Unraveling the Core of SAP S/4 HANA

Question 1

What year was SAP R/2 introduced

Answer 1

1979

Question 2

What year was SAP R3 introduced. What was the major technology shift from R2

Answer 2

1992. It introduced a client/server architecture

Question 3

What year was SAP Netweaver introduced? What was the major technology shift?

Answer 3

2004. It introduced SOA (service oriented architecture) allowing advanced integration

Question 4

When was SAP HANA introduced? What was the major technology shift?

Answer 4

2015. It introduced in memory database and simplified processes from ERP

Question 5

When was the SAP Business Technology Platform introduced? What was the major technology shift?

Answer 5

2020. Allows integration technologies like Machine Learning , Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things

Question 6

What is the core of S/4 HANA?

Answer 6

Enterprise Management

Question 7

What are the 3 main deployments of S/4 HANA?

Answer 7

On prem
In the cloud
Hybrid

Question 8

What is the linchpin of SAP BTP?

Answer 8

The Intelligent Suite

Question 9

What is the role of the cloud connector?

Answer 9

It forms the bridge between cloud and on prem systems

Question 10

What are the major business processes supported by Enterprise Management

Answer 10

Lead to Cash - sales generation to customer payment
Meter to Cash - utilities consumption to invoice to payment
Source to Pay - supply chain, purchase to payment
Design to Operate - production planning to production order processing
Record to Report - record and report financial records

Question 11

What additional line of business needs can SAP Enterprise Manager provide?

Answer 11

Ariba - trading partners
Concur - travel
Fieldglass - vendor workforce management
Successfactors - Cloud based HCM
Customer Experience - selling of goods from every device and channel

Question 12

What is the difference between private and public cloud

Answer 12

Public is a shared system. Cost effective but not as customizable
Private is basically a cloud version of an on prem system
All cloud models are subscription based

Question 13

SAP rewrote its application software to take advantage of what HANA features?

Answer 13

Multicore processing enables parallel tasks
Big memory can fit an entire organization’s data without the need of mechanical discs
Cache optimization enables data to pass memory and core easier
Cloud computing avoids the complexity of IT infrastructure

Question 14

What technological advances allowed for the development of S/4 HANA?

Answer 14

The compression of data in the database
Column store data
The attribute index
The ability to combine OLTP and OLAP

Question 15

What role does Fiori play

Answer 15

Provides role based platform agnostic UI with the goal of maximizing efficiency

Question 16

As opposed to traditional application design, what does Fiori design focus on?

Answer 16

The users role

Question 17

What does the Fiori launchpad provide?

Answer 17

A single point of entry to access Fiori Apps

Question 18

What are the 3 types of Fiori Apps?

Answer 18

Transactional - fast data entry for transactions
Analytical - graphs, charts, data mining and drill down
Factsheet - provides a view of all key information of a single business subject

Question 19

What are the core concepts of the BTP?

Answer 19

Supports the digital transformation
Is the foundation for cloud connector, the Intelligent Suite, and integrates business processes end to end
Integrates all technologies to accelerate innovation

Question 20

What are the four core components of the BTP

Answer 20

Analytics
Data Management
Application Development
Integration of intelligent technologies