ASAP Phase 1: The Project Preparation Phase Defining the high-level business requirements

Develop the high-level business requirements document:

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business drivers high-level business processes supporting business organization

Defining the project charter

Develop the project charter document:

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mission statement project scope critical success factors high-level project plan detailed project plan

Identif ing the project team organi!ation

Organize the project team: project sponsor project manager technical project lead ABAP/ developer Basis consultant functional consultant Define the !or" plan for developing end-user training and documentation
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Defining the project implementation standards and procedures

Develop project management standards and procedures: scope management plan communication plan qualit# standards Develop implementation standards and procedures:
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s#stem configuration standards

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s#stem authorization standards testing strategies

"ourse: $AP Project Planning and %mplementation Topic: &he Project Preparation Phase

ASAP Phase 2: The Business BluePrint phase

Purpose: Use this job aid to gain a better understanding of the business blueprint phase'

"reating the business blueprint document

(onduct the organizational structure !or"shop Develop the proposed organizational structure (onduct the general requirements !or"shop Develop the standardization criteria: enterprise standards requirements general settings requirements master data requirements (onduct the business process !or"shop Develop the business process requirements )ap anal#sis Develop the development requirements: conversion requirements interface requirements reports requirements !or"flo! requirements *+tract the most essential business requirements Develop the baseline scope
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Defining the development procedures

,evie! the development requirements -ormulate the development procedures:

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development tas"s approval process change procedure development standards

documentation

"reating the ris# management plan

%dentif# ris"s associated !ith the business blueprint using the -easibilit# (hec" tool .ap the business processes: identif# an# gaps in requirements identif# critical integration requirements Determine the business volume:
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identif# sizing/ performance/ or availabilit# ris"s

development environment testing environment training environment

"ourse: $AP Project Planning and %mplementation Topic: &he Business Blueprint Phase

ASAP Phase 3: The Realization Phase

Purpose: Use this job aid to gain a better understanding of the realization phase'

Setting up user roles and authori!ations

Define user roles 0using Profile )enerator1: single roles derived roles composite roles %mplement user roles and authorizations &est user roles and authorizations Perform user roles and authorizations cutover
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Developing programs to customi!e the SAP s stem

Develop data transfer programs:

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define the data transfer requirements develop data transfer programs test data transfer programs and fi+ if errors are found verif# the transferred data

Develop interface programs: create a detailed design for interface programs evaluate predesigned $AP interface programs develop interface programs if $AP interface programs don2t meet business needs o test the interface programs 0includes a data transfer test1 Develop reports: select the appropriate $AP report-development tool define the la#out requirements and technical specifications for the reports develop the reports using the appropriate tool test reports for functionalit#/ fle+ibilit#/ la#out/ and response times3 fi+ errors as needed Develop !or"flo!s: create a detailed design for the !or"flo! have process o!ners and representative users revie! and approve the !or"flo! o define the technical specifications for the !or"flo! o develop the !or"flo! using $AP2s Business 4or"flo! tool o define specific test cases and test each !or"flo! %n addition to developing data transfer programs/ interface programs/ reports/ and !or"flo!s/ customization of the $AP s#stem ma# involve data archiving/ development of enhancements/ forms/ and third-part# applications/ if the business blueprint as"s for these'
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"onfiguring the SAP s stem

(reate and approve a baseline configuration plan: configuration sequence configuration responsibilities configuration timeline )enerate Project %mplementation )uides 0Project %.)s1/ !ith the help of consultants/ $AP2s%.) tool/ or $AP2s $olution .anager (onfigure the $AP s#stem: configure general settings configure organizational structure configure processes and structure (onduct baseline testing:
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define baseline test cases define the baseline test plan

migrate objects to the 5A environment conduct the baseline tests resolve issues (onfirm and approve baseline configuration:
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conduct scenarios testing revie! the results of scenarios testing approve the baseline configuration

Testing the customi!ed and configured SAP s stem

Prepare detailed integration test plan: goals scope completion criteria logistics test cases (reate simulated environment b# transferring configuration objects and settings to the 5A s#stem (onduct final integration test: verif# all business processes along the value chain chec" that reports/ interfaces/ output and print functions/ and enhancements are !or"ing as e+pected o resolve issues as required 6se &echnical %ntegration (hec" to verif# operabilit# and integration across the s#stem landscape:
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chec" configuration/ setup/ and performance of critical interfaces chec" version and release compatibilit# for all involved $AP components chec" strateg# for s#stem and business process management

"ourse: $AP Project Planning and %mplementation Topic: &he ,ealization Phase

ASAP Phase 4: The Final Preparation and Go Live Phases

Purpose: Use this job aid to view an overview of the SAP project planning and implementation final preparation and go live phases'

The $inal Preparation Phase

GoingLive chec

7erif# the technical capabilities of the production environment (hec" the s#stem configuration/ including databases and s#stem components (hec" the version and release compatibilit# of all $AP components and plugins Anal#ze the performance of core business processes (hec" the initial data load

Functional and per!or"ance tests

7olume test $tress test

#utover and production support

(reate the cutover plan: data conversion estimates team assignments and availabilit# procedures for shutting do!n legac# s#stems testing requirements for the live s#stem (reate the production support plan: anal#ze support requirements establish help des" organize production support team create long-term support strateg# $et up the live s#stem: transportation to production s#stem data conversion manual entr# of data )et the final approval for going live:
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confirm that end users are trained confirm that $AP s#stem administration is read# confirm that technical s#stem tests are complete confirm that conversions and business processes are verified

The %o &ive Phase

Pro$ect end

)o live and support revie!:

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project management %& infrastructure change management

sustained support benefits achievement Project closing:

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business process issues resolution business benefits revie! "no!ledge transfer project signoff

#ontinuous i"prove"ent

Production support Business operations change management Post go live end-user training

"ourse: $AP Project Planning and %mplementation Topic: &he -inal Preparation and )o 8ive Phases

G%L transaction codes

Purpose: Access the job aid G/L transaction codes to view the commonly used G/L transaction codes' &he commonl# used )/8 transaction codes are listed in this table' &able 9: &-codes )/8 Posting )eneral Posting *dit or Par" )/8 Document )eneral Document Par"ing Post !ith (learing %ncoming Pa#ments Outgoing Pa#ments (ash ?ournal Posting (lear )/8 Open 8ine %tems Displa# Document (hange (hange 8ine %tems Displa# Document Displa# (hanges in Document -B:; --;< -7:; --=: --; --;= --;> -B(? --;@ -B;< -B;A -B;@ -B;

"ourse: $AP *nterprise ,esource Planning 0*,P1 Topic: )eneral 8edger

&e'(di"ension Products
Purpose: Use the job aid ew!dimension Products to view the products and their associated modules and components' Be!-dimension products/ modules/ and components Product 'odule "omponents m#$AP (ustomer ,elationship .ar"eting (ampaign management .anagement 0(,.1 8ead management $ales Activit# management (redit management $ales transaction $ervice resource $ervice planning 4arrant# claim processing m#$AP $uppl# (hain $AP Advanced Planning and Demand planning .anagement 0$(.1 Optimization 0APO1 $uppl# net!or" planning $AP -orecasting and Automatic replenishment ,eplenishment 0-C,1 processing Order proposal management $AP *+tended 4arehouse Deliver# processing .anagement 0*4.1 7alue-added services m#$AP $upplier ,elationship $AP Bidding *ngine (reating bid invitations .anagement 0$,.1 (reating bids $AP *nterprise Bu#er $elf-service procurement $ervice procurement Plan-driven procurement $upplier $elf-$ervices 0$6$1 "ourse: Overvie! of $AP $olutions Topic: $AP Be!-dimension Products