The clean core quality gate report is a crucial deliverable within the SAP Activate methodology for ensuring adherence to clean core principles during an SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation. The report is structured around the key pillars of the clean core concept, which include Integration, Extensibility, Data, Process, and Operations (often with Cross Topics). It assesses the project's compliance in these areas. A primary function of this quality review is to identify deviations and provide actionable guidance. Therefore, the report includes Recommended Action Plans to address any findings and steer the project back toward a clean core.

A. Policies and procedures are the governance framework against which the project is measured at a quality gate; they are not an output of the report itself.

C. The report is the outcome of a project management quality gate. It does not provide the quality gates, which are predefined milestones within the project methodology.

1. SAP Whitepaper: "Clean Core for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, and SAP S/4HANA" (Version: October 2023).

Page 6, Section "Clean Core Principles": This section details the five principles that form the basis of the clean core approach: Extensibility, Integration, Data, Process, and Operations. The quality gate report is structured to evaluate adherence to these principles, directly supporting option B.

Page 10, Section "Governance": This section explains that quality gates are used to "check adherence to the defined clean core rules" and that the outcome includes "guidance and recommendations," which aligns with the concept of providing Recommended Action Plans (Option D).

2. SAP Activate Methodology Roadmap: "SAP Activate for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition"

Task: "Conduct Quality Gate" (e.g., in the Realize Phase): The description of this task and its associated deliverables (Quality Gate Report) specifies that the report should contain a summary of findings, identified risks, and recommended actions for mitigation. This directly supports Option D. The checklist for this Q-Gate includes specific checks related to the clean core pillars, supporting Option B.

3. SAP Learning Hub Course: S4C80 - "Implementing a Clean Core Approach in an SAP S/4HANA System"

Unit 2: "Clean Core Principles", Lesson: "The Five Principles of a Clean Core": This lesson explicitly lists and details the pillars of Extensibility, Integration, Data, Process, and Operations, which are the core topics evaluated in the quality gate report (supporting Option B).

Unit 4: "Governance and Tools", Lesson: "Establishing Governance": This lesson describes the role of quality gates in enforcing clean core standards. It emphasizes that the output of these gates is a formal report that not only identifies non-compliance but also prescribes corrective actions (supporting Option D).