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