Modernization Center
S/4HANA 2025 OP
Joule Readiness

S/4HANA Modernization & Joule Readiness Center

From SAP GUI to Fiori to SAP Business AI to Joule — a comprehensive modernization reference mapping every classic transaction to its modern Fiori experience and SAP-confirmed Joule readiness, framed as a governed transformation journey.

SAP GUIFioriEmbedded AIJouleAgentic AI
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Modernization Overview

Evolution from SAP GUI to Fiori to embedded AI to Joule — and the SAP Business AI vision for the SAP Business Suite user experience.

SAP Business Suite — User Experience Evolution

SAP GUI
Transaction-Code Era
R/3 → ECC → S/4 compat
SAP Fiori
Role-Based UX Era
S/4HANA 1610 → 2023 OP
Embedded AI
AI-Assisted UX
S/4HANA 2025 OP
SAP Joule
Conversational Copilot
2025 OP / Cloud PCE
Agentic AI
Autonomous Agents
SAP roadmap
SAP GUIlegacy
R/3 → ECC → S/4 compat

Dynpro screens driven by T-codes (VA01, ME21N, FB50). Powerful but expert-only — deep menu trees, no role tailoring, no analytics in context.

SAP Fiorinow
S/4HANA 1610 → 2023 OP

Task-based Fiori apps on the Launchpad. Responsive, role-specific, analytics-embedded. Fiori-first is the mandatory design standard for S/4HANA.

Embedded AIemerging
S/4HANA 2025 OP

Fiori Elements AI features — AI-Assisted Easy Filter, Smart Summarization, Intelligent Insights Cards — surface intelligence directly inside standard apps.

SAP Jouleemerging
2025 OP / Cloud PCE

Natural-language navigation, status queries, summarization and approvals across SD / MM / FI / Asset Mgmt. Delivered via BTP on Cloud Private Edition.

Agentic AIroadmap
SAP roadmap

Joule Agents that plan, reason and act across multi-step business processes with human-in-the-loop control. SAP-stated direction — not yet GA on-prem.

Executive Summary

For three decades the SAP user experience was defined by the transaction code. S/4HANA reframes that experience around the business role: Fiori apps replace dynpro screens, analytics move into the flow of work, and — with S/4HANA 2025 and SAP Joule — the interface itself becomes conversational. This Center maps every classic transaction to its modern Fiori successor and its SAP-confirmed Joule readiness, then frames the journey from GUI → Fiori → Embedded AI → Joule → Agentic AI as a governed, phased transformation. It is a decision instrument for CIO / CAIO organisations, enterprise and SAP architects, functional consultants and business process owners — not a feature catalogue. Roadmap items are clearly separated from generally-available capability throughout.

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Modernization Dashboard

Enterprise KPIs derived from the live transaction & Fiori dataset in this Center.

147
Total Transactions Mapped
83 classic GUI + 64 Fiori successor apps
64
Fiori Apps Available
GA Fiori successors in the S25OP reference
49
Fiori-Recommended Moves
GUI transactions with a documented Fiori successor
11
Joule Native (SAP-confirmed)
Apps with confirmed Joule capability + cited source
3
Joule on Roadmap (SAP-stated)
TechEd / Discovery Center roadmap targets — not yet GA
83
Legacy GUI Transactions
Classic SAP GUI codes still in the landscape
KPIs are computed at build time from the dataset powering Section 4 — they stay in sync with the Transaction Mapping Center.
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Business Process Modernization

For each process area: business overview, key transactions, the modern Fiori experience, and Joule opportunities.

Finance (FI / CO)

The financial core — General Ledger, AP/AR, asset accounting and controlling. The Universal Journal (ACDOCA) collapses FI and CO into a single source of truth, making finance the most analytics-ready domain in S/4HANA.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • FB50 → F0718
  • FBL3N → F0712
  • F110 → F1761
  • FS00 → F0731
  • AS01 → F0842
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Journal Entries (F0717), Post General Journal Entries (F0718), Trial Balance (F0773) and analytical line-item apps replace dynpro posting and reporting. Smart Summarization and AI-Assisted Easy Filter (2025 OP) bring intelligence onto the object and list pages.

Joule Opportunities
  • "Show journal entries for cost centre X this period"
  • AI summary of a journal-entry object page
  • Natural-language navigation into Finance from the Launchpad

Procurement (MM)

Source-to-pay: requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, goods receipt and invoice verification. Procurement is one of the most advanced Joule domains, with confirmed transactional intents and roadmap items for self-service buying.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • ME21N → F0974
  • ME51N → F1048
  • MIRO → F2238
  • ME31K → F1830
  • MIGO → F1981
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Purchase Orders (F0974), Create Supplier Invoice (F2238) and the Purchase Requisition apps deliver guided, role-based buying with embedded approvals via My Inbox (F0862).

Joule Opportunities
  • "Show purchase orders" + navigation into F0974 (native)
  • "Upload a supplier invoice" → F2238 (native)
  • Conversational PR creation (roadmap — F1051, not GA)

Sales (SD)

Order-to-cash: quotations, sales orders, deliveries, billing and customer master. Sales has the most mature confirmed Joule experience — natural-language order status — and a clear roadmap toward conversational order creation.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • VA01 → F1873A
  • VA21 → F1869A
  • VF01 → F0843A
  • XD01 → F1873C
  • VK11 → F2336
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Sales Orders (F1873A), Manage Billing Documents (F0843A) and Customer 360° (F1873C) replace VA0x/VF0x dynpros with analytics-rich, role-based apps.

Joule Opportunities
  • "Show me the status of sales order 12345" (native)
  • AI summary on the order object page (native)
  • Conversational sales-order creation (roadmap — F2153, not GA)

Supply Chain & Inventory

Inventory, stock movements, material coverage and warehouse execution (WM → decentralised EWM). The domain where real-time stock visibility and MRP Live unlock proactive supply decisions.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • MMBE → F1421
  • MIGO → F2287
  • MB51 → F1424
  • MD04 → F1422
  • LT01 → EWM
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Stock (F1421), Post Goods Movement (F2287) and Material Coverage – Net Segments (F1422) give planners live, segment-based coverage views; decentralised EWM is the strategic warehouse direction.

Joule Opportunities
  • NL stock and coverage inquiry via AI-Assisted Easy Filter (View Browser F2076)
  • Exception triage on coverage shortfalls (emerging)

Asset Management (EAM)

Enterprise Asset Management — functional locations, equipment, notifications and maintenance orders. The flagship domain for confirmed Joule-powered AI recommendations in S/4HANA 2025.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • IW31 → F2306
  • IW21 → F2305
  • IH01 → F2307
  • IE01 → F2308
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Maintenance Orders (F2306) and Manage Maintenance Notifications (F2305) gain AI-Assisted Easy Filter, Smart Summarization and Intelligent Insights Cards in 2025 OP.

Joule Opportunities
  • Joule-Powered Maintenance Recommendations from historical patterns (native, 2025 OP)
  • Smart Summarization of maintenance order history (native)
  • AI-generated depreciation explanations on linked assets (native)

Plant Maintenance (PM/CS)

Maintenance execution and customer service — notifications, work orders, technician confirmations and functional-location structures. Closely tied to Asset Management but focused on the execution layer.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • IW31/32/33 → F2306
  • IW21/22/23 → F2305
  • IE01-03 → F2308
  • IH01 → F2307
Modern Fiori Experience

Maintenance technicians and planners move from IW3x dynpros to the Manage Maintenance Orders / Notifications apps, with mobile-ready execution and embedded insight cards.

Joule Opportunities
  • NL maintenance order lookup and summarization (native via F2306)
  • Recommendation of next-best maintenance action (native, 2025 OP)

Project Systems (PS)

Project structures, WBS, cost planning and execution control. The backbone for capital projects, professional services and make-to-project manufacturing.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • CJ20N → Project Control
  • CJ40 → Project Cost Planning
  • CN41N → Project reporting
Modern Fiori Experience

Project Control – Projects and related apps modernise the Project Builder experience with integrated cost and progress analytics; commercial project management adds revenue recognition.

Joule Opportunities
  • NL project status and cost inquiry via embedded analytics (emerging)
  • Summarization of project financials (emerging via Smart Summarization where applicable)

Manufacturing (PP)

Production planning and execution — BOMs, routings, MRP, production/process orders and confirmations. The shop-floor backbone, increasingly integrated with Digital Manufacturing.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • CO01 → F0247
  • COR1 → F2336
  • CO11N → F0247A
  • CS01 → F1424A
  • MD01 → MRP Live
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Production Orders (F0247), Confirm Production Operation (F0247A) and Manage Bills of Material (F1424A) replace CO0x dynpros; MRP Live and pMRP modernise planning.

Joule Opportunities
  • NL production order lookup via AI-Assisted Easy Filter (emerging)
  • Coverage / shortage inquiry feeding production decisions (emerging)

Quality Management (QM)

Inspection planning, inspection lots, results recording and quality notifications across procurement, production and sales quality processes.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • QA32 → F1872
  • QE51N → F2218
  • QM01 → F2218A
  • QP01 → Inspection planning
Modern Fiori Experience

Manage Quality Inspections (F1872), Record Inspection Results (F2218) and Manage Quality Notifications (F2218A) modernise QA32/QM0x with worklist-driven, analytics-rich execution.

Joule Opportunities
  • NL inspection-lot and notification inquiry via AI-Assisted Easy Filter (emerging)
  • Defect-pattern summarization (emerging)

Human Resources (HCM)

People processes — master data, time, leave, payroll and org management. Strategic direction is SAP SuccessFactors; Joule for HR is delivered through SuccessFactors, not S/4 HCM on-prem.

Key Transactions → Fiori
  • PA30 → SuccessFactors EC
  • CAT2 → F0760
  • PTARQ → F1593
  • PPOME → Org Mgmt
Modern Fiori Experience

My Timesheet (F0760), My Leave Requests (F1593) and Employee Lookup (F0235) provide self-service; full talent and core HR experiences live in SuccessFactors.

Joule Opportunities
  • Conversational time entry & leave booking via Joule for SuccessFactors (native — SF, not S/4 on-prem)
  • NL employee search and approvals (native — SF)
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Transaction Mapping Center

SAP GUI Transaction → Fiori Application → Module → Joule Status. Search, filter, sort, favorite.

SAP GUI
T-code
Fiori App
Successor
Business Role
Launchpad space
Joule Status
Native / Planned
ReplacesAvailabilityLibrary
F0029Track Sales OrdersSalesVA05GA since S/4HANA 1610.—Open
F0235Employee LookupHRPA20GA since S/4HANA 1709 and standard in SuccessFactors.Open
F0247Manage Production OrdersManufacturingCO01-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F0247AConfirm Production OperationManufacturingCO11NGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F0708Manage Customer ReturnsSalesVA01 (RE)GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0712Display G/L Account Line Items — NewFinanceFAGLL03GA since S/4HANA 1610.—Open
F0717Manage Journal EntriesFinanceFB02 / FB03GA since S/4HANA 1809.Open
F0718Post General Journal EntriesFinanceFB50 / F-02GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F0734G/L Account BalanceFinanceFAGLB03GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0760My TimesheetHRCAT2GA since S/4HANA 1709 (S/4 HCM PCE) and standard in SuccessFactors EC.Open
F0773Trial BalanceFinanceF.01GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0798Create Billing DocumentsSalesVF04GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0842Manage Fixed AssetsFinance/AAAS01-03GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0843AManage Billing DocumentsSalesVF01-03GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F0862My Inbox (Workflow)CrossSBWPGA since S/4HANA 1610.Open
F0974Manage Purchase OrdersProcurementME21N-23NGA since S/4HANA 1610.Open
F1004Display Customer BalancesFinanceFBL5NGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1048My Purchase RequisitionsProcurementME51NGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1051Manage Purchase RequisitionsProcurementME52NGA since S/4HANA 1709.Open
F1062Stock — Single MaterialInventoryMMBEGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1314Approve Leave RequestsHRPTARQ_APPRGA since S/4HANA 1709 (S/4 HCM PCE) and standard in SuccessFactors EC.Open
F1410Manage Communication UsersIntegrationSU01GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1421Manage StockInventoryMMBEGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1422Material Coverage — Net SegmentsManufacturingMD04GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1424Material Documents OverviewInventoryMB51GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1424AManage Bills of MaterialManufacturingCS01-03GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1481Custom Fields and LogicExtensibility—GA since S/4HANA 1610.—Open
F1556Manage Communication ArrangementsIntegration—GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1571My PaystubsHRPC_PAYRESULTGA since S/4HANA 1709 (S/4 HCM PCE) and standard in SuccessFactors EC.—Open
F1582Application JobsCrossSM36 / SM37GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1593My Leave RequestsHRPTARQGA since S/4HANA 1709 (S/4 HCM PCE) and standard in SuccessFactors EC.Open
F1599Custom CDS ViewsExtensibility—GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1612Post Asset AcquisitionFinance/AAF-90 / ABZONGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1614Post Asset RetirementFinance/AAABAVNGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1645Approve Purchase OrdersProcurementME29NGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1700Manage Cost CentersFinance/COKS01-03GA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F1731Custom Business ObjectsExtensibility—GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1761Schedule Accounts Payable Jobs (Payment Run)FinanceF110GA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F1830Manage Purchase ContractsProcurementME31K-33KGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1869Manage Supplier Line ItemsFinanceFBL1NGA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F1872Manage Quality InspectionsQMQA32GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1873Manage Suppliers (Business Partner — Supplier)ProcurementXK01-03GA via BP since S/4HANA 1610.—Open
F1873AManage Sales OrdersSalesVA01-03GA since S/4HANA 1709.Open
F1873CManage Customers (Customer 360°)SalesXD01-03 / BPGA via BP since S/4HANA 1610.Open
F1981Post Goods Receipt for Purchasing DocumentProcurementMIGOGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F1990Make Bank TransfersFinanceF-53GA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F2068Query BrowserAnalyticsRSRTGA since S/4HANA 1709.—Open
F2076View BrowserAnalyticsSE16NGA since S/4HANA 1610.Open
F2153Create Sales OrdersSalesVA01GA since S/4HANA 1909.Open
F2179Manage Internal OrdersFinance/COKO01-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2190Manage WorkflowsWorkflowSWDDGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2218Record Inspection ResultsQMQE51NGA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2218AManage Quality NotificationsQMQM01-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2238Create Supplier InvoiceProcurementMIROGA since S/4HANA 1809.Open
F2287Post Goods MovementInventoryMIGOGA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F2305Manage Maintenance NotificationsAsset MgmtIW21-23GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2306Manage Maintenance OrdersAsset MgmtIW31-33GA since S/4HANA 1809.Open
F2307Manage Functional LocationsAsset MgmtIL01-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2308Manage EquipmentAsset MgmtIE01-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2336Manage Process OrdersManufacturingCOR1-03GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2412Maintain Business RolesIdentityPFCGGA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F2547Manage Profit CentersFinance/COKE51-53GA since S/4HANA 1809.—Open
F2785Schedule ProductionManufacturingCM01GA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
F2918Manage KPIs and ReportsAnalytics—GA since S/4HANA 1909.—Open
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Fiori Adoption Analysis

A five-band classification to sequence the move from SAP GUI to a Fiori-first experience.

1SAP GUI Only

No Fiori successor — typically Basis, configuration (SPRO) or deep technical transactions.

Guidance: Retain in the compatibility tier; restrict access by role. Do not invest in Fiori parity.

2Fiori Available

A Fiori app exists but the GUI transaction is still widely used.

Guidance: Pilot the Fiori app with power users; add to Launchpad role catalogs; measure adoption.

3Fiori Recommended

SAP recommends the Fiori app as the primary path; GUI remains as fallback.

Guidance: Make the Fiori app the default in business-role spaces; deprecate GUI access progressively.

4Fiori First

Fiori is mandatory standard; the modern app carries analytics and (often) AI features.

Guidance: GUI access for these flows should be the exception, governed by clean-core principles.

5Future Direction

Strategic successor is a different product or paradigm (e.g. EWM, SuccessFactors, conversational).

Guidance: Plan the platform move; treat the current app as transitional. Sequence in the roadmap.

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Joule Readiness Framework

How to read Joule readiness across the app estate — what is confirmed today versus on the roadmap.

Joule NativeGA + cited source

SAP-confirmed Joule capability available today on S/4HANA 2025 OP / Cloud PCE, with a specific documented capability and source (e.g. Sales Order status, PO navigation, Maintenance Recommendations).

Joule Supportedvia Fiori Elements AI

No app-specific transactional Joule intent, but the app benefits from Fiori Elements AI — AI-Assisted Easy Filter, Smart Summarization — enabling "ask the data" interactions on its lists and object pages.

Joule Plannedroadmap / TechEd

SAP-announced roadmap target demonstrated at TechEd or listed in the Discovery Center (e.g. conversational PR / sales-order creation). NOT yet generally available — must not be presented as shipping.

Future Roadmapagentic direction

Longer-horizon SAP direction — autonomous Joule Agents acting across multi-step processes with human-in-the-loop. Strategic intent, no GA commitment for on-prem today.

Roadmap ≠ available. Items classified “Joule Planned” or “Future Roadmap” are SAP-stated direction (TechEd demos / Discovery Center) and are not generally available. Only “Joule Native” reflects confirmed capability on S/4HANA 2025 OP / Cloud PCE with a cited source.
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SAP Business AI Opportunities

Per process area: AI opportunities, business value, automation potential, and productivity improvements.

Finance (FI / CO)

AI Opportunities

Automated period-close orchestration, anomaly detection on postings, AI-generated depreciation explanations, NL financial inquiry.

Business Value

Faster, more reliable close; fewer manual reconciliations; auditable explanations.

Automation Potential

Payment-run scheduling, dunning, intercompany matching, accrual proposals.

Productivity

Analysts move from data assembly to interpretation; close steps shrink from days to hours.

Procurement (MM)

AI Opportunities

Conversational requisitioning, supplier-risk and price-benchmark insight, three-way-match exception handling, contract-leakage detection.

Business Value

Lower maverick spend, faster cycle times, improved compliance and savings capture.

Automation Potential

Touchless PO creation from catalog intents, automated GR/IV matching, approval routing.

Productivity

Buyers shift from transaction entry to category strategy and supplier management.

Sales (SD)

AI Opportunities

NL order status and triage, credit/delivery-block resolution guidance, conversational order capture, demand-sensing insight.

Business Value

Faster order promising, fewer blocked orders, higher CSAT and on-time delivery.

Automation Potential

Auto-resolution of common blocks, proposal of substitutions, billing-run scheduling.

Productivity

Internal sales spend less time chasing status and more time on exceptions and upsell.

Supply Chain & Inventory

AI Opportunities

Predictive coverage and shortage alerts, AI-assisted MRP exception handling, slow/dead-stock detection.

Business Value

Lower inventory carrying cost, fewer stockouts, improved service levels.

Automation Potential

Auto-creation of stock-transfer / procurement proposals, putaway optimisation in EWM.

Productivity

Planners focus on true exceptions rather than scanning MD04 worklists.

Asset Management (EAM)

AI Opportunities

Predictive maintenance, AI-recommended maintenance orders, failure-pattern analysis, spare-parts optimisation.

Business Value

Higher asset uptime, lower unplanned downtime, optimised maintenance spend.

Automation Potential

Auto-generation of recommended maintenance orders, notification triage and prioritisation.

Productivity

Planners receive AI-prioritised work rather than manually scanning notifications.

Plant Maintenance (PM/CS)

AI Opportunities

Condition-based maintenance triggers, AI work-order prioritisation, technician knowledge assist.

Business Value

Reduced mean-time-to-repair, better first-time-fix rates, safer operations.

Automation Potential

Automated notification-to-order conversion, scheduling and parts reservation.

Productivity

Technicians get contextual guidance instead of navigating transaction trees.

Project Systems (PS)

AI Opportunities

Project risk and overrun prediction, AI cost-to-complete forecasting, resource-conflict detection.

Business Value

Fewer overruns, better margin visibility, earlier risk intervention.

Automation Potential

Automated progress confirmation roll-ups, milestone billing triggers.

Productivity

Project managers spend less time assembling reports and more on steering.

Manufacturing (PP)

AI Opportunities

Production schedule optimisation, yield and scrap prediction, bottleneck detection, AI capacity levelling.

Business Value

Higher throughput, lower scrap, improved schedule adherence.

Automation Potential

Automated order scheduling, confirmation roll-ups, deviation alerts.

Productivity

Planners manage by exception with AI-prioritised disruptions.

Quality Management (QM)

AI Opportunities

Defect-pattern detection, AI root-cause assist, supplier-quality scoring, inspection-skip optimisation.

Business Value

Lower defect rates, faster containment, improved supplier quality.

Automation Potential

Automated notification creation from anomalies, dynamic inspection-frequency adjustment.

Productivity

Quality engineers focus on root cause rather than data collection.

Human Resources (HCM)

AI Opportunities

Conversational self-service, skills inference and talent matching, attrition-risk insight, policy Q&A.

Business Value

Higher employee experience scores, lower HR-admin load, better talent decisions.

Automation Potential

Auto-filled timesheets, leave conflict detection, onboarding task orchestration.

Productivity

Employees self-serve in natural language; HR shifts to advisory work.

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Enterprise Transformation Roadmap

A five-phase journey from GUI assessment to a governed, agentic enterprise.

Transformation Phases

Phase 1
SAP GUI Assessment
Phase 2
Fiori Adoption
Phase 3
Business Process Optimization
Phase 4
Joule Adoption
Phase 5
Agentic AI Adoption
1SAP GUI Assessment
Baseline the transaction landscape
  • Inventory active T-codes (TSTC/TSTCT via ST03N usage)
  • Map usage to business roles and process areas
  • Flag custom transactions and modifications
  • Classify each transaction against the Fiori-adoption model
Outcome: A fact-based modernization backlog with usage-weighted priorities.
2Fiori Adoption
Role-based UX rollout
  • Build business-role spaces & Launchpad catalogs
  • Deploy Fiori successors for high-volume transactions
  • Enable Fiori Elements AI features on 2025 OP
  • Drive adoption with training and usage analytics
Outcome: Majority of daily work in role-based Fiori apps; GUI as the exception.
3Business Process Optimization
Clean, standard, analytics-ready processes
  • Remove unnecessary modifications (clean-core posture)
  • Adopt standard best-practice flows
  • Embed analytics & insight cards in the flow of work
  • Establish data quality for AI readiness
Outcome: Standardised, instrumented processes ready to consume AI.
4Joule Adoption
Conversational copilot
  • Provision BTP + Cloud Identity Services + Joule Booster (PCE)
  • Enable confirmed Joule capabilities (SD/MM/FI/EAM)
  • Govern Joule access and audit conversational actions
  • Measure productivity uplift per persona
Outcome: Natural-language navigation, status and approvals in daily work.
5Agentic AI Adoption
Autonomous, governed agents
  • Pilot Joule Agents on bounded multi-step processes
  • Define human-in-the-loop confirmation gates
  • Author custom skills/agents in Joule Studio
  • Extend AI governance, monitoring and guardrails
Outcome: Agents executing governed end-to-end processes with oversight.
Reference Architecture D — Joule Agent acting across a Business Process
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Personas & Roles

Traditional experience vs modern Fiori experience vs Joule experience, by role.

RoleTraditional ExperienceModern (Fiori) ExperienceJoule Experience
End User
Navigates T-code menus; memorises VA01/ME21N; multiple screens per task.Opens a role-based Fiori app from the Launchpad; guided, responsive, analytics in context.Asks in natural language — "create / show / update" — and is guided into the right app with context.
Manager
Requests reports from analysts; reviews printouts; approvals via SBWP inbox.Live KPI tiles and overview pages; approvals in My Inbox (F0862) on any device."Summarise this approval and recommend an action"; conversational team and KPI inquiry.
Approver
Workflow items in SAP Business Workplace; limited context; desktop-bound.My Inbox with rich context, attachments and mass actions.Joule summarises the request, surfaces risks/conflicts, and supports approve/reject conversationally (native in 2025 OP).
Finance Analyst
FBL3N/FAGLL03 line-item pulls; spreadsheets for analysis and reconciliation.Analytical line-item apps, Trial Balance (F0773), drill-down in the flow of work."Show journal entries for cost centre X"; AI summary of an entry; NL navigation into Finance (native).
Procurement Specialist
ME21N/ME51N data entry; manual three-way match; email approvals.Manage Purchase Orders (F0974), guided requisitioning, embedded approvals."Show purchase orders" / "upload a supplier invoice" (native); conversational PR creation (roadmap).
Project Manager
CJ20N project builder; manual cost roll-ups; status decks built by hand.Project Control apps with integrated cost & progress analytics.NL project status and cost-to-complete inquiry; financial summarization (emerging).
Executive (CIO/CAIO)
Quarterly reporting cycles; static dashboards; IT-mediated insight.Real-time overview pages and analytical apps; self-service KPIs.Conversational enterprise inquiry and, on the roadmap, agentic orchestration of cross-domain tasks.
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Modernization Scorecard

A five-level maturity model — use the signals to self-assess your current level and target.

L1SAP GUI Dominant

Work is performed almost entirely through classic transactions; Fiori is absent or cosmetic.

Users live in SAP GUI / SAP LogonFew or no business-role spacesHeavy custom T-codes & modificationsNo analytics in the flow of work
L2Mixed Experience

Some Fiori apps deployed but GUI remains the default for most daily work.

Launchpad exists but under-adoptedFiori used for self-service onlyGUI still primary for core rolesAdoption not measured
L3Fiori Enabled

Role-based Fiori is the primary experience for the majority of users; GUI is the exception.

Business-role spaces are standardHigh-volume transactions on FioriAdoption actively measuredClean-core posture emerging
L4AI Assisted

Embedded Fiori Elements AI features (Easy Filter, Smart Summarization, Insight Cards) are in active use.

On S/4HANA 2025 OPAI features enabled & adoptedStandardised, instrumented processesData quality managed for AI
L5Joule-Enabled Enterprise

Conversational Joule (and, progressively, agents) are part of daily work, governed and measured.

BTP + Joule Booster on Cloud PCE liveConfirmed Joule capabilities adoptedGovernance & audit for AI actionsProductivity uplift tracked per persona

Assessment Framework

Score each business process area (Section 3) against the five levels using usage analytics (ST03N / Fiori usage), adoption metrics and clean-core posture. The lowest-scoring high-volume areas become the prioritised backlog for the roadmap (Section 8). Target state for most enterprises on S/4HANA 2025 OP is Level 4 → 5: AI-assisted, progressively Joule-enabled, governed and measured.

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SAP Sapphire Modernization Updates

Latest SAP guidance — strictly separating generally-available capability from roadmap and future direction.

Generally Available

shipping
  • Joule for S/4HANA — confirmed capabilities
    Sales-order status (F1873A), PO navigation (F0974), supplier-invoice upload (F2238), My Inbox approval assist (F0862) — GA on S/4HANA 2025 OP / Cloud PCE with Joule Booster.
  • Fiori Elements AI features
    AI-Assisted Easy Filter, Smart Summarization and Intelligent Insights Cards available broadly across Fiori Elements apps in S/4HANA 2025 OP.
  • Joule-Powered Maintenance Recommendations
    Asset Management (F2306) AI recommendations from historical patterns — GA in S/4HANA 2025 OP.

Planned (Targeted)

not yet GA
  • Conversational sales-order creation
    Joule creating a sales order end-to-end (F2153) — demonstrated at TechEd 2024; targeted for S/4HANA 2025 OP / Cloud PCE. Not yet GA.
  • Conversational requisitioning
    Joule-assisted purchase requisition creation (F1051) — on the Procurement roadmap; not yet GA.
  • Joule for Business Partner / customer data
    Customer 360° (F1873C) creation and inquiry assist — roadmap target; not yet GA.

Roadmap

direction
  • Joule Agents for S/4HANA
    Autonomous multi-step agents with human-in-the-loop control — SAP-stated direction; bounded-process pilots.
  • Joule Studio custom skills
    Author custom Joule skills/agents against extended fields and CDS views via SAP Build — expanding capability.

Future Direction

vision
  • Cross-suite agent orchestration
    Agents reasoning across S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Ariba — long-horizon SAP vision; no on-prem GA commitment.
  • Fully conversational ERP
    Natural-language as a primary interaction model across the suite — directional, not a delivered capability.
Only items under Generally Available are shipping in S/4HANA 2025 OP / Cloud PCE today. Planned, Roadmap and Future items are SAP-stated direction and must not be represented as available capability.
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Architecture Center

The technical evolution — from GUI/ECC to Fiori/S/4HANA to Joule + Business AI to agentic process automation.

A — SAP GUI → ECC (transaction era)
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B — Fiori → S/4HANA (role-based UX)
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C — Joule → SAP Business AI → S/4HANA (conversational)
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D — Joule → Agent → Business Process (agentic, with HITL)
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SAP References

Authoritative SAP sources — per process area and global.

Finance (FI / CO)

Procurement (MM)

Sales (SD)

Supply Chain & Inventory

Asset Management (EAM)

Plant Maintenance (PM/CS)

Project Systems (PS)

Manufacturing (PP)

Quality Management (QM)

Human Resources (HCM)

Global References

SAP Joule for S/4HANA is delivered via SAP BTP and requires SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition (PCE), Joule Booster configuration, and a shared SAP Cloud Identity Services tenant. Pure on-prem deployments without BTP connectivity cannot consume Joule today. AI-Assisted Easy Filter and Smart Summarization are Fiori Elements features in S/4HANA 2025 OP and apply across many apps; Joule transactional / navigational capabilities are app-specific.

MORO SAP Technical Services · S/4HANA 2023 OP → S/4HANA 2025 OP · 2-year release cycle (2023 → 2025 → 2027 planned). No 2024 OP release.