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SAP Best PracticesPrepackaged Industry & Cross-industry Know-How
Quick Overview
SAP Best Practices
Prepackaged Industry & Cross-industry Know-How
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What are SAP Best Practices?
With SAPBest Practices
Traditional project
Time and effort savings
Working CRM prototype
Get a living and fully documented
prototype within days that you
can rapidly turn into a productive
solution
Get a living and fully documented
prototype within days that you
can rapidly turn into a productive
solution
Demonstration of a solution that iseasy to:
Demonstration of a solution that iseasy to:
identify with
implement
adapt to specific requirements
Enable fast and easy implementation
of mySAP Business Suite
Enable fast and easy implementation
of mySAP Business Suite
Identification and anticipation of reusable business processes
and project activities
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SAP Best Practices
Extensive preconfiguration to set up
a) the complete system landscape
b) end-to-end business scenarios
Detailed documentation on settings
& processes
Clear methodology: comprehensible
step-by-step approach
Time Risk
Pragmaticmethodology
Proven
preconfiguration
Extensive
documentation
SAP Best Practices
Cost
Business Scenarios
User Documentation
Implementation Roles
Automated Installation
Pre-Configuration
Training Material
Data Sheets for Migration
Test Catalogues
Deliverables
Components
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SAP Best Practices Deliverables Structure
Definition and documentation of integrated
business processesPreconfigured configuration settings
and installation automation
« for all scenarios
Preconfiguration
settings Master data
Test catalogs
Installation role
PreconfigurationDocumentation
BP Scenario overview
BP Business process procedures
SAP Best Practices Installation Guide
Step-by-step guide to be used
together with the installation role
SAP Best Practices Configuration Guide
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How do I get started?
Prerequisite
You have installed the software required for your solution in your systemlandscape (e.g. SAP R/3, SAP CRM)
The SAP Best Practices package
contains two components:
Documentation CD with business documentation,
technical documentation, documentationtemplates and conversion forms
System add-on. The Add-On contains all necessary
elements (CATT procedures, Business Configuration
Sets, programs, transactions, project IMG, test catalog)
that are needed for the installation process of
SAP Best Practices
GOTo prepare for the installation of SAP Best Practices,
import the SAP Best Practices add-on into your system
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SAP Best Practices: Installation
Choose the scenarios that you
would like to install
The documentation provided with
SAP Best Practices enables you to
make a profound decision
Scenario overview includingScenario diagrams
1.
SAP Best Practices
Business Scenario
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
....
....
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SAP Best Practices Installation Guide & InstallationRole
It supports a step-by-step
approach to set up a
prototyping environment
Installation roles are available
for R/3, BW, CRM, EBP and APO
The installation role
is the counterpart of
the installation guide
2.
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Technical Information
To be used with automatedinstallation procedures (e.g.BC Set, CATT)
To be used as manualinstallation instruction ORas reference documentation
for automated steps
The SAP Best Practices
Configuration Guides can
be used as step-by-step
instructions to set up your
solution manually, if you do
not want to use theautomated procedures.
The SAP Best Practices
Configuration Guides also
serve as documentation for
all settings and the
complete preconfigurationthat comes with SAP Best
Practices.
More
detailed
information
BP Installation Guide BP Configuration Guide
SAP Best Practices Installation & Configuration Guides
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Technical Information: Building Block Principle
Building Blocks
are the technical methodology for the SAP Best Practices
development and delivery
provide SAP Best Practices users with small, flexible, andtransparent pieces of functionality (Building Blocks), for example a specific scenario that can be implemented like anadd-on to an existing solution
foster inter-operability and reusability by providing thenecessary guidelines and tools to enable content developersto create Building Blocks that follow a common structure
SAP Best Practices Building Blocks
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SAP Best Practices Tools
SAP Best Practices take advantage of two
tools that speed up implementation
Business Configuration Sets
(BC Sets)
Computer Aided Test Tool
(CATT)
The installation role comprises
automated activities. You can
Activate a BC Set
Start a CATT procedure1111
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Business Configuration Sets - Definition
A Business Configuration Set is a set of Configuration settings
which are grouped according to logical, business management criteria to a unit
for documentary, preconfiguration, quality assurance and re-use purposes
which is independent of the original Configuration tables/views
which is accessible across the system landscape
BC Sets are snapshots of Configuration settingsBC Sets are snapshots of Configuration settings
BusinessBusiness
ProcessProcess
Configuration tables/viewsConfiguration tables/views
... ...
BC SetBC Set
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Differences Between Transport Request and BC Set
B
Transport RequestTransport Request
BC SetBC Set
A
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CATT procedures ² General Usage
1. The Computer Aided Test Tool (CATT) allows you to combine
and automate business processes as repeatable test
procedures.
CATTs check process transactions and transaction chains automatically.
Check transaction results.
Check system messages.
Check database updates by determining values and making target/actual
comparisons.
Check reactions to changes in Customizing settings.
2. CATTs allow to create
Sample master data
Test data
Training data
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Installation Procedure
Work through user menu to install
required scenarios
Wherever possible, installation
steps have been automated.
Simply enter your personal data and
execute the transaction
All steps are documented in the
installation guide
Your personal
mySAP All-in-One prototype
4.
5.
Load user roles containing installation
activities for required scenarios intorespective system and assign users to
these roles.
3.
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Turn SAP Best Practices into a Live System
SAP Best Practices are thefoundation for the entireduration of your implementation project
C u s t om er - s p e ci f i c
d el t a C u s
t omi z i n g
Prototype
DEV
QAS
PRODImport
Export
Preconfigured
System Define requirements
Train project team
Pick and choose fromthe pre-settings
Load them into thedevelopment system
Automatic transfer of preconfiguration usedas a basis for further configuration
RunCATTs
Activateselected BC Sets
+
RunCATTs
ActivateBC Sets
+
6.
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Benefits of SAP Best Practices
Save time and moneyand achieve predicted results
Less risksavoid common beginnersµ mistakes
Empowermentthrough competitive business expertise
Fast trackto extending your business solution with new mySAP.com business processes
No trial runsstart straight off with a fully documented prototype that is fully reusable
Failure is not an option!it works: what you see is what you get for implementation
Communicationamong project team members and executives becomes more effective
Business platform for partnersevaluation, joint development, own development
Consistent approachfocusing on integrated end-to-end business processes
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Information on SAP Best Practices
More information and contact
http://www.sap.com/bestpractices (Internet)
http://service.sap.com/bestpractices (SAP Service Marketplace)
[email protected] (e-mail)
How to order Documentation CD only
Order online: On the Services Marketplace www.service.sap.com from the Knowledge Shop
(Partners/Customers, only!)
Complete software package with Documentation CD and Configuration Settings CD
To be ordered from your contract department or directly on the Service Marketplace
www.service.sap.com from the Software Catalog (Partners/Customers only!)
free of charge
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