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ASAP ASAP stands for Accelerated SAP. Its purpose is to help design SAP implementation in the most efficient manner possible. Its goal is to effectively optimize time, people, quality and other resources, using a proven methodology to implementation. ASAP focuses on tools and training, wrapped up in a five-phase process oriented roadmap for guiding implementation. The road map is composed of five well-known consecutive phases: Phase 1 Project Preparation Phase 2 Business Blueprint Phase 3 Realization Phase 4 Final Preparation Phase 5 Go-Live and support
In today's post we will discuss the first phase. Phase 1 : Project Preparation Phase 1 initiates with a retrieval of information and resources. It is an important time to assemble the necessary components for the implementation. Some important milestones that need to be accomplished for phase 1 include Obtaining senior-level management/stakeholder support
identifying clear project objectives architecting an efficient decision-making process creating an environment suitable for change and re-engineering building a qualified and capable project team.
Senior level management support: One of the most important milestones with phase 1 of ASAP is the full agreement and cooperation of the important company decision-makers - key stakeholders and others. Their backing and support is crucial for a successful implementation. Clear project objectives: be concise in defining what your objectives and expectations are for this venture. Vague or unclear notions of what you hope to obtain with SAP will handicap the implementation process. Also make sure that your expectations are reasonable considering your company's resources. It is essential to have clearly defined ideas, goals and project plans devised before moving forward. An efficient decision making process: One obstacle that often stalls implementation is a poorly constructed decision-making process. Before embarking on this venture, individuals need to be clearly identified. Decide now who is responsible for different decisions along the way. From day one, the implementation decision makers and project leaders from each area must be aware of the onus placed on them to return good decisions quickly. Environment suitable for change and re engineering: Your team must be willing to accept that, along with new SAP software, things are going to change, the business will change, and information technology enabling the business will change as well. By
implementing SAP, you will essentially redesign your current practices to model more efficient or predefined best business practices as espoused by SAP. Resistance to this change will impede the progress of your implementation. Building a qualified project team: Probably the most important milestone early in assembling a project team for the implementation. If you are implementing the materials management and plant maintenance modules, you need to include people from both of these departments. The team should also represent management as well as non management or "functional" personnel. Sometimes management is less aware of the day-to-day functions of an organization, including how implementing SAP will tactically influence those function
ASAP- Second Phase- Business Blueprint SAP has defined a business blueprint phase to help extract pertinent information about your company that is necessary for implementation. These blueprints are in the form of questionnaires that are designed to probe for information that uncovers how your company does business. As such, they also serve to document the implementation. Each business blueprint document essentially outlines your future business processes and business requirements. The kinds of questions asked are germane to the particular business function, as seen in the following sample questions: 1) What information do you capture on a purchase order? 2) What information is required to complete a purchase order? Accelerated SAP question and answer database:
The question and answer database (QADB) is a simple although aging tool designed to facilitate the creation and maintenance of your business blueprint. This database stores the questions and the answers and serves as the heart of your blue print. Customers are provided with a customer input template for each application that collects the data. The question and answer format is standard across applications to facilitate easier use by the project team.
Issues database: Another tool used in the blueprinting phase is the issues database. This database stores any open concerns and pending issues that relate to the implementation. Centrally storing this information assists in gathering and then managing issues to resolution, so that important matters do not fall through the cracks. You can then track the issues in database, assign them to team members, and update the database accordingly.
ASAP Phase- 3 - Realization: With the completion of the business in phase 2, "functional" experts are now ready to begin configuring SAP. The Realization phase is broken in to two parts. 1) Your SAP consulting team helps you configure your baseline system, called the baseline configuration. 2) Your implementation project team fine-tunes that system to meet all your business and process requirements as part of the fine tuning configuration.
The initial configuration completed during the base line configuration is based on the information that you provided in your blueprint document. The remaining approximately 20% of your configuration that
was not tackled during the baseline configuration is completed during the fine tuning configuration. Fine tuning usually deals with the exceptions that are not covered in baseline configuration. This final bit of tweaking represents the work necessary to fit your special needs.
Configuration Testing: With the help of your SAP consulting team, you segregate your business processes into cycles of related business flows. The cycles serve as independent units that enable you to test specific parts of the business process. You can also work through configuring the SAP implementation guide (IMG). A tool used to assist you in configuring your SAP system in a step-by-step manner.
Knowledge Transfer: As the configuration phase comes to a close, it becomes necessary for the Project team to be self-sufficient in their knowledge of the configuration of your SAP system. Knowledge transfer to the configuration team tasked with system maintenance (that is, maintenance of the business processes after Go-live) needs to be completed at this time. In addition, the end users tasked with actually using the system for day-to-day business purposes must be trained.
ASAP Methodology - Phase 4 - Final Preparation: As phase 3 merges into phase 4, you should find yourselves not only in the midst of SAP training, but also in the midst of rigorous functional and stress testing. Phase 4 also
concentrates on the fine tuning of your configuration before Go-live and more importantly, the migration of data from your old system or systems to SAP. Workload testing (including peak volume, daily load, and other forms of stress testing), and integration or functional testing are conducted to ensure the accuracy of your data and the stability of your SAP system. Because you should have begun testing back in phase 2, you do not have too far to go until Go-live. Now is an important time to perform preventative maintenance checks to ensure optimal performance at your SAP system. At the conclusion of phase 4, take time to plan and document a Go-live strategy. Preparation for Go-live means preparing for your end-users questions as they start actively working on the new SAP system.
ASAP - Phase 5 - Go-live and Support: The Go-live milestone is itself is easy to achieve; a smooth and uneventful Go-live is another matter altogether. Preparation is the key, including attention to what-if scenarios related not only to the individual business processes deployed but also to the functioning of technology underpinning these business processes and preparation for ongoing support, including maintenance contracts and documented processes and procedures are essential
solutionmanager means,
SAP Solution Manager SAP_S_CUS_CMP S_CUS_CMP Data read access SAP_S_CMSREG S_CMSREG Central system repository data SAP_S_BDLSM_READ S_BDLSM_READ SDCCN data
Before you assign SAP standard roles and profiles to users, copy and specify them.
SAP delivers roles and profiles with default values. If they are missing, you must set the values in the authorization objects yourself. Proceed as follows:
... 1. ○ ○ Load the roles/profiles from client 000 into your target client. You can: Transport client 000 into your target client (roles and profiles) Upload und Download (for roles in transaction PFCG)
○ RFC connection in transaction PFCG (for roles; menu path: MENU READ FROM OTHER SYSTEM WITH RFC). In this case, you must have set-up the RFC connection (transaction SM59). 2. Copy the roles/profiles into your namespace. a. b. c. d. Choose Role Maintenance (transaction PFCG). Enter a role name and choose Copy Role. Enter the name of the new role in the To Role field. Choose Copy All.
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Save.
Complete missing values in the authorization objects. a. b. Choose the Authorizations tab. Choose ChangeAuthorization Data. Enter your own values for the authorization objects, or double-click on the
d. When you double-click on the yellow traffic light, the value * appears. This grants full authorization for this field of the authorization object.
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Assign the role to users. a. b. c. d. Choose the Users tab. Enter the user names. Choose User Adjustment. Save.
You can also assign the roles to the users, in the user maintenance (transaction SU01).
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Project Authorization
Roles
The roles in the SAP Solution Manager are composite roles, which contain individual roles, which in turn contain authorizations for individual functions, e.g. for the Business Blueprint.
The following composite roles contain the central authorizations which they require for projects, and can be tailored to suit individual projects:
● Project leaders Re: ASAP and Solution Manager are responsible for organizing and planning the project, and monitoring costs and deadlines.
● Application consultants consultants Re: ASAP and Solution Manager are responsible for business content and the documentation of operational activities. This composite role has limited authorization and is intended for project members who need to be adjusted individually.
● Development consultants Re: ASAP and Solution Manager are responsible for the development of customer-specific programs and authorizations.
● Technical consultants Re: ASAP and Solution Manager are responsible for installing systems and providing technical support to users.
● Display user/Read only Re: ASAP and Solution Manager: contains SAP Solution Manager display/read only authorization.
● Read authorization depending on status in Document Management Re: ASAP and Solution Manager: only contains read authorization per status in Knowledge Warehouse Document Management
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Tasks Project managers are responsible for the realization of the desired project results and the daily management of the project. They anticipate deviations from the project direction and carry out the necessary corrective measures immediately. Project managers should also understand the integration of the business processes within the enterprise.
Project managers are also members of the steering committee. They have decision-making authority in matters concerning the program and budget. He forwards strategic questions to the sponsor in order to make joint decisions.
Activities in SAP Solution Manager The main responsibilities of the project manager include:
Developing and maintaining the time schedule for the implementation project
Finalizing and managing the project scope, budget and deadlines in accordance with the approved plans
Reporting regularly to the review committee on the progress and status of the project
Project managers can also copy content from a ValueSAP Edition 2 project into an SAP Solution
Notes on Tailoring If you require additional authorization, you can use the role SAP_BC_CUS_ADMIN: It contains authorization for the administration of customizing projects in the component systems.
The SAP Solution Manager configuration guide contains further information about authorizations in the component systems.
Integration The project manager defines the content and the time frame of an implementation project, manages resources and monitors project progress. The application consultant reports to him and supports him in an administrative function.
Tasks Application consultants are responsible for making sure that the Business Blueprint and software configuration are tailored to the business processes and that analysis and report requirements are fulfilled. They use their knowledge of proven business procedures to support them in these tasks. Application consultants also function as advisers and work closely with the rest of the project team.
They also work in close cooperation with legacy system experts, when extraction of legacy data is necessary.
Activities in SAP Solution Manager The main responsibilities of the application consultant include:
Checking how the business model works with the SAP products
Configuring the software to suit the required business processes and to meet analysis and report requirements
Creating and developing data solutions and strategies to meet the requirements of the corresponding SAP component (for example, APO, BW, CRM)
The application consultant is not responsible for: The technical implementation of the solution
Recurring problems with the quality of data (problems with data quality should be passed on to the project manager)
Notes on Tailoring This role only contains basic functions. The following roles are available for additional authorizations:
SAP_BC_CUS_CUSTOMIZER
Integration Application consultants are responsible for the development of business content and the documentation of operative activities in accordance with the appropriate standards. The development consultant develops customer-specific programs and their authorizations.
Tasks
Development consultants work with the project manager and the application consultant on the planning and organization of the authorization concept. They also perform developmental tasks and customer-specific developments.
Activities in SAP Solution Manager The main responsibilities of the development consultant include:
Organizing authorizations
Notes on Tailoring The following roles are available for additional authorizations:
SAP_BC_DWB_ABAPDEVELOPER contains authorization for implementing new applications and enhancements and for changing and modifying standard applications using the tools and services provided in the ABAP Workbench.
SAP_BC_TRANSPORT_ADMINISTRATOR contains all authorizations for the Change and Transport System
Integration Development consultants work for the project manager and the application consultant and carry out programming tasks, in contrast to technical consultants who act as system administrators and are responsible for installing systems and providing technical support to users.
Tasks Technical consultants plan the technical requirements for a project with the project manager and the manager of the technical team and then carry out the required technical tasks in the system.
Depending on the scope and complexity of the implementation, technical consultants may work in several areas, for example, system administration, database administration, network administration, operating system administration, development of cross-application components, or ABAP development.
For international projects, technical consultants also manage consultancy in the following areas:
Country-specific business requirements and country-specific SAP software requirements Language-specific or codepage-specific requirements Time-zone issues Activities in SAP Solution Manager The main responsibilities of the technical consultant include:
Providing support and advice in all technical questions during an implementation project
Giving daily updates on the technical direction of the project including communicating deviations
in the project
In order to be able to carry out these tasks, the technical consultant should meet the following requirements:
A sound knowledge in the areas of databases, networks, programming and Internet technology
Notes on Tailoring The following roles are available for additional authorizations:
SAP_BC_RRR_SAA_ADMIN provides the authorization for executing all the tasks in the System Administration Assistant. Integration The technical consultant acts as a system administrator and is responsible for installing systems and providing technical support to users, in contrast to the basis consultant who works under the instruction of the project manager and the application consultant and carries out programming tasks.
Read Authorization by Document Status Technical name: Use the specified individual role to:
● display business process scenarios, business processes steps, etc. of your solution, in the Solution Directory.
Integration Use the Solution Monitoring role SAP_SV_SOLUTION_MONITORING_DISP to display the Solution Directory and sessions in Solution Monitoring.
Tasks Authorizations specified for the Solution Monitoring in the SAP Solution Manager:
for the Solution Monitorin sessions, classified by the areas Operations Setup and Operations
Display all Sessions Re: ASAP and Solution Manager general individual role to edit all sessions
Activities Authorizations are assigned to the roles. Specify user access to the session. There are the following authorizations:
A The user with the role has full authorization for the transaction or session. D The user with the role can call the transaction or session in display mode. N The user with the role has no authorization for the transaction or session.
Individual role Service Level Reporting System Monitoring Central Administration Business Process Monitoring SAP_SETUP_DSWP A A A A SAP_SETUP_DSWP_SLR A N N N SAP_SETUP_DSWP_SM N A N N SAP_SETUP_DSWP_CSA N N A N
SAP_SETUP_DSWP_BPM N N N A
Individual role Early Watch Alert Service Level Reporting System Monitoring Central Administration Business Process Monitoring SAP_OP_DSWP A A A A A SAP_OP_DSWP_EWA A N N N N SAP_OP_DSWP_SLR D A N N N SAP_OP_DSWP_SM N N A (1) N N SAP_OP_DSWP_CSA N N N A (1) N SAP_OP_DSWP_BPM N N N N A
Individual role Early Watch Alert Service Level Reporting System Monitoring Central Administration Business Process Monitoring SAP_SV_SOLUTION_ MANAGER_DISP D D D D D
Individual role Early Watch Alert Service Level Reporting System Monitoring Central Administration Business Process Monitoring SAP_SV_SOLUTION_ MANAGER A A A A A
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Notes on Tailoring You can use and combine the individual Solution Monitoring roles individually, according to your requirements.
Special authorizations for specific checks in individual sessions, are described in the online documentation of the sessions:
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Integration If you need authorization for specific areas in the SAP Solution Manager, in addition to the authorizations for Solution Monitoring, use the associated individual roles with the specific authorizations:
Change Request Management Service Desk Service Data Control Centre Solution Directory
Tasks Authorizations are assigned to the roles. Specify user access to the session. The following authorizations are available for your project:
A The user with the role has full authorization for the transaction or session. D The user with the role can call the transaction or session in display mode. N The user with the role has no authorization for the transaction or session.
Activities in Both individual roles have full authorization for the sessions in their areas.
If you only assign one of the roles to a user, the system only offers the user this area in the system interface.
They have display authorization for other transactions, according to the requirements of the session types:
SDCCN (Service Data Control Centre) for SAP EarlyWatch Alert and Service Level
Authorization Object Activity Meaning D_SOL_VIEW 20 (Operations) Determines which area can be processed and displayed in the SAP Solution Manager. D_SOLMANBU A (Bundle ID) Restricts processing by sessions.
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SDCCN (Service Data Control Centre) for Service Level Reporting SOLMAN DIRECTORY (Solution Directory) for business process monitoring
Authorization Object Activity Meaning D_SOL_VIEW 10 (Operations Setup) Determines which area can be processed and displayed in the SAP Solution Manager. D_SOLMANBU A Restricts processing by sessions.
Functional roles
Role Technical name Bundle ID Further explanation Operations Setup Service Level Reporting SAP_SETUP_DSWP_SLR EWA_CUST Additional display authorization for the transaction SDCCN (Service Data Control Centre) System monitoring SAP_ SETUP DSWPSM SOL_MON Additional authorization to call the Solution Manager Diagnostics wizard Central System Administration SAP_ SETUP_DSWP_CSA SOL_CSA Authorization object S_SAA_ADMI controls authorizations for customizing checks.
CP_BPM_R
SOL_BPMO Additional display authorization for the Solution Directory Operations SAP EarlyWatch Alert SAP_OP_DSWP_EWA EW_ALERT Additional full authorization for the transaction SDCCN (Service Data Control Centre) Service Level Reporting SAP_OP_DSWP_SLR EW_CONS Additional display authorization for the transaction SDCCN (Service Data Control Centre) Central system administration SAP_OP_DSWP_CSA SOL_CSA System monitoring SAP_OP_DSWP_SM SOL_MON Additional authorization to call the Solution Manager Diagnostics wizard Business process monitoring SAP_OP_DSWP_BPM BPM_JOBM CP_BPM_R
If you also need authorization to display the Business Process MONITORING session, as well as the functional role for Service Level reporting in Operations Re: ASAP and Solution Manager, to check the business processes for the Service Level report, you can:
... i. copy the authorization object D_SOLMANBU into the role Re: ASAP and Solution Manager and adjust it to your requirements (activity: 1; bundle ID: BPM_JOBM; CP_BPM_R; SOL_BPMO) ii. give the user the role Re: ASAP and Solution Manager and adjust the authorization object D_SOLMANBU to your requirements (activity 1). Integration You can combine the functional roles with other roles in the area:
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Service Desk
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If you want to create a Service Desk message from a Business Process MONITORING session, you need the role for the user in a message system Re: ASAP and Solution Manager, as well as the functional role for business process monitoring Re: ASAP and Solution Manager.
The online documentation for the sessions describes the scenarios in more detail.
Activities in