S/4 HANA Conversion pre-preparation phase (end of SAP maintenance)

02/05/2023
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We will explain the conversion from SAP ERP 6.0 to S/4 HANA 2022.
In order to convert SAP ERP to S/4 HANA, there are contents to be prepared in advance and matters to be considered.
Sufficient review time is required to convert to S/4HANA.
As a preliminary preparation for conversion to S/4HANA, whether ERP 5.0 is possible, whether ERP 6.0 is possible, and if so, what number of Support Packages is possible?
And DATABASE needs to be researched in advance as well.
It is necessary to review the Oracle Database version and MS SQL version in detail.
Oracle 8i can be converted directly to HANA DB 2.0, but if not, it is necessary to investigate in advance whether or not to upgrade Oracle first and review the necessary items.
I will first explain how the SAP ERP structure and S/4HANA structure change from the SAP Component point of view.
  1. SAP ERP Release Year and End of Maintenance
Year of release
SAP ERP Product
SAP Basis/Web AS, NetWeaver AS
Main Core Business
End of Maintenance
1998
SAP R/3 3.1I
3.1I
2003
1998
SAP R/3 4.0B
4.0B
2003
1999
SAP R/3 4.5B
4.5B
2003
2000
SAP R/3 4.6C
SAP BASIS 4.6C
4.6C
2006
2003
SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7
x 110 (Extension Set 1.10)
x 200 (Extension Set 2.0)
First release Web version
SAP BASIS 6.20(Web AS 6.20)
SAP BASIS 6.30(Web AS 6.30)
620
630
2009
2005
mySAP ERP 2004 /
SAP ERP 5.0 / ECC 5.0
SAP BASIS 6.40 /
NetWeaver 2004 / ’04(Web AS 6.40)
5.0
2010
2006
mySAP ERP 2005 /
SAP ERP 6.0 / ECC 6.0
NetWeaver 7.0(2004s)
6.0
2025
2006
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP1
NetWeaver 7.0
6.01
2025
2007
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP2
NetWeaver 7.0
6.02
2025
2007
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP3
NetWeaver 7.0
6.03
2025
2008
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP4
NetWeaver 7.0 EHP1(7.01)
6.04
2025
2010
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5
NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2(7.02)
6.05
2025
2011
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP6
NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 (7.31)
6.06
2027
2013
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7
NetWeaver 7.4 (7.40)
6.17
2027
2015
SAP S/4HANA 1511
NetWeaver 7.5 (7.50)
S4CORE 100
2020
2016
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP8
NetWeaver 7.5 (7.50)
6.18
2027
2016
SAP S/4 HANA 1610
NetWeaver 7.51 (7.51)
S4CORE 101
2021
2017
SAP S/4 HANA 1709
NetWeaver 7.52 (7.52)
S4CORE 102
2022
2018
SAP S/4 HANA 1809
NetWeaver 7.53(7.53)
S4CORE 103
2023
2019
SAP S/4 HANA 1909
NetWeaver 7.54(7.54)
S4CORE 104
2024
2020
SAP S/4 HANA 2020
NetWeaver 7.55(7.55)
S4CORE 105
2025
2021
SAP S/4 HANA 2021
NetWeaver 7.56(7.56)
S4CORE 106
2026
2022
SAP S/4 HANA 2022
NetWeaver 7.57(7.57)
S4CORE 107
2027
1648480 – Maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 Software including SAP NetWeaver
2881788 – End of SAP Business Suite 7 mainstream maintenance
https://support.sap.com/en/release-upgrade-maintenance/maintenance-information/maintenance-strategy/maintenance-phases.html
This figure explains the relationship between SAP Business Suite and SAP ERP 6.0.

SAP Business Suite 7.0 = SAP ERP 6.0 Ehp4 + CRM 7.0 + SCM 7.0 + SRM 7.0
SAP Business Suite 7i2013 = SAP ERP 6.0 Ehp7 + CRM 7.0 Ehp3 + SCM 7.0 Ehp3 + SRM 7.0 Ehp3
SAP Business Suite 7i2016 = SAP ERP 6.0 Ehp8 + CRM 7.0 Ehp4 + SCM 7.0 Ehp4 + SRM 7.0 Ehp4
First, I will explain the structure of SAP ERP and S/4HANA.
2. SAP R/3 Main Component
SAP R/3 4.6C is equivalent to SAP ECC (Enterprise Central Component). In SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7, additional extension components such as EA-HR and EA-APPL were created.
SAP 4.6C = SAP BASIS 46C, SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 = SAP BASIS 620
SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 version was released in two versions.
SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 x 110 = SAP R/3 Extension set 1.10 = EA-HR 110, EA-APPL 110
SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7 x 200 = SAP R/3 Extension set 2.00 = EA-HR 200, EA-APPL 200
3. Difference between SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP 6.0) consists of SAP BASIS 700.
SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 7 (EHP7) consists of SAP BASIS 740.
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP4 consists of NetWeaver 7..0 EHP1.
This is a comparison of SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5 and EHP6.
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP6 consists of NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 (731).
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP6 consists of NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 (731).
4. Difference between SAP ERP 6.0 EHP8 and S/4HANA 1511
ERP 6.0 EHP8 is composed of SAP BASIS 750.
S/4HANA 1511 is the same as SAP BASIS 750, but ABAP Component is different as SAP ABA 75A.
SAP S/4HANA 1709 consists of SAP BASIS 752 and ABA 75C.