14 Major Differences
between SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA can run either on the cloud or
on premise 1
S/4HANA can only run on a HANA
2 Database, while ECC can run on
multiple databases (Oracle, DB2, etc.)
SAP FIORI Apps are available in
S/4HANA for performing activities 3
and generating reports in real time
HANA database tables are column-based in
4 S/4HANA, resulting in speed from fewer
distinct values and parallel processing
In S/4HANA there are no summary
tables, index tables or history tables – 5
instead, line item tables are used
S/4HANA employs a single line item table
6 ACDOCA-Universal Journal, combining
GL, AP, AR, FI, AA, CO & ML tables
Inventory management is reduced from
1 26 tables to a single table, MATDOC 7
(Material Document line item)
Material Ledger is mandatory and
8 helps for valuation in two additional
currencies in S/4HANA
In S/4HANA, a parallel ledger is a
prerequisite for new asset accounting 9
Cost Elements are merged as GL
10 accounts in S/4HANA, resulting in no
need for reconciliation from CO to FI
In S/4HANA, customer and vendor are
integrated as a “Business Partner” 11
Material numbers have been
12 increased to 40 characters in
S/4HANA
+40
In S/4HANA pricing table “KONV” is
replaced by a new table 13
“PRCD_ELEMENTS”
14 S/4HANA includes migration cockpit