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SAPEHP7forSAPERP
6.0
January28,2014byAndreasSchary

57

Update:learnhowSAPEHP7preparesyouforSAPS/4HANA(http://news.sap.com/users
guidejourneysaps4hanasixsteps/)

EnhancementpackagesgiveenterprisestheexibilitytoextendtheirSAPsoftwarebyaddingonly
thosefunctionsandtechnicalimprovementsthattheyactuallyneed.And,becauseSAP
enhancementpackagesaresimplyimportedintotheexistingSAPsystemlandscape,customers
incuronlyafractionoftheeort,cost,anddowntimethatafunctionalandtechnicalERP
(http://www.newssap.com/tags/enterpriseresourceplanning/)upgradewouldentail.
CustomersactivatethenewbusinessfunctionsthattheywanttouseviatheSwitchFramework.
Theenhancementpackagescontainnewfunctionsforbothgenericandindustryspecic
processes.Theyareusuallydeliveredtocustomerseverytwoyearsandbundleallthenewand
enhancedbusinesssoftwarefunctionalitiesthatSAPhasdeliveredeitheronanongoingbasisor
quarterlyintheformofInAdvanceShipmentsorServicePacksintheperiodsincethelast
enhancementpackagewasshipped.

ThenewfunctionsinEHP7forSAPERP6.0
Enhancementpackage7forSAPERP6.0(http://help.sap.com/erp607)oersmorethan100
newfunctionsandistherstenhancementpackagetobeoptimizedforboththeSAPHANA
(http://www.newssap.com/howtennisprotsfromsaphana/101936)databaseandthe
traditionalcertieddatabases.
SAPhasextendedmainstreammaintenancefortheSAPBusinessSuiteandtheenhancement
packagestotheendof2020,whichmeansthatcustomerssoftwareinvestmentsaresafe.
Theenhancementpackagesreducetheadjustmenteortrequiredforcustomerswho
subsequentlymigratetheirSAPBusinessSuitetotheSAPHANAinmemoryplatform.
Enhancementpackagesarecumulative.Thus,enhancementpackage7containsallthepreviously
deliveredenhancementsaswellasthenewones:Thataddsuptoagrandtotalofmorethan750
functions.
Sinceenhancementpackage5forSAPERP6.0,customershavehadtheoptionofdeactivating
certainbusinessfunctionsthatwerepreviouslyactivated.
CoincidingwiththereleaseofthenewenhancementpackageforSAPERP,SAPhasalso
shippedenhancementpackage3forSAPCustomerRelationshipManagement
(http://www.newssap.com/benetssapretailsolutions/102196)(SAPCRM7.0),SAPSupply
ChainManagement(SAPSCM7.0),andSAPSupplierRelationshipManagement(SAPSRM
7.0),whicharealsooptimizedforSAPHANA.
ThenewfunctionsinSAPenhancementpackage7includethecurrentversionoftheSAP
CommodityManagementandSAPConvergentCharging4.0solutions.ParticipationintheSAP
RampUpprogramismandatoryforcustomerswishingtoimplementthesesolutions.
SAPenhancementpackage7alsoincludesnumerousnewfunctionsfornancialaccounting,
logistics,humanresources,andqualitymanagement,aswellascrossapplicationfunctionsand
improvementsforSAPMasterDataGovernanceandmanagerselfservice(MSS).

ThreekeynewfeatureswithEHP7
ThethreemostimportantnewfeaturesinthecurrentenhancementpackagearetheSAPFiori
collectionofapps,MRP(Materialrequirementsplanning)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_requirements_planning)runspoweredbySAPHANA,and
technologiesforimplementingdataagingconceptswithSAPHANA.Whatpracticalbenetsdo
theyoerbusinessusers?

1.SAPFioriinaction
Thecurrentcollectionof25rolebasedproductivityappsinSAPFiori(http://www.news
sap.com/saporiimprovesuserexperience/98278)empowerenduserstoperformrecurring
dailytaskswithenhancedspeedandeciencyacrossdeviceswhethertheyreworkingona
desktopPC,smartphone,tablet,ornotebook.Theappsoerrolebasedprocessesthatare
personalizedforspecicusergroupsintheorganizationandthatareintuitivetooperate.This
meansthatuserscancompletealltheirtaskssimplyandconvenientlyinasingleuserinterface
nomatterhowmanydierentSAPapplicationstheyworkwith.
Forexample,salesrepresentativesneedtoaccessdatasetsfromSAPCRMwhentheywantto
contactacustomer;buttheyalsoneedtoaccessSAPERPtocreatesalesorders.SAPFiori
bundlestheCRM(http://www.newssap.com/tags/crmen)andERPtransactionsthatthesales
repneedsonasingleuserinterface,whichcanbeconguredwitheasetosuithisorherpersonal
requirements.Thereisalsoacontextbasedandrolebasedsearchfunctionthathelpsendusers
ndinformationthattheyareauthorizedtoaccess,quicklyandeasily.Thesearchfunctioncanbe
usedinconnectionwithSAPHANA,ascanSAPFioriappsthatvisualizereports.

2.FasterMRPruns
AnotherimportantinnovationinSAPenhancementpackage7istheoptiontouseSAPHANALive
tocheckonmaterialavailabilityandinventorydaysofsupplyinrealtimeatexplodedviewlevel.
Thereisalsoanoptiontoperformadhocsimulations.Leveragingtheseoptionsmakesitpossible
tospeedupcomplexMRPrunsandcapacityplanningdramatically.
Forexample,onecustomerwhopreviouslyhadtoschedulebetweeneighthoursandanentire
nightforanMRPruncannowcompletetheprocessinlessthan30minutesthankstoSAP
HANA.Asaresult,thiscustomercanperformmultipleMRPrunsinasingleday,afeatthatwould
havebeenvirtuallyunthinkablebefore.Theseimprovementsmeanthatenterprisescanadapt
theirproductionplanningandcontrolveryquicklyandexiblyinresponsetochangingcustomer
requirementsortoexceptionalsituationsinthemanufacturingprocess.Plantandbusiness
managerscanseestraightawaywhethertheyneedtoscheduleaproductionordertoadierent
machineorplant,andwhethertheycouldsavemoneybysourcingpartsdirectlyfromasupplier
ratherthanthroughtheplantsownwarehouse(http://www.newssap.com/theultimatein
virtualreality/102239).

3.Dataaging:realtimeaccesstoERPdata
ThedataagingobjectsforSAPBusinessSuiteapplicationsrunningontheSAPHANAinmemory
platformmakeitpossibletoecientlyimplementadataagingstrategy.Thisgivesendusersnear
realtimeaccesstodatathatisfrequentlyrequiredindaytodayoperationssuchasthe
nancialresultsforthelasttwoyears.Onthetechnicalside,rawdatafromtheERPsystemthatis
storedinthedatabaseisaggedandloadedintothemainmemoryoftheinmemoryplatform
accordingtothehotstorageprinciple,whereitiskeptinhighlycompressedformtoenablerapid
deliveryofqueryresults.DatathatisonlyrequiredinfrequentlyorrarelyremainsintheSAP
HANAdatabasewhereitisaccessedviaSQLqueries.

ToolsprovideoverviewofnewERP,CRM,andSCMfunctions
ItisoftendicultforITmanagerstopinpointwhichfunctionsarerelevantfortheirSAPlandscape
andwhicharelikelytoaddrealbusinessvalue.SAPoerstwousefultoolstohelpcustomers
speedupthedecisionmakingprocess.TherstisSAPsolutionbrowser,whichgivesITmanagers
afastandpreciseoverviewofallthenewfunctionsinthecurrentenhancementpackagesforSAP
ERP,SAPCRM(http://www.newssap.com/germanfootballpickssapcrmsolution/97234),and
SAPSCMthatarerelevantfortheirsystemlandscape.ThesecondistheSAPbusinessfunction
predictionselfservicetool,whichbasedonatransactionanalysisinanSAPsystemprovidesa
tailoredrecommendationaboutwhichofthenewbusinessfunctionsdeliveredbyenhancement
packageswillbringthegreatestbusinessvaluetothecustomer.
Tags:enhancementpackages(https://news.sap.com/tags/enhancementpackages/),ERP
(https://news.sap.com/tags/erpnancials/),SAPFiori(https://news.sap.com/tags/sapori/),
sapinfo(https://news.sap.com/tags/sapinfo/),Technology
(https://news.sap.com/tags/technology/)

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Really,GoodinformationaboutSAPsystemUpgrade.
Thanks,
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