SAP S/4HANA Compatibility Packs

Updated transition period for usage rights

SAP has announced a final five months transition period for the usage rights of its Compatibility Packs for SAP S/4HANA on premise, moving the expiration date from 31 December 2025 to the end of May 2026.

Source: news.sap.com

Compatibility Packs provide temporary usage rights, allowing certain classical SAP ERP functionalities to operate within SAP S/4HANA, aiming to ease migration issues and maintain business continuity for customers moving from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA.

For most of the compatibility packs, the usage rights end on 31 December 2025, which has been extensively communicated to customers, partners and user groups and is documented in SAP Note 2269324. SAUG ran a webinar on this topic early in 2025 and the recording and related materials can be found on the SAUG Website Member Centre.

As SAP have learned that several of its customers still need some more time to manage this transition, SAP is offering this final transition period in an effort to provide customers with greater choice and flexibility.

Accompanying this extension, SAP will offer tailored programs for customers that are moving to the respective SAP Cloud solutions that replace the compatibility pack functionalities.

SAUG encourages all affected members to contact their SAP representatives for more information.