We are excited to announce today the general availability of our SAP Signavio February 2024 release.
Whether you’re transforming your organization or scaling up to the next level of operational excellence, the SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite February release provides you with important benefits. The focus of this release is introducing the ability to connect strategic objectives to execution, build cohesive variant management, and carry out lasting results with trendline monitoring
With the release you are able to:
- Achieve more outcomes by connecting strategic objectives to business execution
- Simplify and elevate their process landscape with Variant Management that brings structure and transparency
- And can track and analyze trendlines to identify real progress or shortcomings
You will find a summary of the main highlights below.
SAP Signavio Process Manager and SAP Signavio Process Governance
Elevate your process management to new heights with this groundbreaking release. Simplify orchestration, foster collaboration with enhanced transparency, and take full control of your process model repositories. Stay ahead of the curve in the competitive market landscape and experience efficiency and precision like never before.
We are excited to announce a transformative enhancement to SAP Signavio which solidifies its position as a frontrunner in Business Process Transformation. Variant Management is a capability designed to ease your process transformation efforts and enhance management of complex process landscapes, enabled by SAP Signavio Process Manager, which is responsible for the bulk of content creation and preview features this capability offers, and supported by SAP Signavio Process Governance, which ensures changes are propagated
It allows process managers, owners, and modelers to effectively manage the multitude of variants in processes by identifying and modeling variants, controlling their relationships, reducing redundancy, tracking and propagating changes, and supporting users in consuming the right variant depending on the context and the role.
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Variant Management: Create templates, attach variants, manage dimensions & values
Variant Management: Clone process to create a variant and detach variants from templates
Variant Management: Propagation of automatic changes
Variant Management: Propagation of manual changes
SAP Signavio Process Insights
With the February 2024 release, SAP Signavio Process Insights is releasing the following:
- Trendlines to visualize process performance
- Integration with SAP Supplier Relationship Management and SAP Extended Warehouse Management as a source system
- Save filter selection
- Direct link to source system
- Connecting multiple SAP ECC systems to one intermediate system
- Translation to Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, German, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
Trendlines to visualize process performance
We are pleased to announce the release of trendlines which show users a visual representation of performance over time. Trendlines are designed to accelerate time to analysis and help a wide range of stakeholders to gain a better understanding of process performance. This new update helps you as process owner and transformation driver to identify peaks, anomalies, and patterns in operations at a glance. In addition it supports you as a process owner to share contextualized updates and process performance.
Click here for a demo: Trendlines to visualize process performance
Integration with SAP Supplier Relationship Management as a source system
The first of 2 integrations we are announcing in this release is integration with SAP Supplier Relationship Management as a source system. SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) provides you with innovative methods to coordinate your business processes with your key suppliers and make them more effective. Additionally, SAP SRM enables you to optimize your procurement strategy, to work more effectively with your supplier pool, and gain long-term benefits from your supplier relationships.
With the new connection, process owners and transformation drivers can analyze and improve their performance of source-to-pay processes running in SAP SRM. This will allow you yo get fact-based insights on usage in your SAP SRM, for sourcing as well as operation procurement.
Integration with SAP Extended Warehouse Management as a source system
SAP Signavio Process Insights now connects to SAP Extended Warehouse Management. The new integration to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) allows process owners and transformation drivers to analyse and improve performance running in SAP EWM. This allows you to obtain fact-based insights into what is usage in SAP EWM, for inbound and outbound processes. You are also able to gain support for your transformation initatives such as a move to SAP S/4HANA.
Save filter selection
Based on roles and evolving objectives, as process owner and transformation driver you need different filtered views of process flows and metrics that you can access quickly and intuitively. You need to come back to certain analytical steps to review the status or further drive analysis. With the February release, you will now be able to save selected filters and filter values, which they will then be able to share with colleagues in a few short clicks. This update will enable you to keep track of insights and return to them more easily, while also reducing repetitive tasks and highlighting important pages. This also makes access of previously investigated issues easierand quicker.
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Direct link to source system
The direct link to source systems such as SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition now offers you a streamlined document access and efficient issue resolution. By enabling direct navigation from a list of documents in Signavio Process Insights to specific documents in these source systems, users can swiftly access additional information where needed. This integration not only enhances efficiency but also facilitates quicker issue resolution, as users can easily drill down to individual documents, gaining detailed insights and expediting problem-solving processes. Embracing this integration empowers you with a faster, more convenient approach to document access and troubleshooting, ultimately driving productivity and effectiveness across the organization.
Connecting multiple SAP ECC systems to one intermediate system
In the August 2023 release we announced that you can connect a single instance of your SAP ECC system (on any enhancement package) to SAP Signavio Process Insights via an intermediate system in a one-to-one relationship. We are pleased to follow up this previous release by introducing the ability to connect not one, but multiple SAP ECC systems, on any enhancement package, to SAP Signavio Process Insights - many SAP ECC systems to one intermediate system.
This update decreases your time to connect to an intermediate system, while also reducing the high manual effort, maintenance, and support required for multiple intermediate systems.
Translation to Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, German, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
The February release sees the introduction of eagerly anticipated translations in Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, German, French, Portuguese and Spanish. The introduction of these languages is aimed at improving accessibility and ease of use for non-English speaking users by providing a localized version of SAP Signavio Process Insights. The different languages are available from the menu, under Language.
Click here for a demo: Switch to different languages
SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition
Interested in analyzing your processes but haven't begun? SAP Signavio Process Insights, disovery edition offers a starting point to examine your initial process, assess its performance, and benchmark it. The Discovery edition aids in identifying obstacles, suggests quick solutions, and showcases SAP's innovations that could elevate your operations. This could also serve as a stepping stone towards transitioning to S/4HANA. Try SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition at no cost by visiting url.sap/discovery-edition or by contacting your SAP Signavio representative.
SAP Signavio Process Collaboration Hub
E-mail notifications related to insights from SAP Signavio Process Intelligence and commenting use case
Stay in the loop with e-mail notifications regarding comments and your insights from SAP Signavio Process Intelligence. Users receive an e-mail notification anytime insights are assigned, modified, or deleted. They are also notified whenever they are mentioned in a comment, they receive a reply, or someone comments on their diagrams or models. Users have the power to control these notifications according to their preferences directly in the personal settings in SAP Signavio Process Collaboration Hub.
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New user interface
As part of the incremental updates to the SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite User Interface, we are happy to announce the redesign of SAP Signavio Collaboration Hub UI. The new design is aimed at improving the usability of SAP Signavio Collaboration Hub, as well as provide a seamless user experience across the whole suite.
SAP Signavio Process Intelligence
With the February 2024 relase for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence we are releasing the following:
- New actions design
- New user interface to configure data extraction
- Value accelerator for managing transportation execution in SAP Transportation Management
New Actions Design
With the introduction of a new Actions Design, we are aiming to simplify user navigation and enhance usability. With the redesigned actions feature, users no longer need to navigate outside the Process to view their list of Actions. The implementation has been streamlined and simplified, making it more accessible for a broader range of users with a user-friendly and intuitive interface.
New actions design - SAP Signavio Process Intelligence
New user interface to configure data extraction
With our new update, configuring the data extraction logic has never been easier. The redesigned "Source Data" configuration page, complete with a convenient side panel for quick access to the table list, simplifies the process. What's more, users can now select multiple tables for extraction simultaneously, saving valuable time. These enhancements significantly reduce the complexity and time required to configure data extraction, ensuring a smooth and efficient user experience.
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SAP Signavio Journey Modeler
Journey Model Templates
Effortless journey modeling can be a challenging task for journey modelers. This new feature enables you as SAP Signavio Journey Modeler admin to create central journey templates or save existing journeys as templates, giving journey modelers the ability to choose from a wide range of templates as a starting point instead of starting from zero, and design the journey following the template with mandatory and optional sections. With this feature, you can benefit from a standardized journey library, reduced time and effort to design a journey, and re-use best practice journeys.
SAP Signavio Process Governance
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Comments for Process Rating
With the new feature to comment process ratings you as Process owner and modeler can already receive quantitative feedback on diagrams within the current process rating feature. However process modelers also need additional context from the feedback provided and more details on the reasonings behind the rating.
SAP Signavio Value Accelerators
SAP Signavio Process Insights - New value accelerator for analysis of SAP S/4HANA Service
SAP S/4HANA Service supports you with the setup and operation of functions and processes for service contract management, business solution portfolio management, service order management, service request management, and more
This value accelerator consists of:
- metrics and process flows that increase transparency and help improve professional service processes, e.g., of service contract management
Click here for a demo: Value Accelerator for analysis of SAP S/4HANA Service
SAP Signavio Process Insights - New value accelerator for analysis of SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Procurement
Spend management solutions from the SAP Ariba portfolio empower you to move faster and spend better. As a buyeryou can better manage the purchasing process to achieve efficiency and savings.
This value accelerator consists of:
- Process flows and process performance indicators for SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Procurement
- Customers gain better understanding of process performance and ultimately improve procurement and spending efficiency
Click here for a demo: Value Accelerator for analysis of SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Procurement
SAP Signavio Process Insights - New value accelerator for Automation Rates for SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere
The challenge for many organizations is making the right insights and metrics available to the right stakeholders. This value accelerator makes it easy and fast for you to publish automation rates to SAP Analytics Cloud/SAP Datasphere
This value accelerator delivers:
- Easy means of connecting SAP Signavio Process Insights and SAP Analytics Cloud/SAP Datasphere
- Predefined connectors and stories for automation rates in the SAP Analytics Cloud content network
- Customers can improve collaboration on automation rates with shared insights,
- reduce analysis time and resolve issues faster
SAP Signavio Process Intelligence - New value accelerator for managing transportation execution in SAP Transportation Management
This powerful accelerator provides stakeholders with faster time to value by analyzing processes, tackling the use cases of cancelled freight orders, carrier behavior, and automation. With a templated approach to get started quickly, users can then make customizations according to their individual needs.
By leveraging this value accelerator, organizations gain visibility into transportation processes, identify automation opportunities, streamline workflows, and reduce manual efforts. This not only mitigates cancelled orders but also ensures efficient resource utilization. Furthermore, insights derived from process mining empower organizations to assess and improve carrier performance, fostering a more agile and responsive transportation ecosystem.
This value accelerator for SAP Signavio Process Intelligence delivers:
- Prebuilt data transformation templates, metrics, and dashboard templates
- Customers can jump start the mining experience and accelerates the benefits of process mining:
- Increase visibility into the transportation processes
- Identify automation opportunities
- Streamline workflows and reduce manual efforts
- Better resource utilization, e.g. increased carrier performance
Click here for a demo: Value Accelerator for managing transportation execution in SAP Transportation Management
Plug and gain approach value accelerators
SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite - New value accelerator for analysis of Finance processes in SAP ERP (plug and gain approach)
A company’s liquidity, efficiency, and profitability can be improved by achieving the objective of “optimize capital effectiveness.”
In this context, best practices and process performance content can help you to redesign and optimize the relevant processes, such as invoice to pay or invoice to cash.
This value accelerator includes industry-agnostic content focusing on optimizing working capital for SAP S/4HANA.
It delivers:
- Strategic objectives and metrics mapped to best practices in the SAP Signavio Process Manager
- Process models and value chains
- Navigation maps and visuals (value chain diagrams)
- Dictionary entries
Starting from a clear business objective (working capital optimization) you can:
- Get inspiration on how to redesign the processes, associate metrics to measure, and the recommended IT applications and initiatives
- Build on best practices to mitigate risks and achieve business goals
Click here for a demo: Value Accelerator for analysis of Finance processes in SAP ERP (plug and gain approach)
SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite - New value accelerator: for analysis of acquire to decommission in SAP ERP (plug and gain approach)
Similarly to previous, in the context of plug and gain, this new value accelerator supports the analysis of the acquire to decommission process. By leveraging this value accelerator, you can better understand your acquire to decommission process performance.
This value accelerator for the analysis of the acquire to decommission process delivers:
- process flows, process flow variants, metrics and dashboards for the analysis of acquire to decommission
Click here for a demo: Value Accelerator for analysis of Acquire to Decommission in SAP ERP (plug and gain approach)
SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite – Update: Value accelerator for SAP ERP process lanscape analysis (plug and gain approach)
With this release, we support the analysis of asset accounting and retail processes in SAP ERP leveraging the plug and gain approach.
The process house has been updated to include asset accounting and retail-specific process-execution models, execution analysis, variant analysis, and transaction analysis, covering asset master creation to deactivation.
You can gain greater transparency into asset accounting and retail processes, enabling the acceleration of transformation initiatives supported in SAP ERP
Click here for a demo: Update: Value Accelerator for SAP ERP process landscape analysis (plug and gain approach)
Partnerships and Integrations
Knoa SolEx partnership
SAP UEM by Knoa enables you to analyze business processes at a deeper level. Granular user activity logs enrich process data with detailed task and user behavior analytics
You can find all details on the knoa partnership here
Summary
Whether you're undergoing a complete overhaul or gearing up for expansion, the SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite February release offers invaluable benefits.
Here's a quick overview of what this release has in store:
- Align strategic objectives with execution: Seamlessly connect your strategic objectives with day-to-day business execution, ensuring that every action contributes to your overarching goals.
- Enhance process landscape with vVariant management: Simplify and elevate your process landscape with Variant Management, bringing much-needed structure and transparency to complex workflows.
- Drive lasting results with trendline monitoring: Track and analyze trendlines to gain insights into your progress and identify areas for improvement, ensuring that your transformation efforts yield tangible results.
With these new features, you can achieve more than ever before. Empower your organization to thrive in today's rapidly changing business landscape.
This blog post only provides an overview of the latest features and enhancements of SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite with our February 2024 release. For more details, please read our release notes.
Please feel free to share your questions around the release or feedback in the comments with us. You can also reach out to us via the SAP Signavio Community.
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