SAP Roadmap

Hi,
I am new to SAP AS and SAP technology.
I am interested in NetWeaver and did basic initial JSP / Servlet / EJB projects on latest SAP AS.
I am quite comfortable in J2EE without any SAP background.
Please let me know further roadmap in SAP world.
Thanks in Advance.

Hi,
Since you have good background in J2EE. couple of technologies you can expore are
Enterprise Portal
Webdynpro.
MDM
CAF.
xMII
and XI.
Try to get some basic idea on R3 and then concentrate on these products. This will take you to a solid carrier
regards
Vivek Nidhi.

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SAP Roadmap Composer

Where can I find the off line versie of "SAP Roadmap Composer"? Please provide me a link to download the composer.
It should contain SAP EAF, is this correct?

M. Vrouwenvelder,
http://service.sap.com/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000510734&_SCENARIO=01100035870000000202&
Regards,
DB49

Is SPM Reporting Flex included in the SAP Roadmap

Hi Rajesh, Rohit,
A quick question here regarding the SPM Flex reporting tool and whether this has been included in SAP's Roadmap strategy for the future. I can't see any mention of it in any presentations or literature. Concerns over whether it will become obsolete, etc. Can't see it as the integration to other advanced features such as Spend Advisor and E-Sourcing is vital.
Any advice welcome.
Best regards,
Pom

Hi Pom,
Customer and partners have asked this question a few times before and a very valid one. Nothing is a grantee, and I am no fortune teller. As and when new technologies emerge SAP will evaluate them to weigh their benefits against existing choices. Having said all of that, this architecture of delivering the flex UI for end users and using NW BW as the data warehouse is gaining popularity. So Adobe Flex based UI is here to stay at least for the near future.
Starting mid this year you will see other applications in EPM (Enterprise Performance Management Suite) use this architecture and technology. Some of them are already on this band wagon. In fact SPM UI is being separated and this UI will be used by the other application. Meaning all applications will have the same look and feel.
Hope this helps
Rohit

Delete Links to SAP Roadmap Accelerators in RMAUTH

I'm noticing some weird behavior in RMAUTH. Yesterday I deleted several of the links to roadmap accelerators in my custom roadmap. Today I logged in and they were there again.
Yesterday I had saved my changes, left the transaction and system, came back in and it was fine. But today it seems like the links are back.
Anyone see this before?

Hi Seshen,
The published IAC files should be under ITS server.
In the ITS server go to c:/program files/sap/its/../servicefilename/htmlprogramname
or
c:/sap/its/../servicefilename/htmlprogramname
In SAP R/3 you can find under se80.
Select "Internet service" from drop down list. Then search for IAC files. This is available after SAP R/3 4.6C.
Regards
Arun

XI in SAP roadmap

Hi,
Perhaps this is a newbie question, but i will still try:
We all know that XI is used by Xapps, other NW components (like MDM and BI), SRM etc'.
My question is when (starting from what SAP version) XI will be anounced to be the out of the box "HUB" that will be used for data interchanges between R/3 and other systems from the mybusiness suite like CRM, PLM and SCM?
This will basically make it an indispensable tool and help very much to move forward its adoption.
Thanks,

Hi Roshwitha,
I would like to check few things in sap xi 3.0. Is it possible to get the trial version SAP XI 3.0 where i can create data types, message types, mapping etc... to get some hands on? please let me know is it possible?
as you mentioned in SAP netweaver 7.0 ABAP trail version, are you able to see new screens for creating mappings, etc...
Please let me know as soon as possible so that i will start trying.
Thanks
krish

SAP Implementation Process !!!

Hi Folks,
I need brief information about the SAP implementation process. As per the ASAP Methodology we have different phases involved in the entire implementation process from Project preparation,Blue print analysis,Realization,Final Preparation and Go Live Support.
I did not involve myself into implementation. Being a Basis consultant I would like to know what is the involvement of basis consultant in each phase in detail and what are the activities being carry out by a basis team, what would be the avg team size and what would be the duration of the project approximately. I know it depends on the project and modules being used,architecture and all. i just wanted to know the rough details for information.
I would really appreciate for any useful information.
Regards,
Vinod

Hi Viond,
Please find below an elaborated details for SAP Implementaion.
The ASAP (Accelerated SAP) Roadmap provides the methodology for implementing and continuously optimizing your SAP System. It divides the implementation process into five major phases and offers detailed Project Plans to assist you (Microsoft Project format). The documentation stored at each level of the Roadmap tree structure contains recommendations on implementing your SAP System and links to helpful tools and accelerators. We use SAP Solution Manager for the same and define the steps and this information can be transformed into MPP.
The implementation of your SAP System covers the following major phases:
Project Preparation
In this phase you plan your project and lay the foundations for successful implementation. It is at this stage that you make the strategic decisions crucial to your project:
Define your project goals and objectives
Clarify the scope of your implementation
Define your project schedule, budget plan, and implementation sequence
Establish the project organization and relevant committees and assign resources
Sizing for the SAP Servers (SAPS) Important for Basis.
Business Blueprint
In this phase you create a blueprint using the Question & Answer database (Q&Adb) older versions and now it has been replaced by new value adds from SAP in Solution Manager, which documents your enterpriseu2019s requirements and establishes how your business processes and organizational structure are to be represented in the SAP System. You also refine the original project goals and objectives and revise the overall project schedule in this phase. In short its As is >> To be its from from functional consultant (mapping of business process) Basis will be involved how and when backup will be taken what 3rd party/vendor will be used, how users will be handled (CUA or normal procedure).
Realization
In this phase, you configure the requirements contained in the Business Blueprint. Baseline configuration (major scope) is followed by final configuration (remaining scope), which can consist of up to four cycles. Other key focal areas of this phase are conducting integration tests and drawing up end user documentation. Major part will be creation of transport requests and transportation to QAS system. Configuration of SAProuter, Solution manager and its various configuration
Final Preparation
In this phase you complete your preparations, including testing, end user training, system management, and cutover activities. You also need to resolve all open issues in this phase. At this stage you need to ensure that all the prerequisites for your system to go live have been fulfilled...Final Check.
Go Live & Support
In this phase you move from a pre-production environment to the live system. The most important elements include setting up production support, monitoring system transactions, and optimizing overall system performance.
You can also download an HTML version of the ASAP Core Roadmap 7.1 on [SAP Services Marketplace - ASAP Roadmaps and Run SAP Roadmaps|http://service.sap.com/asap] (SMP login required).
All the best !

What is the roadmap for BI-IP product w.r.t BPC

is it true that BPC will replace or serve the same function as BI-IP?
IF SO,
what is the rationale for such quick product replacement and what is the future direction for this planning product IP?
not long ago there is BW3.5 . then came BI 7 recently and that comes with IP, and now BPC in such a short span of time?
please share your views.

Hi,
First of all I would like to recommend you the relvant forum for all topics related to CPM:
You might get your answers refering to BPC and/or CPM more quickly and more precise at this forum:
Expert Forums » Business Process Expert » Corporate Performance Management
I welcome you to have a look there.
I did a quick research there and I found some information which might be interesting for you. You can find more about this at the following blog:
/people/muthu.ranganathan/blog/2007/05/22/sap-gets-serious-about-epm
Recommendations to existing customers
2007-07-10 20:35:28 Muthu Ranganathan Business Card Reply
As indicated earlier to another response in the blog, SAP would continue to support BPS,as per the existing maintenance arrangements. As of SAP NetWeaver 7.0, BI Integrated Planning (BI-IP) replaced BPS, so BPS is no longer being developed any further.Development plans for BI Integrated Planning will be unchanged by the OutlookSoft acquisition as BI-IP will continue to be SAPs long-term planning infrastructure.SAP Strategy Management is SAPs strategic nextgeneration
product in that category(scorcarding/strategy). However SAP would continue to support BSC as per the existing maintenance arrangements.
Some additional elements to each of the question:
1. Do we stop all new development in these products and start utilizing the new CPM product offerings right away?
If you already have implemented element of SEM, the maintenance allows you based on a SEM 6.0 (mySAP ERP 2005) to work on maintained product until 2013. Applications of the CPM suite are of course the recommended path for new customer, however, as each customer situation is different, I would recommend to use your local SAP contact to discuss these issues.
2. Do we continue new development in the old products and convert in the future (when the new CPM suite has stabilized and SAP has stopped further acquisitions)?
Each products of the CPM suite are now available in a stabilized and mature version, however the integration and Netweaver as a unified platform is not available. So it is more about integration than about stabilization. For more insight on the SAP roadmap again get in touch with your SAP contact.
3. Do we stop all new development in these products and use alternative SAP products like BI integreted planning, Visual composer etc. which are more mature than the new CPM products and are not scheduled for obsolesence like SEM and BPS? Then in the future we migrate to the new CPM suite when it is stabilized?
BI integrated Planning and Visual Composer are part of the technical infrastructure in Netweaver, whereas CPM elements are Application designed for performance management and with business user centric concepts. Again these products are fully matured and stabilized and the roadmap of the CPM group is to unify the technology platform and get the convergence of all Planning and Consolidation tools.
Thanks
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So I hope I could help you at least a bit,
Best regards,
Felix

Procedure/Best Practices - For providing SAP BASIS SUPPORT

Hi All,
I need information on SAP BEST PRACTICES on providing BASIS SUPPORT for SAP4.7.
If you can give me any link or document regarding this that would be of great help to me.
Expecting the replies...
Thanks
Cheenu

Hi Cheenu,
I'm not quite sure what do you mean by "providing SAP BASIS SUPPORT".
Run SAP roadmaps describe the recommended methodology for End-to-end operations of SAP solution, including technical operations (basis). You can check them at service.sap.com/roadmaps (go to "Run SAP Roadmap"). If you need a list of tasks you should perform in a scope of solution operations you'll find it there as well.
SAP solution management is based on ITIL methodology. You can find more about ITIL at www.best-management-practice.com/IT-Service-Management-ITIL/.
Hope this helps.
KR,
Grigor

Accellerated SAP literature?

Hello,
I need tips for literature to read about the Accelerated SAP roadmap.
Are there any reccomended books or articles i could read to understand more about v.7.1 and previous versions of ASAP?
I am also interested in ASAP in a brief historical context.

Hallo,
For your historical context there are a lot of books to consider. From my point of view you can take a look at the following
AcceleratedSAP (ASAP): Implementation at the Speed of Business [Paperback] Stewart Miller (Author) Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US; Pap/Cdr edition (1 Jun 1998)
Sap Bluebook: A Concise Business Guide to the World of Sap by Michael Doane (Paperback - Apr 1998)
You should also go through [the link|/docs/DOC-8032#section2 [original link is broken]] to get official documents.
For further reading
    Project Management   ASAP Roadmap
    SAP Help
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/48/623972d55a11d2bbf700105a5e5b3c/content.htm
    ASAP Methodology ASAP Methodology & ASAP Roadmap - Requires OSS Login
    SAP Service Marketplace
http://service.sap.com/asap & http://service.sap.com/roadmaps
    Project Management Overview of the ASAP methodology
    Richard W. Vawter, University of Southern California
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~anthonyb/itp320/ASAP.ppt
    Implementing SAP R/3 in 21st Century: Methodology and Case Studies
    Dr. Arzu Baloğlu. Marmara University.
www.tojet.net/e-book/SAPBook.pdf
    Project Management Implementing SAP R/3 - Book Review Presentations
    UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
http://www.uky.edu/IT/AdminApps/IRISTechPortal/Presentations/Presentations.htm
    Project Management SAP Project implementation: Example Project Blueprint & Project Charter
    University of Tennessee
http://iris.tennessee.edu/sap_project.htm
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Anirban

SAP Product Lifecycle Costing

I came across ASAG presentation by the title "An Introduction into SAP’s Upcoming Product Costing Solution" from June 2014. Does anyone know what SAP roadmap for this solution looks like? Any information on when it becomes available?
Thank you,
Alex

Hi Alex,
I will reply to your mail.
The solution is planned to be available next year and is currently in the midst of development. We are not disclosing any further details beyond the ASUG presentation at this point to a broader audience.
Regards, Ulf.

Different labels for a textview based on component usage

Hi,
We are on SAP E-Recruiting EHP5 and we have a requirement wherein the label of a textview in a view needs to be dynamicaly controlled. The candidates personal data page (view VW_PERSONALDATA of component HRRCF_C_PERSONL_DATA_UI) gets displayed both:
1) When the candidate is signing up on the portal to create his profile
2) On the application page while the candidate is applying against a particular position
Now case 1 is a straightforward one. I set the label to a OTR and it just works fine. Case 2 is where the problem occurs. When the candidate applies against a particular position the standard SAP roadmap comes up with the view VW_PERSONALDATA of component HRRCF_C_PERSONL_DATA_UI as its 1st step. So now how can I set a different label for the textview in this particular case coz the navigation happens dynamically through prepare_dynamic_navigation( ). Appreciate your inputs on this one.
Regards,
Uday
Edited by: Uday Mr on Feb 29, 2012 3:36 PM

Hi Uday,
Please try to create it dynamically.
Example:
METHOD wddomodifyview.
*-Data declaration
DATA: root TYPE REF TO cl_wd_uielement_container,
page_header TYPE REF TO cl_wd_page_header.
*-Get reference to Root UI Element Container
root ?= view->get_element('ROOTUIELEMENTCONTAINER').
*-Creating page header
page_header = cl_wd_page_header=>new_page_header( title = 'Page Header' ).
cl_wd_flow_data=>new_flow_data( element = page_header ).
*-Add new page header to ROOT Element Container
root->add_child( page_header ).
ENDMETHOD.

How to find the list of WDAs for IS Retail?

Hi all
I did some basic search on SDN to find all WDA components SAP will predeliver on the installation of IS-Retail. I could not find useful links. Does anyone know how to find it? Also would like to know the SAP roadmap on the WDA apps that will be built in the future.
The idea is when I go to a customer for IS Retail implementation I should be able to tell him if he can get out of the box browser based UIs. Please let me know a way to find it.
Regards
LNV

Hi
Thanks. Not exactly that I wish to see. Yes I would need to know the technical components but only after understanding at a more broader level what SAP offers in terms of pre built UI (WDA) for retail scenarios. Do you see what I want? SAP offers pre built UI for ESS MSS, what is available similarly for Retail?
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Questions and Answers for Ann Rosenberg for March 11 Webinar

Hello,
Please reply to this thread with any questions or discussion points related to Ann Rosenberg's Webinar on March 11, 8AM PST "Running a Successful BPM Practice for SAP Customers"
[View the announcement page|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/events/annRosenbergWebinar-RunningaSuccessfulBPMPracticeforSAPCustomers%252CWedsMarch11%252C11AMEastern]for more information, or to register.
About the speaker
Ann Rosenberg is Global Practice Head for Business Process Management in SAP's Business Transformation Consulting Team. Ms. Rosenberg has been with SAP since 2000, holds a Black Belt in Six Sigma, and an executive MBA from SIMI. She has extensive experience in setting up BPM competency centers, and helping IT departments execute transformational change to support process-oriented organizations. Ms. Rosenberg recently published the book Business Process Management - The SAP Roadmap.

Hi Ashish,
There are several options for you. With the process list that is part of the Process Desk, you can display all running, completed, and canceled processes that are relevant for you. [Displaying Processes in the Process List|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwce711/helpdata/en/d1/6d5ee426da4a84951c5acad77a1911/content.htm ]
In addition, with SAP NetWeaver Administrator, if you have administrative rights to a process you can find out if the process completed successfully or not, who executed tasks in the process, what is the data in the process context, etc. [Managing Processes and Tasks with SAP NetWeaver Administrator|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwce711/helpdata/en/58/c325d5323b447ebb9d020c7fbaa5be/content.htm]
Currently there is not a public API for accessing the native process metadata, but this will come with wave 2. However, if you have important process metrics that you would like to track today, you can always add an automated activity to your process model that posts process data to a web service.
Kind regards,
Michael
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Comparing ABAP development process with Model Driven Architecture concept

My Background
I am a postgraduate student writing a Masters Degree Dissertation titled An Investigation into how compatible ERP Development Process is with Model Driven Development Philosophy: A SAP R/3 Case Study.
The aim of this project is to compare ERP system development process with Model Driven Development (MDD) and to identify whether and how they can be used together. Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is Object Management Groups (OMG) flavour of the MDD philosophy and is the paradigm that will be used here.
I have chosen SAP R/3 as my case study in order to narrow the research and want to explore the development processes/cycle involved in using ABAP/4 to reconfigure/customize SAP R/3 system during implementation.
An overview of the MDA concept according to OMG is given below. Following this, Ive provided some questions that are open to discussions.
Overview of the MDA Concept
The Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is an approach to software systems development that separates the specification of system functionality from the specification of the implementation of the functionality on a specific technology platform. The MDA concept provides an open, vendor-neutral approach to system interoperability.
A recent study by the Middleware Company summarizes MDA paradigm as a development process that makes use of the following steps:
1.     Secure business requirements for an application.
2.     Develop UML diagrams for the domain model, independent of any particular technology (J2EE, Microsoft .NET, CORBA, etc). This UML model represents the core business services and components. This UML model is called Platform Independent Model (PIM) because it is completely technology-independent and will be the same regardless of whether you decided to use J2EE or .NET. You develop this UML model using UML modelling capabilities of an MDA-specific modelling tool.
3.     Build UML diagrams for the application, specific to a particular technology (J2EE, for example). This UML model will have design patterns. This UML model is called Platform Specific Model (PSM). You can build this manually, or you can generate much of it using an MDA tool and hand-tune only pieces of it that require customisation.
4.     Finally, generate the application code using an MDA tool. That is to say, instead of writing the application by hand based on the UML model, you generate the majority of it from the UML diagrams.
To develop an application using MDA, it is necessary to first build a PIM of the application, then transform this, using a standardised mapping into a PSM, and, finally, map the latter into the application code.
A mapping is a set of rules and techniques used to modify one model in order to get another model. In MDA, mappings are used for transforming:
1)     PIM to PIM. This transformation is used when models are enhanced, filtered or specialized during the development lifecycle without needing any platform dependent information. One of the most obvious mappings is the analysis to design models transformation. PIM to PIM mappings, are generally related to model refinement.
2)     PIM to PSM. This transformation is used when the PIM is sufficiently refined to be projected to the execution infrastructure. The projection is based on the platform characteristics. Describing these characteristics should be done using UML description. Going from a logical component model to a commercial existing component model is a kind of PIM to PSM mapping.
3)     PSM to PSM. This transformation is needed for component realization and deployment. PSM to PSM mapping are generally related to platform dependent model refinement.
4)     PSM to PIM. This transformation is required for abstracting models of existing implementations in a particular technology into a platform-independent model. This procedure often resembles a mining process that is hard to be fully automated. It may be supported by tools, though. Ideally, the result of this mapping will match the corresponding PIM to PSM mapping.
Questions/Discussions
1.     What specific stages are involved in development using ABAP/4? (e.g., requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding, etc)
2.     Do these stages fit into any traditional software development lifecycle? (e.g. waterfall model, v-model, etc)
3.     Which of the stages in (1) above best describes the Platform Independent Model (PIM) of the MDA concept above?
4.     Which of the stages in (1) above best describes the Platform Specific Model (PSM) of the MDA concept above?
5.     How does the Accelerated SAP roadmap relate to the MDA concept above?
6.     Assuming theres a change in business requirements of a company that could lead to reconfiguring/customizing the R/3 system, how is this achieved? For instance, if a model has earlier been developed for that particular process, how does the change in the model affect coding/modification?
7.     How is coding achieved with respect to the reconfiguration of the business models or reference models?
8.     Are all coding manually done or are there tools in the ABAP Workbench that enable codes to be generated automatically from the models of the system?
9.     How much time is spent in coding compared to developing business models like EPC models?

I've also read about the SAP Composite Application Framework (CAF).
But it seems that it's only for Java development....

EDMS and ERP systems

hi friends,
one of our customer is looking for document management system, and interesting with SAP solutions for document management.
but they use nonSAP system, and wonder if any SAP solutions like BI-BW tools exist for document management which is suitable.
when I m searching for this I saw eDMs but, actually, I have no idea about SAP DMS or eDMS.
can anyone give me brief explanations about this and the possibility of integration of eDMs with nonSAP system.
or advice me any satisfactory SAP solution.
thanx in advance.

Hi,
SAP DMS is a component of SAP ECC and therefore could be implemented as the initial deployment of a SAP ECC project, however, in practice this not typically the case. Most customers either implement SAP DMS in parallel to other ECC components or add SAP DMS to an existing implementation later.
Vendors conduct workshop for SAP customers to investigate their requirements for document and content management, and recommend potential scenarios for a SAP DMS deployment. Post that,you can define a SAP DMS implementation plan to fit within your current SAP roadmap.
For info on easy DMS(web-based access to SAP DMS) specifically,do browse through the below link:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/a0805600-a4f9-2b10-f0ad-ada7634f4199
For differences between Easy DMS and DMS, please visit the below link,
wht is easy dms and sap dms
Hope this answers your question.
Regards,
Pradeepkumar H.
Edited by: Pradeepkumar Haragoldavar on Apr 21, 2010 12:04 PM
Edited by: Pradeepkumar Haragoldavar on Apr 21, 2010 12:17 PM

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