Localization Support

Localization Support

• Pre-built localization for 59 countries/regions in 33 languages
• Stay current with the Legal Change Notification Service
• Deep language and internationalization coverage (e.g., right to left, calendars, etc.)
• Extended country reach with partners through extensions (e.g., Tax Service and Advanced Compliance Reporting) 
• In-app extensibility offers customization and content that our global customers need
• Cloud Localization Toolkit for enhancements

Localization within SAP S/4HANA Cloud emerges as a crucial element for businesses aiming to operate globally while adhering to local regulations and requirements. This article delves into the concept of localization as a self-service, an innovative approach introduced by SAP to empower customers and partners to customize and extend the SAP delivered local versions to meet unique regional needs. 

SAP managed Localizations

Localized Countries release 2402 - In bold the new added countries:

1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Brazil
5. Bulgaria
6. Canada
7. Chile
8. China
9. Colombia
10. Croatia
11. Czechia
12. Denmark
13. Egypt
14. Finland
15. France
16. Germany
17. Greece
18. Hong Kong (China)
19. Hungary
20. India
21. Indonesia
22. Ireland
23. Israel
24. Italy
25. Japan
26. Kazakhstan
27. Kuwait
28. Luxembourg
29. Malaysia
30. Mexico
31. Netherlands
32. New Zealand
33. Norway
34. Oman
35. Peru
36. Philippines
37. Poland
38. Portugal
39. Qatar
40. Romania
41. Russia
42. Saudi Arabia
43. Serbia
44. Singapore
45. Slovakia
46. Slovenia
47. South Africa
48. South Korea
49. Spain
50. Sweden
51. Switzerland
52. Taiwan (China)
53. Thailand
54. Turkey
55. United Arab Emirates
56. United Kingdom
57. United States
58. Ukraine

Localization as Self-Service

Localization as a self-service in SAP S/4HANA Cloud is designed to address the challenges businesses face when expanding across borders, ensuring compliance with diverse regional regulations. It provides a suite of tools and capabilities allowing enterprises to either extend the SAP delivered local versions or create new local versions where SAP does not offer localized content. This flexibility is pivotal for businesses to efficiently manage their global operations and comply with the varying legal, tax, and business requirements across regions. 

Extending SAP Delivered Local Versions SAP S/4HANA Cloud supports 59 SAP delivered local versions out-of-the-box, covering a wide array of local requirements such as tax codes, invoicing standards, and legal entity determinations. 

Localization as a self-service enables further customization of these versions to accommodate specific regional variations or industry-specific legal requirements not covered by the standard versions. This extensibility ensures businesses can remain compliant with local laws and regulations while leveraging the robust framework provided by SAP. 

Configuration Localization Tool

Creating Customer Local Versions For regions where SAP does not provide a localized version, businesses have the opportunity to create and customize their local versions using the Configuration Localization Tool (CLT). This tool facilitates the scoping of desired local versions, leveraging pre-delivered business content and enabling the setup of organizational structures, currencies, and more, tailored to the local needs. It represents a significant step towards global ERP adoption, making SAP S/4HANA Cloud a viable solution for enterprises operating in any part of the world. 

Future Directions

SAP continues to invest in the localization as a self-service feature, with plans to expand the scope of supported local versions and enhance the available extensibility capabilities. The future of localization in SAP S/4HANA Cloud is promising, with a focus on incorporating artificial intelligence to further streamline the localization process and enable businesses to adapt more rapidly to changing global and local regulations.