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Achieving High Performance through

Automation Tools for SAP


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Automation of repetitive work tasks

helps increase quality while reducing

effort. This simple goalbetter qual-

ity with less effortdrives almost

every IT initiative.

Accenture automation tools comple-

ment SAP-provided tools by automat-ing tasks that are repetitive and time-

consuming. Our automation tools not

only reduce implementation and sup-

port-effort time, but also improve the

quality of deliverables. Additionally, our

automation tools incorporate leading

industry practices. These easy-to-use

tools require minimum configuration.

Accenture uses these automation tools

to deliver development and application

maintenance projects more effectively

and efficiently.

Achieving high performance through automation

Tool Description Page

Development

Accenture Code Review Tool

for SAP

The global standard automated code-quality inspection tool for

SAP at Accenture

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Accenture Data Manager

for SAP

Configuration-driven data transformation and loading tool 3

Accenture Customization Accelerator

Tool for SAP

Analysis tool to facilitate impact assessment of SAP version upgrades on

custom developments

4

Accenture SAP BI Asset Integration

Workbench

Productivity improvement tool that greatly improves the speeds of SAP

BI required tasks

5

Accenture Language Translation Tool

for SAP

Automates language translation activities for SAP implementation

rollouts and support

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Tech Arch

Accenture Security Workbench

for SAP

Productivity improvement tool for SAP Security development

and support tasks

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Accenture Basis Workbench for SAP Suite of SAP Basis tools for automation activities related to

SAP systems administration

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Accenture Security Upgrade

Analysis Tool for SAP

Analysis tool for assessing Security impact due to SAP

version upgrades

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Accenture Data Archiving Tool

for SAP

Analysis tool to jump start SAP Archiving projects 10

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Based on industry best practices, the

Accenture SAP Automation Blueprint

was developed to provide our project

teams with clear guidance on which

activities should be automated through

tooling. Accenture automation tools

for SAP have been developed to helpprojects achieve a high level of quality

and productivity in the delivery of SAP

Systems Integration and Application

Maintenance engagements.

The following pages introduce some

commonly used Accenture automa-

tion tools and highlight proven client

benefits, including:

Predictability

Reduced effort

Stream-lined project development

Accenture Automation Tools for SAP


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Accenture Code Review Tool for SAP

The Accenture Code Review

Tool for SAP checks compliance

of custom ABAP programs to

Accentures best practices for

development and security.

Value/Benefits

Helps achieve 100 percent adher-

ence to quality standards based on

Accenture delivery methods

Enables team to monitor quality

of code

Increases end-user satisfaction with

reduced performance issues

Aligns development with ABAP

programming leading practices

Eliminates chances of human error

Features

Provides more than 90 quality

checks in addition to SAP Code

Inspector checks

Enhances security by checking

loopholes in programs

Provides advanced hard-coding

checks

Promotes adherence to project

naming standards

Checks data selection and processing

logic for performance optimization

Supports reviews of Reports,

Includes, Subroutine Pools, Function

Modules, Classes and BSP objects

Maintains history of all reviews

as logs

Serves as effective reporting tool

for project control activities

Supports both the build and main-

tain phases of the systems lifecycle

I really liked the ACRTS tool and

want to incorporate into our

QA process. It is an extension

to the standard code Inspector,

extended check, and gives an

in-depth analysis of the code. Development Manager at

Large Consumer Products

Company

Note: Quality Inspector Tool should be used instead of ACRTS for SAP version less than 4.7

As illustrated, the Accenture Code Review Tool for SAP includes more than 90 quality checks, whichhelp achieve quality standards based on Accenture delivery methods.

ACRTS Engine

Additional ChecksSAP Code Inspector

SelectionScreen

CodeReview byFile Upload

Multilingual Report

Quality Certificate

Log History

Programs

Functiongroups

Classes andinterfaces

DDIC objects

Other TADIRobjects

Check VariantSyntax

Performance

Bypassing buffer

WHERE clause

Table attributes

Nested loops

Category XY

Object Set Performance

Reports

Where inside nested loop

Selects used with (ALL)

Read w/o binary joint

Negative select condition

Configuration

Include Objects, ranges

Include Checkboxes

Include Radio Button

More Local variables

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Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP

The Accenture Data Manager

Tool for SAP is a configuration-

driven conversion accelerator

with multiple data migration

options. It also includes a data-

verification and monitoring tool.

Value/Benefits

Reduced conversion efforts because

of pre-configured templates

Ease-of-use because of intuitive

design of the tool

Drives out manual error-prone

processes

Provides self-sufficiency to manage

data efficiently

Monitoring and control execution

to ensure the quality of data being

uploaded

Broader coverage: Useful for imple-

mentation and support phase

Features

Conversion Accelerator

Preconfigured templates for

standard conversions

Multiple Data Migration Options

Conversion possible using all

standard method in SAP, csv, tablimited, Excel and XML files

Ability to control execution at every

stage to ensure data integrity

Data VerificationData can be

verified using simple report and

logging mechanism

Data can be monitored at each

stage of data migration

Conversion

Standard Conversion

Direct Mapping

Value Mapping

Default Values

Complex

IDoc

BAPI/RFC

LSMW

Upload

Standard Upload (SAP)

Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP in action

The Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP decreases typical

conversion team effort while supporting multiple protocols.

Accentures Data Manager

Tool for SAP reduces the

conversion effort because wecan configure the rules vs.

having to program or code the

solution. The monitoring and

reporting is a big plus also,

as we immediately know how

successful our mock conversion

efforts are.

- Accenture Senior Manager

Sachin Saraf

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The Accenture Customization

Accelerator Tool for SAP

assesses the complexity of the

current SAP system and helps

to plan a technical upgrade to

a higher SAP version. Accentureprovides this tool-based service

via an on-demand model.

Value/Benefits

Addresses the assessment of custom

developments

Compliments and enhances SAP-

provided upgrade tools

Significantly reduces time and effort

to analyze system

Features

Determines all custom developments

which would become unstable due

to change in ABAP syntax in the

new version

Identifies obsolete custom

developments

Helps determine the impact of

upgrade in the user community

Effort estimation for various

upgrade related activities

Clone candidate check based defect

reporting

Does not require a target system to

conduct the analysis, thus signifi-

cantly reducing the infrastructure

and labor costs

Accenture Customization Accelerator Tool for SAP

The tool has been used to delive

various types of assessments,

including R/3, CRM and SRM.

The tool has been used to

deliver more than 260 upgrade

assessments for Accentures160-plus global clients.

On average, the Accenture

Customization Accelerator Tool

has helped customers save 30

percent in planning and analysis

effort for technical upgrade

projects.

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Accenture SAP BI Asset Integration Workbench

The Accenture SAP BI Asset

Integration Workbench is a group

of utilities to reduce effort and

rework for repetitive BI tasks.

Value/Benefits

Cost benefits

Reduces cost as automation takes

less time and is more reliable

Improves execution productivity

Reduces execution time by 90

percent

Quality benefits

Reliable and proven automated suite

to implement changes

Improves OLAP consistency

Reduces bugs and defects

User-friendly and easy to use

Features

BI automation and reengineering:

Creates and designs BI objects from

an Excel worksheet

Activate Dependent Objects utility

Metadata comparison utility for

definition differences

Report and Query Element tracker

Table space and Data Load

Monitoring

Automate Setup Process tool helps

to break up setup of logistic applica-

tions and execute them in parallel

Custom Query Purge utility

Process Chain Monitoring tool

analyzes the performance metrics

Lookup/Pattern finder

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Accenture SAP BI Asset

Integration Workbench reallydecreased our BI development

and support efforts. We were

happily surprised Accenture

came with these tools to help us

speed development, and meet all

milestones with high quality.

- Large Mining Client

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Accenture Language Translation Tool For SAP (ECC & BI)

The Accenture Language

Translation Tool for SAP acceler-

ates the translation process by

supporting various text elements

associated with multiple objects

from one source to multiple

target languages simultaneously.

Value/Benefits

Reduces efforts for source and

target text collection activity as the

tool provides single point of access

Intuitive design of the tool providesshorter learning curve than compa-

rable tools

Simultaneous translation approach

via Microsoft Excel provides reliable,

robust and faster service

Quick and easy integration with

third-party translation tool

SYSTRAN

Features

Supports text elements, selection

text, list headings, and program

title of programs, function groups

and classes with additional options

like messages class, standard text,

configuration text for ECC, query

component text and workbook title

of BI queries

Provides translation process

supported by download source

and target language texts in well-

formatted Excel file, upload target

language texts, on-screen transla-tion and copy contents from source

language into target language

simultaneously

Indicates error/warning messages

committed during the translation

process

Reduces the number of translations


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User

Management

Role

Management Testing Reporting

User creation

Role assignments/

deletions

User inactivity

report

Locks/unlocks/

password resets

Rollback changes

Manage derived,

single and

composite roles

CRM business roles

Role adjustments

and copy

Role deletions

Unit testing of

security roles

Well-documented

test results

Analysis for autho-

rization failures

Negative testing

Validate organiza-

tion filters

24 different

reports use-

ful in auditreporting

Adaptability

for client spe-

cific security

checks

Integration

with CUA ,

SAP GRC Risk

Analysis and

Remediation

Accenture Security Workbench for SAP

The Accenture Security

Workbench for SAP is a unique

automation solution to drive

productivity of a security team.

It also enables them to meet

security demands with agility.

Security workbench is being used

by 40-plus clients

SWB helped a major global telecom

mobile industry client in completing

security build and test phase activities

in shorter duration and efforts. More

than 50 percent of security build

efforts were saved by using Accenture

Security Workbench for SAP.

Value/Benefits

Significantly reduces security

development and operations costs

Increases end-user satisfaction with

reduced defects and incidents

Performs regular security health

check

Reduces dependency of security

team on subject matter experts

Features

The Accenture Security Workbench for SAP achieves significant

time-savings compared to manual execution of mass tasks. A key

advantage over similar tools is that processes are well-documented

and can be tested and deployed across different projects while

retaining a consistent look and features.

- Sanjeev Vohra, Accenture SAP Lead, Delivery Center Network

Comparison with other SAP tools

Development

Accenture

Security

Workbench LSMW eCatt

SAP GRC Enterprise

Role Manager

Mass SAP user creation and updates Yes Yes Yes No

Assigning security role to user(s) Yes Yes Limited Yes

Child role setup Yes Limited Limited Yes

Validate tcodes in security role(s) Yes No No No

Validate organization filters Yes No No No

Integration with MS Outlook and SAP Mail

Logging of all tasks for audit trail


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Accenture Basis Workbench for SAP

The Accenture Basis Workbench

for SAP is the solution to do

more with less administrative

efforts. This suite of tools

reduces costs related to routine

tasks such as system copies,refreshes and monitoring.

Value/Benefits

Promotes higher system uptime and

performance

Increases end-user satisfaction by

reduction of production incidents

Makes systems available faster to

developers, testers and business

after system refreshes

Provides watchdog monitoring forbackground jobs that are needed for

critical business operations

Provides graphical outputs for

system monitoring, system refresh

and background job

Features

System Monitoring

Extensive and simultaneous System

Monitoring for critical areas of R3,

BW, APO and NetWeaver systems

Reporting with graphs

System Refresh

Configuration driven pre and post

system copy procedure

Ability to retain system specific

settings, connections and jobs after

every system copy or refresh

Background Job Monitoring

Template-based batch job

monitoring

Customizable alert notificationsand actions

Detailed reporting along with

pattern graphs

The Accenture Basis Workbench

for SAP has proved invaluable

to our project as a productivity

and sales asset. The introduction

of the Basis Workbench has

reduced our regular manual

monitoring activities by

more than 60 percent. The

automated nature of the tool

has also allowed us to increase

quality and consistency of the

monitoring executed.

- Technology director, global

telecommunications company

Date range

Timeinseconds

Numberofsteps

940 Average response ti

Average DB time

Average CPU time

Average wait time

Number of steps

250

200

150

100

50

0

1/14/2010 1/15/2010 1/16/2010

920

900

880

860

840

820

800

780

The Basis workbench provides graphs that give trend analysis and an overall view

of the performance health of your SAP system. This specific example provides

trends for dialogue response times, breaking up into three critical components:

database request, CPU and wait times. Also, the volume of load is shown in the

form of number of dialog steps performed on the system. These vital elements

related to SAP system performance help administrators monitor and manage

systems more effectively.

System Performance Trend Analysis

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Accenture Security Upgrade Analysis Tool for SAP

The Accenture Security Upgrade

Analysis Tool for SAP empowers

client to assess security impact

of the SAP version upgrade.

It enables proactive decision

making well before the actualupgrade. Accenture provides this

tool-based service via an on-

demand model.

Value/Benefits

Perform security impact assess-

ments for SAP upgrade without

additional infrastructure costs

Perform impact assessments mul-

tiple times, systems with minimal

efforts.

Better resource planning with early

security effort estimates for the

upgrade

Ability to precede security change

approvals prior to upgrade

execution, enabling clients to meet

aggressive deadlines.

Features

Provides a summary as well as detailed

assessment report for the following

categories:

Summary Analysis by Role

T-code Delta by Role Obsolete Auth Objects by Role &

T-Code

Check Indicator Delta by Role

Auth Object Field Values Delta by

Role

Obsolete Org Level Values

Impacted roles with obsolete

Auth group

As illustrated, the Accenture Security Upgrade Analysis Tool (ASUAT) is used for

upgrade projects. It helps reduce efforts in upgrade projects. The tool helps to

make sure the changes required to security roles due to an upgrade are planned

and approved well before the upgrade cutover.

Security Upgrade AnalysisProcess

Client Team Site Remote Accenture Team

Request for SAP securityupgrade analsys

Run data extractor

Send CSV files generated

Send CSV files generated

Ship data extractor forupgrade assessment

Runs data analyser on CSV

files sent

Sends impact assessment

reports to clients


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Accenture Data Archiving Tool for SAP

The Accenture Data Archiving

Tool for SAP is used during

the analysis phase of an SAP

archiving project.

Value/Benefits

Significantly reduces the time for

initial identification of archiving

objects

Reduces technical data archiving

analysis time by 60 percent

Operates in standalone offline mode

when access to SAP is not available

User-friendly installation

No impact on SAP system

Features

Calculates total table size and

growth for current statistics to

include size of corresponding

indexes

Analyses archiving object size and

growth for current statistics

Identifies table size and object size

in history where data is available for

previous months

Graphical report helps recommend-

ing potential archiving object

Provides capability of fetching

data from varied SAP systems and

databases

The Accenture Data Archiving

Tool for SAP has been used in

more than 30 client projects.

The tool has helped customers

in quicker and accurate analysis

of the client SAP database andenabled the teams to complete

the deliverables even without

direct access to the client

production database. With the

use of the Tool, the detailed

analysis reports were produced

in half the time previously

achieved.

- Sukesh Choubey Accenture

IDC SAP lead

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