SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Immediately applicable & innovative

Adjustability, scalability and cost efficiency: small and medium-sized companies require an agile software solution enabling them to grow and adjust themselves to dynamic markets. It is of particular importance in this regard that the ERP system is easy to operate and covers basic functions for accounting, sales and distribution, production and stockholding. Moreover, interfaces to other tools enable the creation of consistent processes and the extension of the IT landscape if required.

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Quick & easy migration into the cloud WITH SAP S/4HANA CLOUD PUBLIC EDITION

Benefits of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud is a standardized ERP software solution providing companies with quick implementation and easy operability. Automatic updates and new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, continuously optimize the processes.
As a standardized in-memory ERP system, it connects the entire staff, vendors, customers and assets of a company with the digital core. It offers scalability, easy management and high security.

Public Cloud Edition, also known as Multi-Tenant Edition (MTE) or Essential Edition (Cloud ES) is ready for use particularly quickly as it is a completely new implementation which requires no individual programming. Adjustments are possible using SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and S/4HANA Extensibility Framework. However, they require the adaptation of established processes to standard processes.

The great advantage of highly standardized processes becomes particularly evident during implementation: little personnel and adjustment expense is required and the solution offers the “fastest time to value”. S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is the ideal solution for companies wishing to build their system entirely new and use preconfigured best practices.

Your benefits when using SAP S/4HANA CLOUD Public Edition

Standardization and speed: The highly standardized Cloud ERP solution offers an enormously rapid implementation as well as low implementation and operating costs. Regular updates and innovations always ensure up-to-date functions and efficient processes for many business areas and industries.
Lower total cost of ownership and fast return on investment through the elimination of acquisition costs for an individual IT infrastructure as well as increasing automation and the use of standard best practices.
Innovation & timeliness: Semi-annual updates and releases as well as AI functions ensure timeliness, IT security and continued system optimization.
Data security: SAP S/4HANA Cloud is hosted in SAP data centers; SAP guarantees one hundred percent data protection and data security. In addition, the cloud application fulfills the current compliance and security standards in accordance with legal requirements, such as the EU Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), SOX Compliance or international accounting provisions. Learn more in the SAP Trust Center.
Internationalization and cooperation: S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition enables the central control of important processes and holistic planning at international level. The two-tier approach enables subsidiaries and branch offices to remain flexible and independent. This efficient and scalable ERP solution covers both central requirements and local needs, promotes agility and innovation and, at the same time, optimizes the total cost of ownership.

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GROW with SAP – solutions, services and support for your ERP system

GROW with SAP includes two packages created by SAP that assist companies with a quick and uncomplicated implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. The program is particularly appropriate for small and medium-sized companies looking for a solution that can be adopted immediately.

Both packages contain tailored tools and methods for the quick implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. They include efficient and immediately available best practice business processes, enriched with integrated artificial intelligence as well as support through training courses and community support. The choice between these packages depends on specific business needs and the requested functional scope of the company.

The starter packs at a glance SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Base Edition
Premium Edition

The base package focuses on the basic needs of a growing enterprise. It contains the core components for operating and managing a company using SAP S/4HANA Cloud:

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is the central ERP system covering important business processes, such as accounting, procurement, production, order processing and project management.
SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is an integral component of GROW with SAP offering a variety of functions and services to support the integration, enhancement and optimization of business processes.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Group Reporting helps companies optimize their financial consolidation processes, increase the transparency and accuracy of their financial reporting and comply with regulatory requirements.
SAP Ariba Buying Base Edition is a solution for companies wishing to modernize their procurement processes and make them more efficient.
SAP Build Process Automation is used by companies for the automation and optimization of their business processes. It helps reduce manual and recurring tasks and make processes more efficient.
Joule (as from September 2024) provides companies with integrated KI functions offering machine learning and advanced analyses for the optimization of business processes.
AI Units (as from September 2024): standardized use of AI resources to support intelligent business processes and analyses.
Through Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), the underlying infrastructure, on which the SAP applications run, is provided and managed by a cloud provider. IaaS enables companies to optimize their IT resources and focus on their business processes and innovations.

The Premium Package includes all components of the Base Package and offers additional functions and products:

Cash Management offers extended tools for managing liquidity and cash flows to guarantee the financial stability of a company.
Receivables Management enables an effective receivables management for optimizing the cash flow and reducing bad debt losses.
Advanced Financial Closes are enhanced functions for a quicker and more precise financial closure in order to accelerate financial reporting.
SAC Planning (SAP Analytics Cloud Planning) offers comprehensive planning and budgeting functions enabling integrated financial and operational planning.
Central Invoice Management is the centralized invoice management for improving the efficiency and accuracy of invoice processing.
Build Apps are tools for developing and providing tailored applications to support specific business needs.
Sales Cloud (as from July 15, 2024): solutions for optimizing sales processes and improving customer relationships.
Concur (as from July 15, 2024): integrated travel expense management for simplifying the entry and settlement of business trips.

Various additional add-on packages facilitate the addressing of specific business needs and a flexible extension of the ERP solution.

FAQ on ON SAP S/4HANA CLOUD PUBLIC EDITION

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is a standardized in-memory ERP system operated in the cloud. It connects employees, vendors, customers and corporate values with a digital core and offers scalability, easy management and high security.

As a multi-tenant edition, it enables several customers to use a server via individual URLs, which makes it ready for use particularly quickly without any individual programming. Extensions and adjustments are possible using SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and S/4HANA Extensibility Framework.

SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud offers quick implementation and low implementation and operating costs. Regular updates ensure up-to-date functions and efficient processes. Lower total cost of ownership and fast return on investment through the elimination of acquisition costs for IT infrastructure, increasing automation and the use of standard best practices. Hosted in SAP data centers, it ensures 100 percent data protection and fulfills all current compliance and security standards, such as GDPR and SOX Compliance.

Due to the central control of international processes and the two-tier-approach, the subsidiaries remain flexible and independent and central requirements and local needs can be covered. This promotes agility and innovation and optimizes the total cost of ownership.

GROW with SAP includes two packages offered and created by SAP that assist companies with a quick and uncomplicated implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. The program is particularly suitable for medium-sized and fast growing companies. However, it can also be used by all other companies. The “GROW with SAP” packages provide companies with all necessary systems and services in a subscription. Through preconfigured processes based on best practices from over 50 years of SAP experience and now also including AI functions, you will benefit from quick implementation, smooth operation and continuous innovations. In addition, “Accelerate for GROW with SAP” accelerates the implementation process by defined tools and methods.

GROW with SAP includes different solutions and services for accelerating the implementation process. It is supported by communities and access to technical training courses on the SAP Learning Platform.

GROW with SAP is offered by SAP for the implementation of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. As this tool is based on a greenfield approach and existing adjustments cannot be adopted, GROW with SAP is especially appropriate for new SAP customers or existing customers who wish to implement a completely new ERP system and are open for a standardized ERP system and the redesign of their processes.

Both GROW with SAP and RISE with SAP include technologies and services supporting companies with the implementation of a cloud ERP system or the changeover to such a system. However, RISE with SAP focuses on the migration of the existing SAP ERP system.

The differences at a glance:

GROW	RISE
Particularly addressed to new customers	Particularly addressed to existing SAP customers
Focus on services for the implementation of a cloud-based ERP system	Focus on services for the migration of existing SAP systems
Greenfield approach (digital restart on the green field, complete replacement of existing systems and implementation of a new SAP system)	Approach not defined (compared to GROW)
Only public cloud can be used	SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud can also be used

The two-tier ERP approach with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition enables companies to implement an efficient, scalable and flexible ERP solution covering both central requirements and local needs. This promotes agility and innovation and optimizes the total cost of ownership.

There are a number of possible scenarios for such two-tier ERP corporate strategy.
A common model provides that tier 1 (e.g. parent company) can be used as a global backbone for administrative ERP processes (e.g. finances), while tier 2 (e.g. subsidiaries or branch offices) is tailored for localized business needs, subsidiaries or smaller business units. This enables companies to standardize tier 1 in order to fulfill functional and budgetary requirements and, at the same time, maintain the flexibility of the business functions in tier 2.

Advantages of the two-tier ERP approach:

Fast onboarding of new acquisitions: enables the efficient integration of new transfers
Standardization of branch offices: offers a standardized platform for consistent processes
Preparations for sales: ensures flexibility in case of company sales
Adjustment to new business models: supports innovative business processes
Centralization of services: increases efficiency through central functions
Enhancement of supply chain control: improves the cooperation with partners
Expansion through joint ventures: supports the foundation of new cooperations
Adjustment to geopolitical changes: facilitates the response to global market developments
Compliance with new data residence regulations: ensures legal conformity

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