On February 4, 2020, SAP has announced a maintenance commitment for SAP S/4HANA until the end of 2040. At the same time, SAP will provide mainstream maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 core applications until the end of 2027. This offboarding phase will be followed by optional extended maintenance until end of 2030.
SAP will provide mainstream maintenance until the end of 2027 for SAP Business Suite 7 core applications, which are also core applications of SAP Business All-in-One, including:
Following mainstream maintenance, SAP will offer customers choice on maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 core applications from 2028 onwards:
Additional context can be found in the press release as well as in the news interview with Michael Kleinemeier, member of the Executive Board, SAP Digital Business Services and Thomas Saueressig member of the Executive Board, SAP Product Engineering, about the long-term maintenance commitments for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite 7.
For more information on SAP's release and maintenance strategy, visit the dedicated pages on the SAP Support Portal:
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SAP Note 1648480 (log-in required)
SAP Note 52505 (log-in required)
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Product Availability Matrix (log-in required)
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