Quick guide for the SAP S/4HANA Advanced Trial
Step-by-step guide for setting up the advanced trial for SAP S/4HANA using the SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance in SAP Cloud Appliance Library (SAP CAL) Download the DocumentCUSTOMER
SAP S/4HANA
Fully-Activated Appliance
30-day Trial Step-by-Step Quick Start Guide
December 2025
SAP S/4HANA
Fully-Activated Appliance
30-day Trial Step-by-Step Quick Start Guide
December 2025
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This document outlines how to bring up your own SAP S/4HANA trial system using the SAP Cloud
Appliance Library (SAP CAL).
An appliance is a pre-configured system (copied from an appliance template).
It is deployed in a hyperscaler account owned and operated by your company i.e. an account with one of
the supported hyperscalers is a prerequisite.
Your personal appliance system is not shared with other customers. You have the full configuration
flexibility and an all-areas admin access.
SAP does neither operate nor access your S/4 system once it has been deployed via SAP Cloud
Appliance Library, hence, you are responsible for managing your system once it is deployed.
A deployment of the appliance on your own on-premise hardware is also possible (see last slide in this
deck for more information).
Note:
The screenshots in this document might not always show the latest release version of the trial but the
principle is the same for all releases.
Introduction
This document outlines how to bring up your own SAP S/4HANA trial system using the SAP Cloud
Appliance Library (SAP CAL).
An appliance is a pre-configured system (copied from an appliance template).
It is deployed in a hyperscaler account owned and operated by your company i.e. an account with one of
the supported hyperscalers is a prerequisite.
Your personal appliance system is not shared with other customers. You have the full configuration
flexibility and an all-areas admin access.
SAP does neither operate nor access your S/4 system once it has been deployed via SAP Cloud
Appliance Library, hence, you are responsible for managing your system once it is deployed.
A deployment of the appliance on your own on-premise hardware is also possible (see last slide in this
deck for more information).
Note:
The screenshots in this document might not always show the latest release version of the trial but the
principle is the same for all releases.
Introduction
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SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance:
The Software Appliance Concept
Software
Configuration
Walk-throughs
Pre-configured system in a fraction of
the usual setup time
SAP S/4HANA &
additional components
SAP Best Practices &
technical settings
Sample data &
demo scenarios
SAP S/4HANA,
Fully-Activated
Appliance
* SAP CAL = SAP Cloud Appliance Library, https://cal.sap.com
In 1-2 hours via SAP Cloud Appliance Library
(SAP CAL), hosted in AWS / MS Azure / GCP
In 2-3 days when deploying on own physical
hardware
Use cases:
Sandbox / PoC / Scoping
Open to customers, partners, public users, and
SAP employees
More information:
• Overview blog
• Demo scenarios
• Try out as S/4HANA 30-day trial
• Detailed How To videos
SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance:
The Software Appliance Concept
Software
Configuration
Walk-throughs
Pre-configured system in a fraction of
the usual setup time
SAP S/4HANA &
additional components
SAP Best Practices &
technical settings
Sample data &
demo scenarios
SAP S/4HANA,
Fully-Activated
Appliance
* SAP CAL = SAP Cloud Appliance Library, https://cal.sap.com
In 1-2 hours via SAP Cloud Appliance Library
(SAP CAL), hosted in AWS / MS Azure / GCP
In 2-3 days when deploying on own physical
hardware
Use cases:
Sandbox / PoC / Scoping
Open to customers, partners, public users, and
SAP employees
More information:
• Overview blog
• Demo scenarios
• Try out as S/4HANA 30-day trial
• Detailed How To videos
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Use Cases & Scope
Use Cases & Scope
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SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance Trial
Using the SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance - Information at a Glance
• SAP S/4HANA, SAP NW JAVA / Adobe Document Services, Remote Desktop, SAP BI Platform
• Sample pre-configured SAP Best Practices scenarios and further end-to-end business
processes (incl. master & transactional demo data). See here for suggested walk-throughs
• Explore additional scope at your own discretion (full admin & config access, no shared system)
*Estimate, charged fees may vary depending on geographical region and individual customer conditions. Trial system can be suspended and re-activated on an hourly basis.
Scope
Costs
Access
• During the first 30 days, the SAP product licenses are waived for the supported trial scenarios.
Extended usage beyond 30 days requires SAP S/4HANA product licenses and an SAP Cloud
Appliance Library subscription (see here for details).
• The trial user has to provide an account at a hyperscaler (AWS / MS Azure / GCP) and bear the
costs for running the appliance (~ 3-4 USD per uptime hour plus small monthly storage fee*)
• Trial Landing Page → Start your 30-day trial
(also linked from https://www.sap.com/products/try-sap.html > Advanced Trials)
• Step-by-step videos (“from hyperscaler account to system access”)
• Support needed? Ask a question or browse the SAP CAL Community
SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance Trial
Using the SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance - Information at a Glance
• SAP S/4HANA, SAP NW JAVA / Adobe Document Services, Remote Desktop, SAP BI Platform
• Sample pre-configured SAP Best Practices scenarios and further end-to-end business
processes (incl. master & transactional demo data). See here for suggested walk-throughs
• Explore additional scope at your own discretion (full admin & config access, no shared system)
*Estimate, charged fees may vary depending on geographical region and individual customer conditions. Trial system can be suspended and re-activated on an hourly basis.
Scope
Costs
Access
• During the first 30 days, the SAP product licenses are waived for the supported trial scenarios.
Extended usage beyond 30 days requires SAP S/4HANA product licenses and an SAP Cloud
Appliance Library subscription (see here for details).
• The trial user has to provide an account at a hyperscaler (AWS / MS Azure / GCP) and bear the
costs for running the appliance (~ 3-4 USD per uptime hour plus small monthly storage fee*)
• Trial Landing Page → Start your 30-day trial
(also linked from https://www.sap.com/products/try-sap.html > Advanced Trials)
• Step-by-step videos (“from hyperscaler account to system access”)
• Support needed? Ask a question or browse the SAP CAL Community