Enterprise Architecture Discussions

Which is preferred : SAP Certified Enterprise Architect OR TOGAF Certified EA ?

I believe that exploring SAP and TOGAF Enterprise Architecture together is good. Just curious to know, If SAP Certified EA practitioner will be preferred over TOGAF Certified EA in SAP Ecosystem?'Intelligent and Sustainable Enterprise' focused SAP Ec...

Do we need real engineering knowledge to be successful IT professionals?

“Be more likable” vs. “Be more knowledgeable”It was always important how one “sells” the idea. So good presentation was always part of the success. But in general, there was always, at least some piece or the real “knowledgeable” engineering work whi...

Architecture is about building the system…

When we are faced with an architectural gap – I see two main ways of addressing it…Build the system – the system will provide solutions to the problems;Fixing the issues – leading to constant patching, while not solving the problem itself.I would say...

Mind Map for SAP Enterprise Architecture

Hello,I have compiled the SAP EA key terminologies, artifacts and definitions in the mind map format. This was created as a prep notes for my certification exam. Hope this helps you too for easier understanding of the SAP EA framework. I hope to i...

A replacement for FDK43

the functionality of transaction FDK43 is no longer valid, I am looking for a replacement. It is posible other transaction?

What are the Skills for Enterprise Architects for the Next Decade?

I would be interested in your thoughts on skills for Enterprise Architect’s for the Next Decade both technical and soft skills as we thinking about programming for the SAP Community Enterprise Architecture Group for 2024. Here is an image I came acr...

Inputs needed for Solution Architecture Diagram

Hi Experts,I am relatively new to SAP. Am upgrading my skillset from other IT technologies to SAP.Below is a diagram that I intend to present as a part of an assignment.I am not providing the scenario based on which the diagram has been created by me...

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Cleared SAP EA Certification

Hi Friends,I cleared the "SAP Enterprise Architect" certification on July 23rd. My reflections on this exam were that it's well designed and on the harder side. Pay attention to the published pdf guide including the knowledge base articles that are ...

Error when calling Credit Management: Error when processing web service call

Dear Team, I am trying to execute T code: UKM_transfer_vector getting subjected error. screen shot attached for your reference. please suggest.error-screenshot.pngerror-message.png

EA certification Academy

Hi There ,Learning page I got only the certificate code , I would be interested to find the academy #EA

Triggering SAP Events on AIF errors

I am working on a use case where I would like to either create an outbound SAP event when a SAP Inbound SOAP service (standard service) fails and/or if there is an error logged in AIF.Keep in mind that we do not have AIF customization licenses.#sap #...

Sapphire 2023 ASUG EA Pre Con Session

Starting this discussion thread - to share learnings, observations from today's Sapphire - ASUG 2023 - Pre Con session - SAP Enterprise Architecture Update – Resources, Tools, and Frameworks, for Digital Transformation -Inviting those who were able t...

Blog approval time - Under Review

Hello,A blog article I wrote is still in the "under review" stage and has not yet been published. According to the several blog queries I've read, some blogs have been allowed in a matter of hours, while others take longer than 24.Is there a set of c...

EA's at Sapphire 2023

The annual pilgrimage is less than two weeks out in Orlando Florida and FREE to attend virtually.What are you looking forward to hearing about? The EA Pre-Conference session is sold out, but we still want to hear from you!We will followup after Sapph...

Resolved! XSL transformation with namespace

We are trying to implement XSL transformation using this reference article. https://blogs.sap.com/2018/09/10/xslt-transformations-xml-2-abap-a-working-example/ The only issue we have so far is that when we put the XML into a namespace, we start get...

Writing an Article (Blog) - what is the review process?

Hello,What is the the usual process and review time - when submitting an Article (Blog) in this Community?

Customer Influence - Improvement Finder

I take the reference to this SCN Discussion about Improvement Finder. Earlier, any member can access and download all Delivered Requests but now it seems, S-User ID is mandatory. Can someone please confirm on this ? With P-User ID also, if this ca...

Seeing the Need for Application Rationalization Everywhere I Look

Are you familiar with the frequency illusion? This is when something you've just experienced or started focusing on crops up constantly. For example, a few years ago, after purchasing a silver Honda CRV everywhere I went, there were CRVs, many of whi...

Install SAP GUI for Windows 8.00 64Bit/32Bit with sapscript legacy

Install SAP GUI for Windows 8.00 64Bit/32Bit with sapscript legacy text editor & Adobe LiveCycle Designer Download SAP GUI for Windows 8.00 64Bit/32Bit Login with Super userhttps://launchpad.support.sap.com/login.htmlSelect: DownloadType in search: ...

Process mining and low-code

One of our customers is looking into several process mining such as Signavio, Celonis and UiPath. They are considering integrating it with a low-code platform (right now in consideration Appgyver, Pillir, and Mendix). Basically, they are looking to u...

Build vs. Buy for EA Tools

As Enterprise Architects, we know the tradeoffs involved with introducing new applications. Investing in a new application is not made lightly. As stewards of the organization's IT landscape, we may shy away from adding another application to our alr...

SAP TechEd 2022 - What are you expecting?

As part of your Enterprise Architect role, you have to be continuously learning. It can be a challenge to keep up on all things SAP. SAP TechEd 2022, November 15-16 is both Virtual and Hands-On Labs this year.What are you looking forward to? What do ...

SAP Guardians of the Data Galaxy ...

Hello Communityever wondered what the fab 5 of the SAP Products can do for you?well - SAP Guardians of the Data Galaxylet me know what you think about and maybe the Blog - why SAP BW/4HANA? helps you to phrase the questions and answers ... all the be...

Hey Architects, what are you reading?

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Haruki Murakami. Norwegian WoodEveryone's journey to the Enterprise Architect (EA) role is unique. We have diverse educational backgro...

Register for the SAP Essential Success Experience Day on October 27

We are excited to invite you to the SAP Essential Success Experience Day on Thursday, October 27, 2022. This virtual event explores how SAP’s foundational support model helps companies like yours to effectively adopt and run SAP cloud solutions with ...

Meet the Challenges of Enterprise Architecture – A Starting Point

There are many articles about the outstanding value of enterprise architecture.According to The Open Group TOGAF Standard [1], a cross-enterprise optimization can bring the following benefits:More effective strategic decision-making by C-level execut...

Move Value to anther table

Hello to all, I have a table with value analysis according to 0/1 (Total Chargeable Weight Import]<45) How can i move the value to anther Tab in the report? Thanks,Eli

New Feature launching for SAP Enterprise Architecture Community Group

Just like real world Enterprise Architects need to flex and change, the SAP EA Community site is growing and changing as well. We are pleased to announce the addition of the "Knowledge Base" section to the community group site is now available! For u...

How an Enterprise Architect can leverage emerging technologies?

Dear Enterprise Architecture community,we have recently published an interview with Vikram Rawal of Roche. It focuses on the role of enterprise architect, dealing with emerging technologies in the ERP context.What are your experiences with emerging t...

Tools for Capturing EA Artefacts

There are many tools out there for SAP EA's to capture content and artefacts from a business and technical perspective. Content includes process flows, data models, infrastructure diagrams, what ever is needed to tell the Enterprise Architecture stor...

Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture

Connect Different Architecture Disciplines & ContextsIn the community, the question of the relation between Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture has been raised.Enterprise Architecture aims to advance the strategic decision-making on how...

You are invited to join ASUG Business Technology Platform (BTP) Community Alliance July Town Hall

Register at https://www.asug.com/events/business-technology-platform-btp-community-alliance-july-town-hallJuly 131:00 pm EasternThis new program offering is a culmination of ASUG peer groups that fall under BTP functionalities, brought together to cr...

Customer & Partner Architecture dialog

Please listen in to this podcast if you are interested in Archtiectural topics and how SAP customer and partners are adressing this https://podcast.opensap.info/data-lab-dialogues/ . Would you like to discuss or share a certain topic, feel free to re...

2022 ASUG Best Practices: SAP Enterprise Architect Virtual Conference Call for Proposals

Please go to https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/ce8eade6-71c5-4eda-b42d-501afe5cc85f?to learn moreThe site states "Topics and trends to focus on while writing your abstract: SAP S/4HANA, RISE with SAP, application lifecycle management, business techn...

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Newsletter

For EA relevant topics to enhance your skills to best support IT and LOBs, subscribe today to receive the brand-new monthly newsletter for Application Lifecycle Management to conveniently stay informed about the latest news, achievements and opportun...

Enterprise Architecture and Sustainability

There are many aspects of Enterprise Architecture as it applies to Sustainability. As EA's we have the opportunity to influence solution architecture and provide solutions that are more sustainable than ever before.What role do you think EA's play in...

How do you correctly call "Fachbereich" in English?

Here is a question, which has been bothering me for a while now. To some extend it is also SAP related. In a corporate IT environment there are two worlds from an IT's perspective (very simplified): 1) the IT (of course) 2) the departments, s...

Biggest challenges that EA's face.

What keeps you up at night from an Enterprise Architecture perspective? In this community we want to address the challenges EA's face. From an SAP perspective, we have points of view on most things we can share.What would your top three concerns be?

ASUG would like to invite you to the ASUG Business Technology Platform (BTP) Community Alliance Town

Message from ASUG:ASUG would like to invite you to the ASUG Business Technology Platform (BTP) Community Alliance Town Hall Launch on Friday, April 15th at 11 a.m. CT.This new program offering is a culmination of ASUG peer groups that fall under BTP ...

RISE Post Go Live

Interested in how we support a RISE QA/testing environment for patching/upgrades done by our RISE partner and then going live on Production. RISE should help with the cadence of upgrades as far as doing the upgrade, but we have heard that we need t...

What's on your mind?

There are many technical areas to discuss as it applies to Enterprise Architecture. This includes technical solution architecture across many dimensions along with emerging trends and innovation topics. What does Digital Transformation mean to you as...

Welcome to the SAP Enterprise Architecture Community Group!

The SAP Enterprise Architecture community has needed a place to collaborate, discuss, share and learn together for a long time. We finally have it! We hope you find the value for your time to engage and participate, - This community group is driven b...

system showing INR amount in four decimals

System showing INR amount (local currency) in four decimals even though we have not assign INR in OY04 or make any setting for four decimal for INR, and this problem is appearing only for export import transactions where we have assign 4 decimals for...

Raw Material Kanban (Stock Transfer)

Hello, We used to follow "make to order" process for our manufacturing system. Recently we have created a Kanban cycle for raw materials in S4 Hana. Have created a Kanban Sloc (111K) and the material master has been configured in MM01 as per Kanban...

New format CGI XML DD CT

Hello are these new format valid for ECC ? Many thanks Pascale

Resolved! What are your key topics to make the company future ready?

The world is changing... the topics are the same, the speed is growing. What are your key topics you (should) take care of? Please think of what would be important, doesn't matter if you are still working on it or not. Second, please think about th...

MTD (Making Tax Digital) - GVRT EY

Hello I would like to know if anyone has integrate S/4 with GVRT MTD solution from EY? Kind Regards, Patricia Gutierri

How to insert a record( log) in DSAL Transaction ( Digital Signature Tool) programmatically

Hi Friends, I need this requirement to my Client. In details, I need to add a Record in DSAL Transaction Programmatically. Please let me know if you have any idea . Thanks, Balaji.T.

Resolved! Digital transformation roadmap ?

How can we prevent digital transformation projects from being just another ERP upgrade ? what is the magic formula ? is there an SAP roadmap to guide the organizations through digital transformation journeys ? I mean not just a list of software ...

Digital Transformation ERP

Hello, Please i need some information about AP ( Account Payable ) Digital Transformation and if there is a standard way in SAP can get Dash boards & KPI's reports for vendor OR i must use another ERP system to implement this solution?

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