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© SAP 2008 /

Christian OehlerSAP Business Suite Solution ManagementVersion 2.1 (March 2009)

Transform Your Business

UsingSAP Enhancement

Packages For

SAP ERP



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negligent. © SAP 2008 / / Introducing SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP / Christian Oehler



Agenda

Overview SAP EnhancementPackages For SAP ERP

News with SAP EnhancementPackage 4 For SAP ERP

Outlook And Further Information

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Agenda

Overview SAP EnhancementPackages For SAP ERP



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Facing the ChallengeCompanies Want Stability AND Innovation

INNOVATION

• Easy introduction of newprocesses

• Fast, tailored support ofprocesses, when required

• Support new user groups

STABILITY

• Stay compliant

• Support core processes

• Use a stable technology platform

• Standardized maintenance

schedule

The answer:SAP enhancement packages

Business Driven Enhancements by CHOICE:

• Flexibility to implement new and enhancedprocesses and scenarios

• Switch framework provides the flexibility toactivate only the needed functionality

• Support packages contain only correctionsand legal changes




Improved Software Lifecycle

In previous days: Upgrades … … and now: SAP Enhancement Packages

Time

BusinessRequirements

= innovation gap = R/3 4.6c standard

R/3 4.6c Implementation Time

B u s i n e s s R e q u i r e m e n t s /

S y s t e m F

u n c t i o n a l i t y

BusinessRequirements

= innovation gap

ECC 6.0

= ERP 6.0 standard

EHP 2 EHP 4

Upgrade as a major business activity

every 5-6 years to fulfill businessrequirements.

New functionality implemented in digestible

portions via SAP enhancement packages.

B u s i n e s s R e q u i r e m e n t s /

S y s t e m F

u n c t i o n a l i t y

= ERP 6.0 standard = EHP functionality

ERP Upgrade

Permanently decrease functional gap

With SAP enhancement packages for SAP ERP continuousprovisioning of new functionality is possible.




Traditional SAP ApplicationInnovation Lifecycle

Co

EHPEHP

Maintenance:Support Package Stack

• Legal/Tax Changes,Corrections, Mandatory

•Technically a set of SupportPackages and patchesSAP ERP

(ECC 6.0)

ReleaseUpgrade

Upgrade

SupportPackageSAP

System

New SAP Application Innovation

Lifecycle

Time

New: SAP enhancementPackages for SAP ERP

How is this possible?

SupportPackage

SupportPackage

SupportPackage

SupportPackage

SupportPackage

Upgrade

• New & improved functionality

• Optional, new Software Components

• Activate new functionality in SwitchFramework via Business Function

Install SAP enhancement packages combined with Support Pack Stackas a maintenance activity with only minor additional effort.




SAP ENHANCEMENT PACKAGES FOR SAP ERP

Delivered Delivered Delivered

We follow our roadmaps and keep promises

First three generations of SAP enhancement packages forSAP ERP delivered and adopted in the market

Proven by the high number of 1900+ live customers and3500+ downloads

Roadmap

SAP Enhancement Packages for SAP ERP

EHP1 EHP2 EHP3 EHP4


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‘The implementation of SAP enhancement package 2 for SAPERP 6.0 was much easier than upgrading a full release. Weinstalled all the software components that we could get in order

to be open to implement further innovations at minimized costat any time.’

Thomas Muhler, Technology Consultant,cormeta ag

Innovate -

Just in Time

• Stability and Access to

Innovation –

activate newfunctionality on demand.

Cost reduction

• Lower effort to installfunctional enhancements,ideally silent as part ofsystem maintenance

• Easier testing with standard

test case templates

‘Within an extremely short timeframe, we managed to implement

functional enhancements around Real Estate Management. Wewent live after only a few weeks.’

Martin Kling, Head of Group Financials,TreuHandStelle GmbH

‘We were delighted that no side effects occurred at all outsidethe activated new functional capability. The EHP conceptallowed us to fulfill requirements years before we will start our

next release upgrade. The end-user reactions were very positiveand no critical issues occurred.’

Stephan Polster, Project Manager,ThyssenKrupp Steel

‘We implemented enhancement package 2 in order to use thenew capabilities for Bank Relationship Management. No criticalissues occurred. The implementation was very easy.’

Joerg Engel, System Engineer, Wuerth-Group

Benefits of SAP Enhancement PackagesFurther Customer Proof Points




What the Ramp-Up Showed…

Installation

Perceived as smooth and straight forward

Took less time than expected

Implementation

Turned out to be much simpler than customers expected

Effort

Large effort savings if compared with upgrades

‘We were 3 times faster than in our upgrade project.’

Business Function Concept

System behaviour indeed only changed where a business function was activated

No side effects noticed

Capsulation of business functions using the Switch Framework works very well

Key Message: The enhancement package concept works.




Agenda

Overview SAP Enhancement

Packages For SAP ERP



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News:

SAP Enhancement Package 4 For SAP ERP

In Ramp-Up since Q4/2008:

Improved fourth generation of SAP

Enhancement Packages

• Including the latest software innovations:

•

UI simplifications, Enterprise services• Functional enhancements

• SAP Enhancement Packages for SAPNetWeaver

• Cumulative in nature:

SAP enhancement package 4 containsall functionalities of previous SAPenhancement packages




At-A-Glance:

SAP Enhancement Package 4

Talent Management:

New capabilities for E-Recruiting

Performance Management : UI,

Functionality and Integration

Enhanced Compensation Management

Integrated Talent Management

Processes (incl. Nakisa)

Enriched learning solution

HCM processes & forms for mass processes

Concurrent Employment Management

Additional HCM – Localizations

Employee Interaction Center

HCM

Enterprise Asset Management

New standard solution for RecyclingAdministration (REA)

Project Management – Handling large

projects

Real Estate Management

New capabilities for Travel Management

Quality Management – Q-Notifications

Cross SAP ERP: Coverage of all commonbusiness cases with PDF-Based Forms

Corporate Services Outsourced manufacturing scenario:

Work order integration Product Life Cycle Management –

new functions, UI and integration to iPPE

Manufacturing Execution (Configurable

dashboard and more)

Flexible and adaptive manufacturing

processes with order-split functionality

Cross systems tracking of all batch related

objects

Integration to SAP LPO

Product Developmentand Manufacturing

End-to-end support for supplier andcustomer returns

Sales order entry via CRM

Incentive and commission management

Sales and Service

Extended Service Procurement

Procurement – Multiple Account Assignment

Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI) andVendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

Extended Warehouse Managementintegration with Kanban and repetitive

manufacturing

Procurement andLogistics Execution

Highlights

Treasury & Risk Management Exposure & Hedge Mgmt for Commodities and FX

Correspondence monitor with automatic matching

IFRS 7 Reporting

Master Data Governance: Central

Maintenance for Chart of Accounts

Financial Supply Chain Management

New enterprise services and new web UIs

Collections Management: Support of several

backends and collections from subsidiaries Financial accounting and New General

Ledger

Information Life Cycle Management for Tax

Auditing

Simplified Reporting and Power Lists

Financials



Clear separation of new functionality

in enhancement packages andcorrections in support packages

Reduced effort for testing and no end-user training required when applyingSAP enhancement packages

Adding new functionality predictableand controllable

Improvement Benefits

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

SAP ERP 6.0

BUSINESS SUITE - Stable Core

EHP EHP EHP

EHP EHP

New With SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP:

SAP Enhancement Packages for SAP NetWeaver

EHP 4 components for SAP ECCServer 6.0 always require* SAPenhancement package 1 for SAPNetWeaver 7.0

Optional deployment of SAP enhance-ment package 1 for SAP NetWeaver7.0 usage types, e.g. Portal

*Installation will be automatically performed altogether. © SAP 2008 / / Introducing SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP / Christian Oehler



Comparing SAP Enhancement Packages for

SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver

SAP ERP

Installation Procedure Impact of Installation Selective Activation

New functions areswitched on selectively(ABAP switchframework)

SAP provides an impactanalyzer tool and testcase templates

SAPNetWeaver

SAP

Enhancement

Packages for

Both: Efficient and fastinstallation with EHPinstaller based on proven

SAP software lifecyclemanagement tools

Both: No UI or processchange for end users afterinstallation of SAP

enhancement package.

Switching procedurebetween old and newUI screens is provided

SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP NetWeaver

supports SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP

NW EHP adds newfunctionality, butdoes not replaceexisting functionality




SAP Enhancement Package Installer New Standard Installation Tool

MINIMIZED

DOWNTIME

• Downtime reduction by 60-80%expected

• Easier to add support packages

• Risk mitigation due to isolatedshadow system

RELIABLE &

INTUITIVE

• Mature, stable and optimizedsystem switch procedure

• Improved user experience dueto intuitive guided procedure

• Streamlined installation process

SAP enhancement package Installer

New Installation Tool




Agenda

Overview SAP Enhancement

Packages For SAP ERP



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SAP NetWeaver 7(foundation for the SAP Business Suite)

EHP EHP EHP

SAP Business Suite 7

Continuous Innovation

ERP

CRM SCM

PLMSRM

EHP EHP EHP

SAP Business Suite 7core applications:

EHP 4 forSAP ERP 6.0

SAP CRM 7.0

SAP SRM 7.0

SAP SCM 7.0

SAP PLM 7.0

SAP enhancementpackages across theSAP Business Suite 7planned for 2009

N o n - S A P

SAP Business Suite 7 Outlook

EHP EHP

Composite Applications

SAP NetWeaver

Accelerated Innovation

PI 7.1 …CE 7.1

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Increasing flexibilitythrough composition



Summary

Gain stability and access to innovation

Upgrade only the enhancements applicableto your business

Reduce risk and downtime

Speed implementation and test less

Reduce training effort



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