week 3: realization (architect/developer) unit 1: building
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Week 3: Realization (Architect/Developer)
Unit 1: Building Work Packages
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Business
Process Owner
Solution
Architect
Build Team
(Developer,
Consultant)
Test
Manager
Create work package
Develop, configure, unit
test
Document work item &
progress
Defect correction
Release work item
Plan & execute SFT, FIT, UAT, RT
Assign work items & build
teams
Fit / Gap WS for
requirements
Release
Manager
Hand over release to customer
Build, test and deploy release
PMO
Manage defects
Manage hypercare
Create project plan
▪ Manage waves and sprints▪ Track project readiness, issues, and risks▪ Manage scope change
Manage Q-Gate deliverables,
sign-off
Manage show & tell
▪ Project plan
▪ Release, waves, and sprints
▪ Process model
▪ Application landscape
▪ Requirements and gaps
▪ Functional specification
▪ Config. guide, test cases
▪ System landscape
▪ Tech. design paper
▪ Dev. objects in transports
▪ Test request
▪ Test plan
▪ Release
Building Work Packages
Process flow Focused Build – Requirements-to-deploy
Sprint Wave
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Building Work Packages
Release planning: roles and responsibilities
Detailed
Release Plan
Based on Wave
2. Prioritize product
backlog
5. What would you like
in the release?
6. Scope release:
Build logical and technical
packages
Busin
ess
Resp
onsib
ility
IT
Resp
onsib
ility
Bu
sin
ess A
na
lyst
Arc
hitect
High-Level
Release Plan
Based on Project
1. Define product
backlog
3. Analysis of
dependencies
4. Estimate product
backlog
Create requirement
based on business
process
Use value points
and priority to rankApprove/
postpone
requirements
Create work
packages
Use effort to
estimate
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Building Work Packages
Define work package responsible: work package owner/architect
Product
Backlog
Configuration (Fit)WRICEF /Gap
Developments
Document the
backlog items from
business
perspective
Requirement
Work Package
▪ Backlog with requirements represents list of
requirements that need to be delivered to the business
▪ Work package owner/architect
– takes the approved requirements and creates work
packages
– assigns the work package to a Build project
▪ Work package owner/architect in collaboration with the
Build project lead assigns the work package to a wave
▪ Architect starts detailed work package scoping
including work package classification
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Building Work Packages
Product backlog in Focused Build
Product Backlog
Requirement
Requirement
Requirement
Work
Package
W I
W I
W I
W I
Fit/Gap RequirementWork
PackageWork Item
Business Analyst Architect
Communication
▪ To efficiently document requirements, an IT expert, the architect, should take part in the FIT/GAP workshops. The
architect knows the right granularity of a work package and can classify a requirement correctly as Gap, WRICEF, Fit, or
Non-Functional, for example.
▪ Tailoring work packages is key to the Focused Build methodology. To address the business needs correctly, the architect
should contact the responsible business analyst and check if his understanding of the requirement is correct.
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Building Work Packages
Launchpad and tasks with Focused Build for the solution architect
▪ Outputs:
– Work packages
– Functional
specification
– Work item
– Work item/task
distribution to
development
– Realize
▫ Create and upload functional specification
▫ Scope and distribute work details
▫ Test case preparation for FIT and AT
▫ Process test defects
– Deploy
▫ Tidy up Solution Documentation
▫ Finalize work items
▪ Project roles:
Work stream lead, integration architect, functional
expert
▪ Responsibilities:
– Detailed design of processes that maps to the
current or future process, application, and system
landscape, proposals for software decisions
– Review business processes and mapping into IT
architecture, analyze requirements for specific
development needs or integration requirements
▪ Tasks:
– Prepare
▫ Prepare process structure for Fit/Gap workshops
– Explore
▫ Track requirement detailed info
▫ Define build activities based on requirements
▫ Check Q-Gate for Explore phase completed
Solution
Architect
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Building Work Packages
Work packages and their relation to other elements
Work Package Work ItemsProject
define scope
for project
break down into
1..n for execution
General Planning Execution
Process Model
defines
requirements
is linked to
process model
Epic
Corresponding to Agile
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Building Work Packages
Attributes of the work package
Related People
Effort Estimations
Related Business
Process(es)
Related
Documents
Project Information Planned Dates
Implementation
Scope
Wave Assignment
Completion Status Status Tracking
Work Package
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Building Work Packages
Focused Build methodology – Status flow
Unit Test
New
Single Functional Test & AT
Approved
Created ScopingIn Develop-
ment
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Handed Over
to ReleaseProductive
In
RealizationRealized
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Req
uir
em
en
tsW
ork
Pa
cka
ge
Wo
rk Ite
m
Created
Scope
Finalized
Handed Over
to ReleaseProductive
In Develop-
ment
Productive
To Be
Developed
Discovery Team
WP Owner
Test Coordinator
WI Owner
= Automated action
= Manual action
IT,RT
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Building Work Packages
Demo
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Building Work Packages
Create work packages (1:1 or 1:n relation of requirements to work packages)
John DoeApproved
Option 1: Create one work package
Option 2: If a requirement cannot be
developed in one wave, create
additional work packages
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Week 3: Realization (Architect/Developer)
Unit 2: Project Documentation
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Project Documentation
Result: Work packages are created and documentation is assigned
Requirements
Wave
Work Package
1:m
Functional
Specification
Test Case
Interface
Library
Configuration
Library
Process Step Library
Development Library
Executable Library
Processes
Pro
cess Created
Scoping
Rejected
Draft
Approved
Postponed
▪ In Focused Build, we limit documentation to what is
really required
▪ So there needs to be a document describing what
needs to be customized and tested
▪ The availability of the functional specs can be
tracked via the Solution Readiness Dashboard
Dashboard
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dropDoc integration to work package and work item applications
Technical Design
Process Steps
Developments
Executables
Business Processes
The decision where the dropped document will be stored is made in the background by
dropDoc and based on the standard document type configuration e.g.:
▪ Functional Specification will be stored at <Step origin>
▪ Single Functional Test at <Step origin>
▪ Technical Design at development or executable elements
▪ Use Case at <Step reference>
DEFINE DOCUMENT
Project Documentation
Functionality of dropDoc
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Project Documentation
Solution Documentation KPI
Work Package
Created
Scoping
Scope FinalizedHanded Over to
Release
Productive
Postponed
Rejected
To Be Developed
Scope Change
To Be Tested
SuccessfullyTested
Completed
Document KPI
Functional specification availability In Progress
Review
Released
Functional
Specification
Interface
Specification
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Project Documentation
Solution Documentation KPI
Work Package
Created
Scoping
Scope FinalizedHanded Over to
Release
Productive
Postponed
Rejected
To Be Developed
Scope Change
To Be Tested
SuccessfullyTested
Completed
Document KPI
Functional specification availability In Progress
Review
Released
Functional
Specification
Interface
Specification
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Project Documentation
Solution Documentation KPI
Work Package
Created
Scoping
Scope FinalizedHanded Over to
Release
Productive
Postponed
Rejected
To Be Developed
Scope Change
To Be Tested
SuccessfullyTested
Completed
Document KPI
Functional specification availability In Progress
Review
Released
Functional
Specification
Interface
Specification
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Project Documentation
myDocuments: owned by me
23
▪ Selection of documents which are:
– Owned by me
– Processed by me
▪ “Owned by me” presents selection of documents
for which your user is assigned as owner
– Created by you
– Assigned to you as owner
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Project Documentation
Document area with drag-and-drop area
Refreshes the display of documents in the document area
Creates a document based on a template. The origin storage
is decided based on the document type configuration
Status change of selected document
Delete the selected documentBrowse and select the document from your
PC storage
Search of documents and possibility to assign to currently
selected structureSorting and filtering in document area
Connection of already available document to the
work package or work item
Navigate to memory location of selected document
in column browser of Solution Documentation
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Configuration GuideConfiguration
Guide Template
Drag &
Drop
Process
Down-
load
Project Documentation
Maintain and upload the configuration guide
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Project Documentation
Change control in document management: Focused Build
Work Item
▪ Inherits the structure assignments and documents from work
package
▪ Offers the only possibility to change process structures and their
documentation in Development branch
▪ Allows to create technical documentation and functional test case
descriptions
Work Package
▪ Inherits the structures from requirement
▪ Allows to create or edit structures (business processes, process step
reference, interface reference, or library elements) in Design branch
▪ Allows to create or edit documentation attached to scoped structures
in Design branch
Requirement
▪ Can refer to a structure like business process, process step
reference, interface reference, or library elements
▪ Cannot change content in the branch; description is attached to the
requirement on Attachment tab. The attachment can be based on a
document type prepared for requirement attachments
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Project Documentation
Demo
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Project Documentation
Process management – Test management integration
Application
dropDocs integration to work package and
work item
Feature details
▪ Availability of test steps in drop area
▪ Test management attributes “additive” and
“exclusive” and their impact on test case
visibility in dropDocs is integrated into drop area
Use Case
Test steps can be assigned to the work package
and work item as relevant test cases.
Can select just those test cases that will finally be
visible in test plan generation.
Focused Build
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Project Documentation
Documentation KPI
Overall KPI rating shows a summary of all
defined KPIs for all relevant structure
ratings. You can define whether the KPI will
be summarized by following worst or best
case principle.
KPI rating per structure element shows which
document types are required for which
structure level. The rating is dependent on
the document status in relation to
WorkPackage/Item status. You can specify
the concurrent document types per KPI.
WorkPackage/WorkItem document rating
shows the status of all overall KPIs as a
summary. It follows the worst case
principle.
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warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials.
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statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.
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any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
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functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Week 3: Realization (Architect/Developer)
Unit 3: Scoping Work Items
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Scoping Work Items
Terminology mapping SAP Activate – Focused Build
Release
Fit/Gap
analysis
WS
Gap
Fit
Prioritized/
ranked, rough
effort estimation
Require-
ments
Gap,
WRICEF, Fit
(only
configuration)
Non-
functional
requirements
Functional
analysis &
release planning
(aggregation or
splitting)
duplicates
eliminated
Work
Packages
Gap,
WRICEF, Fit
(config) Non-
functional
requirements
Work
Item
Work
Item
Work
Item
Product Backlog
Sprint planning
(which dev team,
which order)
Time
Content
WavesSprints
Sprints
Release EpicsUser Stories
User Stories
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Scoping Work Items
Two types of work items
NC (Normal Change)
GC (General Change)
Work item (NC) → includes the transportation management
▪ To be used for development of WRICEFs or gap development
▪ To be used for configurations
▪ Allows the creation of transport requests (customizing,
workbench)
▪ Non-ABAP deployments are supported through CTS+
Work item (GC) → is not related to software deployment
▪ To be used for non-functional work activities
▪ To be used to simply get documents released to the next branch,
e.g. test cases
All work items of a work package, independent of type,
have to be processed and successfully tested to get the
work package released for testing!
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Scoping Work Items
Background: Focused Build methodology – Status flow and branches: standard workflow
releaseNew
Unit Test
Single Functional Test & FIT & UAT
Test
Confirmed
In Develop-
ment
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Hand Over
to ReleaseProductive
Realized
To Be
Tested
Successfully
TestedCreated
Hand Over
to ReleaseProductive
In Develop-
ment
IT,RT
Productive
To Be
Developed
Development Branch Production
Branch
Upload Tech Design to WI Type NC
(Spec. Status = Released)
= Automated action
= Manual action
Upload Test Cases
(Test Case Status = Released)
Req
uir
em
en
tsW
ork
Pa
cka
ge
Wo
rk Ite
m
Design Branch
Approved
Created Scoping
In
Realization
Scope
Finalized
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Scoping Work Items
Maintain the basic data of the work item: change type
Choose a sprint of the wave
(assigned with the WP)
Choose Type (GC) = General Change if
you do activities without transports
Choose Type (NC) = Normal Change if you
like to transport customizing or ABAP code
Assign a developer
or dev team
Select the documents
that will be transferred
from the WP
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Scoping Work Items
Work items and their relation to other elements
Work Package Work ItemsProject
define scope
for project
breakdown into
1..n for execution
General Planning Execution
Process Model
is linked to
process modelUser Story
Corresponding to Agile
Content and Scope
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Scoping Work Items
How to find all of the work items you are assigned as owner
Choose role
Developer
Choose tile
My Work Items
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Scoping Work Items
Demo
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Scope Work Items
Creation of work items
Applications
My Work Packages
Feature details
▪ Create work items in work package in
status “To Be Tested”
Use Case
Early single functional test: It is possible
to create work items to upload test cases
into WPs still in the status “To Be Tested”.
So there’s no need to return to status
Scope Extension to create the work item
there.
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Scope Work Items
Improved scoping usability
Applications
My Work Packages
Feature details
▪ Improved scoping usability
Use Case
To scope work items for work
packages with many process
structure elements and
documents assigned, it is
helpful to have a Select All and
drill down functionality per
business process
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materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Week 3: Realization (Architect/Developer)
Unit 4: Development and Configurations
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Development and Configurations
Focused Build process flow – Requirements-to-deploy
Business
Process Owner
Solution
Architect
Build Team
(Developer,
Consultant)
Test
Manager
Create work package
Develop, configure, unit
test
Document work item &
progress
Defect correction
Release work item
Plan & execute SFT, FIT, UAT, RT
Assign work items & build
teams
Fit / Gap WS for
requirements
Release
Manager
Hand over release to customer
Build, test and deploy release
PMO
Manage defects
Manage hypercare
Create project plan
▪ Manage waves and sprints▪ Track project readiness, issues, and risks▪ Manage scope change
Manage Q-Gate deliverables,
sign-off
Manage show & tell
▪ Project plan
▪ Release, waves, and sprints
▪ Process model
▪ Application landscape
▪ Requirements and gaps
▪ Functional specification
▪ Config. guide, test cases
▪ System landscape
▪ Tech. design paper
▪ Dev. objects in transports
▪ Test request
▪ Test plan
▪ Release
Sprint
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Development and Configurations
Launchpad and tasks with Focused Build for developer and consultants
▪ Project roles: developer, consultant
▪ Responsibilities:
– Execute assigned development or configuration tasks
– Perform technical design
– Perform unit test
– Process assigned defects
– Create defect correction if required and proceed
▪ Tasks:
– Realize
▫ Plan and document build activities
▫ Start build activities and document changes
▫ Perform unit test
▫ Process defect correction
▪ Outputs:
– Technical design/specification
– Configuration document
– Development/Customizing objects in transports
– Defect corrections
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New
Unit Test
Single Functional Test & UAT
Test
Approved
Created Scoping
In
DevelopmentTo be tested
Successfully
testedProductive
In RealizationRealization
Completed
To be tested Successfully
tested
Wo
rk P
acka
ge
Wo
rk Ite
m
Created
Scope
finalized
Handover to
releaseProductive
In
Development
IT,RT
Productive
To be
Developed
Transport
DEV PrePRD PRDQAS
TOC*
create Release Import
(manual)
Transport
Req
uir
em
en
t
Handed over
to release
* Transport of Copies
Transportbatch import Release Import
(manual)
Defect (batch)
Development and Configurations
Focus Build – Transport handling with ToC and unit test in QAS
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Development and Configurations
Work items – Confirm successful unit test – TR is released and imported
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Development and Configurations
How to record your effort
On the Effort tab you can record
your effort.
Depending on your role, you can
record your effort per time unit,
time stamp, and with a short
description.
The User column is filled out
automatically.
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Development and Configurations
Tasks in work item
▪ Decompose work items into small
tasks
▪ Tasks help to structure scrum
development
▪ Set status of the task in daily
scrum meetings
▪ Use scrumboard integration to
visualize work items and task
status
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To be done means that:
- the work item is not in status: In Development or
- the tech. design or configuration guides haven't been
assigned to work items or
- the document is not released
- and the due date for these documents has not yet been reached
A technical design document describes the
result of a technical activity in an application,
e.g. how a BAdI, report, interface has been
configured, developed, or customized
Development and Configurations
Documentation-relevant tiles – Technical Design
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Development and Configurations
Demo
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Development and Configurations
Work items – Set status In Development
Set your work item to
status In Development
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Development and Configurations
Maintain the work item: Create Transports
Choose Tab Transport
Press to Create
Transport RequestPress to
login target
system
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Development and Configurations
Maintain the work item: Create Transports
Select the transport type
Short description is
automatically maintained =
ID of WI + Description
→ Don’t change that!
Maintain the transport owner
Maintain tasks for other
team members
John Doe
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Development and Configurations
Maintain the work item: Create Transports
Result: As there was a workbench and a
customizing request selected beforehand,
you got 1 transport for each type created
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Development and Configurations
Do your customizing or development in managed system
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Development and Configurations
Release tasks in managed system
Note: Only release tasks –
never release transports!
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warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials.
The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.
In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names
mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Unit 5: Unit Testing
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Test Types Test Level Test Requirement Definition Test System
Unit Test Sprint Work Item
(Tech. Design)
Technical feature test to ensure that the feature was
implemented correctly.
QAS
Single Functional Test Wave Work Package
(Func. Spec)
Business function test to ensure that the feature was
implemented correctly. Depending on the project
approach, the singe functional test might be informal
(without test plan creation).
QAS
Acceptance Test Wave Single Work Packages
(Requirement)
Validation of requested functionality by requestor. After
validation, corresponding work packages and defect
corrections would be ready for handover to release. This
is the most important test, as after setting the work
package status Hand Over to Release, all assigned
transports will end in PRD system.
QAS
Functional Integration
Test
Project
(Optional)
Related Work Packages
Process with
Requirements
Early validation of modular processes. QAS
Functional Integration
Test
Release
(Final)
E2E Processes E2E tests of the new or extended functionality validating
the end-to-end business process. Final hands-on
validation by business users.
PRE
Regression Test Release Productive Processes Test of productive processes or functions. PRE
Unit Testing
Test types
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Unit Testing
Standard workflow
FIT, RT
Unit Test
ProductiveNew
Single Functional Test & AT
Approved
Created ScopingIn Develop-
ment
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Handed Over
to Release
Productive/
Completed
In
RealizationRealized
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Req
uir
em
en
tsW
ork
Pa
cka
ge
Wo
rk Ite
m
Created
Scope
Finalized
Handed Over
to Release
Productive/
Completed
In Develop-
ment
Completed
To Be
Developed
Development BranchDesign Branch Production
Branch= Automated action
= Manual action
= WI with General Change
= WI with Normal Change
In Repair
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Unit Testing
Start unit test by importing transport of copies into QAS
Steps
1. Developer selects work item.
2. Developer performs action 'Pass to Test':
− Transport of Copies (ToC) will be imported
to QAS system automatically
− Unit test can be performed in QAS
Effects
▪ In Solution Readiness Dashboard,
development will be shown as completed for
this work item.
Recommendations
▪ Please make sure the unit tester is not the
same user as developer.
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Unit Testing
Perform and confirm successful unit test
Steps
1. Tester executes unit test in QAS.
2. Tester selects work item.
3. (Optional:) Tester documents test results.
4. Tester performs action ‘Confirm Successful Test’.
Effects
▪ In Solution Readiness Dashboard the unit test will be
calculated as completed for this work item.
▪ The work package will be changed to ‘To Be Tested’
automatically when all its work items are successfully
tested.
▪ Transport(s) (TR(s)) will be released automatically and
could be imported to QAS via schedule job defined by release manager.
Recommendations
▪ Test results can be maintained as ordinary text on the Text tab using text type ‘Test Report’.
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Unit Testing
Check Q-Gate for Realize phase completed
Check unit-test milestone in Solution Readiness Dashboard
Steps
1. All requirements should be completed.
2. All functional specs should be completed.
3. All technical design should be completed.
4. All development should be completed.
5. All unit tests should be completed.
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Unit Testing
Demo
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Unit Testing
Mass changes for work packages/items
Start in
launchpad
Select filter
criteria
Set the value for
all selected
documents
Mass changes are possible for
▪ Work packages
▪ Work items
– Normal
– general
▪ Defect corrections
▪ Requirements
▪ Use the filter criteria to select the required documents
▪ Select one or multiple documents to set the same value
▪ Change the field
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Unit Testing
Mass changes for work packages/items
Set the value
for all selected
documents
Save the changes
which are marked
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Select Functional Specification
Unit Testing
How to select a configuration guide template
Create new document
Choose Documentation
In case of several
process structures,
choose the relevant one
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TD_PTP_OROQ1Technical Design
Template
Drag &
Drop
Process
Down-
load
Unit Testing
How to create and maintain the document
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Decide whether to create a
“New Version” or “New File”
of the document
Unit Testing
Upload the locally maintained document
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Unit Testing
How to add test instruction etc.
On the Texts tab you are able
to maintain different text
templates e.g. Test Instruction.
Additionally, the text
assignment block updates by
system messages, e.g. status
changes…
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Unit Testing
How to add test instruction etc.
Select text template from
dropdown list and enter text.
Click “Save” at lower right.
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Unit Testing
Handover to testing and transport in Q-system
By choosing action Pass to Test, a transport
of copies is automatically created and
imported via a batch job in the Q-system
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Unit Testing
Work items – Confirm successful unit test – TR is released and imported by batch job
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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials.
The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.
In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Unit 6: Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
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Unit Test
Handover
to releaseProductiveNew
Single Functional Test & UAT
In
Developmen
t
To be tested
(Unit)Test
Confirmed
Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Focused Build methodology – Status flow and milestones
Approved
CreatedRequired
Analysis
In Develop-
ment
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Hand Over
to ReleaseProductive
In
RealizationRealized
To Be
Tested
Successfully
Tested
Req
uir
em
en
tsW
ork
Pa
cka
ge
Wo
rk Ite
m
Created
Scope
Finalized
Hand Over
to ReleaseProductive
In
Developmen
t
IT,
RT
Productive
To Be
Developed10 25
40 50
706020
35
Upload func. spec (spec. status = Released
Development
Set test cases to status Released
Unit TestTech. Design
Func. Spec.
Upload tech design (status: Released)
and/or test cases in any status
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Standard milestones and Q-Gates – Milestones reflected in dashboard tiles
10
25
30
35
40
50
60
Milestone ID Milestone Dashboard Measure
BP_REVIEW Requirement reviewed Requirements Backlog BR with WP of wave assigned
FUNC_SPEC Functional specification completed Functional SpecificationWP has released “Functional Specification”
assigned
DEMAND_PLAN Wave scoping completed Requirements Backlog WP in status “Scope completed”
BUILD_START Sprint in progress Development WI in status “In development”
TECH_DESIGN Technical design completed Technical Design WI has released “Technical Design” assigned
BUILD_FINISH Build completed Development WI in status “To be tested”
UNIT_TEST Unit test completed Unit Test WI in status “Successfully tested”
ITRBUILD_FINISH Wave build completed Current Wave Progress WP in status “To be tested”
SFT_FINISH Single functional test completed n.a. n.a.
20
70
= Milestone check = Milestone check with KPI
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Solution Readiness Dashboard in Realization phase
3035 50
60 20
25
10
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Navigation example – Work packages
By clicking the Work Packages tile you get a
list of all work packages of your workstream
In the detailed list view you can control the
status of each work package and item
To check the detailed
work package content,
click the work package
number or description
To check the assigned work
items, click the number of
assigned work items
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Documentation-relevant tiles – Functional Specification
Note: Dates for milestones and Q-Gates are set by the central PMO in alignment with the customer.
They are maintained in the IT Project Management functionality of SAP Solution Manager.
They are synchronized with the work packages/items and the Solution Readiness Dashboard.
A functional specification document contains a configuration or development
request. Each work package needs to have a functional specification.
Non-technical work packages contain an empty placeholder document, a
functional specification substitute.
Here 3 of 30 functional specifications are overdue, because:
- the work package is not assigned to a wave and has no date
- or the milestone/date is already passed
Percentage of all your functional specifications according to
status and due date, e.g. here 3 of 30 func. specs are overdue
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Documentation-relevant tiles – Technical Design
To be done means that:
- the work item does not have the status ‘In Development’ or
- the tech. design or configuration guide haven't been
assigned to work item or
- the document has not been released
- and the due date for this document has not yet been reached
A technical design document describes the
result of a technical activity in an application,
e.g. how a BAdI, report, or interface has
been configured, developed, or customized
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Meaning of the Scope Change and Development tiles
Percentage of all work packages
which have not been part of the
planned content of release 1 –
not relevant for now
Completed development means that
this work item is ready for a functional
test and the Build Finished milestone
has not yet been reached
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Meaning of the test-relevant tiles
Test Status shows the
percentage of all successful tests
(summary of all test types)
Defect Details shows how many
priority 1 or 2 defects are open
in the current wave
Note: There is a separate dashboard for all detailed test information
These work items don't have the
status Unit Test Successful,
but the milestone Unit Test
Finished has not yet been reached
Percentage of work items
according to status and due date
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Demo
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Solution Readiness Dashboard – Tiles relevant for the central PMO
Project Q-Gates and
milestones –
not relevant for now
Project progress
diagram –
not relevant for nowDevelopments to be delivered
by standard SAP development –
not relevant for this projectProject Q-Gates and
Milestones -
not relevant for now
Optionally, you can
maintain your personal
project risks and issues
The project status is set manually
by the PMO in collaboration with
the workstream lead
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – Part II
Preconfigured Solution Readiness Dashboard based on live data
Check the information icons to get a detailed
explanation of the tile calculation
No need to consolidate XLS sheets to get project reporting
▪ Next Q-Gate– How many workdays remain until the next Q-Gate?
▪ Work package, work item, and gaps– How many objects are assigned to the project?
▪ Requirements backlog– How many work packages are still open, which ones are
in progress, and how many have been rejected?▪ Schedule
– How many of the tasks in the current project are complete in relation to their due date (to-date target)?
▪ Risks– Number of risks rated acc. to status, impact, and probability
▪ Issues– Number of issues rated acc. to priority
▪ Scope change– Percentage of work packages that have been changed or
extended after the initial scope had been set▪ Effort increase
– Percentage of actual effort increase versus the originally planned effort at the start of the project
▪ Process area status– Status per process area of the project indicating which documents or activities are behind schedule (overdue)
▪ Overall status– Project status set manually by the project manager in cProjects of SAP Solution Manager
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Unit 7: Conversion
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Pivot at market speed: With unpredictable changes in
product demand and manufacturing supply chains, organizations need to dynamically reallocate resources to new mission-critical priorities or to quickly adapt to disruptions, enabled by digital business operations driven in real time.
You cannot afford to wait. These are the top 5 realities:
Champion cost savings: Cost pressures have intensified with the COVID-19 pandemic, making it critical to drive cost savings. A modern ERP delivers intelligent automation across your entire business, driving step-change improvements in productivity by unlocking new levels of efficiency and intelligent personalized insight to all employees.
Innovate before competitors: As past recoveries show, the winners re-innovate their business processes andmodels faster, deriving differentiated business outcomes in the context of theirindustry. Intelligent enterprises apply advanced technologies and best practices within agile business processes to make organizations more resilient, profitable, and sustainable.
Run in uncertainty: Running your business in today’s economic uncertainty requires a new ERP that provides instant insight across your end-to-end business operations so you can always analyze, collaborate, prepare, and plan for what’s next – and act immediately, from anywhere.
Grow with modern cloud ERP: The crisis has accelerated the shift to the cloud. With our new consumption models, you can now move more easily to our modern cloud and safeguard your current ERP investment, enabling continuous innovation and operational scalability with a low TCO. This enables a shift from capital expenditures to operating expenses and makes it easier to drive your business remotely.
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3
2
4
5
Conversion
5 top reasons to move to SAP S/4HANA now
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Conversion
The way to SAP S/4HANA – Which option to choose?
New Implementation
With a new implementation, you
build a new SAP S/4HANA
system.
Either you cut over to the new
system (the so-called “big bang”
scenario)
or
you migrate the individual
business units sequentially from
your legacy SAP ERP application
to the new system (“a phased
rollout”).
System Conversion
With a system conversion, you
turn your existing SAP ERP
system into an SAP S/4HANA
system.
Technically, the system conversion
is a one-step procedure with a
single downtime.
Selective Data Transition
With selective data transition, the
migration of relevant business
data from SAP ERP to
SAP S/4HANA is covered.
It balances the benefits of a
system conversion and new
implementation by combining a
redesign of business processes
and retaining historical data in the
new business reality.
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Conversion
Focused Build supports all three options
System Conversion
Requirements-to-Deploy process (available since
SP0 of Focused Build)
Upload of simplification items and conversion
activities as starting point for the Requirements-to-
Deploy process (available as of SP6 of Focused
Build)
Selective Data Transition
Tailored approach either with elements of system
conversion or new implementation scenario.
Data migration from ERP to SAP S/4HANA requires
an additional DMLT service
New Implementation
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Conversion
Analyze your existing SAP ERP landscape
Analyze
usage and configuration
data of your current
landscape
Determine
conversion compatibility
and required preparation
steps
Access
results in interactive
dashboard for easy
analysis
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Conversion
Covered aspects
Active Business Functions
Find out how many
business functions are
active in your system and
whether they are
compatible with
SAP S/4HANA.
Add-On Compatibility
See how many add-ons
are installed in your
system and whether
they are still compatible
with SAP S/4HANA.
Recommended SAP
Fiori Apps
Identify the SAP Fiori
apps that best fit your
needs based on your
historical transaction
volume and usage.
Business Warehouse
Extractors
View how many
extractors for SAP
Business Warehouse
exist in your ERP
system and if they work
with SAP S/4HANA.
Simplification Items for
SAP S/4HANA
View new and updated
data structures /
architectures in SAP
S/4HANA to determine
if they are relevant to
your processes.
Business Process Analytics
Analyze the state of your
processes to determine
any clean-up requirements
before migrating to
SAP S/4HANA.
Custom Code Analysis
Analyze the impact of
custom code by knowing
which SAP objects have
been changed or removed
in SAP S/4HANA.
SAP Custom
Development Projects
View solutions built for
your business by SAP
Innovative Business
Solutions to evaluate if
needed with
SAP S/4HANA.
Data Volume
Management
Plan for migration with
insight into the size of
your existing database
and archiving potential
for 12 or 24 months.
Sizing for SAP S/4HANA
Estimate your sizing for
the initial installation
based on the existing
system and after a data
clean-up.
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Conversion
Integration of SAP Readiness Check in Focused Build
SAP
Readiness Check
for SAP S/4HANA
Focused Build
Excel
Export/Import
Simplification Item
Management UI5 App
Evaluation and
Categorization of
Activities
Focused Build
Project
Focused Build
Requirement
Focused Build
Work Package
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Conversion
Focused Build – Architecture overview system conversion SP7 and SP8
SAP Readiness
CheckSimplification Item
Management
SimplificationItem
ConversionActivity
SAP Activate
Template Project
Plan
Requirements / Work Packages / Work Items
Requirement
Work Package
Work ItemProcess Management
Design Document
Test Case
Test Suite
Test Plan Test Package
Simplification Item
Management Dashboard
Burndown Chart
Status Pie Charts
Project Management
ActivatePhases
Wave
Sprint
Mile-stone
Activate Tasks
Source for
Process
Management
1) Library
Generation
2) Best Practices / Model Company
Usage of
Retrofit for
Transport
Handling
Solution Readiness Dashboard / Test Suite Dashboard
Req / WP / WI Totals
Document KPIs
Project Status
Project Schedule
Development Status
Unit Test Status
Test Execution Status
Defect Status
Documentation Reporting
Dashboard
Business Process Readiness
Iterative wave-
planning based on
conversion phase
(available from SP8)
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Conversion
Demo
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Conversion
Outlook: SP8 – What’s New
▪ More flexibility options:
– Combine several Conversion Activities in one
Follow-Up Document
– Assign / Reassign Conversion Activities to
Follow-Up Documents
▪ Integration in Mass Change Application – easier
Release Backlog and Wave Backlog Planning
▪ Integration to custom transaction types
▪ Enhanced Logging-Information
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Unit 8: New Features Since SP03
What’s New with Focused Build SP4?
Work Package & Work Item
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My Work Items, Solution Readiness Dashboard - New with SP04
WI Scoping – Non-Functional Work Item
Applications
My Work Items, Solution Readiness Dashboard
Features
• New WI Classification ‘Non-Functional’ where the KPI for the
Technical Design is not checked (better reporting)
• For these ‘Non-Functional’ Work Items, the corresponding KPI on
the Dates tab automatically get’s the value ‘N/A’
• The WI Classification is moved from Work Package ‘Details‘ to
‘Scope’ screen in form of a drop-down
• The WI Classification drop-down values are dependent on the WP
Classification (improved usability)
• Enhanced Work Item reporting in Solution Readiness Dashboard tile
Work Items according to the WI Classifications
Use Case
The Non-Functional Work Item allows to upload additional documents
like Test Cases in a late WP status, e.g. To Be Tested.
It prevents the unnecessary measurement of KPIs and so prevents
misleading red ratings in the Solution Readiness Dashboard for the
Technical Design.
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My Work Packages, My Defect Corrections - New with SP04
Improved Search for Systems
Applications
My Work Packages, My Defect Corrections
Features
• Improved Search for Systems when creating a
General Change, Normal Change or Defect Correction
• New switch for complete search of systems or systems part of the
Release
• Improved display of the results (SID and Client separated)
• Text fragment search enabled
Use Case
Creating a Work Item end users are often not aware, which systems
are relevant. Therefore we limit the search for system results by
default for:
• General Changes -> to all systems which are part of the Change
Control Landscape and Release
• Normal Changes / Defect Corrections -> to the productive systems
which are part of the Change Control Landscape and Release
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My Work Packages - New with SP04
Test Management Tab – Support edit functionality
Applications
My Work Packages
Features
In Test Management tab the edit functionality is now
supported:
• Assign Test Plans or Packages to the list
• Unassign Test Plan or Package from the list
Use Case
To give transparency for the Architect, the Test
Management Tab lists the related Test Plans and
Packages.
In case of a 1:1 relationship of Work Package and
Test Package, the assignment is done automatically
in Assignment Analysis. In case this Work Package
assignment was incorrect or changed, the Architect
can now manually remove and/or add Test Plans or
Test Packages.
What’s New with Focused Build SP5?
Work Package & Work Item
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Requirements Management – new with Focused Build SP05
Requirement Upload Report
Applications
Requirements Management, Upload report
/SALM/Requirement_Import
Features
• Additional options how to handle the
Requirement Owner field
• Overwrite existing with current logon user
• Keep original Business Partner
• Check and take-over in case Business Partner
exists in source and target system
• Complete Requirements with current logon user in
case the Business Partner is not maintained
• Extended consistency checks
• Completeness of obligatory fields
• Duplicate Requirements
• Success of Process Structure mapping
(creation of standalone Requirement)
Use CaseThe extended checks ensure better data quality
and less clean-up effort after the upload
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My Requirements, My Work Packages, My Work Items – new with SP05
Extended Change History
Applications
My Requirements, My Work Packages, My Work Items
and the related CRM Web UI
Features
The change history has been extended by the following
values
• Requirement
• Value Points, Effort Points, Local Flag
• Work Package
• Value Points, Effort Points, PPM Project, Wave, Dates
• Work Item
• Value Points, Story Points, Dates
Use CaseE.g. in My Requirements app several fields are open for
changes after approval. As it is compliance relevant, a
Change History is needed to see, if and who changed
the values at a later point in time.
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Requirement Management, My Work Packages – new with SP05
Create Work Package - Solution Filter for Project Display
Applications
Requirement Management, My Work Packages
Features
Creating new Work Packages, you need to choose a project.
Now the Project selection is limited to Projects part of the
selected Solution
Use Cases
• Use Case 1:
In case in Requirements Management there is a filter set for one
Solution and you select one or more Requirements from the result list
-> in Project selection pop-up, only projects assigned to this one
Solution are displayed
• Use Case 2:
In case of standalone WP
-> in Project selection pop-up, all projects of all Solutions are shown
• Use Case 3:
In case there is no Solution filter selected and there are Requirements
of more than 1 Solution selected
-> pop-up informing, that it is not allowed to create Work Packages of
different Solutions
What’s New with Focused Build SP6
Work Package & Work Item
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP6
Modified Preliminary Import Workflow
Applications
My Work Packages, My Work Items
Features
Work Items can only be preliminary imported to Production in case
there is a 1:1-relationship between Work Package and Work Item. As
soon as the Preliminary Import is requested in the Work Item the Work
Package now reflects this status as well.
Use Case
A Work Package should be treated as a complete unit where all related
Work Items are tested and deployed together. With the possibility of the
preliminary import workflow it was possible to bypass this idea which
led to inconsistent system landscapes, as parts of a Work Package
were already in Production System while other parts were still in
Development. With the limitation of the preliminary import option to 1:1-
relationships between Work Packages and Work Items we ensure
consistent system landscapes as a Work Package is always
transported and tested as a complete package.
WP
WI
WI
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Work Item – new with Focused Build SP6
Reassignment of Work Items
Applications
My Work Items
Features
The Reassignment of Work Items is a functionality offered for the
Focused Build Tool Lead in exceptional cases to decouple and assign
a Work Item from one Work Package to another, e.g. in case a Work
Item cannot be finished in time while the other Work Items of the same
Work Package could be deployed to Production System.
Use Case
The reassignment-functionality is a powerful tool that must be used
with great care. To avoid inconsistent Work Packages / Work Items the
reassign-functionality is limited by the following points:
▪ The functionality is only available from the CRM UI
▪ Only Work Items before status ‘Handed over to Release’ can be
reassigned
▪ Reassignment is only possible if the related Work Package has more
than one Work Item assigned
▪ The target Work Package must be in status ‘to be developed’ or ‘in
Development’
▪ The required authorization object REASSIGN_WI is delivered by
default in the role of the Focused Build Tool Lead
WP WI
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP6
Display Long Text Information of Error Messages in UI5
Applications
My Requirements, My Work Packages, My Work Items,
My Defects, My Defect Corrections, My Risks, My
Requests for Change, My Change Documents
Features
When an error or warning message is raised in UI5-
application a link is visible in the popup to get the
helpful long text information displayed.
Use CaseSo far the valuable long text information of a warning or
error message were only available in the CRM UI. End
users need to jump from the UI5-application to CRM UI
to get this information displayed. Now there is an
additional link in the short text window of the message
available that opens the long text information directly in
the UI5-application.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP6
Automated setting of completion rate to 100%
Applications
My Work Packages, My Work Items
Features
When a Work Item or a Work Package is set to
‘Successfully tested’ the completion rate is set
automatically to 100%.
Use CaseThe completion rate is not always used by customers or
the project team. As a consequence the field remains 0
although the development of the Work Item has been
finished or the test of the Work Package was successful
which lead to incorrect reporting in the Solution
Readiness Dashboard. Also the tile ‘Current Wave
Progress’ shows a more accurate result if the
completion rate is automatically filled.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP6
New validation for completed checklist
Applications
My Work Packages, My Work Items
Features
When a Work Item or a Work Package is set to
‘Successfully tested’ it is checked whether all checklist
steps have been completed. If not an error message is
raised and the status is not set.
Use CaseA Work Package or Work Item can only be completed if
all related items are closed. Also checklist steps are
checked if they are finalized, if this is not the case the
completed status is not set. This caused problems in
the past as the Completed-status is usually set via the
Release Batch Import automatically after the successful
import in the Production System. An open checklist step
prevented this and led to manual extra work after the
Go-Live. With the new check we inform Developers and
Solution Architects at the right time about open items.
What’s New with Focused Build SP7
Work Package & Work Item
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Show ToCs in Transport Tab in UI5 Application
Applications
My Work Items
Feature details
In the My Work Items Application it is possible to check directly the
information of a Transport of Copy created automatically by the system
in case the Work Item (NC) has been set to ‘To be Tested’.
Use Case
In the course of an implementation project developers are regularly
asking the Focused Build or Basis Team about the status of a
Transport Request as they are missing a configuration or development
in the Quality Assurance System. To get the information e.g. about a
non-imported Transport of Copy developers had to go to the Advanced
view in CRM UI to get the ID. With the new implementation the
information can be directly retrieved from the My Work Items
Application.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Activate Jump from UI5 to Transport details
Applications
My Work Items
Feature details
In the My Work Items Application it is possible to access directly the
Transport Request related information like included objects or
Transport Logs without making a detour via the CRM UI.
Use Case
The Transport Request Details are an important information for the
developers, e.g. to check the content of the different Transport Tasks,
perform syntax and completeness checks or to see the Transport Log
Information in case an import was not successfully imported. By having
the possibility to access these information directly from the My Work
Items application instead of going to the Advanced view in CRM UI we
increase the acceptance of the UI5-application.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Maintain effort - only allow hours and consulting days
Applications
My Work Packages, My Work Items
Feature details
The maintenance of planned and actual effort is by default limited to
Consulting Days and Hours. Customers can enhance the list of
available time units themselves.
Use Case
The maintenance of Planned and Actual Effort was not unified in My
Work Packages, My Work Items and the CRM UI. In addition, the list of
available time units was confusing for the end users. Now, by default,
only Consulting Days and Hours are available for time maintenance in
all Applications. Customers can change or enhance the list via
customizing and also the sequence of the time units can be specified.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Maintain checklist - introduce save-button
Applications
My Work Packages, My Work Items
Feature details
A Save-button has been introduced to ease the maintenance of the
checklist steps by avoiding save-roundtrips after every field-update.
Use Case
Checklist Steps help to perform and document required steps in the
processing of a Work Package or Work Item with a due date. Work
Packages and Work Items are delivered with a preconfigured checklist
profile that can be easily adjusted by customers via customizing. In the
My Work Package / My Work Item application the maintenance of the
checklist steps has been improved by providing Save- and Cancel-
Buttons instead of an automatic save-trigger after every field update.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Provide a Test Team in Work Item
Applications
My Work Items
Feature details
The new partner function Test Team is introduced that allows the
assignment of Work Items to teams instead of only single testers.
Use Case
As for the Development Teams, customers organize also their testers
in teams. As Work Items could be also tested not only by developers it
is required to make the assignment of Test Teams possible so that the
members of this team can organize their work according to availability
and current load.
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Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP7
Improve WP Checks for Project and Wave Selection – My WP App & Mass Change
Applications
My Work Packages
Feature details
When a Work Package gets a Solution Documentation Scope inherited
from the Requirement the Project Selection is improved. By default,
only Projects should be displayed that have this Scope assigned. When
the switch is set to Off additional projects without this scope, but from
the same solution are displayed. This will always ensure that the
project assignment is consistent.
Use Case
Scopes help the project team to split up a huge solution documentation
into smaller packages to support the users focusing on a specific
scenario, e.g. Order to Cash. This scope can be assigned to a project
as well. When now the Work Package gets a process step with a
specific scope, in the search help we offer by default only projects that
have this specific scope assigned. To be not too restrictive the option to
consider the documentation scope can be switched off to see other
projects.
What’s New with Focused Build SP8
Work Package & Work Item
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Application
My Work Packages
Feature details
The new partner function Test Team is introduced that allows the assignment of Work Packages to teams.
Benefits / Use Case
As for the Development Teams, customers organize also their testers in teams. As Work Packages could be also tested it is required to make the assignment of Test Teams possible so that the members of this team can organize their work according to availability and current load. Also, the Test Team will be copied to the scoped Work Items
Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP8
Provide a test-team in Work Package
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Application
My Work Packages
Feature details
The new fields are taking over the already
maintained values as default values which can be
adjusted.
Benefits / Use Case
While the scoping process value points are taken
over from the Work Package. Afterwards value
and story points can be adjusted for distribution
over the scoped Work Items.
Work Package & Work Item – new with Focused Build SP8
Provide Story and Value points via scope pop-up
What’s New with Focused Build SP8
My Checklist Steps
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Application
My Checklist Steps is an entry point to access all
checklist steps to that a user is assigned to.
Feature details
▪ Switch between My Steps and Team Steps
▪ Filter possibilities
▪ Processing of steps in the overview
▪ Navigation to checklist step details
▪ Navigation to parent document
Benefits / Use Case
Central point to access all checklist steps you are
assigned to.
My Checklist Steps – new with Focused Build SP8
New application for Checklist Steps
What’s New with Focused Build SP4?
Process Management
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP04
Composite interface and Test scripts
Application
dropDocs integration to Work Package and
Work Item
Feature details
• Possibility to address composite interfaces in
Requirement, Work Package and Item
• Visibility of test scripts (CBTA) and recognition
for KPI rating (CBTA + Test Steps)
Use Case
Completing of coverage solution documentation
objects, which can be handled by Focus Build.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP04
Scope and structure scope popup
Application
Solution Documentation “Scope” integration into
Requirement to deploy and process scope popup
harmonization.
Feature details
• Possibility to select solution documentation
“Scope” on the process scope popup. This is
impacting the displayed content.
• Storage of the “Scope” information to all
selected structures on the scoping popup
and in the process assignment area.
Use Case
Simplification of structure assignments and
project selection for projects with assigned
Solution Documentation “Scope”.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP04
Availability of dropDocs
Application
Availability of documentation tab for additional
CRM transaction types:
- Request for Change
- Standard/urgent change
- Defect correction
Feature details
• Possibility to access and change
documentation.
• No impact on KPI rating
Use Case
Unification of UI design for additional CRM
transaction types.
What’s New with Focused Build SP5?
Process Management
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP5
Language recognition and performance improvements
Application
dropDocs integration to Work Package and
Work Item
Feature details
• Improvements on structure assignment popup
• Language recognition on documentation tab
• Performance improvements for document handling and KPI
Use Case
Visibility of already scoped structures on structure assignment
popup and visibility of maintained languages and translations.
What’s New with Focused Build SP6
Process Management
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Application
dropDocs integration to Work Package and Work Item
Feature details
▪ Un-assign of structures in Work Package and Work
Item
▪ Move of structures in Work Items
▪ Status display and direct status change for Test
Steps
Use Case
Quick changes on Test Step status trough Work
Package and Item as well as harmonized un-
assignment of structures and documents.
Simplification of move structures between Work Items.
Process Management – new with Focused Build SP6
Status change for Test Step and structure related activities
What’s New with Focused Build SP7
Process Management
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP7
Reporting dashboard and handling improvements
Application
dropDocs integration to Work Package and Work Item.
Feature details
• Availability of Documentation Reporting
Dashboard
• Release check of structures in Work Items to detect
release conflicts
• FB specific related documents display per branch
• Customer status schema recognition for KPI and
Solution Readiness Dashboard as well as unlocking
of documents
Use Case
Simplification of activities around documentation
handling and reporting.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP7
Documentation Reporting Dashboard
Application
Documentation Reporting Dashboard
Feature details
Using the Business Process Readiness report as part of
Documentation Reporting Dashboard you can detect the
current status of implementation from business process
perspective.
Running the report for design branch, it provides all
Requirements and Work Packages which are planed for the
selected scope. Executing the same selection for
development branch gives an overview about current active
implementation. Once the process arrived in production
branch, the report gives an absolute number of
Requirements, Work Packages and Items for certain scope.
Benefits
Simplified method to report on the current state of
implementation for a specific business process scope.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP7
Release check
Application
dropDocs integration to Work Item.
Feature details
• Detection of all objects changed or created by
current Work Item
• Detection of all potential obstacles for Work Item
release before hand over to release.
Use Case
This functionality can be used as final documentation
check before handing over the Work Item to Release.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP7
Focused Build specific related documents
Application
Solution Documentation
Feature details
• Visibility of new Focused Build specific related
documents:
• (FB) Request for Change
• (FB) Change Document
• Changes on visibility and counting method for
• Requirements
• Work Package
• Work Item
Benefits Better visibility of associated related documents to
selected structure.
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Process Management – new with Focused Build SP7
Customer status schema and unlocking of documents
Application
dropDocs integration to Work Package and Work
Item.
Feature details
• Enablement to use customer specific status
schemas for document types
• Reflection of customer status values by KPI
calculation and Solution Readiness Dashboard
• Possibility to unlock locked documents directly from
Work Package or Work Item.
Benefits
Handling simplification to unlock documents and
extended flexibility in use of customer status values
for documents.
What’s New with Focused Build SP8
Process Management
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Application
Business Process Readiness Dashboard is
improved by additional filtering capabilities.
Feature details
- Additional selection of business processes as
filtering criteria
- Display of project ID in the result table
Benefits / Use Case
Better results due to the extended filter possibility
and more information in the result table for
additional result processing.
Process Management – new with Focused Build SP8
Improvements in BP-Readiness Dashboard
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Application
dropDocs integration for to Requirements, Work Package and Work Items
Feature details
In case relevant structures for a certain Work Package/Item has been deleted in one of following waves:
- the deleted structure will be still displayed in the according Requirement, Work Package/Item
- Click on relevant document from WP/WI opensthe document in the version which was valid asthe WP/WI has been completed.
Benefits / Use Case
- Visibility of related but deleted structures.- Access to the correct document version once the WP/WI is completed
Process Management – new with Focused Build SP8
Display of deleted objects from Work Package/Item
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Application
Related documents for Focused Build related objects has been changed.
Feature details
Depending on the branch from which the related document type is called, different overview possibilities are displayed: - Design => Requirements Management- Development => Mass change app- Production => Mass change app
Benefits / Use Case
Clear visibility of related Requirements, Work Packages and Items for selected solution documentation structure and synchronicity with Business Process Readiness Dashboard.
Process Management – new with Focused Build SP8
Navigation from Related Documents area
What’s New with Focused Build SP4?
Mass Change Operations
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Mass Change, Requirements Management - New with SP04
Value, Effort, Story Points default value ranges
Applications
Requirements Management, Mass Change Operations
Features
• Customizing table for Value, Effort, Story Points
ranges
• Mass Change: Extended Filter and Display Options for
Value, Effort and Story Points ranges
• Example customizing available via BC-Set
Use Case
The range selection in the Mass Change offers an
efficient filtering based on the predefined values, e.g.:
• to define Initial Backlog in Requirements Management
based on Requirements, Value and Effort Points
• to define Product Backlog in Mass Change Operations
based on Work Packages, Value and Effort Points
• to do Sprint planning in Mass Change Operations
based on Work Items, Story Points
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My Work Items - New with SP04
Display Role for Mass Change
Applications
My Requirements, My Work Packages, My Work Items,
Mass Change Operations
Features
• Add Mass Change Operations tile has been added to the
following persona: Project Manager, Developer, Test
Manager, Tool Lead
• Sharpened authorization concept dependent on
Document Type, e.g. Defect or Work Package
Use Case
Allows other project members either to display of Mass
Change Operations data, e.g. the developer to check Work
Items in status Postponed.
Other persona got change authorization, e.g. the Test
Manager to mass change the support team for some
Defects
What’s New with Focused Build SP6
Mass Change Operations
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Mass Change – new with Focused Build SP6
Improved Display of Column ‘Release’
Applications
Mass Change
Features
Improved display of Release information in columns:
• Actual Release
• Requested Release
Harmonization of Release display, e.g. in the value help,
the Release is now displayed as a three-digit number to
the right of the description
Use CaseIn Mass Change - Actual and Requested Release:
In the result lists, the Release is displayed as a three-digit
number.
The full Release description is displayed via tooltip.
This reduces the table widths and allows to display more
results, especially on smaller screens
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Applications
Mass Change
Features
New filter possibility ‘Sub-Elements’
introduced for:
• Requirements
New filter possibility ‘Sub-Categories’
introduced for:
• Requirements
• Work Packages
• Work Items
• Defects
• Defect Corrections
• Change Requests
• Changes
• Risk
Use CaseAllows more granular filtering like in Requirements
Management application.
Mass Change – new with Focused Build SP6
New filter for Sub-Elements and Sub-Categories
What’s New with Focused Build SP7
Mass Change Operations
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Mass Change – new with Focused Build SP7
Filter & View variants for Mass Change
Applications
Mass Change
Feature details
For all Mass Change Document Types it is now
possible to save private and global:
• Filter settings
• View Settings
Use CaseLike in Requirements Management, the Filter Variant
allows an end user to save typical filter settings, e.g.
for a Project Manager to regularly check, if there are
Requirements in Status ‘To Be Approved’ for the
Business Process in his responsibility.
As well the view of the displayed columns can be
saved. This is important as the space to display the
content is limited.
Both features extremely accelerate the search and
display of the required content.
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Mass Change – new with Focused Build SP7
Allow filtering for multiple IDs and fragments
Applications
Mass Change
Feature details
Using filter ‘ID’ it is now possible to search with:
• Multiple IDs, e.g. 8000004711, 8000004712
• Fragments of an ID, e.g. 4711
• Multiple ID fragments, e.g. 4711, 4712
Use CaseIn Mass Change Operations it is now possible
to filter for ID fragments or multiple IDs like in
Requirements Management.
What’s New with Focused Build SP4?
Solution Readiness Dashboard
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Solution Readiness Dashboard - New with SP04
Missing KPI displayed in Tiles
Applications
Solution Readiness Dashboard
Features
• New bar ‘Milestone Missing’ for the tiles Functional Specification, Technical
Design, Development, Unit Test and Single Functional Test Case
• The ‘Overdue’ values are recalculated
Use Case
Beforehand badly maintained and overdue Work Packages and Work Items
had been summarized in the ‘Overdue’ bar.
With the additional bar you can clearly distinguish:
• The Project Manager immediately recognizes when he missed to maintain
the KPIs in Project Management.
• The Architect and Developer get a clean list of their overdue documents.
What’s New with Focused Build SP5?
Solution Readiness Dashboard
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP5
Usability and performance improvements of extraction report
Default variant of extraction report /SALM/DATA_EXTRACTION_PPMITSM to be scheduled via Job Scheduler (SM36):
All Focused Build projects with status ‘Created’ or ‘Released’
are considered by the default variant ‘FOCUSED_BUILD1’
Variant can be changed to allow extraction for dedicated
projects based on project id or status.
E.g. if you like to keep data also for completed projects you can
adapt the variant accordingly.
Depending on the amount of projects, requirements, work
packages etc. you might face longer runtime of the batch job.
With the default variant, the extraction is processed in parallel
and uses 50 % of available work processes.
This option extracts only data that has been changed since last
extraction to save runtime. Only deactivate this option when
necessary due to issues.
Focused Build data to be selected for Solution Readiness and
Release Dashboard
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP5
Usability and performance improvements of extraction data housekeeping report
Report /SALM/DATA_EXTRACTION_DELETE can be used on demand to cleanup extraction data for un-used
projects or compress transactional historic data on a weekly base
If selected, project data with below criteria are deleted from extraction data.
If selected, transactional data from time frame above are compressed, so
only one entry of a weeks state of an entity will be kept.
Time frame for aggregation of transactional historic data
Selection criteria for projects to be deleted from extractor data
Project ID - Here you choose the Project IDs for the projects, which will be
deleted. When the field is empty, all project with the chosen project status
are deleted.
Project Status - Here you choose the Project Status Values for the projects,
which will be deleted. Default: Completed, Canceled, To be Archived
Data are only deleted, when both conditions are fulfilled.
What’s New with Focused Build SP6
Solution Readiness Dashboard
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP6
Work Package tile – additional information on actual vs. planned effort
Application
Effort reporting in Work Package tile
Feature details
New effort tab highlighting planned and actual
effort per Wave
Addition column for actual effort per Work
Package in Details tab
Use Case
Realistic Wave planning based on Planned Effort
Monitoring of actual effort per Wave
Drill down to detail information on actual effort vs.
planned effort per Work Package
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP6
Current Wave Progress tile
Application
New Current Wave Progress with bar charts
Feature details
Visualized progress for current Wave using
snapshot of status of related Work Packages per
day
Similar view on Work Items per Wave and per
Sprint
Use Case
Improved transparency on progress during Wave
and Sprints about various activities reflected by
historic status values
Work Packages status values are aggregated:
Successfully Tested: Successfully Tested, Handed over to Release,
Productive, Completed
In Development: To be Developed, In Development, In Repair,
To be Tested
Scoping: Scoping, Scope Finalized, Scope Extension
Created: Created
What’s New with Focused Build SP7
Solution Readiness Dashboard
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Realtime update of Dashboard data
Applications
Solution Readiness Dashboard
Realtime update and refresh of Dashboard data for Focused Build
entities
Feature Details
The data displayed in the Solution Readiness is provided by extractor
and caching tables which have been updated by batch jobs in the past.
This has been enhanced by a event triggered update and refresh
feature in order to get real-time data shown in the dashboard for
following Focused Build entities:
• Requirements , Work Packages and Work Items
• Defect Corrections
• Projects and Risks
Data refresh can be controlled for the currently selected project by a
timer via new button in the dashboard and typically has a delay of 10 –
40 seconds depending on size of project.
Benefit
Improved monitoring and transparency about implementation progress
and KPI fulfillment with real-time data
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Improved Export to spreadsheet feature
Applications
Solution Readiness Dashboard - Export to Spreadsheet
Feature details
Export CSV has been replaced by Export to spreadsheet
for all list views in the dashboard
Benefit
After export the spreadsheet can be directly opened without
conversion. Filter is active by default using the header row
(1). No problems with special characters.
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Work Item tile - Display classification column N/A dynamically
Applications
Solution Readiness Dashboard – Work Item tile
Feature details
The column ‘N/A’ for Work Item Classification is displayed dynamically
depending whether Work Items without Classification exist or not.
Use Case
With Support Package 3 of Focused Build a gap was closed in the
functionality where Work Items could be created without a
classification. Such Work Items were listed in the Solution Readiness
Dashboard in the column ‘N/A’. Customers starting with Support
Package 3 or later have always seen zero Work Items in that column.
With the new enhancement the column ‘N/A’ is dynamically displayed,
if no Work Items exist in a project without classification the column is
not shown.
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Current Wave Progress tile
Application
Enhanced Current Wave Progress
Feature details
Customizable status grouping
• 4 predefined status groups
• Selectable semantic colors: Positive, Neutral,
Information, Critical, Negative
• Mapping of detailed status per transaction type to
status group
Benefit
Improved flexibility for sematic rating in
progress chart
Default Work Packages status mapping and colors:
Successfully Tested: Successfully Tested, Handed over to Release,
Productive, Completed
In Development: To be Developed, In Development, In Repair,
To be Tested
Scoping: Scoping, Scope Finalized, Scope Extension
Created: Created
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Current Wave Progress tile - Details
New IMG activity to change settings for predefined Status Groups
Ability to change sematic color for Status Group
Map detailed status per transaction type (status profile) to status group
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Documentation KPI relevant SRD tiles
Application
KPI relevant SRD tiles
Feature details
For better understanding, the documentation KPI
related tiles has been regrouped and renamed
according to the KPI names.
Benefit
Improved overview of document KPI tiles
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Solution Readiness Dashboard – new with Focused Build SP7
Defect Corrections in SFT tile
Applications
Defect Corrections in SFT tile
Feature details
• ‘For the tile ‘Defect Corrections in Single
Functional Test’ the following functionality is
available with Focused Build SP7:
• Navigation to Mass Change Operations App for Defect
Corrections for the following bars of the tile:
• To be done
• Overdue
• Export to MS EXCEL for all bars of the tile.
Benefit
• Seamless Integration between Solution Readiness
Dashboard and Mass Change Operations App for
Defect Corrections in relevant (user) status.
• Export to MS EXCEL is available for all bars of this
tile.
What’s New with Focused Build SP8
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
The new Refresh button allows to get the latest status of Simplification Items, Conversion Activities and follow-up documents without the need of performing a browser refresh. This refresh is faster and keeps the current applied filters and view settings.
Benefits / Use Case
When processing Conversion Activities and their related follow-up documents it is important to regularly update the table view to get the most recent status of all documents. This refresh must be optimized from a performance perspective which the new refresh-functionality offers.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Refresh-Functionality
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
Via the Messages-button it is possible to see
relevant backend-information.
Benefits / Use Case
When creating Follow-Up Documents, assigning
or reassigning Activities or assigning projects data
will be processed in the backend. With the new
feature it is directly possible in the frontend to
identify whether a step was successful or not, e.g.
in case the user has no appropriate
authorizations to perform a specific step.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Enhancement of Log-Information
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
Activities with small efforts that are also related to each other can be merged into one Follow-Up Document.
Benefits / Use Case
So far it was only possible to create one Follow-Up Document per Activity. Usually there are Activities which do have a rather small implementation effort where it makes sense to combine several of them in one Follow-Up Document to not get too granular in the Requirements-to-Deploy-process. This is now possible with the n:1-creation.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Combine several activities in one Follow-Up Document
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
Created Requirements or Work Packages can be handed over from the Simplification Item Management application to the Mass Change Application for further processing.
Benefits / Use Case
This feature allows an easier Release Backlog Planning on Requirements or Wave Backlog Planning on Work Packages. Based on attributes of the related Simplification Items and Conversion Activities (e.g. Condition or Phase) a set of Work Packages can be handed over to the Mass Change Application where they are assigned to a specific Project and Wave.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Integration in Mass Change Application
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
Activities without a Follow-Up Document can be assigned to an already created one. If the assignment to or the creation of a Follow-Up document was done incorrectly a reassignment to a different Follow-Up Document can be done.
Benefits / Use Case
A common Readiness Check Analysis consists of more than 100 Simplification Items and related Activities. It is likely to happen that during the creation of Follow-Up Documents Activities are forgotten or that in the course of the processing of the Follow-Up Documents additional Activities should be part of the selected scope. The assign/reassign functionality allows a higher flexibility and offers an option for the correct scope.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Assignment and Reassignment of Activities
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Application
Simplification Item Management
Feature details
It can be decided per Readiness Check Analysis which transaction types are allowed as Follow-Up Type. By default these are Requirements and Work Packages plus the assignment of Projects. Via Customizing own transaction types can be chosen and the assignment of projects can be active or inactive.
Benefits / Use Case
Customers who are going to perform a S/4HANA transformation project can use Focused Build as predefined methodology. But especially customers that already have a mature Change Request Management process in place want to use their settled, accepted and well-known process also in this S/4HANA transformation project. With the possibility to define custom transaction types as Follow-Up Document Types customers are enabled to use the Readiness Check Integration with their individual processes.
S/4HANA Conversion Project Support – new with Focused Build SP8
Integration of custom transaction types
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