Business Process Configuration

Solution Management
Application Lifecycle Management

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Overview of Configuration Activities

Configuration

Development

Test Cases

Configure processes using predefined

IMG activities

Create and assign BC Sets

Assign global customer-specific

developments (programs, transactions etc.)

Record sample / master data as CATTs

Create standard test cases (test case

description, CATTs, eCATTs )

Note:

Legend:
IMG > SAP Implementation Guide

Re-use of existing configuration possible.

Translation or process structure can be triggered
using SAP standard translation tools.

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BC Set -> Business Configuration Set

CATT -> Computer Aided Test Tool

Business Process Documentation

Project documents
Business blueprint provides the capability to store and manage project documents (unstructured
content) at various level within the business process hierarchy
Functionality

Based on process element relevance,

project documentation can be uploaded
using the Proj. Documentation tab

Documents can be assigned to specific process

structure element such as scenario, process or process
step
Document templates delivered by SAP such as
business process procedure, configuration guides
Self-defined templates can be developed
Full-text search based on TREX (separate installation)
is supported for all uploaded documents
Change history and versioning of documents
Digital signature based authorizations to protect
documents

Benefits

Standard
templates
by SAP

Central platform to store and manage all project

documentation e.g. configuration guides, manual test
cases, business requirement documents
Improves transparency and access to all project
documentation
Central documentation of custom developments

Limitations
Custom
developed
templates

No real time collaboration and flexible document

distribution

Business Process Documentation

Project documents
Business blueprint provides the capability to store and manage project documents (unstructured
content) at various level within the business process hierarchy
Functionality

Based on process element relevance,

project documentation can be uploaded
using the Proj. Documentation tab

Documents can be assigned to specific process

structure element such as scenario, process or process
step
Document templates delivered by SAP such as
business process procedure, configuration guides
Self-defined templates can be developed
Full-text search based on TREX (separate installation)
is supported for all uploaded documents
Change history and versioning of documents
Digital signature based authorizations to protect
documents

Benefits

Standard
templates
by SAP

Central platform to store and manage all project

documentation e.g. configuration guides, manual test
cases, business requirement documents
Improves transparency and access to all project
documentation
Central documentation of custom developments

Limitations
Custom
developed
templates

No real time collaboration and flexible document

distribution

Custom Development Documentation

Integrate custom development into Solution Documentation. Keep track of development

progress. Handover of essential information to support organization to ensure business
continuity.
Scope

Document custom code including specifications

Explain business relevance of custom code

List owner of custom code

Benefits

Complete documentation of entire solution including

custom code

Handover of essential data (Owner of custom code and

specification) to support organization

Integrated in other SAP Solution Manager capabilities

enabling efficient housekeeping, controlled change of
custom code and complete business process monitoring

Business Process Documentation

Documentation of test cases
Solution Configuration allows assignment of new or existing test cases to a process structure element.
Features
Test cases are assigned
using Test cases tab

The following type of test cases

could be assigned
Test documents
Manual test cases in SAP
script

External applications
Automatic test cases

Function module tests

Manual test cases can be linked to
transaction of program

Benefits

Test case
type selection

Improves transparency of test

cases by providing structured
and centralized storage

Serves as basis for process

oriented test management
functionalities of SAP Solution
Manager

Note

The Test Cases tab might be

not relevant if you organize
tests with the SAP Quality
Center by HP. It can be hidden
in this case

Business Process Documentation

Configuration documentation
Solution Configuration allows access to various customizing tools to make system settings or store
preconfiguration. It is central starting point for making system settings for your implementation project.

Features
Configuration information is
assigned using Configuration tab

SAP pre-defined implementation

content
Automated pre-configuration via
BC Sets
Perform/fine-tune configuration
Develop and document customerspecific developments

Benefits

Configuration
type selection

Transparency through central

storage of all documented
customer-specific developments
Single point of entry to all
configuration-relevant information
Pre-configuration allows timeefficient and standardized
customizing
Central and predefined access to
managed system allows timeefficient customizing without
reiterative logon

Pre-configuration Using BC Sets

What Are BC Sets?

A Business Configuration Set (BC Set) is a set of Customizing settings

Which

are grouped according to logical, business management criteria to a unit

For

documentary, quality assurance and re-use purposes

Which is independent of the original Customizing tables/views
Which is accessible across the system landscape

Briefly: BC Sets are snapshots

of Customizing settings

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Pre-configuration Using BC Sets

BC Set Attributes Objects

Standard

Data are treated analogous to data in a transport request

Restricting customizing (Attribute fix)

Certain customizing must not be changed by subsidiaries

This set of settings is defined by global headquarters

Subsidiaries cannot change these settings in local system (repairs are

possible)

Fix attribute is only active in activation system

Flexible customizing production (Attribute variable)

No copy

Org. units in global and local systems may differ

Option to change these values during activation

No copy option

Select if a dedicated column should not be copied into the BC Set.

This will delete the attribute icon and the column from display

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Pre-configuration Using BC Sets

Objects Valid for BC Set Creation

Data you can record in BC Sets

Customizing Data
All IMG activities based on Extended Table/View Maintenance (SM30/34), including tables, views, view
clusters, view variants and view cluster variants. Additionally processing of piece lists in individual
transactions.
Further exceptions
Customizing transactions which are not based on the Extended Table/View Maintenance (SM30/34)
can in some cases not yet be put in BC Sets. The use of the fix attribute is restricted in such (individual)
transactions.

Data you cannot record in BC Sets

Master data
To avoid overwriting critical data
Transaction data
Repository objects
Further exceptions
Dummy objects
BADIs

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Pre-configuration Using BC Sets

Distribution of BC Sets Two Alternative Options

SAP System 2

SAP System 1

Transport Request

BC Set upload/download

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Pre-configuration Using BC Sets

BC Set Types

Simple BC Set
Hierarchical BC Set

BC Set from Transport

Request

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Comparison and Distribution of Customizing

Customizing Synchronization - Overview
Goals

Ensures that customizing of certain objects is in sync across systems

Reuses customizing (e.g., of SAP R/3, SAP ECC) in other systems of other components

Avoids redundant customizing activities in a solution landscape (central reference customizing,

distribution to other systems/clients)

Comparing Customizing

Distributing Customizing

Comparison between systems

and clients

From one to multiple target

systems and components

No automated customizing
adjustments

Automated customizing
distribution possible

Use to control customizing

before and after distribution

Use to distribute defined set

of customizing between
components

CUSTOMIZING SCOUT

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CUSTOMIZING DISTRIBUTION

Distribution of Reference Customizing

Customizing Distribution Details (1/2)

Maintenance of
reference
customizing data

Synchronization Group

SAP Solution
Manager
with
Customizing
Distribution

source
settings

target
settings

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ECC Transport ECC

Transport ECC
DEV
QAS
PRD

Transport

Transport
DEV
QAS
PRD

Distribution of
reference
customizing data
(based on BC Set
technology)

... Transport ...

...
Transport
DEV
QAS
PRD

Distribution of Reference Customizing

Customizing Distribution Details (2/2)

2 Notify Solution Manager

about customizing changes

SAP
Solution
Manager

SAP
ECC
DEV

SAP
ECC
QAS
Time zones
Transport zones
Currencies
Customer groups
...

3 Map source into target customizing

SAP
ECC
PRD

1 Save customizing into

transport request

after importing changes

4 Send target settings

to target system

Log

SAP

DEV

SAP

QAS

SAP

PRD

6 Generate distribution logs

Time zones
Transport zones
Currencies
Customer groups
...
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5 Activate BC Set and write target

settings into transport request

Thank you!

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