Academy · S/4HANA Transformation · 200 Practitioner
Simplification Items and the Simplification Item Check
Explains simplification items, the documented functional and technical changes between SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA, including the data model changes every custom report and test meets; how to use the Simplification Item Catalog, the Simplification List, business impact notes and SAP Readiness Check; how to run and interpret the Simplification Item Check before a conversion; how to plan remediation such as a business partner pre-project; and how to map relevant items to change and sameness tests traced in SAP Cloud ALM.
- 56 minutes
- 5 lessons + quiz
- Solution Architect, Basis / Platform Administrator, ABAP / RAP Developer, Test Lead / Test Manager
Start the course
- 01What changed in SAP S/4HANA: simplification items11 min
- 02The Simplification Item Catalog, the Simplification List and the notes12 min
- 03Running and interpreting the Simplification Item Check11 min
- 04Planning remediation and business impact actions11 min
- 05Mapping simplification items to test scope11 min
- QZCourse quiz12 questions
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain what a simplification item is
- Use the Simplification Item Catalog and related SAP Notes
- Run and interpret the simplification item check
- Plan remediation and business impact actions
- Map simplification items to test scope
Sources and further reading
- Conversion Guide for SAP S/4HANA 2025 · SAP Help Portal
- SAP S/4HANA Simplification Item Check - How to do it right · SAP Community (SAP blog)
- Simplification List for SAP S/4HANA 2025 · SAP Help Portal
- SAP Readiness Check: Key Feature Overview (September 2026) · SAP Help Portal
- Performing System Preparation Activities for System Conversions (lesson) · SAP Learning
- Introducing the SAP S/4HANA Conversion (lesson) · SAP Learning
- SAP Readiness Check · SAP for Me