SAP Community Call for ALM
May 17, 2023
CXS Customer Communications and Relations, SAP SE

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2Introduction

SAP Community Call for ALM: Agenda for May 17, 2023

Welcome and Introduction
ALM Community News
News from SAP Product Support
Focus topic: ALM for SAP S/4HANAInteractive Poll

Upcoming Events and Webinars
Q&A
Please use the Q&A tool in Zoom to ask yourquestions also during the presentation!

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Speakers & Background Experts

Tonja Kehrer

Romy SachseJohn Krakowski Jr.

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Sven Praessler

Cay Rademann

Evan Stoddard

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ALM Community News

ALM Community NewsSAP Readiness Check for SAP
Cloud ALM

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Business Service Management in
SAP Cloud ALM

Monitoring the Health of the
ABAP System in the Cloud

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Community News

1.

Join the ALM Community

2.

Follow the tags
SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager, SAP
Focused Run

3.

Ask your questions to peers and experts!

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10News from SAP Product Support

SAP Focused Run – News about Health Monitoring Component
For SAP Focused Run Health Monitoring issues, SAP Notes orKnowledge Base Articles we will now use component
SV-FRN-APP-HM.
SV-FRN-APP-OCM is still available for former software packages.

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Focus Topic: ALM for SAP S/4HANAALM for SAP S/4HANA – Which ALM solution is best for you?

or+?
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Recommendations for customers moving to the cloud

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,public edition

Conversion /Transition

n/a

Implementation

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,private edition

SAP S/4HANASAP Business Suite(on-premisewith service provider)

SAP Solution Manager
or
SAP Cloud ALM*SAP Cloud ALM
Operations

SAP Cloud ALM

SAP Cloud ALM* Evaluate SAP Cloud ALM for available and upcoming functions

Service providers can monitor the customer landscapes centrally with SAP Focused Run
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Solution Documentation across SAP Cloud ALM
Project
DiscoverPrepareTask Template

Team 1Sprint 1

Project Tasks

RunSprint 2

Project Tasks

Project Tasks

Sub-TasksCross Project
Entities

DeployRealize

ExploreSub-Tasks

Scope 1
Process

Requirement

Roles
Process

Systems

Notes
Landscapeassignments
Tags

Test Case

User Story

Test Case
Sub-Tasks

DefectFeatureProcess

Workstreams

Documentation *Deployment
Plan

Release 1

PublicUser Story

Release 2*) plannedThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

16Solution Documentation in SAP Cloud ALM
Integration into External DMS

Project B

Project A
Project A

Documentation

112

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References (URL)32

DMS integration *3Store documents inSAP Cloud ALM *PublicExternal DMS (e.g. MS Sharepoint)
SAP BTP Content Storage*) plannedThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

17Process Authoring – Versioning

Simple versioning

Advanced versioning
Production
Published
Operations

As-is solution

As-is solution

As-is solution

To-be solution

To-be solution

To-be solution

Development

Draft
Maintenance

DesignImportFix & Enhance
PublicInnovate18

Flexible Workflows in SAP Cloud ALM

InSpecification
Set to “NotPlanned”

Start Implementation

InImplementation

Confirm
Deployment
to QASIn Testing

Approve for
Production

Ready for
Production

Confirm DeploymentDeployed

Set to “InSpecification”

API *Not Planned

SAP BTP Workflow
Management

Easily embed sub-workflows created
via SAP Workflow Management▪ The SAP Cloud ALM workflow is simple and flexible▪ SAP Focused Build workfow is detailed, pre-configured, and with automated document updates

Public*) plannedThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

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SAP Cloud ALM – simplistic view on types of changes
SAP Cloud ALM

SAP Cloud ALM
IT Requirement /Request for Change

Requirement

Normal Change
FeatureStandard Change
Correction *Urgent Change...

Admin Change

User Story

General Change

Project Task

Git-enabled Change
Defect CorrectionPublic*) plannedThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

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What is your timeline?
SAP Cloud ALM – Change and Deployment Management evolving*
Advanced Change Management✓

Advanced technical security
functionalities (CSOL, Cross
Reference Check)✓

APIs for partner enhancements

Basic Change Management✓

Time-based import✓

Phase cycles

Change Management light✓

Workflow adjustment✓Incremental enhancements✓✓Continual cycle for continuousfeature deployment

Technical securityfunctionalities (DGP, ToC)

✓Feature traceability

Public*) plannedThis is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

21Implementation support – High-level comparison

Single document flow

Multiple pre-configured change types

Simple, flexible workflow

Strict process governanceStandard change control

Advanced deployment control

Designed for cloud

Designed for on-premise

For details, read blog series ALM for SAP S/4HANA Cloud – SAP Cloud ALM or SAP Solution Manager?
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ALM processes not supported by SAP Cloud ALM (yet)Custom Code Management▪ Use Custom Code Analytics, NW ABAP Test Cockpit, and Custom Code Migration app

Data Volume Management▪ Use SAP DVM Dashboard

SAP Early Watch Alert▪ Use SAP EarlyWatch Alert workspace

System Recommendations▪ Use System Assistant (included in Maintenance Planner)Business Process Improvements▪ Use SAP Signavio (starter pack included in RISE with SAP contracts)

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What are the ALM costs?

n/aHardware & InfrastructureLess configuration & user onboarding

Configuration & user onboardingn/a

Deployment of agents

n/aOperating SAP Solution Managern/a

Deployment of SAP notes, support packages(Subscription of additional memory in case ofextended usage)(SAP ECS subscription for customers without
SAP on-premise maintenance agreement)

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SAP Solution Manager for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Rise with SAP
Cloud-only customers do not have SAP Solution Manager usage rights.
Some of them require advanced ALM functionality that is not provided by ​SAP Cloud ALM (yet).​SAP Enterprise Cloud Services offers special SAP S/4HANA Cloud packages for them: ​SAP Solution Manager, private cloud edition
Version( see details )Project Documentation Version

Full Version

System landscapeSingle-tier (Dev)

Two-tier (Dev + Prod)

Functional scopeWith limitations;No operation functions

Full functional scope

Deployment of agentsService level agreement

No production SLAs

Production SLAs

Included in DR agreement

Disaster recovery
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Summary:
ALM for SAP S/4HANA Cloud – SAP Cloud ALM or SAP Solution Manager?
1) What is your solution landscape?
2) What is your IT strategy?
3) Which ALM capabilities do you need?

? ?

4) What are the ALM cost?
5) What is your timeline?

Read the blog series and the recent update!
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Poll

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Mark your calendar!

The next SAP Community Call for ALM will take place onJune 21, 4pm CEST / 10am EST.
The focus topic of this call will be “Transition to SAP Cloud ALM”.

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