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Process Navigator by SAP released today!

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Update 2023/05/24: Due to various access issues we’ve just release the following knowledge base article as workaround. https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3337325 . Our IT department is fixing those issues in parallel.

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Update 2023/05/05: Please also see my blog about our streamlined strategy within the Signavio product family

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Dear all,

in a previous blog post where I discussed the deprecation of SAP Best Practices Explorer, I assured you that I would provide you with the latest information on SAP Best Practices and alternative ways to navigate SAP’s solution processes.

Today marks the launch of Process Navigator by SAP, which is now available as an initial version. Process Navigator is built on the Enterprise Architecture methodology data model. This new service can be accessed via SAP for Me.

 

Process Navigator by SAP is…

  • a cloud native service providing insights into SAP’s process portfolio following a business and solution process-centric data model and design.
  • delivering process models, process documentation, process related implementation accelerators, country and industry specific implementation scope.
  • providing process related context data such as solution components, roles, integration automation information, applications along process flows and supported solution capabilities.
  • a tailormade service to help businesses “implement simple” in all deployment types, public and private cloud, on-premise or hybrid scenarios.
  • providing a lightweight consumer grade usability with SAP Fiori, on any device, with in-app search and filtering options enabling access to SAP’s process portfolio at any point in time.

 

To find the tile for Process Navigator, please go to ‘Services & Support’ in ‘SAP for Me’, and then select ‘Application Lifecycle Management.’ Please note that accessing Process Navigator requires you to authenticate yourself using a registered SAP User account through ‘SAP for Me’.

In addition, the direct link to Process Navigator is https://me.sap.com/processnavigator.

 

How do Process Navigator, Cloud ALM, Digital Discovery Assessment and Signavio Process Explorer work together?

  • Process Navigator is our new lightweight service with quick and easy access to solution scenarios and solution processes to support the discovery phase and project planning
  • Digital Discovery Assessment is your pre-qualification experience on the journey to qualify your solution scope and get your offer prepared. Digital Discovery Assessment is linking into the process details in Process Navigator.
  • Cloud ALM is our application lifecycle management solution to support all aspects of the implementation and run lifecycle, project definition and setup, fit-to-standard workshops and capturing of your requirements to safely guide you through the implementation and later on support you to operate your solution
  • Signavio Process Explorer as one entry point into the rich world of Signavio, including process metrics to measure and benchmark work, process mining and analytics, and much, much more.

Since the SAP Activate lifecycle involves varying levels of detail across different phases, there cannot be a universal solution that fits all scenarios. Nevertheless, the solution processes offered by these services exhibit a significant degree of overlap and are shared from the same source.

Please find out more about Process Navigator in this presentation.

I’ve been asked numerous times whether SAP Best Practices will remain available, and the answer is a resounding ‘yes.’ In fact, we’re increasing our investments and efforts in this area. Any new scenario for SAP Best Practices will be accessible via Process Navigator, as well as through all other relevant services.

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      Author's profile photo Michael Yoos
      Michael Yoos

      Thank you!

      One quick thing, I noticed only 2022 is available in the drop down for "SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA". Will other versions beside 2022 be added in future?

      Elaboration: 

      The "target release" drop down here only has 2022. 

      https://me.sap.com/processnavigator/SolutionScenario

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Michael,

      'SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA, release version 2023' will be made available in October. More details will follow.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Michael Yoos
      Michael Yoos

      Thank you. Any word on previous releases, such as 1909?

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Michael,

      older versions will be made available through a download link to the SAP Best Practices package on SWDC. Currently they are still accessible in SAP Best Practices Explorer.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Michael,

      the feature is now available. Please see below screenshot, you can access 'Previous Releases' from the function right next to the 'Download' button.

      This feature allows you to access the older offline libraries for older releases, or to download the older SAP Best Practices packages from SWDC.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Jan Musil
      Jan Musil

      Congratulations, Holger & team for launching this new environment to access the business process content from SAP. Can't wait to work this new site into SAP Activate guidance for our customers!

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Thanks a lot, Jan,

      the close integration with SAP Activate and SAP's standards to govern implementation projects will further accelerate the time to value for our customers.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Jan Musil
      Jan Musil

      Couldn't say it better. Customer success first!

      Author's profile photo David Kargman
      David Kargman

      Thanks for sharing.  Will this be publicly-available like SAP Best Practices Explorer, or since this is accessed within SAP for Me, it will require an S-user?

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hello David,

      access will be given through SAP for Me, a S- or P-user is required.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Adriana Ferreira
      Adriana Ferreira

      Hi Holger, thanks for sharing. I have a doubt, my S-USER don't have access after select ‘Application Lifecycle Management.’

      My S-USER have a access for SAP for Me, but, when try Process Navigator, show me this image, what I do?

       

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      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Adriana,

      I'll check with my 'SAP for Me' colleagues what access rights are required to get access to the content in the 'ALM' section.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Manish BHANDARI
      Manish BHANDARI

      Please try with Chrome. I had the same issue with Safari and it was resolved when I used chrome.

      Regards,

      Manish

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi,

      please refer to the compatibility note that I posted into the chat.

      Best regards

      Hogler

      Author's profile photo Manish BHANDARI
      Manish BHANDARI

      Dear Steffens,

      Will non SAP customers be able to register for S User?

      Warm Regards,
      Manish

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Manish,

      as mentioned, you need to register as a P-User first.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Igor Blyufshteyn
      Igor Blyufshteyn

      Congrats Holger and Thanks!

      Are you planning to provide an option to drill down from the process to the underlaying solution and where meaningful to the executable transaction or app?

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hello Igor,

      yes, this is on the roadmap.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Hannes Mostert
      Hannes Mostert

      Can I assume the 'lightweight' service processes is what can be fed into Signavio for further fine tuning down the line?
      Assuming these can now be deployed (read imported to Signavio) as the BP when you start out?
      Interested to know the workings between this and traditional Solution Manager's source for BP's, because 'On-Prem' is not disappearing anytime soon and Cloud ALM is not quite Sol Man either.

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hello Hannes,

      yes, exactly. As mentioned Process Navigator is only exposing implementation relevant information. There're no possibilities for graphical modeling, the definition of process performance indicators, for measurement of performance, for deep data mining.

      All these rich features and many more all only available through our Signavio product suite, where the content is available as well.

      Regarding the Solution Manager I would need to refer you to my colleagues owning this area.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Thomas Hiesener
      Thomas Hiesener

      Hi Holger,

       

      unfortunately the navigation is totally different from the beta phase. I was invited as tester and that time it was useful.

      Questions:

      1. There is no more connection to SOLMAN and download basket?
      2. What means target release 2202, 2211, 2302?
        The naming convention is different from onperm?
      3. There is no more filter for cloud and onperm?

      Many Thanks

      Thomas

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Thomas,

      yes, we might have change some navigation patterns due to massive user research we did over the past month. The target releases are indeed different, based on the decision of the respective solution scenario owners. As you can see certain solutions do follow their own release strategy and consequently have an own release pattern.

      It's a good finding regarding the mixture of public cloud and on-premise/private cloud processes without providing a respective filter. I'll add this to our backlog.

      Regarding the Solution Manager I would need to direct you to my colleagues.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Josef Minde
      Josef Minde

      In Best Practice Explorer it was possible to display the processes in other languages and also to download some of the resources in other languages (e.g. test scripts). This was quite useful.

      Currently the Process Navigator itself is displayed in German language, when my browser language is German, but all process related content is displayed in English only and I did not find a way to switch the language.

      Is it planned to offer other languages in Process Navigator?

      (btw. translations would be useful for the best practice contents for Solution Manager as well)

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hello Josef,

      this is on our roadmap, yes. But as you rightfully say, it's not available yet.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo ingmar kroll
      ingmar kroll

      Hello Holger,

      I would like to take up the topic of languages again. You had already said that multilingualism of e.g. test scripts is on your roadmap. Is it then planned that all resources will be available in the Process Navigator by the end of June, i.e. until the Best Practice Explorer is shut down? Or do we have to expect a time gap? If so, what duration do you anticipate?

      Thanks a lot and best regards,
      Ingmar

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Ingmar,

      I'm not sharing roadmap details or timelines in this blog. However, as mentioned we'd like to continue to provide assets in different language with the same translation depth we had on SAP Best Practices Explorer before.

      Regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Farid Azzi
      Farid Azzi

      Hi Steffens, thanks for the great blog post, is it possible to drill down the best practice scope items by LOB ?

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Farid,

      as you might realize the concept of scope items is only reflected in the way we've migrated SAP Best Practices packages. On Process Navigator we've implemented a process driven data model, and have decided to migrated scope items as individual solution processes.

      For those solution scenarios where solution capabilities are assigned on the level of solution processes/solution process flows, you can toggle the view in Process Navigator accordingly. You can toggle between a flat list of solution process or a hierarchy along Lines of Business / Business Area.

      This today is possible for all SAP S/4HANA content, we're currently rolling this out to other content as well.

      Best regards

      Holger

       

      Author's profile photo Victor Echeverri Reyes
      Victor Echeverri Reyes

      Hi Holger,

      Very useful this information!

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Victor,

      I really do appreciate your feedback, many thanks!

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Markus Brasch
      Markus Brasch

      Hi Holger,

      long time no see... many thanks for this clarification. I heard rumors that the processes of former SAP Model Company should move to Signavio - or shall I better assume that it might go to the process explorer? Any news about this topic?

       

      Schöne Grüße,

      Markus

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Markus,

      indeed, it's been a while, hope you're doing very well. Valuable content from the former SAP Model Company program is re-used in the SAP Standard Content services offerings.

      Some of the content is already available in Signavio Process Explorer and we're working with the colleagues to make it available in Process Navigator and Cloud ALM as well, it's just a matter of time.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Simon Du Boulay
      Simon Du Boulay

      Hi Holger

      I am really interested in learning more about process navigator. Are there any courses available currently ?

      Regards

       

      Simon

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Simon,

      honestly speaking, I was hoping we've built the tool in such an intuitive way that enablement won't be necessary.

      I'm absolutely happy to offer a walk-through, let me arrange something accordingly.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Esteban Hartzstein
      Esteban Hartzstein

      If you offer an open workshop would be great.  I think it would be interesting in discussing the integration with Solution Manager SolDoc, Cloud ALM, SAP Activate methodology and Signavio Process Manager.  Do you think it might be possible?

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Working on it as we speak ...

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Esteban,

      we're planning to offer a public session on this topic on May 25th, 3.00 - 4.00pm CET. Please watch out for the registration dates in this blog.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Dear all,

      we're receiving questions regarding supported browser technologies, I would therefore like to share the following article:

      1281681 - Which browsers are supported? - SAP ONE Support Launchpad / SAP for Me | SAP Knowledge Base Article

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Irene Gordon
      Irene Gordon

      Hi - will all the accelerators currently accessed via BP such as list of SSCUI ( S4HC), Process steps list,  also move to Process Navigator ? BP has been one of the best tools SAP have delivered to support implementations...hope Process Navigator etc will be equally content rich.

      many thanks

      Irene

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Irene,

      first I'm glad about your feedback regarding Best Practices Explorer. When I released it about 7 years ago I was not clear how successful it would become. For the mentioned reasons we're now modernizing with Process Navigator.

      Yes, we'll continue to deliver assets/accelerators as before, for SAP S/4HANA best practices and other solutions. What is being delivered is surely depending on the solution itself. But I do promise you'll continue to receive what is required.

      SAP internally we've established a governance board to continuously asses what additional implementation assets are required and shall be published.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Stefan Alvevid
      Stefan Alvevid

      Hello Holger,

      Will the "Related assets" section of the solution processes be populated soon? The icons for "task tutorials" and "test script" are greyed-out for me. Is this due to missing documentation?

      Thanks and best regards,

      Stefan

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Stefan,

      we might need to look into your session individually. The 'Related Assets' tab is available and all assets that have been published are accessible. So let's analyze what your individual issue is.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Nicolas Willemen
      Nicolas Willemen

      Hi Holger

      What was the solution for this? I have the same issue as Stefan.

      Thank you in advance.

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Stefan, Nicolas,

      did you log-on with P- user ID?

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Nicolas Willemen
      Nicolas Willemen

      Hi Holger

      I am logged in with my e-mail address. I suppose this is linked to my S-user (& SAP Universal ID). And this is linked to my P-user.

      Kind regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Nicolas,

      can you please check your ID's at https://accounts.sap.com and see which ones are listed and if your Univeral ID is set-up correctly.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Nicolas Willemen
      Nicolas Willemen

      Hi Holger

      The ID provided on that link is my P-user. Also, when scrolling down in that webpage and navigating to my Universal ID, I do get the confirmation that everything has been linked.

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      Author's profile photo Stefan Alvevid
      Stefan Alvevid

      I am logging on with my combined S and P user profile, universal ID. I have a separate older P user too, but with that one there is just a white page displayed when logging in to the process navigator.

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Stefan,

      in your case, does the Universal ID work? Only the older P-User doesn't work?

      Regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Anita Battistin
      Anita Battistin

      I have the same issue. In the Manage my Account page it says that my Universal ID is correctly set up and my P and S user IDs are linked, but I still can't access the test scripts.

      Author's profile photo Stefan Alvevid
      Stefan Alvevid

      Hello Holger,

      My universal ID works in the sense that I can log on. However the "related assets" section is greyed out. The old separate p-user allows me to log on but the screen is just blank. I checked the same setup that Anita mentions below and the universal ID looked like it is correctly set up.

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Can you please check my comments below. We've applied some fixes, hope this will do it now.

      Author's profile photo Nicolas Willemen
      Nicolas Willemen

      Hi Holger

      Unfortunately the issue still occurs. I'm unable to download for example the J60 scope item test script as it has been greyed out. Any ideas on why this is?

      Thank you in advance.

      Kind regards

      Nicolas

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Nicolas,

      seems to be related to your S-User or Universal ID. Can you please report the issue to earl@sap.com for the time being that we can take it offline to support you.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Tim Cashmore
      Tim Cashmore

      Hi Holger

      Maybe just an anomaly for myself, but the only way to access the process navigator is to explicitly go via the direct URL - there doesn't seem to be a menu path via the 'SAP for me' portal ?

       

      Kind regards

      Tim

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Tim,

      it's maybe a bit hidden. In 'SAP for Me', can you please navigate to 'Service & Support' and then to tab 'ALM = Application Lifecycle Management'. There you'll find the respective launcher tile.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Mariana La Rosa Pedernera
      Mariana La Rosa Pedernera

      Hi Holger!

       

      Very useful information! Thank you very much for this article!

      I was trying to get the SuccessFactors EC implementation processes and documentation. If i'm not wrong, I need to access through SAP Cloud ALM, but I'm getting an error saying content is restricted to the card. Seems I dont have permission to that card (?).

      Could you please help me to understand how to proceed? Does it has any fee attached?

       

      Thanks in advance!

      Mariana.

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Mariana,

      unfortunately I've been reported a couple of access issues which are addressed to our colleagues from the 'SAP for Me' team. I'm waiting for a resolution of these issues the next days, please stays tuned.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Mariana La Rosa Pedernera
      Mariana La Rosa Pedernera

      Thanks Holger!! I will keep an eye on it

      Author's profile photo ingmar kroll
      ingmar kroll

      Dear Holger,

      thanks a lot for the detailed blog post and the many explanations and comments. This has already answered most of my questions. However, I would like to know if the Process Navigator content will remain permanently accessible without a paywall or if at some point after the Best Practice Explorer is shut down, we should expect to no longer be able to access the Best Practices content for free? Can you say anything about this yet?

      Thank you very much and best regards

      Ingmar

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Ingmar,

      I can only emphasize once more that there's currently no intention to charge for the use of SAP Best Practices unless they are offered within a service bundle, such as Enterprise Management Layer.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo ingmar kroll
      ingmar kroll

      Thanks Holger!!

      Author's profile photo Colin Bacon
      Colin Bacon

      Hi Holger,

      thanks for sharing these details.

      I'm assuming, once  the rapid.sap.com closes down after July 2023,  we'll be able to upload best practices into SOLMAN from this Process Navigator? Are there any instructions regarding this integration,  so we can start testing this?

      Best Regards

      Colin

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Colin,

      I've mentioned in one of the earlier comments already that I cannot comment on the SOLMAN strategy and would need to refer you to the respective team. You might want to post your question to earl@sap.com so that we can forward it appropriately.

      Best regards

      Holger

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Dear all,

      as you can read from the comments we're reported some access issues. The 'SAP for Me' team is working on a resolution, which primarily should fix issues for P-user access.

      Additionally please have a look at 3330283 - SAP Readiness Check could not open in SAP for Me - SAP ONE Support Launchpad and try this as a workaround.

      In step 4 of the 'Resolution' please use the link: https://me.sap.com/processnavigator instead.

      Best regards

      Holger

       

      Author's profile photo Georg Strahlhofer
      Georg Strahlhofer

      Hi Holger,

      I am interested, if it is planned that the process steps in the specific Solution Process Flows will receive a more detailed documentation directly in the Process Navigator e.g. screenshots based on the Test script?

      Thanks for your answer

      BR

      Georg

      Author's profile photo Holger Steffens
      Holger Steffens
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Georg,

      yes, it's planned to provide more technical contextual information on individual Solution Activities. I don't want to share too many details now but please stay tuned for future updates.

      If you like you could elaborate a bit more on your idea of 'screenshots based on Test Scripts'.

      Regards,

      Holger