Solution Composer / Solution Manager

[steph_-anie]

Dear Experts,

I'm reading a lot of SAP documentation regarding tools to help us to visualize and implement SAP solutions. I'd like to be sure to use the right tool / methodology depending on what exactly we need to achieve.

When is it recommended to use SAP Solution Composer? And when is it recommended to use SAP Solution Manager? How can we combine the use of these tools? Can we start with SAP Solution Composer and once the customer requires a demo, load his custom solution map into SAP Solution Manager?

Thanks for your comments,

Stephanie

[marilyn_pratt]

I'll add some internal additions as well from Product Management:

Solution Composer is used in the discovery phase to evaluate SAP's applications and to map it to the customers' requirements. It is also used as a sales tool.

SAP Solution Manager is a lifecycle management platform used to implement, run and optimize SAP applications. It is used to manage the technical implementation.

Solution composer lists how certain scenarios can be build in the so called "configuration variants". These configuration variants can be found on SAP Solution Manager as well. However they need to be selected as no automated transfer is available to date.

Solution Composer is also the technical basis for the Enterprise Services Workplace, ensuring discovery of Enterprise Services from a process orientated view.

Thus Solution Composer will be shipped with the Enterprise Services Repository (ESR) for documentation of delivered process components and enterprise services.