Three different approaches to move to SAP S/4HANA
CONVERSION PHASE | ||||
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Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 | Cycle 4 | Cycle 5 |
PRD TO “Sandbox” | DEV Conversion | QA Conversion | PRD to Sandbox | PRD Conversion |
PurposeTest upgrade and migration steps with copy from production Create upgrade / migration multiple Execute multiple technical iternations to familiarize with process NoteCheck business process requirements to be performed and perform ABAP code analysis. house-keeping before the migration |
PurposeEstablish SAP HANA dev environment Refine Cookbook NoteUpgrade & conversion steps will differ from production Perform mandatory code adaptation and simple code optimiztions Perfom post-conversion steps to adapt business process |
PurposeEstablish SAP HANA QA environment Enhance Cookbook Cooking environment
Business function teasting of new/adapted process |
PurposeMock cutover Final dress rehearsal Optimize & validate E2E business downtime Finalize & validate cookbook Finalize & validate cutover plan Teasting environment
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PurposeEstablish new PRD Environment Utilize downtime minimized approach NoteExecute end to end business downtime precisely as defined within cutover plan Execute technical steps precisely as defined in cookbook Plan code optimization projects |