SAP ERP Foundation Extension

Solution Master Guide
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Table of Contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................ 5
About this Document .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Related Information................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.1
Planning Information .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.2
Further Useful Links................................................................................................................................ 6
Important SAP Notes .............................................................................................................................................. 7
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Solution Overview .................................................................................................................................... 8
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
End-to-End Solutions .............................................................................................................................................. 8
SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions .......................................................................................................................... 9
Software Products................................................................................................................................................. 10
System Landscape ................................................................................................................................................ 10
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3.1
Implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Overall Implementation Sequence....................................................................................................................... 12
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References.............................................................................................................................................. 13
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Getting Started
1.1
About this Document
Purpose
This document is the starting point for the technical implementation of SAP ERP Foundation Extension.
Use the document to get an overview of SAP ERP Foundation Extension, its software units, and its scenarios from
a technical perspective. The document refers you to the required detailed documentation for implementation,
mainly:
SAP Rapid Deployment solutions
Related master guides
Constraints
The business scenarios that are presented here serve as examples of how you can use SAP software in your
company. The business scenarios are only intended as models and do not necessarily run the way they are
described here in your customer-specific system landscape. Ensure to check your requirements and systems
to determine whether these scenarios can be used productively at your site. Furthermore, we recommend
that you test these scenarios thoroughly in your test systems to ensure they are complete and free of errors
before going live.
This document primarily discusses the overall technical implementation of SAP ERP Foundation Extension,
rather than its subordinate components. This means that additional software dependencies might exist
without being mentioned explicitly in this document. You can find more information on component-specific
software dependencies in the corresponding installation guides.
1.2
1.2.1
Related Information
Planning Information
For more information about planning topics not covered in this guide, see the following content on SAP Service
Marketplace:
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Content
Location on SAP Service Marketplace
Latest versions of installation and upgrade
guides
http://service.sap.com/instguides
Sizing, calculation of hardware
requirements - such as CPU, disk and
memory resource - with the Quick Sizer
tool
http://service.sap.com/quicksizer
Released platforms and technologyrelated topics such as maintenance
strategies and language support
http://service.sap.com/platforms
To access the Platform Availability Matrix directly,
enter
http://service.sap.com/pam
Network security
http://service.sap.com/securityguide
High Availability
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7848
Performance
http://service.sap.com/performance
Information about Support Package
Stacks, latest software versions and patch
level requirements
http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks
Information about Unicode technology
http://scn.sap.com/community/internationalizationand-unicode
1.2.2
Further Useful Links
The following table lists further useful links on SAP Service Marketplace:
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Location on SAP Service Marketplace
Information about creating error messages
http://service.sap.com/message
SAP Notes search
http://service.sap.com/notes
SAP Software Distribution Center (software
download and ordering of software)
http://service.sap.com/swdc
SAP Online Knowledge Products (OKPs) – rolespecific Learning Maps
http://service.sap.com/rkt
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Important SAP Notes
You must read the following SAP Notes before you start the installation. These SAP Notes contain the most recent
information on the installation, as well as corrections to the installation documentation.
Make sure that you have the up-to-date version of each SAP Note, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace
at http://service.sap.com/notes.
SAP Note Number
Title
Description
1972326
SAP ERP Foundation
Extension
If you would like to deploy an appliance that includes SAP
ERP Foundation Extension, refer to this SAP Note for the
latest technical information and recommendations.
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Solution Overview
2.1
Summary
SAP ERP Foundation Extension is based on SAP ERP and covers core processes. This is combined with some of
the latest SAP innovations.
2.2
End-to-End Solutions
This solution supports the following end-to-end solutions:
Business Priority
End-to-End Solution
Procure to Pay (ERP)
Sourcing and Contract Management (ERP)
Operational Procurement (ERP)
Inventory and Warehouse Management (ERP)
Invoice and Payables Management (ERP)
Plan to Product (ERP)
Production Planning (ERP)
Manufacturing Execution (ERP)
Inventory and Warehouse Management (ERP)
Product and Project Management (ERP)
Maintenance and Quality Management (ERP)
Order to Cash
Order and Contract Management (ERP)
Inventory and Warehouse Management (ERP)
Receivables Management (ERP)
Collaboration Sales Force Automation (ERP Foundation Extension)
Mobile Sales (ERP Foundation Extension)
Request to Service (ERP)
Service Management (ERP)
Service Parts Management
Service Project Management (ERP)
People and Talent (ERP)
Core Human Resource (ERP Foundation)
Time And Attendance Management (ERP Foundation)
Workforce Planning and Analytics (ERP Foundation)
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Business Priority
End-to-End Solution
Core Finance (ERP)
Accounting & Financial Close (ERP Foundation)
Management Accounting (ERP Foundation)
Travel Management (ERP Foundation)
Technology & Analytics Solutions
User Experience and Mobility (ERP Foundation Extension)
Analytics (ERP Foundation Extension)
Data Management (ERP Foundation Extension)
Applications Development and Integration (ERP Foundation Extension)
SAP HANA Platform (ERP Foundation Extension)
For more information about the end-to-end solutions, see SAP Solution Explorer at
www.sap.com/solutionexplorer.
2.3
SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
For many areas, we provide documentation with best practices for using and configuring the software.
Refer to the links in the following table for detailed descriptions about the business processes in scope and the
corresponding configuration, as well as a prerequisites matrix with the implementation dependencies.
SAP Rapid Deployment Solution
Description
Documentation
SAP ERP Foundation rapid-deployment
solution
Supports important business processes like
procure to pay, make to stock, order to
cash, or service sales, tightly integrated with
a superior financial and controlling
management solution.
http://service.sap.
com/rds-erp-entry
SAP HANA Live rapid-deployment solution
Supports real-time reporting on operational
data from SAP Business Suite software.
http://service.sap.
com/rds-shl
SAP Fiori Infrastructure rapid-deployment
solution
Deployment and configuration guidelines
relevant for all Fiori apps.
http://service.sap.
com/rds-fioriinfrastructure
SAP Fiori Apps rapid-deployment solution
Features prepackaged, instant-value apps
across multiple business functions.
http://service.sap.
com/rds-fiori-apps
see apps relating
to SAP ERP
backend
SAP Access Control rapid-deployment
solution
Supports an integrated approach to
visualize and proactively manage user
access
http://service.sap.
com/rds-grc-ac
For complete information about the SAP Rapid Deployment solutions used here, see SAP Service Marketplace at
http://service.sap.com/rds.
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2.4
Software Products
The following table lists the minimum software product versions that are used for the implementation of the endto-end solutions listed in this document:
Software Product
Minimum Software Product Version
SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION
SAP HANA, platform edition 1.0,
SAP NETWEAVER
SAP NetWeaver 7.4
SAP ERP
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP ERP ENHANCE PACKAGE
SAP enhancement package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0
SAP NETWEAVER GATEWAY
SAP NetWeaver Gateway 2.0
SAP ACCESS CONTROL
SAP Access Control 10.0
FIORI ERP APPLICATIONS X1.10
SAP Fiori apps for SAP ERP 1.0
SBOP BI PLATFORM (ENTERPRISE)
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.1
In addition, select BI client tools are used for certain features.
2.5
System Landscape
The following graphic shows a possible minimal system landscape for the software products. The graphic does
not show the BI client products.
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Caution
We strongly recommend that you use a minimal system landscape for test and demo purposes only. For
performance, scalability, high availability, and security reasons, do not use a minimal system landscape
as your production landscape.
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Implementation
3.1
Overall Implementation Sequence
To implement SAP ERP Foundation Extension, you can either deploy an appliance with a software stack already
installed or you can install and configure the software separately.
Using an Appliance
You can deploy an appliance that is ready for the configuration of the SAP Rapid Deployment solutions listed in
this document.
If you use this approach, certain configuration activities have already been completed and you do not need to do
them. See the guides in SAP Note 1972326 for the remaining activities.
To get started, see the SAP ERP Foundation Extension appliance in SAP Cloud Appliance Library, or contact your
service provider.
Installing and Configuring the Software Separately
If you already have the software installed or would like to do this separately, you can use the SAP Rapid
Deployment solutions listed in this document to support with the configuration. To get started, see the related
installation guides and SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, or contact your service provider.
Installation Guides
To install the software, follow the instructions in the installation guides for the software products listed in this
document. See SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides for the installation guides.
SAP Rapid Deployment solutions
For more information about the configuration, see the documentation for the SAP Rapid Deployment solutions in
the section above.
Alternatively, use the corresponding templates in SAP Solution Manager for SAP Rapid Deployment solutions. To
do this, download the SAP Solution Manager content add-on ST-RDS 100 from the Software Download Center on
SAP Service Marketplace, under Installation and Upgrades -> Browse our Download Catalog -> SAP Rapid
Deployment solutions.
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References
List of SAP Notes
The following table lists all SAP Notes mentioned in this Master Guide.
SAP Note Number
Title
Description
1972326
SAP ERP Foundation Extension
If you would like to deploy an
appliance that includes SAP ERP
Foundation Extension, refer to this
SAP Note for the latest technical
information and recommendations.
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