S/4HANA Transition Paths

New Implementation

Brand new installation of a system, also known as a Greenfield implementation. Semi-Greenfield refers to an installed-based customer starting with a new implementation.

System Conversion

Guided technical process for a 1:1 conversion of an existing SAP ERP system to SAP S/4HANA. Example: convert SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA.

Lift & Shift

Lift and move an entire system without change to a new landscape (typically involves a system copy). Example: move from SAP S/4HANA on premise 2023 to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2023.

Selective Data Transition

Tool-based approach to selectively migrate and transform configuration & master and transaction data. Example: move from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.

Upgrade

Upgrade system to a new software version base release. Example: upgrade SAP S/4HANA from base release 2022 to 2023.

Update

Apply new software updates to a system, such as a Feature Pack Stack (FPS) or Support Pack Stack (SPS).