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SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape), was officially released a few months ago. See the blog SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, 3-system landscape by lisa.kouch for more information related to SAP Activate Methodology to help support the implementation of this solution.
In this blog, you will find information and details about the new provisioning process for systems and tenants in SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
You will also find resources and links to SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape), to help you get started and guide you through the provisioning process.
If you are not familiar with this new solution or the SAP Activate Methodology related to it; I recommend you review the SAP Activate community call where my colleagues give an overview of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3 system landscape) and share perspectives from a product expert and customer adoption.
SAP Activate Community Live Call via Youtube (watch replay)
The topics covered in this blog are:
Where to find the new SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape) roadmap
Introduction to SAP for Me
SAP for Me while using SAP Activate Methodology
How to stay up to date
Where to find the new roadmap
You can find the implementation roadmap mentioned in this blog in SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer. This roadmap is intended to guide the implementation team through the SAP S/4HANA Cloud implementation. It has Phases, Deliverables, Tasks, and Accelerators following the SAP Activate Methodology.
SAP Activate Roadmap Explorer highlighting the roadmap SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape)
Introduction to SAP for Me
SAP for Me is your digital companion to easily interact with SAP and get immediate guidance to the best solution for you. It integrates important alerts, metrics, and insights about your SAP product portfolio in a single access point. All your SAP S/4HANA Cloud 3-system landscape tenants and systems will be provisioned via SAP for Me. The cloud platform can easily be accessed via a webpage. Customers don’t need to install any additional applications. SAP for Me is also available via Mobile application through Apple or Android.
Refer to the following Youtube tutorial for a quick introduction.
SAP for Me - An Introduction Video Tutorial (Youtube)
SAP for Me while using SAP Activate Methodology
In SAP Activate, you will find tasks, procedures, and accelerators to guide you during the systems/tenants provisioning process.
SAP for Me in an SAP Activate task
In SAP Activate Methodology, a task is defined as work to be performed. One or several tasks comprise a deliverable. You will find the first task Initial Access to SAP for Me, in the SAP Activate Roadmap SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape), during the Prepare phase as you start the journey of implementing your SAP solution using SAP Activate Methodology. This task will help you find the right authorizations, verify access and log into SAP for Me.
SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape) highlighting the Initial Access to SAP for Me task
SAP for Me in an SAP Activate procedure step
Within each task, you find procedure steps to break down the individual step needed to complete the task. It is very important to read each procedure step to know how to execute each task and which platform to use. Below is an example of a procedure step to request access to the SAP Central Business Configuration tenant. Review the prerequisite task, the procedure notes, and the accelerator section before requesting the tenant.
SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape) highlighting a procedure step within a task
SAP for Me in an SAP Activate Accelerators
In SAP Activate, accelerators are web-link, document, or template that helps you perform the task.
When you are ready to request your system, after reading the procedure steps within a task, you can just follow the web link provided to take you to the provisioning section of SAP for Me. SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer is always available as a reference as you go through the provisioning steps. You can always go back, re-read the instruction, review accelerators and any available tutorial before performing the steps.
SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape) highlighting accelerators
The above information was just a few examples of where the SAP for Me platform is mentioned in SAP Activate. Get familiar with the platform, as you will use it right away to request the initial tenants: SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Central Business Configuration, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Starter Customizing, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud Starter Developments tenants at the start of your implementation. Enabling yourself early will help you go through the process smoothly.
You will not use SAP for Me for system provisioning only; the platform provides other specialized dashboards for SAP Customers and SAP Partners. You can find more information on understanding when to use SAP for me in the following accelerator Help - SAP for Me User.
How to stay up to date
To stay up to date on the latest news related to SAP Activate Methodology, follow the SAP Activate minute. There will be videos posted weekly on the SAP Activate Community page, and subscribe to our SAP Activate playlist on Youtube.
SAP Activate Minute in SAP Activate Community
I hope this provided you with information and resources to help you get started during your implementation journey of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition (3-system landscape).