Implement SAP S/4HANA on-premise with SAP Best Practices - Reference Guide
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1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1. SAP S/4HANA ......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. SAP S/4HANA implementation or transition scenarios ..................................................................... 6
1.3. SAP Activate .......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4. SAP Best Practices for S/4HANA ......................................................................................................... 8
1.5. Implementation methodology / roadmap .......................................................................................... 10
1.6. Tools ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
1.6.1. On-premise SAP S/4HANA tools ........................................................................................................ 11
1.6.2. Cloud SAP S/4HANA tools ................................................................................................................. 12
1.7. SAP Solution Manager 7.2 .................................................................................................................. 12
1.7.1. SAP Best Practices packages available for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ............................................ 13
1.7.2. Solution lifecycle in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ................................................................................. 14
1.7.3. Benefits of using SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ..................................................................................... 14
1.8. Activities during SAP S/4HANA new implementation ..................................................................... 15
1.9. Use cases covered in the reference guide ........................................................................................ 16
1.10. Helpful information sources ............................................................................................................. 17
1.11. List of demos in the reference guide ............................................................................................... 17
1.12. Glossary of Terminology .................................................................................................................. 18
2. DISCOVER ............................................................................................................................................... 22
2.1. Access to SAP S/4HANA and SAP Solution Manager 7.2 trial systems ........................................ 22
2.2. Access SAP Best Practices documentation ..................................................................................... 23
2.3. Understand SAP Best Practices accelerators .................................................................................. 24
2.4. Review S/4HANA roadmaps in the roadmap viewer ........................................................................ 25
2.5. Decide whether to use the SAP S/4HANA software appliance ....................................................... 26
3. PREPARE ................................................................................................................................................ 28
3.1. Activities undertaken .......................................................................................................................... 28
3.2. Tools and concept for implementation support ............................................................................... 29
3.3. SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Launch Pad............................................................................................. 29
3.4. Define and setup system landscape.................................................................................................. 30
3.4.1. SAP S/4HANA (Managed System) ..................................................................................................... 31
3.4.2. Setup SAP Transport Management System (TMS) ........................................................................... 32
3.4.3. SAP Solution Manager 7.2 (Managing system) ................................................................................. 32
3.4.4. Connect managed systems to the managing system ......................................................................... 33
3.5. Choose SAP Best Practices packages and activation approach ................................................... 33
3.6. Consider and clarify multi-package approach ................................................................................. 34
3.6.1. Impact on SAP Solution Manager 7.2 (managing system)................................................................. 36
3.6.2. Impact on SAP S/4HANA (managed system) .................................................................................... 36
3.7. Create solution ..................................................................................................................................... 40
3.7.1. Branch ................................................................................................................................................ 40
3.7.2. Logical component group and logical components ............................................................................ 41
3.7.3. Solution documentation ...................................................................................................................... 42
3.7.4. Solution library .................................................................................................................................... 44
3.7.5. Multi-language support in Solution ..................................................................................................... 44
3.8. Implement template management ...................................................................................................... 46
3.9. Control of changes in your project .................................................................................................... 48
3.9.1. Change control landscapes ................................................................................................................ 51
3.9.2. Enable change control in the solution................................................................................................. 52
3.9.3. Change cycles .................................................................................................................................... 54
3.9.4. Change documents............................................................................................................................. 59
3.9.5. Transport Management using change documents ............................................................................. 60
3.9.6. Prerequisites for using requirements management and Change Request Management (ChaRM) .. 62
3.10. Using requirements management in prepare phase ...................................................................... 62
3.10.1. Create business requirement ........................................................................................................... 63
3.10.2. Create IT requirement ...................................................................................................................... 65
3.11. Using request for change in prepare phase ................................................................................... 68
