It allows sap customers to better understand and manage the major technical risks and challenges within an upgrade project, making the upgrade project a nonevent for the business. Upgrade processes find the steps youll need to upgrade java and abap systems, modify sap objects, and learn how to use the right tools for these processes. Upgrade project plan basis corner community wiki sap. A fragment of an activitybased work breakdown structure figure 4. Following are the high level activities in the upgrade. Oss messages raised due to various issues during upgrade of dev or qua takes time since sap do not allow to keep priority highvery high for nonproduction system. The big book of sap upgrades real world sap upgrade tips from the worlds leading sap system integrators compiled and edited by panaya inc. This upgrade project framework has been successfully used by our cx expert services team several times. The sap upgrade road map is part of sap solution manager and provides saps standard methodology to plan and execute an sap upgrade project. Fixing the sap upgrade process nine best practices2. The project preparation phase, amongst other things, aims to identify this team. If you have extensive customizations then you are on your own as far as that goes.
Converting manual profiles created via su02 to activity groups, as sap recommends the use of profile generator pfcg for the maintenance of profiles. What about perform integrated user acceptance testing, or perform data extracts and transformation. Have you finalized your infrastructure questionnaire. A sap erp upgrade checklist project preparation 323 b sap erp upgrade checklist blueprint 327 c sap erp upgrade checklist realization 333 d sap erp upgrade checklist final preparation for. A work breakdown structure for implementing and costing an erp project communications of the ibima volume 6, 2008 94 a work breakdown structure for implementing and costing an erp project aisha momoh, decision engineering centre, cranfield university, bedford, uk,a. Developing a project plan for a successful erp upgrade.
Manage the full project lifecycle from a centralized source enabled by project portfolio management ppm software. There are many tasks to consider in a typical upgrade project, and good preparation is the key to success. The more detailed the planning is, the better you will be able to deal with contingencies. Implement sap note 2568736 implement sap note 2310438. A sap erp upgrade checklist project preparation upgrade project phase project preparation definition from the project perspective the project preparation phase includes. North carolina gear erp planning implementation plan and. It is also common for vendors to support the current version and one prior version. Sap provides welldefined upgrade paths for sap business one. If you want to do an incremental upgrade, you will have to duplicate the cms database, install another xi 3. Quick guide for enhancement pack 7 upgrade sap blogs. There are a couple of objectives for having to upgrade the sap security infrastructure. The challenge we encountered during the recent upgrade project that i was involved with was during the data migration and validation, while the client was upgrading from 4. The following figures help you to plan the post upgrade steps.
A oneshot upgrade is easier to manage for cost hardware licenses and the duration of the project. In this section, we outline our recommended approach and we cover all the steps in the upgrade project framework and the milestones that should be achieved before moving on to the next phase. The below structure can be used as a template and can be tailormade to build a comprehensive project plan. Project management consists of the project charter and governance, work plan, project team definition, and deliverable outlines. Technical requirements planning for local projects figure 4. Sap technical upgrade project this article is about the upgrade project and what are the phases involved in it and what happens in technical upgrade time. Apr 25, 2011 the sap upgrade road map is part of sap solution manager and provides saps standard methodology to plan and execute an sap upgrade project. Sap solution manager is used to holistically and effectively manage the upgrade project endtoend. Implement sap note 2462288 to collect the hana sizing data. A sap erp upgrade checklist project preparation 323 b sap erp upgrade checklist blueprint 327 c sap erp upgrade checklist realization 333. See the task descriptions and also see activating odata services for several sap fiori apps. Your transformation to s4hana is a journey, not just a oneoff project with a definitive start and end date.
Standard sap best practice documents and guidelines are available to support the upgrade of content to bi 4. Cx works upgrade project framework for sap commerce cloud. The version we upgrade depends on lot of factors and is entirely driven by organizations need. Complete quality work on schedule and within budget with the sap portfolio and project management application. Weve even seen a multimillion dollar sap implementation fail and cripple a company simply because they did not have a clear project plan in place. Project management and governance the erp implementation plan defines the need for a structured, disciplined project management and governance approach based on leading practices and supported by the tools and resources required for. It contains best practices and templates for project management, as well as functional and technical. This blow highlights some of the critical factors that affect the success of the upgrade project.
Direct upgrades from one sap business one release to another are normally only supported if the currently installed release and target release are two consecutive releases e. Implement sap note 2399707 to collect the simplification item relevance. It contains best practices and templates for project management, as well as functional and technical aspects facilitating key tasks of the entire project team. Deployment of report and dashboard solutions top 3 utilizing sap business objects, per the enterprise reporting tool strategy and report decision tree. The share of customers choosing the system conversion path is increasing rapidly. Find the steps youll need to upgrade java and abap systems, modify sap objects, and learn how to use the right tools for these processes. You can also perform several app implementation tasks automatically. Project file template for upgrade and product integration download the project plan zip file, open the project plan for ms project and add the planned project start date under fileinfoproject information in the flavors column, open the column header menu and select all checkboxes containing your planned transition scenario result. For more information, see configuration of sap fiori infrastructure.
Project file template for upgrade and product integration download the project plan zip file, open the project plan for ms project and add the planned project start date under fileinfo project information in the flavors column, open the column header menu and select all checkboxes containing your planned transition scenario result. Contents at a glance 1introduction 2 getting started. Functionality development of a business case for sap upgrade. An excellent example of this is the enhancement packages that sap has begun deploying with ecc 6. A work breakdown structure for implementing and costing an. Upgrade project plan following are the high level activities in the upgrade project plan. All we are doing in our upgrade is using the project plan and assigning resources and time to each step. Carry out organizational preparation for example identify the project team. Build for sap s4hana sustainability within your organization. This article is all about developing a project plan for your erp upgrade and why its necessary for a successful implementation.
The value proposition of a sap upgrade highly depends upon the. In planning the upgrade, make sure to plan at three levels. Upgrading sap mergaerts, vanstechelman by sap press. Companies like sap invest heavily in the technological evolution of their customer base, and during most major upgrade cycles sap has considerable new technology to offer its customers as a rationale for upgrading. Implement sap note 2443236 to collect the business process analytics analysis. This is more from project planning point and has minimal technical contents. The scope of an upgrade project is determined on the basis that is it a pure technical upgrade or a functional upgrade is also combined. End user training and documentation strategy figure 4.
Share request to reuse this add to my favorites topics. The following figures help you to plan the postupgrade steps. Jun 11, 2015 weve even seen a multimillion dollar sap implementation fail and cripple a company simply because they did not have a clear project plan in place. How to create an erp upgrade project plan bcs prosoft. Understand how to plan for the project, and get to know the system architecture, upgrade tools, and strategies that youll need to be successful. This project plan covers the following areas for your sap. Installation of sap hana, sap bw technical upgrade to nw 7. With the full support of advanced dso adso objects, the composite provider usage cp and further enhancements for the bwmt in eclipse, e. Enterprise software is notorious for fast moving product feature and enhancement releases. Each of these systems have dozens of interfaces to the erp system. Depending on technical constraints, if the currently installed release and. Since a sap implementation intends to map the organization processes to the ones defined by sap, the implementation needs to have onboard people with complete knowledge of the organization business processes. With the service pack 2 upgrade technology, you will have to upgrade your current system xi 3. As per sap roadmap, the plan is to enhance the solution considerably as a part of each quarterly releases.
Jun 19, 2018 build for sap s4hana sustainability within your organization. Sap s4hana applications and fiori ui technology is not necessarily in the conversion project focus and will be often addressed in followup projects big bang projects are less often. How to plan for an sap s4hana implementation project third. Upgrading to ehp 8 best practices on your path to innovation. Security upgrade objectives, process and approaches 2. About this template dear colleague, this template is provided to you by panaya to help you communicate the facts about your upgrade within your company. Development of a roadmap strategy for future hana use cases, incl. This article is about the upgrade project and what are the phases involved in it and what happens in technical upgrade time. How to plan for an sap s4hana implementation project. Project preparation activities should get clarity over the project and their goals, i. How to make your sap upgrade succeed in ten easy steps. Following are the high level activities in the upgrade project plan. This should be addressed as part of your sap s4hana project quality assurance work stream. A common industry release strategy finds the average software major version release occurring about every other year.
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