The ECC Rebuild Myth: Where You Build Matters
For organizations still running SAP ECC, modernization can feel like a decision with an obvious downside. Why invest in new operational applications today if the move to S/4HANA could mean rebuilding them tomorrow?
But the assumption that everything built on ECC has to be thrown away is too simple. The more important question is how closely an application is tied to the SAP core and how it interacts with the underlying system.
In this episode, we explore the role of Clean Core, supported SAP interfaces and existing ABAP business logic. The discussion looks at how organizations can improve operational processes while they are still running ECC, without treating the eventual move to S/4HANA as a reason to put modernization on hold.
The conversation also looks at a real customer example where operational improvements were made while the organization was still running ECC, illustrating the broader point: migration and modernization do not necessarily have to happen in sequence.
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In this episode
- Why the ECC rebuild myth persists
- Where customizations can create additional migration effort
- What Clean Core means for application development
- Why supported interfaces matter when building outside the SAP core
- How existing SAP business logic can potentially be reused
- Why organizations can modernize operations while preparing for S/4HANA
