Solution Manager Update – Upgrade Planning

From the new Upgrade Center – Upgrade planning tools

• Innovation Discovery Tool
• Product Availability Matrix
• Quick Sizer Tool
• Landscape Recommendations
• Landscape Planner
• Upgrade Dependency Analyzer
• SAP Upgrade Services

System Preparation tasks:

• Activate UPL – See SAP Note 1828848 – Usage and Procedure Logging: Technical prerequisite – Should run for 3 months
• Upgrade Solution Manager
• Run the Scope and Effort Analyzer (SEA) to help scope and plan upgrade effort

These tools and tasks will help identify innovations, risks, effort, dependencies and hardware requirements for input into the planning process. Along with this the following key areas should be added to your ALM Roadmap in order to fully realize the benefits of Solution Manager in the upgrade process: 

• IT Portfolio and Project Management integration (ITPPM) – repeatable project plan via custom roadmaps with tasks integrated into change management
• Scope and effort analyzer(SEA) – assess the impact of the upgrade and effort required without upgrading a system
• Custom Development Management Cockpit (CDMC) – eliminate redundant customizations
• Centralized test management (BPCA) – risk based test optimization to reduce testing effort
• Central change and transport management (CHaRM)  – reduce effort in managing releases across the Landscape

• Online schedule for Expert Guided Implementation sessions

Select all delivery methods and use the “Region” search filter to refine the search results.Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):

• Tool & Process Setup: Basic Configuration of SAP Solution Manager 7.1 – Booked
• Test Management I: SAP Test Workbench – 15 ^th to 17^th Dec
• Test Management II: Business Process Change Analyzer – Booked
• Tool & Process Setup: Change Control Management III: Change Request Mgmt – Booked
• Tool & Process Setup: Custom Development Management Cockpit – Booked
• Tool & Process Setup: SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Roadmap – Booked
• Tool & Process Setup: System Consolidation & Rollout of Country Versions – 10^th to 12 ^th Dec
• Tool & Process Setup: System Monitoring & Reporting – Booked
• Tools & Process Setup: Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 1^st to 3 ^rd Dec

• Data Volume Management (DVM) – 8 ^th to 12^th Dec
• Incident, Problem Management (ITSM) – 8 ^th to 12^Th Dec
• SAP Solution Manager Scope & Effort Analyzer – 9 ^th to 11^th Dec
• SAP HANA in the Cloud – 1 ^st to 3^rd Dec
• SAP HANA (1 of 6) – Monitoring and Troubleshooting – 8 ^th to 10^th Dec
• SAP HANA (4 of 6) – Make your Custom Code Ready – 8 ^th to 10^th Dec
• SAP HANA (5 of 6) – Data Modelling – Booked
• SAP Mobile (2 of 5): SAP Fiori UX – 8 ^th to 11^th Dec
• SAP Mobile (3 of 5): Enterprise Mobility Management – 1 ^st to 3^rd Dec

Meet the Expert:

• Get a Head Start in the Cloud: Cloud Computing Fundamentals – 10 ^th Dec
• Install, Upgrade, and Maintain SAP Data Services – 3 ^rd Dec
• Optimize the Performance of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Documents – 4^th Dec
• SAP Afaria 7.0 Replication Troubleshooting – 1 ^st Dec
• Real-Time Operational Reporting with SAP HANA Live RDS – 10 ^th Dec
• SuccessFactors Integration: Customer Go-Live Best Practices – 10 ^th Dec      
• SAP Business ByDesign Roadmap 2015 – 11 ^th Dec

North America Schedule for January 2015:Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):

• Basic Configuration of SAP Solution Manager 7.1 – 19 ^th to 23^rd Jan
• Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 26 ^th to 30 Jan
• Change Control Management III: Change Request Mgmt – 26 ^th to 29^th Jan
• Custom Code Quality and Clones – 19 ^th to 21^st Jan
• Custom Development Management Cockpit – 12 ^th to 15^th Jan
• Data Volume Management: Methodology and Infrastructure – 19 ^th to 23^rd Jan
• E2E Root Cause Analysis – 20 ^th to 23^rd Jan
• Incident, Problem Management (ITSM) – 26 ^th to 30^th Jan
• Job Scheduling Management – 26 ^th to 30^th Jan
• Performance Optimization (PERF) – 19 ^th to 23^rd Jan
• SAP HANA (2 of 6) – Database Adminstration and Operations – 26 ^th to 30^th Jan
• SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Roadmap – 16 ^th, 28^th and 29^th Jan
• SAP Solution Manager 7.1 configuration SAP BusinessObjects BI 4 – 5 ^th to 9^th Jan
• Security Optimization Service (SOS) – 12 ^th to 16^th Jan
• Solution Documentation I: Basic, Initial Upload,Verification – 27 ^th to 30^th Jan
• System Monitoring & Reporting – 27 ^th to 30^th Jan
• Test Management III: Test Automation Framework with HP QTP – 14 ^th 16^th Jan
• Test Management IV: Test Automation Framework with CBTA – 27 ^th to 30^th Jan
• Tool & Process Setup: Change Control Management I: CTS+ – 13 ^th to 15^th and 27^th to 30 ^th Jan
• Tool & Process Setup: SAP Solution Manager: Change Request Management Upgrade 7.0 to 7.1 – 19^th to 21 ^st Jan
• Transport Execution Analysis (TEA and TEAP) – 27 ^th to 29^th Jan

Meet the Expert:

• None scheduled yet – see Replay Library