Basic Steps for Using SAP Best Practices

Download. Activate. Deploy.

SAP customers and partners flexibly implement SAP Best Practices for a variety of use cases including the following;

• Deploy a rapid prototype to preview and understand SAP applications and processes
• Quick setup for a reference system used by project teams to accelerate blueprinting and solution scope definition
• Implementation starting point meeting an average of between 30% to 70% of midsize company requirements. Additional requirements can be flexibly added during the course of the project
• Microvertical SAP Business All-in-One or other project template - SAP partners frequently use SAP Best Practices industry offerings and add additional configuration or content to meet microvertical needs.
• Accelerated rollout of SAP to subsidiaries in different regions or industries from the corporate parent company

By navigating through the above links, you are provided with a basic introduction about the approach and sequence of activities when using SAP Best Practices. On the left-hand navigation, project tools are organized to help you easily find the project content you need.

1. Download the SAP Best Practices and review documentation and scenario scope - then decide how you will use them (as a reference or blueprinting system or as your development system for implementation). Also, choose if you will use a manual or automated implementation approach - before you install your SAP Applications!
2. Install your SAP applications according to required release and support pack of the SAP Best Practices
3. Activate the preconfigured scenarios in your system automatically in a guided sequence based on the scenarios and functionality you require or manually configure your system according to the provided configuration guides.
4. Review your system and key processes with the business process owners using the SAP Best Practices documentation and additional documentation provided by your project team (if applicable).