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diff b/w abap development and implimentation

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:27:52 GMT

diff b/w abap development and implimentation?explain.

Re: diff b/w abap development and implimentation

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:31:13 GMT

ABAP development - You develop the programs (Z programs ) as per customer need.

Implementation- To Implement SAP solution for the customer.

Reward points if useful.

Regards,

Atish

Re: diff b/w abap development and implimentation

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:34:24 GMT

Hi,

There will be 5 statges in Implementation project

1. Project Intital preparation

2. Business blue print

3. Realization

4.Final preparation

5. Go Live and support

It would be helpful to go through the help document of ASAP Methodology.

The following information may clarify some doubts/requirements you have.

Generating the Project IMG through ASAP:

After you have set the project scope, the next step is to generate the Project IMG. From the Business Process Master List (BPML), you can directly access the IMG activities relevant for configuring each process.

BPML: The Business Process Master List, along with the Business Blueprint, is a key result of the second phase of the Roadmap. Microsoft Excel tables contain the SAP scenarios, process groups, and processes that have been set in scope in the SAP Reference Structure, and are crucial for configuring your SAP System. In Realization, the third phase of the Roadmap, the BPML provides the basis for monitoring and steering test activities and for configuring your SAP System. It contains the titles of the structure items, and displays the status, the owner, links to documentation and links to the SAP System. Amongst other things, the BPML allows you to:

1) Set your baseline and final scope. These are used for baseline and final configuration.

2) Access the Project IMG and specific IMG activities assigned to structure items.

3) Access integration test plans, which help you carry out all required integration tests.

The Prerequisite is you have set the project scope.

Process Flow to use the Business Blueprint as a basis for configuring your SAP System:

1) Set the project scope.

2) Generate the Project IMG.

3) Generate the BPML.

4) From a specific processes in the BPML, you can go to the relevant IMG activities and make Customizing settings.

In Support, it depends upon the client and the orgn, how they handle it.

Regards,

Padmam.

Re: diff b/w abap development and implimentation

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:34:34 GMT

Hi,

SAP Implementation is the whole of processes that defines a complete method to

implement SAP software in an organization. It is based on best practices and case studies from various literature sources and presents a collection of processes and products that make up a complete implementation method to allow any organization to plan and execute the implementation of SAP (ERP) software. The SAP implementation process is made up out of four main phases, i.e. the project preparation where a vision of the future-state of the SAP solution is being created, a sizing and blueprinting phase where the solution stack is created and training is being performed, a functional development phase and finally a final preparation phase, when the last tests are being performed before the actual go live.

ABAP Developer Role is to prepare the Technical Specification (based on a Functional Specification given by a Functional Consultant), build the code, Review the code and finally to prepare the Unit Test Cases. Sometimes ABAPer may be asked to do a technical research for an optimal solution.

SAP Support:

After a go live, the application needs a maintenance/support to resolve the issues/tickets raised by the users when using the application. Ticket is like a request for changes/bug fixing or a request for a new ABAP Developer Role includes bug fixing/change the existing code due to new requirements/build a new code etc.

SAP Upgrade:

SAP Upgrade is nothing but upgrading the software with a superior version which has got more advantages when compared to the earlier version.

ABAP Developer Role is to go through transactions SPAU/SPDD to compare the old and new version of the change and finally need to activate the relevant one. Some times might need to work on SAP notes too.

Thanks,

Anitha

Re: diff b/w abap development and implimentation

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:36:58 GMT

hi,

Implementation

Customer wants to install SAP/Include different modules of SAP viz. MM/SD/FI/CO/PP etc for the first time. This is implementation project. Here one needs to integrate several modules, migrate data from Legacy system to SAP system. Need to prepare interfaces/RFC's to interact with 3rd party systems.

regards

reena