Hello peeps! :)
Hope you are all in good condition and in high spirits.
Hard to believe it’s been three years since my last post here, time truly does fly!
During my hiatus, life took me on quite journey. I’ve learned, grown, and experienced.
I’m thrilled back here to share posts regarding SAP topics that I’ve grown passionate about during my time away.
I would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback.
Here’s to new beginnings! — SAP ECC
SAP ECC is an ERP system and Business Suite’s core. ECC is also known as SAP ERP.
ECC has several modules, each module is integrated to work together to support the targeted set of business processes. In my current business industry, the modules used are :
- MM Module (Material Management)
- PP Module (Production Planning)
- QM Module (Quality Management)
- WM Module (Warehouse Management)
- SD Module (Sales Distribution)
- PM Module (Plant Maintenance)
- FICO Module (Finance and Controlling)
So, What are the stages to implement SAP?
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Implementing SAP involves several key stages. Actually the methodology that can be implemented for SAP development is ASAP (Accelerated SAP) System Applications and Products in Data Processing.
Streamline structure framework from planning, executing, and completing projects.
Stage 1: Project Preparation
This stage creating BRD (Business Requirement Documents), the document becomes the roadmap to achieve business needs. Clear identification is needed here, to define goals, objectives, & project requirements along with cost analysis.
Stage 2: Business Blueprint
The stage for future system design can be divided into functional design (FD) & functional specification (FS). All requirements of each module’s wrapping become a cookbook as a structured guide for SAP implementation.
Other things that need to be considered are master data of materials and user authorization of each new entity/object created for the new system.
Master data materials play a crucial role in managing products, that centralize of materials/products used in business processes. Master data material is basically managed in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management).
User authorization/access control grants users right permission to perform their operational tasks as per system access compliance.
These 2 topics will be continued in detail in another chapter. Let’s see there… :)
Stage 3: Development
This stage involves actual development and configuration SAP system based on the blueprint that has been prepared.
Stage 4: SIT (System Integration Testing)
Validate the integration of various SAP modules and ensure seamless functionality. The code from the sandbox will be transported to the testing system.
Stage 5: UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
Purpose of UAT ensure all requirements are properly configured and verified.
The scenario of testing/test plan needs to be defined here, in my case I conduct end-to-end testing, from Purchasing materials, producing products with process order, consuming material, product release, transferring material, work order for plant maintenance, shipment process, FI posting, MEC (Month End Closing) until PnL segregation.
Stage 6: Go-Live
All the testing scenarios have been confirmed and the system can run seamlessly, the next step is to sign off to move configurations from testing system to production system.
Stage 7: PGLS (Post-Go-Live-Support)
Providing ongoing support to end-users and ensuring the system has been running smoothly.
We are at the end of this article, I’m truly happy about my sharing knowledge & experience here.
I’m a continuous learning person and open to any input and correction. That can be an improvement for me and my work for my current organization.
Successful SAP projects are not just about technology, another things about transforming business processes and achieving strategic goals for business.
Hope this will be useful reading material for anyone.
Happy writing :) See you in the next article …
