FunctionImplementation and Upgrade

 

This Work Center is the central access point for all the necessary information and functions you need to implement and upgrade SAP solutions.

On the one hand it comprises of views in which you can describe, configure, and test business processes and scenarios within a project. On the other you can execute typical tasks that you use often for implementation and upgrades.

Prerequisites

You have the necessary authorizations for this Work Center. For more information, see Access Using the Work Center.

Features

Overview

A list of projects is available to you. You can display the list from different project views. By default these are:

  • My Projects

    Shows the projects to which you are assigned.

  • All Projects

    Shows the projects for which you are authorized.

You can also define your own queries and set filters. For more information, see Working with a List.

The system also displays the project status next to the processing status, it gets this from:

If the project end was specified in the actual data of the project in Project Management and if this date is in the past, the system sets the project status to Complete. If the project end was specified in the plan data and this date is in the past, but the project end specified in the actual data is not in the past (or if this is valid for one of the project milestones), then the system sets the project status to Overdue. In all other cases, the project status is In Process.

When you mark a project in the list, the system displays any details about this project below the list.

  • Project header data

  • Assigned roadmaps, if available

    To display a roadmap, click it.

  • Assigned resources (project team member)

A dashboard shows all projects sorted according to project type and also all projects that are overdue or planned. The dashboard is shown when there are at least three projects in the list.

Defining Scope

A service map provides information and tools that you can use to specify your business processes:

  • SAP Business Maps

    You can call industry-specific SAP Business Maps on the SAP website.

  • SAP standard scenarios

    You can call the Business Process Repository and access SAP Best Practices content on the SAP Service Marketplace.

  • Customer Business Maps

    On the SAP website you can call information for the SAP Solution Composer as well as create your own Business Maps with the SAP Solution Composer or edit SAP Business Maps.

  • Customer scenarios

    You can call projects and the Solution Directory.

Planning

A service map provides functions with which you can convert the demands made in a detailed design or Business Blueprint:

  • Projects

    You can create and edit projects.

  • Business Blueprint

    You can define Business Blueprints.

  • Roadmap

    You can display existing roadmaps and define new ones. Aside from this you can add structure elements to roadmaps or change them.

Creating

A service map provides functions with which you can configure applications and create a business model in accordance with specifications:

  • Configuration

    You can configure your process requirements in the system as defined in the Business Blueprint.

  • Customizing distribution and synchronization

    You can distribute selected customizing settings from a source system to other SAP systems.

  • Managing learning materials

    You can create role-specific Learning Maps.

  • BC sets

    You can display, edit, and activate Business Configuration sets (BC sets).

Testing

A service map provides functions that affect the entire test management and test execution:

  • Test Cases

    You can create test cases for your business processes.

  • Test Execution

    You can call your worklist in the test execution.

  • Test Plan Management

    You can call test plan management to create test plans and packages.

  • Central Test Workbench

    You can configure central settings of the test Workbench, for example, status values for executing tests.

GoingLive Preparation

A service map supports you for going live successfully:

  • Transfer to operative service

    To monitor and manage processes you can transfer the project to a solution after its completion.

  • SAP services for operational service

    For analysis purposes of the productive system, you can call SAP GoingLive Check and SAP EarlyWatch Alert.

Analyses

To analyze the project status, a structured list with reports and report variants is available to you using which you can evaluate the project status.

Typical Tasks

You can execute the following functions from any view in the Work Center:

  • Defining the Roadmap

  • Editing the Roadmap

More Information

For further information about specific functions, see Implementation and Upgrade of SAP Solutions. For more information about general functions in the Work Center, see Working with the Work Center.