Why does the SAP ECC system need to be upgraded?

With the advent of the intelligent era, Industry 4.0, dominated by intelligent manufacturing, has drawn a new blueprint for manufacturing enterprises. Digitalization, networking, and intelligence have become the development trends of production and manufacturing. Transformation and upgrading to intelligent management have become the only way for traditional enterprises.

It is precisely because of this era that more and more enterprises are beginning to realize that advanced ERP management is the cornerstone of digital transformation for any enterprise organization. Only by continuously upgrading the original system can they remain competitive in the dynamic market. .

As a SAP and IT consulting service personnel, I often receive inquiries from SAP ECC customers, mainly about common situations in daily use of the ECC system and the path to upgrade to a higher version. Today I will talk about it with you.

What problems do ECC users encounter?

The system is old, some complex business needs cannot be met, and maintenance costs are not cheap;

The system page is backward, cumbersome and complicated to operate, and lacks user-friendliness;

The traditional database processing capabilities of SAP ECC can no longer meet the computing power requirements of the big data era.

Why perform ECC system upgrade?

In fact, SAP version upgrade is an old topic. From the initial 4.6C, to ECC6, to SOH or S/4 HANA, whether it is an active or passive upgrade, it will trigger extensive discussions among users. Since 2017, SAP has proposed that it will no longer support non-HANA databases after 2027, which means that SAP ECC products will stop standard maintenance services after 2027. Many large and medium-sized enterprises in China that use SAP ECC have faced urgent upgrade problems in recent years.

Of course, in addition to the practical factor that SAP ECC standard maintenance services will be discontinued in 2027, upgrading the existing SAP ECC system to a higher version has greater benefits. Because upgrading is not just about getting official support, but also an opportunity to introduce new features to improve user experience:

Improve efficiency, reduce human errors, and help management and employees make more timely and accurate decisions and judgments;

Build a digital core system that matches the company's future business strategic plan;

Strengthen the management of sales, production, warehousing, finance, human resources, etc. based on the digital core platform;

Significantly improve system performance and vigorously enhance IT intelligent management and service capabilities;

Realize the implementation and implementation of mobile office and improve user experience.