BW on HANA at Bridgestone
10(ish) Golden Rules for aS/4HANA MigrationJohn ApplebyGM,
Bluefin Solutions Inc.S/4HANA IntroductionDifferences between Suite
on HANA and S/4HANADeployment OptionsPreparing for your S/4HANA
MigrationBuilding an integrated scheduleSandboxing and
prototypyingHousekeeping & Solution ManagerChange Management
& Test ManagementSizing, Architecture, HA, DR, Backup &
RecoveryWhat you will learn today2
S/4HANA IntroductionThe next version of SAP Business SuiteNew
SKU and Code ForkOnly supported with the SAP HANA DBS/4HANA
themes:Renewed interface with Fiori UXSimplified structure with SAP
HANACloud deployment firstWhat is S/4HANA4
S/4HANA Deployment Options5SAP S/4HANA Roadmap6
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SAP S/4HANA Customer Journey7
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Planning for your migrationMost Customers look for a technical
migration firstTo S/4HANA or Suite on HANAOut of Scope:HANA Live /
AnalyticsSimple Finance (i.e. S/4HANA)Suite on HANA is the stepping
stone to S/4HANAThen perform code changes, activate S/4HANA
extensionsS/4HANA direct migration expected late 2015N.B. Migrating
to SoH is a great first step to S/4HANA!1) Define Project
Scope9Cover all Technical Migration activitiesUpgrade to ECC 6.0
EhP7 (if necessary)Unicode Conversion (if necessary)HANA
MigrationRestitutionAs fast, faster, or much fasterABAP code
optimization (some things will be slower)2 Define Technical
Scope10ECC EHP 7 UpgradeUnicodeECC to HANA MIgrationNew
GLSFINS/4HANAECC on HANABuild one Integrated ScheduleWeekly
goalsInclude all teams aboveAnd partners!Assign ownershipAgree
schedule with all teamsTakes time (1-2 weeks)Aligns with project
prep phase3) Build the Integrated Schedule11
4) Define Stakeholders & Comms
Plan12FunctionalPMOBasisReleaseManagementBW/AnalyticsIntegrationChangeManagementTest
ManagementBusiness
OwnersSponsorsABAPInfrastructureEnterpriseSecuritySAPSecurityBuild
first sandbox immediatelyRecent production copyProduction
sized!Include integration environment (if possible)Build it for
real!Full migration with documentationAll functional workInclude
test cycleUnit testingIntegration testingPerformance/Stress
testing5) Sandbox & Prototype13Business Suite systems often
venerableHousekeeping is not always doneA clean system is #1 way to
de-risk your project!DRAM is expensive!Basis tables alone cost
~150GB of DRAM belowMultiplied by N production sized systems!
TB!Run HANA sizing guideSAP Note 1736976 (BW)SAP Note 1793345
(ECC)Look for Big Basis TablesSAP Note 706478Include in Schedule6)
Focus on Housekeeping14
Disk Databases are inexpensiveData Reduction rarely
consideredTop 100 tables usually 90% of DB spaceRun HANA sizing
guideSAP Note 1736976 (BW)SAP Note 1793345 (ECC)Analyze Top 100
tablesCreate action planPSA, DSO Change Log deletion (BW)IDOC, Old
Functional Areas, Data Archiving (ECC)Remember every GB saved is
10-20GB stored!7) Data Reduction Program15Test Management is
criticalSome customers have a mature strategySome do notRevise your
test management strategyTest AutomationTest CoverageTest
PrioritizationReduce your time to complete testing!How long does it
take to complete regression test?8) Change & Test
ManagementMake sure you are on the latest latest
SP!http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/custom-code-managementCustom
Code Management Tools (CCMT)Custom Code Management Cockpit
(CDMC)Usage & Procedure Logging (UPL)CloneFinderUse these tools
in combination with:TestingProcess prioritization by business
users9) Solution Manager is your
friend!17TestStrategyPriorityTestingClonesCDMCUPLComplete
SizingSandbox system is a great way to size accuratelySizing tools
are good alternativeConsider technical architectureHANA supports
database multi-tenancy10) Architect for S/4HANA
HANA supports system replicationActive/Passive Synchronous
(HA)Multi-tier Asynchronous (DR)SUSE Linux supports automated host
failoverVery low cost to implementAs compares to e.g. RACMost HANA
systems are HAEven lower cost optionsShare QA & DR11) Architect
for HA/DR
HANA Advisory
Councilhttps://blogs.saphana.com/2015/01/12/now-time-plug-sap-hana-customer-communitiesHANA
Ambassador ProgramNorth America onlyAsk your SAP Account
ExecutiveMax Attention / Active EmbeddedVarious services
providedSome useful (going live services, custom code)Active Global
SupportGoing live services12) Get Support from SAPCutover plan
touches many teamsBut most teams build MY PLANBuild an integrated
planAll teams, all activitiesNumber the planAlign the numbers with
the cutover docTrack forecast and actualTool doesnt matter
(Project, Excel etc.)13) Build an integrated cutover plan
John
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