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This blog will focus on Best Practices Content Activation.

Please refer other blogs as follows:







































































































TOPIC                                                         release-> 1709 1610 1610 1610 1511 1511
                                                                       stack-> FPS0 FPS2 FPS1 FPS0 FPS2 FPS1
NEW INSTALLATION:
Part 1 - Maintenance Planner  link link link
Part 2 - Installation  link link link
Part 3 - Best Practices Content Activation - USA  link link link link link link
Part 3A - Best Practices Content Activation - Germany  link link link link
SYSTEM CONVERSION:
Part 1 - Maintenance Planner link
Part 2 - Pre-checks link
Part 3 - Custom Code Migration WorkList link


For all the blogs the documents are available at MobileDocLink and VideoPlayList.

Here is the video for this blog:



The step by step procedure for Best Practices Content Activation on S/4HANA 1610 FPS00 has only two base languages EN & DE and Country= US. The BP Activation process runtime is 5Hrs 30 min. Please refer Admin Guide. For activating languages EN & DE and Country= Germany, please refer New Installation of S/4HANA 1610FPS0 – Part 3A – Best Practices Content Activation – DEV3
A new Solution Builder profile has been created with ALL scope items but in case you have finalized scope items you can select only the needed scope items. Depending on how many selected scope items, activation procedure will need less time. It is assumed tax system VERTEX connection is not available and shows how to fix those activation errors. The status of system before starting this procedure is clearly defined before starting.
TIP: If you have removed some scope items, in the rare situation that the removed scope item should have populated a table, you may get some error due to this scenario. In this situation please open OSS message.
You need a stable network connection to SAPGUI frontend so it is advisable to use Windows Terminal Server with latest SAPGUI installed.
This document will be useful to quickly learn, setup validation system on some projects quickly with just 2 languages.STEP1: S/4HANA 1610 FPS00 is installed and SPAM checked as per list below.
STEP2: All Notes are applied after complete installation of S/4HANA 1610 FPS00 is installed as per SAP Note 2346431 - SAP S/4HANA 1610: Release Information Note. TIP: Please go through the note for any updates after Nov 8, 2016.
Please read SAP Note 2328518 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1610 collective note for content activation and also
Please read SAP Note 2328546 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1610 - SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE 1610 FP stack 00 (1.... Download documents attached to this note and review.
Please apply Note 2359002 - Setting ML insert only flag via SNOTE          <TIP: NEW NOTE>
Please apply SAP Note 2383420 - Maintain House Banks via FI12_HBANK saves to customizing request Run Post-Implement Manual Steps carefully one by one


  1. tCode SE38 NOTE_2383420 and execute

  2. Run Step 1 Test Run.

  3. Run Step 2 Update & Activate (You may get a message that it is already activate).

  4. Run Step 3 Generate Maintenance Dialogs.

  5. After run the report, pleas run t-code: SOBJ.

  6. Click 'Maintain' button.

  7. Click 'Position...' button.

  8. Put 'V_T012' in the field 'object' and click enter.

  9. Double click object 'V_T012'.

  10. Put value 'CUST' in the field 'Category' and save the result


Apply SAP Note 2354979 - SRFV_RPG_CAT2: Delete last record in Assign Report Categories to a Reporting Entity (should have been applied as part of Release Note)


STEP3: Languages installed are EN and DE as per this screenshot. Enter tCode SMLT

STEP4: Using SFW5, Enterprise Business Functions are activated as per list
FIN_FSCM_CLM
FIN_FSCM_BNK
BSESH_HANA_SEARCH
BSCBN_HANA_NAV
FIN_REP_SIMPL_2
FIN_REP_SIMPL_3
FIN_REP_SIMPL_4
FIN_LOC_SRF
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_2
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_3
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_4
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_5
LOG_EAM_SIMPLICITY_6
STEP5: Client Copy has been completed with tables defines in whitelist table /FTI/TWHITEL01 by registering client in table /FTI/T_NOCLN000 and using copy profile SAP_UCUSSAP_CUSTSAP_CUSV or SAP_UCSV as per the Admin Guide. Copied client to have no currency in tCode SCC4.

STEP6: Review Note SAP Note 2328546 - SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition 1610 - SAP S/4HANA ON-PREMISE 1610 FP stack 00 (1.... Download zip file from URL below (or available at mobile link) to your desktop and then upload to server
https://service.sap.com/~sapdownload/012002523100017123972016E/S41610oPSPS00SolDtaF161031.zip
https://service.sap.com/~sapdownload/012002523100017119952016E/S41610oPSPS00CntCorr161031.zip
At OS level, extract zip file above, copy files K904469.QE6, K904470.QE6 to directory /usr/sap/trans/cofiles and R904469.QE6, R904470.QE6 to directory /usr/sap/trans/data and change file permissions to 755 with with user sidadm and add transport to buffer using option below
After the transport is in buffer, select the  transport and import, In the Options tab checkmark override check of component versionNote 2328546  shown has some documents attached as shown below. Download these documents for workarounds and review to use in case you face issues.
STEP7: Configure Vertex connection as per IMG below, if it’s not available the workaround steps are included.
The IMG path is SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> External Tax Calculation -> Define Physical Destination (actually this is tCode SM59)
RFC Connection = VERTEX, Program ID = vertex, define gateway host and service
STEP8: Create users for content activation as per admin guide with details:

STEP9: SAPGUI SETTINGS: In case you are using SapGui version 7.50, you need to deactivate the SAP Fiori visual theme on the Blue Crystal Theme visual design option or select any other theme in the SAP GUI options. Currently MM01 ECATT fails with the default theme (will be fixed shortly). Once the Best practices activation is completed, you can activate the SAP Fiori visual theme back.
STEP10:  Change SAP Profile parameters as below and restart SAP:
abap/heap_area_dia = 6442450944
sapgui/user_scripting = TRUE
STEP11: Import solutions from SAP Best Practices content. Enter tCode /N/SMB/BBI. Choose menu Solution -> Import -> Solution (XML) -> From reference content


Select Solution Builder Content ID BP_OP_ENTPR_S4HANA1611_USV3.XML from below dated
28 October 2016 or later


After import is complete log will be displayed


Click on icon Back


STEP12: Import Installation Data. Choose Menu Solution -> Import -> Installation Data -> From reference content and Select solution INST_FILES_US_BP_S4BL_S4HANA1611_OP.ZIP


Click on column “Changed On” 2 times to change sort order and select second line as below

TIP: IMPORT WILL TAKE 3 MINUTES
You should get message below at the end of import

STEP13: Defining the scope of your solution. (1) Copy Solution BP_OP_ENTPR_S4HANA1611_USV3 to (2)  Z_BP_OP_ENTPR_S4HANA1611_USV3
Please (3) copy with installation data and (4) Exit
TIP:COPY WILL TAKE 3 MINUTES
Define scope of your solution if needed by clicking on Change icon.
Click OK. Click on Favorite to make this solution as your favorite
STEP14: First please also go through note 2309549 - Identify completely installed languages for the report /SMB/REMOVE_NOTINST_LANG_IMG for Implications of reducing languages as below:
TIP: “The report deletes SAP Best Practice Content for all released languages that are not successfully installed in the system. After having deleted SAP Best Practice content for such languages with this report, you won't be able to add languages-dependent SAP Best Practice content again. Therefore make a conscious decision to run the report, understanding the implication that for languages not installed in the system, but released for the solution, all language dependent content of IMG activities would be deleted. Adding further languages later is currently not supported
Enter tCode SE38, run report /SMB/REMOVE_NOTINST_LANG_IMG. You can run in simulation mode if needed and then in update mode.
TIP: DELETION WILL TAKE 6 MINUTES
STEP15: enter tCode SCC4 and ensure below values - Logical System - blank (activation will populate), Currency - blank, Client role - Test.

STEP 16(OPTIONAL): Best Practices content activation for any solution will populate the client currency as USD by default. In case you want to have a different client currency, you should change the currency before activation starts.You should not change client currency once the first solution in the client is activated. The procedure is as follows:
Enter tCode /N/SMB/BBI -> Building Block Builder, Menu Installation Data -> Central Data

select DSC - /SMB99/STD_CURR_DSC_J01 Click on Maintain and change field I_MWAER to EUR

STEP 17: Adjust the variants for two object ID’s for Building Block J20_(XX)_OP as shown below.
Enter tCode for Solution Builder->Building Block Builder, (1) Choose Profile, (2) All Scope items, (3) locate J20(XX)_OP Building Block, (4) expand REQUEST FOR QUOTATION to locate Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLMEOMEA.
(5) Solution Specific, (6) Installation Data, (7) Object ID V_T161_VA, (8) Maintain Variant, (9) Remove X from field from I_ABGEBOT. Save and exit from dialog.

Go back to (7) Object ID V_T161A, (8) Maintain Variant, (9) Select line with FO, (10) Click on Delete icon. Save and exit from dialog.

STEP 18: Review List of Activation Errors as below. Depending on scope items you have selected, you may get less errors. This is the summary of errors described later The list is provided as a quick search.

STEP19: Enter tCode /n/SMB/BBI and go to Solution Builder. Select the Solution and click on Implementation Assistant and Click on button Activate.
After 2 minutes you will be prompted with screen below.
You can select Skip this screen if you don’t want this screen from popping up everytime.

If a message pops up “To activate the project, the client settings need to be changed to eCATT and CATT allowed” this would come up if you didn’t follow the step 14 for SCC4, please choose Yes.


STEP 20 (OPTIONAL): How Much time is left to finish the activation ?
As the Best Practices content is activated, the scripts are running for few hours. Throughout the process you cannot access Implementation Assistant and even if you open it in another screen there is no way to tell how far you are in activation process. To see this information on how much time is left we will make use of spreadsheet, please download from link - "BPContentActivationRemainingTime.XLSX".

Please follow these simple steps. Enter tCode SECATTLogs icon. Starter – Blank, enter Start Date, Max No of Hits – blank

The logs shown from SECATT will match the records shown in spreadsheet. Select the tab that applies USV3 or DEV3 and delete the other one.

COLUMN A - There are 436 records for full activation of USV3 (427 for DEV3). In case this is the first activation then log numbers will start from 1 on row 437 and Column A numbers will match. Activation starts with first log entry is with Title = /SMB99/SU3_O009_B32. But in case this is second or third client activation, replace the number in cell A437 (shaded green) with starting number of this activation for TITLE=/SMB99/SU3_O009_B32 in SECATT log.

COLUMN C shows Duration of each activity and COLUMN D shows the time remaining including time for current activity.

COLUMN F - Cell F437 enter the time that you started the activation. The column F will be revised to show time that each activity will occur. This is good if you didn’t lose time with system waiting and also system processes at same speed as reference system. To get better estimate of times - refresh the SECATT log, find the current activity number and Title. From the logs you can find start time of current activity. Enter the start time of the current activity in cell F437 (shaded green) in time format 16:36. Spreadsheet column F will be revised. The advantage of this is you can find the time that next stop will be reached based on rows shaded in red.

OPTIONAL - What if the activity currently running is has long duration and is in progress – yes the duration of all activities is within 6 minutes except for four activities shown in blue on spreadsheet (For USV3 Activity Nos 257-10min,258-12min,370-33min,372-46min). If the activation process is at these 4 activities the No of test cases are indicated together with Title in brackets and the duration of activity is shown in the same row. From the duration and number of test cases currently processed, v/s the Total number of Test cases shown in brackets at Title, proportionately calculate the remaining time for these 4 large activities.

Like Like for e.g. in above case Activity No 369 - /SMB99/IFLOTX_MAIN_LANG_O001 has 3610 test cases (from spreadsheet row) and this activity takes 33 min and completed so far 1392 test cases, so 1392/3610 x 33 = 13 minutes of this activity is done and 20 mins are remaining.

STEP21: VERTEX Error 1 If vertex is not configured, you will get Activation Error as shown below
















Building Block J57
Affected Activity /SMB99/CL_XTAX_RULES_RFC_O001
Activity Description Checking VERTEX integration providing JurCodes


You will get alert information “Activation stopped with an error”. Click on Continue

Open a second session The IMG path is SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> External Tax Calculation -> Activate External Updating


Remove checkmark and click on Save, Accept transport.


TIP: Please exit above screen to SPRO Menu to prevent table from being locked as this will give more activation errors.


Get back to other session with Implementation Assistant and click on button Change


STEP22: 



















Building Block BR1
Affected Activity /SMB99/CL20N_PO_O001_J01
Activity Description Define Release Procedure for Purchase Orders – Set Criterias


No steps to be done here, just click on Activate below.
TIP: If you do SGEN in advance you won't get this error

STEP23: Vertex Error 2

















Building Block JA2
Affected Activity /SMB99/CL_XTAX_RULES_RFC_O001
Activity Description Checking VERTEX integration providing JurCodes


The IMG path is SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> External Tax Calculation -> Define Connection with External Tax System
Delete the line below and click on delete icon to remove the line, confirm deletion, Click on and add to transport.

Save with transport and go back to Display IMG screen.
The IMG path is SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Tax on Sales/Purchases -> Basic Settings -> External Tax Calculation -> Activate External Tax Calculation
Delete record as shown below. You cannot remove the data in first column, remove from rest of the columns including checkmark.Save with transport and go back to Display IMG screen.
TIP: Please exit above screen to SPRO Menu to prevent table from being locked as this will give more activation errors.

STEP24: Vertex Error 3  - Only if Vertex is not configured
















Building Block BMT
Affected Activity /SMB50/ME31L_O001_H83
Activity Description Creating scheduling agreement


Follow the steps as per SAP Note 2330455 - SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA (on premise) (U.S.A) (V3) - S4HANA Manual tax configuration amendments (without Vertex Integration).docx. This doc is also attached to the mobile link.
TIP: IF VERTEX NOT CONFIGURED NEXT ERROR IN 2 MINUTES !
If you do these steps correctly, you will not get next error in next step. (within 2 minutes)
















Building Block BMT
Affected Activity /SMB50/ME01_O001_H84
Activity Description Creating source list




STEP 25:
















Building Block BGZ
Affected Activity /SMB50/PK05_O001_E04
Activity Description PK05: Maintain Supply Area


In another session start transaction SECATT.

Select the 4 xml files from mobile link
ECSC__SMB50_PK05_I001_E04_2.xml,
ECSC__SMB50_PK05_I002_E85_1.xml,
ECSC__SMB50_PK05_I003_E85_1.xml and
ECSC__SMB50_PK05_I004_E85_1.xmlDo not click Change button at PK05: Maintain Supply Area. Click on Activate to continue.


STEP26:  Repeat of Last Vertex error if you didn’t do the Vertex Configuration
















Building Block BGZ
Affected Activity /SMB50/ME31L_O001_H83
Activity Description Create scheduling agreement


Follow the steps as per SAP Note 2330455 - SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA (on premise) (U.S.A) (V3). S4HANA Manual tax configuration amendments (without Vertex Integration).docx This doc is also attached to the mobile link. If you do these steps correctly, you will not get next error in next step.
















Building Block BGZ
Affected Activity /SMB50/ME01_O001_H84
Activity Description Create source list


This is Skipped

STEP27: COMPLETION OF ACTIVATION In about 12 minutes at the end of activation you should get message “Solution ZEXP_BP_OP_ENTPR_S4H activated”. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
Please revert the parameter for abap/heap_area_dia and adjust SAPGUI scripting as well as remove SAP_ALL authorization from functional users if granted separately.

STEP28: POST ACTIVATION - EXECUTING MANUAL REWORK ACTIVITIES:
Please follow procedure as described in Admin Guide section 3.5 Executing manual rework activities. Also detailed steps in the guide in link.
Access tCode /n/SMB/BBI, select the solution you activated and set it to favorite. In the menu bar choose Solution -> Procedure -> Start a procedure. In the Execute a Solution Processing Procedure dialog box choose procedure Manual Rework Required and choose OK.

STEP29: SYSTEM LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT FOR QAS AND PROD:
Recommendation is not to do Content Activation of best practices in QAS and PROD. You have to move the transports as below in graphic.

  1. SAP Best Practices client is set-up with specific client copy profile

  2. SAP Best Practices customizing after initial activation

  3. Manual extension of business configuration using IMG

  4. Additional client 000 customizing for customer adaptation (Note 2272406)




Special thanks to Hanuma Rupakala – Package Build Lead – USA for being available at short notice and for direction and support on various issues related to Best Practices content activation.

Mahesh Sardesai
Product Expert - S4HANA Regional Implementation Group

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