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SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Modules & Capabilities

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud is rated across 14 of 14 ERP modules, 9 of them a core strength and 4,023 documented capabilities catalogued across those modules.

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SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud module ratings

Ordered strongest to weakest. Each rating reflects standard-edition depth, not what a third-party add-on could bolt on.

Finance & Accounting

strong

Core financial management including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, cash management, and financial reporting. The backbone of any ERP system.

765 documented capabilities in 32 areas

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (on-premise edition) general ledger document data entry view
GL Document Entry
  • Financial Planning and Analysis33

    Brings together cost management, profitability analysis, and investment management to support financial planning and control across the enterprise.

    Cost Management and Profitability Analysis · Overhead Cost Accounting · Master data in cost accounting · Activity prices · Statistical key figures

  • Financial Planning and Analysis7

    Covers the tools finance teams use to build financial plans and compare them against actual results across the business.

    Financial Planning and Analysis · Integrated Financial Planning · Financial Planning using Microsoft Excel · Integration to S/4HANA Planning Functions · SAP HANA-Enabled Reporting

  • Banking24

    Banking-specific extensions covering bank accounting enhancements, average daily balance calculation, and error correction with suspense accounting.

    SAP Deposits Management for Banking, SAP S/ 4HANA Edition · Management of master data · Monitoring of funds payable and receivable · Support of business operations · Management of outgoing and incoming payments

  • Accounting and Financial Close13

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

    From FI-AA: Derived Depreciation Areas · From FI-AA: Group Assets · Special Ledgers (FI-SL) · Cost of Sales Ledger · Reconciliation Ledger

  • Oil & Gas39

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

    Production and Revenue Accounting · Ownership · Production · Contractual Allocation and Balancing · Valuation/Revenue Distribution

  • Order and Contract Management3

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

  • Accounting and Financial Close61

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

    Accounting · General Ledger · Master Data · Postings and Journal Entries · Closing Operations and Reporting

  • Accounting and Financial Close56

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

    Central Finance · Harmonized Financial Reporting · Simplified Mergers and Acquisitions · Replication of FI and CO Postings · Replication of Cost Objects

  • Insurance14

    Insurance industry extensions, centered on accounting enhancements tailored to insurers.

    Insurance Product Engine · Product Modeling · Product Operation · Claims Management · Insurance Billing and Payments

  • Higher Education and Research7

    Covers student-facing processes for universities and research institutions, from admissions through graduation.

    Student Information Systems · Application and Admission · Curriculum Management · Grading and Advising · Progression and Graduation

  • Receivables Management16

    Manages customer receivables end to end — accounts receivable accounting, machine learning-assisted cash application via SAP Cash Application, and credit management with automated credit checks.

    Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (FI-AR, FI- AP, FI-CA) · View bills · Download bills · Pay bills · Create payment advice notes

  • Order and Contract Management16

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

    Sales Billing · Debit memo processing · Credit memo processing · Billing document processing · Preliminary billing document processing

  • Utilities20

    Utilities-industry functionality spanning finance and energy billing, metering, deregulated market communication, sales and customer service, and country- or region-specific requirements.

    Finance · Bill to Cash · Billing of Energy and Services Billing of Energy Products · Definition of rates and products · Schedule billing and budget billing plan

  • Service Management5

    Runs the service lifecycle end to end: initiating requests, planning and scheduling, execution and delivery, financial and logistics control, billing and settlement, and complaints, returns, and refunds.

    Service Billing and Settlement · Debit Memo Processing · Credit Memo Processing · Billing Document Processing · Invoice Correction Processing

  • Treasury Management7

    Provides core treasury functions centered on cash and liquidity management, giving cash managers oversight of cash positions, banks, and bank accounts.

    Cash and Liquidity Management · Cash Positions · Banks and House Banks · Bank Account Master Data · Liquidity Forecast

  • Treasury Management118

    Provides core treasury functions centered on cash and liquidity management, giving cash managers oversight of cash positions, banks, and bank accounts.

    Payments and Bank Communications · Managing Multiple Bank Communication Interfaces · Receive Payment Status Messages · Merge Payments from Different Payment Runs · Approve Payments

  • Public Sector75

    Public sector functionality spanning budget and finance operations and grants management for government and grantee organizations.

    Public Sector · Budget and Finance · Public Sector Accounting and Budget Operations · Budget Maintenance · Map your budget structure

  • Financial Operations47

    Runs day-to-day finance operations: receivables management with credit control and machine learning cash application, payables and invoice management with business network collaboration, electronic bill presentment and payment, and settlement management for rebates and commissions.

    Invoice and Payables Management · Accounts Payable · Import of supplier invoices · Analysis of payments to suppliers · Management of cash discounts

  • Commodity Management25

    Covers pricing, trading, and risk management for physical commodity purchasing, selling, and deal capture.

    Commodity Procurement · Market Data Management · Commodity Pricing · Processing Purchasing Transactions and Documents · Period-End Valuation

  • Payroll and Reimbursement6

    Prepares payroll so staff get paid correctly and punctually, meeting statutory and regulatory reporting requirements, with self-service options for employees.

    Reimbursement Management · Reimbursement Amount Calculation · Reimbursement Settlement · Reimbursement Transfer · Reimbursement Payment

  • Integration with External Procurement Systems6

    Connects to external procurement systems, such as SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, to combine their capabilities with SAP S/4HANA's integrated data for procuring materials, services, and contingent labor.

    Creation of purchase contracts and/or purchase scheduling agreements initiated from the external procurement system · Release of the purchase contract and/or purchase scheduling agreement · Creation of purchase requisitions initiated from the external procurement system · Creation of reservations, purchase orders, goods receipts, and service entry sheets initiated from the external procurement system Transparency of procurement documents in SAP S/4HANA · Creation of supplier invoices initiated from the external procurement system Transparency of procurement documents in SAP S/4HANA

  • Prepayment Agreements8

    Manages prepayments—advance amounts paid or received ahead of delivering goods or services—covering negotiated terms, interest, linked documents, and deduction from final settlement.

    Prepayment agreements processing · Renegotiate prepayment agreement · Prepayment requests processing · Related documents linking · Prepayment interest calculation

  • SAP Waste & Recycling5

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

    Finance · Bill to Cash · Billing of Waste Disposal Services · Integration of SD contracts · Integration of IS-U contracts

  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance for Finance20

    Addresses finance-related governance, risk, and compliance, centered on international trade: classification, trade compliance checks, Intrastat declarations, and integrations with SAP Global Trade Services and SAP Watch List Screening.

    International Trade · International Trade Classification · International Trade Compliance · Manage Licenses · Manage Documents with Trade Compliance

  • Invoice Management15

    Covers supplier invoice handling and payment: accounts payable accounting plus business network collaboration on discounts and payment advices.

    Invoice Processing · Managing supplier invoices · Managing supplier invoices with reference to purchase order limit items · Uploading invoice documents Working with supplier invoice lists Releasing supplier invoices · Approving supplier invoices

  • Financial Operations28

    Runs day-to-day finance operations: receivables management with credit control and machine learning cash application, payables and invoice management with business network collaboration, electronic bill presentment and payment, and settlement management for rebates and commissions.

    Receivables Management · Collections Management · Managing Master Data · Creating Work Lists · Customer Contact

  • Integration of Central Procurement with External Procurement System7

    Lets professional purchasers work either centrally through a SAP S/4HANA hub, or straight in the connected systems, by pairing Central Procurement with an outside procurement tool such as SAP Ariba.

    Validation of requisitions created in the external procurement system and creation of purchase requisitions · Approval process · Transparency of documents in SAP S/ 4HANA · Creation of central purchase contracts or purchase orders based on awards from the external procurement system · Creation of purchase contracts initiated from an external procurement system through the Central Procurement hub system

  • Billing and Revenue Innovation Management28

    Covers subscription order management, convergent invoicing, contract accounting, collections, and financial customer care for high-volume, subscription-based billing.

    Integration with a Subscription Management System · Subscription Order Management · Product Modelling · Price Modelling · Master Agreements

  • Real Estate Management16

    Covers property portfolio, contract, and financial management for corporate, commercial, and residential real estate.

    Real Estate Management · Property Portfolio · CAD Integration · Contracts · Critical Dates

  • Integration with External Procurement Planning Systems3

    Connects to a dedicated outside planning tool, such as SAP Ariba Procurement Planning, so sourcing starts early enough to protect manufacturing timing and project costs.

    Data exchange · Creation of sourcing projects

  • Travel and Expense Management22

    Covers advances, corporate card transactions, expense reporting, travel booking, and travel and expense analytics.

    Advance Management · Request of Advances · Configuration of Type of Advance Settlement · Settlement of Advances · Corporate Card Management

  • Other capabilities15

    Prediction of delivery date for purchase order items · Processing of existing rebate agreements · Oil & Gas · Initiating price renegotiation

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Manufacturing

strong

Production planning, shop floor control, BOM management, MRP, and manufacturing execution. Supports discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturing environments.

516 documented capabilities in 18 areas

  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing31

    Covers next-generation just-in-time replenishment, both supplying materials to internal production and supplying customers when acting as a JIT supplier.

    Next Generation Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply to Production · cycles · Managing JIT calls · Monitoring JIT calls · Planning supply to production

  • Production Planning10

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling · Create proposals for in-house production or external procurement to cover product requirements · Optimize plan and sequence the resource schedule and the order dates/times · Create proposal based on simulative planning parameters · Planning with Characteristics

  • Quality Management3

    Manages product and process quality end to end, from quality planning and inspection through defect handling, complaints, and continuous quality improvement.

    Quality Improvement · Quality key figures

  • Production Engineering8

    Builds the manufacturing master data foundation, spanning production bills of material and master recipes or routings that describe how products are made.

    Production BOM Management · Master Recipe/Routing Management · Manage the objects and persons involved in the production process Model work centers · Group work centers for capacity evaluation · Model the production process Model routings master recipes

  • Product Development Foundation39

    Provides the engineering data backbone for product development: bills of material, product structures, embedded software, engineering changes, classification, document management, attachments, and variant configuration.

    Bills of Material · Manage bills of material · Assign BOMs to plants · Monitor multilevel BOM assignment · Find BOM for component

  • Manufacturing for Production Engineering and Operations (PEO)137

    Covers SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for production engineering and operations (PEO), spanning extended production engineering, shop floor operations, concurrent engineering, major assembly production, and integration with other SAP manufacturing systems.

    Extended Production Engineering · Bill of Material (BOM) Handling and Handover to Manufacturing · Create version-controlled bills of material · Create bills of material for configurable materials · Specify unitized parameter effectivity

  • Product Lifecycle Management80

    Covers core product data management for discrete manufacturers, including bills of material, classification, engineering change management, embedded software handling, and product structures.

    Bills of Material · Product Development · Embedded Systems Development · Embedded Software Management · Managing Constraints

  • Production Planning10

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Sales and Operations Planning · Standard SOP · Flexible Planning · Material Requirements Planning · Execute classic MRP

  • Product Development for Discrete Industries3

    Supports product development for discrete manufacturers through engineering change management.

    Engineering Record · Engineering record handling

  • Production Planning19

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Material Requirements Planning · Manage planned independent requirements · Perform material requirements planning · Monitor and manage supply and demand · Convert planned orders

  • Environment, Health and Safety61

    Addresses corporate EHS obligations across incident management, environmental compliance and waste management, audits and inspections, workplace health and safety, occupational health services, and management of change.

    Incident Management · Initial Recording of Incidents · Reviewing and Completing Incident Records · Investigating Incidents · You can enter and manage different as first aid and the treatment of minor injuries, as well as the treatment of pre-existing injuries and aid given to employees who are not feeling well.

  • Production Operations22

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    Production Execution · Electronic records · Electronic batch record · Material identification/reconciliation ess industry) · Process messages

  • Retail and Fashion8

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

  • Production Operations48

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    Production Control · Monitoring and adjusting the production worklist · Releasing production orders/process orders · Monitoring production execution · Executing production completion

  • Quality Management24

    Manages product and process quality end to end, from quality planning and inspection through defect handling, complaints, and continuous quality improvement.

    Quality Planning · Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA) · Control plans · Quality-related master data · Inspection planning

  • Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul6

    Covers maintenance, repair, and overhaul processes for complex assets across the product lifecycle.

    Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) · Inventory management · Provisioning, Procurement, and Sales · Maintenance Planning · Maintenance and Service Processing (MSP)

  • Pegging and Distribution for Project Manufacturing3

    Optimizes engineer-to-order project manufacturing by linking the originating orders behind grouped, shared materials across projects, from lower BOM levels up, to the projects that consume them.

    Assignment (Pegging) · Cost Distribution (Distribution)

  • Other capabilities4

    Non-Ferrous Metal Processing

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Supply Chain

strong

End-to-end supply chain visibility including demand planning, supply planning, logistics, supplier management, and supply chain analytics.

361 documented capabilities in 25 areas

  • Inventory20

    Covers core inventory management, including goods movements, analytics, physical counts, returnable packaging, and empties.

    Goods Movement · Posting goods issues · Posting goods receipts · Transfer posting and stock transfer · Reservations

  • Integration2

    Connectivity foundation for linking the system with other software, centered on communication management for systems, users, and services.

    Integration with SAP Global Trade Services

  • Advanced Transportation Management18

    Runs the full freight lifecycle end to end, from optimized planning through carrier tendering, subcontracting, and settlement, spanning scheduling agreements, deliveries, stock transfers, and returns, in line with cross-border trade and hazmat rules.

    Master data and transportation network · Agreement management · Strategic freight management · Charge management · Forwarding order management Freight unit building

  • Oil & Gas66

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

    Bulk Supply Chain Operations · Exchanges · Quantity Schedules · Fee handling · Sub/Base product relationships

  • Defense and Security12

    Functionality for defense and security organizations covering military planning, supply chain, asset management, and explosives handling.

    Military Planning and Operations · Capability Based Planning · Military Supply Chain · Defense Equipment Management · Defense Inventory and Movement Management

  • Efficient Logistics and Order Fulfillment24

    Combines shipping, warehouse management, and direct store delivery capabilities to move goods efficiently from order through fulfillment.

    Basic Shipping · Transportation Planning and Creation of Transportation Documents · Transportation Planning List · Transportation Execution · Direct Store Delivery (Backend)

  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing14

    Covers next-generation just-in-time replenishment, both supplying materials to internal production and supplying customers when acting as a JIT supplier.

    Next Generation Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply to Customer · Master data for JIT processing · Managing sales scheduling agreements for JIT processing · Managing customer JIT calls · Managing production for customer JIT calls

  • Delivery and Transportation20

    Covers outbound logistics execution: delivery management for efficient, largely automated shipping and Transportation Management for planning, executing, and settling freight.

    Delivery Management · Inbound delivery processing · Packing · Putaway · Goods receipt

  • Extended Warehouse Management21

    Provides flexible tools for managing and optimizing warehouse material movements and processes.

    Warehouse Zones for Advanced Interleaving Package Builder · Inventory Management Optimization · Inbound Process Optimization · Outbound Process Optimization · Goods Distribution with Distribution Equipment

  • Energy & Natural Resources7

    Industry capabilities for energy and natural resources companies, including oil and gas transportation and freight functionality.

    Oil & Gas · TD - Shipment Cost Processing · Pricing procedure determination · Determining the Calculation Base · Determination of Geographical Influencing Factors

  • Consumer Products12

    Covers capabilities for consumer products companies, including last-mile distribution, revenue growth management claims, and promotion planning integration.

    Last Mile Distribution for Direct Distribution · Route assembly based on freight orders Paper-based route execution · Support of mobile-based route execution (mobile scenario) · Route stock management · Visit list schedule management

  • Production Planning3

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Sales and Operations Planning · Standard SOP · Flexible Planning

  • Order and Contract Management5

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

  • Warehousing26

    Warehousing spans embedded Warehouse Management for running a company's own warehouse operations and a basic integration scenario for connecting an external SAP EWM system.

    Warehouse Management · Basic Warehouse Management · Warehouse Structure · Inventory Management · Handling Units

  • Extended Service Parts Planning13

    Delivers service-parts-specific planning and full supply chain visibility, starting the moment demand appears and continuing through to product delivery.

    Capturing and Managing Demand · Inventory Planning · Forecasting · Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) · Deployment

  • Production Planning7

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Demand-Driven Replenishment · Analyze and classify products · Select products relevant to Demand- Driven Replenishment · Generate buffer level proposals · Manage buffer levels

  • Product Compliance4

    Keeps products compliant with chemical, dangerous goods, and hazard communication regulations, covering marketability assessments, dangerous goods classification, and safety data sheet and label management.

    Dangerous Goods Management · Management of compliance requirements for dangerous goods · Management of dangerous goods assessment processes · Integration of dangerous goods data in other business processes

  • Service Parts Management3

    Keeps service parts available and moving, combining automated warehouse operations with parts monitoring and reservation for upcoming service work.

    Service Parts Fulfillment · Monitor Service Parts · Reserve Service Parts

  • Retail and Fashion4

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

  • Order Promising3

    Order promising confirms when and in what quantity customer demand can be fulfilled, using standard available-to-promise checks and advanced ATP methods for constrained supply situations.

    Available to Promise · Availability Check

  • Advanced Order Promising12

    Covers advanced available-to-promise capabilities for confirming order fulfillment dates and quantities.

    Advanced Available-to-Promise · Product Availability Check · Product Allocation · Backorder Processing · Supply Assignment

  • SAP Waste & Recycling34

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

    Waste Disposal Management · Logistics and Operational Service · Route Management · Route key attributes · Service frequency

  • Production Operations4

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    JIT Outbound Processing · Summarized JIT call processing · Supply-to-production planning · Forwarded sequenced JIT call processing

  • Business Process Scheduling8

    Covers scheduling of multi-step logistics business processes and their component activities.

    Business Process Scheduling · Define scheduling processes · Select time granularity · Activate and display application log Delegate scheduling of activities to a custom logic · Consider working times when scheduling with time granularity in days

  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance for Finance19

    Addresses finance-related governance, risk, and compliance, centered on international trade: classification, trade compliance checks, Intrastat declarations, and integrations with SAP Global Trade Services and SAP Watch List Screening.

    International Trade · International Trade Classification · International Trade Compliance · Manage Licenses · Manage Documents with Trade Compliance

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Inventory Management

strong

Inventory tracking, stock management, reorder point planning, multi-location management, and inventory valuation across warehouses and locations.

236 documented capabilities in 19 areas

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (on-premise edition) Fiori outbound delivery creation with item overview
Outbound Delivery
  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing17

    Covers next-generation just-in-time replenishment, both supplying materials to internal production and supplying customers when acting as a JIT supplier.

    Next Generation Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply to Production · cycles · Managing JIT calls · Monitoring JIT calls · Planning supply to production

  • Inventory19

    Covers core inventory management, including goods movements, analytics, physical counts, returnable packaging, and empties.

    Goods Movement · Posting goods issues · Posting goods receipts · Transfer posting and stock transfer · Reservations

  • Efficient Logistics and Order Fulfillment18

    Combines shipping, warehouse management, and direct store delivery capabilities to move goods efficiently from order through fulfillment.

    Basic Shipping · Transportation Planning and Creation of Transportation Documents · Transportation Planning List · Transportation Execution · Direct Store Delivery (Backend)

  • Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management8

    Brings together financial control, logistics planning, and management oversight for internal projects such as R&D initiatives and capital investments, from cost planning through settlement and stakeholder reporting.

    Project Logistics Control · Network scheduling · Workforce planning · Requirement grouping · Delivery from project

  • Oil & Gas10

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

    Inventory and Movement Management · Hydrocarbon Product Management · Material Master with Oil & Gas characteristics · QCI · Silo Management

  • Defense and Security8

    Functionality for defense and security organizations covering military planning, supply chain, asset management, and explosives handling.

    Explosives Management · Set compliance checks to manage the explosive materials in the warehouse for safe storage · Visualize an explosive storage location (Planograph)

  • Delivery and Transportation11

    Covers outbound logistics execution: delivery management for efficient, largely automated shipping and Transportation Management for planning, executing, and settling freight.

    Delivery Management · Inbound delivery processing · Packing · Putaway · Goods receipt

  • Extended Warehouse Management21

    Provides flexible tools for managing and optimizing warehouse material movements and processes.

    Warehouse Zones for Advanced Interleaving Package Builder · Inventory Management Optimization · Inbound Process Optimization · Outbound Process Optimization · Goods Distribution with Distribution Equipment

  • Production Planning6

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Material Requirements Planning · Execute classic MRP · Demand forecasting · Forecast-based planning · Line balancing and sequencing

  • Accounting and Financial Close7

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

  • Warehousing26

    Warehousing spans embedded Warehouse Management for running a company's own warehouse operations and a basic integration scenario for connecting an external SAP EWM system.

    Warehouse Management · Basic Warehouse Management · Warehouse Structure · Inventory Management · Handling Units

  • Retail and Fashion30

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

    Retail and Fashion Foundation · Master Data Management · Compact product overview · mass maintenance · Compact site overview

  • Production Planning14

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Material Requirements Planning · Manage planned independent requirements · Perform material requirements planning · Monitor and manage supply and demand · Convert planned orders

  • Service Parts Management5

    Keeps service parts available and moving, combining automated warehouse operations with parts monitoring and reservation for upcoming service work.

    Service Parts Warehousing · Manage Inventory · Create Reservations · Distribute Stock · Create Reports

  • Order Promising3

    Order promising confirms when and in what quantity customer demand can be fulfilled, using standard available-to-promise checks and advanced ATP methods for constrained supply situations.

    Available to Promise · Availability Check

  • Advanced Order Promising12

    Covers advanced available-to-promise capabilities for confirming order fulfillment dates and quantities.

    Advanced Available-to-Promise · Product Availability Check · Product Allocation · Backorder Processing · Supply Assignment

  • Production Operations5

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    Kanban · Control cycle maintenance · Kanban status change (Confirmation) · Monitoring with the kanban board · Cost accounting for Kanban

  • SAP Waste & Recycling11

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

  • Other capabilities5

    Integration with a Promotion Planning Solution · Business Process Scheduling

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Procurement

strong

Purchase order management, supplier management, requisition workflows, contract management, and spend analytics.

475 documented capabilities in 20 areas

  • Generic Features Available in Sourcing and Procurement4

    Covers general-purpose procurement functions shared across sourcing processes, including subcontracting documents and monitoring purchasing documents.

    Using subcontracting documents · Monitoring purchasing documents · Managing model product specifications

  • Agriculture49

    Covers capabilities built for agricultural businesses, centered on managing commodity contracts.

    Agricultural Contract Management · Third Party Sales End-to-End Process · Third Party Purchase End-to-End Process · Contract Tolerances · Quality Characteristic-based Discounts and Premiums

  • Oil & Gas12

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

  • Procurement Analytics11

    Analytics for the procurement function, spanning real-time operational reporting, spend visibility across requisitions, orders, contracts, and suppliers, and dashboard-based spend reporting.

    Real-Time Reporting and Monitoring · Operational cards · Analytical cards · Filtering · Monitoring

  • Central Procurement94

    Runs procurement centrally across multiple connected SAP and third-party systems from one hub, spanning central requisitioning, sourcing, purchase contracts, document processing, and cross-system analytics.

    Central Requisitioning · Creating purchase requisitions · Creating purchase requisitions in expert mode · Using the approval workflow · Replicating purchase requisitions to the connected systems

  • Sourcing and Contract Management18

    Manages how sources of supply are found and assigned — source lists, info records, quotas, RFQs, and quotation comparison — plus the negotiation and administration of purchase contracts and scheduling agreements.

    Purchase Contract Management · Managing purchase contracts · Using the approval workflow · Output management · Situation handling

  • Enterprise Contract Management133

    Manages legal content across its full lifecycle — contract requests, legal transactions, documents, contexts, tasks, and categories — with integrations to contract assembly tools and collaboration platforms plus an analytics overview.

    Integration with Business Communication Platform · Creating collaborations · Completing collaborations · Canceling collaborations · Editing collaborations

  • Retail and Fashion4

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

  • Public Sector10

    Public sector functionality spanning budget and finance operations and grants management for government and grantee organizations.

  • Operational Procurement42

    Day-to-day purchasing execution: employee self-service requisitioning, requisition processing, purchase order creation and approval, supplier collaboration over business networks, and service purchasing with entry sheets.

    Self-Service Requisitioning · Defining default settings for users · Selecting products · Maintaining multiple drafts · Copying purchase requisitions

  • Integration with External Procurement Systems6

    Connects to external procurement systems, such as SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, to combine their capabilities with SAP S/4HANA's integrated data for procuring materials, services, and contingent labor.

    Creation of purchase contracts and/or purchase scheduling agreements initiated from the external procurement system · Release of the purchase contract and/or purchase scheduling agreement · Creation of purchase requisitions initiated from the external procurement system · Creation of reservations, purchase orders, goods receipts, and service entry sheets initiated from the external procurement system Transparency of procurement documents in SAP S/4HANA · Creation of supplier invoices initiated from the external procurement system Transparency of procurement documents in SAP S/4HANA

  • Production Operations15

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    JIT Inbound Processing · Summarized JIT call processing · Sequenced JIT call processing · Outsourced Manufacturing · Basic Subcontracting

  • Commodity Management6

    Covers pricing, trading, and risk management for physical commodity purchasing, selling, and deal capture.

    Commodity Procurement · Market Data Management · Commodity Pricing · Processing Purchasing Transactions and Documents · Period-End Valuation

  • Invoice Management15

    Covers supplier invoice handling and payment: accounts payable accounting plus business network collaboration on discounts and payment advices.

    Invoice Processing · Managing supplier invoices · Managing supplier invoices with reference to purchase order limit items · Uploading invoice documents Working with supplier invoice lists Releasing supplier invoices · Approving supplier invoices

  • Integration of Central Procurement with External Procurement System7

    Lets professional purchasers work either centrally through a SAP S/4HANA hub, or straight in the connected systems, by pairing Central Procurement with an outside procurement tool such as SAP Ariba.

    Validation of requisitions created in the external procurement system and creation of purchase requisitions · Approval process · Transparency of documents in SAP S/ 4HANA · Creation of central purchase contracts or purchase orders based on awards from the external procurement system · Creation of purchase contracts initiated from an external procurement system through the Central Procurement hub system

  • Supplier Management8

    Organizes the supplier base through purchasing categories for classification and segmentation, and questionnaire-based supplier evaluation with scorecards.

    Classification and Segmentation · Purchasing Category · Procurement-Related Activities · Supplier Data · Supplier Evaluation

  • Product Sourcing8

    Identifies and weighs suppliers of direct goods and services worldwide, negotiates pricing, and carries the winning terms into an order.

    Managing sourcing projects and supplier quotations · Managing awarding scenarios · Comparing supplier quotations · Managing procurement projects · Managing supplier lists

  • Integration with External Procurement Planning Systems3

    Connects to a dedicated outside planning tool, such as SAP Ariba Procurement Planning, so sourcing starts early enough to protect manufacturing timing and project costs.

    Data exchange · Creation of sourcing projects

  • Travel and Expense Management22

    Covers advances, corporate card transactions, expense reporting, travel booking, and travel and expense analytics.

    Advance Management · Request of Advances · Configuration of Type of Advance Settlement · Settlement of Advances · Corporate Card Management

  • Other capabilities8

    Prediction of delivery date for purchase order items · Processing of existing rebate agreements · Initiating price renegotiation

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Warehouse Management

strong

Warehouse operations including receiving, putaway, picking, packing, shipping, and warehouse layout optimisation.

236 documented capabilities in 19 areas

  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing17

    Covers next-generation just-in-time replenishment, both supplying materials to internal production and supplying customers when acting as a JIT supplier.

    Next Generation Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply to Production · cycles · Managing JIT calls · Monitoring JIT calls · Planning supply to production

  • Inventory19

    Covers core inventory management, including goods movements, analytics, physical counts, returnable packaging, and empties.

    Goods Movement · Posting goods issues · Posting goods receipts · Transfer posting and stock transfer · Reservations

  • Efficient Logistics and Order Fulfillment18

    Combines shipping, warehouse management, and direct store delivery capabilities to move goods efficiently from order through fulfillment.

    Basic Shipping · Transportation Planning and Creation of Transportation Documents · Transportation Planning List · Transportation Execution · Direct Store Delivery (Backend)

  • Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management8

    Brings together financial control, logistics planning, and management oversight for internal projects such as R&D initiatives and capital investments, from cost planning through settlement and stakeholder reporting.

    Project Logistics Control · Network scheduling · Workforce planning · Requirement grouping · Delivery from project

  • Oil & Gas10

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

    Inventory and Movement Management · Hydrocarbon Product Management · Material Master with Oil & Gas characteristics · QCI · Silo Management

  • Defense and Security8

    Functionality for defense and security organizations covering military planning, supply chain, asset management, and explosives handling.

    Explosives Management · Set compliance checks to manage the explosive materials in the warehouse for safe storage · Visualize an explosive storage location (Planograph)

  • Delivery and Transportation11

    Covers outbound logistics execution: delivery management for efficient, largely automated shipping and Transportation Management for planning, executing, and settling freight.

    Delivery Management · Inbound delivery processing · Packing · Putaway · Goods receipt

  • Extended Warehouse Management21

    Provides flexible tools for managing and optimizing warehouse material movements and processes.

    Warehouse Zones for Advanced Interleaving Package Builder · Inventory Management Optimization · Inbound Process Optimization · Outbound Process Optimization · Goods Distribution with Distribution Equipment

  • Production Planning6

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Material Requirements Planning · Execute classic MRP · Demand forecasting · Forecast-based planning · Line balancing and sequencing

  • Accounting and Financial Close7

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

  • Warehousing26

    Warehousing spans embedded Warehouse Management for running a company's own warehouse operations and a basic integration scenario for connecting an external SAP EWM system.

    Warehouse Management · Basic Warehouse Management · Warehouse Structure · Inventory Management · Handling Units

  • Retail and Fashion30

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

    Retail and Fashion Foundation · Master Data Management · Compact product overview · mass maintenance · Compact site overview

  • Production Planning14

    Plans supply to meet demand, spanning material requirements planning, capacity-aware production scheduling, Demand-Driven Replenishment with strategic stock buffers, and predictive material and resource planning simulations.

    Material Requirements Planning · Manage planned independent requirements · Perform material requirements planning · Monitor and manage supply and demand · Convert planned orders

  • Service Parts Management5

    Keeps service parts available and moving, combining automated warehouse operations with parts monitoring and reservation for upcoming service work.

    Service Parts Warehousing · Manage Inventory · Create Reservations · Distribute Stock · Create Reports

  • Order Promising3

    Order promising confirms when and in what quantity customer demand can be fulfilled, using standard available-to-promise checks and advanced ATP methods for constrained supply situations.

    Available to Promise · Availability Check

  • Advanced Order Promising12

    Covers advanced available-to-promise capabilities for confirming order fulfillment dates and quantities.

    Advanced Available-to-Promise · Product Availability Check · Product Allocation · Backorder Processing · Supply Assignment

  • Production Operations5

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    Kanban · Control cycle maintenance · Kanban status change (Confirmation) · Monitoring with the kanban board · Cost accounting for Kanban

  • SAP Waste & Recycling11

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

  • Other capabilities5

    Integration with a Promotion Planning Solution · Business Process Scheduling

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Business Intelligence

strong

Reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data visualisation capabilities built into the ERP platform for operational and strategic decision-making.

131 documented capabilities in 16 areas

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (on-premise edition) document flow tracing inquiry through delivery
Document Flow
  • Process Performance Monitoring3

    Monitors the performance of business processes, including order-to-cash, using process observation tools.

    Process Observer · Order-to-Cash Performance Monitoring

  • SD Analytics Based on Logistics Information System12

    Delivers sales and distribution reporting built on the Logistics Information System, letting teams evaluate sales performance by customer, material, sales organization, shipping point, employee, and office.

    Customer analysis · Material analysis · Sales organization analysis · Shipping point analysis · Sales employee analysis

  • Financial Planning and Analysis13

    Brings together cost management, profitability analysis, and investment management to support financial planning and control across the enterprise.

    Cost Management and Profitability Analysis · Profitability and Cost Analysis · Revenue and cost of sales · Overhead allocation to profitability · Settlement

  • ABAP Platform11

    The ABAP Platform provides the core runtime for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, covering application server operations, custom development, security, UI frameworks, connectivity, business user services, LLM access, and an embedded data warehouse.

    Embedded Business Warehouse · Creating models · Creating queries · Deploying models · Data acquisition

  • Accounting and Financial Close6

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

    Special Ledgers (FI-SL) · Cost of Sales Ledger · Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA) · Consolidation (EC-CS) · Report Writer and Report Painter: Usage in Finance

  • Procurement Analytics11

    Analytics for the procurement function, spanning real-time operational reporting, spend visibility across requisitions, orders, contracts, and suppliers, and dashboard-based spend reporting.

    Real-Time Reporting and Monitoring · Operational cards · Analytical cards · Filtering · Monitoring

  • Query Designer4

    Manages how analytical queries and reusable date functions are built and used across reporting apps.

    Date Function · View Browser · Custom Analytical Queries

  • Order and Contract Management23

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

    Sales Monitoring and Analytics · Managing sales plans · Comparing planned and actual sales data · Analyzing sales quotations · Analyzing quotation conversion rates

  • Accounting and Financial Close11

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

    Corporate Close · Group Reporting · Master data Data collection · Data preparation · Consolidation

  • Central Procurement8

    Runs procurement centrally across multiple connected SAP and third-party systems from one hub, spanning central requisitioning, sourcing, purchase contracts, document processing, and cross-system analytics.

    Central Purchasing Analytics · Analyzing central purchase contracts · Analyzing global purchasing spend · Monitoring central purchase contract items · Monitoring purchase order items centrally

  • Insurance3

    Insurance industry extensions, centered on accounting enhancements tailored to insurers.

    Statutory Reporting for Insurance · Statutory Reporting for Insurance · Statutory reporting requirements for capital asset management

  • Analysis Path Framework3

    An interactive analysis tool for business users and managers, supporting step-by-step data exploration and drill-downs for root cause work.

    Configure APF-based apps · Execute APF-based apps

  • Production Operations11

    Runs the shop floor day to day: production control and execution, repetitive manufacturing, kanban, outsourced manufacturing via subcontracting and external processing, and Just-In-Time supply to customers.

    Manufacturing Analytics · Work center analysis · Operation analysis · Material analysis · Production order analysis

  • Predictive Analytics integrator (PAi)3

    Predictive Analytics integrator (PAi) embeds machine-learning predictions into business processes — for example forecasting when a buyer will renegotiate a procurement contract. Predictive scenarios manage model lifecycles, and models are retrained on historic data to keep forecasts current.

    Predictive models · Predictive scenarios

  • Analytics3

    Consolidates business data from virtual data models into real-time reports and embedded stories that support decision-making.

    Query Viewer · KPI, Report, and Stories Visualization

  • Other capabilities6

    Inventory Analytics and Control · Analytics for Maintenance Management · Workforce Analytics · HR Reporting Analyze HR Data · Travel and Expense Analytics

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Quality Management

strong

Quality control, inspection management, non-conformance tracking, CAPA, and compliance with quality standards (ISO, FDA, AS9100).

32 documented capabilities in 3 areas

  • Quality Management3

    Manages product and process quality end to end, from quality planning and inspection through defect handling, complaints, and continuous quality improvement.

    Quality Improvement · Quality key figures

  • Product Compliance5

    Keeps products compliant with chemical, dangerous goods, and hazard communication regulations, covering marketability assessments, dangerous goods classification, and safety data sheet and label management.

    Product Marketability and Chemical Compliance · Management of compliance requirements for product marketability · Management of marketability assessment process · Product marketability data embedded in other business processes

  • Quality Management24

    Manages product and process quality end to end, from quality planning and inspection through defect handling, complaints, and continuous quality improvement.

    Quality Planning · Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA) · Control plans · Quality-related master data · Inspection planning

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Asset Management

strong

Enterprise asset management including preventive maintenance, asset lifecycle tracking, work order management, and asset depreciation.

131 documented capabilities in 13 areas

  • Maintenance Management10

    Covers plant maintenance end to end, from technical asset master data through planning, scheduling, and execution, plus specialized support for linear assets, map-based asset views, and permit-to-work processes.

    Master Data · Maintenance Planning and Scheduling · Maintenance Execution · Linear Asset Management · Geographical Enablement Framework for Asset Management

  • Maintenance Management7

    Covers maintenance management capabilities, including integration between SAP S/4HANA and Asset Central for managing technical objects.

    Integration with Asset Central · Technical object details · Technical object references Data synchronization Document synchronization · Notification replication · Work order replication

  • Defense and Security13

    Functionality for defense and security organizations covering military planning, supply chain, asset management, and explosives handling.

    Military Planning and Operations · Capability Based Planning · Asset Management · Asset Operations and Maintenance · Disconnected Operations

  • Service Master Data Management5

    Manages the master data foundation for service delivery, spanning technical assets and structures, service task lists and catalogs, and maintenance plans with event scheduling.

    Technical Assets, Structures, History · Maintain Customer Installed Base · Phase-In Phase-Out Equipment · Scrap Assets · Analyze Damages

  • Resource Scheduling19

    Covers resource scheduling capabilities that give maintenance planners visibility into workload and work center capacity for maintenance activities.

    Resource Scheduling · Get an overview of KPIs related to maintenance planning · Gain transparency about the current utilization of your work centers · Visualize current work center utilization based on various attributes · Dispatch one or multiple order operations based on readiness status

  • Utilities21

    Utilities-industry functionality spanning finance and energy billing, metering, deregulated market communication, sales and customer service, and country- or region-specific requirements.

    Metering · Meter Logistics and Operations Service · Measurement Data Management Measurement Data Processing · Manage measurement data · Schedule the collection of discrete meter readings

  • Extended Service Parts Planning13

    Delivers service-parts-specific planning and full supply chain visibility, starting the moment demand appears and continuing through to product delivery.

    Capturing and Managing Demand · Inventory Planning · Forecasting · Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) · Deployment

  • Service Parts Management9

    Keeps service parts available and moving, combining automated warehouse operations with parts monitoring and reservation for upcoming service work.

    Service Parts Warehousing · Manage Inventory · Create Reservations · Distribute Stock · Create Reports

  • Services3

    Industry capabilities for services businesses, including engineering, construction, and operations.

  • SAP Waste & Recycling6

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

    Waste Disposal Facility Management · Waste Disposal Facilities · Waste disposal facility types · Waste disposal facility data · Processes within a facility

  • Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul6

    Covers maintenance, repair, and overhaul processes for complex assets across the product lifecycle.

    Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) · Inventory management · Provisioning, Procurement, and Sales · Maintenance Planning · Maintenance and Service Processing (MSP)

  • Real Estate Management15

    Covers property portfolio, contract, and financial management for corporate, commercial, and residential real estate.

    Real Estate Management · Property Portfolio · CAD Integration · Contracts · Critical Dates

  • Other capabilities4

    Upstream Operations Management · Analytics for Maintenance Management

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Sales

moderate

The sales side of an ERP: quotes and pricing, order processing, customer and account management, post-sale service, and sales reporting on shared master data.

432 documented capabilities in 30 areas

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (on-premise edition) Fiori launchpad home screen with sales app tiles
Fiori Launchpad
  • Sales Force Support5

    Sales Force Support spans the full presales cycle, from initial appointments through lead creation to opportunity tracking, covering account and contact records, activity and visit planning, and pipeline management.

    Account and contact management · Activity management and visit planning · Opportunity and pipeline management · Sales lead management

  • Service Master Data and Agreement Management23

    Brings together the contractual foundations of a service business: long-term customer agreements plus the monitoring and analytics needed to track how contracts and orders are performing.

    Service Contract Management · Service contract processing · Service contract templates · Billing plans · Change processes

  • Order and Contract Management15

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

    Integration · Sales Order Management and Processing · Granting discounts · Granting free goods · Sales Order Collaboration (Business Network Integration)

  • Agriculture50

    Covers capabilities built for agricultural businesses, centered on managing commodity contracts.

    Agricultural Contract Management · Third Party Sales End-to-End Process · Third Party Purchase End-to-End Process · Contract Tolerances · Quality Characteristic-based Discounts and Premiums

  • SD Analytics Based on Logistics Information System12

    Delivers sales and distribution reporting built on the Logistics Information System, letting teams evaluate sales performance by customer, material, sales organization, shipping point, employee, and office.

    Customer analysis · Material analysis · Sales organization analysis · Shipping point analysis · Sales employee analysis

  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Processing14

    Covers next-generation just-in-time replenishment, both supplying materials to internal production and supplying customers when acting as a JIT supplier.

    Next Generation Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply to Customer · Master data for JIT processing · Managing sales scheduling agreements for JIT processing · Managing customer JIT calls · Managing production for customer JIT calls

  • Automotive15

    Covers capabilities built for automotive wholesale and retail vehicle processes.

    Vehicle processes for Wholesale and Retail · Vehicle Sales and Distribution · Vehicle Sales (From the Stock) · Vehicle Procurement (To the Stock) · Vehicle Sales (Based on Order)

  • Efficient Logistics and Order Fulfillment6

    Combines shipping, warehouse management, and direct store delivery capabilities to move goods efficiently from order through fulfillment.

    Direct Store Delivery (Backend) · Master Data · Visit Control · Transportation Planning · Output Control

  • Oil & Gas33

    Oil and gas industry capabilities spanning field logistics between base and remote locations, production volume capture, mass asset processing, asset retirement obligations, finance, and production and revenue accounting.

  • Order and Contract Management86

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

    Sales Master Data Management · Customer materials definition · Material determination · Listing and exclusion · Item proposal

  • Sales Performance Management4

    Covers advanced incentive and commission management for sales teams.

    Advanced Incentive and Commission Management · Compensation planning · Compensation operations

  • Consumer Products20

    Covers capabilities for consumer products companies, including last-mile distribution, revenue growth management claims, and promotion planning integration.

    Last Mile Distribution for Direct Distribution · Route assembly based on freight orders Paper-based route execution · Support of mobile-based route execution (mobile scenario) · Route stock management · Visit list schedule management

  • SD Rebate Processing6

    Handles customer price discounts through rebate processing in Sales and Distribution, supporting settlement of agreements carried over from SAP ERP and agreements created via SAP CRM trade promotions.

    Work with rebate agreements created in SAP ERP · Creating rebate agreements using customer trade promotion in SAP CRM · Type of Component · Application Component · Software Component

  • Service Operations and Processes25

    Covers day-to-day service execution: quoting, ordering, and confirming service work, running in-house repairs at repair centers, and scheduling planned recurring services.

    In-House Service · Receive from customer · Transfer to another service center · Create in-house service · Perform precheck

  • Utilities6

    Utilities-industry functionality spanning finance and energy billing, metering, deregulated market communication, sales and customer service, and country- or region-specific requirements.

    Sales · Sales and Customer Service for Residential Customers/Commercial and Industrial Customers · Integration with a Marketing System · Replicating utilities-specific data

  • Insurance9

    Insurance industry extensions, centered on accounting enhancements tailored to insurers.

    Compensation Operations · Compensation Planning · Sales Portfolio Assignment · Sales Force Accreditation · Compensation Operations

  • Service Management9

    Runs the service lifecycle end to end: initiating requests, planning and scheduling, execution and delivery, financial and logistics control, billing and settlement, and complaints, returns, and refunds.

    Service Billing and Settlement · Debit Memo Processing · Credit Memo Processing · Billing Document Processing · Invoice Correction Processing

  • Accounting and Financial Close3

    Covers external financial accounting and the period-end close: general ledger, fixed assets, inventory accounting, revenue and cost accounting, intercompany matching and reconciliation, and preparation support for statutory compliance formats.

  • Solution Business Management9

    Manages bundled offerings that combine goods, services, subscriptions, and projects, covering solution order management, solution business analytics, and subscription system integration.

    Solution Quotation Management · Solution quotation processing · Product bundles · Solution Portfolio Management · Create business solution portfolios from solution quotations

  • Retail and Fashion11

    Groups the capabilities built for retail and fashion businesses, spanning foundational retail data, merchandise management, and fashion-specific processes.

    Retail and Fashion Foundation · Assortment Management · Retail for Merchandise Management · Store Layout Management · Retail Price Management

  • Customer Engagement3

    Customer engagement functionality for utilities, combining interaction center service capabilities with sales order integration for energy products.

    Sales Integration Interface · Create new utilities sales contract using a S/4HANA sales order End utilities sales contract using a S/ 4HANA sales order Change energy (commodity) products using S/4HANA sales orders Change start date of a utilities sales contract using a S/4HANA sales order Change end date of a utilities sales contract using a S/4HANA sales order Withdraw a utilities sales contract using a S/4HANA sales order

  • Order Promising3

    Order promising confirms when and in what quantity customer demand can be fulfilled, using standard available-to-promise checks and advanced ATP methods for constrained supply situations.

    Available to Promise · Availability Check

  • Advanced Order Promising12

    Covers advanced available-to-promise capabilities for confirming order fulfillment dates and quantities.

    Advanced Available-to-Promise · Product Availability Check · Product Allocation · Backorder Processing · Supply Assignment

  • Prepayment Agreements8

    Manages prepayments—advance amounts paid or received ahead of delivering goods or services—covering negotiated terms, interest, linked documents, and deduction from final settlement.

    Prepayment agreements processing · Renegotiate prepayment agreement · Prepayment requests processing · Related documents linking · Prepayment interest calculation

  • Service Agreement Management3

    Administers the contracts and agreements that govern how services are delivered, priced, and billed.

    Contract Management · Use Automatic Service Contract Processing

  • Financial Operations12

    Runs day-to-day finance operations: receivables management with credit control and machine learning cash application, payables and invoice management with business network collaboration, electronic bill presentment and payment, and settlement management for rebates and commissions.

    Settlement Management · out reference to preceding transactions · tion of follow-on documents · related data, such as terms of payment and cash discounts · Determination of document processing by document type

  • Commodity Management6

    Covers pricing, trading, and risk management for physical commodity purchasing, selling, and deal capture.

    Commodity Sales · Market Data Management · Commodity Pricing · Processing Commodity Sales Transactions and Documents · Period-End Valuation

  • SAP Waste & Recycling5

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

  • Billing and Revenue Innovation Management16

    Covers subscription order management, convergent invoicing, contract accounting, collections, and financial customer care for high-volume, subscription-based billing.

    Integration with a Subscription Management System · Subscription Order Management · Product Modelling · Price Modelling · Master Agreements

  • Other capabilities3

    Order-to-Cash Performance Monitoring · Service Maintenance Plan and Event Scheduling · Preventive and Predictive Activities

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HR & Payroll

moderate

Human resources management including employee records, payroll processing, benefits administration, time and attendance, and talent management.

122 documented capabilities in 15 areas

  • Core HR and Time Recording6

    Maintains employee and contingent-worker master data and captures working time against accounting objects. Includes the timesheet application and employee connectivity functions for managing workforce records.

    Organizational Structure Management · Integration of Business Partner · Organizational Plan Mode · Editing the Organizational Structure · General structures

  • Human Resources (HR) Administration10

    Manages employee records and personnel actions like hiring and reassignment, with self-service options that lighten the load on HR staff.

    Employee Administration · Manage and Process Employee Data · Determine Employment Periods · Set Up Authorizations Integrate with ArchiveLink · Support Process Automation to Change Master Data

  • Time Sheet Management4

    Records and manages staff working hours for purposes outside core HR, such as allocating time to projects and supporting billing, with approval and rejection of time entries built in.

    Create and update time entries inlcuding Cross-Application Time Sheet · Time Management for Concurrent Employment · Approve, Review or Reject Time entries

  • HR Strategy and Planning6

    Covers workforce analytics and planning tools for measuring outcomes and forecasting headcount and cost.

    Workforce Analytics · HR Reporting Analyze HR Data · Workforce Planning · Plan and Control Budgets · Plan and Simulate Personnel Costs

  • Sales Performance Management4

    Covers advanced incentive and commission management for sales teams.

    Advanced Incentive and Commission Management · Compensation planning · Compensation operations

  • Order and Contract Management1

    Spans the core selling process from master data and pricing through quotations, contracts, order management, billing, rebates, returns, and sales analytics, plus integrations with buyer systems, business networks, and trade compliance tools.

    Incentive and Commission Management

  • Insurance4

    Insurance industry extensions, centered on accounting enhancements tailored to insurers.

    Incentive and Sales Force Management · Master Data Administration · Calculation of Performance-Related Remuneration Calculation of Periodically Triggered and Additional Commission Transaction Data Settlements Portfolio Assignment/Reassignment · Credentialing

  • Integration with External HR System7

    Synchronizes employee records, organizational structures, and cost centers between SAP S/4HANA and an outside HR system — today, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

    Replicating Employee Master Data from Employee Central to SAP S/4HANA · Replicating Organizational Data from Employee Central to SAP S/4HANA · Replicating Cost Centers from SAP S/ 4HANA to Employee Central · Contingent Worker Data Integration · Availability

  • Organizational Management6

    Builds and reorganizes a company's workforce structure into a hierarchy that mirrors reporting lines, positions, and jobs, supporting workforce planning.

    Organizational Structure Management · Manage Organizational Structures · Enhance Organizational Structures with Your Own Entities · Position Management · Edit Positions, Jobs, Tasks, and Staff

  • Environment, Health and Safety5

    Addresses corporate EHS obligations across incident management, environmental compliance and waste management, audits and inspections, workplace health and safety, occupational health services, and management of change.

    Occupational Health · Basic Data Management · Schedule Planning · Medical Service · Reporting

  • Workforce Management6

    Integrates with a field service workforce management solution to schedule and dispatch technicians for field and in-house repair work.

    Release a service order for scheduling and dispatch · Update a technician in the corresponding service order · Create and complete a service confirmation · Complete service items in a service order · Complete a service order

  • Payroll and Reimbursement14

    Prepares payroll so staff get paid correctly and punctually, meeting statutory and regulatory reporting requirements, with self-service options for employees.

    Payroll Management · Manage Gross Payroll · Manage Net Payroll · Manage Off-Cycle Payroll · Manage Loans

  • Rewarding4

    Manages the benefits a company offers to retain employees, showing available plans and eligibility, with self-service options for staff.

    Benefits Management · Manage Benefits · Manage Country/Region-Specific Benefits

  • Time Management25

    Records employee time manually or automatically, plans capacity, and monitors work schedules and quotas, with self-service options for staff.

    Absence Management · Record Absences · Use Quotas to Monitor Absence Entitlements · Attendance Management · Manage Time Data Record Attendances Record Time Data for Multiple Employees Simultaneously

  • Travel and Expense Management20

    Covers advances, corporate card transactions, expense reporting, travel booking, and travel and expense analytics.

    Advance Management · Request of Advances · Configuration of Type of Advance Settlement · Settlement of Advances · Corporate Card Management

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Project Management

moderate

Project planning, resource allocation, time tracking, expense management, and project accounting for project-centric businesses.

239 documented capabilities in 13 areas

  • Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management25

    Brings together financial control, logistics planning, and management oversight for internal projects such as R&D initiatives and capital investments, from cost planning through settlement and stakeholder reporting.

    Project Financial Control · Maintenance of standard WBS · Maintenance of standard milestones · Maintenance of operative WBS · Maintenance of group WBS

  • Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management42

    Brings together financial control, logistics planning, and management oversight for internal projects such as R&D initiatives and capital investments, from cost planning through settlement and stakeholder reporting.

    Portfolio Management · Portfolio and bucket hierarchy management · Item management · Initiative management · Collection management

  • Professional Services11

    Serves professional services firms with customer and internal project management — planning, staffing, billing, and financial monitoring — plus integration with external resource management services.

    Projects and Engagement · Commercial project inception · Resource Management · Lean staffing · Enhanced time recording

  • Enterprise Portfolio and Project Management5

    Brings together financial control, logistics planning, and management oversight for internal projects such as R&D initiatives and capital investments, from cost planning through settlement and stakeholder reporting.

    Project Logistics and Financial Control · Special Maintenance using the hierarchy graphic · Project-specific archiving tools · specific purposes

  • Time Sheet Management4

    Records and manages staff working hours for purposes outside core HR, such as allocating time to projects and supporting billing, with approval and rejection of time entries built in.

    Create and update time entries inlcuding Cross-Application Time Sheet · Time Management for Concurrent Employment · Approve, Review or Reject Time entries

  • Product Development Foundation39

    Provides the engineering data backbone for product development: bills of material, product structures, embedded software, engineering changes, classification, document management, attachments, and variant configuration.

    Bills of Material · Manage bills of material · Assign BOMs to plants · Monitor multilevel BOM assignment · Find BOM for component

  • Product Lifecycle Management80

    Covers core product data management for discrete manufacturers, including bills of material, classification, engineering change management, embedded software handling, and product structures.

    Bills of Material · Product Development · Embedded Systems Development · Embedded Software Management · Managing Constraints

  • Manufacturing for Production Engineering and Operations (PEO)4

    Covers SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for production engineering and operations (PEO), spanning extended production engineering, shop floor operations, concurrent engineering, major assembly production, and integration with other SAP manufacturing systems.

    Concurrent Engineering · Define maturity levels for version-controlled MBOMs and EBOMs · Provide feedback to production engineering from production execution · Compare an as-built state with the asplanned MBOM

  • Integration with External Extended Producer Responsibility Solutions1

    Connects SAP S/4HANA with external extended producer responsibility solutions to support related compliance processes.

  • Product Compliance14

    Keeps products compliant with chemical, dangerous goods, and hazard communication regulations, covering marketability assessments, dangerous goods classification, and safety data sheet and label management.

    Product Marketability and Chemical Compliance · Management of compliance requirements for product marketability · Management of marketability assessment process · Product marketability data embedded in other business processes · Dangerous Goods Management

  • Services5

    Industry capabilities for services businesses, including engineering, construction, and operations.

    Engineering, Construction, & Operations · Equipment and Tools Management · Equipment resource management and monitoring · Equipment cost settlement

  • Public Sector6

    Public sector functionality spanning budget and finance operations and grants management for government and grantee organizations.

  • Pegging and Distribution for Project Manufacturing3

    Optimizes engineer-to-order project manufacturing by linking the originating orders behind grouped, shared materials across projects, from lower BOM levels up, to the projects that consume them.

    Assignment (Pegging) · Cost Distribution (Distribution)

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Ecommerce

moderate

Integrated ecommerce and online storefront capabilities including B2B and B2C portals, product catalogue management, and order management.

Field Service

moderate

Field service management including work order dispatching, technician scheduling, mobile access, parts management, and service contract management.

347 documented capabilities in 19 areas

  • Service Master Data and Agreement Management33

    Brings together the contractual foundations of a service business: long-term customer agreements plus the monitoring and analytics needed to track how contracts and orders are performing.

    Service Contract Management · Service contract processing · Service contract templates · Billing plans · Change processes

  • Integration3

    Connectivity foundation for linking the system with other software, centered on communication management for systems, users, and services.

    Integration with SAP Global Trade Services · Integration with SAP GTS for compliance management

  • Service Master Data Management11

    Manages the master data foundation for service delivery, spanning technical assets and structures, service task lists and catalogs, and maintenance plans with event scheduling.

    Technical Assets, Structures, History · Maintain Customer Installed Base · Phase-In Phase-Out Equipment · Scrap Assets · Analyze Damages

  • Professional Services4

    Serves professional services firms with customer and internal project management — planning, staffing, billing, and financial monitoring — plus integration with external resource management services.

    Service Management · Service attributes · Work periods in resource-related billing · Power lists

  • Defense and Security6

    Functionality for defense and security organizations covering military planning, supply chain, asset management, and explosives handling.

  • Service Operations and Processes50

    Covers day-to-day service execution: quoting, ordering, and confirming service work, running in-house repairs at repair centers, and scheduling planned recurring services.

    Service Order Management · Service order templates · Service quotations · Service orders · Service confirmations

  • Resource Scheduling19

    Covers resource scheduling capabilities that give maintenance planners visibility into workload and work center capacity for maintenance activities.

    Resource Scheduling · Get an overview of KPIs related to maintenance planning · Gain transparency about the current utilization of your work centers · Visualize current work center utilization based on various attributes · Dispatch one or multiple order operations based on readiness status

  • Utilities55

    Utilities-industry functionality spanning finance and energy billing, metering, deregulated market communication, sales and customer service, and country- or region-specific requirements.

    Metering · Meter Logistics and Operations Service · Measurement Data Management Measurement Data Processing · Manage measurement data · Schedule the collection of discrete meter readings

  • Insurance27

    Insurance industry extensions, centered on accounting enhancements tailored to insurers.

    Policy Management for Insurance · Issue Policy · Change Policy · Reverse Policy · Update Policy

  • Service Management22

    Runs the service lifecycle end to end: initiating requests, planning and scheduling, execution and delivery, financial and logistics control, billing and settlement, and complaints, returns, and refunds.

    Service Initiation · Manage Incoming Service and Support Requests · Service Planning and Scheduling · Identify Service Issues · Define Follow-Up Activities

  • Basic Functions1

    Provides the underlying basic functions that support service transactions across the service area.

  • Customer Engagement28

    Customer engagement functionality for utilities, combining interaction center service capabilities with sales order integration for energy products.

    Service in the Interaction Center · Managing business partners and contract accounts · Managing business partners and contract accounts · Managing harmonized technical master data · Enhanced identification split screen

  • Service Parts Management9

    Keeps service parts available and moving, combining automated warehouse operations with parts monitoring and reservation for upcoming service work.

    Service Parts Warehousing · Manage Inventory · Create Reservations · Distribute Stock · Create Reports

  • Public Sector24

    Public sector functionality spanning budget and finance operations and grants management for government and grantee organizations.

  • Workforce Management6

    Integrates with a field service workforce management solution to schedule and dispatch technicians for field and in-house repair work.

    Release a service order for scheduling and dispatch · Update a technician in the corresponding service order · Create and complete a service confirmation · Complete service items in a service order · Complete a service order

  • SAP Waste & Recycling29

    Industry functionality for waste and recycling companies, covering disposal logistics and service objects, billing of waste services, and disposal facility operations including weighbridge processing.

    Waste Disposal Management · Bill to Cash · Billing of Waste Disposal Services · Integration of SD contracts · Integration of IS-U contracts

  • Service Agreement Management3

    Administers the contracts and agreements that govern how services are delivered, priced, and billed.

    Contract Management · Use Automatic Service Contract Processing

  • Operational Procurement14

    Day-to-day purchasing execution: employee self-service requisitioning, requisition processing, purchase order creation and approval, supplier collaboration over business networks, and service purchasing with entry sheets.

    Self-Service Requisitioning · Defining default settings for users · Selecting products · Maintaining multiple drafts · Copying purchase requisitions

  • Billing and Revenue Innovation Management3

    Covers subscription order management, convergent invoicing, contract accounting, collections, and financial customer care for high-volume, subscription-based billing.

    Financial Customer Care · Accounts Receivable Collection · Overview of a customer’s financial details

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SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Modules FAQ

What is SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud?

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud is SAP's single-tenant, managed-cloud ERP delivered through the RISE with SAP program, giving each customer a dedicated system with full ABAP customization and customer-controlled upgrade timing. It's the enterprise-grade edition built for large, complex organizations — typically 500+ employees — that need deep customization or a brownfield migration path from ECC.

What's the difference between SAP ECC and S/4HANA in the Private Cloud edition?

ECC ran on separate databases with FI and CO as reconciled-but-distinct modules; S/4HANA requires the in-memory HANA database and merges finance into a single Universal Journal, plus a simplified data model and Fiori UX. Private Cloud is the deployment path built specifically for customers converting an existing ECC system rather than starting fresh.

How do you migrate data from SAP ECC to S/4HANA?

SAP provides a toolchain for this: SAP Readiness Check assesses your ECC system for conversion blockers, Custom Code Migration flags ABAP that needs remediation, and Migration Cockpit or Software Update Manager handles the technical data conversion. Private Cloud's brownfield path preserves configuration and history; a partner typically scopes and runs the project.

Does SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud provide cloud as a service?

Yes — Private Cloud is a fully managed, single-tenant service delivered through RISE with SAP, bundling the software subscription, dedicated infrastructure, SAP BTP, and support into one contract. Unlike Public Cloud's shared multi-tenant model, each customer gets a dedicated environment, but SAP or its hyperscaler partners still handle hosting and operations.

What's the difference between SAP R/3 and S/4HANA?

R/3 was SAP's original client-server ERP suite, running on traditional relational databases with a three-tier architecture. S/4HANA is the modern successor, rebuilt to run exclusively on the in-memory HANA database with a simplified data model, real-time analytics, and a Fiori-based user experience — R/3 has been out of mainstream support for years.