SAP S/4HANA Valuable Features
S/4HANA is so much faster today than it was before. High performance is one of the best features, but the backbone of S/4HANA is its integration capabilities. They've also shifted to a focus on user experience.
The UIs used to be slightly boring, but the user experience has dramatically improved since the acquisition of Sybase, Callidus, and several other companies. SAP stays ahead of the curve and is constantly improving. If you want a feature, they're already working on it. It's one of the best ERP solutions on the market.
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VINCENTWU
Project Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
We found the solution integrated with HQ and local material number for batch orders to split several partial orders.
For customer service and RMA views, material alignment or aggregate is evolving. The US can assign sales forecasts to distribute Asia-built finished parts. This business model can accumulate mass stocks for replacing parts and labor maintenance services. If sales order to shipment can align with the ERP platform, the materials to order can support visibility across Asia/the US/the EU. The integration not only speeds up order processes but also controls solid stocks and costs.
View full review »SAP S/4HANA is the preferred database because of its scalability, faster accessibility, compatibility, and other well-suited features for large data sets.
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SAP S/4HANA
March 2024
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Customer choose this solution because they want to transition away from Oracle or because they are compelled to go for SAP.
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Feghouli Sofiabe
Co-owner / Board Member at ITS
The solution's new UI called Fiori is user friendly.
The solution is very easy to integrate.
View full review »S/4HANA is an end-to-end solution. It seamlessly integrates with all the SAP Business Suite products such as IoT, AI, Analytics and all other SaaS solutions. The product is very robust and comprehensive.
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SanjeevKumar12
Director at ApON India
I have been using SAP for more than 13 years and the new SAP S4HANA was not only a simple upgrade, they have made a lot of improvements. They have simplified a lot of the functions, the all-new interface gives users a better experience. The database itself is quite efficient in nature and it provides effective data queries. It is a good upgrade from the previous version of SAP R/3.
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Puneet
Senior Manager at Capgemini
The most valuable feature is the inbuilt standards included in SAP that customers can adopt easily. It can be customized based on the specific requirements.
It has evolved over time with the feedback provided by various customers.
Another benefit is in the delivery, it offers an explorative approach to simplify it for the customer.
As an end-user, this solution offers what is needed.
The dashboards are great. The platform is very intuitive, and in terms of communication, the interface is very interactive.
View full review »The POD applications are very useful to us. There are a few POD apps which we are using for the different business scenarios. They are quite interesting.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward. The documentation is very good.
The solution can scale well.
The solution is stable.
View full review »The new features introduced by SAP S_4HANA are the ones I find to be valuable.
View full review »The features you have access to when using this solution depends on which format or version you use. If an organization uses the SAP ECC version, this is an older version and multiple things would be the same at a process execution level and architecture level. However, S/4HANA offers a lot of additional capability with respect to performance due to its built-in architecture for many functions including finance, production, quality, manufacturing, inventory or sales distribution and logistics. SAP offers many capabilities with respect to enhanced functionalities, process improvement and better analytics.
SAP has introduced a lot of management functionality from a sales distribution perspective. The finance module offers a lot of reports as well as the offering of Fiori, which is a UI5 based tool which can be installed in each and every handheld devices for the purpose of approvals.
In the transportation module, which is a part of the sales distribution, SAP offers modifications and enhancements.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the detail in all of the processes. The solution captures our policies and enables us to implement our policies in SAP. There are different models that address our needs. We have also implemented SuccessFactors for our performance, which is for capital management.
It's a very vast product. It meets almost all our needs.
The solution is flexible, has a lot of functionality, and has the ability to deliver more security than other comparable solutions.
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Ali Mirnia
Chief Executive Officer at Redment
The functionality of SAP S4HANA is very good when comparing it to others, such as Oracle, Microsoft, and other ERP solutions.
View full review »All the modules available in the product are very useful. We have access to all types of reports in a single solution.
View full review »One of the things I like about it is its well-integrated and secure nature.
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reviewer1601094
Senior Media Strategist at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We're able to get all our processes flowing together. We're able to make all of our business processes talk to each other.
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Rahul Lamba
Senior Functional Consultant at Cognitus Consulting
The best part of this solution is the Fiori design.
SAP S4HANA provides a solution towards a green industry. They keep making a different version of the solution to meet the needs of different industries, such as automotive and utilities.
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reviewer1377633
Vice President, Corporate IT at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
I think technically it's a very responsive, comprehensive and optimized solution. It's very fast and the S4 version is much more user friendly on the UI side than the previous versions and it basically provides a better experience. Everything is there and it's up to the user to put it to use.
All of the features are valuable! Sales and Distribution and related Van Sale, Material Management, HCM and Success Factors, PM, PS, and more. All modules are really excellent process cycles and have high integrations.
View full review »S/4HANA falls under a single terminal. We can easily access the data, and the performance is good.
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Tim
System & Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The finance solution and procurement functionalities are good.
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Shilin Yan
Customer Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable feature of SAP S/4HANA is the innovational process. We are able to receive more efficiency or accuracy than previous versions.
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reviewer1717746
SAP Technology Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
In terms of the features I have found most valuable, I don't think that there is any lack or any gap process-wise. SAP is a very good tool.
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Daniel Paiva
IT Coordinator at Cooperativa Central Dos Produtores Rurais De Minas Gerais Ltda.
I like the user experience and usability of SAP Fiori, which is one of the main features that we are using.
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reviewer1487229
Head of Procurement at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
It is better than the previous SAP solution.
It's stable.
You can integrate it with other tools.
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Shankar Agarwal
Senior Manager at Mazars India
From a technology standpoint, the theory and analytics are fascinating.
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reviewer1397796
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
From a technological point of view, the in-memory database is one of the key highlights.
View full review »This is a very powerful solution with a user-friendly UI. They provide good documentation.
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reviewer1579086
Associate director at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have found the user interface very modern and it has simplified many user jobs, such as the embedded logistics. They have introduced central finance which has been a benefit.
View full review »This is a robust product with the best feature to my mind being the integration of all the modules which has made life much easier for our clients. It's one box with everything included.
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reviewer1676889
Project and Service delivery Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
One of the most valuable features, which we used the most, was the FI module, for finance. It involved controlling, account receivables, account payables, and complete financial steering.
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Carlos Guzman
CEO at CJG Consulting
The cost optimization that is shipped with cloud solutions is the primary benefit of the product.
The integral services that we can administer to our customers are excellent. They are paying for an all-inclusive version of the service. We manage all the features of the operating system - such as ACE's, SAP systems, networks, security on the cloud, et cetera. We can administer everything that is associated with the landscape.
We're well trained on the solution and therefore find the implementation process straightforward.
The solution is quite stable and offers good patches for when issues arise.
The scalability is excellent, especially on cloud deployment models.
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Dinesh Kumar
IT & SAP Head at kudos chemie limited
I find the Production Planning Cockpit (PPC) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) most valuable modules.
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Adeyemi Shodeko
SAP Business Analyst with 11-50 employees
Because I'm a procure-to-pay consultant, I mostly look at that angle, and I have a bit of experience with sales and distribution. I also like the integration between S/4HANA and other ERPs because S/4HANA is a suite. For example, the integration between S/4HANA and EWM Transportation Management, and Ariba.
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reviewer1773648
Director Comercial at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The in-memory processing capability and real time information is most valuable.
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reviewer1589064
Works at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good. Additionally, we have more service APIs to communicate with third-party solutions or systems, such as cloud systems or other participants, than in our last ERP system.
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reviewer1403493
Lead Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The key modules that I find most valuable are material management (MM), financial accounting and controlling (FICO), and human resources (HR). I am not exposed to all of the core features, but these are the ones that we generally prefer and propose.
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reviewer1646739
SAP Data and Analytics Leader - Technology Consulting and Advisory at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
One of the most valuable features is the in-memory database.
View full review »Most of our customer base is particularly interested in the finance area. This aspect of the solution is great.
The most interesting features from the solution include the look and feel of the user interface. It's very user friendly and easy to navigate.
The performance of the solution is excellent.
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AmitShah3
Mechanical Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature is that the reporting is fast. We can see the results from that in that our commissions come in fast. That is the main advantage.
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Jayaprakash Kuppusamy
Associate IT Consultant at itcinfotech
Easy integration with other tools.
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reviewer1687422
SAP Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
S4HANA is a completely integrated solution. It's an end-to-end ERP system with strong manufacturing and financial integration, which is not common among ERPs. And it's a solution that's driven by industry best practices.
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reviewer1391076
Technical Lead / Solution Architecture / Software Development - SAP at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
They recently restructured the database and changed the table structures, which has made it much easier to manage the processes. The processes have been reduced from almost 10 steps to four or five steps. It's really been simplified.
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Ahmad Kamal
Civil Engineer at gieco
It is really fast. It is also very stable.
View full review »The most useful features of SAP S4HANA are the consolidation reports. The BI is very strong and the manufacturing and finance sections we like a lot.
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reviewer1751868
Head of Information Technology at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature is that HANA loads from memory, which means it loads very quickly.
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reviewer1750017
Gerente SAP at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable feature is the perfect end-to-end integration.
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reviewer782994
Senior IT Manager with 501-1,000 employees
The solution makes its use and the management of our infrastructure easy.
SV
reviewer1285524
Lead Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
SAP S4HANA has good performance and has allowed us to combine our systems.
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reviewer1106688
Director - SAP Practice at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
SAP S4HANA is a robust solution.
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reviewer893631
Head of PMO at a tech company with 1-10 employees
In terms of its most valuable feature, I would say the finance module. This is the base. Right now we're working towards the other modules as well, for lineup opportunity operations.
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reviewer1680489
SAP Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I have found the most valuable feature to be the SAP Fiori application.
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reviewer1570197
CTO at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I can verify and provide the overall financial aid report and also the management report. It makes it better and easier to implement. Also, it provides a better view of business operations.
View full review »Business partner functionality helps us to manage vendors and customers from a single screen. Another one is product costing. Product CO-PA implementation is easier than before.
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SAP S/4HANA
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about SAP S/4HANA. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.