SAP Solution Manager

What Is SAP Solution Manager?

SAP Solution Manager is an application lifecycle management (ALM) platform used to implement, maintain, and integrate SAP systems and troubleshoot problems. SAP Solution Manager provides integrated content, tools, methodologies, and access to SAP systems. It combines process modeling in SAP Signavio Process Manager, automated application testing in Tricentis Test Automation for SAP, and learning management in SAP Enable Now to support business transformation.

System administrators use SAP Solution Manager to make changes to an IT environment, monitor solutions in real time, integrate new on-premise and cloud solutions, test updates to solutions, document business processes, and control access rights.

What Is SAP Solution Manager?

SAP Solution Manager features include:

Change Request Management — application management process of documenting and controlling the approval process for changes that need to be made to a system.
Application Operations — tools for monitoring applications for efficiency and technical issues, including system monitoring, user experience monitoring, integration monitoring, SAP HANA and business intelligence monitoring, job monitoring, self-monitoring, root-cause analysis, and system recommendations.
Solution Integration — ability to integrate disparate systems, such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP Integrated Business Planning, and SAP SuccessFactors.
Solution Testing — manual and automated testing of both SAP and non-SAP solutions.
Business Process Documentation — detailed documentation of business processes for teams to use when onboarding new employees or learning to use a solution themselves.
Access Control — ability to control who accesses what within SAP Solution Manager and when.

Additional Resources for SAPinsiders

SAP Solution Manager 7.2: Solution Documentation 101. Solution documentation has been revamped in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 and is the starting point/prerequisite to use key functionalities like business process monitoring, test management, and impact analysis. This presentation reviews the changes, dives into the new business process library, and explains how to document, model, and release business processes and updates in SAP Solution Manager 7.2.

Secure Your SAP Landscape with SAP Solution Manager 7.2. Bundled with standard and enterprise SAP support agreements, SAP Solution Manager 7.2 includes five integrated applications to safeguard SAP systems against cyberthreats: service level reporting, dashboard builder, system recommendations, interface and connection monitoring, and monitoring and alerting infrastructure. This article reviews these security tools and explains how to take advantage of them to secure your enterprise.

The SAP Solution Manager Role Matrix Made Easy. This article explains how to build a robust position-mapping role matrix by identifying SAP Solution Manager roles that address your organization’s requirements and support the future use of SAP Solution Manager functionalities.

How to Transport Projects in SAP Solution Manager

Published: 04/October/2012

Reading time: 8 mins

Migrating content from one SAP Solution Manager system to another is a ubiquitous need. Learn how to encapsulate and transfer all the content of a Solution Manager project from one Solution Manager system to another. Key Concept SAP Solution Manager uses the transport of copies functionality to package all the Business Process Hierarchy structure and...…
An Introduction to Business Process Blueprinting in SAP Solution Manager 7.1

Published: 03/October/2011

Reading time: 6 mins

ManagerDiscover what’s new with Business Process Blueprinting (BPB) 1.0. See how SAP Solution Manager 7.1 revitalizes the use of blueprinting in the SAP system, as well as how BPB allows you to take advantage of the business process modeling notation. Key Concept Business process model and notation (BPMN) is an industry-standard notation. It helps Business...…
Set Up a Test Automation Framework with SAP Solution Manager 7.1

Published: 27/April/2012

Reading time: 13 mins

ManagerLearn how to set up a test automation framework in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 and integrate a third-party test tool, such as HP QuickTest Professional. After that, see how to prepare a managed system for test automation. Key Concept The test automation framework allows you to create and execute automated test cases with third-party tools...…
How to Quickly Create Business Blueprints in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Using Content Upload Interface

Published: 16/December/2011

Reading time: 7 mins

ManagerLearn how to create a Business Blueprint structure in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 based on any word processing program. A new feature in 7.1, Content Upload Interface, allows you to upload the Business Blueprint structure along with its relevant data (e.g., transactions, configuration, developments) to SAP Solution Manager. Discover the step-by-step process for creating a...…
Establish a Production Support Framework Using SAP Solution Manager

Published: 24/September/2010

Reading time: 13 mins

ManagerRead about lessons learned and best practices for the establishment of a production support group for an implemented SAP solution. Discover the recommended functions, activities, and team structures that must be established before and after go-live so that your company maximizes its SAP investment and provides high quality service and support to your user community....…
Manage Key Project Strategy Documents with SAP Solution Manager Roadmaps

Published: 15/January/2009

Reading time: 12 mins

ManagerStrategic documents and methodologies set the direction and the processes for SAP projects. SAP Solution Manager Roadmaps provide the tools and content repositories you use to tailor a selected methodology and to set the direction for your project. Learn how to use these tools to ensure successful projects and to generate valuable assets for future...…
What’s New in SAP Solution Manager 7.1?

Published: 23/May/2011

Reading time: 6 mins

ManagementSAPexperts/Solution ManagerSAPexperts/ITWith the new SAP Solution Manager 7.1 release, the platform for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), SAP has extended support to third-party tools, integrated the solution with partner products, and improved the ease of use to reach a wider audience. SAP has enhanced SAP Solution Manager, particularly in the areas around user acceptance, protection of...…
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Goodyear Keeps the Wheels Rolling with SAP Solution Manager

Published: 25/October/2018

Reading time: 10 mins

For the past 120 years, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been at the forefront of a continuously changing mobility industry. It has achieved this by leading with innovation in its products and services for customers, as well as in its internal systems and processes. Following this commitment, the company recently updated its system…
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Creating Solution Documentation Assistant Check Step Rules Using an SAP Solution Manager Project

Published: 05/October/2016

Reading time: 10 mins

Learn how to use a Solution Manager implementation project to create transaction analysis rules for your analysis projects. This process saves time compared with creating individual rules in the rules database. Key Concept An analysis project contains the rules that guide the Solution Documentation Assistant (SDA) while analyzing a managed system in the solution landscape....…
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Discover the Ease of Using SAP Solution Manager’s Scout IMG Configuration Comparison Functionality

Published: 06/November/2017

Reading time: 18 mins

See how to use Customizing Scout, which is part of SAP Solution Manager’s Customizing Synchronization suite. This functionality enables you to compare functional IMG configuration between two systems. These systems must be connected in Solution Manager and should be configured with the necessary authorizations. It is useful especially when manual activity is involved in a...…