System Landscapes Flashcards

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SAP Cloud Appliance Library

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Offers a quick and easy way to create SAP workloads in your cloud infrastructure.
Also provides an option for tool-guided migration of an on-premise instance from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA.
Updated with both, appliances for demo, proof of concept and exploration of new business cases as well as new versions of SAP S/4HANA software installation stacks for production use.

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SAP S/4HANA Trial System

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Used for exploration,
30-day free trial, Deploy via SAP CAL.
There is a cost to host the system on one of the third party infrastructure providers (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services).

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Sandbox System - New implementation

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Fully configured system is deployed via SAP CAL to use as a demonstration system by partner consultants.
In explore phase - deliver Fit-to-Standard workshops to customer business experts.
Only required till customer’s own systems are implemented.
Customization requirements are documented in SAP Cloud ALM.

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Software Update Manager (SUM) tool

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Customer’s existing sandbox system is converted to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition with the Software Update Manager (SUM) tool

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Sandbox System - System conversion

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Focus is on existing processes, SAP S/4HANA Simplification Items, reviewing new functionality and whether the customer’s current Workflow, Report, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, and Forms (WRICEF) can be eliminated by adopting SAP standard business processes.
Deploy a system from CAL to review business processes from the compatibility scope, and new functionality the customer may also want enabled in their new SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition system.

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Client tenants

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Client is an organizational unit in the system with specific user master records and authorizations.

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Development tenant / client 080

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For developer extensibility in the ABAP environment, where developers have full ABAP development tool access and can even modify the SAP source code, although modification is NOT recommended.
The development tenant is client-independent.
Changes are recorded on development workbench requests and are released for transport with the Transport Organizer view in ABAP Development Tools.

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Client-independent Tenant

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Development objects built here can be accessed from the customizing tenant if permission is granted. This is because development objects are stored in database tables without a client column.

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Customizing tenant / client 100

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Main project, used for business process configuration and key user extensibility with the SAP Fiori extensibility apps.
Customizing tenant is client-dependent.
To transport extensions, create a software package with the Configure Software Packages Fiori app, and assign the package to a transport request with the Register Extensions for Transport app.

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Client-dependent

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Configurations or extensions made here can only be accessed within the customizing tenant. This is because master and transactional data is stored in database tables within a client column.

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Development system - New implementation

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Fresh development system is deployed with SAP standard business process content, or as a blank system where customizing is done via the IMG (Implementation Guide).

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Development system - System conversion

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Customer’s existing development system is converted to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition based on the migration approach validated with the sandbox.

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Quality System

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Used for thorough testing before any changes or extensions are transported to production.
To make transports available for testing in the quality system, an administrator releases transport requests from the development system with the Transport Organizer (SE09) transaction in the backend.

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Quality System - New Implementation

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The configuration from the development system is transported to the quality system.

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Quality System - System conversion

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The customer’s existing quality system is converted to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, based on the migration approach validated in the sandbox and development systems

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Production System

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Used for daily business-related operations and tasks.
To make transports available for use in the production system, an administrator releases transport requests with the Transport Organizer (SE09) transaction in the backend.

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Production system - New implementation

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The configuration from the quality system is transported to the production system.

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Production system - System conversion

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The customer’s existing production system is converted to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, based on the migration approach validated in the sandbox, development, and quality systems.

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SAP for Me

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One-stop digital platform for customers and partners to use a variety of self-service tools to manage their systems, solutions, support cases, and more.
Also available as mobile app for iPhone and Android

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Customer system admin

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Granted the IT Contact permission.
Uses the Systems & Provisioning dashboard to provision some of the systems required for the implementation.

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SAP for Me dashboards

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Customer Success
Finance & Legal
Partner Solutions
Partnership
Products & Portfolio
Sales & Marketing
Services & Support
Systems & Provisioning
Users & Contacts

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SAP system admin

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Can assign additional permissions to your SAP user ID.

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SAP Cloud Identity Services

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It runs on the SAP Business Technology Platform and include both the Identity Authentication Service (IAS) and Identity Provisioning Service (IPS).
Collectively, these services provide a single sign-on (SSO) experience across a customer’s SAP systems and ensure that system and data access are secure.

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Identity Authentication Service (IAS)

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In the beginning of the implementation, it is used to create user accounts and assign permissions for other members of the implementation team who need access to SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Business Technology Platform, and other system landscapes connected to Cloud Identity Services.

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Identity Provisioning Service (IPS)

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It is used at the beginning of implementation to run jobs that trigger the creation of user accounts and assignment of permissions in the new systems.

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SAP Cloud ALM

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Runs on the SAP Business Technology Platform.
Included in the Enterprise Support for cloud editions for all customers purchasing SAP cloud solutions.
Provisioned through SAP for Me.
Users need to be created and assigned permission for each implementation project team member (partners and customers) via SAP Cloud Identity.

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Four primary sections for apps in Cloud ALM

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  1. SAP Business Transformation Center
  2. SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation
  3. SAP Cloud ALM for Operations
  4. SAP Cloud ALM for Service
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SAP Business Transformation Center apps

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Designed to support customers in their selective data transition projects from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition or SAP S/4HANA on premise.
Digital Blueprint app - helps customers and partners define the migration and transformation scope by providing data-driven guidance and recommendations for decision-making roles, architects, and subject matter experts.

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SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation apps

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Designed to manage the entire implementation following the SAP Activate Methodology.
Turns the tasks and deliverables that are documented in the methodology into actionable items that can be assigned to the team member(s) responsible for completing each task.
Manage the tasks that need to be completed during and after each release upgrade by creating a project with the SAP Activate Roadmap for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition - Upgrade.
Eg: Overview app, Analytics app

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SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation - Overview app

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Project manager can see additional information about the team member’s task through the visual dashboard tiles.

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SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation - Analytics app

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Used by project manager to generate reports that can be used for progress update meetings.

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SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation - Projects & Setup

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Partner project manager is responsible for setting up the implementation project with the SAP Activate Roadmap of RISE with SAP Methodology - clean core success plan, defining the project timeboxes for delivery milestones, setting up the team, roles, and assigning tasks to relevant roles, creating the system group and deployment plan, and setting up the correct scope based on the business processes selected on the customer’s Digital Discovery Assessment.
After go-live, the customer project manager can use SAP Cloud ALM for Implementation to manage the tasks that need to be completed during and after each release upgrade by creating a project with the SAP Activate Roadmap for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition - Upgrade.

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SAP Cloud ALM for Operations

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Apps targeted to the customer’s IT support team for maintaining and monitoring their SAP system landscapes.
Have visibility into any system set up as a managed landscape, and therefore provide a one-stop shop for monitoring the health of a customer’s entire landscape of integrated systems.

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SAP Cloud ALM for Service

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Designed to make the end-to-end service delivery process between SAP and customers as transparent as possible.
For specific service from SAP outside the scope of a standard implementation.

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SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

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Engine powering many applications including SAP Cloud ALM and SAP Cloud Identity Services.
Where the SAP standard integrations have been developed and run, and where customers can access the additional low/no-code tools included in their RISE with SAP enablement package to build extensions, automate processes and create engaging business sites with SAP Build Apps, SAP Build Process Automation, and SAP Build Work Zone.
SAP BTP has around 90 services to support any type of customization or extension a customer may need.

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Training Environments - SAP Learning System Access

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Accompanies your training course content.
To complete exercises in your training course with a system specifically configured to work with the exercises.

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SAP Partner Demo Environments - Shared Demo Services

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud integrated with other Intelligent Enterprise solutions and a library of pre-scripted demos.
To demonstrate or sell SAP solutions to customers with a compelling SAP Intelligent Enterprise story.

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SAP Partner Demo Environments - Test, Demo and Development

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SAP S/4HANA on premise open for own customizations.
To try out the software, demonstrate to customers, test functionality, conduct in-house training, or proof of concept.

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition Release Cycle

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Base release - Every 2 years. Each base release falls out of mainstream maintenance after 7 years.
Feature Pack Stacks (FPS) - Released every 6 months (for current base release) with new non-disruptive features until the next base release is launched.
Support Pack Stacks (SPS) - Released every 6 months only for older base release, after new base release, with only corrections (no new functionality) until the end of mainstream maintenance.
*As part of the RISE with SAP services, customers are entitled to request one upgrade per year from SAP.

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Release Upgrade Resources

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  1. Notification of new features within SAP S/4HANA Cloud -notification banner along the top of the screen after a release upgrade occurs and new features have been rolled out in their system.
  2. SAP Help Portal: What’s New Viewer
  3. SAP Road Map Explorer & Customer Influence - Features you see in the Road Map Explorer have originated as requests from customers or partners in the Customer Influence & Adoption website