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Solution Details
SAP® rapid-deployment solution of side panel content in SAP NetWeaver® Business Client
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Contents
• Introduction to SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
• Overview of the Solution
• Service Delivery
• Technical Details
Introduction to SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
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Today’s reality…
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Statistics state that up to 70% of IT projects run late, over-budget, or do not meet planned goals…Consequently, implementation risk is a critical factor…From “Introducing Packaged Solutions” by Michael Krigsman
Now when companies think about implementing an application, they really want to implement an integrated solution. Henry D. Morris, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Software and Services, IDC
Customers today want choices in how they scope, configure, and deploy business software. Peter M. Russo, Managing Director of Pierre Audoin Consultants
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You want to…
… ensure the most predictable and fastest time to business value
… deliver the integration the business demands to start and grow without compromises
… choose from a modular ready to use portfolio of solution, deployment and pricing options
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SAP and a global partner ecosystem offer Rapid Deployment Solutions to meet specific business needs…
Software
Quickly address the most urgent business processes
Content
SAP best practices, templates and tools make solution adoption easier
Enablement
Guides and educational material speed end user adoption
Service
Fixed scope and price provides maximum predictability and lowers risk
SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
Service
Software
Enablement
Content
RAPID DEPLOYMENT
SOLUTIONS
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… which allow predictability, out-of-the-box integration and adoption choices as business demands
Predictability Fast value in days/weeks Fixed cost and fixed best practice scope
Integration Integrated start and growth options Immediate and future IT and business processes
landscape integrity
Choice Modular packages to meet specific business needs
and allow individual adoption paths Flexible licensing and deployment options
SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions
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Why have customers chosen SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions?
8
Weeksto go-live
15%
Reduction in project costs
4
Week implementation
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Delivered by SAP or qualified partners
Large Global Partner Ecosystem maximizes availability of and choice within the Rapid Deployment Solutions portfolio
System integrators and value-added resellers provide industry and LoB specific capabilities and expertise
Cloud partners provide the deployment options to match your business needs
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SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions define a new standard for business solution adoption across the SAP Portfolio
On demand
On premise
On device
Deployment
Business Solutions
Analytics
Technology
Solution Portfolio Industry & LoB
HANA
Mobility
Innovations
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SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions support all use cases along your adoption path
From zero to ERP baseline in one goIndustry & geography-ready
New business and user capabilities – that fit with your existing footprint
LoB or industry-specific, mobile, business analytics, collaboration
Start
Grow, extend, innovate
Predictability Integration Choice
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Get the most out of your business – NOW!
Quickly meeting your most pressing business needs on unprecedented predictability to adopt and manage business solutions
Enabling strategic business adoption paths with out-of-the-box integration for start and grow options as your business demands
Giving choice by providing a modular and well defined portfolio of solution options together with a Global Partner Ecosystem
Overview of the solution
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Solutions for specific business needs
Business challenges
Related transactional information split over many different screens and forces user to pull data from several transactions
Several clicks to get context-related data leads to lower usability
Code changes necessary for upgrade of SAP user interface
Technology know-how required to extend user interface
Wait for new software release to get updated user interface
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Get a homogeneous view of your business dataWhat’s included – Solution scope
The SAP® rapid-deployment solution of side panel content in SAP NetWeaver® Business Client software offers packaged content to enhance the user’s experience with SAP applications. It provides context-related business content including master data, analytics and related services, along with supplementary information (including external) and takes SAP ERP transaction data to the next level.
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SAP® rapid-deployment solution of side panel content in SAP NetWeaver® Business Client
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Get a homogeneous view of your business dataWhat’s included – Solution scope
Out-of-the-box layouts and ready-to-use gadgets (CHIPs) like charts, forms, and so on, gives users a holistic view of transactions.
Context is dynamically defined by data processed in the main SAP GUI application and pushed to the side panel
Content enabled for transactions in following solution areas:– Financials– Procurement– Quality management– Sales and distribution
Side PanelMain Application
Data Extraction
Data Extraction
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Increased user productivity that allows for more informed business decisions in every day work
Unified user interface eases data consumption and provides better insight at the point of action
Easier configuration and extension – no additional skills required
Easy for partners and customers to use SAP‘s CHIP catalog to create new side panels
Simplified orchestration of business processes with fewer screens
Personalized content for the user
Get a homogeneous view of your business dataWhat’s the value
Business benefits Reduction in number of open screens Zero code changes lead to quick, non-
disruptive deployment Faster time to implement via packaged
approach
Measurable success
The SAP NetWeaver Business Client provides context-related data via the side panel without any additional code or code changes to the application
The SAP NetWeaver Business Client provides context-related data via the side panel without any additional code or code changes to the application
Service Delivery
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Implementation Testing Key User Training
Successful rollout and adoption Configuration documentation
Fast Connect to SAP Information Interchange OnDemand
Start RunDeploy
Expectations
1 3
Project management Kick-off workshop participation Preparing technical
infrastructure
Mutually-approved scope document
Working SAP system
User-acceptance testing Onsite and remote support
Superior support to ensure smooth functioning
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Note: This slide represents a typical deployment. Exact details may differ according to solution.
Results
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Pre-defined Services for Rapid Deployment Solutions
Your path to Go-Live: fast, efficiently and at predictable cost Fixed-price Implementation Services Pre-defined Project Methodology Ready-to-use Accelerators
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Project management Kick-off workshop participation Preparing technical infrastructure
Accelerators / Deliverables Consulting Delivery Guide Project schedule WBS Service Delivery Model, roles and
responsibilities Request for consultants template Process descriptions Process-flow-documents Kick-off presentation Consumption Guide Pre-delivery requirements and
checklist
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Solution Realization Master Data Load Refinement Workshop &
Refinement Realization Knowledge Transfer to Key Users
Accelerators / Deliverables Installation guide Solution Documentation Solution Manager content Best-Practices content
(pre-configuration) Configuration activities Consulting Delivery Guide Implementation Content
Performance Tests End User Training Sign off of solution Go-Live Preparation Go-Live Post go-live support and activities Improvements and road map
workshop
Accelerators / Deliverables Test cases Deliverable acceptance forms Training Materials –
Process-flow recordings etc. Go-Live Checklist
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Configuration Guide
Scoping Questionnaire
Kickoff Workshop
Project Schedule
Support PortalCheck Lists
Implementation methodology
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Note: This slide represents a typical deployment. Exact details may differ according to solution.
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DEPLOYDEPLOYDEPLOYDEPLOY RUNRUNRUNRUN
Adapt and send pre-delivery requirements checklist to the customer
2 Days
Development Build & Configuration
Quality Assurance Build & Configuration
Production Build and Configuration
Train key users
Test Solution
Switch to Production
3 Days
3 Days
3 Days
0.5 Day
0.5 Day
0.5 Days
Prepare end-user training
Hand over solution
Go live & Support
1 Days
0.5 Days
2 Days
Prepare project
Conduct kick-off workshop
Select Options
Confirm Technical Pre-requisites
1 Day
0.5 Days
0.25 Days
0.5 Day
SAP involvement Customer involvement
2-6 weeks before
STARTSTARTSTARTSTART
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3FINISHSTART
Rapid deployment of side panel content with SAP NetWeaver Business Client Project Planning – Distributed Deployment
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Go live in 2-3 weeks depending on deployment scenarioWhat’s included – Service Scope
Service based on two deployment scenarios: Single System (Availability of SAP ERP 6.0
EHP6 SP4 or higher) Distributed System (Availability of SAP ERP 6.0
EHP0 or higher) Install and configure necessary SAP components
in the development, quality and production system landscape
Configure SAP delivered CHIPs for side panel enablement
Set up user roles for access Deliver best practices on content, and how-to
guides for defining own roles and tagging for custom scenarios
Knowledge transfer workshops
A special step-by-step guide describes each activity during the deployment
Service Name: Rapid deployment of side panel content with SAP NetWeaver Business Client
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Statement of work Initial scoping workshop (depict customer
requirements, map them to the features of the rapid-deployment solution, and finalize the scope of the project)
Configuration of SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC)
Installation and configuration of SAP systems to support side panel
Application consulting, guiding the customer through the configuration
Installation and technical setup of further systems (quality and production systems), including transport system
Activation of CHIPs via roles/configuration in SAP ERP necessary for the rapid-deployment solution
Application consulting to present the customer with detailed scheduling plan
Go-live and support
What does SAP deliver?
Deployment of NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC) to existing end-user PCs
Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) Support to SAP team
Provide technical support as required to SAP technical team (all Basis Support in single system deployment)
End-user training Additional customizing in SAP ERP (not related
to the rapid-deployment solution) Integration work with other SAP components not
part of RDS
What do you do?
Key Deliverables
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Project team: SAP
SAP Delivery Manager (on-site/remote) Serves as a central contact person, from project
initiation to going live and support On the SAP side, responsible for project management,
coordination, support and coaching of the customer’s project manager, and so on
SAP Technology Consultant (Remote) Responsible for the installation and configuration of
SAP systems to support side panel deployment (distributed deployment only)
SAP Application Consultant (Remote) Responsible for configuring the content
SAP Security Consultant (Remote) Responsible for creating the roles with proper
authorizations for the content
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Project team: customer
Leading Project Manager Serves as a central contact person, from project initiation
to going live and support On your side: responsible for functional and commercial
project management, coordination, overall project controlling, preparation of steering committees, and so on
Basis resource Responsible for the assistance in standing up technical infrastructure
required to deploy side panel and/or any technical access related issues in distributed deployment scenario
Responsible for all technical support in standalone deployment scenario
Subject Matter Expert Responsible for workshops, questions from SAP,
end-user training, and possibly as a power user for simple configurations
Activities outlined in the pre-delivery checklist (Services Accelerators).
Technical Details
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System Landscape – Distributed System Scenario
Transactional Data
Existing ERP System
ECC 6.0 EHP 0 or higher
HUB System (“Role System”)
SAP ERP 6.0 EHP6 SP4 or higherSAP Business Suite Foundation 7.31
Web Dynpro Application Configuration, Tagged Tables, Roles
Side PanelMain Application
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System Landscape – Single System Scenario
Existing ERP System
ECC 6.0 EHP6 SP4 or higherSAP Business Suite Foundation 7.31
Web Dynpro Application Configuration, Tagged Tables, Roles
Side PanelMain Application
Transactional Data
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System Requirements
Software SAP NetWeaver 7.31 System, Components SAP Basis and SAP NetWeaver Page Builder Single System Scenario
– SAP ERP EHP6 SP4 or higher Distributed System Scenario
– SAP Business Suite Foundation 7.31 SP 4 or higher in hub system– SAP ERP 6.0, EHP 0 or higher, for backend systems
SAP NetWeaver Business Client for Desktop 3.5 and SAPGUI 7.2 Patch 9
HardwareSee Installation Guide for SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and SAP ERP ECC 6.0 – available at: http://service.sap.com/instguides
Operating system See Installation Guide for SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and SAP ERP ECC 6.0 – available at: http://service.sap.com/instguides
Database See Installation Guide for SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and SAP ERP ECC 6.0 – available at: http://service.sap.com/instguides
SAP Rapid-Deployment solutionsThe fastest way to run your business better
Appendix
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The shell Frame containing the main
navigation levels at the top and in the left panel for detailed navigation
Roles can be loaded either from a Web AS role repository or a portal role repository via a set of web services
Provides a wide range of functions such as role-based navigation, search functions, help, desktop integration, menus and branding (customer logo)
The content areaUnified environment with embedded
rendering engines for the different types of applications (Dynpro, Web Dynpro ABAP/Java, BSP, BI, HTML)
Content area
embedding SAP GUI
Content area embedding
Web Dynpro ABAP
In a Nutshell: Integrating multiple UI Technologies into a Single Client
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NWBC for Windows and NWBC for HTMLMain differences
NWBC for Windows
Installed on desktop
Embeds SAP GUI for Windows
Full range of functions
Can leverage SAP Enterprise Portal role content
Runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
NWBC for HTML
Zero installation, browser-based
Uses SAP GUI for HTML
No search, overflow menu, dropdown menus or drag & drop
of work centers
No side panel
Can run on Linux or Mac OS
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Working with the SAP NetWeaver Business Client Navigation Made Easy
Menu Bar
Provides access to favorites, history, settings and help
Can be customized
Quick Launch
Direct application launch and search
Quick navigation within NWBC using the breadcrumb
Navigation Panel
Allows a more detailed multi-level navigation for the specific work center
Can be collapsed allowing more canvas space
Navigation Tabs
Navigation tabs sequence and their icons can be personalized
Quick navigation enables fast start of specific entries
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CHIP Catalog for Page Builder
What are CHIPs? CHIP = ‘Collaborative’ ‘Human Interface’
‘Part’ CHIPs are small Web Dynpro ABAP
components that implement a specific Web Dynpro component interface
Characteristics of a CHIP Side Panel CHIPs receive data from tagged
fields of the main application (SAP GUI or Web Dynpro ABAP)
CHIPs do not influence the behavior of the main application (e.g. no data are written back to the transactional context of the main application)
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SAP Page Builder for Web Dynpro ABAP
Utilization of SAP NetWeaver Page Builder technologyPage Builder is a standard component of Web Dynpro within SAP NetWeaver, available from version 7.0 Enhancement Package 2.
Page Builder technology is a framework that enables Flexible definition of a web-
based page UI layout and its content areas (CHIPs)
Interaction between content areas within a UI layout
Personalization of a UI layout
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NWBC Side Panel
1. Open Side Panel1. Open Side Panel
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NWBC Side Panel
< Side panel
application
goes
here >
2. Select Side Panel Application
2. Select Side Panel Application
Data Extraction from SAP GUI
Data Extraction from SAP GUI
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Side PanelsNotes / Attachments
Store notes and attachments for business objects Options for notes:
Public Private All Notes of the process
Highly configurable
Store notes and attachments for business objects Options for notes:
Public Private All Notes of the process
Highly configurable
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Side PanelsMaster Data Details
Show additional data for business objects at the same time Can handle multiple business objects at the same time Highly configurable
Show additional data for business objects at the same time Can handle multiple business objects at the same time Highly configurable
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Side PanelsReports
Show analytical data directly with business graphics Highly configurable
Show analytical data directly with business graphics Highly configurable
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Side PanelsWeb Services
Links to non-SAP content Web 2.0 Mashups Highly configurable
Links to non-SAP content Web 2.0 Mashups Highly configurable