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SAP Solution Manager 7.2A quick read for Solution Manager 7.2
Notforresale
Valton Berisha
Graham Henderson
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CONCORNApplication Lifecycle Management
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TechnologyConsultantwithover20+yearsofinformationtechnologyandprojectmanagementexperiencespecializinginSAPApplicationLifecycleManagementandSAPSolutions14+yearsSAPBasisleadership/management/planningexperienceinsystemadministration,leveragedsupportmanagement,landscapearchitecture,upgradeplanning.
ValtonBerishaManagingDirectorConCornLLCE:[email protected]:19094713574
Grahamhasbeeninvolvedinthesoftwareandtechnologyindustryforover25years.StartingoffasatechnicalprogrammerandlatermovedintotheSAP�ieldasanABAPprogrammerandBasis/SecurityConsultant.Whennotconsulting,extensivetimewasspentpresentingtrainingonbehalfofSAPandprojectteamsaroundtheworldinhis�ieldsofexpertise.
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TableofContents
Preface............................................................................5Introduction.................................................................7SAPSolutionManagerin2016............................8Version7.2ishere.....................................................9ANewAudience.........................................................11ProductLifeCycleManagement..........................12FioriLaunchpad.........................................................13LookandFeel..............................................................14FocusedSolutions.....................................................16FocusonReusability................................................18SAPHANA......................................................................20Testing............................................................................21HowCloudyisSSM7.2?..........................................23UpgradeorRe-implement.....................................25SAPActivate.................................................................27KeyComponents........................................................28RootCauseAnalysis..................................................29ITSM(ServiceDesk),RCA.......................................29TechnicalMonitoring(AppOps).........................30End-UserExperienceMonitoring.......................30BusinessProcessMonitoring................................31BusinessProcessAnalytics....................................32IPPortfolioandProjectManagement..............32ProcessManagement...............................................32TestWorkbench..........................................................33ScopeandEffortAnalyzer(SEA).........................34BusinessProcessChangeAnalyzer(BPCA)....34ChangeandReleaseManagement(ChaRM)...35DataConsistencyManagement(DCM).............35DataVolumeManagement(DVM)......................35Conclusion.....................................................................36
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PrefaceAstheworldmovesdeeperanddeeperintothedigitalrealm,thecreationofinformationisbecomingimpossibletomanageatapersonallevel.Manyyearsagowhensoftwarewasreleasedinphysicalmediainabox,wewereprovidedwithabeautifullywrittensoftwareguide.Thereallyamazingthingabouttheseguideswasthattheywerewellthoughtoutandreadable.Theyhadtobe,astheprintingcostsensuredthatonlytherelevantinformationwasprovidedandthemessagewasfocusedandprecise.Iwilladmitthatthecorrespondingsoftwarewaslesscomplicatedandsowastheworld.
Aswemovedtothedistributionofinformationinadigitalform,suddenlythephysicalboundariesofprintingwereremovedandtheuserwashandedtheoneroustaskof�ilteringouttherelevantinformationfromthedelugeofdatathatwasmadeavailableviaURLlinkstoseeminglybottomlesspitsofotherURLs.
Withtheadventofblogs,Twitter,YouTubeandtheplethoraofotherdistributionchannelsandauthorsofadvice,Ifeltaneedtogobacktobasics.
SAPhasreleasedtheirlatestversionofSAPSolutionManager,andwithit,mountainsofinformationfromvideosandwebinarstopresentationsandlive-sessions.Thelistgoeson,amountingtoasigni�icantamountoftimerequiredtoconsumeanddigestitall.IthankSAPforthiseffort.AsaserviceproviderintotheSAPeco-system,IliveandbreatheSAPSolutionManagerandamhappytoinvestmytimetoconsumeasmuchofthisinformationaspossible.YetwhenlookingthroughtheeyesofanSAPcustomer,Icanonlysympathize.
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ItwaswiththisrealizationthatValtonandIdecidedtoembarkonamissiontoquicklyconsumeasmuchinformationaspossibleandrepackthemessageinsimpletermsthatwouldbefasttoconsumewiththehopethatafterreadingthislittlePocketPaper,SAPSolutionManager7.2willnotbesomuchofamysteryandenoughwillbeunderstoodtohelpthereadertofocustheirvaluabletimeintherightdirection,inordertoderivethebene�itsoftheproductthatbestsuitstheirneeds.
GrahamHenderson
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IntroductionThispocketpaperisbynomeansthede�initiveguidetoSAPSolutionManager7.2.Instead,itspurposeistotrytosummarizethemountainofinformationintoafewchaptersthatarequicktoreadandhelptogettheoverallmessageacross.
EmbarkingonanSAPSolutionManagerjourneyisnotatrivialexerciseandsometimesmoreisbetter;however,sometimesthe'more'istoodetailed,ortoohighlevel,orscatteredallovertheplace.Wheredoesonestart?Hopefully,thisPocketPaperwillbesomewhereintheGoldilockszone,somewherebetween'toohighlevel'and'toodetailed',andlaythegroundworkbyofferinganunderstandingofthelandscapeandgivesomeinsightastowhereyourjourneycouldtostartwithoutaddingtoomuchtothemountain.
Ahugethankyoumustgooutto:
-MarcThier-MatthiasMelich-MarcusWefers-MarkO.Schaefer
fortheirtimeandthewealthofinformationthattheymadeavailable.
Theirrespectiveteamsmakethelisttoolongtoprint,butathankyouisalsogiventothem.
SeehowSAPSolutionManagercaneaseyourtransitiontoSAPS/4HANA!
SAPSolutionManagerforSAPS/4HANAManagingYourDigitalBusinesswrittenbyMarcO.Schäfer,MatthiasMelich
Order: www.sap-press.com
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SAPSolutionManagerin2016SAPSolutionManager(SSM)hasbeenmaturingoverthepast3to5yearswithmajorimprovementsbeingmadeinthereleaseof7.1.WithastrongfocusonsupportinganoperationalSAPenvironment,signi�icantdevelopmentwasdonetoallowSSMtopositionitselfastheSAPlandscapemonitoringtoolofchoice.
Builtintothe7.1versionwasalsoafully�ledgedservicedeskandchangecontrolmanagementsystem.ThefullscopeofthesolutionearnedSSManITILcerti�icationthatcoveredall15ofthepossibleITILcerti�icationareas.Thiswasasigni�icantstepforwardinensuringthatSSMgottheattentionitdeservesasasolidandpro�icienttoolsetforthemonitoringandmanagementoftheSAPLandscape.
7.2
Inearly2016,SAPreleasedthelonganticipatedRamp-upversionofSSM7.2.Thegeneralavailabilityreleaseof7.2wasreleasedinAugust2016
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Version7.2ishereInearly2016,SAPreleasedthelonganticipatedRamp-upversionofSSM7.2Thegeneralavailabilityreleaseof7.2wasreleasedinAugust2016.
Thisnewversionhasbeenbuiltfromthebottomupandnotonlybringsacrossthetriedandtestedoperationalfocusedcapabilities,buthasacompletelyredesignedprojectandresourcemanagementcomponentthatwaslackinginversion7.1.Anothermajorchangethathasbeenlongoverdueistheabilitytobuildandde�inetheSAPbusinessprocessesbeyondthethree-levelhierarchystructure.
Thestrongfocustosupportthe'Build'phaseoftheSAPlifecycle,isevidentintheinclusionoftheSAP'sITPortfolioandProjectManagement6.1(ITPPM)componentinthe7.2release.
ThistogetherwithcapabilitiestosupportBusinessandITRequirementsgatheringcompletethepackagetosupporttheentirelifecyclefromrequirementsloggingandacceptancethroughprojecttimeandresourcemanagementtomanagingthechangeandreleasecycleand�inally,themonitoringofthebuiltfunctionalityintheproductivearena.SSMisnowpositionedasastrategicITmanagementtool.
AdditionalintelligencehasbeenaddedtotheoperationalcapabilitiesthatallowSSMtomonitoruseractivitywithgreateraccuracyandassistwithestablishingtheextentofwhatisbeingusedintheSAPERPenvironment.ThisinformationisextremelyvaluablewhenembarkingonaprojecttodocumentandbuildtheprocessesofanexistingSAPERPimplementation.
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Tostrengthenthepositioningof7.2inaprojectenvironment,SSMincludesstandardizedprojectplansandSAPservicesandtheirActivateMethodology,up-to-datebestpracticesandsomepre-con�iguration.Toalignwiththeever-growingpopularityofAgileprojectmanagement,SSM7.2alsosupportsthenecessaryfeedbackloopstoallowforprojectstorunandbebuiltanddeployedinincrementalphases.Newreal-timedashboardsarenowalsoavailabletoaddanewlevelofreporting.
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ANewAudienceWhenSSMwassocializedinthemarketasanoperationstoolset,thefocuswaspredominantlyonthetechnicalusageofthetool.Thismeantthatitsoutputwasconsumedbythetechnicalteamsoftherespectiveorganizationsandanydeploymentbusinesscasewassupportedbytechnicalarguments.Overthepast2years,afundamentalshifthastakenplaceandtheconversationsaroundSSMhavemovedfrommainlytechnicalinnaturetobeingmorebusinessfocused.
Thisisnottosaythatthetechnicalcapabilitiesarenolongerimportant;onthecontrary,withtheever-increasingcomplexityofthelandscapesandthedriveforsimplicity,thetechnicalmonitoringandcontrolviaSSMisstillveryrelevant.
ThisnewbusinessaudienceisstartingtolookathowSSMcanoffervisibilitywithrespecttotheERPprocessef�iciencies,KPImeasurements,analytics,andbetterBusinessProcessdocumentationandvisualization.It'stheseconversationsthathavepromotedSSMtoamorebusiness-focusedtoolset.
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ProductLifecycleManagementVersion7.2hasextendeditsreachbeyondtheSAPboundariesbyfacilitatingthebusinessrequirementsgatheringand,byusingthenewdesigninterface,processescannowbebuiltasneeded,andmonitoredaccordingly.Byincludingtheprocessdesignintothechangereleasecycle,theprocessesarealwaysuptodateandre�lectthecurrentproductivesolution,landscapeandsystems,thusre-enforcingSSM'sroleasthe'SingleSourceofTruth'.
Requirementsandprocessdesigninisolationdonotaddvalue;however,whenpositionedintotheApplicationLifecyclethetruevalueisextracted.TheApplicationLifecyclesatis�iesthe'Build'sideofthecyclebysupporting'PortfoliotoProject'and'Requirementto‘Deploy'phases.Fromthere,the'Run'sideofthecycleissupportedthroughthe'RequesttoFul�il'and'DetecttoCorrect'.
ThesephasesareeachsupportedbytherelevantcomponentsthatmakeupSSM,allowingthebusinesstomonitoranddrivecontinuousimprovementinanorganizedandgovernedframework.Byofferingthesecomponents,thereisaseamlessswitchfromBuildtoRun.Bynegatingtheneedforthird-partysoftwaretoassistwiththeselifecyclephases,theentireworkeffortiscarriedoutandconsumedinSSMthusencouragingreusability.
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FioriLaunchpadAmajorstepforwardforSSM7.2,istheuseoftheFiorilaunchpad.The7.1transactioncodeswereneverreallyeasytorememberotherthan'SOLAR01'or'SOLAR02',whiletherestwerejustplainhorrible.The'workcenter'concepthasalsobeenretiredandreplacedwithamore�luidUI.
ThenewFioriAppsLaunchpadnowcomesprecon�iguredwithallthenecessaryFioritilesbeautifullyarrangedintheirlogicalgroupscateringforRolebasedsegregation.Thesidemenualsoallowsaquicknavigationtoanygroupsnotvisibleinthescreen,ratherthanusingthesliderbar.Moreoveruserscancreatetheircustomtilelayouttomatchtheirjobfunctionordailyactivities.
Additionally,thereisanincreasedfocusonprogressingtowardsamoreintuitive,graphicalinterfacethatwillgettheworkforcetohigherperformancelevelsrelativelyquickly.Bolsteringshorttrainingtimesforemployeestobecomepro�icientandproductive.
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LookandFeelSAPhasalsopaidalotofattentiontotheUserInterfaceanduni�iedtheuserexperiencewithasinglelookandfeel.ThisnewuserinterfaceisbasedonHTML5(SAPUI5)andallowsforintuitivenavigationofthevariouscomponentsviathetypicalInternetbrowseranddeviceofchoice.
Switchingfromthe7.1environmentisabittrickyat�irstandsometimesfrustratingwhentryingto�indthescreensthatyouwerefamiliarwithin7.1,however,inaveryshortspaceoftime,thenavigationbecomesclearerastheintegrationandconnectednessofthecapabilitiesareunderstood.Thereisanaturalnavigationpathfromthefunctionalitybeingusedorbuilt,totheunderlyingstructuresthatareneededtosupportthecurrentworkeffort.
One of the most notable updates arriving with Solu�on Manager 7.2 is a graphical modelling environment that is fully compliant with the BPMN 2.0 standard (Business Process Modelling Nota�on) as well as the unrestricted process hierarchy. This redesign was very necessary in order to remove the 3-level hierarchy restric�on on the process design, and also, to bring the
stprocess management capabili�es into the 21 century. By using the new rdbuilt-in design tool, the need for 3 -Party Tools and the associated
synchronisa�on efforts and costs fall away hence simplifying and centralising the environment.
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Withamultitudeofgraphicalmodelingtoolsinthemarket,SSMwasnoticeablybehindthetrendwithrespecttohowbusinessprocessesaredesigned,mappedandrepresented.ThenewdesignnowcatersforallBPMNnotationalobjectsincludingswim-lanesforsystemsandrolesaswellasdecisiontreesintheprocess�low.Thenavigationanddrawingofprocessesisintuitiveandtheuserisabletoquicklybuildtheas-isandto-beprocessesandassociatethemwiththerespectivelevelintheprocesshierarchy.
WiththemoveawayfromFlash-basedgraphicstowardsSAPUI5,SSMisnowabletoofferarangeofusefuldashboardsthatcoverapplicationspeci�icareas.ThedashboardingalsocatersforthecreationofaKPI-typeoverviewdashboardthatbringstogetherkey�iguresfromtheApplicationandBusinessOperationsaswellastheservicedesk.
Ifthesestandardfeaturesarenotadequate,SAPhasreleasedtheFocusedSolutionssuite.
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FocusedSolutionsOverthelastfewyears,theSSMteamatSAPhavereceivedanabundanceofrequestsfromclientsforspeci�icdevelopmentstheyfeltwouldaddvalue.SAPalsoundertooktoaddwhattheythoughtwouldbevaluabletotheclientbase.Afairnumberoftheserequestshavematuredintofunctionalitythatwaseitherreleasedinlater7.1servicepacks,orwerecarriedoverto7.2.
Someofthesedevelopmentswere,however,keptasidefortheirspecialcustomers.TheseMaxAttentioncustomersareentitledtoadditionalcontentasde�inedintherespectivecontracts.InMaythisyear(2016),SAPannouncedthattheseready-to-rundevelopmentswouldbeavailabletoallSSMcustomersonanannualsubscriptionbasisviatheirSAPStore.Customerscannoweitherpurchasetheadd-onsdirectlyorviatheirSAPpartner.
Thesenewfocusedturnkeysolutionsaredesignedtoofferinsightandpresenttheoverallhealthofeithertheoperational(FocusedInsights)ortheprojectenvironments(FocusedBuild)respectively.FocusedInsightsisbasedonsevenprede�inedtemplatemodelsthatcanbeeasilycustomized.TheFocusedBuildhasbeendesignedtosupporttheAgileprojectmethodologyandseamlesslyintegratesintotheunderlyingprojects,releasemanagementandtestingenvironments.Themanagementofwavesandworkpackages,timelinesandresourcingisalsosupported.
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Apointtonoteisthattheoldadageof'garbagein,garbageout'stillstands.Inorderfullyrealizethebene�itsoftheseinnovativeandslickdashboardsfortheFocusedSolutions,theunderlyingtechnologiesmustbecon�iguredandusedcorrectly,orinthecaseoftheFocusedBuild,thevalueofthedashboardcontentisdirectlyrelatedtotheextentthatSSMisusedtomanagetheAgileprojectsanditsassociatedelements.
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FocusonReusabilityWiththedrivetowardssimplicityandreducedeffort,SSM7.2hasadoptedtheconceptofreusablelibrariesforprocessstepsandanysupportingobjectsanddocumentation.Duringtheprocessdesignexercise,theseobjectsareusedtobuildtherespectiveprocesses;however,theobjectitselfonlyexistsonceintheunderlyinglibrary.
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SSM 7.2 takes this concept a step forward by con�nuously upda�ng the step library with any new process steps by monitoring the underlying SAP ERPsystems. If a business transac�on is executed in the managed system, it will be detected and added to the library for later inclusion in the respec�ve process design by the process stewards.
The libraries are integrated with the opera�onal monitoring framework as well as the tes�ng framework, which further simplifies and reinforces the reusability of the work efforts. For example, in the Process Monitoring dashboards, the process design diagrams are re-used and populated with the respec�ve KPI status and monitoring objects crea�ng a consistent look and feel between the Build and Run phases.
The introduc�on of the libraries has resulted in Process Management in 7.2 replacing the 7.1 Solu�on Documenta�on component. It now provides a single process landscape for business and IT. The design of the Process Management component enables the full support of the process lifecycle from requirements to build, and finally deploy.
This creates a enterprise toolset for all stakeholders including architects, testers and product developers.
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SAPHANASAPHANAasadatabaseofchoiceintheSAPlandscapeisseenbymanyasinevitable.Fortheearlyadopters,theimpacthasbeenexperienced;whethergoodorbadisnotthepoint.SAPHANAhasmaturedanditwillbecomeastandardfortheSAPcustomerbase.Howlongthiswilltakeisopenfordebate.
Inordertoacceleratetheprocess,SAPhasmadeaverygenerousdecisiontoallowallEnterprisecustomerstoimplementtheirSSM7.2onaHANAplatform,withoutanyadditionalHANAlicenseormaintenancefees,irrespectiveofthecurrentdatabasebeingused.SSM7.2customersarenotforcedtouseHANA,howevertheoptionisavailable.
DeployingSSMonHANAgivescustomersseveralbene�its,includingthechancetobecomefamiliarwithHANAintheSMlandscapebeforecommittingittotherestoftheSAPlandscapeandthesubsequentlicensingcommitments.TheHANA-basedSSMprovidesveryfasttextsearchtimesacrosstheITSMticketsandthedocumentrepository.And�inally,fortheSAPHANAonlylandscape,SSMcannowbefullyalignedwiththeHANAstrategy.
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TestingSAPhascompletelyoverhauledthetestingcapabilities,eliminatingtheneedforthird-partysolutionsfortesting,especiallywhenimplementingthebusinesssuiteandS/4HANA.Alltherequiredcontentisprovided'outofthebox'.
ThissupportisextendedtoSAP,non-SAPandhybridsolutions,whetheron-premiseorcloud-based.
Thistestsuitehasmaturedfromthe7.1environmentswhereitiswidelyused.The7.2versionnowinheritsthesolidplatformandaddstoittoprovidestate-of-the-artautomation(CBTA),testplancreationandsimpli�iedtestscriptmaintenance,allofwhichintegrateseamlesslyintotheProcessandProjectManagementcomponents.
Aswiththegraphicalprocessdesigncapabilities,theTestSuitenowremovestheneedforanyintegrationwiththird-partysolutions,hencekeepingthetestingeffortcentralizedinSSM.Theabilitytointegrateisstillthereforexistingsolutions;however,goingforwardthereisastrongcaseforallaspectsoftestingtobecontainedinSSM.
Havinganauditrecordoftesteffortswiththerelevantsupportinglogsandartefactsstoredcentrallyandwiththecontextoftherespectivebusinessprocessandpossiblytheoriginalbusinessrequirement,createsaverystrongstatementwithrespecttogovernanceandcontrol.
TheabilityoftheTestSuitetooptimizethetestscopebasedontheImpactAnalyzerisstillverymuchastrongfeature,andisnowmorethaneveranimportantcomponentwhenlookingatreducingthetimeandcostofregressionandimpacttesting.
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HowCloudyisSSM7.2?Withadventofcloudtechnologiesbecomingmoreprevalentinthebusinessarena,SAPhasensuredthatitspositioniswellde�ined.Withthis,itwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeSSMwasbroughtuptodatetoaccommodatethisshiftintheproductandservicesmarket.
Currently,theSAPproductportfolioservicesthetraditionalon-premiseaswellasthesoftwareasaservicemodel.Somewhereinbetweentherearealsothehostedsolutions.Inanintegratedworld,thereneedstobeconnectivitythatprovidestheuserwithasingleviewofthismulti-platformenvironment.SeeingasoneofSSM'srolesintheSAPeco-systemistoprovidethisview,itmeantthatSSM7.2hadtobecomeverycloudaware,especiallyforhybrid-typeenvironmentscomprisedofon-premiseandhostedsetups.
SAPhavebeenveryexcitedabout7.2withrespecttothecloudworldandstatethatSSMisfor,withandinthecloud.
The'for'coversthetraditionalon-premisesetupandthelevelofstandardsavailable,butalsoconnectstotheSAPcloudproductsandofferstherespectivecontent.
The'with'denotesthatSSMisnowcloselycoupledtotheSAPbackendandthroughthiscoupling,BestPractices,S/4HANAReadinesschecksandseveralotherservices,cataloguesandroadmapsareavailableondemandandarealwaysuptodateasthesearemaintained,calculatedandservicedinthebackend.OnSSM7.1,theseservices,etc.,weredeliveredviadownloadablecontent,addingtothemaintenancecomplexityofthelandscape.
Theusageofthesecomponentsin7.2isfullyintegratedintoSSMandreinforcesthe'SingleSourceofTruth'concept.
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The'in'relatestotheabilitytodeploySSMinacloudenvironmentandconnecttomanagedsystemsoutsideofthecloud.Thisdeploymentcaneitherbefullyowned,controlledandbuiltbythecustomer,orforamorerapidapproach,SAPhasprovidedseveraldeploymentimagesintheirCloudApplianceLibrary(CAL).
Theseimagesaredesignedtotestdrivevariousscenarios.Thescenarioscoverthetestmigrationofthe7.1'SOLAR01'content,simpledemosfortheS/4HANApackageandlastlyascenariototestdrivetheFocusedSolutions.Additionalscenarioswillbeadded.TheaimoftheCALimageistodeployabasicworkingSolutionManagerwithinanhourfordemoortestingpurposesinacloudvendorenvironment.Itcanalsobeusedasafoundationforaproductivedeployment;however,somealignmentcon�igurationwillbeneededto�ititintotherespectivecustomerSAPlandscape.
WithSSMbeingsocomfortableinthecloudenvironment,itcreatesopportunitiesforSAPcustomerstopartnerwithvendorswhocandeploySSMineithertheprivateorpubliccloudandfullymanagetheSSMenvironmentonbehalfofthecustomer.Thisenablesthecustomertoderivethebene�itsfromSSMwithouthavingtoovercomethehurdleofacquiringorup-skillingstafftothelevelofcompetencebeforeanyvaluecanbederived.
CONCORNSolmanCloud
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UpgradeorRe-implementOneofthemostaskedquestionswhen7.1wasreleasedwas'UpgradeorRe-implement?'Atthetime,duethecomplexitiesoftheupgradeprocesscoupledwithverylittleinvestmentinthe7.0solution,thegeneraladvicewastore-implement.
Andnowthat7.2ishere,thequestionisagainbeingasked.Thistime,however,customershavesigni�icantinvestmentinthe7.1solutionandwillbeloathtoloseit.SAPiswellawareofthisandhavedesignedanupgradepaththatevenallowsforthedatabasemigrationtoHANAaspartoftheprocess.Infact,theyrecommenditinordertoreducebusinessimpact.
Upgradingto7.2notonlymakesthenewSSMfunctionalityavailable,butalsoupgradesthetechnicalstacktothelatesttechnology,includingtheoptiontoswitchtotheHANAdatabase.ThistechnicalupgradeadditionallymodernizesthetechnologystacktosplittheABAPandJAVAstack.TheCRMandPPMstackarealsoupgradedtothelatestEnhancementPackandversionrespectively.
ThemostnoticeablechangeisthenewUserExperienceprovidedbytheFioriLaunchpadandtheSAPUIscreens.
Mainstreammaintenanceonversion7.1endsattheendof2017,soplanningtheupgradeshouldbelookedatveryseriouslyinthenearfuture.Aswithanyupgrade,post-upgradeworkandtrainingisrequiredandthiswillvaryfromlowtohighimpactdependingonthefunctionalityandtheextenttowhichitwaschangedbetweenversion7.1and7.2.
DataVolumeManagementandProjectManagementwouldtypicallybealowimpact;however,ProcessManagement,TestManagementandBusinessProcessOperationswillrequiremoreattentionduetothefundamentalchangesintroducedin7.2.
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Inordertoeasethetransitiontoversion7.2,SAPhasmadeseveralupgradeservicesavailable.ThesecanbeorderedfromSAPthroughtheusualSAPEnterpriseSupportchannels.
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SAPActivateSAPActivateisSAP'simplementationmethodologyforSAP'sS/4HANA.ItisdesignedtofacilitatetheacceleratedstartandbuildoftheS/4HANAsolution.SSM7.2isthechosendeploymentplatformfortheconsumptionofthecontent.
TherichSAPActivatecontentcanbedownloadedintotheSSM7.2systemfromtherespectiveFioriTileonthestandardlaunchpad.Onceloadedthebest-practicediagrams,projectplans,roadmaps,documentationandcon�igurationcanbeaccessedandconsumedasneededtoenhanceyour'as-is/to-be'projectefforts.SAPActivateevenprovidestestscriptsassociatedwiththerespectiveprocessstepsand�lows.
ThereisanoptiontodeployaCALimageforSSM7.2andS/4HANA.Oncedeployed,theActivatecontentcanbeexploredandexperimentedwithbyusingthedrill-downcapabilitiesintotheunderlyingdemoS/4HANAtrialsystem.
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KeyComponentsSAPSolutionManager7.2isSAP'smostcomplexsolutionintheirportfolio.Whenwespeakof'Solman'itistreatedasonesingleunitorsolution,butinfact,itismadeupofseveralcomponentsusedtosupportthevariousapplicationLifecyclestagesorscenarios.Dependingonthenatureofthecustomer'sSAPenvironment,customersareatdifferentmaturitylevels,andpickingtherightpieceoffunctionalityinSSMtodeployinordertoextractvaluetosupportthebusinesshasalwaysbeenaproblem.Wheredoesonestart?
Unfortunately,thereisno'one-size-�its-all'solution,buttherearesomebasicruleswithrespecttodesigningorbuildinganSSMroadmap.Togointotheroadmapdesignhereisnotpossible;however,IwillsaythatunderstandingwhatprocessesarebeingusedisagoodplacetostartandSSMhasthenecessarytoolstoassist.Fromthere,testing,analyticsandmonitoringareallwithineasyreach.
WithproperownershipofthetoolsetthecapabilitiesofSSM7.2canberealizedandthesubsequentROIandTCObene�itscanbeobtained.
BelowaresomeofthemainareasofSSM7.2thathavealottoofferdependingontheneedsofthelandscape.
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RootCauseAnalysis(RCA)TheRCAcomponentconsistsoffourkeytoolsets,namely:ExceptionAnaylsis,ChangeAnalysis,End-to-EndTraceAnalysisandDatabaseAnalysis.Thecombinationofthesecapabilitiesallowsforsystematicanalysisofthemanagedlandscapeinordertoascertaintherootcauseofthereportedproblem.RCAoffersahighdegreeofvisibilitythroughitsconnectednessintothetechnicallandscapeandpromotesatop-downapproachtoproblemanalysis,thusspeedingupthetimetoresolutionbyseparatingthesymptomfromtheactualproblem.
ITSM(ServiceDesk)InlinewithITILstandards,ITSMisafully�ledgedservicedeskcomponentintegratedintotheSAPmanagedlandscape.Itisabletotrackincidents,problemsandservicerequests.Italsosupportstheescalationoftheticketsintothechangeandreleasecycleshouldanyfunctionalandtechnicalchangesberequiredtoresolvetherespectiveticket.Moreover,theServiceDeskisfullyintegratedintoSAP'ssupportbackboneforfasterturnaroundtimesofcustomermessages.
Summary View
Server Analysis
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EnduserExperienceMonitoring(EEMon)EEMonisusedtoobserveandcheckthesystemavailabilityandperformanceofthesystemfromauser'sperspective.ItisespeciallyusefulwhentheuserpopulationisgeographicallydistributedfromthetheSAPinstances.Thistoolsupportstheend-to-enddiagnosticsinfrastructureasitprovidesameanstosimulatethebehavioroftheenduserandthenprovidesanalysisdataofthevarioushardwareandsoftwarelayersfortheresolutionofperformancebottlenecks.
TechnicalMonitoring(AppOps)ThroughTechnicalMonitoring,ITisprovidedwiththeinfrastructureto
monitorthemanagedsystemsfromatechnicalperspective.Thisincludes
themonitoringofSAPdatabases,instancesandhostsforexceptionsand
performance-relatederrors.Thisdataiscollatedandpresentedviathe
variousreportsandinteractiveDashboardsincludingtheFocused
InsightsAdd-onandgenerallyconsumedbytheCOETeams.
Fullintegrationwiththealertinginfrastructureandservicedeskis
supported,enablingautomatedloggingofsupportticketsundercertain
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BusinessProcessMonitoring(BusOps/BPMon)ProcessMonitoringisthemonitoringoffunctionswithinabusinessprocessbeingexecutedontheSAPlandscape.BusinessperformanceKPIscanbesetuptodetermineef�iciencywithwhichtheseprocessesarebeinghandled,speci�icallyaroundbackandthroughput.AswithTechnicalMonitoring,fullintegrationwiththealertinginfrastructureandservicedeskissupported
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BusinessProcessAnalyticsBusinessprocessanalyticsformspartofbusinessprocessoperationsandenables�lexiblereportingonmostthroughputandbacklogindicators,givingbusinessestheinformationtheyrequiretoidentifytrendsandcyclesandareasforimprovementona�lexiblereportinginfrastructure.
Theinsightsgainedfromthesedashboardscanbeusedto�inetunetheprocessmonitoringKPIsformoreeffectiveprocessmonitoring.
ITPortfolioandProjectManagement(ITPPM)EffectiveprojectmanagementiskeytothesuccessofanyprojectandbusinessandITrequirethenecessarytoolstoachievethissuccess.UsingSSM'sITPPMcapabilitiesallowsusersandprojectmanagementtomanagetime,resourcesandthestatusofvariousdeliverables.SAPhavealsoprovidedrichcontentwithrespecttotestcases,projectplansroadmapsandcon�igurationguidestosupporttheirS/4HANABestPractices.ITPPMintegrateswiththeProcessManagementcomponentinordertoencouragethesupportofthefullapplicationlifecycleandthecorrespondingmapping,maintenanceandmonitoringofthebusinessprocesses.
ProcessManagementProcessManagementreplacestheolderSolutionDocumentationandextendsthecapabilitiesfromgeneralbusinessscenarioandprocessmappingtoprovingafullintegratedgraphicalprocessdesigntool.Here,processstepsarearrangedintoprocessesandthengroupedintoscenariosandanyotherrequiredgroupingorlinesofbusiness.Thereisnolongerathree-levelhierarchylimit.ProcessManagementformsthefoundationforanumberofotherSSMcapabilitiesasitprovidesthebusinesscontextformonitoring,reportingandalertingcomponents.Forexample,themodelingoftheprocessesiscarriedoverBPMontoprovideagraphicalbusinesscontexttothemonitoringobjectsandtherespectivealerts.Thevariouslibrariesthataresupportedbythiscomponentareusedtostoreelementsofthelandscapeinordertoencouragereusability.Theseelementsincludetestcases,customcodeobjects,processdesigndiagramsandprojectdocuments,etc.
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TestWorkbenchTheTestWorkbenchisusedtosupporttheentiretestinglifecycle.Thisincludestheplanningandexecutionoftestingonbusinessprocessesandsystemsaswellasthereportingontheresults.Testplanninginvolvesthedevelopmentoftestcasesandtestpackages,andthecreationoftestdata.
Thetestexecutionrelatestothemanualorautomatedtestscarriedoutbythetesterandsubsequenttestsignoff.TestautomationismadepossibleusingtheSSM'sbuilt-inComponentBasedTestAutomation(CBTA)tool,orviaintegrationwiththird-partytestautomationtools.
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ScopeandEffortAnalyzer(SEA)TheSEAisusedtoassesstheactivitiesandeffortthatwillberequiredbeforetheactualdeploymentofenhancementandsupportpackages,anditallowsuserstoassesstheimpactandeffectasaresultofthechangesthatmayoccur.ItextendsintotheTestingareaandgivesanindicativeviewoftheTestingeffortwithandwithouttheTestScopeOptimization.
BusinessProcessChangeAnalyzer(BPCA)TheBPCAisapowerfultoolthatanalyzesthecontentoftransportsandotherchangepackagesandthencross-referencesthedatawiththedocumentedsolution.Thiscreatesanoptimizedsetofbusinesstransactionsthatwillbeaffectedbytheproposedchange.Thisoptimizedscopecanthenbeusedtocreatetherespectivetestpackagesfordistribution.
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ChangeandReleaseManagement(ChaRM)ChaRMformspartofthebiggerITSMsolutionandprovidesITwithamechanismtorecord,manage,deployandtracechangesmadetothemanagedSAPsolution.
Thechangesaremanagedusingtransportsorreleasesatvariousintervals,ensuringthatchangesaremadeontimebutalsowhilemaintaininggovernanceanddecreasingvolatilityandrisk.Thechangesarecategorizedaccordingtothenatureandfrequencyofthechangesinordertoprovidesuf�icient�lexibilityinprojectandoperationalenvironments.
DataConsistencyManagement(DCM)IncomplexITenvironments,dataoftenpassesthroughmultiplesystemsandtheirrespectivedatabases.Inorderfortheaffectedbusinessprocessestoreturnthedesiredeffect,thecorrectnessandcompletenessoftheprocessiscritical.ByusingDCM,businessesareabletocreatecustomcheckstomonitorprocessesandthedatagenerated.Thereportingandalertingcapabilitiesensurevisibilityandquickreactiontimestoanyoccurrencesofinconsistentdata.
DataVolumeManagement(DVM)DVMallowsformanagementofdatavolumesbyprovidinginsightastothenatureofthedatainthedatabase.Thisinsightassistswithplanningofthearchivinginitiativeandmanagementofdiskspace.
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ConclusionWhatstartedoutasatoolsetmorethan16yearsagointheformoftheASAPtoolsettowhatSAPSolutionManageristodayissimplyamazing.Ithasnotbeenaneasyroadfortheproductandhasbeenreferredtomanyatimeinderogatoryterms.Itremindsmeofthestoryoftheuglyduckling.
IhavelivedwithSAPSolutionManagerinitsvariousstagesoflifefromtheverybeginningtowhereitisnowandIcanonlyimaginewhatisstillinstoreforus.SAPhavematuredthisproducttoaworld-classstrategicallyimportanttoolsetthatanySAPcustomerwouldbemakingamistaketonottakeseriously.Thisdoesnotmeanafulldeploymentofwall-to-wallfunctionality.Havingtheleansetupwiththe�irstfewcriticalprocessmapped,documentedandmonitoredwillalreadyprovidemoreinsightintotheSAPlandscapethaneverbeforepossible.Fromthere,morevisibilityisgainedpromptingformoreinsightandmorefunctionality.
Thebene�itstobederivedfromSSMareonlylimitedbythedesiretoownthesolutionandconsumeitsoutputconstructively.TherehasbeennobettertimethannowtoacceptSSMasanintegralpartofthecompany'sSAPecosystemanditisessentialtoensurethattheinvestmentmadeintheSAPproductsuiteisprotectedandrealized.
ThankYou
ValtonBerisha&GrahamHenderson
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BasicTermsSolutionDocumentationThisisthecompletedocumentationcontentofasolution,includingthelibrariesandbusinessprocesses.EachSolutionDocumentationversionisabranch.
SolutionThisisthesumofacompany’ssystems,applicationsandprocesses.ItactsasacontainerforversionsofSolutionDocumentation,oneofwhichistheproductionversion.Fromaprocessperspective,asolutioncoversallthecompany’sbusinessprocesses.Fromasystemperspective,asolutioncoversallproductivesystemsthatareconnectedthroughinterfaces.Assolutionsformindependentareaswithverylimitedaccesstofunctionalityoutsideofthemselves,thereistypicallyonlyoneproductivesolutionpercompany.Evenforaninternationalmulti-sitecompanyonesolutionwillgenerallybesuf�icient.Multipleproductivesolutionstypicallycovertheusecaseofaserviceproviderrunningmultipleproductivesolutionsfordifferentclients.
SystemlandscapeAllsystemsofacompanylistedinthelandscapemanagementdatabase(LMDB).Inasolution,systemsareaddedbyaddinglogicalcomponentgroups(seebelow).Thetermsystemlandscapeisuseddescriptively–thereisnocorrespondingtechnicalobjectoftypesystemlandscape.
Branch(incl.productionbranch)Branchescanbeunderstoodas“versioncontexts”ofasolution.Thecurrentlyproductivesolutionisdocumentedintheproductionbranch.Ifyourunadevelopmentenvironmentinwhichyouaresettingupanewproductversion(whichwillbesetproductiveinthefuture),maybeincludingowncustomdevelopments,youwouldrepresentthisbyadevelopmentbranchforthesystemsinthedevelopmenttrack.TypicalmaintenanceactivitiessuchasimplementationofSAPNoteswouldnormallybehandledinaseparatemaintenancebranch,notinadevelopmentbranch.Bydefault,anewlycreatedsolutionhasaproductionandamaintenancebranch.
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LogicalcomponentgroupAsaruleofthumb,alogicalcomponentgroupcomprisesallsystemsofasolutionthathavethesameproductivesystemandsystemtypee.g.ABAPorJava.HenceforeachABAPbasedandforeachnon-ABAPbasedproductivesystemyoucreateaseparatelogicalcomponentgroup.Forexample,asolutioncouldcontainthelogicalcomponentgroupsHR,ERP,CRM,BI,PI,BOBJ,PORTAL.Asanimportantexceptiontotherule,companieswithe.g.multipleERPproductivesystemspersite(country,plant)havetouseonlyoneERPlogicalcomponentgroup.Technically,logicalcomponentgroupsarecreatedwithinsolutions.
LogicalcomponentAlogicalcomponentisthe“branchview”onalogicalcomponentgroupi.e.thesubsetofsystemswhichbelong,forexample,totheproduction,maintenanceordevelopmenttracksofyoursolution.SimilartoSAPSolutionManager7.1alogicalcomponentisavectoroftechnicalsystemsandsystemrolesthatusuallycorrespondtoatransporttrackofyourlandscape.
SystemroleIntendedpurposeofasystem-clientcombination(ABAP)orsystem(Java)withinalogicalcomponent,forexample,Development,Test,orProduction.ApplicationswithinSAPSolutionManagerusethesystemroletodeterminewhichsystemtouseforvariousoperations.Forexample,ananalysisofusagestatisticsneedstorunonaproductionsystem.Thelimitofcreatingcustomrolesisto52.Note:ApartfromnumbersyoucanalsouseallloweranduppercaselettersexceptC,D,E,F,P,S,T,V.
LibraryCollectionofredundancy-free,reusableobjectsthatyoucanreferencefromyoursolutiontoavoidduplicatecontentandreducemaintenanceeffort.Librariesareorganizedbasedonlogicalcomponentgroupsandtheapplicationcomponenthierarchy.Youcanuseorcreatelibrariesforthefollowingobjects:Executables(e.g.transactions,WebDynproapplications,FIORIapps,Developmentobjects(customclasses,reports,tables),Con�igurationunits(IMG,BC-Sets),Interfaces,Processsteps
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ExecutableExecutableobjectsusedtoperformcertaintasks.Forexample,transactionsorWebDynproapplications.Executablesarealwaysobjectswhichcanbeaccessedorexecutedbyauser.
ElementStructurenodesandobjectlistitemsarecalledelements.
ViewVisiblescopeofasolution.Youcandividethestructureofasolutionintodifferentviewssothatonlycertainpartsofthestructurearevisible.Intheoryeachusercouldcreateaviewforthescenariostheyareinterestedin.Theinitialdefaultviewonasolutioncontainstherootelementoftheproductionbranchasthetopelementandthereforeshowsthewholesolution.
SiteThesiteconceptisrelevantforcompaniesthatrunoneSAPproductonseparateproductivesystems,e.g.indifferentbranchof�ices,countriesorregionsandwherethoseproductivesystemshavealotincommonregardingsoftwarelogisticsandSolutionDocumentationbutarealsousedtosupportlocalfeatures.Foreachsite,productivesystemsmaybesuppliedthroughlocalmaintenanceanddevelopmentsystemswhiletheycanalsobeconnectedtoacommondevelopmentsystemthathandlessoftwarethatisuniformacrossalllocations.Similarly,forSolutionDocumentation,partsofthedocumentationcanbethesameacrossallsites,supplementedbyspecialdocumentationwrittenforindividualsites.Technically,thesitecontextselectsduringnavigationwithintheapplicationtherelevantmanagedsystemsbasedonlogicalcomponentgroup,siteandsystemrolewherethesitedeterminestheappropriatelogicalcomponentwithinalogicalcomponentgroupandthesystemrolepickstherightlogicalsystem.Furthermore,eachSolutionDocumentationelementcanbelinkedtooneormoresiteattributesinordertorestricttheirvaliditytothosesites.Anemptyattributevaluestandsfordocumentationthatisuniversallyvalidacrossallproductivesystemsinalogicalcomponentgroupandiscalledglobal.
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ScopeWithascope,youcannarrowdowntheSolutionDocumentationcontenttoaviewde�initionplusadditional�iltercriteriaforstructure�iltering.Scopesarealsousedforthegenerationofprocessdocumentationandfortheexecutionofreports.ReportWithreports,youcancheckthestatusofyourSolutionDocumentation,forexamplethecompletenessofdocumentationorassignmentsofobjects.Youcande�ineandexecuteyourownreportsinSolutionDocumentationbasedonreportsthataredeliveredbySAP.
BasicConcepts|LibrariesProcessStepLibraryTheprocesssteplibraryisabusinessorientedcollectionofre-usableprocesssteporiginalsusedtoassembleprocesses.Itisgroupedbyfunctionaldomainsthatcorrespondtoorganizationalstructures(forexample�inancial,productionorsales).Allprocesssteporiginalsshouldexistonlyoncetoobtainanoverlap-freelibrarystructure.
ExecutableLibraryTheexecutablelibraryisafunctionalorientedcollectionofre-usableexecutableoriginalsusedtofacilitateprocesssteporiginalswithexecutionmeans.Itiscalculatedusingmanagedsystemusagedata(performancedatabaseandusageandprocedurelogging).Allexecutableoriginalsareautomaticallygroupedbylogicalcomponentgroupsonthe�irstlevelandonthefollowingusingtheapplicationsoftwarestructure(applicationcomponenthierarchyordevelopmentpackage).
DevelopmentLibraryThedevelopmentlibraryisafunctionalorientedcollectionofre-usabledevelopmentobjectoriginalstodocumentexecutablecustomerenhancements.Itiscalculatedusingmanagedsystemusagedata(performancedatabaseandusageandprocedurelogging).Thedevelopmentobjectoriginalsareautomaticallygroupedbylogicalcomponentgroupsonthe�irstlevelandonthefollowingusingtheapplicationssoftwarestructure(applicationcomponenthierarchyordevelopmentpackage).
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InterfaceLibraryTheinterfacelibraryisafunctionalorientedcollectionofre-usableinterfaceoriginalsusedtodepicthowsystembreaksarebridged.Itisorganizedaccordingtoscenarioandfunctionalaspectsandfollowsoperationalneeds.
Con�igurationLibraryThecon�igurationlibraryisafunctionalorientedcollectionofre-usablecon�igurationunitsusedtodescribethecon�igurationofsinglefunctions,completeapplications,orprocesses.Itisgroupedbyfunctionaldomainsthatcorrespondtoorganizationalstructures(forexample�inancial,productionorsales)andorganizedaccordingtoaprocessorganization.
LifecyclebasedonBranchesAbranchrepresentsaversionoftheSolutionDocumentationcontainingprocesses,libraries,andsystems.TheproductionbranchrepresentstheproductiveversionoftheentireSolutionDocumentation.ThemaintenancebranchrepresentstheeditableversionoftheproductiveSolutionDocumentation.Itprovidesansafeenvironmentforperformingchanges.ThedevelopmentbranchrepresentsthedevelopmentversionforfutureSolutionDocumentation.
RelationshipofBranchesThereisalwaysaproductionandamaintenancebranchbutcustomerscande�ineasmanyadditionalbranchesasrequired.Achildbranch,likeamaintenancebranch,hasalwaysfullvisibilityintotheSolutionDocumentationoftheparent,forexampleinthemaintenancebranch,allunchangedelementshavethestateoftheproductionbranch.Thebranchsetupshouldbedrivenbythecustomerssystemtracksandtheplannedcustomerreleases.
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UseofanOperationsBranchforBusinessProcessMonitoringBasically,businessprocessmonitoringcannotbesetupinaproductionbranchasitislocked,ifamaintenancebranchexists.Asinthemaintenancebranchproductionsystemsarenotincluded,itisnotpossibletosetupmonitoringforaproductionsystemdirectly.ThesetupofmonitoringinthemaintenancebranchwouldpotentiallyneedChaRMdocumentsandcouldbedoneforthemaintenancesystemonly.Alsoinotherbranchesthesetupofmonitoringwouldbepossible,butwouldbesubjecttolifecyclemanagementaswell.Therefore,itispossibletocreateanOperationsBranchformonitoringpurposes.Thisbranchisnotsubjecttoreleaseandchangemanagement.Theoperationsbranchisadedicatededitablebranchusedformonitoringpurposeswhichreferstotheproductionlandscape.Asolutioncancontainasingleoperationsbranchasachildbranchoftheproductionbranch.
Theoperationsbranchisastandardbranchandhasnotanownoperationsbranchtype.Thecreationandeditingofmonitoringobjectsintheoperationsbranchcanberestrictedbyauthorization.SourceSAP.
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SAPSolutionManagertheITILalignedITManagementToolSAPSolutionManagerhasbeenre-certi�iedfromPinkVERIFYtocomplywithallofthe15ITILprocessesthatarecurrentlyavailableforcerti�ication.AlsotheGermancompanySERVIEWhasgiventheirawardcalled"SERVIEWCerti�iedTool"toSAP.
•AvailabilityManagement•CapacityManagement•ChangeManagement•EventManagement•FinancialManagement•IncidentManagement•ITServiceContinuityManagement•KnowledgeManagement•ProblemManagement•Release&DeploymentManagement•RequestFul�illment•ServiceAsset&Con�igurationManagement•ServiceCatalogManagement•ServiceLevelManagement•ServicePortfolioManagement
SAPisthe�irstvendorawardedPinkElephant’sPinkverifyITIL2011certi�icationfor15processesoftheITServicelifecycle.TheawardisamilestoneforSAPSolutionManager:theITILcerti�icationprovesthatSAPSolutionManagerisapremiumandfunctionalmatureproductthatisbeenprovidedtoSAPcustomerswithintheirsupportcontracts.SAPEnterpriseSupportcustomersareallowedtouseSAPSolutionManagerfortheirentireITsolution.ThismeansforSAPEnterpriseSupportcustomersthattheycanaccessanadequateITServiceDeskwithintegratedChangeManagement.Forthisreason,SAPSolutionManagerisveryattractivetoSAPEnterpriseSupportcustomersfromacostperspective.
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Background&GeneralInformationInformationTechnologyInfrastructureLibrary(ITIL)TheInformationTechnologyInfrastructureLibrary(ITIL)isasetofbooksdevelopedbytheUnitedKingdom'sOf�iceOfGovernmentCommerce(OGC).ITILisnowownedanddistributedbytheCabinetOf�ice.Thebooksdescribeanintegrated,processbased,bestpracticeframeworkformanagingITservices.Todate,thesebooksaretheonlycomprehensive,non-proprietaryguidanceforITservicemanagement.
PinkElephantInvolvedwithITILsinceitsinceptionin1987,PinkElephantisproudofitscommitmenttotheframework.Infact,PinkElephantisacknowledgedworldwideasTheITILExperts.PinkVERIFYTMisaninternationallyrecognizedITServiceManagement(ITSM)toolsuiteassessmentservice.Itwascreatedin1998tohelpITIL/ITSMpractitionersidentifysoftwaretoolsthatwouldsupporttheirprocessimprovementinitiativesandtoprovideITSMtoolvendorsandserviceproviderswithaprocesstodemonstrateandcertifytheirproduct’sITILcompliancetogeneralplatform,coreandintegrationcriteria.
SERVIEWCerti�iedToolSERVIEWCerti�iedTool®standsforexcellentsoftwaresolutionsforITIL®.Againstallotherinthemarketplaceavailablecerti�icatesforsoftwaresolutions,theSERVIEWCerti�iedTool®awardisfreeofcharge.Thismeansthatthecerti�icationcannotbeboughtonthemarket.Toreceivethiscerti�icationitisnecessarytoful�illthecriteriaofthehighdemandsofSERVIEWCerti�iedTool®.
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TOP10reasonswhychoosingSAPforITSM
1.BestPracticeWhichcontentdeliversthesolution?
2.FlexibilityWilltheuserlikeit?
3.ScalabilityAreallmyrequirementsful�illed?
4.InteractionHowdoesitinteractwithmyapplications?
5.IntegrationCanthesolutionbeintegratedinmySAPlandscape?
6.OpenessWhataboutmyexistingtoolset?
7.InnovationArefutureinvestmentsplanned?
8.SupportWhatifIrunintroublewithmysolution?
9.ServicesWhohelpsmeintheimplemenation?
10.UniqueValueWhatisuniquewithSAPandwhatsaycustomerswhouseit?
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Doyourprojectsgolivewhenevertheyareready?Thismeansthatyoumayhave…
-Ahardtimetoensureproper&completetesting-Highefforttakingcareofcon�licts&dependencies-ManymanualstepsandactivitiesduringGo-Live-Noroutineprocedureforgo-livesituations-TroublekeepingyourITServicesrunning…
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HanalyzerAsmentionedearlier,HANAwillbeastandardfortheSAPcustomerbase.Butamigrationisnotasstraightforwardasonemighthope,sinceanewdatabasemeansnewprogrammingsyntax.TheresultisthatsomeofyourcustomABAPcodeneedstobechangedtoworkwithHANA.
Goingthroughthousandsoflinesofcodeto�indout,whichcodewillnolongerworkorwhichcodewillhaveanadverseeffectonperformanceaftermigrationisanarduoustask,whichrequiresprogrammingandtechnicalprojectmanagementresources.
Youwillhaveto�ixsomecode.That'safact.
WeunderstandthisproblemandwehaveteamedupwiththeGekkobrainteam,whodevelopedHanalyzer.
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Hanalyzerisatoolthatcanhelpyou�indoutexactlywhichcodeto�ixandwhento�ixit.
HanalyzerbuildsonSAPCodeInspectorandanalyzestheinspectionsto�igureout,exactlywhichonesarerelevant.SCIwill�indallissuesinyourcustomcode,butsomeissuesareinobjectsthatarenolongerused.Otherissuesareofminorimpact.Andsomearesimplynotrelevant.
Hanalyzer�indstherelevantissuesforyoubylookingatacombinationofUPLdata,priority,impactandestimatedeffort.
HanalyzerhandlestheprojectmanagementYouwillendupwithanagileplan,thatallowsyouto�ixcodeissueswithhighimpactandlowcomplexity�irst.Itevensuggeststhesprintsforyou,soyoucandothetechnicalprojectmanagementstraightfromthetool.
InHanalyzeryoucanassigndeveloperstothevariousobjects,sotheycanbenoti�iedand�ixtheissues.Hanalyzerkeepstrackoftheprogressbyconstantlymonitoringthecode.Thisispresentedinaburndownchart,soyoucansee,whetheryouareontrackfortheupgrade.
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HanalyzercheckforS/4HANAreadinesstooByusingHanalyzerinS/4HANAmode,HanalyzerwillcheckyourcodeagainsttheS/4HANArecommendationsandshowyouwhichobjectsusetablesorviewsthatwillnolongerbesupportedafteraS/4HANAmigration.YoucananalyzeandprioritizetheseissuesinthesamewayasthecodeissuesbeforeaHANAupgrade,soyoucanspendyourtimeonissuesthatwillhaveanactualimpact.
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RequirementsManagementRequirementsManagementenablesyoutohandlechangeprocessesforsoftwareinnovationsusedthroughoutyourbusiness,includingSAPandnon-SAPproducts.Afteridentifyingtheneedforanewfunctionorfeature,businessdepartments(linesofbusiness)cansubmitabusinessrequirementanddetailthenecessarychanges.TheITdepartmentusesthisdatatoscopetherequirementanddeterminewhetheritcanbeimplemented.
BusinessRequirementAbusinessrequirementisadocumentinwhichthebusinessmanagerorbusinessprocessexpertdescribesnewfunctionsandfeaturesthataretobeimplementedbytheITdepartment.
ITRequirementAnITrequirementisadocumentthatthesolutionarchitectorITmanagerusestoanalyzearequestedfeatureorfunctionintermsofthebudget,thepersondaysrequired,andtherequiredduedate.AnITrequirementcanbecreateddirectlyorbasedonabusinessrequirement.
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FocusedSolutionsforSAPSolutionManagerFocusedSolutionsareturnkeysolutionsbasedonSAPSolutionManagermadeforimmediateconsumption.Theyareready-to-run,highlyintegrated,precon�igured,andautomated.FocusedSolutionsdeliverallyouneedandincludeadditionalfeaturesanddashboards,andallrelatedtraining.Theyareavailabletoallcustomers
Whatareyourimmediatebene�its?-It’sready-to-run-Allthebene�itsofapersonalconsultingsolutionwithoutthecostsinvolved-Yougetcompletemaintenanceandsupport-Youonlypaywhatyouuse.Nohiddencosts.Noshelfware-EverybodycangetiteasilyandinstantlythroughtheSAPStore
FocusedInsightsforSAPSolutionManager-Buildcustom-speci�ic,easy-to-usedashboardsinminutes-Pre-packagedcontentwithsimpli�iedcon�igurationmodels,noprogrammingneeded-Monitor800+best-practiceKPIs,pre-selectedforstandardusecases-Mixreal-timeorhistoricmetricsfromacrossallSAPSolutionManagerusecases-IdealtobuildyourInnovationControlCenterandOperationsControlCenter-Enabletop-level,strategic,KPI-drivenmanagementforthebusinesssolutionforITandBusiness
FocusedBuildforSAPSolutionManager-Automatedvisibilityofsolutionreadinessagainstduedates,withintegratedriskmanagement-Managementofdistributeddevelopmentteams-AgilereleaseandsoftwareengineeringwithJIRAintegration-Automatedtestplanning,change&releasemanagementtosupportcontinuousdelivery&integration,andDevOps-Fullintegrationofdemand,project,process,change,release,andtestmanagement
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FullyManagedGlobalTestingServices
Governance,ControlandStabilty
WehaveafullyoperationaltestingcenterforDevOpsandSAPtesting.
Thistestingserviceallowsustoperformremoteend-to-endtestingfor
Non-SAPdevelopmentaswellasSAPspeci�ictesting.Manualand
automatedtestingcanbedeployeddependingontheservicerequired
andrespectivetestingenvironment.SAPSolutionManagerisourtool
ofchoicefortestmanagementasitsupportsthe'SingleSourceofTruth'
andisdesignedfortheSAPlandscape.Ourteamhaveanaccelerated
roadmaptogetcustomersreadyfortestingsothattheycantake
advantageofthebene�itsofourmanagedtestingservices.
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ForSAPSolutionManagercustomersweoffer:-Identi�icationofthosepartsofyoursolutiondocumentationwhichmattertoyou-Decisionsupporttoplanandexecutecontentactivation-Bestpractices,services,andtoolsfortheupgradetoSAPSolutionManager7.2-UnparalleledspecialupgradesupportforSAPSolutionManager7.2
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WhySMaaMS:SAPSolutionManagerasaManagedServiceistheperfectwaytoallowsmalltomediumsizedcustomerstoaccesstheSolutionManagerToolsetatanaffordableprice.
SMaaMSisamulti-tenantSAPSolutionManagersystemthatenablessmalltomediumsizedenterprisecustomerstogetthebene�itsofthistoolsetwithoutincurringupfrontinfrastructureandconsultingcosts.AlongsidewithSMaaMS,ConCorninpartnershipwithSKYTAPprovidessmoothandreliablesupportservicesdelivereddirectlybyourcerti�iedconsultants.
Simpli�icationthroughSMaaMSSmalltomediumsizedcustomersoftendon’thavetheresourcestoimplement,optimizeandmaintainSAPSolutionManager,thereforetheydon’trealizethefullpotentialoftheirSAPsolutionsandsupport.
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SolmanCloudhelpsyouinstantlydeployanduseSAPon-premisesolutionsbysigni�icantlyreducingtheinitialsetupandcon�iguration
effortanddeliverquicktime-to-value.
IncludingFocusedSolutions-FocusedInsights-FocusedBuild
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MoreSAPSolutionManagerValuethroughin-memorytechnology.AninnovativeapproachofintroducingSAPHANAastheSAPSolutionManager7.2preferredDatabase,freeofcharge,evenifyoudonotrunyourgeneralSAPSolutiononSAPHANAyet.
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OurPro�ile
BluePencilwasestablishedin2004withacorefocusondelivering
specialistSAPservicesinSAPSolutionManager,ResourcingandTraining.
Twelveyearslater,andstillprivatelyowned,BluePencilisnowagroup
ofcompaniesthatoffersarangeofSAPandITfocusedtechnology,ALM,
usereducationandchangemanagementservices.
ALM-RunSAPBetter
Visibility,StabilityandPerformance
Weprovidestrategyroadmaps,landscapeaudits,implementationands
upportservices.Wehavewithaproventrackrecordatassistingcompanies
'RunSAPlikeaFactory'.Workingwithorganisationsofallsizesandacross
multipleindustries,wehave�ine-tunedourexecutionofthe'RunSAP'
methodologyandhavedevelopedsoundapproachestosupportthe
rolloutandadoptionofSAPSolutionManagerintoanyenvironment.
Wehavearangeofskillsandservicestailoredtoyourneeds,from
seniorspecialistswhoprovideauditsandadvisoryservices,tocerti�ied
consultantswhomonitor,operateandoptimizetheSAPSolution.
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ALM–FullyManagedServices
FastTrackValueRealization
WehaveanexpertteamthatprovidesafullymanagedSAPSolution
Managerservice.Whetheron-premiseorinthecloud,ourteamwill
managetheday-to-dayoperationsoftheSAPSolutionManagersystem
andourexpertswillconsumethedataandoffertechnicalandstrategic
guidanceinorderforthecustomertofullyrealisethebene�itsofthe
SAPSolutionManagerimplementation.
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WhenevaluatingcurrenttoolsandassetsofanITEnterprisecertaindecisionsaremadefromthinkingprojectspeci�icversusenterprisespeci�ic.FullScaleApplicationLifecycleManagementmaturityhappenswhenyouareabletoshowcoverageandusabilityacrossallITinitiatives.IntegrationsoftoolsandusabilityfortheITassetsthatyourpersonnelareauthoringwithinanSAPlandscapeisimportanttoevaluateduetothelargescaleinvestmentcompaniesmakeintheSAPsolution.Whatcan'tbelostinevaluationandongoingmaturityistheabilityforthosetoolstobeagnostictothetechnologieswithinacompany'secosystem.ThemaingoalistoaligncompanieswithtechnologythatyearoveryearisconsistentlyintheMagicQuadrantofGartnerrankingsandSAPconsidersbeingapartofitsITILcerti�ication.
TestDataManagementHPE'sApplicationLifecycleManagementconnectionintoSAP'sSolutionManagerallowsfortraceabilitytobuilds,defects,andassignmentoftestcasecoverageforallSDLCinitiativesinyourSAPlandscape.AdditionalconnectionsviaHPE'sopenAPIallowforsyncabilityanddatasharingacrossdifferentvaryingplatformsandopensourcesolutions.HPALMdeliversthe�irsttechnology–agnostic,ITPerformanceandTestDataManagementplatformforApplications.WhileSAPintegrationsareimportanttoanITlandscapebeingmindfulofotherportfoliosisjustasimportant.Itemslikecollaborationamongstdeliveryteams,defecttriageacrossmultipleinitiatives,executivescorecardreporting,andtrackingsoftwarereleasesfromRequirementsthroughdeployment.AdditionaladdedfeaturesareintegrationintoPerformanceTestingplatforms,Automation,Security,andProjectandPortfolioManagement.
Embeddedanddevelopedwork�lowsolutionsofhowtheusersoftheHPALMapplicationwillcreateandmaintainthetestdataassetsandallowforgreatercollaborationamongthoseassets.Streamliningtheprocesswillleadtobetterreportingandmanagementofresourcetimeandtraceabilityinprojectreadinessandcompletion.
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AutomationTheongoingeffortstakenbyanITstafftotestapplicationsintotalisarareoccurrenceintoday'severchangingITlandscapes.WiththeonsetofContinuousIntegrationcomesadecisionaroundwhatcanbetestedandwhatwon'tbetested.DoweuseRegressionmodelingordowetestonlywhatwethinkweknow?WithSAPSolutionManager7.2alongwithintegrationsofHPEyoucantracktheserisksmucheasierandoutlineyourautomationstrategiesthatwillultimatelyproducethemostamountoftestingcoverageperreleasecycle.
InmoretraditionalWaterfallmethodologies,companiesmustplanandmaintainautomationsmoreregularlywithtestinganddesigninitiativeshappeninginseparatecyclesorperiodsoftime.WithashiftleftintomoreAgileapproachesandthemovetowardcontinuousintegrationorDevOpsapproachesthisbecomesmoreofachallenge.Whenaddingautomation,thegoalshouldbenotonlycoverageoftestcasesbutalsotheabilityforthecurrentresourcefootprinttobeabletomaintainthat.UsingasingletoolthatallowsformultiplefacetsofallongoingtechnologystacksinanITorganizationiskeyforthistohappen.
HPE'sUni�iedFunctionalTesthastheabilitytobothintegrateandrecognizeavastmajorityofSAPtechnologyoutoftheboxaswellasscaleacrosscompanyspeci�icchangesorwork�lowanomalies.ThemoretraditionalsolutionofFunctionalTest(formerlyQTP/QuickTestPro)allowsbuildingstandardregressionaroundcurrentSAPlandscapes.Withbasecon�igurationchangestoRZ11,thevastmajorityofSAPiscompletelyrecognizableandsustainableforUFT.UsingALMtointegratewithUFTandSAPautomationhasbeenknownforyearsasabestpractice.
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Withtheemerginginterestinintegrationwithotheraspectsofapplicationsincompaniesportfolios,UFThastheabilitytohandleregressioninnotonlySAPbutalsootherapplicationsbuiltentirelydifferentfromtheSAPERPsolution.Thisallowsforcrossapplicationautomatedtestingwherenecessary.OnesuchexamplewouldberoundAPItestingwhichallowsthetestusertotestheadlesstechnologieslikeJMS,HTTPDatabasesandWebServices.Whentestingalltechnologiesdata�ilesthatmaybepushedorpulledfromvaryingapplicationsfeeding
ndeachotherdatathatneedstobevalidatedduringtestingcycles.Asthe2 partofasingleproductthiswillallowformore�lexibilityincreatinglargertestingcoverageofsingleandmultipleapplicationintegration.
rdThe3 aspectofUFTwouldbetheeverpresentneedtofollowcontinuousintegrationdemandsofanorganization.WiththeabilitytoworkinmultipleIDE's,HPE'sLEANFT,isanewfunctionaltestautomationsolutionwhichwasdesignedspeci�icallyforContinuousIntegrationandContinuousTesting.ItintegratesseamlesslywiththestandarddevelopmentIDEsandprovidespowerfulautomationAPIandtools.WithLEANFT'scompatibilityaroundcross-browsersupportandnearlyagnostictechnologystacksupport,itisabletoleveragemanydifferenttechnologiessuchas,IE,Firefox,Chrome,SAP,Android,iOS,.NET,andJava.AlongwithfullyembeddedinstandardIDEssuchasEclipse,Jenkins,VisualStudio,IntelliJIDEA,Subversion,andGIT.
PerformanceInitiativesPerformanceandAvailabilityofApplicationsisthenumberonenecessityofmostifnotallITorganizations.Whenspeakingspeci�icallyaboutPerformance,anunderstandingofhowyourapplicationisusedinproductionandhowtomodelthatisinformationeveryITorganizationshouldhave.HPE'sLoadRunneristheindustryleadingsolutionforapplicationperformancetesting.Itenablesaconsistentandrepeatableprocessforperformancetestingofcriticalapplicationsandcriticalbusinessprocesses.ThevalueofHPELoadrunnerisitallowscustomerstoperformloadtestingonabroadrangeofapplicationsacrossavarietyoftechnologies.
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IntheSAPLandscapetheapproachisverysimilartothatofUFT.RZ11enablementacrossthelandscapeallowsforeasilyrecognizablefeaturesforLoadRunnertousetodevelopperformancetestingbusinessprocessestotestinanSAPenvironment.WhenthedemandsareoutsideoftheSAPLandscapeLoadrunnerprovidessupportforover20differentprotocolsandprovidessupportwhereothertoolsorOpenSourceproductscan't.TheEnterprisewidesolution,PerformanceCenter,makesenterpriselevelusabilityandsharingofassetsmucheasierforlargerscaleorganizationsthathavenotonlyvaryinglocationsofusersbutalsovaryinglocationsofapplications.WhilethelicensingofLoadrunnerandPerformanceCenterareslightlydifferenttheuseofthetechnologyisalmostidentical.BothproductsintegratewiththeHPEALMsuiteandcanbeleveragedinthesamemanorasaManualtest,AutomatedtestoraPerformancetest.Alltheassetsaresharedinacentrallocationanddefectcalloutsandreportscanbemanagedthroughoneinterface.
SecuritySecurityofApplicationsanddigitalassetshasquicklybecomeoneofacompany'smostprizedassets.Assophisticatedcyber-attacksareincreasingmanagingrisksintoday'sdigitalenterprisenowbeginsattheApplication.HPEFortifyisatoolthatwillallowyoutoprotectyourApplicationswhethertheyareonpremise,inthecloudorsomewherein-between.Allcompaniesmustprotecttheirmostbusinesscriticalassetsregardlessofassetlocations.Asthenumberofbusinesscriticalapplicationscontinuestogrowateachcompanysecuritymustreactquicklytoensureriskmitigationanddatasecurity.ThethreekeyadvantagesofHPEFortifyareComprehensive;onlyapplicationsecurityprovidertocoverSAST,DAST,IASTandRASP.Proven,overa10yearsofsuccessfulsecuritydeploymentsandbackedbytheworld'slargestsecurityresearchteam.Flexible,availableonpremiseorasaSaaSproductondemand.StaticAnalysis,DynamicAnalysis,andApplicationDefenderallworkincorrelationwithRemediationandVulnerabilityManagementtoensureendtoendcoverageforApplicationLifecycle.HPEFortifywillshowdevelopersexactlywheretheweaknessesareintheirapplicationatthecodelevelandprovidebestpracticesonhowtoremedythem.
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SkytapOverviewSkytapisapubliccloudproviderthatenablesCloudandDevOpsstrategiesfortraditionalon-premisesapplications.Ourclouduniquelysupportsapplicationmodernizationwithproduction-readysoftwaredevelopmentanddeliveryenvironmentsthatworkthesamewayasanon-premisesdatacenter.Wemakeitsimplefordevelopers,testersandotherenduserstoconsumecloudinfrastructureasaself-serviceoffering.Wedothisbypackagingservers,VMs,networks,dataandcon�igurationsintocompleteworkingenvironmentscanbeprovisioned,cloned,shared,suspended,andmovedaroundtheworld.
ProblemDescriptionAstheknowledgeandtoolsavailabletothesoftwareindustryimprove,thepotentialforproductteamstoincreasetheirvelocityandagilityalsoimproves.Thisprovidesopportunitiestoincreaseboththepaceofinnovationandqualityofenterpriseapplications.Withintheenterprise,CloudServices,Containerization,andDevOpsandAgilePracticesareparticularlywell-suitedtoimprovethespeedandef�iciencyofsoftwaredevelopment.Unfortunately,manybusinessesstruggletoapplythesemoderntoolsandpracticestotheirexistingtechnologyassets.Thisisduetofundamentalinfrastructureandtechnologyassumptionsmadewithintheirapplications.Businesses�indthatpublicInfrastructureasaService(IaaS)offeringsrequirethatapplicationsbedesignedwithfaulttolerance,idempotency,andautomationtofunctionproperly,makingmigrationofexistingapplicationstotheclouddif�icultandcostly.Deploymentofmosttraditionalapplicationsisnotautomated,andthetimeandeffortneededtocreatenewInstancesfordailytasksorexperimentationisextremelyhigh,furtherhinderingprogress.Theresultisasplitthatmanycall"2speedIT"or"Bi-ModalIT".Existingenterpriseapplicationteamsaresaddledwithtraditionaltoolsandmanualpractices,whileteamsbuildingnewerapplications–oftencreatedfromscratch–areabletomoreeasilyexperimentandintegraterecentadvancements.Thisisasigni�icantproblemgiventhatgreen�ieldapplicationsarenotatthecoreofmostbusinesses.
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OurCompanyIBISProf.ThomeAGwasfoundedin1994andisheadquarteredinWuerzburg,Germany.IBISAmericawasfoundedin2007asaresultofasuccessfulpilotprogramandisheadquarteredinReeders,PA.IBISisacuttingedgesoftwareserviceprovidercommittedtolong-termpartnershipsforthosewantingtoforgeaheadininnovation,practice-orientedresearchandprojectwork,specializinginbusinessanalysesofSAPsystems.WeconducttheseanalysesusingourtrademarkedRBEPlusmethod.Forovertwentyyearsnow,wehaveworkedjointlywithlargecorporationslikeAtos,HPE,PWCandSAPalongwithmorespecializedpartners.Overthecourseofthosetwentyyearswehavehelpedthousandsofnationalandinternationalcustomerswithourproductsandservices;alwaysinaccordancewithourcompanyphilosophy–withreliability,precisionandinnovation.
WhatmakesIBISdifferent?Weareabletoofferhighqualityproductsandef�icientservicesthankstoouremployees'manyyearsofSAPexperienceandacquiredexpertise.Forus,innovationmeansalwayskeepinganeyeonthemarket,stayingabreastofthelatesttrendsandputtingourwealthofexperiencetoworkforyou.WeassesseverynewSAPdevelopmentandimmediatelyincorporateitintoourtoolplatform.
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IBISinventedReverseBusinessEngineeringforSAPTechnologyin1999andweprovideContinuousSAPImprovementTools(RBEPlus)andServicestoSAPcustomers.OurprimarygoalishelpingourcustomersoptimizetheirinvestmentintoSAPbyimprovingproductivityandreducingcostsacrosstheirProjectManagementOf�ice(PMO)andCenterofExcellence(COE)organizations.OurSolutionssupportavarietyofserviceswhichinclude:
·Upgrades,·CustomizationReduction·Consolidations·Testing·Harmonization·OverallOptimization/Productivity·SystemComparisons·Simpli�ication·Security·S/4HANAAssessments·LicensesReviews·SAPSolutionManager·AuthorizationsAnalysisImplementation·Audits
InanutshellRBEPlusisawidely-used,provenandcomprehensivebusinessintelligencetoolwhichextractsdatafromyourproductiveSAPsystemtodocumentandanalyzeyourcurrentAs-IsusagetoidentifyopportunitiesforimprovementtoreachabetterTo-Besituation.WetakeaninventoryofyourtechnicalSAPsystemusage(WRICEFobjects),con�iguration,organizationalstructure,masterdataandtheirusageaswellasprocessanddocumentrelatedinformation.
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SOLUTIONS THROUGH VISUALIZATION
AtIMPRIVA,weunderstandtheimportanceandvaluethatSAPERPsolutionsprovidetoenterprises,speci�icallyasorganizationsare:facingincreasedindustrycompetition,strivingtoachievesuperiorcustomerexperience(CX)andtransitioningtoutilizeagileoperationsthatreducecostsandtimetodeployproductsandservices.SAPERPsystemsandenvironmentshavegrownmorecomplicatedandbecomeextremelycomplexwithad-hocmodulesandapplicationsintegratedwithlegacysystemsanddata.IMPRVIA'sdeepexpertiseandexperiencewilloptimizeandtransformthewayyourbusinessleveragesSAP.
Wehaveaproventrack-recordofsuccesshelpingourclientsleveragethepowerofSAPtostrengthentheirbusinessoperationsandbuildacompetitiveadvantage.Wedelivervalueaccretivesolutionstopowerbusinessfromend-to-end,helptostreamlineoperations,andimprovevisibilityintobusinessprocessandinformationforbetterdecisionmaking.
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SOLUTIONS THROUGH VISUALIZATION
IMPRIVAleveragesauniqueapproachtoprogramgovernanceaspartoftheSAPApplicationLifecycleManagement(ALM)SolutiontohelpourclientsgetthemostoutoftheirSAPtechnology.
Asprogramsprogress,theyrequireintegrationtoensurealignmentbetweenbusinessstrategyandITtohelptheprogramsustainitspotentialtodeliveritspromisedvalue.Alsotoprovide,oversightandcontrolduringprogramexecutionandenabletheorganizationtoassessthehealthoftheprogramandtoadjustifnecessary.
IMPRIVAisabletodeliverclientspeci�icsolutionsinordertoensuretheirsuccess.
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