{"id":48165,"date":"2021-12-13T11:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/?p=48165"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:41:33","slug":"s-4hana-migration-via-empty-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/blog\/s-4hana-migration-via-empty-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"S\/4HANA migration via Shell Conversion: the best of both worlds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48165\" class=\"elementor elementor-48165 elementor-47772\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tContent\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__ce361c1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__ce361c1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__ce361c1\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2c320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f2c320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People planning to switch to SAP S\/4HANA often have the classic migration scenario in mind Greenfield versus Conversion (Brownfield)? Greenfield restart vs. the migration of data without major process-related, functional and organisational changes? Actually, this isn&#8217;t an area where everything can only be black or white; a middle way is possible too.<\/p><p>This middle way between the two scenarios is commonly referred to as the Empty Shell Approach or Shell Conversion. But what exactly is behind this hybrid approach?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b85781f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b85781f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-182c2e2\" data-id=\"182c2e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6680e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6680e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is behind the Shell Conversion approach to the S\/4HANA migration?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-089dcd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"089dcd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e03424e\" data-id=\"e03424e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730bf60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"730bf60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the SAP Shell Conversion, the first step is creating a copy of the existing SAP ECC system, which does not contain any master and transaction data. We, therefore, have an empty system, hence the name \u201cEmpty Shell\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first actions can now be initialised on this system, detached from the current operations.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In-house developments that are no longer required can be erased. However, developments you would like to continue using can be made S\/4HANA-capable.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Customising (such as inactive company codes and the settings dependent on them) which is obsolete can be erased.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Previously identified potentials for optimisation can be reset before the migration to S\/4HANA.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once the preliminary work is complete, the ECC system is upgraded to the S\/4HANA system. The classic project phases in an S\/4 implementation now follow. The system is configured, tested and trained. The master and transaction data are also migrated. According to the complexity of the organisational structure, the go-live can take place as a big bang or with a gradual roll-out of SAP S\/4HANA in different companies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-802f92c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802f92c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d73ae\" data-id=\"10d73ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf114e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cf114e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison between the Hybrid approach (Empty Shell), Conversion and Greenfield<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c485ab4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c485ab4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1499e4\" data-id=\"d1499e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0825402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0825402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If we compare the hybrid Empty Shell approach with a conversion (Brownfield approach) or a Greenfield approach, there are various advantages to starting with an empty system:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Data (customising, developments) can be cleaned up to get rid of old burdens from the past and work with a leaner and more up-to-date system.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Optimisation potentials (e.g. introduction of a new general ledger, controlling area merger, chart of accounts harmonisation, etc.) can be realised in advance on the old, empty system and carried over into the new system.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first steps towards S\/4HANA can be taken independently, and initial experience can be gained without changing or jeopardising the current processes, functionalities or organisational structures.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Selective data migration is possible. That means outdated organisational structures and completed transaction data (customer orders, production orders, purchase orders, etc.) can be excluded from the migration.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47121f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47121f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cb0777\" data-id=\"2cb0777\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9da88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9da88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the Shell Conversion the right approach for you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8259fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8259fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The migration approach which is right for you depends on certain criteria. Before deciding on a migration scenario, you should ask yourself the following reflection questions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are you considering a redesign of your financial processes? Would you, for example, like to standardise the charts of accounts in various companies? Or to optimise your organisational structures by merging controlling areas, for example?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you like to get rid of obsolete settings (customising, inactive company codes, data, etc.) to have an up-to-date and future-proof system?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you like to carry out a selective data migration to keep the migration as simple as possible?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you like to harmonise and standardise your processes?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you like to modernise your IT landscape and switch from several SAP systems to a single SAP system?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you like to start the S\/4HANA project soon, without changing the current customising and processes?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e4cb37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e4cb37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91301e4\" data-id=\"91301e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5159d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e5159d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is now well known that the S\/4HANA transformation means a major investment in terms of time, money and resources. It is, therefore, all the more important to weigh up the framework conditions (strategic, tactical and operational) carefully beforehand, to make a good decision regarding the appropriate scenario.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whether you need a Greenfield, Brownfield (S\/4HANA conversion) or a hybrid approach such as the Empty Shell approach presented here, we will be pleased to support you in choosing the migration scenario that is right for you, in the form of our <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Workshops<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, for instance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d383c9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d383c9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6351ec5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3558d21\" data-id=\"3558d21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7633664 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7633664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1444eca\" data-id=\"1444eca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726cd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"726cd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">S\/4HANA workshop offers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeeea79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-34007 elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"aeeea79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Your Roadmap to SAP S\/4HANA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\"><p><strong>Understand the Opportunities, define your Path<\/strong>: Are you just starting out with S\/4HANA? We will give you an initial overview.<br \/>You will learn about the innovations in S\/4HANA in logistics, accounting and the user interface. In addition, migration scenarios and appropriate project approaches.<\/p><p>Time required: 1 day<\/p><p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/doc\/sap-s-4hana-starter-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Your future System Landscape<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\"><p><strong>Architecture, Integration, Cloud Strategy:<\/strong> The workshop provides guidance and a basis for decision-making regarding the future IT system landscape in your company. 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