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SAP Architecture & Enterprise Integration

SAP Architecture & Enterprise Integration

SAP ERP Certified consulting for S/4HANA landscape architecture, RISE with SAP migration, SAP BTP integration, and clean core programme delivery.

Portamus Status
SAP ERP Certified
Common scope
S/4HANA migration, SAP BTP integration
Best for
SAP-centric enterprises
Overview

Understanding SAP Architecture & Enterprise Integration

SAP Architecture Consulting

Portamus provides SAP ERP Certified architecture consulting across the full SAP landscape — from S/4HANA migration strategy and system landscape design through to SAP BTP integration and clean core implementation. Our consultants bring certified expertise to complex SAP transformations in enterprise environments.

S/4HANA & RISE with SAP

RISE with SAP is SAP's business transformation offer combining S/4HANA Cloud, SAP BTP, and managed services into a single subscription. Portamus guides enterprises through the RISE migration journey — including landscape assessment, data migration strategy, custom code remediation, and cutover planning.

Clean Core & SAP BTP

SAP's clean core principle advocates keeping S/4HANA standard — avoiding modifications that impede upgrade cycles — and extending capabilities through SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform). Portamus designs BTP integration architectures and extension patterns that preserve clean core while delivering the custom functionality enterprises require.

Common Challenges

Where Most Organisations Get Stuck

Complex S/4HANA Migration Scoping

Custom Code Modification Debt

Landscape Architecture Gaps

Integration Complexity Across Systems

Clean Core Compliance Challenges

Framework Requirements

Key Requirements

SAP transformation programmes require structured architecture decision-making across landscape design, migration strategy, integration patterns, and clean core governance.

SAP Landscape Architecture

Design the system landscape — including development, quality, and production tiers — optimised for S/4HANA deployment topology and operational requirements.

Migration Strategy

Select and plan the migration approach: greenfield (new implementation), brownfield (system conversion), or selective data transition — each with distinct architectural implications.

SAP BTP Integration

Architect integration patterns using SAP Integration Suite on BTP, connecting S/4HANA to third-party systems, legacy applications, and cloud services.

Clean Core Governance

Establish clean core principles and governance — identifying which customisations can be retained, which must move to BTP extensions, and which should be retired.

SAP Activate Methodology

Apply the SAP Activate implementation methodology across six phases: Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realise, Deploy, and Run — ensuring structured, governed delivery.

What's Included

Scope of Engagement

Landscape Assessment

Evaluate the current SAP landscape, including system inventory, custom object analysis, integration mapping, and readiness for S/4HANA migration.

Migration Strategy & Roadmap

Define the migration approach (greenfield, brownfield, or selective data transition) with a phased delivery roadmap and architecture decision record.

Integration Architecture Design

Design the target integration architecture using SAP BTP Integration Suite, including API management, event mesh, and data pipeline patterns.

Clean Core Review

Analyse existing ABAP modifications, Z-objects, and custom code against clean core criteria, with recommendations for BTP extension or retirement.

SAP Activate Delivery

Structure programme delivery using SAP Activate, providing governance, phase gate reviews, and artefact management across all phases.

Architecture Governance

Establish SAP architecture governance — including Architecture Board participation, design authority, and standards for ongoing landscape management.

Deliverables

What You Walk Away With

SAP Landscape Assessment Report

Current-state analysis of the SAP landscape, including system inventory, custom code debt, integration complexity, and migration readiness scoring.

Migration Strategy Document

Recommended migration approach with justification, risk analysis, high-level plan, and architecture decision record.

Target Architecture Blueprint

S/4HANA target landscape design including system topology, deployment model, and integration architecture.

BTP Integration Architecture

Design of SAP BTP integration patterns, API interfaces, event-driven flows, and third-party connectivity.

Clean Core Remediation Plan

Prioritised plan for remediating custom code and modifications to achieve and maintain clean core compliance.

SAP Activate Programme Plan

Structured delivery plan across SAP Activate phases with milestones, governance gates, and resource requirements.

Expected Outcomes

What Changes Once You're Certified

Successful S/4HANA Migration

Certified Architecture Guidance

Modern BTP Integration

Clean Core Compliance

Reduced Upgrade Complexity

Our Methodology

How We Structure This Engagement

1

Understanding

Assess the SAP landscape through system discovery, custom code analysis, integration mapping, and stakeholder workshops.

2

Analysing

Define the migration strategy, identify clean core gaps, and design the target architecture blueprint.

3

Designing

Produce the S/4HANA landscape design and SAP BTP integration architecture with detailed architecture decision records.

4

Realising

Deliver the migration programme through SAP Activate phases — Explore, Realise, and Deploy — with governed architecture checkpoints.

5

Validating

Conduct architecture review and quality assurance at each Activate phase gate before cutover.

6

Running

Support post-go-live stabilisation and establish ongoing architecture governance for the SAP landscape.

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