SAP "EHS" Product Structure / R/3 <=> S/4
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Overview of Software
the blog https://community.sap.com/t5/product-lifecycle-management-blogs-by-members/new-sap-ehs-management-fo... is partially outdated.
Still people are using terms which are not easy to map with a software delivered by SAP.
Let us start.
R/3 Situation
As long as you use R/3 you can use these software components:
SAP calls this: Environment, Health and Safety
Then we have this software:
SAP calls this: Component Extension for SAP EHS Management
Then we have this software component:
https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_REACH_COMPLIANCE?locale=en-US
SAP calls this:
SAP Product and REACH Compliance
You should take care to use "correct" terms in communicating.
Now with S/4 we will get a different situation.
Some components as part of the above listed software are not supported any more in a S/4 environment.
Not supported are:
SAP Product and REACH Compliance
and EHS Waste (Classic)
With S/4 you can use the so called "compatibility" mode as the new software need still to grow.
The EHS-OH solution (Occupational Solution) is only availble with S/4 as a "add on". The "Waste" part will move to the new "EHS" software.
S/4 Situation
Compatibility Mode
If you just "migrate" so S/4 you can still use the old "EHS" functionality (with some exemptions). But SAP is doing a complete review of the software. As a consequence: we have now two new components:
SAP calls this: Product Compliance"
Regarding this solution: this blog is a "Must to Read" one:
And we have this new software in the game (refer to this blog):
Which is as well called "Environment, Health and Safety".
So: because of the many terms.. you might get confused.
For both S/4 Software components: we have a "Roadmap" (check SAP Roadmap explorer to get insight about the releases to come).
If you use SAP software you need to select: should I use a "Cloud Variant" or a "On Premise" variant?
If you select the second one: then you will get now any 2 years a major update/upgrade of the solution. The next Update/upgrade can be expected in roughly november 2025.
As the new data structures are different and as the integration to the so called logitic processes is different: you should check the new software the next years. The main reason is:
EHS Classic will get "out of support" in the future (Check SAP Marketplace to get more details or get in touch with your SAP Account).
Consequence
If you use "EHS Classic" you must move to "Product Compliance" at some point in time. There are many option to migrate. One example could be:
- Migrate first to S/4 and later to e.g. Product Compliance
- Migrate in one run from old situation to new situation
In both cases: a phase wise approach might make sense (to move e.g. company by company from one software to the new software).
What is clear..
- Change Management is huge ! to move from the old software to the new software (forget about "SAP Gui"; SAP Fiori is the User Interface")
- As the data structures are different: the Change impact (on user side but on IT side as well) is huge as well
- You need to migrate somehow the data (from old to new solution)
- Any many other challenges
So it is a good idea to prepare now for the future.
With best wishes
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