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Key Takeaways What you need to know

  1. SAP ECC 6.0 and Business Suite 7 are reaching end of mainstream maintenance between 2025 and 2027, and organizations still running older enhancement packages are already past the deadline, making SAP migration an urgent priority for IT, ERP, and finance teams.

  2. SAP transformation risk is not just about database migration and code remediation; document processing bottlenecks can trigger posting errors, manual work, and working capital delays, which is why document automation matters for reducing SAP migration complexity and keeping go-live on schedule.

  3. SAP add-ons, Z-customizations, and Clean Core violations increase migration risk, so enterprises using side-by-side architecture and document automation can stabilize operations, surface data issues earlier, and avoid the cost and schedule overruns that affect many SAP programs.

SAP ECC 6.0 and Business Suite 7 are nearing or have passed end of mainstream maintenance, so organizations still on ECC must migrate now, with the playbook emphasizing that document-processing complexity, customizations, and operational disruptions often derail SAP transformations and can be mitigated with side-by-side architecture and document automation.