Defense Forces & Public Security

Purpose

Due to the specific nature of their missions and tasks, armed forces, police organizations, and aid organizations need to be able to use a multilevel system architecture that allows for offline use to perform the following activities from the domestic base for operations and exercises :

  • Flexibly plan and execute operations and exercises (planning, relocation of contingents, execution, redeployment of contingents)

  • Trigger and control accompanying or subsequent business processes (such as purchase orders, maintenance tasks, budgeting)

  • Automate/automatically trigger and execute subsequent processes as a result of organizational changes

The Defense Forces & Public Security (DFPS) component enhances the standard SAP functions, thus meeting the requirements outlined above by providing functions for the following business tasks and processes :

The component also comprises additional functions for the operation of a distributed system landscape.

The particular strengths of this component are:

  • End-to-end mapping of the organizational structures for the domestic base and operations and exercises

  • Complete process chains from planning through implementation and execution to the completion of operations and exercises

  • Provision of information and evaluation options

  • Integration of personnel and material information and resource management

  • Organizational flexibility during day-to-day operation: Changes to organizational structures and resource requirements are taken into account and implemented immediately in downstream processes

  • Offline capabilities (functions can be used even if communication between involved systems is broken temporarily) for individual organizational units through a decentralized system architecture that is also designed for the integration of mobile applications

    Note Note

    Specific mobile applications for armed forces, police organizations, and aid organizations are provided with the component SAP Mobile Defense & Security , which is provided separately.

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  • Integration into the standard processes of the SAP system (Accounting, Human Resources, Logistics, and so on)

  • Component-specific workflows and object status and authorization management

  • New object types for the specific mapping of the business elements of armed forces, police organizations, and aid organizations

  • User interfaces that provide the user with all relevant functions in an integrated environment

Implementation Considerations

In order to use the full range of functions of the Defense Forces & Public Security component, you must:

  • have activated the required business functions :

    • Defense Forces & Public Security (EA-DFP)

      You use this business function to activate the functions of the component Defense Forces & Public Security .

      The following BC Sets are available for this business function:

      • BC Set EA-DFPS-MENU for adding component-specific entries to the SAP Easy Access menu

      • BC Set EA-DFPS-AKH for adding component-specific entries to the application component hierarchy

      • BC Set EA-DFPS-IMG for adding component-specific entries to Customizing

      • BC Set EA-DFPS-CIF for enhancements to the c ore interface (CIF) for using the Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) component

    • Discrete Industries – Mill Products (DIMP_SDUD) from the business function set Discrete Industries – Mill Products (DIMP)

    • Human Capital Management (EA-HR)

    • Financial Extension (EA-FIN)

    • PLM Extension (EA-PLM)

    • SCM Extension (EA-SCM)

    • Public Services (EA-PS)

  • make the Customizing settings in Customizing under Defense Forces & Public Security

  • use the SAP components mentioned below

Integration

The Defense Forces & Public Security component is integrated with many other components of the SAP system. The following gives you an overview of the most important components that you need to be able to use the full range of features of the Defense Forces & Public Security component. The individual sections of this documentation discuss in more detail the relevant component integrations.

SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC)

The following SAP ECC components are required in particular:

  • Human Resources Management

    The organizational structures and personnel assignment of armed forces, police organizations, and aid organizations are mapped flexibly with support of the components

    • Organizational Management (PA-OS)

    • Personnel Administration (PA-PA)

  • Logistics

    The execution of logistics processes is based on, for example, the standard functions of the following components:

    • Materials Management (MM)

    • Warehouse Management (LE-WM)

    • Batch Management (LO-BM)

    • Plant Maintenance (PM)

    • Project System (PS)

      The following components are also used:

    • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

      The functions of PLM product data replication are used to distribute data between the systems involved in the multilevel system landscape.

    • Integrated Product and Process Engineering (LO-MD-PPE)

      New iPPE nodes, variants, and relationships are used to map end-to-end, cross-process objects for materials management planning (for processes required for planning armed forces, procurement, organization, logistics, and so on).

  • Accounting

    The business processes can be integrated using Accounting functions, in particular the functions of the following components:

    • Controlling (CO)

    • Funds Management (PSM-FM)

    • Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX)

  • Cross-application components

    The following components are also used

    • Document Management (CA-DMS)

      Documents are included in component-specific objects using the functions of the Document Management component.

    • Data Retention Tool (CA-GTF-DRT)

      For data archiving purposes, use the DART functions.

    • Time Zones (CA-GTF-TIM)

SAP NetWeaver

The following SAP NetWeaver components are required in particular:

  • Basis

    • Computing Center Management System (BC-CCM)

      To monitor the systems involved in the distributed system landscape, use the CCMS tools.

    • User and Authorization Management (BC-SC-USR)

      The systems involved in the distributed system landscape are provided with the required users and authorizations on the basis of the standard User and Authorization Management tools.

    • Case Management (BC-SRV-CM)

      Case Management functions support the execution of approval processes for mapping organizational structures, including resource planning.

    • Business Workflow (BC-BMT-WFM)

      To support processes, in which several agents are involved, and perform any approval steps or send any information, appropriate workflows can be triggered.

    • Application Link Enabling (BC-MID-ALE)

      The ALE functions are used to distribute data between the systems involved in the multilevel system landscape.

    • Archive Development Kit (BC-CCM-ADK)

      For data archiving purposes, use the functions of the Archive Development Kit (ADK).

    • Interactive Forms Based in Adobe Software (BC-SRV-FP)

      You use the Form Builder to create forms.

    • Exchange Infrastructure (BC-XI)

      In a distributed system landscape, you can synchronize the involved systems using the SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI).

  • Service

    In particular, in addition to its other tasks, the Solution Manager (SV-SMG) is used to set up and dismantle systems in the decentralized system landscape.

  • SAP Business Information Warehouse

    You use the SAP BW functions to work with the shipped or customer-specific Business Content for Defense Forces & Public Security .

Additional Components

The following components are also required:

  • SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM)

    • SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)

      The SAP APO functions are used to integrate the force element into the Supply Chain Management planning processes.

    • SAP Event Management (SAP EM)

      You use the Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) functions to monitor material movements and transports.

  • SAP for Aerospace & Defense

    SAP for Aerospace & Defense functions are used in the Support for Flight Operations area.

  • SAP Mobile Defense & Security (SAP MDS)

    This application makes a large number of mobile applications available for armed forces, police organizations, and aid organizations, in particular in the areas of Materials Management and Plant Maintenance. These mobile applications can be used to display or edit business data on mobile devices, even if communication with the SAP system is temporarily interrupted.

    SAP Mobile Defense & Security requires, among other things, the use of SAP Mobile Infrastructure .

  • SAP Military Data Exchange (SAP MDE)

    This separately delivered add-on includes armed force-specific functions that are provided as a separate software component due to export regulations.

  • Business Content Add-On (BI Content)

    On the basis of this add-on, a large number of reporting and analysis tools are available for the Defense Forces & Public Security component.

  • SAP Emissions Management (SAP xEM)

    You use the functions offered by SAP xEM to plan, administer, and monitor facilities.

For more information about these components, see the relevant documentation in SAP Library.