Custom partner bundles are pre-packaged solutions containing best practices, pre-configured processes, and accelerators. They are designed to establish a project baseline, which is a foundational element of the SAP Activate methodology's Fit-to-Standard approach. This approach is central to the Greenfield deployment scenario, where a new SAP system is implemented from scratch. By leveraging a partner bundle, organizations can accelerate their Greenfield project, reduce risks, and adopt standardized processes without the constraints of an existing legacy system.

A. Bluefield: This is a selective data transition approach. While it involves a new system shell, the process is driven by migrating specific historical data and processes, which may not align with a standardized partner baseline.

B. Grayfield: This term typically describes a complex, phased, or hybrid implementation. The inherent complexity and non-standard nature of such a project make it unsuitable for applying a pre-packaged, standardized baseline.

D. Brownfield: This scenario involves a system conversion of an existing SAP system. The focus is on migrating and adapting the current configuration and data, not on replacing it with a new baseline from a partner bundle.

1. SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer: In the "SAP Activate Methodology for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

private edition

" the Explore phase details the Fit-to-Standard workshops. The procedure notes state

"The initial system for the workshops is based on SAP Best Practices content and additional partner templates." This directly links partner content (bundles/templates) to the methodology used in Greenfield implementations. (Source: SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer

specific task: "Fit-to-Standard Analysis and Design").

2. SAP Help Portal - SAP Activate Methodology: The documentation on implementation strategies clarifies that the "New Implementation (Greenfield)" approach involves starting with a clean system and leveraging pre-configured content like SAP Best Practices. Partner solutions are presented as extensions of this pre-configured content to accelerate deployment. (Source: SAP Help Portal

SAP Activate Methodology

Section: "Transition to SAP S/4HANA").

3. Official SAP White Paper - "Your Transformation Journey to SAP S/4HANA": This document outlines the different transition scenarios. It describes the Greenfield approach as an opportunity to "re-engineer your business processes and standardize them based on modern best practices." Partner packages are a primary vehicle for delivering these pre-configured best practices. (Source: SAP SE

"Your Transformation Journey to SAP S/4HANA" white paper

Section: "The Greenfield or New Implementation Approach").