CONCLUSION
Tuning for high performance and scalability
The strategic IT plan of a comprehensive international SAP rollout including the introduction of SAP EWM, ERP and HR in China in 2018 has been defined. The defined goal was to find support with Application Management, Services and Support (AMS), so that the IT core team of Schmersal can focus on the project work. External experts should be found to support Schmersal-IT in SAP support and to release the capacities needed for the rollouts.
SAP ONE Support is not a separate support offering. It does not incur any additional costs and is provided via the existing SAP Enterprise Support offering. SAP ONE Support includes and complements SAP Enterprise Support. SAP companies SuccessFactors and Ariba already have a similar level of support. The basic offer can be supplemented by the premium offers SAP ActiveEmbedded and SAP MaxAttention. With the consistent support via SAP Enterprise Support and an optional unified cooperation model via SAP ActiveEmbedded and SAP MaxAttention for all solutions, SAP offers consistent support for all solutions, regardless of the operating model. SAP ActiveEmbedded and SAP MaxAttention for On-Premise solutions can be supplemented with premium support offerings from SuccessFactors or Ariba for cloud solutions.
Identification of critical gaps and optimisation potential
On the other hand, the IT support team itself often has many different tasks, mostly from very different areas. If the company is large and has a large SAP department, there are of course also special supporters, with explicit expertise. However, this is not always the case, and IT support in day-to-day business is usually the responsibility of the SAP system. And now the IT supporters are getting a message here that's patchy. And from that, the cause of the disorder is now to be identified. Questions are very often required. There are some real ping-pong games here that cost time and frustrate. As a result, tickets are often misdirected. Because support misclassifies them, it incorrectly prioritises them. This leads to very long maturities, to said frustration and ultimately to increased costs, because the operation may then cease. It would be ideal if the support gets a screenshot of the GUI beside the user's comment and additional parameter information, which system etc. Perhaps the information, how important this activity is, which can not be performed at the moment. In order to be able to prioritise the whole thing in the sense of the company.
SAP Cloud ALM starts with the implementation portal for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2018 with the next release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. SAP plans to extend SAP Cloud ALM beyond implementation support for SAP S/4HANA Cloud with a roadmap for the entire application lifecycle of all SAP cloud products to be available by 2021. The implementation portal for SAP S/4HANA Cloud supports customers in defining the scope of implementation, with Fit-to-Standard Workshops, the configuration of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and tracking the progress of the project. SAP Cloud ALM is designed to complement SAP Solution Manager, SAP's leading ALM solution for on-premise applications. With the introduction of SAP Cloud ALM, customers can select the most suitable SAP ALM solution for them, ensuring a fast implementation and optimal operation of their SAP solutions. SAP Cloud ALM is available to all Enterprise Support customers based on their existing contract.
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