Hi Greg,
Ya, a bit of cumbersome task. Excel should only be a temporary way to show your in scope items. Your master sheet should contain all the information downloaded from the app library. I recommend you to keep downloading the list from the library selecting only the required columns like roles, groups, catalogs, app name. SAP keeps on releasing new apps and new version of apps. So the component mismatch or version mismatch is sure thing. Sometimes with new package, comes new components and new prerequisites. Idea of app is great. But how about keeping the data updated as of the library, so that there is no manual work.
SAP also provides many tools and system comparison or best fit. One being SAP fiori recommendation. This should be part of every activity before preparing the "in scope" items.
https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#wizard
Regards,
Tejas
Interesting app, but the question is : Do SAP functional person really need to know all these details ? As these details are only relevant for technical Fiori consultants or admin Fiori person or say a Fiori Technical Architect.
I prefer this kind of app only in transition phase, when a person is coming out of project after Fiori setup and he can handover to Support. This app will be very useful, they can know what all system configs are done, custom catalogs and groups created, roles and authorization etc.
Regards,
Tejas
Thanks for a valid question.
I’m assuming that the SAP functional is responsible for:
1. Whether an app should be included in the project scope so we need to record that fact together with the area assignment
2. Deciding what are the user roles in the system. As a result of that assumption functional needs to be responsible for deciding what is the apps grouping for business catalogs as catalogs are assigned to roles.
This is all needed for the initial setup of Fiori Launchpad. Later we need to be ready for changes: adding, removing apps. When a project is done with an agile approach and scrum you will have the same cycle repeated for every sprint or at least every release.
For changes SAP functional needs to be aware of what are the catalogs so he can make a call whether a new catalog is needed or the application should be added to an existing one.
Support is the second main beneficiary of the app for the same reasons.
Regards
Greg
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