SAP S/4HANA Architecture

Pop the hood on SAP S/4HANA with this guide to its technical and application architecture! Understand the new data and programming models that underpin SAP S/4HANA and see how they differ from SAP ERP. Learn about technology components, like embedded analytics and integration. Then walk through the architecture of individual application areas like finance and logistics to see how they work and interact. Considering SAP S/4HANA Cloud? Explore scoping, compliance, performance, and more. Get the complete blueprint to SAP S/4HANA!

a. Technical Architecture
Build your understanding of SAP S/4HANA's technical foundation. Explore capabilities like analytics, interfaces, enterprise search, and the SAP Fiori user experience. See how the virtual data model and the ABAP RESTful programming model work.
b. Application Architecture
Learn about SAP S/4HANA's master data types. Then step through each application area to explore its key architecture components: sales and service operations, procurement, project management, manufacturing, transportation management, extended warehouse management, and finance.
c. SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Discover the architecture of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, whether it's identity and access management, security and compliance, or side-by-side extensions. Learn how SAP S/4HANA Cloud manages tasks and explore the fundamentals of configuration.

1) SAP S/4HANA
2) SAP S/4HANA Cloud
3) Master data
4) Sales and service
5) Logistics and manufacturing
6) Transportation management
7) Extended warehouse management
8) Finance
9) Identity and access management
10) Security and compliance
11) Cloud operations
12) Side-by-side extensions