SAP Activate
SAP Activate is a unique combination of SAP Best Practices, methodology, and
guided configuration that helps customers and partners deploy SAP S/4HANA, SAP
Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA are ready-to-run online transaction processing
(OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) Processes optimized for SAPS /4
HANA. They’re easily integrated with other cloud solutions, such as Success Factors
and the Ariba network. These ready-to-run business processes – comprehensive,
flexible, and optimized for SAP S/4 HANA – are cultivated from the collective
implementation knowledge of thousands of SAP customers.
SAP Best Practices also cover the integration and migration basics. They are basically
designed to guide users through an optimized migration process. SAP Activate also
provide a reference solution with sample data already included in the product with
clear guidelines, and with step-by-step directions on how to move from the current
landscape to the end goal. With SAP Activate, customers can determine whether the
end objective is a new implementation, a conversion of a system, or a transformation
of the large landscape. SAP Activate kicks off with SAP Best Practices in
implementation and uses a single methodology for all available deployment modes –
cloud, hybrid, and on premise. The end goal of SAP Activate is to help customers take
advantage of all the key features of SAP S / 4HANA to fit in with their circumstances
and business needs.
Pillars of SAP Activate
Activate has three core Pillars :
SAP Best Practices
Guided configuration
Methodology
SAP Best Practices
This includes the following :
Ready-to-ru business processes optimized for S/4HANA with OLAP and
OLTP
SAP Best Practices for integration and migration to S/4HANA
SAP Best Practices for extensibility to enhance SAP processes or create
customized processes
Delivery of the reference solution in the cloud for a faster start
Higher value in *Deploying SAP solution is Fast, Simple & Flexible
less time
Predictable * Usage of tested & proven methodology
Results * Leverage Pre-configure content
Simple * Extension to cloud and using existing premise
Movement to infrastructure
Cloud
Guided configuration
Guided configuration includes the following :
Tools for an assisted implementation during the initial implementation
Empowering business and IT through user assistance and business process
affinity
Content awareness history – know the content context and what has been
configured:
Solution Self Service Expert
Builder UIs Configuratio
n
Activation of SAP Personalization of Adding New or
Best Practices activated Best changed processes
Practices process of the activated
processes
Solution Builder :
This tool is used to develop and structure configuration content according to
the domain model of SAP
All processes are modeled as scope items; scope items are implemented
through building blocks
Content is not an option, but an integral part of the product. Solution Builder is
used to activate this SAP Best Practices content in the customer system
Self-service configuration UIs :
Alongside the activation of ready-to-run business processes delivered by SAP
Best Practices, customers typically want to personalize processes
Personalization typically does not change a business process but adjusts
settings to reflect the customer needs
SAP provides easy-to-use Fiori applications for self service configurations to
support personalization
Expert configuration :
From experience, I can tell you that almost no customer project can be
implemented without adjustments
Customers typically want to add new processes or adjust preconfigured
business processed delivery by SAP Activate
With expert configuration, you can create your own scope items and (delta)
building block(s) for any complementaty content development at your side.
Configure your solution for Initial implementation &
continuous innovation adoption
Test your processes – Business process driven, pre defined
automated test
View Solution Scope – Evaluate activated business
processes and country versions
Migrate your data – Business process driven predefined
automated test
User training & On boarding – Guided Project tours
Methodology
This includes the following :
Start with SAP Best Practices
One Agile methodology for any type of deployment – cloud, premise,
mobile or hybrid
Designed for partner extensions
Activate journey – new implementation (premise)
For on-premise implementation, the journey has four phases : and there are sets
of activities in each phase:
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Project Organization & PM execution , PM executed, PM executed,
Governance Management & management & management &
controlling results controlling results controlling results
Project schedule, budget Change impact analysis & Organizational alignment Readiness Check
& management plan communication plan & user enablement
Project policies and Baseline build Technology setup Pre go live end user
cadence training
On board project team Validation workshops Education Technical and system
testing
Project team Baklog prioritization Integrated and user testing Set up organizational
insfrastructure support
High level scope Design for Deltas Legacy Data Migration Cutover to production
Technical Infrastructure Legacy Data Migration Value audits Production Go live
plan
Data Migration Approach Test strategy and plan Cutover and transition Support
& strategy plan
Pre Assemble solution Release Plan
Prepare : The Prepare phase provides the initial planning and preparation of
the prophecy, including the project organization and governance as well as the
schedule, budget, and management plan. The project team is trained, and the
necessary infrastructure is set up. Once the scope is validated, the team
identifies the solution and Best Practices for customer needs;
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Project Organization
& Governance
Project schedule,
budget &
management plan
Project policies and
cadence
On board project team
Project team
insfrastructure
High level scope
Technical
Infrastructure
Data Migration
Approach & strategy
Pre Assemble solution
Explore: Here, we validate the delivered solution based on the process
documentation. In the following solution-validation workshops, the delta
scope will be prioritized and followed by delta design workshops. This
provides the basis for the Realize phase :
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
PM execution ,
Management &
controlling results
Change impact analysis
& communication plan
Baseline build
Validation workshops
Baklog prioritization
Design for Deltas
Legacy Data Migration
plan
Test strategy and plan
Release Plan
Realize : In this phase, the solution is built and tested incrementally based on
the scenarios and process requirements identified in the Explore phase.
Adoption activities occur and operations are planned.
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
PM executed,
management &
controlling results
Organizational
alignment & user
enablement
Technology setup
Education
Integrated and user
testing
Legacy Data Migration
Value audits
Cutover and transition
plan
Deploy : The purpose of this phase is to finalize the readiness of the
organization, its solution, and the necessary supporting tools and processes to
go live/ It includes these steps:
Testing
User training
System management
All cutover activities
Prpare Explore Reaize Deploy
PM executed,
management &
controlling results
Readiness Check
Pre go live end user
training
Technical and
system testing
Set up
organizational
support
Cutover to
production
Production Go live
Support
Activate journey – system conversion
While using SAP Activate for system conversion, the four phases remain the same,
however, their meaning changes :
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Conversion Project starts PM execution, Execution and monitoring Execution and
management & project Monitoring the project
controlling results
SAP ERP Conversion Design for gaps & deltas Mandatory Configuration Tests and final Trainingt
Readiness Check
System conversion project Test strategy and plan Integration Validation Cutover rehearsal
plan
Change impact analysis & Custom code adjustment IT Infrastructure
communication finalization
Migration Plan Tests and training Production System
Migration
SandBox Migration Data aging configuration
Non productive system
migration
IT infrastructure setup
Preparation of transition
to operation
Prepare: The Prepare phase provides the initial planning of the project with a
budget, resources, and timelines. The formal project needs to be set up, and the
readiness assessment needs to be completed.
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Conversion Project starts
SAP ERP Conversion
Readiness Check
System conversion project
plan
Explore : The Explore phase drives the detailed planning from the
technical aspect of the conversion. By the end of this phase, the
technical and functional conversion is planned in detail and is ready for
execution. The migration plan includes all the steps of data migration
and volume management. After the planning in the sandbox system, the
valuation is planned.
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
PM execution,
management &
controlling results
Design for gaps & deltas
Test strategy and plan
Change impact analysis &
communication
Migration Plan
SandBox Migration
Realize : The Realize phase outlines the necessary steps for migration to
SAP S/4 HANA. The IT infrastructure needs to be set up, and systems
need to be completely configured, tested, and validated. Training needs
to be prepared and the custom code needs to be adjusted as needed. The
non-production environment needs to be migrated and validated in this
phase:
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Execution and monitoring
project
Mandatory Configuration
Integration Validation
Custom code adjustment
Tests and training
Data aging configuration
Non productive system
migration
IT infrastructure setup
Preparation of transition to
operation
Deploy: Its main objective is to ensure the readiness of SAP S/4HANA
and that all processes and tools are ready to go live. It includes final
testing end user training, cutover, IT infrastructure finalization, and final
productive conversion to SAP S/4 HANA:
Prepare Explore Realize Deploy
Execution and
Monitoring the project
Tests and final Trainingt
Cutover rehearsal
IT Infrastructure
finalization
Production System
Migration
