using ehp for sap business suite
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© SAP 2008 / Page 1
SAP Business Suite Solution Management
Version 1.0 (May 2010)
Transform Your Business
Using
SAP Enhancement
Packages For
SAP Business Suite
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© SAP 2009 / Page 2 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
Once my system is up and running, you can touch my core processes once every 5 years ...
and it needs to be a Saturday …
and my CEO wants me to innovate every quarter”
“
CIO’s Dilemma: Deliver Innovation without
Disruption
CIO, Fortune 1000 Manufacturing Company
Enhancement Packages Reduce Conflict Between
Stability And Innovation
© SAP 2009 / Page 4 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
INNOVATION
STABILITY
• Stable and robust business
processes for maximum
efficiency and low TCO
• Routine deployment of support
packages to sustain compliance
• Fast and easy introduction
of business innovation at
any time when needed
ENHANCEMENT PACKAGES =
INNOVATION + STABILITY
• Installation of enhancement
packages as part of routine
maintenance
• Selective, non-disruptive
activation of innovation at any
time - driven by business needs
2. Select and activate the functionality needed by your
business using the Switch Framework. Functionality
your business does not need will remain dormant.
EHPEHP
Support
PackageSupport
Package
Support
Package
Support
Package
Installation With Regular Maintenance And
Selective Activation Of Innovation
Inactive Business
Functions
SAP Business Suite Core Application
Time
SAP
System
active active
1. Always install SAP enhancement packages combined with
Support Pack Stack as a maintenance activity with only minor
additional effort and facilitated by the new EHP Installer tool.
© SAP 2009 / Page 5 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2010
We follow our roadmaps and keep promises
First 4 generations of SAP enhancement packages for SAP ERP
delivered and adopted in the market
Proven by the high number of 7000+ live customers
First set of EHP‟s across the Business Suite 7 in 2010
Innovation Path
SAP Business Suite 7
© SAP 2009 / Page 6 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2010
(Core Applications)
ERP 6.0 SRM 7.0 SCM 7.0 CRM 7.0
5 1 1 1
PLM 7.01
„The implementation of SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0 was much easier than upgrading a full release. We installed all the software components that we could get in order to be open to implement further innovations at minimized cost at any time.‟
Thomas Muhler, Technology Consultant, cormeta ag
Innovate -
Just in Time
• Stability and Access to
Innovation – activate new
functionality on demand.
Cost reduction
• Lower effort to install
functional enhancements,
ideally silent as part of
system maintenance
• Easier testing with standard
test case templates
„Within an extremely short timeframe, we managed to implement functional enhancements around Real Estate Management. We went live after only a few weeks.‟
Martin Kling, Head of Group Financials,TreuHandStelle GmbH
„We were delighted that no side effects occurred at all outside the activated new functional capability. The EHP concept allowed us to fulfill requirements years before we will start our next release upgrade. The end-user reactions were very positive and no critical issues occurred.‟
Stephan Polster, Project Manager, ThyssenKrupp Steel
„We implemented enhancement package 2 in order to use the new capabilities for Bank Relationship Management. No critical issues occurred. The implementation was very easy.‟
Joerg Engel, System Engineer, Wuerth-Group
Benefits of SAP Enhancement Packages
Further Customer Proof Points
© SAP 2009 / Page 7 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
Strabag Achieves Implementation Goals More
Rapidly with SAP®
Business Suite
Challenges and Opportunities
Adapting standard processes to the needs of customers
Supplying up-to-date information and improving standardized reports for service charge settlement and land use management
Adhering to legal requirements
Objectives
Gain functional ability to deal with German value-added tax law amendments
Implementation Highlights
Earlier start on projects by enteringSAP Ramp-up program
SAP solution validated in real environment
Support requests received special attention
QUICK FACTS
Strabag Property & Facility Services GmbH
(Strabag PFS)
Headquarters: Münster, Germany
Industry: Professional services –property
and facility management
Products and services: Real estate
service
Revenue: €1 billion
Employees: 5,000
Web site: www.strabag-pfs.com
SAP® solutions and services: SAP
Business Suite, SAP enhancement
package for SAP ERP, SAP Real Estate
Management, SAP Ramp-Up
“The effort for implementing an
enhancement package is comparable to
installing a support package stack rather
than a release upgrade. . . . The cost
reduction by combining [. . . the support
package stack and enhancement package
installation] is considerable.”
Wolfgang Hohmann
Senior Specialist System Integration & IT Projects
Strabag PFS
Why SAP
Achieved benefits of implementing functionality from the SAP® enhancement package
Synchronized release schedule of latest SAP enhancement package perfectly aligned with company‟s strategy
Immediate access to new functionality
Existing SAP footprint
Benefits
Cost and time savings by combining support package stack and the enhancement package installation
Savings of approximately €60,000 on support costs
Access to SAP Development Review services to influence optimization of solution
¹Direct upgrade from these source releases to the go-to releases of SAP Business Suite 7 is supported by SAP.
²If you upgrade from SAP CRM 4.0 or 5.0 to SAP CRM 7.0, customer-specific UIs (including the underlying UI-related coding) have to be migrated
separately.
³Most industry and supplementary applications are shipped with the SAP Business Suite applications and are included in the respective upgrade. For the
versions of industry and supplementary applications that are part of SAP Business Suite 7, but not shipped as part of SAP ERP, SAP SCM, SAP PLM,
SAP SRM, or SAP CRM refer to "SAP Release Strategy for Large Enterprises“ on http://service.sap.com/releasestrategy.
How To Get To SAP Business Suite 7
Innovations 2010 If You’re Running …
Install SAP enhancement package 5 for
SAP ERPSAP ERP 6.0
SAP R/3 4.6C¹
and above
SAP CRM 4.0¹,²
and above
SAP SRM 3.0¹
and above
SAP SCM 4.1¹
and above
SAP PLM 4.0¹
and above
SAP ERP 6.0 plus
SAP enhancement
package 5 for
SAP ERP
SAP CRM 7.0
plus EHP 1
SAP SRM 7.0
plus EHP 1
SAP SCM 7.0
plus EHP 1
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SAP PLM 7.0
Upgrade and include SAP enhancement
package 5 for SAP ERP
Upgrade
Upgrade
Upgrade
In a nutshell: You CAN deliver Innovation
without disruption
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3 4 Use SAP Solution Manager –
Maintenance Optimizer
Installation With Regular Maintenance
Install EHP combined with Support Package as a
maintenance activity - with only minor additional effort.
2
SAP Enhancement Packages accelerate
the adoption of innovation
Select and activate the functionality needed by
your business using the Switch Framework.
Make sure you update to SP23 for
SAP Solution Manager 7.0 BEFORE
starting the implementation.
© SAP 2009 / Page 10 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler
Minimize your downtime using the new
EHP Installer
Plan for some additional technical
preparation and execution time.
Summary
Gain stability and access to innovation
Upgrade only the enhancements applicableto your business
Reduce risk and downtime
Speed implementation and test less
Reduce training effort
© SAP 2008 / Page 11 / Introducing SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP / Christian Oehler
Get Started - Enhancement Package Infocenter
http://service.sap.com/businesssuite
SAP Business Suite Info Center
Lifecycle of SAP
Enhancement Packages
SAP Enhancement Package
Strategy for SAP ERP
SAP CRM
EHP Info Center
SAP SRM
EHP Info Center
SAP SCM
EHP Info Center
SAP ERP
EHP Info Center
© SAP 2008 / Page 12 / Introducing SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP / Christian Oehler
Thank you for your time.
© SAP 2009 / Page 13 / Introducing SAP enhancement packages / Christian Oehler