Migration from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA
Switch to a new era of ERP. Because with SAP S/4HANA you not only manage your company in real time, but also optimize and digitize core business processes. We’ll show you how to migrate with minimal disruption and risk.
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Migrate to SAP S/4HANA in 5 steps.
Before switching from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA, you will want to know what will happen in the event of a conversion. What will change with SAP S/4HANA and how much effort is associated with the introduction? What effects does the conversion have on the process landscape? What will happen to in-house developments and connected systems? Innovabee has developed a method with which you can migrate from SAP ERP to SAP S / 4HANA in just five steps — with minimal risk and disruption.
Preparatory phase

Value check
- BSR report
- FAR report
- Workshop
- Presentation of SAP S/HANA innovations
- Change options
- Edit checklist for conversion analysis

Conversion analysis
- Readiness Check for SAP S / HANA
- SAP Pathfinder
- Hardware check
- Pre checks
- Custom code check
- Identification of simplification items
- Workshops with departments
- S/4HANA roadmap
- Results presentation

Redesign workshops
- Redesign workshops involving specialist departments
- Analysis of roles and authorizations (optional)
- Presentation of results
- Final budgeting
- Follow-up phase
Realization phase

Detailed concept, development & customizing
- Provide hardware
- Set-up sandbox system
- Transfer of the workshop results into a business blueprint
- Development
- Delta customizing before installation
- Database migration
- Installation of SAP S/4HANA (SUM)
- Development
- Delta customizing after installation
- Simplification
- Configuration of Fiori apps & gateway

Test & Go Live
- Training
- System functionality test
- Coordination and documentation of the database
- Lessons learned
- System release
“We are pleased that we have created the basis to be able to begin with the successive introduction of the Fiori technology in the future and thus to use the increased performance and the planned functional expansions of SAP S/4HANA live.”
Reinhard Birven
CEO, Scheurich GmbH
“Migrating to SAP S/4HANA and Fiori was an important strategic step to keep the Rausch group of companies up to date in terms of technology and organization. Innovabee is a competent partner for us.”
Rico Rühmer
CEO, Rausch GmbH
Video series
Learn more about our “5 steps 2 S/4HANA” methododology.
Factsheet
Learn more about migrating from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA.
Roundtable
Lay the foundation for a successful conversion.
Expert article
Read the expert article written by our CTO.
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Transition to SAP S/4HANA at chocolate manufacturer Rausch
For more than 100 years, the Berlin chocolatiers family Rausch has offered its customers chocolate products of the highest quality. In order to consistently advance digitization, Rausch and Innovabee have migrated their existing SAP ERP system to the real-time-based SAP S/4HANA.
With the new solution, Rausch can control its business processes in real time and generate up-to-date reports in seconds. Users can access the software from anywhere — and management always has access to all the figures for important decisions.
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More InformationRISE with SAP: Switch to “ERP from the cloud” in no time at all
If you are about to make the move from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA, you may also be asking yourself the question: Do I switch from my existing on-premise software — SAP ERP — to the latest on-premise software from SAP — SAP S/4HANA? Or do I go one step further and use the migration to make the leap to the cloud with all its benefits?
The benefits of „RISE with SAP“
Benefits for your business
Full functional scope of SAP S/4HANA l Industry-specific processes l Country and language versions l Services on the way to the cloud
Strategic benefits
System conversion and brownfield migration in a single step l Solution and operation from a single source l Your investment in SAP is preserved
Technical benefits
Access to the SAP Extensibility Framework l High flexibility for solution extensions l Code customizations l Scalable platform
Operational benefits
High reliability l Reduced TCO l SAP is responsible for operation and maintenance l Upgrades on customer request
What does„RISE with SAP“ offer?
- Quickly migrate your existing SAP ERP environment to a modern cloud-based architecture
- Use of the full functional scope of SAP S/4HANA, including enhancements, add-on solutions and partner add-ons
- A transformation from an on-premise system landscape to a cloud-based system landscape where you set the pace yourself
- Low costs through the use of a subscription model and low TCO
- Safeguarding your previous investments in SAP solutions
Learn more: video series and live demo on SAP S/4HANA
5 steps 2 SAP S/4HANA: the most important steps for a smooth migration
Michael Riedel explains which options exist for migrating to SAP S/4HANA and which are best suited for your company.
Live Business with SAP S/4HANA: an overview of the real-time ERP suite
Marcus Prutzer presents selected highlights of SAP S/4HANA — including real-time scenarios, analysis functions and real-time search.