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HANA Cloud: Inconsistent Network Egress Consumption

2026-01-23T16:22:52.964000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

First, here's some context: we're making use of BTP with the Cloud Foundry Runtime with AWS as our backing hyperscaler and our primary persistence layer is HANA Cloud.

For the problem: Towards the end of 2025, we noticed some peculiar behavior with regards to network egress in our HANA Cloud instance. We had a very stable level of network egress consumption between January and September 2025 but in October and November we saw this consumption nearly double before receding to more baseline levels in December.

There are two problems with these changes in consumption levels:

We had no discernable code changes that correlate to the increases beginning in October OR the decrease that began in December
December is by far our highest volume month in terms of database use which is inconsistent with it returning to normal levels of network egress consumption

While this was initially discovered by looking at global account level consumption statistics, it was confirmed within the HANA Cloud dashboards themselves AND the metering and metrics APIs (as described here: Metering Metrics).

Our leading theory into why we see these random jumps is due to how Availability Zones (AZs) are handled within BTP. HANA Cloud instances very clearly have an AZ visible in HANA Cloud Central. In our particular case that zone is us-east-1b.

App instances are another case entirely though. SAP has published a note on the question (3476931 - Is it possible to get Availability Zone for BTP Cloud Foundry application?) which states the following as its resolution:

SAP controls the AZ of Cloud Foundry applications to ensure availability. It is not necessary/needed that customers know/manage the AZ for custom applications.

This clearly indicates the actual AZ of app instances is out of control of customers. This reveals a potential problem though given that the underlying hyperscaler AWS charges for network traffic between distinct AZs in the same region. If we take these facts together:

HANA Cloud is deployed in a particular AZ
App instances are deployed in AZs under the control of SAP
AWS charges for network data transfers across AZs

That would indicate that customers are open to seemingly random increases in network egress consumption based on how app instances are deployed and they have no means of controlling that.

Now, there is a note (3443501 - HANA Cloud overage costs) that states managing network consumption is not SAP's responsibility, but given what we know about AZs, this seems customers lack the tools to adequately manage these costs.

The question: Given what we know, has anyone else experienced similar issues and how did you get this type of consumption under control? We really seem to be at a loss for this and these increases in consumption are non-trivial.

I appreciate any insights on the matter.

Thanks,

Brian

No corresponding API was found to create a material master data classification view

2026-01-29T11:38:31.709000+01:00

No corresponding API was found to create a material master data classification view

No corresponding API was found to publish material standard costs

2026-01-29T11:39:55.798000+01:00

No corresponding API was found to publish material standard costs

Event based Revenue Recognition for service dokuments 3M3

2026-01-30T09:45:38.452000+01:00

Hello dear proffessionals,

we use the 3M3 for service Documents. The customer wants to change the correction account into the revenue account of origin, in order to have a better overview, when the posting is done after a run.

So like....Revenue Account is 40000009 then for correction the system should take the same account to book the accruals against.

Where can we maintain this change in the System?

Thank you in advance.

Manuel

SAP HANA Rebates: Partner determination for Contract Rebate

2026-02-10T21:05:25.458000+01:00

Hi Community!

I have a customer in SAP HANA requesting that in Contract Rebates could be by SHIP TO PARTY instead of PI Invoicing Party. In configuration I see that I can change the partner but I'm not sure if all Invoice documents will be taken into account since Invoice documents have not Ship to party partner.

Could you please help me to understand if I change Contract Rebates partner to SH will be take all Invoice document for Settlement?

Regards

Mirtha

how to reverse the client copy

2026-02-12T08:39:49.969000+01:00

Hello experts,

I would like to ask how to reverse the client copy action? I used transaction code SCC9N to perform a remote client copy with the profile SAP_CUST. Originally, I only wanted to overwrite the configuration from the production environment to the test environment, but I didn’t expect it to clear all the business data in the test environment. Is there any way to restore it?

Error in hana deployment in VS code

2026-02-18T09:20:47.729000+01:00

I am trying to configure my CAPM+UI5 app in VS code, with the deployment in BTP trial account. During my initial configuration step for binding the hana instance i had encounter the error stating: "self-signed certificate in certificate chain". I was able to bundle up the certificates and the binding was successful. After that when i tried with the command "cds deploy --to hana" i have got the error as bellow:

Could anyone help in the resolving of the issue.

Regards,

Babita

App "Manage Purchase orders" print view is not shown - Message: form template not found

2026-02-18T13:00:01.859000+01:00

Hi,
I’ve created a line item in the "Manage Purchase Orders" app using a cost center (no material master). To be precise, I’m facing an issue with the print preview.

The Problem: I cannot see the print preview before saving the PO when logged in in German. However, the preview works perfectly when the login language is English.

When attempting the preview in German, I receive the following pop-up messages:

Following message is being shown after I choose the preview above:

In Transaction OPD: Output Parameter Determination: Here is the current configuration for the output parameters:

This is the second part of the same picture above of the output parameter determination

Why is the preview failing specifically for the German login? Does this relate to the cost center assignment (which means for materials withoud master data) or a language-specific setting in the output determination?
Thank you for any relevant information.

Clarification on SAP S/4HANA APIs for Customer, Billing, and Financial History Integration

2026-02-19T09:55:38.540000+01:00

Hi Experts,

I am currently working on integrating an external web application with SAP S/4HANA and would appreciate some guidance on selecting the appropriate APIs/services.

Application Context:
My application functions as a customer management portal. In the existing system (Oracle-based), we display and manage:

Customer data
Bill / Invoice details
Bill / Invoice history
Financial account (FA) history
To-Do management (Add / Update / Delete operations)

We now need to implement similar functionality using SAP S/4HANA.

Clarifications Needed:

Customer Data
Which APIs are recommended for retrieving and managing customer master data?
Billing / Invoice Details
Which standard APIs should be used to fetch:
- Invoice / billing details
- Invoice history / open items
Financial Account / History
For financial/account-related history (balances, transactions, etc.), which APIs or services are appropriate?
CRUD Operations
For operations such as Add / Update / Delete (e.g., To-Dos or related entities), should we rely on:
- Standard OData APIs
- CDS-based services
- Custom APIs
Best Practice Approach
From an architectural perspective, what is the recommended approach:
- Standard SAP APIs (API Hub)
- Custom CDS Views + OData
- RAP / BTP-based services

Any pointers to relevant APIs, documentation, or best practices would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Best regards,
Kavinkumar

HANA Cloud - How to identify the unused database objects

2026-02-23T11:02:25.006000+01:00

We have a lot of objects in the database and we are working on cleanup activity.

I am trying to identify the unused database objects tables, procedures, calculation views etc., (Let's say the objects which are not used at least in the last one year)

But I am not able to find any system tables which give that info directly.

Can someone suggest me the best way / SQL to use?

How to get the URL of the OdataService generated by CDS

2026-02-24T09:31:47.176000+01:00

Hello Guys!

I am developing in the Business application studio for quite some time Hana CDS views and I have started to generate Odata Services.

I know what is the url of the main branch for testing the odata service but right now If I want to test an Odata Service I have to merge back my development into the main branch to test it out.

My questions is how to the get URL for the service that exists in my own development hana container.
I would like to test my services before merging but this is impossible I have know clue where to look for the URL

Thanks in Advance

Unable to Update Data in Custom External S/4HANA OData Service (SSAM2405)

2026-02-26T10:40:31.511000+01:00

Hello Experts,

We are trying to integrate an additional external S/4HANA OData service (our own custom service) into the standard SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM) 2405 application.

Steps we followed:

Created a destination in SAP Mobile Services for our external S/4HANA service.

2. Added the service to the standard SSAM metadata by creating a new service in the Z component

3. After synchronization, the service metadata was generated successfully (XML created without errors)

4. We are able to read data from the backend service successfully in the application

Issue:

When we try to update data from the Edit page, the Save action triggers the OData Update action, but the data is not updated. We are receiving an Internal Server Error.

In the backend traces, only GET requests are being triggered. There are no POST or PUT requests being sent during the update operation.

Question:

Is it supported to use a custom external S/4HANA OData service within the standard SSAM metadata?

If yes:

Are there any additional configuration steps required to update the data? Have we missed anything?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

Best regards,
Kingston A.

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Clarifications Needed on Universal Allocation(Manage allocation app)Capabilities in SAP S/4HANA Clou

2026-03-06T16:51:48.105000+01:00

Hi SAP Community,

We have a requirement where allocations need to be transferred from one cost center to multiple cost centers, and from one project to another project. While reviewing the Universal Allocation functionality (Manage Allocations app) in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, I have a few questions for which I would appreciate clarification or guidance from the community:

Is there an option to enable approval workflows for allocation cycles or allocation execution?
Can we define or use a new Journal Entry Type for postings generated by Universal Allocation?
Is it possible to allocate from one Statistical Project to another Statistical Project?
Is there any way to manually enter a custom Document Header Text as an identifier during the allocation run?

Thanks

Ribin KP

No receivers were found for segment error When Using Variable Portion with Actual Quantity

2026-03-06T17:44:09.014000+01:00

Hi SAP Community,

We are using the Manage Allocations app to execute a Cost Center Distribution where the Receiver Rule = Variable Portion and Receiver Basis Type = Actual Quantity.

In this setup:

The receiver account assignment is a Cost Center.
The receiver basis account is the G/L account where time‑entry quantities are posted during billing‑related processes.
We have also confirmed that the receiver cost center has valid time‑entry quantity postings for the specific period used in the allocation cycle.
However, when we run the allocation test, we receive an error stating that no receiver is found, and the allocation process cannot continue.
We have attached the screenshot for reference and would appreciate your support in understanding why the system is not recognizing the receiver in this Actual Quantity scenario.

Thanks

Ribin k p

Purpose of Field Group Status “Actual Quantities” in Manage allocation App.

2026-03-08T06:41:46.903000+01:00

Hi SAP Community,

I would like to understand the purpose of the Field Group Status “Actual Quantities” in Manage Allocation app within SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Can someone help explain what “Actual Quantities” represents in the field group context and how it influences the allocation calculation when using quantity‑based receiver rules (such as Variable Portion → Actual Quantity)?

Thanks

Ribin k p

BTP HANA Cloud Runtime Environment: Other or Cloud Foundry

2026-03-09T11:00:15.042000+01:00

Hi all,

we are receiving some mixed signals here. We are say broading our footprint on BTP. Especially we have requirements to use HANA Cloud as persistence layer on BTP. Something we did not do yet

When it comes to runtime environments we have two choices

Other
Cloud Foundry

When looking at the resources, I get mixed signals

Undefined
- Within help there is (at least what I found) little evidence, when to use which.
Leaning towards Other
- When looking at community, I fould this multi-part blog that seems to outline, that "Other" is an addition and improvement from a former only possible Cloud Foundry
Leaning towards Cloud Foundry (? but maybe I misinterpret)
- Developing SAP HANA in the Cloud Foundry Environment | SAP Help Portal

Currently my guts feeling is, using Other Environment is way to go, but not sure I got that right. Please help 🙂

Cheers

Jens

Service instances stuck in "Deletion in Progress" on BTP Trial - cannot delete

2026-03-09T13:51:54.231000+01:00

Hi,

My SAP BTP trial service instances are permanently stuck in
"Deletion in Progress" state.

Org: 1cf0785atrial
Space: dev
User: arul04067@gmail.com

Stuck instances:
1. Demo_cap-db (GUID: 352e6edf-b95b-414b-9f8b-91de53f4e9e6)
2. Demo_cap-hdiDemo_cap-db-deployer-ws-ood
3. my-hana-db

Root cause: HANA Cloud DB was deleted so HDI broker
cannot connect to drop the bindings.

Things I tried:
- cf delete-service → failed
- cf purge-service-instance → not authorized
- cf curl DELETE on bindings → no effect
- BTP Cockpit UI delete → stuck forever

Please help force delete these instances.

ODN for Italy in ARIBA CIM

2026-03-11T15:27:32.519000+01:00

Hello,

Since we are using ARIBA CIM for Supplier Invoice Management in our Italian subsidiary together with SAP S4 Hana Cloud Public, SAP has recommended that we activate the ODN for Suplier Invoices too.

I tried to make a test for Supplier Invoices type X2. I have performed the settings as described in official documentation

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_CLOUD/4603118feda9495892abadbe8f8c3d14/b8e6820382bf4d779ae8ec8ab6f1e79c.html

After creating the supplier invoice, I can see in sscui 103330 that the number range status has been incremented by one. Which means that the settings are correct. The ODN number for this invoice is 6105000001. But This number is not displayed on the invoice.

For customer invoices I can see that the ODN number is stored in the field "Reference" at header level. But I can't find the ODN number in supplier invoice.

Is it mandatory to make extensibilty settings for Apps "Manage Supplier Invoice Centrally", "Supplier Invoice List" or "Display Supplier Invoice" to see the ODN number in the document, as SAP suggest to do for some other Apps such as "Manage Supplier Line Items" ?

Thank you for your help

Erwan

Enable Offline Store for Online OData Service in SAP MDK

2026-03-12T11:20:43.564000+01:00

Hello Experts,

We are currently using an online OData service ( S/4HANA) - SSAM2405, but I would like to enable an offline store option so that functions like updates can be performed offline, similar to how offline services work.

This screenshot shows the offline service

Is there a way to enable offline store directly for an online OData service? If not, are there any alternatives or best practices to use an online service in a local/offline store?

Any guidance or suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

FUE License Consumption Ruleset

2026-03-12T19:01:55.378000+01:00

Hi everyone,

I am currently reviewing the SAP licensing model based on FUEs and I’ve run into an issue regarding the ruleset used to calculate FUE consumption.

According to SAP Note 3113382, the FUE measurement relies on a ruleset provided by SAP. However, the ruleset available today appears to be incomplete or outdated, as several usage scenarios and mappings seem to be missing. I haven’t found any official update or a more detailed version of the ruleset.

Does anyone have a more recent ruleset for FUE calculation or any additional documentation / information?

Any insights, references, or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!