SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. In this model, SAP manages the infrastructure, including the back-end system. Therefore, customers do not have access to the traditional back-end (e.g., transaction SPRO via SAP GUI). Instead, system adaptations and configurations are performed through a web-based, self-service user interface. This is typically done using Fiori apps like "Manage Your Solution" and "Configure Your Solution," which provide guided configuration steps tailored for the cloud environment. This approach ensures standardization and allows SAP to manage updates efficiently across all tenants.

B: This statement is incorrect. Direct back-end system access is characteristic of on-premise or private cloud deployments, not the public SAP S/4HANA Cloud edition.

C: This is incorrect. The SAP Asset Intelligence Network (AIN) is a separate cloud-based business network for collaborative asset management, not a tool for configuring the core S/4HANA Cloud system.

1. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Documentation: "In SAP S/4HANA Cloud

you don't have access to the backend system. Instead

you use self-service configuration UIs (SSCUIs) to configure your solution." This principle is fundamental to the S/4HANA Cloud offering. The configuration is done via the "Manage Your Solution" Fiori app.

Source: SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Configuration. (e.g.

"Configuration in SAP S/4HANA Cloud" section).

2. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Extensibility: "Classic extensibility options

such as modifications of SAP source code or custom ABAP developments in the SAP standard backend system

are not allowed in SAP S/4HANA Cloud." This statement reinforces the lack of back-end access.

Source: SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Extensibility Guide

Section: "Extensibility Options".

3. SAP Asset Intelligence Network Overview: Official documentation describes SAP AIN as a central registry for equipment

enabling collaboration between business partners (e.g.

manufacturers and operators). Its function is data exchange and collaboration

not system configuration.

Source: SAP Help Portal

SAP Business Technology Platform

Section: "SAP Asset Intelligence Network".