Migrating to SAP S/4hana: Operating Models, Migration Scenarios, Tools, and Implementation

By Frank Finkbohner, Frank Densborn, Martina Höft

SAP ERP is nearing end of maintenance--is your organization ready for SAP S/4HANA? In this migration guide, get up to speed on the latest migration paths, tools, and strategies. Explore on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment options, and then learn how to plan and execute new implementations, system conversions, and selective data transitions. With updated coverage of generative AI features, plus step-by-step guidance from planning through go-live, this book has everything you need to confidently navigate your journey to SAP S/4HANA.

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Migration Scenarios
Explore about the different paths to SAP S/4HANA. Learn about your deployment--cloud, on-premise, or hybrid--and see how to perform a greenfield or brownfield migration.

b. Tools and Methodologies
Master the tools you need for a successful transition. Tap into the latest capabilities of the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit, SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler, and more.

c. Planning to Go-Live
Follow instructions, expert advice, and detailed screenshots for your end-to-end migration project. Set up a trial system, prepare for your new implementation or system conversion, and execute your data transfer.

Highlights include:

1) Cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios
2) System conversion (brownfield)
3) New implementation (greenfield)
4) Data migration
5) Software Update Manager (SUM)
6) SAP Activate
7) SAP Central Business Configuration
8) Migration cockpit
9) Migration object modeler
10) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
11) SAP S/4HANA Cloud
12) SAP Experience Centers

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493228064
• ISBN13: 9781493228065
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: SAP Press
• Length: 789 Pages