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“Continuous quality checks” are individual services delivered by SAP Enterprise Support and are available with every cloud subscription. The remote-service reports help you reduce technical risks and identify areas for optimization potential, based on real-life data from your systems or solution.

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The revamped Continuous Quality Check (CQC) for deployment readiness for SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network is now available. This CQC is designed to provide an SAP best practice review for key settings in your SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network instance.

View the CQC info sheet for full details.

Solutions Covered by This Service

  • SAP Ariba Sourcing
  • SAP Ariba Contracts
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
  • SAP Ariba Supplier Risk NEW
  • SAP Ariba Buying
  • SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
  • SAP Ariba Catalog
  • SAP Ariba Invoice Management
  • SAP Business Network for Procurement
  • SAP Business Network Commerce Automation NEW
  • SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration NEW
  • SAP Integration Suite, managed gateway for spend management and SAP Business Network NEW

Key Benefits

  • Review current settings, use of features, and enablement of key functions.
  • Identify concerns, issues and potential risks prior to deployment/go-live.
  • Receive a detailed service report that highlights key areas for consideration and SAP best practice recommendations.
  • Optimize the possibility for a smooth start of production.

When to Use

  • Before the go-live of a new SAP Ariba implementation.
  • When additional solutions are added to the existing SAP Ariba suite.
  • As a "health check" for productive SAP Ariba and SAP Business Network systems.

How to Request

  • Remote Services can be requested via the new Get Support application in SAP for Me (SAP Note 1296527). When submitting your request, please select:
  1. Product: “Continuous Quality Check & Improvement Services”
  2. Product function: “Service request for a Cloud Solution”
  • If you need assistance in submitting your case, you may contact your local Customer Interaction Center (CIC).
  • SAP recommends service booking of six (6) weeks prior to go-live date, to allow for the delivery four (4) weeks before your go-live date and provide adequate time to review and implement any SAP recommendations (attempts will be made to accommodate requests made outside this timeframe, but are not guaranteed).
  • SAP will evaluate if this service is suitable for your business needs.
  • SAP recommends the service to be performed on the productive tenant, if not available it can be performed on the test tenant.

Achieve More with SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps

Find the right content to accelerate the value of your solution with the Spend Management and Business Network value map from SAP Enterprise Support. Included with every SAP cloud subscription, value maps offer structured, product-level Learning Rooms where you can navigate to curated content, be directed to self-service platforms, engage with fellow customers and SAP experts, and discover continuous quality checks to mitigate implementation risks or identify optimization potential.

Explore how SAP technology can transform your procurement operation or make your existing software work harder for you by visiting value maps today.

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