data.
Ledger Settings" (transaction
FINS_CUST_CONS_CHK). Post Migration Activities
PostMigration activities as per
conversion cockpit.
Word of caution Complexity(Low/Medium/High)

Business Benefits
• The Universal Journal offers huge benefits to harmonize internal The recommendation is use ACDOCA for Medium
and external reporting requirements by read from one source i.e new reporting (internal or external)
Universal Journal. Other Inputs
• FI-CO reconciliation is no more required.
• Recommended to work with the new Fiori reports that show all
The recommendation is
the fields in the universal journal. use ACDOCA for new
reporting (internal or external)Note
2431747 .
General Ledger Account
ECC S/4HANA
Universal Journal for Unified Reporting
The Universal Journal is
the single source of truth of
all relevant information,
which were once separate
– Finance, Controlling,
Asset Accounting, Material
Ledger.
This guarantees financial
data integrity and higher
levels of performance
and transparency.
It eliminates
reconciliation activities
and data redundancies.
Simplification items Production planning
SI in scope
 2268045 - S4TWL - Storage Location MRP
 2273079 - S4TWL - Process Flow Scheduling (PP-PI)
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Low Sensitivity — DXC Internal Use Only
Target Release
2268045 - S4TWL - Storage Location MRP LoB Production Planning
2022
Pre-Migration Activities
What is changing? What is the impact to Client? What are possible solutions? • Conversion Pre-Checks raise an
error if storage location MRP is
Functional Change Adopt SAP Recommendation. used in the source ERP
• Impacted when storage
system. Run report
• Storage Location MRP is location MRP field is used. • MRP area has to be used MRP_AREA_STORAGE_LOC_MIGR
not available in SAP instead. ATION if the pre-checks detect
S/4HANA,
that storage location MRP is
used.
• MRP area has to be used
• While running the report it
instead.
checks for customizing entries
for MRP area, if missing then
manually it needs to be created.
During Migration Activities

NA
Business Benefits Word of Caution Post Migration Activities
Master data maintenance has been simplified and NA

offers the following benefits:
•Reduction of modeling alternatives for similar Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
Medium
function of the MRP planning on storage location level
•Support of a single modeling approach that provides Other Inputs :

the most sophisticated features and functions for Refer:
planning on storage location level SAP note 2466264
SAP note 2227579
SAP note 2216528
Target Release
2273079 - S4TWL - Process Flow Scheduling (PP-PI) LoB Production Planning 2022
What is changing? What is the impact to Client? What are possible solutions? Pre-Migration Activities
NA
Functional Change Adopt SAP Recommendation.
• Not be able to use PFS
• The process flow scheduler functionality • Use PPDS for detailed NA
PFS was a scheduling tool planning and scheduling of
for the process industries. bottleneck resources. PPDS is
• The process flow scheduler part of SAP S/4HANA.
is replaced by SAP Advanced Post Migration Activities
Planning and Optimization
APO. NA
• The PFS interfaces is not
available in SAP S/4HANA.
Medium
Other Inputs :
Business Benefits NA
Word of Caution
• The implementation of production planning
and detailed scheduling in SAP S/4HANA
creates an integrated information flow over
the entire end-to-end supply chain in
production planning within one SAP S/4HANA
system
Simplification items Sourcing and Procurement
SI in scope
 2267880- S4TWL - BOM, Routing, Production Version
 2265093 - S4TWL - Business Partner Approach
 2206980- S4TWL - Change of data model in SAP S/4 HANA
2267880- S4TWL – BOM, Routing, Production LoB /Technology : Material Management Target Release
Business Area : Master data / BoM
Version 2022
What is changing? What is the impact to What are Pre-Migration Activities

Client? possible NA
Functional Change. solutions?

. Production version has to be During Migration Activities
. Production versions are mandatory in S/4HANA. maintained for the BoM and routing NA
. With SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511, the . Production version
in S/4 HANA in order to run MRP, must be created in S/4
functional relation between Bill of Material (BOM), Routing
Creation Production orders. HANA for BoM and its
and Production Version has changed. It is now mandatory
for Manufacturing BOMs to maintain the product version for alternatives.
correct BOM explosion. Post Migration Activities
NA
Business Benefits: - Word of Caution
. Production versions allow to define which BOM alternative goes together .All BoM’s and their alternatives must Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
with which routing alternative. be migrated. Medium
. Mandatory production versions make MRP sourcing simpler. There is only
one option to determine BOM and routing alternatives for a manufactured Other Inputs :
material.
. Production versions are mandatory in PP/DS. PP/DS is an integral part of The customizing that determines the
S/4HANA. Mandatory production versions make sourcing in MRP and PP/DS items valid for BOM explosion now has the
more similar. default value ‘2’ (Version with latest valid-
from date). This customizing is available in
Define Modification Parameters under
Production -> Basic Data -> Bill of Material
-> Control Data for Bills of Material.
2265093 - S4TWL - Business Partner Approach LoB /Technology : Master data Target Release
Business Area : Business Partner
2022
What is changing? What are possible Pre-Migration Activities

Functional Change. What is the impact to solutions? NA
. centrally managing master data for business Client?
partners, customers, and vendors. With current There are redundant object . In SAP S/4HANA, Business Partner is During Migration Activities
development, BP is the single point of entry to models in the traditional ERP the leading object and single entry NA
create, edit, and display master data for business system i.e. for Customer and point to maintain Business Partner,
partners, customers, and vendors Vendor are eliminated. Customer and Supplier (formerly
known as Vendor) master data. This is
Business Benefits: - to ensure ease of maintenance of the
In SAP S/4HANA, Business Partner is the leading object and single entry point to above master data and to achieve Post Migration Activities
maintain Business Partner, Customer and Supplier (formerly known as Vendor) master harmonization between them NA
data. This is to ensure ease of maintenance of the above master data and to achieve
harmonization between them. Compared to classical ERP transactions, maintenance
of Customer and Supplier master data via Business Partner has multiple advantages. Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
Some of them are as follows: Medium
Word of Caution
Business Partner allows maintenance of multiple addresses with corresponding
address usages. N/A
In classical transactions, one customer can only be associated to one account group. Other Inputs :
But in Business Partner, multiple roles can be associated to the same Business Partner.
Maximal data sharing and reuse of data which lead to an easier data consolidation. 1). N/A
General Data available for all different Business Partner roles, specific data is stored
for each role.
Maintenance of multiple relationships to the same Business Partner.
Maintenance of Time Dependency at different sub-entities roles, address,
relationship, bank data etc.
BP Initial screen in SAP S/4 HANA
2206980- S4TWL – Change of data model in SAP S/4 LoB /Technology : Material Management Target Release
HANA Business Area : Inventory Management
2022
What is changing? What is the impact to What are possible solutions? Pre-Migration Activities
Client? NA
Functional Change. . With S/4HANA this data model has been
. Hence, with the new MM-IM data changed significantly. The new de-normalized During Migration Activities
model the system will work on table MATDOC has been introduced which NA
The SAP stock inventory contains the former header and item data of a
database level in an INSERT only mode
management data model is material document as well as a lot of further
without DB locks.
changing to a Single table attributes. Material document data will be stored
MATDOC in SAP S/4 HANA in MATDOC only and not anymore in MKPF and Post Migration Activities
from multiple tables ( MKPF, MSEG. NA
MSEG ) etc in SAP ERP 6.0.
Medium
Business Benefits: - Word of Caution
Other Inputs :
. Instead, actual stock quantity data will be calculated on-the-fly from the You want to install SAP S/4HANA and need
new material document table MATDOC for which some of those additional additional information how to adjust your
customer enhancements, modifications or own 1).2240878 MM-IM: Add customer include
special fields are used. Hence, with the new MM-IM data model the
functionalities to the new, simplified data model CI_COBL to MATDOC.
system will work on database level in an INSERT only mode without DB
locks. Nevertheless, for stock decreasing processes there will be still ABAP of SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain (MM - Inventory
locks to ensure stock consistency. A further advantage of the new MM-IM Management).
data model is the capability of simple and fast reporting because the most
information is all in one place: MATDOC.
Simplification items in Supply Chain
SI in scope
 2404011 - S4TWL - Change in default IDoc inbound processing with message type DESADV
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2404011 - S4TWL - Change in default IDoc inbound LoB /Technology : Supply Chain Target Release
processing with message type DESADV Business Area : Delivery and Transportation 2022
What is changing? What is the impact to Client? What are possible Pre-Migration Activities
solutions? NA
Functional Change. • This change is only applicable
with EWM module. Existing function module During Migration Activities
• No impact to business. IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 is still NA
When receiving an Advanced Shipping Notification
(ASN) from a supplier by processing an inbound IDoc available.
of message type DESADV with inbound process code
Post Migration Activities
DELS in SAP S/4HANA, by default the IDoc is now To support EWM with
processed using function module Automotive Industry or Service Change Function module from
Parts Management, more /SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 to
/SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 to create an inbound
extended function module IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1
delivery.
/SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1
can be used to support
Extended Inbound Delivery Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
Function module /SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1
Processing. Medium
Other Inputs :
For scenarios where this capabilities

Business Benefits: - Word of Caution are not required, still function module
If using the old FM IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 is available.
With activation of this FM, the integration to Extended Warehouse IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 then Exchange
Management, processes from automotive industry and processes in assigned function module
Service Parts Management would happen and shipping notification /SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1 by
would be delivered across. function module
IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1.
Inbound IDOC setting
IDoc type – DELVRY01

Message Type – DESADV
Process Code – DELS
Tools > ALE > ALE Development > IDoc > Inbound Processing > Define Process Code
T.Code – WE42
Function Module – /SPE/IDOC_INPUT_DESADV1
Simplification items in Sales and Distribution
SI in scope
 2267308 - S4TWL - Data Model Changes in SD Pricing
 2267377 - S4TWL - SD Rebate Processing Replaced by Settlement Management
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2267308 - S4TWL - Data Model Changes in SD Pricing LoB : Sales & Distribution Target Release
Business process : SD Pricing
2022
What is changing? What is the impact to Client? What are possible solutions? Pre-Migration Activities
No impact on business processes is • Carefully follow the instructions in SAP An overview over the pre-checks is provided in
Functional Change. expected. Notes 2188695, 2189301, and SAP Note. 2313318.
• Business documents within the SAP 2220005.
Enhanced field lengths for several
Business Suite, such as the sales fields allow for more flexibility in pricing • If you have added one or more append During Migration Activities
order and the purchase order, are and condition technique. structures to database table KONV in Add the required fields to PRCS_ELEMENTS_DATA
used to store the pricing result in during phase ACT_UPG, when you are prompted for
o the source release to store additional SPDD.
database table KONV. Customer and document pricing
data, and these fields are to be used in Post Migration Activities
procedure extensions allow for
• In SAP S/4HANA, table KONV has SAP S/4HANA, you must ensure that In all other systems, you may use modification
more flexible pricing procedure adjustment transports or customer transport
been replaced in its data persistency the appended fields are also added to
determination. integration during the upgrade-like conversion for
role by the new table o the new structure
The number of possible customer the appends to structure
PRCD_ELEMENTS.. PRCS_ELEMENTS_DATA, which is
condition tables for pricing has PRCS_ELEMENTS_DATA.
included in all necessary tables and
• It still defines the structure of the been roughly doubled.
o structures, such as database tables
pricing result within the application The number of possible accesses
PRCD_ELEMENTS and
code. in an access sequence has been Complexity(Micro/small/Medium/Rollout)
PRCD_ELEM_DRAFT.
enhanced from 99 to 999. Medium
• The content of KONV is transferred to o The key of condition tables ('A- • Custom code-related information - SAP
PRCD_ELEMENTS by the automatic Tables') can now be 255 Note: 2220005
data migration when moving to SAP characters long (previously 100). Other Inputs :
S/4HANA. • QUDIW – CHAR50/SKONDTAB is replaced by
SKOMDTAB_LONG (CHAR512)/KOND_TAB
Business Benefits Word of Caution (CHAR512)
 • Until SAP S/4HANA 1610 – SAP Note 2188735 is to be referred. • Program RV14BTCI– VAKEY_LONG field is
Data model simplifications in Sales and Distribution (SD) offer the
following benefits: From SAP S/4HANA 1709 - The check is executed automatically as added. If the field is filled or used by external
 Reduced memory footprint through elimination of index tables, status part of phase ACT_UPG. programs, it is considered instead of VAKEY.
tables, fewer aggregate tables and simplified document flow. • The check only finds appends fields if they belong to the namespaces • Key field ZAEHK in table KONV extended with
 Increased performance due to the integration of status tables into Z* or Y*. the data element DZAEHK.
document tables. • The check is also not executed if there is already a SPDD transport
 Field length extension of SD document category allows for functional integrated into the conversion procedure.
scope enhancements
2267377 - S4TWL - SD Rebate Processing LoB : Sales & Distribution
Target Release
Replaced by Settlement Management Business process : SD Pricing 2022
Pre-Migration Activities
What is changing? What is the impact to What are possible solutions?
• Use SE16 to check table KONA: If
NA
business?
table KONA contains records with
• SD Rebate Processing is not ABTYP = ‘A’ then SD Rebate
available within SAP • Existing rebate agreements can Processing is used. NA
S/4HANA. only be processed up until the
• Some countries like countries in
end of the validity date of the Latin America require localization.
• The functional equivalent Post Migration Activities
agreement and must then be
of SD Rebate Processing in • This functionality is not available as NA
closed by a final settlement. of now for settlement management
SAP S/4HANA is Settlement
• New agreements can only be documents.
Management.
created based on condition • Please verify if settlement Other Inputs
• VBO1 and VB(D transaction management solution fulfills the
contracts.
codes are not available in local requirements in the your • Condition contract settlement allows to
SAP S/4HANA. specific countries and reach out to
set up different rebate scenarios and
the SAP localization team in case
you have questions.
settlement processes to fulfill your
business requirements by
customization.
Business Benefits Word of caution • Condition Contract Management offers
• The Settlement Management Solution provides a single an overview of actual business volume
point of entry to maintain and to administrate contract- • CRM TPM customers can still use SD Rebate even for retroactively contracts and a
related conditions. Processing for their business process but have rich functionality to control open
• Condition contract settlement allows to set up different to adapt to an SAP S/4HANA-optimized solution (cp. settlements, business volume and
rebate scenarios and settlement processes to fulfill your simplification item Optimization of SD Rebate accruals.
Processing for TPM Customers, note 2267344).
business requirements by customization.
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 2270339 - S4TWL - General Ledger

What is the impact to Client? Pre-Migration Activities

Word of caution Complexity(Low/Medium/High)

During Migration Activities

Master data maintenance has been simplified and NA

•Support of a single modeling approach that provides Other Inputs :

What is changing? What is the impact to What are Pre-Migration Activities

Functional Change. solutions?

What is changing? What are possible Pre-Migration Activities

For scenarios where this capabilities

IDoc type – DELVRY01

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