SAP S/4hana: An Introduction (Hardcover, 2, Enlarged)

... Foreword from Uwe Grigoleit ... 19 ... Foreword from Cameron Art ... 21 ... Preface ... 23 ... Why Read This Book? ... 23 ... Audience ... 24 ... Structure of the Book ... 24 ... Acknowledgments ... 27 1 ... The Digital Transformation: An Introduction ... 29 1.1 ... Defining the Digital Transformation ... 30 1.2 ... Business Value Scenarios ... 36 1.3 ... Architecture at a Glance ... 55 1.4 ... Summary ... 60 2 ... Finance ... 61 2.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 61 2.2 ... Key Functionalities ... 70 2.3 ... Outlook ... 102 2.4 ... Summary ... 104 3 ... Manufacturing ... 105 3.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 105 3.2 ... Key Manufacturing Functionality ... 110 3.3 ... Outlook ... 118 3.4 ... Summary ... 119 4 ... Supply Chain ... 121 4.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 121 4.2 ... Key Supply Chain Functionality ... 125 4.3 ... Outlook ... 137 4.4 ... Summary ... 138 5 ... Sales, Marketing, Commerce, and Service Management ... 139 5.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 139 5.2 ... Key Sales Functionality ... 142 5.3 ... Key Marketing and Commerce Functionality ... 154 5.4 ... Key Service Management Functionality ... 157 5.5 ... Outlook ... 158 5.6 ... Summary ... 159 6 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 161 6.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 161 6.2 ... Key Sourcing and Procurement Functionality ... 164 6.3 ... Outlook ... 173 6.4 ... Summary ... 173 7 ... Research and Development and Asset Management ... 175 7.1 ... Industry Pain Points and SAP S/4HANA Benefits ... 176 7.2 ... Key Research and Development Functionality ... 178 7.3 ... Key Asset Management Functionality ... 181 7.4 ... Outlook ... 183 7.5 ... Summary ... 185 8 ... Industry Solutions ... 187 8.1 ... Retail ... 187 8.2 ... Oil & Gas ... 195 8.3 ... Summary ... 201 9 ... SAP S/4HANA Architecture ... 203 9.1 ... The Journey from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA ... 203 9.2 ... SAP HANA Platform ... 216 9.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Security ... 245 9.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Core Data Models ... 248 9.5 ... User Interface and User Experience ... 249 9.6 ... Data Lifecycle Management ... 253 9.7 ... DevOps ... 254 9.8 ... Summary ... 259 10 ... Deployment Options ... 261 10.1 ... Cloud Concepts ... 261 10.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Versions ... 264 10.3 ... Cloud Vendor ... 275 10.4 ... Integration ... 277 10.5 ... Summary ... 278 11 ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 281 11.1 ... Value Proposition ... 281 11.2 ... Current Scope of the Solution ... 283 11.3 ... Deployment ... 284 11.4 ... Extensibility ... 291 11.5 ... Content Lifecycle Management ... 291 11.6 ... Summary ... 294 12 ... Extending SAP S/4HANA ... 297 12.1 ... Extensions for SAP ... 298 12.2 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 308 12.3 ... Internet of Things and Cognitive Analytics ... 312 12.4 ... SAP Leonardo and Machine Learning ... 314 12.5 ... Summary ... 319 13 ... Adopting SAP S/4HANA ... 321 13.1 ... New Implementation Options and Approach ... 323 13.2 ... System Conversion Options and Approach ... 329 13.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Conversion Prerequisites ... 345 13.4 ... Housekeeping Activities ... 354 13.5 ... System Conversion Considerations ... 356 13.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit ... 360 13.7 ... Tools and Techniques for Minimizing Downtime ... 364 13.8 ... Summary ... 368 14 ... Using SAP Activate ... 369 14.1 ... SAP Activate Overview ... 369 14.2 ... SAP Activate Methodology ... 374 14.3 ... SAP Best Practices for SAP Activate ... 380 14.4 ... SAP Activate Tools ... 384 14.5 ... Summary ... 387 15 ... SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Landscape ... 389 15.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement: SAP Ariba ... 390 15.2 ... Contingent Workforce Management: SAP Fieldglass ..