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Getting Started with SAP Enterprise Support

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Laura Alvarado
September, 2017
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SAP Enterprise Support: Customer success and rapid adoption of innovation

Innovation and
Empowerment
Value Realization Mission-Critical
Collaboration
Support

Proactive and Across all


preventive SAP Enterprise Support deployment
support options

On-premise Hybrid Cloud


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How to get started with SAP Enterprise Support?

Collaboration Empowerment Innovation & Mission Critical


Value Realization Support

• SAP Enterprise Support


Academy
• Delivery Formats
• Service Details

More information can be found in the Getting Started with SAP Enterprise Support brochure (PDF)
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GETTING STARTED with Empowerment
SAP Enterprise Support Academy

Empowerment.
SAP Enterprise Support Academy empowers you to build the knowledge and
skills needed to maximize the benefit of your SAP solution, no matter your
choice of deployment.

Platform. People. Practice.


Easily access SAP Enterprise Stay up-to-date by leveraging Let us help you boost collaboration
Support learning content and expert content in various delivery between business and IT units by
services. formats and levels of detail. addressing different functional
roles and assisting in creating
business cases and value.

Visit us at https://support.sap.com/esacademy
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GETTING STARTED with Empowerment
SAP Enterprise Support Academy – Delivery Formats

Expert-guided Guided-discovery
implementations tutorial
(EGI)

Meet-the-expert Continuous quality


sessions check and
(MTE) improvement
services

Accelerated Guided QuickIQs


innovation self-services
enablement (GSS)
(AIE)

Meet-the-expert Best practices


replay library

Visit us at https://support.sap.com/esacademy
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Continuous Quality Checks

Remote services which help you to reduce technical risks and outline Additional Information
optimization potentials
SAP Support Portal:
• Business Process Operations • Interface Management • SAP Enterprise Support
• Business Process Performance • Integration Validation Delivery (CQCs &
Optimization Improvement Services)
• OS/DB Migration Check
SAP Note:
• Configuration Check • Security Optimization Check
• Central preparatory note
• Data Consistency Management • Technical Performance Optimization (91488)
• Data Volume Management • Transport Execution Analysis
• Downtime Assessment • Upgrade ➢ Open a customer incident on
• Early Watch Check component “SV-BO-REQ” to
• Upgrade Assessment request a remote service
• Going Live Support • SAP Modification Justification Check ➢ Contact your SAP Enterprise
• Implementation • SAP Custom Code Maintainability Check Support advisory to get a
tailored service plan

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SAP Enterprise Support Academy
/ Program Entitlement

Access to the SAP Enterprise Support Academy is part of your SAP Enterprise Support (ES)
maintenance contract. It means comprehensive access in a convenient format — whenever and
wherever you want

Your Enterprise Support maintenance contract comprises five (5) service days a year .

Format Description

Expert Guide Implementation (EGI)


Use one (1) service day for subscribing to a n-day EGI - GSS session
Guide Self Service (GSS)
Decide between live expert session in mode 1:1 (one service engineer/ one customer)
Accelerated Innovation Enablement or 1:n (one service engineer / multiple customers for peer discussion) and use 0.25
(zero point two five) service days per service subscription.
Best practices
Meet the expert sessions Unlimited access
QuickIQs

SAP will provide at least one Continuous Quality Check (the "Continuous Quality
Continuous Quality Checks
Check" or "CQC") per calendar year for each SAP Software Solution

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How to get started with SAP Enterprise Support?

Collaboration Empowerment Innovation & Mission Critical


Value Realization Support

• SAP Enterprise Support


value maps
• SAP Solution Manager
• Business Scenario
Recommendation

More information can be found in the Getting Started with SAP Enterprise Support brochure (PDF)
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GETTING STARTED with Innovation & Value Realization
SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps

SAP Enterprise Support value maps help you quickly identify the relevant SAP Enterprise Support
services, tools, and expertise for your business needs.

Select the SAP Enterprise Support value map topic that addresses your business
Guided approach challenge, discover your individual road map, and use the SAP Enterprise Support
offerings step-by-step to reach your objective.
Deliverables

On-demand expertise through a cloud-based social collaboration platform


Social collaboration
(SAP Jam) connects you directly with SAP experts and peers.

Obtain guidance from the SAP support experts who moderate each value map
Expert access
group.

Build the knowledge and skills you need to successfully manage your transformation
Empowerment
to the digital economy.

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GETTING STARTED with Innovation & Value Realization
Available SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps

• SAP S/4HANA & SAP HANA • SAP S/4HANA Cloud • SAP SuccessFactors

• Data Volume Management • SAP Cloud Platform • Security

• SAP Analytics Solutions • Run SAP Solution Manager • Custom Code Management

• SAP Jam Collaboration • Business Decision Makers • Change Control Management

• Technical Monitoring &


Alerting

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GETTING STARTED with Innovation & Value Realization
Example: RUN SAP Solution Manager Value Map

SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps

SELECT YOUR 01 DISCOVER & 02 03 04 OBJECTIVE


INSTALL CONFIGURE INNOVATE
OBJECTIVE PLAN ACHIEVED

Example: Example:
Upgrade to SAP • What’s new in release • Get in touch with SAP • Expert-Guided • Transition to SAP SAP Solution Manager
Solution Manager 7.2 7.2 Solution Manager Implementation: SAP S/4HANA with SAP upgraded to 7.2
experts Solution Manager Basic Solution Manager 7.2
• SAP Solution Manager
Configuration
7.2 roadmap • Meet-the-Expert session: • Must know for SAP
Installation, Upgrade, • Enable advanced remote Solution Manager on
• Meet-the-Expert session:
and Maintenance service delivery for SAP SAP HANA
SAP Solution Manager in
support
a Nutshell • Install the system with • Operate cloud-based
the help of the available • Enable root cause solutions with SAP
• Get ready for SAP
guides analysis Solution Manager
Solution Manager 7.2
with guided discovery • … • Managed system
tutorials configuration checklist
• … • …

Learn more: Whitepaper: Speed Up Your Digital Transformation with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Enterprise Support
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GETTING STARTED with Innovation & Value Realization
SAP Solution Manager

Enable Business Innovation


Maximize the value of your Detect and realize improvement
support engagement with SAP potentials of your business processes
Solution Manager. and implement new business models to
gain competitive advantage.

Access to SAP experts… …and support services.

Improve IT Management SAP Solution Leverage SAP Innovations


Manager Implement and manage SAP innovations
ITIL-aligned IT Service Management
and ALM Processes to manage SAP like SAP HANA, mobile solutions or
and non-SAP components plus proven hybrid IT landscapes and leverage the
methodologies. full potential of your SAP partnership.

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How to get started with SAP Enterprise Support?

Collaboration Empowerment Innovation & Mission Critical


Value Realization Support

• Customer Interaction Center


• SAP Enterprise Support
Advisory
• SAP Support Backbone

More information can be found in the Getting Started with SAP Enterprise Support brochure (PDF)
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GETTING STARTED with Collaboration
Customer Interaction Center

Provides 24x7 central point of contact for queries such as: Contact
• Questions and issues around s-user
• SAP Support Portal navigation SAP Support Portal:
• Contact Us
• Speeding up (acceleration) and escalation of SAP customer incidents
Phone:
• Entry channel to SAP Enterprise Support advisory center
• SAP Note 560499
for mission critical support CALL-1-SAP number

Customer Customer Interaction SAP Enterprise Support


Center Advisory

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GETTING STARTED with Collaboration
SAP Enterprise Support Advisory

A team of specialized Support Advisors that guide you through the Additional Information
SAP Enterprise Support offerings by:
• Delivering SAP Enterprise Support setup service SAP Support Portal:
• Defining a proactive, tailored support engagement plan • Collaboration
✓ Submit your project
• Identifying the best SAP Enterprise Support Academy education elements
information to get help
• Providing functional and technical expertise on key areas planning your go-live
via the SAP Enterprise Support value maps services by filling in the
online form
• Acting as an additional escalation level ✓ Collaboration brochure
in case of mission critical situations
• Helping to drive innovation
• Providing SAP Enterprise Support Report
• Supporting SAP Solution Manager readiness
• Delivering your Customer Center of Expertise primary certification audit

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GETTING STARTED with Collaboration
SAP Support Backbone

https://support.sap.com X https://support.sap.com X https://www.sap.com//community X

SAP Service SAP Support SAP Community


Marketplace Portal

Contains a variety of target group Your one stop for all support and SAP's professional social network to get help,
specific internet portals service related needs* share ideas, and connect with others
 SAP Support Portal  SAP Notes search and incident wizard  Discussion forums, blogs & videos
 SAP Help Portal (product documentation)  SAP software distribution center  Quick access to expert advice
 SAP PartnerEdge  Administration of remote connections  Online trainings
 SAP Community  License key & requests  Software downloads
 SAP Store  SAP service & software catalog
 SAP Training & Certification Shop  SAP Enterprise Support Academy
 SAP Business One Customer Portal  SAP Enterprise Support Report incl. S/4HANA
onPremise
 SAP Support Launchpad

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How to get started with SAP Enterprise Support?

Collaboration Empowerment Innovation & Mission Critical


Value Realization Support

• Overview
• Customer Incident

More information can be found in the Getting Started with SAP Enterprise Support brochure (PDF)
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GETTING STARTED with Mission Critical Support
Customer Incident

Create customer incident with following content: Additional Information


• Choose installation and system number
• Select the correct component SAP Support Portal:
• Incidents
• Enter S-user/person getting the error message
• Knowledge Base
• Provide a meaningful short text description and a step-by-step description
MTE Replay:
including navigation and description of expected results
• The perfect customer incident
• Add screenshot of error message and inform about any SAP Notes Search which • What a CCOE should know
was done about incident processing
• Open service connection and provide login data (SAP Note 508140) PDF:
• Support Essential: What a
• Carefully select the incident priority (SAP Note 67739)
Customer Should Know About
• Record only one issue per incident (SAP Note 50048) SAP Incident Processing

For any problem with this application create an incident under component: Quick IQ:
“XX-SER-SAPSMP-IBX” • How to manage incidents on
the SAP Service Marketplace

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Service-Level Agreements

The service-level agreements commit SAP to a timely initial reaction and delivery of a resolution
within a fixed period of time to accelerate support for your most critical business needs

• Accelerated problem resolution


Incident Priority 1 2
for productive system incidents and
critical projects
Initial Response Time* 1 hour 4 hours** • Minimized business disruption
and reduction of unforeseen
downtime
Corrective Action 4 hours n/a
(Work-around / action plan) • Reduced financial impact
of support issues

*) Initial response time for prio 1 for on-premise & cloud product related issues 1hr, cloud operations ~0,5hr (24x7 worldwide);
**) Prio 2: only during SAP’s local office time
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Incident Handling with SAP Enterprise Support
Defining a Business Impact – SAP Note 90835
Provided the following information as best as possible:

1. Is the problem in a productive, test or development system?


i. If it is in a test or development system, when are you planning to Go Live?
ii. Will it impact a larger Go Live?

2. What impact does your problem have on your business?


I. Financial impact…what is the amount of revenue which will be lost
II. Process impact… what business processes are affected? Are systems down or delayed? If delayed, by how long?

3. Do you have a work-around? If so, how effective is it?

4. How many users are impacted?

5. Are SAP Consultants on-site? If yes, provide complete names

6. Is someone available 24x7 as a point of contact for this incident?


1. The incident may require information provided to SAP resources working outside US business hours.

7. Do you have the resources standing by to take corrective action as directed by SAP if appropriate?

Please refer to Note 90835 for additional “Business Impact” information. Bear in mind that business
impact is the single most important aspect in determining the urgency of SAP’s response
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Thank you.
SAP Enterprise Support Latin American & Caribbean
Digital Business Services
SAP LAC
Contact Number: See SAP Note 560499
E-Mail: sap_eslac@sap.com
Support.latinamerica@SAP.com
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Appendix
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Useful Links and SAP Notes (1/4)

COLLABORATION

Contact us (CALL-1-SAP / CIC) • https://service.sap.com/call1sap


• https://support.sap.com/contactus
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/560499
(SAP Note 560499 - Customer Interaction Center: Hotline Numbers & E-mail Addresses )
SAP Enterprise Support Advisory • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support/collaboration.html
• Collaboration brochure (PDF)
• Online Form
Customer Center of Expertise • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/ccoe.html
(CUSTOMER COE) • Getting Started with Primary CCOE Certification (PDF)
• What a Customer CoE should know about incident management
• What a Customer CoE should know about his/her role in the new Hybrid world

SAP Support Backbone


• SAP Community • https://www.sap.com/community
• SAP Support Portal • https://support.sap.com ( Personal Demo)

System Data Maintenance • https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/systems-installations.html


• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/172481
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Useful Links and SAP Notes (2/4)

EMPOWERMENT
SAP Enterprise Support Academy • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support/enterprise-support-
academy.html
Delivery Formats • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support/enterprise-support-
academy/delivery-formats.html
Service Details / CQC • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support/enterprise-support-
academy/continuous-quality-check-improvement-services.html
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/91488
(SAP Note 91488 - SAP Support Services central preparatory note)
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1793264
(SAP Note 1793264 - Advanced Remote Service Delivery Customer info)

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Useful Links and SAP Notes (3/4)

INNOVATION & VALUE REALIZATION

SAP Enterprise Support value maps • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support/enterprise-support-


academy/value-maps.html
SAP Solution Manager
• Install and Configure • https://support.sap.com/solutionmanager
• Solution Documentation • https://support.sap.com/en/solution-manager/solution-manager-71/processes-71/solution-
documentation.html
• SAP Solution Manager Diagnostics • https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SM/Solution+Manager+Diagnostics
• Remote Support • https://support.sap.com/en/tools/connectivity-tools/remote-support.html
• Activate SAP EarlyWatch Alert • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/support-services/earlywatch-alert.html
• Root Cause Analysis • https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/TechOps/RCA_Home?original_fqdn=wiki.sdn.sap.com
Business Scenario Recommendation
• BSR for SAP S/4HANA • https://s4hana.com
SAP Fiori Apps Recommendations Report • https://msmproda7afccce3.hana.ondemand.com/Request/FAR/
SAP Innovation and Optimization Pathfinder • https://msmproda7afccce3.hana.ondemand.com/Request/PAF/
Innovation Discovery • https://service.sap.com/innovation-discovery

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Useful Links and SAP Notes (4/4)

MISSION CRITICAL SUPPORT


Overview • https://support.sap.com/en/offerings-programs/enterprise-support.html
SAP Enterprise Support Scope Description
Customer Incident • https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/incidents.html
• https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base.html
• Support Essential: What a Customer Should Know About SAP Incident Processing (PDF)

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