SAP EHP7 how to avoid the pitfalls

Editor's Notes

• #4: Before we get started, I’d like to address some housekeeping issues: As we have a packed audience, we’ve muted all the lines for optimal sound We welcome your questions. Please use the Questions Panel and we will answer as many as time allows at the end of the presentation. If we do not get to your question during the webinar, we will write to you directly following the session. There will be a short poll during in this webinar and results will be shared with you in our follow-up email. We are recording this webinar. A link to the recording will also be provided in our follow-up email.
• #5: In today’s presentation we’ll cover: Tips to help you estimate the time and resources required FIVE common pitfalls to avoid Business functions commonly activated The impact it will have on your SAP Business Warehouse The key benefits of upgrading to EHP 7 So without further ado, I’d like to introduce Oren Ezra, Panaya’s VP Product Marketing who will be start off our presentation today. Oren, take it away!
• #11: Enhancement packages are cumulative. Thus, enhancement package 7 contains all the previously delivered enhancements as well as the new ones: That adds up to a grand total of more than 750 functions. Of these, approximately 100 are new. EHP 7 includes numerous new functions for financial accounting, logistics, human resources, and quality management, as well as cross-application functions and improvements for SAP Master Data Governance and manager self-service (MSS). Enhancement package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0 offers more than 100 new functions and is the first enhancement package to be optimized for both the SAP HANA database and the traditional certified databases. The enhancement packages reduce the adjustment effort required for customers who subsequently migrate their SAP Business Suite to the SAP HANA in-memory platform. The current collection of 25 role-based productivity apps in SAP Fiori empower end users to perform recurring daily tasks with enhanced speed and efficiency across devices – whether they’re working on a desktop PC, smartphone, tablet, or notebook. The apps offer role-based processes that are personalized for specific user groups in the organization and that are intuitive to operate. This means that users can complete all their tasks simply and conveniently in a single user interface – no matter how many different SAP applications they work with. Another important innovation in SAP enhancement package 7 is the option to use SAP HANA Live to check on material availability and inventory days of supply in real time at exploded-view level. There is also an option to perform ad-hoc simulations. Leveraging these options makes it possible to speed up complex MRP runs and capacity planning dramatically. raw data from the ERP system that is stored in the database is flagged and loaded into the main memory of the in-memory platform according to the “hot storage” principle, where it is kept in highly compressed form to enable rapid delivery of query results.  Data that is only required infrequently or rarely remains in the SAP HANA database where it is accessed via SQL queries. Use SAP solution browser, which gives IT managers a fast and precise overview of all the new functions in the current enhancement packages Also, SAP business function prediction self-service tool, which – based on a transaction analysis in an SAP system – provides a tailored recommendation about which of the new business functions delivered by enhancement packages will bring the greatest business value to the customer.
• #14: When performing an EHP upgrade project, the average SAP shop will need to perform the following activities: Clearly the scope of the project is significantly lower when you consider only the used SAP ERP transactions – a best practice worth adopting (leveraging  the ST03N transaction in your ERP). How do these statistics help you? You know best how much time and resources you need to apply to each unit test, code correction, or test script. So for a rough estimate, all you need to do is multiply these figures by the stats in the table above and you’ve got a very good idea of the drain on time and resources your next project is likely to take. If you’re working on an SAP system in Europe, chances are you’ll need to invest more time and resources in your EHP upgrade project than your American peers! This is because Europeans have customized their SAP ERP systems a lot more extensively than their American counterparts. Some quick facts:  The average number of code corrections is 25% greater   in Europe  The average number of cloned programs is 15% higher in Europe  SAP European shops perform 40% more functional tests to cover their impacted and used transactions than American SAP shops
• #17: With Panaya, IT can quickly and easily scope, optimize , and accelerate the delivery of any business application change without compromising on risk or cost. The Panaya Cloud is based on some 20 patents; it combines change impact simulation, automated code remediation, collaborative test management, and test execution. And it delivers “cloud wisdom” by perpetually learning from the data of millions of project activities and adjusting its algorithms accordingly to transform common practices to best practices. Imagine having the experience of world’s top IT professionals that have performed similar projects, built-in to your project! Finally, if you’ve implemented an ALM solution, Panaya integrates its assets natively into your ALM framework, and is easily adapted to your specific QA methodology. Change Impact Simulation - With Panaya’s Change Impact Simulation, IT departments are able to predict the full impact of changes delivered by the business application vendor - such as upgrades, enhancements, and bug fixes – on their specific landscape. These changes are fully simulated on a virtual cloud environment, and therefore do not require software installation, set-up, or configuration. For every such change, Panaya pinpoints what will break and what to test. Business Application Managers can easily evaluate the time and cost of their upcoming projects, enabling them to plan resources accurately. Risks are mitigated and project execution is easy, predictable, and efficient. Automated Code Remediation - Not only does Panaya identify errors in your code, it also suggests proven remediations for them. Based on static code analysis algorithms and ‘Cloud Wisdom’, Panaya is able to identify errors and provide automatic recommendations for Best Practice code fixes. For example: in SAP ERP, code corrections are offered for Cloned Programs, Batch Inputs, Obsolete Functions, Syntax Errors, and more. As the project progresses, Panaya periodically analyzes the code corrections, detects which errors have been fixed, and releases the corrected code for testing. As a result, testing on corrected code can begin immediately and can run in parallel to code remediation. Panaya also automatically tracks and reports on progress and activities in the build mode, ensuring full visibility at all times.   Test Management - Panaya’s Collaborative Test Management offers a comprehensive, practical, and simple means of managing all testing activities. For IT teams that manage a business application landscape, collaboration is a ‘must have’ as test processes cut across multiple functions and involve many users. With Panaya, they can plan functional test flows that span multiple departments, assign testing tasks to various stakeholders (QA testers, functional experts, and key users), manage application defects, and ensure their test catalog is always up-to-date.   In addition, Panaya offers real-time visibility, meaning test managers can track the progress of tests at any given time, pinpoint bottlenecks, and raise flags wherever necessary. It’s so easy to use that even inexperienced or acting testing managers can effortlessly manage the full scope of the project. Collaborative Test Execution - Panaya makes it easy for IT and business super-users to collaborate and execute tests efficiently; from preparing the test scenarios to running and documenting the tests. When joining  Panaya’s cloud, clients can leverage and benefit from the collective experience of the entire Panaya community - thousands of customers that have successfully completed millions of change project activities.   That’s the power of the Panaya Quality Cloud. It automatically transforms common practices to best practices. It’s more powerful than having hundreds of IT professionals working on your project. It’s like hiring thousands of the best IT organizations in the world to support your project. We call it “Cloud Wisdom”.      Is ‘joining’ the right word?  I’m not sure that this really explains what ‘Cloud Wisdom’ is. It doesn’t say anything about the fact that we extract data from thousands of projects, learn from it and adjusting our algorithms to implement these best practices for our clients.
• #32: So how do these systems evolve? They do so under constant pressure to change coming from two main directions : Business driven and
• #34: I’m afraid that’s all the time we have for today. I’d like to especially thank Abe Lang of the City of Nanaimo for sharing his case study with us today. Thank you all for joining us. Please look for our follow–up email with the results from our poll and the link to the recorded webcast so you can review any material you missed or simply go over it again. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments at info@panaya.com. We’d love for you to connect with us and keep the conversation going beyond today’s event. On behalf of Panaya, thank you for joining us and taking the time to view this presentation. Have a great day.
• #35: I’m afraid that’s all the time we have for today. I’d like to especially thank Abe Lang of the City of Nanaimo for sharing his case study with us today. Thank you all for joining us. Please look for our follow–up email with the results from our poll and the link to the recorded webcast so you can review any material you missed or simply go over it again. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments at info@panaya.com. We’d love for you to connect with us and keep the conversation going beyond today’s event. On behalf of Panaya, thank you for joining us and taking the time to view this presentation. Have a great day.