SAP S/4 HANA - PREREQUISITES

SAP S/4 HANA - PREREQUISITES


PREREQUISITES

1. Customer must verify that all 7 OData services are ACTIVATED in their SAP system.

  1. API_SYSTEM_MONITORING_SRV

  2. API_WORK_PROCESS_SRV

  3. API_ALERT_MANAGEMENT_SRV

  4. BC_EXT_APPJOB_MANAGEMENT

  5. API_BGRFC_QUEUE_MANAGEMENT_SRV

  6. API_BUSINESS_USERS

  7. API_LOCK_MANAGEMENT_SRV

 

Check if OData Services are Activated  

Transaction: /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE

  1. Open SAP GUI and login to the SAP S/4HANA system

  2. Enter transaction code /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE

  3. Click "Filter" and search for each service name

  4. If service is listed → It is ACTIVATED

  5. If service is NOT listed → It needs to be ADDED

 

Steps to Activate a Missing Service:

  1. In /IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE, click "Add Service"

  2. Enter System Alias: LOCAL (or your backend alias)

  3. In Technical Service Name, enter the service name (e.g., API_SYSTEM_MONITORING_SRV)

  4. Click "Get Services"

  5. Select the service from the list

  6. Click "Add Selected Services"

  7. Confirm the system alias and package assignment

  8. Repeat for all 7 services

 

2. Check ICF Service Activation

Transaction: SICF

  1. Run transaction SICF

  2. Navigate to: default_hostsapopuodatasap

  3. Find each service name (e.g., API_SYSTEM_MONITORING_SRV)

  4. Right-click → "Activate Service" if it shows as inactive (gray icon)

  5. Active services show a green checkmark

 

3. Check User Authorizations

Transaction : SU53

  1. Login as the monitoring user (e.g., APMUSER)

  2. Try to access one of the OData services via browser or Gateway Client

  3. If access fails, immediately run transaction SU53

  4. This shows the last authorization failure with:

    • Missing authorization object

    • Missing field values

 

User Requirements (On-Premise / Basic Authentication)

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Requirement

Details

1

User Type

Communication User (Type: S or C)

2

User ID

Recommend creating dedicated user: APMUSER or MONITORING_USER

3

Password

Strong password, no expiry preferred for monitoring accounts

4

Client

Valid SAP Client number (e.g., 100, 200)

 

4. System Requirements

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Requirement

Details

1

HTTP/HTTPS Port

Port 80XX (HTTP) or 443XX (HTTPS) accessible from APM Server (XX = instance number, e.g., 8000 or 44300)

2

Network Connectivity

APM Server must be able to reach SAP S/4HANA server over HTTP/HTTPS