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MÁSTER EN SOFTWARE DE GESTIÓN DE EMPRESA 
SAP R/3 
 
2003-2004 
Certificación MM (7136) 
Xavier Rovira-Juan Carlos Sarrasi
TSCM 52-2ª parte (23) 
 
 
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Course: ASAP
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AcceleratedSAP - Overview
Contents:
z ASAP Within SAP Services
z Purpose, Functions, Deliverables of ASAP
 
 
 
 
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At the conclusion of this unit, you will be able to:
z Explain the relationship between SAP Services
and ASAP
z Outline the purpose, functions, and deliverables
of ASAP
AcceleratedSAP - Overview: Unit Objectives
 
 
 
 
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AcceleratedSAP
Overview
AcceleratedSAP Overview: Topics
UnitUnitUnit
TopicTopicTopic
Legend:Legend:Legend:
ASAP within
SAP Services
Purpose, Functions,
Deliverables of ASAP
 
 
 
 
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ASAP Within SAP Services: Topic Objectives
At the conclusion of this topic, you will be able to:
z Explain ASAP within SAP Services
z Distinguish between the Implementation Assistant
and ASAP in R/3
z Explain the need for flexibility in presenting
the content of the ASAP Roadmap
z State the prerequisites that are critical to an
effective ASAP project implementation
z Identify the major content and key deliverables
of each phase of an ASAP implementation project
 
 
 
 
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SAP Services
z The SAP Services cover the entire life
cycle of a mySAP.com solution:
Discovery & Evaluation; Implementation;
Operations & Continuous Improvement
z All SAP Services are listed in the
Services Solution Map.
z The products listed on the right enable
the SAP Services or are the instruments
for providing the Services.
C-Business Maps
Graphical display of cross-
company business processes
and their potential for value
added
AcceleratedSAP
The SAP implementation project
methodology
Best Practices for mySAP.com
Integrated and flexible platform
for contents that provide bundled
expert knowledge in the form of
methods, documentation, and
preconfiguration for mySAP.com
solutions.
Transforms mySAP.com into a
prototype that can be run and
reused within just a few days
Services Solution Map
 
 
 
 
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SAP Preconfigured System (PCS)Best-in-class industry expertise built into
z
... with training workshop content
and end user documentation
z
zz Predefined end-to-endPredefined end-to-end
zz Use of customer languageUse of customer language
AcceleratedSAP
SubsetSubsetSubset
... for all key processes
z Precustomized SAP
software settings
z Master data
z Documentation of 
configuration
z Test catalogs
z Pre-answered Questionnaires
z Documented Business Blueprint
z Industry-specific documentation
SAP Best Practices
 
 
 
z SAP has created SAP Best Practices to package its industry expertise for your immediate access and 
use. This faciliates a quicker and more effective evaluation of the SAP software, it also enables you 
to train your project team. More importantly, SAP Best Practices fosters a quick and effective 
implementation of the SAP software. Using SAP standardized Preconfigured Systems (PCS), you 
receive comprehensive documentation on the best practices of your industry, combined with 
everything you need to run these processes in a live system rapidly and with minimal effort. 
z Since SAP Best Practices usually anticipate between 50 and 80% of your business needs, this will 
enable you to implement your mySAP.com solutions in less time, with fewer resources, and with a 
lower budget than before. 
z SAP Best Practices comprises two ingredients. One ingredient is an industry-specific ASAP version 
that contains extensive business expertise for an industry. The SAP Preconfigured System is the 
second ingredient. SAP Preconfigured Systems are industry and application-specific containing 
everything you need to run key or mission-critical processes in your business “out of the box”. 
z To order SAP Best Practices, please contact a local sales representative or the local consulting 
organization. 
 
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Defining the Points on the ASAP Roadmap
Project
Preparation
Business
Blueprint 
Realization
Final
Preparation Go Live &
Support
•Initial Project Planning
•Project
 Procedures
•Training
•Project Kickoff
•Technical Requirements
Planning
•Quality Check
•Project Management
•Organizational Change Management
•Develop System Environment
•Training
•Business Organizational Structure
•Business Process Definition
•User Roles and Authorization
•Quality Check
•Project Management
•Organizational Change Management
•Training
•Baseline Configuration and Confirmation
•System Management
•Final Configuration and Confirmation
•Develop Programs, Interfaces etc.
•Final Integration Test
•Quality Check
•Project Management
•End User Training
•System Management
•System Tests
•Detailed Project Planning
•Cutover
•Quality Check
•Production Support
•Ongoing KPI
 Management
•Project End
 
 
 
„ Phase 1: Project Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and 
preparation for your SAP project. 
„ Phase 2: Business Blueprint - The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of 
how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. The result is the Business 
Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops. The 
Business Blueprint document represents the business process requirements of the company. It is the 
agreed statement of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. 
„ Phase 3: Realization - The purpose of this phase is to implement all the business process 
requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The system configuration methodology is provided in 
two work packages: Baseline (major scope); and Final configuration (remaining scope). 
„ Phase 4: Final Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to complete the final preparation 
(including testing, end user training, system management and cutover activities) to finalize your 
readiness to go live. The Final Preparation phase also serves to resolve all critical open issues. On 
successful completion of this phase, you are ready to run your business in your live SAP System. 
„ Phase 5: Go Live & Support - The purpose of this phase is to move from a project-oriented, pre-
production environment to live production operation. 
 
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Roadmaps and VariantsRoadmaps and Variants Q&Q&AdbAdb
Customer Solution Strategy
• R/3
• APO
• BBP
• BW
• CRM
• SEM
• The Workplace
• Knowledge Warehouse
Operations & Continuous
Improvement
Discovery &Discovery &
EvaluationEvaluation
Implement-Implement-
ationation
Operations &Operations &
ContinuousContinuous
ImprovementImprovement
R/3, Global
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 R/3
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 R/3
Global Template
Global Rollout
SMB & Hosting
Upgrade
Implementation
Installation Options
 
 
 
„ During ASAP installation, you can decide which Roadmap is to be installed. 
„ The Roadmaps and relevant Q&Adb appropriate for an implementation are selected at installation of 
the ASAP software. The selected Roadmaps and associated Q&Adb are then available as variants in 
your installed Implementation Assistant and Q&Adb. 
 
 
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 Master Lists
Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheets for
Development, Organization,
Business Processes and
Authorizations
Project
Charter
BPP
Documentsof an ASAP Project
Q&Adb
Substructures:
Business Strategy
Organization
General Settings
Master Data
Business Process
Cross Application
Development
Business
Blueprint
Project
Plan
Scope
Config.
Plan
Testing
Plan
Unit testing
Test scenario
Integration
4321 5
Cutover
Plan
Volume
Test
Stress
Test
Conduct
End User
Training
System
Performance
Review
Project
Team
Org.
Stand. &
Proced.
Technical
Operations
Manual
Progr.
Develp.
EU
Training
Material
Microsoft Word
Documents
 
 
 
Phase 1 - Project Preparation 
„ Change Charter - Goals and objectives of Organizational Change Management 
„ Project Plan - This is a first cut focusing on milestones and Work Packages; details to come. 
„ Scope - Sets the initial definition of the project; input from sales cycle. 
„ Project Team Organization - Sets the who of the project: Standards & Procedures - Sets the why and 
how of the project. 
Phase 2 - Business Blueprint - Requirements reviewed for each SAP Reference Structure item and 
defined using CI Templates (in the Q&Adb). Business Blueprint - This is the output of the Q&Adb 
and is the key document for Phase 3. 
Phase 3 - Realization - Master Lists - Define business scenarios and R/3 transactions to be realized in 
the system. BPP - Business Process Procedures representing R/3 transactions; used for unit testing & 
documentation. Planning - Defines how the configuration will be done and how it will be tested. 
Development Programs - Provides details of the external programming requirements. EU Training 
Material - End User training material and process documentation. 
Phase 4 - Final Preparation Stress & Volume Tests - Plans for confirming the production hardware’s 
capabilities 
Cutover Plan - The details of how to move to the production environment and go live 
Conduct End User Training - Delivery of the necessary levels of R/3 End User training prior to going 
live 
Phase 5 - Go Live & Support: Ensuring system performance through SAP monitoring and feedback. 
 
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Critical Success Factors
z Clearly defined and stable project scope
z Only reference-based reengineering
z Implementation using standard R/3 functions
z Adaptable Organization
z Defined Business Direction
z Best People = Best Results
z Whole company committed to using the ASAP Methodology
and the R/3 Business Processes:
„ Committed management (steering committee) and
fast decision-making
„ Committed, empowered project team, competent,
well-trained users and decision-makers
 
 
 
„ The project manager of an ASAP implementation must facilitate communication between team 
members while directing and controlling the project. 
„ Building a diversified team that complements the strengths of each member is very important. In 
addition, the project manager should foster an environment that promotes team functioning as a 
cohesive unit. 
„ Reference-based reengineering use of SAP as the reference to conduct reengineering of the business 
(adjustment/redesign/realignment of the customers own business processes and practices), and not 
vice versa. 
 
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AcceleratedSAP Overview: Topics
UnitUnitUnit
TopicTopicTopic
Legend:Legend:Legend:
ASAP within
SAP Services
AcceleratedSAP
Overview
Purpose, Functions,
Deliverables of ASAP
 
 
 
 
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Upon completion of this topic, you will be able to:
z Explain the purpose of User Profiles
z Explain and demonstrate what the Implementation
Assistant is and how its contents are organized
and used
z Distinguish the purpose and functions of the:
SAP Reference Structure; Reference IMG; and
Project IMG
z Overview the purpose of the externally linked
modeling tools
z Outline the purpose and function of the tools for:
documenting an SAP implementation project; and
transporting SAP objects
Tools Available in ASAP: Objectives
 
 
 
 
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Overview
ComponentComponent PurposePurpose
ASAP Admin Tool Control Project Access and Database
Implementation Assistant Roadmap - Steps to Complete Project
Knowledge Corner - Comprehensive
library of reference material
Q&Adb Set Project Scope
Document Business Requirements in
Detail
Create a Business Blueprint Geared to
the Enterprise
Project-IMG
Transport
BC-Sets
Customizing in R/3
 
 
 
y In notes of this slide indice Q&Adb refers to Question and Answer Database, Project IMG means 
project implementation guide and BC-Sets refers to Business Configuration Sets 
 
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ASAP Administration - User Maintenance
ProjectProject Maint Maint.. UserUser Maint Maint..
New SessionNew Session ExitExit
CancelCancelSaveSaveCopyCopyDeleteDeleteAddAddffügenügenEditEdit
General User Information
Q&Adb
R/3 
Specify ownership
categories:
DatabaseDatabase Maint Maint..
R/3 connection
parameters
User identification
and information
fields
z Owner (Customer)
z Consultant
ASAP 4.6C (Training)
All Projects on Server XXXXX
Team Members
Team Leaders
Smith
Project Managers
asap
sap
Read-only
 
 
 
„ One project is highlighted on the User Maintenance screen. 
„ Depending on your access level and the access level of the user you wish to maintain, each of the 
buttons or some parameters and data within a user profile may not be accessible to you. Once a User 
ID is saved for a user, it can never be edited. See Determining ASAP Administration Tool User 
Access Level in the Help File for more information. 
„ General User Information - Clicking this tab displays the user identification and information fields. 
The fields displayed and active (not grayed out) differ according to your access level and the 
function you selected. Some fields are for information only, others are mandatory for user access and 
authorization. The mandatory fields to enter a new user are User ID, Access Level, Password, and 
Confirm Password. 
„ The Q&Adb screen contains two radio buttons that allow you to specify the ownership category you 
belong to in the project. The options are Owner (Customer) or Consultant. In addition, there is a 
selection field that allows you to select a Business Modeler from a list of modelers. Some viewing 
tools come with the Q&Adb installation package, others have to be purchased separately. 
 
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IA Overview
Project Area Viewing Area
Holding Area Attachment Area
AcceleratedSAP Implementation Assistant (IA)
Displays Documents
from Project Area
Displays Documents
from Project Area
RoadmapRoadmap
KCKC
FindFind
Favorites from
Project Area
Favorites from
Project Area
LinksLinks
RolesRoles
SubjectsSubjects
 
 
 
„ The AcceleratedSAP (ASAP) Implementation Assistant (IA) provides the Roadmap methodology for 
your SAP implementation. It will point you to associated services and tools as appropriate. The 
Q&Adb can also be accessed directly from the IA. 
„ After logon to the IA, the initial Roadmap main screen is displayed. This is divided into four 
function frames: 
y The project area: 
- Selecting the Roadmap tab displays a tree view of Roadmap phases. The Roadmap is structured 
into five phases. Each phase is sub-divided into Work Packages. A Work Package comprises 
Activities, and each Activity is made up of a number of Tasks. 
- The KC (Knowledge Corner) tab displays a tree structure of documents that are available to 
provide you with information relevant to SAP processes and usage. 
- The Find display allows you to search for specific documents within the Roadmap. 
y The Viewing Area: When you click on a documentin the Project area, the document displays in 
the viewing area frame. 
y The Attachment Area: This Area displays links to accelerators, roles and subjects associated with 
the displayed Phase, Work Package, Activity, or Task. 
y Holding Area: This Area serves as a holding area for your “favorites.” You can drag from the tree 
structure & drop here your frequently used documents for ease of access. You can also save links 
to often-used pages. 
 
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IA: Menu and Toolbar
PreviousPrevious
NextNext
Q&AdbQ&Adb
PrintPrint
FilterFilter
Roadmap
flavors...
Roles...
Subject
areas...
Roadmap
scope...
OptionsOptions
Hide:
Holding area
Attachment
area
Project area
CollapseCollapse
ExpandExpand
 
 
 
„ The menu and standard toolbar, located on top of the main screen, provides you with navigational 
functionality. 
„ Menu: 
Click File ->Exit to close and exit the Implementation Assistant. 
Click View to select options to hide frames of the IA display window you do not wish to display at 
the moment. 
Click Filter to display contents by role or by subject area. Click Tools to open the Q&Adb or the 
Concept Check Tool (CCT) in separate windows and toggle between them and the Implementation 
Assistant. Select Help to launch a separate window displaying the contents of help available for 
Implementation Assistant functions. 
„ Standard Toolbar: 
The Previous and Next buttons allow you to navigate either back to the previous Roadmap level or 
forward to the next level. The QA (Question & Answer database) button launches the Q&Adb in a 
separate window. The CCT button launches the concept check tool. This tool can be used to analyze 
the conceptual and critical factors in the Project Preparation, Business Blueprint and Realization 
phases of an SAP implementation project. The Print button prints the Roadmap description currently 
selected in the content area. The Filter button allows you to specify role or subject area criteria - 
which will then be used to tailor the Roadmap content displayed. This button also allows you to 
display the structure items of one or several Roadmap variants by selecting one or more Roadmap 
flavors from a list. For example, you can set a filter to display only the Roadmap steps that are in 
scope. 
 
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IA Project Area: Roadmap
AcceleratedSAP Implementation Assistant
Roadmap
Activities
Tasks
Work Packages
Phase
l Steps
l Accelerators
l Prerequisites
l Accelerators
l Purpose
l Purpose
 
 
 
Selecting the Roadmap tab displays a tree view of Roadmap phases. Clicking the plus (+) symbol on 
the left side of each phase displays the Work Package, Activity, and Task icons and titles for documents 
available for that particular phase. 
 
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IA Project Area: Roadmap Additions and Scoping
AcceleratedSAP Implementation Assistant
Roadmap
Activities
Tasks
Work Packages
Phase
 Edit Filter
ADD
...
Structure item
...
...
Roadmap Scope
 InScope
 
 
 
„ Edit Roadmap Structure Items: It is possible to „scope“ and add new items to the Roadmap 
structure, so that the Roadmap can be tailored to project-specific requirements. Only the project 
manager can add or hide elements of the Roadmap. 
„ Setting Roadmap structure items in scope: SAP-delivered and user-defined items can be set out of 
scope. 
„ Adding new Roadmap structure items: For new user-defined Roadmap structure items, it is possible 
to assign the following attributes: Roadmap flavors (such as R/3, APO), Role (such as Business 
Process Team Lead), Subject area (such as Testing) and Scope. 
 
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IA Project Area: Knowledge Corner
AcceleratedSAP Implementation Assistant
KC
Industry Corner
SAPNet Links
Service Corner
SAP Products Corner
Country Corner
Cross SAP Topics
 
 
 
„ The KC (Knowledge Corner) tab displays a tree structure of available information of SAP processes 
and usage. 
 
 
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IA Find
Find
Limit search to file type
Roadmap
Knowledge Corner
Limit search to
document type
BBP
Checklist
How to
Type in the word(s)
to search for:
Title File Type
Options
 
 
 
„ Find Tool: The search function located on the Find tab of the Implementation Assistant enables you 
to quickly and easily find information stored in Roadmap texts, accelerators (formats: Microsoft 
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, .txt, .rtf, .htm) and the Knowledge Corner. 
„ You can search for individual terms (for example, "workflow") or for a combination of terms (for 
example, "batch input"), and you can use an asterisk to denote “any instance of“ or “all“ (for 
example, "work*") will check for anything beginning with the word “work“. 
„ Via the Options button, you can specify the search more closely. In the box Limit search to file type, 
you can specify the areas to which the search is to be limited. If you want to limit the search to Find 
in Title, you can also select a combination of various areas for the search: 
y Roadmap topic, Roadmap accelerator, Knowledge Corner topic, Knowledge Corner attachment 
„ In the box Limit search to file type, you can select several types of documents, such as manuals, 
presentations, checklists. 
„ In the box Limit search to document owner you can make the following settings: SAP, in order to 
include only SAP-delivered documents in the search. Customer, in order to include only customer-
specific documents in the search. You can set the indicator Limit search to scope in Roadmap/KC in 
order to limit the search to documents in scope for the Roadmap or the Knowledge Corner (in filter). 
Start the search by clicking on the Find button. If the search takes too long, you can use the Stop 
button to interrupt it. 
 
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IA: View
FilterFilter
Roles...
Subject
areas...
Application Consultant
Business Process Owner
Business Process Team
Leader
Business Process Team
Member
Change Team Leader
Change Team Member
Cross-Application Expert
Customer Project Manager
….
Project Sponsor
SAP Consulting Manager
TeamSAP Project Manager
SAP Reviewer
SAP Tech. Consultant
Manager
Steering Committee Member
System Administrator
Technical Consultant
Training Coordinator
Conversions, Interfaces,
Enhancements
Business Organization and
Processes
Configuration
End User Training and
Documentation
Organizational Change
Management
Project Standards
Project Team Training
Quality
Reporting, Forms
Services
System Management
Testing
Development
Authorization
Filter: Roles Filter: Subject Areas
Note: Not all roles or subject areas are
shown 
 
 
„ The Filter button allows you to specify role or subject area criteria, which tailors the content to be 
displayed in the roadmap. 
„ The filters consider the chosen Roadmap flavors. 
 
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ASAP - Reference Structure
MethodologyMethodology
ASAP Roadmap
Project 
Preparation
Business 
Blueprint
Realization
Final Preparation
Go Live &
Support
Com-
ponent
oriented
Com-
ponent
oriented
Process 
oriented
Process 
oriented
 Q&A database
- SAP Reference 
 Structure
ASAP in R/3
- Reference
 Implementation 
 Guide (IMG)
 
 
 
„ The SAP Reference Structure in the Q&Adb is a business process representation of the R/3 System. 
This provides an important communication means for all who are involved in an R/3 implementation 
project in a company. 
„ Why use the SAP Reference Structure? 
y It helps you to get to know more easily the functionsand processes of the R/3 System. 
y It reduces the risks and effort involved in the requirements analysis and in setting up the 
conceptual design. 
y To set the scope of the business process requirements and thus for R/3 customizing required. 
„ In addition to the SAP Reference Structure in the Q&Adb, there is also another representation of the 
R/3 system provided in the R/3 system itself. this is R/3 software component oriented rather than 
business process oriented, and is used for customizing. The structure here is the Reference IMG. It 
contains all Customizing activities needed to customize the R/3 System. 
„ The SAP Reference structure is most important in requirements gathering in the Business Blueprint 
phrase. The Reference IMG is then used in the Realization phase to customize the R/3 system as 
required to “translate” business requirements defined and agreed in the Business Blueprint phase. 
 
 
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+
+
Development
Basis Components
+ Training and Documentation
+ User Roles
SAP Reference Structure: Process View
+
+
+
+
+
SAP Reference Structure
Cross-Application Components
Business Processes
Master Data
General Settings
Organization
+ mySAP.com
+ KPI
+ Business Strategy
 
 
 
„ The SAP Reference Structure is a hierarchical structure containing all the elements that you need to 
create your Business Blueprint. It contains substructures with structure items such as enterprise 
areas, scenarios, process groups, processes and objects. These structure items are in turn assigned 
associated items, such as questions, IMG activities and organizational units. 
„ The SAP Reference Structure helps you to identify and select your enterprise’s specific needs from 
the available SAP functions. These can then be mapped to your SAP System. 
 
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KnowledgeMapKnowledgeMap
MatrixMatrix
SAP Reference Structure: Graphical Representation
SAP Reference Structure
+ Business Processes
Q&Adb
EPCEPC
Aris for R/3 (IDS)
ERP Modeler (CASE wise)
Live Model (Intellicorp)
Diagram Explorer
Delivered with ASAP
changechange
displaydisplay
 
 
 
„ In order to perform a qualified gap analysis, enterprises may have to document the requirements that 
are not included in the standard solution in the form of a model. These models can be created using 
the modeling tools of SAP's technology partners and used as templates for customer developments. 
„ Options you have for launching diagrams: 
y Diagram Explorer delivered by SAP 
y A modeling tool (which you purchase and install separately) 
„ During ASAP installation, you have the option to install the Diagram Explorer provided on the CD. 
„ Before launching diagrams, you need to specify in your user profiles which modeling tool you are 
going to use. 
 
 
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+
SAP Reference IMG
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Implementation Guide for R/3 Customizing
+
Basis Components
...
Quality Management
Materials Management
Logistics - General
...
Financial Accounting
Cross-Application Components
Enterprise Structure
Global Settings
Customizing
Activities
 
 
 
„ The Reference IMG (component view) contains all the Customizing activities defined in the R/3 
System. 
 
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Customer Specific Configuration of the IMG
Project
IMGs
Project
IMG
Views
Customizing
Transactions
Project
Documentation
Project
Management
SAP
Reference
IMG
Generate
Project IMG
Views
Customizing
Projects
Manually
Generate
IMG Link
Save
 
 
 
„ For the realization, you can divide the scope of the Reference IMG into different projects, which are 
assigned in turn to individual Project IMGs. 
„ Once created, the Project IMG is populated to produce one or more “views”. You can create views to 
specify how your Project IMGs are structured. You use the Project IMG to work on Customizing 
transactions, project and cross-project documentation, as well as project management information. 
Do this for each view and/or all views combined. 
„ With Release 4.6, you can create Project views via the IMG link. This functionality transports the 
Project Scope which is defined in the Question and Answer database (Q&Adb) to the R/3 System. 
The views generated by the IMG link contain the Customizing activities assigned to the processes 
that have been put in scope in the Q&Adb. 
„ The IMG link does not create a Project IMG. This must be created beforehand in the R/3 System. 
The IMG link is used to generate and view processes which are assigned, processes which are not 
assigned, or entire Project IMG views of existing IMG projects. 
 
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Transporting IMG Settings
SAP 
System
Development
Customizing
SAP (Targ.)
System
Production
SAP 
System
Client zxxzxx
Client yxxyxx
Client xxxxxx
XXX
Development
Customizing
Training
automatic
system setting
recording
automatic
system setting
recording
automatic
system setting 
recording
automatic
system setting 
recording
Tool
Transport
Management
System
Client
Copy
Function
 
 
 
„ The Change and Transport System (CTS) manages the transport requests in the R/3 System in 
relation to an assigned Customizing Project. 
„ In the Transport Mánagement System (TMS), you can use the transport requests to copy SAP 
objects from one system, such as the development system, to a target system, such as the 
production system. 
„ You can also use the client copy function to copy SAP objects from one client (e.g. development 
client) to another client (e.g. training client) of the system as defined by a transport request. 
„ The system settings of the Customizing transactions are automatically recorded in transport requests. 
It is assumed that the client has been set correctly. 
 
 
 
 
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Tools for R/3 Project Documentation
Business Navigator
SAP
script
IMG
Fiscal year
...
...
Financial accounting
Diagram Explorer
(Intellicorp)
External modeling tools
for graphical process
modeling
ASAP Roadmap
 
 
 
„ With the documentation for the ASAP Roadmap, SAP provides information about which 
documentation tools can be used for which project activities. 
„ The following tools are provided for the R/3 implementation: 
y Implementation Assistant (e.g. Q&Adb, Issue DB) for request analysis, problem documentation 
and end-user and Project documentation 
y External modeling tools for graphical process modeling 
y IMG Documentation for Customizing settings: 
- Microsoft Word or SAPscript editors are used for documenting the Customizing settings 
- Forms are available for Microsoft Word documentation 
- It is possible to create multiple documents for each setting 
- The documentation is: 
Cross-client 
Transportable 
 
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z Describe ASAP within SAP Services
z Outline the purpose, functions, and deliverables of
ASAP
You are now able to:
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Exercises 
 
 
 
Unit: AcceleratedSAP Overview 
Topic: Implementation Assistant 
 
 
At the conclusion of this exercise, you will be able to: 
• Navigate the Implementation Assistant 
 
 
 
 
You understand the purpose and function of the ASAP 
Implementation Assistant and now need to practice navigating its 
structure in preparation to bringing to bear ASAP methodology on 
to your SAP implementation project. 
Before starting, set all structureitems (nodes) of the Roadmap in 
Roadmap scope. To do so, click the top structure item with the left 
mouse button and then click the right mouse button. A context menu 
then appears. Click the Roadmap scope function. Shortly after 
having chosen this function, you can see that the small boxes, which 
were blank before you defined the structure items, are now yellow. 
The scope has been defined. 
1-1 In which phase of the ASAP Roadmap do you prepare the project charter? What is 
the WBS (work breakdown structure) numbering for the relevant activity? 
1-2 Which tasks are assigned to the activity Create and Issue Project Charter? 
1-3 Name the accelerators under the task Create Initial Project Plans. 
1-4 Open the activity Conduct Business Process Workshops. 
1-4-1 Which work package does it belong to? 
1-4-2 What are the inputs for this activity? 
1-4-3 In this activity, find the task Determine Reporting Requirements and 
name the roles it involves. Name two key tasks for one of the roles. 
1-4-4 In this activity, find the task Determine Conversion Requirements and list 
the tools available to support it. List the types of accelerator that are 
available. 
1-5 Where would you find the accelerator Authorizations Made Easy? 
1-6 Where in the Knowledge Corner would you find additional information about 
reporting? 
 What type of additional information is available? 
 
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1-7 Using the search function, view all the information available on authorizations. For 
one of your searches, use a wildcard (*). 
1-8 There are times during a project when you need to view information by a specific 
subject area, such as configuration, end-user training and documentation, and 
testing. How can you restrict the view of the Implementation Roadmap to items 
with information on Services? Which phases of the Implementation Roadmap have 
information on services? 
 
 
 
 
 
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Solutions 
 
 
 
Unit: AcceleratedSAP Overview 
Topic: Implementation Assistant 
1-1 You draw up the project charter in Phase 1: Project Preparation. 
Note: 
To activate WBS numbering, select View -> WBS numbering. A checkmark 
indicates that this option is active. When WBS numbering is active, each structure 
item is numbered, in the following order: Phase, work package, activity, and task. 
To find the WBS numbering in the Implementation Assistant (IA): 
→ Expand the ValueSAP – Implementation node by clicking the ! icon 
→ Expand the Implementation Roadmap node by clicking the ! icon 
→ Expand the Project Preparation and Initial Project Planning nodes by 
clicking the ! icons 
→ Expand the work package Create and Issue Project Charter by clicking the 
! icon. 
The activity Create and Issue Project Charter is located in this work package. 
1-2 To find the tasks assigned to the activity Create and Issue Project Charter: 
→ Call up the work package Create and Issue Project Charter 
→ Open the activity Create and Issue Project Charter 
The relevant tasks are now displayed: 
1-3 To find the accelerators under the task Create Initial Project Plans: 
→ Call up the activity Create and Issue Project Charter 
→ Choose the task Create Initial Project Plans 
You can now access the documentation that describes this task in detail. The 
accelerators for this task are located on the Links tab page on the lower right screen 
area. 
1-4 The Conduct Business Process Workshops activity is contained in Phase 2, 
Business Blueprint 
1-4-1 In the work package: Business Process Definition 
1-4-2 Choose the activity in the Roadmap. On the right screen area, scroll down to 
the Prerequisites section. 
The inputs for this activity are: 
Business process workshop schedule 
Scope Documents (Enterprise process area scope document) 
Question & Answer database (Q&Adb) 
 
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1-4-3 To go to the task Determine Reporting Requirements and find the roles 
involved: 
→ Open ValueSAP – Implementation 
→ Open the Implementation Roadmap 
→ Open the Business Blueprint phase 
→ Open the work package Business Process Definition 
→ Open the activity Conduct Business Process Workshops 
→ Open the task Determine Reporting Requirements 
→ Select the Roles tab page. 
 The roles assigned to this task appear on the lower right screen area. To 
open the description of a role, double-click it. Read the document. 
 
1-4-4 To find the tools available to support the task Determine Conversion 
Requirements: 
→ Open the task Determine Conversion Requirements in the activity 
Conduct Business Process Workshops (see solution 1-4-3) 
A description of the task appears in the viewing area on the right. Scroll to 
point 4 and read it. 
The tools available are: 
Customer input template (CI template) and Q&Adb. 
Select the Links tab page and look at the documents available there. The 
document type is specified in the third column. 
The types of accelerator used are: 
Template, Form, 
Questionnaire, 
Not specified, 
How to, 
Guidebooks. 
1-5 To find the accelerator Authorizations Made Easy in the Roadmap (IA): 
→ Open the Business Blueprint phase in the Implementation Roadmap 
→ Open the work package Establish Development System Environment 
→ Open the activity Set Up Development Environment 
→ Open the task Set Up User Master Records for Project Team 
The accelerator Authorizations Made Easy appears on the Links tab page on the 
lower right screen area. 
To find the accelerator in the Knowledge Corner (IA): 
→ Select the KC (Knowledge Corner) tab page 
→ Open the structure item Cross Application Topics 
 
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→ Open Authorizations and User Roles 
The accelerator Authorizations appears on the Links tab page on the lower right 
screen area. This accelerator calls up a page in SAPNet, which provides a link for 
downloading the Authorizations Made Easy guidebook. 
1-6 To locate additional information about reporting in the IA: 
→ Select the KC (Knowledge Corner) tab page 
→ Open the structure item Cross Application Topics 
→ Select Reporting 
The following Reporting Made Easy guidebooks are available on the Links tab 
page: 
Reporting Made Easy - Book 1: Fundamentals of Reporting, 
Reporting Made Easy - Book 2: Report Development Tools, 
Reporting Made Easy - Book 3: Commonly Used Reports. 
1-7 To find the relevant information: 
→ Choose the Find tab page 
→ Type *Authorizations* in the search field 
→ Choose Find 
You now see all the information available on Authorizations. 
1-8 To view information related to Services in the IA: 
→ Choose the Roadmap tab page 
→ Select Filter in the menu bar 
→ Choose Subject areas.... 
→ A list of the available subject areas appears 
→ Select None 
→ Select the Services checkbox 
→ Choose OK to confirm your entries 
The Roadmap disappears briefly. It will be recreated and displayed immediately in 
line with the new filter criteria. The Implementation Roadmap now contains all 
the structure items that provide information on the Services topic.