This work center is the central access to all the information and functions you need to implement and upgrade SAP solutions. The views follow the project sequence, from the evaluation of your process requirements until your solution goes into production.
You are authorized for this work center. See the SAP Solution Manager Security Guide in the SAP Service Marketplace:
.There is a structured diagram of the status of your projects. You can choose between the following project views:
My Projects
Shows the projects to which you are assigned.
All Projects
Shows the projects for which you are authorized
The project status is derived as follows:
Current projects
Completed projects
Projects in whose project administration actual data the project end is in the past
Overdue projects
Projects in whose project administration plan data the project end is in the past, but the project end, or a project milestone, is not in the past in the actual data
There is a Project List, sorted by project type and status, depending on the active query. When you mark a project in the list, the system displays details of this project below the list.
Project header data
Existing locks in Business Blueprint:
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In SAP Solution Manager Project Administration
, you can determine the scope of a project. You can, for example, lock changes to the project structure, to freeze a Business Blueprint or restrict the expansion of a project. For more information about project scope, see Specify Scope.
Status of Change Request Management
The system shows whether a maintenance or project cycle has been started to manage change requests.
Assigned roadmaps, if any
To go to a roadmap, click on it.
Assigned resources (project team members)
You can perform the following actions on a selected project:
Display and enhance project administration data in the Business Blueprint
and in the Configuration
Change project header data configuration in the Project Administration
Change project structure in Business Blueprint
Selection of business functions and consolidation in the project scope (see Definition of Business Function Scope)
You can specify your business processes with the available information and tools:
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, in the SAP Service Marketplace.
For further information about the Business Process Repository, see Overview of Scenarios Delivered by SAP.
Customer Business Maps
You can get SAP Solution Composer information, create your own Business Maps with the SAP Solution Composer or edit SAP Business Maps, on the SAP website.
Customer scenarios
You call your projects in the Project Administration, or your solutions in the Solution Directory.
Business function prediction for SAP ERP
You can call the business function prediction service for SAP ERP and request a business function prediction. The business function prediction gives you recommendations for business functions in SAP enhancement packages that contain functions that are relevant for you.
There are links to the following functions:
Projects | Create and edit projects: |
Roadmap |
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Business Blueprint | Specify Business Blueprint: |
There are links to the following functions:
Configuration |
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Business Configuration Sets (BC Sets) |
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Customizing distribution and synchronization |
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Managing learning materials | Create role-specific learning maps: |
The links go to the following functions for the entire test management and testing:
Test Cases | Assign test cases to structure elements: |
Test Plan Management | Create test plans and test packages: |
Testing | Access test worklist: |
Central Test Workbench | Make central Test Workbench settings: |
For more information, see Test Management.
The following links go to tools and services for a successful production start:
You can transfer the project to a solution, after completion, to monitor and manage processes.
There are the following SAP Services to analyze the production systems:
SAP GoingLive Check (for production start)
SAP EarlyWatch Alert (for smooth production processing)
This view provides an overview of the analysis projects. You check, for interconnected product instances installed on separate technical systems, whether a planned upgrade affects existing functions. You can filter the analysis projects displayed, by criteria such as analysis phase and overall status.
You can start a new analysis project, or continue in an existing one, with the dependency check hyperlink.
For further information, see Dependency Analysis of Upgrades.
You can call and run reports for your project, or its phases and activities, in a structured list. For more information, see Reports.
For more information about general functions in the work center, see Using the Work Center.