Surgutneftegas SAP R/3 to ERP Upgrade and Unicode Conversion for HANA

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Surgutneftegas SAP R/3 to ERP Upgrade and Unicode Conversion for HANA

Case study of Surgutneftegas upgrading SAP R/3 Enterprise to SAP ERP with Unicode conversion using SAP Landscape Transformation to prepare for SAP HANA migration.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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SAP

Oil and gas company Surgutneftegas consolidated 28 systems and upgraded its SAP R/3 Enterprise environment to the latest SAP ERP release. The project combined Unicode conversion, customization updates, and near-zero downtime migration using SAP Landscape Transformation software. The effort reduced planned downtime from two weekends to one and established a foundation for future SAP HANA deployment across three instances.

Key takeaways

Completed SAP R/3 to ERP upgrade, Unicode conversion, and customization in a single nine-month project

Reduced production downtime to one weekend using incremental near-zero downtime technology

Consolidated 28 systems into three SAP HANA instances as the next migration phase

Applied three test cycles and one dress rehearsal before production cutover

Enabled future real-time analytics and simplified landscape for transactional and analytical workloads

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