SAP Solution Manager

Central System Administration

SAP Solution Manager Product Management

SAP AG
December 2007
 Functionality

Challenges
! High administration effort results in high IT costs
! Expert knowledge on administration tasks for different system types needed
! Missing documentation and no reporting functionality

Realization within SAP Solution Manager

! Graphical and list display of tasks
! Central management of administrative system operations tasks
! Preconfigured and logical collection of system administration tasks
! Integrated issue management
! Reporting of fulfilled, open and tasks with comments

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 Workflow

SAP
Satellite Solution
Systems
1 Manager

Expert Get Task in

Monitor Check System Graphic

2
Confirm Task
and get Log
Entry

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 Operations Setup

To setup the Central System Administration some steps are needed

! Start the Central System Administration by selecting the desired system from your solution
! Depending on the type of system, the dedicated tasks are assigned
! Definition of execution cycles for important tasks that need to be executed within the system
! User tasks can be defined and assigned to user task groups

Key content
! The tasks are assigned to different categories:
! General Basis Administration Tasks
! Database Administration Tasks
! Performance Monitoring Tasks
! Component specific Administration Tasks
! Frequencies can be defined for all tasks either via:
! SAP default values or
! own defined values

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 Start Central System Administration

Start Central System Administration

in SAP Solution Manager

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 Definition of Frequencies

There are two possibilities to define

frequencies:
either load SAP default frequencies or
assign your own frequencies

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 Definition of User Task Groups

User task groups can be defined and

then user tasks can be assigned

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 Operations

In operations mode the execution of tasks is possible

! Graphical and list display of tasks
! Central management of administrative system operations tasks
! Choose a single task from the task list for execution

Key content
! The tasks are assigned to different categories:
! General Basis Administration Tasks
! Database Administration Tasks
! Performance Monitoring Tasks
! Component specific Administration Tasks
! Comments can be added if necessary
! Short comments and additional Log Book comments can be entered

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 System Landscape Overview

Central administration of
the whole system
landscape …

… stored in:
Solution Repository

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 Component Specific Administration Tasks

Component specific
administration tasks

SCM
CRM
SRM
BI

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 Open Administrative Tasks

Click on Icon for “Open

Administrative Tasks”

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 Task List

Overview “Open
Administrative Tasks”

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 Perform Task

1. Perform Task in connected

satellite system

3. Write short comment for

2. Approve task Log Book (if neccesary)
4. Save

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 Task Log Book

1. Each work on the task is logged

2. Short comments for Log Book
can be entered
3. Additional Log Book comments
can be made (e.g. detailed
description of problems)

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 Single Task

2
Perform
administrative tasks

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 Issue and Overdue List

Issues can be created in each Central System Administration session

! Possibility to create issues directly from the current CSA session
! Different information can be included for an issue
! Possibility to display the issue list for the current session

The overdue list includes tasks that are not executed in planned time frame
! The list contains all tasks that had to be executed in the past and are still overdue
! Task area, task group and the task itself are listed
! The frequency and last execution date can be taken from the list

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 Issue and Issue List

Possibility to create issue for current Central

System Administration session …

… via popup
“Issue Maintenance”

Overview of all issues where you can call

a specific issue or jump into the
corresponding administration task
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 Overdue List

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 Reporting Content

Reporting Content can be adapted and displayed in HTML or Word version

! Possibility to create reports directly from the current CSA session
! Different kind of reports available: Task Log Book History or Task Session Report
! Time period can be selected
! Generation of HTML and Word reports supported

Key content
! Selection of start and end date
! Choose all tasks or only those with comments
! Task Log Book History
! All executed tasks corresponding to the selection criteria
! Task Session Report
! All tasks that are predefined for the type of system corresponding to the selection criteria

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 Definition of Reporting Content

Possibility to define parameters

regarding Report Content directly
in the CSA session, e.g.:
- Task Logs from/until date
- Number of days to be contained
in the report

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 Task Log Book History

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 Task Session Report

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 (Central) System Administration Reporting

System Administration reporting tool lets you create standardized, custom reports
regarding the maintenance of your SAP systems
! The reporting is based on the central system administration service sessions of your solution
! Determine systems and time periods to get a report on the dedicated Log Book entries
! Once you have configured a report, you can save a variant in order to regenerate the report at
any time

Key content
! Period and System selection
! System Administration Reporting
! Tasks from Central System Administration Session, with and without comments
! System Availability Reporting
! System Availability from SAP EarlyWatch Alert
! Maintained System Availability

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 Selection of Parameters

Background Reporting of Central System

Administration Task Log History:
Create Report Variants with pre-selected
parameters

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 Reporting Results

Example of List Output:

Background Reporting of Central
System Administration

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 Benefits of the Central System Administration

Benefits
! Financial savings due to reduced administration effort
! Improvement in motivation of IT staff
! Providing component specific administration skills
! Central administration of the whole system landscape remotely from a single point
! Risk reduction due to task documentation and reporting functionality

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 Thank you!

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