SAP Simplification Targets

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2.1.15 Logistics – Plant Maintenance
2.1.15.1 LIS in EAM
Description
Currently there is no functional equivalent for Logistics Information System (Note: If you use a
material number longer than 18 characters - see restriction note Extended Material Number in LIS:
SAP Note 2232362) in EAM within SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 (Functionality available in
SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511 delivery but not considered as future technology. Functional
equivalent is not available yet.).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.2 Download Data in MS Access out of List
Description
In most of our list in SAP GUI download to MS Access is offered. This functionality is not the target
architecture, it´s recommended to download to MS EXCEL instead (Functionality available in SAP
S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511 delivery but not considered as future technology. Functional
equivalent is available.).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.3 Scheduling of Maintenance Plan
Description

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Mobile Asset Management functionality is not the target architecture (Functionality available in SAP
S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511 delivery but not considered as future technology. Functional
equivalent is not available yet.).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.4 Mobile Asset Management (MAM)
Description
Product Mobile Asset Management (MAM) functionality is not the target architecture within SAP
S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511. The available functional equivalent is SAP Work Manager
( Functionality available in SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511 delivery but not considered as
future technology. Functional equivalent is available. ).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.5 Batch Input for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Description
Currently there is no functional equivalent for enterprise asset management (EAM) within SAP
S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 (Functionality available in SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511
delivery but not considered as future technology. Functional equivalent is not available yet.).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)

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No action required.
2.1.15.6 Change Order and Operations
Description
Currently there is no functional equivalent for Change Order and Operations related transactions
(IW39, IW37, and IW49) within SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511. It´s recommend to use
transaction IW37n instead.
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.7 WebDynpro Application for Maintenance Planner (<= EhP4)
Description
Old WD Application covering Maintenance Worker, Planner, and Supervisor is not the target
architecture (Functionality available in SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition 1511 delivery but not
considered as future technology. Functional equivalent is available.).
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected.
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No action required.
2.1.15.8 Enterprise Search in EAM and PLM
Description
With SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1511 the Enterprise Search models are now replication free
search models (using HANA DB tables instead) within SAP Enterprise Asset Management SAP EAM).

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Business Process related information
With the new solution the following searches will be missing:
EAM
 Document search with attached document content
 Document search with linked documents Search with Classification data
PLM related
 Document search with linked documents
 Engineering Record with custom ER types (with custom header tables)
 Synchronization BOM to BOM search with assigned MBOMs
 Synchronization PSM to BOM search with source PSM Structure and target MBOMs
 Specification and PSM search with status data
 MBOM, Recipe and PSM search with assigned classification data
 MBOM, Recipe and PSM search with assigned document data
 Label search with recipe data origin
 Recipe search with formula item quantity
 Document search with attached document content
 Search for any object without leading zeroes
Required and Recommended Action(s)
No changes expected in the business process.
2.1.16 Logistics – Quality Management
2.1.16.1 Quality Management Information System (QMIS)
Description
The Quality Management Information System (QMIS) which is part of the Logistics Information
System (LIS) is not the target architecture (Functionality available in SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition
1511 delivery but not considered as future technology. Functional equivalent is not available
yet.) anymore within SAP S/4HANA and will be replaced by corresponding new applications in the
future. This applies to evaluations for quality notifications as well as inspection lots and related data.
Business Process related information
No influence on business processes expected. Customers should just consider this when they think
about investments into their QMIS functionality. The old functionality will stay available until the new
functionality is released.