# SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite and SAP S/4HANA

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## Short answer

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite covers B2B and EDI, e-invoicing, managed file transfer and API integration, and offers an SAP-certified connector for S/4HANA. It is often chosen to carry existing ECC EDI maps and partner connections over during an S/4HANA migration without redoing every partner.

## Erp

SAP S/4HANA (also SAP ECC)

## Erp Key

sap-s4hana

## On Prem

true

## Product

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite

## Vendor

SEEBURGER

## Category

EDI

## Integration

**Method:** SAP-certified S/4HANA connector

**Detail:** SEEBURGER states the connector is SAP-certified. It exchanges business documents with S/4HANA using IDocs or SAP APIs, depending on the process, and handles protocol conversion (AS2, SFTP, OFTP2 and others) to trading partners.

**Method:** ECC to S/4HANA EDI migration

**Detail:** Existing ECC IDoc-based partner flows can be re-pointed to the S/4HANA system, with maps kept where the document structures still apply. Plan for message type changes and field differences in the new release.

## Data Flows

**From:** Trading partner

**To:** SAP

**Data:** Orders, forecasts (EDI or API)

**Trigger:** Partner transmits

**From:** SAP

**To:** Trading partner

**Data:** Order confirmations, ship notices, invoices

**Trigger:** Order, delivery and billing events

**From:** SAP

**To:** Tax authority or buyer portal

**Data:** E-invoice

**Trigger:** Billing document posted

**From:** SAP

**To:** Bank or partner

**Data:** Files via managed file transfer

**Trigger:** Scheduled job

## Setup

### Inventory existing EDI

**Detail:** List partners, document types, maps and transports currently running on ECC.

### Choose connector and transport

**Detail:** Decide IDoc vs API per process and confirm the certified connector version for your release.

### Set up SAP partner profiles and ports

**Detail:** Reconfigure WE20 and WE21 for the S/4HANA system and test connectivity.

### Migrate or rebuild maps

**Detail:** Reuse maps where structures match, revalidate where S/4HANA changed fields.

### Re-certify with key partners

**Detail:** Some partners require re-testing when your sender system changes.

### Cut over in waves

**Detail:** Move low-risk partners first, run parallel where partners allow.

## Pitfalls

- Assuming ECC IDoc structures are unchanged in S/4HANA. Business Partner and material number changes affect segments.
- Partner endpoints pinned to old IP addresses, certificates or AS2 IDs break at cutover.
- E-invoicing rules differ by country and change often, so keep the country schedule with the project.
- Duplicate processing if the old and new systems both consume the same inbound feed during parallel run.
- Missing monitoring ownership: errors sit in IDoc queues for days with no one assigned.

## Ai Layer

### Partner onboarding checklist

**Description:** From a partner's spec and your SAP configuration, draft a gap list of missing master data or partner profile settings for review.

### Failed message triage

**Description:** Read failed messages in the suite and IDoc status in SAP together and explain the likely cause.

### Migration regression comparison

**Description:** Compare ECC and S/4HANA outputs for the same sample orders and flag differences.

## Alternatives

- SAP Integration Suite is the native option if you want to stay inside SAP BTP.
- OpenText Trading Grid is a similar managed network, which may suit you if your partners already use it.
- A managed retail-focused service such as SPS Commerce may be simpler for retailers only.

## Faq

### Is the SEEBURGER connector SAP-certified?

**Answer:** SEEBURGER describes its S/4HANA connector as SAP-certified. Ask for the certification scope and the release matrix, since certification applies to specific versions and interfaces.

### Can I keep my ECC EDI maps?

**Answer:** Often partly. The aim is to move ECC EDI over during migration without rebuilding every partner, but S/4HANA data model changes mean maps must be validated, not assumed.

### Does it handle more than EDI?

**Answer:** Yes, SEEBURGER positions the suite for B2B and EDI, e-invoicing, managed file transfer and API integration.

## Source

https://www.seeburger.com/integration-marketplace/connectors/sap-s4hana

## Search terms

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