SAP Mentor Initiative Introduction

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Most organizations spend their time marketing to the crowd. Smart organizations assemble the tribe.*

are SAP’s Tribe

SAP Mentor Initiative

SAP Mentors are the top community influencers of the SAP Ecosystem. Most of the ~140 mentors work for customers or partners of SAP. All of them are hands-on experts of an SAP product or service, as well as excellent champions of community-driven projects.

More at: http://sapmentors.sap.com

Engagement: 24 SAP Inside Tracks in 2013

Influencing SAP : OpenUI5 / Free Fiori & Personas

Vinjay Nataly post blog: Successfactors in a hybrid model –Top 4 challenges you will face from customers.

3 SAP Mentors: Jarret Pazahanick, Chris Paine and Luke Marson write detailed comments to every challenge posted by Vinjay setting the record straight.

Vijay’s closing comment: “Thanks again. I am pretty encouraged by the views received …as it has helped me understand SFSF a bit more.”

Advocacy: SAP Mentors setting SAP’s Record straight!

SAP Strategy Explained

SAP Mentors can help…..if we don’t know the answer we probably know someone who does

An SAP Mentor Tour of the (hidden) value inside Enhancement Packages (Business Suite and Java)

Owen Pettiford – Co-CEO CompriseIT and SAP Mentor

SAP Mentor

What is an Enhancement Package

Finding more information on Enhancement Packages

Some Application Features

Some Java Features

Some ABAP Features

Agenda

Different between Application and Technology

Application EhPs deliver new application features which you can selectively switch on (ERP, CRM, SRM, SCM, PLM)

Technology EhPs deliver new features which you have to use (BW, Process Orchestration, Portal, Java, ABAP)

Not to be confused with Support Packages

More info on service.sap.com

What is an Enhancement Packages ?

Summary

Kernal

ABAP Application Server(was called NetWeaver)

Application (e.g ERP)

ABAP

JVM

Java Application Server

Application (e.g PO)

Java

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Database / OS Database / OS

EhP

EhP EhP

EhP

ABAP Application Server (AS)

7.0x

• Ehp 1

• EhP 2

7.3x

• EhP 1

7.4

Note : 7.03 and 7.31 are the same

Java Application Server (AS)

7.0x

• Ehp 1

• EhP 2

7.1

• EhP 1

7.2

7.3x

• EhP 1

7.4

Note : 7.31 and 7.4 are the same if you take 5 off the SP levele.g Java AS 7.31 SP12 = Java AS 7.4 SP7

Process Orchestration EhPs

Application EhPs

Further Information

Innovation Discovery

https://apps.support.sap.com/innovation-discovery/index.html

service.sap.com/erp-ehp

Demo

Innovation Discovery

Demo

Application Examples

Self Service Procurement

Enterprise Asset Management

Master Data Governance 7.0

Personal Object Work Lists (POWL)

Business Client / SAPGUI

Business Client / SAPGUI

Java Features

Fiori LaunchPad Theme in the Portal / PO

Read this blog to set it upDemo

Theme Designer (ABAP and Java)

Business Process Management in Portal 7.3x and Process Orchestration

Demo

iFlows Process Orchestration

ABAP Features

Gateway in 7.4

Screen Personas

Demo

Fiori / UI5

Demo

Core Data Services

Summary / Takeaway

The term Enhancement Package is used by SAP in 2 ways (Technical vs Functional)

Functional EhPs are like new versions or sub-versions of the solutions (like 4.5 and 4.6)

Technical EhPs contain application features as well as technical ones (e.g BPM)

Understanding what is in each EhP will maximise the value you get from your SAP system

Little and often is best – keep up to date

EhP7 for ERP is your gateway to s-innovations / SAP HANA

Takeaway