solution manager roadmaps

Building an ALM RoadmapUsing the Business Process Repository (BPR)

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Installation, Basic Setup, Landscape Connectivity

Integration

Validation

Incident , Problem &

Request Management

Application Operation

Business Process

Operations

Maintenance Optimization

Change & Release Management

Test Management

SingleSource of Truth

SingleSource of Truth

SolDoc & Implementation

Portfolio &Project Management

Incident Problem Request

Management

Business Process

Operations

Application Operation

Maintenance Optimization

Change & Release Management

Portfolio &Project Management

Roadmap for SAP Solution Manager Adoption

Test Management

SolDoc & Implementation

SingleSource of Truth

SingleSource of Truth

IntegrationValidation

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Solution Documentation & ImplementationALM Adoption Path

Template Management

Central SolDoc/Implementation(end user training, tests,

IMG,...)

ReverseProcess Doc.

Ext. Modeling

Central Business Process Hierarchy

including Verification

Solution Documentation & Implementation

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Test ManagementALM Adoption Path

Automated Regression

Testing

Test Automation

Test Data Management

Change Impact

Analysis

Central Test Organization(unit, acceptance and integration testing)

Test Management

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Change and Release ManagementALM Adoption Path

Change Request

Management

Transport Management.

Quality Gate Management

Change and Transport system (SAP/ Non

SAP)

Transport Analytics / Configuration Validation

Change and Release Management

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Incident, Problem and Change Management (ITSM)ALM Adoption Path

Service Level Management

Configuration Management

Incident Management

Problem Management

Service Request

Change Request

Incident, Problem, Request Management (ITSM)

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Live Demonstration

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Selecting the ALM Roadmap Solution Manager BPR

In your SAP Solution Manager system go to transaction SOLAR_PROJECT_ADMIN Create a new (implementation) project

Go to transaction SOLAR01 Mark ‚Business Scenarios‘ Go to tab ‚Structure‘ Choose ‚Value help‘

opening the BPR

Go to Solutions/Applications Go to SAP Solution Manager Select the scenario of your interest Choose the current product context, e.g.

SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1

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Design - Business BlueprintCore Process Documentation

The Business Blueprint offers central, focused, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand core process documentation. The primary focus is to document the process steps, code, systems and interfaces.

3 level hierarchy Business scenario Business processes Business steps

Interfaces

System information

Transactions, custom development

Documents, links

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ALM BPR - Scenario LevelALM Processes

ALM processes are mapped to scenarios in BPR, allowing more granular processes and process steps

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ALM BPR - Scenario LevelLinked documentation

On scenario level you typically find the following documentation linked:

Support standards

Best practice process document

Training material

Application help

One exception is Business Process Operations where you find those documents on process level

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ALM BPR - Process LevelProcess Description

On process level on tab. ‘Graphic’ you find the graphical display of the process structure

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ALM BPR - Process Step Level Detailed Application Help

On process step level on tab ‘Gen. Documentation’ you find detailed application help links The links are listed in the order of the typical workflow

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ALM BPR - Process Step Level Transactions

On process step level on tab ‘Transactions’ you find the technical objects supporting the process step: Transactions Work Centers

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ALM BPR - Process Step Level Configuration Information

On process step level on tab ‘Configuration’ you find the configuration objects supporting the process step: Configuration documentation IMG objects

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Test Management Component View

ALM Process Test Management

Process Test Scope Identification

Documentation content for Process Test Scope Identification

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